Horam & Vines Cross Village Diary

Horam & Vines Cross Village Diary March 2020

Horam is going purple for SUDEP

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Dear Readers, Well, it’s been kind of wet, hasn’t it? Joking aside, we have all had enough of the rain, haven’t we? Aside from the damage to gardens, flooding and the affect this long wet winter will have on nature’s seasons, our heart goes out to those of you who work outdoors. A mud fest of epic proportions, where rain stops play so often that schedules slip, pay is missed and people are soaked to the skin. Spare a thought too for the dog walkers, braving the rain to keep the dog from losing it’s mind and then towelling it down/bathing it to change it back to it’s original colour!

Sadly, the more fields we lose to housing estates will only further upset the natural balance of our landscape, leading to issues for residents. Wealden residents are calling for more educated building, more affordable properties not built on flood plains or farmland, but built on brownfield sites.

They want investment in the correct level of infrastructure to support more households. If you want to find out more search for Save Wealden from Overdevelopment on Facebook.

If you haven’t yet completed & returned the Neighbourhood Plan questionnaire from Horam Parish Council, please ensure you have your say about the future of Horam, the deadline is 28th March 2020. Please see Planning Update on P34 for more detail on these issues.

Unfortunately, a house in Horam was burgled last month and a resident was conned out of £40 by a ‘tradesman’ driving a grey van with the registration S820 NDP. Please keep your eyes peeled.

The village is gearing up for the VE Day celebrations in May and are keen to feature the stories of local folk who fought in WW2 or have a connection to it. The organisers also want to honour these people on the day. Please do get in touch if you can suggest someone – use our email address below.

Best wishes

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In this issue.....

Editor’s note ..................... P2 What ’s on .P4,P8,P10,12,P16,P22,P 24,P30,P32, P36-37, P39, P60,P64

Well-being.

P14,P2 1,P24,P26,P31,P37,P41,P55 R etail.... P24,P35,P51,P61,P62,P63,P65 Leisure & Hobbies throughout

Cafes & Cater ing..P13,P27,P33,P63

Useful Contacts.......... .....P48

Community Information throughout

G ardening Diar y......P58 - 59

Local special offers P30

Children’s Groups.... P18-19

Services throughout

Planning......P34

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All types of residential chimneys swept.

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Wood & multi-fuel stoves cleaned and serviced.

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Inspection & preparation of all chimneys for stove installation.

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Bird guards & cowls fitted.

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What is Alabama rot? Cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV) Alabama rot is a disease that damages blood vessels in the skin and kidney of dogs. It causes ulcers on a dog’s skin, but sadly it causes kidney failure which can be fatal.

The actual cause of Alabama rot is not known. It can affect any dog of any breed, age, or size. The majority of dogs who have been treated for Alabama rot in the UK have been walked in muddy and/or woodland areas. More cases are reported between November and May than between June and October, which suggests the dogs are more likely to be affected in winter and spring.

The first signs you may notice if your dog has contracted Alabama rot are lesions or ulcers on the skin. These could appear as a patch of red skin, or as an open ulcer or sore. These sores are most commonly found on a dog’s paws or lower legs, but they can also be found on a dog’s face, mouth or tongue, or on their lower body.

Signs of kidney failure include loss of appetite, thirst, tiredness and vomiting.

If your dog is showing signs of sore skin or ulcers and you know these have not been caused by an injury, it’s a good idea to contact your vet. The earlier this disease is caught and treated professionally, the higher the chances of recovery.

As the source of Alabama rot is unknown, there is no way of making sure you stay away from the cause – but there are things you can do to prevent your dog from being affected. Thankfully, the disease is not always fatal and the earlier it is caught, the greater your dog’s chances of survival.

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Try to avoid very muddy areas.

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Wash your dog’s feet and legs after walks.

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Check your dog’s body once a day, checking them regularly for the signs listed above

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If you are in doubt, give your vet a call. It’s better to be safe than sorry.

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SERVICES County Medicare Professional Care Services Providing Personalised Care in your own home If you are looking for some light assistance with your daily routine or require a full schedule of care to support your needs, County Medicare Professional Care Services can tailor a bespoke service that suits your circumstances.

CALL 01435 866044 For more information or to talk to one of our friendly care coordinators about your personal care needs.

Considering a career in Health Care Support or looking for flexible work to suit your lifestyle?

Call us now for information on how to join our friendly, hardworking team of Health Care Assistants. Requirements: Applicants must have a full driving license. Appointment subject to references and DBS checks. All training provided free of charge.

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Services for March: Sun 1st

10.30am

Family Communion

Sun 8th

10.30am

Family Worship

Tues 10th

Sun 15th

9.30am

10.00am

(& children’s group up to Yr1)

(& children’s group up to Yr1)

Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)

Together@10 Church for Everyone (please see information elsewhere in the Diary)

Sun 22nd

10.30am

Family Worship

(& children’s group up to Yr1)

Sun 29th

10.30am

Family Worship

(& children’s group up to Yr1)

Other Activities: Crossways drop-in for refreshments, chat with friends (Wed 10.00-12.00 - 04/03/20) Bible Study - Growth Groups (term-time -Thursdays 10.00-11.30) Jumping Beans - Parent & Toddler Group Fellowship Group (Tuesday 31st March at 2.00pm) Rooted - youth group (term-time - Fridays 7.00pm-9.00pm) Supporting Horam Christian Care Group

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Contacts: Vicar: Wardens: Hall Bookings:

Revd PJ Guy - 01435 813372 pjguy316@btinternet.com Dave Adams - 01435 813092 or Jane Thomas - 01435 810398 Jane Thomas - 01435 810398 www.christchurchhoram.org

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4th March from 10am-12pm Join us for tea, coffee, biscuits & chat.

