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What’s INSIDE this month Hello and welcome to the December edition of The Village Living Magazine. This year has past so quickly!

Here we are, about to celebrate another year with Christmas festivities! Are your prepared for it.?

We have some great articles for the festive season in this month’s issue. For cooks out there, check out Nigella Lawson’s great receipe for using any left over turkey.

So, as we end this year, I’d like to take this opportunity to say thanks to all the contributors who have submitted their stories, activities, charity events. I look forward to next year and receiving many more. Here is a great quote to end this year.

“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” – Coretta Scott King.

Huge thanks to all the local businesses who have been with us since the pandemic years and to all the new ones who have joined us, we wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2024!

To our readers, thank you for your continued support!

Seasonal greetings to all!

Angela x

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Steyning Village Carols

Tuesday 19th December 20.00 Star Inn, High Street

Carols have been sung in the fields and streets of this country since at least the fifteenth century, and although nowadays carols are more associated with church and chapel, there is a much older tradition of seasonal singing by ordinary people in ordinary surroundings, including the pub!

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Traditional Seasonal Singing from the folk tradition has taken place in Steyning just before Christmas every year for the past ten years or more, and we are again delighted to be the guests of the Star Inn in the High Street for 2023.

Everyone is welcome at the Star at 8pm on Tuesday 19th December for an evening of atmospheric, communal singing of songs and choruses, including some well-known traditional favourites to get your Christmas off to a great start!

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Shoreham Conservative Club Shoreham Conservative Club

Is a Private Members Social Club located in the centre of Shoreham by Sea with circa 500 members.

The club is open 6 days a week (Tues to Sun) and is ideal for meeting friends, having a relaxing drink and a tasty bite to eat.

Members can use the Club Facilities (which include a large bar/function room, a smaller bar) as often as they wish. These rooms are also available for private hire on some occasions.

Our regular weekly events include: Sat - Live Music - every Saturday Night from 8.30pm (and Bank Holiday Afternoons and occasionally on a Sunday) Sun - Play Your Cards Right and Drinks Raffle from 2.30pm Tues – Crib from 8pm Weds - Quiz from 8.15pm Thurs - Bingo from 1pm and Crib from 8pm Fri - Meat Raffle at 9.30pm Members Draw (Fri at 9pm and Sun at 2pm) Food Theme Nights during the year.

BBQs throughout the Summer There is also a Pool Table and Fruit Machine.

Come and enjoy our tasty food offerings at competitive prices.

We also have a well-stocked and a very reasonably priced bar.

Our normal range includes: Harveys Best Bitter and two guest real ales Our primary Lagers include Madri and Carling.

We also stock Thatchers Cider, Guinness and a range of Spirits (including “House Doubles”), Wines, Cocktails, Soft and Hot Drinks View details of all our activities, events, promotions and membership joining days/evenings, on our website at shorehamcc.com or our Shoreham Conservative Club Facebook page Membership equates to 80p per week.

The majority of our events and activities are available within the normal £ 40 annual membership rate. *Please note some other premium/special events may be subject to an additional charge.

New Members and ACC (Association of Conservative Clubs) members from around the country are most welcome.

Despite being affiliated to the ACC, you hear little mention of Politics, it is a friendly and welcoming social club.

The Club has been in Marlborough House, since November 1985 (opposite the Ropetackle Arts Centre). On passing the building, you may not realise that there is a vibrant social club inside, as it looks like a normal everyday office block.

It is well served by Public Transport with bus stops in the High Street and Shoreham Railway Station nearby. There is also a car park at the rear of the building, for members using the facilities.

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We will be joining in with the “Light Up Shoreham” evening on Friday 8 December from 5pm.

Come and see what you are missing and experience it for yourself.

We very much look forward to seeing you here in the near future.

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Christmas Treats in Steyning Steyning & District is, as always keen to add oomph to the run up to Christmas. The High Street lights are already in position and ready to be switched on at the appropriate moment and, by the time you read this, the Christmas in Steyning extravaganza will have taken place on Sunday 3rd December – hope you all enjoyed it!

