Welcome to the November issue of BN5 magazine.
We are so happy to have finally launched the new community website for Henfield, we really hope you like it and will use it for everything local!
It’s been a bit of a ‘labour of love’ so launch day was an exciting one for us. Our intention has always been to avoid conflicting with any existing village websites, so now is definitely the right time for something new, colourful and easy to use. Of course, we’ll still be publishing BN5 every month!
It always felt logical that we produce a village website, our vast database has been meticulously built up over 17 years publishing in Henfield, the majority of the work is already done by us each month as we produce BN5. We have thousands of lovely images, many of which we’ve used on the site. Crucially, we also have the resources and energy to keep it current and up to date. It’s completely ad-free and we’ve financed the build ourselves. Find out how you can use and contribute to henfieldbn5.co.uk on page 26.
We hope you love the site as much as we do, it’s the essential information point Henfield residents deserve and a great showcase for our village to bring in visitors and fuel our local economy. Take a browse and tell us what you think!
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Copy deadline for advertisements or editorial submissions for the December 2022 issue of BN5 magazine is Friday 4 November.
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.
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Tue 1 Nov, 2pm, Henfield Hall
Award-winning garden designer and RHS Chelsea Flower Show winner Annie Guildfoyle will talk about what makes a garden great. New members welcome, guests £3. Teas & coffees.
Mon 7 Nov, 10-11.30am, Henfield Leisure Centre
Aimed at pre-schoolers and organised by the Henfield Bump to Baby team of volunteers, allowing them to explore and learn with lots of messy play. See page 40 for details
Tue 8 Nov, 10am-12pm, Henfield Hall
Cake stall, gift stall and grand draw raising funds for the Self-Help Group. £1 entrance includes tea or coffee and a warm mince pie. Everyone welcome.
Tue 8 Nov, 2pm, Henfield Hall
A highly entertaining demonstration from Mark Entwistle filled with colour, enthusiasm & creativity. Henfield Flower Club Members & non-members, tickets £12. Refreshments & plants for sale.
Fri 11 Nov 9.30am-12pm, Henfield Hall
This months meeting features speaker Alan Barwick and his talk ‘A History of Henfield Between the wars’. Optional light lunch served afterwards.
Fri 11 Nov, 10.50am, Henfield War Memorial
A Wreath will be laid on behalf of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. After the two minute silence, a whistle will blow and the Reveille will sound.
Sat 12 Nov, 10am-1pm, Henfield Hall
Lots of national and local charities selling Christmas gifts, cards, cakes and savouries and more. Bumper raffle, lots of games and tombolas. Refreshments including bacon butties.
Sat 12 Nov, 7.30pm, St Andrews Church,Burgess Hill, RH15 0LG Sussex Chorus presents Haydn’s Missa in Augustiis (Mass in Time of Anguish), conducted by Stephen Anthony Brown. Tickets £15 (£6 for students and under 16’s).
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Sun 13 Nov, 9.10am muster,Henfield War Memorial
Please see details of timings for the parade, Church service and two minute silence at Henfield War Memorial on page 23 of BN5.
Mon 14 Nov, 2.15-4pm, Henfield Hall
Georgina Bexon will speak on this fascinating art genre as it developed ‘down under’ from the C18th to present day. Refreshments from 2pm. Guests welcome £8.
Wed 16 Nov, 10am-12pm, Evangelical Free Church Hall
Horsham District Council free community drop-in offering informal help for residents with the cost of living. No appointment needed. Find out about support for range of issues.
Fri 18 Nov, 7.30-10pm, Henfield Hall
Tables of 8 available from David Phillipson, cost £64 including usual supper – book now! Bar opens from 6.45pm. Paul Samrah will be quiz Master.
Fri 25 Nov, 7.30pm - 9.30pm, Henfield Hall
Join Michael Blencowe as we set sail on a wildlife expedition. We’ll learn all about the amazing animals, their lives, folklore and future. Non-members £3, bar open.
Sat 26 Nov, 7.30pm, St Peters Church
Music to include Schubert’s Mass in G and works by Purcell, Elgar and Mozart. Tickets £15 from Cornerweighs, Marcus Grimes or St Peters Church Office – cash only.
Sun 27 Nov, 10am-3pm, Henfield Hall
Free to enter with great variety of stalls with Christmas goodies and gift ideas to choose from. Santa will be welcoming children in his grotto from 11am. Refreshments available.
Fri 2 Dec, 4-8pm, Henfield High Street
Henfield Christmas evening is back! More details of events, stalls and attractions to follow. To get involved contact Fiona at Stokes of Henfield.
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We had the following lovely story from local resident B.C. about his mother’s chance encounter with our late Queen:
“Icy rain falls ceaselessly out of bruised clouds, and in Windsor Home Park the bare winter trees sway, drip and creak in the gusting east wind. On this gloomy February afternoon an elderly lady in wellies emerges from the royal allotments, shakes the water from her old gardening coat and opens the door of her small white Mini.
In the relative dryness of the little car, the rain drumming on the roof, she pulls off her boots, reverses them, then leans out of the door and starts to scrape the heavy clay mud from the soles with an old kitchen knife. A few moments later she senses a presence and glances up. A lady stands close by, peering into the car, her headscarf and macintosh soaked, a cluster of damp dogs milling at her feet. It is the Queen.
‘I was curious what you were up to, Necessary maintenance?’
“Yes, Your Majesty - perhaps this wasn’t the best day to choose to dig my allotment.”
‘No, indeed’, the Queen laughs, raindrops dripping from her scarf, ‘nor the best day to walk my dogs.’
From the car, the elderly lady, her muddy boots on her lap, her damp stockinged feet on the pedals, looks up at the lone, soaked Queen, and makes a quick decision.
“May I offer you a lift home, ma’am? Back to the castle?”
‘Oh, how kind of you’. The Queen hesitates briefly, looks into the car, the replies: ‘ I fear that I’d make your seats rather wet.’ She pauses, glances down at the corgis, then continues firmly, ‘and seven of my dogs might be just a few too many for a Mini. Thanks, but I’ll press on’
With a warm smile and a cheery wave, the Queen turns her face to the slanting rain, bows her head into the wind and sets off across the long grass towards the dark silhouette of the tower, a flotilla of corgis splashing beside her, weaving patterns at her glistening feet. The rain intensifies, and through the blurred windscreen she is soon lost to sight. The elderly lady pulls on some old shoes, starts the Mini’s engine and switches on the wipers. Home for tea.”
