A newly renovated surgery with top of the range, state of the art equipment and CadCam Technology
Late night opening until 7pm on Thursday
A friendly team always available to help and support
Practice Plan - available for adults from as little as £10 per month, and £5 per month for children
0% APR Finance options available (subject to T&C’s)
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ART CLASSES
Qi Gong
Knitting
Knitting
Baking
Baking
Watercolour Painting
Crafting & Creating
Watercolour Painting
Crafting & Creating Games Fun with the Children
Games Fun with the Children
Art Studio
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Community Bingo & Tea Dancing Union Church Heathfield
Community Bingo & Tea Dancing Union
Every other Thursday from 2pm
Uniting generations in the glorious setting of Heathfield Park Cricket Club, The Pavilion, Old Heathfield, East Sussex TN21 9AE
10-4pm Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
If you would love to come
Art Classes & Workshops @ Vines Cross 07482 261006 Follow
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
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 9th December 2023 - 9.30-12 noon
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 9th December 2023 - 9.30-12 noon
Next Session 13th July 2024 - 9.30am -11 am
Next Session 11th May 2024 - 9.30am -11 am Qi Gong
Next Session 11th November 2023 - 9.30-12 noon
Next Session 11th November - 9.30-12 noon
Next 2023 9.30-12
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!
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
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! On most occasions we will be able to repair: computers - electrical items - cyclesminor mechanical problems - furniture - small sewing repairs
Items we repair include: computers, electrical items, cycles, minor mechanical problems, furniture and small sewing repairs Everyone is welcome - join us for home-baked cakes & refreshments
Items we repair include: computers, electrical items, cycles, minor mechanical problems, furniture and small sewing repairs
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! 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
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
Everyone is welcome - join us for home-baked cakes & refreshments
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Available for one or more nights. Rates from £40 per night.
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• Back and Neck Pain • Arthritic Pain
Jane Richmond - B.A., B.Sc (Hons) Ost
• Sporting Injuries • Tension Headaches
• Shoulder Pain
• Sciatic Pain
Safe and effective treatment for adults and children including:
• Pregnancy related Discomfort
INHOLMES OSTEOPATHIC PRACTICE
Horam Healthcare Clinic
• Back and Neck Pain • Arthritic Pain
• Sporting Injuries • Tension Headaches
• Shoulder Pain • Sciatic Pain
Jane Richmond - B.A., B.Sc (Hons) Ost
• Pregnancy related Discomfort
Safe and effective for adults and children including:
l Back and Neck Pain
l Arthritic Pain
l Sporting Injuries
20 Years clinical experience, using a wide range of osteopathic techniques and acupuncture, tailored for each individual patient.
l Tension Headaches
l Shoulder Pain
l Sciatic Pain
l Pregnancy Related Discomfort 07957 572929
Safe and effective treatment for adults and children including:
• Back and Neck Pain • Arthritic Pain
20 Years clinical experience, using a wide range of osteopathic techniques and acupuncture, tailored for each individual patient.
• Sporting Injuries • Tension Headaches
• Shoulder Pain • Sciatic Pain
Easy access and on-site parking in the centre of Burgess Hill.
Over 13 years NHS experience Mara Ragaiolo BSc (Hons) Podiatry
HCPC registered and a member of the College of Podiatry
Now at Horam Healthcare Clinic, High Street, Horam TN21 0EL
All aspects of Podiatry and Chiropody including: Nail Cutting, Ingrowing Toenails, Corns and Callus, Verrucae Therapies, Foot Pain, & Diabetic Footcare and Assessment.
Payment by Cash, Cheque or Bank Transfer.
To book an appointment with Mara at Horam Healthcare Clinic
Tel: Pauline on 01435 866227 where you can also leave a message at anytime.
Home Visiting Service also available.
To book a Home Visit with Mara call 07703156799 or email tmfootcare@mail.com
Stepping Stones Podiatr y
Podiatry/Chiropody
Home Visiting Service
Jane Stoner BSc(Hons) MRCPod HCPC registered
• Professional and friendly service in the comfort of your home.
• 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
MARIA SMITH SPORTS & REMEDIAL MASSAGE THERAPY
How can sports massage help you?
