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Stephen Foster as David Bowie raises £820 for Macmillan See page 20

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

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ith the weather getting warmer there is of course an exponential increase in activities as a flick through this issue will prove. Many of these are in aid of very worthy charities. I know many readers go through the magazine as soon as it arrives and make a note on their calendars of events which appeal to them – a very good plan as it is otherwise easy to accidentally miss an event.

A popular event every May is the Loxwood Beer & Music Festival. With profits going to Loxwood Pre-School (a very worthy charity) this is one of many May events not to miss.

Full details on page 6.

Grahame Cover: Stephen Foster presents a cheque for £820 to Macmillan’s Pam Goldsmith following his David Bowie tribute show held at the Billingshurst Centre on 26th March. See page 20 Photo: Macmillan Cancer Support Food & drink Recipe: Five Greens Lasagne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Health & wellbeing Hair by Hollie, mobile ladies hairdersser . . . . . . . . .11 Jim Hills Sports Warehouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Rebecca beauty Therapist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Oomoo Organic Hair Salon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Billingshurst Leisure Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Care Comfort Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Davis Foot Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Billingshurst Dental Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Holly Stone Hypnotherapist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 NHS Give Blood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 About the house Fowlers, Estate Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Cubitt & West, Estate Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Cracknell Pitt-Draffen, Estate Agent . . . . .26/27, OBC MR Taylor, Carpentry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Terry Clohessy, Painter & Decorator . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Furniture Emporium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Brazier Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 MW Wingate Painting & Decorating . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Ron Osborne Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Flow-Serve Plumbing, Drainage, Heating . . . . . . . .20 Oven Revival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Sussex Chimney Sweeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 GJ Coles Builder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Jef Wilson, Painter & Decorator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Lee’s Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 PJM, Building & Property Maintenance . . . . . . . . .21 Fletchrics Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Holly Boilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Home Interior Decorating Services . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Sussex Surrey Doors & Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 N Francis Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Biji Property Services Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 GB Glazing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 KJ Lammas Plumbing & Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Ovens & More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Re-Nu Kitchens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Jems Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 RG Oil Boiler Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Tailor-Made Interiors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Goring Road Carpets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Hamilton Cole, TV & Satellite Equipment . . . . . . . .29 Pro Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Sussex Carpet Brokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Arun Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Arunside Building & Roofing Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 C&H Fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Apex Aerials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Delta Decor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Miss Mop Domestic Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Oven Rescue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Mrs Muscle Domestic Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Oven Hands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Totally Garage Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Equine SPR Centre’s page: Be clear about strangles . . . .24 Little Tweeters!

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Contents COPY DATE FOR JUNE ISSUE: 6th MAY Published by A272 Design, PO Box 371, Billingshurst, West Sussex RH14 4AS

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Village Nurseries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Miscellaneous Professional Services & Businesses Flackwoods Solicitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Jane Sharp Piano Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 JML Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Virtual Flight Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 A/c’s Direct, Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Jacintha Fashion and Dressmaking . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Southwater Cycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Horsham Matters Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Pest Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Doggie Time, Dog Walking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Willows Cattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Arun Veterinary Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Forest Litho Printers Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBC Features A Good Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Dog Microchipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Community/Out & About/Farming/Smallholding Loxwood Beer & Music Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Billingshurst Wince Circle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Brinsbury Show & Country Fayre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Barns Green Half Marathon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Cycle Ride to the Somme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Billingshurst Cricket Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity: Golf Day . . . . .15 Horsham Canoe Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Ewhurst & Ellens Green Bridge Club . . . . . . . . . . . .19 David Bowie Tribute Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Community Minibus (Billingshurst) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Sussex Green Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Wey & Arun Canal Trust: Compasses Bridge open . . . . . .35 Wey & Arun Canal Trust: Cruises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Wey & Arun Canal Trust: Volunteers needed . . . . . .35 Floral Fringe Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Shipley Arts Festival concert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 John Nash’s Column: ‘Sheep! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Billingshurst Primary School: Wonderful Words . . .40 Billingshurst Fire Station: Charity Car Wash . . . . . .44 Billingshurst Parish Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Our Community Volunteers: Pat Homer . . . . . . . . .50 Games and quizzes Crossword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 7 Word Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31, 33 Motoring and Private Hire Macs Private Hire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Billingshurst Service, Repair & MOT Centre A-Team Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lintott Auto Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Optimise Vehicle Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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May 2016 Update

01403 780807 billingshurst@cubittandwest.co.uk

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Your update to the Billingshurst housing market

Greetings!

Well the weather did improve… and today it looks like we are starting to see some more determined sunshine. For which I am ever grateful. I love spring and into summer, I often threaten my children that when they move off to their own places one day they might find I decide to move somewhere warmer. Like many of us I fall into that bracket of loving England, particularly this little spot of ours in West Sussex, but I do like the warm, or at the very least a proper season!

So seasonally in house moving we fees because for me that removes are finally starting to see a shift! what it is that makes us different As I write we have ended a very here at Cubitt and West. It doesn’t odd quarter indeed, with a flurry of mean I won’t be competitive but it activity in January and then all but does mean I think there’s a whole nothing in February and March. lot more to making your property That number 1 spot sale and purchase on Rightmove I’ve a successful one I think there is been fighting for I than simply taking a understanding the did indeed hold for picture and hoping individual needs of many weeks, which for the best! There sellers and buyers may have been is good planning rather than a “one admirable were it size fits all” approach. and choosing the not for the fact that right strategy, there I wasn’t blowing is understanding of my competion out the water, I was the individual needs of sellers and simply listing one more house here buyers rather than a “one size fits or there… all” approach, and there is a need for recognition that the best price This month, an invitation to YOU! is not always the first offer or the What do you look for in an Estate one where we have people “in Agent? What to you means a the bag” ready to go. There is a good sale? What do you believe huge difference between passing is value for money? I don’t like to messages between two or more compete solely on the basis of parties and in negotiating.

Here at the Billingshurst branch of Cubitt and West our aim is to be the first choice in the village. That’s it. First choice. It means everything we do either has the power to take us closer to or further away from that aim. It’s not always easy to know which you are doing as you cannot please all of the people all of the time even with the best endeavours and intentions one can muster, though we certainly try.

However we can help you, whether your experience of buying and selling houses in the past has been good or bad, we’d be delighted to hear from you and make sure it’s good this time. Whichever you are, a buyer, a seller or both, we want to help. If you want to be in the best position possible to get the most benefit from the shift for you and your family, now’s the time to start talking!

See you soon!

