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Kathryn has been working in horticulture since the age of 16 and has decades of experience in how to get the most out of your garden this month!
• Prune spring flowering shrubs and climber such as forsythia and clematis
• Manually remove weeds from flower beds and around the base of trees
• Continue mowing the lawn, but remember to raise the blades if it is very dry. If it isn’t too dry, you may want to give the lawn a feed, but it may need watering in.
• Dead head roses when the first blooms have finished to encourage repeat flowering. It is also time to feed them, check for pests and diseases such as aphids and treat these if necessary.
• Cover soil at base of dahlias with bark or compost to lock in moisture and protect against weed growth.
• Sow wallflowers and sweet williams outdoors in beds.
• Liquid feed containers and hanging baskets weekly.
• Plant out broccoli, cabbages, sprouts and leeks and sow spinach and salad crops regularly. Tie tomatoes into supports and feed weekly with tomato feed.
• Protect strawberries from birds with netting as they will be ready to pick this month!
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FundraisingWalk
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Sussex Snippets
Athletes deliver anti-social behaviour courses
Govia Thameslink Railway and West Sussex County Council’s Violence Reduction Unit have together funded three Olympic, Paralympic and World Championship athletes to deliver a mentoring programme for young people who have engaged in anti-social behaviour across the rail network. The 11 week course, arranged by the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust, has been delivered at West Sussex Alternative Provision College and aimed to transform behaviour by boosting wellbeing, increasing confidence and self-worth. The athletes pictured are Liz Johnson, Paralympic gold medallist and World and European Champion swimmer and World record holder; Hannah Beharry, two time British and European Champion boxer; and Sarah Ayton, former World Champion sailor and double Olympic gold medallist.
Ofsted “good” for university degree apprenticeships
The University of Brighton has received a ‘Good’ overall effectiveness rating for its degree apprenticeships following an Ofsted inspection in February 2025. The university offers 15 degree apprenticeships including chartered surveying, civil engineering, town planning, occupational therapy, social work and teaching, and is planning to add more soon in response to increased demand from students.
Free books with Safe & Well visits
West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service has collaborated with the county council's Library Service to provide free books to residents receiving Safe and Well Visits. This initiative, aims to promote reading among those unable to visit libraries.
Rural Engagement Officer Ben Applin has been distributing copies of "A New Year" by Leia Aboulela, a Quick Reads title. These short books by bestselling authors are specifically designed for new or returning adult readers with an accessible writing style. The program complements the county's library outreach services, where volunteers deliver books, audiobooks, and other resources free of charge to residents facing mobility challenges, illness, disability, or caring responsibilities.
Safe and Well Visits offer crucial fire safety advice to vulnerable residents. These pre-arranged home visits help minimise risk through personalised guidance and free installation of smoke alarms or specialised fire detection equipment when needed. The service also helps reduce isolation for homebound individuals. For more information, visit www.westsussex.gov.uk.
4Sight Vision Support Celebrates Volunteers' Week
The West Sussex sight loss charity 4Sight Vision Support (4SVS) is highlighting the crucial role of its 200+ volunteers during national Volunteers' Week (June 2-8). This annual UK campaign, running for over 40 years, recognizes volunteers' contributions while showcasing opportunities for new recruits.
The charity offers various volunteering options to suit different availability levels. "Ongoing Volunteers" commit regularly to clubs, centres, office support and driving. "Flexible Volunteers" help with newsletter packing and fundraising events, while "MicroVolunteers" contribute through crafting, recycling, and displaying posters. Contact 01243 828555 enquiries@4sight.org.uk www.4Sight.org.uk. Picture shows Volunteer Claire busy knitting Easter novelties. Fire Service Cadets fundraising walk
Nine West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service Fire Cadets have successfully completed a challenging 16-mile walk to raise funds for
the Fire Fighters Charity, which supports the health and wellbeing of serving and retired fire service personnel and their families. The young people set off on their journey from Worthing Pier to Bognor Regis Pier, raising more than £1,500 along the way.
