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Hello Everyone! You will have noticed I have put poppies on the front cover of the magazine this month to mark Armistice Day on 11 November and remember all the men and women who died in the First World War and in subsequent conflicts fighting for their country. I always try and reflect at this time on my own life and whether I am making the most of it after all the sacrifices that people have made before me. Am I being the best that I can be, am I being as kind as I could be, am I finding the best in everyone and making the most of life? The answer to that question is always no, but quickly followed by, but I have really tried my best. But I was tested lasted month. My laptop computer was stolen from my car. Foolish to leave it there I know and in my panic I sought the help of fellow residents on a local Facebook site and asked if anyone had heard or seen any car break-ins. Some answers were very helpful, but most were very insulting suggesting I was stupid and needed medical help. I had been trolled. I responded politely but found that hard, I wanted to shout and scream at these people who insult others online and take no responsibility for the pain they may cause. I’m fine, but how would they have felt if I had been mentally ill and their cruel comments had driven me to jump off a bridge? I was angry and truly shocked but then my faith in humanity returned. Lots of people sent messages of support, the insulting comments were taken down and I was offered lots of helpful advice and kind words. The trolls are the minority and thankfully thousands of servicemen and women did not die in vain for a selfish and unkind nation. Most people are kind and generous, most people want to help and most people have your back. So that will be my reflection on 11 November. Kate

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LEST NOT FORGET BY KIM LESLIE The guns fell silent at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month – the year 1918 ending, so far, one of the deadliest conflicts in human history with upwards of some forty million casualties. This was the war to end all wars – the Great War. But not so. Within twenty-one years global conflict engulfed the world yet again with at least seventy-five million casualties worldwide by 1945. And yet again the toll has continued with the Falklands, Iraq, Afghanistan … And so we come together this November 2021 to remember the fallen from all these conflicts. As a nation we have not forgotten. Go to any war memorial on Armistice Day and Armistice (Remembrance) Sunday as the nation falls in silence. The typical British war memorial centres around a simple churchyard cross, or one perhaps prominent on the village green atop the sad roll of honour, listing those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Locally we have one outstandingly unusual memorial. At Eastergate a sculpted lion sits proudly – certainly defiantly – on his limestone catafalque on what was once the village green, now rather precariously a form of roundabout on the busy A29. Below its paws a carved wreath surrounds a ‘FOR VALOUR’ inscription cut in Art Nouveau style looking down ‘IN GLORIOUS MEMORY’ on the names of the fallen from both world wars. Its magnificent curly tail facing Barnham, more an elephant’s trunk, is a wondrous sight. So many moving letters and poems have memorialised the pain of warfare. Think Edmund Blunden, Rupert Brooke, and add John Stanley Purvis (writing as Philip Johnson), a young army officer who loved our downland landscapes, and one so dear to him crowned by its ring of trees – Chanctonbury Ring, surely one of the iconic symbols of Sussex. Half-an-hour before going over the top to face the guns of the Somme he turned his thoughts to home: I can’t forget the lane that goes from Steyning to the Ring In summer time, and on the downs how larks and linnets sing High in the sun. The wind comes off the sea, and, oh, the air! I never knew till now that life in old days was so fair. But now I know it in this filthy rat-infested ditch, Where every shell must kill or spare, and God alone knows which. And I am made a beast of prey, and this trench is my lair. My God, I never knew till now that those days were so fair. And we assault in half-an-hour, and it’s a silly thing: I can’t forget the lane that goes from Steyning to the Ring. He was fighting for freedom, for the love of his country, thinking of home far away from the horrors of warfare, the homeland he might never see again. That we can still enjoy life today against such a magnificent backdrop owes much to the fallen of all these terrible conflicts. One day take a pilgrimage to Steyning in the footsteps of Lieutenant Purvis. Turn down Mouse Lane towards Wiston and Chanctonbury and rejoice that men like him went over the top that we might live in peace and security in such wonderful surroundings that we too call home. This natural wood plaque has been created by local Bognor artist Ruth Dukes, 10% of sales will be donated to the Royal British Legion. If you would like to purchase one or see Ruth’s work visit https://www.facebook.com/Satin-Steel-111501100681707/ or email ruth.dukes@zoho.com