Heather Richardson, Cubitt & West Billingshurst

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Loxwood Beer & Music Festival – Saturday 14th May

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deliver a barnstorming set that is guaranteed to get any ates open at 1pm on Saturday 14th May for crowd up on its feet, dancing and singing along to our 16th year with nine superb bands classics by some of the biggest artists performing a wide variety of of that decade. Continuing the 80’s music, an array of beers and ciders theme only this time changing genre, in the beer marquee, a wine, Iron Tyger, are a covers band formed Prosecco & Pimm’s bar, a delicious to deliver classic 80s rock with variety of food, raffle prizes and passion and dedication. The band’s fun for all the kids. charismatic take on the fun and The Audacity kicks things off at excitement of the 80s, combined with 1.20pm with a seamless fusion of a catalogue of iconic tunes has dance songs, old and new. British prompted sparkling responses from singer songwriter Hannah Dorman and audiences across the UK. her band are up next with emphasis With over 25 years’ experience The on pop, rock and a dusting of country.

Blunter Brothers have become established Lyrically mature, Hannah delivers her songs in the entertainment industry as one of the with catchy melodies and a driven rhythm section. premiere classic funk, Motown & soul acts in Noble Jacks are a rip-roaring alt-folk band the country. We are truly fortunate to have with roof raising energy and whose warm such a fabulous band to entertain us! electro-acoustic interactions fuse together with Tickets cost just £10 in advance (includes a mixture of upbeat folky foot stompin’ a free drink) or £12 on the day. Children are rhythms and engaging lyricism. Next up are only £6 and that includes unlimited access to Iolar playing new and traditional folk with Hannah Dorman a range of activities, as well as the bouncy brushes of country and a touch of bluegrass castles! Under 1s are free. all with harmonious tones and haunting musicianship.

All the proceeds raised are in aid of Loxwood Half Hour Hotel burst into the evening sessions – a Pre-School (UK registered charity no. 1028253) to passionate English indie band playing a mix of originals support the continued development of facilities for the and covers. They will be followed by firm favourites, local children who attend.

Throbbin Hood. Mad as ever and thoroughly For further information and tickets see entertaining with superb musicianship. www.loxwoodbeerfestival.com.

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Five greens Lasagne Lasagne with a springtime twist

METHOD

1. Half fill and boil the kettle.

2. Pour a little oil from the anchovies (if using) into a thick-bottomed saucepan and place on a medium heat. If not using anchovies use a tablespoon of olive oil. Finely slice the spring onions and half of the anchovies and then add them to the saucepan.

3. Crush the cloves of garlic into the pan and fry until soft but not too coloured (burnt garlic is bitter).

4. Snap the woody ends from the asparagus and discard. Finely slice the remaining stems asparagus into 1.5cm pieces. Break the broccoli into small florets of a similar size and add both broccoli and asparagus to the pan with a splash of boiling water from the kettle. After five minutes, add the peas and broad beans along with a pinch of salt and pepper. Stir well.

Roughly chop the mint leaves then add them to the saucepan along with the cream. Grate in the zest of the lemon to taste.

5. When the vegetables are soft, use a potato masher to mash some of the filling to create texture. Add the vegetable stock; bring to the boil before lowering to a simmer and adding half the cottage cheese. Give everything a good stir and cook for a few more minutes.

6. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Take the vegetables off the heat and spoon around one third to a half of the mixture into a deep lasagne dish (approx dimensions 20cm x 15cm). Top with a lasagne sheet and a generous grating of parmesan cheese. Repeat the layers of vegetable and lasagne sheets until you have used all of the filling and then top with a final sheet. I prefer

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Preparation time: 15 minutes.

Cooking time 20-30 minutes. Serves 2-4 less pasta to filling so use fewer layers but it works as well with three layers. Mix the remaining 250g of cottage cheese with a splash of boiled water and then spread over the lasagne. Sprinkle over the thyme along with another good grating of parmesan and a final drizzle of olive oil.

7. Bake in the oven for around 15 minutes until the topping has browned. Serve immediately with a green salad.

INGREDIENTS A bunch of spring onions Few anchovies in oil (optional) 3 cloves of garlic 175g asparagus 175g broccoli 250g frozen peas 150g frozen broad beans Handful fresh mint 150ml single cream ½ lemon (zested) 150-200ml vegetable stock 250g cottage cheese 1 packet lasagne sheets (dried or fresh) Parmesan cheese Fresh thyme (or a pinch of dried thyme)

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News round-up from Billingshurst Wine Circle

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ecember and it was our Christmas dinner organised and cooked superbly by the committee, and served by the Scout Active Support Unit. We really appreciate their help which basically means that we do not have to lift a finger on the night. We had a couple of festive quizzes and a raffle, and a thoroughly enjoyable evening was had by all.

January and The Circle was overwhelmed by 47 members and guests coming to listen to Colin Nicholson from Hennings give an excellent talk and tasting on Organic and Bio Dynamic wines. I suppose we should have expected a large turnout as Colin is always a very popular speaker and it was a pleasure to welcome some guests from the former Weald Wine Club.

February and we were treated to new variation on wine tasting introduced by Liz Bryder and Catherine Stocker. Thirty six members were given seven wines in a blind tasting, each had a question with a multiple choice answer. With every answer came a letter, and, if correct, the letters could be

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rearranged to make a wine related word: ‘Chablis’.

Good fun was had by all.

In March, the Circle welcomed another very popular speaker, George from Majestic Wines. His theme on this visit was West European wines – we tasted Italian Prosecco and Valpolicella, Spanish Albarino and Rioja, and French Picpoul de Pinet, Rosé and Claret. Bread and cheese was provided at the break by our fabulous Social Secretaries, Monica and Hilary.

This month, on 13th May, we have a Wine Whist Night; the 10th June meeting will have a talk and tasting by Hepworth’s Brewery while on the 9th July we hold our barbecue.

New members are always welcome. The Circle meets on the 2nd Friday of each month (except August) in St Gabriels Hall, East Street, at 8pm. Please see our website for details: www.billingshurstwineandbeercircle.com.

Marilyn Ambrose and Sue White Photo: Chairman Tony White with George from Majestic Wine

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St Catherine’s Hospice chosen as Barns Green Half Marathon charity

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t Catherine’s Hospice has been selected as the charity partner for this year’s Barns Green Half Marathon.

Sponsorship money and car-park donations will help the local hospice raise funds for their vital work. Taking place on 25th September, Barns Green is a half marathon not to be missed, and was voted 14th best half marathon in the country by Runners World.

