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What it takes to ple ease Janet...

Novartis Plan Shows S Lack of Imagination I write this just a few hours after it was announced that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had planned a whistle-stop tour of the County on 3 October.

This news came hot on the heels of the Duchess Duchess’ headline headlinegrabbing decision to close a car door, r, which as The Daily ly Mail reported was against Royal protocol.

Presumably ‘One mustn’t shut One’s own car door’ is quite far down on what is presumably a lengthy list of etiquette-based Royal protocols. As rule-breaking goes, it’s arguably less damaging than the one about not having your wife beheaded, beheaded or the one about not dressing up as a fascist dictator at parties.

Nonetheless, Meghan’s decision was much-debated. Firstly, there was praise on social media for her humble endeavour, r, with one noting that it was the “fi first time I’ve seen an on-duty ty princess shut her own car door. r.”

As though such an occurrence was something we would all subconsciously remember for the duration of our lifetime.

one sp pade of mud to impress her.

‘Tr Try building an entire wall!’

But ala as, it was not to be.

The science park plan was ditched d too. Novartis remains empty and seems destined to becom me a rather uninspiring combin nation of housing and standard business units as the uninspiring WSCC sacrifices aesthetics and innovative concep pts in favour of recouping as mucch of its outlay as possible.

A new ‘masterplan’ has been drawn up that, at first glance, makes no more than a token effort tto enhance its central asset; the imp posing Art Deco building.

I am su ure that a class of Sixth Form d design students at any of our loccal educational institutions would demonstrate more vision if offered d the challenge.

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Then came the inevitable backlash, with The Mail’s Janet Street-Porter using her weekly column, in which she can write about absolutely anything, to express her astonishment at other peoples’ astonishment of the Duchess’ actions.

The Loose Wo Women presenter suggested that Meghan - who has been the topic of four of StreetPorter’s columns since May needed to do a lot more to convince her she was “normal.”

‘Tr Try changing a ty tyre!’

Whilst this red-haired-relater of regal rebellion is evidently difficult to please, I find the Duke and Duchess of Sussex quite endearing, particularly for the Duke’ss work on Invictus.

Duke Invictus So, I was disappointed that the Horsham District wasn’t part of their fleeting visit.

Instead, the couple are planning (of course it will have happened before AAH is delivered!) to see Brighton’s Royal Pavilion before heading to Chichester, r,

Peacehaven and Bognor, r, combining hisstorical tours with their ongoing work concerning young people e with h mentall health h lh and emotiona al issues. They are also due to op pen the University of Chichester’s Engineering E & Digital Te Techno ology Park.

I wonder if, ha ad things gone differently, Harry and Meghan could have be een boldly closing car doors right here in Horsham...

You may recall that the University Yo of Sussex had exciting plans for a campus at the e former Novartis site in Horsham.

This proposal was withdrawn with impeccable tim ming, one day aft fter the general election in 2015.

Had this vision n been realised, perhaps three e and a half years on, the Duke and Duchess would have broken R Royal protocol by

handling their own scissors at an opening so grand that it included blue ribbon.

All was not lost, of course. West Sussex County Council bought the site for about £16m and ambitiously announced that it would transform the site into a “pioneering business centre” with a focus on the health and life sciences sector.

In an alternate reality, y, the Royal couple could well have posed for pictures at a ground-breaking ceremony at the site on 3 October. Maybe the Duchess would have playfully lift fted the spade in the air and pretended to whack the sixth-in-line to the throne over the head.

Twitter would have been all over Tw it and Janet Street Porter could have said that it’ll take more than

This is a masterplan unlikely to attract Royal recognition.

When a sculptural water fountain in the ttown centre is deemed too radical, it’s natural that architects will ado opt a safe approach when it come es to design. design This ha as been demonstrated with the pla ans for Piries Place and the ‘West End’ E redevelopment. That’s not to suggest that they are unwelccome, as the Every ryman Cinema will surely be a success in such an n ideal location.

But in terms t of design, they’ve neitherr taken inspiration from Horsha am’s historic roots or present a bold new direction.

Future visitors would be forgiven for thin nking that The Capitol was the mo ore modern building.

Perhap ps a few years down the line, the Duke and Duchess of Sussexx will open a wonderful new second dary school proposed for land no orth of Horsham, although things have gone eerily quiet there. T This school will incorporate plenty of green space and perhap ps follow Chichester’s lead in focusing on STEM subjects.

But if that’s to happen, local authorities might have to break recent protocol by coming up with so omething interesting...

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News Round-up Dates for fi fireworks events and mountain biking star brings tour to Horsham

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My Story Author Diana Cooper tells how the angelic realms have shaped her life

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Food & Drink Kissingate is attracting punters with its niche beers and themed events

COVER STORY Y: OCTOBER 2018 Our October cover features Dia ana Cooper off Horsham h with h her h new book b k, Dragons.

It was an unusual but fascinatin ng interview for the My Story ry So Far feature and aft fterwards she asked Ben, the Editor, r, to select from a set of dragon card ds, which are an accompaniment to the bookk.

He chose a source dragon, butt is yet to fully harness its power...

Having sold books all around th he world and appearing on television shows such as This Morning and GMTV, V, Diana had d no nerves

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Photo from the fireworks display at Horsham Sports Club

Horsham Sports Club hosts its 9th annual firework display on Saturday 27 October at 7.30pm.

Aurora’s display is set to music, whilst other attractions include fairground rides, hot food stalls, a beer tent and music from Strobe. Tickets £7 with on the gate tickets £10 (children U5 free) from Horsham Sports Club, M&J News in East Street or www.horshamsportsclub.com The Bridge Leisure Centre will open to the public on Saturday 20 October. A new feature is a climbing facilitycalled Clip ’n Climb, which includes the Twister, Astroball, Stairway to Heaven and Leap of Faith. The leisure centre also has a gym, workout classes, a six-court sports hall, five outdoor courts, three studios including an indoor cycling studio, athletics track, café, meeting room and a Sensory Room. To assist preparations for the opening of The Bridge, Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre will be closed from Wednesday 17 October. Sign up for the latest offers, news and membership information at www.thebridgeleisurecentre.co.uk

Horsham Rugby Club on Hammerpond Road, Horsham hosts a bonfire night and fireworks displays on Saturday 3 November. Gates open at 5pm with the main display at 8pm.

Expect a great display plus music, hog roast and fairground rides. Early bird tickets (until 15 October) cost £5 from the club as well as outlets including The Candy Box, The Capitol and New Street Butchers. www.horshamrufc.com

The Holbrook Club’s fireworks night is Friday 2 November, with the display starting at 7.30pm.

Attractions include entertainer Tomfoolery, bouncy castles, BBQ and live music. For ticket information visit www.theholbrookclub.co.uk Billingshurst fireworks display will be held at Jubilee Fields on Saturday 21 October. The Aurora display begins at 8pm with other attractions including a disco, BBQ and licensed bar.

Tickets £6 (£5 before 15 October) with outlets listed on Facebook.