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LOCAL HISTORY BY SYLVIA ENDACOTT This early 1960s view of the Royal Parade shows the shops of the Newtown Estate. They can be seen at North Bersted on the left as you travel to Chichester on the A259 from Bognor Regis. The foreground is Chichester Road and bearing left is Central Avenue, one of the roads which formed the Newtown Estate, others included, Bedford Ave., Southway, Central Drive, Newtown Ave. and Greencourt Drive. G.A. Neal & Sons built this estate between 1932 and 1938 and some of the houses can be seen beyond these shops on the left of Central Drive. The Newtown Estate was prestigious at the time as is seen by these two facts, they built ten houses to one acre and each house had a road to the rear of their back gardens to enable tradesmen to reach the back of the house, without having to use the front gate. On the corner can be seen Sidcots café, which had originally been the Estate Office. The other shops were a mixture of those found in any parade of shops, including the grocer, butcher, bakers and newsagents. Today the Café has been replaced by the Royal Fish shop and the original sign worked above the door in the 1930s has now revealed Royal Parade 1932. Although a percentage of the homes have undergone structural changes many can still be found little changed in the last 80 years. During the 2nd WW some of the newly constructed homes, whilst not sold were used by service personnel associated with the Bognor Regis ALG (Advanced Landing Ground).

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SNAP, CRACKLE AND POP HOST THE PERFECT BONFIRE NIGHT BASH BY KATE McCARTHY Pre Covid we hosted an annual bonfire party for friends. We’re not big on planning but we follow the four Fs – Friends, Flame, Food, Fireworks. Our little bonfire bash afforded our social group the opportunity to meet together informally to enjoy life’s simple things: food, warmth, companionship, and laughter, and we really missed it in 2020, so this year we’re planning to bring it back. If you fancy hosting your own get together I’ll share our ‘recipe for success’ here. Let’s start with the bonfire. There is a ‘proper’ way to build a fire which affects how long it will last and the amount of heat it gives off. It’s best to arrange kindling (e.g., twigs, cardboard, and small pieces of wood) in a sort of wigwam shape over a base of tinder (e.g., paper, wood shavings or fire lighters) and then add more bulky pieces of wood and logs which ignite more slowly but burn longer. Light the fire about 20-30 minutes before the party is due to start so that it is burning merrily when your guests arrive. Some people don’t like the idea of a Guy Fawkes, but if it appeals to you, you can hold a Guy Fawkes competition with prizes for the best or the funniest. Our garden is small, so we don’t have room for huge effigies, so we dress up our Halloween skeleton as Guy and he gets a seat of honour at our garden table…that’s probably weird but it’s our party so you don’t get to judge! No gathering is complete without food. November weather is traditionally cold and damp, so home-made soup, served in old mugs is always welcome. Guests often want to contribute to the food table. We have no rules so this usually results in a completely random selection of goodies, though we always provide hot dogs with fried onions (is there anything on earth that can beat that smell?) and homemade parkin, mainly because parkin is easy, and I can make it when I remember. Like I said, we’re not big on planning. Fireworks are a must of course. They are also expensive in large quantities so don’t be shy about asking your guests to bring along a banger or two. Even with a substantial financial outlay, your display is unlikely to be hugely impressive, but that is absolutely not the point of a homegrown bonfire night party. It’s amazing how much enjoyment can be gleaned from the humblest box of shop-bought rockets. Invest in lots of sparklers too. Everyone loves sparklers, even adults, so be sure to have a good supply at hand, with matches to light them with and a bucket of water to extinguish them. Always remember the firework code and stay safe at all times. Other tips we have learned from (sometimes bitter) personal experience is to make sure that carpets are protected if people are going to be in and out of the house, especially if the ground outside is wet, and have a supply of torches on hand if your bonfire is located some distance from the back door (which to be honest it should be!) For me, the key to hosting a successful bonfire party is similar to handling fireworks – set everything up, light the fuse, then step away and allow the magic to happen. Happy Bonfire Night!

