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ESG AND INVESTMENT SUSTAINABILITY Do you consider sustainability when making financial decisions?

With Good Money Week celebrated in October, we explain what ESG investing is and how it could add value to your investment portfolio.

While sustainability in finance is often associated with incorporating ethics and values, it can help improve your long-term outcomes too.

WHAT IS ESG? ESG stands for environmental, social and governance.

These are the three core pillars that are considered when weighing up whether a company is considered sustainable. All three categories can cover a broad range of areas but may include: ENVIRONMENTAL

Greenhouse gas emissions Use of raw materials Impact on biodiversity Water management

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Human rights Animal welfare Workforce diversity Consumer protection

GOVERNANCE

Executive compensation Management structure Employee relations Employee compensation

SUSTAINABILITY AND INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE When we’re investing, it should be with a long-term goal in mind. As a result, sustainable firms, which should also consider long-term impacts, can help a portfolio to deliver returns.

Recent research found close to six in ten sustainable funds delivered higher returns than equivalent conventional funds over the last decade.

It was also found that sustainable funds have a greater survivorship rate than non-ESG options. On average, 77% of ESG funds that were available ten years ago still exist. For traditional funds, the figure was just 46%.

Despite ESG values often being associated with lower returns, the findings demonstrate they can add value to investment portfolios.

All investments need to consider your goals and situation too. So, alongside ESG factors, make sure you think about your risk profile, investment time frame, and more.

Investing can be complicated, and ESG adds another layer of complexity. If it’s something you’d like to incorporate into your investment portfolio, please ESG investing means you take some of these factors get in touch. We’re here to help you understand into consideration when deciding where to invest. your investment options and what they could mean Rather than simply looking at the financial side of the for your long-term goals. business, you’d consider how the business operates SHOREHAM’S LEADING INDEPENDENT and its place in the world. This doesn’t mean the FINANCIAL ADVISERS financial performance of a firm is discounted, that’s still an important part of assessing an investment but The value of your investment can go down as well as up and you may not get back the full amount you invested. Past performance is ESG can add value to your long-term goals. not a reliable indicator of future performance.

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Welcome to November

Contents

Hello and welcome back to the Village Living Magazine.

In this month’s issue, our lovely recipe for November by Dominic of Belleau Kitchens. I saw this recipe and I definitely plan to make it.

We also have Pembroke Finances in this month with advice on investment. Need a dentist, then , Church House Dental Practice is open for business.

Chicken, pea and fennel pie with a cheesy Pernod Sauce

If not ready for winter fires yet, then good time to get your chimney swept by Neil owner of Chimney Sweep. We also have Seniors helping Seniors.

Entertainment for November - latest films for November in the Ropetackle.

Advice from Mary How Trust on coping with our on going situation in the UK. Remembering Sunday Service the 8th November.

Ropetackle Cinema

Finally, I have a great historical essay by local playwright Judy Upton on Bramber Castle.

Big thanks to all those who are in this month’s issue.

If you would like to be in the magazine for December, please send copy by the 15th of November.

On that note, see you again in December!

Take Care and Stay Safe!

Warm Regards

Bramber Castle - Judy Upton

Angela front Photo credit to :Susanne Freedman

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Lockdown has thrown everyone’s worklife balance into turmoil and we need to be mindful to get it back in balance. Redefining this balance will be a personal experience.

Here are some things to put into action: Plan ahead – Be organised and it will make your week much easier. Especially important if you have a family.

Create a designated workspace – try to physically separate work from the rest of your home life.

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Make weekends sacred – relax and treat yourself – most of all make them fun.

Prioritise your relationships – Being together 24/7 can put a lot of pressure on a relationship, especially in stressful circumstances, make time for the ones you love.

As lockdown continues, we must be aware of protecting and positively managing our mental health and well-being. The key to maintaining normality. With the tightening of restrictions continuing for the foreseeable future and a move from office life to working from home, many of us will be facing a struggle to maintain a good life work balance.

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Public asked to ‘remember at home’ on Remembrance Sunday this year Horsham District Council is following government guidelines and urging the public to pay tribute to the fallen by staying at home this year.

For the first time the public annual Remembrance Sunday service in Horsham’s Carfax to honour those who gave their lives will not take place.

A small representation will take part in a socially distanced, closed wreath laying ceremony which will be shared with the public on 11 November from this web-page.

Horsham District Council Cabinet Member for Horsham Town Centre and Armed Forces Champion Cllr Peter Burgess commented: Whilst we will mark this occasion properly, it is with a heavy heart that I must ask people not to attend the Carfax this year in order to protect the health and wellbeing of local veterans and the public.