Ashington CE School hosts a fireworks extravaganza on Friday 9 November. Gates open at 5.30pm with fireworks by Aurora at 7pm. There will also be a BBQ, amusements, raffle and stalls. Tickets £3 from the school office and Ashington Pharmacy.

The Belmond British Pullman, the sister train to the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, will pull into Horsham on 18 May 2019 as part of a special service in aid of St Catherine’s Hospice. Stewards will greet passengers as they board in Horsham before heading to Windsor. On the outbound journey, indulge in a Bellini Brunch accompanied by live

music. After a Windsor tour, enjoy an exquisite three course dinner and wine on the return trip. A trip on the Belmond British Pullman is a vintage pleasure with carriages restored to the former glory of their 1920’s heyday. Tickets cost £420 per person. To book or for more information contact Hannah at St Catherine’s on (01293) 447364.

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Horsham’s Emily Orman was named in England’s 20-player squad for three qualifying rounds of the UEFA Women’s European U17 Championship. The Y Yo oung Lionesses faced hosts Moldova, Azerbaijan and Iceland and recorded 6-0, 7-0 and 2-0 wins, with Millais School screening one of

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the games to cheer Emily on. Goalkeeper Emilyy,, who plays for Brighton & Hove Albion and is a previous recipient of a Horsham Set4Success award, will be hoping to be named in Gemma Grainger’s squad for the next round of matches, scheduled for spring 2019.

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10 The New Friends of Horsham w be creating a Poet’s Park will rt of Horsham er as part Corne o Culture 2019. The Year of Ye Poetryy Corner will be a circle of 12 tree trunk seats where people can celebrate our local poetryy heritage and culture. On each sseat, a short poem will be displayed. Some of these will e winning entries of be the poetryy competitions with ories for 6-11 years, 12-18 catego years and adults. Poems need to be related to Horsham Park hemes including nature, with th d f i d hi dog wildlif ildlife, friendship, Plans for a mix of business space and 300 new homes at the former Novartis site in Horsham have been displayed to the public. More than 150 people attended West Sussex County Council’s information event at the Holbrook Club, where ‘Horsham Enterprise Park’ was introduced as the name for the next phase of development.

WSCC purchased the site from global health care company Novartis for £16m but its ambitious plans for a science park did not come to fruition.

The display boards can still be viewed in the reception area at County Hall North (Parkside), Chart Way, Horsham, until 12 October or at www.westsussex.gov.uk/ horshamenterprisepark

MACK K featuring To Tommy Hare and sp pecial guest Duncan Menzies will perf rform at Coolh ham Live Music Club on Saturd day 10 November. The follow wing week (17 November) r) sees the Georgia van Etten Band and Crossfire Lite take t the to th stage, t with ith Dani D i Wilde Wild and he er band part rt of the line-up p on 8 December. There is no licensed bar, r, so bring your own o refreshments as well as som me money for the charity

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Fourteen balloons took to the skies for the Wisborough Green Charity Balloon Festival in aid of Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice.

Originally started by Cecilia and Brian Smith, the event is now supported by Airworks Worldwide and British Balloon Flights.

A proposal for a Lidl store on the corner of Foundry Lane, Horsham, was due to be discussed by Horsham District Council’s Planning Committee on 2 Octoberr.. The application was recommended for approval by the council’s planning offfficers, subject to appropriate conditions. Howeverr,,

councillors may agree with W Wa aitrose, which has objected to the plan, claiming an out-of-town Lidl will have a “signiffiicant impact on the vitalittyy and viabilittyy of Horrssham town centre.”

Whilst there have been 10 letters of objection, the application has also drawn strong support.

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HAODS prese ents Stephen Sondheim’s award-winning g musical Follies at The Capitol p on Tu Tuesdayy 6 - Saturdayy 10 November. r. It is 1971, 30 years aft fter the last performance of the Follies Girls and a reunion like no other is taking place before the We eisman Theatre is torn down. The Fo ollies girls laugh, cry, y, boast and reminisce e the evening away, y, haunted by their young ger selves as they perform song and dan nce numbers from the pinnacle of th heir fame. Tickets cost from £17.50 from (01403) 750220 or www.thecapittolhorsham.com

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St Andrew’s CE Primary School in Nuthurst has been awarded a ‘Good’ rating with ‘O Outstanding’ features, which brings an elevvation in status from Ofsted.

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The Horsham Charity Christmas Card Shop will open its doors on Saturday 13 October at Horsham Museum. The shop sells a wonderrfful range of great value cards, wrapping paper and gifftt tags from local and national charities.

Manned by volunteers, it will be open at the Museum until 19 Decemberr..

TO O V E Y’S Diversity Te Textile Group is exhibiting at The Capitol Art Gallery until Saturday 13 October. r. Divers rsity ty, a group of contemporary textile artists, present work on a theme of ‘On the Edge’ with pieces including Venice on the edge of water and a coastal path in Dorset. Incorporating a variety of media including fabric, thread, paper and print, the exhibition demonstrates the many talents of the group. www.diversity-textileart rt.com

Horsham Museum and Art rt Gallery presents its autumn craft ft and d art exhibition, A Song in the Hills, by Jem mima Jameson. The exhibition includess art inspired by the landscape and wild dlife near the art rtist’s home. Jemima studied stud died Illustration and Design at Nort rthbrook College in Horsham and now lives in a beautiful valley in the Shropshire hills. Working primarily in acrylics, which suit her illustrative style, Jemima’s detailed designs on furniture and gesso-panels are a celebration of the natural world. A Song in the Hills runs until 24 November. r. www.horshammuseum.org

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Horssham Natural History Society hass started its autumn programme of illusttrated talks by local experts and socie ety members. Clare Blencowe discu usses wildlife recording and the wo ork of the Sussex Biodiversity Record rd Centtre on Monday M 5 November, r, with Sara Wa ard talkin ng on Sussex’s living seas on 19 Nove November. emberr. Alaska is the subj bject of Joh hn Richard rdson’s talk on 26 November and d Gillian Lloyd recalls walking with polar bears on 3 December. r. Meetings are he eld at Wesley Hall, London Road, Horsham m and start rt at 7.30pm. Visitors welcome,, £2 per visit. www.hnhs.org.uk

Three air cadets from Horsham travelled 6,000 miles for a once-in-alifetime trip to Peru. Cadet Sergeant Daniel Brown, Cadet Corporal Reece Packham and Cadet Harvey Betts helped to construct a new building at an orphanage called Azul Wazi, translated as Blue House. Their reward was a 75km expedition on the Salkantay trail to Machu Picchu. If you are interested in joining Horsham Air Cadets and are aged 12-17, email 1015@aircadets.org for details of the next open evening. The group also welcome applications for adult volunteers.

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The Ashington Armistice Centenary Concert with the Sussex Band of the Royal British Legion, will be held at the Ashington Centre, Foster

selection n of war poems and littleknown war w facts. facts Doug will be talking about the book at Wa Waters rstones in Horsham m on Monday 12 November at 6.30pm.