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CURIOSITY CORNER

BY KIM LESLIE

A series of little titbits, a bit of nostalgia, some local history and trivia Look at the dead-pan expression on his face, his crouched position and even his bare bottom. What on earth is going on? This little 19th-century Staffordshire china figure, possibly from the 1830s, is extraordinarily daring for the Victorian period when ladies – at least respectable ones – didn’t even dare show a leg. In sympathy, even piano legs were to be covered. Prudery and repression were powerful forces. An ornament with its trousers down was outrageous! So what about Roger Giles? Roger was a Devonshire schoolmaster, but he was a little more than that, and rather proud of all his many accomplishments. His advertisement, an astonishingly rambling grammatical disaster for a schoolmaster – no good at spelling and ‘educated’ English – gushed about his many skills. If his written work was anything to go by, heaven help those who went to him for their surgery! As if ‘Surgin, Parish Clark & Skulemaster, Groser & Hundertaker’ wasn’t sufficient, he went on to list the many facets to his busy life. Here are a few of them leading up to the final punchline: ... he drors teef without wateing a minit … applies laches [leeches] … kuts korn, bunyons … clips donkies …Young ladys and gentelmen larnes their grammur, and langeudge in the purtiest mannar ... also grate care taken off their morrels and spellin. Also zarm [psalm] zinging, tayching the base vial, and oll other zorts of fancy work, squadrils, pokers, weazels, and all country dances tort at home and abroad at perfekshun … i has just beginned to sell all sorts of stachonary ware, cox, hens, vouls, pigs, and all other kinds of poultry … Blacin-brishes, herrins, coles, scrubbin-brishes, traykel and godley bukes and bibles, mise-traps … taters, sassages and other garden stuff, bakky … lamp oyle, tay kittles … bukkits, grindin stones … lolipops, ginger beer … hepsom [Epsom] salts … Old rags bort and zold here and nowhere else, newlayed heggs by me Roger Giles … And so here is Devonshire’s jack-of-all-trades laying his very own freshly ‘newlayed heggs’. Roger Giles’ bizarre story caught the imagination of the Staffordshire potteries. Several different versions were made, some as pepper pots with his hat pierced with small holes. A good conversation piece for the dinner table? A rare curiosity indeed!

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GODREVY TO HELLS MOUTH

BY SIMON BAKER IRONS

At this moment in time many of us are taking holidays in the UK, so I thought I would share one of my favourite walks from a recent break that I had in Cornwall. This 8km (5mile) walk follows the exhilarating South West Coast Path passing through some of the country’s most dramatic landscape around the Godrevy Headland to the breathtaking Hells Mouth. From Godrevy National Trust car park (grid ref: SW583423) the walk starts by joining a boardwalk that winds its way through the Towans (Cornish for sand dunes). The South West Coast Path is easy to follow along the edge of the cliffs and is well signposted. As you head out of the Towans, St Ives Bay opens up with fantastic views across to Carbis Bay, St Ives and the vast horizon of the Atlantic Ocean. Keep to the South West Coast Path as it rises above Godrevy Cove to the headland where you can get some magnificent views of the Godrevy lighthouse, standing lonely on the reef known as ‘The Stones’, the lighthouse was built in 1859 after the 700-ton steamer SS Nile was wrecked upon the rocks. At 26m high and with a range of 19km (12 miles) the lighthouse was manned until 1934. Along the route, particularly at Mutton Cove and Hells Mouth, many grey seals can be seen both swimming in the shallow sea and hauled out resting on the stony shore, if lucky, pups can be seen with their mothers too. It’s also worth keeping your eye further out to sea as dolphins and basking sharks are common visitors to these Cornish waters. The South West Coast Path continues along the cliff tops to another headland called the Knavocks. Wild ponies are free to graze on the heathland of the Knavocks, the ponies are very hardy and are ideally suited to grazing these areas, whereby managing the important heathland habitats. Within the Knavocks are many paths allowing further exploration of this area, one of which leads to a trig point at a height of 76m, here you can just see over into Mount’s bay on the south coast, with glimpses of the top of St Michael’s Mount. From the Knavocks head downhill to the dramatic rocky inlet at Hell’s Mouth, it is unclear exactly how this cove was named; however, an inaccessible beach sits at the bottom of this cove that is surrounded by cliffs that have an 88m (290ft) sheer drop to the sea. This is another great place to watch seabirds swooping around the cliffs and seals hauled out below. After taking in the views head to the Hells Mouth café across the road for a well-deserved cream tea, before completing the walk by retracing your steps back along the South West Coast Path to the car park. Please do visit my blog at piertopiertrekking.com

