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AUGUST 2021 | Contents

07 What’s On 08 News 19 Local Interest 21 Local Interest 22 Local Interest 26 Countryside 37 Charity 41 Local Interest 54 Index

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Berrett’s Art Fair

Editor’s Letter

It’s lovely to hear news of local events on the horizon, especially now, it’s a real indicator of some tentative steps towards normality. One event we are thrilled to see coming to fruition is the Walk for Louise, taking place on Sunday 22nd August. Louise Clark’s kindness had a positive effect on many local people, especially those connected with St Peter’s Church and School. She is missed not just by her immediate family and friends, but by many of us who worked with her a little and enjoyed her sunshiny nature. She brought fun, enthusiasm and kindness to all the projects she was passionate about, especially children’s church. Louise’s faith was an absolute cornerstone for her so it’s fitting that the walks start from one of our three Parish Churches, and end in a beautiful haven of nature; Sussex Prairies. You don’t need to have known Louise to join in, it’ll be a wonderful walk and a happy, celebratory community afternoon for everyone. Please take a look on page 26 for all the details. Thanks to Rev’d Paul Doick and Cllr. Malcolm Eastwood and the team of organisers for making this happen. It’ll be a perfect tribute to Louise. Enjoy the summer holidays and this wonderful corner of Sussex!

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Many thanks to our editorial and photographic contributors this month; Paula Seager, Malcolm Eastwood and Rev’d Paul Doick, Craig Dixon, Sarah Butler and Paul Samrah. Cover photograph of Sussex Prairie Gardens taken by Emma Osman © BN5 magazine with additional artwork by Helen Boosey. BN5 magazine is printed on 100% FSC approved managed forests paper at Gemini Print in Shoreham and is printed using vegetable-based inks.

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AUGUST 2020 | What’s on

Enchanted Leonardslee

‘Post House Pop Up’

Magical summer entertainment and market at Leonardslee Gardens. See news page 12.

Fine dining served in a relaxed café/bistro environment. Call 01273 491040 to book.

30 Jul - 8 Aug. Leonardslee Gardens

Fri 6 Aug, Post House Cafe

Paws & Claws

Matt’s Monster Mile

Cat Rescue open afternoon, see news page 11.

Matthew Chard will be attempting to complete a mile of ‘burpee’ exercises to raise money for HYC.

Sat 21 Aug, 2-4pm, The Rescue Centre, Sayers Common

Sat 21 Aug, 9am, Henfield High Street

Walk for Louise

Sun 22 Aug, 1-2pm, Henfield, Shermanbury & Woodmancote Churches to Sussex Prairie Garden

Local Artisan Market

A walk fromone of the three parish churches to Sussex Prairie Gardens to celebrate the life of Louise Clark.

A range of artisan food stalls from local producers, organised by Henfield Community Partnership.

Sun 29 Aug, 10am-2pm, Henfield Hall Car Park

250 Cricket Match

Sun 29 Aug, 11am, Henfield Cricket Pavilion Celebrating 250 years of cricket at this historic club. Join us for an afternoon of sport, food, cake, beer and champagne. All welcome, please check Covid restrictions beforehand.

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Berrett’s Farm Art Fair

Mon 30 Aug, 9am - 4pm, Off Hollands Lane Up to 30 local artists and creators exhibiting, along with other local food and ice cream producers.