As reported in April’s Village Tweet, this year, for the first time, there will be a brand new 10km race and the organisers are hoping the race will be bigger and better than ever before. Run on closed roads through beautiful Sussex countryside, the half marathon starts at Barns Green Village Hall on Muntham Drive, before passing through Horsham’s historic Christ’s Hospital school. Runners can enjoy music throughout the course and at the finishing line from live bands and, following the race, are invited to relax and enjoy tea, cakes and family friendly entertainment on the village green.

Vernon Jennings, Committee Chairman and Race Director of the Barns Green Half Marathon said, “St Catherine’s was an obvious choice for our charity partner as it’s a cause close to people’s hearts.

Many of us in the village have personal experience

of or know someone who has benefited from St Catherine’s specialised end-of-life care and we’re thrilled to help support their work and make sure that others receive the same kind of care in future.”

Michaela Clements, Event Fundraiser at St Catherine’s said, “We’re delighted to be working with Barns Green and are really grateful to them for choosing us as their charity partner. The money raised from their half marathon will make a real difference to terminally ill people in Barns Green and beyond. We’re looking forward to September already!”

Runners will also have the chance to win cash prizes for donning fancy dress and there’s a £250 cash prize up for grabs if someone beats the present course record of one hour, four minutes and twenty eight seconds – so there really is everything to run for! All runners will receive a medal and goody bag for their efforts as well as free parking, with donations to St Catherine’s encouraged, and a secure place to store their bags.

If you are interested in finding out more about supporting St Catherine’s, please visit www.stch.org.uk or call (01293) 447333.

Laura Mitchell, St Catherine’s Hospice

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his year marks the centenary of The Battle of the Somme, recognised as one of the bloodiest battles in human conflict with over one million casualties over a four-month period.

At the beginning of the First World War in 1914 the British Army was a relatively small force and was increased rapidly by volunteers with often whole streets and villages seeing every available man enlist.

Today cycling is a wide ranging leisure activity but in 1914 times were very different. Throughout the UK there were 15 designated cycling battalions who were absorbed into the Army Cycling Corps. Many stayed in the UK as part of home defence while others, and their bikes, headed to France and the frontline. Less expensive than motorbikes and used by most people in ordinary day life, the cycle was an everyday reconnaissance and communication weapon in the fight against the enemy.

Of the 15 cycling battalions one was from Sussex: The Royal Sussex Regiment. Local cycling battalions were formed in Purfleet and Brighton in 1914. Many of the cyclists were transferred to other Sussex Battalions.

The ‘pals’ battalions of the Royal Sussex – the South Down battalions, or ‘Lowther's Lambs’ – suffered terrible casualties on 30th June 1916, 24 hours before the much better known ‘First Day on the Somme’. This was in a diversionary attack, a large scale raid launched by 39th Division at a position called the Boar’s Head, near Richebourg l’Avoue. Just under 1,100 casualties (dead, wounded and prisoners) were incurred in a fruitless attack that had no effect on the enemy’s abilities to withstand next day’s assault. The vast majority of the losses were to men from the county of Sussex.

Private John Lamont, of the Army Cycle Corps, wrote home from France: “Your welcome parcel received today.

The cakes were in excellent condition, and you can depend they were enjoyed, more so as we just returned from the trenches this morning about one o’clock, where we have had some hard times. Since last Saturday we have been continually on the go, biking here, marching there, back to the bikes, then off again to some other part of the line, a few hours there, then off again to some other part, and so the time has gone in, with hardly a warm meal, very little sleep, until today we have been left to ourselves. Indeed, it has not been much of a rest, as

we have all our clothing, equipment, rifle and bicycle to clean, but we don’t take that into account, and just smile through it all. By the time this reaches you I suppose you will be reading some details of the titanic battle which is raging here. We have taken our share in it, and now, as I have time to think, I am actually surprised to find myself with a whole skin. However great the British losses are, the German losses are bound to be twice the amount, not to say anything about prisoners of which I have seen hundreds in these last three days. The scenes were awful, too ghastly for description, but they will remain forever stamped on the mind.”

Ride to the Somme is a three-day cycle over 200 miles which will culminate by paying respects at The Memorial to the Missing of the Somme at Thiepval which lists the 72,195 missing British and African soldiers that have no known grave. We will also pay specific respects to members of the Army Cycling Corps who are commemorated at the nearby cemetery in Pozieres.

When riders ‘enlist’ they will be asked to report on the 31st August to the ‘recruiting centre’ which will be the Imperial War Museum and from there will cycle to Northern France and in particular, on the last day, visit locations where their ancestors will have fought.

This event is an ideal opportunity to raise money for an appropriate charity and we will be working with SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity, who played a crucial role in World War One supporting families and soldiers upon their return home. For 130 years SSAFA have provided lifelong support to those who are serving or have ever served in our Armed Forces.

We are still seeking riders to enlist. Entries will close at the end of May. Further details are at www.ridetothesomme.org.uk.

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Billingshurst cricketers wake from hibernation

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s spring arrives Billingshurst Cricket Club are preparing for another exciting season…

The first team begin their second campaign in the Sussex Premier League following last season’s creditable sixth place finish. We will welcome new players to the side as well as our Sri Lankan overseas professional, Dhanuska, who joins us for his fifth season. Stuart Barber will skipper the side in his third year with the club while Andy Barr returns to Billingshurst after five months of cricket over the winter in the far less glamorous setting of Perth, Australia!

The second and third teams face important seasons as they look to gain promotion and keep up with the high flying first team. The ‘2s & 3s’ offer a good standard of cricket across the age range while offering opportunities for younger players to experience the men’s game for the first time. All three sides play their league cricket on Saturday afternoons with home games at Jubilee Fields.

The club plan to run four youth teams this year from

U9s to U14s. The Colts train on a Tuesday evening with matches over the weekend. James, our qualified coach, will run the Tuesday sessions with the emphasis on enjoyment and participation for all levels. New young players are very welcome. Please contact Clive at cliveheyward@ whsmithnet.co.uk for more information.

Following last year’s successful fixture Sussex Ladies will revisit Jubilee Fields in 2016. This year Sussex take on Middlesex Ladies in a match to be played on Monday 30th May at 11am. All are welcome at Jubilee Fields for what promises to be a well attended and enjoyable game.

For anyone interested in joining the cricket club, in whatever capacity, please contact Club Captain Stuart Barber on 07713 442446, Richard on 07887 603458 (by text please) or Clive via the email address above.

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The Care Comfort Company You may have noticed that e Care Comfort Company has not advertised for the last few months. e company’s owner, Tina Montague, recently informed Village Tweet of the shocking news that her daughter and senior carer, Stacey, is terminally ill with cancer, incurable and inoperable melanoma, just weeks after giving birth to her second child.