All ages are welcome.

A great place to make new friends and catch up with old friends.

We look forward to seeing you at Christchurch, Horam.

Join us on the first Wednesday of every month!.

FREE Entry - Donations to various charities welcomed.

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We have a range of activities to suit all ages, which you’d be welcome to come along to:

Under Underschool schoolage age Toddlers Toddlersgroup group Mondays Mondays22--3.15pm 3.15pmduring duringterm termtime time AAchance chancefor forparents/carers parents/carersand andtoddlers toddlers to tochat, chat,play playgames, games,and andmake makefriends friends

All Allages ages Morning Morningservice service Sundays Sundays10.30 10.30––11.30am 11.30am Includes Includeschildren’s children’sgroups groupsand and communion communion

Reception Reception––Year Year44 Treasure Seekers Treasure Seekers Fridays Fridays66--7.15pm 7.15pmduring duringterm termtime time Bible Biblestories, stories,quizzes, quizzes,games gamesand andcrafts crafts

Life Lifegroups groups Wednesdays Wednesdays7.30pm 7.30pm Fridays Fridays10am 10am AAtime timeof ofprayer prayerand andexploration explorationof of the theBible Bible

Years Years55––77 BiF BiF(Bible (Bibleis isFun) Fun) Fridays Fridays7.15 7.15--8.30pm 8.30pmduring duringterm termtime time Bible stories, games and crafts Bible stories, games and crafts

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WHAT’S ON Thur 5th, 10.30am Spring Flower Workshop from Ana’s Flowers, Horam Manor Farm. Learn how to create a seasonal spring flower arrangement. Create a foam free arrangement with tulips, anemones, narcissus & hyacinths. Cost is £30 to include all materials and light refreshments. To book call 07746 933209 or email flowersanaok@gmail.com Fri 6th , 7-10pm, Dinner with local folk duo Milton Hide at Bluebell Farmhouse Kitchen, Bates Green Farm, Tye Hill Road, Arlington, BN26 6SH. Delicious seasonal food, BYO. £40pp Visit www.bluebellhousekitchen.co.uk to book.

Fri 6th, 9-12pm, Big Kahuna play at The Six Bells, Chiddingly.

Sat 14th, 12-4.30pm, Heathfield Fair, State Hall, Heathfield. Stalls, entertainment, food & charity work at fair from SLF Events. FREE admission.

Sat 14th, 2.30pm, Scouts jumble sale. See P32 for more details.

Sat 14th, 7.30pm, Quiz night, Heathfield Community Centre, in aid of Demelza hospice care for children. See P30 for more details.

Sat 14th, 7.30-10.30pm 80’s vs 90’s Night, State Hall, Heathfield. Raising funds for Cross in Hand School. £5pp, https://www.pta-events.co.uk/friendsofcrossinhand to book.

Thurs 19th, 8-10pm, Comedy Night, The Gun, Chiddingly. 25% off food for ticket holders. Tickets available at www.designmynight.com Fri 20th, 7pm- 9pm, From Power to Prison to Peace, former Cabinet Minister Jonathan Aitken, imprisoned for perjury tells his story & takes questions, Punnetts Town, Village Hall. FREE event, donations invited. Drinks & nibbles will be served.

Sat 21st, 9am-12.30pm, Heathfield Farmers Market, Co-op car park, Heathfield.

SUNDAY 22ND, MOTHER’S DAY. See P20 for inspiration!

Thurs 26th, Purple day invitation. Purple Day helps raise awareness of Epilepsy and SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death from Epilepsy).

Michelle Samuel of Samuel & Son lost her sister to SUDEP, when she died in her sleep. She was a healthy 20 year old. Michelle is asking YOU to join in and go purple to help raise vital awareness.

For more information visit her facebook page: @HeathfieldGoesPurple or visit www.sudep.org Heathfield & Horam is going PURPLE to raise awareness of Epilepsy & SUDEP Sat 28th, 7-7.30pm, Heathfield Silver Band Quiz Night, State Hall, Heathfield. £10 per person includes fish & chips. Call 01435 817201 to book.

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Wealden Citizens Advice: Wealden Citizens Advice is open in the Heathfield Parish Council Offices on Friday mornings from 9:30 am to 11.30 am, no appointment is necessary - just come along. Further information is available on their website - http://www. wealdencitizensadvice.org.uk/

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An evening of mediumship with Martin Hopgood Martin works tirelessly to prove life is a continuation by bringing through messages of love and validation from your loved ones who now reside in Spirit. Join him for an evening of happy tears and laughter and a very alternative way of working without the ‘pink and fluffy’!

Sat 25 April 2020 - Tickets £10

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VE Day afternoon tea

Join us to commemorate VE day with an afternoon tea and sing along with Rosie as she brings you the hits of the 40s. Sandwiches, scones, jam, clotted cream, cakes and a pot of tea.

Thurs 7 May 2020 Tickets £9

Take That Experience

Wowing audiences everywhere they go with their amazing vocals and stunning costumes, they continue to recreate the magic of Take That with all the classic songs you know and love.

Sat 9 May 2020 - Tickets £19.50 Booking Office: 01825 769694

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Lets you take time out from your everyday stresses to help improve your well being and bring

balance to your inner self. Manipulation, diet, the acupuncture meridian system, exercise and education are used therapeutically to help restore balance and maintain well being.