Craft training bursary
Sussex Heritage Trust and Heritage Crafts, is offering a training bursary of up to £4,000 to support a new or early-career craftsperson. This opportunity is open to individuals based in Sussex, with a preference for those working in traditional building conservation and heritage trades. In addition to financial support for training, the successful applicant will receive tailored one-to-one mentoring from the expert team at Heritage Crafts. Pictured is Charlotte Kenward, recipient of 2023 Endangered Crafts Fund bursary. For more information on how to apply for this and other bursaries visit www.heritagecrafts.org.uk
Charity & Community News
New undercover mobility scooter parking
Have you ever thought what it would be like to sit on a mobility scooter which has been caught in a shower of rain. Not pleasant! Thanks to the generous owner of the area, Daphne Skilton; Southdown Engineers Ltd who painted the lines; and David Freeman of HMG Coatings (South) Ltd who donated the paint, there is now undercover parking for mobility scooters at the end of Caudle Street – outside Cornerweighs. Parking is at the owner’s risk. So do use the area when you need somewhere dry to park, for example, if you are going to Henfield Hall.
Ruth Robotham, Access Henfield
Henfield Garage Sale & Give Your Stuff Away Day
After the success of last year’s Henfield Garage Sale and Give your Stuff Away days we have scheduled another for Saturday 5th July If you are interested you can find out more and sign-up via https://tinyurl.com/ mrxn95ja) or via this QR code. Sarah & Zoe
Hedges Overhanging Pavements
Have you tried to walk along pavements recently where hedges are making this difficult? This is particularly so for people in wheelchairs, mobility scooters and parents with buggies and young children. Recently a mobility scooter user in Henfield got tangled in a hedge and had to get help to get free. Also, where trees are overhanging pavements and you have to duck down to avoid them. Can you imagine how scary this can be for people with visual impairment! It is a legal requirement not to obstruct pavements.
we don’t want to disturb them. We ask that you consider whether this could be an issue in your garden, and whether you can do anything to help pavement users.
Ruth Robotham, Access Henfield
Rural communities set to benefit from new funding Horsham District Council will soon be launching a new round of funding to support eligible business growth projects in rural areas. The Council has been awarded over £260k to invest in local rural businesses and sustainable community projects, from the UK Government’s Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF).
If you have a capital, business growth project which is:
• New
• Sustainable
• In a rural location
• Boosting the local economy
Then you can express an interest in applying for a grant from the Rural Fund. Projects that have been supported in the past include:
• Installing solar panels, providing renewable energy for a rural business building
• Footpath improvements to enhance public access along the River Adur, supporting local tourism and community well-being
• Establishing a small-scale dairy processing unit to add value to local dairy production.
Commenting on the launch of the Rural Fund, Horsham District Council Cabinet Member for the Enterprise and Property, Cllr Jonathan Taylor said:
“Whether it’s a farm diversification project, a bid to boost rural tourism or a proposal to install rural community infrastructure such as electric vehicle charging points, I would urge anyone with an eligible project idea to submit their expression of interest whilst funding is available.”
This time of year trees and shrubs are growing fast, but it is also bird nesting season until September and
Read the guidance and submit your eligible project by midday, Friday 13 June 2025 here: www.horsham.gov.uk/business/business-funding/ rural-england-prosperity-fund
Charity & Community News
New wellness festival for women
A brand-new wellness festival for women is taking place in June – the brainchild of co-founders Events Planner Katie Bartholomew and Life Coach Sarah Ritchie.
Olakino Together is a vibrant one-day festival designed to help women ‘press pause’ on the chaos of everyday life and rediscover what makes them feel good - mind, body, and soul.
