BN5 Magazine February 2021

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from the BN5 area

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Haven @ Home service

Editor’s Letter

It was really exciting to see the first Henfield residents receiving their Covid-19 vaccination during January, it feels like a real light at the end of the tunnel. Just before we went to print, we heard that Henfield Medical Centre professionals had spent the weekend vaccinating the residents and staff of two of our local care homes.

It was emotional to see the photos. So many people have been unable to visit their parents and grandparents in care homes, the Covid pandemic and restrictions have caused enormous misery.

It does feel as if this latest lockdown is much tougher than the first. The dark evenings, cold weather, challenges of home schooling and sadness of not seeing our friends and family. Many families are facing financial uncertainty with jobs lost or teetering in the balance.

Henfield is a very caring village, so please ask for help if you need it. The Henfield Helpline is up and running (page 37), the Henfield Food Bank (page 26) can help too. Local pubs and cafes and the Haven (page 27) are offering takeaways and deliveries and there is the promise of warmer weather, longer days and brighter times ahead.

Please share your worries, there is always someone who will lend a listening ear.

Emma Osman, Editor

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Many thanks to our editorial and photographic contributors this month; John Willis, Charlotte Owen, Gill Perry, Andrew Sharp, Sarah Butler and Paul Samrah.

Cover photograph by Andrew Parkinson, copyright Sussex Wildlife Trust, with additional artwork by Helen Boosey.

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Vaccine Frenzy!

Tensions are running high everywhere. Frustrations expressed on social media, desperation for the vaccine to get us out of this seemingly never-ending situation of social distancing and lockdown. But the logistics required to make this happen on a national scale have been enormous.

Behind the scenes in the GP surgeries we have had to learn how to handle the three new vaccines, make a plan that hopefully dovetails in with the supply of the vaccine that the government can arrange, not to mention carrying on with our usual work at a busy time of year. There have been an unbelievable amount of complex Standard Operating Procedures to read and inwardly digest just for it to be updated a couple of days later.

GPs know how to run vaccination campaigns, having run the flu jab clinics for years, but these new vaccines have to be handled with such care and the Pfizer vaccine cannot be transported again once delivered to its destination. The logistics of transportation and managing supply of the vaccine meant that the Government asked us to choose one site in our Primary Care Network (Henfield, Billingshurst, Steyning and Storrington) as our primary vaccination site. The brand new surgery in Storrington was chosen as it was the most central and most suited to a large vaccination effort.

Dr Karen Crawford Clarke administering vaccines at Red Oaks

Each different type of vaccine needs to be treated differently. How to store them, draw them up, how quickly we have to use them, how to transport them to Nursing Homes, whether patients have to wait 15 mins afterward, who we can and can’t vaccinate, in which order. Not to mention how to run a clinic and maintain social isolation and Covid safety, and for the Pfizer vaccine, how to do 975 vaccines within 3 days of it arriving at Storrington, with unpredictable delivery dates and often no notice.

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FEBRUARY 2021 | News been helping with crowd control at Storrington, and the Henfield Link drivers have been driving people over there. We should have vaccinated all our patients who are over 80 by the end of January (vaccine supply allowing). Then we will start on the next group.

As more of the AstraZeneca (Oxford) vaccine is produced and delivered, we are very much hoping that we will be able to ramp up the vaccination programme by vaccinating from all four surgeries in the PCN. We are making plans in readiness for this at Henfield. The rate-limiting factor at the moment is the supply of the vaccine.

It was a wonderful feeling getting all the residents and staff of Red Oaks nursing home vaccinated yesterday (Saturday 9 Jan). I was in full PPE, but sticking out of the bottom of my gown were my leopard print trousers, and one elderly resident gave me a big grin as I jabbed him, pointed to my trousers and said “Cheetah!”. There are no words!

We want to reassure you all that finally the vaccine is coming. We are rolling it out in strict order and we know who you all are (!), so no need to call us, we will contact you.

As you know, the numbers of Covid-19 patients in Henfield have been increasing at an alarming rate. The hospitals are currently over-whelmed.

We have been asked to monitor patients at home rather than send them into hospital, and also to enable earlier than usual discharge from hospital.

We are ready for this with special finger oxygen monitors (pulse oximeters) that we can lend to patients (you can buy them on the internet too).

We will only need to do this if you have breathing problems with Covid-19 and are high risk.

We have two brilliant new doctors joining us at Henfield medical practice to help us with all this work! Dr Will Shepherd and Dr Jay Driscoll. Dr Reade has sadly retired, although he is still helping us out with some clinics.

Finally, stay at home, even once vaccinated, until the numbers start to go down.

Poppy Appeal 2020

The Poppy Appeal in 2020 was badly affected

by Covid 19 but nevertheless Henfield rose to the occasion. Despite being unable to carry out house-to-house or street collections, our business premises did us proud and we were able to raise £1,196.05 in the reduced period the poppies were available. A big thank you to all who contributed and to BN5 for all their excellent publicity for Remembrance and the Poppy Appeal. The total raised in the District for the Poppy Appeal for the year ending 30th September 2020 totalled £6,438.54.

Mike Morgan, Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal Organiser for Henfield, Small Dole and Shermanbury.

