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February 2014

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

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es, it’s that time of year when love is in the air; we have plenty of features and advertisers focusing on St Valentine’s Day on the 14th including a delicious recipe for Nutty Valentine Biscuits (warning: may contain nuts!). Christmas is behind us now, as is the New Year, and – hopefully – the extreme winds, floods and power cuts. Tweet Towers was without power for 30 hours but thankfully all was back to normal late on Christmas Eve. It was certainly an eye-opener for my partner’s children – and I’m sure many in the area – who discovered life can go on without TV and computer games! Grahame Cover photo: 14 Village Tweet ladybirds ready for 14th February. By Nutmeg66 Food & drink Recipe: Nutty Valentine Biscuits . . . . . . . . . . Sugar and Snow Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . Icing on the Cake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Piggin Good, Hog Roasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Queens Head Pub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wisborough Green Famers & Village Market Southwater Lunch Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sumners Ponds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Health & wellbeing AM Beauty Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Davis Foot Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Care Comfort Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Billingshurst Leisure Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Billingshurst Osteopaths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Billingshurst Dental Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 About the house Fowlers, Estate Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Cubitt & West, Estate Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Goring Road Carpets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Miss Mop Domestic Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 West Sussex Interiors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 GJ Coles Builder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Pest Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Oven Rescue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Sussex Carpet Brokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Appaloosa Upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Re-Nu Kitchens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Woodpeckers House & Garden Maintenance . . . . .21 Delta Decor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Hallam Trim, Window Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 PJM, Building & Property Maintenance . . . . . . . . .23 Oven Revival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Brazier Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Lee’s Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Mrs Muscle Domestic Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Myskow Refurbishments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 ADC Appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Pest B Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Ron Osborne Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 All About Kitchens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Holly Boilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Jef Wilson, Decorator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Odd Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Ovens and More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Brazier Driveways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Flow-serve, Plumbing, Drainage, Heating . . . . . . . .29 Hamilton Cole, TV & Satellite Equipment . . . . . . . .29 Cracknell Pitt-Draffen, Estate Agent . . . . . . . . . .OBC Equine SPR Centre’s page: Fabulous fibre . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Falcon/Willetts Equine Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Games and quizzes Crossword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 41 Spot the Difference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 40 Last But Not Least What’s On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-46 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

COPY DATE FOR MARCH ISSUE: 7th FEBRUARY 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: Gardens for Play . Clayton-Turner Trees & Gardens HJS Land Services . . . . . . . . . . . John Potter Garden Services . . . Sussex & Surrey Tree Services . Andrew Gale Tree Surgery . . . . . Hardwood Seasoned Logs . . . . . Jonathan Carter Tree Surgery . . . Lawns & Edges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clark’s Tree Surgery . . . . . . . . . . REM Landscapes . . . . . . . . . . . . Village Nurseries . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Miscellaneous Professional Services & Businesses Blooms2 Florist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Southwater Cycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Catherine’s Pet Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Willows Cattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Bax Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Purnell: Cyprus Holiday Villa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Community/Out & About/Farming/Smallholding The Weald School: Blood Wedding . . . . . . . . . . Dame Vera Lynn Trust – Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dame Vera Lynn Trust – Quiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Horsham District Council: Severe Weather Plan Age UK Horsham: Coming Home from Hospital . Relay for Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Billingshurst Fire Station: More wet weather . . . . Wey & Arun Canal Trust: Gosedn Dig . . . . . . . . . St Nicolas Bellringers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beekeepers Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cranleigh Camera Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Years Honours: Rob Sillett MBE . . . . . . . . . Billingshurst Emergency Assistance Team . . . . . Michaela Giles’ Diary of a Smallholder . . . . . . . . John Nash’s Column: February! . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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The area’s longest-established, independent family firm Keith Hutchinson: Director of Billingshurst Office

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Due to our successful start to the New Year, Keith Hutchinson from Fowlers Billingshurst has decided to extend his offer of free energy assessments and detailed colour floor plans on all new instructions throughout February. tĞ͛ůů ŵĂŬĞ ǇŽƵ feel at home

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We are now on our way into 2014, and thanks to the ‘Help to Buy’ scheme there has been plenty of movement in the housing market – just over 6,000 people have put in offers on homes in the first 3 months of the scheme and – with a new year often bringing thoughts of change – we expect that 2014 will be another successful year for buying and selling property.

So far, January has seen a very damp start to the New Year and our thoughts are with those that had to endure flooding over the Christmas period. We can only sympathise – we here at the office, suffered too. At Cubitt & West we are always happy to offer our advice, whether you are buying or selling and especially if you are buying for the first time, as things can seem very confusing! If you are thinking of moving house in the next few months, why not pop into our office for a chat with Andy our mortgage advisor.

It’s always useful to see how much you can borrow, before you get too carried away with choosing where you’d like to live! There is lots more advice we can give you as to what to take to viewings, how to make an offer stand out against competing offers, which solicitor to use, how conveyancing works, etc. If we can be of any help, don’t hesitate to pop into the office on the High Street or give us a call. Nikki James, Branch Manager

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Nutty Valentine Heart Biscuits METHOD

1. Mix the ground nuts, flour, cinnamon and salt together in a mixing bowl, set aside. 2. In a large bowl beat the butter and caster sugar together until light and fluffy, this may be done by hand or in a food mixer. In a small bowl, lightly beat the egg with the vanilla and almond extract if using. Beat half the egg mixture into the creamed sugar and butter, then beat in the other half. Continue to beat until combined. Add all the dry ingredients and mix gently by hand. 3. Divide the dough in half, shape each piece into a disc, place in a polythene bag and chill for 2 hours in the fridge. 4. Preheat the oven to 190°C/Gas Mark 5, and line two trays with greaseproof paper. Roll out the first piece of dough until it is about 1/4"/0.5cm thick. Cut out as many heart-shapes as the dough can fit. Gather up the scraps with the second disc of dough and continue to roll out the dough and cut out the cookies. Cut out the centres of half the cookies using the smaller heart-shaped cutter. 5. Bake the cookies for 12-14 minutes or until golden, dry, and firm to the touch. Remove from the oven and allow to cool while the second batch is baking. 6. Warm up some jam. Spread half to a teaspoon-full of jam on each cookie. Sprinkle a cookie with a cut-out centre with icing sugar and place on top.