Hosted at the beautiful Innerbloom space in Small Dole, near Henfield, West Sussex on Saturday 14th June, the festival runs from 10am to 5.30pm and invites women of all ages to benefit from uplifting experiences, calming practices, and a joyful feeling of togetherness. For further details and booking visit www.olakino-together.co.uk.
Sarah Ritchie
New Cabinet Member for Horsham District Council
Cllr Jonathan Taylor has been appointed as Horsham District Council’s Cabinet Member for Enterprise and Property. The Cabinet Member vacancy arose as a result of outgoing Cabinet Member Cllr Joanne Knowles being appointed as Vice Chairman of the Council for the civic year 2025/26. Cllr Taylor was elected to Horsham District Council in 2023. He has a background in Marketing and Advertising.
New costume display at Henfield Museum
It’s as easy as ABC to come and have a look at the new costume display at Henfield Museum. It’s an alphabet of costume and fabric, 26 carefully chosen items take us through the alphabet from A for Apron to Z for zip.
Fabrics like velvet and lace sit beside a quilted cotton farm bonnet, while leather and kid shoes rest next to corsets and sewing exercises. There are gloves with fingers and mittens without. Tassels and moiré silk from the Victorian age hang beside some milking overalls.
Will you be able to find all of the letters? Come along and try!
Stephanie Richards, Costume Curator www.henfieldmuseum.org
There is currently a vacancy for a Councillor on Henfield Parish Council. If you are interested in volunteering to work for your local community, please contact the Parish Office for more details by calling 01273 492507 or email office@henfield.gov.uk
Application forms will need to be completed and returned to the Parish Office by 5pm on Wednesday 25th June and will be considered at the Parish Council meeting on Tuesday 1st July.
Kevin Wright, Clerk, Henfield Parish Council Cycle to School Day
Sustainable Henfield 2030 is excited to announce to that our brilliant active transport team are organising a one-off cycle-to-school event to encourage children to see how easy and safe it can be. This ‘Bike Bus’ will be a mass event where children cycle together on specified routes accompanied by adults and aided by marshals. June 18th has been chosen on the advice of Mrs Denise Maurice, the school Head, and we hope that as many families as possible will participate. The idea is to introduce children to the idea of cycling to school in the hope that eventually it becomes a way of life for more and more people, cutting traffic and emissions in the village and promoting healthy liefestyles.
However, the day will need a lot of organising, and we have only just started! If you can help on the day in any capacity we’d love to hear from you. Please email contactsh2030@gmail.com.
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Council rejects Inspector's assessment of Local Plan Horsham District Council has been informed by the government-appointed planning Inspector, Mr Luke Fleming, that he won’t allow Horsham’s Local Plan to proceed and recommends withdrawal of the plan. This announcement from the Inspector comes after a considerable delay as Mr Fleming paused the hearings back in mid-December last year.
The Inspector’s view that Horsham should be seeking to provide significantly more houses, is in contrast to the views of many who objected to the plan, arguing that its housing numbers were too high.
Horsham District is an area of acute water stress and since 2021 delivery of new housing has been severely restricted by the legal requirement for all new developments to be ‘water neutral’ to prevent further damage to the internationally important Pulborough Brooks wildlife sites.
To help deliver water neutral development, Horsham has led on developing the innovative Sussex North Offsetting Water Strategy, known as the SNOWS scheme. This manages the water available for new plan-led developments through improved water efficiency and offsetting. This approach to Water Neutrality, has already been accepted by the Planning Inspectors for Chichester and Crawley’s Local Plans.
Despite this, Mr Fleming has written to the Council saying that he does not accept the Council’s strategy and considers we should have done even more to find
water solutions that would significantly increase the number of homes delivered in the District. Mr Fleming feels the Council should have done more to provide housing for Crawley’s unmet housing need under our legal ‘Duty to Cooperate’ obligation.