The Christmas

Challenge Trail

More delights to look forward to is the Christmas Challenge – a children’s High Street Safari featuring AR characters, which will begin on 29th November and run through until 7th January. Ten shop window within Steyning High Street will display vinyl images of different “doors” which, when clicked on via a smartphone, will reveal the resident. The Challenge Involves the opportunity to take selfies with whoever appears, take part in puzzles and riddles and when all doors have been “opened” receive an e-book as a prize for completing the task.

Another fun outing – and a first for this year – is a visit to the North Pole post box, situated in Cobblestone Walk.

The box will be open for business from 29th November and last post will be 23rd December.

Encourage your little ones to trot along and post their special letter to Santa and, on set days, an Elf will appear to empty the box and make sure all gets safely delivered to Father Christmas. Be good to come along too, to see this very special collection, and give the Elf a cheer.

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To find out more go to www.visitsteyning. co.uk where you will find details of the Safari Trail, Elf Collection Days and a video showing all the reasons why Steyning is just the place to buy ALL your Christmas goodies – presents, food (including that turkey !), drink, clothing and, of course, stopping off from all that shopping for a tasty morsel and maybe even a glass of wine or beer !

Happy days – even if you are rushed off your feet preparing for this very special family time; it will be worth it..

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Ingredients

(serves 2 hungry people as a main course, or 4 with a baked potato and a green salad to go alongside)

Nigella’s Turkey Hash Introduction

She’s the undisputable queen of Christmas, but Nigella Lawson doesn’t just have you covered for the big day, she also knows exactly how to use up those Christmas lunch leftovers.

Though written as an actual recipe, the doyenne of dining makes it clear that the quantities are meant to be a guide only. They are more of the “a handful of this, a handful of that” school of cookery, allowing you to add your own specific brand of festive flair.

Method 1. Toss the flaked almonds in a hot, dry pan over a medium to high heat until toasted. Remove to a plate for a while.

2. Add the butter and oil to the pan, then throw in the chopped onions and peppers and cook, stirring, over a medium to low heat for about 10 minutes.

3. Stir in the garlic, then add the shredded turkey and cook until piping hot. Return the reserved

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toasted flaked almonds to the pan, add the olives and mix in.

4. Whisk together the soured cream, turkey stock and egg, then pour into the pan, give a quick stir to combine and shake in the Tabasco sauce.

5. Finally, add the grated Parmesan and stir until it begins to melt into the hash. On serving, sprinkle with chopped parsley, if wished.

• 50g flaked almonds • 15g butter • 2 tbsp olive oil • 1 onion, peeled and chopped • 2 red peppers, deseeded and chopped • 1 clove garlic, peeled and minced • 250g shredded cold turkey • 75g pitted black olives • 2 tbsp soured cream • 2 tbsp leftover turkey stock • 1 egg • A few dashes of Tabasco sauce, or to taste • 75g grated Parmesan • 1–2 tbsp chopped flatleaf parsley to garnish (optional)

Top Tip • Channel your inner Nigella and feel free to make whatever swaps necessary to suit your tastes and provisions at hand. No turkey? No problem, shredded gammon would work just as well.

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Arthur Calder-Marshall

Arthur Calder-Marshall, the novelist, critic and essayist, was born in Wallington, Surrey in 1908. His grandfather had moved to Steyning, West Sussex in the early 1900s, having retired as a chartered accountant. He liked the town for its quietness and lived in red brick house looking over the Adur’s marshes towards Bramber castle. He was the brigadier of the local Church Lads’ Brigade and superintendent of the Sunday school. He even wrote a poem about the place, ‘A Reverie At Steyning’.

‘Dead Centre’ (1935).

By the time Arthur-Calder-Marshall moved to Steyning though, aged fifteen and along with his parents and brother, his grandfather has passed away. Among young Arthur’s early recollections of the town are the cattle and sheep that passed through the streets on market days. At than time Steyning was known for its thriving market. While living in the town young Arthur became friends with Victor Neuberg who ran the Vine Press there, which he later wrote about in his memoir ‘The Magic Of My Youth’.

