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November 2015

www.barnsgreen.com Published by Barns Green Community Publications

BROWNIES AND RAINBOWS: ‘AMAZING’ CHARITY FUNDRAISERS Full story by our young reporters on page 15.

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The very best local sports news from our new Sports Editor: page 7.

The BIG Mag is delivered free to all households in Barns Green, Itchingfield and Christ’s Hospital.

Email: bigmag@barnsgreen.com . To advertise email: advertising@barnsgreen.com

Barns Green Playgroup A small village playgroup set on the green with spaces available for 2-5yr olds Ofsted registered. Professional, DBS checked, trained staff.

Fun activities for all children.

Warm welcoming staff.

Safe environment.

New opening hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs 9am-1pm Wed, Fri 9am-3pm For details please contact either: Barns Green Village Hall, Muntham Drive, Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0PT Tel: 01403 730093 (Village Hall) or Bev Liley 07881 728007 / 01403 732831 Charities No : 1033658

MCVC is a veterinary clinic in Slinfold near Horsham formed by local veterinary surgeons Mark Maltman and Josie Cosham. ∗ ∗ ∗

Newly refurbished premises Modern diagnostic facilities Personal out of hours service

Call 01403 791011 for registration or an appointment Lyons Farm Estate, Lyons Road, Slinfold, Nr Horsham, RH13 OQP

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BIG Mag Editorial column.

WANTED: Advertising Co-ordinator for the BIG Mag. Could you bring in more advertising for the BIG Mag? Are you the sort of person who can offer a good service to our existing advertisers and encourage new advertisers to join us? This is a voluntary position and a very interesting role with the magazine. For details contact the Treasurer, Alan Lambkin on 01403 731182 or email advertising@barnsgreen.com Buy your copy of the Barns Green calendar: on sale now.

Don’t just take our word for it; listen to everyone in the village who has already purchased their copy of the calendar. Carol Shepard says “A big thank you and Well Done to one and all involved in producing such a fantastic 2016 calendar. I know many will be sent abroad as gifts for Christmas. I'm sure others will agree that it is worth every penny and hopefully will become a regular feature”.

Details about how to buy your copy are on page 8.

Welcome to our new Sports Editor, Barry Hearnshaw. We’re delighted to welcome a new member of the Big Mag editorial team. Barry Hearnshaw is our new Sports Editor and he will be making regular contributions to the BIG Mag sports pages. If you have any local sports news; Rugby, Cricket, Football, Tennis, Darts, Stoolball; in fact any sport at all, please contact Barry Hearnshaw by email at sports@barnsgreen.com . Barry lives in Barns Green.

Village Contacts page. Check your phone numbers please! Contacts are on the back pages of the magazine. If your local group is listed on the contacts page of BIG Mag can you please check that your details are correct and contact the Editor with corrections.

Guidelines for submitting articles to the BIG Mag. When writing articles for the BIG Mag please keep to a maximum of 450 words using Microsoft Word. Deadline for submitting copy and advertisements is the 17th day of each month.

Thank you.

Roger Stamp. Editor. The BIG Mag.

Email: bigmag@barnsgreen.com

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St Nicolas Church, Itchingfield.

November Services 1st November 11am Holy Communion - All Saint’s Day 5pm All Souls Service at St Peter’s Slinfold 8th November Remembrance Sunday 8am Holy Communion bcp at St Nicolas

St Nicolas Church, Itchingfield.

8th November 10.45am prompt Remembrance Service Link up to The Cenotaph for 11am silence in Barns Green Village Hall 15th November 11am Holy Communion

Evening Prayer at 59 Smugglers Way every Wednesday at 5pm

22nd November 8am Holy Communion bcp 10am All Age Worship at BG Village Hall

29th November 8am Holy Communion bcp 9.30am Holy Communion at St Peter’s, Slinfold Evening Prayer at 59 Smugglers Way every Wednesday at 5pm

For Baptisms, Weddings or Funerals Please contact Revd Sandra Hall, the vicar of St Nicolas Telephone: 01403 790197 email: sandra.richard@tiscali.co.uk

St Nicolas Toy Service Sunday 13th December at 10am.

Please bring along a new, wrapped toy, marked for boy/girl.

In support of Family Support Work which works intensively with families. Activities include home visits, support groups, one-to-one meetings, drop-ins as well as supported breaks with community workers.

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St Nicolas Church - Thoughts from your Vicar.

November is a month of remembering On the 1st November we remember All Saints at our 11am service, then at 5pm we are holding a joint service at St Peter’s, Slinfold for All Souls, a special service when we remember our loved ones who are no longer with us. There is a list in St Nicolas church for names to be entered of those you wish to be remembered at this service and during the service there will also be the opportunity to light a candle to remember your loved ones.

The following Sunday is Remembrance Sunday when our main service starts at 10.45am in the Village Hall.