Preparation time: 30 minutes plus chilling time. Cooking time: 14-16 minutes. Makes 20-24 biscuits

INGREDIENTS 6oz/170g Ground Almonds or Hazelnuts 6oz/170g Plain flour ½ tsp cinnamon ¼ tsp salt 4oz/115g butter (at room temperature) 3½oz/100g caster sugar 1 medium egg 1 tsp vanilla extract ½ tsp almond extract (optional) Raspberry or strawberry jam Icing sugar for dusting Heart-shaped cookie-cutters in two sizes

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Valentines Day / Food and drink

Valentines Day – Every Day!

alentine’s Day is all about being ‘in love’ isn’t it? But what does ‘being in love’ really mean? Is it just about the flowers, chocolate or perfume? To me, being in love is all about appreciating and noticing my partner. In the first throws of a romance it’s easy: you appreciate the way it feels when he takes your hand; the way she laughs or cries at daft films; the way he pokes his tongue out when he concentrates. You notice the little things and find them endearing. Over time sadly our focus shifts more to the things which irritate us, such as the way we have to ask him to take his muddy shoes off in the house at least three times before he does it, or the way she spends so much money on clothes and beauty products. When we focus on the negatives the positives get lost. Worse, we only appreciate our partner when they produce a

big gift, or an extravagant display of affection, mainly because it’s something out of the ordinary so it shakes us out of our apathy. Florists, jewellers and gift-card suppliers capitalise on this. I am not advocating a Valentine’s Day without cards and flowers, (mainly because I like receiving them), but this year make a list of all the little things you love about your husband, wife or partner as well. Then every day tell them one or two small things you really appreciate about them. Yes it takes effort, but it will help them feel loved every day, not just on Valentine’s Day. The poet Victor Hugo said that “The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.” That surely has to be the best Valentine gift you can give anyone this year. Sarah Davey Orders now being taken for

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The Weald School Production: Blood Wedding

ederico García Lorca’s 1932 tragedy, Blood Wedding, The Weald School’s Christmas Term production was a challenging play to stage. However, this did not daunt the directors or the cast who rose to the challenge with both hard work and determination. Not your usual school play choice, the play depicts the story of forbidden love in a world where ritual and family honour are as stifling as the heat from the Spanish sun. Themes such as desire, fate and revenge thread through the play until it reaches a chilling end. Audiences were gripped each night and took the time to provide us with these responses: “Just a quick line to congratulate you on another superb production. The quality of acting was first rate and the cast very tight; it was evident the choral speaking had been very well rehearsed by its crispness.” “We were very impressed with last night’s production. It was very moving. All actors put a lot of energy into their performances and kept up the tense atmosphere all the way through, which can’t have been easy with no humour to lighten the mood or provide a contrast. We thought the projected screen worked really well, giving the indoor scenes a deeper sense of what’s outside.”

“I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed last night’s performance. It was quite stunning to see pupils carry off such an adult piece so well. I have seen professional productions of plays that were nowhere near the quality of last night. Well done to all cast and crew as it is an amazing production.” And from Village Tweet: “I saw Blood Wedding last night; what a superb production! I was blown away by the seriously good acting from the cast. The whole production was totally professional and way above any expectations of being a ‘school play’.” Lucy Killner, who played the central character of the Mother, reflected on the whole experience: “Working on this production has honestly been amazing. Everyone involved has been so supportive and dedicated that it’s really been an incredible opportunity, which I will admit has been in no way easy, but well worth it. I’ve made some great friends within the cast and would do another production with everyone in a heartbeat! Thank you so much for giving me the chance to do it. I loved every second!” The Weald Drama Department

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In case of severe weather…

orsham District Council continues to be ready to • Household refuse and recycling collections; respond if the Horsham District experiences • Ensuring the safety of buildings and structures; heavy snow, extreme temperatures or other • Clearing of snow and ice in priority public areas severe weather this year. owned by the District Council; The Council’s Severe Weather Plan for heavy snow • Assistance to other agencies; and low temperatures is ready to • Maintaining Horsham District be put into place if needed. Council’s services. In severe weather conditions, the The Council’s website Council will make a decision about (www.horsham.gov.uk) and sending out refuse and recycling Horsham District Council facebook collection crews each morning. page will also be regularly updated Crews will not be sent out if the with information for the public in conditions are considered to be the event of severe weather, along hazardous to the waste operatives with snow clearing advice. or members of the public. Working closely with local parish Updates will be placed on the and neighbourhood councils, West homepage of the Council's website Sussex County Council and other Pretty, yes, but for many freezing weather is snow and Horsham District Council’s partner organisations, the facebook page as soon as Horsham District Severe Weather joke. HDC’s Severe Weather Plan can help information is available. Plan has been updated. The plan is intended for use in The Severe Weather Plan also covers what other severe weather by a number of public organisations agencies do, for example the gritting and clearing and works alongside and complements all parish winter roads, pavements and public areas of snow is emergency plans and those of other agencies, including organised by West Sussex County Council. West Sussex County Council. Further information about severe weather planning is The document also explains which agency is available by emailing tony.skelding@horsham.gov.uk or responsible for what, while clarifying the liability of calling Horsham District members of the public if they help out in the event of Council on (01403) 215125. severe weather. Sophie Cox, HDC During severe weather, Horsham District Council’s Communications Officer main responsibilities include: • Finding housing for anyone in housing need; Photo: Grahame Pearson

