Village Living Issue 92 May 2017

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FREE ● May 2017 Lifestyle | Community | Business

Steyning Bramber Beeding Ashington Washington Storrington Henfield Small Dole Shoreham-by-Sea

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Funk the Format!

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Editor’s Letter

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Steyning Primary School

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What’s on… introducing Anywhere Cars

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Health Tips with Jerome

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Health & Beauty

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Holly Simmonds. Have phones taken over our lives?

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This year’s Floral Fringe Fair!

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Welcome back to Retroesque, your one-stop vintage store!

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Belleau Kitchen – a fantastic Vanilla & Banana Sponge cake

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Shoreham College Open Eve – 8th May

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Welcome to May!

Welcome to May! Hope that wherever you are, the weather is being kind!

A big thank you to Jean Jackman and those involved in the fantastic Floral Fringe Fair for our fabulous May cover! The Floral Fringe promises an eclectic, quirky, foodie, arty, plantaholics wildlife event with a vintage twist! It’s set on the 1,416 hectare Knepp Estate which is the subject of an amazing Wildland Project. For more details see inside this months issue!

School wise, Shoreham College have an open evening on Monday 8th, and there is a School Governors vacancy at Steyning Primary, also details on how to get

Copy deadline is May 10th for the June issue. Please mention Village Living when responding to an advert.

involved with funding support.

There’s a thought provoking article from Holly on the use of mobile phones, a great piece from Jerome with lots of healthy tips for you, up to date information on FUNK THE FORMAT! and whats on locally, and a favourite with me – Dom’s fabulous vanilla & banana sponge cake. Hope you find something there that appeals to you.

Wishing you all a lovely May Bank Holiday and see you next month!

Katie & Michelle x

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STEYNING DESIGN WHAT’S SCHOOL ATON 32 • 7• 7

STEYNING CofE PRIMARY SCHOOL SEEKS FUNDRAISING SUPPORT A year on since the appointment of new Headteacher Sue Harrison, Steyning CofE Primary School continues to thrive. New initiatives such as the introduction of Read Write Inc, a structured approach to teaching literacy, have ensured a continuation in high levels of learning and progress. However, due to increasing costs and a decreasing income, the school faces tough financial decisions for the year ahead.

Mrs Harrison says: “Our income is down by around £30,000 for the 2017/18 school year but with no reduction in pupil numbers. This is due to a reduction in the payment per pupil from West Sussex County Council. Added to this, our projected outgoings have increased by approximately £40,000, largely due to increased salary, pension and national insurance contributions forced upon us.”

The school has cut back as much as possible in previous years but it looks increasingly inevitable that the cuts are going to affect the provision for the pupils. Planned steps include a further reduction in staff, with temporary contracts not being renewed, as well as the provision for education outside of the core curriculum being cut.

David Peace, Chair of the Governors at Steyning CofE Primary School says: “As school governors, our responsibility is to ensure we deliver the best education for our children with the resources available. We realise there is no more money and realistically this situation is not going to get better for at least another 5 years.

But we are determined to minimise the impact on our children.

We have therefore taken the decision to seek alternative funding through sponsorship and grants. We believe passionately that we need to secure additional funding to ensure that every child is given the best opportunity for their future.”

As part of this proactive approach to address the budget deficit, the school’s Governors are looking for sponsorship to help fund vital new resources. This includes planned upgrades to the school’s IT provision and new sports equipment and kit.

The Governors are also looking to recruit a new member that can offer expertise in fundraising and bid writing.

If you are interested in sponsoring the school or applying for the Governor vacancy then please email Benita Hibbert, the Clerk to the governors at Benita.Hibbert@steyningprimary.org.uk.

Co-opted Governor Vacancy Steyning CofE Primary School Governors are looking for an experienced fundraiser and/or bid writer to join their team. The role of School Governor is voluntary and it is a great opportunity to get involved and really make a difference for the young children in Steyning. The successful candidate will be appointed for a four year term.

With constricting budgets the governors have made the decision to look for corporate sponsorship to enable us to deliver the high quality education to our children. We are now looking for someone who works or has worked in a fundraising capacity who can bring their expertise to our team and lead this new initiative. The governing body meets once a month during term time on a Thursday evening at 7pm.