I would encourage as many people as possible to participate in their own personal moments of Remembrance, whether that be watching services on television or pausing for the national Two Minute Silence at 11am in the safety of their own homes.

Chairman of Horsham District Council Cllr Karen Burgess Ways to get involved Here are just a few ways to get involved in Remembrance Sunday 2020. Visit The Royal British Legion website for more ideas.

Watch at home Tune in to the BBC Remembrance Sunday coverage and ceremony on Sunday 8 November.

“We will ensure our wreath laying is a fitting tribute to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice Plus, we will add a link to the Horsham and that of course, our veterans and their ceremony on this page after the event. loved ones are very much in our thoughts and Donate and download a poppy for your prayers at this special time.” window.

Horsham District Council Cabinet Member for Horsham Town Centre and Armed Forces The Poppy Appeal is organised by The Royal British Legion every year. With many Champion Cllr Peter Burgess event spaces, public transport hubs and high Chairman of Horsham District Council Cllr streets seeing far fewer people than normal, Karen Burgess said: the organisation has set up even more ways to get involved online.

“Whilst it is deeply disappointing that our traditional service and parade will not take place this year, we can all still play a part in ensuring we mark this important occasion respectfully.

Plus, visit the Poppy Shop to buy poppy pins, brooches and gifts

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Bramber Castle William de Braose built Bramber Castle after the Norman Conquest, around the year 1073.

The name Bramber is from the Saxon ‘Brymmburh’ which means a fortified place.

Bramber was at the time an important port as the river Adur was wide and deep enough to be navigated as a shipping channel. The castle held a fine defensive position on the top of a natural mound offering views as far as the Surrey Hills to the north, as well as over many miles of coastline.

In 1208 during the reign of King John, the 4th Lord of Bramber (also named William de Braose) found the monarch had turned against him, claiming he owed money for fines levied against his Irish estates. It is likely the main reason for King John’s actions was envy of the de Braose family’s wealth and castles. The king asked for the four de Braose’s children as hostages while their father was being investigated. De Braose’s wife Matilda would not entrust her children to a king who had already murdered his own nephew, Prince Arthur. Fearing for their lives and with the king’s army marching on Bramber castle, the de Braose family fled. William escaped to France but Matilda and children were captured and taken to Windsor and Corfe Castles where they were deliberately starved. It is said that the de Braose ghosts of two girls and a boy haunt the streets of Bramber on Christmas night begging for food. William de Braose died in exile and King John seized Bramber Castle and its lands.

In 1209 the castle walls were repaired and strengthened. Its ditch was widened to counter the improvements in siege warfare.

From 1213 to 1216, the king’s carpenter Nicholas de Andeli manufactured siege 8

engines at Bramber castle for the king’s armies.

In 1217 King Henry III returned ownership of Bramber Castle to the de Braose family.

In 1232 the 1st Baron of Bramber, William de Braose, was loyal to the king in the Baron’s War. However the baron was involved in wool smuggling via Nicholas Dytton his appointed constable of Bramber Castle. Dytton employed William de Chamond of Shoreham to send wool overseas to the king’s enemies the Flemings. Chamond changed his mind when he discovered he was working for the baron, who imprisoned him in the castle until a fine of 10 marks was paid. The baron himself was later fined 20 marks for wool smuggling.

From 1275 to 1289 the baron ruthlessly exploited Shoreham, confiscating a percentage of cargo from merchant vessels that harboured there. He claimed he was merely exercising his ancestral rights. He also banned the merchant Robert Aquilon and his associates from trading and lodging in Shoreham. Robert Aquilon successfully cont/d page 10

Steyning Grammar School – Parents and Teachers united in opposition to Academy Plans Parents and teachers are united in opposition to plans by governors to convert Steyning Grammar School into an academy.

Governors met on the 11th March to decide the next steps and whether plans to join Bohunt Education Trust will go ahead. Parents have been calling on governors to vote against academy conversion at their full governing body meeting today and to hold a binding ballot of all stakeholders over the plans.

Parents initially pledged support to a campaign started by the National Education Union, which represents the majority of teachers in the school, at a public meeting on 26th February. Since then, more have pledged support and sent governors letters in opposition to the plans during the consultation.

Parents and teachers believe: • There is no additional funding available to the school by joining Bohunt Academy Trust.

• Evidence shows that schools which are rated

by OFSTED as ‘good’ like Steyning Grammar School, are more likely to remain ‘good’ than those which convert to academies.