Treatment has begun to give Stacey more time and during this period Tina is dedicating herself to supporting Stacey and her two very small grandchildren. For the time being, no new business is being taken on.

All existing clients have been

allocated their own private carers made up of the team members. Tina has always been passionate about her business and says, “Selling the business or employing a manager is not an option as I am that dedicated. I will resume my service to the local community at some point in the future.”

If Tina’s family business has touched your heart in any way in the past, or you wish to help her and Stacey, there is a JustGiving page with more details of Stacey’s story and how the local community can help out if they wish to. e link to the website is below or simply scan the QR code with your smart device.

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CHARITY GOLF DAY 19th MAY 2016

All money raised supports babies and children under 5 with Cerebral Palsy.

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This normally private members only club will be exclusively available for the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity Day • Play 18-hole course • Bacon roll, tea, coffee • 2-course dinner • Raffle (Win an Audi car, an overseas holiday or a UK holiday)

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Horsham Canoe Club welcomes new paddlers

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orsham Canoe Club was founded in 1986 as Forest Canoe Club as a result of its connection with Forest School in Horsham. It has recently been renamed to Horsham Canoe Club and is based at Southwater Country Park.

Membership is fully inclusive ranging from children from 10 years upwards, who join as part of a family group, to quite senior paddlers. Men and women, boys and girls, are all welcome and catered for.

The Club has a number of British Canoe Union (BCU) coaches able to provide training for both the BCU’s Star Awards for adults and Paddlepower awards for youngsters. The training involves both kayaks and open canoes.

Club evenings will be held at the Southwater Country Park lake on every Thursday from 5th May until early September, meeting at 6.30pm. The club’s hut is adjacent to

the Cripplegate Lane/Station Road car-park.

During the winter there are also fortnightly pool sessions at Cottesmore School on Sunday evenings between 5 and 7pm.

In addition there are regular club trips throughout the year to cater for all tastes and abilities. These include local paddles on flat water, surfing and visits to the Thames weirs and Lee Valley Whitewater Centre (where the 2012 Olympic Games canoeing was held). Regular whitewater trips are also organised.

For more information please refer to the club’s website: horshamcanoeclub.co.uk. If you would like to join us on a Thursday evening please contact us in advance (details on the website) so that we can make appropriate arrangements.

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A Good Read May’s selection from book reviewer Willow Coby The Winter Ghosts – Kate Mosse This is an unusually short novel

by Kate Mosse at just 250 pages. However, readers won’t be disappointed as Mosse once again takes us back to the South of France and the area in the Pyrenees which provided the haunting backdrop to her weightier Labyrinth novels.

It is 1933, and an Englishman visits a book antiquarian in France with a strange manuscript written in the now extinct Occitan language of the region. The antiquarian is curious and wants to know how an Englishman would have it in his possession. Slowly, the foreigner tells his story.

In 1928, with Europe still recovering from the aftermath of World War 1, Freddie is recovering from an illness. Still struggling to come to terms with the death of his older brother George, his doctor suggests a trip to France where the mountain air in the south may help his recovery. He is consumed by grief and guilt over George’s death and welcomes the opportunity to visit the country where his beloved brother died.

A car crash during a storm in the mountains sees him stranded in the oddly deserted-looking village of Nulle. He finds lodgings and the next day is invited to attend the Fête de Sainte-Etienne, a celebration of the village’s past. It is here that he meets Fabrissa, a beautiful mysterious woman.

Mosse cleverly allows us to see the psychological effects of grief. As in the Labyrinth trilogy she embeds the story in the medieval history of the Cathars (an ancient sect of Christianity, long since destroyed) in the region. Are there such things as ghosts or do we create them in our mind to deal with the events that appear doomed to reoccur throughout history? Or are ghosts merely the reminder of mistakes that we are condemned to repeat?

Cloudberry Castle: Ballet School Secrets – Janey Louise Jones This is the second book in the Cloudberry Castle series. The first introduced ballet-mad Katie and her family. Following the death of their elderly neighbour the Mackenzie family find themselves the owners of Cloudberry Castle. The crumbling building could be beautiful and the book follows Katie and her family as they raise enough money to turn it into a new ballet boarding school. At the start of this second book the school is about to open. Katie’s mother is a dancer with the New York City Ballet and has spent the last few months planning classes, ordering costumes, and holding auditions, while her dad has been hard at work transforming the rooms into ballet studios, classrooms, and dormitories.

When September arrives Katie is in heaven. She gets to dance all day and soon makes friends with some of the other girls. Her mum is planning to stage Sleeping Beauty at the end of the year and Katie would love to play Princess Aurora.

However, one of the new students, Leo, seems to be about to put a dampener on things. She arrives with a private chauffeur and pony and clearly thinks she is better than everyone else.

Katie begins to worry that she is not as good at ballet as she thought she was. Can she win the role of Princess Aurora?

Combined with a discovery in the grounds of Cloudberry Castle which may well reveal some longhidden secrets, this novel is perfect for a young ballet fan. Katie is a very likeable narrator and Jones is an engaging writer. This is aimed at readers aged 8+ and its 141 pages are split into 28 manageable chapters for young readers looking to gain more confidence.

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David Bowie tribute show raises £820 for Macmillan

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And from Grahame Pearson, Editor of Village Tweet: “The very first ‘single’ I bought back in 1973 for the princely sum of 60p was David Bowie’s Life on Mars (I still have it) so there was no way I was going to miss Stephen’s tribute show. (Though Life on Mars was one of the few Bowie classics not performed on the night.

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“Stephen’s performance was superb and I came away knowing I’d seen and heard something very magical. And to hear how much this talented lad had raised for Macmillan – a charity Village Tweet has long supported – was the icing on the cake. Well done, Stephen!”

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So, Stephen took it upon himself to organise a charity concert not just for his father but also for his hero David Bowie who passed away in February. This was held at the Village Centre on Saturday 26th March.

As well as Stephen’s act there was Rob Nichol singing swing and Richard Sharp with some great rock classics. The event was well attended and the Macmillan ladies held a raffle in the interval. The total raised was an amazing £820. Due to the success of this event Stephen hopes to arrange another later in the year.

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West Sussex Community Minibus Association (Billingshurst) May Schedule Tuesday 3rd Thursday 5th Tuesday 10th

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Wednesday 11th Tuesday 17th Wednesday 18th Thursday 19th Tuesday 24th Thursday 26th Tuesday 31st

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Horsham & Tesco Amberley and RSPB Bird reserve for Tea Horsham & Sainsbury’s 1.00pm Horsham & Tesco Midhurst for coffee & shopping with Lunch at a pub.

