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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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elcome to the May issue of Village Tweet. At last we can say goodbye to the cold weather and enjoy the many outdoor events that spring and summer bring to the area. Many are listed in our What’s On pages and some are featured in more detail in the magazine such as the Brinsbury Show and Country Fayre on 20th May (page 12), Slinfold School’s Summer Fair, also on the 20th (page 32) and the Fittleworth Garden Trail on the 6th and 7th (page 45) to name but a few.

If you enjoy gardening why not enter Billingshurst in Bloom 2018? Domestic and Commercial entries are welcomed, closing date is 30th June. Full details and entry form can be found on the centre pages.

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Food & drink Recipe: Cod with lemon crust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Foxbridge Golf & Leisure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 The Hungry Guest butcher’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 The Kings Head pub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Health & wellbeing Jim Hills Sports Warehouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Park & Brown, opticians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Phoenix Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

WelFit, sports massage therapy . . . . . . . . . . . .

Billingshurst Leisure Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guardian Angel Carers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Katherine Finn, Hyphotherapist . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Arun Valley Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Billingshurst Community Partnership: Dementia Holly Stone, Hypnotherapist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rebecca Beauty Therapist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rotherlea Care Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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About the house Fowlers, Estate Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 DM Handyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Greg Viney, Builder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Jef Wilson Decorator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 KJ Lammas Plumbing & Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 South East Tankers, sewage emptying . . . . . . . . . .23 Delta Decor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 GJ Coles, Builder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Pro Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Goring Road Carpets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Biji Property Services Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Flow-Serve Plumbing, Drainage, Heating . . . . . . . .26 N Francis Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Austen’s Home Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 MW Wingate Painting & Decorating . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Ron Osborne Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Lee’s Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Miss Mop Domestic Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Cadiss Kitchens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Drainjet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Ovens & More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Menace Scaffolding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Re-Nu Kitchens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 AC Decor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Aqua Drop Window Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Closs & Hamblin Fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Apex Aerials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Hamilton Cole, TV & Satellite Equipment . . . . . . . .35 PJM, Building & Property Maintenance . . . . . . . . .35 1A Acclain Floor Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Best Choice Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Oven Rescue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Shisa Gas & Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Sussex Carpet Brokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Holly Boilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Thomson Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBC Park House Kitchens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OBC . . . . . .

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Cover: It’s May, the month for bluebells!

Photo: Andrew Foster

Motoring and Private Hire Macs Private Hire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Billingshurst Service, Repair & MOT Centre Petworth MOT Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A-Team Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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Rotary Club: Young Chef competition . . . . . . . . . . .11 Yvonne Fleece: A therapeutic day out . . . . . . . . . .30 The Weald School: Book awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Kids Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Garden Tweet!

Draisey & Co Landscaping & Gardening . .

Garden View: Ground control – geraniums .

Green Fingers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DW Gardens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fittleworth Garden Trail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sussex & Surrey Tree Services . . . . . . . . .

Floral Fringe Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jonathan Carter Tree Surgery . . . . . . . . . . .

Macmillan visit West Chiltington Floral Club West Chiltington Floral Club . . . . . . . . . . . .

Clayton Turner Trees & Gardens . . . . . . . .

Garden Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

REM Landscapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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Miscellaneous Professional Services & Businesses Flackwoods Solicitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 A/c’s Direct, Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Jacintha Fashion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Mancini Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Dandelion Farewells, Funerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Freeman Brothers, Funerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Billingshurst Community Partnership: Treasurer . . .19 Southwater Cycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Arun Veterinary Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40, 41 Pest B Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Pest Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 The Spa Guys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Features Billingshurst Cricket Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Book review: Rag Doll Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Book review: Apple Insider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Horsham Museum & Art Gallery: Harry Price . . . . .26 Energy Efficiency Awards for Sussex & South East . .31 Geofrey Lawes: Billingshurst’s socio-economics . .36 SPR Centre: Living with a rescue pet . . . . . . . . . . .39 Carolyn Gibbs’ visit to Nicaragua . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Community/Out & About/Farming/Smallholding Billingshurst Tennis Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Brinsbury Show & Country Fayre . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Wey & Arun Canal Trust: ‘Poddle’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Chestnut Tree House: Children’s Hospice Week . . . . . . .17 St Catherine’s Hospice: Firewalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Macmillan: Visit to Midhurst Cancer Care Centre . .18 Age UK: Lottery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Barns Green Half Marathon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Community Minibus (Billingshurst) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Billingshurst Fire Station: Car wash update . . . . . .23 Billingshurst Parish Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28, 29 Slinfold School Summer Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Wisborough Green Summer Festival . . . . . . . . . . .33 Billingshurst Dramatic Society: My Three Angels . .34 John Nash’s Column: When the night owl calls… . . . . .42 Our Community Volunteers: Keith Witt . . . . . . . . . .54 Games and quizzes Crossword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 9 Spot the Difference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43, 49 Last But Not Least What’s On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50-52 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

The area’s longest-established, independent family firm

Fowlers are a major sponsor of Wisborough Green Farmers’ Market Fowlers are very proud to give ongoing support to the excellent local Farmers’ market, held in the Wisborough Green village hall on the second Thursday of every month, rain or shine.

With spring and summer in the air why not make a note to attend this fabulous event (now in its 16th year!), buy some wonderful produce and support local business.

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74, High Street Billingshurst RH14 9QS. www.fowlersonline.co.uk 01403 786787

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Jim Hills Sports Warehouse

Sport

DISCOUNTS OFF EVERYTHING when shopping at Jim Hills Sports!

Hillside Farm, Billingshurst Road (A272), Coolham, RH13 8QN See our website for full directions and details of stock

Our customers love the bright spacious premises and FREE car park!

“Simply the Best” for Service and Price!

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Exciting season ahead for Billingshurst Cricket Club

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espite snowy weather making an appearance as this is written, preparations are well under way for the forthcoming season at Billingshurst Cricket Club.

The club have retained young skipper Tom Haynes (pictured) to lead the first XI this term as they bid to return to the Premier League in Sussex Cricket. The side will also welcome ex-pro Andrew Miller, previously of Warwickshire CCC and Sussex CCC. As well as his proven bowling and batting abilities, Andrew will add his experience and guidance as the team compete for the coveted promotion places.

A couple of divisions ‘south’, the second team will compete at a level as high as they ever have. Many of their opponents this year will come from other clubs’ first XIs. This presents a welcome challenge for the team’s mix of younger talent and ‘seasoned’ campaigners!

Following their promotion last season (their second in succession) the third XI will look to continue their progression. The club’s facilities include two playing fields and the third team make their home on the Jim Burroughs ground, a five-minute walk from the pavilion. Selection for the various sides is made on playing ability but its place in the club structure mean that the third team has a key role in providing an introduction to men’s cricket for the club’s youngsters.

Many of the current first and second teams have progressed up through the youth teams and on to the senior sides.

The club’s young players (known as the Colts) continue to increase in numbers. The weekly winter training sessions at Christ Hospital have had to be increased partly because of popularity of these evenings with young cricketers! The youngest team play at the under-9s age group with fixtures against other local teams.

The club is grateful for the support of their sponsors, without which, its success would not be possible.

Thakeham Homes are the club’s main sponsor, while Irwin Mitchell LLP and local Indian restaurant Blue India sponsor the club’s playing shirts. The club is sponsored and supported by other local businesses and individuals – all are much appreciated.

As ever the club is keen to welcome new members and supporters, whether as players, parents of younger players, umpires, scorers or spectators.

For details on joining the Colts section please contact Clive at cliveheyward@whsmithnet.co.uk. For all other enquiries please email billingshurstcc@ gmail.com or send Richard a text on 07887 603458.

Richard Bown First XI Captain, Tom Haynes. Photo: Thomas Alexander

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Tennis

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Legal services

Horsham’s leading solicitor opens its doors in Billingshurst

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orsham law firm Mancini Legal, started in 2012 by Alessandro Mancini and his wife Vincenza, have opened a satellite office in Billingshurst at 85 High Street.

Mancini Legal, which also recently acquired a practice in Haywards Heath, has grown to become Horsham’s biggest legal practice.

Originally specialising in conveyancing and family law, the business has expanded its areas of expertise to include Commercial Law, Personal Injury Law, and most other aspects likely to affect the population of a rural town.

The office will be run

by Deborah Sanford, who graduated with honours from the University of Essex and then specialised in family law at Guildford College of Law. She now has 15 years’ experience in areas such as divorce, financial settlements,

children’s work and non-molestation orders.