-relieves tension -eases sore/tight muscles -improves circulation -improves joint mobility -enhances wellbeing -increase flexibility & range of motion
Fully air conditioned studio in Horam or mobile service available. Appointments: 1 hour = £40 45 minutes = £35
Each massage caters for your needs – relax and unwind!
MNCPS Accred. BA Social Work. Cert. in Trauma -Focussed Therapy Welcome, my private practice The Space Between counselling provides a space to explore & resolve what may be causing you h harm, difficulty or distress Working with individuals aged 14 and over from a welcoming, confidential space at the Horam Healthcare Clinic.
Short or Long-term Therapy | Available Mondays (AM) & Wednesdays (PM)
A decade of experience in working with people of all ages to achieve positive change T: 07908 690211 E E: TheSpaceBetweenCounselling@gmail.com W: www.thespacebetweencounselling.co.uk
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Ray Wicker - for all your Double glazing and Carpentry needs!
Double glazing:
• Replacement of windows and doors in UPVC, aluminium and timber.
• Service & repairs to your existing double glazed windows eg replace old misted glass units, replace broken handles, hinges and locks, re-trim and seal old windows.
• 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.
• Fit curtain poles and blinds.
• Replace kitchen/bathroom silicone.
• Install new kitchen carcases, doors etc.
All jobs considered big or small. Please call Ray Wicker on 07960 503844
Services for July:
Sun 7th 10.30am Family Communion
(with children’s groups yrs1-6)
Sun 14th 10.30am Family Worship
(with children’s group yrs1-6)
Sun 21st SPECIAL: ‘Meet The Church Family!’ Day
Join us at Horam Village Hall for any part of day: 10.00am 12.00pm
1.30pm (onwards)
Together@10 - Church for Everyone
(with refreshments before & after - information elsewhere)
Jumping Beans - Parent & Toddler Group (term-time -Thursdays 10.00-11.30)
Fellowship Group (Tuesday 14.00 - 30/07/24)
Supporting Horam Christian Care Group
Christianity Explored Course - Starting soon! Please Contact the Vicar if interested.
If you’d like the opportunity of a chat, or if you’d like us to pray for or with you, please do make contact: 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
NEWS FROM CORNELIE USBORNE
New Council Leader
In accordance with the Alliance agreement, Cllr Rachel Millward (Deputy Leader of the Council from May 2023) became the Council’s Leader on May 15th, and Cllr James Partridge moved from being Leader to Deputy Leader. They will swap again in May next year. My best wishes go to both.
Horam station hub on the Cuckoo Trail
With help from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), Wealden Council will enhance the Cuckoo Trail: a new Horam Hub with new picnic tables; bike repair station, kiosk with toilets, enhanced entrance from High Street, heritage and visitor information; weekly free green gym sessions and health walks along the Trail.
PLEASE VOICE YOUR OPINION: Thu, 11 July, Horam Centre, either 10-2 or 18 -19.30.
Explore Wealden Wine trail
12 local vineyards, including Hidden Spring Vineyard in Horam, have joined forces with WDC to open a trail for the public this summer, for wine tastings and picnics, vineyard tours and nature trails. Also taking part are Tickerage Winery, Blackboys; Beacon Down Vineyard near Heathfield.
New grants for outdoor sports
The Council will spend part of their Community Infrastructure Fund on outdoor sport provision. Grants totalling £200,000 a year will be available for the next 3 years; applications start later this year. Sports eligible include cricket, football, rugby union, tennis, lawn bowls, hockey and netball.
False rumours
circulate that outside councils are buying social and affordable housing in Wealden. I have established to the best of my ability that there is no truth in these rumours. Wealden has 100% of nomination rights in such housing agreements and uses them fully. Moreover, a council buying housing in another area must notify that council. There are no such notifications.
You’ll find me at the Repair Café, Horam Village Hall, 13 July, 9.30-11am.
Cornelie Usborne, Green Party councillor for Horam & Punnetts Town, cllr.cornelie.usborne@wealden.gov.uk, 07979336401.
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• RSPB nominated bird removal man for East Sussex.
• Smoke test & certification for every sweep.
• Member of Association of Professional Independent Chimney Sweeps (APICS).
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• Courtesy car available if required.
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• Holiday check from £20.