B.C.
Many local community groups, businesses, individuals, churches and other Henfield organisations have been asking how we can work together to support everyone through the energy crisis and the surge in the cost of living we are all experiencing.
Henfield Parish Council and Henfield Community Partnership both support this initiative, but it is not a job for one organisation. It is a communitywide issue which will affect us all in different ways… So how can we: Find local ways to help our friends and neighbours through what might be a difficult winter? Share ideas and co-ordinate our response? Make sure we are not duplicating existing services and facilities? Ensure people know what is there to help them? Make the best use of Henfield’s wonderful community spirit?
If you would like to be part of this discussion, or would like to volunteer or offer ideas and expertise, please come to a meeting on Wednesday 2 November at 7.30pm in The Henfield Hall Garden Room. All are welcome.
We expect to explore: Setting up small neighbourhood groups; Warm Rooms- places for people to keep warm and save on heating; Donate the Rebate… for those who can afford to and wish to; Avoiding food waste-sharing spare food and supporting gardening; How to support existing facilities like the Food Bank; Saving money on food and energy bills.
Cost of Living Crisis Organising Group
It’s a new term for Sussex Wildlife Trust’s Nature Tots groups, which are being held at Woods Mill near Henfield, Tilgate Park, Crawley, as well as Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.
We get up to all sorts of exciting things – to name just a few: using sweep nets to find crickets and grasshoppers, collecting seeds to make your own mini-meadow at home, helping the woodland animals prepare for autumn by making a wooden bird feeder to take home, or use our new watering cans and mud kitchen to make mud pies.
providing a wonderful opportunity for your little ones to experience and learn from nature. Handson outdoor activities are themed around wildlife and the changing seasons. Tots are encouraged to tackle woodland craft skills for themselves, and gain a sense of achievement from successfully completing tasks such as using a bow saw or building a den. The sessions encourage independent learning and team working – all of which will help to boost communication skills, problem solving, physical development and creativity. We go outside, come rain or shine, so be ready to get wet and muddy!
Why not give it a go? Book a place for your under 5s online at
sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/whats-on Katie Parker
In the October edition of BN5 Magazine we mistakenly reported that Councillor Kate came to the Henfield Haven to hand out two Volunteer awards recently, when in fact she handed out three: Digby Stevenson also received a muchdeserved award after being nominated for Trustee of the Year at the Horsham District Council Volunteer awards. Our apologies for the error and many congratulations to Digby.
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Henfield Computer Club’s recent Security presentation by Darren Bernard of App Workshops alerted us all to just how much information we are obliged to carry on our personal devices nowadays, and the risks should one of them be lost or fall into the wrong hands. On 9 November at 10am we will be giving a presentation to provide a clear path to finding the device again, be it at home, left somewhere by mistake, or in worst circumstances such as theft, remotely wiping it clean of data, and whatever else needs to be done to enable this to be done as quickly as possible.
The presentation will be held in the garden room, Henfield Hall. Members usual price of £2. Non-members and guests welcome for £3 on the door or join the club for £5. You are then free to attend any week for help and advice and be automatically notified of future events. We plan to have regular presentations and workshops next year. For further information, please email henfieldcomputerclub@gmail.com or call 01273 494822. If possible, we would also appreciate you letting us know if you plan to attend the presentation so we have some idea of numbers.
Sue Willis, Henfield Computer Clubthe Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) which will revitalise and restore the River Adur and its catchment, creating a new ribbon of habitats running through a wildlifefriendly farmed landscape.
The Landscape Recovery funding will be used to support the developmental of plans that will restore nature, reduce flood risks, improve water quality, and boost biodiversity in the River Adur area. It will support farmers and landowners to explore how new features and habitats can be created on their land, such as by removing embankments to allow flooding, and to improve the health of the soil through regenerative farming techniques.
Land managers will each be contributing a portion of their landholding, mostly their floodplains, to create a largely connected area of at least 766 hectares of new habitat and river restoration, stretching from the Knepp estate to Shoreham, where the river meets the Sussex Bay restoration of the sea beds and kelp forests along the Sussex Coast.
Heather Pepper
The Henfield Hall Quiz will be on Friday 18 November starting at 7.30pm (Bar open from 6.45pm). Tables of eight people are available from
Horsham District Council, working in collaboration with several other organisations, has supported some 27 farmers and land managers who are part of the Adur Farming Cluster Group to successfully secure £500,000 of government funding for a landscape recovery programme to improve the River Adur.
The project will form an important part of the Wilder Horsham District initiative, which is a partnership between Horsham District Council and the Sussex Wildlife Trust, aiming to establish connected habitats that support wildlife and reverse the decline in biodiversity.
The Adur River Restoration Project is one of only 22 nationwide projects to receive funding from
Help, I’ve lost my phone/ tablet/laptop, what do I do now?
David Phillipson now and will cost £64 per table. Paul Samrah will, once again, be Quiz Master so please come along and have a really enjoyable night out whilst raising funds towards our wonderful Hall, the centre of the Village. Please phone or email David as soon as possible as tables usually go very quickly. The usual supper will be included in the price.
David is available on 01273 493365 or email thehenfieldhall@btinternet.com.
Anne HubnerWith big thanks to Pete Tiplady and the Henfield Shed team, we now have the special ‘floating wildlife guard’ for the water trough. This will protect owls and other creatures who might fall in, from drowning.
Now we have the guard we have taken the trough up to the Orchard. Thanks to Tree Wardens John and Tony as well as Pete for getting it there, and to Gina and Angus in Camellias for the access.
Gill Perry, SH2030
Long since a wake was dominated by prayer whilst watching over the dead, these days it is normal practice to hold a wake in the form of a party following the funeral.
On 31st August this year ‘An Extraordinary Event’ (possibly unprecedented in Henfield) took place, in that the process was reversed. Friends and family from eight decades of a long standing
Henfield resident came together to enable him to thank them for the contribution they had made to his long, rich and interesting life. This was sensibly achieved before his demise to ensure his attendance. Its success was unbounded, with 140 people being attracted to it in the Wheatsheaf, who did an excellent job.
The Henfield Haven recently received a bench in memory of long-standing customer Fred Copley who died in May this year. The bench was bought by Fred’s daughter Jan and given a clean and winter-coat by the Henfield Shed before being delivered to the Haven Gardens where it now rests.
