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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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alk around Billingshurst and although shops are open, social distancing notices are everywhere, people in shops are bemasked and with glasses steaming up… it’s all a bit eerie and other-worldly. Welcome to the new normal. Most people are happy to do what they can to avoid another lockdown. Sadly, however, on several occasions I have seen youths in take-away food shops neither wearing masks nor observing social distancing. C’mon lads, mask up – apart from anything else it’s disrespectful to the shop staff. Despite the fact that we are now officially in recession (inevitable of course) it is good to see so many small businesses trading again. The number of pages in this magazine has been a rough indicator to the current state of small business activity. In June it had shrunk to just 36 pages. Then with the lockdown easing, July and August issues grew to 40 and this issue is back at a healthy pre-lockdown 48. Grahame

Cover: The icing on the cake is that schools have been given the green light to reopen this month. Food & drink Recipe: Tarte Tatin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sussex Free Range Turkeys . . . . . . . . West Sussex Honey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Horsham Distruct Council: Tea at Two Kings Head pub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Health & wellbeing Feeling Amazing Nutrition . . . . Meadows Wellbeing . . . . . . . . Holly Stone, Hypnotherapist . . PilatesWise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Beauty . . . . . . . . . . . Just Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katherine Finn, Hyphotherapist The Village Homecare Service

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About the house KJ Lammas Plumbing and Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 CJ Sewage Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 1A Acclaim Floor Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Evans Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 MW Wingate Painting & Decorating . . . . . . . . . . . .23 P&W Jordan Upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Oven Cleaning Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Mike Lord Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Miss Mop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 MPS Home Improvements Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 AC Decor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Ovens & More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 GJ Coles, Builder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Goring Road Carpet Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 JC Plumbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 N Francis Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 DM Handyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Heath Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Alba Plumbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 GB Glazing Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Norsat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Sussex Carpet Brokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Lee’s Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 PJM, Building & Property Maintenance . . . . . . . . .33 Re-Nu Kitchens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Best Choice Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Flow-Serve Plumbing, Drainage, Heating . . . . . . . .34 Apex Aerials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Hamilton Cole, TV & Satellite Equipment . . . . . . . .35 Oven Rescue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Park House Kitchens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OBC Features Poetry by Harvey Holmes: Lockdown Sounds . . . . . . .20 Miranda Rijks, short story: Plagiarism . . . . . . . . . . .21 A Good Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 The Spaniel Diaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Sue King: Malgorzata’s Allotment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Little Tweeters! Yvonne Fleece: The Pond 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Kids Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBC

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Education / Coffee break

Positives from a Pandemic at School

Barbara Langford, Deputy Head Academic at Westbourne House School, Chichester, reflects on skills learnt during COVID-19 lockdown

t the end of the summer term, as I wrote pupils’ school reports, I had time to pause and reflect on what we – pupils and staff – have learnt on a micro level from the global pandemic. From the teaching perspective, without exception, staff rose to the challenge and led pupils by example. They all adapted to a completely new way of teaching and demonstrated a willingness to innovate and invent creative and multiple solutions to our new situation; and they worked hard which manifested in the quality of the lessons produced with each one taking hours of preparation and requiring the use of new technology. Teaching on Zoom and setting lessons online became an automatic skill. From our pupils’ perspective, almost in every instance, I found myself highlighting how a child drew on and grew their skillset: ‘empathy’ – the kindness and care shown to others, as well as raising funds for charity; ‘technology’ – pupils now

whip confidently through a variety of programmes with ease and share their skills and knowledge with peers and staff; ‘agility’ – pupils were enterprising, curious and, importantly, had the intellectual confidence to experiment and work in unfamiliar contexts; ‘analysing’ – they worked logically, read instructions independently and learnt to figure out ideas and concepts with less help, all of which are the foundations of a life of learning. Finally, I was constantly impressed by the originality of the pupils. Given a wide range of tasks and assignments, they produced extraordinary work in extraordinary circumstances. “We have been totally bowled over by the online provision. My son has remained completely engaged and has felt genuinely connected throughout this term with both friends and staff.” Parent of Year 8 pupil. www.westbournehouse.org – (01243) 782739. Barbara Langford, Deputy Head Academic

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Community / Private hire / Art *

Billingshurst Lions Club Bookshop Reopening

illingshurst and District Lions Club welcomed customers, old and new, when their Charity Bookshop reopened in Jengers Mead on 23rd July. The shop will initially be open three days a week, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, from 9.30am until 3.30pm, closed on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, while settling into a new routine. To simplify payments during the current Covid-19 pandemic: • Paperbacks, Jigsaws and DVDs: £1.00 each. • Hardbacks: £1.50 each. • Any 5 Children’s books for £1.00. Credit or Debit cards are now accepted and cash bowls are set out for payment and change. The safety of customers and volunteers is paramount: • The number of people in the shop is limited with social distancing. • Customers are asked to wait outside until invited to enter. • Hand sanitisers and gloves are available for safe handling. • Children must be with and supervised by an adult at all times.

Donations of books, jigsaws and DVDs are welcomed, limited to one bag or box at a time from each donor, but only when the shop is open. All new donations should be put on a trolley outside the shop and are then quarantined for 72 hours before being put on display. Regrettably, CDs cannot be accepted. Viv Diggens, the new Lion President, says, “This is very welcome news for our many loyal customers who have helped Billingshurst Lions raise over £660,000 in the 18 years since we opened, allowing us to make generous donations to those in need. For instance in the year ending 30th June 2020 we donated over £21,000, in spite of the enforced restrictions. All thanks to everyone’s kind generosity.” You can keep up to date with Billingshurst & District Lions Club by following their website, www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/billingshurst and on their Facebook page. Harvey Holmes Photo: new Lion President, Viv Diggens, re-opening the Billingshurst Lions charity bookshop in Jengers Mead on Thursday 23rd July

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“Stay safe!”

aving to friends we may well cheerily call out “Stay safe!” The drive within our local and national communities is to find ways of doing that, whether it is shopping, meeting friends or taking leisure. Walking around Jubilee fields over the summer you would have found groups sitting safely distanced enjoying a picnic but planning to stay safe in their choices. An orderly queue at the Post Office is our local normal with face-masked residents waiting their turn on marked waiting points. Shops navigate us with yellow arrows and bright footprints to keep us all safe. Despite all these efforts to reassure and protect us, the truth is that the world feels anything but safe and secure. Employment, health, security and financial stability have all been undermined in recent months. So how do we individually, and as a community, develop a secure and safe foundation to live life to the full. A sense of being safe when the world around is uncomfortable and demanding? The Bible invites us to feel anchored in the rough seas of this world because of the unchanging commitment of God to all of us. A love that lasts beyond time and demonstrated in the way of the cross that Jesus chose. A picture of a God who knows what it means to suffer is offered to us. How do we experience this anchor of love within us that protects us and enables us to have a foundation of

peace? The promise of Jesus is not that life will be free of troubles. His promise is that we will never be alone because he stands beside us. We can choose to build our life on the faithful, sturdy love of God whoever we are and whatever our life choices have been. All we have to do is come close to God within ourselves and reach for this peace. We have simply to be the person we are, discovering God’s presence and going his way. Safety means many things in 2020. Living our life with a sense of security is worth reflecting upon. “Who, then, can separate us from the love of Christ? Can trouble do it, or hardship or persecution or hunger or poverty or danger or death? …For I am certain that nothing can separate us from his love: neither death nor life, neither angels nor other heavenly rulers or powers, neither the present nor the future, there is nothing in all creation that will ever be able to separate us from the love of God which is ours through Christ Jesus our Lord.” (The Bible, Romans 8, verse 37). Finally, just a quick note to say that our church building is now open for private prayer, and welcoming people to services. Check our website for the latest details: www.stmarysbillingshurst.org.

