BN5 Magazine March 2022

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Spring at Rushfields

Welcome the new season at Rushfields! Look what’s available this Spring:

new • Locally-grown season shrubs seeds, • Bulbs, planters,

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compost and tools Friendly, expert advice Beautiful range of indoor plants Gift vouchers Special offers for Privilege Gold Cardholders Regatta clothing

Enjoy an indulgent treat in our sundrenched Café and Terrace:

home-cooked • Hearty breakfast, lunch and tea pies, cakes • Home-made and savouries baked fresh every day a glass of local • Enjoy wine on our sunny terrace

With the coming of Spring, our Farm Shop has all that’s best, local and in-season:

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Sussex Lamb • Spring, from our butcher pies, • Award-winning pastries and sausages seasonal • Fresh, vegetables and local cheeses loose pulses • Unpackaged and grains.

• Sussex wine and ales

Rushfields Plant Centre Henfield Road Poynings, Brighton BN45 7AY Open Tues-Sun: 9.00–5.30 Café Tues-Sun: 9.00–4.30

Phone: 01273 857445 • E-mail: enquiries@rushfields.com • Website: www.rushfields.com

MARCH 2022 | Contents

07 What’s On

from the BN5 area

08 News

from the BN5 area

18 Health

Get your PSA levels tested

Editor’s Letter Welcome to our March issue, it’s really beginning to feel like spring is just around the corner! Our cover photo of the newborn lambs at Tottington was taken last year, we are so lucky to be surrounded by beautiful countryside in Henfield and be able to experience the changing seasons.

This month we continue our ‘Get Involved’ article with another 15 brilliant and very different clubs and groups. Please do consider joining one of these friendly sporting, arts, crafts or musical groups, they are ready to welcome you.

We plan to feature some of our pre-school, children and youth groups over the following months so please send us details if you would like your child’s club or group to be profiled.

Our Henfield B-P Guild have been busy (again!), this time helping to fill a gap in male cancer screening. Prostate cancer is incredibly treatable if caught in good time, if you’re a fella over 45 please go online and book a very simple PSA blood test at the Henfield Hall. It might just save your life.

Finally, don’t miss HTC’s hilarious new play, Bedroom Farce - it’s going to be such fun!

Emma Cole, Editor

29 Local Interest

Get Involved with part 2 of our Clubs and Groups guide

41 Local Interest

Henfield Spinning and Weaving

46 Local Interest

HTC’s Bedroom Farce

58 Index

of advertisers

Many thanks to our editorial and photographic contributors this month;

Martin Love, Kevin Dawkins Lyn Sheppard, Sarah Butler and Paul Samrah.

Cover artwork by Helen Boosey.

BN5 magazine is printed on 100% FSC approved managed forests paper at Gemini Print in Shoreham and is printed using vegetable-based inks.

Copy deadline & contact...

Copy deadline for advertisements or editorial submissions for the April 2022 issue of BN5 magazine is Friday 4 March.

If you have a local interest story for us please email editor@bn5magazine.co.uk. If your not-for-profit club, group or charity has an event you would like us to publish on our what’s on pages, please submit via our website www.henfieldbn5.co.uk, this gives you additional automatic website entry. Please note we no longer accept postal or email diary submissions due to potential inaccuracies when transcribing.

Priority is given to local, charitable and non-repeating events when we are oversubscribed.

For advertising enquiries or to receive a media pack please email sales@bn5magazine.co.uk

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What’s on | MARCH 2022

Annual Parish Meeting

Henfield Garden Club

Parishioners can attend in person, join via Zoom or watch live-stream on Facebook. Stands and exhibitions around the hall accessible from 6.30pm

Talk from Barry Newman on ‘The Modern Kitchen Garden’. New members and visitors welcome (£3 each for guests).

Tue 1 Mar, 7pm, Henfield Hall

Kinder Living Home Show

5 & 6 Mar, 10am-4pm (until 3pm on 6th), County Hall North, Horsham RH12 1XH

Helping you to make sustainable choices in your home, garden and daily life with stalls and ideas. www.kinderliving.co.uk

Fri 4 Mar, 7 for 7.30pm, Henfield Hall

Henfield Local Artisan Market

Sun 6 Mar, 10am-2pm, Henfield Hall Car Park

A range of artisan food and drink stalls from local producers. Stall-holder enquiries contact Andrea Garrick on 07886 028295.

henfieldweeklymarket@gmail.com

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MARCH 2022 | What’s on

Southwick Players - Blue Stockings

Jumble sale and auction

Helping you to make sustainable choices in your home, garden and daily life with stalls and ideas. www.kinderliving.co.uk

Joint B-P Guild and Henfield Guides jumble sale and auction. All donations of jumble gratefully received – call Eric Williams on 01273 494470 for collections.

Wed 9 Mar, 7.30pm, The Barn Theatre Southwick

Sat 12 Mar, 2pm, Henfield Hall

The Arts Society Steyning

The Arts Society Henfield

Illustrated lecture: ‘Discovering MacDonald Gill: Architect, Artist and Mapmaker’ by Caroline Walker.

Talk on Dutch Genre Painting by Mariska Beekenkamp-Wladimiroff. See https://theartssociety

Mon 14 Mar, 10am-12pm, The Steyning Centre

Mon 14 Mar, 2.15pm, Henfield Hall

Cinema: Belfast

Warren Playgroup Good-as-New Sale

Kenneth Brannagh’s ‘Belfast’ (12A) staring Judi Dench and Ciaran Hinds. Tickets from Marcus Grimes, Henfield High Street or www.touringcinema. com

Come and buy some pre-loved bargains, enjoy refreshments and maybe win an amazing prize in the raffle.

Tue 22 Mar, 7.30pm, Henfield Hall

Sat 26 Mar, 1-4pm, Henfield Hall

PSA Testing Event

The Jam Pot Fair

Free and confidential Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) testing for men aged between 45 and 80. Book online – see page 18

Beautiful gifts and vintage items.

Stallholder enquiries to Mary on 07880 560612.

Sun 3 Apr, 10am-3pm, Henfield Hall

Sat 2 Apr, 10am-3pm, Henfield Hall

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Henfield High Street Jubilee Celebrations

Put a date in your diary for Saturday 4 June from midday when Henfield High Street will be celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in royal style, and you’re all invited! There will be great food, colourful bunting, music, street stalls and entertainment for the whole family. If you’re a High Street business, stall holder or street food business and would like to be involved, please contact Oliver Borrow from the Post House Café at oliver@posthousecafe.co.uk with details. At BN5 we will be sharing lots of details about the event so if you’re a shop or business with some exciting plans, please let us know what you’re doing and we’ll share your news!