Henfield Helpline

The Helpline is still up and running and has been since March last year and we would like to say a huge thank you to all those volunteers who have given up and continue to give up their time so willingly during this pandemic to help those who have been unable to leave their homes.

If you need help please try asking relatives, friends, or neighbours first and if you still require help please give the helpline a call or an email; mornings are normally the best time of day but if you do not get an answer please leave a message and we will get back to you, we will endeavour to help that day or as soon as possible afterwards.

Our priority is for the most vulnerable in the community and therefore if you are able to ask family members for help that would release others to help those with no family nearby. The Helpline can be contacted on 01273 494420 and helpline@henfieldhub.com.

The NHS Volunteer service for prescriptions is on 0808 196 33 82. (although the Helpline can also assist with prescriptions if necessary)

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BN5 Birds

It is the period between Christmas and New Year and the weather is bitter. Our neighbours have announced they have 10 Blackbirds lined up outside their house every morning waiting for food to be put out for them.

Some of you may have noticed the increase in Blackbirds in your gardens over the winter. It is probable that most of these birds have migrated from Scandinavia and Northern Europe to enjoy the normally warmer temperatures and easier feeding in Britain. At the beginning of March they will make the journey back up north and we will be left with our resident Blackbirds.

We have noticed a higher number of Starlings in our garden this year. Although they look like Blackbirds, both species being black with a yellow beak, the Starling’s black plumage has a metallic green and purple sheen. Starlings are communal birds with groups of them feeding in gardens chattering and squeaking and dashing around trying to get the best titbits whereas Blackbirds tend to feed singly and will chase other birds off. Male and female Starlings look the same from a distance, however, if you look more closely you will notice that some of them have a pale blue base to the beak, these are the males – blue for a boy!

Starling numbers have fallen by 66% in Britain since the mid 1970’s so it has been good to see higher numbers in our garden – could it be the start of a revival? They are called ‘cavity nesters’ and have taken advantage of some of the Swift nest boxes that Henfield Birdwatch has put up around the village and I wonder if that is why there are more of them around.

Henfield Birdwatch has a website www. henfieldbirdwatch.co.uk and is also on Facebook.

Deborah Colgate

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Henfield Library update

We’re still here! Following the latest government announcement you can still return and collect reserved items at our library doors. Reservations remain free with no late fees and you can take advantage of our online Staff Select service.

Alternatively you can phone us on 01273 493587.

Our current temporary opening hours are Mondays to Wednesdays (2-5pm), Thursdays and Saturdays (10am-1pm), Fridays and Sundays closed. We look forward to seeing you!

Sally Anne Burgess, Henfield Library

Covid-19 vaccination scam alert

We are aware that some patients are receiving fraudulent calls and text messages offering the COVID-19 vaccination. In some cases, people are asked to press a number on their keypad or to send a text message to confirm they wish to receive the vaccine. Doing so is likely to result in a charge being applied to their phone bill. In other cases, callers are offering the vaccine for a fee or asking for bank details.

The advice is that vaccine is only available from the NHS and the NHS will contact you when it is your turn. If you receive a call you believe to be fraudulent, hang up. If you believe you have been the victim of fraud or identity theft you should report this directly to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040. Where the victim is vulnerable, report it to Sussex Police online or by calling 101.

Peter Bates, Friends of Henfield Medical Centre

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Haven Christmas Quiz winner

The 23rd December was the final date for the Henfield Haven Christmas Quiz 2020 participants to submit their completed questionnaires. We had a really good number to mark this year and it was a tight finish, but up there ahead of all the rest was Nick Cryer with a winning 74 points out of a possible 77. Our heartiest congratulations go to Nick. His prize was a super hamper full of seasonal goodies which we hope he and his family enjoyed.

Our thanks go to our question setters Phyl Eager, John Coit and Tony Baker as well as to Nigel Parsons for his sponsorship and of course to you the folk of Henfield who have supported our endeavours by purchasing the quiz sheets. All the funds raised go to the Henfield Haven. We look forward to your support towards the end of the year when we will be challenging you all again.

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Henfield tea towel update

The all-new Henfield Tea Towels hit the streets in December and literally flew out of the door with the whole first batch selling out, including the limited edition ‘peacock’ versions. Huge thanks are due to Oliver at Post House Café, Nina at Gallery BN5 and of course Digby and the team

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at the Henfield Haven who all promoted and sold this popular product at zero commission. What this has meant is that we have been able to cover all costs, completely fund a follow-on batch of the Henfield version and hand the Henfield Haven over £1,100 so far. For the future that means that every penny from every sale now goes to The Haven, so that total will only increase.

Thank you to everyone who bought them, we know they also went to friends and family far and wide putting Henfield on display in many people’s homes. If you missed out before Christmas, don’t worry, new stock has arrived and is now on sale either at the Henfield Haven when you collect your lockdown takeaway, or online 24/7 at: alisoncrowejewellery.co.uk/henfield-charitytea-towels/ . Will we reprint the peacock version?

We’ll have to wait and see – watch this space!

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News | FEBRUARY 2021 children to learn new skills and take pride in doing so. Visitors can also enjoy some early flowering plants including hellebores, snowdrops, viburnum, daffodils and some magnolias.