Improve your health and wellbeing. Call or email us and see what we can do for you.

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Horam Natural Therapy Centre - Easy Parking - Insurance Approved - Evening Appointments

Pilates Classes in Horam Exercising in a relaxed atmosphere enjoying the fun that exercise produces through the release of endorphins.

Cart Lodge, Horam Manor Farm Wednesday 6:50 pm & 8pm, Thursday 9:45am.

West End, Christchurch, Horam Monday 10am Pilates.

Please book your space with Nancy on 07881 941360

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SERVICES

Stonehill Dining Room

WITHIN HOLY CROSS PRIORY

Free Parking Peaceful Gardens Historic Setting Open 10am-4pm Morning Coffee Lunch Afternoon Tea Book a table on 01435 865691 please see our menus at www.holycrosspriory.co.uk or visit us on Facebook www.facebook.com/ stonehilldiningroom Holy Cross Priory, Lewes Road, Cross in Hand, Heathfield, TN21 0DZ

Have you tried our weekly meat box?

Includes all this! *1lb of mince *1lb of diced beef *1lb of diced chicken *6 burgers *8 homemade sausages,*4 chicken fillets *4 pork steaks

Open 6 days a week, Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm, Sat 8am-3pm.

High Street, Horam, TN21 0EY. Tel: (01435) 813130

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SERVICES We are a local, family run business with a very friendly, well skilled team of employed cleaners offering a professional and reliable service in Domestic Cleaning.

Our services include: Weekly, Fortnightly and Monthly cleans. We also offer One-off cleans and an Ironing service.

Our company is fully insured and has very good references available.

Please contact us to discuss your requirements.

Tel: 01435 813653 / 07821787439 Email: maid2mop@hotmail.co.uk Website: maid2mopcleaning.com

We offer a full range of Building Surveying and Architectural Services on all building types  Full building surveys and homebuyers reports

 Buildings insurance assessment and claims

 Planning and building regulations approvals

 Dilapidations inspections and negotiations

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 Building defects investigation

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 Schedules of condition

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Come along for a chat, crafts, activities and Office: 01435 813653 Mobile: 07821787439 Email: maid2mop@hotmail.co.uk entertainment. Lunch, coffees & teas all included.

No transport? No trouble! The Age Concern minibus can collect and return you. Tuesdays & Fridays from 10am-3.30pm at Christ Church,.Horam.

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For more information contact Maureen on 07850 98713, or find us on Facebook.

SERVICES

Professional Painting & Decorating.

Sussex Decorators provides high quality residential and commercial painting & decorating services across Sussex. We offer a free estimation for every job and do not charge a call out fee.

Contact take us on: 07540 807308/01435 813843 Email: info@sussex-decorators.co.uk www.sussex-decorators.co.uk

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CHILDREN’S GROUPS

Toddlers group

Mondays 2 – 3.15pm (during term time) For parents/carers and toddlers to have a chat, play games, and make friends.

Free

For more info, contact Gill on 01435 408405

Held in Horam Village Hall weekdays during local school term times.

Horam Community Pre-School is a great place to begin!

• • • • Rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted Ofsted reg no. 109443

Morning, afternoon, lunch club sessions available.

Fully qualified and experienced staff team.

All children between 2 and 4 years old welcome.

30 hour EYEE funding accepted (where applicable).

Horam Community Pre-School, Horam Village Hall, Horam TN21 0JE Tel: 01435 812192 Email: horampreschool@btinternet.com

Broad Oak Preschool is a community setting offering a nurturing environment to children aged 2-5.

We pride ourselves on being a fully inclusive setting and welcome every child.

Our on-site forest school offers children the very best in outdoor exploration and learning with sessions taking place everyday in every kind of weather.

Spaces ava

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Get in touch to arrange a visit: 01435 864326 office@broadoakpreschool.co.uk www.broadoakpreschool.co.uk Broad Oak PreSchool

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Opening Hours: Monday to Thursday - 08:30 - 14:30 - 08:30 - 12:00 Friday

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Bring all your bumps, babies and toddlers along to one of our fantastic mornings

BUNNY MONDAYS We venture out into the Bunny woods with our forest school teacher for an exciting adventure sure to get your child’s senses tingling.

Time: 10-11:30am • Ages: 0-36 month old

BUNNY THURSDAYS

We have planned lots of exciting groups from Baby Massage, Baby Yoga, Sing & Sign plus much more! See website for the schedule.

Time: 10-11:30am • Ages: 0-18 month old

BUNNY FRIDAYS Our Bunny Hop mornings provide a relaxed setting where mums, dads & grandparents can meet likeminded parents

Time: 10-11:30am • Ages: 0-21/2 year olds

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What would we do without them?

Taxi drivers, cleaners, cooks, payday lenders, locator's of lost 'stuff', nurses, agony aunts........mothers wear many hats and we'd be pretty lost without them. So why not treat her on 22nd March and show her how much you appreciate her myriad skills, patience and hard work?

You could take her out for Sunday lunch to the carvery at Lakeside, a great pub meal at The Heathfield Tavern or afternoon tea in lovely surroundings at The Stonehill Restaurant at Holy Priory. Spoil her with a beautiful bunch of flowers or gift from Ana's Flowers at The Black Barn, Horam Manor - or even better book her into Ana's spring flower workshop on 5th March (see What's On for details). Or, how about a delicious slice of homemade cake in Tpodz? Or would she like some pampering?

