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Every 2nd Saturday of the month except August Next Meeting January 14th 9.30-12 noon
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!
We meet 2nd Saturday of every month at Horam Village Hall TN21 0JE (A267)
Help us preserve our environment and dent our throw-away culture
We meet 2nd Saturday of every month at Horam Village Hall TN21 0JE (A267)
Items we repair include: computers, electrical items, cycles, minor mechanical problems, furniture and small sewing repairs
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
Everyone is welcome & all services are free, but donations are welcome
Next Session 11th November 2023 - 9.30-12 noon
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
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!
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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
Everyone is welcome - join us for home-baked cakes & refreshments
Everyone is welcome - join us for home-baked cakes & refreshments
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Oakdown House and Carricks Brook both had 3 finalists in East Sussex Care Award 2024, which was held at The East Sussex National Hotel on Thursday 14th November. Staff and their families that attended enjoyed a sumptuous evening dressed in their finest outfits. We are very proud of all our staff but here is a little about this year’s finalists:
Janaka was the WINNER of the International Care Worker Award! Janaka joined Janaka joined Oakdown House in September 2023. From the moment he arrived in the UK, he made a commitment to work with us in a way rarely seen by other individuals. Janaka has successfully settled into life here, immersing himself in the English language and quickly grasping the cultural nuances, along with all of the care terminology required for his role. Despite never having worked in care before, he embraced the challenge with determination and adaptability. His impressive understanding and commitment have not gone unnoticed, and he is now developing as a team leader, climbing the internal ladder towards becoming a line manager.
Josh from Oakdown was awarded a Highly Commended for the Care Worker Award. Josh is the kindest, most dedicated and humble person you will ever meet. Josh has been part of the Oakdown House family for 11 years and in that time has worked as a support worker and team leader. Josh has such a calm disposition, and a calm influence on all those around him. Josh wears his heart on his sleeve and will always put the needs of the residents above his own. If service, loyalty and dedication count in this award, then there is no better recipient than Josh.
Clare was awarded a Highly Commended for the Ancillary Support of the Year Award. Clare has been working for Oakdown House for 8 years, as part of the activities team. Clare has taken time to build in the relationships with the residents that she supports and ensures all activities and interactions are meaningful. Clare has run art groups and organised lots of trips out and fostered relationships for residents with their families. Clare works above and beyond her own job description and ensures all residents have everything they need in a safe and fulfilling way.
Vicky was awarded a Highly Commended for Best New Comer Award for Carricks Brook. Vicky had never done the job before, she whizzed through the training and has just got on with everything required with very little support. She uses her own initiative all the time, has done things required before being asked and just has a general natural ability to support people with independence, choice and control. She communicates well with all and she does all this quietly behind the scenes.
Karen was awarded a Highly Commended for the Hidden Gem Award for Carricks Brook. Karen works over and above her job role all the time, creating ways to make the staff feel appreciated through things like birthday cards, Christmas hampers, valentine gifts etc. She is always ahead of the game, reminding us about HR requirements and about many other important things. Staff talk to her all the time, she is a sounding board for all, feeding into staff well-being and retention.
Tina was awarded a Highly Commended for the Care Leadership Award for Carricks Brook. Tina has been the Registered Manager at Carricks Brook for 15 years, Tina was instrumental in planning and opening the home and setting very high standards from the start. Her focus has always been on supporting the staff team to enable the residents to live amazing lives. Tina is an amazing manager - leading from the front, inspiring her staff, encouraging them to excel and supporting them to develop.
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Over 13 years NHS experience Mara Ragaiolo BSc (Hons) Podiatry
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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.
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• Areas covered: Heathfield, Horam, Mayfield, Uckfield and surrounding villages.
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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!
Tel: 07786 220179
Email: mariasmassage21@gmail.com Website: mariasmassage.co.uk
These are some of the treatments we offer :-
Kinesiology
Hypnotherapy & NLP
Massage
Reflexology
Beauty treatments using 100% natural products
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
Tel Daynna - 07770 820673
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Looking for something different in 2025?