The successful candidate will: 1. Have relevant experience in fundraising and/or bid writing.

2. Be committed to helping the school and in particular the children.

3. Have time to get involved and attend the regular meetings.

4. Be willing to have a DBS check carried out and make safeguarding children a priority.

The Clerk has details of the regulations concerning the qualifications and disqualifications connected with the role of governor, which you should read carefully before applying for this voluntary role.

If you are interested please apply with a letter to the Clerk to the governors.

Please email your application to: Benita Hibbert Benita.Hibbert@steyningprimary.org.uk If you have any questions please feel free to ask the Clerk on the address above.

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WHAT’S DESIGN WHAT’S ON ATON 32 • 9• 9

What’s On? MARKETS Henfield Hall – Monday Market from January open every Monday except bank holidays from 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m a variety of stalls, ample free parking Shoreham – 2nd Sat of each month. 9.00 – 13.00. East Street Shoreham has a market every Wednesday morning at The Shoreham Centre, Pond Road, Shoreham-by-Sea. 9 am – 12.15 pm Steyning – 1st Sat of each month. 9.00 – 13.00. High St car park Storrington – Village Market at Village Hall 9-10.45am every Friday, a variety of locally home grown and sourced plants, cheeses, meats, breads & crafts West Chiltington – 2nd Sat of month. 9.00 – 12.00. Village Hall

EVENTS LOCAL LIBRARIES HENFIELD First Tuesday of each month 2-4pm Knit and Natter, Rhyme time under 5’s Thursday 1015-1045 SHOREHAM Every 2nd Thursday of each month 130-3pm knit and natter Rhyme time under 5’s every Tuesday 1015-1045 and 113012pm Storytime Friday 210-140 under 5’s STEYNING Knit and natter 2-4pm last Wednesday of each month, Rhyme time every Friday 215-145 under 5’s STORRINGTON Rhyme time Under 5s every Tuesday 1045-1115

FILM AT ROPETACKLE MAY 2017 Thursday 18th May 7.30pm IDA A moving and intimate drama about a young novitiate nun in 1960s Poland woo discovers a dark family secret dating from the terrible years of the Nazi occupation.

Film Club members and guests only. Screening for the Visually Impaired. £3.50 Wednesday 24th May 2.00pm FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS A wealthy New York heiress (Meryl Streep)) attempts to become an opera singer despite her horrible singing voice. £3.50 carers free. Everyone welcome.

Thursday 25th May 2.00pm THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Australia raise a baby they rescue from a rowing boat. £3.50 Tuesday 30th May 2.00pm FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) arrives in the city as part of a global study of fantastic beasts but he gets caught up in a conflict when some of the magical beasts are accidentally released. £3.50 Friday 2nd June 7.30pm LION A five year old boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta thousands of kilometres from home. He is adopted by a couple from Australia and 25 years later sets out to find his lost family. £3.50pm Membership for the 2017-2018 Film Club opens on 18th May. Further details 01273 464440 or visit ropetacklefilmclub@gmail.com

STEYNING DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS Steyning Decorative and Fine Arts Society is a local branch of NADFAS which meets on the second Monday of each month at The Steyning Centre, opposite St Andrews Church, Church Street, Steyning. Our next event is on Monday, 8th May, 2017 when we will have an illustrated talk from Andrew Davies titled “St. Pancras and Friends: a journey through London’s stations; revelling in London’s architecture”. Enquiries to 01903 297553.

The annual membership fee is £36.00. Members and visitors (donation of £5.00) are warmly welcomed with coffee and tea at 10.00am followed by our meeting 10.30-noon.

Saturday 17th June, 2pm -4.30pm Albourne CofE Primary Summer Fair. Join us for a fun filled afternoon at our Summer Fair. There will be the usual stalls including Tombola, Raffle, BBQ, Bouncy Castle, Tractor rides and a visit from Reptylers. Bring a friend and enjoy some of our home made refreshments. All welcome!

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LOSE WEIGHT BY GETTING HEALTHIER Summer will be upon us soon and yet again the race against time to fit into our summer clothes has started.

I want to share some tips with you that I picked up from talking to Barbara Cox who is an award winning business woman as well as a nutritional therapist and health columnist for several high street magazines. Barbara explained to me that a detox diet is necessary to lose weight; a diet of fresh vegetables, good fats and clean proteins alongside vitamin and mineral supplementation will gently break down any ‘mucoid plaque’ that has built up in the lining of our stomach due to pollution and chemicals absorbed through our skin and ingested from non-organic foods.

