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After School Classes for Children
Watercolour & Acrylics for Adults
Half Term Workshops
Art Classes for Children & Adults
Uniting generations in the glorious setting of Heathfield Park Cricket Club, The Pavilion, Old Heathfield, East Sussex TN21 9AE 10-4pm Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
Arty Parties for any age
Private Tuition
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If you would love to come along or know someone that would call Rachel on 07971 032667 www.youngatheart.me.uk
Every 2nd Saturday of the month except August Next Meeting October 12th 9.30-12 noon
We meet 2nd of month at Horam Village Hall TN21 0JE
We meet 2nd Saturday of every month at Horam Village Hall TN21 0JE (A267)
We meet 2nd Saturday of every month at Horam Village Hall TN21 0JE (A267) Next Session 11th November 2023 - 9.30-12 noon
Come & enjoy some refreshments while you wait, we hope to see you!
Next Session 9th December 2023 - 9.30-12 noon
Next Session 9th December 2023 - 9.30-12 noon
Next Session 11th November 2023 - 9.30-12 noon
Next Session 11th May 2024 - 9.30am -11 am
Next Session 11th November 2023 - 9.30-12 noon
We hope to see you! Help us preserve our environment and dent our throw-away culture. Everyone is welcome - Yummy home-baked cakes & refreshments while you wait!
We hope to see you! Help us preserve our environment and dent our throw-away culture. Everyone is welcome - Yummy home-baked cakes & refreshments while you wait!
Help us preserve our environment and dent our throw-away culture Everyone is welcome & all services are free, but donations are welcome
Items we repair include: computers, electrical items, cycles, minor mechanical problems, furniture and small sewing repairs
Items we repair include: computers, electrical items, cycles, minor mechanical problems, furniture and small sewing repairs
Items we repair include: computers, electrical items, cycles, minor mechanical problems, furniture and small sewing repairs
On most occasions we will be able to repair: computers - electrical items - cyclesminor mechanical problems - furniture - small sewing repairs
On most occasions we will be able to repair: computers - electrical items - cyclesminor mechanical problems - furniture - small sewing repairs
Everyone is welcome - join us for home-baked cakes & refreshments
On most occasions we will be able to repair: computers - electrical items - furniture - cycles bookbinding - minor mechanical problems - small sewing repairs - knife sharpening - clocks
Everyone is welcome - join us for home-baked cakes & refreshments
Everyone is welcome - join us for home-baked cakes & refreshments
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Heathfield Repair Café is generously funded by donations from Co-op Horam
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Dancing Games
Fun with the Children Every other Thursday from 2pm
Services for October:
Sun 6th 10.30am Family Communion (with children’s groups yrs1-6)
Sun 13th 10.30am Family Worship (with children’s groups yrs1-6)
Sun 20th 10.00am
Together@10 - Church for Everyone Harvest Celebration
Sun 27th 10.30am Family Worship (with children’s groups yrs1-6)
The Sunday morning reading & sermon is available on our website within 24hrs of each service.
Vicar: Revd PJ Guy 01435 813372 vicar@christchurchhoram.org
Wardens: Maryanne Ford 01435 817769 Davina Jones 07809 545397
Hall Hire: Jane Thomas 01435 810398 www.christchurchhoram.org
Lunch Qi Gong Days Out
Afternoon Tea Knitting
Lunch Qi Gong Days Out
Afternoon Tea Knitting
Singing Baking
Dancing Games
Singing Baking
Dancing Games
Watercolour Painting
Crafting & Creating
Watercolour Painting
Events Coming up Xmas Wreath Making
Crafting & Creating
Fun with the Children
Fun with the Children
Events Coming up Bingo & Tea Dance 2nd & 4th Thursday every month 2-4pm at The Union Church
Visits to local schools for their Christmas concerts
Uniting generations in the glorious setting of Heathfield Park Cricket Club, The Pavilion, Old Heathfield, East Sussex TN21 9AE 10-4pm Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
Uniting generations in the glorious setting of Heathfield Park Cricket Club, The Pavilion, Old Heathfield, East Sussex TN21 9AE 10-3.30pm Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
If you would love to come along or know someone that would Call Rachel on 07971 032667
If you would love to come along or know someone that would Call Rachel on 07971 032667
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Tel: Pauline on 01435 866227 where you can also leave a message at anytime.