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To T o celebrate 250 years of the world famous Royal Academy, Horsham Museum and Art Gallery is hosting an exhibition of paintings by arrttists including J.M.W Turner and Humphrey Ocean, until 17 November.

The Museum has also invited two leading authorities on watercolours to speak at The Capitol. Greg Smith, who has researched the early history of the RA, speaks about how the Academy treated watercolours as an arrtt form on Thursday 18 Octoberr..

Timothy Wilcox, who has curated exhibitions and published books on the medium, talks on Thursday 11 October. Both starrtt with a wine reception. Tickets £10 from (01403) 750220 or www.thecapitolhorsham.com

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Ecto-1 from the Ghostbusters movie was just one of about 200 cars and bikes parked around the town centre and park, including NASCARS, Corvettes, Mustangs, Firebirds and Camaros, classic 50s and 60s cruisers, Hot Rods and Harley Davidson motorcycles. The Carfax Bandstand hosted American-inspired music and dance, including a rousing closing perrfformance by the brilliant Almost Elvis Band, with the Crates store cupboard being utilised as The King’s dressing room. This is the 2nd year the event has been organised by Horsham District Council in partnership with local businesses and enthusiasts. It is highly likely it will return in 2019.

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Horssham-based Fact Not Fiction Film ms pickked up a prize for Best Documenta ary at th he London Independent Film Awa ards. Lucy cy: Bre reaking the Silence, mad de in partnership with the Lucy Rayn ner Foundation, tells the story of a girl who tragically took her own life at the age g of 22. The documentaryy high hlights mental health issues among g youn ng people. www w.factnotfictionfilms.com/lucy

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ANGELIC LIFE I was born in the Himalayas in India (now Pakistan) in 1940, just as the first bomb was dropped on London. My father was in the army, working on chemical warfare.

My mum won the Indian Army tennis championships when she was four months pregnant. Two months later, my parents drove down the Khyber Pass into Afghanistan, for a picnic. They were warned to return before dusk to avoid dangerous tribes.

Whilst coming back, the car broke down and my mum had to lie on the bonnet to work the pump to get them home! So, my adventures began before I was even born.

My mum worked as a nurse. She loved the job and would often recall a story when she and a colleague were invited to a rural village. When they arrived, people were lining up waiting to be treated, but they hadn't taken

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We returned to England, living with my grandparents in Hampshire before moving to London and later Leatherhead. I was feisty when I was young.

When we were coming home on the boat from India, a bully was picking on my little brother. I went for him and vanquished this boy, who went off in tears.

I was a determined girl and worked hard at school. I felt

great pressure to pass my 11-plus and no sooner had I passed that we moved to Cheshire. We moved around a lot as my dad worked for Shell. I didn’t have any career ambitions so I married when I was 21 to somebody in the oil industry. My first child was born in Holland and after two more children, we moved to the West Indies.

A hurricane struck us once. The sky was fascinating - black and still - and all you could hear was police with loudspeakers, warning residents. We huddled together in the bedroom, with our dog and cat refusing to go outside. Fortunately, the storm veered away at the last moment.

We were also hit by a typhoon. I left my son as I crossed the road with the girls and turned around to see a funnel of darkness, sounding like an express train. It took the roof off every house along the road but veered away from ours. My precious boy just sat there on the patio, perfectly still.

I was solely a mother and housewife. It was a more restrictive time for women, although I did write my first book in the West Indies, for my daughter's 10th birthday. Peter's Adventures was based on stories I told my children. Peter had a magic train which would go through tunnels and re-appear in magical lands. It was just for my children though and wasn’t published.

I moved back to England when my marriage ended after 20 years. It was a difficult time for

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“A golden beam of light entered and this being reached out and pulled me out of my body.” me; I co ouldn't see a future and everyth hing seemed black. I sat down a and said: ‘If there is anythin ng out there, then show me now w!’

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We flew together over a hall full of people with rainbow auras. I asked the angel: “Am I in the a audience?” He replied “No, yo ou are on the platfo form.

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I didn'tt question if it was a dream or an alternate reality.

For me e, it was a real experience in real ttime. It felt like a new beginning.

I trained as a hypnotherapist.

My firstt experience of hypnotherapy had been on a trip bacck from Holland some years earlier. The ferry broke down and a I spent four hours next to a garrulous lady who

told me how she lost weight and quit smoking through hypnotherapy. It fascinated me and I asked her every question under the sun. I believe there's no such thing as coincidence and felt I was guided there.

I came from a family where anything psychic or spiritual was viewed with skepticism, although my children have always been very support rtive.

Through hypnotherapy and other courses, I met many people who have shared similar experiences and have a diff fferent perspective.

During the next decade, I wrote books about hypnotherapy based on personal development and my experiences with clients.

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Diana Cooper app peared on This Morning with Richard and d Judy (left) whilst on GMTV, V, viewers called the show to describe their own experiences with the angelic realms

opened-up to the angelic realms.

When the angels told me to write a book about the em, I replied: “No way, wa y, people think I'm nuts already dy!”

I wrote ‘A Little Light on Angels’.

When it was published, published I was interviewed on This Morning with Richard and Judy, y,with the three of us having an aura photograph taken.

On GMTV with Eamonn and Fiona, we did a similar thing and my guardian angel stepped into the image behind me. Viewers could see beams of light and angel wings.

Thousands called the studio and I was invited back the following day.

Viewers said that they too had seen angels but had never dared talk about it.

My guardian angel is called Uriel.

I’m not someone who can visually see them around me all the time, as others can, but we do all have a guardian angel with us.

I’m always being judged. In South Africa, Christians once blocked Af phone lines to prevent me talking on the radio. radio People are frightened as they don't understand, so some people mock or make a joke of it.

It’s ’s usually obvious when people have a set agenda; I can tell from their body language and attitude.

One presenter said to me: “Yo You've got two minutes to prove angels exist!” But that’s ’s not my job. I share my experiences and if they resonate with you, accept them. If they don't, move on. But overall, I've had many more positive experiences than negative.

It’s ’s true that media appearances have a positive impact, from a commercial perspective. I have written over 30 books, including several fictional and children’s ’s novels. My books have been

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“Dragons have had such a bad press but are amazing things, fully of the angelic realm.” translated d into 28 languages. In terms of o overseas, Germany is perhaps m my best-selling market. I also have e a following in Japan, South Af Afrrica, America and India.

I travel to o Germany a couple of times eve ery year for conferences and have spoken at events like Angel Aw ware reness Day. y.

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For my 65th birt rthday, I walked the Camino, a 500km pilgrimage trail through the Pyrenees, which was incredible. For my 75th birthday, y, I did a skydive. I'll never do that again.

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KISS OF LIFE When was Kissingate Brewery born?

We started out in 2010, initially brewing at home before moving to a tiny unit on the Church Lane Estate in Lower Beeding. From the beginning, our aim was to produce niche, off-the-wall beers. We didn’t want to “run with the pack” and make regular best bitters or pale ales. So, we leaned towards fruitier beer like the Black Cherry Mild, which helped us a great deal in those early days as it won several awards at festivals.