Arthur’s father was a consulting engineer and merchant who travelled all over the world, including Russia and Egypt. He was often away from the family for years at a time and the family had lived in eleven different homes before he purchased his father’s house in Steyning. Arthur Calder-Marshall still went to school in London, as the family also had a flat in London’s Bedford Square. He then attended Oxford University in the 1920s, part of the generation that included Evelyn Waugh, Harold Acton and Peter Quennell. The poet Walter de la Mare especially impressed him when he came and spoke to the undergraduates. Arthur CalderMarshall had many literary friends from his time at Oxford and in the drawing rooms of the Bloomsbury set, including Stephen Spender, John Betjeman and Isaiah Berlin.

Arthur Calder-Marshall knew he wanted to be a writer and edited the university’s influential magazine ‘The Outlook’. He also had short stories published in the ‘Manchester Guardian.’ Upon graduating, he went to the editors of a number of newspapers looking for a job, but by then the depression was beginning and no one seemed to be hiring new journalists. His father offered to continue his allowance for three months so he could write a novel, but his first book did not find a publisher and he found himself teaching English at Denstone College in Staffordshire. Although it was not a happy time for Arthur, it inspired his novel

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Arthur Calder-Marshall’s novels ‘Two Of A Kind’ and ‘About Levy’ were published in 1933 and he went on to have nine novels published as well as writing short stories, a play, children’s fiction including ‘The Fair To Middling’ with illustrations

by Raymond Briggs, and travel memoirs. ‘About Levy’ was praised by the New York Times and publisher Jonathan Cape offered a six novel deal.

Many of his books are still in print today including ‘Glory Dead’ an account of a young English communist visiting Trinidad in 1938 and ‘The Scarlet Boy’ from 1961, a gothic novel that deals with the paranormal.

In 1937 he began writing film scripts for MGM, though none were actually filmed. Orson Welles adapted one of his novels ‘The Way To Santiago,’ a spy thriller, but a dispute between Welles and the studio RKO meant it wasn’t made. Arthur meanwhile became a member of the London based Left-Wing Writers and Readers Group.

His play ‘Season Of Good Will’ was produced in 1965,adapted from a novel by Dorothy Malm. The National Portrait Gallery has a number of black and white photographs of Arthur Calder-Marshall in its collection.

Arthur Calder-Marshall moved to Twickenham in later life. His wife was documentary screenplay writer Ara and their daughter Anna Calder-Marshall has established herself as a leading actor, appearing in many film, theatre and TV roles. Her son, Arthur Calder-Marshall’s grandson, is the actor Tom Burke. His mother Anna appeared in the fifth season of JK Rowlings’ ‘Strike’ detective drama, acting opposite Tom Burke who plays the title role.

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Let Christmas Begin! - An invitation to the local community

The Mary How Trust are back with their Community Christmas Carol Evening ‘Let Christmas Begin’ at St Marys Church Pulborough on Wednesday 13th December.

This is a chance for the whole community to get together and sing the sounds of the season whilst supporting well-loved local charity The Mary How Trust for Cancer Prevention. This year support is needed more than ever.

“We have an ever-growing need for this life saving service. More and more people want to use our service but simply can’t make a donation” says Jamie Clark, Head of Fundraising, Events and Marketing. “We are unique in working on a donate what you can afford. Cancer rates are on the rise and the current cost of living crisis means people are struggling more than ever. We want to carry on increasing our screening numbers. Early detection saves lives!”

Adam Masters, Managing Director of Petributes, the events headline sponsor for the second year running, commented “We got to know the Mary How Trust and its commendable initiatives through our Chairman, Richard Bush. The Mary How Trust detected early symptoms of prostate cancer in Richard, leading to his successful “The evening includes warm mulled wine, and recovery”. local bakery Truffles mince pies. It’s FREE Tickets are FREE to the event; you do not entry on the evening but you are welcome need a ticket but can however be booked to book in advance. Your donations are of on the Mary How Trust Website. https:// course appreciated, with all proceeds going maryhowtrust.org/events/ to develop our health screening services.

If you would like to offer your support or to This is a special event and is not to be sponsor this event, please contact Jamie missed” added Jamie.