There is an exciting programme of events to enjoy throughout the year. Borde Hill also features a playground, Gardener’s Retreat Café, picnic areas, Café Elvira and Jeremy’s Restaurant.

Visit www.bordehill.co.uk for further information.

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Our son Reggie had high hopes of finding a part-time job to earn some pocket money, but like many people his plans were scuppered by Mud-luscious fun at Borde Hill this the pandemic. With age and lack of opportunity hampering his plans, he decided to use his skills February Half Term to build bird houses and tables for sale.

This February half term, pull on your boots, get out into the fresh air and join the ‘Wellbeing Welly We posted his bird boxes on Facebook, to see if Walk’ at Borde Hill, West Sussex. Kids of all ages anyone would be interested and were delighted at the interest he received. After his initial sales, can give their mental and physical agility a good workout by finding hidden wellies hanging around he used the money he received to buy more the Garden, practicing yoga skills as they go! On materials and tools, to build more houses, including a bulk order of five. arrival, families will be given a trail map to follow as they venture through the Garden, spotting Reggie sells his bird houses and robin boxes winter wellies of all sizes hidden amongst the at £9 each and has now branched out into bird plants and trees. tables, these involve quite a lot of work and materials so are priced at £50. All items are made The winter adventure continues at our new to order and would be great for the spring for the ‘Wilderness Camp’ located in the beautiful garden. For more information see www.facebook.

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Art at the Haven

I would like to thank the artists of our district for exhibiting and brightening up the Henfield Haven so far and I look forward to those still scheduled to see us into and out of spring.

Annette Blair Fish was an honorary president of Henfield Art Club who became a prolific artist in landscapes, portraiture of people, animals and still life. A selection of her works is available for purchase, Thank you for supporting the proceeds of which will go toward St Peter’s Henfield Hampers project!

Church and the Henfield Haven.

A big thank you to everyone who ‘shopped local’ Annette paints miniatures, which are absolutely exquisite, if we are in luck, we may have a sample and bought a Henfield Hamper this Christmas.

This BN5 idea to support local businesses and of these miniatures, on display only. compete with online sales over the Christmas Kenneth McIntosh period saw 17 different hampers, many of them collaborations between different High Street businesses, being published in our December issue.

Henfield businesses sold over 230 hampers and generated £9,600 in sales. During these difficult times your support is really appreciated, thank you for shopping locally.

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Keep healthy for HART

HART is supporting a healthy heart on Valentine’s Day. Do you love each other enough to: Unfortunately, due to lack of space we were Exercise together (if you are from the same unable to feature our greener Christmas article household); Help each other to lose weight; Share in our December 2020 edition. This meant that healthy food; Make your partner a mocktail rather weren’t able to feature the fabulous re-usable fabthan a cocktail; Compete with each other to ric gift bags created by Heidi Loader as originally stop smoking and; Learn CPR (cardiopulmonary planned. However, Heidi’s beautiful gift bags are resuscitation) as a couple? Simple steps now can suitable for gifting all year round and if you would result in a healthier and longer life together. like to purchase some she can be contacted at Nigel Higson, HART heidiloader@btinternet.com

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News | FEBRUARY 2021 Photo competitions are also planned and hopefully another socially-distanced outdoor afternoon tea later in the summer. Garden visits will be rearranged as and when restrictions permit. Applications to our Membership Secretary Linda on 01273.492497 or at linda@slugbandit. co.uk Payment please by cheque made out to ‘Henfield Garden Club’ or cash.

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Henfield Seed Swap

Henfield Garden Club

We are still active and are now communicating with our members electronically and enjoying illustrated gardening talks via Zoom which we simply click on to the link provided by the host to then join in the meeting. If you want to brighten up the dull, dark days of our winter be quick to renew your membership or join up as we have three exciting speakers planned for 2nd February, 2nd or 5th March (date to be confirmed) and 6th April respectively.

As the time is approaching to re-plan our gardens and drool over seed catalogues, we are looking forward to the Seed Swap at the Henfield Haven in February and the Plant Sale stall in March.

These will only take place when we know that the lockdown is over and when government guidelines allow the Henfield Haven café to open - until that time please keep your seeds safe, ready to swap when we can!

Look out for the exact dates on the Henfield Haven and BN5 facebook websites. When we have the go ahead, package your seeds in envelopes, clearly marked with contents and bring them along to the Haven café foyer and either swap with another packet, donate, or purchase a packet yourself! All proceeds will go to the Henfield Haven. Donations of plants and seeds warmly welcomed.

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FEBRUARY 2021 | News longing thoughts of the Batmobile to see him through from about the 11 mile point... Everyone’s support was amazing. It was unexpected and it honestly made the day for us, both very kind and very generous. Thank you.”

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Superhero Fundraising For The Royal British Legion

Batman, Robin and Wonder Woman (father, son and daughter) ran 38 miles along the South Downs Way on Christmas Eve as a fundraising event in support of The Royal British Legion (RBL).

James ‘Batman’ Hayward (army veteran) said: “We realised that the Poppy Appeal took a big dip this year due to the Covid-19 measures that are in place across the country. We wanted to do something to help The Royal British Legion. My daughter Kate ‘Wonder Woman’ Hayward (MA student and Bournemouth University Woman’s Rowing Captain), and my son, Sean ‘Robin’ Hayward (serving British Army), thought that a charity run as a family bubble would be the best option. That was back in early October.

