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Hand me the mince pies and sherry, it’s Christmas! I just love this season of good will and cheer; the crisp air fizzes with fun, it’s a time to spend with friends and family and the promise of a fresh year is just around the corner.

Like a stocking bursting with presents, our Christmas issue is packed full of goodies from Bobby Davro talking to us about panto, to a rustic Scandi-style Christmas home and some mouth-watering festive food. Sit back, enjoy the read and soak up the merriment!

We’ve had a great year here at Sussex Living HQ and sincerely appreciate all the support of our readers, advertisers and contributors. The whole team here would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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PERSONALITY

Hilarious multi-award winning impressionist Bobby Davro is as much a part of the festive season as turkey and tinsel. Tim Saunders talks to him about pantos, camping and everything in between

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he longstanding star of pantomime stars as Idle Jack in Dick Whittington in Southampton this Christmas. “As a family comedian, it is so wonderful seeing everyone from kids through to grandparents being entertained by you,” he says. Dick Whittington tells the story of Richard Whittington, a wealthy merchant and later Lord Mayor of London (between 1354 and 1423). The legend describes his rise from poverty-stricken childhood with the fortune he made through the sale of his cat to a rat-infested country.

A regular visitor to the South Coast, Bobby recalled when he was 16 spending a week literally chasing women in Sussex. “I went to stay on a holiday camp with my friends, getting drunk and generally getting up to no good. I got so sunburnt that I

couldn’t put my shoes on, I couldn’t even smile!”

Well-known on the panto circuit Bobby has played Buttons in Cinderella, Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz and appeared in Jack and the Beanstalk as well as Robin Hood. He has twice starred as Wishee Washee in Aladdin, once with Melinda Messenger. Pantomimes are no longer reserved for Christmas; Bobby has helped turn them into Easter extravaganzas too. Last Easter he starred in Beauty and the Beast with CBBC actress Dani Harmer, known for her portrayal of Tracy Beaker.

In 1981 Bobby made his television debut, but his

I made an early impression at school when I was caught mimicking my headmaster, I was given six of the best major breakthrough came with an appearance in Live at Her Majesty’s two years later.

This led to his own Saturday night series Bobby Davro on the Box, Bobby’s Sketch Pad and TV Weekly, which topped the ratings for six consecutive years. At the height of his fame his weekly Saturday

night television shows attracted 10m viewers.

In 1991 Bobby moved to the BBC and made three series, Public Enemy Number One, Rock With Laughter and Run the Risk. He returned to our screens in May 1997 as host of Winner Takes All for 65 programmes.

Versatility seems to be the key to Bobby’s longevity, as a high profile personality he stated, “I want to go on TV to perform.” He continued, “I’m not conceited, but I am good at what I do. It’s just the vehicles are not there anymore. Too much comedy is filthy these days.” He recalled how an impression he made as a child resulted

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in a severe reprimand. “I made an early impression at school, when I was caught mimicking my headmaster - a Harold Wilson sound-alike - I was given six of the best.”

After leaving school, Bobby worked as a trainee manager in a large

department store, where he was soon trying out more impressions and honing his talents as John Inman and Mrs Slocombe. His next job was in his father’s retail store, Davro Trading, named after sons David (the oldest and a golfer) and younger son Robert (Bobby). Bobby

As Vinnie Monks in Eastenders

In 1981 Bobby made his television debut but his breakthrough came with Live at Her Majesty’s two years later

Bobby with model Sam Fox in 1985

later left the shop to pursue a full-time career in show business.

Bobby has even bravely appeared in Dancing on Ice with actress Molly Moenkhoff as well as other reality shows including Celebrity Big Brother and Come Dine with Me. From August 2007 to November 2008

he played wide-boy Vinnie Monks, a love interest for Shirley Carter in Eastenders.

But theatre continues to be a draw for Bobby’s comic talents. In 2015 he starred in the comedy Not a Game for Boys where he played a London taxi driver.

His personal life has made the pages of the

tabloids. For a decade he was married to former Page 3 model Trudi Jameson, from Sutton Coldfield, before divorcing in 2003.

The couple have three children Brittany, Tierney and Marnie. He has battled depression but his friend the hypnotist Paul McKenna

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traditional, family run jewellers, R&R Stevenson is well known for its in-depth knowledge and expertise in the trade with customers coming from all over Sussex and London to gain access to this. Owner Russell is a jeweller by profession and worked in London for 12 years before opening his shop with his wife on South Road in Haywards Heath.