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f you, or someone you know, could benefit from some free support when being discharged from hospital, our ‘Home from Hospital’ service may be able to support you. Many people may feel anxious about going home after a stay in hospital, especially older people or adults who may feel vulnerable. They worry about how they’re going to cope around their home and how they’re going to manage daily tasks such as shopping, cleaning, cooking, managing finances and guarding against falls. Working in partnership, Age UK Horsham District, Age UK West Sussex and Guild Care are pleased to be the new providers for West Sussex County Council’s ‘Home from Hospital’ service. All three charities have extensive experience in supporting older and vulnerable people in the community. Andy West, Home Service Manager at Age UK Horsham District, says, “We must be working in partnership with both the client and other professionals to address the support needs of clients. We must also ensure that clients do not become part of the ‘revolving door’ syndrome for both hospital admission and surgery appointments.” The Home from Hospital scheme can support you with practical assistance geared to your needs so you don’t need to worry during those first few days or weeks back at home after a stay in hospital. What’s more, the service is free so paying for some dedicated support from our trained volunteers to help you get back on your feet at home is one thing you don’t have to worry about. It’s not only practical support that many people need, especially those who live alone and don’t have family or

friends nearby. After a period in hospital emotional support can make a big difference too as you settle back in at home and get into your daily routine. Our co-ordinators can work with you to arrange a combination of support, depending on what you would find the most useful. If you think you could benefit from any of the following support, we can help you: • Getting settled back in at home; • Someone to do light shopping, make a cup of tea and have a chat; • Support to attend hospital/doctors’ appointments; • Dealing with correspondence and making applications, such as registering with Dial-a-Ride and other services; • Speaking to people on your behalf, for example if you need your landlord to carry out an adaptation or repair; • Arranging a community alarm, smoke alarm and other security features; • Much more! To access the service please telephone (01403) 751321 or email homefromhospital@ageukhorshamdistrict.org.uk. Everyone’s different and every customer we deal with has their own individual needs. Our service is really flexible which means we can provide you with the support that’s right for YOU. Age UK Horsham District are also looking for volunteers to support this project, support and training will be provided. Andy West

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Your Relay Needs You! Horsham Rugby Club, 24th/25th May

ANCER RESEARCH UK (CRUK) is calling on the Horsham and West Sussex community to rally together with friends and family and put together a team for this year’s Relay For Life. Teams of between 8 to 15 people, of all ages, levels of fitness and from all walks of life are needed to take part in the 24-hour Relay For Life at Horsham Rugby Club, over the weekend of 24th and 25th May. Cancer Research UK are encouraging friends, family and work colleagues to get together and enter Relay For Life, a unique celebration of life and hope which unites communities to help beat cancer. During the Relay team members take it in turns to walk round a track while everyone else enjoys a wide range of fun activities on offer. As Relay For Life is non-stop through the night, those team members not on the track can take turns to rest, eat, or sleep in their tents which are set up close by. Following the campaign’s launch in last month’s Village Tweet (page 10) nine teams have already registered (18 participated in last year’s event). Teams arrange fundraising events throughout the year leading up to the event before joining together for the actual relay. A local volunteer committee are on hand to support any new teams who want to find out more, get some fundraising ideas or simply register their interest. Volunteer Committee Chair Tracy White is looking forward to welcoming new teams to Relay For Life Horsham, “Relay For Life is a fantastic family event. Last year, we raised an amazing £30,500 for CRUK – this year we hope to raise over £40,000 – so the more teams we have, the more achievable this goal will be! We have so many plans for the event already and a great schedule of family entertainment. So please come and help us with our

FUNdraising – encourage your family, friends and work colleagues. EVERYONE is welcome!” Some of the teams have got off to a flying fundraising start: Horsham Rugby Club have raised hundreds of pounds at their launch party, Xmas Fayre and Burns Night and are hosting a Six Nations Feast in March. Returning team Mocha Trotters are planning a quiz night for all at Coolham Village Hall on Saturday 1st March. Ccontact suelutman@hotmail.com for more info. Also back again, Team Seaside Shiners are seeking local businesses to support their Charity Race Night on Saturday 26th April 2014. For £20 you can sponsor a race and in return get an A5 ad in the programme and name six horses in your race. E-mail coolham.nursery@btinternet.com for details. Monies raised for Relay For Life are poured into Cancer Research UK’s vital work, which means more people are surviving cancer than ever before. Survival rates have doubled over the last 40 years and the charity’s work has been at the heart of that progress. But despite improvements in treatment, cancer causes more than one in four of all deaths in the UK. Cancer Research UK wants to change that and needs the help of people in West Sussex to help save many more lives. For more information on how to get involved with Relay For Life Horsham, please e-mail Team Recruiter Jess Randyll or Helen Mole at horshamrelayforlifeteams@gmail.com. Follow Relay For Life Horsham’s progress on twitter@RelayHorsham or like us on Facebook at Relay For Life, Horsham. Kirstie Flood, Relay For Life Media Volunteer, Cancer Research UK. Tel: 07543 049989 E-mail: globalprnetwork@gmail.com

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Oh Sugar! Could you be addicted?