Lots of quality therapists on our doorstep - The Crystal Rooms, Horam Natural Therapy Centre, Serenity Beauty, White Rose, Emma Smith Beauty, Sonia Funnell or some gel nails at Cutting Edge? Or maybe a quirky 'statement' piece for her home or garden - visit Mays Terracotta in their new home at Heathfield Market, or some new bedding plants from Rivermead Nursery? A stylish gift for her home or to wear from M2B, a unique hand-made piece from Threadneedle Textiles? So much to choose from locally. Go on, spoil her, she is the only one you've got!

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Car & trailer servicing, repairs & M.O.T’s.

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• Collection & delivery service.

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• Courtesy car available if required.

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Mini service.

Full service.

Diagnostics Holiday check from £20.

Winter check from £20.

Clutches, exhausts & brakes.

Follow the road out of Horam High Street to Maynards Green, turn left at the oast house Unit 18, Bridge Farm, Horam, East Sussex, TN21 0BP 20

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WELL-BEING

Hypnotherapy and NLP Coaching at Horam Natural Therapy Centre

Specialist in smoking cessation and weight control. Help with self-esteem; phobias; public speaking and stress.

Learn self-hypnosis.

Jonathan Conway NCH (acc) NLP Master Practioner and Coach

Tel: 01342 349340/ 07956 855027 www.theconwaypracticehypnotherapy.co.uk

In the comfort of your own home.

Deluxe pedicure or manicure.

Shape, file, cuticles, calluses and hard skin, including varnish £22 £20 Additions: Gel nails extra £10 Hot wax £5 (good for circulation)

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TN21 Environmental Aware...........Sustainability and Climate Change I believe most people by now are environmentally aware. The drastic effect of climate change, and the effects of this globally, and the UK impact, with flooding and storms, devastated homes, and farmers in despair with loss of agriculture and livestock feeding pastures. There are measures to help combat the worst effects, solar panels, wind farms, hydroelectric dams, tidal barriers: electric cars, hydrogen fuelled trains biofuel buses. Being holiday travel aware, and our carbon footprints. Plastic and packaging retailers are now streaking ahead with many ways to reduce these and to find alternati ves.

We can all reduce, reuse and recycle in food, plastic, paper, glass, textiles and household items, saving rainwater for gardens, save electricity, turn off unnecessary lights, and standbys. Save energy shopping locally and choosing local produce, use public transport if available! support wildlife and nature conservation activities if you can, or by donations or subscriptions if you can’t. Community projects to improve locally. Joining campaigns and petitions, lobbing MPs. These can all help bring change. Wildlife friendly, bee and butterfly attracting flowers, bee and bug homes, wildflower gardens. Involving children to love and protect the environment, so important. Feeding birds, The big garden birdwatch, is extremely useful, and the experts RSPB can check the rise and fall of many species, and a better understanding of how we can help. Organic seeds some seeds are coated with pesticides and damaging to earthworms and the earth, Check with seed suppliers and local nurseries, if they supply organic seeds or where available, and if actually sourced in the UK. We need governments who stand up for nature, with laws and adequate funding. Nature loss and climate change are entwined and need to be tackled together wildlife will return if we make a space for its regrowth and habitat, e.g. wetlands, moss, peatbogs. After Greta Thunberg’s dramatic speech to the nations, our failure to tackle climate change effects, in September dedicated young people took part in the global youth and climate strike, fighting for our planet. They are the nation’s most powerful advocates, along with Greta and David Attenborough, showing us the way.

The fight for natures recovery and the climate crisis, are the fights for our generation, and we face the challenge of leaving the world in a better place.

Nature has a healing power for us all, and our planet. If we all did our bit, even the smallest changes, we could all improve the prospect of climate change.

Ruth Buckingham

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It’s our church for everyone together@10 - at Christ Church Horam.

Come along and find out what it’s all about!!!

We start with tea, coffee, cake, with chat, activities for the children, then a service for ALL the family. Why not enjoy it with us!!

Sunday 15th March at 10.00am

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COMMUNITY/SERVICES WINDOW CLEANING Meet Jason, your local window cleaner!

Let us give you squeaky clean windows with our pure water system.

We can clean: • • • •

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Gamelands Methodist Church, Coggers Cross, Horam Sunday service is at 10:30am every Sunday.

We have a newly refurbished church.

A warm welcome is given to visitors.

Every first Sunday in the Month Gamelands Methodist Church holds a music and poetry afternoon between 2.pm and 4.pm. No musical knowledge is needed to attend.

Just come and enjoy others making music or poetry or join in. There will be light refreshments.

For more information please contact: Pat Hobden, 01435 813373 or Angela Simmons 07968848460

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Christ Church Fellowship Our Easter Service is Tuesday 31st March at 2pm.

PJ will be taking the service.

Followed by a sumptuous tea.

All welcome.

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• Install UPVC fascia, soffit and guttering - full replacment or cap over.

• Install new or replace shiplap cladding in UPVC or timber.

Carpentry: • Hang doors, fit door liners, architrave, locks, handles skirting etc.

• Custom built in wardrobes/shelves, build flat pack furniture etc.

• Stud walls, insulation board, plasterboard.

• Build garden sheds, summer houses, garden decking etc.

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• Replace kitchen/bathroom silicone.

• Install new kitchen carcases, doors etc.

All jobs considered big or small.