The extensive range of stunning jewellery on offer suits all tastes and budgets, from a simple pair of gold earrings to an intricate signet ring with precious gems made to the client’s own design – there is

truly something for everyone – male and female. It’s this array and variety combined with the shop’s traditional set-up that has kept R&R Stevenson on the map now for so long.

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So what’s popular right now according to Russell? “Good quality coloured gems are very much in demand at the moment.”

The shop stocks two main brands of watches, Michel Herbelin and Citizen – a perfect and lasting Christmas gift.

As well as jewellery and watches, R&R Stevenson also sells a wide range of clocks, from quartz alarm through to imposing grandfather clocks, as well as silverware, cut glass, precious metal model animals and bronze figurines.

They also offer a full jewellery, watch and clock repair service, as well as valuations for probate and insurance purposes.

The shop itself is well located on Haywards Heath’s main High Street and has off street parking. The shop frontage displays a beautiful array of gold and silver jewellery and glittering gems.

As Russell explains, “I always say to people to actually come into the shop and talk to us, rather than just look in the window as there’s so much more to see inside.” Sometimes that will include watching Russell at work at his desk inspecting precious stones and metals.

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Camping with co-stars Michelle Collins, Stephen Bailey, Cheryl Baker and Joe Swash

has helped him tackle it by tapping acupressure points with his fingers. Bobby appeared on In Therapy where he spoke to therapist Mandy Saligari about divorce, family issues and struggling with alcohol.

“The measure of success is happiness and peace of mind,” he says.

His father, Bill Nankeville, was a runner; a British national mile and 1500m champion, world-record holder who represented Great Britain in two Olympic Games. Bobby even followed his father in a similiar vein, in 2003 he was one of the contestants in the reality TV show The Games, in which 10 celebrities

competed against each other in Olympic style events.

He is very involved in charity fundraising, including for Kids ‘n’ Cancer, Care After Combat and Variety, and on December 10 2018, Bobby appears alongside Jim Davidson and Jethro in Legends to raise funds for Care After Combat. Bobby also helped launch a new charity bingo game to raise funds for Variety. The funds raised from the new charity game boost the pledge made

by The Bingo Association to raise £1m for Variety by the end of 2018. These funds are used to provide support to even more children through Sunshine Coaches, powered

and sports wheelchairs, specialist and sensory equipment as well as funding a number of memorable days and outings for disabled and disadvantaged children across the UK. Bobby said: “As a long-standing supporter of Variety, the children’s charity, I am delighted to help launch a new fundraising initiative that aims to raise £250,000 for Variety. I know what a difference these funds will make to the lives of children and young people throughout the UK.” Born in Ashford, Surrey on September 13, 1959, Bobby likes the music of

Gilbert O’Sullivan. “I have played your new album constantly over the past few weeks,” he tweeted to Gilbert. “I believe it to be one of your finest to date.

Full of wonderful songs that are written and produced in a style that reminds me of your early songs. First class and its success is everything you deserve.”

Bobby continues to keep a busy schedule, as well as television appearances he is in demand on cruise ships and relaxes by playing golf. Bobby has just filmed Celebrities Go Camping which will be aired in the New Year. Bobby is accompanied by four other famous faces: Michelle Collins, Cheryl Baker, Joe Swash and Stephen Bailey who pack up their celebrity lifestyles to go camping on The Jurassic Coast. In five episodes, they all get up close and personal with the great outdoors, exploring campsites, from basic fields with compost loos to glorious glamping. A bit like Bobby – variety is the spice of life! l twitter.com/BobbyDavro1

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Tucked away at the foot of the South Downs is a small church illuminated with murals from the residents of Charleston. Robert Veitch investigates

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everend Peter Blee is a quietly spoken, thoughtful man who appears to be at one with his environment.

His church, St Michaels and All Angels in Berwick lies atop a tiny hill at the end of a flint walled passageway. It’s over 900 years old and Grade I listed.

To wander around the churchyard is to amble peacefully through history.

At the outbreak of World War II, the church interior was typical of the time, namely whitewashed walls and stone. Decorating church interiors with art works had become largely forgotten after The Reformation. It was Bishop Bell of Chichester who commissioned the artists, Duncan Grant, Vanessa Bell and Quentin Bell in 1941. As members of the Bloomsbury Set, the American Dorothy Parker remarked, “They lived in squares, painted in circles and loved in triangles.”