Digby Stephenson
In the current economic climate, when there are so many pressures on services and resources at local level, it is extremely frustrating that a spate of anti-social behaviour has been occurring locally. Over the last year we have had fire damage in the public toilets, damage to the cubicle in the public toilets, and now a series of fires at the skate park on the Kings Field, along with physical damage to rubbish bins and other amenities. As a Parish Council we work hard to spend our funding from Horsham District Council on improving local services and amenities for the
community. We strive to ensure every penny is spent wisely to ensure maximum value for money and that nothing is wasted.
Although each individual incident may seem minor, it takes Council time to coordinate repairs and it engages our Works Officers in clearing up the mess when they could be more gainfully employed around the village on other work. The financial cost is also considerable. For example, a replacement rubbish bin costs £220. If you are aware of any anti-social behaviour we would ask that you report any incidents, at the time, to the Police via the 101 phone line or online using www.sussex.police.uk/ro/report/ Thank you.
Kevin Wright, Clerk to Henfield Parish CouncilHenfield and District Angling Society have begun restoration work at Batts Pond. The visible work has been to remove the fallen willow trees, which have lain in the pond since the spring and remove the dead rhododendrons from the island. However, the main problem was unseen. Over the years the pond has silted up with fallen leaves. The pond is around four feet deep, but over half of that depth was made up of black rotten leaves, which I can assure smell as bad as they look. We used a digger to remove tons of the filthy sludge. This is now drying on the bank & will be spread out at a later date.
Join Michael Blencowe on Friday 25 November at 7.30pm - 9.30pm in Henfield Hall as we set sail on a wildlife expedition around the British Isles. We’ll cruise to some of Britain’s wildest islandsTresco, Fair Isle, St Kilda, Rathlin, Great Saltee, Staffa, the Isle of May and Bass Rock - and search for the incredible wildlife that lives there. From stick insects to Killer Whales, from golden Hares to giant Wrens - with a supporting cast of thousands and thousands of Puffins, Gannets and other seabirds. We’ll learn all about these amazing animals, their lives, folklore and future. The cost will be £3 to non-members and the bar will be open.
Henfield Birdwatch
Usually when clearing a pond, you will get all sorts or invertebrates wriggling out of the silt, but the silt at Batts was devoid of such things, suggesting a pond in serious decline. We are sure that now that operations are underway that the pond will flourish with life. There are still a few goldfish and sticklebacks swimming around but very little else. The next steps will be to create the platforms for fishing before re-stocking as well as planting water lilies and flag iris.
Batts Pond can be fished, along with many miles of the River Adur, as well as other lakes, upon joining the club, which currently boasts 400 members. Batts Pond is also open for free fishing for any children under the age of 12.
Lewis WilliamsHorsham Matters is launching a new ‘It Could Be You’ campaign to increase the levels of understanding of the poverty levels amongst residents in the Horsham District. Over the past year, the charity has seen demand for their services increase as those on tight budgets are struggling to make ends meet. In their latest survey, 50% of Foodbank users said their need was a direct result of the cost-of-living crisis.
Here are some quotes from clients: “I find my money is running out all the time, much quicker than before, as I am always trying to catch up from the month before.’ (Working age single male with disabilities); “I am really worried about the impending increases over the winter months, as there is no money left in the pot to be able to pay more.” (Domestic abuse survivor and working mother).
As soaring living costs continue to put pressure on residents, the food bank wants to ensure that people in crisis get the support they need over the winter period, and beyond. The food bank provided over 900 individual parcels in August 2022, nearly double the amount compared to August 2021.
Amalia Lovett, Network & Campaigns Lead for Horsham Matters, said “As the cost of living crisis
continues to affect our community, Horsham Matters is doing all it can to help meet the extra financial pressures that families are facing… However, we need our community to support us through this tough time. We are being pushed to our absolute capacity to meet demand from those in need, at a time when demand has increased by 50%, but donations have decreased as everyone is feeling the pinch.”
Amalia Lovett
Part of the Horsham District Foodbank, at Henfield Food Bank we have been successfully collaborating with Horsham Matters to provide essential food parcel deliveries for those in Henfield who need emergency food help. How do I know if I’m eligible?
By calling 0300 124 0204. An adviser will be able to get you help and support.
What will Horsham Matters ask me?
The trained food bank adviser will ask you a few questions to assess your situation and will additionally be able to offer professional advice on energy, debt, benefits and all sorts of other potential causes of food poverty.
Do I need to be on benefits or claiming Pension Credits to access support?
No, there is no set criteria, other than being unable to afford to buy basic food.
Will I have to obtain a referral voucher?
01273 492932 or 07977 095549 www.alisoncrowejewellery.co.uk info@alisoncrowejewellery.co.uk
The Food Bank adviser will assess your situation and either give you a voucher code to be redeemed in the Horsham Matters Hub van which visits the Henfield Library Car Park every Friday morning between 11.45am-12.45pm or they will refer you for a delivery of an Emergency Food Parcel which is stored in Henfield at the BN5 office and delivered by the B-P Guild volunteers.
Do I need to travel to access my food parcel?
If your need is not urgent and you’re able to visit the Horsham Matters Hub van you can come and select your own food parcel. However, if your need is urgent or you cannot travel then BN5 and the B-P Guild volunteers will arrange for it to be delivered discreetly to your home.
Horsham Matters welcome the donation of nonperishable food items in the collection baskets placed in Budgens Supermarket and in the porch of St Peter’s Church. Roger Bentley, a local volunteer, empties and sorts these baskets and takes the contents to the central food bank in Horsham.
Food poverty and insecurity is an increasing problem for both individuals and families. If you are affected, please don’t suffer in silence, but get in touch with Horsham Matters on 0300 124 0204 or via the website.
Emma ColeThe Charities Christmas Fair will be back on Saturday, 12 November in The Henfield Hall. The doors open at 10am and the Fair runs until 1pm. Many national and local charities are taking part, offering a wide variety of Christmas-related goods as well as stalls selling home-made cakes, savouries and preserves, raffles, games and much more.
Entrance fee is 50p (under 16s free) and St. Peter’s church, Henfield, will be manning the kitchen, so go without breakfast that day and enjoy one of their famous bacon butties! All proceeds from the event go to charity, so don’t miss this opportunity to support your favourite charities and enjoy all the fun of the Fair!
