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November 2013

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ou can ‘age’ someone by asking them who the Blue Peter presenters were when they were a child. For me it was John Noakes, Valerie Singleton and Peter Purves. Where is this going? Well, every year John, Val and Peter (and presumably their predecessors and successors) would remind us to keep pets indoors on Guy Fawkes Night. Although many ‘organised’ displays seem to increasingly be held on anything but the Fifth, it’s still good advice. Remember, remember the fifth of November… but let us also remember the eleventh – Armistice Day aka Remembrance Day. Buy your poppy and wear it with pride. Grahame Cover photo: The Magic of Fireworks. (Be sure to keep sparklers well away from your eyes though!) By Chris P (flickr) Food & drink Blue Ship Pub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Recipe: The Perfect Christmas Pudding . . . . . . . . . .5 The Hungry Guest Café . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Queens Head Pub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Blacksmiths Arms Pub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Piggin Good, Hog Roasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Half Moon Pub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Monsoon Indian Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 The Chef Thai Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Sumners Ponds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBC Health & wellbeing Billingshurst Dental Practice . . . . Care Comfort Company . . . . . . . Caring Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beauty by Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . Caroline Clarke Mobile Foot Care Billingshurst Osteopaths . . . . . . . Billingshurst Leisure Centre . . . . AM Beauty Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . Davis Foot Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meraki Hairdressing . . . . . . . . . . Miles Wrightman Pshychotherapy

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About the house Fowlers, Estate Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Cubitt & West, Estate Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Sussex Carpet Brokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 All About Kitchens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Home Interior Painting Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Oak Designs, Buildings & Structures in Oak . . . . .21 West Sussex Interiors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Oven Rescue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Appaloosa Upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Handy REM, decorating, etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Pest Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 PJM, Building & Property Maintenance . . . . . . . . .23 Flow-serve, Plumbing, Drainage, Heating . . . . . . . .24 Hamilton Cole, TV & Satellite Equipment . . . . . . . .24 Ovens and More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Brazier Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Hydropower, Generators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Mrs Muscle Domestic Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Ron Osborne Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 GJ Coles Builder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Goring Road Carpets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Jef Wilson, Decorator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Miss Mop Domestic Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 ADC Appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Holly Boilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Lee’s Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Re-Nu Kitchens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Woodpeckers House & Garden Maintenance . . . . .29 Delta Decor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Hallam Trim, Window Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Odd Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Duck Barn Interiors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Cracknell Pitt-Draffen, Estate Agent . . . . . . . . . .OBC Equine SPR Centre’s page: Breaking Boredom . . . . . . . . .36 Falcon/Willetts Equine Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

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

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Features The Poppy’s Appeal . . . . . . . . . . The Magic of Fireworks . . . . . . . . Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computing: Printers and Ink Tips Living with Laika: A new friend! . .

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Miscellaneous Professional Services & Businesses Royal British Legion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Southwater Cycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Bax Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Ryan Wakeford Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Catherine’s Pet Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Willows Cattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Community/Out & About/Farming/Smallholding Age UK Horsham, The Big Knit . . . . . . . . . . . . Billingshurst Iron Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Billingshurst Fire Station: Open Day Report . . . Billingshurst Primary School Coffee Morning . . Wey & Arun Canal Trust: IWA Donation . . . . . . John Nash’s Column: Wassail This, Then? . . . Wey & Arun Canal Trust: Santa Cruises . . . . . . Michaela Giles’ Diary of a Smallholder . . . . . . .

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Little Tweeters! Kids Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Life With Brody by Yvonne Fleece Fishers Farm Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . MentorMorph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural Nurture Nursery School . . Kirdford Baby and Toddlers . . . . . . Moon Hall School . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tip Top Tutors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Motoring KB Private Hire . . . . . . . Macs Private Hire . . . . . A-Team Mechanics . . . . Sussex Towing Brackets

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Games and quizzes Crossword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 8 Spot the Difference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38, 43 Last But Not Least What’s On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-45 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

The area’s longest-established, independent family firm Meet Fowlers’ people:

Sam Brown and Keith Hutchinson Keith Hutchinson, Director of Billingshurst Office, brings our clients 28 years of experience and a record of award-winning client care and attention.