However, she makes the point that she can be the first point of contact for any of the full range of services Mancini has to offer, from domestic conveyancing to commercial contract law.

“The ambition and ethos of the firm is to be able to offer all the law Horsham and the surrounding areas need,” she said. “More than that, at Mancini, we feel it’s important not to be seen to be stuck in town making people come to us – we want to democratise the law and it’s really exciting to be able to bring such broad legal expertise to a growing village like Billingshurst. In particular we want to be able to offer advice to the many small growing businesses in the area who can’t find the time to go into the centre of Horsham.”

Interestingly the office is in the building formerly occupied by The Fat Cow. As Alessandro Mancini himself says: “As an Italian it seemed like fate to be offered office space in a former ice-cream parlour – and, after all, Deborah and my team will be serving up legal advice in a huge variety of flavours!”

STOP PRESS:

ITALIAN SOUNDING LAW FIRM OPENS NEW OFFICE IN FORMER ICE CREAM PARLOUR. (Now there’s a surprise!)

www.mancinilegal.com 85 High St, Billingshurst, RH14 9QX 01403 337337 8

Food and drink / Private hire

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Roast Cod

with lemon, garlic and parsley crust A delicious light and easy supper Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 10-30 minutes. Serves 4

METHOD

1. Season the cod well with salt and pepper to taste.

2. Mix the breadcrumbs with the parsley, garlic, lemon zest, salt and pepper, then add butter and lemon juice. Mix thoroughly with your fingers.

3. Place the cod in a shallow, ovenproof dish and press the buttered crumbs firmly onto the cod to make an even crust.

4. Bake at 220°C/425°F/Gas 7 for 20-25 minutes until the crust is browned and the fish just cooked through. Serve immediately with lemon wedges and green salad or steamed asparagus.

INGREDIENTS

675g/1lb 8oz cod fillet, 3cm/1¼in thick 85g/3oz white breadcrumbs, soft or slightly stale 3 tbsp parsley, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed Finely grated zest ½ lemon 60g/2¼oz butter, melted Squeeze of lemon juice Salt and pepper Lemon wedges, to serve

Village Tweet Quick Crossword Solution Puzzle on page 7

Fish and Chip Night Thursday 3rd May

Curry Night Friday 11th May

Race Night Saturday 19th May

Members Fun Competition with BBQ/Buffet after

Across: 1, BEAUTY. 4, SCRUBS. 8, ADMIN. 9, TALIBAN. 10, MOROCCO. 11, PANDA. 12, LIBELLOUS. 17, OBAMA. 19, PLATTER. 21, GROWN UP. 22, MEANS. 23, SHANDY, 24, STAKED. Down: 1, BRAHMS. 2, ADMIRAL. 3, TUNIC. 5, CALYPSO. 6, URBAN. 7, SANDAL. 9, TOODLE PIP. 13, BRAINED. 14, SETBACK. 15, DODGES. 16, PRISED. 18, ALOHA. 20, ADMIT.

Tuesday 22nd May

Sunday Roast Sunday 27th May

Quiz Night Tuesday 29th May

Ifold/Pub Night Thursday 31st May

Afternoon Tea with a Glass of Prosecco Every Sunday £17.50 for two

Bookings/Menu T: 01403 753 303 or E: Catering@foxbridge.golf Foxbridge Lane, Plaistow Road, Kirdford, Billingshurst, RH14 0LB

Mac’s Private Hire 24 hours a day – 7 days a week

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PLEASED TO MEAT YOU

A NEW DEDICATED BUTCHERS SHOP IN PETWORTH We are pleased to announce the opening of our new butchers shop in Petworth.

From the Sunday roasting joint to BBQ products in the warmer months we can now offer an even wider range of locally sourced meat and poultry for our customers.

Find us at the entrance to the main car park in the town centre.

DAWTREYS GRANARY | SADDLERS ROW | PETWORTH www.thehungryguest.com

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Young Chef District Final: The Weald School’s Jasmine and Hannah in action

n Saturday 24th February the Rotary Club of Billingshurst hosted the District Rotary district final of the Young Chef held at The Weald School in Billingshurst.

A group of eight budding chefs with the ambition of owning their own restaurants one day or just a simple love of cooking met to cook a three-course meal with each of them spending no more than £15 for the ingredients.

The competition was judged by four local professional chefs all from The Craft Guild of Chefs, the head judge being Omero Gallucci. The judges were looking for a healthy, well-planned and tasty three-course meal cooked within two hours.

The winner was Kitty Grosse aged 17 from St Nicolas School in fleet. The 2nd and 3rd positions were both from The Weald Community School and were respectively Jasmine Williams-Richardson and Hannah Grover, both aged 12 and sponsored

Voted

West Sussex Pub of the Year 2017

by the Rotary Club of Billingshurst.

At the prize-giving ceremony the head judge Omero Gallucci praised all the contestants on the high standard of the meals and said that he and his other three judges had a difficult time sorting out the winners as the competition was so close.

On the 17th March the final was held at Merton College, Morden, and Jasmine WilliamsRichardson was awarded runner up. She was the youngest chef, competing alongside students of 16 and 17. She has also been offered some private coaching at The Westminster College of Catering by one of the judges as they were so impressed with her skills as a chef.

Terry Russell, Publicity Officer Billingshurst & District Rotary Club Left: Hannah Grover. Photo: Anthony Beevor Right: Jasmine Williams-Richardson. Photo: Sandy Duck

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* Out and about / Funerals

Dying Matters Awareness Week: 14th-20th May Dying Matters is a national initiative to promote public awareness of dying, death and bereavement

DYING MATTERS… …Which is why Dandelion Farewells (independent funeral director) has partnered with charities, suppliers and other professionals to bring you a unique ‘one stop’ Resources Fair to help inform, reassure and prepare you for the possibility of needing to arrange a funeral for yourself or a loved one.

Come and join us at Wisborough Green Village Hall on Tuesday 15th May 1.30-4.30pm.

The success of our ongoing community information events has highlighted important questions that people need answering. We are hosting this Fair to provide an opportunity for you to find out more, in an informal and relaxed setting. Light refreshments provided and free

information will be available to take away with you. There are no false incentives or elements to sign up or subscribe to, but there will be professionals and volunteers who will gladly and generously give their time to answer your questions, share their knowledge and afford you peace of mind. There is no charge or requirement to book ahead.

Dandelion Farewells is totally transparent and open about the processes, procedures and, indeed, myths which surround death and dying.

We are passionate about educating the public so that they may be more informed and, therefore, empowered to make the arrangements most appropriate for them and their loved ones when someone dies.

Judith Dandy Independent funeral director 01403 701001 / 07769 336022

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Wey & Arun Canal Trust’s annual sponsored walk

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o you like exploring new canal routes? And do you also like walking? Well, the Wey & Arun Canal Trust can offer you a day discovering little known traces of the former Portsmouth & Arundel Canal.

This annual walk – or ‘poddle’ – for charity is being held on Sunday 3rd June and starts from Walberton Village Hall. The 12mile route takes in Binsted, the banks of the River Arun, Ford and Yapton before returning to Walberton to collect cars.

A fascinating glimpse of canal structures can be seen along the way, including the entrance to the Portsmouth & Arundel Canal at Ford, and the enchanting Norman church of Ford. The walk even takes you under a buried canal bridge hidden in a new housing estate, and another one in Yapton that you come upon quite by chance. One of the refreshment stops is right by the site of the Hollingworth swing bridge.

The Portsmouth & Arundel Canal opened in 1823 and was abandoned in 1855 never having been a financial success. The canal was part of a larger scheme for the construction of a secure inland canal route from London (River Thames) to Portsmouth, which would allow craft to move between the two without having to venture into the English Channel

and possibly encounter enemy ships or natural disaster. It formed the southernmost half of the waterway link of which the Wey & Arun Canal formed the northern route from the Arun at Pallingham, north of Pulborough, to Shalford, the River Wey and hence London. The P&A was 28 miles long and passed through 6 locks, 2 of which were at Ford to take the waterway from the Arun on to its inland route.

So what are you waiting for?

All you need to do is download a sponsor form (lunch and refreshments are included) and ask a few friends to sponsor you for the day.

There is also the possibility to participate in only the morning or afternoon. Please request details from poddle@weyandarun.co.uk. Registration starts at Walberton Village Hall (The Street, Walberton, Arundel BN18 0PJ) between 9-11am to check in and get the walking guide. See weyarun.org.uk/poddle for further details, or email poddle@weyandarun.co.uk.