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FIT FOR PURPOSE BY ALAN DREW It is of paramount importance that the best footwear fit be obtained to achieve comfortable and efficient foot function. The correct fitting of footwear is a complex business even for healthy but differently sized/shaped feet. If there are foot problems such as disease, physiological factors affecting size and shape, traumatic damage or surgical alterations, the fitting problems are made more complex still. It is therefore advisable to seek help from a qualified and experienced footfitting specialist such as a lower limb orthotist or a podiatrist. Every human being has an individual morphology (body type) that is composed of hard endo-skeletal elements (bones), the structure of which is made flexible by attached tendons and muscles. There are 26 bones in each foot and each bone is a different size and shape. The way these 26 bones are arranged and aligned one to another by interface areas of bone (joint) allows the muscles and tendons to direct and control different areas of the foot structure—i.e., hindfootmidfoot-forefoot. These different structural and functional areas of the foot enable the human body to interact with the ground; for example, to stand, walk, and run, making the foot a “dynamic adaptive device”. The feet are the base of the body and therefore have an influence on the rest of the body in stance and in motion. Just as there are different body types, there are different types of feet with different shapes and patterns of hind, mid and forefeet. This variation of feet is so complex every person’s foot is different to a greater or lesser degree. In other words, there will be variations of structure and function between our right and left feet. That is why when we are buying shoes, we should always fit the largest foot. The situation is further complicated because feet change shape as we walk. The foot lengthens after heel strike through mid-stance and toe-off. The difference between the static non-weight bearing foot length and the dynamic, weight-bearing foot length may be 6mm or even more in some cases. Other considerations of fit are the width, especially of the forefoot and the depth, particularly of the midfoot. The shape of the different mid and forefoot sections as well as the size and shape of individual toes may be of considerable significance. If your footwear doesn’t fit properly it might cause serious problems in the future so take some advice and future proof your feet! Alan Drew is a Consulting Prosthetist/Orthotist at Prescription Footwear Associates Limited based in Barnham.

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UP AT STILT POOLS

For more information on all our events and to book your places simply go to our website: https://events.rspb.org.uk THE MULBERRIES EVENT FOR NOVEMBER 2021 PAGHAM, Saturday 13 November The Mulberries present a 60s Pop Night with The Minkees at the Pagham Village Hall, Pagham Road, Pagham PO21 4NJ at 7.30 pm. Tickets in advance £8 on 01243 266849/262833. Bring your own food and drink. Proceeds to local charities. Wheelchair access. Maria Wildman, 12 Harbour View Road, Pagham PO21 4RG Tel: 01243 262833 Email: wildthings2@waitrose.com

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Just a 15-minute meandering cycle from the visitor centre at Pagham Harbour, is Medmerry reserve. Before you reach the pebble-strewn beach to ooh and ahh at the Isle of Wight, park your bike next to the Stilt Pools on the right before the seafront. Without stopping, the bird life at Stilt Pools may seem monotonous, but look closer and you will see a dizzying array of feathers and bills. Geese draw your eye as they loom over the mallards, teals, coots and moorhens. Now that winter is setting in, the canada geese are joined by brent geese. The canada goose, confusingly, does not migrate but is here in Sussex all year round unlike the smaller, darker brent goose. If you stay for long enough, the geese may bless you by flying over your head. Before you see them, you will hear their honks and smile, then the rustle of their wing feathers against the wind before they come Black-headed gull. into view in a perfect V-shape. If they like the look of the pools you will hear a whoooosh as several soft underbellies and webbed feet hit the water simultaneously, followed by an uproar of honks and squeaks as they get comfortable. Later, they may decide they have had enough of the pool, though you will never know why, nor how they decided this as a group. The cormorants sit on the grassy islands, some with their grimreaper-like wings outstretched and some hunched over like dark standing stones against the winter wind. Seeing them like this makes it hard to imagine them as expert fishermen out at sea, where their Loch Ness monster-like necks surface every now and then for breath. Black headed gulls sit atop the water like paper sailing boats, their wings folded like origami behind them into elegant white triangles. Herring gulls are here too, less elegant but equally interesting to watch Cormorant. as they tap dance to attract worms beneath the grass. Even songbirds call this their home, taking shelter in the thick gorse around the pools, giving themselves away with their tinkling songs. How comforting that just one area of the reserve is home to such a variety of birds. The Stilt Pools are accessible by foot from the Easton Lane Car park, or by bike from the Pagham Harbour Visitor Centre on the B2145 between Chichester and Selsey – why not pop in! This autumn and winter we have a selection of wader and wildfowl walks to help you get the best out of these evocative and moody seasons, whether simply soaking up atmosphere and enjoying the spectacle, or wanting to get to grips with identifying and learning about all these fabulous birds.