Though viewed as ‘avante garde’ their Berwick work would be traditional, a ‘decorative scheme’ creating an environment rather than a series of paintings. The art reflects the local landscape, people, and a way of life under threat at the time. Vanessa Bell, the sister of Virgina Woolf noted, “What a wartime occupation, it needed Hitler to bring such things to pass.”

The plasterboard appears to be

standard 8x4 sheets, but their origin remains unknown. Peter told me painting took place at Charleston, after which the boards were brought to Berwick and secured to wallmounted battens. Look closely and plasterboard nails can still be seen.

During the War, several leaded glass windows were destroyed by a bomb, which detonated nearby.

Replaced with clear plate glass, it adds a charming other-worldliness to the place.

They lived in squares, painted in circles and loved in triangles Two seasonal works stand out.

Vanessa Bell’s, ‘The Annunciation’ – the meeting between angel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary, featured her daughter posing as Mary.

On the opposite wall is ‘The Nativity’, also by Vanessa Bell. It was painted after Virginia Woolf had taken that fateful walk into the River Ouse and her brother Julian had been killed in the Spanish Civil War. Mary appears lost in her thoughts. In the background is Mount Caburn.

To secure the art for future generations, the church interior requires a stable environment. The plan is to install roof insulation and sustainable under floor heating utilising boreholes.

“Humidity control is key to controlling the environment and avoiding fluctuations,” according to Peter.

A failure to restore the paintings will see them deteriorate beyond recognition; even today flaking paint is clearly visible, highlighting the thin line between art and extinction.

Peter indicated wax and varnish from preservation attempts in the 1960s needs removing because it’s proved more harmful than helpful. Salt eruptions in the paint exist, whilst evidence of mould and dirt need eliminating.

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Peter is keen to publicise the fundraising plans for the ‘Saving Berwick Project.’ A National Lottery application is now in it’s second phase.

If the £600,000 grant is approved the church will still need to raise £250,000 themselves… of which a heart warming £100,000 has already been donated.

Preservation works will be in situ, on scaffolding platforms, which might make the Sunday Service unique for the congregation.

The church has around 10,000 visitors each year. “Our conservation project will invite small groups of vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals to enjoy this quiet and reflective place,” Peter revealed.

Flaking paint is clearly visible, highlighting the thin line between art and extinction “Schools and universities will also be welcomed, as will the artistic community.”

Peter Blee became Rector of St Michaels and All Angels in 2003. He was born a Sussex boy, left for a while, but has “come home now.” His book ‘The Bloomsbury Group in Berwick Church’ “took a few years to write,” but is part of the fundraising project.

The Bloomsbury link will continue, as Quentin Bell’s son, the Lewes based

Julian, has been commissioned to decorate the Reredo behind the altar.

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It’s a Dog’s Life Rolo the Border Terrier is in full Christmas swing this December and waiting in anticipation for Santa Paws

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hilst dogs generally have a different perspective to people, we’re nearer the ground, what can I tell you, I have to say that I like Christmas.

Whilst ‘Her Indoors’ gets preoccupied and starts rushing round with lists, and ‘Him Indoors’ hides in the study muttering about the cost, there are some seasonal delights, like the re-emergence of home baking, for a dog to enjoy. ‘Her Indoors’ is a bit of a messy cook so there are floor cleaning duties with some festive flavours for me and my apprentice, Teddy. There’re also parcel deliveries to bark at. I can’t hear the doorbell these days, due to senior deafness, but Teds can, so I join in. It’s all good fun.

There is also the return of the Juniors to the family home which is always good for a bit of tummy tickling and fussing, plus there’s the muchanticipated visit of Santa Paws. I used to worry that I’d get missed out, as I’m not generally a very good dog, but he’s

been coming for the last sixteen years so I’m not so concerned these days. I hope he realises I’ve got an apprentice as I don’t want to have to share.

And without letting the dog out of the bag, if you’ve ever wondered how the old fella gets past the canine home guard, it’s got a lot to do with biscuits!

Christmas, however, isn’t always a good time for dogs. Puppies are sometimes bought as Christmas presents, and then, when the novelty wears off in the cold light of January, and the reality of incontinence, chewing, training, walking and needlesharp puppy teeth, finally dawns, they end up in rescue centres. Last year, I heard that in the run up to Christmas there is an increase in elderly dogs given up to make

way for a cute puppy. Now I’m all in favour of cuteness, after all, I’m pretty blessed in that department myself, but a dog who has given the best years of their life to their family deserves a comfortable old age in a bed by the fire with loving owners in my book.