remember a friend telling me years ago that she couldn’t walk past a sweet shop without becoming shaky and breaking into a cold, clammy sweat. The only cure was to enter the shop and buy a bar of chocolate which she would gobble immediately. My friend Sandy was displaying symptoms typical of a sugar addict – a condition that may not have been recognised 20 or 30 years ago, but which is certainly gaining more attention in today’s world of ever-increasing convenience and sugary foods. Sugar is essential to the proper function of the body. Glucose in particular is important to the brain, as it provides the only source of fuel to its one hundred billion nerve cells. But it is the ready availability of refined sugar and its use as a mood-booster to give an instant ‘lift’ that is prompting some health experts to consider sugar addiction. One senior Dutch health official has even described sugar as “the most dangerous drug of the times” and has called for health warnings to be carried on sweets and soft drinks packaging. Research has shown that sugar can affect the same ‘feel good’ brain hormones as street drugs like cocaine, and that sugar withdrawal may create the same symptoms as withdrawal from nicotine, morphine and alcohol. Eating sugar prompts the body to release the ‘happy

hormone’ serotonin into the blood stream. However, this pleasant sugar rush triggers an increase in insulin as the body strives to bring blood glucose levels back to normal, which has the knock-on effect of causing a ‘sugar crash’ and makes many crave yet more sugar, leading to binge eating. This cycle of ‘surge’ followed by ‘crash’ is even more pronounced when the sugar comes from foods rich in simple sugars, like chocolate, sweets and fizzy drinks. They are absorbed much more quickly into the blood stream, causing a faster and more frequent cycle. Eating more complex sugars or carbohydrates such as whole wheat bread, cereal and pasta, or simple carbohydrates like fruit, vegetables and dairy products which also contain fibre and protein, slows down the process. According to the NHS, added-sugars shouldn’t make up more than 10% of the energy we get from food and drink each day, which is about 70g for men and 50g for women. By cutting down the amount of sugar we consume each day, we can reduce the risk of becoming addicts like my friend Sandy – not to mention the benefits to your teeth. Always remember to check food labels, and bear in mind that food products containing more than 15% sugar are considered high in sugar and low if they have less than 5g per 100g. Debbie Singh-Bhatti

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A Good Read February’s selection from book reviewer Kath Bennett The Wrestling – Simon Garfield If you are of a certain age, then the names Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks will instantly bring back memories of Saturday afternoon television and the showmanship of wrestling. Long before the American WWF (later WWE) made wrestlers into superstars, British promoters were feeding the public’s appetite for entertainment. Garfield’s book is a paean to the heyday of Wrestling, and also tells the story of how the sport died out. For the most part, he lets the wrestlers and the promoters speak for themselves, beginning with a 1995 reunion where old grievances are aired, and tracking through from the old stagers to the up and coming youngsters. Is there anything here to interest someone who has never watched or even been aware of professional wrestling? Well, yes – there is a strong element of social history to the book, as TV makes and breaks the sport. Garfield also deals to some extent with the perennial claims that wrestling is fixed. And there is a sadness as wrestlers discuss old colleagues who have since died. However, this is probably best suited to lovers of sporting anecdotes, as the deliberate narrative device of switching from one voice to another allows those involved to tell their best stories. Even the reluctant Les Kellett is given a voice through his letter refusing to be interviewed.

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Billingshurst Fire Fighters predict more wet weather

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Aqueduct secrets revealed in archaeological dig

ince we last reported on the Gosden ‘mini-dig’ in September 2013’s Village Tweet, excavations in Gosden Meadow in Bramley, Surrey have revealed the area’s 200-year-old industrial heritage by uncovering details of the Gosden aqueduct on the Wey & Arun Canal and provided visitors to Guildford’s annual Heritage Open Days with an extra attraction. Inland waterway archaeology expert Martin Cook and a team of volunteers undertook the dig to find out more about the aqueduct, which was built in 1815, as part of the canal restoration being undertaken by the Wey & Arun Canal Trust (WACT). The volunteers from WACT and the Kent & East Sussex Canal Restoration Group successfully located the level of the puddled clay which once formed a

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Mud!

Once upon a time on a small farm near Billingshurst …

iggy Pudding sat in her coop and gazed at the and Grandad struggled with the task of separating rain again. She was sick of it. It got in her Twiglet from the last of her piglets so they could go to feathers, covered her feet with mud and made their ‘holiday camp’. Twiglet really liked the trailer and her food all mushy. When didn’t want to move. However, a would it stop? few scoops of food enticed her There were some very juicy out and before she could be chard plants in the last covered joined by the little ones, the job bit of Nanny’s garden, with was done; the trailer was locked, yummy leaves. But alas Nanny the fence put back up and the had seriously covered them up. gate shut. Then Grandad tried to Figgy and her friends had taken drive the trailer out of the advantage of the high winds paddock. over Christmas to polish off the With the emphasis on TRIED. other chard garden along with Unfortunately the guinea pigs’ the broccoli when the garden cage stuck out a bit at the gate “It’s an ill wind…” Figgy takes advantage and, swerving round it, Grandad had been uncovered by the wind. But now Nan had pulled off got stuck. Despite four-wheel the last piece of netting which had loosened up the drive, he stayed stuck, churning up mud and water garden a bit and they’d had a good old peck at it. Now and digging himself deeper. What to do? the wind was blowing and it was raining – just for Finally Sally called Fred who came quickly. He had something new. Although Figgy had wet feathers and a winch on his work vehicle. They uncoupled the muddy feet loads of the time now, their house was trailer, and winched the Range Rover out of the mud. warm dry and cosy. That was why, despite the The Range Rover did not look like a Chelsea Tractor weather, they were still laying a couple of eggs a day anymore. It was covered in mud. Then Fred winched between them. the trailer out. That was a job-and-a-half getting She felt sorry for the sheep out in the rain and wind; around the guinea pigs’ cage. Finally Sally had to they looked so miserable and many of them were big steer the end of the trailer using a large pole. She was now, ready to have their lambs. She was glad to see up to her shins in mud. Fortunately she had good that Sally was bringing them into the corral now at wellies on. night. At least they had a chance to dry off. Finally they had got everything out and had a cup of But Figgy felt really, really sorry for Hettie, tea. After Fred left, Grandad washed his Range Rover Humphrey and Twiglet. Now they had something to – couldn’t leave it covered with mud could he? Not the contend with: MUD, MUD, and more MUD! And puddles done thing. Twiglet settled down and Hettie moved in and splotchy watery mud right up to their tummies. It with Humphrey. Despite the mud that was bliss! was good that pigs liked mud because they had it in Figgy looked again at the unattainable chard and spades. Despite the straw in their arks there was still then went to search for a bug or two in the compost mud and it wasn’t getting any shallower either. bins. She hoped the rain would soon stop – as Just before Christmas before all the really bad everyone on the little farm did too. Yvonne Fleece Photo: Grahame Pearson storms, Figgy had watched with interest as Bill, Sally

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St Nicolas Bellringers Celebrate

henever we have something to celebrate, from birthdays to national events we make a point of dressing up to an agreed theme and bringing cakes! This Christmas was no exception and we arrived at the tower to ring on the Friday before Christmas dressed as nativity participants. By far the best efforts were made by our three newest recruits who came as the three wise men (see photo). We managed to consume a considerable number of cakes during our practice but had to divest ourselves of most of our costumes (one was an illuminated tree) in order to ring safely. On New Year’s Eve ten of us got together and had food and games before driving up to the church to ring out the old year and ring in the new.