Royal British Legion Billingshurst Branch

Poppy Appeal – Legion response to the Covid-19 outbreak During the coronavirus outbreak the health and well being of our members and volunteers is, and will remain, our priority. Sadly this year there will be no ‘face to face’ Poppy Appeal fundraising. This includes all our regular donating points, on streets, stations, supermarkets and also our house-to-house collections. The Legion cannot risk the health of our volunteers and supporters, therefore we are also not distributing any collection boxes or tins this year. Interaction with many people, in various locations and the subsequent counting and banking of donations, could potentially put our helpers at risk. It is a shame, but we must follow the Government’s coronavirus guidelines and regulations. We are looking at alternative Poppy Appeal fundraising activities and we will inform you of these in due course. Our church services and war memorial events, including the remembrance parade will be discussed with the Minister, and the Parish and District Councils. Unless there are drastic changes in the Government guidelines, such events will be very limited. Colin Banks (Billingshurst Branch President)

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Community / Insurance / Parking *

Seniors Lunch Club loses a much loved member Dr Kathy Charlwood lived in Biliingshurst for 10 years having moved to the village to be near her 2 daughters Joanne & Helen and twin granddaughters Jess & Sophie. Kathy died peacefully in hospital in late July. Kathy was a very keen member of both the Seniors Lunch Club and the Wednesday Club and could often be seen driving her motorised chair in Station Road Gardens where she walked with many friends and dog walkers each day. Kathy had been a member of the Seniors for several years and always made a special effort to come to the meetings even though she suffered a severe stroke in 2016 leaving her paralysed on her left side. Kathy was a scientist who had a passion for chemistry. She gained her PhD in Chemistry in 1970 and went on the be a Lecturer at Goldsmith’s University in London. Her daughters fondly remember her taking them to work in the school holidays and letting them draw on the enormous blackboards in the lecture theatres. She retired from Lecturing at the University of Greenwich aged 60 to spend time with the two loves of her life: her horses and her grandchildren. Kathy was a keen horsewoman, having had many horses of her own over the years. Joanne Charlwood (daughter) and Sue King (friend)

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Covid-19

Council urges public to respect, protect and enjoy Horsham District safely

s Horsham District’s high streets and open spaces now return to a ‘new normal’ postlockdown environment, Horsham District Council is asking that residents and visitors respect business owners and one another, protect the local outdoor environment, and enjoy all that the district has to offer safely. Local retail, hospitality, leisure and tourism businesses have worked hard to introduce Covid-19safe measures in their shops and venues. It was not an easy task, especially as many of the measures put in place may change the way you interact with their services. The Council and its partners are urging customers and visitors to be kind and patient when supporting local businesses through these challenging times. When out and about in Horsham District, the Council is asking everyone to respect others and safety measures and protect the environment by following the tips below: Respect • Respect businesses and attractions. Be kind and patient when supporting local businesses. Always follow their guidelines, remember to check on their website ahead of visiting to understand any specific requirements for your visit. • Respect wildlife. When exploring the countryside, it is best to keep dogs on a lead or under close control in fields of livestock, and do please stick to footpaths and bridleways so as not to disturb ground nesting birds and other wildlife. Nature may have recolonised some areas, so please tread carefully and look out for wildlife that has moved into unexpected places during lockdown. • Respect local communities. Take your litter home with you if you’re visiting a park or open space. Try and stay as quiet as you can when leaving pubs, restaurants or small socially distanced gatherings. Protect • Protect yourself and others. Always follow hand washing guidance, and strict social distancing of two metres or one metre plus protection apart from others who are not in your household. Social distancing applies to all social interaction and is in place to help keep everyone safe. • Protect local business. People working in retail, hospitality, leisure and tourism businesses are doing all they can to help

provide their services in a safe way. Please be kind and show compassion and empathy for those working to keep our high streets running. • Protect the landscape by ensuring you are following the Countryside Code, which sets out how visitors to rural areas can behave safely and responsibly. Take a look at the following video with an updated Countryside Code, produced by Natural England. Enjoy • Enjoy supporting our local businesses. Many Horsham District businesses are now open, and we really encourage you to shop with them. Visit the Discover Horsham District and Visit Horsham websites for a range of wonderful local producers and businesses delivering local goods and services. • Enjoy our beautiful parks and countryside by exploring local walks and cycle paths while maintaining social distancing. We know everyone has their favourite places to go – but if too many people go at once then social distancing becomes more difficult. Horsham District Council Cabinet Member for the Local Economy Cllr Paul Clarke commented, “It is wonderful to see the District’s shops, cafés, restaurants and parks now open again to the public after many weeks in lockdown, and so many people getting out and about again to enjoy them. “It has taken a lot of hard work on the part of business owners and council officers to ensure that all the required safety measures are in place to help people enjoy services safely. “I would ask that people are mindful to be respectful and patient with shop and venue owners who are still adapting to new circumstances. “Additionally, I would also ask that when using parks and outdoor spaces, visitors take their litter home with them and are careful to observe social distancing measures when sharing public spaces with others.” If you are holding off from getting outside for now, or are self-isolating and unable to leave your home, you can enjoy and experience the very best of our District on Discover Horsham District’s Facebook, Instagram and Twitter channels. Heather Pepper Horsham District Council

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Food and drink / Christmas!

Tarte Tatin

METHOD

Grown-up toffee apples! Best cooked in a cast iron pan Preparation time: 15 minutes. Cooking time: 20 mins plus cooling time plus 30 minutes in the oven. Serves 6.

INGREDIENTS

7-9 medium apples: Cox recommended 200g white sugar 50g butter 225g plain flour 2 tbsp caster sugar 120g cold diced butter 1 medium egg, beaten

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1. Peel, halve and core the apples, then place in the fridge, uncovered, for a few hours or overnight to dry them out a little, so there’s less juice and less chance of soggy pastry. 2. Place the sugar into a 20-24cm cast iron frying pan along with 50ml water and let the sugar soak up the water. Cook over a medium heat until it turns golden and fudgy. Try not to stir the sugar until it’s mostly liquid as it might recrystalise. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter, and a pinch of salt. 3. Carefully arrange the apples in the pan, round-side down. Be careful as the caramel stays hot for a long time! Place it back on the heat and cook gently for 5 minutes. Then remove and allow to cool completely. 4. Sieve the flour into a large mixing bowl, add the diced butter and rub together until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar and a pinch of salt. Add the beaten egg and combine into a dough. Add a little water if required but keep the dough fairly dry. Wrap it in clingfilm and refrigerate for 30 minutes. 5. Pre-heat the oven to 200°C / Gas Mark 6. Roll out the pastry to about 5mm / ¼ inch thick and cut out a circle slightly larger than your pan. Place the pastry on top of the pan and tuck the edges around the fruit. Bake for about 30 minutes until the pastry is golden. Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then place a plate and carefully invert the tart on to the plate. Serve warm with crème fraiche, natural yoghurt, or vanilla ice cream.