HART donation

Thank you to local company Bankhouse Gates who recently donated £500 to the Henfield Area Response Team (HART) to fund boxes for defibrillators. Christian Myatt-Wells from the company handed over the new defibrillator box which is now located outside the Henfield Leisure Centre.

HART maintain defibrillators in several accessible locations around the village and these exterior located boxes now allow 24 hour access, 365 days a year, to anyone suffering a cardiac collapse.

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Tuesday Club

Small Dole Tuesday Club is back to hosting talks in the Small Dole Village Hall. The first will be held on 22 March 2022, starting at 7.30pm. The talk is ‘The Story of the Tower of London - the history, it’s occupants and ceremonies’. The presenters are Alan and Pat Kingshott, now retired Warden of the Tower/ Yeoman of the Guard and it’s a visual presentation, followed by refreshment. Visitors are welcome and no booking is required. Contact 01273 491287 for more information.

Kay Bateson, Chairperson, Small Dole Tuesday Club

Fritz’s magazine sales – not just the Big Issue!

Fritz, who runs her magazine stall outside Budgens on Henfield High Street, would like to say an enormous thank you to the generous customers who have donated various magazines and periodicals to her for resale. She’s been very successful selling New Scientist, National Geographic, various interiors magazines and even Beano and Marvel comics. Many of these are original vintage and highly collectible. If you would like to recycle any magazines which are in good condition, she’d be grateful for donations, which go on to be read and enjoyed by her customers. Fritz will be at her stall from Tuesday to Saturday if you can help.

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Changes to how the Henfield Hall is run

The Henfield Hall is a wonderful asset to the village and it’s about to become a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). This is a complex business and has required a new constitution to replace the 1964 document.

The Hall (which belongs to the people of Henfield, not the Parish Council), will continue to recognise not-for-profit organisations who use the hall regularly as group members who will be able to nominate one of their number to stand as a Hall trustee. However, to involve more local people in the strategic and day-to-day business of the Hall, membership is being offered to individuals living in the area. Membership will be free and those interested will be asked to complete a membership form which will ask why they want to get involved and details of their membership of other local organisations. Members will have a vote at general meetings and be able to nominate and/or become trustees. It is intended that the For more news go to www.henfieldbn5.co.uk

MARCH 2022 | News Hall will have twelve elected trustees; five from the member groups and six from individual members. There will also be an ex-officio trustee appointed by the Henfield Parish Council.

For further information about the changes, a copy of the new constitution and the guidance notes to help navigate round some of the complex language required by the Charities Commission, please contact Diane Fuell on 01273 492701 dianefuell@gmail.com. Please consider becoming a founder member and look out for the date of our first General Meeting.

Diane Fuell

Easter Mega Raffle

At Henfield Funeral Services we are asking for your kind support. We would like you to buy a raffle ticket for £1 per strip for the chance to win a mega Easter Egg Hamper, plus many other lovely prizes. The winning tickets will be drawn on Wednesday 13 April before the Easter weekend.

We are supporting the wonderful Henfield Haven which provides invaluable support to vulnerable people and those living with dementia in the Henfield area. The Henfield Haven receives very little funding from official sources and relies upon donations and sponsorship to provide crucial high-needs care, activities and our friendly community café. For a chance to win our Mega Easter Egg Hamper and other prizes please do pop in to see us at Henfield Funeral Services on Henfield High Street.

Karen Jordan, Henfield Funeral Services

Are you Spring Cleaning?

If you find items in clean and good condition that you don’t want, please recycle them and donate them to raise money for local good causes.

Examples of what we want to sell are as follows: kitchen equipment including electrical items and white goods; outdoor tools and equipment such as lawn mowers and power tools; items of furniture (these may need to stay in your house until they sell); electrical gadgets such as cameras, TVs, radios, music players, laptops and

tablets; baby equipment including pushchairs and highchairs; exercise equipment including bikes; memorabilia; books, DVDs or CD’s (call Peter Bates on 01273 493172 to donate these). Please not that we don’t take clothes, or shoes (unless new).

We are supporting different local charities so do contact the relevant person to donate items as follows: to donate to the Henfield Haven phone Anne on 07810 200093; to donate to Henfield School PTA phone Tamsin on 07888 662558; to donate items to Henfield Scouts, Youth Club, new Baby & Toddler Group, Sustainable Henfield phone Ruth on 07729 483068.

Ruth Robotham, Sustainable Henfield

St Barnabas South Downs Marathon Trek

On Saturday 26 March 2022 I’m taking on the challenge of walking a 26.2 mile marathon.

Starting from Goring the circular route will take me up the South Downs above Angmering, eastwards to the Washington and back - quite a challenge! I will be joining many people in raising much needed funds for St Barnabas Hospice. If you would like to support me please visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ stevesstbarnabasmarathonchallenge

Steve Parnell

Henfield Art Club activities in March

On Wednesdays 9 and 23 March the Henfield Art Club will be holding an Art Afternoon in Henfield Hall. Members and guests can bring their own work to develop, enjoy a cream tea or browse our lending libraries of books and DVDs. The Sales Table will also be available and filled with unloved treasures needing new homes. On Tuesday 29 March Marcus Finch will be at Henfield Village Hall at 7pm demonstrating how to paint a typical Scottish Coastal Village in mixed media. Guests are welcome (£6 on the door).

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Belfast (12A)

Tue 22 Mar 7:30pm Judi Dench, Ciaran Hinds

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Henfield Festival of Gardens and Arts

The Festival will take place over the weekend of 11-12 June 2022 and we’re currently seeking gardens to be part of it. We welcome village gardens of all shapes and sizes that demonstrate good gardening, a variety of plants and planters, interesting features such as ponds and terraces

Mothering Sunday Afternoon Tea

enjoy the best afternoon tea with your mum, or let us deliver one to her if you cannot be here!

all home made!

enjoy a selection of sandwiches scones with jam and clotted cream lashings of cakes & fresh fruits tea and coffee we also have wine, bubbles and cocktails!

book yours now at relish afternoon tea served daily by appointment Fully Licensed - DOGS WELCOME - Disabled Toilet Facilities Baby Change – Children’s Menu – Takeaway - Outside Catering Vegan & Vegetarian dishes – Gluten Free

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and anything else you choose to grow and tend.