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HORAM VILLAGE FUN DAY Horam recreation ground Sunday 12th July 2020 12:30pm c/o Mrs B Macklin, 28 Tollwood Road, Horam, TN21 0DY, Tel: 01435 812018 Whether you are one of our regular stall holders or interested in participating for the first time, we will be delighted to welcome you to this years event. 3m (gazebo size pitch) £16 or 6m (double gazebo) £32. All Raffles, Tombolas and Refreshments will be run by the fun day committee but if you have any suggestions please feel free to telephone.

Please note there will not be a car boot fair this year.

To book please complete the form below and return to me at the above address.

Cheques should be made payable to Horam Fun Day. All tables, stall decorations and wet weather covering is up to individual stall holders. Stall holders are also responsible for their own risk assessment and insurance.

You may arrive from 10am on the day but must be set up at the latest by 12pm. Due to limited space please remove cars to the designated car park after unloading.

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1st Horam Scout Group News Charity No 1064375 Group Scout leader Paul Sutton 01435 813023 Thank you to all who came to our Quiz night, it was a good event raising £480

to the group funds, a special thank you must go to HORAM HOME KITCHEN who provided and donated the supper.

Our next JUMBLE SALE is on SATURDAY 14TH MARCH 2:30pm Collections as normal in the morning Grange Close, Tollwood, Horam Park Close, Paynes Bridge Estates.

Our 100 club (November 2019 until October 2020) January.

Winners are: 1st Mr Burgess, 2nd Mrs Jo Sutton, 3rd Mr B Wallis.

If you have not joined our 100 club and wish to do so, it’s £1 a month for each share. For more info on any of the above please contact Dave Sutton 01435 812462 07889 652586

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Why Horam needs a Neighbourhood Plan As detailed in last month’s issue, we are facing a massive increase in new houses in Horam since Wealden’s Local Plan has been rejected by the Government Inspector. Because of this, Horam Parish Council want to introduce a Neighbourhood Plan, which although won’t impact the numbers, will give residents the chance to influence where houses are built and what they look like. In addition to this having a Neighbourhood Plan means that the Parish Council will receive a much higher percentage of developer contributions to use in the village for the community.

What do the Parish Council use developer contributions to pay for?

Developer contribution has recently paid for the paths alongside the recreation ground and leading up to Maynards Green School (from the village) to be cleared to make access safer & easier for pedestrians. It is paying for the resurfacing of the Village Hall car park; the planting of 900 trees alongside the boundary of the recreation ground to shield the new Four Season’s housing development and go some way towards mitigation for the loss of habitat to this development.

At the time of writing, Horam Parish Council had only received 15% of the questionnaires back, they require at least 50% to progress to the next stage of the process. Thank you to those who have already completed the questionnaire, if you haven’t yet, please take 5 mins to complete it by 28th March 2020. Hard copies are available from Horam Centre, but were also delivered with the February issue of the Diary. Alternatively, visit the Horam Parish Council website at www. horam.com/neighbourhood-plan/ to complete the survey on line. NB: If completing on-line and wishing to add additional comments, please click on any ‘other’ option and a text box will appear, please write your comment there.

Rosemead Update The work to the bridge started 17th February which will involve a combination of traffic lights and road closure from 16th March for 2 weeks whilst a pavement is created for pedestrians and the parapet of the bridge is raised accordingly. No traffic apart from school buses will be given access, so diversions in place. As mentioned in our last issue, a solution for surface water on the road outside the sales centre has been found and agreed upon, and work will commence very soon. The road surface either side of the roundabout is also on the list to be addressed as a priority.

Southside (opposite Rosemead) WD/2018/0509/MAJ This application for 58 homes has gone to appeal from owners Chailey Homes Ltd vs Wealden District Council. On the 19th February the Full Council voted to agree to withdraw the Local Plan following the Inspector’s rejection of it, and begin creating a new one. Because of this, this appeal WILL NOT BE CONTESTED and will therefore receive the green light to proceed.

Land off the B22203, Maynards Green, TN21 0DE WD/2017/1132/MAO This application for 26 houses went to appeal and the Inspector advised that because the development was contrary to the development plan and that there are no other considerations which would outweigh his findings, the appeal should not succeed.

May Garland The application has been rejected and recommendations made to the applicant to make changes.

If you are concerned about the over development of Wealden, we would recommend you search for the group Save Wealden from Over Development on Facebook. This group is made up of residents across Wealden who are really concerned about how much of our green spaces are being built upon and that the majority of these developments are limited to executive homes that local people cannot afford.

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Fed up of being indoors over the winter? Free on Wednesday mornings?

Come to Wellbeing Wednesdays and spend some quality time in nature with us.Wellbeing Wednesdays will enable you to: • Engage with the outdoors and really appreciate the beauty of spring at our lovely site.

• Meet others and socialise around a campfire with a cuppa.

• Get some fresh air and gentle exercise.

• Observe and learn about local wildlife.

• Try some mindfulness and sensory connection activities.

We’ve got funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to provide Wellbeing Wednesdays sessions as a free service for four sessions. Dates are April 15, April 29, May 6, and May 27 and times are 10.15am – 12.30pm. If the project is successful we may be able to get more long term funding.

Wellbeing Wednesdays is open to anyone aged 30-65 from the Horam, Hailsham, Heathfield and Eastbourne areas. There are 12 places available. For more info or to book a place, contact our lead facilitator Caroline White at info@sacredearthland.co.uk These are just some of activities we’ll try: • Sensory walking – building your awareness of our underused senses (hearing, smell, touch and intuition).

• Walking and talking around the Sacred Earth site – visiting our woodland, walking around our lake, observing the wildlife (you may get to meet our resident herons!).