If you don’t want to walk, but would like to support this local charity, personal donations can be made via our website www.weyandarun.co.uk or email poddle@ weyandarun.co.uk to sponsor the last walker.

Photo: One of many fine walks along the Wey & Arun Canal

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Chestnut Treet House: Making every ‘Now’ count Children’s Hospice Week 21st-27th May

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t’s Children’s Hospice Week this month (21st27th May) and we’re highlighting the vital care services provided by Chestnut Tree House – our local children’s hospice, which cares for 300 children and young people with life-shortening conditions across Sussex and South East Hampshire, all of whom are unlikely to reach adulthood.

On a visit to the House, children can be astronauts for the day in the multi-sensory room, discover creepy crawlies on a woodland walk, or form their very own pop group in the music room. It is a place where parents can just be parents not carers, and where siblings have people to talk to who understand. There is also a Community Nursing Team who visit families at home, taking children out or simply giving tired families and carers the chance to take a wellearned break.

Then, when the time comes, Chestnut Tree

House helps families say goodbye, in whatever way feels right for them, either at home or in the hospice itself. They offer ongoing bereavement support for the whole family.

It costs Chestnut Tree House well over £3.5 million every year to provide its specialist care services and less than 7% of that comes from central Government.

Families are never charged a penny, so they rely heavily on the generosity of the local community. For today.

For tomorrow. For the Now. To find out how you can make a difference and help Chestnut Tree House support local life-limited children, visit www.chestnut-tree-house.org.uk, email fundraising@chestnut-tree-house.org.uk or call (01903) 871820.

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Brave â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;solesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at St Catherineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospice Firewalk

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rawleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s High Street was sizzling on 23rd March (postponed from 2nd March) when more than 120 people walked across fire to raise money for St Catherineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospice.

Brave â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;solesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; had a briefing from UK Firewalk staff, who shared their top tips for successful firewalking, before facing 15 foot of red hot embers.

Among them was Alan Peckham from Crawley, whose sister Janice was looked after by St Catherineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. He said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The hospice made Janice feel safe and comfortable. They treated her as a person, not a patient, and their care was inspirational. The Firewalk tonight was fantastic! It was really exciting walking across the hot coals and quite out of character for me as I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tend to take risks too often. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been great to go out of my comfort zone to raise money for a cause I feel really strongly about.â&#x20AC;?

As well as the main Firewalk, 13 under-18s faced a tough challenge of their own, braving a pit full of Lego bricks barefoot. Eloise Colclough, 6, took part in the brick walk dressed as a superhero. She said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen my Daddy step on a piece of Lego so I was really worried, but I just took a

Billingshurst Macmillan visit Midhurst Cancer Care Centre Members of the Billingshurst Macmillan Group recently visited the Macmillan Centre in Midhurst not only to catch up and say hello but to advise that they had raised ÂŁ63,796.19.

Jo Stuttaford was totally amazed and overjoyed at the amount raised and said that the much needed funds would help with the running of the centre.

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deep breath and did it! St Catherineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s do amazing things and I really wanted to help. I even got my teachers to sponsor me!â&#x20AC;?

Michaela Clements, Events Fundraiser at St Catherineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to thank everyone who braved the flames, Lego bricks or came out and supported our Firewalk. It was humbling to watch people pushing themselves to raise money to support local terminally ill people. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For every person we care for, there are two others who need us who we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help. This is something weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re determined to change. Thanks to the support of everyone who took part weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re one step closer to being able to support more people.â&#x20AC;?

The Firewalk is on track to raise an incredible ÂŁ30,000 but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not too late to donate. If you would like to support the event you can donate online at: www.justgiving.com/campaigns/ charity/stcatherines/firewalk2018 or to find out how you can take on a future challenge for St Catherineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s please visit: www.stch.org.uk.

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Dementia-friendly Billingshurst Everyone knows someone whose life is affected by dementia and by creating a more dementiafriendly village we can do our bit to help.

With the backing of Billingshurst Community Partnership and the Alzheimer’s Society our shops and businesses are becoming more aware of how to help people affected by dementia and staff are attending dementia friends information sessions.

Businesses and voluntary organisations are showing their commitment by joining the Horsham District Dementia Alliance.

The monthly Dementia Café at Trinity United Reformed Church has proved a great success. The Library offers various services for the elderly and those affected by dementia. The Lions Bookshop has a quiet corner available and the Community Centre offers a range of activities including the Day Club run

by Help and Company, Music for Dancing and Singing for Pleasure.

You too could learn more about dementia and how you can help by attending a free one-hour dementia friends session. Contact Alzheimer’s Society Sussex Helpline 01403 213017, email dementiacoordinator@ horsham.gov.uk or visit www.dementiafriends.org/ register-digital-friend.

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TREASURER After 15 years our current Treasurer has decided to step down.

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Christ’s Hospital School Headmaster to start the Barns Green Half Marathon

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he organisers of the Barns Green Half Marathon and 10K races are delighted to announce that Simon Reid, Headmaster at Christ’s Hospital School will be the official starter for this year’s Half Marathon.

The 2018 event will take place on Sunday 30th September and will be the 36th running of the Barns Green Half Marathon and the third year of the new 10K race which was introduced for the first time in 2016.

The whole event is run entirely by volunteers and raises a lot of money for charity and also makes significant donations to various groups, youth and sports clubs in and around the village who help with the staging of the race. As announced in March’s Village Tweet, this year’s official charity for the event is once again St Catherine’s Hospice.

Commenting on the involvement of Simon Reid, Barns Green Half Marathon Race Director, Vernon Jennings said, “This is Simon’s first year as the new Headmaster at the school and we are delighted that he has agreed to be involved. Christ’s Hospital School has always been a huge supporter of our event and I know just how much the runners enjoy going through the stunning school grounds. Simon’s

predecessor, John Franklin acted as our race starter in 2016 as did former CH pupil and England Rugby star Joe Launchbury in 2014”.

Simon Reid commented, “I am delighted to be able to support this truly unique local event. The Barns Green Half Marathon has made a huge contribution to the local community over the past 36 years. The runners come through the school grounds early in the races, and I am pleased to announce that the magnificent Christ’s Hospital School marching band will be playing while all the runners go past. What could be more uplifting for all those taking part?”

Last year over 2,000 runners registered for the Half Marathon and 10K races which follow routes on closed roads through the lanes of Barns Green, Itchingfield, Christ’s Hospital and close to Southwater through some of the most scenic countryside in West Sussex.

For further details on how to take part in the 2018 race just visit the Barns Green Half Marathon website: barnsgreen-half.org.uk.

Nigel Currie Barns Green Half Marathon Committee Photo: Christ’s Hospital School’s Headmaster Simon Reid

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To book your place please telephone Geraldine Pike: (01403) 786147 We hope that all our passengers will have a chance to enjoy a trip out or an opportunity to do some shopping Thanks to all of you who supported our fundraiser afternoon tea in March, which was an enjoyable social event and raised over £300 towards our funds.

The minibus gets great use from our village community, both with our schedule trips and through our affiliates such as The Seniors Lunch Club and St Mary’s Church. If you’ve not used us before, give us a try.

The minibus relies on volunteers to plan and run trips. In particular, our pool of drivers is limited. If you can offer your driving services on a regular or ad-hoc basis and are interested in finding out more, please contact Steve O’Dowd at billingshurst.minibus@ btinternet.com or phone (01403) Registered Charity No. 1173818 784428. Thank you.

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Firefighters Charity Car Wash update

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e thanked everyone briefly in last month’s Village Tweet but after counting numbers and figures we would like to say a huge thank you again as the car wash in March was our biggest and best yet!

We raised a staggering £1500 which is nearly double our average takings each time we run this event. That is a fantastic amount and we would like to thank everyone in our local community who supported this day. All donations have now been forwarded to The Firefighters Charity which looks after firefighters and their families when required.Thank you to Beth who helped all day collecting donations while we could get on with washing the cars, and also to everyone else who made cakes, teas and biscuits.

We can now look forward to the rest of the year.

Our recruitment process is ongoing and although

we haven’t been specifically asking for new recruits, our doors will always be open for potential new recruits as we could possibly take on new people, or at the least get them started in the recruitment process before joining us.

Please pop in any Monday evening from 6.30-9.30 to find out more. The county runs recruitment days throughout the year for potential recruits to try some of the required tests before actually joining. This is a great way to see if you could manage the fitness and ability tests. Please get in contact to find out more.