Has your beer range expanded?

A lot more micro-breweries have emerged as the craft ale market has boomed and naturally that has led to increased competition.

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Porter and Jamaica - are seasonal or event beers.

Is it fair to say that your beers are an acquired taste...

There is a ‘love it or hate it’ element to Kissingate. We want to be controversial, otherwise we’d be brewing middle of the road beers. I like encouraging debate. I’ve seen people that love our beers pass a pint to a friend who doesn’t like it at all! Criticism is inevitable with niche beers.

Does this limit your commercial opportunities?

There are more people that come to us because we are

different than steer away.

We’re well-known at beer festivals and that is where we’ve pitched our sales. We’ve picked up many awards, including Champion Beer of Britain recognition for our Six Crows, Black Cherry Mild and Mary’s Ruby Mild. We also supply free houses, including pubs in Brighton Lanes and The Hope in Carshalton, one of the best pubs in the country. We do brew a Sussex best bitter, which is primarily for Wetherspoon's, who are very good at supporting local breweries. We supply 16 of its pubs in the south east.

You’ve also moved to a bigger unit...

In 2012, we moved just a few metres away to another unit. But it’s a million miles away in terms of what we could offer as a brewery. Two years ago, we were looking at ways to make the most of the space we have. We considered buying more tanks to brew more beer, but it was doubtful we would succeed with that business model. We’re simply not brewing the right kind of beer. Our passion is specialist beers and only through brewing in small batches can we maintain demand. If we were making beer that was available everywhere, we’d lose the novelty factor. Still, we knew we needed a different arm to the business.

When did the ‘lightbulb’ moment come?

A cafe on East Street came on the market and we thought about taking it on and opening a brewery tap in Horsham. We viewed the unit, but there were

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Bunny Lucas ensure res tha at Kissingate has a fe feminine touch

various p planning issues that restricted options for us.

Eventually, y, Dark Star took it on and veryy successfully launched The Ancchor Ta Th Tap. However, r, that got us th hinking about options and we thought ‘why not create a bar with hin our micro-brewery ry?’

How mu uch work needed to be done to o the building?

Our land dlords, the Slade family, y, were fan ntastic when we first moved to t the bigger unit and built the e extension for us.

Bernard Slade likes the idea of having a brewery on the estate!

When it came to creating a bar, r, we looked at diff fferent designs on Pinteresst for inspiration and one idea we really liked was a starry ceiling. It seemed beyond our budget but another business on the estate did it for us, in return for using g the brewery as a

showroom. Lots of local people and businesses have been involved in the project.

How do you attract customers?

As we are off ff the beaten track, we needed something that would convince people to travel a bit furt rther. r. We’ve hosted functions and themed events including curry nights, folk music, arts and craft fts, food pairings, gin evenings and a club night on the last Friday of the month. We call it a club night, but there’s no membership and all are welcome.

A key focus for us is working with local businesses like Th The Real Oyster Company in Pease Pottage, which supported us for a fish fingers night. We hope this will help bring more people here and spread word of what we’re doing.

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This is becoming a place for local people to come to o, part rticularly as Mannings Heath hasn’t had a pub since The Dun Horse clo Th osed. The feeling I get is that some of ourr regulars don't want people to know about ab bout this, this as they don't want to queue at the bar! The bar has a very diff fferent look to most places as Bunny took the lead on design. It means I suff ffer a bit of barracking from friends in the brewery trade, as it’s quite feminine!

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Rule Change for House es of Multiple e Occupation (H HMO) I’ll be concentrating on Buy to Lets for this update as yet more changes are implemented! With effect from 1st October 2018, new mandatory rules are applicable to Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMO). Any property with five or more individuals (not all related) will now need an HMO licence, as the Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation Order 2018 takes impact.

The government undertook a consultation last year designed to help councils standardise living conditions in HMO properties. It detailed the plans to extend the scope of licencing for HMO properties.

Currently the lice ence applies to properties with three or more stories and five o or more occupants (not rela e ted to each other). However, it was decided to change these requirements and ultimately in ncrease the number of prope erties that require a licence.

Gary ry and Bunny hope Kissingate’s bre rewery ry will become a community ty hub

What are your future plans for the business?

We are growin ng herbs, spices and hops in the ga arden behind the brewery, y which h we’ll use in some of our beers. We’ll continue to host events, with a beer and curry evening in November. Octoberf rfest includes wine, gin, ciders and b beers f from oth h local producers her alongside a BB BQ and music.

Onwards and upwards then!

We have had ttough times, especially duriing the early years.

We came close e to the brink on

several occasions but we always had people willing to help us. Now we are where we wanted Kissingate to be and can build to our own model.

INTERVIEW: BEN MORRIS PICTURES: TOBY PHILLIPS Kissingate’s Micro ro Club night is held on the last Friday of the month fr from 5-10pm. Octoberf rfest is held on Saturd rday 13 October, r, 11am – 9pm. For details about Kissingate’s events and beer ra range, visit www. w.kissingate.co.uk

A minimum size fo or bedrooms has also been implemen p nted and the guidance will reco c mmend that floor space be no less than 6.51sqm fo or a single ngle adult and 10.22sqm fo or two adultss sharing.

Any room with less than 4.64sqm is not to be used as sleeping accommodation. These rules are estimated to affect around 170,000 properties (on top of the existing 60,000 licence c d) and landlords that fall in to the new rules must apply for a licence or temporary exemption before 1st October.

These changes will impact both existing and prospective HMO landlords and full details on how to obtain licences will be available on the relevant councils’ websites, alongside other requirements the individual council may have put in place.

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WITH THE SMOOTH PETS TAKE PRIORITY AT MUCKY MUTTS IN HORSHAM Owner Faye Stewart explains how her home-based dog grooming business expanded... and the team’s hopes for the future

IMPULSIVE DECISION...

I started Mucky Mutts at my Horsham home, working with pets on a one-on-one basis for two years.

It was always a dream to have a shop, but I didn't believe it was ever going to happen.

One morning, I woke up feeling impulsive and decided to go for it. I looked at commercial units and found a place on the corner of Swindon Road. It was ideal, as customers could park outside and the rent was just about affordable.

A lot of work needed to be done. We re-plastered the walls, created a bath room and built a counter with a bolted door to keep dogs safely inside. I also bought grooming stations and equipment including driers, clippers and scissors. I’m sure these things double in price when they’re for pets or dogs!

GROOMING RANGE...

Grooming can range from something as basic as a wash and trim.

Sometimes people bring in their pet before a family gathering, requesting a brush through to make sure there aren’t any knots.

Some ask for a full groom, which can take several hours as it encompasses a haircut, plucking, nail trim and even cleaning of the ears. Plus, we’ll usually add a dog fragrance so they smell nice too.

Occasionally, we see dogs being prepared for competitions like Crufts. We have all passed a diploma in dog grooming and can groom show dogs. However, there are master groomers who specialise in certain breeds. If owners do not groom their own pets, they will often travel further afield, spending a great deal of time and money to seek out these specialists. If they do come here, we still ensure that they leave us in pristine condition.