Rev. Sandra Hall During this service we will, with churches all around the country, keep two minutes silence at 11am as a sign of respect for those who lost their lives in the two World Wars and also in more recent conflicts along with those who still suffer the effects of war.

On this Sunday, also known as "Poppy Day", many people will wear a poppy as a sign of remembrance. Many poppies grew in the fields where much of the fighting in the First World War took place. After the war, in 1921, imitation poppies were first sold in Britain to help children in areas that had suffered from the fighting. Later, poppies were sold by the British Legion, to help disabled ex-servicemen and their families.

Nowadays, the poppies are made at the British Legion's Poppy Factory. A team of 60 people, most of them disabled, work all year to make more than 34 million poppies, 5 million remembrance petals, 750,000 remembrance crosses and nearly 100,000 wreaths, including those laid at the Cenotaph in London.

In November 1920 the ‘Unknown Warrior’ was buried in Westminster Abbey. The tomb contained the body of an unknown ordinary serviceman picked at random. It was laid in the abbey in the morning, and tens of thousands of people had walked past the grave by the end of the afternoon. Over a million people visited it in its first week. The tomb was designed to honour the ordinary serviceman and to provide emotional or spiritual relief for survivors.

Local war memorials were erected throughout the 1920s. At annual ceremonies the names of the dead are read out loud, and so the silence is accompanied by a vocal acknowledgement. Do join us, if you can, to remember our loved ones.

Please do contact me if you would like a chat or a visit.

Telephone: 01403 790197 or email: sandra.richard@tiscali.co.uk With love in Christ, Revd Sandra Hall 6

LOCAL SPORTS NEWS Contact our Sports Editor, Barry Hearnshaw by email: sports@barnsgreen.com New Sports Editor Barry Hearnshaw is the new sports editor, formally taking office in early October.

Barns Green is a very active sporting community. The village boasts sports clubs/ organisations representing Football, Cricket, Rugby, Stool Ball, Snooker, Darts, Half Marathon etc. Local sports clubs interested in reporting to the community about their progress in the BIG Mag should email Barry at sports@barnsgreen.com Barns Green Rugby Club 2016 will see 25 years of rugby being played in Barns Green. Set against the backdrop of a far more successful English world cup campaign in 1991 and whilst on a Barns Green Cricket Club tour to Gloucester; some young non-rugby players convinced some very old and very past it former players that 'one game' would be a great idea-and here we still are!

Currently unbeaten this season in Sussex Two West, we are playing a fluid open style of rugby on a temporary rugby pitch courtesy of Peter and Anita Burdfield in a spectacular rural location on Fulfords Hill, on the back lane from Muntham to Itchingfield. On the run up to Christmas we will be at home as follows: November 7th Crawley 2nds November 21st Chichester 4ths December 12th Pulborough 3rds We would welcome you in any capacity so if you would like to join us as a player, a Vice President or a spectator please call our Chairman Andrew Stanbridge on 07860 666614 for more details. Report by Bill Bailey Barns Green Football Club Saturday 11th October saw the 3rd generation of the Dumbrill family make their debut for the club in a West Sussex Football League match, Division 4 North, against Border Wanderers at home. Losing 4-3 in the last minute. 16 year old Ben Dumbrill playing for Barns Green Reserves was watched by his Grandad Tony who first played for the club in 1962. His Uncle Jay still plays in goal for the 1st Team, was with the team in an away match at Ashington, losing 1-0.

The club has two teams and play home games on the village green and use the changing facilities in the Barns Green Sports and Social Club.

During 2014/15 season the first team finished mid-table, West Sussex Football League, Division 2 North. Currently mid-table having played 6, won 3, lost 3. The squad of 16 players, are well captained by John Bacon and managed by Jason Dumbrill.

2014/15 season saw the reserve team win the Division 5 North division and gain promotion. Current results have not matched last season having played six matches and won one match. Although success has eluded them so far this season they remain motivated. The squad is enthusiastically captained by Mike Tidey and managed by Stuart Tingley The club is forward looking and keen to encourage new blood, any players interested in joining Barns Green Football Club should contact either of the Managers or Captains at Barns Green Sports and Social Club.

Sports news continued next page 7

BIG Mag Sports news continued: Barns Green Snooker Club.

Those of you who have recently moved into the village may be unaware that we have a full-size snooker table in Barns Green. The Snooker Room is in the Sports and Social Club. The club has three teams in Horsham District Snooker League with squads to field 5 man teams over the winter season. The table is frequently in use by club members and team members. If you would like more details or, even better, would like to come and have a game, contact the club steward.

Ben Hill making a break in a game in a 1st Division Match, on his way to winning the first point in the match.