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Community / Food and drink

An invitation to enjoy safe ‘Tea at Two’ across the Horsham District

ecognising that for some people it may still be a little daunting to start getting out and about in our towns and villages, Horsham District Council is working with local cafés and restaurants to launch a new campaign, ‘Tea at Two’, to encourage visitors into our towns in the afternoons when it is quieter. The district’s cafés and restaurants will be offering a range of attractive tea-time promotions from two o’clock each day. A list of participants can be found here: www.discoverhorshamdistrict.co.uk/teaattwo. Commenting on the new Tea at Two initiative Horsham District Council Cabinet Member for the Local Economy, Cllr Paul Clarke said, “This is a lovely idea which will help residents and visitors step out with more confidence to enjoy a catch up with friends over tea and coffee in the afternoons when things are a little quieter. “We have been working with our local hospitality businesses across the whole district to support them coming out of lockdown, helping them put all their social distancing and protection in place to make this a safe and enjoyable experience. “They are delighted to be welcoming back their

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Health and wellbeing

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n July the Government launched its Better Health Champaign aimed at improving the health of the nation through focusing on what we eat, helping individuals reduce the risks of preventable illness for a healthier and more energised life. This is a massive issue and one that fortunately the Government are determined to resolve, not least because of the avoidable stress that dietary related illness puts on the NHS. Changing the way we eat really can change our lives and those of our families. This is not just about weight management, obesity is on the increase and must be taken very seriously, but our diets also affect how we feel and function daily. Food can influence mood, it can cause inflammation and joint pain, the wrong food will often cause or exacerbate skin conditions, it can upset gut health resulting in digestive issues, food can also impact on our mental health. Critically, good food energises us, it fuels and supports our bodies whether we are running around all day with the kids, working, or training for a marathon! We need sustenance, we need energy and good food will give us just that. With the right foods, nutritious, tasty foods, we

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Health and wellbeing

Meadows Wellbeing Opens in Billingshurst

eadows Wellbeing is a brand new health centre at the heart of Billingshurst High Street, offering a full range of health and wellbeing treatments for everyone, at any age or stage of life, from babies and children upwards. Their team of expert health professionals are dedicated to improving your physical and emotional wellbeing via a range of Osteopathic, Complementary and Alternative treatments and therapies. As the name implies, a wellbeing centre is a place where the focus is very much on wellbeing. Most importantly though, it’s a tranquil and distraction-free location you can come to locally to get support in all areas of wellbeing – both physical and mental – all in one place. With so much attention given to virtual forms of self-care (especially with Covid-19) there’s a risk that people are not getting the help, care and support they need in person. While digital access to support is great for so many people, it’s not the best route for everyone. For many people, actually being able to speak with and meet a specialist in person is the most effective way for them to get the help they need

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Poetry / Health and wellbeing

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Throbbing helicopters can shatter the peace, sometimes ambulance, sometimes police, sometimes military, with twin whirling screws, sometimes VIPs without a moment to lose. Now no distant drone of new construction wreaking havoc and rural destruction, No pneumatic drills for road realignment nor diggers gouging trenches as their assignment. But rumbling wheelie bins trundle to and fro, colour capped sentinels waiting in a row for the bin cart, grinding around each week, ‘beep beeping’ when reversing down the street. Mowers and sweepers also grace the scene, trimming verges, keeping roads pristine. Rowdy chainsaws continue their screech, clipping hedges, lopping branches hard to reach. There’s no melodic call of the lunchtime van, but still the nursery jingle for the ice cream fan, the letterbox rattle of mail through the door and ‘ding dong’, deliveries from the mail order store. Now we hear the birds more clearly trilling their song, defining territories where they belong, with church bells peeling on the breeze that rustles the leaves on our garden trees. Harvey Holmes

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Plagiarism A short story written exclusively for Village Tweet by local author Miranda Rijks

grinned as I strode down the corridor, elated to be back in school. I had been promoted to Head of Year Five alongside teaching History. It’s an important year, and post-lockdown, I intended to make up for all that lost teaching time. “Emily, sorry to bother you.” Janice, the school secretary accosted me on my way back to the classroom at the end of break on that first morning. “Hattie Jensen’s mother would like a word with you after school.” “Any idea what it’s about?” “No, sorry.” Hattie sat in the front row and had already made herself known to me. Every question I asked, she was the first to stick her hand up. So eager, she almost bounced out of her chair. Yet each answer was wrong. Not that it seemed to faze her. Mrs Jensen was the adult look-alike of her daughter, with mousey-coloured hair scraped back in a tight ponytail exposing a large forehead. Tall, austerelooking, devoid of makeup with an equine-like face, I immediately felt uncomfortable. Perhaps it was her body language. She declined my offer to sit down, and stood legs wide apart, arms crossed over her chest. “I’d like to know exactly what you’re going to do to make up for the months of missed teaching.” “My colleagues and I have it all covered. There’s no need to worry.” I smiled at her. “I taught Harriet myself over the past six months and I think you’ll find her ahead of her peers. It went so well that I considered continuing with the home schooling, but unfortunately my furloughing came to an end.” “If you have any concerns or questions about Hattie’s education during the year, please don’t hesitate to come and talk to me,” I said. “She’s a very enthusiastic girl.” Mrs Jensen stared at me for so long, I had to look away. Then she turned on her heel and left. The weeks went past and the children fell back into the routine of school life. Hattie continued to be the first child to stick her arm up into the air when I posed a question, and nine times out of ten, she got the answer wrong. But at least she tried, and I made an effort to encourage her. Although she seemed to enjoy school, learning did not come easily to her. Unfortunately, homework was an issue. As every piece deserved full marks, it was blatantly obvious that she had excessive help. I felt the only course of action was to invite Mrs Jensen into school for another chat. This time, I put a chair to the side of my desk and insisted she sit down. “I need to discuss Hattie’s homework with you,” I said. Mrs Jensen stared at me with pale blue, unblinking eyes. “What about it?”