All of the staff at Mucky Mutts have a Diploma in dog grooming, having attended a course at Brinsbury College

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GOOGLING DOGS...

During the grooming course, which was one day a week for three years, you practice on common breeds including the schnauzer, cocker spaniel, poodle and West Highland terrier.

Gradually, you build up your knowledge of different breeds and use your additional experience when working with dogs you haven’t seen before. Even now, people call and say: ‘Have you handled this breed before?’ and I’ll be on searching on Google as I've never heard of it!

We’ve seen most breeds now though, including St. Bernards and huge Alaskan Malamutes, which take hours to groom. When you have a husky with a thick coat that it’s ready to shed, the shop becomes covered in hair. We wear mask and goggles because it can be so bad! When we open the shop door, huge plumes of hair drift down the road!

Paula gives one Mucky Mutt a bath

DEALING WITH TEMPERAMENT All dogs have a difffferent temperament and we find they’re all difffferent. There isn’t a clear pattern defined by breed.

Some dogs don't like grooming at all, as it is invasive. If they’ve been groomed from an early age, dogs tend to be okay. Other dogs don’t know what’’ss happening when we lifftt their feet and try to clip their nails. As we’ve become more

experienced, we recognise the signs when a dog’s behaviour is becoming more aggressive and we adapt to that. Occasionallyy,, we make notes on what a dog does and doesn’t like and that helps us the next time they visit.

When I was working alone, it was hard to groom a difffficult dog and I’d get in all sorrtts of awkward positions to avoid being head-butted or scratched! It’s much better when you can call on help, plus of course there’’ss a better social environment when you’re part of a team.

Sonya at Muckkyy Mutts

IT’S HARD WORK..

Initially y,, we were really busy and I thought, ‘this is going to be great!’

But I didn’t understand some aspects of business and hadn’t taken into consideration things like advertising. I thought business would grow through word-of-mouth, but 18 months laterr,, people still haven’t heard of us. That’’ss despite leaflet drops, discount days and social media promotion.

We have ups and downs. There are months when there aren’t enough hours in the day followed by times where we wonder where all the dogs have disappeared to!

I also find that I can't switch offff when I go home. I am a mother of three, but once the children are settled, I’m on Facebook trying to drum up business or answering emails from customers or sorting out the accounts. Y Yo ou work so hard and yet there are times when you cannot afffford to pay yourself!

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“Maybe we’ll take over the Novartis site one day and create a ‘dog world’ in Horsham!”

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One day y,, I’d love to have a hydrotherapy pool for dogs with a day care centre too.

Maybe we’ll take over the Novarrttis site one day and create a ‘dog world’ here in Horsham! For now we’re starrtting small, but I hope we’re in a position to extend in a couple of years to offffer daycare. Even now, some customers drop their dogs into us in the morning and cannot return until late in the day. We can’t accommodate everyone in this way as we’re not a crèche for pets, but we do

understand that it can be difffficult for pet owners and sometimes, as a new business, you need to go the extra mile.

If a dog is well behaved, we try to be accommodating wherever possible.

It may be that me or one of the girls here trains as a master groomer in future, but that is an extensive course and it’’ss not something I can personally commit to yet. But still, we all have a Cittyy and Guilds qualification and we are a professional team. The people and pets that walk through the door go home happy!

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The Sta ained Glass Artistry A of Cliff fford f G. Durant and Son “Wh When Jesus is depicted on a stained-glass i d l church ch ch wi window, d w, you’ll see that he usually ly has blonde or golden hair, r,” says Cliff ff Durant as he climbs a ladder inside the Parish church of St Mary’s.

“Jesus of Nazare reth wouldn’t have had blonde hair, r, but he appears rs this way because the only colour you can stain glass is gold,” continues Cliff ff as he carefully removes a circular window in need of restoration.

“Artists use siilver oxide to paint on the h re revers rse side id off glass l and d when it’s ’s fi fired d in the kiln, the oxide stains th he glass to create various colourr. r. So, Jesus’ hair can be anything fr from canary ry yellow right up to rich gold.”

There’s ’s probably a lot about Jesus that Clifff ff doesn’t know, but when it co omes to stained glass, few excceed his knowledge. Since 1972, he has been restoring g and conserving important and d historic h stained d glass.

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Cliff ff is keen n to point out that at l least h lf off his half hi workk involves i l traditional leaded lights, with small pieces of glass supported by lead came. They are a common feature in listed houses and Sussex Leaded Lights is another arm to the family business.

However, r, it is the stained-glass window work that attracts the curiosity of casual observers.

While the golden age of stained glass l artistry may have h b been more than a century ago, when

the likess of William Morris and Ch l Eamer Charles E K Kempe were in i huge de emand, there is no shortage e of historical houses and eccclesiastical buildings that require the t very specific set of skills the e Durant family possess.

“Yo You wo ould be fo forg rgiven fo f or thinking g that most houses today ha ave double-glazing and that there refo fore there is little need for leaded lights,” said Cliff fo ff.

“But the ere are so many listed b ld gs in Sussex and Surrey building that we are continually ly working.

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Cliff ff Dura rant has been based b in New Stre reet, Hors rsham, since 19 980

“Glass was full of undulations, striations, bubbles and movement and was truly a thing of beauty.”

“As accredited Master Glass Painters, w we are re honoured to work with the National Tr Trust and English Heritage, which has led to more e ecclesiastical work. We We have a go ood name and are lucky ky that archittects, conservationists and dioce eses throughout the south-east come to us.

“We We've w worked at Royal palaces, beautifu ful h houses like Winston Churchill’s ’s fo former home at Chart rtwell,, Mottisfo font Abbey in Hampshirre and we’ve even been out to Barrbados fo for a week’s ’s work.”

Characcter Pieces The job att St Mary Mary’s ’s is a relatively small s one. A circular stained-gllass window was on the verge of coming c loose due to issues with h the tracery, the stoneworkk supporting the glass.

The windo ow will be restored in the Studio o, giving it 100 years of

fresh life with new lead. In the meantime, a wooden panel temporarily blight’s the church’s appearance.

Whilst time can take its toll, windows can also be damaged by vandalism or be chipped by stones thrown up by grass trimmers and mowers. Cliff ff has even been out to the Falkland Islands to restore a cathedral that suff ffered damage during the conflict.

“It’s ’s not always stained glass windows we work on as many of these historic buildings require tra raditional leaded lights,” says Cliff ff. “They need to be manufa factured pre recisely ly as they were in the 19th or early ly 20th century centur ry and “nearly nearly ly” isn isn’tt good enoug gh.

“Yo You need n to use the same lead with th he same thickness and profi file e of the original glass. In 1959, Sir Alistair Pilkington devise ed the fl float glass process, which produced optically ly perf rfect

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Cliff ff uses a traditiona al method to solder lead came on tradittional leaded lights ts

glass with no undulation, striation or movem ment. It’s ’s brilliant if you wan nt a modern house double-glazed, but it has no character. r.