“We started fundraising via a Just Giving page www.justgiving.com/fundraising/james-batmanhayward and kept our fingers crossed that everything would work out. It was touch and go with the appalling weather and increasing Tier states but Level 2 remained in place for us and the rain stayed away.

“We started at sunrise and were relieved to see clear skies, light winds and a bright sun. Large swathes of the route were still suffering the effects of the recent heavy rainfall. Our movement over the terrain was a lot harder going and, unfortunately, slower than we had hoped. Our spare clothing, emergency kit, rations and water weighed in at just under 10 kilos per rucksack.

Pockets of the route were busy particularly around the isolated car parks and areas of habitation. Generally though, it was a quiet day and we enjoyed the natural beauty that the South Downs still offers in abundance. The day went well, we’ve raised around £950 so far for the RBL if you include both the donations and gift aid totals.

“Wonder Woman and Robin were completely awesome throughout the entire day, they finished fresh. 38 miles felt like a long way and Batman was relying on natural superhero ability and

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The winner of the Christmas Henfield Sheep Trail competition, published in the December issue of BN5 magazine and organised

by The Free Church on the High Street, was Jude Besson who completed the trail with his Mum and older brother whilst staying with his Grandma.

A big thank you to both the shops who hosted the sheep in their windows and to the families who took part.

Jean Whiting, Free Church

‘Yeokens’ and face masks for the Henfield Haven

The Henfield Haven is one of three charities nominated this month by Yeo Valley for their ‘Yeokens’. They are top of the leader board and on track to win £1,500! If you eat Yeo Valley yoghurt, please add the token number (shown under the lid) online at www.yeovalley.co.uk/ yeokens/donate/ to nominate the Henfield Haven.

As it looks like we’ll be wearing face masks for quite a while, a band of us are still making them to fundraise for the Henfield Haven. They cost £5 and are available to collect from Christina’s in the High Street. Contact 01273 494305, email christinasofhenfield@gmail.com or message Christina’s facebook page.

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Can you help our Conservation Volunteers?

We live in a beautiful village surrounded by stunning countryside. During the pandemic, walking local footpaths and visiting the many local beauty spots we’re so lucky to have has become a lifeline for many of us. We tend to assume that our three commons, footpaths, ponds and twittens are naturally this way, which is partly true, but not the entire picture. There’s a huge amount of work that goes into looking this stunning! Without the dedication of the Henfield Conservation Volunteers and Henfield Parish Council (who often collaborate) then our footpaths would be overgrown, our common would be blighted by invasive species.

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encourage threatened species by improving biodiversity in Henfield; both groups believe that when tackling climate change, the best place to start is on your own doorstep!

Unfortunately, Covid-19 restrictions have somewhat scuppered HCV’s ability to be as productive they’d like. Although small work parties (just groups of two right now) can perform minor work, the bulk of autumn and winter activity has been stymied. So, very soon it’ll be ‘all hands on deck’ to get the projects underway before mother nature wakes up and spring brings a new flourish of growth!

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corridors in the swales along the access roads to Henfield Leisure Centre. Tree planting of native trees near Henfield Medical Centre, these will all need watering if we end up with another dry summer. Plans are afoot to plant a mini forest / copse (for future local children to play in) and to create a fruit tree trail, planting some heritage and unusual English fruit trees to help preserve and diversify species. Aside from these lovely planting and improvement projects, there’s always lots of very satisfying clearance work needed on the commons, Tanyard pond and along footpaths.

Clearance is one of the Conservation Volunteers favourite tasks, with immediate and gratifying effects!

In the past, the group have achieved some wonderful results. They’ve cleared non-native invasive species such as cherry laurel (with the great help of the B-P Guild) and Wilson’s honeysuckle on Henfield Common, which opened

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a beautiful gladed area through the woods where wild flowers are now growing. They’ve cleared saplings to allow the ancient oaks to flourish on the common and removed willow scrub and bramble from the ancient reed-bed. They’ve planted wild flowers and fruit trees on Borrer’s Bank, and new hedging on the northern side of the Rothery Field. On Broadmere Common the very rare Black Poplar trees, planted over 10 years ago, are now well established and looking beautiful. The list goes on!

When you’re out on your walks you’ll see plenty of evidence of the work the Conservation Volunteers, not just the examples above. John Willis explained why joining in, even if just for an hour or two, is a rewarding thing to do. “As we have been unable to meet and work for several months in 2020, as soon as the pandemic dies down, there is a huge backlog of work to BN5 Magazine | 19

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undertake, plus many projects to initiate. Not only will it help your own health but will be for the benefit of the whole community and future generations. If this year has shown us anything, it is that for improved physical and mental health, we need to get outside more and connect with the natural environment.... the ‘Wellbeing’ factor.

Whatever your ability, there is satisfaction and enjoyment in what we achieve.”

Here’s a few useful FAQs, to help you decide if the Henfield Conservation Volunteers is for you.

How often do you meet? We meet about once a month on a Sunday morning and work for 2-3 hours. Occasionally we also meet on a Saturday.