There’s no vetting process and essentially it should be a garden that we’d all like to spend time in. Many of our visitors are interested in seeing what we all do with our space and are not expecting to see ‘Chelsea Garden Show’ standards so why don’t you have a go? Entry forms are on www.henfieldgardensandarts. net and the closing date for entries is Friday 25 March.

In addition, we are seeking locally based artists that would like to have the opportunity to exhibit their work in a garden setting or one of our larger indoor community venues and also musicians who would like to come and play during the Festival. Application forms for both these roles are on the website and again we need entries to be submitted by 25 March 2022.

Interested but not sure? Why not come to our ‘Welcome and Review’ meeting to be held on Wednesday 16 March at 7.30pm. This is held at The Haven in Hewitts. We will chat you through the process of joining in, review last year’s Festival of Front Gardens and enjoy catching up.

Refreshments will be available.

Suzanne Fisher, Chairperson

New 40mph Traffic Regulation Order between Barrow Hill and Woods Mill

You may remember the campaign to reduce the speed limit on the A2037 Shoreham Road between Barrow Hill and Woods Mill, following another dreadful fatality on that stretch of road.

West Sussex County Council have now confirmed that the 40mph speed enforcement has been approved - great news!

A huge thank you David Stanton who led the campaign. David commented: “This TRO was supported by over 200 signatories from Henfield residents to a petition organised by myself, a resident on this road, following the last fatality just north of the Henfield Business Park.

“Our grateful thanks go to Henfield Parish Council, and the WSCC Councillor for the area Sarah Payne, whose support was key in achieving this. The TRO will now move into the design phase, hopefully for implementation later this year.”

Councillor Sarah Payne from WSCC, Henfield Parish Council and to everyone who signed the petition, we hope this will make the road safer for users and residents. Councillor Sarah Payne said: “As County Councillor, I represent the community’s voice when changes like this are needed. I’m delighted that West Sussex County Council have listened and agreed with the petition raised by David Stanton in order to make this change in speed limit, to help improve road safety in Henfield.”

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The Arts Society Henfield

On Monday 14 March Mariska BeekenkampWladimiroff will give a talk on Dutch Genre Painting in the Henfield Hall (2.15 for 2.30pm).

Dutch painters were a major force in the 16th and 17th centuries and their influence spanned Europe, from Pieter Breughel to Jan Vermeer and their mastery was felt in France and England.

For more information on membership of the Arts Society see www.theartssociety.org A social psychologist by trade, Mariska completed her MA at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, in Dutch Baroque Art. She set Henfield Bump to Baby up Art Historical London offering art historical lectures, courses, tours, travel; and events from where to next?

London which expanded to include events in New We’ve now completed our first antenatal course York and Amsterdam. She also teaches on the and the feedback has been tremendous. Our public programme of the Dulwich Picture Gallery. volunteer midwife running the courses has been overwhelmed with requests to be at the birth Jenny Ives of the babies! The first two babies from the November trial course have arrived and both Henfield and Woodmancote WI mums said how much they appreciated what The Henfield and Woodmancote WI will be they’d learnt. Our next Antenatal Course starts on meeting on Wednesday 16 March at 2pm in the 17th March. The course is free. Anyone interested Henfield Hall and our speaker’s subject is called ‘ in attending any future course should email A firefighter’s story’ - a personal account of life in henfieldbumptobaby@gmail.com. Henfield Bump the fire service by Ken LLoyd. Please join us for to Baby is a volunteer run community initiative. an interesting afternoon along with tea and cake!

For further information see our Facebook page.

Pam Ewen, Programme Secretary Our Postnatal Drop-in (also free) for new parents is now running every Tuesday morning at the Bunting for the Platinum Jubilee Haven. It’s an opportunity to meet others with new babies, have support from volunteers with Can you help? relevant experiences and see someone who can The Red Oaks residents are knitting bunting for the Jubilee celebration which will include a cream oversee baby weighing and help fill in baby’s Red tea in their beautiful garden. They would love your Book accurately. Research in finding a venue for help, whether it’s in donations of double-knit wool a parent/carer and older baby and toddler group in red, white and blue or an offer to knit pennants. has started. We’d love to hear from anyone willing to help us establish this group.

If you can help, please ring 01273 494822 or email henfieldcp.info@gmail.com.

Sue Willis, Henfield Community Partnership

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The Henfield Computer Club is back!

Please be assured that the Council will give residents the opportunity to comment on the The Computer Club is restarting on lease when it is available for public viewing Wednesday 2 March and will run with a 28-day period being made available from 10am to 12pm in the Garden to submit comments. Please refer to www.

Room, Henfield Hall. As before, the woodmancoteparishcouncil.gov.uk for up-to-date club will meet every Wednesday. information or send your email address to clerk@ Whether you’re an existing member woodmancoteparishcouncil.gov.uk to be kept up or someone wishing to join, we look forward to to date with the consultation dates via email or welcoming you. If you have some idea of the help phone 07884 962453. you require, please email us beforehand. We Sarah Mamoany would also welcome new mentors to help our novices and improvers. There is no obligation to Warren Playgroup Good as New Sale attend every week and you don’t need to be an expert. If you have some experience you can offer Our long-standing sale of pre-loved items is back to others, be it with Windows, Mac or Androids at 1-4pm on 26 March in the Henfield Hall. Come please pop in on a Wednesday or email us on and buy some bargains and enjoy refreshments, henfieldcomputerclub@gmail.com. entry is just £1. Plus there are some amazing prizes up for grabs in the raffle.

Sue Willis, Henfield Computer Club, You can book a table to sell your own items, if Blackstone Playing Fields you are interested please contact Sarah Garrod Woodmancote Parish Council would like to inform 07954 601502 warrencommittee@gmail.com.

Donations to the Warren Playgroup table will be residents that progress is being made on the very welcome and proceeds go to a great cause. draft leases following our update news article Many of our Warren children lost out on a year of last month; however at the time of writing (early activities and we hope to put any money raised February) we are not in a position to confirm towards things like the Woods Mill woodland a date for the start of the consultation period. course for those staring school this year, and We will continue to keep residents informed also to equip the new woodland classroom at the via the website and BN5 and apologise for any nursery. inconvenience this may have caused.