When we heal and soothe the lining of our gut it becomes easier to absorb the nutrition and goodness from our normal day-to-day diets. In this way we will find it easier to be in control of our weight.

As part of the detox you may want to reduce or stop gluten, dairy and sugar. When choosing a healthy snack or meal replacement, try to avoid soy or whey protein. Instead, you may want to choose a good protein such as edamame beans or cranberries.

If you want to have a shake as part of your detox try to aim for a product that is 100% gluten-free, dairy-free, soya-free, without GMOS’s and artificial sweeteners or preservatives.

Ensure that you include fibre, probiotics and prebiotics in your daily diet and superfoods such as pomegranates, okra, acerola, acai berry, mangosteen [most commonly found in capsules or juice in the UK] to name a few.

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HOLLY SIMMONDS • 13

Mobile phones... good or bad?

I have been taking more notice of one “habit” that I believe a lot of us suffer with; our constant interaction and our ever-increasing dependent relationships with our mobile phones. Instead of interacting with each other and those around us, we ignore each other, choosing instead to check our messages, emails and social media. We look everything and anything up in an instant, and it sometimes seems as though we have a more in depth relationship with our phones than we do with people.

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y reason for highlighting this is that when I was away recently with my husband, as we walked along the seafront past restaurants, we were having the “mobile phone” conversation.

We then made a point of looking to see how many people – either in groups or in couples – were using or checking their phones rather than talking to each other. It was at least half, if not more.

On another day we were at a lovely cliff top bar and restaurant and again we looked to see how many people were checking their phones and again it was well over half the people sitting there. We watched as one foursome sat together hardly saying anything to each other.

One person had his head bent down looking at his phone, occasionally showing his friends what he was looking at, whilst the other three talked in between checking their own phones.

I know I am as guilty of the next person of this on occasion, so much so, that I am standing in a post office queue (where I will be for ages) on my phone adding notes to this article. I did think about what I was doing though and asked myself why; coming up with the answer that it was as good a place as any. That it was also peaceful

standing with the sun shining into the post office on my back, but I did also fleetingly think, “what about looking around and just doing nothing?” I reflected and decided to make a conscious choice to carry on making notes on my phone, before sending my son a Whats app message.

Random behaviour, or the norm today?

I think this is the norm. I also believe that whilst checking our mobile phones for messages etc, or using them to makes notes as I did, whilst this is now the “norm”, it is an unconscious process that has turned into a habit, which most of us engage in without really thinking about what we are doing.

I find I now consciously choose to leave my phone at home on evenings out with friends or my husband, or leave it in the car when I get where I am going. Whilst I know I would feel odd doing this during the day, in the evening I like the peace of not having my phone with me gives me.

Maybe have a think for yourself and see if what I say resonates with you on any level, especially the next time you pick up your phone to check your messages or social media. I know it does with a lot of my clients… and I wonder how this is for you.

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Quirky Quintessential Englishness at its Best!

The Floral Fringe Fair 2017 The Floral Fringe Fair 2017 is taking place on the weekend of June 3rd and 4th at Knepp Castle, Shipley, Nr Horsham, West Sx RH13 8LJ from 10.30 am to 5pm both days. The fair is quirky and eclectic. It has a wildlife theme but also a vintage twist. The fair specialises in quality stalls from Sussex, Surrey, Kent and Hampshire and stallholders who have actually made what they sell and so are able to talk with first hand knowledge and passion about their product. Also vintage stalls selling items made by craftspeople from the past.

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ntry is £6.50 per person, £1.00 for children under 14 and children under 4 free. If arriving in a classic or vintage pre-1975 vehicle entry is £5.50 each for the first two occupants. Classic and vintage vehicles will have a specially allocated parking area.

If in such a vehicle, dressing in appropriate fashion is especially encouraged…. or even if not arriving in a classic car, dressing in style is welcome!

Why not bring your retro picnic basket and rug and buy all the ingredients for your picnic from the numerous street food stalls at the fair. There are many picnic spots by the beautiful

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lake. Or eat in our fabulous pop-up tearoom. The fair is becoming something of a foodies favourite.