The Council strongly disagrees with the Inspector’s conclusions, as it has worked consistently and effectively with all organisations, including adjoining authorities, during preparation of its plan and particularly on the issue of water neutrality. The Council is astonished that the Inspector could reach such a conclusion without allowing neighbouring
authorities to speak at the examination hearings and questioning them directly as the Inspectors examining our neighbours’ plans have done. Instead, the Inspector focused his attention on the views of the development industry representatives that were present at the Hearing sessions.
In addition, the Council was advised by expert bodies that delivery of the kind of large-scale private water schemes that the Inspector referred to is extremely challenging and highly uncertain and so provides no guarantee to deliver the homes being promoted by the development industry, which is the key requirement of any local plan. Again, the Inspector did not invite the key organisations to his Hearing sessions to better understand these issues.
The Council has written a letter of complaint to the Planning Inspectorate.
Cllr Ruth Fletcher, Cabinet Member for Planning & Infrastructure, commented:
“This is a hugely disappointing decision. The plan has been prepared based on good evidence; the Council has taken expert advice including from the Planning Inspectorate, on its actions throughout the plan preparation process and no substantive concerns were raised at any point. We firmly believe we have acted in the best interests of the District and in the most professional way in trying to meet the Government’s housing targets.”
The ….. recommendation to withdraw the Local Plan will leave us fighting against uncontrolled speculative developments with one hand tied behind our backs."
The Leader of the Council, Cllr Martin Boffey, added:
“This Council has worked hard for years to produce an evidence-based plan that delivers housing, jobs and infrastructure investment, while protecting the environment. It is wrong for this to be halted by a flawed decision from a single individual.”
www.horsham.gov.uk/planning/local-plan
Charity & Community News
Council continues food hub support
A successful scheme that has prevented over 94 tonnes of food from going to waste since April 2023 will continue for another year, thanks to funding from West Sussex County Council.
Run in partnership with Sussex-based food rescue charity UKHarvest, the Community Food Hubs redistribute surplus food from suppliers while educating residents on food waste prevention.
The hubs take place once a month in each district and borough across West Sussex. For a small voluntary donation of £5, residents can access a wide selection of surplus food. No referrals are needed and all residents are welcome to visit the child-friendly hubs.
The hub in Horsham District is at Chanctonbury Leisure Centre, Spierbridge Road, Storrington, RH20 4PG or Mid Sussex – Haywards Heath, Ascension Church, 110 Vale Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 4JS
Horsham Young Market Trader award Horsham town centre’s West Street and Bishopric area was the venue for the local heat of this year’s national Market Traders Federation (NMTF) Young Market Trader of the Year competition in April. The event this year marked the highest ever turnout of competitors.
Horsham District Council’s Cabinet Member for Enterprise and Property Cllr Jonathan Taylor commented: “I was really impressed by the standards and talents of the young up-and-coming businesses, showcasing such a wide range of high-quality products at what was a wonderful trading opportunity for them.” Anyone thinking of market trading in the District can find lots of helpful resources on the Council website. www.horsham.gov.uk/business/district-markets
Sussex Police Youth Ambassador Project
Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne has allocated funding to create a Youth Ambassador Project in Sussex made up of over 30 children and young people.
place in the Southeast Regional Final at Broadway Market in London in July.
Open to all young fledgling traders under the age of 30, Horsham’s competition winner for 2025 was Garden to Jar who make chutneys, jams and preserves (Sarah Griffin - pictured below). Those who were highly commended and will also go forward to the regional final were: Redamancy Art (Madison Varney), Simply Beads by Freya (Freya Herrett-Allen), Silver Hollow Jewellery (Daniel Scott), Mspwildlifeart (Megan Smylie-Page).
The competition was organised by local market operator Coden Events in association with the National Market Traders Federation (NMTF) and the event was supported by Horsham District Council.
The Youth Ambassador Project will be led by the Breck a UK-wide charity established in 2014 in response to the death of 14-year-old Breck Bednar, who was groomed and murdered by someone he met online. The Foundation delivers life-saving, online harms awareness education to children across the UK.