John Mann Organ Concert Worthing Horsham & Sainsbury’s 1.00pm Horsham & Tesco 1.00pm Worthing & Haskyns for Tea. Horsham & Sainsbury’s 1.00pm Horsham & Tesco’s 1.00pm Worthing & Amberley for Tea

Please note that our normal service on Thursday 12th is cancelled and will be run on Wednesday 11th.

This is to allow for a celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the forming of the West Sussex Minibus Association.

To book your place on any of these trips, please telephone Geraldine: (01403) 786147 Why not join us in providing this sociable, popular and valuable service for the local community? We are seeking more volunteers to crew our minibuses for two or more trips per month to help us maintain and develop this local charity. If you can help please call Robin Chittenden, Divisional Organiser, on (01403) 782695 or e-mail robin.chittenden@talktalk.net, for further information.

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Be clear about strangles

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here have been a few outbreaks of strangles so far in 2016. This disease is common and can be very serious, it is also a cause of huge financial losses in the equine industry due to cancellation of shows and competitions and loss of income for riding schools.

Strangles is probably the most feared and misunderstood disease on the part of horse owners. Although a reasonably common disease, caused by bacteria called Streptococcus Equi, it is not a notifiable disease. Strangles is spread by contact such as sharing feed and water buckets, tack, grooming equipment as well as being on human hands and clothing and by horses in direct contact with each other.

Strangles is NOT airborne – a common misconception.

The first signs of strangles are a quiet, depressed horse with a high temperature and lethargy; he may be off his food and later will develop a thick yellow nasal discharge. Painful abscesses form in the throat area around the lymph nodes giving the disease its name. Call the vet straight away to get diagnosis if you suspect your horse may be infected.

How severely the horse is affected can depend on a number of things such as age, with young horses being most susceptible to developing large abscesses in and around the lymph nodes and Glutteral pouches, as the lymph nodes are part of the immune system. Young horses may not have built up the same resistance to disease as an adult horse.

The incubation period for strangles is 3-10 days and the disease tends to last around three weeks if left untreated; it’s important to quarantine all new arrivals to a yard for a minimum of two weeks although in practice this doesn’t often happen.

Complications can also occur in strangles cases leading to the formation of abscesses in other organs around the body which can prove fatal.

Barrier nursing is seen as the best treatment to encourage the bursting of the abscesses. This can be achieved by using hot packs applied to the area or they can be lanced by a vet, anti-inflammatory pain relief will be prescribed by your vet but antibiotic therapy is controversial and is decided on a case-by-case basis.

Horses testing positive to the disease should be isolated in a specific area and a disinfectant foot bath put in.

People dealing with infected horses must change all outer clothing and wash their hands before coming into contact with uninfected horses. Make people such as farriers and deliverymen aware there is strangles on the yard so they can make you their last call to help prevent spread of the disease to other yards. Even if you are one of the lucky ones and your horse isn’t affected don’t go hacking or attend any shows until the vet has given your yard the all clear to resume normal activities.

The majority of horses infected with the disease develop immunity but around one in ten former strangles suffers can appear completely healthy while still carrying the bacteria. These ‘carriers’ can shed bacteria intermittently for months or even years causing an on-going risk to other horses; these animals need to be identified usually by taking swabs and a blood test and infected animals will undergo a glutteral pouch wash to remove the nodules of pus which harbour the bacteria. Unfortunately there is a real stigma about the disease among horse owners. Livery yards fear they could lose business and owners fear being thought of as somehow unclean. In fact the disease can be controlled much more quickly and effectively through people being open and honest if the disease makes an appearance on their yard. Once strangles is confirmed there should be no movement of horses on or off the property until all equines on the premises are tested clear of the disease. Although there was a story of a racehorse trainer who would take a ‘dirty cloth’ and wipe the nose of each and every horse on his yard if he had an outbreak with the theory behind this being the quicker they all get exposed the quicker they get over it! Probably not the done thing today!

A vaccine for strangles is now available just ask your vet for advice.

Hopefully you will not be affected by this horrible disease but by talking openly about it and keeping others informed if there is an outbreak will help break down barriers and put a ‘stranglehold’ on the spread of strangles.

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The tremendous support we have had from the vendors and purchasers that have used us and recommended us, has been Durfold Wood, Plaistow. extremely Completed April 2013 valuable.

We’re glad that our traditional customer service approach appeals. We feel we offer an alternative to the over aggressive strategy that seems to dominate the UK property Rural with Pool. Coolham. market these Completed November 2013 days.

Our office enjoys a position to the south of the High Street which makes it easy for customers to stop and park the car to visit.

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people buying from out of the area often comment on how good our knowledge is compared to other agents who don’t know the Barn Conversions Adversane Lane, Adversane. directions Completed December 2014 between viewings or where the various villages are in relation to each other.

Our service is constantly being reviewed, from the perspective of new marketing tools such as 360-degree virtual tours Superb Spot. Ostlers View, Billingshurst. and video Completed March 2015 presentations, to the way we package our services for the client. Our genuine aim to provide perfect service and detailed yet interesting property presentations, remains the focus.

It was hard to pick a small selection from the hundreds Eco Scandia Hus. Ifold, Billingshurst. of sales we’ve Completed April 2016 had over the time since April 2011.

Many, many thanks for all your support and encouragement for our adventure so far.

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Horsham Matters shop now open in Jengers Mead

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orsham Matters have taken a short-term licence on a shop unit in Jengers Mead, Billingshurst (next to Pet Doctors) and opened its doors on 1st March.

“For some time now we’ve been looking to open shops elsewhere in the Horsham District” says Guy Sherlock, Horsham Matters’ Retails Director. “Our focus has always been the whole of the District; we already have a youth worker in Billingshurst and have previously run a foodbank in the village, so this is great opportunity for us to try something different.”

As well as providing a mix of household goods and furniture the shop will also be a gateway to the services Horsham Matters provide under the Local Assistance Network and the Horsham District Foodbank. “Not only will customers be able to access good quality goods at reasonable prices but any local residents who are in crisis will be able to contact us through the shop to get help with furniture, white goods, fuel vouchers and food,” explains Guy. As well as being a partner in the Local Assistance Network and running Foodbank Horsham Matters also manages the Horsham Churches Night Shelter, delivers the Community Youth Work Programme and runs the

Mocktail Apprentice Programme in local schools. Local Youth Worker, Ben Sheldon works for both St Mary’s Church and Billingshurst and Pulborough Parish Councils running the Billingshurst Youth Club on Tuesday evenings in Jubilee Fields, UNite at St Marys on a Friday evening and working in The Weald School. Horsham Matters also has Community Fund, which provides grants to local organisations delivering community projects across the District.