Marilyn JonesThe Henfield Friends of St Barnabas are staging an evening of entertainment with a fun Christmas theme. The programme will include mainly local people who will display their talents on stage in the Henfield Hall. Together with several choirs, duets and soloists we have handbells, brownie and guide group singers accompanied by the Trefoil Guild ladies, and the B-P Guildsmen. Throughout the evening, there will be an opportunity for the audience to join the choirs in community carol singing.
During the interval the Friends of St Barnabas will serve mulled wine and mince pies-which will give everyone an opportunity to relax and buy some raffle tickets! The varied and exciting programme, together with the mulled wine should guarantee that everyone has a great time, which we hope will carry on throughout the festive season.
Steve Parnell, Chairman Friends of St. BarnabasThe B-P Guild recently held our annual Senior Citizens Outing and Meal event. We hosted over one hundred guests, and we had to hire two coaches to take everyone out for a mystery tour. Once back at the Village Hall we prepared and cooked a four-course meal. We had fantastic entertainment which even had some up on their toes dancing in the aisles. It was a wonderful event, and we really love hosting it every year. However, none of this would be possible without the donations we receive from the kind and generous residents of Henfield and all the help we receive from our friends, the Scouts, Guides and local businesses etc, who contribute so much behind the scenes. We would like to say a huge thank you to all these people that make what we do possible.
Now that the Christmas season is just around the corner, we are busily planning our many Christmas activities. Father Christmas has asked us again this year if we would be able to take him around the village on his sleigh to see you all and play some carols as we go. We have also been asked to resume our Christmas Day deliveries, and of course we said yes as will be honoured to help Father Christmas out in this busy period. The full list of locations and times of Santa’s movements around the village will be published in next month’s edition of the BN5. This info will also be available on our website www.henfieldbpguild.org.uk
We will be erecting the Village Christmas Tree and lights in the Village Square in front of Hawthorn vets at some point early in December. There will be a Jumble Sale and Auction on the 10 of
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December at 2pm in the Village Hall, for all those last-minute Christmas bargains.
Local resident Pat Brooke, who is 94 years and enjoyed attending the Senior Citizens Outing and Meal, sent us this lovely message: “I cannot thank the Baden Powell Guild enough for the wonderful day and evening they gave us senior citizens. The thought and care they gave us is truly unforgettable. Including the marvellous meal, entertaining and dancing in the evening. A million thanks.”
EditorThank you to everyone who kindly supported us for our Macmillan coffee morning. We raised £400 on the day with a raffle and everyone enjoyed the splendid homemade cakes and refreshments.
Thank you to all the local businesses who donated fantastic prizes and to everyone who came along and supported.
We’re pleased to report that due to the hard work of Vas Siantonas and the Business Working Group Trustees, solar panels and an EV charge point are now up and running at the Henfield Haven. The final cost of installation was £22.3k,
paid partially with a grant from the Community Climate Fund.
During daylight we are producing more electricity than we can use and so we are planning on selling the surplus electricity back to the Grid.
Are you looking at ways to improve the energy efficiency of your home so you can reduce your energy bills? Horsham District Council has been successful as part of a consortium of local authorities in securing funding from the Government to offer fully funded measures delivered under a programme called Warmer Homes.
Funding under the Warmer Homes programme is available now until March 2023, for energy efficiency measures including: Insulation; Solar PV panels; High Heat retention electric heaters; Air source heat pumps.
If your home uses gas, funding of up to £10,000 is available. If your home is off-gas, funding of up to £25,000 is available. Funding availability through the programme is subject to eligibility, technical feasibility and your home’s EPC rating.
You may qualify for the funding if you meet the
following criteria: Your home has an EPC rating of E, F or G, AND you have a total household annual income of £30,000 or less (before housing costs/bills). The programme is available to owner occupiers and private rental tenants only. If you are a private rental tenant, your landlord will be required to make a financial contribution. Funding is offered on a first-come, first-served basis and applications take no longer than five minutes. Apply online by visiting www.warmerhomes.org. uk and click ‘apply’ or call free on 0800 038 5737. See the Warmer Homes advertisement on page 38 of BN5.
Gill DanielIn response to the increase in requests for information and advice from residents related to cost of living concerns, Horsham District Council have organised community drop-in’s across the district. They will be visiting Henfield Evangelical Church on Wednesday 16 November from 10am to 12pm. On hand will be advisors from Family Support Work (charity), Community Link, Horsham District Council’s Health and Wellbeing, Neighbourhood Wardens, Citizens Advice, Carers Support, Age UK, Horsham Matters Food Bank, West Sussex MIND, Henfield Social Prescriber Alex Nevatt, West Sussex Fire Service, Relate and Job Centre to help provide guidance and advice.
The event is friendly, informal and free to attend with no appointments necessary and are open to everyone in the community who is seeking advice or guidance on a broad range of areas including: money worries, food poverty, energy costs, emotional and mental health including loneliness and isolation, employment, adult social care, carers support and family support including young people and community safety. For updated information please visit: www.horsham.gov.uk/ community/community-drop-in-sessions . For more information or to get involved contact liz.burt@horsham.gov.uk .
The Henfield Club was very busy on Pumpkin Day! We sold lots of hot dogs and signed up some new members. Lots of fun was had on the tombola and the ‘guess the weight of the pumpkin’ comp, nearest guess and winner was 28.2 kg. Meghan (aged 7) and Sophie (aged 5) won the colouring competition and Sooty and Sam grew the biggest pumpkin at 29.3 kg.
Siobhan ReynoldsHorsham District Council is launching a new round of Local Enterprise and Apprenticeship Platform (LEAP) small business grant funding on Monday 3 October. Grants of up to £2,000 will be available for start-ups and small businesses based in Horsham District.
This tranche of funding is an ‘express’ round and funds will be allocated on a first-come firstserved basis. Successful applicants will be given a 3-month window to complete their projects, so this round would suit businesses looking to quickly adapt to change in these challenging times
£50,000 worth of funding is available and
applicants are required to match-fund 25% of their total project cost with their own investment. Applicants also need to submit a business plan. Businesses interested in applying are encouraged to start working on their business plans now to prepare for the launch.
The next tranche of LEAP funding opened to applications on Monday 3 October 2022 and will close on Wednesday 30 November 2022, or earlier if all funds are allocated. Allocation of the funding will be determined by a grant appraisal panel at Horsham District Council. For more information, and to watch a video detailing what the appraisal panel look for in a business plan, please visit our LEAP webpage or email BusinessDevelopment@horsham.gov.uk.