Do you provide tools? The Conservation volunteers has most of the tools required.

Occasionally we are joined by Parish Council employees who are licenced to use specialist tools. Sometimes it helps if some volunteers bring along their own tools.

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clothes. Strong gardening gloves are a good idea, also boots or wellies. We do have some waders for when we work on ponds.

Who can join? Any adult from 18 to over 80 whatever your ability, can help. Younger people, accompanied by a supervising adult, are most welcome and encouraged to come along.

If you are interested in helping, please call John Willis on 01273 494822, private message Henfield Conservation Volunteers Facebook page, or email SH2030 on sh2030@mail.com. They’d also be interested in hearing from you if you have any ideas on protecting our natural environment.

If you would like to support nature conservation in Henfield by making a donation, you can do so by buying tickets in Horsham District Community Lottery: www.horshamdistrictcommunitylottery. co.uk/support/henfield-conservation-volunteers Pull on your wellies and join in the fun!

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Henfield resident Richard Bates, consultant solicitor at Cognitive Law in Brighton, comments on how to help your loved ones avoid being caught out by scams.

In the last three weeks, I have had six clients who have been targeted by scammers.

Financial security is increasingly important as scams become more widespread. Presently, Covid vaccine and HMRC tax rebate scams are prevalent, but one should watch out for: Fake social media ads – ‘too good to be true’ offers with links leading you to buy nonexistent goods or part with personal information.

‘Phishing’ – correspondence looking like it’s from a genuine sender, such as HMRC, but is, in fact, fake. Again, you may be asked to part with money or click a link to software which steals your personal information.

‘Impersonator’, ‘vishing’ or ‘courier’ scams - a phone call ‘out of the blue’ from someone impersonating your bank, the police, or service provider. They trick you into giving personal information which is used to gain access to your bank account.

‘Smishing’ (SMS phishing) - a text message, seemingly from your bank, a company or local authority warning of fraud and asking you to take urgent action. Again, once you engage, they trick you into giving personal information.

What can you do? Always be sceptical of overly attractive offers. Never follow a link you don’t completely trust. Remember, you can always speak to your bank, although do separately research the phone number. Banks and the police will never tell you to transfer money. HMRC will never contact you, except by post. There is unlikely to be any bill that’s so urgent it cannot wait. Don’t give away PINs or memorable information and hang up on suspicious calls, being careful to leave it a few minutes before using the phone again. A genuine caller won’t be offended.

Support at-risk friends and family by talking about the risks of scams and consider powers of attorney to provide a ‘gatekeeper’ or have that person take quick action if a scam is successful.

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adgers have spent the last couple of months mostly underground. They don’t hibernate but do spend a lot of time asleep in their setts, emerging occasionally to forage but otherwise surviving on fat reserves laid down last autumn. Now that their long winter snooze is over, badgers are busy spring cleaning: digging out old soil and replacing dirty bedding with fresh grass, leaves and moss. Sett maintenance is a constant chore but badgers pay particular attention to hygiene at this time of year as they prepare for new arrivals.

Females deliberately give birth in winter so that their cubs will emerge from the sett when the weather is mild and invertebrate food is plentiful.

This maximises the time they can spend eating, growing and putting on fat to survive the following winter. Badgers can mate at any time of the year and pregnancy lasts around seven weeks – so how do they time their litters so accurately?

Females employ a reproductive strategy known as delayed implantation. After mating, fertilised eggs remain dormant within the womb and don’t start to develop until triggered by a surge of

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reproductive hormones in early winter. For most badger mums, this results in a February due-date.

Expectant mothers prepare a special nursery chamber with a deep layer of soft bedding.

Between one and five cubs are born, around 12 cm long and with thin coats of silver hair and faint black facial stripes. They open their eyes at five weeks but remain underground for the first two months of their lives, fully dependent on their mother for milk, warmth and protection. During this time, they’ll start exploring the sett’s tunnels and chambers, gradually venturing towards the entrance and eventually emerging above ground for the first time in late April or early May. Their first steps are tentative and they stay close to the familiar comforts of home, under the careful supervision of their mother. But as their confidence grows they will start emerging earlier, staying out longer and venturing further into their new surroundings, learning how to forage in between the important business of playing chase and wrestling with their siblings.

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Recycling results!

Wow, what a fantastic start to our push on recycling in Henfield!

Despite the ongoing difficulties of Covid, people donated a huge range of unwanted items to be reused or recycled last year, raising a lot of money for good causes.

SH2030 would like to thank all shops hosting collection bins and local residents who have been filling them. Here are some of the results of the recycling so far- you’ve been doing a fantastic job!

Also, the following shops are still collecting – Post Office Cafe are collecting Pringles tubes plus biscuit and confectionery packaging in the wheelie bin their back garden; Henfield Eye Care have collected lots of pairs of old glasses which will be sent abroad by the Henfield Lions to be reused, keep them coming; Hamfelds are collecting trigger sprays, soap pumps and packaging for wipes and cleaning products all of which will be recycled by Terracycle raising money to the Henfield Haven; Cornerweighs are collecting plastic milk bottle lids to raise money for the Horsham charity Springboard and; Henfield Tea Gardens are collecting small plastic lids which will be recycled

by Protomax into furniture.