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• 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
HORAM PARISH NEWS
Horam Parish Council welcome Gary Brockhurst as the new co-opted councillor. He has plenty of experience in this role as a past councillor for Horam. Gary is busy already helping out with repair work at the play park and will be a valued member of the council.
As a result of the resignation of Cllr Greg Collins, the parish council can now begin the co-option process again. If you are interested in becoming a councillor please contact the Clerk for an application form.
Great news - The parish council have booked another Skate Jam for Friday 23rd August. The event will run from 10am-3pm at the Horam Skate Park and is open to all ages and abilities. There will be coaching sessions in the morning followed by a chance to showcase your skills at a fun competition with prizes in the afternoon. So please save the date!!
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.
Wealden District Council are holding an Open Day in the Horam Centre on the 11th July from 10am -2pm and again from 6pm -7.30pm to talk about the exciting changes to the Cuckoo Trail platform in Horam. Cllr Cousins and Cllr Knight will be present alongside officers from WDC.
The camera above the pedestrian crossing at the top of Horam high street is a police installed and managed ‘Automatic Number Plate Recognition’ (ANPR) camera. It is used to track vehicle movements along main roads.
Wealden District Council’s crematorium has been experiencing some antisocial behaviour in the form of young people driving quad bikes around the grounds – both on and off-road. The police have been informed and have been offering support in the form of extra patrols. Please report any incidents directly to Lisa Fiddimore, Crematorium Manager – 01323 443400.
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.
Please report any crimes or anti-social behaviour to the police through 101. They cannot investigate an incident unless there is a crime report.
The parish council office hours:Tuesday - Thursday 9.30am – 12.30pm Friday: 10am – 1pm
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.
THE TARGET AUDIENCE IS 10+ DUE TO THE SERVICE CATERING TO 10-19 YEAR OLDS.
YOUNGER THAN 10 USUALLY TEND TO HAVE PARENTS WITH THEM BUT THEY ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO JOIN IN WITH ACTIVITIES IF APPROPRIATE
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Come & see our wide range of leather & fabric sofas & chairs, dining & bedroom furniture & our extensive beautiful range of beds. All prices, all qualities.
At Thorndale we have gifts such as plants, pictures, mirrors, ornamental items, lamps, clocks & of course loads of dining & bedroom furniture, beds & three-piece suites
Open Monday to Saturday, 9am-5pm Bank Holiday opening times: 10am-2pm
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‘Our aim is to provide each resident with a caring and secure environment and the means to live life to the full extent, with privacy, independence and dignity’.
En suite and garden view rooms available
For enquiries call us on 01435 812170
Vines Cross Road, Horam TN21 0HF
CROSSWAYS COFFEE MORNING
Wednesday 3rd July 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.
We shall look forward to seeing all.
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 10am-12noon 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.
What’s On In July
SATURDAY 29TH JUNE
Chiddingly Horticultural Society Summer Show, 2024 Show opens: 2:30pm. Prize giving: 4pm, Raffle & refreshments available
Carry on Crafting Festival, South of England Showground, 20th – 21st 9:30am – 4:30pm, www.carryoncraftingfestival.co.uk
Chiddfest, Nash Street, Chiddingly, 19th – 21st, From 1pm, https://chiddfest.onlineticketseller.com
Community Summer Fun Day, Brightling Road Leisure Ground, Polegate, Saturday 27th, 11am – 3pm.
Lunch Qi Gong Days Out
Afternoon Tea Knitting
Lunch Qi Gong Days Out
Singing Baking
Afternoon Tea Knitting
Singing Baking
Watercolour Painting
Crafting & Creating
Watercolour Painting
Crafting & Creating
Dancing Games Fun with the Children
Dancing Games
Fun with the Children
Events Coming up
Events Coming up
Bingo & Tea Dance
Xmas Wreath Making
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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at 10.30am on Sunday mornings
Fairly informal, with refreshments served after. You’re very welcome to come along
Raystede on 9th July 2024 at the Union Church Hall, Station Road, Heathfield, East Sussex
10.00 am – 12.00 noon
On the 13th of August we do not have meeting in Union Church but an afternoon tea in members garden
Contact phone number 07488279722 or email. heathfieldmorningwi@gmail.com.
Come for Tea, Coffee & Cake Everyone Welcome!