A Team 1st Division, 2nd Place, Played 3, Won 2, Lost 1 - Roy Courquin, Mike Francis, Mark Luffman, Jason Pearce, Steve Courquin, Steve Frost B Team 2nd Division Mid-table Played 2, Lost 2 - Chris Simpson, Brian Muncer, Andy High, Ben Hill, Graham Hill, Graeme Muncer, Kevin Yardley C Team 3nd Division Mid-table Played 1, Won 1 - Ray Wallis, George Lilley, Dave Lilley, Danny Conway, Matt Spencer, Clive Williams

Barns Green, Itchingfield & Christ’s Hospital 2016 Calendar: on sale now.

“A big thank you and Well Done to one and all involved in producing such a fantas c 2016 calendar….. it’s worth every penny”. Carol Shepherd.

The Barns Green Calendar is now available for purchase through local clubs and societies and at six key retail outlets, namely: Westons Farm; Sumners Ponds; Barns Green Village Store; The Sports & Social Club; The Queen’s Head; Christ’s Hospital School.

Remember that ALL monies from the sale of the calendars will be distributed amongst participating local beneficiaries so please support this and buy your calendar as soon as possible as we have a limited print run.

Don’t forget that they will make an ideal gift, especially for Christmas, so start your shopping early!

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Another great day for the village: Report on the Barns Green Half Marathon On Sunday the 27th September the 33rd running of the Barns Green Half Marathon started at the earlier time of 10am. Since the race began in 1982, 11am was the race start time but the new time worked very well and seemed to be welcomed by most of the runners.

James Baker of Chichester Runners & AC won the men’s race in a time of 1 Hour 11 minutes and 8 seconds. First lady over the line was Amy Harris of Horsham Amphibians Triathlon Club in 1 hour 22 minutes 9 seconds.

This year’s race was started by Kenney Jones, former drummer with the Small Faces and The Who. Kenney was supporting the race charity Prostate Cancer UK. Local fitness instructor, Diane Eggitt led the runners from the stage in 10 minute warm up to music just before the race start. The fancy dress competition was won by Zoe Munday who was dressed as a baby and completed the course by crawling over the line!

On the Green there was plenty of additional activity. St John’s Ambulance had a strong presence to help with any runners who suffered illness or injury, there were physiotherapists on hand to massage aching limbs, and drinks and catering stalls.

Thank you to everyone who lives on or close to the race route for your great cooperation and understanding with regard to the road closures and to everyone who came along to the Green or lined the race route to support the runners.

About £3,500 was raised this year for Prostate Cancer UK and any other surplus funds from the event will find its way to a charity or one of the many facilities, clubs, youth organisations or sports clubs in and around Barns Green. Staging the Barns Green Half Marathon is a major undertaking and a huge thanks goes to everyone who helped (everyone gives their time for free) to make the event such a huge success.

It is becoming increasingly hard to attract new runners as there are now so many more races taking place each year around the country. One new initiative for 2016 which is in the advanced planning stages is the introduction of a 10km race to run in parallel with the Half Marathon. More news about this will be announced in the coming months.

Next year’s event will take place on Sunday 2nd October.

If you would like to support or help The Barns Green Half Marathon contact the race secretary; racesecbghm@btinternet.com

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BARNS GREEN CRICKET CLUB This season has been the best season for Barns Green Cricket Club for many years. Both Adult Teams were promoted and our Colt’s had some great results too. The Adults enjoyed a very good End of season meal and awards evening at Darchini Indian restaurant in Horsham. Although the season is over, work goes on behind the scenes all year round, the square had been ‘put to bed’ 80 bags of loam have been used on this and it is starting to grow with fresh grass ready for next season, thank you to Trevor Courquin for all of his hard work in getting this done. We will be entering indoor leagues during the winter months and I will provide updates on the progress of our teams. There have been some wonderful performances this season and below is the roll of honour for the 2015 season. Well done to all.

BGCC Roll of Honour 2015 Adult Section: 1 X1 – West Sussex Invitation League Division 4 CHAMPIONS – Captain Chris Bailey st

1st XI Player of Season: 1st XI Most Improved: 1st XI Batting: 1st XI Bowling:

Adam Rice Will Currie Matt Bassett - 125 Chris Bailey – 7/28

League Awards – Top Runs Scorer Div 4 – Matt Bassett 2nd X1 – West Sussex Invitation League Division 8 – 3rd – Promoted – Captain Tom Ott 2nd XI Player of Season: 2nd XI Most Improved: 2nd XI Batting: 2nd XI Bowling:

Alex Hammond Ben Gibbs Tom Ott – 133* Russ Parkes – 5/9

League Awards – Top Runs Scorer Div 8 – Martin Hennock Bernie Toms Endeavour award: Club Person:

Geoffrey Clements Chris Powell

Colt’s Awards: U16: Coach: Chris Powell Player of Season: Matt Cooper Most Improved: Tom Ogborn Batting: Conor Blanchard Bowling: James Christer U14: Coach: Rob Smith Manager’s Player: Tom Danahay Player’s Player: Jem Minto Batting: Nick Cooper Bowling: Greg Monk 10

U13: Coach: Richard Hamlin Player of Season: Nick Cooper Most Improved: Tom Hamlin Batting: Christian Burgess Bowling: Luke Hill U13 League Award: Nick Cooper – Best Bowling U12: Coach: Maff Barrett Identilam League Div 2 – Champions Identilam Six a Side - Winners Sussex Junior Cricket Festival – Runners Up Player of Season: Most Improved: Batting: Bowling:

Lewis Rathbone Jack Smith Morgan Barker Tom Drabble

U10: Coach: Stephen Courquin Player of Season: Oliver Seabrook Most Improved: Jack Burrows Batting: Max Fitzsimmons Bowling: Lewis Drabble As you can see a great season achieved by all. Thank you to everyone who supports the cricket club from players to sponsors and our Vice Presidents, we couldn’t survive without you.

All the Best – Maff Barrett – President BGCC

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Barns Green Baby & Toddler Groups Are you a parent or carer?

Looking for something to entertain your baby or toddler?

Why not pop along to Barns Green Baby & Toddler Groups?

We are a very friendly, welcoming group and we'd love to see you (school term time) Baby & Toddler fun - Wednesdays 1.00pm - 3.00pm We have lots of fun activities: including: toys, weekly craft table, story time and rhyme time with instruments.

And we also have: Baby & Toddler Rhyme Time - Mondays 9.00am - 11.00am Pay-as-you-go: £2.50 per family (£1.50 first visit).

Refreshments included.

Barns Green Village Hall, Muntham Drive, Barns Green RH13 0PT

Just turn up or call Laura 01403 738804 or Anne-Marie on 01403 731192

Barns Green Sports and Social Club Our BINGO Snowball has been won, £57, and the lucky winner was Doreen Hallett. We’ll be starting the Snowball again at our next BINGO night on 5th November.

Andy and Rose Dawkins are kindly hosting another PTA Quiz and the theme this time will be Halloween. Get a team together and join us, there’ll be some nice prizes.

Red Tape, a popular local band, will be treating us to a night of live entertainment on 14th November.

The 28th November is a must for all you Beer and Wine Connoisseurs. We have a FREE Beer and Wine tasting evening with the opportunity to purchase anything that whets your appetite.

8pm, 31st Oct – HALLOWEEN DISCO with Lloyd Rendell 8pm, 5th Nov – BINGO 7.30pm, 7th Nov – HALLOWEEN QUIZ – proceeds to PTA 8pm, 14th Nov – RED TAPE 8pm, 28th Nov – BEER AND WINE TASTING EVENING The club holds many social events throughout the year. Subject to approval, members can also use the Club for personal events. A great bonus is that the club will contribute up to £100 towards the entertainment. The club will still be open to all members. Contact us for availability.

We are always glad to welcome new members and our membership rates are very reasonable; to join the club costs £10 per person (£3 OAPs).

Telephone: 01403 730473.

E-mail: barnsgreenclub@hotmail.com

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This year’s Panto from the Barns Green Players is;

(not quite) The Three Musketeers Tickets on sale from 1st November One for All…….And All for One…….Set in Paris, this year’s Pantomime has everything…A dashing Hero, a Princess, a Dame, a Baron and his henchmen and Three Musketeers who seem to prefer food to fighting. The Kingdom of Malodeurs is under threat from the Baron who has also been capturing the children. The Queen turns to her old and trusted friend D’Artagnan for help. He arrives and with a little help from a Magic Pigeon called Basil concocts a plan to save the day. Will the plan work? Will the children be rescued? Will the Queen keep her Kingdom, Will D’Artagnan get the Princess? And who will win Masterchef?

Yes, it’s Panto time again and cast members from the Barns Green Players have just started rehearsing in preparation for another great show. This year’s Pantomime is “(not quite) The Three Musketeers” and as always the cast and backstage crew are preparing yet another great production to entertain you.

There will be a total of 6 shows performed over two weekends in the Barns Green Village Hall this coming January. The shows will be on Friday 15th (evening), Saturday 16th (afternoon and evening), Friday 22nd (evening), and Saturday 23rd (afternoon and evening). The afternoon performances begin at 2pm and evening performances at 7.30pm.

Neale Francis is Directing the production and is extremely excited about this year’s production. “We had over 40 people at the auditions in September which meant that many people missed out this year which is a shame, but it did mean we had a very large pool of talented actors, dancers and singers to choose from. We have some new tricks and special effects to make this year’s show the best ever”.