• Nature-based mindfulness – bringing elements of nature into a breathing-based meditation.

Our 40-acre site is just off the Cuckoo Trail, where the Horam Brickworks used to be. It has woodland, farmland, two large lakes and a pond. It has been managed to encourage biodiversity and has a wider range of flora and fauna than the surrounding countryside, making it the ideal location to see interesting plants and wildlife. We have a large, comfortable yurt that is heated by a woodburner and can be used in colder or wet weather. There is also a covered kitchen area, large outdoor fire pit with seating, compost toilets and space for parking up to 15 cars.

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CHURCHES TOGETHER IN HEATHFIELD & DISTRICT LENTEN REFLECTIONS 2020 “ Questions that Jesus Asked, What is He Asking of you?”

All sessions held at 6:30pm at Heathfield Community Centre, concluding around 8pm with refreshments.

Everyone is welcome.

Sunday 1st March – ‘Why are you so afraid?’ - Mark 4: 35-41.

Speaker: Marcellus Edmonds.

Sunday 8th March – Will You give me a Drink? – John 4: 4-14 Speaker: Rev. P.J Guy. Sunday 15th March: - Who Do you Say That I Am? – Matthew 16: 13-16 & 21.

Speaker: Dr. Sue Greener.

Sunday 22nd March: - Are You Asleep? Mark 14: 32-38. Speaker: Rev. Irena Byron.

Sunday 29th March: - Do You Love Me? John 21: 15-17. Speaker: Rev. Andy Caldwell.

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Chile & Easter Island Recently The Travel Concept has concentrated on showcasing South America, it is a fascinating part of the world with some beautiful and exciting destinations to offer.

Chile being a prime example of this, the longest and thinnest country in the world runs from the Andes to the Pacific and shares its borders with Argentina, Peru and Bolivia.

Chile also has territories in Polynesia and Antarctica, making it a tri-continental nation.

From the high Andean plateau to the untouched southern territories at the other end of the country, Chile invites you to live adventures in the middle of the world’s driest desert, in the unique rainy temperate forest of South America, in front of millennial glaciers that are waiting to be discovered or under the watchful eye of the Andes in the middle of the buzz of modern citites like its capital, Santiago.

These cultural and climatic contrasts have left an imprint on the identity of the country and its people. Warm, energetic, approachable and kind, Chileans share the love for their land, which invites you to build relationships beyond boundaries, to live unique experiences and to discover Chile.

Recently, one of the Travel Concept’s Partners recently visited Chile and Easter Island, she had this to say about her experience: The mystery of the famous Moai statues is brought to life by the local guides, whose families’ date back to the 13th century – the time these statues were created. It raises questions like, “Who built them?”, “Why were they made?”, and “How did they move them from one side of this island to the other?” There is a lot of mystery around the last question, the only way to discover more is to include Easter Island in your itinerary to Chile. A five hour flight from Santiago will get you to this mysterious island in the middle of the South Pacific.

The Rosaria wine valley (an hour’s drive from Santiago) gives you a beautiful landscape filled with beautiful vineyards. Here you can relax, enjoy the food and wine before continuing your journey around Chile.

Walking through the Valley of the Moon in the Atacama Desert (one of the driest places in the world!) is certainly a must – I experienced scenery that can only be compared to the surface of the moon! For Astronomy lovers this area has the clearest night skies so perfect for stargazing.

The final part of my trip took me onto Patagonia, and the epic scenery of the Torres Del Paine National Park.

Patagonia Camp was my home for five days. A beautiful property with luxury yurts overlooking Lake Toro and the Paine Horns in the distance. Activity lovers, photographers and wildlife lovers will revel in this amazing part of Chile.

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Watercolour Dates - 10 - 12.30pm March - 6th, 11th, 13th, 25.

April - 1st, 22nd.

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Easter Half Term Workshops April 6th - 17th We also run classes for children and offer Arty Parties for any age, if you’re interested in trying a class or workshop or a private lesson in watercolour, acrylic, mixed media or book journalling, follow us on facebook or email us your details for our mailing list to amanda@thelittlewhitestudio.net.

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HORAM PARISH COUNCIL – March 2020 NEIGHBOUROOD PLAN Constructing a Neighbourhood Plan Stage 1: We would like to thank residents that have completed and returned the Questionnaire that was delivered with last month’s Village Diary. Unfortunately, to date we have only had a 15% response. It is critically important that we have a higher percentage of returns to enable us to progress with preparing a Neighbourhood Plan.

It is clear from the responses received that residents are very concerned about the future of the village.

Please help us to move forward and develop a Neighbourhood Plan for Horam by completing the Questionnaire. The questionnaire can be completed on-line using the following link: https://www.surveymonkey. co.uk/r/SGDTZTT A hard copy of the questionnaire can also be obtained from the Parish Council office at the Horam Centre (Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings 9.30 a.m. until 12.30 p.m.) a reply paid envelope is also provided.

FOOTPATHS Improvement works have been carried out to the footpaths from Stillyans up to Maynards Green school and along the A267/in front of the village hall. These works were identified by HPC for improvement and financed

by Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) payments from developers.

HORAM PLAY PARK Due to the appalling ground conditions the play park is still closed off until the ground improves. The mud on the very expensive kit will do long term damage, so to avoid this happening the area must be protected. Any further damage and this could also become unsafe. It will be open again as soon as is possible even though the rain shows no signs of letting up. The Third Age equipment will also be useable as soon as the ground has dried up. Apologies for the ongoing inconvenience.