Eve Tulip

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The Henfield Garden Club will be welcoming local gardener Barry Newman to give a talk on ‘The Modern Kitchen Garden’ in the Henfield Hall on Friday, 4 March (7 for 7.30 pm). Barry lives in Partridge Green and is a well-known grower, exhibitor and lecturer. He is Chairman of the Southern Region of the National Vegetable Society and serves on its National Executive.

As well as being a senior NVS judge, Barry also serves on the judging panel of The Royal Horticultural Society and South & Southeast Region in Bloom. Barry trained in Horticulture at Pershore, York and Bath Botanical Gardens.

Free coffee or tea and a biscuit will be served at 7pm and there will be a raffle. New members are welcome - for enquiries contact the Membership Secretary, Liz Cardon on lizcardon@gmail.com or 01273.494454.

Alice Gaynor

Blue Stockings by Southwick Players

This empowering and surprising play finds its way to the Barn Theatre in Southwick from 9-12 March 2022 at 7.30pm. The play is set in 1896 and is based on an historical event when the female students of Girton College Cambridge campaigned to be awarded degrees in the same For more news go to www.henfieldbn5.co.uk

MARCH 2022 | News way as their male counterparts. Tickets are £12 from www.southwickplayers.org.uk - book now!

Simon Armes

The Arts Society, Steyning

Discovering MacDonald Gill: Architect, Artist and Mapmaker Macdonald Gill, brother of the sculptor and typographer Eric Gill, was an architect, graphic designer and letterer, best known for his pictorial maps, painted maps for Arts and Crafts houses, murals for Cunard liners and eye-catching publicity posters. This illustrated lecture on 14 March 2022 by his great-niece Caroline Walker at the Steyning Centre, Fletcher’s Croft at 10am presents a colourful overview of his personal life and artistic achievements.

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to listen to a recording of the meeting or to find out about our inspirational Sussex Green Ideas meetings which take place on the third Wednesday of every month at 7pm over Zoom, visit www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk

Carrie Cort, Sussex Green Living

Annual Parish Meeting

This year’s Annual Parish Meeting will be held in The Henfield Hall at 7pm on Tuesday 1 March.

We are hoping that parishioners will also be able to join the meeting via Zoom, should they wish to. Our intention is to ‘live stream’ the meeting as well on Facebook.

There will be a number of stands and exhibitions around the hall, which can be accessed on the night from 6.30pm onwards.

Kevin Wright – Clerk to Henfield Parish Council.

Charity fundraiser success - £2,670 raised!

Extraordinary Meeting of Hope

On Sunday 6 February the Tingey family held a fundraiser for St Barnabas House Hospice at The Railway Tavern in Henfield. Tom Jones and Elvis tribute acts were the attractions as was a very generous raffle, donated by lots of local businesses. A lot of fun was had and everyone danced the night away. The Tingey family would

An extraordinary gathering of environmentallydriven people took place on 19 January 2022 bringing together a community and sharing knowledge, projects and inspiration. The focus was the work of a wide variety of environmental advocates and groups in Horsham District’s villages, and how Sussex Green Living has been working with them.

Sussex Green Living launched the first Repair Café in West Sussex in October 2017 with the help of the Horsham Quakers. Since then we have helped set up a dozen others. The Repair Café is now just a part of the Sussex Green Hub which includes the Horsham Community Fridge which freely shares supermarket food which otherwise would go to waste. In 2019 our environmental network grew again with a ‘World SOS Climate Emergency Day’ meeting attended by 126 people. Out of this the South East Climate Alliance was born – a coalition of environmental, faith and community groups. In 2020 we held weekly online Horsham Climate Cafes and became a charity. Last year we transformed our environmental education taking it to the people, using our Inspiration Eco Station (1974 retrofitted milk float) and the Bright New Future Roadshow.

We are keen to explore ways we can work more formally with the councils to magnify our impact in Horsham District. For more information,

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er p m a h a in w o t her If so, nominate es! k o t S m o r f s t a e filled with tr Write us a note about why she's so special and drop it to Stokes by 6pm on Friday 25th March.

Make sure you add your name, your Mum's name and a phone number so we can contact you if your Mum is the lucky winner.

Ps. We know all Mums are brilliant and uniquely special, so all entries will be added to a draw for the hamper prize.

STOKES HIGH STREET, HENFIELD

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MARCH 2022 | News like to take this opportunity to thank everyone, including friends and family, who attended the event and for all the kind donations to the raffle.

The event raised £2,670 which will hopefully be even more once gift aid is added. That’s a success for sure!

Alison Egan

The Kinder Living Home Show is back!

Music By the Lake

To celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee this family day out at Woodhouse Farm, Woodmancote, (BN5 9BA) from 12-6pm on Sunday 5 June will feature a wonderful jazz band, 40’s/50’s music and a rat pack tribute act. Come and relax by the lake and support a local charity – refreshments will be available. Tickets are £16.22 from Music By The Lake Tickets, Sun 5 Jun 2022 at 12:00 | Eventbrite or £15 from cebvintage@ hotmail.co.uk.

Woodhouse Farm

Joint Jumble and Auction

The B-P Guild will be joining forces with the Henfield Guides to hold a joint jumble sale and auction at the Henfield Hall on Saturday 12 March 2022 at 2pm. All donations of jumble gratefully received – please call Eric Williams on 01273 494470 for collections.

Kevin Dawkins

After a break of two years for reasons we know all too well, the Kinder Living Home Show returns to Horsham on the weekend of 5 and 6 March. The show brings together local businesses, charities and community groups who all share a goal of encouraging people to make more sustainable choices in their homes, gardens and daily lives.

In the two years since the last show Kinder Living has become a Community Interest Company, its directors committed to providing information and encouragement, whilst supporting local sustainable businesses. The show is run on a ‘not for profit’ basis and is free to enter.

Kinder Living Director and original founder of the event Jeanette Mercer said “It’s been a nerveracking time to plan a public event, not knowing what might change at any point, but we were determined to give it our best shot. So many small local businesses need a boost right now and sustainability only grows more important as time passes. We hope the public will support us.”

This year’s show incorporates advice on energy, repair, decoration, gardening, grow your own and much more. There’s also a new ‘Kinder Wellbeing’ section in recognition of the importance physical and mental wellbeing plays in daily life.

For more information see www.kinderliving.co.uk or find Kinder Living on social media.

Jeanette Mercer

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how much things have advanced. I am pleased to say that neither child felt the need to eat the ribbon or injure a client with the scissors, so they have progressed somewhat!