Would you like to join us as a trustee of Horam Village Hall and Recreation Ground charity no. 305527?
As a committee, we hope to have developed, and continue to do so, a village hall that the community can be proud of and willing to use; one that is great value for money and a venue suitable for any number of uses and occasions - a venue for entertainment, community events and leisure activities. We manage the recreation ground where we are continually improving the open space so people can benefit from being outdoors, nature and biodiversity. The management committee comprises of the charity trustees and representatives of the main user groups (Scouts, Football, Bowls, Tennis, Allotments, and the Flower Show). The committee meet a maximum of six times per year to take care of the management of the hall and recreation ground. Our current priority is phase 2 of the Get Active Pathway, the fundraising for and installation of a pumptrack. Would you like to part of the charity that strives to provide a valuable community hub in Horam?
If you would like to find out more about what being a charity trustee entails, please email horamvillagehall@gmail.com
Vicar: Revd PJ Guy 01435 813372 vicar@christchurchhoram.org
Hall Hire: Jane Thomas 01435 810398 www.christchurchhoram.org
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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
NEWS FROM CORNELIE USBORNE
Wealden’s Big Climate Conversation
An important part of the Alliance’s Council Strategy is the drawing up of a new plan for limiting, and coping better with the effects of, climate change. This is plainly something that affects and involves everyone in Wealden, so engagement with our communities is an important part of the process. I was pleased to join on for 100 representatives of local organisations, town and parish councils converging on Uckfield on 3rd December for a conversation about what needs to be done. We hope to publish the draft plan next spring. We would love you to read and comment on our new ‘Climate Green Paper’ at https://letstalk.wealden.gov.uk/wealdenclimate-green-paper
Labour joins LibDem and Green Alliance
Wealden’s two Labour Party councillors have joined the Alliance for Wealden, so the Alliance’s 24-21 majority on the Council has been restored. The Alliance now consists of 11 Green councillors, 11 Liberal Democrats and the 2 Labour members.
Excellent Recycling Result
Residents of Wealden recycle more of their waste than any other local authority in East Sussex, so Chris Bone our Head of Waste and Customer Services. In 2023/24, 48.2% of all waste collected was recycled, including all material collected from the mixed recycling wheeled bins, together with the garden waste material collected from the brown bins. The remaining material, 51.8% of all waste we collect, is sent to the local energy recovery facility in Newhaven where it is used to generate enough electricity for the National Grid to power 25,000 homes. Less than 0.5% of the waste we collect is sent to landfill.
Fuel Payment
Last month’s meeting of the whole council passed (almost unanimously) a motion instructing the Leader of the Council to write to the Government urging it to reconsider the decision as it applies to those people who cannot afford to heat their homes properly despite being deemed to be too well off to continue to receive the payment and consider restoring the payment to those who pay no income tax or pay only the lowest rate (20%). The motion also points out that the payment should be a short-term measure pending the vital work of insulating people’s homes properly being carried out, with the necessary financial support from the government. The letter has been sent and will be available on the Council’s website.
Best wishes for a healthy and happy new year to you all!
Cornelie Usborne, Green Party Councillor, Horam & Punnetts Town Cllr.cornelieusborne@wealden.gov.uk; 07979336401
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Sadly, due to Victorian health & safety regulations, only children of under 14” shoulder measurement may be employed.
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• Bird guards & cowls fitted.
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If you lose mental capacity through illness (for example a stroke, dementia, or Alzheimer’s disease), or an accident, and haven’t created an LPA:
• You will no longer be able to choose who makes decisions and act for you (such as your spouse and children). You can only make your LPA while you still have mental capacity.
• A stranger appointed by the court such as a solicitor would end up making crucial decisions about you and your assets – where you will live, whether to accept medical treatment to keep you alive, what you eat and wear, and will control all your finances and your property.
• Your spouse, children or friends would have to apply to court to get permission to make decisions on your behalf and act for you – which is far more expensive and time-consuming than making an LPA and the court could refuse the application.