• It would be irresponsible to put at risk 400 years of history, protected by the Local Authority for decades, by joining an unaccountable academy trust, which would reduce parents’ voice in how the school is run.

• More time should be given to find a solution with West Sussex County Council.

364 people have so far signed a petition, calling “upon the Governors at Steyning Grammar School to halt the damaging plans to privatise our community school, and hand it over to a multi-academy trust.”

Elizabeth Raston, a parent of a child currently attending Steyning Grammar School, said:

“One of the most shocking factors is the speed at which the academisation process is taking place. By the time of the first open consultation (Jan 22nd) the governors had already decided to take the academy route, if not Bohunt, then another academy sponsor. It is incorrect for the governors to suggest that there are two options for Steyning: Bohunt, or another academy chain.

There are other choices. For example, the Local Authority did not reject Steyning’s requests; they just want to look at the situation in more detail.”

Hannah Best, who has three children at the school, said: “The selling of Church St. and becoming an academy are two separate issues and should not be conflated. Given that the Local Authority have not actually said no to the proposed selling of Church Street or move to The Towers, and that the funding allocated per student is the same for either a child in an academy or a Local Authority school, I am struggling to understand what the great opportunities are that Bohunt offers that can’t be managed as an Local Authority school.”

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also banned the merchant Robert Aquilon and his associates from trading and lodging in Shoreham. Robert Aquilon successfully petitioned the king, whose rule was ignored by the baron, with his constable continuing to illegally seize goods for Bramber Castle.

A convoy of thirty carts of wood heading to Shoreham market was ambushed. The merchants were imprisoned and the cargo fuelled the castle fires. The baron personally led a raid on the house of Richard do Tutting in Shoreham, wounding Nicholas Brench and capturing Tutting. The King ordered the release of all prisoners from Bramber Castle but the baron kept the goods he had seized in the raids The baron died in 1291 and was succeeded by his son, but the hereditary family line ended with the marriage of the 2nd baron’s daughter Aline to John de Mowbray. King Edward II executed John for rebellion and the 2nd Baron died in 1326 with the land of Bramber being taken by the crown. King Edward III restored Bramber to Mowbray’s son after his loyal service during the wars in France. Bramber Castle was a vital stronghold on the Sussex coast from which Mowbray would sally forth to counter French

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invasion.

In the English Civil War the ‘late castle’ as it had become known because it had been abandoned and left to fall into ruin since the 14th Century, was occupied by Royalists. The Parliamentarian forces captured Bramber and in 1651 Charles II rode through and by the castle without challenge in his escape to Shoreham. From there he found passage to France.

In Victorian times, Bramber Castle became a popular day-trip destination. Bramber’s Castle Hotel and pub rented the grounds as a tearooms and a pleasure park. Bramber Castle was bustling every weekend with coach parties and children on Sunday school outings. Fairground rides and amusements were set up all around the castle. Today however the castle mound is a much more tranquil beauty spot, popular with walkers, picnickers, and those who want to peruse the ruins and enjoy the wonderful views.

Sources Story of Shoreham By Henry Cheal.

House of Braose Wikipedia Royal Visitors to Sussex by Brigid Chapman

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WBLOCKBUSTER FILM: FANNY LYE DELIVER’D Set in 1657, Puritan wife Fanny Lye’s world is shaken to its core by the unexpected arrival of two strangers in need, closely pursued by a ruthless sheriff and his deputy. A gritty and powerful thriller starring Maxine Peake and Charles Dance. Cert 18, duration 112 mins.

Wednesday 18th November, 7.30 pm. Tickets available from Box Office £6. See Ropetackle web site for Covid-19 safety arrangements.

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Storrington Community Hub After the Storrington Community Hub was set up during the Covid-19 lockdown, it became evident that there were local residents who wished to donate money to support other Storrington residents in need.

With help from Storrington & Sullington Community Partnership, who assisted with the donations through their bank account, it was decided to support residents who were struggling and needed support from Horsham Matters food bank.

Horsham District Council Storrington- based Neighbourhood Wardens also approached the local Waitrose store to see if they would be prepared to make a donation of vouchers to add to the money already collected.

Neighbourhood Warden, Chris Poore commented: We were extremely grateful to hear from Store Manager Russell Ingram that Waitrose would support the scheme and £333 of Waitrose vouchers was donated.

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Chicken, pea and fennel pie with a cheesy Pernod sauce

by Dominic Franks Is there anything finer than pie season?