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Our Pop-Up

The Post House Café is offering a unique pop-up dining experience on the High Street, fine dining served in a relaxed café/bistro environment. Our Chef, Philip Hilton creates a list of carefully selected ingredients that is arranged into five exciting courses. The five course taster menu changes every month and is circa £40 per head depending Matt’s Monster Mile Fundraiser! on the ingredients used. This is your chance to On Saturday 21 August local Get Fit Trainer Mat- sample food by a local Chef who has worked in a range of fine dining restaurants including La thew Chard (aka Monster Matt!) will be attemptGavroche, Mayfair London under celebrity Chef ing to complete a mile of ‘burpee’ exercises in a monster costume on Henfield High Street to raise Michel Roux Jnr. They will be held monthly, on the first Friday of the month. Email oliver@posthousemoney for the Henfield Youth Club. cafe.co.uk to book or for further details. Starting at the south end of the High Street from Oliver Borrow 9am his ‘burpee’ fitness challenge will continue until he reaches a mile in distance. To add to the difficulty level, he’ll be completing it all dressed in Community Speedwatch Scheme in a monster costume! Woodmancote There will also be a Keep Fit Challenge for Kids Volunteers are required for the Community taking place in the Stokes garden with the kind Speedwatch Scheme which has been set up in support of Fiona and the team at Stokes. Woodmancote Parish. The scheme aims to cater Various High Street shops and cafés will be supfor the problem of real or perceived speed related porting Matt – for more information see Matt’s Ins- offending, and through partnership with the comtagram and Facebook pages (Get Fit Trainer), take munity it can be used to help: reduce death and a look at the BN5 Facebook page for the most up injury on the roads; reduce the speed of vehicles to date information on how you can join in! to the speed limit; increase public awareness of inappropriate speed. Editor Volunteers will receive appropriate training (including some on-line training) from Sussex Police Collection for London Air and will be supported by neighbourhood policing Ambulance team (NPT) staff. If you are interested in becomCongratulations to Henfield’s Rob Moore who ing a volunteer please contact the Parish Clerk for collected for the London Air Ambulance and has details of how to sign up (07884 962453 or clerk@ been awarded a silver badge in recognition of his woodmancoteparishcouncil.gov.uk) or for more efforts. Rob supports many charities and would information about the scheme contact like to thank local people for their generosity in Steve O’Connell (01273 404535 EXT: 561330 or donating to this particular cause. CSW@sussex.pnn.police.uk)

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Marcus Grimes raise money for Henfield Haven

As Henfield Estate Agents we were thrilled to wheel out our trusty Candyfloss maker for the good folks of the village who came out in great numbers to support the first ‘Village Day’ post lockdown and it was a great success. Thanks to all the staff who gave up some of their weekend to help out. We made over £140 for our chosen charity The Henfield Haven and here is Nellie Grimes handing the cash over to Chair of Trustees Digby Stephenson. By the way, the Haven has an amazing café open to the public for lunches, so go along and give it a go. You will be supporting a vital facility in the village.

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Can you help us find our winner?

The winner of our children’s Animal Safari is fouryear old Isaac Buckman. Unfortunately, his quiz sheet had no contact details. If you can help us get in touch, please email henfieldcp.info@gmail. com or private message Henfield Animal Safari facebook page. Thank you.

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Big Bird Bash!

Henfield Birdwatch ran another Big Bird Bash, in aid of The Henfield Haven, at the end of May. A series of walks throughout the parish to see how many different species of birds can be found in one weekend. The early walk headed north from the Downslink car park and the group was treated to some lovely experiences. Two Nightingales were singing and flying around in the scrub bordering the track and by Betley Bridge a male Yellowhammer was singing “littlebitofbreadandnocheeeese” in a nearby bush, and a female was seen carrying nesting material or food in her beak. Two different Cuckoos were heard, one near Deer Park and another by the river. All these species are Red-listed Birds of Conservation Concern, so it is brilliant that they seem to be thriving so near to the village. Beside the river a hunting Barn Owl was seen. On two occasions the owl swooped into the grass, came up with prey and headed off – back to the nest to feed its young.

The folk who joined the three evening walks not only enjoyed the wonderful songs of up to five different Nightingales and caught a glimpse of the Kestrel family in their Woods Mill nest box, but then saw and heard a Turtle Dove, and spotted some Lapwing chicks – yet more Red-listed species. www.henfieldbn5.co.uk | 9

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Grey Heron youngsters were still hanging around the couple of nests which had been occupied this year, and several Little Egrets were noticed, including one perched in a tree, showing off its main distinguishing feature - yellow feet! A pair of Mute Swans were proudly showing off their family of six cygnets. And more Red-listed birds put in an appearance, with several Skylarks singing, and chattering Linnets flying around by the river. An astonishing 69 species were seen and donations came to just over £500 – all to go to our wonderful Henfield Haven.

Re-arranged 250 Anniversary Cricket Match

The cricket club’s 250 anniversary game against the M.C.C. has, due to Covid, been re-arranged for Sunday 29 August, starting at 11am and lasting throughout the day. It is hoped that food stalls, beer tent etc will be available so that the general public will also be able to enjoy the game. Val Bentley, Henfield Bird Watch Prior to this date other games have been arHenfield Leisure Centre – Walking ranged to celebrate our anniversary, we welcome the Kenya Kongonis on Thursday 29 July, then Football for cricket week we have colts festival games on Walking football is a fun way of exercising, soTuesday 3 and Friday 6 August. The women play cialising and enjoying the beautiful game, at any an M.C.C. team on Monday 2 August, we play age! Whether you’re an ex-footballer or new to Acton on 4 August and a Sussex over 60’s team the sport and would like to come and have a go, on 5 August. Walking Football is suitable for any level of ability As everybody is aware of the problems we have or experience. Please call Henfield Leisure Centre faced over the last two years the type of celebraon 01273 494984 to book a trial, or just turn up tions that we will be able to organise shall be on Mondays 9.30-10.30am. All ages and abilities dependent at the time on Boris. Let’s hope for are very welcome. good weather and no government legislation, so Simon Thompson that as many people as possible will be able to attend the game, especially old Henfield cricketers. Looking forward to seeing everyone there.