Seasonal Recipe of the Month
July
Each month we will have a seasonal recipe, if you have a recipe you would like to share email horamvillagediary@gmail.com. This month’s seasonal recipe is delicious Salmon En Croute.
METHOD
INGREDIENTS
1 onion olive oil
4 cloves of garlic
500g frozen spinach
1 x 320g sheet puff pastry
4 x 130g salmon fillets
2 large free-range eggs
1 heaped tb spoon red pesto
1 lemon
Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/gas 7. Peel and chop the onion and place in a pan on a medium heat with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Peel, slice and add the garlic. Grate in the lemon zest, cook for 10 minutes. Stir in the spinach, cover, and cook for 5 minutes, for the last 5 minutes remove the lid, or until all the liquid has gone. Roll out the pastry and place it on its paper on a baking tray. Spread the spinach on the pastry, place the salmon fillets on top, use the paper to fold in the pastry to encase the salmon, leaving it exposed on the top. Brush the exposed pastry with beaten eggs, bake at the bottom of the oven for 15 minutes. While that is cooking, beat the pesto and remaining egg together. Once 15 minutes of cooking is finished, pour the egg mixture over the salmon and gaps. Return to the oven for a further 15 minutes. Serve with lemon if desired, enjoy!
RIVER MEAD NURSERY
Foords Lane, Vines Cross, Horam, East Sussex TN21 9HB
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
If you spend your time chasing butterflies, they’ll fly away. But if you spend your time making a beautiful garden, the butterflies will come to you. When you focus on improving yourself, everything you want will come to you. We attract based on who we are, not what we want.
As a Somatic Trauma informed Coach, I witness a lot to how the power of ones thoughts enables us to move through the curve balls in life and to find pockets of joy. Your mind is sometimes like a scratched vinyl record, the needle gets stuck. You keep playing the same thought pattern over and over and over. It’s not easy to lift the needle to reset your mind but knowing how to reset neural pathways and consciously stop the internal chatter and clear your mind is the breakthrough. One way is breathwork; Follow your breath moving in and out of your body. There are many different styles of breathwork that can help. Speak to yourself as if you were your best friend, with kindness and abundance. And as an unhealthy, sabotaging thought arises, replace it with a positive, supportive one.
Meditation is a great way to stop negative thought patterns and to change patterns of behaviour and create new habits. Meditation doesn’t have to be crossed legged, you don’t have to be sitting still and motionless. My meditation journey started with movement and a guided meditation during a fast paced walk in woods and across our beautiful fields in Horam and beyond, This helped me shift out of a freeze survival response and focus on me. Pausing is not something that society looks upon with affection or approval, more often than not we are praised for ‘being strong’ and ‘keeping going’ however this is one sure way to burn out and those feels will remain supressed.
The health benefits of meditation are impressive. Thousands of scientific studies have shown the benefits include stress reduction, better sleep, lower blood pressure, decreased depression and anxiety, improved cardiovascular function, and strengthened immunity. You’ll quickly discover meditating lifts your mood and enables you to feel increased happiness and peace.
With love and strength Michelle xxx
Michelle is a somatic Trauma informed Coach and works online or at Sanctuary farm in Horam, hosting empowerment wellbeing workshops for women who have lost their voice and feel stuck. Contact details 07760 161570, Michelle@michellejsamuel.com, www.michellejsamuel.com
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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
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Vines Cross Community Association (VCCA) 07453377956
Wealden Youth Choir
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GAP - Crowdfunder
On Sunday 2nd June Davina's Big Sussex Bike Ride left Uckfield with Horam Recreation Ground as a pit stop, this allowed the cyclists to see the newly installed all-weather path around the recreation which is phrase one of our GAP - Get Active Project and show support for phrase two, an asphalt track approx. 100m in length that will allow for all abilities, challenging experienced riders and safe for beginners to use a bmx, scooters and skateboard pumptrack. As well as applying to large grant funders, Horam Village hall have set up a Crowdfunder page to raise £10,000 towards the cost. In the photo, the British Road Race Champion Pheiffer Georgi shows her support for our fundraising campaign. If anyone would like to donate they can visit Crowdfunder and search for BMX / Scooter Pumptrack at Horam Recreation Ground or scan the QR code below.