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Rag Doll Lost is a tale about a rag doll which falls out of the bag of a girl whose name is Georgie while out walking in the countryside and gets left behind. Rag Doll is all alone into the night and the following day and is met by curious animals. Eventually she is found and Georgie uses odds and ends to create the perfect carrier so that she never gets lost again.

The story came about following the loss of Pauline’s daughter Isabelle’s rag doll. She had purchased Rag Doll with some of her birthday money, so it was pretty special. The loss was on the day of the Billingshurst Carnival and Show. Pauline and Isabelle looked all over, retracing their steps, but with so many crowds it was an impossible task.

But the following day the search resumed and they saw a little bundle lying near the road on a footpath where they had walked the previous day.

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Pauline is a believer in trying to prevent unfortunate events re-occurring hence she came up with the specially designed little carrier made out of old tights to ensure Rag Doll would not be lost again.

Recycling and up-cycling is a subject dear to Pauline and is something she hopes this book will encourage. She says, “It is great fun making things with odds and ends and it challenges the imagination.

Plus it helps to reduce the quantity of rubbish that is taken to landfill. One of my favourite phrases is ‘re-use not refuse’.”

Beautifully written and illustrated, Rag Doll Lost is aimed for readers aged up to eight years but can certainly be enjoyed by anyone.

Published by Austin Macauley, Rag Doll Lost is available on Amazon (£8.99) or as an eBook via Amazon Kindle and Smashwords (£3.99). It can of course be ordered via most bookshops. Find out more at www.pdemsley.co.uk.

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Christopher Sullivan

Apple Insider – An Englishman in New York

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laistow resident Christopher Sullivan will be a name familiar to Village Tweet readers, being the author of several poems that have appeared in several issues this year, and with plenty more still to come.

Recently retired as a money-broker in the City, Sullivan is a man of many talents, now with time to indulge his hobbies. A singersongwriter and stand-up comedian, he is also a talented writer. His latest book, Apple Insider, has just been published by Pegasus and is an intelligent and witty account of living in that most familiar yet unfamiliar city: New York.

Few of us get the opportunity to spend three months in another country: life is too hectic, commitments never-ending, schedules too tight. Yet in 2004 Sullivan was presented with precisely that opportunity when his wife Deborah was offered three months – 13 weeks to be precise – at her company’s New York office.

Whether, given such an opportunity, you might actually want to spend three months in New York depends on your view of America and, lets be honest, Americans. But New York is not cowboys and Indians.

It is not the wide open spaces of the Grand Canyon. It is not Route 66 stretching to the horizon. In the same way that London is not the Yorkshire Dales or the Lake District, New York is, well, New York.

I spent two weeks – a blink of an eye compared to Sullivan’s sojourn – in New York in 1994 yet many of the experiences recounted in this book were familiar to me.

Sullivan of course possessed a ‘had to do whilst in New York’ list so he and Deborah did just that. Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park, Carnegie Hall, yellow cabs, the Empire State Building, Sullivan has anecdotes to tell about them all. One flows into another with a delightful mixture of facts, humour and, in many instances, realisation that there are huge contrasts between English and New York culture. (And, no, I don’t mean that one has it while the other does not.) Inevitably, being an Englishman, many words are expended on the high cost of living across the pond – whether it’s a hotel room, a meal, a cab ride or, inevitably, the humble tip.

Sullivan has a gift of regaling the reader with facts but in a way which will leave you breathless with laughter, as one would expect from a stand-up comedian.

Ultimately, though, humourous books are near impossible to review and I’m struggling. I loved it but the only way to know if you and the author share a similar sense of humour is to read a few pages yourself.

Thankfully, if you mosey on down to Amazon you can do just that. I would be very surprised if you didn’t then part with £7.99 and read the remaining 230 pages.

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Harry Price RI: Reflected Horsham Museum & Art Gallery, open now until 25th May 2018

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mazingly complex but also beautiful, Harry Price’s paintings capture the distortions and reflections caught when looking out at a scene through glass. We can see through these distortions to the scene beyond and do not lose the strange beauty of the reflections, which would be flattened in another medium, such as photography.

Harry’s paintings also explore reflections on water and capture its magical and dynamic reflective power. The paintings have an emphasis on light effects and surface translucency. The distortions and reflected images in glass and mirrors often create tensions with the flat surface of the paper itself and find expression in the natural sparkle and surface sheen of the watercolours.

Harry’s painting tends to be done directly from the subject but the cityscapes have to be developed in the studio using many return visits, colour notations, photographs and sketches as a basis for information.

Harry Price’s work is a masterclass in painting, honed through many years of experience. Harry studied fine art at Hereford School of Art and The West of England College of Art. At Middlesex University he gained an MA in Design History. He has achieved a number of awards

for his watercolour paintings including the prestigious Winsor & Newton/Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour award for the most outstanding group of paintings.

Harry has exhibited widely at various significant galleries and has written articles for several art industry publications. A selection of his artworks are currently held in international collections.

Having taught extensively at Coventry University’s School of Art, Harry has now retired and been able to devote himself to painting full time.

Harry has previously exhibited at Horsham District Council’s Horsham Museum as part of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours exhibition. It was clear during this show that his work warranted further display. Horsham Museum is therefore delighted to be able to hold a solo show of work by an artist who is undoubtedly at the top of his game.

The exhibition Harry Price RI: Reflected runs until 25th May. Horsham Museum & Art Gallery is open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, free admission. For more information see www.horshammuseum.org Rachel Weller, Administration Assistant, Horsham Museum & Art Gallery Featured painting: Distortion through the London Eye

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Food for thought – fertiliser facts explained – with Austen’s Home Hardware, Billingshurst

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f there’s one thing guaranteed to confuse most novice (and many seasoned) gardeners, it’s fertiliser. We all know what it’s for, but the huge variety of products on the market can so often be confusing and a little daunting.

So, with spring upon us and the growing season in full swing now is a good time to pop along to Austen’s Home Hardware, Billingshurst where you’re guaranteed loads of friendly advice and a great range of products to help your garden look bloomin’ wonderful this summer.

Whether you want to pep up your houseplants, make your lawn green and lush, or grow dahlias and cucumbers that will be the envy of your neighbours, we’ll help you to make the right choice of fertiliser for any task.

In order to thrive, most plants need three major nutrients, namely nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium. Nitrogen promotes leaf growth, phosphorous is for the roots, and potassium is needed for flowers and fruits. The ratio of these elements contained in different fertilisers is an indication of their intended use.

A product formulated for, and branded ‘general purpose’ will contain equal amounts of nutrients and will therefore aid all-round growth, while others will

contain higher proportions of a particular nutrient. A tomato fertiliser is designed to promote crops of plump fruit so it will be high in potassium, whereas one designed for reinvigorating a lawn in spring will be high in nitrogen.

However, to maintain healthy growth plants also need some additional nutrients such as calcium, sulphur, magnesium, iron, copper, boron and manganese. Smaller amounts of some, or all of these trace elements are found in most good general fertilisers. Plants take up the goodness from fertilisers in different ways. In theory it really is that simple.

So, if that’s the case why aren’t there just three types of fertiliser on the market?

The reason is that different types of plants take up the goodness from fertilisers in different ways.

Hence we have controlled release fertiliser, ideal for containers, slow release fertiliser, good for feeding plants in the soil and fast acting fertiliser for plants in need of a pick-me-up.

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Happy Birthday Your Majesty!

Finally, roses in commemoration of HM Queen’s 90th birthday have been planted up at the front of the Billingshurst Centre.

Although a little later than planned, it is hoped that the roses will thrive and provide a beautiful display for many years to come.

Lloyds Bank meeting Residents may remember that Lloyds Bank cancelled their attendance at the Council meeting in January with very little notice.

Lloyds Bank offered to meet instead with members of the Parish Council and the meeting is due to take place shortly. A short report will be available in the next issue of this publication and will be available via the Council website and social media pages. The council has passed on a lot of information and comments received to the Citizens Advice Bureau to support their ongoing campaign for banking in rural areas.

these pages, receiving support from across the parish.

Work is now proceeding to identify options that could deliver solutions to the issues and concerns raised. These options will be evaluated into a series of draft policies and objectives, which will then be put to residents for their support or otherwise; however, this is unlikely to be before autumn 2018.