For me the start of October is the perfect excuse to start baking proper warming, hearty pies and this chicken, pea and fennel pie with a cheesy Pernod sauce is my absolute favourite. There’s something about the warming depth of flavour of the Pernod and fennel that make this pie particularly scrumptious and also give it a rather sophisticated taste for such a humble dish.

I’m using a suet pastry with half wholemeal for this dish. Suet pastry is fast becoming my favourite pastry as it’s both light and crumbly but also quite robust. It reminds me of oldfashioned pastry and is really great for a savoury pie. for the suet pastry (enough for a base and a lid for your pie)

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200g plain flour 200g wholemeal flour 100g vegetarian suet 100g butter cold water to mix

for the filling • a little butter and olive oil • 1 medium onion – chopped • 1 medium carrot – chopped

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half a fennel bulb – chopped 2 cloves of garlic

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fresh herbs – I used rosemary and marjoram

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250g Quorn chicken pieces (or use real chicken if you prefer – 3 breast chopped)

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3 or 4 stalks of tenderstem broccoli – chopped 100g frozen peas salt and pepper

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for the cheesy white sauce

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500ml milk 4 tablespoons plain flour 50g butter 100g strong Cheddar cheese a dash of Pernod (this is optional) 15

I’m using a 15cm x 25cm enamel pie dish which I’ve buttered liberally.

Start with the pastry. Place the flour, butter and suet in a large bowl and rub together with your fingertips until they resemble breadcrumbs. Add a dash or two of very cold water and again, using your hands in a claw shape, bring the pastry together into a dough. You may need to add a little more water to ensure all the bits come together. The bowl should be completely clean when you’re done. (This whole process takes seconds in a mixer.)

Divide the dough into two equal pieces (one for the base and one for the lid) and wrap each in clingfilm and pop it into the fridge for 30 mins. (It will last in the fridge for 24 hours, or can be frozen for 1 month.)

Now we can commence with the filling.

Place a large shallow pan (with a lid) on a medium heat and melt some butter with a little olive oil. Add the onion, carrots and fennel and sauté gently for about 8 minutes until the veg begins to soften. Season well with salt and pepper.

Throw in the garlic and fresh herbs along with the chicken and cook the chicken through until it begins to brown slightly. Stir in the peas and broccoli and place the lid on and let the whole thing sweat for another 8 minutes. Stir well and set aside whilst you make the sauce.

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To make the cheesy Pernod sauce, place the milk, flour and butter into a pan and gently begin to heat. As the butter begins to melt, start to whisk the sauce. Continue to whisk as the sauce bubbles and it will begin to thicken. If you’re at all worried, just take the pan off the heat for a few moments. Let it bubble away for 5 mins with regular whisking.

Stir in a dash of Pernod and then stir in the cheese. Pour it all over the vegetables and chicken and stir well.

Flour your work surface and roll out the pastry for the base and ease the pastry into your pie dish and trim the edges.

Pour the cheesy chicken filling into the pie dish.

Pre-heat your oven to 170C. Re-flour your work surface and roll out the pastry for the lid. It can either go on in a single sheet, crimped at the edges, or you can get fancy like me and do some lattice work. I love doing the lattice but it’s the kind of thing you need to have time for. It can’t be rushed. There are loads of videos on YouTube that I’m not going to bother with explaining how it’s done but it will work in your favour if you’ve allowed your filling to cool down before you weave!

Brush the top with beaten egg and bake for 35-40 mins or until the top is golden and glorious.

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Horsham Town Centre’s iconic Horsham Park Horsham Park has been recognised by the prestigious international Green Flag Award Scheme as one of the best green spaces in the UK, much to the delight of Horsham District Council’s Parks and Countryside team.

The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under licence from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for their management across the United Kingdom and around the world.

Commenting on this success, the Council’s Cabinet Member for Leisure and Culture Cllr Jonathan Chowen said:

The Green Flag Award judges gave the following comment on the Horsham Park entry: One of the best maintained urban parks we have judged. It provides a wide range of facilities over a large area and given the increased financial pressures, it is a credit to the Council and those involved.