This year will be the first Christmas that Teddy has been with us so I’ll have to set him a suitable example. He needs to know that the indoor tree isn’t for weeing on, premature opening of presents is frowned upon, crackers aren’t fireworks in disguise, parcel ribbon isn’t edible and sprouts are best avoided if he wants to be allowed in the lounge later. It’s pretty similar for people too, so go easy on the unsuitable eating and drinking or you could find yourself in trouble with the presents and embarrassing yourself with the Christmas tree!

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hat does the word ‘snowman’ mean to you? Do you build them with your children or grandchildren? At Christmas, do you hang a snowman decoration on your tree, or place an illuminated snowman figure in your garden? Nowadays we associate snowmen with light-hearted fun but their origins lie elsewhere.

Snowmen have been a part of our culture for thousands of years. The oldest surviving art in Europe can be found in cave paintings dating back to 35,000 BC. Ancient tools and cooking vessels give us more clues about this faraway world. Carved figures of humans and animals indicate early belief systems and rituals. These tantalising fragments can be viewed in museums, but a snowman is ephemeral. It leaves nothing behind, save for a puddle and a written or spoken history trail passed along the generations.

Our ancestors were highly attuned to the seasons. Winter, with its short hours of daylight, was a particular challenge.

In a landscape populated with bears and wolves, great importance was placed on talismanic objects. Snowmen were first created as guardians and were constructed around the perimeter of the homestead to protect people and livestock. Made with outstretched, defensive twiggy arms, they were positioned with their backs facing the settlement. Their grotesque faces looked outwards in order to scare away animals and bad spirits lurking in the dangerous Wildwood.

A snowman is ephemeral. It leaves nothing behind, save for a puddle and a history trail passed along the generations The earliest known snowman image appears in an illuminated book, (circa 1380) held in the National Library of the Netherlands. In 1494, the 19-yearold Michelangelo was commissioned

by Piero de’ Medici to build a snowman in his palace courtyard in Florence. From the Middle Ages, snow figures were constructed to honour

favoured monarchs and military heroes, or to create religious effigies.

Unlike costly artist’s materials, snow is freely available and snow figures were also made to show dissent.

Unpopular politicians, landowners and churchmen were lampooned in snow sculptures. Ordinary folk would vent their anger by kicking and punching the figures and, when gunpowder arrived on the scene, blowing them up! In Zurich, a springtime festival still occurs, whereby a snowman, (now made from fabric) is exploded to symbolise the end of winter.

Our ancient ancestors would be mystified by us, but might see something of themselves in our shared ‘worshipping’ of snow deities.

So, if you receive a Christmas card depicting a jolly snowman, pause for thought. That image of an icy winter sentinel has travelled through the ages. Snowmen are mysterious and transient. Commanded by the weather, they come – and they go. They are the stuff of dangerous politics, but are also a child’s plaything. They can be pro-establishment, or anarchic; religious or profane. They are shapeshifting, inscrutable time-travellers. If only they could talk – what stories they could tell. l

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RUSHFIELDS Thanks to a brand new extension, Rushfields Farm Shop is gearing up to celebrate its best Christmas yet. Hanna Prince paid them a visit to see the exciting new developments for herself

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shop added eight years ago. Food now accounts for around half of all sales, with home-produced pies and savoury goods an emerging speciality.

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here’s an aura of festive excitement around Rushfields Farm Shop.

Scrumptiously sweet Christmas treats fill the shelves and the Plant Centre next door is stocking up on live Christmas trees. The wholesome scent of homemade pies wafts from the new, fairylight-hung extension and hangs in the cold air.

On the day of my visit, the extension has only just opened to the public. It’s a stunning space – oakframed with high ceilings and a spacious kitchen out the back where professional chefs are crafting baked goods from locally-sourced ingredients.

Mountains of fresh produce in rustic crates fill every corner with colour.

“We were running out of room,” explains Rushfields’ co-founder Colin Langridge, when I meet him for tea in the airy Plant Centre café. “We needed a larger area to stock fresh, chilled and frozen goods, not to mention producing our own award-winning pies.”