We have been very fortunate as a group to have been able to continue our ringing practices every Friday evening while the church was closed for repairs. It was a bit like picking our way through a builder’s yard in order to get to the ringing chamber but once there it was quite safe for us to ring. Now we are back to ringing before the 11am service on Sundays. Our new recruits (the three wise men) are doing really well but we would love to see more learners. Do come and see what we do, it’s interesting and we’re a friendly group. Practice nights are 7.30-9pm on Fridays. Miriam Coghill, Tower Captain, St Nicolas Church, Itchingfield. Tel: (01403) 730065

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Beekeeping Beginners Day

he Wisborough Green Division of the West Sussex Beekeepers Association are holding a Beekeeping Beginners Day on Saturday 8th March at Pulborough Village Hall, 9am-5pm. This is the eighth year of this popular event that is one of the largest beginners courses in the country. Many attendees have been recommended by others who have previously attended, many coming from some distance away. This highly regarded course has been designed and will be presented by experienced beekeepers who teach at the large well equipped Wisborough Green teaching apiary. This has been at the same location for over 45 years and the experience gained from teaching a large number of beginners has helped in developing the course. It will suit those who have no experience of beekeeping, but would like to investigate this absorbing hobby that is fast growing in popularity. It is also suitable for those who have some experience, and may have kept bees for a short time. Many people have always wanted to keep bees but need to know more. How much time will it take? How

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n Thursday, 20th February, Sue Bishop, a highly respected Flower and Landscape Photographer will be visiting the club to give a presentation of her work. Sue was instrumental in setting up the ‘Light & Land’ travel and photography company, and is both a highly regarded photographer and author in her own right.

The club is confident that this will be an evening not to be missed and non-members are most welcome. Tickets are £7 on the night. Meetings take place at the Baptist Church Hall, 262 The High Street, Cranleigh, GU6 8RT, starting at 8pm. Further information may be found on the club website: www.cranleighcameraclub.co.uk. Ann Smith, ARPS Publicity Secretary, Cranleigh Camera Club

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MBE awarded to Bob Sillett, Billingshurst

ob Sillett, from Billingshurst, was awarded an MBE in January’s New Year’s Honours for his charity work. He told Village Tweet: “I was appointed to the academic staff of Christ’s Hospital School in September 1963 where I worked for 38 years in a variety of roles within the school: rugby coach, cricket coach, science teacher, careers master, housemaster and finally deputy head. “However, it was in my capacity as a housemaster for 14 years that I became aware of my responsibility of caring for the boys in my boarding house. Caring for children in real need was very much the ethos of Christ’s Hospital in those days. Many of the boys in my charge were from single-parent backgrounds. “In 2001, aged 61, I took compulsory retirement and rapidly found adjustment to life outside the school difficult. I decided to become involved in the education system again as soon as possible: part-time teaching, academic coaching, serving on many committees and being a trustee of many

organisations. The range was considerable from being a director and trustee of Downs Education International, the Benevolent Society of Blues, involvement in the church initially at Billingshurst and now at Wisborough Green and being a holding trustee at Dauxwood Pre-school in Billingshurst, “My involvement in raising a considerable amount of money for Downs Education International has been a particularly rewarding experience. My grandson Sammy was very fortunate in his early years to receive help and guidance from them. “Much of the money has been raised by Masonic presentations in the UK and in many countries abroad. “Providing my health continues to cause no problems I shall continue with my involvement in all my areas of activity remembering those prophetic words of Abraham Lincoln: ‘No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child.’” Photo: Bob Sillett with grandson Samuel. By Denise Sillett

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y February Christmas can seem like a distant memory – toys and games which were desired for months beforehand, are now no longer new. I’m sure I’m not alone in remembering how the excitement of a new toy soon faded, but for me the big box in which it was wrapped provided entertainment for a much greater length of time because it could be turned into a car, a bus, a den or a robot. Recently I was asked to apply this theory when designing a family garden: a fun outdoor space, with no obvious pieces of play equipment such as a big blue climbing frame; a bright red slide, or a plastic swing. Instead fun is designed into the garden space much more subtly, the key being to introduce elements which children can ‘accidentally’ find, and which stimulate thought and exercise their creative minds. Children love pretending, and creative play can include play sand, water and of course mud (surely you must have made mud pies when you were a child – for those who didn’t its mud and water mixed in a bucket or bowl with a stick then left to harden in the sun). Elements such as a mud kitchen, logs to jump off and a tree to climb are all much more fun (and cheaper) than modern play equipment. I love to see a garden which on first inspection looks like an adult space, but has elements for initiating play. Stepping stones through a border; a self-contained water feature; bark areas under trees for den making; grass mounds for climbing up and rolling back