The Green Flag Award judges Keep Britain Tidy Chief Executive Allison Ogden-Newton OBE added:

“We are absolutely thrilled to receive a Green Flag Award for Horsham Park for the very first This year, more than ever, our parks and time. green spaces have been a lifeline and we know that millions of people have used them “We know how much quality green spaces to relax, meet friends, exercise or simply matter to residents and visitors, particularly escape for a short time. recently during such difficult times, and this award celebrates the dedication that goes “It is testament to the incredible dedication into creating, developing and maintaining and hard work of parks staff and volunteers Horsham Park to such a high standard. that, despite the challenges that went along with record numbers of visitors, Horsham “My thanks go out to our parks and District Council has achieved the highest countryside team, our partners, Friends of international standards demanded by the Horsham Park and Denne Neighbourhood Green Flag Award.”

Council in encouraging us to apply, and to the army of volunteers who have worked Keep Britain Tidy Chief Executive Allison Ogtirelessly and contributed so much to have den-Newton OBE achieved this accolade.”

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“We would like to thank Waitrose and the Community Partnership for their help and hope the vouchers bring some cheer in these very difficult times.”

Neighbourhood Warden, Chris Poore Cllr Tricia Youtan, Horsham District Council Cabinet Member for Community Matters and Wellbeing, added: “How lovely to hear of Storrington residents and their local Waitrose store donating money to help those in the village less fortunate than themselves.

“I hope the recipients will enjoy spending the vouchers.”

Cllr Tricia Youtan, Horsham District Council Cabinet Member for Community.

Remember your loved ones and support your local hospice...

2020 Please join us for our Light Up a Life Appeal of celebration and remembrance.

You can make a dedication and, if you wish, make a donation in memory of your loved one.

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In 2014, my wife Susan was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. It turned our lives upside down.

Susan had two surgeries and intensive radiotherapy and chemotherapy. After that she picked up a bit. It was a ‘second wind’ for her and we made the most if it.

But it wasn’t long before she started to go downhill. She started to find daily living more and more difficult and I became her permanent carer. To be honest, I was struggling.

That’s when the doctor referred us to St Barnabas House. The care we got from them was wonderful right from the start.

Susan started going to the Day Hospice.

It was a very happy time for her when she visited.

I soon realised I couldn’t carry on giving Susan the care she needed at home, so she went into St Barnabas for full time support. During the four weeks Susan was at the hospice, she received the most wonderful care. Nothing was too much trouble. What’s amazing is that, in that whole time, all the care and support we received was provided absolutely free of charge.

have St Barnabas there to care for us and our loved ones when we need it.

Please make a gift to St Barnabas so they can provide essential care for even more local people in the months ahead.

Your kindness will make such a huge difference to so many people.

Thank you Ian To take part in Light Up a Life, visit www. stbh.org.uk/lightupalife or telephone 01903 706329.

It was a dignified and appropriate way for Susan to slip away from life. From her diagnosis to the time she died was pretty much a year. She died in the loving arms of St Barnabas in comfort and peace.

Before Susan became ill, I didn’t know how important our local hospice is. I now realise how lucky our community is to 21

Anne Barker, Joint Secretary of the West Sussex

branch of the National Education Union said: “All education providers are being affected by the lack of funding, all educational professionals, parents and pupils, and whole communities are crying out for investment and improvement. Funding and economies of scale will not improve for Steyning Grammar school and its community but will potentially diminish compared with what they receive under West Sussex. Handing over Steyning Grammar School to an unaccountable multi-academy trust is not the way forward. Academisation results in damage to the education and learning of the young people and students of our communities.”

There are also concerns that requests for information and submissions to the consultation are being ignored.

James Ellis, Regional Officer for the National Education Union, said: “I am concerned that that this consultation has not been as transparent as it could have been, and that governors will not hear the full range of views at their meeting tonight to determine the school’s fate. Parents have said that their letters have gone into a ‘black hole’ receiving no response at all from governors. Our union submitted its own response on the evening of 10th March and received an automated reply that the consultation had closed. Governors said that the consultation would close on 11th March when it began.

In addition, we requested copies of governors meeting minutes in January, which should be public documents, and even submitted a Freedom of Information request to obtain them but we are still to receive these.”

Adrian Davey, from Henfield said: “As a concerned parent, who has a child at SGS, I am appalled at the way this has been handled. I, and many others get the impression that the governors are forcing this through and selling it as a ‘done deal’! The parent consultation just feels like a tick box exercise and is just a farce, to make us feel like we have had a choice.

The other concerning matter is the lack of communication from the school, governors, Local Authority and the requests of information via the freedom of information act. Not to mention the parent consultation period being closed 24 hours before the 11th of March.

I can tell you that from my experience, the academy route is a downward slope and over time standards, and conditions are eroded, whilst CEO wages and

consultation fees sky rocket, meaning less money reaches the school and the teachers/students on the front line.”

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