Conway Thorns, Henfield Cricket Club

Summer poppies in Henfield

Many thanks to Alan Middleton for sending us these lovely pictures of poppies taken in the village.

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Thank you

The Warren Playgroup would like to thank members of the Henfield BP Guild for repairing our container roof which houses essential Playgroup equipment. We are very grateful for their enthusiasm and ongoing support.

Lesley Bailey

Paws & Claws Cat Rescue Charity

We are planning to hold our Annual Open Afternoon on Saturday 21 August from 2 - 4pm at The Rescue Centre, Coombe Down, London Road, Sayers Common BN6 9HZ. There will be refreshments and homemade cakes in the Memorial Garden plus, a raffle, tombola, and stalls including catmobilia, gifts, bric-a-brac, jigsaws, books and toys. There will be live music from the 50s and 60s provided by ‘The Ferals’. Please check our website or call 01444 459464 if case of bad weather.

section and a Wednesday afternoon Ladies session. Over the years it has, in common with most badminton clubs, contracted to just 10-11 members. We still play at the Village Hall on a Monday evening from 7.30 until 9.30pm but no longer have a league team. These days we play strictly for fun and fitness which has always been the core strength of the club along with the social side which is now sadly, much reduced. So, if you used to play but have neglected it for many years, why not make this the time you revived old skills and interests? We are all recovering from a year of inactivity so it will be a gentle introduction when we restart in September. If you think you would like to give us a try, please contact Rob Crawford-Clarke (Secretary) on 07973 626202 rk@roboblob.co.uk , or myself, Bob Orrick (Chair) on 01273 494231.

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Lyn Basset, Chairman

Henfield Garden Club

Our members are enjoying an interesting programme of garden visits by car during the summer months through to September interspersed with social occasions - a June coffee morning, an outdoor supper evening in July and an afternoon tea planned in August. Our speaker evenings will commence in October hopefully with the celebrity Gardener Andy Sturgeon on ‘The Making of the Modern Garden’. If you are interested to join this active club, please contact the Membership Secretary, linda@slugbandit.co.uk or call her on 01274.492497.

Pat Hemsworth

Henfield Badminton Club – a call for new members

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Donations for the Haven

SH2030 have had an amazing amount of really great things donated to make money for the Haven and this picture shows just some of them. It is so much better to give things away than have them sitting around in your house, so that they can be reused. In May and June we raised over £1,500. Please keep items coming! If you’d like to make a donation please call 07729 483068.

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Grovelands Garden Open Day

performance and making rhino horns and dream catchers. A South Downs view welcomes you to this rural garden set in over an acre in the hamlet of Wine- Estate manager Adam Streeter said: “Summer ham. Created and developed by local landscape is always busy for us as the gardens are in full bloom. Visitors love to spot the carp basking in designer Sue McLaughlin and the owners, it is designed to delight throughout the seasons. Fea- the lakes, dragonflies, butterflies and Kingfishers. Enchanted Leonardslee brings it all together in a tures include mixed borders, mature shrubs and an orchard. A vegetable garden with greenhouse, festival of sights and sounds.” cutting flower area and pond hide behind a tall Entertainment for Enchanted Leonardslee will clipped hornbeam hedge. include a 15-minute interactive show with giant puppet Gnomus, Guardian of Leonardslee For these open days on the weekend of 4-5 Woods. Also, there will be street food and drink September 2021 from 10.30am-3.30pm you can pre-book your tickets in advance, but it is not es- stalls with artisan beer and gin, champagne and wine bars. The boutique market includes art, sential, you can just turn up and pay on the day. The entry fee (Adults £5, Children go free) goes to fashion, jewellery, artisan food, homeware and gardening stands, as well as children’s clothing, the NGS, but all proceeds from the home-made teas and cakes go to the local churches of Twine- toys and games. ham, Albourne and Sayers Common. It is a great summer day out for young and old alike. The event is over six days this summer: 30 Mrs Amanda Houston July - 1 August, and then 6 -8 August , from 3.308pm. For more information and for ticket prices and booking details see www.enchantedleonardslee.co.uk .