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EAT has been operating as your local Community First Responder (CFR) group since 2006. CFRs are volunteers who attend certain 999 calls with the ambulance service, the idea being that as they are local, CFRs will often arrive before an ambulance so the patient will receive treatment sooner. CFRs are trained in basic life support and carry a range of medical equipment including a defibrillator, a device that could re-start a heart that had stopped. BEAT is always looking for new members to help the group provide more cover. The role is incredibly interesting and rewarding and is a great way to help people in the area you live; you may even literally save a life! Could you provide cover a few hours per week, either from home or work? Full training is given and all equipment is supplied by BEAT, a registered

charity. The role is very flexible and you can vary the times you can provide cover if needed. All of BEAT’s current members are on call around work, family and other commitments. BEAT also sets up Public Access Defibrillators in the community; to date the group has set up ten. BEAT also offers training sessions to local clubs and groups in basic life support such as how to carry out effective CPR. We would like to see as many members of the public trained in CPR as possible. If you would like to find out more about becoming a CFR, or would like details of the training sessions we offer, please contact us. Phone: Paul Berry (01403) 786185 Online: www.beatresponders.org Twitter: @BEATresponders

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Diary of a ‘Commuter’ Smallholder The continuing diary of Michaela Giles, a Billingshurst smallholder

omeone cracked a joke about us selling gave birth on the 1st January. ‘Billy’ goats at ‘Billi’ fest and I am now With one Middle White sow we had used kicking myself for not thinking of such a artificial insemination with semen imported from witty marketing opportunity but I will Northern Ireland so it was extra keep it in mind for this December! exciting waiting for the birth as it The late-December power cuts was from a top boar line, and perpetual rain have challenged dampened only in that halfway our sense of humour, luckily we through her pregnancy she was had no piglets born indoors at the unwell with a rash that looked like time or they wouldn’t have had heat a bacterial infection called lamps. As you know I’m no fan of Erysipelas. This can be associated It’s safe to play when mum is heat lamps but this vile weather lying down! Middle White piglets with stillborn and mummified required some sows to give birth in piglets and even though she is large stables and so additional heat is required, vaccinated it is not 100% effective and so we at least for a couple of weeks. were worried that this may have affected her Sows reliably come back into season and are babies. As she remained pregnant I knew that ready for mating four to five days after the she still had some live piglets as typically a weaning of a litter and as long as they have been pregnancy of fewer than four live piglets naturally kept in good condition they are designed to go aborts; she eventually had a litter of eleven live straight back to the boar. So last year we timed piglets and one mummified one and measuring the weaning of three of the sows litters so they the foetus told us it happened before the rash could be mated with 1st/2nd January as their appeared and was therefore unrelated. Sighs of future farrowing dates (January born pigs have relief all round and suddenly the driving rain their own showing classes) and were delighted didn’t seem quite so vile. that two out of the three took first time and duly Michaela Giles www.tedfoldcottagefarm.co.uk

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Living with Laika – ‘If you go out in the woods today…’

he woods are now bare (sorry!) with holly and ivy prominent in a drab, wet landscape with paths a mush of large tea leaves with edges trimmed by pinking shears. Reformed streams flow free to flooded channels and the strong winds have altered the landscape with ancient trees felled and others resting drunkenly on neighbours. Dog walking in these conditions is not particularly pleasant and of late, I have been taking Laika out and about along our roads. It really is an irksome experience though with numerous ‘sniffing stops’ and countless ‘comfort stops’ with the inevitable awkward groping for a bag whilst holding on to a 38kg GSD. Imagine holding tight to four ‘bags’ whilst manoeuvring a large dog around a rather elderly person with a large shopping trolley that ought to require a tax disc! Laika and I had a most exciting encounter in the woods a few weeks ago when we met a polecat, or was it a ferret or was it a polecat-ferret hybrid? A veritable Simon King moment! Now here is the problem – I only saw its head and shoulders which were silver grey in colour with flecks of darker fur

around the mouth. It did not have a dark mask across the face that would have identified it as a polecat and we saw the creature in the morning when polecats are supposed to be nocturnal. Now it couldn’t have been a ferret because ferrets cannot survive in the wild and only exist in feral colonies on remote islands apparently. OK, so we saw a polecat-ferret hybrid which was hunting. We were near a rabbit warren when I noticed a movement in some fallen leaves and up popped a small head – clearly not a rabbit and confident enough to allow Laika (on a lead) and I to get within a metre. The creature seemed almost tame and only reversed down the run when Laika put her muzzle immediately forward peering as if suffering from a case of presbyopia. The critter then surfaced at the entrance to another tunnel – completely fearless, it looked at the pair of us quizzically before backing down into the passageway as Laika’s nose investigated. Sadly, I failed to capture this once-in-a-lifetime experience – it’s not easy to synchronize a photo with a polecat-ferret and a German Shepherd. Ron Myal

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ibre is the most vital component of the horse’s diet. Horses are grazing animals that have evolved to roam over huge areas grazing for up to 16 hours per day. The horses digestive system is designed to deal with large amounts of fibrous foods. The majority of digestion occurs in the horse’s large intestine, also known as the hind gut, where fibre is broken down by microbes and enzymes. This gut flora has a very delicate balance and an upset can cause problems for the horse. As we have domesticated horses we have taken away their freedom to graze and browse over huge areas, instead confining them to smaller fields and paddocks often full of much more lush and nutritious grasses than they had evolved to deal with. We must therefore ensure we give our horses a diet as close to what Mother Nature intended as possible. There are many fibre sources available to today’s horse owners and this article will cover the most common ones. Grass. The food nature intended. Many horses will do very well on good quality grass, some too well as owners of natives will confirm! Grass varies greatly in terms of nutritional benefit during the seasons with the spring grass of May and June being the most nutritious stage of growth. In winter when the ground temperature drops below 5°C grass stops actively growing and grazing may have to be topped up with hay or another form of preserved forage. Grass is also available in other forms such as grass pellets and short chopped grass chaff. Hay. Hay is preserved grass; it is cut at a suitable stage of growth and left to dry. Good quality hay will have been turned regularly to ensure it has dried evenly and will prevent the growth of fungus and moulds. Storage is vital to preserving good hay and it must be kept in a well ventilated barn or building. Good hay will have a sweet and fresh smell with no odour of mildew or mustiness. There should also be no dust or excessive seeds. Hay comes in different grades from very fine meadow hay, to coarser seed hay that is often a ryegrass variety. Timothy hay is also becoming very popular. Haylage. A preserved grass product, haylage is cut and then baled in plastic wrap to preserve moisture. Haylage