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NOVEMBER 2021

What’s on at Bersted Jubilee Hall Subject to change, please call 01243 842221.

Monday: Pilates—Christina 9—9.45am Pilates—Jane 12 - 1pm Arun A Cappella 7 - 10pm Tuesday: Tuesday Toddlers (term time) 10 –11.30am Tai Chi (term time) 12.30 -1.30pm U3A History Group—30 Nov 2—4pm Council Committee Meetings 7pm Wednesday: Aerobics - Jane 10-11am Pilate—Jane 11-12pm Carpet Bowls 2-3.30pm Yoga—Kerry 7.15 - 8.15pm Thursday: Pilates—Christina 9—9.45am Yoga - Jackie 12.30—2pm U3A Camera Club—2 Nov 2.30—4.30pm North Bersted WI—9 Nov 2.15—5pm Boogie Bounce 6 -7 pm Tao Bo Fitness—Ladies 8.15– 9.15pm Friday: Open Heart toddlers 9.30—11.30am Carpet Bowls 2—3.30pm Saturday: BR Art Society—13 Nov 11.30—5pm Sunday: Open Heart Church 10 - 2pm For information on the groups/classes email— deputy@bersted-pc.gov.uk

Bersted Parish Council Meetings Members of the public are welcome to attend the meetings at Bersted Jubilee Hall. See website for agendas www.bersted-pc.gov.uk November –all meetings start at 7pm 2nd November— Planning Committee 9th November— Full Council 16th November— Community Resources 23rd November— Finance Committee TEA & COFFEE CLUB FRIDAY 19 November at 10am—12pm, at Jubilee Hall, Chalcraft Lane, Bersted.

Christmas Fayre and Santa here on Saturday 4th December 10am-2pm. Refreshments also available.

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Discretionary Grants are available to local charities and organisations. For an application please go to our website or call the clerk—01234 842221.Deadline for applications is 15 November 2021.

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GARDEN VIEW PROTECT AND SURVIVE BY RACHEL LEVERTON No … not the 1970s public information campaign exhorting us to hide under a table in case of nuclear attack. This is far more useful. It’s my public information campaign about protecting tender perennials and taking cuttings to over winter so your plants survive and even multiply. First the protection: to protect tender perennials such as Salvias and Pelargoniums, lift them and bring them into a greenhouse. If you have a heater, set it to the frost setting (around 5C). You can use bubble wrap to insulate the greenhouse for additional heat conservation. If you do this the heater will only need to kick in on extremely cold days and nights. For tender bulbs and tubers such as dahlias, wait until the foliage has been blackened by the frost, then lift them and place in a box of sand in a dry, dark, frostfree location. Plants like Agapanthus, which are generally happy to be left in the ground with a little protection, are best left undisturbed. Cover the top with a generous quantity of well-rotted compost or bark mulch. This can be removed from around the crown of the plant in spring and will help retain moisture throughout the spring growing season. November is the start of the bare root planting season. Plant roses, hedging and trees, and it’s also a good time to move any of these plants which you think are in the wrong area of the garden. They are more likely to survive this treatment if moved at this time of year. So, what else can we do in November? • Ideally your spring bulbs should already be planted but if you haven’t done it yet, just put some in this month. November is actually the perfect month to plant tulip bulbs because the less time they are in the ground the less likelihood of them developing a virus called tulip fire blight. • Plant garlic cloves if you have an area with free draining soil. • Dig over the vegetable plot, leaving clods to break down over winter. • Rake the fallen leaves regularly from lawn areas because if you leave them they deprive the lawn of light. • Bring in garden tools for the winter. Clean, sharpen, and oil them first. • Keep removing weeds. It is easier to see them once garden plants have died back. November is a great time to get rid of persistent perennial weeds. Happy gardening!