Well-behaved dogs on leads positively welcomed.

There are free-roaming cattle, sheep, ponies, geese and deer which may have young, so leads are essential at all times.

We saw some gorgeous pooches come to the fair last year.

We have thought of them with a several stalls selling delicious doggy treats for good dogs, plus handmade collars and leads.

Knepp Castle is the subject of an unusual and nationally important re-wilding project and there will be the chance to learn more about this at the fair. Wildlife safaris have

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were ‘Unique, Eclectic, Quirky, Quality, Informative and Friendly’. There will be music from local musicians, dancing and singing.

The beautiful private gardens at Knepp Castle, designed

by Georgia Langton, will be especially open during the fair.

Many Farmer’s Market Food stalls will be selling a wide range of carefully chosen food to suit everyone and most dietary requirements have been mindfully taken into consideration. There will be plenty of places to sit…a tea tent, a local ale tent also serving Pimms, gourmet fishfinger sandwiches with nori batter, a barbecue, freshly baked woodfired oven pizzas, cooked as you wait vegetarian organic bhajis and pakoras, quiches, pies, cheeses, breads and smoked meat. Fruit smoothies,coffee, teas, a selection of cakes, icecream, chocolate, marshmallows, fudge and many interesting food stalls from which to buy a picnic to eat by the beautiful lake.

All of our stallholders are independent, small businesses and not many of them have card machine facilities so please remember to bring lots of cash to the fair.

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recently been launched on the estate and there is a wellequipped luxury campsite. Find out more and also directions to the fair at www.knepp.co.uk The overall theme of the fair is our native wildlife and how to encourage it into the garden but the fair has grown and developed into much more than that. It is about everything that is quintessentially English and quirky, about celebrating the outdoors, gardens and gardening. About talented craftspeople and artists of today as well as the craftspeople of a bygone era, represented by vintage stalls, classic cars.

You can expect over 130 stalls including specialist nurseries, experts on wildlife, honeybees,insects, birds and bats. Words used by visitors to describe our fair last year

Saturday June 3rd & Sunday June 4th 2017 10.30 am to 5.00pm

A quirky, quality, friendly event with a vintage twist.

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RECIPE • 19

Banana & Vanilla Victoria Sponge This cake is practically perfect and absolutely divine and so simple to put together. The addition of the banana at the end is inspired and adds a wonderful moistness. A classic strawberry jam and then some fresh strawberries to compliment the banana (if you’ve not tried banana and strawberry before you absolutely must they are a winning combination.) We use the ‘weigh-the-eggs’ method to bake the cake.

This is a classic, no fuss, always win method where you weigh the eggs in their shells and then use the equal measurement of butter, sugar and flour to create the cake.

• 3 large free-range eggs • 200g golden caster sugar • 200g butter – at room temperature • 150g self-raising flour • 50g ground almonds • 2 teapsoons vanilla (I used the brilliant Nielsen-Massey vanilla bean paste) • 1 ripe banana • jam and fresh strawberries Grease and line 2 20cm loose-bottomed cake tins and pre-heat your oven to 170C. Combine the flour and the ground almonds and set aside. Place the butter and sugar into a bowl and beat furiously into submission until you have a wonderfully light and whipped creamy texture… a stand mixer will do this in five minutes, an electric whisk will do this in 8 mins and a wooden spoon and a lot of jiggling will do this in 10 mins. Then add one egg and a third of the flour mix and beat in, then the second egg and another third of the flour mix and beat in and then the last egg and the rest of the flour, then beat in the banana along with the vanilla. Beat well until it’s all whipped up and the banana is broken and creamy. You may need to add a dash of milk to slacken the consistency if it looks a little thick. Divide equally between the two cake tins and bake for 25-30 mins until golden and risen and firm to touch – set aside to cool entirely. Once cool, slather the cake in jam and fresh strawberries and then lay the other cake on top and top off with more fresh strawberries. Eat and of course, enjoy!

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Your trusted local advisors with over 30 years’ experience Call John Kelly, our Chartered Accountant partner and leading adviser on Inheritance Tax on 01273 921990 Square One Financial Planning LLP, 117 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2AF Telephone: 01273 921990 Email: info@squareonefinancial.co.uk

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