Keith is pictured welcoming Sam Brown into the company. Sam joins the Billingshurst Office and strengthens the team even further.

He is a Fellow of the National Association of Estate Agents and is a Qualified Energy Assessor.

Sam is a local person with a keen eye for customer care and quality service.

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Autumn 2013 Update

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Well here we are almost into the Festive season and all the shops are full of goodies. I don’t know about you but preparing for Christmas always seems to get left until the last few weeks in my house. This year though I have been asked by my son Matt and his partner Hayley and granddaughter Kheanha please could we visit their house in North Wales over Christmas and teach them how to cook Christmas dinner as this will be their first Christmas in their new house. So I now have to be a bit more organised and I have actually already ordered the turkey and bought some presents. We all know buying a property is one, if not one of the biggest decisions you will ever make so it’s important just like Christmas to plan ahead and take a little time preparing a strategy for the weeks ahead. There is always the danger to rush into a purchase when you think you have found your dream home and I appreciate that, I’ve been in the property industry for over 15 years and I know how happy (and a little scared) someone can be when buying a new home, even rushing decisions to get the house you want, I cannot stress enough how important it is to take your time. We have recently been in a recession; however there are signs of improvement. House planning permissions are up by 50% this year. Mr Miliband has promised if he is in power to build 20,000 new homes a year and of course Mr Cameron surprised everyone and rolled out his Help to Buy scheme a few months earlier than expected. The latter is definitely causing a ripple in the property industry with

portals such as Zoopla and Rightmove reporting increased traffic since the announcement. So whether you are thinking of taking your first step on the property ladder or climbing higher and upsizing it seems like now is as good a time as any. So at Cubitt & West we thought it would be a great time to hand out a little advice when it comes to selling or buying your next home. You need people you can rely on; we here at Billingshurst will do our best to make your house sale and purchase as easy as possible, we will also give you impartial and jargon-free advice on issues you should consider when selling your home and provide insider tips on how to present your home in the best possible light. In finding your new home all our staff have great local knowledge too, such as the best schools and transport links because we know it helps you make the right decision about

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location, I also reward the members of my team for exemplary customer service. You can trust us to always use our most experienced staff to negotiate on your behalf and land the best possible price for your home. As the sale progresses we hope you’ll find we have the advice or service to overcome any obstacle. Please pop in to the office and have an informal chat or give us a call on 01403 780807 and we will pop to see you. -Nikki James, Billingshurst Branch Manager

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The Perfect Xmas Pud METHOD

1. Mix together all the dry ingredients. 2. Stir in the eggs and brandy and mix together thoroughly. 3. Scrape the mixture into 4 x 1 pint (450ml) or 2 x 2 pint (1 litre) lightly-greased pudding basins. 4. Put a circle of baking parchment and foil over the top of each basin and tie securely round the rim with string. 5. Make a string handle by tying both round and over the basin, to make it easier to pick out after cooking. 6. Put the basins in a large steamer of boiling water and cover with a lid. 7. Boil for 5-6 hours, topping the boiling water up from time to time if necessary so that it doesn’t boil dry. If you don’t have a steamer, you can use a large pan and stand the basins on inverted saucers placed in the base. Pour in boiling water to come a third of the way up the sides of the pudding bowls. Cover and steam as before. Cool. 8. Change the baking parchment and foil covers for fresh ones and tie up as before. Store in a cool cupboard until Christmas Day. 9. To serve the pudding on Christmas Day, steam for 2 hours and serve with brandy butter, rum sauce, cream or home-made custard.

Makes 4 x 1 pint (450ml) or 2 x 2 pint (1 litre) Preparation time: 30 minutes plus 5-6 hours steaming, plus 2 hours re-steaming on day of eating

INGREDIENTS 225g/8oz golden caster sugar 225g/8oz vegetarian suet 340g/12oz sultanas 340g/12oz raisins 225g/8oz currants 120g/4oz chopped candied peel 120g/4oz plain flour 120g/4oz fresh white breadcrumbs 60g/2oz flaked almonds Zest of 1 lemon 5 eggs, beaten 1 level tsp ground cinnamon 1 level tsp mixed spice 1 level tsp freshly grated nutmeg Pinch of salt 150ml/5fl oz brandy or rum

The Blue Ship is a unique and charming traditional country pub offering cask ales, quality wines and a wide menu of classic homemade dishes including fresh fish Christmas Party Menu available from 26th November. Contact us for your Christmas Party requirements and to make a booking Exclusive offer to Village Tweet readers: Saturday nights throughout November (except 30th) – Bring along this advert to receive a FREE bottle of House Wine for a table of 4 when ordering a main course each or a FREE glass each for a table of 2, again when ordering a main course each. Subject to availability, booking required.