Should you like to know more about the developing Billingshurst Neighbourhood Plan, or have a query, you are able to contact Committee Chairman Jon Perks on jon.perks@billingshurst.gov.uk

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A Neighbourhood Plan can be developed by a community to shape development and the provision of services within that community.

Once formally adopted, it will be a voice to be recognised and considered by our District and County Councils when making decisions that may affect our parish.

A vast amount of information has already been collected across the parish on issues within our community; if you have made a contribution, thank you. The issues include, but are by no means limited to, the amount of future development, availability of local services, protecting our environment, and supporting our local businesses. From this a ‘Vision’ has been developed and was consulted on last autumn, including within

Did you know… there is such a thing as the Loo of the Year? Following the refurbishment project of the public conveniences which has been very well received by residents and visitors alike, the Council’s Cleaning Contractor Pyzer Cleaning has paid for the Public Conveniences to be entered into the competition this summer! We are keeping our finger (and legs) tightly crossed hoping for success.

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Billingshurst in Bloom 2018 Following the success of Station Road Gardens in last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s South & South East in Bloom competition, where it scooped a Silver Gilt upon entering for the first time, the Parish Council has decided to not only enter the Gardens in the competition again this year but also the village itself. Councillors felt that the High Street looked so nice last year with the sponsored planters and so many businesses making an effort with baskets and troughs, that it too was worthy of entering the prestigious competition. They hope to rekindle past glories when the village regularly bagged In Bloom and Best Kept Village awards.

In an effort to encourage community involvement to help support the entry, the Council is holding a local competition, in which it is hoped residents and businesses will be keen to get involved, by entering their garden, tubs and baskets.

To enter, please fill in the form below and return to the Parish Office by 30th June. Judging will take place in July, with awards to be presented in September.

(You can enter no more than three categories, and all displays must be visible from the street.) Each entry will be judged on Impact, Care & Attention and Horticultural Content. However, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to be Monty Don to enter, so if you enjoy pottering and it looks good, please have a go!

By the way, we are still trying to track down trophies from previous In Bloom competitions, so if you know where they are, please drop us a line.

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A therapeutic day out

Once upon a time on a small farm near Billingshurst…

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agnus lay down in the back of the car exhausted. He had just finished his first day as a ‘working’ dog and it had fair tuckered him out. As he began snoozing off he thought about how it all started…

Nanny and he had gone for a long and underfootly uncomfortable walk along Bracklesham Beach and Nanny had stopped to talk to a man in a wheelchair and his son who had been enjoying the summer sun.

The man in the wheelchair had no legs. But he did have a lap and Nanny dumped Magnus onto it.

Immediately the man started stroking Magnus and Magnus really liked that. They chatted for some Arrival time and then it was time to go home. Magnus hated the stones but had really enjoyed his lovely rest on the man’s lap and the man said ‘thank you’ and told Nanny how much he had enjoyed it.

They’d gone home and carried on living on the small farm. But of course Nanny had been thinking. She’d read about Pets As Therapy and wondered if Magnus could do it. She recalled the fans he always seemed to acquire with the kids whenever they stayed in the caravan. Everyone wanted to pat Magnus and he was really good with them too.

She thought some more, and finally started the process. She had to fill in a form and send it away.

Then she received a call from a nice lady named Patricia who said Magnus had to come for an assessment.

That was an adventure too. It had snowed, the ground was muddy and a huge tree had fallen across the road. But they finally arrived. After talking awhile, Patricia assessed Magnus. He didn’t freak out with loud noises or rushing past chairs on wheels. He didn’t hassle for food or snatch or whinge to be picked up. He enjoyed her strokes and she was satisfied he could do the job.

Nanny had to fill in a proper form get references and photos of both her and Magnus. That was an adventure

too. One of the references got lost and it took a month of emails to find it. Nanny’s photo was her passport photo which she hated. The biggest problem of all was getting Magnus’s photo: chest and head. Nanny had to get on the floor with Magnus on the sofa to take it and even then he looked a bit like he was in a goldfish bowl.

But finally all was finished and Magnus and Nanny received their IDs and Magnus got a real certificate.

Then it was time for work.

That wasn’t very straightforward either. Two proposed placements fell through and then they got their first assignment! It was a care home in Pulborough.

Nanny and Magnus arrived with Sue who was her helping person that day. After a photo at the sign they went in, along with a whole group of schoolchildren. What a busy place! They were Lap of honour introduced to Liz and Nicky who were to be helping at the home.

Liz was afraid of dogs and only touched Magnus quickly. (That would be a challenge for the future.)

Then they went to work. Nicky took them around the first floor. Nearly everyone was pleased to see Magnus and Nanny plonked him on quite a few happy laps. He met a lady who had just celebrated her 100th birthday and another who was celebrating her birthday with her family. The whole family descended on Magnus and they had a photo shoot then and there: Magnus with the lady and her beautiful cake.

Magnus with her little great grandson, Magnus with other family members. It seemed endless but they all had a great time and Nanny was so happy. Magnus enjoyed all the attention too.

But it was hot and Magnus was getting tired too. The last stop was with the children who had visited with the older folk. Nanny congratulated them on how kind they were and Liz stroked Magnus a little bit more – a little progress there.

So it was the end of Magnus’s first day as a Pets As Therapy dog. He was tired and so was Nanny but she was proud of him too. They went home to have a little rest at the little farm near Billingshurst.

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Energy Efficiency Awards for Sussex & South East

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est Sussex environmental initiatives have been recognised for their hard work to reduce the effects of climate change. With ‘two in hand’ and the results of a third award known after a prestigious awards ceremony at the House of Commons on Tuesday 13th March.

Coneyhurst resident Carrie Cort, founder of Sussex Green Living and co-founder of the Horsham Repair Café was awarded the Energy Efficiency Champion Award at the Energy Efficiency South East Awards 2018. Carrie was nominated by a company she recently commissioned to install solar on her home, Littlehampton based CC Solar. CC Solar also received a Commended Award for the Regional Solar PV Installer of the Year at the Gatwick Hilton Hotel on Tuesday 27th February.

The new SE Energy Efficiency Champion, Carrie is a passionate climate activist and positive news communicator. Following her training as a Climate Reality Leader with Al Gore and leading climate change scientists, Carrie developed an environmental education programme for primary schools. She says, “I am delighted to have won this award, it’s great to have some recognition for my work”. She continued, “I am delivering FREE assemblies and Key Stage 2 lessons themed Energy Eco Warriors and Textile Eco Warriors. My mission is to deliver this programme in all the primary

schools in West Sussex”. The judges commented on her infectious passion for social environmental change and for inspiring people to take small steps or quantum leaps into more sustainable living.

Trevor Waller, director at CC Solar commented, “Our award was to recognise excellent customer service and high standards of quality workmanship in our community”. Carrie added “Our installation demonstrates this, CC Solar were really professional, responsive and excelled in their customer service at every stage of the installation”.

Carrie and one of the other co-founders of the Horsham Repair Café, Jill Shuker, are going to the House of Commons on Tuesday 13th March for the Climate Coalition Green Hearts Awards. Jeremy Quin MP for Horsham nominated the Horsham Repair Café for the ‘Inspiring Community Initiative’. This initiative has been shortlisted, Carrie and Jill will be representing cofounders Horsham Quakers and about 40 volunteers who are helping to provide this valuable once a month Repair Café. More information can be found at www.SussexGreenLiving.co.uk, www.ccsolar.co.uk or www.HorshamRepairCafe.org.uk.

Carrie Cort, Sussex Green Living Left: Carrie Cort (on right), Winner, Energy Efficiency Champion Award Right: Trevor Waller (on left) and his team, Commended for Regional Solar PV Installer of the Year

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‘In the Jungle’ That’s the theme for Slinfold School’s Summer Fair on Sunday 20th May

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linfold CE Primary and Pre-School are delighted to invite you to their celebrated Summer Fair, which will be held on Sunday 20th May from 12-3pm.

Along with the usual barbecue and bar refreshments, we will be enjoying the Jungle theme with themed magic and balloon modelling, face painting and many other of our usual attractions such as a live Band, ‘Doomsville’!

We also welcome many physical challenges from our sporting clubs and our local Scout group.

We have invited many retail stalls to join us this year to add to the attraction. We are running a raffle and auction, with great prizes generously donated by local companies, as well as other chances to win a prize. Pick up a programme from a local business for more information.