Colin established Rushfields with his sister in 1984. What began as a small nursery and smallholding has since grown exponentially, with a café opened in the late 1990s and the farm

It’s easy to see why Rushfields’ pies have proved so popular. The Farm Shop’s display of baked goods – each crust cooked to golden perfection – looks mouth-wateringly delicious. The awards displayed proudly in the new extension make it clear that they taste just as good as they look. “Three years ago we were supreme champion at the British Pie Awards with our steak and kidney pie,” says Colin. “Then our steak, ale and stilton won supreme champion at a pie competition in Birmingham this spring. The steak and kidney also got two stars this year in the Great Taste Awards, which shows we’re doing the right things.”

Customers who have tasted the pies, he tells me, tend to return time and time again. There has also been an increase in demand from pie-lovers looking for a hot snack at lunchtime or on their way to work, which is why the extension will boast a dedicated hot takeaway pie and savoury section.

Every pie will be made from locallysourced meat products and baked on site by chefs in the new kitchen behind the shop. Three new members of staff – including a pie chef - have already been taken on to help deliver the new service, boosting employment in the local community.

Our steak, ale and stilton won supreme champion at a pie competition this spring

“The extension was partly funded with money from the EU’s Rural Development Programme for England, which helps support the growth of rural businesses and rural economies,” explains co-director Adrian.

“Creating jobs is the biggest aim of the programme, and that’s what we’re doing here.”

Keeping it local

Employing local people is just part of Rushfields’ ethos. The Farm Shop also stocks locally-sourced produce wherever possible, with over 50 small suppliers represented on the shelves. Local farmers contribute everything from fresh fruit and veg to the beef and lamb in those famous pies, while seasonal berries are grown in the on-site nursery.

“That’s what we’re all about and it’s what makes us successful and different,” explains Colin. “You read stories about supermarket chains losing custom, but last month we had an 11 per cent rise in food sales. We may be small, but the people who shop here like to know where their goods are coming from. All our food is traceable – and shoppers are beginning to care about that more and more.”

The same ethos extends to the Plant Centre café, where most of the dishes sold are based on ingredients from the farm shop. Sausages are made at the on-site butchers, pies are all baked in-house, and cakes and pastries come from local suppliers. On ‘fish Fridays’, the fish is fresh from the boats at Shoreham. Add a stunning, high-ceilinged dining area with rustic, flower-bedecked tables and industrialstyle lighting, and it’s immediately obvious that this is no typical garden centre café.

Christmas is coming

At the time of my visit, the Café, Plant Centre and Farm Shop are all gearing up for the Christmas season.

Fairy lights and hanging stars glitter on the ceilings, the menus are packed with warming festive favourites and the shelves overflow with gifts galore.

Browsing the farm shop, I find luxury chocolate Santas, endless edible stocking fillers, perfect cheeseboard

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“We also do turkeys of course,” says Colin. “Although there has been a slight decline in their popularity – people seem to be opting for beef instead. We only take orders until 12th December, so it’s a good idea to get in there early.”

Customers stocking up on festive food at the farm shop should also take a look in at the Plant Centre, which does a lively trade in both real and artificial Christmas trees at this time of year.

There are endless gifts on offer too, from wooden children’s toys to stocking fillers for all the family.

Many of the customers I see browsing these festive selections are in-the-know regulars. Colin grins greetings to several of them as we pass, and I wonder if I’ve stumbled on the reason for Rushfields’ success. Because despite the expansion, it still remains a friendly, family-run affair with Colin, his sister and their spouses at the helm.

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As we get ready for Christmas, sending cards and decorating our homes, we are continuing a tradition that stretches back thousands of years, writes Flo Whitaker

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n his 1598 ‘Survay of London’, historian John Stow recorded the following scene; “A standard of tree being set up in the midst of the pavement in the neighbourhood of Cornhill, fast in the ground, nailed full of holme, (evergreen oak) and ivie for the disport of Christmas to the people.” Stow was a methodical, well-respected scholar who quoted a 14th century manuscript as his source material for the tale, showing that the idea of a communal Christmas tree is an extremely old one.

Trees have provided a focal point for us since the earliest times. We gather around them to worship, to celebrate – and to protest. It’s easy to understand how the cult of ‘evergreens’ began.

Living in the Northern hemisphere, plants that miraculously remained green during winter had a special significance for our ancestors, but although evergreens have long been used to decorate our homes, the idea of bringing an entire tree indoors is relatively new to the British Isles. Scandinavian and Germanic countries have been doing it for centuries, however. The poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, visiting Germany in 1798, wrote an account of an ancient Christmas Eve tradition whereby whole fir trees and yew branches were bought indoors and decorated with

paper flowers and candles – (with scant regard for Health and Safety!)