Home Visiting Service also available.
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• All aspects of foot and nail care.
• Areas covered: Heathfield, Horam, Mayfield, Uckfield and surrounding villages.
To arrange a visit: 07809 210836 steppingstonespodiatry@gmail.com www.steppingstonespodiatry.co.uk
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Therapies and treatments available in a quiet and relaxed setting in Horam
Biofeedback therapy using the amazing QUEX ED device
Weightloss Help
Give us a call to book something you fancy … all our therapists also offer vouchers which make great gifts
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NEWS FROM CORNELIE USBORNE
Horam Neighbourhood Plan
When you read this, the referendum has happened and, I hope, received fulsome support from the community. WDC at Full Council will vote on 16th October. Once is adopted, the NH Plan will influence planning decisions and increase CIL to 25% of the revenues.
Planning Success: Great Easterfields, Chiddingly Road
After the appeal for 9 houses was dismissed, I called in an application for 7 houses and the demolition of this `historic Wealden farmhouse’. Greg Collins and I spoke against it and the Planning Committee South committee refused it, fingers crossed.
New National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)
By end of September WDC will have responded to a complex consultation process. Until a revised NPPF is produced (suggested by December), the current system continues.
If the proposed new housing targets are implemented, Wealden’s target will increase by 211 homes a year, for an indefinite period. However, the rules for assessing whether a proposed development is sustainable remain. Hence our higher target is unlikely to make much difference to the number of planning permissions granted, let alone to what private developers actually build. But it will probably increase the gap between target and actuality.
What about our Local Plan? Work on it has been continuing since the consultation closed in May and will not stop. When the Plan will be publicly examined, the planning inspector will assess it in the light of the new, increased, target and any other new policies. We may well have to make changes to some aspects of our current draft, which we can’t do until we know more about the new policies. Hence, details of the consultation might have to be repeated. The government’s proposals on progressing Plans that are already drafted are not at all clear.
Horam Hub on the Cuckoo Trail
Following a meeting I called with WDC regarding some local concerns about the kiosk and public toilet, Wealden have listened; they will develop a scheme of community notice boards pointing out facilities and sights in Horam. The PC will no doubt consult the community about the content of these boards. A planning application for the buildings on the Hub will be submitted shortly and is likely to reach PCS early in the new year.
Do get in touch with any concerns by e-mail (preferred) or phone.
Cornelie Usborne, Green Party Councillor for Horam & Punnetts Town, cllr.cornelie.usborne@wealden.gov.uk, 07979336401
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Horam WI
Horam WI invite everybody [even men] to an Open Meeting
Tuesday 1st October at 2pm at
West End, Christchurch, Horebeech Lane, TN21 0DT
The speaker will be Simon Stevens, Senior Officer, Archaeology South-East Archaeological discoveries at Rosemead before the houses were built
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Numbers will be limited so early booking advised via Virginia at vfmroberts@gmail.com or Judy 0798197018
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Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) is a UK registered charity. Their charity number is 1045315, Thank you for taking the time to read this.
We are very lucky to have such an amazing charity locally that cares for our wildlife. WRAS are always grateful for donations of towels, pillow slips, blankets and cat food. These items can be left at: Unit 8, The Shaw Barn, Whitesmith, BN8 6JD.
Why not visit their charity shop in Eastbourne? 01323 643111. Any animal in trouble call 0781 50 78234, for anything else call 01825 873003.
St Wilfrid’s Hospice helps people in Eastbourne, Seaford, Hailsham, Heathfield and Uckfield live well at the end of life. And we support their families and carers. With 70% of our funding coming from fundraising, gifts in wills, shops and donations, we need your help to keep offering care to local people.
Find out more at stwhospice.org
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HORAM PARISH NEWS
Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for the Horam Neighbourhood Plan Referendum. The results should be announced on Friday 27th September on the Wealden District Council website.
Horam Paish Council will be the hosts of the Christmas Fun Night for the first time which is being held on Thursday 5th December from 5pm-8pm. All Dressed Up are retiring from their role of organisers and are kindly assisting staff to ensure a smooth takeover. The Council would like to officially thank them for all their tireless work in previous years and for always producing a great community event.