Slinfold’s Summer Fair has always been a fantastic day out for the whole family – with high attendance and record-breaking fundraising. We raised over £7000 yet again last year, which is

amazing for such a small village and school. The money raised by the PTA over the year pays for the whole school to attend ‘Forest Schools’ and also funds extra-curricular activities and learning – so far this year we have funded new laptops, theatre visits, school discos and new furniture for the classrooms.

With your support this year, we hope to be able to make more improvements to the teaching tools and play areas.

Our PTA work hard all year round to raise funds – we run several events including a weekly cake raffle – but we would not be able to achieve any of this success without the tremendous support from the headteachers, the school staff, parents and extended family who attend our events.

Please come along to join us at our number one event and enjoy every second! See you all on Sunday 20th May for a fabulous day out!

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Wisborough Green Primary School to Celebrate 250 years of British Circus at this year’s Summer Festival

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isborough Green Primary School is delighted to share its exciting plans for the annual Summer Festival. Partnering with Cirque Normandie, the UK’s Premier French Circus, the Festival will take place on Saturday 16th June alongside two performances by Cirque Normandie, with the Big Top on The Green providing a unique focal point for this annual event.

The circus themed festival will include all the traditional activities of the Maypole Procession, as well as performances and displays by the children on The Green, live music, and outside stalls ranging from plants to Pimms, fruit bar to face painting, tea to Tombola. With plenty to eat – homemade cakes, a Hog Roast and BBQ – and drink, there is something for everyone.

Cirque Normandie will perform on Friday night, Saturday and a final performance on Sunday– perfect for Father’s Day. Tickets will be available locally.

The children of Wisborough Green Primary School and surrounding villages will be provided with free circus workshops by Cirque Normandie.

We hope that the entire village and community will enjoy and support this vital fundraiser for the school which this year seeks to improve its outdoor facilities,

including outside learning and all-weather play areas, as well as other vital supplies to support the children’s studies.

AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES Our Summer Festival offers local businesses an exceptional opportunity to be promoted within the community, not only gaining valuable exposure for your company but also the additional PR benefits of supporting an important local event and investing in the future of the village. With the partnership of the circus we predict a far higher footfall than previous years, plus a great deal of additional pre-promotional activity. There are lots of ways local firms can get involved. We are looking for advertisers in the Festival Programme (distributed to local businesses and households in the area), sponsors of stalls and attractions, and any donations or prizes towards our very popular Grand Prize Draw – we really are very grateful for any help you can offer!

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My Three Angels

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illingshurst Dramatic Society are currently rehearsing the fast paced comedy My Three Angels by Bella & Sam Spewack and directed by the talented and ingenious Bex Thurston.

The play is set in French Guiana where the temperature is a sweltering 40 degrees. The island, known as Devils Island, was the home to many of France’s worst criminals and was a place no Frenchman would go to unless sent by a judge or someone else who did not want him to be in France.

The unfortunate Felix Dulay and his family had been sent there, not as a criminal, but by his evil-minded cousin, to run the general store. The story centres on the three convicts who are sent to mend his roof, but the roof is the least of Felix’s problems. The convicts are invited to stay for dinner and to show their gratitude Joseph, Jules and Alfred, who are a worldly wise trio, help in every way possible.The three convicts are passionate believers in true justice and decide to put things to right in the

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With an accomplished cast and skillful backstage team this production is an evening full of laughs where you can join in with the mischief initiated by the three convicts – or are they indeed angels in disguise?

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Community

Billingshurst’s socio-economic history

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e know of settlements in Billingshurst from the time of the Romans. The village was a continual staging point on Stane Street for many centuries, characterised as a self-sufficient farming community.

There will have been some trading in specialised exotic goods like sugar, spices crockery and jewellery, but otherwise everything that villagers needed for food, shelter, horsepower or entertainment was produced or made locally. The ox, the horse plough, the blacksmith’s forge, the spinning wheel, the rope walk, the maltings and the mill were the basic tools of a largely self-sustaining community, a way of life persisting until Victorian times.

This state of affairs had prevailed with little variation until the industrial revolution was signalled by the opening of the Wey and Arun Canal in 1813. Thereafter Billingshurst emerged as a centre for a remarkably entrepreneurial manufacturing economy which endured until after the Second World War. The coming of the railway in 1859 accelerated this change of pace, turning a rural backwater into a busy trading and constructing environment. Coal deliveries meant that traditional local skills in making lime, charcoal, glass and iron could be reapplied to the firing of brick kilns and the making of gas. Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries Billingshurst folk turned their hands to manufacturing items for sale. Numerous brickworks produced bricks, tiles, pots and land drains, Keatings Ltd. came with flea powder. The hoop making industry flourished, exporting casks by rail and the Whirlwind Vacuum Sweeper Company replaced the maltings in Station Road, so laying the foundation of light engineering.

Improved rail and road transport would boost opportunities for trade. Bigger shops like the International Stores could expand bringing desirable consumables into village people’s lives they had never before felt the need. The two corn mills disappeared and Hovis hit the shops. For a while Billingshurst could be reckoned on as a place to go shopping, catering for an everexpanding range of goods and services. The coming of mains electricity, gas and water hastened these modern developments.

The downsides of these years were the periods of distress in farming, notably in the 1870s and 1920s. In mid-Victorian times the lack of real farming wealth and opportunities employment was compensated for by the arrival of several well-to-do people who had acquired vast incomes from businesses elsewhere in the country or abroad They set themselves up as country gentlefolk, enjoying the hunting, shooting and fishing, as if to the manor born. They took over for a time as the elders and betters of the village, buying up land and prestige from their predecessors, the outmoded yeoman class of farmer like the Greenfields and the Puttocks.

Thus were built substantial houses and estates – Broomfield, Gratwick House, Clevelands, Tedfold, Rowfold Grange, Summers Place and the enormous Locke-King estate that eventually became Ingfield Manor. The village school was built and St Mary’s church heavily ‘restored’. Indeed the community life of the village expanded, with new churches, a village hall and the Women’s Hall and a purpose-built Working Men’s Social Club. This switch to community management is symbolised by the shift from the running of village affairs by the Parish Church to the newly instituted, democratic Parish Council in 1894.

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Remarkably this manufacturing chapter in the village story largely evaporated during the later years of the 20th century.

The ‘posh’ houses have been torn down. However, light engineering has persisted and the advent of the internal combustion engine offered a half century of grandeur. There were once five major garages and a coach station on the high street fuelling, supplying and mending vehicles. Hostelries too refreshed and refuelled the passing traveller. These motoring enterprises have now migrated away from the village centre.

Manufacturing has persisted, mainly in designated ‘industrial estates’, some blocks uncomfortably sited amid residential developments and others more accessible on the outskirts of the built-up area.

Shopping opportunities now largely match our needs. The sale of goods in quantity and variety is currently in decline, but the provision of services increases almost daily.

Most striking is the evolution of the so-called ‘gig’ economy. More and more self-employed people with specialist skills are willing and able to sell their service by contract to those in need of them, so we may all have goods and food delivered, hire a widow cleaner, summon a taxi ride, order up an oven-cleaning specialist, a plumber, a chiropodist, a gardener, an electrician, according to our needs almost at the press of a button. Another aspect of the modern socio-economic scene is the emergence of hi-tech services requiring advertising, reprographic and intellectual skills. Akin to this is a growing need for caring work as the number of the elderly increases. Billingshurst has, by the nature of many ‘developments’ become a safe haven for pensioners.

One especially notable feature of the evolving character of the village is the significant expansion of all things to do with catering. Take-away foods of every kind, ethnic and specialised foods now feature prominently, while the restaurants and pubs continue to flourish on the strength of dining rather than the sale of beer, as in the olden times.

Billingshurst has always shown an enterprising spirit, though rarely reckoned an easy place to make one’s fortune.

At the turn of the 21st century there is almost full employment and comfortable living available to most citizens. The only readily detectable way to become rich however lies in property. It pays to own a house where property values accrue. It is even better to be lucky or shrewd enough to own land wherever planning permission to build houses is granted.

Then one might be a millionaire overnight, ultimately at the expense of newcomers. With the rapid expansion of housing, great fortunes have been built, without great effort or enterprise. Development has brought with it some considerable improvements to the infrastructure, most notably the by-pass and the playing fields.

Perhaps the single most optimistic feature of living in Billingshurst is the quality of the education and opportunity on offer to tomorrow’s citizens. The ‘outstanding’ facilities in teaching expertise and premises offered by The Weald School is a windfall asset enviable by anyone in the UK and offers scope for community expansion to enrich the lives of the adult population as well as their children.