In December 1800, Queen Charlotte’s guests at Windsor were astonished by the sight of a large illuminated indoor fir tree. This enchanting spectacle set a fashion trend for the gentry.

In 1807, The Duke of Portland ordered, “a decorated tree to be set up for a juvenile party.” In 1848, an engraving in the Illustrated London News showed Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and the royal children gathered around an ornate Christmas tree. We’ve been dragging in trees and re-arranging the furniture ever since.

In 1843, the first commercially produced Christmas cards were designed and sent by Henry Cole, (who went on to found the Victoria and Albert Museum – and do much else besides). Henry was a busy man, so a decorated card that only required a brief hand-written greeting was clearly far quicker to write than a letter.

His associates were delighted by this novelty – they copied Henry’s idea and sent cards to all their friends. The modestly priced Penny Black stamp had conveniently been introduced three years earlier – an example of how one invention can unwittingly fuel another. Early Christmas cards contained messages, reminding the recipient to be charitable towards the poor and were often decorated with springtime flowers, reinforcing the positive dual message; ‘Christ is Born!’

– Spring is Coming!’ Victorian society well understood the ancient Language of Flowers. Catkins represented motherhood and new life, snowdrops suggested purity and hope, ivy was for endurance and fidelity, winter jasmine for grace, violets for modesty and the ‘Heartsease’ pansy with its three-colour flowers represented The Holy Trinity.

Much of this visual language is now lost to us – our modern eyes would merely assume they were just pretty notelets with no obvious significance.

Medieval art abounds with botanical imagery. Holly represents the crown of thorns and the blood of Christ, rosemary indicates remembrance, bay leaves shout in glorious triumph, while lily of the valley quietly whispers humility.

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A wintery Marian rose may be frost-covered, but still in bloom – a reference to everlasting life. Hellebores, commonly known as ‘Christmas Roses’ are not roses at all and often don’t flower ‘til February, but we shouldn’t let mere facts get in the way of a charming name. Hellebores are related to buttercups. In the language of flowers they spell ‘scandal’ – an odd choice for a Christmas card?! In Mexico, they decorate their homes with the ‘Christmas Night Flower’. We know it as poinsettia, named after Joel Poinsett, an amateur botanist and the USA’s first ambassador to Mexico who, in 1825, sent cuttings back to his South Carolina home. In America, a popular name for poinsettia is ‘Star of Bethlehem’.

Many old religious practises and beliefs were absorbed into Christian worship, but mistletoe has always been an outsider.

With its strong association to Druidic culture, magical mistletoe is an awkward character.

In olden times it was thought that the physical shape of a plant was an indication of its attributes. In this respect, mistletoe was twice condemned. Not only did it have dodgy, pagan connections; its arrangement of foliage and berries were said to be a visual representation of male genitalia. Known as ‘The Devil’s Seed’, it was also thought to repel witches and lightning. Mistletoe was clearly dangerous stuff, but, by the 1400s, it was having something of an image makeover. Scholars referred to mistletoe’s ‘purity’ and ‘virginity’ because it grew

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suspended in air, away from the corruption and mire of earthbound things. Mistletoe’s luminous white berries became known as ‘Mary’s Tears’, but it was still excluded from churches – although there is one notable exception.

Yorkshire folk have a long and noble history of dissent, so it’s probably no surprise to learn that York Minster didn’t banish mistletoe. On the contrary, for hundreds of years they honoured it with a special mistletoe service.

Nowadays, mistletoe is bought into the Minster on Christmas Eve. It is blessed, then hung by the high altar and remains there throughout Christmas, so that all may see this ancient symbol of peace and friendship. l

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The most dramatic change to the house was the two-storey extension, built by Phil in 2000 over the stairs and into the kitchen.

She may change her mind and want more privacy when she becomes a teenager herself though.”

As well as all that structural work the house has had its floorboards stripped upstairs and salvaged flooring laid downstairs; all the rooms have been replastered and the electrics and plumbing have been updated. Phil only called in the professionals for the latter two tasks, while he and Philippa have managed the rest and the decorating themselves. Understandably, having lived there for 21 years, the house has been redecorated a number of times.

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What will be magical are the festivities ahead. They have a large clan, so each Christmas they take turns to host around 20 family members, including eight youngsters. “It will be noisy and chaotic, but Phil and I look forward to time with the children and recapturing all those early days of sheer excitement and anticipation. I don’t think we’d ever forget to put a mince pie out for Santa and a carrot for Rudolph.”