“I think you are giving her too much assistance.” “I am not.” “There is a marked difference between the work she does in class and the work that she does for homework.” “I don’t know what you’re implying, Miss Fields, but I strongly object to the insinuation. I will be taking this up with the headmistress.” She stood up and strode out of the classroom before I could utter another word. The following week, I set the children their biggest assignment of their school career to date; a project on The Tudors that would take them until the end of term; a task that they would work on occasionally in school but mainly as homework. At the end of class, I called Hattie over. “I’d like you to do something special. You’re going to do two projects. One you’ll do with me in class and the other you can do with your mum as homework.” I handed her a piece of paper that read, “Dear Year Five Pupils, Please prepare a project on Tudor Imperialism. Make sure that you write about 5000 words, along with several pictures and cite your sources in the Oxford style. Don’t plagiarise. I check for plagiarism. Have fun. Miss Fields.” “What does plagiarism mean?” Hattie struggled with the pronunciation. “It means copying someone else’s work or ideas and pretending that they’re yours.” “And what does Imperialism mean?” “It’s how countries take control of other countries or regions. I’m sure your mother will be able to help you with this. I don’t want you to worry about this project, Hattie.” “I won’t!” She smiled broadly. A week before the end of term, everyone handed in their projects and I displayed them all around the classroom and on the walls in the corridor, ready for the end of term parents’ evening. Hattie produced two projects. The one she did in class, was displayed on the wall; the one she handed in, typed neatly with double spacing, I placed into my drawer. “Why isn’t Hattie’s project displayed?” Mrs Jensen glowered at me. “It is,” I said, smiling sweetly. “Look, it’s got the top spot.” She paled. “That’s not the project.” “Yes, it is. That is all Hattie’s work. I didn’t think it was appropriate to display yours on Year Five’s noticeboard.” Mrs Jensen’s mouth opened and closed. She stormed off. I waited to be called in to see the headmistress. I’m still waiting. Miranda Rijks writes psychological thrillers set in West Sussex, published by Inkubator Books. Paperbacks and ebooks are available on Amazon. Find out more at www.mirandarijks.com.

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Books / About the house

A Good Read September’s selection from book reviewer Willow Coby The Clockmaker’s Daughter – Kate Moreton Getting married is one of those big events in your life that changes everything. For Elodie, plans for her upcoming wedding are being pulled away from her by her controlling future mother-inlaw. Elodie works as an archivist in London and one day discovers an old satchel, an old photo, and an old sketch of a large house that will change everything and lead Elodie on a quest to discover the truth about the house and the lady in the photograph. Was she meant to find these items and how are they ultimately connected to her own past? Kate Morton is known for epic sagas – and at nearly 600 pages this is no exception. Told in multiple timelines, the action moves swiftly from the present to the 1880s, the early 1900s, and the 1940s as the story of the house and its inhabitants unfold. With a vast cast of characters this does require some concentration to keep track of who’s who, and sometimes the story changes time period just as you were becoming engrossed. However, it is worth persevering. Part love story, part ghost story, part murder mystery, and part commentary on social class divisions in the Victorian era Morton brings the various stories vividly to life on the page. Who is the clockmaker’s daughter and how did she

come to linger at Birchwood Manor? And how will this all help Elodie come to terms with the path that her own life is about to take? Animal Antics: The Leaping Lion – Lucy Courtenay Brian is an excitable lion cub. His dad is the King of the Savannah, so a lot is expected of him. He tries to be big and intimidating, like his dad. There is one thing that Brian loves doing more than anything else and that is playing leapfrog. He is the best in the savannah and is always searching for the next big thing to leapfrog over. So, when he tackles his biggest leapfrog ever and fails, he is mortified when all the other animals laugh at him. Humiliated, he vows to never leapfrog again. That is, until he learns that the Animal Olympics are going to be held in the savannah and leapfrog is one of the events! Can he pluck up the courage to compete and risk more humiliation? Will he make his dad proud? This lovely short chapter book (92 pages) is perfect for young animal lovers, combining animal facts – such as the fact that female lions do most of the hunting – with a fun story. Who knows, maybe lions really are good at leapfrog?

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Walking & Cycling Routes We are fortunate to have good reasons to get outside and enjoy local services, shops and surrounding countryside; but our busy roads, particularly the A272 and A29, prove a barrier to many residents. Lockdown has proven an opportunity to enjoy more walking and cycling, and it would be fantastic if off-road access could be improved in the years ahead so residents can continue to enjoy the benefits recently discovered. At a virtual meeting, which was streamed online via Facebook over the summer, Billingshurst Parish Council (BPC) resolved to make preliminary investigations on potential improvements for walking and cycling in the parish. BPC is asking residents to submit ideas for walking and cycling improvements in the parish. If you would like to find out more, please check out the NEWSFEED section of the Council’s website www.billingshurst.gov.uk. Dumped garden waste on Council please use these facilities rather than dumping excess waste on Council land. Thank you. owned land A polite notice… Contractors employed by Lights on in West Sussex Billingshurst Parish Council look after and maintain an extensive number of open spaces and play areas around the parish. There have been occasions where our contractors have come across hedge cuttings and general garden refuse which has been dumped on Council land. Residents are reminded that hedge cutting is included within the Council’s very comprehensive garden contract and there are strict rules as to when hedge cutting can be carried out as the bird nesting season has to be taken into account. It is therefore unnecessary for residents to undertake hedge cuts on Council owned land, and then leave the cuttings for contractors to collect. ‘Brown top’ garden refuse bins can be sourced from Horsham District Council and there is the Household Waste Recycling Centre on the outskirts of Billingshurst village. If you find you have excess garden rubbish

At the time of writing it is hard to believe that autumn is on its way and nights will soon be drawing in! If you are aware of footway or street lighting which isn’t working, please report it to SSE Enterprise Lighting via their ‘Lights On In West Sussex’ website www.lightsoninwestsussex.co.uk or by telephoning their Customer Service Team on 0800 048 2435. You will need the column number of the faulty light and the road name. This is an excellent service and easily accessible for all residents.

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Meetings Schedule – September 2020 Billingshurst Parish Council held a couple of very successful ‘virtual’ meetings over the course of the summer months which were streamed online (and are still available to view) on the Council’s Facebook page. The Council intends to resume a normal timetable of meetings from September but as things stand, it will be necessary for these to continue being held online. More details will be released on the NEWSFEED section of the Council’s website in due course.

Vehicle nuisance involving cars, bikes and mopeds Antisocial use of a vehicle, such as street racing, street cruising or off-road use is more than a matter of noise pollution – though this can be the most noticeable problem. You can find out more about the different kinds of vehicle nuisance, their long-term effect on a neighbourhood and what you can do about it on the Sussex Police website. See link below:https://www.sussex.police.uk/advice/advice-andinformation/asb/asb/antisocial-behaviour/vehiclenuisance-involving-cars-bikes-and-mopeds.

Lower Station Road Rec Ground – Entrance Enhancements By the time you read this, work should have restarted on the improvements to the entrance of Lower Station Road Recreation Ground. It stalled some months ago when SSE stopped undertaking any disconnections etc. This was aimed at stopping domestic customers being disconnected during lockdown, but because it was a blanket policy the overhead mains supply to the Tennis Club and Scout Hut (which at the time were shut anyway) couldn’t be diverted underground to allow for a modest turning circle to be completed. Once this is done, and the new footway lighting columns installed, contractors can start to lay surfacing, together with new gates etc. Thank you all for your forbearance during this time.

Billigreen – An update Billingshurst’s new network for nature and the environment, BilliGreen has now launched! At outdoor meetings in Billingshurst we have begun to plan: • Setting up a network of micro-recycling sites for ‘hard to recycle’ items • Approaching local Councils to find areas which can be left unmown to boost plant and insect life • Building awareness of the damage caused by overuse of pesticides to wildlife and people • Helping schools to support children’s wellbeing through nature If you’d like to take part in these projects or suggest your own, email us at billigreengroup@ gmail.com or find the BilliGreen group on FaceBook.