is often thought of as being very rich, but these days that is not always the case as you can choose a haylage to suit the horse or pony, there is even an option for laminitics. When feeding haylage it is vital to ensure it is not mouldy and any that is found to be must be discarded. Sometimes a white, creamy substance can be found on the surface of haylage, this is naturally occurring yeast and is harmless. Although big bale haylage is much cheaper to buy it is false economy when feeding just one horse as the bales must be used within five to seven days of opening, and often more quickly in hot weather as it starts to spoil. Oat straw. This fibre source is often overlooked by horse owners, good clean oat straw is brilliant to mix with hay for good doers, and a much smaller amount of nutritious hay can be fed as the straw acts as low calorie filler allowing an overweight horse to be able to have a constant source of fibre moving through its gut. Good oat straw will be a lovely golden colour and should not smell musty. Alfalfa. This plant is a member of the legume family, also known as Lucerne. It is a very good source of fibre. Although too high in protein to be fed as a sole fibre source to the majority of horses and ponies, it can be fed as a bucket feed in place of concentrates and is much kinder to the horse’s digestive system than cereals. Alfalfa is available in pellet or chop form and can also be found as a haylage and in small bales as alfalfa hay. Alfalfa has high calcium content and can be a very good feed for young stock and broodmares. Sugar beet. Another great source of fibre. These days it can be bought either molassed or unmollased to suit the horse. There are now quick soak versions on the market which makes feeding it much easier for today’s busy horse owners. Sugar beet is also very palatable and is great for fussy horses as well as those with poor teeth. As I am writing this the rain is lashing my window yet again, let keep our fingers crossed for a summer like that of last year! Happy horse keeping. Jeannette Douglas. SQP, Qualified Horse Adviser. SPR Centre. www.sprcentre.co.uk

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February… John Nash is a retired, well sort of retired, fruit farm manager in Kirdford who enjoys scribbling about life on the farm from the now to days gone by.

ebruary… a month that many of us think of as the dreariest month of them all. The dark nights and cold mornings bring no sign that this may be a month of hidden secrets. So, I decided to investigate the past history of this, the shortest month of the year. Well, for a very good beginning, its flower is the Primrose and the Romans and the Celts regarded it as the start of spring. The Anglo-Saxons called it Solmonath (cake-month) as cakes were offered to the Gods during this month. Four hundred years ago in Shakespeare’s time it was called ‘Feverell’ and by the sixteenhundreds it was ‘Februeer’, eventually to become February only about a hundred years ago. On the 2nd of the month it was traditional for the church to bless the candles that would be used in the year to come, hence Candlemas day. Candles were one of the few sources of light in those days as well as many believing they gave protection against plague, illness and famine. The snowdrops, also a February flower, were thus also known as Candlemas Bells. On the 8th of February 1855 one of the country’s strangest events happened in south Devon. During the night a heavy fall of snow blanketed the countryside. In the morning the people left their houses to find a trail of clovenhoofed footprints that ran in a straight line for over one hundred miles though fields, gardens, towns and even over rooftops. It terrified a whole lot of folk, and I guess if it happened now it would do so again. Now that must have been some university rag! Shrove Tuesday of course falls in this month. ‘Shrove’ is the past tense of the old English word ‘shrive’ which referred to absolution from sins ready for the start of Lent. The celebrations that followed included the traditional meals that sprang up around the country. Broth in Scotland, doughnuts in Herefordshire, frying pan pudding in Lincolnshire and pea soup in Cornwall, although all made the pancakes we know today. We must not forget Valentines Day either. Originally this was the day on which it was thought that birds chose their mates. In Sileby,

Leicestershire, Kissing Friday was called Nippy Hug Day. There, men could demand a kiss from the woman of their choice, and if rejected, were entitled to pinch the posterior of the poor girl. Try that today and see what you get! So, what great events brighten this winter’s month? On the 11th Sir Francis Drake became the first man to sail the Pacific in 1578. Charles Darwin was born in 1809 and Thomas Edison in 1847 and in 1896 the first cinema showed a programme of films for the first time to a paying audience. Must not forget too that on the 15th February 1971 we went decimal. Hooray! Hang out the flags! (Remember though with modern rising prices, that two hundred and forty pennies in your pocket just to make one pound would weigh your trousers down just a little nowadays.) So what’s about on the farm here this month? The orchards that had stood for the last eighty or so years have sadly gone and now the new meadows have reverted to grasslands for silage. This year, though, with the very wet end to the summer the grass grew so long and the ground so soft that the last cut of silage was just not possible. The solution has been the introduction of several hundred woollies to the pastures and the sight of animals once more gracing the fields is a delight to us all. As to the rain. They used to say, “February fill dyke” so perhaps this may come true, at least it would be some consolation if it also heralded the warmer weather to come. The nearer we get to the end of the month the more we can look for the signs of spring’s return. Early farms will already have lambs gamboling and spring sowings will be starting as soon as the soil will allow the machines to work their magic. The ditches and headlands offer protection to the Primrose in their sheltered corners and even the Bluebell will be pushing its early foliage through the leaf litter on the woodland floor. So, dear friends, be ready to discard those woolly long-johns, knitted scarves and cosy bloomers and look to the growing warmth of the morning sun. Well, perhaps it’s coming, maybe… please! John Nash