For this pioneering project, the Breck Foundation will create cohorts of Ambassadors aged 13-18 who receive training to deliver high quality, peer-to-peer educational presentations on the signs of online grooming and exploitation using Breck’s story.
15 schools are taking part in the scheme across Sussex, primarily focusing on years 9 and 10. The project will also see an additional cohort of over-16’s at BHASVIC College acting as Senior Ambassadors. The aim of the project is to engage and empower young people to become inspirational speakers confident in the delivery of online safety to their peers, whilst highlighting the dangers of grooming, which has risen by 84% nationally in the last four years.
www.sussex-pcc.gov.uk
Charity & Community News
West Sussex Library Service Seeks Volunteers
West Sussex Library Service is calling for more volunteers to join its 334 active members who contributed approximately 16,500 hours last year. As the service celebrates its centennial year in the heart of local communities, it remains the county council's largest volunteer program with opportunities across 36 libraries.
The service is particularly seeking volunteers for its Home Library Direct program, which has operated since the 1930s. Volunteers visit housebound residents and care homes to deliver library materials. Read On volunteers support adult literacy through oneto-one sessions.
The Summer Reading Challenge, themed "Story Garden" this year, needs volunteers aged 14+ in all
libraries from July to September. Additional volunteer roles include digital support, dementia-focused "Melody for the Mind" sessions, and reading group facilitation. www.arena.westsussex.gov.uk
Business growth courses
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) across Sussex will receive continued practical business support from the University of Brighton’s Help to Grow: Management Course.
Thanks to renewed funding from the Department for Business & Trade, the University will deliver three new cohorts of the Help to Grow: Management Course –offering more local businesses the chance to gain essential tools to accelerate sustainable growth, boost leadership capability, and build long-term resilience. These new groups will run in Brighton (September 2025 and January 2026) and Crawley (November 2025), helping a larger number of local businesses access the tools they need to drive long-term success, while supporting the growth of small and mediumsized businesses in the region. www.smallbusinesscharter.org
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Charity Profile: Friends of the South Downs
The South Downs National Park is the newest area of land in the UK to be appointed a National Park and was given this status on March 31, 2010.
It stretches for 140 kilometres from Winchester to Eastbourne, across Hampshire, West Sussex, and East Sussex. With thousands of visitors every year taking to the South Downs trails to walk, cycle, ride horses, have picnics, or just simply take in the stunning views, visitors may not appreciate the work which goes on behind the scenes to keep these seemingly never-ending chalky trails protected and safe.
The threat of development
The Friends of the South Downs (FSD) is the only membershipbased charity with the protection of the South Downs at the heart of its work. In the aftermath of the First World War an outbreak of unregulated building development in the South Downs raised many concerns, both at a local and national level. This led to a handful of people who loved the countryside to set up a Society to address the problem. An initial meeting took place in Brighton Pavilion, and the name ‘Society of Sussex Downsmen’ was chosen –this was only changed to The Friends of the South Downs as late as 2018. Their goal was to preserve this stunning landscape, keeping it free from any future developments. Since World War Two, the Society has been continuously involved in commenting on building proposals and other developments such as pylons and major road schemes.
The charity’s work and goals
strolls which focus on visiting local places of interest are planned for the future, as well as marathon walks – these are for long-distance walkers who can join in for certain stages or take on the whole 26 miles.
Legacies & funding
Generous legacies have enabled the Society to provide financial support to projects it feels are worthwhile. Trees on the South Downs have been sadly decimated by Ash Dieback. Whilst grants are available to replant in open areas, nothing is available to fund replanting in the many villages in and around the park. The society, in conjunction with the South Downs National Park Trust, is funding replanting at several village locations.
The ‘Monday Group’ producing gates to replace stiles
Working alongside South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) they now focus on many projects, such as conservation; campaigning; climate change issue; planning; various educational activities; and guided walks. In addition to this, FSD also works with the South Downs Trust to help support their activities, to see more land managed for wildlife and more rare habitats protected.