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Charity / About the house

Confessions of a Hospice Chaplain during the Covid-19 Crisis

isa Rainier is Chaplain and Lead for Spiritual Support at St Catherine’s Hospice in Crawley. Here she shares what it’s been like working on the front line supporting local terminally ill people and their families. “Early on, I joined my local neighbourhood isolation support group, purchased seed to grow my own vegetables, thought I would read the Hilary Mantel novels on my bookshelves, get fitter with Joe Wicks, run further, rescue a few people and generally be a cross between a hero and an angel. “Later on, any kind of hero status or angelic ambition was seriously compromised by the reality: I was unable to concentrate for long enough to read anything, physically hauling my increasingly heavy body out of bed for a short run round the park took Herculean effort and I wrestled with run-rage (why is it always me who has to give way on the path and go into the undergrowth?). I also had to accept that I couldn’t do much extra for my neighbours because it took me so long to shop for me and mine. “There have been too many male humans in my house and the churlish chore-wars are getting me down. I sorely miss my alone time on retreat and my going out time with girlfriends, and I’m sad that my mother-in-law with Alzheimer’s will no longer recognise me if, or when, I do see her again. “Being ‘only human’ at St Catherine’s Hospice has got to me too. I have felt my own anxieties in caring for people with Covid-19, and wearied at

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the challenges of communication – with patients through plastic PPE, with relatives while maintaining social distance, with colleagues internally and externally, variously and vicariously via Zoom, Teams, WhatsApp, Vsee and Lifesize. And oh, how I have missed the support of many of my in-the-flesh colleaguefriends who are currently furloughed or working from home. “But, being human at the hospice in this time has also been precious; with fewer meetings to attend and less time taken up with travelling and training, I have had longer to listen, to hear and honour life stories, and more opportunities to stand in the gap when a patient’s own priest or minster has not been able to be present. Special moments have been the sharing of communion and the privilege of planning and conducting intimate and meaningful committals with the closest family of those who have died. “In and through all of this has come the realisation that even when a mask muffles some of your words, the hand you offer is clothed in a glove, and the calm in your voice is only heard over the phone, compassion can still be communicated, and what we are still able to do is to remind and reassure our fellow humans that we are still here for them: they are not alone.” To make a donation to support St Catherine’s Hospice and help Lisa and her colleagues continue to provide care and support when it’s needed most please visit: www.stch.org.uk/donate. Laura Mitchell, St Catherine’s Hospice

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The Pond – 4

Once upon a time on a small farm near Billingshurst…

t was Scotland’s August Bank Holiday weekend and Nanny and Grandad were at home on the farm. They had a project to complete. You guessed it: The Pond. It had been up and running for a month or so providing a pleasant backdrop for outdoor cinema showings and teenage seshes and fireside fun but it wasn’t quite finished. Nanny had planned it all in her head but as usual things did not go according to plan. The materials had been priced and some items had been purchased; others had become ‘make-do’ as the quoted prices were too expensive. Imagine a metresquare piece of living roof cover costing £35 but with a delivery charge of £100! Aquarium filter mat and ground-cover with compost on top would The Pond, ready to be admired be just as good (she hoped) and about a thousand seeds and a few starter plants would do just as well (she fervently hoped). But, alas, such grand ideas had to take a hiatus while Nanny recovered from: a) A car accident when she wrote off her car b) Surgery on her finger which was more invasive than she thought c) The reopening of the caravan park where the caravan was (days away and in recovery were very important after lockdown) Therefore, clad in her trusty glove covering the bandages on her hand, Nanny set her face towards the pond. It would be done by hook or by crook. The plan was this: The first job was to ensure that the area to be planted had irrigation. A couple of modifications on the present system would be all it took. Then all the materials had to be transported to the worksite. Then a few lurking weeds and an Creating the WOW effect

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o here we are entering the last quarter of out to sea and are very strong. We are lucky as the year, the nights are starting to draw our beach is relatively safe, but when we go on in, and there’s a tang of autumn in the holiday mum checks the web thingy for the local air, I often hear mum muttering about not beaches and always keeps us on our leads near looking forward to winter and dark evenings cliff paths. and muddy spaniels, I don’t know what is We are having our vaccinations this month. wrong with muddy spaniels, I adore splashing can’t say I’m too happy about that – I hate going around in mud and I get to redecorate the to the doggy doctor, every time I go there I get a inside of the car by wagging my tail! sharp needle stuck in me, that’s not a very nice We have been out and thing to do! Mav did offer to about a bit more in the last bite the vet for me – I told few weeks, I can’t work out him not to be such an idiot why all the humans have but to chew up the TV been muzzled though, must remote control instead and be to stop them eating so assured him that mum much! I mean we get to sit won’t mind at all! under the table at the cafe Mum is quite upset that while the humans stuff many of the things she calls themselves with cake! The game fairs are cancelled cheek of it is that they say this year. I do enjoy them we can’t have any as we’ll but she will insist on get fat, well they can talk! I sending me after a stinking keep myself very fit, thanks, canvas dummy in a thing with all the running and called a scurry, I would sniffing I do. often humour her and go Billy (left) and Maverick We have been on some and get the thing as she super long walks lately exploring areas of the seems really pleased with me when I bring the countryside we haven’t been to before. It’s quite stupid thing back. One day I shall tell her if she funny watching mum trying to make head or tail throws it she can go and get it – I have better of a map – one time we were halfway across a things to do such as seeking out bunnies and footpath when a herd of cows suddenly popped mice! Mav loves retrieving things but is useless out from under a cluster of trees, luckily they at giving them back – I shall tell him to keep that were more interested in eating than in following up, hopefully she might give him away! Mum us, mum kept a very careful eye on them and wants a new coat, another reason she’s kept us on our leads and made us walk quietly disappointed about the game fairs, as she likes until we were safely over the fence! Even Mav to have a good look around for a bargain. She’s the idiot was a really good boy; we keep well doing something called online shopping but isn’t away from big things like horses and cows! keen on it. I hope she doesn’t insist on me We have also visited the beach and had a wearing a coat as I have a perfectly good one of good swim, it was a very early start at 6.30 a.m. my own, thank you! Hopefully the game fairs will but well worth it to have the place to ourselves, come back next year. mum says we have to be careful of things called Until next time, keep safe and well. Billy. tides as they can sweep people and dogs – eek – Jeannette Douglas

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them I didn’t mulch and the second year the flowers were sparse and undersized. On the advice of a neighbour I fed them, mulched them, and watered them through the hot season, and they returned in full vigour the following year. Dahlias come in the most amazing array of colours… ‘Lubega Power Yellow-Orange’ sounds like a toilet cleaner but is in fact a gloriously tropical dwarf bedding dahlia which produces masses of double flowers well into autumn if you deadhead it regularly. At 30cm, you can plant it at the front of the border or in window boxes to brighten the dullest of days. Dahlia ‘Cornel Brons’ produces wonderful round copper-coloured architectural flowers. They are long-lasting and make spectacular cut flowers. They look good in the middle of a border because they grow to 90cm. For gardeners who prefer a more subtle or unusual colour palette… Dahlia ‘Café aux Lait’ produces enormous exquisite blooms in a soft apricot-pink colour, which fade to vintage cream. It’s the perfect dahlia for creating a focal point toward the back of the border as it grows to 120cm. Dahlia ‘Creme de Cassis’ has stunning two-tone petals on water lily-shaped flowers. It grows to 90cm so is good for the middle of a border and also looks fabulous in a big pot. Rachel Leverton