Since January 5th, we have had to curtail some of our local collections temporarily, due to the lockdown. We hope all our supporters will continue to collect up items at home, ready for when we can open up the full scheme again in future. Most businesses which can remain open will continue. For more information see our website sustainablehenfield2030.org

Bea Lelic & Ruth Robotham, SH2030

300 + unwanted bras have been collected by Stokes Newsagents and these will be sent to the Oxfam ‘Frip Ethique’ Social Enterprise Project in Senegal to be reused.

£1000 + unwanted 22hearing aids raised from donated laptops, gadgets and phones.

have been donated at Radmalls Funeral Service. These will give hearing back to 22 people.

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Alas, poor Pet Passport!

I am writing this article on the 2nd January as Annelise “De-Christmases” the house. When I was younger this was the time of the “thank-you” letter – I used to fill up my parker vector with a new royal blue ink cartridge and set to work. It was certainly tedious but a good way of making me consider all the presents that I had received. Even in the age of the email, it would be wrong not to enforce the same regime on our two children – mainly because if we had to do it, so should they! Watching them complete the thank-you letter task reminds me of how bad my handwriting has become. Granted, it was never a perfect copperplate, but now nearly everything is written on a keyboard, there has certainly been some significant deterioration. I’m not sure you could tell the difference between my handwriting and my 6 year old, Owen’s – except he can’t neccessarily necesarily necessarily spell as well…

This brings me on to “form filling”. In particular the debacle that we are now faced with in terms of the paperwork required for pet travel into the EU post Brexit. You can imagine the joy in my heart when I (and the rest of the veterinary profession) discovered at very short notice that the pet passport was to be replaced with a 10 page “Animal Health Certificate” (AHC) as of the 1st January 2021. I had a particularly warm feeling inside on learning that this was one of those forms where use of the wrong colour, an inadvertent lower case letter where a capital should be, or a tick in the wrong box could result in having to start the whole thing again! Furthermore, each certificate is unique to the country to which the pet is entering from the UK, has to be certified, stamped and printed copies taken of the certificate and all supporting documentation.

with the pet’s identification in it, where you could record information such as rabies vaccination status and health checks. You could then use this document every time the pet travels without the need to fill out a new one for each journey.

Maybe you could make the document blue and like a little booklet and give it a name. Perhaps “Pet Passport”, or similar?!?

Apologies for the sarcastic rant! Below is some constructive advice with regards the changes to pet travel. From 1st January 2021, GB pet passports will no longer be valid for travel to the EU. Instead you will need an AHC. You will need to bring your pet for an appointment with an Official Veterinary Surgeon (OV) within 10 days of your date of travel. You will need to bring evidence of date of microchipping and rabies vaccination with you. The AHC is valid for 4 months and will allow you to return to the UK within that time frame. There are obviously many other possible scenarios, such as where you are travelling, travel through other countries and how long you are travelling for. It is beyond the scope of this article to go into all these details, but I have written a comprehensive guide on our website – just visit the “news” section to view it. We have four OV’s at Hawthorn vets, so while it may not be our favourite thing to do, we are well set up to complete AHCs and support you and your pet on their journey – whenever that is allowed! Please feel free to contact us if you have any queries about pet travel or anything veterinary.

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ockey is a hugely popular sport played both around the world as well as here in our corner of Sussex. And whilst the pandemic is currently preventing any hockey from happening, the South Downs Hockey Club is very much looking forward to the day when training and matches can take place again.

The South Downs Hockey Club was formed back in 2010 by a group of 11 women who wanted to move away from highly competitive hockey to a more family-friendly approach where both they and eventually their children could play together.

The club, which is already 10 years old, shares its Astroturf pitch with the Steyning Grammar School and its club house with Steyning Cricket Club on Charlton Street in Steyning. The club started initially with one team in the Sussex Ladies League, training once a week and playing matches on Saturdays, although finding enough players to play each week was often a challenge in the early days!

The children’s hockey element of the club really took off after the South Down Hockey Coach offered to run the Steyning Grammar School after-school hockey club in 2012. This club proved massively popular with up to 60 boys and girls of all ages attending some weeks and it continued through until early 2020 (when the Covid pandemic struck) with older, more

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experienced pupils providing coaching support alongside the coach. The success of this afterschool club led to the decision to start a regular junior South Downs Hockey Club on Sunday mornings for those under 16 of any standard.

In in 2017 it was decided that they had enough junior girls attending hockey club to launch an under-16 girls team – the Skylarks! This is the fourth season that the Skylarks have fielded a team in the Sussex Girls Development League and they have been going from strength to strength. They were joined at the beginning of the 2020/2021 season with the launch of an under 16’s boys team – the Scorpions who have also been making an impact in their short time playing in the Sussex Boys Development League!

With some of the older girls moving into adult hockey, there was not enough league hockey for the increasing numbers of female players and so at the end of the 2018/2019 season it was decided to create a second ladies team to play in the Sussex Ladies League. This second team, true to the aims of the original club, has several mothers who currently play alongside their daughters!