Arrangements have been made with East Sussex Highways to have the lines on the zebra crossing at the top of the high street repainted within the next month. The double yellow lines outside the office are also being re-painted to stop parking on a dangerous bend.
We are also pleased to announce there will be at least one Skate Jam event next year. Watch this space for the dates!!
At WDC’s Planning Committee South meeting on 5th September Cllr Lane and District Councillor Usbourne spoke against the outline application for the redevelopment of Great Easterfields in Chiddingly Rd WD/2024/0812/O. The application to demolish the current property and provide 7 residential dwellings was overwhelmingly refused by councillors on the grounds that it was an over development of the site.
The grant window for community groups to apply for a parish council grant will be closing on the 6th October. All the forms are available on the website or please contact the Clerk directly.
Please can any clubs or societies who wish to be listed on the parish council website email the Clerk with their contact details. If existing groups have updated their details, please also inform the Clerk.
The parish council are busy working on their Emergency Plan. Please contact the Clerk if you have any specialist skills which you would be willing to use in the case of a community emergency. For example, trained first aiders, nurses, doctors, tree surgeons or people with heavy duty machinery, it would be great to hear from you.
The parish council have started work on a Business Plan which will be prioritising the objectives of the council for 2025,2026 and 2027 with the aim of enhancing the parish in which we all live.
The police attended the September Full Council meeting and have advised that parking issues should be reported to Operation Crack Down regularly with photographic evidence. Please report any crimes or anti-social behaviour to the police through 101. They cannot investigate an incident unless there is a crime report.
We also hope some of the local children are enjoying the Horam Detached Youth Session on a Monday evening from 6pm-7pm which is open to children and young adults from the ages of 10 to 19 at the Horam recreation ground. Younger children are welcome if accompanied by an appropriate adult. The parish council continues to actively work with East Sussex County Council to find a permanent youth facility for the young people of Horam.
All the meetings of the council are public meetings. Please come along and have your say. There is a public participation part at the beginning of each meeting where members of the public are invited to speak on any of the agenda items. The agenda for any council meeting is always published at least 3 days before the meeting and is available on the council website https://horam.com/ and the parish council notice boards. These are located at the Horam Centre and in the Memorial Garden. The council are now adding all the agenda documentation onto the website for public information.
If you have any accessibility issues regarding physically attending a council meeting please contact the Clerk directly who will arrange access to the meeting via zoom.
The Parish Council wish to clarify that they are a non-party political corporate body. You can contact the Parish Council by email, post or telephone. Parish Clerk: clerk@horam. com , 01435 812151 or 07900 576236 The Clerk, Horam Parish Council, The Horam Centre, High Street, Horam
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NEWS FROM NUS GHANI
Autumn is truly underway in Sussex Weald, with a whole spectrum of colours decorating our beautiful countryside. This time of year also brings us many celebrations of harvest and I am always pleased to support Back British Farming Day, which is an annual campaign to recognise the crucial role our farmers play in producing food for the nation and caring for the countryside.
Sussex Weald is home to many exceptional family farms that are the lifeblood of our rural economy and produce some of the best British products enjoyed in the UK as well as overseas. I regularly meet with members of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and their Next Generation Forum, to hear their views on the future of farming and agriculture, food and energy security, and the importance of buying local produce.
Having made representations to our local supermarket branches to stock and promote more locally sourced products, I was pleased that earlier in the year more national supermarket chains have launched ‘Best of British’ sections on their websites, supporting customers in becoming more aware of British options when online shopping.
However, our farmers are not only keeping the nation fed, but are also doing a huge amount of work in managing local environment, helping our communities to better understand agriculture and where our food comes from, and also enabling education experiences. The Countryside Alliance Awards, also known as the Rural Oscars, are the annual celebration of the diversity in British farming and for the past two years Sussex Weald has been shining in the Rural Enterprise category.
Following last year’s runner up Hope Springs in Chiddingly and the winners South Brockwells Farm in Little Horsted, it is excellent news that Smiles Sensory and Family Farm in Eridge have scooped up the trophy this year. They are the home to nearly 50 rescued or rehomed animals and offer interactive opportunities for individuals with learning difficulties and mental health challenges. I was proud to visit the farm and congratulate the whole team on this success, as well as thank them for making a positive difference to so many children and their parents.