Heather PepperThe annual month long Steyning & District Food and Drink Festival yet again delivered! Numerous events held during September included a vast variety of choice and during the final week included such happenings as the Tasty Countryside Walk for St Barnabas, Wiston Winery Wine Tasting and Food Pairing and the Farmers Market Annual Pumpkin Weigh – something for everyone.
One event which brought so much fun to kiddies and grown-ups alike was the Cobblestone Tea House Children’s Superheroes Tea Party and Best Dressed Cuddly Toy Competition. After enjoying a mammoth tea party spread, the children were truly amazed when Gruffalo appeared at the door
to judge the competition! The kiddies were wideeyed as they watched him hand out the wonderful prizes of massive chocolate goodie boxes, generously donated by local chocolate making company, Cocoa Loco. Steyning Bookshop also very kindly donated two Julia Donaldson signed Gruffalo books, which Janine from the Tea House has put into a Raffle to raise money for the Festival charity, St Barnabas. A knockout occasion and one not to be forgotten by both the children and accompanying parents.
Visit www.steyningdistrictfooddrinkfestival.co.uk and click on Gallery to view loads of pictures from some of the great Festival events that took place this year.
Reina AlstonThe Saltdean Jazz Band (SJB) has been set up for those who would like to take part in a fun and inclusive organisation aimed at getting people together to play music – at all levels.
Maybe you have recently started learning and can already play a few tunes, or perhaps you played many years ago and would like to start-up again. If so, you will be assured of a warm welcome at SJB which meets at St Martin’s Church, Longridge Avenue on Thursday evenings 7.309.30pm.
All levels of player are welcome so if you play keyboard, trumpet, trombone, guitar, clarinet, sax, violin, harmonica, flute - or even just a triangle – please get in touch. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t played for a while, are learning or nervous as we will welcome everyone. Saltdean Jazz Band aims to be big and therefore play the music of the established big bands such as Count Basie, Glen Miller, Duke Ellington and much more. While we will be featuring jazz, blues and swing numbers, we will be considering all music that suits the abilities of the players.
To find out more please contact saltdeanjazzband@gmail.com for further details –or come along on a Thursday night to join in.
Janet KellyOver 10 years of experience looking after elderly people in their own homes. DBS, training and good references. Please call Iracy on 07500 877705 or email ifs.7@hotmail.com
Henfield Parish Council is holding three Remembrance events this year and local residents are invited to participate in all of them.
11am at St Peter’s Church and later at the Cemetery. Poppies are laid on graves of those servicemen actually buried in the cemetery. The whole of Year 6 will attend a brief service at St Peter’s Church which will include pupils reading out a short eulogy for each of those actually buried in the cemetery. After the service, most of the pupils will return to school and the 11 pupils who read the eulogies, will then walk with Parish Council members and remaining School chaperones to the Cemetery to visit the grave sites and plant the poppies. The final poppy will be laid at the Memorial Wall, where a brief explanation will be given about the fallen who are buried elsewhere and prayers will be said to end the proceedings. After which the children will return to school.
As usual, all children laying a poppy will get a small ‘certificate’ containing a brief history of ‘their’ serviceman to mark the event. To avoid adding to the time spent out of class, these scrolls are passed to one of the accompanying teachers for distribution once the children have returned to School.
Gather at the War Memorial from about 10.50am. Two marshals will halt the traffic immediately before 11am and the Last Post will sound. Leaflets will have been given, in the morning, to each shop fronting the High Street explaining what is happening and inviting them to join in by holding silence for two minutes. A notice for the shopkeeper to display is on the reverse. A Wreath will be laid on behalf of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. After the two minutes a whistle will blow and the Reveille will sound to signify the event has finished and traffic will move again.
Remembrance Day Parade and Service Sunday 13 November 2022 Muster is by the Cagefoot Lane War Memorial at 9.10am with the Parade moving off at 9.20am headed by the Brighton and Hove City Brass Band.
The Service will be held at St Peter’s Church starting at 9.45am. Following the Service at 10.30am, the Parade will reform and march to Cagefoot Lane War Memorial for a short Service which will include the wreath laying by a number of local organisations, the remainder of the Service and two-minute silence at 11am. Orders of Service will be provided at the Church and at the War Memorial.
Belinda Samrah, Parish Administrator Henfield Parish Council
Here at BN5 we’re lucky to be at the heart of what’s happening in the village. We’re incredibly proud to have launched a new not-for-profit community website for the village – it’s all free, and it’s totally ad-free too, so no irritating pop-ups!
We hear about all the news stories and events from our busy and active village, and we have a huge database of truly local and reputable businesses as well as over 100 local clubs and groups. Getting this information in an easy to access format has always been our aim, our new website is allowing us to do this in a really visual way.
We’ve used lots of the gorgeous images from various places and events around the village to make sure we do credit to our wonderful village – we hope you like it.
PS. A huge thank you to creators Richard Brooks and Jack Sleight from Proworx Media for their patience, ideas and hard work. Richard is Henfield born and bred so the project couldn’t have been in safer hands! If you love our site as much as we do and need some help with your own project, please go to proworx.co.uk
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Need a local electrician, garage, plumber, place to stay, or podiatrist?! Find a truly LOCAL business by searching henfieldbn5.co.uk
We’ve all Googled ‘local cooker repairs’ in the past and then discovered the repair man has come from Newhaven…. It’s not ideal. By using our ‘Businesses’ directory, you will be supporting genuinely local and reputable Henfield businesses.
Use the category tabs or enter your search term in the Smart Search box if you’re looking for something specific – it’s really simple!
If your business is located in the BN5 postcode area, let us know! A basic listing completely free of charge.
Go to the ‘Submit a Business’ link at the top or bottom of the page, it’s really easy.
• Upload your logo
• Upload your contact details
• Let us know which category you’d like to appear in,
It’s that simple!
For just £60+vat a year you can upgrade your business to a full page, which will feature in rotation on our Home page and at the top of your business category.
You can add all your searchable business keywords to the biography (suggested wordcount around 300) so that anything you’re good at will appear if a customer searches in the Smart Search.
Your business:
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• Contains a biography of your skills, products and key business information
• Shows a location map and your logo
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• Links directly to your website. This will help us build a full and useful database of local businesses, producers, retail shops and tradespeople and keep people shopping locally!