Geoffrey Lawes (Author of Billingshurst’s Heritage, 400 pages, £20. For a copy please call 01403 785799) Photo courtesy of Mrs Wendy Lines’ book, Billingshurst, shows inside Thomas Keatings factory during the second world war

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Living with a rescue pet

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t this moment there are thousands of pets in rehoming centres up and down the country looking for their forever homes. By taking on a rescue you will be freeing up space for the charity or rehoming centre to help another animal in need.

Rehoming a pet can be a very rewarding experience for you and gives the pet a wonderful new chapter in its life.

Animals end up in rehoming centres for a variety of reasons.

Some may have been a victim of a change of circumstances such as a relationship breakdown or the passing away of the previous owner, others may have been subjected to neglect or cruelty.

Reputable rehoming and rescue centres will have assessed each animal on an individual basis to ensure it is suitable to be rehomed and to which type of home the animal is suited to.

There are a number of things to consider before rehoming a pet. If you live in a rental property check with your landlord that they will allow you to keep a pet before bringing one home. If you want to rehome a dog you will need to have a secure garden; for rehoming a cat you may not be able to do so if you live on or near a busy main road.

Consider your experience; a rescue pet can be hard work, especially if it has already been through several homes. With dogs, be honest with yourself about what sort of breed would fit your lifestyle.

However, a good rehoming centre will go through all this with you and only let you view pets which would be a suitable fit for your lifestyle and situation. For instance many rescue centres are reluctant to allow larger breed dogs to be placed with families with small children.

Which rescue? Up and down the UK there are many rescue centres, from the big national charities such as the RSPCA and the Blue Cross to breed specific rescue organisations, which can be a great place to look if you have experience with a certain breed and I’m sure you would be welcomed with open arms.

Another option to look at is fostering pets, many charities are bursting to full with animals in need of

rehoming and foster homes are much sought after. If you have plenty of experience and time it can be extremely rewarding indeed to help so many animals in need.

Don’t discount older pets; they can have plenty of good years left in them and are more likely to be quieter and easier going than a younger pet. In the case of dogs they often come with the bonus of having had their basic training and have gone through the chewing phase too!

What to expect. When you contact a rescue organisation you will be asked to answer a questionnaire, followed by a home check. If you are deemed to be able to provide a suitable home then you will be invited to visit the pets that would be a good fit with you. This can be overwhelming at first as you will probably want to take them all home! Take your time and don’t overlook the pet that hangs at the back of the cage or kennel, these can turn out to be very loyal and loving once in the home environment. Many rescue centres will allow you to visit the pet on more than one occasion and with dogs you will be able to take them for a walk to get to know them as well.

Once you have chosen your new companion you will be looking forward to bringing him or her home.

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If you run into any problems contact the rescue centre straight away; they will have staff on hand to help you every step of the way. Giving an unwanted animal a home is a very rewarding experience and I’m sure you’ll end up with more than one in your life!

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When the night owl calls… don’t go!

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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hey say that living in the countryside can be a wonderful experience. In general I would concur. However, there are at times happenings that can put this idea under some real strain. One such event occurred during the period that was known as ‘The Beast from the East’. Remember it?

March had just started when we suffered a blast of arctic weather with below zero temperatures and icy snow driven by easterly winds. We in this area got off much lighter than many others around the country, but it was still a nasty period. I think the fact that it had been many years since the last really cold winter had made us rather blasé, and we were a little unprepared for what hit us.

Anyway…

This particular night I was fast asleep when I was awakened by my wife at three in the morning, she herself declaring that she’d been woken up by a persistent bleating from below the bedroom window. I climbed reluctantly from the warmth of the bed and, shivering delicately at the open window with the temperature hovering at minus 5°C, my torch beam revealed a solitary ewe underneath the old apple trees behind the house. She had obviously negotiated the electric fence somewhere and was now feeling lonely.

I quickly dragged a seldom worn dressing gown from the wardrobe and pulled it on over my underpants, staggered still half asleep down the stairs, and climbed into my wellies. Thankfully in the coldness I had the sense to add a woolly beanie although I anticipated that it would take only a couple of minutes to shoo her back to the main flock. Once outside and with a few muttered threats she did indeed quickly run off to join the distant flock, passing through the remnants of the electric fence. I was puzzled as to why she was making such a fuss and also how she alone had managed to make such a pigs ear of the fence. I then realised that the area under the trees was dotted with far more droppings than she could possibly be guilty of. I followed the trail with a sinking feeling. It led down the drive and past the garage, across the country road, and into the glasshouse driveway. There in the field alongside

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the glasshouse, clustered together like naughty school girls, stood some thirty-odd ewes. I gave thanks that they had crossed the road and not ventured up it.

It took around a quarter of an hour and the whole of my farmyard vocabulary to persuade them to return to the main flock. I was, you will appreciate, still only dressed in underpants, dressing gown, wellies and beanie. I should perhaps just mention that the dressing gown was some thirty years old and consisted of decorative striped towelling that just about reached the knees and was held about my chilled torso by a solitary little cord. I must have looked like a badly made deckchair on legs.

I thank the Lord that no passing car happened by, especially one with a camera to hand or I might have found myself on YouTube, come the morning!

The icicle that returned to the warmth of bed took quite a while to thaw out but no lasting harm was suffered.

As a follow up to this tale. The sheep never forgot the fresh field, and spent the next two days trying to return to pastures new despite having plenty of fodder under their noses. Those of you who have kept sheep at some time will vouch that this is a trait that is inbuilt into the Ovis ories species.

In fact it was only a day later that they made another dash for freedom which was heralded by a knock on the door from a fellow farmer who informed me that they were making their way up the road towards the village. This time the breakout was in broad daylight! Perhaps the pub was the target this time?

One lovely lady witness said they popped out of a hole they had forced through the hedge, one at a time, like corks from a bottle.

Thankfully with the superb help of several local folk who had been forced to stop in their cars by the woolly escapees, we returned them to the meadow without too much trouble. The hint was taken though and the whole flock was soon returned to their home farm ready for lambing.

Such is country living when the thermometer drops low.

So my friends… if you hear a noise in the night please wrap up warm before you take a peek… you never know!

John Nash

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he Weald Book Award celebrated its 10th year on Tuesday 27th February . Run by Mrs Jane Fella (Learning Resources Centre Manager) and Miss Elaine McKenna (English Teacher), it brings together a number of Year 7 students from The Weald and Year 6 students from most of our feeder primary schools. The award not only encourages students to read more, but also supports the transition process that prepares Year 6 students for life at The Weald.

Six book titles were shortlisted by a committee that is made up of both Weald and feeder primary school teachers: The Huntress Sea by Sarah Driver, Little Bits of Sky by SE Durrant, Sweet Pizza by GR Gemin, Letters from the Lighthouse

by Emma Carroll, The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis, and Perijee and Me by Ross Montgomery.

During after-school book club sessions, students are actively encouraged to read as many titles as possible and then take part in competition categories that have inspired them, ranging from designing their own book cover, creative writing, making a film trailer or devising a new character for one of the books. Authors visited The Weald and gave a talks to all the Weald Book Award participants about writing their books.

Mrs Fella, Learning Resources Centre Manager, said: “It was wonderful to see so many students enjoying and

being inspired by the shortlisted books. We are looking forward to next year and a new selection of books which we have started work on already.”

The Award evening was hosted by Katie Chapman and Grace Read, who have become absolutely integral in the running of these events over the last few years.

Sadly in the summer we will say goodbye to Katie as she leaves The Weald Sixth Form to move on to the next phase of her life.

Katie and Grace were joined by younger students who introduced each book to the audience of students, parents and staff, and we then heard from each of the authors. Awards were presented to a large number of students for their tremendous efforts with the project over the last few months; the Trailer Trophy was scooped by Billingshurst Primary School for their trailer of Perijee and Me. The evening culminated in the trophy for The Weald Book Award being presented to Ross Montgomery for Perijee and Me. We very much look forward to next year’s award, which no doubt will again be a tough contest.

Jane Fella, Learning Resources Manager Authors Sarah Driver (left) and SE Durrant.

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They grow well where other plants struggle, particularly those shady areas, or parts of the garden with poor soil.

And they are so useful – they provide hundreds of pretty flowers and also smother the ground with a welter of leaves that prevent weeds from taking hold.