On a professional level, the backdrop has changed quite dramatically within the veterinary industry as a whole. When we took over most practices were still privately owned, but during the past ten years we have seen more and more sold to corporate ownership which now represents the Apologies in advance for the reflective and slightly majority of veterinary practices in the UK. There are self-indulgent nature of this article, but April this now only a handful of us locally who still proudly year marks the tenth anniversary of when Annelise wave the independent flag! and I officially took ownership of Hawthorn Vets There have also been significant advances in the and naturally it makes one consider what has technology available to veterinary practices – in changed in that time on both a personal and a contrast to 2012, we now have two digital X-ray professional level. machines, two portable ultrasound scanners In April 2012, we had just moved back to Sussex and laparoscopy – equipment which it is hard to with two young dogs, three young / middle imagine being without now. We have become aged cats, a snake and a three month old baby a training practice for veterinary nurses, we are named Elliott. For me, the landscape was a blur affiliated with Surrey University to train their final of practice work, weekend DIY on our house year veterinary students and have welcomed and trying to perfect the art of pretending to be Fabian and Dani Kaelin on board as Assistant asleep when young Elliott turned up the volume Directors within our fantastic team of vets, nurses in the middle of the night – something which most and receptionists. Add in the relocation of our of us Dads have to secretly admit to! As the old Henfield branch in 2019 and it’s been a busy 10 “proverb” goes – “if a baby cries and the Dad years… is looking after it – does it make a noise?” Fast forward 10 years and we now have ten and eight On the pet side of things, there are certainly a lot more puppies and kittens around than there used year old boys, one young and one old dog, two old cats and the snake is still going aged 20… Life to be! However, the puppies and kittens that I can is a mixture of clinical work and management with remember seeing when I first took over are still visiting the practice; but now, like me, they are a less DIY, but still using the pretend sleep skills to little greyer, a little fatter, a little deafer, a little less dodge bad dreams, blocked noses and growing mobile, with less hair and a bit more stubbornness, pains! but (mostly!) they are still wagging their tails or A timely parallel between 2012 and today is that purring and happy to see us. Obviously all their in 2012, we unveiled a shiny brass plaque on the owners haven’t aged a bit! front door of our then main branch in Partridge Having said all that, what hasn’t changed are Green and who better to do the unveiling than the positive interactions and relationships that we the most important member of the family at the have with our clients, their pets and the whole time – Elliott. I can remember the little fellow local community. The Hawthorn team couldn’t ask yanking the ribbon with his fist and cramming as for a better environment or more understanding much as possible into his mouth. In January, we pet owners. While things will undoubtedly continue completed the refurbishment of the reception to evolve and change in the years to come, these area at Partridge Green, so it was only fitting for are constants that we look forward to sustaining. both Elliott and Owen to be the official ribbon cutters – it was quite a poignant moment to see Jonathan Underwood

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rostate cancer is a male-only disease and is the third most common cancer to die from in the UK, after lung and bowel cancer. Currently 45,000 new cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed each year which means that 1 in 8 men will get prostate cancer.

Prostate cancer is not always life-threatening, but the earlier you catch it the more likely it is to be cured. Regular screening through a simple blood test can help diagnose prostate cancer early and this is why Henfield B-P Guild, in partnership with the Prostate Cancer Support Organisation (PCaSO), are offering free PSA blood tests on Saturday 2 April in the Henfield Hall for men over the age of 45.

The Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) is a small protein molecule produced by the prostate gland and is present in all men. The PSA is a simple blood test which checks for raised levels of PSA which may indicate health concerns. However, a raised reading does not always mean you have cancer; high levels of PSA can also be caused by infection or enlargement of the prostate (as often happens with older men), or vigorous exercise (such as bike riding). If your test does show raised levels, you are strongly encouraged to make an appointment with your GP for further checks.

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a time convenient to you. Booking is absolutely essential.

On the day, a blood sample will be taken by a trained phlebotomist, just like in a hospital or a doctors surgery, and will take just two or three minutes. The sample will then be taken to a laboratory (often a local hospital) where it will be analysed by professionals and the results will be posted or emailed back to you.

The PCaSO use a ‘traffic light’ system for your results: green means that your PSA levels are normal; amber means that they are slightly raised and you should contact your GP for further checks; red means that they are raised and that you should contact your GP for further checks. It is important to understand that the PSA test does not diagnose cancer or any other illness – that is job of your doctor.

Ideally all men over 45 should get a PSA blood test on a regular basis so that you and your GP can track any changes over time. There is currently no NHS screening programme and so it is support groups such as PCaSO who organise screening sessions for men around the country.

Although they do this as a free service, each test costs them around £12 - £15 to administer, so donations are very welcome if you can afford to do so.

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What are the symptoms of prostate cancer?

Early prostate cancer does not usually cause any symptoms. If the cancer has grown large enough to put pressure on your urethra, the symptoms of prostate cancer can be difficult to distinguish from those of prostate enlargement. They may include: needing to pee more frequently, often • during the night needing to rush to the toilet • difficulty in starting to pee (hesitancy) • straining or taking a long time while • peeing weak flow • feeling that your bladder has not fully • emptied blood in urine or semen • see your GP if you have any of should You these symptoms. It’s much more likely to be prostate enlargement, but it’s important to rule out cancer.

What is the prostate?

The prostate is a small gland found only in men and trans-women. It surrounds the tube that carries urine out of the body (urethra).

The prostate gland produces a thick, white fluid that gets mixed with sperm to create semen. The prostate gland is about the size and shape of a walnut but tends to get bigger as you get older.

Want to find out more?

The PCaSO website has a wealth of information plus it’s the place to go to book your PSA blood test for Saturday 2 April 2022 in the Henfield Hall. You can also donate money via their website to support the screening service they provide.

The PCaSO helpline is provided by the National Federation of Prostate Cancer Support Groups, known as Tackle Prostate, and is manned by people who have been through the disease. You can call them on 0800 035 5302 and talk freely or if you prefer you can email them on helpline@ tackleprostate.org (please note the helpline number is not for booking PSA tests or for test result queries).

The NHS has plenty of information about different prostate problems, including cancer, on their website at www.nhs.uk/conditions/ prostate-problems/

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Many of my clients express emotions of extreme relaxation with marked improvements in their digestion and ability to manage stress. Some report that their natural painkilling responses improve when the muscles are relaxed. In reflexology, each ‘zone’ of the foot represents an area of the body, so sessions are tailored to each client. Some have said they ‘slept like a baby’ after a reflexology session!

