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7 THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING YOUR MORTGAGE. 4. What is the interest rate?: Interest rates are currently low but there is still competition within the market, so shopping around for the best deal could save you thousands of pounds.

5. Are there any fees?: Some mortgages will come with an arrangement fee or other charge that should be considered. But you shouldn’t discount 1. Do you want a repayment or interest-only them immediately in favour of those without fees. If mortgage?: With a repayment mortgage, your the interest rate is lower, they can save you money monthly outgoings will be higher as you’ll be reducing the value of the loan as well as paying the over the term of the mortgage.

6. Do you want the flexibility to overpay?: interest. Assuming you stick to the repayments, Overpaying your mortgage can save money by you’d own your home outright at the end of reducing the amount of interest you pay. Usually, the mortgage. In contrast, with an interest-only you can pay up to 10% of the outstanding balance mortgage repayments will be lower, but you won’t each year without facing additional fees. However, reduce the amount borrowed. this isn’t always the case.

2. How long do you want to pay the mortgage 7. Do you have plans to move home?: If you plan to over?: Traditionally, homeowners would pay a move in the next few years, you should keep this in mortgage over 25 years, but mortgage terms are mind when searching for a deal. You could opt for a becoming longer. The shorter the mortgage term, the less you’ll pay in interest overall, but the higher shorter deal that coincides with moving plans or you can select a mortgage that will allow you to port it your monthly outgoings will be.

3. Should you choose a fixed-, tracker- or variable- to a different home. rate mortgage?: This decision will dictate how the We know that searching for a mortgage can interest you pay is calculated. take time and you may have questions about • Fixed rate: The interest rate will remain the same which option is right for you. We’re here to lend for a defined period. a hand throughout the process, whether you’re • Tracker-rate: Follows the Bank of England’s base a first-time buyer or nearing the end of your rate (currently 0.1%) so your interest payments mortgage, and to help you save money. could rise and fall.

• Variable-rate: Like a tracker-rate mortgage but it SHOREHAM’S LEADING INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVISERS. will follow the interest rate set by your lender.

Whether you’re a first-time buyer or already a homeowner, choosing the right mortgage product for you is important. But with hundreds of mortgage products to choose from, how do you know which is right for you? These seven questions can help narrow down your search.

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Think carefully before securing other debts against your home. Equity released from your home will be secured against it. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments.

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Welcome to May Edition..

We hope that you have had a lovely April with all the wonderful spring blooms and gorgeous sunshine.

Our Cover this month is

In this months issue, the latest advice from Pemrboke Financial services.

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Chesworth Farm receives Local Wildlife Site accolade

Horsham District Council has recently received the very exciting news that Chesworth Farm has been awarded Local Wildlife Site status for nature conservation in the Horsham District.

Chesworth Farm has officially been designated as a Local Wildlife Site, joining other council owned sites such as Leechpool & Owlbeech Woods, Monkmead Woods and Southwater Country Park.

Local Wildlife Sites are non-statutory sites that contain features of substantive nature conservation value. In Chesworth Farm’s case these are the extensive high quality hedgerows and wildflower meadows.

Local Wildlife Sites such as Chesworth Farm play a critical role in the conservation of the UK’s natural heritage. They each provide essential wildlife refuges in their own right as well as acting as stepping stones, corridors and buffer zones to link and protect other site networks and the open spaces of our towns and countryside.

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The Parks & Countryside team at the Council, in partnership with the Friends of Chesworth Farm and Horsham Green Gym, have been putting in many hours of practical conservation management, as well as wildlife recording, which have all contributed to achieving conservation protection for the Farm.

Careful management of the hedgerows and grasslands, provision of sacrificial crops for farmland birds, regular dormouse monitoring, wildflower surveys and breeding bird surveys have all proved how important the Farm is for wildlife.

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Crackdown on highway littering

Horsham District Council has launched a major crackdown on highways littering by introducing new technology and recording equipment in key areas.

The Council currently faces an ongoing battle with litter being strewn on the roadsides across the Horsham District and an increase in the incidences of fly-tipping.

The appearance of litter on roadsides is a blight on our environment and its clearance currently costs local taxpayers around £100,000 a year.

Having the power to take enforcement action, the Council has now decided to undertake filming activity which will see the use of camera footage in order to catch culprits, enabling it to issue Fixed Penalty Notices or to prosecute dependent upon

the offence committed, which could lead to up to five years in prison and/or unlimited fines.

Littering is a crime which not only causes a terrible eyesore for people, but damages the environment and leaves tax payers out of pocket, which is not acceptable.

The crackdown is being launched in worst hit areas to catch those responsible and carry out robust enforcement to prevent littering in the future.

The Council also asks that if road users or members of the public spot offenders littering or fly tipping they should report incidents to them by going to the Council’s website or alternatively supply the Council with camera footage where possible.

If you spot it, please report it using the button below or by calling 01403 733144.

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Crocus Focus in Storrington Members of Storrington & Pulborough District Rotary Club planted 4,000 purple crocus corms around Storrington Memorial Pond in November and there is now a colourful reminder there of Rotary’s fight for a polio free world for everyone to enjoy.