November dates - see website for more info 7th - Curry Night 19th - Quiz Night 12th - Steak Night 30th - Fish Night

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Spiced Butternut Squash Soup, Sussex Churned Butter & Bread

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Warm Frangipane Tart of Plums with a Jug of Custard

Game Terrine, Cumberland Sauce & Sour Dough Toast Hot Smoked Salmon Pate, Horseradish & Beetroot Salad

Warm Goats Cheese & Caramelised Red Onion Tartlet, Buttered Potatoes & Winter Salad Tiger Prawn and Crab Linguini, Chilli & Coriander

The Hungry Guest Brownie, Proper Vanilla Ice Cream Selection of Cheeses from our cheese room, Crackers & Chutney

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

Finest quality, original home cooked food using our FORTHCOMING EVENTS home grown and Weds 6th November Acoustic Music Night local produce Weds 13th November Curry Night (Some say it’s the Centre of the Universe)

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

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Remembrance Day

The Poppy’s Appeal How the humble poppy came to symbolise remembrance and raise millions to help war veterans

ext year will mark the wrote a poem in reply to McCrae’s called We Shall Keep 100th anniversary of the the Faith and started to sell silk outbreak of the First poppies. The idea was adopted World War in 1914. More than by the American Legion in nine million soldiers were killed 1920 and she became known during the four-year conflict. as ‘The Poppy Lady’. Much of the worst fighting took In 1921, Anna E Guerin place in Flanders, the western started making artificial part of Belgium. The whole poppies in France and gained area was completely the support of Field Marshal devastated, with homes, farms, Douglas Haig, founder of the roads and trees all completely In Flanders fields the poppies blow Royal British Legion. destroyed. The land became a The first poppy appeal was bleak, muddy graveyard for the Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky held on Armistice Day 1921. It thousands of soldiers who fell was hugely popular and, there. The larks, still bravely singing, fly despite a recommended selling One plant, however, thrived Scarce heard amid the guns below. price of threepence per poppy, in the disturbed soil and that, of We are the dead. Short days ago single petals sold for £5. In all, course, was the poppy. Year We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, the appeal raised £106,000 – after year, as the warm weather arrived, the poppies Loved, and were loved, and now we lie that’s nearly £30 million in today’s terms! bloomed and turned the bare In Flanders fields. Some people choose to wear ground into a sea of red. Take up our quarrel with the foe: a white poppy, either instead of Nowadays, we are all familiar To you from failing hands we throw or alongside a traditional red with the poppy as a symbol of one. This symbolises pacifism remembrance and a way to The torch; be yours to hold it high. and remembers the civilians raise funds to support If ye break faith with us who die veterans. But how did the We shall not sleep, though poppies grow killed in war, as well as the soldiers. The idea was initially iconic flower make the journey In Flanders fields. put forward in 1926 by the No from the fields to our lapels? More War Movement, and the first white poppies It all began with Lieutenant Colonel John were sold by the Cooperative Women’s Guild in McCrae, a Canadian physician who fought in 1933. They are now distributed by the Peace Flanders. In May 1915, his friend, a fellow soldier, Pledge Union, a British pacifist non-governmental was killed in action. Looking at the poppies growing organisation that works for a world without war. alongside his grave moved McCrae to write the And finally, did you know that there is also a poem In Flanders Fields (see panel), which was purple poppy? It commemorates the animals that later published in Punch magazine. have been victims of war and raises money for The idea to use the poppy as a symbol of Animal Aid. remembrance came from an American professor Alex Brown and YWCA worker, Moina Michael, in 1918. She

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Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal Could spare one or two hours to help The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal by doing house-to-house collecting in your road any time between Friday 1st and Saturday 9th November 2013? If you can, the Legion would be most grateful. Please contact John Jones on (01403) 783392

Book Early for Christmas With Christmas approaching we have prepared both our lead up to Christmas Menu running from the 1st to the 24th Dec at £17.95 and our Christmas Day Menu at £60. We can easily accommodate Christmas parties in our large restaurant and can cater to most needs. We look forward to seeing you at The Blacksmiths Arms. From Doug and all his staff.