“The funds we generate from sales in our shop will help us deliver even more services into our local communities,” says Guy. “Our aim is not to take away from other existing local shops but to offer something new and provide a wider access to services”.

The new shop is now looking for volunteers. If you can help please contact Guy Sherlock at Horsham Matters on 0300 124 0204 or via email at guy.sherlock@ horsham-matters.org.uk. More information on the positions and an application form can be found at www.horsham-matters.org.uk/about/vacancies.

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The founder and chairman of the Climate Reality Project, Al Gore, renowned climate scientists and communicators deliver a three-day programme with people who are passionate about taking action to change the unsustainable way in which we are living. Carrie said, “I feel so honoured to have been chosen to train with Al Gore, his team and 700 dynamic delegates from all over the world, four from the UK. It was a life changing experience which I would recommend anyone really wants to help Planet Earth and all who live on it.” She continued, “They take great leaders and makes them exceptional, providing the training in climate science, communications, and organising to tell the story of climate change and inspire communities everywhere to take action. To date they have trained some 10,000 people in 130 countries.”

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New Wey and Arun Canal bridge opens

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olunteers and contractors met a tight deadline to get an important new canal bridge opened to traffic. Vehicles began using Compasses Bridge, at one of the entrances to the Dunsfold Park aerodrome and business complex, on schedule on Thursday, 31st March.

The bridge, at Alfold, is a strategic part of the Wey & Arun Canal Trust’s restoration policy.

It is replacing an ageing concrete causeway which blocks the waterway.

The entrance road to Dunsfold Park was successfully realigned over the Easter weekend, completing phase one of the Trust’s Compasses programme.

Chartered civil engineer Tony Ford, a Trust director, is in charge of the project. “Our volunteers and visiting groups worked tirelessly to achieve the critical date for the road changeover,” he commented. “It needed to happen on time to mesh with the aerodrome’s busy events schedule.”

Volunteers, among them specialists from the Waterway Recovery Group, worked with contractors CJ Thorne on the realignment and surfacing, moving the road off the 1930s causeway.

Work on the project, which includes reopening nearly a mile of the canal’s Summit Level to navigation, began in earnest 15 months ago and was first reported in Village Tweet, September 2014 with several updates

since then. Phase two – demolition of the causeway, re-creation of the canal cut and landscaping – was scheduled to start in mid-April so should be underway when you read this.

Volunteers are now cladding the bridge’s sides and training walls in bricks and completing the paving on the bridge surface.

“The bridge opening is a major achievement, particularly for all the people who have given their time to get the realignment completed on schedule,” said Trust chairman Sally Schupke. “We are now looking forward to seeing boats being able to use the canal and the area developing as part of our aim to create a green corridor from the River Arun to the River Wey Navigation.”

The Trust plans to officially open the new bridge and restored canal section on Sunday, 2nd October. It will be one of the locations for celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Wey & Arun Canal from Pallingham in West Sussex to Shalford in Surrey.

Rob Searle, Press and Publications Officer www.weyandarun.co.uk Photo: One of the first vehicles to cross the new Compasses Bridge on 31st March 2016

Opportunities to help with award-winning canal restoration A canal charity needs volunteers to support its growing number of restoration projects.

The Wey & Arun Canal Trust is looking for help from people who can take on various administration roles.

It particularly needs volunteers to help with restoration support and publicity, which are vital roles as more and more canal is restored.

The Trust was formed in the 1970s to restore the canal from Pallingham in West Sussex to Shalford in Surrey. It has active projects at three sites along the 23-mile route, with work on other sections in various stages of planning.

National awards have been won for the new High Street bridge and lock at Loxwood and the Loxwood Canal Centre.

“We have had enormous success in fully restoring various sections and the rate of progress is increasing,” said Trust chairman Sally Schupke. “More restoration help is needed and we have a number of vacancies, mostly involving working from home.”

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Ladybirds are my favourite biological control.

They feast on aphids (greenfly) and during their year long lifespan they can scoff 5,000 of them!

Ladybird larvae are long and black with orange spots. They look a bit mean but don’t be tempted to squish them as they are also voracious aphideaters.

Lacewing larvae eat 300 aphids each before turning into adult lacewings and guzzling down even more, and even the much maligned wasp has a taste for greenfly so don’t be too quick to swat it with your gardening glove; it’s actually protecting your roses.

The beautiful song thrush is in decline, but it loves to eat slugs and snails. Thrushes were very susceptible to slug-bait poison based on methiocarb and this was banned by the EU in 2014. The most common ingredient now is metaldehyde which is still very toxic to many garden beasts (as well as domestic animals).

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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.

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have at oft times mentioned the odd memory that has sprung to my mind regarding our little woolly friends. I refer here to sheep… not unshaven menfolk!

While most of us enjoy the sight of these creatures dotting the hills and meadows and watching their lambs gamboling with the pure enjoyment of life, there is something about these animals that divides many farmers into two distinct camps…

To the full-time shepherd they are his or her family.

They are more than their stock or their job. They are part of their lives that gets into their very existence.

Watch a shepherd at work.

They know their charges completely; they anticipate their moves and understand the way each individual thinks and acts. They love them completely.

Now, ask the farmer who has had sheep under his care over the years but at the same time has also had other animals that can make up the farming menagerie The farmer who has what you might call ‘dabbled’ in sheep.

Who’s had a flock of a hundred or so ewes for a few years and then perhaps moved on to other beasties. He – like me – may have a more tempered view of these creatures. Why? Let me elaborate…

Sheep, as I believe I have said before, have for most of the year only one aim in life – to end it! They have a death wish built into their very being. They are by nature the most skittish of farm animals. This is the reason that we ask folk to be so very careful with their dogs when they are near a flock. Sheep are primed to recognise any dog as a wolf and their flight instinct will kick in so violently that a stampede of terrified animals can rapidly cause horrific injury and often result in the abortion of their lambs as well.

If there is a fold in the field from an ancient plough furrow some member of the flock is sure to roll on her back into it and, if not found quickly, succumb to bloat and pass on to pastures new.

They will willingly push through any hedge to get to a barren ploughed field, leaving a lush grass laying behind them, or tangle themselves in a blackberry bush that will require substantial damage to arms and legs while freeing it, all,

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apparently, just because they can.