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eptember, the harvest month. The start of autumn, the final fling of summer. This year it heralds the end of one of the most difficult summers I can remember… Persistent rain started the year off. Then a long period of heat and drying winds, to be followed for us down here in the south of the country by very dry summer months. For the farmer it’s been a year of worry. Crops look like being well down on their normal harvest potential. Fields with little grass for the hungry mouths of cattle and sheep. Each in turn sending a warning of the heavy costs that this winter could bring to any farmer with hungry stock to feed. In the horticultural world some of these problems can be eased by costly irrigation and by the fact that many of the crops are annuals that don’t have to be nursed through the coming winter. Not all though. The forced closure of garden centres inflicted terrible problems for commercial growers whose glasshouses were full of plants ready for the spring market. Fruit growers still have to face the problems of picking their crops with the restrictions of Covid-19 and then the equal trials of selling to a totally disrupted market. For a few years I have helped monitor a couple of gardening boards on the web. This has given me the chance to see the wonderful efforts that folk have made – especially this summer with so much spare time – in creating many truly delightful places of natural beauty in their back gardens. However, it has also signalled very clearly the explosion of some creatures that we all knew about, but had not realised how widespread their numbers had become this year. I’m not talking wasps, flies, slugs, snails or even earwigs! No, I’m talking aphids. Gardeners have sent in hundreds of pictures of their pride and joy plants being decimated by hoards of these hungry little darlings. Dealing with these sweeties brought forward a whole raft of suggestions, from garden centre products to

soap and water, but most agree that our friendly ladybird goes a long way to helping us to stay on top of them. So, I thought I’d dig a little deeper into this most common of insects. It leads to some quite extraordinary facts. For starters, Dolly the sheep was not the first creature to be cloned. Virtually every aphid is a clone of its mother because nearly every aphid is a female! Mum gives birth to what in all practical terms is a clone of herself. What’s more in her lifetime she will give birth to between a hundred and a hundred and fifty little babes. Each baby after a week will start to give birth herself to five more babes per day. If food gets short, they switch off having babes and start laying eggs! It’s no wonder numbers build up! So how does their enemy stack up? Well, a ladybird can eat fifty aphid a day and her larvae will eat its own weight in them daily too. That’s beside being snacks for birds and lacewing larvae. Ants actually farm them though. Guarding them from attack from their enemies while they milk the aphids for the honeydew that they exude. It’s all quite a battle out there really. Hidden in the depths of the garden’s greenery. Reminds me of our apple pickers when they came across one particular aphid that was guaranteed to raise plenty of colourful language and dark mutterings. This was the wretched Woolly Aphid. Plump black aphids clustered under a cotton wool-like covering that they protected themselves with. Brush against it as you picked the fruit and your clothing was stained beautifully with a scarlet dye – just like cochineal! White blouse… red stain… time to disappear. They – like Joseph’s coat – come in many colours, green, black, brown, even woolly. (Obviously.) Just a shame they love to munch on the garden plants that we have spent so much effort growing. Still, that’s life I suppose! Happy gardening! John Nash

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received an invitation from a friend in July to visit her allotment in the village. What a treat. And what a surprise I had… It was a beautiful summer’s morning and the minute I walked through the gate in Coombe Hill, it was like walking into another world. There was a profusion of flowers and vegetables everywhere. I made my way to where I could see Malgorzata and two other mutual friends all admiring this little spot of heaven in the middle of Billingshurst. Malgorzata is a well known, lovely enthusiastic and caring lady who has grown vegetables and flowers to raise money for St Mary’s church and for many individuals, myself included. Up at 6 a.m. most mornings this lovely lady cycles to the allotment around 8 a.m. She spends two or three hours there, returning later if time permits. Malgorzata has suffered from Parkinson’s disease for 12 years now and has come to realise the necessity to keep fit, busy and mobile, especially during the pandemic. She is also fully aware that this oasis God has given her is a blessing and gift to her that she may enjoy and share. The allotment has become an important part of Malgorzata’s daily life. Many people have helped her with the chores of

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he last brick was laid in July at the Wey & Arun Canal Trust’s latest restoration project, a bridge at Harsfold, near Wisborough Green. Volunteers worked flat out to complete the bridge building project after floods, winter storms and then coronavirus lockdown put construction behind schedule. Small teams of six volunteers worked five days a week to get the job finished and allow the landowner access to his fields ahead of harvest. Work on the 7-metre clear span steel and concrete bridge began last September but was set back by the deluge of rain and storms seen over December, January and February, making work “hard going”, according to project manager Dennis Gillen. The compound, which is close to the River Arun, just escaped being flooded, but the mix of clay and rain meant the construction site was a mud bath

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What’s On – September Every Mon