Lunch or Evening Christmas Menu Traditional Roast Sussex Turkey Served with pigs in blanket, Yorkshire pudding, fresh vegetables, potatoes and gravy Home Cooked Lamb Shank Cooked in red wine and rosemary served with new potatoes and fresh vegetables Roast Rib of Beef Served with Yorkshire pudding, seasonal vegetables, potatoes and gravy Fresh Scottish Salmon Rolled in lemon and dill breadcrumbs, served with new potatoes and vegetables Brie and Beetroot Tart Served with new potatoes and salad Christmas Pudding Served with brandy sauce or double cream Warm Chocolate Fudge Cake Served with chocolate sauce and vanilla ice-cream Selection of 4 Cheeses Served with biscuits and onion chutney Mince Pies With Tea and Coffee

All for £17.95 Please book early to avoid disappointment

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Christmas Day at the Blacksmiths Arms Bucks Fizz Traditional Prawn Cocktail Served with brown bread and butter Homemade Broccoli and Stilton Soup Served with warm baguette and butter Mini Paupiette Fresh prawns wrapped in smoked salmon served with Marie Rose sauce and salad Duck and Port Pâté Served with toast, salad and onion chutney Golden Sussex Free Range Turkey Served with Yorkshire pudding, pigs in blankets, fresh vegetables and potatoes 20oz Line Caught Dover Sole Served with parsley butter, fresh vegetables and new potatoes Roasted English Lamb Fillet Served with mint gravy, fresh vegetables and potatoes Scotch Rib of Beef Served with Yorkshire pudding, fresh vegetables, potatoes and gravy Homemade Vegetable Wellington Served with fresh vegetables, potatoes and honey glazed parsnips Christmas Pudding Served with custard, brandy sauce or double cream Praline and Ferrero Rocher Roulade Served with cream Strawberry and Champagne Cheesecake Served with cream 3 Cheese and Biscuits Served with onion chutney and salad Mince Pies With tea, coffee, latte or cappuccino

All for £60 (There will be a 10% service charge added to your bill)

Stane Street, Adversane, near Billingshurst, West Susses RH14 9JH Tel: (01403) 782809 www.blacksmithsarmssussex.co.uk

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Fireworks / Food and drink

The Magic of Fireworks

ireworks date back to the 7th century and are thought to have been invented in China. The first fireworks in England were displayed at the wedding of King Henry VII in 1486. Now, as well as being an integral part of Bonfire Night celebrations – a warning that Guy Fawkes’s crime of treason must never be forgotten – fireworks can often be seen at New Year, Birthday and Wedding celebrations and frequently form the finale for major events. Fireworks come in many shapes and sizes and new types are being created all the time. Some of the many varieties are: sparklers, cakes, firecrackers, cherry bombs, rockets, jumping jacks and Catherine wheels. A rocket can reach speeds of 150mph and reach as high as 200 metres. A sparkler burns at a temperature over 15 times the boiling point of water. The different effects created by fireworks have names such as ring, spider, peony, palm and horsetail. The variety of colours and noises also thrill many of us. There are now a rainbow of colours and sounds that include bangs, crackles, humming and whistles. So what happens within a firework to cause us such excitement? Each firework is a precisely formed assembly of chemicals, carefully calibrated to produce a particular effect. Fireworks consist of stars, small clay or