To be held in Horam Village Hall at the Recreation Ground on Sunday 4th August at 2pm.
Schedules with entry forms will be available from Samuel and Son Estate Agents, Downwood Veterinary Centre and Thorpe Garden Centre.
Competitive classes include Flowers, Vegetables, Decorative, Domestic, Drinks and Photographic. There is also a Junior section. Refreshments will be available. A tombola and a raffle will take place.
Forms and entrance fees to be returned by 5pm, Thursday 1st August to the addresses supplied in the schedules.
Any queries please contact D.Cooley 01435 812704
Trudi - Mothering Mojo
We’ve all heard the phrase “it takes a village to raise a child” and, ironically, many of us reading this do live in lovely villages. But, when you have a baby, it can often feel isolating and lonely. Not to mention overwhelming and like you’ve been deskilled. Throw in some extra challenges like feeding issues, sleep deprivation and lack of family nearby and you have the recipe for a miserable postpartum.
You might suggest just ‘getting out’ and meeting other mums. And whilst this can be helpful, it’s sometimes hard to know where to start. And what about the house? It might be slowly unraveling and getting out might feel like you’ve just got to come back to it again.
Birth Doulas are fairly well known now, but less people know about Postnatal Doulas, although word is getting out and we are growing in popularity. In fact, from 2020 to 2022 we have seen a 50% increase in the number of families supported postnatally (2,463 in 2021 just from Doula UK doulas alone).
A postnatal doula is someone who is employed to ‘mother the mother’. It’s different from a nanny, maternity nurse, home help or health visitor. But a practical mix of all of those, and then some. We might do some light chores around the house, hold the baby whilst you sleep and prepare a dinner for when the rest of the family get home. Making sure the mother is rested, nurtured and supported.
Although anyone can claim to be a doula, A Doula UK doula will have excellent training and a thorough mentoring programme under their belts. Postnatal doulas often come with other skills. I am also an Infant Feeding Specialist (I volunteer at the NHS Crowborough Breastfeeding Café every Thursday), a Holistic Sleep Coach and Pelvic Floor rehabilitation yoga teacher.
A postnatal doula might also know about where to get further specialist support for particular issues like tongue tie, allergies, etc. She might know where the local baby massage, sing and sign, baby yoga and other groups are. She will possibly even run one of them herself.
I have been a doula, both birth and postnatal, for 17 years. I’ve also got three children of my own. So I’ve seen it all. There is nothing my client can tell me that will shock me, she can be her most authentic self with me and I will carry all of her emotions alongside her. We usually become great friends and share some really special moments together. But it’s also okay if I just empty her dishwasher, coo over baby and then be off to the next mum.
If you’re interested in employing a postnatal doula or gifting a postnatal doula to a new mum, please feel free to get in touch with me directly via trudi@motheringmojo.com or look for information on doulas at www.doula.org.uk
JULY GARDENING DIARY
" St. Swithun's Day if ye do rain, for forty days it will remain. St. Swithun's Day if thou be fair, for forty days it'll rain no more."
St Swithun was a down-to-earth Anglo-Saxon bishop, venerated by all and especially by the common folk of England. He was constantly on the move; travelling to all corners of Saxon England on foot, giving alms and feasting the poor. Born during the reign of King Egbert and in his latter years tutoring the young Prince Alfred, he became one of England's best loved saints. In keeping with his love of the common folk he requested his mortal remains be interred beneath the pavement outside Winchester Cathedral: "Where it might be subject to the feet of passers-by and the drops of rain from on high". But in 971 his remains were brought inside the new cathedral to lie beside the Egg Kings of Wessex, during which process the outraged saint beseached God to cast down a tremendous deluge upon the workmen engaged in opening up his grave. The legend of the forty days of rain may have some scientific basis; the jet stream will often have settled into a static position around the 15th of July, (the saint's feast day); if it lies north of the British Isles we may count on a long period of continental high pressure, deflecting weather systems upon the heads of the Scots and ther sundry northern tribes, and if to the south, atlantic and northerly weather may prevail, giving a wet and dreary summer, though full of the life-giving rain that St Swithun so loved.