Table Tennis. St Mary’s Room, East St, Billingshurst, 2-4pm. An informal sociable group for all ages. Newcomers welcome, tea & biscuits included, £1 (goes to church funds). Tony, tel: (01403) 783496 Every 2nd Rotary Club. Blacksmiths Arms, Adversane. 7.30pm. Supper (£13) & talk. Visitors welcome. Social activities & 4th Mon & occasional business meetings. Stuart Pullen, Attendance Secretary, tel: (01798) 873791 or 07967 159034 Every Mon, Shipley Men’s Shed. Shipley football ground off Dragon’s Lane. Part of the international Men’s Shed Tues & Weds organisation. For men interested in woodwork or wish to spend time with like-minded, local chaps. www.HorshamShipleyCommunityProject.org. Tel: Philip, 07786 070939 or email: info@HorshamShipleyCommunityProject.org Every Mon Wisborough Green Short Mat Bowls Club. Village Hall. Mons 2.30-4.30pm, Weds 1.30-3.30pm. & Weds New members & visitors welcome. £2.50 (includes Tea/Coffee & biscuits). Trial session free for newcomers. Further information: www.wisboroughgreen.org or contact Keith Carter on 01403 700502 Every Tues Stitch & Knit. Six Bells, Billingshurst. 7-9.30pm. Welcoming & helpful, just bring your project & make new friends. No fees. Sarah, tel: 07817 699865 (leave message) Every Tues Billingshurst Short Mat Bowls. Suspended until further notice due to Coronavirus Every Tues Billingshurst Choral Society rehearsal. Billingshurst Primary School, 7.30-9.45pm during term time. New members always welcome. For details see www.billingshurstchoralsociety.org Every Tues Slinfold Concert Band rehearsal. Slinfold Village Hall from 7.30-9.30pm. Brass, woodwind and percussion players all welcome. www.slinfoldconcertband.org Every Tues Billingshurst Youth Club. Women’s Hall, High St, Billingshurst, 7.30-9pm, term-time. 11-16 years. Varied activities such as indoor obstacle course, miniature football tournaments and crafts. £1 per session. Contact Ben Sheldon, Community Youth Worker, tel: 07763 302456, e-mail: ben.sheldon@horsham-matters.org.uk Every Tues Walking Football. 10-11.30am. Shipley football ground off Dragon’s Lane (Holbrook Club in mid-Winter). Followed by refreshments. Men & women welcome. www.HorshamShipleyCommunityProject.org. Tel: Philip, 07786 070939 or email: info@HorshamShipleyCommunityProject.org Every Tues Drop in Baby Zone! St Mary’s Room, East Street, Billingshurst. 1.30-3pm. Meet other parents and their babies. Every week except between Xmas & New Year. Emma: babies@stmarysbillingshurst.org Every Tues Neighbourhood Warden drop-in sessions. Billingshurst Community & Conference Centre. 12-2pm Every Tues Preschool Ballet and street dance classes. Jubilee Fields, Billingshurst. VMA Dance run fun, friendly & Thurs classes for preschool children. Free trial then £4pw pre-booked. 07879 773705 www.vmadance.co.uk Every Tues Pétanque Club. Meets at Shipley Football Ground, 10.15am for 10.30 start (*in the Spring/Summer/ & Fri* Autumn months meet Friday, 6.30pm). Coffee after. All equipment provided. All ages and abilities welcome. www.HorshamShipleyCommunityProject.org. Tel: Russell, 07803 259190 or email: info@HorshamShipleyCommunityProject.org Every Weds Horsham Accordion Band. Practises in Slinfold Chapel from 7.30-9.30pm. Varied repertoire. Band Leader Mags Fisher tel: (01403) 790717 or email: magsfisher@btinternet.com Every Weds The Millennium Bridge Club. Storrington Village Hall, 1.30-4.30pm. All abilities. Please contact: Barbara: (01903) 741365 or daisy.campling@btinternet.com Every Weds Line dancing. St Gabriel’s Church Hall 7-10 pm. All levels welcome, beginners from 7pm. Details from Maureen 07774 828282 Every Weds Billingshurst Bell Ringing practice. St Mary’s Church, Billingshurst. 7.30-9.15pm. New learners and visitors welcome, just turn up. For information email Kathy at kathyfitzp@hotmail.co.uk Every Weds The Leconfield Singers. United Reformed Church, Petworth. 8-10pm. Mixed voice non-audition community choir. Newcomers welcome. More details and term times see www.leconfieldsingers.co.uk Every Weds Billingshurst Rock Choir. Primary School. 7.30-9pm, term times. No experience required. A friendly choir singing upbeat pop, rock and Motown. Book a FREE taster session at www.rockchoir.com Every 2nd BilliUke: Billingshurst’s Own Ukulele Jam! The Six Bells, from 7.30pm. If you already have a & 4th Weds ukulele, or are thinking about getting one, please come along and join us. It’s a fun couple of hours and you also get to make new friends from the village and beyond. www.billiuke.com Every Thurs Stitch & Knit. 10am-12.30pm. We rove round local cafés & car share, lifts may be possible. Welcoming & helpful, just bring your project. No fees. Sarah, tel: 07817 699865 (leave message) Every Thurs HDC Health Walk. Billingshurst (2). All HDC walks cancelled due to Coronavirus Every Thurs Wildlife walkabouts. RSPB Pulborough Brooks Nature Reserve, Wiggonholt, RH20 2EL. 10am-12 noon. Our regular gentle ramble is an ideal introduction to some of our very special wildlife. £8 per person (£2.50 for RSPB members). (01798) 875851. www.rspb.org.uk/pulboroughbrooks Every Thurs Spy Café. Temporarily closed due to Coronavirus Every Fri Billingshurst Bowling Club Open Evenings. Temporarily suspended due to Coronavirus Every Fri Open days at The Blue Idol. Temporarily suspended due to Coronavirus. Updates: www.blueidol.org Every Fri VMA Dance classes for children 2-18yrs. Jubilee Fields, Billingshurst. Classes in Ballet, Street Dance & Contemporary. Free Trial available then £5pw pre-booked. 07879 773705 www.vmadance.co.uk Every Fri Nationwide Building Society. Billingshurst Community Centre. Cancelled due to Coronavirus Every Sat Indoor table top sale and market. Ansell’s Yard, Kirdford Road, Wisborough Green, RH14 0DD. 10am-2pm. No entrance fee. Tables £5 (must be pre-booked). Tel: (01403) 700633 or 07798 941940 Every Sun The Emmanuel Fellowship meet every Sunday at ‘The Chapel’, Spy Lane, Loxwood. 10.30am for about an hour with refreshments afterwards. www.emmanuelfellowship.co.uk SPACE IS TIGHT IN THE WHAT’S ON PAGES. IF ANYONE HAS TRIED TO TAKE PART IN ANY OF THE REGULAR ENTRIES (ABOVE) AND FOUND THEM TO BE NO LONGER AVAILABLE PLEASE LET VILLAGE TWEET KNOW 1 Sep

Trefoil Guild Meeting. St Mary’s Room, East St, Billingshurst. 7.30-9pm. First Tuesday of the month. Open to all ex-Brownies, Guides & Guiders. Hillary, tel: (01403) 783792