Our Events listings have over 100 local listings, we list feature events and festivals as well as theatre performances, days out for the children, talks & courses, outdoor activities and much more.
Some of the events will be organised by local clubs and groups, some will be commercial, most of all we can guarantee there’s something for everyone.
You can search by category, for example ‘Arts & Crafts’, ‘Christmas’, ‘Pre-Loved & Recycled’ or ‘Fetes and Fairs’ or by ‘Children & Young People’ – whatever you need! All the current events will appear in date order.
Click on the one you like, it’ll show details, prices, even online booking if it’s available. You can also discover more about the club or group running the event by clicking on the link to their page.
We want to give users a complete experience when they visit henfieldbn5.co.uk so if you have an event to share, please send us details via the ‘Submit an Event’ link at the bottom or top of the website. If you’re in a ‘not for profit’ club or group in the Henfield area, all events are free to publish (and we’ll publish in the printed magazine, space permitting, too).
If it’s for a commercial organisation or is out of area, we ask for an admin fee of just £20+vat.
You can request which category your event appears in and you can upload a colourful image too (please make sure these have correct copyright permissions).
We look forward to hearing all about your next event!
We have an incredible 100 Clubs and Groups listed on henfieldbn5.co.uk – so far! There is something for everyone, if you browse the category most suited to your interests (try Nature & Walking, Crafts, PreSchool, Music and Dance for example).
Each Club has all their meeting details as well as a short write-up about how you can get involved.
This community website is going to be a great resource for local people – with your help. If you spot an inaccuracy please let us know, or if you notice your favourite club or group is missing, please tell us. Entries are completely free, so if you can help us by uploading details of the organisation you’re involved with we’d love to hear from you.
Remember you can upload all your special events, too – but please make sure they’re open to everyone, not just members.
All you need to know about Henfield We’re pleased to publish our very favourite (and most useful) stories in BN5, we also add any we think you’d like to see in the News section of our website.
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Local resident Sue Marooney who was invited to attend the Queen’s funeral shares with us here her reflections from an incredible day:
“Our Queen, the only monarch most of us have known, greatly respected and admired the world over. We knew she couldn’t live for ever but like many I was shocked and saddened when news of her death came. I was astounded two days later to receive a call that I had been invited to attend the Queens State Funeral. Such a privilege and great honour for an everyday person.
I couldn’t sleep the night before, was up at 4am and caught the 5.27am train from Hassocks.
There was a lovely atmosphere on the train with others making the journey to pay their respects. A quiet and reflective walk from Victoria station, security everywhere but a hushed atmosphere.
I met some amazing ,inspiring individuals through the day. As the queue approached the Abbey in all its splendour, history in the making, the atmosphere of sadness at the end of an era combined with celebration of a understated individual who was also a global icon, who had always put country, duty and others ahead of herself pervaded.
I was amazed to be seated right by the Great West Door so saw everyone come in and leave. The pageantry second to none, Britain at its best as world leaders, royalty, heads of state, famous individuals, the military and people like me representing the masses came together to give thanks and pay our respects to Queen Elizabeth.
The pride exuded from the armed forces serving and retired, respect and wanting to do the best for their Commander in Chief shone out. The whole time I couldn’t quite believe the privilege extended to me. The atmosphere was incredible, organisation exceptional and the service superb, blending the personal with being a global figure. The Royal family, still a family grieving, so brave to have millions observing your grief and sadness responded as the Queen had taught them and how proud she would have been of them.
Our country really came together, let us hope looking for the best in others as the Queen always did, it continues.”
Sue Marooney MBE
On 9 October 2022 local resident Mrs Betty Honeysette Mintz celebrated her 100th birthday! Betty, who lives with her daughter Linda Witten, was a hairdresser for 65 years, only retiring when she moved to Henfield in 2001.
During the Second World War Betty was a Land Girl, although her daughter described her as “all blonde hair and fingernails”! Betty met Linda’s father, a Canadian soldier stationed in Sussex, and married him in 1944 when she was excused from duty. She was an English war bride and sailed to Canada in August 1945 where Linda was born in 1947. They returned to the UK for family reasons in March 1948, three months before The Windrush.
To celebrate her birthday, Betty’s family collected donations from family and friends in lieu of
presents and their aim was to collect enough to plant 100 trees in the National Trust Tree Fund which will still be here in 100 years’ time. They’ve actually collected enough for 200 trees which they are very pleased about! The trees will be planted at Nymans in Handcross as an extension to an existing wood.
Regrettably, since the death of the Queen, Buckingham Palace have paused the sending of 100th birthday cards and have no plans yet as to when to resume this special service from the King. Betty will hopefully eventually get a belated 100th birthday card from the King soon!
Congratulations Betty on your 100th birthday and thank you for sharing your wonderful story with us.
With winter and chilly days approaching, come and join us at Henfield Tea Gardens and the Jam Pot for breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea or simply come for coffee and a slice of our home made cake!
Our winter opening hours are 9.30am until 3.30pm from Tuesday to Sunday.
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Agroup of volunteers led by Henfield Community Partnership came together just over a year ago to create the very successful ‘Henfield Bump to Baby’ initiative, providing essential support to children and young families in the area. We heard from volunteers Sue Willis and Alex Nevatt about the success of Bump to Baby and the plans for future groups.
Following the impact of public sector cuts then the Covid pandemic, many new parents and their babies were isolated and unsupported. Henfield Community Partnership and a group of local parents recognised many babies born during Covid hadn’t had the usual introduction to their peers or to people outside their immediate families. We’re pleased to say that over the last 12 months the Henfield Bump to Baby group has gone from strength to strength, opening new sessions and planning future ones – as well as the three current groups listed below, an intergenerational group is planned for early next year, watch this space!
Providing local families with crucial support as well as friendship and fun from pre-birth right through to pre-school, Bump to Baby is open to all families, regardless of their financial situation, the costs of each group are kept to an absolute minimum with generous donations and grants.
The group are grateful for the support of various local organisations for helping to keep the costs to a minimum.
The Bump to Baby group is now excited to now be introducing a new Messy Play drop-in session at Henfield Leisure Centre for pre-school children, which supports the imagination, creativity, language and social skills of little people, as well as being enormous, messy fun! The adults will benefit enormously too, with time to chat to other parents and form important friendship groups before the children start school.