I will always champion our fantastic farmers, and I continue working closely with the NFU to support and advocate for them and their work.
Meeting together at 10.30am on Sunday mornings
Fairly informal, with refreshments served after. You’re very welcome to come along
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CHERRY TREE COURT
Welcomes you all
A warm welcome awaits you. Every Monday we hold a bingo & raffle evening join us from 6pm for a 6.30pm start Every Friday we gather for a coffee morning from 10.30am
We look forward to seeing you! Find us opposite Horam Chapel
CROSSWAYS COFFEE MORNING
Wednesday 1st November at Christchurch, Horebeech Lane, Horam.
EVERYONE WILL BE MADE WELCOME INCLUDING CHILDREN.
Meet with friends, make new friends and enjoy good coffee/tea and homemade cake. We meet the first Wednesday of every month, everybody is welcome. We shall look forward to seeing you all.
CROSSWAYS COFFEE MORNING
Wednesday 2nd October 10am - 12 noon at Christchurch, Horebeech Lane, Horam.
EVERYONE WILL BE MADE WECOME INCLUDING CHILDREN.
Meet with friends, make new friends and enjoy good coffee/tea and homemade cake. We meet the first Wednesday of every month, everybody is welcome.
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Heathfield Morning WI
Our next meeting is on Tuesday 1st October
We have a talk on
Lasting Power of Attorney
We are a morning group meeting at 10 -12 Just come along and meet sociable ladies
Do some activities, go on outings
Listen to some great speakers
Enjoy tea/coffee and a chat
If you would like to find out more email us at heathfieldmorningwi@gmail.com or speak to Devina on 07488279722
Visitors welcome for taster session at The Main Hall
Union Church Station Road Heathfield TN21 8LB
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN HEATHFIELD & DISTRICT
For growing unity among Christians and other world issues
Saturday October 5th 2024 9.00am to 7.00pm (concluding worship service at 6.40pm)
Venue: Union Church
Come and join us for as long or short a time as you wish Everyone is Welcome
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What’s On This October
Paint night at the Gun Brewery & Taproom, Thursday 3rd 7pm – 9pm, Tickets available online https://www.thepaintclub.co.uk/events/paint-night-at-gun-brewery
The Baby Fayre, Kings Centre, Eastbourne, Saturday 5th, 11am – 2pm. The Baby Fayre is the BIG event with small, local businesses for new and expectant parents and those with young families. FREE ADMISSION and FREE PARKING
Health & Wellbeing Fair, Saturday 12th , 10:30am – 3pm, Crowborough community centre, Crowborough.
Heathfield & District Bonfire Society, Bonfire night, Saturday 12th, from 6pm.
The Battle of Hastings, Battle, Saturday 12th – Sunday 13th, 12pm.
BOOSTathon, Charity event, Broad Oak Village Hall, Saturday 12th, 9am – 11am, Tickets cost £14, contact Kelly@pinkfoxfitness.co.uk to book.
Autumn Wedding Fair, The Bell, Ticehurst, Sunday 13th, 11am – 3pm.
Warbleton & District History Group, hosted by James Dickinson, talk on the most powerful women of the 12 th century, ‘Eleanor of Aquitaine’, Dunn Village Hall, Rushlake Green, Monday 14th, 7:30pm for 8pm start,
Heathfield Farmers’ Market in the Co-op car park with FREE parking, Saturday 19th from 9am to 12.30pm.
HORAM FUN DAY 2024
The Fun Day had the perfect weather attracting so many people this year. The revamped layout with two arenas provided a variety of entertainment throughout the afternoon. A great number of stalls around the arenas added a selection of crafts, products, and information. Refreshments were available in the Village Hall with the sound of backing music, BBQ, Pizza, ice-cream, and the bar were busy to the sound of the Wealden Brass. The Dog Show had over 100 dogs making 255 entries over the 10 classes.
As a result, £4425 is being shared between 9 local organisation and charities.