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CROSSWORD 1. 4. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 18. 20. 22. 23. 24. 25. Down 1. Hidden ______ – quiet wisdom or insight (6) 2. Move stealthily (5) 3. Learner, cadet (7) 5. Located, stationed (5) 6. Glut, plethora (7)

Across Second in command (6) Person who maltreats or harms (6) Flammable gas (7) Small herring (5) British Actress _____ Mirren (5) American term for poorly educated person from the south (7) Weaken, fall apart (11) Delinquent, thug (7) Man-made fibre (5) Home of Glasgow Rangers (5) _______ Man – Beatles song (7) There are eleven in the song ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ (6) Large snake (6)

7. Second try at an exam (6) 8. The action of enlisting new people (11) 14. Activity done purely to increase someone’s sense of self-importance (3, 4)

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Escapee, fugitive (7) Shellfish (6) Hidden, not noticed (6) Famous Egyptian city (5) Blood-sucking worm (5)

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A GOOD NOVEMBER READ

BY TASH DONOVAN

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Ryland Grace wakes up on a spacecraft with no idea how or why he is there-or even who he is, and on top of this he has to work scientific miracles, from scratch using a Heath Robinson approach to staying alive. If this sounds like the plot of The Martian there are indeed similarities. Grace, like Mark Whitney is a scientist’s scientist, self-deprecating, highly intelligent, and funny. The book alternates between Grace-on-Earth and Grace -in-Space as the narrative flips between the present day on the Hail Mary, and the events that led to him waking up alone and with no memory at the beginning of the book. The best science fiction happens when the author has put in the background work, uses it to craft a world we believe in, then creates characters we care about. Andy Weir has achieved all that here, and maintains a slick, fast paced plot to boot. There’s loads of real science for the geeks, interesting, well-developed characters, excitement, thrills, and a touching friendship between the central characters. During the final third of the book, the stakes are raised ever higher, and I found myself reading ever faster in suspense all the way to the final page. Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock This is a young adult novel with a difference. It’s a collection of interconnected short stories all set in the mid-1990s, in Alaska and small towns scattered across the American west. Each story centres around one or two disparate teen characters who each face the challenges and rewards of small-town life. Told through the ordinary events of their lives, we glimpse brief moments, like peeking through a window. We can see their inner struggles, how they deal with pain or boredom or survival, and how they find new paths and moments of healing. There are hitchhikers, kids with a ‘reputation’, free spirits, and young people who have suffered loss. Woven through the stories are some common threads; we get an early warning of wildfire in one story which is at the centre of the plot of another. The aftermath of events in one story, pop up in later ones. Each character’s life has a ‘butterfly effect’ on the lives of other characters, some big and some small, and most of the characters never know the threads that connect them, even though we as readers are treated to the bigger picture and have the pleasure of seeing where all these lives overlap. In Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town, Hitchcock takes us into the inner workings of young minds and hearts. A beautiful read for older teens.

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CARE AT HOME - PART TWO Following on from the article on Care at Home in the July issue here we have an overview on residential care, which is my opinion and you will also need to obtain independent advice. I will not talk about the Government proposed social care cap, just about the here and now. So, it has now got to the point where you, and/or your family, feel that the risks of staying in your own home are no longer being managed by receiving care at home, whether that is one care visit a day or four care visits a day. If you have savings and investments over £23,250, then you can make a choice from residential care homes in your area. They will assess your needs to determine if they are able to manage them with the resources available to them. If it is assessed that you have nursing needs, then you will be eligible for Funded Nursing Care (FNC), following a Continuing Health Care (CHC) assessment, to fund the nursing care element of the fees. This a fixed rate and dependent on your health needs. Have a look around and read their Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating. Every residential care home will have a CQC rating of, outstanding, good, requires improvement, or inadequate. Whilst in the care home and your savings and investments fall below £23,250 then you may be eligible for West Sussex County Council (WSCC) funded support. If you have savings and investments below £23,250 then it is likely that Adult Services are already involved and a residential care will be chosen depending on your needs. At this point, your income will be assessed and you will have to contribute your income, less an amount of £24.95 for your weekly personal expenses, towards whatever WSCC pay towards the care home fees. We will look for a care home that will accept WSCC rates only; please look in the West Sussex Care Guide for current rates, but if you find another care home that you prefer that charges higher fees, then we ask for a ‘third party top-up’ from other people/family members/charities to pay the difference between WSCC rates and what the care home fees are; we will ask for evidence that the ‘third party’ is able to pay that difference and sign an agreement.