It’s a joy and a pleasure to make a real difference to people’s sense of wellbeing, calm and their mental state, leaving them feeling more prepared to face the day. I love that I can assist my client towards enhanced health with a holistic treatment which won’t interfere with any existing medications. Reflexology can run in parallel with most treatments, I run complete assessments on each client before we commence.

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Get involved! part 2

There are so many fantastic clubs and groups in Henfield that we had too many to fit into our February edition! So here is part two, a wide variety of groups catering for all different interests, hobbies and pastimes.

You will also find a list of all clubs and groups (all updated with their latest information) on our website www.henfieldbn5.co.uk too.

Whether it’s a long-standing hobby that you want to get back into, or something you’ve never tried before, why not make 2022 the year to get involved? Many clubs allow you to try one session for free before you commit and they are all very welcoming – everyone has been the new person at some point!

So far we have focused on adults clubs, but we will be featuring some of the many different clubs for children that there are in and around Henfield in a future edition. If you run a local club or group for children and would like it to feature in the magazine and on our website, please contact sarah@bn5magazine.co.uk

Have fun, get out there and get involved!

Henfield B-P Guild

We are the Henfield branch of the Baden Powell (B-P) Guild and meet on the first Thursday of the month from 8pm at the Henfield Guide Hut in Staples Barn. We are a friendly, likeminded group of individuals who enjoy being able to give something back to our local community.

The Henfield B-P Guild is very active organising many fundraising activities, including taking Santa around the village at Christmas time, organising the annual Senior Citizens Outing & Dinner, and erecting and decorating the village Christmas tree.

We also hire and erect marquees, run jumble sales and provide barbecues at events such as the village Summer Fayre. Sometimes, we just lend a helping hand behind the scenes to other groups and individuals in and around the village.

The monies raised are all used for good causes in and around the local area. We particularly support youth organisations based in the village such as the Scouts, Guides, Youth Club and on occasion, youngsters from these organisations who are seeking to raise sponsorship to undertake projects in developing countries.

We also enjoy a healthy social scene with many differing activities and camaraderie.

Membership fees are £10 annually. New members are very welcome.

Contact Kevin Dawkins via 01273 495069 / Henfieldbpguild.org.uk 01273 494002

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Henfield Spinning & Weaving Group We are a friendly group of spinners, weavers, knitters and other crafters meeting twice monthly for mutual help and encouragement.

We are always interested in visiting special exhibitions and craft centres for outings and inspiration.

We meet on the first and third Wednesdays of each month (except August) between 10am and 1pm at the Henfield Guide Hut off Staples Barn Lane. Anyone interested in this satisfying and rewarding craft would be most welcome to join us for our relaxed, friendly and informal meetings.

Membership fees are £30 per annum. Visitors are most welcome, with three visits prior to joining.

Contact Nicola Stern via 01273 494458 / 07554 535043 nicola.stern@btinternet.com

Henfield Flower Club If you love flowers why not join us? Come and enjoy the monthly flower arranging demonstrations as well as regular workshops. We meet in the Henfield Hall on the second Tuesday of the month (not January) at 2.15pm. Our AGM is held in February and we have a garden party in July.

We all can join in county wide Flower Festivals as well a monthly workshop organised by the Sussex Area of Flower Arrangers. We are a very friendly club and welcome new members.

Our annual membership fee is £40 per Annum and visitors are charged £6.

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Partridge Green Players The Partridge Green Players has a long history of putting on productions twice a year in May and November at the Partridge Green Village Hall.

We are a small friendly group of people, of all ages, who welcome newcomers to join in all our activities, whether social or performing, backstage or front of house.

One way to get involved on a more informal basis is to join us at our regular play-reading sessions which we hold at The Partridge Pub in Partridge Green on the first Monday of the month from 7.30pm onwards. We grab a drink and then sit around as a group reading through a play. It’s a good way to meet the members of the group and try out a part or two without having to get up on stage!

We also organise social group outings to see other local amateur dramatic groups perform, and some fun evenings out, such as skittles at The Bull pub in Sherman bury. party hosted by one of our members. So there is plenty to get involved We also have summer with. If you decide to join us, there is an annual fee of £10, however the play-reading evenings are free.

Contact Gill Martin (Secretary) or Liz Ganney (Chair) 07882 254964 / email info@pgplayers.org or Facebook

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Friends of Henfield Museum The aim of Friends of Henfield Museum is to support, promote and improve Henfield Museum, while breathing life into the stories behind the people and objects that make up our local history. We were established in 2014 and currently have over 70 members Henfield Museum acts as a guardian and conservator of artefacts telling the story of our area from the Stone Age to today. Friends gain free, or discounted access to our talks and trips, receive our newsletter and can support our research (both written and oral histories), publishing activities and museum acquisitions funding. The Friends lead and support a number of standalone and ongoing heritage projects as well as providing finance for museum acquisiti ons.

Membership is open to all who are interested in preserving the heritage of Henfield and our local area. Individual membership (£10) and family membership (£15) is open to all. Non-members are always welcome to attend talks and meeting costs vary, but we always aim to keep them affordable. We also run occasional events including history talks, trips to other museums or sites, plus socials. We welcome anyone who can offer their time or specific expertise either on or working with the Committee.

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Short Mat Bowls Sometimes known as the Friday Friends we were formerly known as ‘Henfield Short Mat Bowls Club’.

However after a long lock-down absence and with an ageing membership, we felt we no longer needed the formality of a ‘club’ status with all the formality that it entailed. The same group of friends is once again playing the game of short mat bowls every Friday morning at the Henfield Hall from 10am to 12pm (come by at 9.45am) as we have done for 30 years.

Please come and join us. There’s no longer an annual subscription to pay or membership fees to the National Association, and you won’t be asked to be on the committee! Just come for a game and enjoy the morning in the warm out of the winter rain. There are sets of bowls for you to use, or bring your own ‘outdoor woods’, but please you must change your shoes for flat soled ones before you get on a mat.

The fee is £3 per morning including tea and biscuits.

We hope to see you soon.

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The Henfield Shed The Henfield Shed is a local community initiative to address exclusion and isolation amongst older men. It’s a member of the UK Men’s Shed Association and builds on the success of the world-wide Sheds movement.