Clark. fundraising@maryhowtrust.org Doors open at 6.30pm with Carols from 7.00pm. It’s a fantastic opportunity to start the Christmas celebrations early and sing favourite carols, led by the Chanctonbury Chorus, with solos by Sussex based soprano Lucy Mair.

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The cost is around £40 per competition which covers a bacon roll, coffee or tea, prizes for the "longest drive" and "nearest the pin" and the cost of the game itself.

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Contre - Jour Lighting

Contre - Jour is French for ‘against daylight’ but in the context of photography it is understood to be photographing toward any light source.

This technique produces shadows in the foreground, enhances lines and shapes and can create silhouettes.

This can work particularly well in black and white as the shadows and silhouettes can be easily enhanced with photoshop or smartphone filters to give good solid blacks which add contrast and drama to images.

Although not illustrated here, this technique can distort or burn out parts of the image if the source of light itself is included in the picture, this can be attractive but if that area is too large and bright it can distract from the rest of the picture

Two of my images here were taken in Paris from an elevated walkway (Promenade des Plantes) which means that my camera is pointing down, avoiding bright skies but capturing the effect that those bright skies have on the scene. The third picture was taken in Brighton.

The camera is only slightly tipped forward but emphasises how the shadows are reaching towards the viewer, drawing the eye into the scene.

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so you may need to balance that a little.

I see many images of a low sun bleaching out a large area of the photograph but if you position yourself so the camera just catches the light creeping out from behind a tall building or a tree trunk, this just restricts the size and brightness of the light source in order to ’tame’ it a little so it doesn’t dominate the image as it is best not to ‘over use’ the effect but to use it to enhance the overall scene.

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Storrington Film Nights for December and January Storrington Film Nights are organised by the Rotary Club of Storrington & Pulborough District.

The next film, on Tuesday 12th December, will be “Oppenheimer”, The award- winning story of American scientist, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.

The next film, on Wednesday 10th January 2024, will be “Barbie”, Starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. Barbie suffers a crisis that leads her to question her world and her existence.

“The Great Escaper”, starring Michael Caine.

Tickets are £5, and are available from the Card Shop in Storrington. Any unsold tickets will be available on the door, on the night.

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There is a Bar and a Raffle during the interval.

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A privilege for our family to help yours Losing someone close to us is a painful and challenging experience. Our aim at H D Tribe is to make the whole funeral process as simple and as stress-free as possible for you, by offering a complete funeral service, ensured by H D Tribe’s long-established reputation for quality, dignity and reliability.

Darren became the manager of our Storrington office in 2020, having joined the H D Tribe family in 2018 as a chauffeur bearer. Deciding to become a funeral director after witnessing the importance of the role whilst experiencing his own bereavement, Darren has become Passionate about the village and community of Storrington that he serves. “I feel privileged to be part of such a historic village, with so many wonderful families. It is an honour to be able to help them through such challenging times, by creating personal funerals and allowing them to celebrate their loved one’s life, however they feel best.”

Darren and his wife Sophie have recently expanded their family with the arrival of their daughter Olivia. As a family, they love the outdoors. Exploring the South Downs countryside and taking advantage of their National Trust and English Heritage memberships in their spare time.

Darren Fehrenbach

Storrington Office

Call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

01903 742585

www.hdtribe.co.uk

An independent family run Funeral Directors since 1929. We ensure your loved ones receive the respect and dignity they deserve. With nine offices covering most of West Sussex, we are ideally positioned to give you an efficient, local and dedicated funeral service.

Worthing 130 Broadwater Rd Worthing BN14 8HU

Sompting West St Sompting BN15 0DE

Lancing 28 South St Lancing BN15 8AG

Shoreham-by-Sea 101 Eastern Ave Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 6PE

Storrington 19 West St Storrington RH20 4DZ

Littlehampton 5 Surrey St Littlehampton BN17 5AZ

Rustington 63 Sea Lane Rustington BN16 2RQ

Goring-by-Sea 259 Goring Rd Worthing BN12 4PA

Lyndhurst Road 61 Lyndhurst Rd Worthing BN11 2DB