SKATE PARK The skate park is still open and access can be gained from the side road near the hedge. Once again parents and guardians are reminded to ensure that their youngsters wear protective kit at all times. The skatepark is not a playground and is meant for users aged eight upwards.

Visitors are requested to use the litter bins considerately and take anything large home with them. PLEASE NOTE that these bins are NOT for the disposal of dog waste. A bin, especially for the disposal of dog pooh, is provided on the recreation ground – PLEASE USE THIS! HORAM MEMORIAL STONE - PLAQUES Plaques for the memorial stone are available for purchase at a cost of £110.50 and can be ordered from the Parish Council. Please contact the Clerk, Sally Blades clerk@horam.com, m:07900576236 or 01435 812151 on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings for further information.

PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS - 2nd Wednesday every month, Full Council meeting, 7.30pm in The Horam Centre, High Street, Horam. The Planning Committee will meet prior to that at 6.45 p.m. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT Monday evening Planning Committee meetings ONLY, will commence at 6.30 p.m. This will continue until the 30th March 2020 when they will revert back to 7.30 p.m.

All committee meeting dates, including Finance and Planning are listed on the Parish Notice Board, the website and at The Horam Centre.

HORAM WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGE The Horam website can be found at - www.horam.com – please take a look at it - you will find information regarding local events and news as well as Parish Council matters. Businesses and Event organisers can add their details to the website directly by following the link on the appropriate page or via the Clerk. Horam also has a Community Facebook page – you can view the page at www.facebook.com/horamvillage

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Horam Parish Council Clerk contact details: Telephone 01435 812151 (Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings – 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.) Mobile: 07900 576236 or e-mail at clerk@horam.com or call into The Horam Centre (Tuesday, Thursday or Friday mornings).

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USEFUL CONTACTS Beavers, Cubs, Scouts Explorer, Paul Sutton, 01435 813023/07803 051048.

Bowling Club, Alan Archer, 01435 865536.

Cross In Hand Bridge Club, Jan Moore, 01435 863001.

Heathfield & Horam Football Club, Becki Chiweda 07366 034310.

Brownies, Mary Jones, 07814 373402.

Christ Church Fellowship, Pamela Blakey, 01435 810348.

Dementia Supper Clubs, Lyn Leeves, 07740 338120.

Diamond Dance, Lizzie Owen, 01435 812543/07985 306178.

Dog training in Heathfield, UDDTC.org phone 01435 830222.

Eastbourne & District Canine Society, Mrs Chris Cleland, 01323 506151.

Heathfield Choral Society, Chris Thompson, 01323 833921, chairman@heathfieldchoral.org.uk Heathfield & District Horticultural Society, Nick Jeggo, 01435 830725.

Heathfield Folk & Dance Club, Joy Charlesworth, 01435 873551, sec@heathfieldfolk.org.uk Heathfield Food & Wine Circle, Lorraine Cooley, 01435 812704.

Heathfield Road Runners, Fleur Blanford, 01435 812926, info@heathfieldroadrunners.com Heathfield Bridge Club, Richard Gatwood, 01323 764384.

Heathfield Sequence Dance Club, Dot French, 01435 864827.

Heathfield Silver Band, Mallory Hansford, 01435 862398, mallory@heathfieldsilverband.org Horam Christian Care Group, Jean Gill, 01435 813096.

Horam Parish Allotment Society, Rebecca Landau-Wildy, 01435 813085.

Horam Parish Council, Horam Centre, Sally Blades, 01435 812151, (Tues, Thurs & Fri morn).

Horam Centre, Janet Fairweather, 01435 868425 or Michael Cousins 07748 270494.

Horam Flower Show, Jane Skirrow, 01435 813269.

Horam Fun Day, Dave Sutton, 01435 812462/07889 652586.

Horam Guides, Jo Sutton, 01435 813023.

Horam & Heathfield Flower Show, Doreen Nuttal, 01435 866026.

Horam Pre-school, Angela Wood, 01435 813295.

Horam Tennis Club, Mary Evans, 01435 867776.

Horam Residents Group, Lucy Atabey, 01435 812153.

Horam Toddlers, Gill Delves, 01435 408405.

Horam Village Hall. For hire or information call Angela Wood on 01435 813295.

Oxney Vines Cross Tug @ War, Mike Hutch, 07850 382619.

Pottery Club, Sue Ramsay-Smith, 01435 810390.

Rainbows, Brenda Macklin, 01435 812018.

RSPCA, 0300 1234 999.

Tuesday Whist Drive, Mr D Winter, 01435 813233.

Vines Cross Bonfire Society, Mark Woods, 07976 426286.

Wealden Youth Choir, Tea Killick, 07808 222535.

Welcome Art Group, Lee Smith, 01435 862110.

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Manor Oak Surgery, 01435 812323.

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Health Clinic Updates Are you newly pregnant?

Congratulations, the good news is there is no need to make an appointment with your GP – you can self-refer to the midwives directly.

If you would like to have your baby at Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Crowborough Birthing Centre or at home, you will be part of the continuity team who will provide all of your care from your first appointment, during labour and right through to your last appointment.

Please email with your details such as; your name, address, contact telephone number, email, the date of your last menstrual period and your GP. The Willow Team will contact you to arrange your first booking appointment. mtw-tr.willow@nhs.net Alternatively, if you decide to birth at a different hospital you will be looked after by the Rowan Team. This small team of midwives will see you for all your antenatal and postnatal appointments only and you will birth at the hospital you choose. Please email with your details, as above, and the Rowan Team will email you relevant information on how to book at the hospital of your choice and when to see the midwives. mtw-tr.rowan@nhs.net Your community team will be the main point of contact throughout your pregnancy, regardless of where you choose to give birth.