Purple has become a symbolic colour in the global Rotary campaign to eradicate polio, inspired by the colour of the dye painted on the little finger of a child to signify they have received a potentially life-saving polio vaccine.

Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 35 years and the goal of ridding the world of this disease is closer than ever. As a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, Rotary has reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent since the first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979.

Recently the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Africa region has officially been certified wild polio-free.

Rotary members worldwide have contributed more than $2.1 billion and countless volunteer hours to protect nearly 3 billion children in 122 countries from this paralyzing disease and its advocacy efforts have played a role in decisions by governments to contribute more than $10 billion to the effort.

Rotary Club President Pippa Davies commented: “We were delighted to plant these purple symbols of the Polio campaign at Storrington Memorial Pond and to play our part in the continuing global efforts to eradicate the disease.”

Organiser Rob von Bergen said: “The Crocuses will be a fitting annual reminder of how much work Rotary has done over the years to eradicate Polio and just now they are spreading some sprintime joy”

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Mobile Community Hub Horsham District Council has worked in partnership with Collyer’s (the Horsham based sixth form college) and local vehicle graphics company PVL UK to create a new look for its Mobile Community Hub formerly known as the Snack Wagon.

For a number of years the Mobile Community Hub, has been a key component within the Horsham town area providing a range of detached youth work in a variety of settings for young people aged 13 to 18 years.

With the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, the newly liveried vehicle will provide a safe environment for young people to gather with their friends, grab a free bite to eat or drink and chat with our youth workers from 4The Youth who can provide advice and resources on lots of issues, particularly those generated by the pandemic.

It is hoped that the vehicle will also get the opportunity to travel wider across the District over the coming year.

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Fuzzy Isaacs who won a design competition alongside fellow students at the college.

Youth Worker Paula Lintott from 4TheYouth commented: “I am looking forward to getting back on the road in the Mobile Community Hub and supporting our young people at this time.”

Our conversations often turn to their school situation and how they are finding it. Also young people’s relationships with friends and other people in their lives are popular topics.

We are often a sounding board for their frustrations.

For further information about the Council’s Youth Provision Service please email dan.fairchild@horsham. gov.uk or call 01403 215624.

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Buy Local Choosing to spend your money at a local bakers, farm shop or local crafts outlet are all ways to support a circular economy, helping to keep local jobs for local people.

Residents across the Horsham District are being encouraged to think local and buy local where they possibly can in an effort to support local businesses.

A new Buy Local campaign developed by the Council is supporting local businesses who have continued to work tirelessly throughout the lockdown to deliver vital services.

Shopping is no longer just about going to the shops, it is about showing support for our communities.

Willie Hamilton, Chair of Horsham Business Improvement District

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The Trial of John Hill It was 7:30pm on the 18th of August 1934. John Hill who worked as a kennel-man in Henfield, was waiting to use the village’s only telephone box outside the Station Hotel.

Nurse Jessie Evans, having finished her call, left the box got on her bicycle and rode away.

Mr Hill entered the phone box and discovered she had left her purse behind. When Miss Evans realised she had forgotten her purse, she returned to the box to find the man (Mr Hill) had left. She telephoned the police.

Sergeant Howard Miller arrested Mr Hill for the theft of the purse, finding him in the local pub. Distinctively tall and stocky, Mr Hill was thirty-nine years old at the time.

Upon receiving a summons on the 20th of August, John Hill took the first train to London Victoria the next day. He was however intercepted and arrested and returned to Sussex as a prisoner. On the 4th of September, John Hill appeared before Steyning Magistrates Court and pleaded not guilty. He was committed to trial and bailed.

On Thursday the 27th of September 1934 John Hill appeared at Chichester Court charged with the theft of a woman’s purse containing £4, 2s and 9d. Before the trial began, a point of law had to be resolved that suddenly caused the otherwise unremarkable case to grab international headlines. John Hill, it was revealed, was not the real name of the defendant. The judge Mr. Roland Burrows, K.C. ruled “I want to say in the hearing: of people we are going to swear on the jury that having been committed in the name of John Hill, the prisoner will be tried in that name, and for the purpose of this trial it does not matter what the sex, identity, or occupation of the prisoner is.”

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During the trial a police witness conceded in cross-examination that Hill had quite a lot he did not want made public. When giving evidence John Hill was asked by his defence counsel Mr C.J. Pensotti “Is your real name Lillian Irma Valerie Barker I mean Arkell Smith?” John Hill was barely capable of being heard as she replied, “Yes.” Lillian Irma Valerie Barker was born on the 27th of August 1895. In the First World War she had served with the Voluntary Aid Detachment, driving ambulances and nursing wounded soldiers. She then served at the Bristol Remount Depot, tasked with training horses for service on the battlefields of France. She married Lieutenant Harold Arkell Smith in 1918 but the marriage failed. Mrs Arkell Smith then joined the Women’s Royal Air Force as a general duties driver.

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domestic violence, in 1923, Mrs Arkell Smith made her escape from the inequality suffered by women of the time, by choosing to live as a man.