The shows are aimed at all ages although the afternoon performances are particularly suitable for the very youngest children. There are singalongs and sweets for the kids and opportunities for the audience to join in with the fun. For the evening performances there is a licensed bar serving a variety of alcoholic and soft drinks as well as sweets.

Tickets cost just £11 for adults and £8 for children.

There is a special price of just £7 for all tickets on Friday 15th January.

Tickets are available from the box office – 01403 731566 or through the website – www.barnsgreenplayers.co.uk We look forward to welcoming you in January for some great fun and entertainment.

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Traditional Christmas Turkeys www.sussexfreerangeturkeys.co.uk Our Norfolk Bronze turkeys are reared on our farm in Itchingfield and will be ready for collection on 23rd and 24th December.

Limited numbers so please order early to avoid disappointment.

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1ST BARNS GREEN AND ITCHINGFIELD RAINBOWS AND BROWNIES MACMILLAN BIG COFFEE MORNING. On the 23rd September 2015, Barns Green Brownies arranged a MacMillan Coffee event, which involved making invitations and posters to ask people to come and raise money. We sold tea and cakes, and arranged a raffle, which raised a fantastic ÂŁ418, plus a little in gift aid.

By Paige Age 8 We had our event in the evening, and I am delighted to say, we had a fantastic turn out. A few village members joined in the event and helped us raise an amazing ÂŁ418 for Macmillan. A huge thank you to all who attended, baked, bought ate and supported. THANK YOU! The Brownies were able to earn their Hostess badge and the Rainbows a fundraisers badge.

BARNS GREEN HALF MARATHON We then turned our efforts towards the Half Marathon, another good cause where the girls get involved with the local community. We help at the water station by the village hall where the girls are lucky enough to see the runners start and again as they come back to the green. They must have done a brilliant job, as some runners even complimented them on the Half Marathon Facebook page! We also have the role of handing out goodie bags to the finishers, which the girls did with smiles on their faces. They worked so hard, adding water bottles to the bags, carrying them from the village hall to the finish line and then handing them out. Many of the girls were there from 9.30 until 2.30pm.

CHIP SHOP HIKE FROM BAX CASTLE TO SOUTHWATER COUNTRY PARK The Brownies (and Rainbows) went on a trip and we got some chips. It was fun because we went to dinosaur island (Southwater) at the end. We played with our friends, at the start we had a mini beast hunt. It was called the Downslink.

By Emily Age 7 ROAD SAFETY WITH THE POLICE On Wednesday 7th October Barnes Green Brownies and Rainbows had a visit from Sussex police. They taught us through a fun evening of games, colouring and different activities about road safety, the dangers and signs to look out for when walking or going out on our bikes during the day and at night. The best most exciting part was being able to sit in a police car with flashing blue lights. The policeman put the siren on for us to hear. It was very noisy and very LOUD! Thank you Sussex Police. By Anya Age 8 To register pre school girls for Rainbows please contact Fiona 01403 738806 For Guides (age10-14) contact Kay 07909 339423 15

BARNS GREEN & ITCHINGFIELD W.I. We held our AGM in October. Our President, Secretary and Treasurer all agreed to stand for another year. Two committee members Dot Palmer and Joyce Groves stood down and they were thanked for their contribution to the W.I. Two other members agreed to join the committee. We then had a quiz followed by tea with a special cake to celebrate 100 years since the W.I. started in the U.K. Our next meeting will be on Thursday November 19th when we will be musically entertained. If you would like to come please join us at 2.30pm in Barns Green Village Hall.

Miriam Coghill The District Neighbourhood Watch Committee is looking for a new Minutes Secretary to join the Committee. The responsibility is not onerous. It involves taking the minutes at four evening Committee meetings a year, held at Southwater Parish Council, a mile or two south of Horsham, plus the minutes at our Neighbourhood Watch AGM. The new Committee Member will be assured of a warm welcome and a friendly reception from like-minded members of the Horsham District community. Please phone or text on 07952 889858 or contact Peter Carpenter 01403 730627 email: pcarpenter@nhs.net Christ’s Hospital School Performing Arts Events Sat 14th Nov – Choral Society Concert The Choral society will be performing the well-loved Nelson Mass by Joseph Haydn at St. Mary’s Church, together with two pieces from Mozart.

Riding Lessons We offer riding instruction for children and adults on privately owned, confidence giving horses at our yard in Barns Green.

Sun 15th Nov – School Concert This exciting annual concert includes performances by the main CH orchestras and Ensemble and is one not to be missed. The programme will also include the winning House Unison Songs entries and Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saens.

Tues 1st Dec – JS Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin Celebrating 20 years as Head of Strings at CH; violinist Tim Callaghan presents and performs works from what is described as Bach’s most profound canon of music.