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Leonardslee Live Summer Events

Visitors to Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens can enjoy a summer afternoon of live music, spectacular aerial performances, street theatre, a funfair and food and drink, as well as explore a mile-long trail that weaves a spellbinding tale of magic with mystical creatures. There will also be a market with arts and crafts, fashion, and other entertainment - unicorns for children to ride and workshops to take part in including a circus

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South Downs MP asks dog walkers to ‘Take the Lead’

Arundel and South Downs MP Andrew Griffith joined local farmers in Arundel on Friday 18 June highlighting the need for dog walkers to keep their dogs on a lead when near farm animals. Andrew joined Caroline Harriott, who farms at Findon, and NFU County Chairman Mark Chandler, who farms at Petworth, with representatives of the National Farmers Union (NFU), the South Downs National Park Authority, and Sussex Police. Their unified message to dog owners is: Keep your dog on the lead around wildlife and livestock; Always bag and bin your dog’s poo; Stick to the path and keep your dog close, particularly during ground-nesting bird season (1 March – 15 September); Stay out of MoD danger areas when the red flag is flying. Andrew said: “As a dog owner myself, living in such beautiful countryside, I know how inviting it For more news go to www.henfieldbn5.co.uk

AUGUST 2021 | News is to let the dogs run off the lead. The #TaketheLead campaign delivers a clear and simple message and asks owners to be responsible and only let their dogs off the lead when there is no danger to livestock or ground-nesting birds. “I will also be calling on Parliament for the creation of a national dog DNA database, which will help prevent the growing crime of dog theft but also have the side effect of making it easier to trace the owners of dogs who have attacked livestock.”

Michelle Taylor

Henfield B-P Guild Annual Senior Citizens Outing and Meal

After the disappointment of having to cancel our annual Senior Citizens Outing and Meal last year due to obvious reasons, we are trying really hard to create a safe event for a Sunday afternoon in September this year. This year we will not be running the Mystery Coach Tour part of the event, but we are hoping to be able to offer sandwiches and a Cream Tea with some entertainment, all prepared and served by the B-P Guild as usual in the Henfield Village Hall. It is envisaged that the event will run between 13.00 and 16.00 hours, and that time slots will be issued to keep numbers of attendees to a safe level. This will be dependant on the number of people wishing to attend and will need to be

worked out later on. Tickets will be available from Hamfelds in the High Street or alternatively call Neil Featherstone on 01273 491074. Please let us know of any specific dietary requirements you may have when booking the tickets. We hope to see you soon. Further details will follow as the planning progresses.

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Henfield Scout Community Centre – Project Update

Quite some time has flown past since we last provided a summary of the HSCC Building Appeal project, our small group of volunteers have been really busy. Whenever possible, we have seized opportunities to fund-raise with activities such as the Christmas Tree collection and environmentally friendly disposal and June’s Henfield High Street Party. We have had to appeal to the better nature of Rampion at Sussex Community Foundation to grant us an extension until September for our £50,000 grant award. We have revisited design details and material choices in order to address rapidly rising costs, maintained a constructive dialogue with neighbours and HDC, resubmitted our planning application, sought contractor tenders, responded to the storm damage to an ancillary building, felled dangerously diseased trees,

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AUGUST 2021 | News liaised with utility providers and have cleared the area in readiness of “breaking ground”. At all times we have kept the Scout Group informed and supported them whenever possible, Covid restrictions has meant that this has been of paramount importance for the Group’s programme planning. By the time that you read this update, we hope to have either already commenced demolition of the old Scout Hut and construction of the new Community Centre or be about to start. We will be liaising with companies that have pledged goods and services to the project and organisations that have pledged funds to the project. The internal fitting out of the new building will rely heavily on the support of local tradesmen and volunteers for labour and materials. To facilitate this phase, we are appealing to all ex-scouts, parents of present members, builders, plasterers, plumbers, electricians, carpenters, flooring specialists and decorators to donate some time to help complete the project for the Henfield community. Limited companies can get tax-breaks from HMRC for goods and services donations, but absolutely everybody has some skill that we can put to use for the benefit of our community, so please offer your help. Whilst we have ridden the challenges of Covid-19, we are now experiencing new ones such as RPI rises and material and labour cost rises