They are susceptible to a multitude of ailments and there is a veritable army of worms, ticks and creepy-crawlies that are queuing up to leap on or burrow into them. Well, so it seems anyway!

Most visible of these of course is the horrendous damage of fly strike. This occurs when a fly lays its eggs on a dirty part of the sheep’s fleece and the hatching maggots start to eat their way into the poor animal’s flesh undetected by the casual observer. Farmers have to trim this fouled wool off the flock members in a process known as dagging. A lovely back breaking and aromatic job in the heat of a summer day!

Then of course there’s their feet. Sheep are really hill and mountain creatures. Their tiny hooves are designed to be constantly worn and cleaned by climbing over the rocks and course vegetation of such an environment, not the soft sticky clay of our lowlands. As a result, unless great care is given to their manicure treatments, they can suffer from foot rot and overgrown feet. This, of course, means more back breaking work by sitting them on their backsides (once they are sitting up on their bottoms they become almost comatose – with luck!) while treatment is carried out.

All these problems sum up the reason that I made my first statement regarding the two camps that sheep fall into.

However, once they have lambed a whole new world appears. There is nothing more endearing in the world than new born lambs. Their sheer joy of living lifts the heart and brings spring to the soul. To see a hundred or more lambs skipping and leaping around a field in wild abandonment while their mothers look on with clear bewilderment verging on disdain, is worth all that hard work. Then, when the mothers think enough is enough their array of voices sound off and somehow in just a few minutes every lamb has found its mum and the field is full of tails waiving violently in the air as they fill their bellies with mum’s milk.

So, if you can spare a few minutes, stop and watch that field of woolly creatures. They are so familiar to the scene that we rarely take the time to really look and try to understand what they mean to the men and women who care for them.

Whatever feelings they generate, it would be a poorer land without them!

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Schoolchildren enjoy the wonderful world of words

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ven the BFG (Roald Dahl’s Big Friendly Giant) would be impressed with the children of Billingshurst Primary School this week as they became master wordsmiths, creating some impressive ‘Gobblefunk’ (the BFG’s unique language) worthy of any giant. The children raised over £700 in the ‘Word in a Word’ competition. The fundraiser, sponsored by JML Law Solicitors in Pulborough, set pupils the challenge of finding as many words as possible, and best anagram, from the title of another fine children’s book Grandpa’s Great Escape by David Walliams. Six lucky winners received a signed copy of Walliams’ latest creation, which was presented during a special assembly.

The challenge clearly inspired the pupils, with the winner from Key Stage 2, Andrew Cuthbert, finding an impressive list of 876 words.

The winner from Key Stage 1 was Adam Evans with 84 words. The Best Anagram category generated some entertaining entries, with the winning anagram ‘green peas gas traps’ by Abi Smith from Year 5 was positively BFG inspired. Ruby Marr from Year 3 raised the most amount of money, with an outstanding £350 in sponsorship. The longest word uncovered was reappearances by Ellie

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Lloyd in Year 4 and the most unusual winner was Lucas Rose in Year 2.

Julian Lee from JML Law Solicitors commented, “We are delighted to be part of Billingshurst Primary School’s ‘Word in Word’ competition and have been extremely impressed with the entries from all pupils. It is clear that the children took the challenge very seriously, generating words worthy of any law solicitor. We are proud to support projects which underpin a fundamental appreciation of the power of words.”

Helen Williamson, Headteacher at Billingshurst Primary School, added, “We are incredibly proud of the time and effort the children put into the ‘Word in a Word’ competition. Now in its second year, this competition is a wonderful way of engaging and encouraging the children to play with words and develop their vocabulary. We also hear from parents and grandparents that it’s a linguistic challenge the whole family take part in.”

Kate Clifford, Billingshurst Primary School Community Association Photo shows Julian Lee of JML Law with the winning pupils with their signed David Walliams books

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Nanny’s New Chair

Once upon a time on a small farm near Billingshurst…

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anny sat at her computer. She was reading a freecycle advert and had just e-mailed to enquire about a lovely green chair that was being offered.

The person offering the chair swiftly replied to say that Nanny could have the chair if she wanted. Nanny arranged to pick up the chair the following week.

Why did Nanny need a new chair?

Well it goes like this. Sometimes Anne came home very late from working in London. If you know the rail network between Billingshurst and London you will know how erratic it can be. On these occasions Nanny or Grandad had to stay on after dinner to keep an eye on the children, which wasn’t a problem except there was nowhere to sit comfortably in the dining room. “Why not sit in one of The Chair the two lounges?”, you might ask. One was the lair of Sara who watched TV alone, any interloper soon receiving short shrift. The other was the domain of the other three kids. While they didn’t mind someone coming in with them a diet of The Simpsons was certainly not as entertaining as a good book (in Nanny’s case) or a good caravan or car magazine (in Grandad’s). So Nanny decided to get a comfy chair for the already cluttered, but quieter, dining room. Hence the freecycle ad.

The day arrived for The Chair to be collected. Nanny commandered Anne’s Kia ‘Kidmobile’ because it could easier accommodate The Chair. She first had to The Wall take Sara for an appointment and then Sara insisted on a McDonalds lunch so it was some time before they arrived at Goring-by-Sea where The Chair was. Nanny was tired by this time and as she was entering the driveway of the house her mobile phone rang. She stopped and looked down to see who was calling and, looking back up, unthinkingly reapplied the accelerator. Unfortunately the car had stopped almost touching the brick pillar by the entrance to the driveway and as the car drove forward again its bumper pushed the pillar backwards about ten inches.

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“Oh, four-lettered word!”, Nanny roared with anguish.

She backed up and stopped the car, got out and looked at the dislodged bricks. It seemed to Nanny that the bricks could simply be pushed back into place without too much bother. More worrying, there was a scrape on the front bumper of Anne’s car. “Another £200” (the usual sum for similar previous calamities), thought Nanny gloomily. The Chair was beginning to look anything but free.

Anyway, The Chair was brought home and placed in the dining room.

Gary walked in and looked aghast. “It’s like an old people’s home chair,” he declared unkindly. “Why did you get that?” Nanny explained why. Anne too was unimpressed. “You can’t have that there,” she stated firmly when she came home that night. By that time Nanny was almost in tears and confessed to Anne about the car.

After a sleepless night, Nanny and Grandad sat down and formed a plan of action. The offending Chair was relocated within the dining room to a less obtrusive spot in the far corner and the car was booked in to be fixed. But, worst of all, was a call from The Chair’s previous owner. It turned out the brick pillar had to be completely rebuilt at a cost which made the car repair seem like small beer.