Thurs 3rd, Fri 4th, Sat 5th Dec – When Then Is Now Two Greek Tragedies – Medea & The Trojan Women This year’s senior show brings together Brendon Kennelly’s versions of two Greek tragedies. Both plays dramatize timeless human dilemmas as relevant now as they were in ancient times. They focus on women whose lives are torn apart by war, family conflict and despotic regimes.

We also offer fantastic hacking.

Livery sometimes available.

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Thurs 17th Dec – Choral Society Christmas Concert Join us and get into the Christmas spirit with a seasonal programme of Christmas carols and readings in the glorious setting of Christ’s Hospital’s fine Chapel.

Refreshments will be served afterwards.

Please contact Chloe or Lynsey

For tickets, pricing or information please visit our website or call the Box Office

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01403 247434 (Mon– (Mon–Fri 9.30am9.30am-12pm, Term Time Only) Website: www.christs-hospital.org.uk Email: boxoffice@christsboxoffice@christs-hospital.org.uk

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Merve Goddard 01403 734408 merve.goddard@btinternet.com Mary Hallett ww1@barnsgreen.com November 1915 The Great War has ground remorselessly on through the trench warfare of Flanders and the abortive rear door offensive of Gallipoli. The Battle of Loos has claimed over 60,000 British casualties and almost 8,000 British lives. Eleven brave men of the parish have already given their lives for King and Country…with no end in sight.

November 2015 Our HLF sponsored project continues to research and document the stories of the men of Barns Green, Itchingfield and Christ’s Hospital who served and of life for those left behind and I am delighted to announce the publication of two books and a website to share our findings with all those who want to learn more.

Our Website can be found at www.barnsgreenswar.uk or via the “Barns Green Remembers” link on www. barnsgreen.com, and gives a summary of the information in the books as well as a means for us to continue to update findings when new information comes to light.

The two books are titled…

“Service and Sacrifice” which records the surviving details of the service of the men who served, and in some cases fell in WW1, together with some background to conflict and how to research it. (265pp) and “Life On The Home Front” which provides a narrative of life in Barns Green and Itchingfield for those who waited at home - endeavouring to “do their bit” for the war effort whilst at the same time attempting to maintain some semblance of normality in far from normal circumstances. (330pp)

In the coming months we will be offering a range of opportunities to purchase these either singly or as a set of two for a discount. The first planned “public” sale will be at the Playgroup Christmas Fair on Saturday December 7th but it is also possible to purchase on-line by using the links at www.barnsgreenswar.uk/shop Prices are £8 for Service and Sacrifice, £9 for Life On The Home Front and £14 for the set of two. (p&p will be added at cost for those who need books posted). Those of you who expressed an interest and gave us your details at our first exhibition however will be contacted shortly with a discount offer.

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New management needed for Barns Green Youth Club CHRIST’S HOSPITAL CHORAL SOCIETY Presents

Nelson mass - Haydn Laudate dominum, Litaniae lauretanae: Mozart

The club urgently require new members for its management committee which meets six times a year. Without this committee the youth club would close.

Director: Andrew Cleary SATURDAY 14TH NOVEMBER at 7.30 ST. MARY’S, HORSHAM REFRESHMENTS SERVED In aid of SHOOTING STAR CHASE

Tickets: £10 : £9(concessions) : £8 (Friends) : £4 (children) NOW AVAILABLE from the Christ’s Hospital Box Office Tel: 01403 247434 OR on the Door

The present Chairman and Treasurer who have both served ten years, from the club’s beginning, are standing down in July 2016. See please think hard about whether you can give your skills and some time to the young people of Barns Green to help to keep BGYC running.

Please contact Simon Gale. simon@familygale.plus.com or 07500665083

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Apply now for a FREE Initial Consultation SPECIAL OFFER: 15% off hourly rate for first 10 clients taken on (valid for 6 months), please quote BIG MAG.

Mature Local Painter and Decorator

Jane Edlin (MIAB) 01403 731962 / 07940 501169 Jedlin01@yahoo.co.uk

01403 741479 cbrown115@sky.com At Audiologica we pride ourselves in a personalised service We offer high quality home audio systems as well as high end headphones and MP3 players. We specialise in computer based audio: rip your entire CD collection onto one of our systems to reduce clutter and hear your music as you’ve never heard it before!

We are based in Barns Green so happy to pop round to do a demonstration or discuss your needs.

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LAWN MOWING Regular fortnightly or

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Muntham House School’s Local Offer to the Community

Muntham House School, Barns Green, Horsham, West Sussex.

Is a specialist boarding and day school for boys aged 8-18 with emo onal and social difficul es which affect their learning and behaviour.

The School has an excellent reputa on and has been judged by OFSTED as Outstanding or Good for the last 15 years. Muntham has also picked up interna onal awards from the Bri sh Council.

Muntham House has a history of successful partnership working with local schools, Care services, other public services and Further Educa on colleges.