So, back down at ground level we are aware that the gardener's work is never done and even now, with the beds and borders in their full blaze of summer glory, a thought must be given to winter and to next season. Spring flowering bulbs should be lifted and such subjects as autumn flowering crocuses may be planted to give them a good chance to develop their flowers. Any branches on plum trees showing signs of silverleaf disease should be cut out at once and burned. This disease causes a metallic silvering of the leaf and can quickly spread around the whole tree. It is usually fatal.
Now is the time for thinning the apples. If the king fruit ( the one in the middle of the cluster ) has not already been removed and there are other fruits to take its place, then it is these king fruits that should go. Pears, plums and even dessert cherries will all repay careful thinning if there has been a heavy set.
In the vegetable garden the planting of brassicas should be pushed ahead as soon as ground becomes vacant. Continue to sow salads such as lettuce
and radish for succession. A last sowing of French beans for a late crop may be made. Runner and French beans should be fed as they begin to make pods. Onions and shallots may be lifted and dried once the foliage starts to wither. And a fine sight they make hanging from the rafters in the shed. Celery must be watered frequently or it will bolt and run to seed. If the reader kept a bag of soot from last autumn's chimney sweeping, as I'm sure we all did, a dusting of this makes an excellent deterrent to celery fly (one might try the local chimney sweep for supplies, I believe he advertises in this publication). Fruiting tomatoes should be fed regularly.
This is a good time to gather herbs for drying, tied up in small bundles they make handsome companions to the knots of onions in the shed.
Faded flower buds of delphiniums, lupins, and other early flowering perennials should be cut out before seed is set to encourage secondary growth. Roses too, should be regularly dead-headed. For autumn flowers of lupins and delphiniums, the plants should be cut down at the beginning of this month and watered with a liquid fertiliser. Cut grass makes an excellent mulch for carrot and spinach beds and around bush fruits, raspberries and sweet peas, lilies, dahlias, gladioli and other flowering plants, though not laid on too thick for fear of starving the soil of nitrogen.
As roses come to the end of their first flush of flowering, they can be fed with a high potash fertiliser to boost the second lot of flowers. Dead-heading of all faded blooms should be carried out at every opportunity.
Dahlias can be fed now but be careful to keep the feed well away from stems and leaves. Taller varieties should be securely staked.
Towards the end of the month we may start propagating shrubs. For lack of space I refer reader to the relevant literature for methods of propagation. Cuttings of forsythia, flowering currant, escallonia, weigela and deutzia and many other subjects will all root easily.
Whilst we may allow ourselves on occasion to sit back in the shed indulging in a long pipe and quiet ruminations over our onions and herbs so fragrantly drying above us in the rafters, with its soundtrack of cooing wood pigeons and on the wireless, the clatter of Australian and West Indian wickets a-falling, we must still occasionally gird ourselves to keep the hoe going as often as hoers' elbow will allow. All borders should receive a vigorous stirring from the Dutch hoe at least every seven days.
'Churches Together in Heathfield & District give a copy of this book to every Year six pupil in the schools in our area to help them on their journey into Secondary School from a gentle Christian perspective. We have a few spare copies of the book this year. If you have a child or perhaps a grandchild or a neighbour who is not in one of our local primary schools but might benefit from having a copy of the book, please let Sue Mumford know (01580 819415 or susanmumford762@gmail.com) She will be happy to deliver a copy to you free of charge.'
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN HEATHFIELD & DISTRICT
SUMMER SOCIAL EVENING
Thursday July 11th 2024 6.00pm for 7.00pm at
Horam Park Golf Club
Two course meal @ £24.00
Speaker: Jacob Vince
‘Christian Friends of Israel’
Please book with your CTH & D representative or with Sue Mumford 01580 819415
(You will be asked to choose your menu when booking) (Bookings & payments not later than Thursday June 27th pl
Christ Church Fellowship
We invite you to come and join us on Tuesday 30th July at 2.pm
Our meeting will be followed by our
Annual Cream Tea
We meet ar Christ Church Horebeech Lane Horam TN21 0DT ALL WELCOME
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN HEATHFIELD & DISTRICT
at
AR HE Monday August 26th 2024
Refreshments all day and Ploughmans’ Lunches
Served in Union Church Hall
DO COME AND SUPPORT US AND ENJOY A REST AND GOOD FOOD AND DRINK!