The children have their rituals too: they make a Christmas box filling it with their favourite decorations, uneaten gold coins and a letter to themselves for the following year. “It’s amazing for them to open up the box and read their letters to see just how they and life have changed in 12 months,” says Philippa.

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Paws & Claws Christmas Cards

Christmas is not that far away! Paws & Claws cat rescue charity now have their Christmas cards and 2019 calendar for sale through the website www.pawsandclaws-ars.org.uk.

Our popular A4 calendar, featuring colour photographs of some of our rehomed cats and kittens, along with details about them.

The Christmas cards are designed by us and all profits go towards the cats in our care.

As a small, local charity run by volunteers, we work hard at fundraising to enable us to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome abandoned, neglected and unwanted cats and kittens, but welcome donations to help us. We also have a heart for the older cat no one wants, our Pavilion is a purpose built ‘home-from-home’ with a safe garden where cats can live out the rest of their lives. If you would like to sponsor these cats, please contact Lyn on lyn@pawsandclaws-ars.org.uk.

A Winter Concert

The Armed Forces Charity are presenting a Winter Concert featuring The Band of The

Irish Guards on Wednesday 5th December 2018 at 7.30pm, conducted by Director of Music Capt. Craig Bywater BMus (Hons).

The event will be held at Chequer Mead Community Arts Centre, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3BS. Ticket prices are £26.00, and concessions £23.00 (including all booking fees) Box Office: Open Mon-Fri 10am to 5pm, telephone 01342 302000.

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Charity Christmas Card Pop-Up Shops

Cards for Good Causes, the UK’s largest charity Christmas card organisation, is set to open its pop-up shops across Sussex getting the festive season under way. Shops will be open in more than 10 locations in Sussex selling the widest range of charity Christmas cards available, as well as a fantastic range of seasonal gifts and products.

Run by teams of local volunteers, the pop-up shops in Sussex are part of a network of more than 300 shops run by

Cards for Good Causes. They raise funds for over 250 charities including Cancer Research UK, NSPCC, Alzheimer’s Society and RNLI, as well as a number of local charities. Also available is a fabulous range of festive gifts, decorations, wrapping paper, stocking fillers and tasty treats. In the past ten years, charities have received more than £40 million from Cards for Good Causes, representing at least 70p in every pound. For further information about shops across the UK visit www. cardsforcharity.co.uk, call 01264 361555 or follow us on Facebook or Twitter. See website for opening dates and times.

Hurst Films

On Thursday 6 December we have the NT Live broadcast of Antony and Cleopatra. This production is slick, stylish and modern with a huge revolving set, a big supporting cast and gorgeous costumes.

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deliver the wedding invitations to all the guests. With his son in their battered old car, they bicker, reminisce, needle and cajole each other, gradually peeling back the layers of their relationship. Then on Sunday 16 December we have a juicy Christmas cake of a film, Murder on the Orient Express (12A). Kenneth Branagh dons the famous Belgian whiskers as Hercules Poirot and boards the Orient Express. Join us for mince pies and a hugely enjoyable film. More details and tickets can be found on our website, www.hurstfilms.com

Ditchling Film Society

Our Christmas film on Thursday, 6 December 2018 will be The Breadwinner (12A). The film is about a courageous 11year old girl, Parvana, living under Taliban rule in Afghanistan in 2001. Parvana cuts off her hair and dresses like a boy enabling her to sell meagre goods to support her family. The film will be shown in Ditchling Village Hall and start at 8.00pm. Doors open at 7.30pm. There will be delicious mulled wine and mince pies. Guests and temporary members are welcome for the sum of £5.00 payable at the door.

Hurstpierpoint Singers

Tickets are on sale now for Hurst Singers’ 2018 Christmas Spectacular which, this year, will be held in Holy Trinity Church,

Hurstpierpoint, on Sunday December 16th starting at 2.30pm. It’s a fantastic way to start your Christmas with some seasonal music old and new – as well as our very popular rendition of The 12 Days of Christmas! The choir will be singing music from the 14th to the 21st centuries, and there’s going to be plenty for the audience to join in, alongside some festive readings – not forgetting the glass of wine and a mince pie afterwards! Tickets cost £8 for adults (free for accompanied school-age children) and include refreshments. For more details contact the Secretary, David Redd, on 01273 831801.