If you still have mental capacity, LPAs are a simple, inexpensive, and legally robust way of giving someone you trust the power to make decisions and act for you – either temporarily or long term should you lose capacity in the future.
To plan for this, you must create an LPA now whilst you still have mental capacity and so make things much easier for other people in your life.
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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).
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HORAM PARISH NEWS
A big thank you from Horam Parish Council to all the lovely people who came to the Horam Christmas Fun Night. Despite the rain, the shops were open, the choirs and the band played, and Santa was able to see all the children. There was a great sense of community, and we really enjoyed our first year organising the event. Art and Tricha from All Dressed Up, who have sadly closed their doors for the final time, accepted their framed Service to the Community certificate thanking them for all their hard work over the years organising this event in the past. They were a big part of the handover this year and the council were very grateful. Lastly thank you to the sponsors: Sussex Weald Homes, the Horam Club Rooms Charity, the Horam Traders Association and Samuel & Son for their generosity.
Unfortunately, ESCC have cancelled their detached youth sessions in Horam which the parish council were financing due to the cold wet conditions. They are hoping to re-start them again in the spring. The council are still working hard behind the scenes to try and source a permanent site for a youth club.
Please report any overgrown hedges on the highway and road signs blocked by foliage to East Sussex Highways who will contact the landowner.
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. The parish council are continuing to liaise with the police regarding a new PCSO for the parish. There should be good news in the next couple of months. 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 and Friday: 10.00am – 1.00pm.
You can contact the Parish Council by email, post or telephone. Parish Clerk: clerk@horamparishcouncil@gov.uk 01435 812151 or 07900 576236 The Clerk, Horam Parish Council, The Horam Centre, High Street, Horam.
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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
Broad Oak Preschool is a community setting offering a nurturing environment to children aged 2-5. Come and join our nature inspired learning approach. Our forest school allows children to learn through awe, wonder & exploration.
Get in touch to arrange a visit:
01435 864 326 manager@broadoakpreschool co uk www broadoakpreschool co uk Broad Oak PreSchool
New Opening Hours: Mon to Thurs - 07:30 - 16:00 Fri - 07:30 - 13:00
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
NEWS FROM NUS GHANI
Happy new year! I hope that you had a chance to relax and refresh over the festive period and had a good start to 2025.
Winter is a beautiful time in Sussex Weald, especially with a bit of frost in the morning making everything sparkle. However, periods of very low temperatures and icy spells always expose the vulnerabilities in our infrastructure. I recognise the strength of feeling on the disruptions to our water supplies and share everyone’s frustration at the speed of response when such events take place.
I continue working with South East Water and I am pleased that following my many meetings with them and calls to invest in their infrastructure, several multimillion-pound improvements are taking place across the constituency. Approximately 17km of new pipeline will connect treatment works at Bewl Water with drinking water storage tanks in Wadhurst and Rotherfield; additionally, approximately 6.5km of ageing pipeline between Heathfield, Punnetts Town and Rushlake Green will be replaced; and lastly, a £61 million investment to upgrade and expand Bewl Water Treatment Works by building a second treatment facility on site will provide a boost to water production in the area, treating an additional 17 million litres of water a day when completed in 2028.
However, while I welcome this progress, I’m aware that the winter months can bring unexpected disruptions, and I would like to encourage Sussex Weald residents to check their eligibility and sign up to South East Water’s Priority Services Register to receive additional support in case of sudden supply issues. It’s completely free to register, and you don’t have to be the named bill payer to be eligible.
Registering is quick and easy and can be done via an online form or by calling the Customer Care Team on 0800 952 4000 Monday to Friday 8am-7pm. To find out more and to register, please visit: www.southeastwater.co.uk/help/ priority-services. A new scheme has also been set up to specifically help those customers who keep livestock on a non-commercial basis. To find out more, go to: www.southeastwater.co.uk/help/works-and-outages/register-for-livestockalternate-water.
I will of course continue working with South East Water on what more can be done to further improve water supply resilience in Sussex Weald.