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ooking to build on the enormous success of the Cabin which they launched earlier this year, local entrepreneurs and siblings Emily and Kieran Berrett will be hosting an Art Fair at Berrett’s Farm on 30 August – the next bank holiday Monday. Featuring up to 30 local artists and creators, along with other local food and ice cream producers, Emily and Kieran hope this will become an annual event for local art lovers. Exhibitors have yet to be confirmed but will likely feature a range of different mediums including paintings, sculptures, pottery, jewellery, woodwork and glasswork. Located at the Cabin on Berrett’s Farm just off Hollands Lane on the Downs Link bridleway, the venue is very accessible on foot (or even bike or horse!) and will feature a relaxed atmosphere where visitors will be able to browse and buy the varied artworks on display whilst enjoying the beautiful views of the South Downs. The past 18 months have been a challenging time for many local businesses so it’s an absolute delight to hear of a positive news story. Taking advantage of a break in employment and building on Emily’s six-year experience in the hospitality industry, Kieran and Emily launched their new catering venture in March this year and have enjoyed great success. Secluded in eight acres of the most beautiful Henfield countryside with panoramic views of the South Downs the Cabin is open from 9am to 4pm every Friday, Saturday and Sunday (also Monday and Thursday in the summer). Located just off the bridleway it is the perfect stop to refuel along the Downs Link for walkers, cyclists and horse riders alike.

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Emily and Kieran serve locally roasted coffee as well as hot chocolate, teas and cold drinks (try their refreshing iced coffee and smoothies), and then there is the cake! Made by a Sussex family bakery, the Cabin has developed a reputation for stocking a rotation of mouth-watering cakes and biscuits including: almond macaroons, chocolate tiffin, coffee cake, carrot cake, millionaires shortbread, Eccles cake, ginger cake, and Viennese whirls to name just a few. As well as a welcome pit-stop for locals and visitors, the Cabin also provides an outlet for Kieran’s free-range egg business – not only can you buy delicious freshly-laid eggs, but you can also see the happy hens strutting their stuff on the farm! berrettsfarm Sarah Butler

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Have your say on Rampion 2 wind farm expansion project

nine-week public consultation on proposals for the expansion of Rampion Offshore Wind Farm is now open from 14 July to 16 September at Rampion2.com inviting comments from the public. The project could power over one million homes in the UK in addition to the power already generated by Rampion and reduce carbon emissions by around 1.8 million tonnes per year. An ‘Area of Search’ eight miles off the Sussex coast has been assessed for a maximum of up to 116 turbines, the same number as the existing Rampion Wind Farm but using the latest turbine technology, so that the Rampion 2 Wind Farm could create up to three times the amount of power. An underground cable route is proposed to carry the power under Climping Beach to Bolney Substation in Twineham, to connect to the National Grid via a new substation required close by. “We encourage people in Sussex to visit Rampion2.com, where you can take a tour around a virtual exhibition, explore our detailed proposals with maps and videos, sign up to attend a public forum with the project team, and complete our questionnaire,” said Chris Tomlinson, Development & Stakeholder Manager, Rampion 2, RWE. Technical and environmental surveys and a fourweek informal consultation earlier this year have helped to establish the proposed cable route, undergrounding the cables in short sections. Directional drilling would take them under Climping Beach, railways, major roads such as the A27, the River Arun, Washington Recreation Ground and other key areas, to minimise environmental impacts and disruption to local communities.

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Rampion is committed to full reinstatement of the land, so that it is returned to its former state or better along the whole cable route and the successful reinstatement of the Rampion 1 cable route demonstrates this commitment. Since January, possible sites for the new substation have been reduced from three to two in the Twineham area following further development work and consultation with the local community. Continued Chris Tomlinson, “We will consider all the consultation feedback alongside the results of technical and environmental surveys, to further refine our proposals and select construction methodologies and environmental mitigations that reduce impacts to a minimum. We will submit our final proposals to the Planning Inspectorate for examination in early 2022. “Rampion 2 is the only wind farm proposal off the UK’s south coast, where much of the country’s energy demand is. Should the project achieve consent, construction could start around 2025/26 with the wind farm fully operational before the end of the decade, contributing to Government targets to secure clean, green energy supplies and tackle climate change.” Discussions with local authorities, MPs, parish councils and experts on wildlife, environment, transport, geology, archaeology, business and fishing will continue throughout the consultation and beyond. UK wind energy context: The cost of offshore wind has halved in just two to three years and is now cheaper than nuclear and coal, while the industry is creating tens of thousands of jobs nationwide. The UK leads the world in offshore wind and the Government is committed to quadrupling offshore wind capacity to 40 gigawatts (GW) by 2030. Rampion 2 can make a major contribution to this target.