If you have pre-school children or are expecting a baby (congratulations!) please read on, there’s something here for you!
Bump to Baby would like to thank the following organisations and businesses for their support. To date these include: Henfield Community Partnership, Henfield Haven, Henfield Medical Centre GPs, Sustainable Henfield 2030, the Parish Councillors who donated their Covid clinic payment, Henfield B-P Guild, BN5 Magazine, Horsham District Council Voluntary Sector, Rushfields, Budgens, Henfield Leisure Centre, Henfield Shed, Red Oaks, and all those who have come along and volunteered their time.
So far 40 mums and dads have attended these successful and completely free antenatal courses at the Henfield Haven on a Thursday evening from 7-9pm for up to 10 women (over 28 weeks of pregnancy) and their partners. Run by a practicing and experienced midwife, there are opportunities to meet other parents to-be and refreshments. The evidence-based information covered in the course includes labour and birth; C-section births; pain relief; going home with baby, breast feeding and formula feeding. The next course starts on Thursday 10 November and booking is essential - contact henfieldbumptobaby@gmail.com
This new weekly fun session starts at Henfield Leisure Centre on Monday 7 November from 9.30-11am during term time. It will offer fun, structured play and the opportunity to meet friends for up to 15 children and is most suitable from babies who are sitting up to 4-year-olds (prebooking essential by emailing henfieldmessymonkeys@gmail. com). Run by Tara, a qualified Early Years teacher, each week will have a theme and there will be a mix of messy play activities plus some less messy ones too! Each session costs £5 to provide, but if you can’t quite stretch to paying the full amount then have a word with us. As you can see from the photos, messy play is enormous fun. If you would also like to be a part of our community and volunteer to help with one of the groups, or maybe support the project with a donation, we would be delighted to hear from you at henfieldbumptobaby@gmail.com or through our Facebook page.
These hugely popular weekly drop-in sessions are held at the Henfield Haven on Tuesdays from 9.30-11.30am and see an average of 20 carers and babes each week – it’s busy, chatty, fun and noisy! Run by experienced volunteers, the group is specifically for new parents (those with pre-crawling babies) and they provide an opportunity to socialise as well as the chance to weigh babies and receive information and advice. Enjoy a cuppa and a biscuit (donations are welcome). Many of our Bump to Baby families stay for a delicious and great value lunch at the Haven Café, too.
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Richard Bates, Henfield resident and consultant solicitor at Cognitive Law in Brighton, comments on the importance of using a will to appoint guardians for young children.
A guardian is a person appointed in your will to look after children under the age of 18 in the event of your death.
If a person has children, they should consider appointing guardians in their Will. This is so they can choose people for the role they trust and, ideally, who already have a relationship with the children. Approaching the subject in this way also allows the chosen guardians to be consulted in advance, as a guardian doesn’t have to accept their appointment.
The person appointing the guardian must be a parent of the child, who has parental responsibility. This means that they are:-
• the parents of a child who are married to each other or marry after the child is born
• unmarried parents but where the father is named on the birth certificate
• unmarried parents but where the father has acquired parental responsibility by way of Court Order or parental responsibility agreement
• the mother in any event
Accordingly, an unmarried father who is not on the birth certificate cannot appoint a guardian in his will. Anyone can be a guardian, as long as they are 18 or over and mentally capable. Usually, it’s a family member or close friend.
Guardianship takes effect on the death of the person appointing them, assuming that there is no one else with parental responsibility still living. Typically, guardianship ends automatically when the child turns 18 or if the child or sole guardian dies before then.
When considering who should be a Guardian, it is simply a case of deciding who would be suitable to care for children after their parents’ death. Parents generally have a good idea who they might trust to fulfil this important role. I would certainly give consideration to that person’s existing relationship with the child, whether they are physically capable of the role, whether they are financially stable and if they have children of their own.
The guardian’s job can be made considerably easier through good communication. As such, many people write long letters to their guardians explaining how they would like their children brought up.
If you have young children, it is important to have a will covering guardianship. Therefore, if you need assistance in getting things in place, please get in touch on 01273 284012 or richard.bates@cognitivelaw.co.uk. You can find out more about me at www.cognitivelaw.co.uk.
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James William Vinall was born and lived his entire life in Henfield in the early 20th century. His paternal grandfather was believed to be of South Asian descent and he was known for having a distinctly Asian appearance, not something common in Henfield at the time and an early example of diversity in the village. He was very much part of the Henfield community, but his life was tragically cut short in 1945 due to extraordinary and harrowing events that took place while he served with the RAF in World War II.
James (whom more commonly went by the name Jim) was born on 30 June 1904. His parents, James Sr. and Fanny Vinall nee Browning, were also from Henfield. His South Asian ancestry is said to have come via his paternal grandmother, Jane Vinall, also originally from Henfield, who conceived his father while unmarried and working as a seamstress in France.
Jim’s extended family owned the successful
Henfield Vinall Builders business and he and his father worked as builders for the company. He was very much involved with the Henfield community throughout his life. He played for the Henfield Cricket club from 1921 to 1939 and was also club secretary before the war. He played for the Henfield Football club in the 1936/37 season and is also pictured with the Henfield Boy Scouts Troop c. 1914. At the Henfield Museum you can spot him in the large mural of the high street (c. 1911) as he rides his bike as a child. He married Laurie Evelyn Vinall (nee Lunnon) of Rottingdean.
During World War II he was part of the RAF Volunteer reserve. On 14 March 1945 he and a crew of airmen were part of a squadron which was supporting a bombing attack on the German city of Lutzkendorf. Their plane was hit by German shelling and the engine caught fire. It seemed that the plane was going to crash so the pilot ordered his crew to parachute out. The pilot went to follow them but was caught up in oxygen tubing so was delayed. By the time he
disentangled himself the fire had extinguished itself and remarkably he was able to fly back to England safely, albeit without the others in the crew, including James, who had already bailed out.
Jim and the crew landed safely near the French border but were captured soon after by the Germans. Two members of the crew were separated and moved to a POW camp, but James and the remaining airmen were taken to a prison in Pforzheim. On their way there, they were held at a village called Huchenfeld where they were incarcerated for the night in the boiler room of a school.