For more information on my work, please visit my website www.nusghani.org.uk.
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
Wednesday 5th February 10am - 12 noon at Christchurch, Horebeech Lane, Horam.
EVERYONE WILL BE MADE WECOME INCLUDING CHILDREN.
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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.
CROSSWAYS COFFEE MORNING
For the rescue and re-homing of unwanted & abandoned animals, wildlife rescue & rehabilitation
Wednesday 1st November 10am-12noon at Christchurch, Horebeech Lane, Horam.
EVERYONE WILL BE MADE WELCOME INCLUDING CHILDREN.
Kindness WinsTrust
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.
Horam WI
We meet on the First Tuesday of every month 2pm - 4pm at West End, Christchurch, Horebeech Lane, Horam
This month we will have our
Resolutions Discusion Meeting
When we will be discusing the four resolutions short listed for the next WI National Campaign and we will be voting for the one we’d like to be debated at the National Campaign in June
Ladies make this the year you come and check us out! We would love to meet you We always have time for a cuppa and a chat
T: Lesley 07580 596550 horamwi@gmail.com www.east-sussex/thewi.org.uk/find-wi/horam
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN HEATHFIELD & DISTRICT
Tottingworth Farm Cafe Halley Road, Broad Oak Saturday February 8th 2025 8.00am
Choice of cooked breakfast at very good prices Details will be available in January from your CTH & D Representatives
Speaker
Wendy Piccinini
News from The Leprosy Mission
Please book with your CTH & District representatives by January 26th or contact Sue Mumford 01580 819415 or susanmumford762@gmail.com
These breakfasts have proved very popular in the past we hope many of you will come again and bring your friends!
v RESIDENTIAL CARE v DAYCARE v RESPITE CARE
‘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
What’s On This January
Roman Sussex, Bridge Cottage, High Street, Uckfield, Thursday 2nd, 7pm. To book www.uckfieldheritage.co.uk/event-details/roman-sussex
Big Craft Sale, Crowborough Community centre, Saturday 4th, 10am – 2pm.
Baby Fayre, Bannatyne Hotel & Spa, Hastings Saturday 11th, 11am – 2pm.
Relaxed Performance of Snow White, Devonshire Park theatre, Tuesday 7th, 5pm, To book www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk/events/snowwhite This performance has been adapted to provide an environment that everyone can enjoy, with elements of the production adapted to reduce anxiety or stress.
Big Sussex Wedding Fair, Plumpton racecourse, Sunday 19th, From 10:30am.
Panto at the Pavilion, Jack and the Beanstalk, Hailsham, Wednesday 22nd, 7pm –10pm. To book www.hailshampavilion.co.uk/events/jack-and-the-beanstalk
Games Fest, White rock Theatre, Hastings, Saturday 25th – Sunday 26th, various sessions throughout the weekend. To book www.Guildhallgamesfest.com/hastings
Heathfield Morning WI
Next Meeting 14th January 10 -12
Main Hall, Union Church Station Road Heathfield TN21 8LB for
A talk about cheese making by a local producer
We meet 2nd Tuesday of the month
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 07488 279722
Visitors welcome for taster session
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN HEATHFIELD & DISTRICT
Invites you to St George’s Church Broad Oak Sunday 26th January 2025 at 3.00pm
UNITED SERVICE
There will be a collection to help towards the cost of the “It’s Your Move” books for Year Six Pupils
2025 Be more, Be YOU, Make a New Year ReVolution!
New year, New You! You Do not have to wait for the New year to make resolutions or to start again, but of course many make New Year’s resolutions. Many approach the NEW Year with fear, in trepidation, sadness or a blend of feels. Looking into the future can cause anxiety and panic, you might not be where you want to be, you might feel stuck in a relationship, in a job, or within self.
The tradition of New Year’s resolutions began thousands of years ago, an excellent opportunity to set goals and align with our aspirations for personal growth and wellbeing. The drive for making resolutions is motivated by time and activates hopes and expectations for what we hope to achieve going forward. 60% of people in the UK who make resolutions will quit within 3 months, In positive psychology making a new year ReVolution is a lifelong transformational way of living, which is aligned to your values, you will watch your bad habits fall away, as successful, change isn’t about doing things with will power it’s about doing things with meaning.