“Prior to that, there re were countless sty tyles of glass, all fu full of ridges, bubbles and movement. They were truly ly a thing of beauty ty.

“Much of this glass is no longer made. We We’ve built up a stock over the years rs and have always been carefu ful never to throw anything away. y.Ye Yet still, many sty tyles of historic glass are nearly ly impossible to fi find.

“It’s ’s not necessarily ly the rare re glass as they tend to be kept. Glass that was made more prolifi fically and was subsequently ly seen as worthless was thrown away and a century ry later, r, it’s ’s become very ry valuable.”

It’s Dirty Work Cliff ff was born and raised in Roff ffey, attending g All Saints Primaryy School and then Forest Boys, where he enjoyed woodwork, metalwork and particularly art rt.

After leaving school, he was Af introduced to Albert rt Alderson, one third of a company of stained glass designers called Barton, Kinder and Alders rson, then based in Hove.

Cliff ff recalls: “I remember Bert handing me this piece of glass and on it was a portrait p of the Queen of Sheba. I cou uldn’t believe that you could create e that kind of beauty ty on glass.

“It was abso olutely ly magnifi ficent and from that mo fr oment, I was hooked.”

He worked alongside a Bert, learning his trade, be efore studying under virtuoso glasss engraver Peter Dreiser at West W Dean College.

For many ye ears, Cliff ff has worked alongside his equally skilled son, Simon Duran nt. Simon developed p his skills from m an even younger age, working g in the New Street studio that his h father bought in 1980.

Simon serve ed an apprenticeship at a brilliant sta ained glass company called Godd dard rd & Gibbs, where he learned trickks that even Cliff ff didn’t know about..

Cliff ff said: “A A lot of people tell us that they wo ould love our job, but it’s ’s p physically y y more demanding g than they imagine. Th There is a creative side to it with enameling and engra raving, but we also erect scaff ffolding and mix ix lime-based mortar to install windows. In the Studio, we are stripping down of old panels, taking rubbings, sandblasting, cutting and soldering.

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It’s ’s dusty ty and dirty ty work.

“On the other hand, we have the opportunity ty to work at listed houses and churches and inject a fu furt rther 100 years rs off life liffe into i t beautifu b tifful stained t i d glass l art rt and leaded lights and people re really ly appreciate what we do.”

Intricate Process When it comes to restoration, precision is the key. Even before a window is removed, it is photographed and then more detailed pictures are taken in the Studio, where they may b studied be t di d alongside l id historical hi t i l images i to reveal lost areas of oxide paint.

Full scale rubbings are taken to show every conceivable detail.

The lead came is stripped and loose glass is cleaned with de-ironised water, r, with new hand-milled lead came fitted later. r.

Perhaps the most challenging part of the job is when glass has been broken and cannot be repaired.

“Our job is to copy the hand of the original i i l art rtist i exactly ly,” said id Cliff ff. “Yo “Y You have to fi find glass of the right colour and texture. Glass can be cobalt blue, cadmium fo for yellow, w, selenium fo for red, chromium fo for green. But to accurately ly replace a broken piece, you might need to add silver stain to recreate r a diff fferent tone or blend.

“We We’re restoring a window by Charles Eamer Kempe, a master of the art. On close inspection, even his work is not perfe fect, as there are missing lines.

When glass is fi fired in the kiln at 700 degrees, the oxide paint and silver staining bites into the glass. However, r, it doesn’t always come out as expected. We We also have instances where detail is lost over time as the oxides start to erode.

“That’s ’s why we have test fi firings to make sure re every rything is accura rate. It’s ’s an intricate and time-consuming process but one we fi find worthwhile.”

Cliff ff is now 65 and shows no sign of slowing down.

“I love my work and whilst I have cut down the number of days that I work, I want to carry ry on as I adore what I do.

As long as I have my health and my strength, I could carry ry on until I'm pretty ty ancient!”

WORDS: BEN MORRIS PICTURES: TOBY PHILLIPS

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This Novem mber, r, the nation will mark the ce entenary of the armistice off World War One. Here, Jerem my Kn Knight of Horsham M Museum and Art Gallery, y, loo oks back at the fascinating local stories from that h time... i The ‘we’re a all in it together’ mantra obviiously didn’t resonate with the com mmittee that ran Horsham Ho ospital, who wouldn’t allow it to be used for soldiers.

Grudgingly, they did agree to admit soldie ers in an emergency, but only on the condition that the Governm ment paid the going rate for each h patient.

The hospital committee were not the only peo ople in Horsham to make earnin ng money the top priority. With more than 1,000 troops billetted in the town, landlords received a set rate of pay for boarrd and lodging soldiers. Buttchers, bakers and grocers all b benefitted too, supplying produce without off ffering a discount!

Lack of Sympathy There’s ’s more evidence to suggest that Horsham wasn’t always sympathetic to the plight of those aff ffected by war. r.

Southern England received many refugees from Belgium aft fter

Germany attacked the country.

Horsham m does not appear to have been inundated, but even so, Horsham Urban District Council and the hospital refused requestss to help. It was down to individua als to make accomm modation available and two houses (in Carfax and Kings Road) were lent for refugees.

The H.U.D.C. relented enough to remit ren nts and rates on these houses, but the families were maintain ned by local funds and contribu utions in kind.

Elsewhere in Horsham, businessses were more actively involved d in the war eff ffort. Out of the 49-sttrong workforce at Lintott’s, 23 served in the war while the e rest turned out 1,000 mortars and 3,000 howitzers. At Prewett’s ’’ss, about 30 women were employe ed to manufacture shell cases.

Fusiliers Arrive One of tthe other interesting things ab bout Horsham in the early mo onths of the war is that the 22nd d Battalion Fusiliers, formed in London, camped in Roff ffey From October 1914 to June 1915.

The orig gin of the 22nd lies with the Mayor of the Borough of Kensingtton, Lt. Col. J Innes, who had movved to Roff ffey.

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1,250 young men who came from London. What they off ffered was glamorous enough for some local recruits to join them too.

As about 1,250 men from Horsham had volunteered for service, there was just as many young men on the town’s ’s streets for that period of the war. r.

However, r, with the population then around 10,000, more than one in ten were from London. The impact these young men had on the town is diff fficult to gauge, but local authorities were concerned enough by their

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“In continuation of the rejjoicing, a hastilyy organised but successful torchlight processsion was held in n the town.” also writes tthat all camp refuse is b burned d daily d ly in the incinerator situated upon the ba arrack-square and that every hut is thoroughly cleaned daily.

The Gazette e included a few statistics about the YMCA hut that housed the camp’s ’s Post Off ffice, noting that:

The troops at Rofffe ey camp enjoyed a dance before leaving and (below) snippets from the Gazette

• 136,710 letters had been posted in the pillar bo ox • £160 stam mps had been sold • £969 15ss 0d postal orders had changed hands • 7,000 piccture post cards sold One edition n included an account of the cookhou use, which was under the control of M Master Cook Sergeant Fowles. In his interview, he told how cooks work in temperatures of 128 degrees in ttwo shifts (4am - 3.30pm and 6.30am - 6.30pm) and gave an insight into the amount of food the battalion co onsumed.