The next Horam Fun Day is being held on Sunday 13th July 2025, a planning meeting is being held at the Christ Church Hall, Horebeech Lane, Horam on 21st October at 7:30pm. We would welcome anyone wishing to join the team to come along, as more members are required.
For more details contact Dave Sutton on 01435812462 mob 07889652586 or email davesutton2011@hotmail.co.uk
Jumping Beans
A group for 0-3s and their carers
Term-time: Thursdays 10.00am-11.30am (50p per morning)
Horebeech Lane Horam TN21 0DT
LARGE and SMALL TOYS + SINGING REFRESHMENTS + FRIENDSHIP www.christchurchhoram.org
It’s our church for everyonetogether@10 - at Christ Church Horam. Come along and find out what it’s all about!!! We start with refreshments, chat, activities for children, then a service for ALL the family. Enjoy our Harvest Celebration on Sunday 20th October at 10.00am
All Saint’s Church Bell Ringers
Beavers, Cubs, Scouts Explorer
Bowling Club
Cross In Hand Bridge Club
Heathfield & Horam Football Club
Brownies
Christ Church Fellowship
Dementia Supper Clubs
Diamond Dance
Eastbourne & District Canine Society
Heathfield Choral Society
Heathfield & District Horticultural Society
Heathfield Folk & Dance Club
Heathfield Food & Wine Circle
Heathfield Road Runners
Heathfield Bridge Club
USEFUL CONTACTS
07757 790529
01435 813023
Allen Crisp
Paul Sutton
07803 051048 -
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01435 863001
07366 034310
07814 373402
01435 810348
07740 338120
01435 812543
allsaintschurchbellringers@gmail.com
Alan Archer
Jan Moore
Becki Chiweda
Mary Jones
Pamela Blakey
Lyn Leeves
Lizzie Owen
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01323 833921
01435 830725
01435 873551
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01323 764384
Mrs Chris Cleland
Chris Thompson chairman@heathfieldchoral.org.uk
Nick Jeggo
Joy Charlesworth sec@heathfieldfolk.org.uk
Lorraine Cooley
Fleur Blanford info@heathfieldroadrunners.com
Richard Gatwood
Heathfield Repair Cafe heathfieldrepaircafe@outlook.com facebook.com/Repair_Cafe_TN21
Heathfield Silver Band
Horam Christian Care Group
Horam Parish Allotment Society
Horam Parish Council, Horam Centre
Horam Flower Show
Horam Fun Day
Horam Guides
Horam & Heathfield Flower Club
Horam Pre-school
Horam Tennis Club
Horam Toddlers
Horam Village Hall Hire
Horam WI
Oxney Vines Cross Tug of War
Rainbows
RSPCA
The Kit Wilson Trust for Animal Welfare
Vines Cross Bonfire Society
01435 862398
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Mallory Hansford mallory@heathfieldsilverband.org
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Carol Curd
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Dave Cooley
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07580 596550
07850 382619
01435 812018
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01825 830444
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Vines Cross Community Association (VCCA) 01435 813513
Wealden Youth Choir
Welcome Art Group
Non emergency medical
Non emergency police
Manor Oak Surgery
Out of hours 8-8.30am
07808 222535
01435 862110
Jo Sutton
Phyllis Stevens
Angela Wood
Stella Morris horamtennisclub@gmail.com
Gill Delves
Angela Wood
Lesley Powell
Mike Hutch
Brenda Macklin
Mark Woods
Marian Parkyn
Tea Killick
Lee Smith
018255 732333
01825 732 333
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Seasonal Recipe of the Month
The spotlight is on the pumpkin, why not try pumpkin soup. If you have a recipe you would like to share email horamvillagediary@gmail.com.
METHOD
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Halve the pumpkin and scoop out the seeds. Slice pumpkin into quarters. Brush 1 tsp olive oil over the pumpkin flesh and place the quarters, cut sides down, onto the baking sheet. Roast for 35 minutes, until the orange you can pierce the flesh easily. Heat the remaining 3 tbs of olive oil in a large pan, add onion, garlic and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent, about 8 minutes. Peel the pumpkin skin off, add the pumpkin flesh, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, cayenne pepper, and freshly ground black pepper. Pour in the broth. Bring the mixture to a boil, then simmer for 15 minutes. Once the pumpkin mixture is done cooking, stir in the coconut milk and maple syrup. Blend the soup in the pot. Ladle the soup into individual bowls and serve.