In 2025; How about setting 12 happiness intentions instead, intentions are not goals attached to external outcomes. So, focussing on embodiment and getting out of your head IS the way to live in the present. They help you align and get clear on who you really are and what you really want. Visualising your intention and then using an affirmation will really encapsulate what you want to make a reality.
Here are 12 intentions, we’d love to hear about yours, perhaps add them to the Diaries Facebook group and tag me @michellejanecoaching.
1. I want to enjoy my life to the fullest.
2. May I experience the peace that happiness brings.
3. May I be humble enough to surrender the things I cannot control
4. I want to have a healthy Relationship with my body, mind and soul.
5. I invented to pause and be in the moment.
6. I intend to live fully every day.
7. I want to appreciate everything in my life.
8. When times are hard, I want to be able to see things in a new light.
9. I intend to trust the process of life.
10. I want lightness of being.
11. May I always rise above what pains me.
12. May I remember to praise progress and forget perfection. Have the most wonderful 2025, whatever that looks like for you, love Michelle jane x0x0 Michelle Jane Samuel is the founder of Satya coaching. At the heart of Satya is ethics, integrity and being authentic. Satya helps you foster a sense of wholeness and embodiment through education that permeates all aspects of your life. To work with Michelle email; michelle@michellejcoaching.com
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GARDENING DIARY
" Better to see a mad dog than a hot sun in January."
The thought of seeing a hot sun in January might seem preferable to meeting a mad dog, but nature needs the cold; in the vegetative world energy is being stored and buds are invisibly forming, birds and mammals are slowly gaining condition and strength as they contemplate the happy rigours and duties of increase in the coming Spring.
The new year sees us emerge, blinking into the low January sun and, bilious from a surfeit of sherry and lampreys, we one and all should be out in the garden to take every chance to push on with garden chores. There is much to be done before the great awakening when urgent tasks multiply and leave little time for pulling up arrears. So how may we work off the corpulence and crapulence of Saturnalia? Might we start with mending the torn felt on the shed roof, or cleaning and disinfecting the green house or burning that pile of cuttings left over from the autumn pruning?
Conditions allowing, we may be planting hedging plants, hardy climbers, deciduous shrubs, roses and the hardier perennials. As always we should be looking over recent plantings to see none have been loosened by wind or lifted by frost. Firm staking is vital.
Towards the end of the month in sheltered spots we may be planting, always weather permitting, Jerusalem artichokes, horse-radish, rhubarb and shallots.
A heavily cropped vegetable garden will slowly increase in acidity over the years, by degrees the quality and quantity of crops, especially brassicas, will disappoint, we may dig in extra manures and fertilisers to boost the yield but these may only increase the acidity; The PH must be adjusted. Assuming the reader carried out autumn digging and manuring, now until march is the time to lime. It is important to keep manuring and liming at least three months apart. Liming will also help to improve soil condition and workability by causing the very fine particles to be found in clay to join together into larger clumps; the happily named process of flocculation.
In common with the children, the showy dahlia is a 'gross feeder ' and will repay preparation carried out now; planting pockets may be dug and backfilled with herbivore poo manure together with bone meal, this mix will fester down in time for planting out in late spring. The same method works well for pumpkins, courgettes or any crop that will produce heavily from a single plant.
The herbaceous border may have become over-crowded with older plants and may need some attention as to lifting and replanting, those plants to be moved or divided may be dug out now and put in a shady corner with some covering over the root balls. The bed may now be dug over and quantities of horse droppings, compost and bone meal dug in before plants are re-located.
As with the lawn-loving Briton in the Asterix books, an Britisher’s pride is the lawn. Having vigorously scattered worm casts with the besom we may now apply topdressing at around four pounds a square yard, this may be gently and rhythmically spread back and forth with the back of a rake, and a very calming job it is too.