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hese days it’s hard to find someone who doesn’t have Internet access – at work or at home – and in most cases this comes with a wireless router that provides that access throughout home or office. But with most devices that can access the Internet being able to see your network how do you keep it, and the devices on it, safe from prying eyes or those that want to share without caring? The first thing you need to know is how to access your wireless router controls and you do this through your Internet browser. You will need two things: the router’s URL, which is always its default IP address, and default log in information. You should find this information in the router’s manual, and sometimes it’s printed on the underside of the router, as well. Once you have these two pieces of information, just type the router’s IP address in the address bar of a browser on a connected computer, press enter, and then enter the log in information, after which you should be greeted with the router’s control interface. Now you are logged in you should be able to see what devices are connected to your router and there should be basic and advanced settings options. Here are some basic ways to secure your wireless router: Change the name of your router. The default ID – called a ‘service set identifier’ (SSID) or ‘extended service set identifier’ (ESSID) – is assigned by the

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or over three decades I have happily manoeuvred an assortment of vehicles through a variety of traffic situations, and have safely reversed into a multitude of parking spaces – but I still bless the day I took possession of my latest car! For the first time ever I am experiencing the benefits of having parking sensors fitted. And, as happens with many things, now I’ve got them, I wonder how I ever managed without them! Just this week, the warning bleep I receive while reversing towards another object prevented a potential collision. The driver of the other car and I were parked across from each other and we both started to reverse out of our parking spaces at the same time, which meant that even though I had checked all was clear before starting the manoeuvre, we ended up on a direct collision course! The insistent and increasingly frantic bleep of my reversing sensors alerted me to the danger and I was able to pull forward out of harm’s way. It’s not all about avoiding collisions though. Having parking sensors means that I am able to fit my car into smaller spaces because the job of judging distance and space has been taken from me, to a degree. I now find I have much more confidence about parking and am able to do it with greater ease. There are two types of parking sensors: Ultrasonic sensors bounce sound waves off obstacles, using the ‘echo’ time to indicate how far

away they are. A speaker in the car bleeps – with increasing urgency – as the obstacles get closer. They work even when the car is stationary, but may miss smaller or narrow objects and inclines. Fitting usually requires drilling the bumper and they may not be suitable for use with a tow bar. Electromagnetic sensors create an invisible electromagnetic field around the car’s bumper and any objects entering it trigger a warning sound. Mounted inside the bumper so that there is no need for drilling, they are suitable for use with tow bars, cycle racks, etc. but only detect objects once the once the car is in motion. Parking sensors can be fitted to the rear or front of a vehicle – or both. Reverse sensors activate once reverse gear is selected and switch off automatically when the gear is changed. Front sensors are activated manually and usually deactivate once a pre-determined speed is reached by the vehicle. In my opinion, parking sensors are an absolute MUST – but if your car doesn’t have them, don’t despair! They can be fitted post-manufacture, with prices starting at around £30 for the ultrasonic version, and £70 for the electromagnetic sensors. (Amazon has loads to choose from!) And if you feel fitting them is beyond your DIY skills your friendly local garage will oblige! Debbie Singh-Bhatti

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ADVERTISERS INDEX February 2014 A-Team Mechanics............................42 ADC Appliances ................................26 All About Kitchens.............................27 AM Beauty Clinic...............................10 Andrew Gale Tree Surgery................32 Appaloosa Upholstery.......................21 Bax Computers .................................41 Billingshurst Dental Practice .............15 Billingshurst Leisure Centre ..............12 Billingshurst Osteopaths ...................13 Billingshurst Service, Repair & MOT Centre...................................43 Blakes Chauffeur Hire .........................7 Blooms2 Florist ...................................8 Brazier Building Solutions .................25 Brazier Driveways .............................29 Care Comfort Company ....................11 Catherine’s Pet Services...................35 Clark’s Tree Surgery..........................34 Clayton-Turner Trees & Gardens.......31 Cracknell Pit-Draffen, Estate Agent .........................................OBC Cubitt & West, Estate Agent................4 Davis Foot Care ................................10 Delta Decor .......................................22 Dame Vera Lynn Trust.........................9 Falcon/Willetts Equine Feeds............37 Fishers Farm Park.............................39

Flow-serve, Plumbing, Drainage, Heating..........................................29 Fowlers, Estate Agent .........................3 GJ Coles, Builder ..............................18 Goring Road Carpet Centre..............17 Hallam Trim, Window Cleaning .........22 Hamilton Cole, TV & Satellite Equipment .....................................29 Hardwood Seasoned Logs................33 HJS Land Services ...........................31 Holly Boilers ......................................27 Icing on the Cake ................................6 Infinity Driving School .......................43 Jef Wilson, Decorator........................27 John Potter Garden Work..................31 Jonathan Carter Tree Surgery...........33 KB Private Hire....................................5 Lawns & Edges .................................33 Lee’s Locks .......................................25 Mac’s Private Hire .............................43 Miss Mop Domestic Cleaning ...........17 Moon Hall School..............................39 Mrs Muscle Domestic Cleaning ........25 Myskow Refurbishments ...................25 Odd Job.............................................27 Oven Rescue ....................................19 Oven Revival .....................................24 Ovens & More ...................................27

Pest B Off..........................................26 Pest Man ...........................................18 Piggin Good, Hog Roasts ...................6 Plaistow Pre-school...........................40 PJM, Building & Property Maintenance..................................23 Purnell Cyprus Holiday Villa..............41 Queens Head Pub ..............................6 REM Landscapes..............................34 Re-Nu Kitchens .................................21 Ron Osborne Roofing .......................26 Southwater Cycles ............................15 Southwater Lunch Club.......................8 Sugar and Snow Restaurant...............5 Sumners Ponds...............................IBC Sussex & Surrey Tree Services.........31 Sussex Carpet Brokers .....................20 Sussex Towing Brackets....................43 Tip Top Tutors....................................40 Village Nurseries...............................34 West Sussex Interiors .......................17 Willows Cattery .................................35 Wisborough Green Farmers’ & Village Market .................................6 Woodpeckers, House & Garden Building & Maintenance ................21

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