Don’t confuse these hardy geraniums with the tender bedding plants with the horseshoe leafmarkings. They may be commonly called geraniums but they are in fact pelargoniums and not hardy so would perish in a hard frost. True geraniums are as tough as old boots. There are loads to choose from offering a wide range of colours and habits.

If you want a carpet of tiny pale pink saucer flowers try Geranium sanguineum striatum. It’s great for growing in the crevices of a garden path, or even in a shallow tub or sink where its finely cut leaves show of the flowers to their best advantage.

Geranium macrorrhizum is probably the most reliable ground cover of them all. It creates a low dense mass of aromatic hairy leaves about

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Whether you have a new garden which needs to be filled with colour, or an established garden with a few bald patches, plant hardy geraniums and you won’t be disappointed.

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Helping a Nicaraguan community

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ou will recall my article in July 2017’s Village Tweet which recounted my first trip to Peru in 2007. Smitten by Central and South America, in January 2018 I arrived on Ometepe Island with around £3000 donated by friends, family and local organisations to support a community in Nicaragua with education and welfare.

I had been there to Nicaragua on holiday and my guide, José, had told me about the poverty. I had agreed to return this year and spent last year gathering resources.

So a loose plan was in place. Other than finding my hotel closed and falling off my motorbike, things progressed and the plans for the Rafael Herrera Primary and the Urbaite and Santa Teresa communities were fulfilled.

The schools have no budget, teachers’ salaries are paid and a small amount of cleaning equipment and food supplied. (The pupils undertake all cleaning!)

Furniture is in a poor state and there is no equipment or teaching materials, so we supplied them with bags of stationery, whiteboard markers, and pens. The funds equipped the school with a computer and printer, a data projector and a speaker system for their cultural activities. Funds were left to support the internet connection. I am returning in May to help them expand their communications.

Billingshurst Community Partnership donated some secondhand laptops which were put into use straight away. In addition, assistance from the Peace and Hope Trust enabled us to send more goods in their containers, including sports equipment, stationery and school clothing. We bought football kit, school clothing and playthings for three-year-olds. Since my return I have begun collecting more pre-school toys to send out .

I returned to my teaching roots and spent some time

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in the classroom teaching sewing and painting along with a few words of English. The children were responsive and I worked with whatever number and variety of ages arrived.

It was great fun! I was completely embraced by the local community, fed and looked after, and taken out to visit the places they loved. They apologised for their poverty but their hearts were rich and generous.

After my farewell party, it was a wrench to leave the island.

But I knew this was only the start of an ongoing project that has fired my enthusiasm and sense of injustice.

Our priorities are to: • Provide a further group of children with school uniform • Continue supporting the school with ICT and making wider connections • To provide equipment for preschool classes • To provide general equipment and stationery for pupils and teachers • To support selected individual children with additional needs • To purchase musical instruments for the schools • To continue sending clothing for babies and young children • If funds permit to support applications from women who wish to complete their education or training.

I will be exhibiting some of my paintings at Kirdford Village Stores in July in order to try to raise further funds for the project. Last year I had a very successful embroidery exhibition there which helped to fund some of the equipment.

If you are interested in helping in any way at all or would like to discuss this project, please contact me.

Carolyn Gibbs Tel: (01403) 782403 Email: gibbs125@btinternet.com Photo: Carolyn (at back with striped shirt) with some of the children

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Our Community Volunteers – Keith Witt

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ucked away behind the football fields of Shipley inside a large green shed, there is a hive of industry. It is the location of the Horsham and Shipley Community Project, which offers opportunities to play football to young and old alike, as well as petanque pistes and – my destination for this morning – the local outpost of Men in Sheds. This initiative is now a countrywide phenomenon which provides spaces for men to ‘connect, converse and create’. Open to all men, they are particularly appealing to older men who may have retired or lost a partner, and find themselves isolated or bored.

Keith Witt, a regular at the Men’s Shed, started off by playing Walking Football at the Project, but soon got involved in the practical side. He puts it simply: “It gets people out. It gets them meeting others. It’s not respite care, it is so that they can do something with the skills they have, perhaps learn other skills, and enjoy some banter”. He points out that it is easy for men who have retired to feel that they are no longer needed and to lose contact with other people. The Men’s Shed is somewhere they can bring their own projects, or help out with jobs on site. The current group of men include a professional carpenter, but

most of the men worked in another capacity – expertise is not a prerequisite. However, the quality is excellent. He shows me a variety of items they have made: raised troughs for older gardeners to plant up without strain to their backs and benches with holes in the armrests, perfectly measured to hold a pint glass.

The shed and equipment have been provided by retired local businessman, Philip Gibbs, but the Men’s Shedders are aiming to become self-sufficient and are looking for outlets to sell their creations in order to keep the activity going. New members are welcome, and transport can be arranged for anyone local who would have difficulty getting there. The atmosphere is friendly and noisy, and Keith outlines their plans to improve the outdoor social space in time for the early summer barbecue.

Currently open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9am to 4pm, there is always the possibility of opening on other days if the demand is there. For more information contact philipgibbs669@gmail.com.

Pippa Cleeve If you know someone who you feel deserves recognition in Our Community Volunteers please email Pippa: pppclv@spektrum.demon.co.uk

ADVERTISERS INDEX May 2018 1A Acclaim Floor Care ......................37 A-Team Mechanics............................49 A/c’s Direct, Accounting ......................7 AC Decor...........................................34 Age UK..............................................18 Apex Aerials ......................................35 Aqua Drop Window Cleaning ............34 Arun Valley Pharmacy.......................19 Arun Veterinary Group ................40, 41 Austen’s Home Hardware .................27 Best Choice Roofing .........................37 Biji Property Services Ltd..................26 Billingshurst Community Partnership..19 Billingshurst Leisure Centre ..............16 Billingshurst Parish Council ........28, 29 Billingshurst Service, Repair & MOT Centre...................................48 Billingshurst Tennis Club .....................6 Brinsbury Show.................................12 Cadiss Kitchens & Bathrooms ..........32 Closs & Hamblin Fabrics...................34 Clayton Turner Trees & Gardens.......47 Dandelion Farewells, funerals ...........13 Delta Decor .......................................24 DM Handyman ..................................22 Drainjet..............................................32 Draisey & Co Landscaping ...............44 DW Gardens......................................45 Fittleworth Garden Trail .....................45 Flackwoods Solicitors..........................5

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Floral Fringe Fair ...............................46 Flow-serve Plumbing, Drainage, Heating..........................................26 Fowlers Estate Agent ..........................3 Foxbridge Golf & Leisure ....................9 Freeman Brothers, funerals...............14 Garden Structures.............................47 GJ Coles, builder...............................24 Goring Road Carpet Centre..............25 Greg Viney, builder............................22 Green Fingers ...................................44 Guardian Angel Carers .....................17 Hamilton Cole TV & Satellite Equipment .....................................35 Holly Boilers ......................................39 Holly Stone Hypnotherapy ................21 Jacintha Fashion & Dressmaking........7 Jef Wilson Decorating .......................22 Jim Hills Sports Warehouse................4 Jonathan Carter Tree Surgery...........46 Katherine Finn Hypnotherapy ..........17 Kings Head pub ................................11 KJ Lammas Plumbing & Heating ......22 Lee’s Locks .......................................31 Lintott Auto Services .........................49 Mac’s Private Hire ...............................9 Mancini Legal ......................................8 Menace Scaffolding...........................33 Miss Mop Domestic Cleaning ...........31 MW Wingate Painting & Decorating..30

N Francis Electrical Ltd .....................26 Oven Rescue ....................................37 Ovens & More ...................................32 Park & Brown, opticians....................15 Park House Kitchens.....................OBC Pest B Off..........................................45 Pest Man ...........................................46 Petworth MOT Centre .......................48 Phoenix Care ....................................15 PJM Building & Property Maintenance..................................35 Pro Electrical.....................................24 Rebecca Beauty Therapist................21 REM Landscapes..............................47 Re-Nu Kitchens .................................33 Ron Osborne Roofing .......................30 Rotherlea Care Home .......................21 Shisa Gas and Heating .....................37 South East Tankers ...........................23 Southwater Cycles ............................21 Sussex & Surrey Tree Services.........45 Sussex Carpet Brokers .....................38 Sussex Towing Brackets....................49 The Hungry Guest, butcher’s ............10 The Spa Guys ...................................47 Thomson Properties........................IBC Village Nurseries...............................47 WelFit, sports massage ....................15

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