Muntham House School has an excellent reputa on with local and na onal employers, Further Educa on colleges and universi es where our young people con nue to thrive and become successful ci zens and taxpayers.

Muntham House is a non-maintained boarding and day specialist school set up by the Ministry of Educa on in 1953 and has a long tradi on of partnership working with all of the local authori es in the South and South East of England. We welcome the New Children and Families Act and the a;endant SEND Code of Prac ce and in par cular the new development of a Local Offer to Parents and others for the support of young people with Special Educa#onal Needs and Disabili#es.

Please call us for free advice on any challenging behaviour you may be experiencing with your child.

Muntham House School, Barns Green, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 0NJ Tel: 01403 730302 Email: office@muntham.org.uk Web: www.muntham.org.uk

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The Queens Head, Barns Green.

Finest quality beers, ciders, wines and our original home cooked food.

Traditional 17th Century village pub.

Take-Away Fish & Chips every Friday 6.30pm.

Events for November: Wed 09 Nov Wed 11 Nov Wed 18 Nov Tue 17 Nov

Music Showcase Curry Night Pie Night Quiz

Showing: Sun 01 Nov Sun 15 Nov Sun 29 Nov

Mexican Grand Prix 13:00 Brazilian Grand Prix 14:00 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 17:00

The centre of the universe

01403 730436 You can now watch live sports matches at the Queen’s Head.

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N. P. Duley Tiling and Plastering Building Refurbishments High level of workmanship with a down to earth approach Bathrooms Kitchens Alterations Interiors Finishing Work Decoration Conversions Outside Work

Telephone: 01403 738103 Mobile: 07917 457286 Email: npdrefurbishments@outlook.com Website: npdrefurbishments.com Fully Insured - Southwater based

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Richard Lamb DipPFS Independent Financial Consultant.

Based in Christ’s Hospital.

Are your pensions and investments performing as you’d like?

Have they been reviewed in full within the last 12 months?

If the answer is NO we need to talk!

I will cover the cost of a full pension and/or investment review for all Big Mag Readers.

FOR A FREE INDEPENDENT REVIEW CONTACT ME ON 07766395559

rlamb@coreifa.co.uk Core Financial Services are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority

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P.F. Brown Building contractor - New homes, Extensions, Renovations, Patio’s, Drives and Roofing.

Local builder for over 30 years, NHBC registered

Phone - 01403 741479 Mobile - 07870 842 216 Email- pbrown116@sky.com

Coms Maintenance Telephone - PC - Broadband Engineer

Ex BT engineer with 21 years experience PC & Broadband Problems - Extensions - Relocating - Network Cabling Systems - Fault finding Contact Paul

Tel: 01403 823201 Mobile: 07989 836857 www.comsmaintenance.co.uk

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25 Years Experience Facials Waxing Manicure & Pedicure Shellac Reflexology Indian Head Massage Sports & Remedial Massage Gift Vouchers Please contact Tish on 01403 791370

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Useful Numbers AGE UK General enquiries 01403 260560 Visiting service 01403 260560 Pensions & benefits 01403 274495 www.ageuk.org.uk/horshamdistrict CHILDLINE 0800 1111 CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU 0844 477 1171 COMPASS BUSES 01903 690025 www.compass-travel.co.uk ELECTRICITY (EMERGENCIES) 0845 770 8090 www.southern-electric.co.uk ENVIRONMENT AGENCY FLOODLINE 0845 988 1188 www.environment-agency.co.uk GAS (EMERGENCIES) - SMELL GAS? 0800 111 999 HANDYVAN SERVICE 01403 226005 www.handyvanservice.co.uk HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL 01403 215100 www.horsham.gov.uk NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HELPLINE 0808 2000247 NHS (NON EMERGENCY) 111 (calls are free) www.nhs.uk/111

PENSIONS SERVICE 0845 606 0265 www.thepensionservice.gov.uk POLICE (NON EMERGENCY) 101 (calls cost 15p) www.sussex.police.uk www.operationcrackdown.org SAMARITANS 0845 790 9090 or 01403 276276 www.samaritans.org SOUTHERN WATER 0845 278 0845 www.southernwater.co.uk TRADING STANDARDS 08454 040506 Approved Businesses 01243 642124 or www.westsussex.gov.uk/tradingstandards TRAINS (National Rail Enquiries) 0845 748 4950 www.nationalrail.co.uk WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL 01243 777100 HIGHWAYS – 01243 642105 www.westsussex.gov.uk WEST SUSSEX SOCIAL SERVICES 01243 777100

For recycling and waste collection dates go to the Horsham District Council website www.horsham.gov.uk/bins/bin_calendars

Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinators Name Tony West David Redston & Diana Hewlett John Taylor Lin Dark Tish Scragg Dr Roger Smith Sharon Stahlberger Elleanor Wallis David Liley Rob & Nicola Fryatt Peter Carpenter Roger Corry

Area of Responsibility Sandhills Road, Muntham Drive.