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The South Downs Hockey Club is incredibly friendly as well as community minded, organising socials for players of all ages and fundraisers for local charities. During the past six months there have been two fundraising events including a sponsored sunrise walk for St Barnabas House Hospice and a fun festive hockey match for Beat Eating Disorder.

In 2010 the South Downs Hockey club started with just 11 members and today, despite the hiatus caused by the Covid pandemic it has over 100 members, with most of them being

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junior hockey players! In line with England Hockey regulations, South Downs Hockey has its own Covid Officer and the Club was training and playing Covid-secure matches across four divisions until just before Christmas when all of Sussex was put into Tier 4. Whilst no one can predict how the rest of this hockey season will pan out, the club is optimistic that they will be able to revert to both Covid-secure training and league matches before too long.

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n 2018 Kate Ryland of Dolphin Ecological drew up a management plan for Henfield Common. This was adopted by the Henfield Commons’ Joint Committee and it was agreed that Kate would review progress under the plan annually. She carried out the 2019 review but Covid stopped the 2020 review, as well as a lot of the work that would have been carried out on the Common.

The main recommendation of the report was to introduce cattle in limited numbers and for limited time on to the Common, but this has not been done. Cattle grazing is the gold standard of conserving grasslands and great strides are being made in controlling the cattle without any infrastructure on the ground. However even under the latest systems, the cows have to learn what is required – where to go and not to go. This takes time and Henfield Common does not have the time, space and freedom from danger (dogs and traffic) to enable this to happen.

The other main recommendation was to create multiple different environments, not targeted at particular wildlife but to allow whatever likes that environment to thrive. This has been partially achieved by creating glades in the woods bringing light to the edges and by putting scrapes of different depths in the reed bed, but complicated mowing patterns have not yet been introduced into the grass areas. Timing the

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mowing is a difficult compromise between letting seeds set (a later cut) and being able to cut and clear the cuttings (taking advantage of dry spells in the weather). Clearing the hay is important to reduce soil fertility. Hopefully we will be able to start more complicated mowing regimes next year. One thing we will be trying is to leave uncut strips round the edge of the various fields and cut parts of these strips on a three or four year cycle.

The edges will end up looking very untidy, but will offer a habitat for a number of insects.

The major improvement of 2020 was re-instating a horse trail through the woods. This will enable riders to enjoy the woods without damaging the footpath to Swains. Hopefully by putting wood chips down along the trail it will remain passable in winter. This is still a work in progress.

We have also put effort in wondering how best to support the ‘park oak’ just in the south wood from the car park. Two lateral branches extending horizontally from the trunk broke and had to be cut down. Experts considered the tree and it was decided to do nothing but find suitable ‘Y’ trees to be put in place as crutches to support the remaining lateral branches. However a professional will conduct an aerial survey to see if there are any problems up in the tree not visible from the ground. The tree is conservatively estimated at 350 years old.

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Post-Brexit opportunities for UK businesses Over the past four years, much has been written about the negative impact that Brexit will have on UK businesses. However, at least now there is certainty and perhaps it is time to consider the opportunities that may emerge with the Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA) now signed by the UK & the EU27.

1. Overseas markets

The opportunity for UK businesses to trade globally is seen as one of the main advantages of leaving the EU. Certainly a weaker pound helps UK companies that export goods overseas, as it makes their products cheaper.

But alongside the exchange rate, it is important to recognise that UK trade with the rest of the world is no longer tied to EU rules, as was the case pre-Brexit. The UK has negotiated and agreed over 40 trade deals, covering more than 70 nonEU countries. The government is in advanced discussions with Australia, New Zealand and the US. As a result in certain markets, exports may be subject to fewer tariffs and regulations than might previously have been the case.

2. Supply chain

months and will involve an HMRC inspection before AEO status is conferred.

4. Home markets

As a result of the weakened pound since the 2016 Brexit vote, imports have become more expensive for UK businesses and consumers.

The increased cost of doing business with the EU offers the opportunity to focus on bringing the supply line back to the UK and to maximise the UK customer market.

It may be that a competitor pulls out of the UK, thereby presenting the opportunity for your business to increase its market share.

Brexit provides an opportunity for the UK to become more self-sufficient – to leverage home-grown products and services, thereby strengthening green credentials and creating a feeling of ‘local’ rather than ‘global’ connections.

5. Digitalisation

Thanks largely to significant leaps in technology, robotics and artificial intelligence, digitalisation is on the increase. Brexit presents an opportunity, given the restricted EU labour rules now in play, to consider automation and streamlining of certain critical business functions – including HR, sales, marketing and finance.

The introduction of Rules of Origin on goods has brought with it the prospect of tariffs, leading to higher costs. UK businesses should now review 6. Team recruitment their supply chains to evaluate whether a change of supplier might completely extinguish duty levies EU nationals make a significant contribution to the UK economy. However, with the introduction altogether. of a points-based immigration system and free 3. Authorised Economic Operator status movement across the EU having now ceased, the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status is once heavy reliance on EU workers is over. an internationally recognised quality mark that This presents an opportunity to evaluate your shows your business’s role in the international workforce and identify potential skill gaps, supply chain is secure and has customs control now and upcoming, and address shortages procedures that meet AEO standards and criteria. where necessary. Increased training, running an If you hold AEO status, your business is likely apprenticeship programme, improved working to benefit from a faster application process for arrangements (agile working, fringe benefits, etc) customs simplifications and authorisations as are all possibilities. By investing in your existing well as a lower risk score which may reduce the workforce, you will not only be plugging the skills number of checks customs will carry out on your gap but also improving employee retention rates. documents and goods.