4 tbs olive oil, 1 x 4lb pumpkin
1 large yellow onion, 4 large garlic cloves
½ teaspoon sea salt & ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg & cloves
Tiny dash of cayenne pepper
Freshly ground black pepper
4 cups vegetable broth
½ cup heavy cream
2 tbs maple syrup or honey
Christ Church Fellowship
We invite you to come and join us on Tuesday 29th October at 2.pm our speaker is
Pastor Gaius Phillingham from the Daylight Christian Prison Trust
Afternoon tea will follow the meeting We meet at Christ Church Horebeech Lane Horam TN21 0DT
HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE
How are YOU? I mean, really how are you doing?
October is a month that is focussing on Mental Health awareness and World Mental Health Day is on October 10th Its aim is to raise awareness and encourage people to talk about Mental Health. This year’s theme ‘prioritising Mental Health in the Workplace’. I don’t believe we should isolate mental health and just like a physical trauma, it’s time to start viewing SELF Health differently in the western world. Emotional, mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing makes us who we are and if we don’t look at the human as a whole, we are eliminating parts that make up who we are. You are an awesome container of muscles, bones, ligaments, organs, skin, fascia, nervous systems and so much more. Mental health is so much more than what it says on the tin. We are who we are, from m all our years of what has happened to us, (good and bad) events in childhood and generational trauma passed down to us on a cellular level.
I have been on my own healing journey, which has led me to the work I do, to help others thrive, to give them the tools to heal themselves. Yes, we can heal ourselves if we know how. This year, I had the most amazing experience travelling the East coast of Australia with my adult sons, and the aboriginal way of life really has led me to adapt how I work with others, looking at healing as a whole self-experience.
So, let’s explore Mental Health in the workplace; this has to start at the top, from Management and having a Trauma informed Leadership approach. As Trauma informed Leaders we understand that a person reacts or responds to events depending on how safe their Autonomic nervous system feels (ANS), it is never a cognitive decision, it starts in our bodies, and this will be very physical. Somatic reactions are very common in the workplace and recognising that a colleague or member of the team gets a headache, shakes has an upset tummy, or ‘flips their lid’ is a normal response to how their nervous system is feeling. Wellbeing in the workplace is so much more than Mental health and when Management and colleagues recognise that a Trauma informed approach will significantly not only help their employees but also production, time management, communication, absenteeism and growth of their business.
So I wont be celebrating a Mental Health Day, but I will be celebrating YOU and all of YOU, your whole self; emotional, mental, physical and spiritual.
With Love Michelle
Michelle is a somatic Trauma informed Coach and works with clients online or at Sanctuary Farm in Horam, she hosts empowerment wellbeing workshops for women who feel stuck, helping them find their joy and purpose, giving them tools to heal themselves.
WINDOW CLEANING
GARDENING DIARY
' For every fog in October, a snow in winter.'
Rain, wind and cloud often characterise our weather in October, though we may hope for an Indian summer about the middle of the month when a short spell of mellow anticyclonic weather often occurs. We should be taking full advantage of these gentle spells to finish up our autumn digging. Deadline Trafalgar Day, St Crispin's day at the very latest.
Weeds make a strong showing in autumn, so that hoe should be doing brisk work; for great mischief they will do if left unchecked at this late season.
We may now make a start with tidying up the perennials in the herbaceous border, some gardeners prefer to leave the old topgrowth on the plants for winter protection whilst some like to clear away the old growth once flowering is finished, leaving a more shipshape and tidy border. A tidier border feels healthier and less prone to harbouring disease and mould over the winter and also allows the soil to be more effectively forked over, though this removal of the top cover will lead to deeper frost penetration.
Dahlias may be lifted once the foliage has blackened, there is little point in leaving them in beyond the end of the month as tuber growth will be completed by then. We may push on with planting out wallflowers, polyanthus, forget-me-nots, Sweet Williams, Canterbury bells, foxgloves and other similar plants which are grown as biennials or for a spring bedding display. Before planting, the soil should be dug to a spade’s depth. Fertiliser may be added but only of the slow releasing types, i.e bone meal, not a quick release nitrogen based spring or summer fertiliser.