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HENFIELD HIGH STREET PARTY & ARTISAN MARKET SUCCESS

unday 27 June, the date of the inaugural Local Artisan Food & Drink Market and the Henfield High Street Party, dawned fine with a few threatening grey clouds overhead. Stallholders and High Street businesses were relieved that the rain held off until later in the afternoon allowing for a wonderful, relaxed morning with a great turnout of supporters, visitors and shoppers. The delicious aromas from the South Downs Butchery barbie in the Post House Café garden, as well as the seafood barbie outside the George and the Salaka street food stall at Relish were truly enticing, there was music and a fantastic 22 | BN5 Magazine

steel band, while Marcus Grimes staff had a seemingly endless queue for cotton candy, raising a wonderful £140 for the Henfield Haven. Stokes garden was buzzing with excitement, ice-creams, cake and music while local people found out more ways to recycle with a visit from the mobile Horsham Eco Station, arranged by SH2030. In the Henfield Hall garden there were circus tricks, facepainting and balloons being fashioned into wonderful creatures, all of which put smiles on the faces of countless young people. Meanwhile, the Henfield Hall car park was full of shoppers clutching bags of local cheeses, fizz, samosas, beer, eggs, cakes, plants, chutneys, www.henfieldbn5.co.uk

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biltong, ice-creams, smoothies and even frozen luxury meals! The Local Artisan Market had something for everyone and many of the stallholders sold out in record time. Huge amounts of effort went into the Artisan Food & Drink Market, after all it had been at least 18 months in the making, sadly interrupted by Covid-19. The energy for the initiative came from local producer Andrea Garrick from Katie’s Nuttery who was keen to support local producers as well as encourage visitors to our High Street. Henfield Community Partnership took over the logistics and facilitated all the licences and insurances to help Andrea’s mission to bring a great market to the village – and what a great success it was! We’d particularly like to thank Andrea Garrick, Carol Eastwood, Paul Crowe and all the Henfield

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Community Partnership members who helped at organisational levels as well as on the day as carpark marshals and setting up the Artisan Market. The High Street Traders came together with some fantastic entertainment, food and music with the incredible hard work and creativity of Alison Egan and her team at Relish, with invaluable support from Oliver Borrow and the Post House Café and many other businesses up and down the High Street. Thanks to them all for making the effort to organise something so positive after the difficult year we’ve all experienced. Put a date in your diary for Sunday 29 August, the next Local Artisan Food & Drink Market, 10am-2pm. See you there!

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ouise Clark, who passed away very suddenly earlier this year, was well known to many of you. She was the former Administrator to our three local churches, was deeply involved in St Peter’s Children’s Church and was also a Governor at St Peter’s School. But Louise was so much more than this. She was a bright and energetic individual who loved walking in nature and children. She was also a mother, a wife and a friend to many. We wanted to find a way for the local community to get together to celebrate Louise’s life and so a group of us came together and idea of a ‘Walk for Louise’ was born. To celebrate Louise’s life we have organised walks from our three local Church of England Churches (St Peters Henfield, St Giles’ Shermanbury and St Peter’s Woodmancote) on Sunday 22 August 2021 all of which will end at the beautiful Sussex Prairie Gardens. Paul and Pauline McBride have kindly agreed free entrance to their beautiful gardens for this event for all walkers so please make sure you collect your wristband from one of the starting venues and show it on arrival. 26 | BN5 Magazine

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2.30pm and 4.30pm. There will also be some children’s entertainment. If you are unable to walk the distances involved but would still like to take part, the organisers will be running a minibus between the three churches and the Sussex Prairie Gardens between 1.30pm and 5pm. Children will go free but we are asking for a donation of £5 to cover the costs for each adult. This is a free event, but donations can be made en-route or online. There will be collecting buckets at the churches and Sussex Prairie gardens so please bring some cash or you can donate using the QR code below, or via cafdonate.cafonline.org/12987 You may wish to fundraise or ask your friends to sponsor you. All money raised will be donated to St Peter’s Church where it will be well used for their Children’s Church projects and the Little Fishes group. The event is a collaboration between St Peter’s Church, Henfield Parish Council, Community Partnership and other local organisations. Thank you for your support,