Trout Lane, Cross Lane & Two Mile Ash. Brooks Green Itchingfield Baystone Corner Bashurst Hill Emms Lane The Hordens Smugglers Way Chapel Road Area Co-ordinator Valewood Lane 30

Tel No. 730493 732293 730222 741249 791729 791370 790533 730478 732762 732831 732703 730627 730676

Village Contacts.

Cut out this page and keep it by your phone.

BARNS GREEN TRANSPORT HELP SCHEME Joyce Groves 01403 730165 BARNS GREEN HALF MARATHON Sue Thomas 01403 249470 racesecbghm@btinternet.com BARNS GREEN PLAYERS Bridget Tidey 01403 730339 bridget.tidey@gmail.com BELLRINGERS Carol Clarke 01403 730047 tim@barnsgreen.plus.com BIG MAG bigmag@barnsgreen.com Commercial Ads 01403 731182 advertising@barnsgreen.com Magazine distribution 01403 731722 distribution@barnsgreen.com Sports Editor sports@barnsgreen.com BROWNIES Fiona Christer 01403 738806 markchrister@btinternet.com GUIDES Karen Jordan 01403 252270 karenasthana@live.co.uk CHURCH - Lay Reader Carol Shepherd 01403 730001 carol@shepherdbg.plus.com CHURCH WARDEN Wendy Dorkings 07761 983635 enquiries@stnicolas.uk.net COUNTY COUNCILLOR Amanda Jupp 01403 741542 amanda.jupp@westsussex.gov.uk CRICKET CLUB Martin Hennock 01403 730462 martin@hennock1.plus.com CRICKET CLUB - COLTS Will Haynes 01403 730682 WHaynes68@aol.com DISTRICT COUNCILLORS Stuart Ritchie 01403 270988 Stuart.Ritchie@horsham.gov.uk Tricia Youtan 01403 790669 Tricia.Youtan@horsham.gov.uk FOOTBALL CLUB Pete Walker 07783 442 1033 piwibond007@yahoo.co.uk BARNS GREEN PRIMARY SCHOOL Simon Simmons 01403 730614 office@barnsgreen.org.uk LOCAL VOCALS Jenny Bailey 07792049721 jenniferalicebailey@gmail.com MONDAY CLUB Eve Barrett 01403 730182 evebarrett@talktalk.net

MOTHERS’ UNION Margaret Bailey 01403 790866 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Peter Carpenter 01403 730627 pcarpenter@nhs.net PARENT & TODDLER GROUP Anne-Marie Hobbs 01403 731192 anne_marie_hobbs@hotmail.com PARISH COUNCIL - CHAIRMAN Penny Simpson 01403 731019 AppleTuppy@aol.com PARISH COUNCIL CLERK Jan Critchley 01403 731596 : jancritchley@itchpc.freeserve.co.uk PLAYGROUP Bev Liley 01403 732831 playgroup@barnsgreen.com RAINBOWS Fiona Christer 01403 738806 markchrister@btinternet.com RUGBY CLUB Bill Bailey 01403 730068 fiveelmtrees@btopenworld.com SCOUTS Paul Cooper 01403 588632 shipleyscouts@gmail.com SHORT MAT BOWLS Eve Barrett 01403 730182 evebarrett@talktalk.net SOCIAL CLUB Trevor Courquin 01403 731745 barnsgreenclub@hotmail.com STOOLBALL (Ladies) Ann Tingley 01403 730236 TENNIS CLUB Monica Hargrave 01403 730024 monica.hargrave@btinternet.com VILLAGE HALL - BOOKINGS www.barnsgreenvillagehall.co.uk bookings@bgvillagehall.plus.com 01403 731003 VILLAGE TRUST & FIELD COMMITTEE Martin Hargrave 01403 730024 martin.hargrave3@btinternet.com WI Daphne Lindfield 01403 791258 YOUTH CLUB Simon Gale 01403 731003 youth@bgvillagehall.plus.com

Check your contact details please!

If your local group is listed here please check that your details are correct and contact the editor with corrections.

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Julian Francis Carpenter and Joiner For all that’s good in wood

Mareland Farm Two Mile Ash Road Bookcases, wardrobes, fitted furniture, Purpose made joinery Barns Green Horsham Tel. 01403 731791 Sussex, RH13 0PZ Email: yarrooba@aol.com

TREE SURGERY Felling Pruning Reductions

Climbing Stump Grinding

JONATHAN CARTER

Emily White Personal Trainer Sports Massage Therapist 07341 826 668

Itchingfield NPTC City & Guilds Qualified & Insured

07732 668518 DRY LOGS DELIVERED

The BIG Mag is published in Barns Green by Barns Green Community Publications.

Email: bigmag@barnsgreen.com

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