For further help and guidance, please Needless to say that leads to fewer delays, fewer contact Paul Samrah, Partner at Moore additional costs and happier customers. So Kingston Smith, on 01737 781546 or certainly applying for AEO status is an opportunity email: psamrah@mks.co.uk not to be overlooked. The process takes some

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Index of advertisers | FEBRUARY 2021 ACCOUNTANCY, TAX & BOOKKEEPING

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FINANCIAL PLANNING / BANKING

Robert Slaughter Independent Financial Advisor 40

FOOD, DRINK & FARM SHOPS

A & S Aerials & Satellites 49 Alpine Aerials & Satellites 16 TAS Aerials 48

Nutritious Fish 12 Relish Cafe 08 Rushfields Farm Shop

56 South Downs Butchery 17 Springs Smoked Salmon 17

Quantum Surveyors Roger Minost Architect

07 44

C&T Radmall 42 Henfield Funeral Services 47

Number One The Laurels B&B

45

Bartlett Property & Gardens CGS Contemporary Garden Studios Downs Southern Ltd Henfield Homes Ltd Smart Foster Handmade Furniture

45 23 51 50 25

Gardner & Scardifield Ltd

42

AERIALS, TV AND AUDIO

ARCHITECTS & SURVEYORS

BED & BREAKFAST & ACCOMMODATION BUILDERS & CARPENTRY

BUILDING & LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES BUSINESS CONSULTANCY

Newboldology 07

CARE

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

CARPET SUPPLY

24 16 09 06

B&I Carpets 47

CHIMNEY SWEEPS

Henfield Chimney Sweep

CLEANING & CARPET CLEANING

49

Ben Daniels Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning 45 Sani Mist 25 Sussex Clean Team 10

COMPUTER REPAIR & IT SUPPORT Henfield Computers

47

Mallards Dental Practice

16

BHW Glass Ltd N. Constantine Double Glazing Repairs

50 47

C&K Electrical, Henfield Herbert Electrical

48 51

DENTAL CARE

DOUBLE GLAZING & WINDOWS ELECTRICAL SERVICES

FENCING, GATES & SHEDS AVS Fencing The Henfield Fencing Co. Jasper Fencing Contractors R.J Meaker Fencing Limited

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FUNERAL DIRECTORS

GARAGES REPAIRS AND SALES Braziers Garage Henfield Coles Automotive Ltd Mile Oak Servicing

54 35 50

GARDENERS, GARDENS & NURSERIES Beechcroft Landscapes Rooted Garden Services Rushfields Plant Centre & Gifts S. Goodridge Gardens

GIFTS, BOOKS, JEWELLERY & ART

45 45 56 51

Steyning Book Shop Stokes of Henfield

11 02

Hollinger Trenching Water Engineering PHB Contractors

42 36

A&S Gutter Clearance Gutters and More Just Gutters

44 34 36

Geoff’s Handyman Services

45

GROUNDWORKS & LANDSCAPING GUTTER CLEARANCE

HANDYMAN & PROPERTY SERVICES

HEALTH & COMPLEMENTARY HEALTH

Bigg Change 13 Hear to Listen 32 Henfield Chiropractic Clinic 16 Sani Mist 25

INTERIORS, BLINDS & UPHOLSTERY

East Barn Interiors Ltd 46 Helen Puxley Soft Furnishings 25 Smart Foster Handmade Furniture 25 Hillary’s Blinds 34 Simply Blinding 41

LETTINGS

Inner Space 25 Marcus Grimes

33 Stevens Lettings 36

OVEN CLEANING

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PAINTING & DECORATING

49

PETS & PET CARE

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

34 31 34

PHB Contractors

36

JG Plastering

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PLANT AND TOOL HIRE PLASTERING

PLUMBING & HEATING

Aquatec 50 Boiler and Burner Services 41 CJ Plumbing 51 Hollinger Trenching Water Engineering 42 MC Services Gas Plumbing & Heating 51

PROPERTY FOR SALE

Marcus Grimes

31

Contain Yourself Storage

51

REMOVALS & STORAGE

RESTAURANTS, PUBS & CAFÉS

Relish Cafe 08 Rushfields Farm Shop

56

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

44 56

Bluebells Day Nursery Dove Nursery

Isabello’s Oscar Bears Day Care

32 32 32 32

Alpine Aerials & Satellites

16

SCHOOLS, NURSERIES, TUTORS

SECURITY

SOLICITORS & WILL WRITERS

Amanda Shaw Solicitors 40 Cognitive Law 22 Griffith Smith Solicitors LLP

47 Setfords Solicitors 53 The Sussex Wills Office 40

TAXI & CHAUFFEUR SERVICES Henfield Village Cars

TREE SURGERY

14

Southern Beeches Ltd.

VETERINARY SURGERIES Hawthorn Veterinary Surgeries

WINDOW CLEANING

46

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