Cloches. We don't seem to see as many nowadays, but they are essential for warming and drying the ground prior to sowing seed. By setting out cloches now we may gain ourselves a month's head-start with the crop and be in a position come Spring to be gloating over our unseasonably early crops.
If cloches were put out at the beginning of the month we may, after the Ides, presume to sow some onion, lettuce, radish, broad bean and round-seeded pea.
Wood ash from the wood burner will be greatly appreciated by the onions, important to store these in a dry place before use.
Seed potatoes may be stood eye ends uppermost to start the chitting process.
There are little jobs and big jobs to be seen to wherever we look. For those governed by the fourth humor, melancholia, or those by nature prone to ennui, work in the garden is the best possible remedy. There should be no time left for brooding or boredom.
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Trudi - Mothering Mojo
The Doula Diaries: A Postnatal Adventure
Becoming a parent is like signing up for a job where the job description keeps changing. One moment, you’re an expert swaddler, the next, you’re a human milk machine. It’s beautiful chaos—and that’s where I come in.
I’m a postnatal doula. Think of me as a guide to the wonderful (and sometimes wacky) world of new parenthood. My job is to support families in the early days after a baby arrives. I help with everything from breastfeeding struggles to working out why the baby will only sleep in a bouncy chair at 3 a.m.
You might think my work is all lullabies and nappy changes, but surprisingly my job is often not about the baby at all. Once, I helped a new dad who was convinced his baby’s belly button stump was a lost sock! I’m really looking after the parents when I doula the baby
The best part of my job? Witnessing little moments of magic. Like when exhausted parents catch their baby’s first sleepy smile and momentarily forget they haven’t slept in three days. Or when mum comes down from a nap and I’ve stacked the dishwasher, made her lunch and paired all her socks, all with a sleeping baby strapped to me.
Of course, it’s not all giggles and milestones. New parenthood can be overwhelming. I’m there for the teary moments, the “Is this normal?” panics, and the days when nothing seems to go right. My role is to remind parents they’re doing an amazing job—even when it feels like the opposite.
Being a postnatal doula isn’t just about helping parents survive; it’s about helping them thrive. It’s a privilege to walk alongside families as they adjust to life with a newborn, celebrating the highs and holding space for the lows.
Furthermore, I can fit this job in around my own children, holidays and circumstances. I have retrained in a number of other helpful subject (infant feeding, holistic sleep, colic and reflux, nueurological development of the newborn… and so it goes on, I’ve been doing this for 18 years so I’ve had time to add skills). Being a doula is a wonderful job, the best I would say. If you’re interested in making it your career, get in touch with www.doula.org.uk and attend one of their taster days for wannabe doulas.
TRUDI DAWSON, Mothering Mojo
Doula / Infant Feeding / Antenatal Teacher / Yoga Instructor / Holistic Sleep Coach / Director Doula UK http://www.motheringmojo.com http://www.instagram.com/trudi_motheringmojo http://www.facebook.com/motheringmojo1
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Vines Cross Community Association January
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our evening of Christmas Festivities at The Brewer’s Arms. We want to thank the many people and organisations that helped to make it happen.
• We are very grateful to Fee for hosting us all at The Brewer’s Arms and providing the mulled wine and nibbles.
Thanks are also due to:
• Cardinal Heating, Butchers Hook, Trawlerman fish and chips, Coop Horam, Cherry Spring Studio, J Martin Furniture, and the residents of Vines Cross for generously donating our raffle prizes.
Thank you to :
• Oak Porches and Monarch Oak for their kind donation which has enabled us to buy a Christmas tree for the village.
And finally, many thanks to:
• PJ and the Choir from Christchurch in Horam and Heathfield Silver band for providing us with fabulous entertainment.
We look forward to seeing you at our other VCCA events next year and wish you all a very happy and healthy 2025!
From the Vines Cross Community Association.
Skip and Jan, your dedicated volunteer diary deliverers, send their warm wishes for a Happy New Year and hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Christmas!
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