“Every ry day, y, 1,200lbs of meat is cooked for dinners. We We consume 45 stones of potatoes, 3ccwt wt of rhubarb, 50 quarts of milk (p (pluss 120 quart rts fo for custard rd), 1cwt of jam and 1 cwt of oats fo for porridge.”

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Musical Chairs The camp continued to be used until the end of the war. r. In October 1918, Miss Maud R Redford, forewoman at Prewett’s ’s En ngineering Wo Works, invited troops statio oned at Roff ffey to meet the girls working g on munitions to a social evening at the t Albion Hall.

The County ty Times reported that “a most enjoya able time was spent” as they danced d and played games including musical chairs.

Aft fter final trraining at Salisbury Plain, the men of the t 22nd Battalion proceeded to t France in November.

Manyy did no ot return. In 1916, the battalion fou ught at The Somme and the following year were in action during the G German retreat to the Hindenburg g Line.

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Lefftt: Many Horsham women were involved in the war effffort at town factories; Right: Entrance to the Roffffey camp (Pictures: HDC/Horsham Museum)

Peace Decla ared On 11 November, r, peace was declared. Although off fficial notification of the signing of the armistice wasn’t im mmediately received in Horsha am, news spread over the telephone e and flags quickly appeared in i streets.

A service was held d at the Parish Church and many businesses closed as people flocked f to the Causeway.

In the presence of a vast congregation, the choir and

clergy filed intto the chancel a few minutes aft fter midday and the Rev. Morley L.C. Headlam went to the pulpit, where he asked people to join him in the e Lord’s ’ prayer. r.

There followed d a brief service and a collection fo or the Red Cross.

In the h afternoo f on, the h To Town Band d played on the Bandstand and subsequently toured the town, before an evening thanksgiving service was he eld at St Mary’s, ’ which was fille ed to overflowing.

In continuation of the rejoicing, a hastily organissed but successful

procession was held on Thursday night. Witth the moon shining too bright for a torchlight procession, thousandss assembled in the Carf rfax to enjoy the brilliance of full lightin ng, denied for several years.

Electrical engineer H F. Cotton h d wired had d the h bandstand b d d with h fairy lightss to create a charming centre forr the proceedings.

The parad de finished in the Carfax where the ere were speeches from Charles Rowland and the vicar, r, Rev. E.D.L L. Harvey, y, before rockets and firewo orks were lit on the

balco ony of London and Westminster Bank.

It wass an extremely successful celeb bration to mark the cessation of hostilities.

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I'm a Horsham resident and occasional skipper through AAH. I appreciate the eff ffort you go to with the magazine.

A couple of times I've read bad traff ffic advice and feel duty bound to point out as a police off fficer. Some time ago, you wrote about the ethics of filter lanes coming into road works (where two lanes are reduced to one) and you chastised people remaining in lane two until they were required to move over.

In your August editorial you discuss Velo South and imply that riding two abreast is bad.

I appreciate you are writing an editorial and therefore views are your own, but they can lead others to think that they might be correct.

Th Highway The Hi h C d recommends Code d cyclists riding two abreast on the straight (not in to blind bends though). There is a straight forward reason for this - it is much safer. r. Motor vehicles are less inclined to overtake when they shouldn't (in the face of oncoming traff ffic for instance).

The overtake iss also shorter.

When you o have ha e cyclists c clists strung str ng out in single file e, you have to overtake over a longer distance and are more likely to carry out risky overtakes and give them insuff fficient spacce.

I appreciate the e comment about riding two abre east was just a minor section of o your editorial, but it provides confirmation and aff ffinity bias to people p who already believe e this and makes the roads more e dangerous. d I don't blame you for feeling that way, but you ne eed to be aware of the consequences of poorly researched opinions.

Editor: Thanks your considere red comments and fo for occasionally flicking through fl h AAH. Such appreciation makes all the eff ffort rt wort rthwhile! I do o unders rstand the points you raise e, particularly ly about b reinfo i forcin ing an aff ffinity ty bias, and take them graciously ly. My frustration wasn fr n’t really ly with the rules of the road, but with one pers rson’s decisio on to ride slowly ly on the only ly roa ad to the coast on a glorious summ mer’s ’s day when I had two kids an nd a spaniel in the back!

Velosouth Plan was an O Outrage g Jeremy Senneck of Southwater writes: I read and like your editorials in AAH although I don’t always AA agree. especially your final thoughts on the Velosouth cycle ride in August’s edition.

It is an outrage to remove freedom of movement for seven hours to people in Southwater.

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The article mentioned Horsham, but not Southwater which is set to be badly disrupted.

Editor: Of course, in the end the org rganisers rs cancelled the event, blaming poor weather. r. I confe fess that I changed my mind on Velosouth, as like Southwater, Ve r, my

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Que estioning Nymans’ History...

John Can nnon of Horsham writes: In your artticle on Nymans (AAH Septembe er 2018) you states that Leonard M Messel moved to England from Germany in 1870 and proved so successful as a stockbroker that he bought Nymans only 10 years later.

This is not quite correct, and the following is taken from a history of Nymans to be found on the internet: ‘In fa fact, Ludwig Messel was so successfu ful that he had the means to purchase Ny Nymans in 1890 and created a romantic, quintessentially ly English gard rden around th the he house at Nymans.

Nymans ’ The reaso on that this small discrepancy caught my eye is that the Messel M family was very

village of Ashington would have been badly ly aff ffe ected cted. We We were thinking of ways to get our son to football on that Sunday morning, fo probably ly involving parking our car overnight on the village outskirt rts. The council should think carefu fully ly about whether Velosouth is worth disruption to Ve so many people if the org rganisers rs are planning a 2019 event...

friendly with the playwright William m S, Gilbert (of Gilbert and Sulliva an fame) and his wife Lucy.

1890 w was coincidentally the same year th hat Gilbert bought his country house, Grim’s ’s Dyke at Harrow w Weald, Weald where he spent the lasst 21 years of his life.

The close friendship between the Messe els and the Gilberts was highlig ghted in a five-week exhibition at Nymans in 2015/16.

In 190 03, the two families became related d, when Ludwig’s son Harold d married Lucy Gilbert rt’s American niece Leonora Gibson.

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Graded Films sell ou ut The Capitol with ambitio ous project So, who’s this then?

Tom Cart rter and Freddie Hill, two Collyer’s students hoping to one day become successful film makers.

Don’t we all?

Perhaps, but these two close friends from the village of Coldwaltham near Pulborough have already established their own production company, y, Gra raded Films. Not only that, they’ve created a short rt film, Unfo forg rgettable. The film’s premiere was a sell-out at The Capitol.

They made it all themselves?