dough-like lumps or cubes 3 to 4cm in diameter, packed into cardboard compartments within the firework shell. Stars contain a blend of oxidizing agent, reducing agent, metal salt colouring agent and binders. When ignited, the stars produce both sound and light effects. The power needed to lift each firework into the air is provided by the highly exothermic combustion of black powder. The key to firework success is to trap the heat and gas in the bottom of the shell, which is positioned in a launch tube or mortar, until the trapped gas pressure builds to such a force that when it escapes, it hurls the firework high into the air. A firework is ignited by lighting the main fuse. This simultaneously starts both the fast action fuse, and the time delay fuse. The flight of the firework is powered by a fast burning wick. Where the wick ends, it meets the high explosive components of the firework. In this second stage, there is an instantaneous detonation producing both a loud explosion and a bright flash of colour. The black powder liftcharge is calculated to exhaust itself precisely when the slow-burning, time-delay fuse reaches the first compartment packed with light-producing stars and black powder. The tremendous booms heard are the result of the rapid release of energy into the air, causing the air to expand faster than the speed of sound which produces a shock wave – a sonic boom. Susan Brookes-Morris Photo: mbbnda (flickr)

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Community / Health and wellbeing

Age UK Horsham District says “Thank You” as local knitters smash this year’s Big Knit target

ver the past month Age UK Horsham District has been gratefully receiving packages filled with woolly knitted hats from local residents as part of the ‘Big Knit’ campaign that Age UK runs with innocent smoothies each year. innocent donates 25p for each hat that is provided to help fund Age UK’s services during the winter. This year the target for Age UK Horsham District was 1,500 hats and they would like to extend a huge thank you to all those that took part this year as not only did they hit the target, they smashed through it with local residents sending in well over 1,700 hats raising over £420. Community Fundraiser Lawrie Mallyon said, “The response has been fantastic. We’ve had hats from individuals all over the district as well as knitting groups submitting literally bags full of their creations. The level of imagination and different designs has been great and I would like to express my thanks to all those who took part and encourage them to keep knitting beyond the deadline.” The Big Knit campaign is in its tenth year and is a regular fixture in the ‘Spread The Warmth’ campaign launching in November (when you will start to see the hats adorning innocent bottles in stores). Spread The Warmth focuses on supporting older people throughout

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A Good Read November’s selection from book reviewer Kath Bennett The Cuckoo’s Calling – Robert Galbraith Unless you have been living under a rock for the last few months, then you will know that there is actually no such person as Robert Galbraith; Galbraith is really JK Rowling. Much has been made in the press of Rowling’s ‘secret’ authorship of a crime novel. The key question, however, should be “is it any good?” And the answer is a resounding “yes”. While Rowling was understandably angry that her cover was blown by some careless gossip, the fact that this shot the book to the top of the bestseller charts undoubtedly widened its potential audience. Even before this, however, the story had been critically acclaimed by a range of fellow crime writers, and it is easy to see why. Cormoran Strike, the central character, fits well alongside the range of eclectic private detectives that populate the genre. An army veteran, with a chequered past, physically and mentally scarred by his experiences, he is believable and likeable from the start. We know enough to keep us guessing, but never fully get inside his head. The supporting characters are equally well drawn – Robin, his receptionist and almost-assistant, acts as an ideal foil – and the setting is given careful treatment. By chance, I read the book while staying in London, close to Strike’s fictional office on Denmark Street, and was almost able to trace his steps at times. The novel itself is well plotted – again, no surprise – and moves at a strong pace as Strike investigates the death of Lula Landry, model and style icon. Strike’s own past is explored through

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Wassail this, then? 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.

he memories of summer are fading fast and the time of mellow fruitfulness melts into the mists of early winter. What a summer though. At long last we have had a period where you could, with some form of confidence, rise in the morning, ignore the trousers that lay discarded on the floor beside the bed, and slip into that pair of ancient shorts and faded T-shirt. I say ‘with confidence’, but I do refer here to the weather, not to the look that you portray as you gaze mournfully at your reflection in the mirror. The years can be rather spiteful when it comes to exposing more of yourself than you would normally do, and the quiet smirk that creeps over your partner’s face as you put in an appearance at the breakfast table can speak volumes. Still, we should not be deterred, but make the most of the sun’s bounty while we have the chance. The winter months beckon and the trees are well on their way to closing down for their annual rest. Now, due to the glorious summer we have enjoyed, there should be a marvellous amount of leaves to keep our muscles toned and our bodies warm as we rake the gardens for the umpteenth time and await the mud and slush that must surely follow. Such is life… Que sera sera. I think that the farming society must have been relieved that the summer managed to cling on into the latter part of the year. Harvesting has been kinder than in some years and the fruit farms have certainly benefited with a glorious crop of both soft and top fruit. The cooler nights of September brought on the colour change in the fruit and heralded the transformation of starch to sugar that gave the late apples their deepening flavours. Now the orchards are silent and await their winter haircut and the cereal fields are falling to the plough and the seed drill. In the more northern fenlands the rich, dark soils are still full of winter vegetables and they will fill our tables with their bounty through to the spring. Where would we be without that compulsory portion of sprouts with our Christmas dinner? November can be a dreary month. The first frosts of the winter, darkening nights and cold damp mornings. Guy Fawkes does his best to