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Woodmancote Parish Council - Chairman’s Report 2020/21

t has been a challenging and difficult year for many of us due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Parish Council put into action their emergency plan in early 2020 to provide support to residents, this support is still place. The Council adapted to hold meetings remotely, which allowed the Council to continue to function and enable members of the public to attend New Councillors - We welcomed Roger Noel and Len Fricker to the Council. David Lewis left his position as Councillor. I would like to thank him for his contribution to the council. Blackstone Playing Fields - The Council have been working to draft a new lease with Sussex Cricket and in April the Council obtained a rental valuation for the grounds to ensure the only asset the Parish holds is being managed to its best advantage. Work currently continues to negotiate the rent and terms of any new lease. Residents will be able to comment on the draft lease prior to finalising. We believe that it is important to understand fully residents’ views about the future of this site in the Parish and encourage people to review the draft lease, attend a Parish Council Meeting or contact the clerk to make your views (positive or negative) known. The grounds are open to residents of Woodmancote and Blackstone and look spectacular; Sussex Cricket continue to maintain the grounds to the highest standards. Speeding in the Parish - Speeding traffic is an issue that affects us all, we have a number of programmes and schemes underway: • The Council have set up a Community Speedwatch scheme, further details can be found on our website or via Steve O’Connell at CSW@sussex.pnn.police.uk . If you wish to volunteer, please contact the Clerk. • The Council submitted a Community Highways Scheme in relation to traffic calming and speed reduction, this strategy was implemented following our application for a Traffic Regulation Order to reduce the speed on the A281 being refused. WSCC Highways felt that traffic calming measures would assist with reducing traffic speed so that a lower speed limit could be subsequently introduced. Our application was supported by Cllr. David Barling. We are awaiting a decision on our application. • The Speed Indicator device (SID) unit is rotated around the Parish by the Parish Council team. To enable us to set the SID unit up in more locations we are to install six SID poles in the summer. The Council will then consider purchasing additional SID unit(s). Finances - The precept for 2021/22 was

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Here are some easy steps to recruit and retain for growth: 1.

Benchmark the salaries and benefits you offer - It isn’t all about the money, so think about other benefits as well (they go a long way). Research what your competitors are offering and use it as a benchmark. Have an exciting recruitment and on7. boarding process - Create an interview process that gives you a real insight into the people you may be hiring. Once you have offered the job, get them excited about joining your organisation. Create a welcome 8. pack giving them some personal insights about the team. Build a great induction experience that is slick and informative.

Implement an organisation structure - It is good to have a career path, if your structure is flat, you may want to change it. Employees with a sense of direction and career structure will be motivated and less likely to leave.

Link competencies to your job descriptions - Don’t just think about what tasks you want people to do, think about the person that you want and their personality and skills. 9. Having the right mix of personalities and skills is important for any organisation.

Wellbeing, diversity & inclusion - If you haven’t already considered these key areas as part of your business, your team and prospective employees will be expecting to see that steps are being taken to address these highly topical issues. Establish annual reviews - With the right team in place, annual performance reviews

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should be carried out – these will motivate your team and benefit your business. Meaningful and realistic personal action plans can be reviewed and monitored. Turn your managers into leaders - Your managers are key your success. Train them to be great leaders, not task givers. If you do, they will inspire your team and be the future directors of your business. Run an employee survey - Surveys are a great way to find out what your team likes and dislikes about your organisation. Showing interest and responding to their concerns is vitally important. Employee engagement surveys can be conducted annually and anonymously. Specialist firms will provide an on-line tailored survey for your business and will benchmark the results year-on-year. During the pandemic, quick short ‘pulse’ surveys have been widely used and have helped management to pick up concerns and issues. Manage your external reputation - Bolster your social media profile and reinvigorate your website to show everyone what a great place to work you have. Keep reviewing and updating as your business grows and changes. Success stories, testimonials, case studies are highly valuable.

For further help and guidance, please contact Paul Samrah, Partner at Moore Kingston Smith, on 01737 781546 or email: psamrah@mks.co.uk sales@bn5magazine.co.uk

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Index of advertisers | AUGUST 2021 ACCOUNTANCY, TAX & BOOKKEEPING

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

AERIALS, TV AND AUDIO

GARAGES REPAIRS AND SALES

A&B Matters 04 Moore Kingston Smith LLP 53 A & S Aerials & Satellites 49 Alpine Aerials & Satellites 10 Avant Home Technology 36 TAS Aerials 48

ARCHITECTS & SURVEYORS Roger Minost Architect

Number One The Laurels B&B

BED & BREAKFAST & ACCOMMODATION BIKE REPAIRS

MeloVelo 17

BUILDERS & CARPENTRY Bartlett Property & Gardens Harding Construction Henfield Homes Ltd Salamander Group

44 40 50 15

Gardner & Scardifield Ltd

Coastal Homecare Elite Choice Homecare Henfield Home Checks Sussex Healthcare - Upper Mead