Freddie was on directing duties, with To Tom in charge of

cinematograp g p phy. y Friends Jacob Thoma as and Paul Mayer (producers) an nd composer Ed Waller were also involved in what was - by a disstance - Graded Films’ most am mbitious project to date.

Okay, y, that’s impressive. i What’s it about?

Not anything you’d expect from teenagers ma aking their first film.

Here’s Freddie’s brief synopsis: “Albert Cro rookk is an 81 yearr-old man who has just lost his wife fe.

Without her, r, he h is isolated and lonely ly and co ontemplates taking his own life fe. Charlie C is an orp rphan who lives on the t streets. She is in the process of o robbing Albert rt’s home when she interrupts his

suicide. Wh What fo follows is a sharing g of stories and an unlikely ly friendship.” fr Sounds pretty deep...

Unfo forg rgettable confronts some unexpected themes and builds to an emotional crescendo, with the duo dancing to the music of Nat King Cole on Albert rt’s old record player. r. Freddie said: “It is a thought-provoking fi film. My My gra randma remark rked that it wasn’t what she was expecting fr from teenagers rs! We We wanted to shed some light on the issues that elderly ly and young people fa face.

You may see an old man sitting Yo on the bench alone and not think much about who they are or how they are fe feeling, but making this

ffiilm hass changed g the wayy I look at stran ngers.”

I was expecting e more of a Son of Ram mbow type-film?

What’s that?

It’s abo out two young boys trying to t make an action film with gu uns and explosions. Not many people p have seen it. It was probably a bad reference...

Funnilyy enough, To Tom and Freddie e’s first film was very much along those lines. When they were on nly ten, the two friends took a camcorder to a sand quarry and shot an action film, with bo oys from their primary school running around firing Nerf rf guns.

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Now that I’d like e to see! So, what else have they done? d Prior to Unfo forg rgetttable, Gra raded Films made several sho ort rt films,, some of which are available on their Yo YouTu Tube page. Th Three Piece Set tells the story of a man who couldn’t eat his meal as he didn’t have a full cutlery set. He follows a mysterious map that takes him into the wilderness to find a knife. Life fe in Slow Motion depicts young children playing games, set to an instrumental score, whilst Connect Remote sees Freddie take on acting duties. His character loses the remote so he can’t watch TV. TV V. He then finds a website about flat-pack films, where you can click on a Polaroid and it plays a video.

Have these videos been viewed millions of times on Yo YouTu Tube?

No, but that wasn’t the intention. To Tom said: “ We We put these short fi films on YouTu Yo Tube, just hoping a fe few fr friends

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“T To om has great knowledge of the technical side whilst I’m interested in the creative process.” would watch them. All of these early fi films were fo for us to test the water and fo for me to develop my special eff ffects skills.”

So, who’s really in charge?

The reason that To Tom and Freddie complement each other is that they bring diff fferent skills to the table. Freddie said: “To Tom has great knowledg dge of the technical side and fo focuses on editing, cinematogra raphy and photos. I tend to be interested in the creative process, particularly ly writing, directing and acting. My aim is to study dy classical acting, but cert rtainly Unfo forg rgettable has developed my interest in all facets of fi fa filmmaking.”

What made them take the leap from short clips to a 50-minute film?

Freddie said they wanted to “throw themselves in at the deep end” to see what Gra raded

Films was truly capable of. They start rted hunting for writers as Freddie accepted that he needed someone with experience. Phil Davis was among those to submit a script. To Tom said: “We We wanted to pitch an old and young pers rson together t in a thought-provokking and uplift fting story ry. We We advert rtised this and Phil’s script stood out. He’d just gra raduated in sccreenwriting and is also looking fo for opportunities, so we were all determined to create a profe fessional s proj oject.”

A scene fr from Unfo forg rgettable, starr rring Paul Dewdney and Shannon Hay

Albeit with a low budget...

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58 lengthy list of credits in television and film. Freddie said: “Paul came down fr from Kent just fo for a chat initially ly, and was just the nicest man you could imagine.

Paul said: ‘I don't care about the money; all I care about is making a good movie!’ We We knew he was the right man fo for us and his experience proved invaluable.”

How did Graded Films recruit acting talent?

They put advert rts online, much as any casting ti director di t would. ld Freddie said: “For a solid month, I was replying to emails and watching audition tapes. We We whittled the list down and held auditions at the Festival Th Theatre, Chichester. r.”

It was a bold move holding the premiere at The Capitol…

But one that showed how much the believed in the project. To Tom said: “It was quite something s to see our names up on o the big screen. I was worry rying i about what might go wro rong. I had h nightmares about export rting the e fi film incorre rectly ly or the so ound being poor. r. Fort rtunately ly, itt held together. r.

festivalss across the country. If the film can n gain recognition or even be commended, it’ll be a positive for Grad ded Films to take on to its next pro oject. Freddie said: “It might n not make any money, y, but it could help us in the long run by opening g doors.”

And any future projects?

Well, Frreddie and To Tom have very diff fferent interests in terms of films they like e. One goes for gritty gangste er films and the other prefers f fantasy epics. So, who knows w what will happen next...

Th T here re are a cou uple of things that we could have done d diff fferently but we’re very ry pleased p with how it went.”

Was it all worth h it?

Unfo forg rgettable might m not break any Box Off ffice records, but in terms of learnin ng and developing skills, it’s been priceless p for the Graded Film tea ams. To Tom said: “I honestly ly though ht the editing stage would be e easy sy, but that was the most diff fficu ult. Yo You discover you have no continuity ty at certain

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points and wish you’d fi filmed fo for a few secondss more fe re. Th That kn knowledg dge only ly comes fr from experience. Yo You learn by ma aking mistakes and our next eff ffort rt will w be better. r.”

What will that be then?

Unfo forg rgettab ble will first be sent to some of the e huge amount of film

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See m more on Graded Films’ Yo Y ouTube channel. There are two short films there and an interview with Fre eddie about Unfo forg rgettable.

They alsso have a Facebook page.

FESTIV VA AL OF FUNGI At RSPB Pulborough Brooks With Halloween just around the cornerr,, it’s a great time to talk about fascinating fungi and the supernatural connotations attached to some species.

Starting with the most famous – fllyy agaric. Y Yo ou might not have encountered it ‘in the wild’ but you’ll be familiar with the white-spotted, scarlet cap featured in various fairy tales.

Indeed in Alice in W Wo onderland, Alice eats a piece of fly agaric and proceeds to encounter talking cats and singing flowers, and no wonder; this mushroom is not only poisonous but also known for its hallucinogenic properties.

Cast your eye across the woodland floor in late autumn; you may discover the white witch’s egg partially submerged in the ground. It will split open to reveal its gelatinous insides from which eventually emerges the stinkhorn (pictured). This tall, white mushroom has a gooey cap and unpleasant odour designed to attract the flies who distribute the spores. Once the goo is gone, the remaining structure simply dissolves back into the ground as if it was never

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One of the most alien species is devil’s ffiingerrss, rarely seen but a sight to behold. It too emerges from an ‘egg’, pushing scarlet tentacles through the jelly and spreading like a starfish.

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