The last cut of the lawn will now take place, the blade height may be lifted; no golfing green cuts in October.
The vegetable plot. Push ahead with autumn digging. We dwelt on dung and his cousins at length in the last issue but it is worth reminding ourselves again that September and October are the months to dig in old horse droppings or compost, especially important for brassicas, not too much for the root crops or you may end up with amusingly shaped vegetables next year. Bastard trench heavy ground, throwing in newspaper, Christmas jumpers, gossip magazines, sharp sand, compost and dead rats; anything to improve the texture and workability of our clay. Only after a morning of bastard trenching may we, without guilt or self-reproach, indulge in that long pipe in the potting shed. Make the most of the last of the Runner and French beans by picking all sizeable beans daily, especially if frost is forecast. Autumn-sown broad beans are a must, a sturdy two inch bean plant seen pushing through at Christmas makes a happy sight and bodes well for an early and blackfly-resistant crop in Spring. In anticipation of rain and gale, it is very important to firmly stake Brussels sprouts. All brassicas need to be firmly planted; they greatly resent any movement or looseness around the roots. Top growth of Jerusalem artichokes can be cut down but no need to lift the roots as they may be dug as required. Beware of a surfeit of this root in polite company.
RIVER MEAD NURSERY
Foords Lane, Vines Cross, Horam, East Sussex TN21 9HB
Telephone No. 01435 813353 Email – info@rivermeadnursery.co.uk Website - www.rivermeadnursery.co.uk
We have a wide selection of plants:Bedding Plants, Herbs, Vegetable Plants, Perennials, Shrubs, Fruit Bushes, Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees, Grasses, Cacti, Agaves. Also available –Home grown produce (seasonal vegetables, herbs, fruit, cut flowers and eggs).
Opening Times: Winter 9am-dusk Monday - Saturday
Trudi - Mothering Mojo
Moving your baby on to solids…
The World Health Organisation and the UK Department of Health both recommend that breastfeeding continues for two years and beyond. Yes, please read that again, BEYOND TWO YEARS.This has nothing to do with solids, actually, but next time someone asks you why you’re STILL breastfeeding your one-year-old, please feel free to tell them you’re only halfway to the MINIMUM recommendation (that should give them something to think about!).
And this can be very confusing for those needing or choosing to bottle-feed with formula, as from about a year on your baby doesn’t need formula milk at all (please don’t buy in to the formula companies’ pressure to buy ‘follow on’ milk, it has NOTHING your baby cannot access from food).
Anyway, I digress!
Introducing complementary solid foods around the middle of the first year is also what WHO and DoH recommends, based on global research. Breastfeeding or formula provides everything your child needs nutritionally for the first six months. No need for anything else before then.
Why wait until six months?
Babies’ bodies need time to develop before they can successfully digest solid food, and the motor and visual systems need to develop enough for babies to get solid food into their mouths. After 6 months babies get better at moving food around their mouth and swallowing it (I am sure you will agree a massive bonus when learning the art of eating!). There is evidence to suggest starting solids too early may increase your child’s chance of eczema, asthma, food allergies and stomach bugs.
How will I know my baby is ready for solids?
Once you have waited for the magic 6-month marker, you may still wonder if your baby is ready for solid foods. And please remember there is no rush (there is no research to suggest babies will sleep better if offered solids early and much research to suggest it could, in fact, hinder their sleep and cause a wide range of other long-term medical issues). However, your baby might show signs such as:
1. They can stay in a sitting position and hold their head steady
2. They can co-ordinate their eyes, hand and mouth so that they can look at the food, pick it up and put it in their mouth all by themselves
3. They can swallow food; babies who are not ready will push their food back out, so they get more round their face than they do in their mouths!
Whenever and however you decide to start solid food, a great thing to remember is “foods before one are just for fun”. Don’t stress if your baby doesn’t seem that interested, throws more on the floor than in their mouths and rejects everything but apple purée. We ALL end learning to eat one day!
Trudi Dawson is a Doula, Holisitic Sleep Coach and Infant Feeding Specialist. For Postnatal Support Sessions on Zoom or in person please get in touch via trudi@ motheringmojo.com
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