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Bersted in Focus 29 29 If you own your own home and your partner, and/or persons meeting the eligibility criteria to stay in your home, are staying in the home then it does not have to be sold. You see, your home is regarded as a capital investment and it’s value is taken into account to pay for the care home fees, depending on the amount of capital in the home, for example if there is an equity release on the property or it is in trust. At the time you go into residential care and you have to sell your home you may be eligible for a 12 week property disregard where the value of the property is disregarded and WSCC will pay the care home fees, less your assessed contribution, to allow the sale of the property. Or, you can have Deferred Payments where WSCC take a charge on the property to pay the care home fees, which have to be paid back at the end. You will need to take advice on this option. All of the above implies that you have the mental capacity to be able to make these decisions, albeit with some assistance, as it is a big step to take. But what if you, or your partner or parent, does not have the mental capacity, due to a cognitive impairment such as dementia, to make these decisions? A social worker, or other professional, will undertake a Mental Capacity Act assessment to determine if the person has the cognitive ability to be able to make an informed decision about their care and accommodation, by understanding, retaining, and being able to weigh-up and communicate information about the decision; if they fail on just one account – in the professional opinion of the assessor, then they are deemed not to have the capacity, at the time of the assessment, to be able to make that decision. Then it goes to a Best Interest decision where a meeting is held to determine what is in the best interests of that person. The meeting will involve all interested parties, including the person, where appropriate, to weigh-up risks of staying in their own home against moving into a care home. Lasting Power of Attorney’s for health and welfare will be the decision maker upon hearing all of the evidence, but if an LPA does not exist then WSCC becomes the decision maker. Sorry, jumped a bit ahead there! So, there are two types of LPA; Property and Finance, Health and Welfare. These can only be taken out when the person, Doner, has the capacity to appoint attorneys to act on their behalf as dictated in the LPA and formally registered with the Court of Protection. However, if the person does not have the capacity to appoint attorneys, then it has to go the Court of Protection for them to make a Deputyship Order, which can take quite a while. You, your partner or parent, is now in the care home and it has been determined that you do not have the capacity to be able to make the decision to be in the care home and you hear the care talk about Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). It is a legal framework introduced by the Mental Capacity Act to give a voice in the Court of Protection for those persons who do not have the capacity to consent to stay in the care home, they are under continuous supervision and control and not free to leave. It is a protection. Best Interest Assessors (BIA) with the DoLS team will complete an assessment for consideration of an authorisation of a deprivation of liberty for up to a maximum of 12 months and they will be appointed a representative (RPR) to take forward any concerns that that person may have and/or if they are objecting to their stay in the care home, to the Court of Protection. Okay, this is a quite complex matter to cover in a short article and I know that I haven’t covered it all, but I do hope that it has given a basis to ask questions, but please do seek further advice on any item and access the West Sussex Care Guide: http://www2.westsussex.gov.uk/socialcareandhealth/adults/careguide2022/flipbook/index. html?page=4 and/or speak to Age UK.

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POACHED PEARS PEARS ARE IN SEASON RIGHT NOW AND THIS IS SUCH A GREAT WAY TO SERVE THEM Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 1 hour + 5-10 minutes for the sauce Serves: 4 Ingredients 1 750ml bottle of soft, fruity red wine 125g granulated sugar 2 cloves 1 stick of cinnamon

Zest of half a lemon 1 vanilla pod, split (optional) 4 hard pears Creme de cassis

Method Preheat the oven to 180C/gas mark 4. Pour the wine into a saucepan with the sugar, spices and lemon zest and bring to the boil, stirring dissolve the sugar. Meanwhile, peel the pears. Leave the stalk intact but cut out the core at the base. Use a non-metallic ovenproof dish just wide enough to hold the pears in a single layer and lay them in there. Don’t use a large dish because when you pour the spiced wine over the top – the fruit should just be submerged. Cover the dish and bake for about an hour, checking after 45 minutes. When the fruit is tender, but still holds its shape, lift it out of the liquid and set aside. Then pour the liquid back into the saucepan and bring to the boil. Reduce by about half until it becomes thick and syrupy, then taste and pour in the creme de cassis to taste. Pour the sauce back on to the pears and serve warm or cool, with ice cream, cream, or custard.