42 42 35 39

BUILDING & LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES CARE

CARPET SUPPLY

B&I Carpets 48

CHIMNEY SWEEPS

Henfield Chimney Sweep

DENTAL CARE

Mallards Dental Practice 16 My Dentist 25

DOUBLE GLAZING & WINDOWS BHW Glass Ltd N. Constantine Double Glazing Repairs

50 48

C&K Electrical, Henfield Garden Spark (Avant Home Technology) Herbert Electrical Jeremy Crawley Electrical

48 44 51 44

AVS Fencing Bankhouse Electric Gates The Henfield Fencing Co. Jasper Fencing Contractors R.J Meaker Fencing Limited

06 42 48 48 55

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

FENCING, GATES & SHEDS

FINANCIAL PLANNING / BANKING

Robert Slaughter Independent Financial Advisor 47

FOOD, DRINK & FARM SHOPS

Elegant Feast Frozen 17 Henfield Food Bank 37 Relish Cafe 17 Rushfields Farm Shop 28 South Downs Butchery 18

C&T Radmall 25 Henfield Funeral Services 14 Braziers Garage Henfield Coles Automotive Ltd Mile Oak Servicing

54 03 50

Acacia Ground Care Alderbrook Estate & Garden Maintenance Beechcroft Landscapes Rooted Garden Services Rushfields Plant Centre & Gifts Trugreen West Sussex

14 14 45 45 28 34

Alison Crowe Jewellery Steyning Book Shop Stokes of Henfield

17 14 02

Acacia Ground Care Hollinger Trenching Water Engineering PHB Contractors

14 40 42

A&S Gutter Clearance Just Gutters

44 36

Geoff’s Handyman Services

GARDENERS, GARDENS & NURSERIES

GIFTS, BOOKS, JEWELLERY & ART

GROUNDWORKS & LANDSCAPING

GUTTER CLEARANCE

HANDYMAN & PROPERTY SERVICES

HEALTH & COMPLEMENTARY HEALTH

Bigg Change 11 Hear to Listen 30 Henfield Chiropractic Clinic 30 Stepping Stones Podiatry 17

INTERIORS, BLINDS & UPHOLSTERY

East Barn Interiors Ltd 46 Helen Puxley Soft Furnishings 51 Hillary’s Blinds 38 Simply Blinding 18

LEISURE, EVENTS AND COMMUNITY

Henfield Leisure Centre 24 Rampion 20 Sussex Prairies 27

LETTINGS

Inner Space Marcus Grimes Stevens Lettings

35 56 25

Albany Desk Rental

OFFICE SPACE

OVEN CLEANING

Oven U Worthing

PAINTING & DECORATING

Andrew’s Decorating 51 Kelton’s Decorating 36 Lady Decorator 51 Trim Decorating 35

PETS & PET CARE

Gray Cat Animal Home Visiting Service Hawthorn Veterinary Surgeries R&H Pet Supplies

BRAZIERS

PLANT AND TOOL HIRE & SALES Acacia Ground Care AMP Groundcare Machinery Services PHB Contractors

14 31 42

Salamander Group & JG Plastering

PLASTERING

PLUMBING & HEATING

Aquatec 50 Boiler and Burner Services 40 CJ Plumbing 51 Hollinger Trenching Water Engineering 40 MC Services Gas Plumbing & Heating 51 Oil Only Burners 16

PROPERTY FOR SALE

Marcus Grimes 33 Stevens 25

RANGE COOKER REPAIRS Oil Only Burners

Contain Yourself Storage

REMOVALS & STORAGE

RESTAURANTS, PUBS & CAFÉS

Relish Cafe 17 The Wheatsheaf 32

ROOFING & ROOF MAINTENANCE G & S Roofing Ltd RA Walker Roofing Services Ltd

45 46

Bluebells Day Nursery Dove Nursery Good Start School Oscar Bears Day Care Warren Playgroup

30 30 17 30 30

Alpine Aerials & Satellites

Amanda Shaw Solicitors Cognitive Law Setfords Solicitors The Sussex Wills Office

53 16 38 47

Henfield Village Cars

SCHOOLS, NURSERIES, TUTORS

SECURITY

SOLICITORS & WILL WRITERS

TAXI & CHAUFFEUR SERVICES

Jayess Tools 47

TREE SURGERY

Southern Beeches Ltd.

Hawthorn Veterinary Surgeries

Dellow Windows & Gutters PPC Windows

12 49

VETERINARY SURGERIES WINDOW CLEANING

34 34 34

VEHICLE SERVICING

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WELDING REPAIRS

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