As the region had recently been bombed and suffered heavy casualties and destruction, the population were no doubt very angry. An SA officer at a nearby village, Dillstein, heard the
airmen were close and rallied the Hitler Youth of the region to confront them. Jim and the crew were forced out of the boiler room and confronted by an angry crowd. Fearing for their lives some of the crewmen tried to escape causing a commotion. In the chaos James and several others were able to escape, each in different directions. Sadly though, four of the men were quickly rounded up and shot in the nearby cemetery. Jim was captured the next day and was briefly held in a police station in Dillstein before being taken outside where he was beaten with a heavy stick until he collapsed. At this point a 15-year-old Hitler Youth member who had lost his family in the bombing shot him dead. The other escaped men were also eventually recaptured but were held as POWs before being released at the end of the war.
The case was tried by a war crimes tribunal after the war. The youths who shot the crewmen were given 15-year or 12-year jail sentences. But it was determined the Nazi officers and local officials who had instigated the killing and provided weapons were guilty to a more severe degree and three were hanged for their crimes.
47 years later in 1992, the priest and several congregation members of the church in Huchenfeld were so stirred by the terrible events that had happened that they organised for a plaque to be mounted in the village church, memorialising the murdered crewmen. The widow of one of the crewmen who had been shot was present for a special church service. She had come in reconciliation and wanted to offer her forgiveness. During the service it is said that an older gentleman, full of sorrow, discreetly confessed to one of the clergy that he had been one of the young men who had shot at the men. He then quietly slipped away from the service. The pilot of the ill-fated flight who had survived by being able to fly back to Britain was still alive and well at the time. However he had not heard about the fate of his crewmen until he came across the story of the memorial. He was so moved that he commissioned a local artist from where he lived in Wales to create a rocking horse which he gave to the children of the German village’s Kindergarten.
The bond between the airmen’s families and the village community continued to flourish. In 2008 the pilot’s home village in Wales was twinned with the German village, another moving act of forgiveness, proving that reconciliation and hope are possible, even in the face of such terrible events such as those that happened to Jim.
The events that took place in March of 1945 led to a harrowing and tragic end for a remarkable man who held a central part of the Henfield community in the early 20th century. Nevertheless forgiveness and hope did eventually prevail. When you next visit the Henfield museum have a look on the mural for the little boy on the bike and you will know his story.
Allison DinnisMany thanks to Adrian Vieler for sharing his research with me and to Alan Barwick of the Henfield Museum for bringing James Vinall’s story to my attention and helping me to find further information available at the Museum.
This article was written for the museum’s Henfieldians Past project. For more info: www.henfieldmuseum. org/henfieldianspast or visit the Museum in person at The Henfield Hall, Coopers Way, Henfield, West Sussex, BN5 9EQ between 10.00 and 12.00 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and between 14.30 and 16.30 Wednesday and 14.30 and 16.00 Saturday.
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Although not strictly a ‘Budget’, last month’s statement by the new Chancellor of the Exchequer on his “growth plan” contained an abomination of measures that were met with incredulity by the markets and led to his resignation. Amongst the debris, what have we been left with?
The main basic rate of Income Tax remains at 20% for the foreseeable future.
The 1.25% increase in dividend tax rates in 2022/23 will be reversed from 6 April 2023.
Those who take dividends – and others who can control the timing of their earnings – will now be considering the merits of delaying income until 6 April 2023 to benefit from these changes.
The rates of employee’s and employer’s National Insurance contributions (NICs) were increased by 1.25% in April 2022, ostensibly to fund health and social care. These will now be reversed from 6 November 2022. In addition, the new health and social care levy has been cancelled. The primary threshold for NICs was increased in July 2022, and this increase will remain in place.
For an employee earning £30,000 per annum, this cut is worth approximately £18 per month, whilst an employee earning £100,000 per annum will save around £91 per month.
Class 1A NICs paid on benefits in kind and expenses will, in 2022/23, be at a blended rate of 14.53%.
The rates of Class 4 NICs, which apply to selfemployed workers, had also been increased by 1.25% from the 2022/23, to 10.25% and 3.25%. These rates will now be amended to 9.73% and 2.73%.
These changes are good news for employees, employers and self-employed individuals alike. Employers will want to review their reward strategy – including the timing of bonus payments for employees. They will also need to make sure that their payroll software can be properly updated in time for their November 2022 payroll runs.
Immediate changes on the purchase of residential property:
additional properties nor the 2% surcharge for non-resident purchasers apply etc.) has increased from £125,000 to £250,000. From now on, where these standard rates apply, the first £250,000 of chargeable consideration will be free of SDLT, with the rate on consideration between £250,000 and £925,000 remaining at 5%.
• The maximum property value on which firsttime buyer’s relief is available has increased from £500,000 to £625,000. Where this relief is available, the threshold above which SDLT first becomes payable has increased from £300,000 to £425,000, with anything above this amount attracting SDLT at 5%.
First-time buyers will benefit to a greater extent. Those buying a property for £500,000 will see their SDLT liability fall from £10,000 to £3,750, whilst those buying a property for £625,000 will now qualify for relief for the first time and will see their SDLT liability fall from £21,250 to £10,000.
Corporation Tax does rise (as planned by Rishi Sunak) from 19% to 25% from 1 April 2023. Company taxable profits up to £50,000 will continue to be taxed at 19%, profits between £50,001 and £250,000 will be taxed at the marginal rate.
The AIA – which gives businesses a 100% firstyear write-down for qualifying capital expenditure – is currently set at £1 million. This was due to fall to the ‘permanent’ level of £200,000 from 1 April 2023. However, the Chancellor has announced that it will remain at £1 million, which
is to become the new permanent level for this allowance.
The ability for businesses to claim 100% relief on up to £1 million of qualifying expenditure on a recurring annual basis is welcomed, particularly as the current temporary 130% super-deduction for qualifying expenditure will no longer be applicable after 31 March 2023.
The planned reforms to off-payroll working will go ahead as planned. Off-payroll working rules can apply if a worker (sometimes known as a contractor) provides their services through their own limited company or another type of intermediary to the client. Clamping down on the use of personal service companies is very much back on the Chancellor’s agenda.
More efficiencies are still needed to balance the books, and Whitehall departments have been ordered to find ways to save money.
Jeremy Hunt, the present (at the time of writing) Chancellor is signalling significant spending cuts to come further down the track. On Halloween, he will announce his debt plan.
Paul Samrah, Partner Moore Kingston Smith LLP T: 01737 781546 E: psamrah@mks.co.uk
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