But time is a great healer and now, on Anne’s late nights, Nanny or Grandad can be found luxuriating in the lovely, (and very expensive) light green, old lady’s chair. And strangely enough on some occasions Nanny has noticed The Chair being occupied by other, younger, members of the family living on that small farm near Billingshurst. (But Nanny doesn’t mind.)

P.S. This was written in early April so no news yet from our ovine ladies in waiting. Hopefully I will have news next month…

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Horsham Council endorses new dog microchipping law

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n 6th April microchipping became compulsory for all dogs (over 8 weeks of age) in England and Wales and owners who do not microchip their dogs can be fined up to ÂŁ500.

Currently in the Horsham district, if you do unfortunately lose your dog it will probably be collected by a member of Horsham District Council as part of their stray dog service and there is a release fee. If your dog is microchipped it can be reunited with you much more quickly.

Cabinet Member for Public Protection and Housing Councillor Philip Circus commented, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We welcome the new microchipping regulations as they will go a long way towards improving dog welfare by ensuring that dog owners are more aware of their responsibilities. Because microchipping enables the dog owners contact details to be kept up to date, this will ensure a speedy reunification of a missing dog with its owner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In addition, it will add traceability of each dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s origin which in turn will assist with improving health and welfare issues such as puppy farming. I would therefore urge all dog owners to get their dogs chipped.â&#x20AC;?

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It is also that if a dog acquires a new keep, the new keeper updates the details straight away.

How does it work? A tiny microchip about the size of a grain of rice is inserted under your dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loose skin, on the back of the neck.

This gives the dog its own unique code. If your dog becomes lost or stolen, when it is found vets, local authorities and the police can easily scan the microchip and match it to your contact details, which are kept on a database.

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Fire-fighters Charity Car Wash a huge success!

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We were amazed by the generosity from our local community. We even had people making us cakes and others who didn’t have time to have their car washed but still made a donation as they drove past.

We raised a staggering £671.78 which goes towards The Fire-fighters Charity that looks after injured/ill firefighters and their families. This charity would not survive without fire stations holding events such as this so without you guys we wouldn’t be able to do it, so once again a huge Thank You. The past few weeks have been busy on

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Project Griffin Project Griffin is an internationally-acclaimed development tool for businesses to help protect their staff and local communities from terrorism.

International terrorism and domestic extremism continue to be a real threat across the UK and it is imperative that the emergency services, communities, businesses, local authorities and other agencies work in partnership to reduce the risk of becoming a terrorist target.

Sussex Police is working in partnership the South East Counter Terrorism Unit on Project Griffin, a national counter-terrorism initiative. This initiative aims to protect our cities and communities from the threat of terrorism and crime and to improve communication links between Sussex Police and the community.

Project Griffin aims to engage, encourage and enable members of the community to work in partnership with the police to deter, detect and counter terrorist activity and crime. Project Griffin seeks to enlist the help and support of individuals or groups responsible for the safety and security of buildings, businesses, districts or neighbourhoods.

Project Griffin is coordinated by the National Counter Terrorism Security Office and delivered across the UK by its network of Counter Terrorism Security Advisors, who will provide information on how to maximise their security contribution towards the community they work in. This will include information on current threat levels, methods of

attack, how to respond to an attack and hostile reconnaissance. This encourages vigilance by employees who will feel an increased sense of responsibility by becoming part of a team committed to protecting the safety and security of their community and environment.

Aims of Project Griffin • Raise awareness of current terrorism, crime and related issues.

• Share and gather intelligence and information.

• Build and maintain effective working relationships.

• Seek solutions to defeating terrorism and crime.

• Maintain trust and confidence in the police and other authorities.

• Empower people to have the confidence to report suspicious activity and behaviour.

Terrorism Threat Levels What Do They Mean?

• Low – an attack is unlikely • Moderate – an attack is possible, but not likely • Substantial – an attack is a strong possibility • Severe – an attack is highly likely • Critical – an attack is expected imminently For information on current threat levels you can visit the following websites: Homeoffice.gov.uk MI5.gov.uk

Terrorism. If you suspect it, report it. Call 0800 789321 Community Warden Pilot The Community Warden initiative was a fast moving and evolving project which Councillors felt would be of benefit for Billingshurst. However, it was becoming apparent that there may potentially be an increased burden in the financing and management of the project than was initially envisaged, therefore the Council decided to withdraw from the process. The timescales were extremely tight and realisation came too late to change the precept calculation which was

submitted to Horsham District Council in January 2016. The Parish Council has resolved to put half the precept intended for the Community Warden project into a named reserve in April 2016 and the balance in September / October 2016 when the final instalment is received. This money will be available to offset any rise in precept in the financial year 2017/18 and any enquirer will be able to see it clearly as a separate item within the Council’s accounts.

Annual Parish Council Meeting: Wednesday 4th May. 7.30pm, Billingshurst Centre Annual Parish Meeting: Wednesday 11th May. 7.30pm, Billingshurst Centre Guest Speaker from Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance

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Our Community Volunteers – meet Pat Homer

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ver forty years ago when Pat Homer accepted an invitation to help out at a Guide Camp that her daughter was attending, she had no idea where the experience would lead her. Today, as a Committee Member of the Billingshurst Show, Minutes Secretary for the local Royal British Legion, Secretary for Scouts at district level, and Secretary for the Scouting and Guiding Executive in Billingshurst, as well as a Guiding helper and Break Supervisor at The Weald, she can look back on nearly fifty years of contribution to the community of Billingshurst.

Pat’s background in administration and her experience as a shorthand typist proved useful in various roles but soon she found herself learning quite different skills in her role as a Guide Leader, notably camping which was a new experience for her. However, her expertise grew and soon her Guides were very proficient at pitching tents, cooking on open fires and making bed-rolls; traditional skills which are still used today, as the Unit is now run by two of her ex-Guides.

However, it is her administrative skills which she

uses in her involvement with the Billingshurst Show and she is enthusiastic about the plans for this year’s event on Sunday 26th June, which kick off with a carnival procession from Jengar’s Mead and include a fly past by a World War 2 Dakota, stalls, competitions and various events in the arena (which in previous years have included everything from dancing dogs to duck herding). She tells me that the show began more than thirty years ago as a fundraising event for the Guides and Scouts; the Rotary Club became involved in later years and today it is enjoyed as a family event for the whole community.

When I ask her what she enjoys most about the considerable time she still spends on voluntary work, she considers the question.

“Socialising…making friends… and seeing the development of young people”. She pauses and adds, “Whatever you’re doing you can have a laugh – a safe laugh. And I have so many happy memories of it all.”

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