Since opening our doors in 2017 we have made a positive difference in our local community. a fully equipped wood Located behind the Southdown Gallery in the High Street we provide ed safety training to working workshop to enable members who have received the prescrib groups. The essence ity commun and residents local for goods repairing and making in engage ere where friendships atmosph listening and ng welcomi a create to is s practice of the working to help and support arise ities opportun and another one from learnt be can develop, skills can each other.

Last year alone we We meet three times a week and we currently have 30 members. repairs to furniture successfully completed 182 individual projects ranging from simple community. Wherever restoration. We also carried out nine projects for the wider village which would otherwise be possible we use reclaimed and re-purposed wood for our projects feel free to come along discarded. If you are interested in learning more on the Shed, please and visit us for a cup of tea of coffee and a chat.

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Henfield History Group Henfield History Group meets in the Henfield Hall on the second Tuesday of every month (with the exception of August) from 8pm - 9.30pm for presentations on local, national or sometimes international history from a variety of speakers. During the summer months we also organise outings to places of interest and local guided walks.

Our yearly programme comes out in April but during these unsettled times this may be subject to change in which case we will notify our members via email.

Visitors are welcome and can find our programme in the museum or library information folder. Annual membership is £10 (single) or £18 (dual) and nonmember admission is £3 per session.

Contact Maureen Fletcher (Secretary) via 01273 492194

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Friends of St Peter’s The Friends of St Peter’s (FOSP) is a secular organisation whose aim is to raise funds to keep the beautiful church of St Peter’s in good repair. We do this by holding various events throughout the year which are aimed at appealing to a broad crosssection of the community, whatever their beliefs. Prior to the pandemic these events included, amongst other things: musical performances; a summer social, with excellent food, drink and company; talks on all sorts of topics and a very popular New Year’s Brunch. We would like to encourage people who are interested in maintaining the beauty of the Church building for generations to come, to contact us with a view to becoming a member or, if you would prefer to become more actively involved, to join our committee.

Contact Ann Sayce (Membership Secretary) via 01273 49185 0

Circle Dance Group We are a friendly, supportive group and all are welcome to our session at the Henfield Leisure Centre on Thursdays (term-time only) from 10.15am – 12pm and we start dancing again on 3rd March. No experience is needed to join us but we do advise you to wear clothing that is easy to move around in. We learn a few new dances each term but also enjoy refreshing the ones we have learned before. We dance to lovely recorded music from all parts of the world, some is contemporary and some is traditional. This group offers a great way to do some gentle exercise and movement, to keep dancing and to make friends.

Regular members pay £5.50 per session. If you would like to know more, just turn up to see us one week (first session is free) or contact Jan or Hilary.

Currently the dancing is non-contact.

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The Arts Society The Arts Society Henfield which meets on the second Monday of the month (except July & August) at 2.30pm has a varied programme of fascinating and illustrated lectures about art, architecture, music and many other cultural subjects given by entertaining and knowledgeable professional speakers. Several days of special interest are held annually devoted to specific subjects, and day trips are made to interesting cultural venues.

We welcome new members.

Come along to The Henfield Hall and try one of our talks. We will be delighted to see you! Our annual subscription is £34 per person and guests are welcome at a cost of £8 per lecture.

Contact Julia Simpson (Membership Secretary) via Tel 01273 493900 henfield@theartssociety.org / www.theartssociety.org/henfi eld

Henfield Football Club Henfield football club has been active in the village since 1899.

Based at the Eric Holder pavilion on the Kingsfield, we currently run two senior mens teams who play in the West Sussex league and alongside that we have a VETS team for over 35s who play friendlies on a Sunday.

We also run numerous junior boys and girls sides up to Under 16s.

Annual memberships are £45 - £60 depending on age group.

Our club bar is always open to all on senior match days at the football pavilion from 1pm, so please feel free to pop in for a drink and enjoy some local football. No membership needed everyone is welcome.

We are a forward thinking football club and want to make football enjoyable for our 350+ members, but as a community minded club we also want to engage with the residents of the village and support schemes that help everyone. We are looking to improve our facilities at the Kingsfield with a new clubhouse as well, with planning permission in progress.

Committee meetings are regularly held at the football pavilion as we always look to move forward and improve how Henfield FC is run both on and off the pitch.

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Heber Opera Heber Opera has been bringing its speciality ‘in the round’ productions, sung in English, to audiences in community spaces around Sussex for over 30 years.

Performing ‘in the round’ ensures that the full dramatic flow is accessible to the whole audience – the opera truly is close enough to touch!

With its chorus of enthusiastic local singers, Heber Opera is self-funded, raising funds to stage productions throughout the year with concerts, craft fairs, afternoon teas, carol singing and other activities.

If you would like to get involved, we welcome new singers (you don’t need to be a Pavarotti, as long as you can hold a tune!) and also need helpers both backstage and front-of-house and with making scenery, props and costumes. Our rehearsals are friendly and supportive, and productions energetic and stimulating so if you love singing and would like to take part in this exciting world of opera please get in touch.

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Henfield Cricket Club Henfield Cricket Club, formed in 1771, is one of the oldest cricket clubs in the world, playing in Division Four East of the Sussex League. We welcome new members, both playing and social. If you are interested in joining the club, please contact the secretary.

Matches take place on the Henfield Common usually every Saturday and Sunday between the middle of April and the end of September.

The Pavilion is always open for teas and coffees and has a licensed bar- everybody is welcome! With the sun shining and the cricket on in the background, the Pavilion is a great place to soak in the summer, enjoy a drink with friends, and, of course, to watch Henfield’s batsman and bowlers dismantle the opposition.

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The Group started after a small number of ladies met in the Henfield Hall in the Garden Room in 1981 to learn how to spin. They were taught by a lady called Rosemary Tills who some of you may remember. When the classes finished it was generally felt by all those who had attended that they needed to practice regularly and so the Henfield Spinning and Weaving Group came into being.

For the first 20 years the group was quite small and initially they met in each other’s homes. Over the years the group has met in various venues in the village including the old Corpus Christi Church Hall, the Garden Room at Potwell, the Lounge in Fabians Way and Rayner Court (by kind permission of Barchester homes). However with the renewed interest in home crafts over the last 15 years, numbers of the group have grown to 20 plus and a larger space is needed, so the Spinners are now using the Henfield Guide Hut as our regular meeting venue.

We have a wide interest in wool-related crafts and are eager to learn more and share all aspects of working with wool. It can be by knitting, crochet, felting, dyeing and many different types of weaving. We share patterns, ideas and methods, helping each other out when necessary.