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The winter months can be a very lonely time for some people, particularly elderly and vulnerable people. Many people spend the winter months in doors without any interaction from friends and family and this can make them very isolated. At this time of this year fraudsters will be very active trying to take advantage of this. Please take the time to educate yourself on different types of fraud and how you can help look out for loved ones, friends and neighbours. To avoid becoming a victim of online crime you don’t need to be a computer expert. Developing a few good online habits drastically reduces your chances of becoming a victim of cyber-crime, makes you less vulnerable and lets you use the web safely. Online fraud, also known as cyber-crime, covers all crimes that: • take place online • are committed using computers, or • are assisted by online technology How to reduce your chances of becoming a victim: • when setting a password try using three unrelated words, eg fi shbooktable; and think of three different words for each account, so if one is compromised the others are safe • never give personal or sensitive details out online or over email • make sure all devices have up-to-date anti-virus soft ware and a fi rewall installed • keep soft ware and apps regularly updated • only download from legal, trusted websites • only open emails and attachments from known and trusted sources • be cautious of internet chats and online dating – there’s no guarantee you’re speaking to who you think • be extremely cautious if you’re asked for money Email and text scams Be careful when opening emails and texts, especially if you don’t know the sender. If an email or text is unexpected or seems unusual, even if it’s from someone you know, ignore it and contact the sender directly to check if they sent it. Your bank, the police and reputable companies will never ask for sensitive or financial details via email, phone or text. To protect yourself from scams, known as ‘phishing’: • don’t open attachments or click on links in emails or texts from senders you don’t know • never give out personal information, fi nancial details or passwords in response to an email, when you receive an unexpected phone call or in response to a text message • set up spam fi lters on all of your accounts • don’t respond to emails or texts from unknown sources • always go to a website directly, by typing out the address yourself, when logging into an account For more tips and advice on how to keep yourself and loved ones safe from fraudsters please visit the Sussex Police website. To report incidents of fraud please dial 101, report online or contact action fraud. If you wish to report crime anonymously you can do so via Crimestoppers-uk.org or via the phone 0800 555 111. For further crime prevention advice please visit https://www.sussex.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/ FRONT OFFICE OPENING HOURS: Bognor Regis: London Road, Bognor Regis, P021 1BA. Monday to Friday from 10am until 2pm and from 3pm until 6pm. Littlehampton: County Buildings, East Street, Littlehampton, BN17 6AR. Monday to Friday from 10am until 2pm and from 3pm until 6pm. We work closely with Neighbourhood Watch and you can find out more about your local scheme online or by emailing. Visit the Arun Neighbourhood Watch website: arunwestnhw.org.uk and for more info email: info@arunwestnhw.org.uk

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WHAT’S ON Tuesday 2nd November 2021 2 O’Clock Club, Showtime (in Studio 1) Matthew Quilliam, Riley Clark, Vicki Edwards Tickets - £6 / £5 cons. / Friends £4.50 Thursday 4th November 2021 – 8pm. Simon Evans : The Work of the Devil Tickets - £15.50 / £13.50 cons. Friday 5th November 2021 – 7.30pm. 60 Minutes of Classical Musical (in Studio 1) Tickets - £6.50 / Under 25s £3.50 Friday 5th November 2021 – 7.30pm. The Jive Aces Big Beat Revue Tickets - £20.00 / Cons £18.00 Sunday 7th November - 1pm & 3.30pm The Rosemary Bell Academy of Dance presents a selection of classical ballet and musical theatre performances by pupils 3+. Tickets - £12.50 / under 16’s £10.50 Wednesday 10th November 2021 – 2pm Christmas Memories with Neil Sands & Cast Tickets - £12.50 / Cons - £11.50

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