The FSD currently organise over 200 walks each year, which are both interesting and suitable for varied levels of walking abilities. Themed
The FSD have paid for stiles to be replaced on many paths within the park, and for swing gates to be erected for the less agile of walkers to use on popular paths instead of trying to climb over stiles. A group of retirees near Ditchling called the ‘Monday Group’ specialise in producing gates to replace the stiles. One of the most popular stile-free route is now from Glynde to Lewes via Mount Caburn, providing much better access for the less able walker.
Sculptured rustic benches
Another project by the society to provide seats along the South Downs Way is progressing well, with wooden benches now located at Gander Down, Salt Hill, Harting Down, Tegleaze, Chanctonbury Saddlescombe, Ditchling Beacon, and Houghton. Benches are rustic in style and created by a chainsaw sculptor from locally sourced oak. Each bench is being carefully designed and sited to blend in with the
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Access for young people
The society is also active with school communities to provide access to the park for young people who may not otherwise have easy access to the downs. Their funding of school visits and residential trips provides a foundation for young people to grow up with fond memories and experiences of the South Downs and grow a respect for the environment that will hopefully stay with them for years to come.
The team behind the scenes
A team of volunteers known as Area Access Officers regularly walk the paths and bridleways in the parishes they cover. They examine the condition of stiles and gates, looking out for obstructions and checking on the clarity and adequacy of waymarks. They do their best to ensure the paths and tracks are not obstructed or unsafe for the public to use.
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Upcoming Friends events
On the 3rd July Archaeologist David Rudling will be discussing Roman Sussex. A short guided stroll is also being organised for people to take part in before the event which is at Pump Barn, Seven Sisters Country Park.
In September, Michael Blencowe, a Wildlife specialist, will be giving a talk in Chichester.
Details of these and a full program of strolls are shown on the FSD website which also showcases their countryside walks programme.
Ways to support the society and get involved
Friends of the South Downs welcomes members who share the passion and love they have for our stunning landscape and who are keen to play a part in protecting the future of the South Downs for generations to come. There is a range of volunteering activities to get directly involved in, for people of all ages, abilities, skills and fitness levels. If you can give up some of your time to help them, you’ll meet many interesting and sociable people who really care and work hard to help protect the landscape and heritage of the South Downs.
To learn more about these opportunities, visit www.friendsofthesouthdowns.org.uk and click on ‘Support Us’ for a list of volunteering opportunities available. Online donations and legacies can also be made through the website as well as a small store where you can support the society.
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It’s a very exciting time for us here at Henfield Youth Club, as we celebrate 20 years since the opening of our building at Deer park.
At that time, over two decades ago, we were in the old infant school in Neptown road, which was given to the youth of the village. The building was very run down and in a residential area so the need to move was very high. We sold that building and for some time we didn't have a home, so offered outreach work and trips out. We were then fortunate enough to be able to draw up our own plans for a new building and use the funds from the sale of our previous Youth Centre to make it a reality.
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In celebration of this milestone, The Youth Club will be hosting our 20th Anniversary Family Fun Day, and would like to invite the village, both old and new to celebrate with us on Saturday 12th July. It would be particularly lovely to see anyone who has been involved in the youth club in any way, whether you are or were a member, a committee member, a staff member, or have supported us in any way at all. Having had hundreds of members, parents, volunteers, committee members and staff pass through our doors over the years, it would be amazing to get as many back for our celebration as possible. So please do spread the word with your family and friends.
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These are Horsham District Council’s Wellbeing Walks. Free sociable, family friendly walks lead by volunteers. No need to book, just turn up.
Level 1 walks - under 1.5 hours, over easy terrain, aimed at beginners and those with long-term health conditions
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Sat 7 June - 02:00 pm - Under The Downs - Level 2 - 3.6 miles - 1.75 hrs
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