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rody was doing his meerkat bit of a bully. He’d take Magnus’s impression as he peered toys and chew-treats from him. over the edge of Mary and But Magnus just looked sad and Izzie’s bedside tables to see what went to lie down. Soon Brody he could find. His eye fell on an would be challenging him to play odd sock and a brightly coloured by waving a toy in front of him pen. It was a no-brainer, pens won and Magnus would respond and every time. They could really be then the fierce play growling chewed. He stretched his paw and would resound from end to end of cleverly hooked the pen towards the sofa. “Enough,” Nanny would him. He took a quick look around say firmly and they would stop – to see if he was alone. Yes he was! for a minute or two and then He grabbed the pen in his tiny they’d start again. “Out you go,” teeth and tore off down the hall into she’d then say and off they went Brody’s no Dumbo… Anne’s bedroom which was his lair. round the garden, playing a great He settled down on the fluffy brown mat at the game of chasey with Magnus being the more end of her bed and crunched the pen competently cunning, shortcutting around the bushes, till they until it cracked and broke. Then he chewed the were both exhausted and panting. ends and separated the parts. Now there were just One day at the beginning of October, Brody scraps of plastic left strewn around the mat. It had came over to Magnus’s house but noticed been a good find. something was not right. “What’s up, Mags?” he Since Brody had entered the household, nothing asked Magnus who was lying forlornly on the was safe. There were more odd socks than ever in couch. the washing pile. Every pen left lying around was “James went to the vets today and he’s not fair game. Lego parts appeared in his lair in coming back,” said Magnus sadly. “And Mum and mangled bits. One of Anne’s favourite flip-flops Dad are sad and sometimes crying.” was masticated. Even Nanny and Grandad’s place “Oh,” said Brody quietly. “I didn’t know he was was not immune. Grandad had the plastic handle sick.” of his razor chewed and Nanny’s straw hat found “He wasn’t,” said Magnus, “but when we came itself with major ventilation holes. He chased the home yesterday his heart was sick and now he’s cats, even James Edward at the gone. I feel very lonely without start, until James had jumped out of him.” the bushes at him and scared the Brody sat with this information life out of him. The only person and then, ever the optimist, replied immune from Brody’s depredations brightly, “Well, you have me. I’m was Gary who, because he your friend aren’t I?” preferred cats to dogs, refused to let “Well, yes, I suppose so,” Brody into his office. Wise man! Magnus said thoughtfully, then he Nevertheless Brody brought brightened and continued, some new life into the household. “Besides, James wasn’t always He loved cuddles (when he wanted nice to me. He pushed me off the them of course), went to dog school bed and often pinched my cage and learned some manners, loved and Mum had to coax him out so I the children and went on holiday could go to bed. And he never with them. He got on well with George, next door’s played chasey with me.” He sat up and shook his Jack Russell, and they played good games when body briskly and stretched his legs – first the front Magnus (who you know) was not about. (George and then the back. He jumped off the sofa, grabbed and Magnus didn’t get on at all). the toy elephant and challenged Brody. “Chase But on weekdays, Brody went down to Nanny me! I’ve got the elephant!” And Brody chased him. and Grandad’s house to play with Magnus. Round the sofa and then outside into the big Because Brody was bigger (or, perhaps, less garden where the sun shone and life went on. small) than Magnus and had a well strengthened Vale: Lunaris James Edward Adam (8/10/08-30/9/13). jaw from all the illicit chewing, he tended to be a Yvonne Fleece Photos: Grahame Pearson