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As a group we have visited so many interesting places all related to our craft. We have enjoyed outings to farms with pedigree flocks of sheep, llamas, alpacas and goats, both angora and cashgora. We have also visited farms at lambing and shearing times and are fortunate to obtain fleeces from many local farmers.

We have been asked to demonstrate our skills at special exhibitions, the Henfield Summer Show, craft fairs, Village evenings, a Country Fayre at Shermanbury and we were part of the Living Advent event held just before Christmas in the Village. At a visit to St Peters Primary School the children had opportunity to see up close how to spin and also how Sleeping Beauty couldn’t possibly have pricked her finger as there are no sharp edges on a Spinning Wheel!

If you would like to join us we now meet at The Guide Hut which is just off Staples Barn Lane on the first and third Wednesday from 10am to 1pm. We welcome new members to join us at our relaxed and informal meetings where between us, we can teach and encourage newcomers to rekindle forgotten skills. Anyone interested in our satisfying and rewarding craft please contact Sandra Hunt 01273 492463

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The next production that HTC has in store is Alan Ayckbourn’s classic comedy Bedroom Farce.

This was originally written in the early 1970s and was performed by the former Henfield Players many years ago, so HTC says that it’s now time to bring it back to their Henfield audiences and to remind us all of the days before computers and mobile phones! This very funny play takes place over the course of one evening and portrays four couples in three different bedrooms. Ernest and Delia are the parents of Trevor, who is having difficulty understanding his neurotic young wife,

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The play is directed by Anne Stern, a very experienced director and actor. She said that she is delighted that she and the team have been able to assemble an excellent cast, and she is so pleased to finally get Bedroom Farce onto the stage after the delays caused by Covid. Our theatre company is on a roll so prepare to be entertained by these talented players.

The production will be staged at The Henfield Hall from Thursday 17th to Saturday 19th March at 7.45pm, with a matinée at 2.30pm on the Saturday. Tickets, priced £11 and £13, are available online (www.henfieldtheatrecompany. com) or at the box office, Stevens Estate Agents, Henfield High Street (01273 492141).

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Raising Finance Of course, it is a given, finances are critical to the survival of your business. It is therefore very important to regularly monitor its flow through the business, so that you can manage its peaks and troughs. Finance is available in many different forms, which suit various different businesses. It is essential to ensure that the finance you raise for your business is not only sufficient for the purpose, but is the right type for your business.

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Business assets will be financed by a mixture of equity and debt. The amount of debt will be restricted by the overall size of the business, its ability to pay the interest charges and how equity has been introduced. Lenders like to see commitment from the owners of a business and do not like to see all the finance being supplied by them.

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FUNERAL DIRECTORS

C&T Radmall 43 Henfield Funeral Services 43

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

62 45 58

GARDENERS, GARDENS & NURSERIES Beechcroft Landscapes Rooted Garden Services Rushfields Plant Centre & Gifts Stephen Wakeham Trugreen West Sussex

GIFTS, BOOKS, JEWELLERY & ART Alison Crowe Jewellery Antiques & Collectables Fair Shoreham Gallery Steyning Book Shop Stokes

GROUNDWORKS & LANDSCAPING Acacia Groundcare Hollinger Trenching Water Engineering PHB Contractors

GUTTER CLEARANCE

A&S Gutter Clearance Just Gutters

HANDYMAN & PROPERTY SERVICES Geoff’s Handyman Services

HAIR & BEAUTY

Electric Sun Tanning

52 52 03 59 40 15 14 08 11 14 25 38 55 50 54 52 23

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Bank House Clinic 13 Beverley Robinson 26 Bigg Change 40 David Hurley Injury Correction & Recovery 23 Debra Bean Reflexology 23 Hear to Listen 40 Henfield Chiropractic Clinic 40 Marie Page Yoga 26 Stepping Stones Podiatry 43

INTERIORS, BLINDS & UPHOLSTERY Complete Design Lab East Barn Interiors Ltd Helen Puxley Soft Furnishings Hillary’s Blinds

27 54 26 25

LEISURE, EVENTS AND COMMUNITY

Cinemobile 09 Henfield Art Club 06 Henfield Hall 39 Henfield Theatre Company 46 Henfield Weekly Market 06

LETTINGS

Marcus Grimes Letting Stevens Lettings

64 56

LOCKSMITH

MW Locksmith Services

BRAZIERS

12

OVEN CLEANING

Oven U Worthing

57

PAINTING & DECORATING

AJG Interiors 42 Keltons 49 Trim Decorating 43

PEST CONTROL

ACT Pest Control

51

PETS & PET CARE

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

42 16 42

PLANT AND TOOL HIRE & SALES Acacia Groundcare AMP Groundcare Machinery Services King & Stevens

25 37 49

PLASTERING

Salamander Group & JG Plastering

48

PLUMBING & HEATING

Aquatec CJ Plumbing MC Services Gas Plumbing & Heating

58 59 59

PROPERTY FOR SALE

Marcus Grimes Stevens

28 56

REMOVALS & STORAGE

Contain Yourself Storage

RESTAURANTS, PUBS & CAFÉS Henfield Tea Garden Singing Hills Golf Course Relish Cafe Tottington Manor

59 24 24 10 20 & 21

ROOFING & ROOF MAINTENANCE G Standing Roofing G & S Roofing Ltd

SCHOOLS, NURSERIES, TUTORS Bluebells Day Nursery Dove Nursery Oscar Bears Day Care Warren Playgroup

44 51 38 38 38 38

SECURITY & ALARMS

Secured 24/7 39

SOLICITORS & WILL WRITERS Amanda Shaw Solicitors Cognitive Law Setfords Solicitors The Sussex Wills Office

61 48 42 55

TAXI, COACH & CHAUFFEUR SERVICES Henfield Village Cars Holts Premium Coaches

TREE SURGERY

Southern Beeches Ltd.

VETERINARY SURGERIES Hawthorn Veterinary Surgeries

WINDOW CLEANING

PPC Windows

GARAGE HENFIELD

VEHICLE SERVICING

01273 492059

WELDING REPAIRS

THE STEAM MILL LOWER STATION ROAD HENFIELD BN5 9UQ

TYRES & EXHAUSTS

59 39 54 16 57

BATTERIES DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE

www.braziersgarage.co.uk 62 |620 local businesses are listed on www.henfieldbn5.co.uk

01273 494002

01903 879338 01273 430073 01273 584800

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