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The Arts Society – South Downs Pandemic Online Talk by Steven Desmond: ‘Lutyens and Jekyll in the Garden. The Odd Couple’. 10.30 a.m. We regret this online talk is for Members only but if you are interested in joining the lecture please contact Hilary, tel: (01403) 785302. We look forward to returning to Fittleworth Hall as soon as it is safe to do so. www.theartssocietysouthdowns.org.uk Wisborough Green WI Evening. Wisborough Green Village Hall. 8pm. Every first Thurs (except Jan: 2nd Thursday). No August meeting. Visitors welcome. Ruth Isaacs, Secretary: (01403) 785402 Reading Friends. Billingshurst Library. 10.30-11.30am. Are you interested in meeting new friends, having a good chat and sharing your love of books? Everyone welcome, just turn up. Tel: (01403) 783145 Indoor Antiques Market & Collectors Sale. Ansell’s Yard, Kirdford Road, Wisborough Green, RH14 0DD. 10am-2pm. No entrance fee. Tables available £8 (must be pre-booked). Telephone (01403) 700633 or 07798 941940 Rotary Club monthly ‘Friends’ get together for new members. Six Bells, Billinghurst. 7pm. Come along and find out about what we do! Billingshurst Carers Group (for carers of people with dementia or long-term condition). Longfield Manor, West Street, RH14 9LX. 2.30-4pm. (Every 2nd Weds.) info@carerssupport.org.uk or www.carerssupport.org.uk Billingshurst WI. Cancelled due to Corona virus Billingshurst and District Wine and Beer Circle meeting. Cancelled due to Corona virus Billingshurst United Reformed Church Dementia Café. Temporarily suspended due to Coronavirus Loxwood Jazz & Blues Club. Cancelled due to Corona virus St Mary’s Guild Members’ talk by Susan Howe: ‘History Without the Boring Bits’. St Mary’s Room, East Street, Billingshurst. 10.30am. We are a friendly women’s group and we welcome visitors. Beryl Peacock (01403) 782835 Billingshurst Wednesday Group Talks. Regretfully suspended until further notice due to Coronavirus restrictions. Please contact (01403) 780660 for further info WEA Online course: ‘Landscapes of South East England’. Tutor: local geographer Dr Geoffery Mead. The class will look at the geology and geography of the North Kent marshes, the Surrey Low Weald, the Hampshire Downs and Portsmouth Harbour, Greater London and the South Downs National Park. £64 for 10 2-hour sessions via CANVAS and ZOOM, Wednesdays, 2-4pm. Half-term 28th October. Enrol: wea.org.uk or tel: 0300 303 3464 Barns Green & Itchingfield Women’s Institute Meeting. Barns Green Village Hall. 2.30pm followed by tea. New members welcome. Meetings 3rd Thurs of the month. For more information contact Annette Relph (01403) 732580 Billingshurst Lions Club Meeting. Sports Pavilion, Jubilee Fields, Billingshurst. 8pm. For information about the Club contact Alan Ridout on (01403) 871370 or call in at the Lions Bookshop, Jengers Mead Sing for Pleasure. Billingshurst Community Centre. 3.00-4.30pm. We are a friendly, informal group who enjoy a sing-along. If you are a lady or gentleman in the more mature age group, even if you think you can’t sing, we’d love you to join us for an enjoyable afternoon. £3, includes tea and biscuits Pulborough Village Market. Pulborough Village Hall, Swan View, RH20 2BF. 9am-12.30pm. Note: usually on the 4th Saturday but a week earleir this month to accommodate the Harvest Fayre which unfortunately cannot go ahead. Fresh produce, bread, delicatessen, local honey, organic condiments, plants, local crafts, fairtrade goods and much more. Café serving a full English breakfast, tea/coffee and cakes. Free entry. Please like us on Facebook. Market Coordinator Terri Ashpool, tel: (01403) 588996, e-mail: terriashpool@uwclub.net. See page 12 World’s Biggest Coffee Morning: 30 years of Macmillan. Billingshurst Centre. 12-4pm. See page 40 Quiet Garden Afternoon at The Blue Idol. Temporarily suspended due to Coronavirus. See website for details: www.blueidol.org

We have been notified of some events being cancelled due to Coronavirus – these have been marked in red. For other events, where a phone number or e-mail is given you are advised to check. With Press lead times and government guidelines changing almost daily the onus is for the organisers to contact Village Tweet if your event is cancelled; we cannot make that decision for you! Village Tweet will publish details of local events in this free What’s On section. Please email brief details to editor@villagetweet.co.uk together with contact or website details

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Crews Kept Busy During Hot Spell

uring the last couple of months, crews have been kept busy because of the dry/hot spell. We have attended multiple calls to ‘fires in the open’, which could have been easily avoidable. People are having bonfires, which have then got out of control and the Fire Service have had to attend. We can’t tell people not to have bonfires, but it comes down to common sense. Please be extra careful if you decide to have a bonfire soon. We would recommend not to have a bonfire in this dry heat, but if you do, make sure it is kept small, it is always being supervised, and you have a garden hose or buckets of water to damp down hot spots. We attended 50 calls in June, slightly fewer in July, and August is so far proving to be busy, so a big thank you to all the crews for their hard work. It’s a huge commitment being ‘On-Call’, and I’m sure the community appreciate all we do. Also a big thank you to all the fire-fighters’ employers around the village for letting their staff

leave when their pager goes off! Retained (OnCall) Fire Stations, would not survive without the help from local businesses allowing members of staff to suddenly drop everything and run out the door, not knowing when they will return. Do you think you could leave work and respond to fire calls? Do you live within 4 minutes of the Fire Station? Then consider joining us and get in touch, visit www.westsussex.gov.uk. We were hoping we might be able to invite you all to our Charity Car Wash that we normally run in September. However, due to the on-going government guidelines, it looks like all community work is going to be on hold until next year. We are absolutely gutted, but this just means the events next year will be bigger and better! (And the cars even dirtier!) Twitter: @Station49Fire Facebook: Billingshurst Fire Station Dan Game, Billingshurst Fire Station Photo: Always sad to see trees and countryside needlessly destroyed by fire as it so easy to prevent with care

ADVERTISERS INDEX September 2020 1A Acclaim Floor Care ......................23 A-Team Mechanics............................43 A/c’s Direct, Accounting ......................8 AC Decor...........................................28 Alba Plumbing...................................31 Ansells Market.....................................6 Apex Aerials ......................................35 Beckett Educational Services .............3 Best Choice Roofing .........................34 Billingshurst Parish Council ........24, 25 Billingshurst Service, Repair & MOT Centre ..................................42 Bygone Gardening ............................40 CAGNE .............................................45 CJ Sewage Treatment ......................23 Creative Art Classes ...........................7 Dandelion Farewells, funerals...........19 DM Handyman ..................................30 DW Gardens .....................................36 Evans Electrical.................................23 Feeling Amazing Nutrition .................17 Fix-Up Gardens.................................37 Flackwoods Solicitors..........................8 Flow-serve Plumbing, Drainage, Heating..........................................34 GB Glazing Ltd..................................31

GJ Coles, builder ..............................29 Goring Road Carpet Centre..............29 Hamilton Cole TV & Satellite Equipment .....................................35 Heath Windows Ltd (Southern).........30 Holly Stone Hypnotherapy ................19 Horsham District Council, parking.....13 JC Plumbing......................................29 Jim Hills Sports Warehouse..............10 JMB Gardening Services ..................39 Jonathan Carter Tree Surgery ..........39 Just Care...........................................20 Katherine Finn Hypnotherapy ...........20 Kings Head pub ................................16 KJ Lammas Plumbing & Heating ......22 Lee’s Locks .......................................33 Macmillan....................................12, 40 Mac’s Private Hire...............................6 Meadows Wellbeing ..........................18 Mike Lord Building ............................27 Miss Mop Domestic Cleaning ...........27 MW Wingate Painting & Decorating .23 MPS Home Improvements Ltd..........27 N Francis Electrical Ltd.....................29 NFU Mutual Insurance ........................9 Norsat................................................31

Omni Davis Insurance.......................12 Oven Cleaning Direct........................26 Oven Rescue ....................................35 Ovens & More ...................................28 P&W Jordan Upholstery....................23 Park House Kitchens.....................OBC Pest Man...........................................36 Petworth MOT Centre .......................42 PilatesWise .......................................19 PJM Building & Property Maintenance .33 Rebecca Beauty Therapist................19 REM Landscapes..............................41 Re-Nu Kitchens.................................33 Rudgwick Fencing.............................39 S&L Floristry........................................8 Scriven Arboriculture.........................37 St Mary’s church................................11 Sussex Carpet Brokers .....................32 Sussex Free Range Turkeys.............15 Sussex Towing Brackets ...................43 Titchmarsh Services, tree surgery ....37 Tulip Accounting ................................11 Village Homecare..............................20 Village Nurseries ...............................41 Westbourne House School .............4, 5 West Sussex Honey..........................15

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