If you need to speak to your team you can leave a message on the number below and your team will get back to you: 01892 633260 For any urgent calls please call your GP or seek relevant medical advice.

The Rowan team will be holding weekly clinics at East Hoathly Surgery from mid February on a Wednesday morning. The Rowan team covers the Princess Royal Hospital and the District General Hospital, Eastbourne.

Coronavirus update Please do not book a GP appointment or attend your GP Practice if you’ve visited or travelled through mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, or Thailand and have symptoms of cough, fever or shortness of breath within 2 weeks of returning, or if you have symptoms of cough, fever or shortness of breath after being in contact with someone with a confirmed case of coronavirus.

Please call NHS 111 instead.

Further information available here. Or Google - coronavirus latest UK guidelines Advice is changing all the time and all travellers should stay in contact with Public Health England and log in for email alerts with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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March Gardening Diary

" As many mists as ye have in March, so many frosts in May " With the ever quickening pace of climatic warming, we wonder whether old weather lore still holds true; does anyone remember the last Maytime frosts?

March is considered by many to be the beginning of the gardening year and one of the busier months of the year in the garden and it is a good thing to be kept busy during the long gloom of Lent, but with Dennis casting down trees to the left of us and to the right of us, it all feels rather apocalyptic and hopeless.

This month sees the last full moon of winter, the so-called Worm Moon, or Sap moon, Crow Moon, Crust Moon, Sugar Moon, Chaste Moon or Lenten Moon, it matters not so long as it brings a change in our weather fortunes; We are tired of the daily row to work.

The planting of deciduous trees, shrubs, fruits and roses should be finished as soon as possible to give them a chance to get a grip of the soil before drought (!) may punish them. In a warm sheltered border we may be planting evergreens such as Laurels, conifers, hollies, azaleas and rhododendrons. Most herbaceous perennials can also be planted now.

Rose pruning should be carried on this month, subject to the weather. Though many gardeners prune earlier, during winter, later pruning allows us to cut back to the best buds and to avoid hard frosts on new shoots. We should try to resist until the vernal equinox, on the 20th and a week or so later if a Blackthorn Winter has really set in. Hybrid tea roses may be pruned back to five or so buds with all sickly and dead wood cut away.

Climbing roses should have their side branches cut back to two buds. It is worth feeding the roses with a dedicated rose fertiliser now as the leaves are making their first appearance and spraying with a fungicide from now until June should keep the leaves looking clean all season.

Unlike most bulbous rooted plants, snowdrops will benefit from being lifted and divided every few years as the clumps can become very crowded, leading to a mass of blind shoots.

In the vegetable garden we should be aiming first at the creation of the all important fine tilth. As always, the weather is master. The soil should be visibly drying; better to wait until the end of the month or beyond before sowing a seed if there is any hint of stickiness. The reader will have dug over the plot thoroughly last autumn, digging in barrowfuls of horse droppings, compost, shoddy and celebrity magazines. The floods and gales of winter will have weathered the diggings down to an uneven crumbly surface. Patient raking eventually renders our seed bed smooth and fine, air pockets being trodden out as we go. We might allow ourselves five minutes leaning on the rake indulging in a short pipe and a gloat over our seed bed, well prepared and superior others'. Only now may we sow. The first sowings may be of peas, leeks, parsnips (always use new seed), broad beans, parsley, spinach and radishes, onion and shallot sets may be planted nearer the end of the month, a trowel is better than a dibber for these as any compaction encour-

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ages them to wriggle free of the ground. Garlic may still be planted but no time must be lost. New beds of Thyme, Tarragon, Mint and other herbs may be planted out towards middle of Lent.

Early potatoes to go in from the Ides of March, planted about six inches down, these early plantings will run some risk from frost but it heartens to see the neat rows of tight foliage as soon as possible and any frost-blackened shoots will soon be replaced. We are advised to carry around a bale of straw at all times during March and early April to spread over tender shoots in the case of a late frost.

For those who commune with the moon and garden by her phases and the biodynamic system of lunar planting, root crops to be planted or sown during the waning gibbous, from the 9th to 16th.

Rows for runner beans may be prepared now, this should involve digging in barrowfuls of compost or horsey stuff a foot and a half down and allowed to settle down over the next six to eight weeks before sowing.

Jerusalem artichokes may be planted near the end of the month, notorious breakwinds though they are, they are also very useful windbreaks on exposed sites and there is no better plant for hiding an unsightly fence or shed. Tired roots of rhubarb may be divided and replanted now and should regain their zest in a couple of years.

We may hope that the long list of routine maintenance about the garden has been completed by Ash Wednesday as the new season will leave no time for pulling up arrears.

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COMMUNITY Young at Heart have had a very busy January joined

by Little Tinkers Nursery School, Dallington Primary School, Broad Oak Primary School and Skippers Hill School. Lucinda Muschialli joined us for a “hula hooping” demonstration. Burns Night was celebrated with a wonderful piper (David) and haggis. We’ve had the amazing opportunity of being filmed by BBC programme “Inside Out” throughout January. We are excited to see our footage! “Sussex Living” magazine are also producing an article on Heathfield in their March edition to include Young at Heart. Exciting times! Kindly sponsored by Axell Eames Funeral Directors.

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