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A new friend! Late August, given heavy rain and sun For the full week, the blackberries ripen. At first, just one a glossy purple clot Among others, red, green hard as a knot. You ate that first one and its flesh was sweet Like thickened wine: summer’s blood was in it. From Blackberry-Picking by Seamus Heaney

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Delicious Thai cuisine prepared with finest locally sourced ingredients

Please view our menu online: www.thechefthaicuisine.co.uk Eat in or take-away

Lunch 12.00am - 2.00pm

Dinner 5.30pm -10.00pm

TEL: 01403 786128 MOBILE: 07825 517439 9 JENGERS MEAD, BILLINGSHURST, WEST SUSSEX RH14 9PB

ADVERTISERS INDEX November 2013 A-Team Mechanics............................42 ADC Appliances ................................29 All About Kitchens.............................21 AM Beauty Clinic...............................17 Andrew Gale Tree Surgery................34 Appaloosa Upholstery.......................23 Bax Computers .................................41 Beauty by Georgia ............................14 Billingshurst Dental Practice .............12 Billingshurst Leisure Centre ..............16 Billingshurst Osteopaths ...................15 Blacksmiths Arms................................9 Blue Ship Pub .....................................5 Brazier Building Solutions .................25 Care Comfort Company ....................13 Caring Homes ...................................13 Caroline Clarke Mobile Foot Care.....14 Catherine’s Pet Services...................42 Cracknell Pit-Draffen, Estate Agent .........................................OBC Cubitt & West, Estate Agent................4 Davis Foot Care ................................17 Delta Decor .......................................30 Duck Barn Interiors ...........................31 Falcon/Willetts Equine Feeds............37 Fishers Farm Park.............................39 Flow-serve, Plumbing, Drainage, Heating..........................................24 Fowlers, Estate Agent .........................3 GJ Coles, Builder ..............................27

Goring Road Carpet Centre..............27 Half Moon Pub ..................................11 Hallam Trim, Window Cleaning .........30 Hamilton Cole, TV & Satellite Equipment .....................................24 Handy REM, Decorating, etc ............23 Hardwood Seasoned Logs................35 HJS Land Services ...........................32 Holly Boilers ......................................29 Home Interior Painting Services .......21 Hydropower, Generators ...................25 JD Leaver, Hurdles & Fencing ..........33 Jef Wilson, Decorator........................27 John Potter Garden Work..................35 Jonathan Carter Tree Surgery...........32 KB Private Hire..................................15 Kirdford Baby & Toddlers...................40 Lawns & Edges .................................33 Lee’s Locks .......................................29 Mac’s Private Hire .............................36 MentorMorph.....................................39 Meraki Hairdressing ..........................19 Miles Wrightman Pshychotherapy.....19 Miss Mop Domestic Cleaning ...........27 Monsoon Indian Restaurant..............11 Moon Hall School..............................40 Mrs Muscle Domestic Cleaning ........25 Natural Nurture Nursery School........39 Oak Designs, Buildings & Structures in Oak ..........................21

Odd Job.............................................30 Oven Rescue ....................................22 Ovens & More ...................................24 Pest Man ...........................................23 Peter Spark Landscapes...................35 Piggin Good, Hog Roasts .................10 PJM, Building & Property Maintenance..................................23 Queens Head Pub ..............................7 REM Landscapes..............................33 Re-Nu Kitchens .................................29 Ron Osborne Roofing .......................25 Royal British Legion ............................8 Ryan Wakeford Photography.............41 Southwater Cycles ............................19 Sumners Ponds...............................IBC Sussex & Surrey Tree Services.........33 Sussex Carpet Brokers .....................20 Sussex Towing Brackets....................42 The Chef Thai Restaurant.................46 The Hungry Guest Café......................6 Tip Top Tutors....................................40 Village Nurseries...............................35 West Sussex Interiors .......................21 Wey & Arun Canal Trust, Santa Cruises ..........................................35 Willows Cattery .................................42 Woodpeckers, House & Garden Building & Maintenance ................29