Mrs Arkell Smith became the dashing, but respectable gentlemen Colonel Victor Barker Dso. He appeared to be a proud father and loving husband to a beautiful wife. His wedding to a female companion had taken place at St Peter’s church, Brighton on the 14th of November 1923. It was reasonably common for ex-soldiers with grievous war injuries to have a female companion so the relationship did not come under a great deal of scrutiny.

However on the 28th of February 1929, Colonel Barker was arrested for contempt of court for failing to appear in a bankruptcy proceeding. Unfortunately Barker had known nothing of these proceedings, having recently changed address. Taken to Brixton (men’s) prison, Mrs Arkell Smith’s life as Colonel Victor Barker ended when faced with a medical examination. She was immediately transferred to Holloway (Women’s) Prison and The Times reported the case as ‘Woman’s Masquerade as a Man.’ Mrs Arkell Smith’s marriage as Colonel Barker became international news and sensational tabloid fodder, that reached even the highest levels of British government. Mrs Arkell Smith was charged under Section 3 of the Perjury Act, 1911 for false entry into a marriage register. On Wednesday the 24th of April 1929, Mrs Arkell Smith’s trial took place at Central Criminal Court at the Old Bailey. The venue was overcrowded with the press. She appeared dressed as a man and was found guilty.

The judge Ernest Wild said, “Supposing I pass a light sentence, others may do the same thing? If this sort of thing were repeated it would be very bad.” Mrs Arkell Smith was sentenced to nine months imprisonment.

in the phone box and insisted it was going to be handed into the police station the next morning. However when challenged by the police in the pub, she had been scared her past would come out. Wanting to protect her son, Hill had panicked and denied any knowledge of the purse. The jury found John Hill not guilty and Hill left Henfield and found work as an assistant chef in a hotel in Cornwall.

Sources Brighton Argus 27 April 1929.

Truth, Sydney, NSW Sunday 11 November 1934, page 19 ‘Colonel Barker’s Monstrous Regiment’ by Rose Collis

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Ropetackle and Alfonso the Magnificent are ready to restart the party on Thursday 20th May 2021 For those who have been missing the buzz and excitement of live music, the wait is almost over! Ropetackle is delighted to announce it will be reopening its doors on 17th May, with Alfonso The Magnificent kicking off the summer shows for a live audience Thursday 20th May at 7.30pm (doors open at 7).

This promises to be an evening of magnificent music and joy; a real shot in the arm and a boost to the system…which is just what the doctor ordered.

Alfonso the Magnificent formed in Shoreham

by Sea in 2019 and comprises Leo Gibbs (guitar/vocal), Mervyn Wallis (violin), Nathan Marshall (drums/percussion) and Dave Warner (accordion/piano). This will be their fourth appearance at Ropetackle; most recently they performed a live web streamed gig to a world-wide audience from New Zealand, France, Germany, the USA and even as far afield as Goring!

Alfonso the Magnificent is an innovative and exciting group, mixing traditional genres of Jazz, Gypsy Jazz, Latin, Classical and Modern Folk to create a unique sound of their own. Performing original songs, from melancholic ballads to toe-tapping upbeat dance tunes, they are a great live act and gaining new fans all the time.

Despite the severe restrictions caused by lockdown, the band have continued writing and rehearsing via Zoom – however they can’t wait to play live at their favourite venue.

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audiences are quite simply magnificent.

Ropetackle has full Covid-safe measures in place and plenty of experience delivering safe events, having reopened last year from August through to December (excepting the November lockdown.)

“It’s been a challenging time for all venues, but we are more than ready to go again,” said Nicky Thornton, Marketing Manager.

“We have a great summer programme lined up, with children’s shows, films, great music, comedy and talks. We look forward to welcoming everyone back with some brilliant live entertainment and will continue to make public safety our priority.”

To book tickets for the Alfonso gig, and see what else is happening at Ropetackle, visit: www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk/whats-on For the band’s latest videos and live performances, visit: www. alfonsothemagnificent.co.uk

Tickets are available online at: www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk or can be bought at the centre on the day subject to availability.

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Textures and Light Texture alone can make an attractive, sometimes abstract, pattern picture.

The best way to approach this is to ensure you have side lighting to really enhance the texture by throwing shadows which give shape and apparent 3D to a 2D photograph.

This technique really applies to all photographs which seen as prints or viewed on a screen only have height and width so the introduction of directional light gives pictures shape and form, so giving the impression of depth.

This depth can be on a large scale or on a small scale such as wood grain or a rusted metal surface.

Move in close and be careful not to include your own shadow - unless of course, you choose to do so for creative purposes ! To capture texture it is vital that the image is sharp. If the subject is small and you’re in close, ensure your camera can focus that closely, then perhaps you can brace your camera hand against the surface you are photographing to steady it as you make the exposure.

Of course, shadow not only brings out the texture, it gives contrast to an image, light and shade which usually makes for increased visual interest.

I must emphasise that good quality photographs can be taken on smartphones

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as well as top of the range cameras, so most people now have a camera in their pocket or bag wherever they go so no excuse for not capturing fleeting moments of art.

If you would like to be on the mailing list for information of my Shoreham based photographic workshops, please email me:

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