Free Performance of the Snowman

Ensemble Reza’s free lunchtime concert series is an opportunity to take time out of your busy day and enjoy a varied selection of music from classical to jazz to world music performed by virtuoso musicians. Come and join the group on Tuesday 18th December at Haywards Heath Methodist Church, Perrymount Road from 1pm as they perform an alltime Christmas favourite, The Snowman, narrated by Ensemble Reza cellist Pavlos Carvalho. This special Christmas concert always attracts a large audience, so do arrive early to get a seat! Refreshments and mince pies will be served from 12.30. Just an exquisite way to spend one hour. What

more could you ask for – top virtuoso musicians playing a programme of music that never fails to please… for free! This series runs throughout the year at the Methodist Church on the second Tuesday of every month (except in December) with refreshments from 12.30 and music from 1pm. Tickets available from www.ensemblereza.com

Sussex Woodcraft Society Annual Show

Our annual show this year is on the 22nd December in the Henfield Village Hall from 9.00am until 4.30pm. There will be competitions for turning both spindle and faceplate, carvings in various formats, walking sticks, box making, toys, clocks, and this year the club competition is based on a Christmas theme. Judging of the work takes place from 9.00am throughout the day. Members will have their sales tables including wood turners, woodcarvers, toy maker and box maker, along with other sales tables. Refreshments will be served all day, many of the cakes and scones will be homemade. Entrance is free but we do have a collection bowl in aid of the Chestnut Tree Children’s Hospice. Come and enjoy seeing the remarkable range of objects made from wood by Sussex Woodcraft members. Contact 01273 845977 for further information.

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West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service is launching a new drive to increase its number of on-call firefighters. With numbers declining, the fire service is looking to reverse this with a new call to action of ‘Your Community Needs You’. The service relies on on-call crews to be available to react in their local areas. Fourteen of West Sussex’s 25 fire stations are crewed solely by an on-call workforce. Debbie Kennard, West Sussex County Council Cabinet Member for Safer, Stronger Communities, said, “On-call firefighters can come from every walk of life, including builders, plumbers, farmers, office staff, together with people who are not currently employed. Previous experience is not required thanks to the comprehensive training programme.”

On-call firefighters carry out the same role as a wholetime firefighter including fires, road traffic collisions, flooding incidents or raising fire safety awareness in the community. There are nine West Sussex fire stations in most urgent need of new recruits. To find out more about becoming an on-call firefighter visit westsussex.gov. uk or follow West Sussex Fire & Rescue on Facebook and Twitter.

Boxing Day Mumming

Chanctonbury Ring Morris Men will be

dancing and performing the popular Mumming play at a new venue in Steyning at 12.30pm on Boxing Day. This is a return to their roots, as the annual Mumming Play is actually called ‘the Steyning Tipteers play’ performed in the 1950s and 60s.

‘Tipteering’ is the Sussex term for what is generally known elsewhere as ‘Mumming’.

Each locality had its own play, Tipteering gangs travelled around their local area, performing the play at houses and pubs in exchange for beer, food and coins! The text was first published in the Folk-Lore Journal (Vol 2, no 1) in 1884, in an article by the Brighton based Victorian historian Fred Sawyer. Since 1956, Chancs have become the custodians of this play, and perform it each year on Boxing Day. See more about what Morris Dancing is on YouTube- search on Chanctonbury Ring Morris Men. Visit website at www.crmm. org.uk or on Facebook Chanctonbury-RingMorris-Men/358140227176 or Tweet us @ crmm1953 or email bagman@crmm.org.uk

Raising Funds for Change

A Sussex charity is celebrating its fifth birthday with an ambitious project to give Tanzanian pupils the best start in their education. Champion Chanzige has raised £50,000 for primary schools in the east of the African country. Founder Philippa Jacobs was driven to make a difference

after visiting primary schools in Tanzania.

The charity’s fundraising includes an annual quiz night, a camping weekend, art shows and garden parties. Every penny raised goes directly to the schools. Champion Chanzige’s latest project is building and equipping new classrooms for pre-primary.

“We want to help more children go to high school by improving their education from an early age, developing teachers and providing resources. Our longer-term plan is to move this right through the schools.”

To support Champion Chanzige email championchanzige@gmail.com, or call Philippa on 07803 134919.

Audition for Ditchling Players

Our spring production, which we hope will be How the Other Half Loves by Alan Ayckbourn will be on 15th–18th May and we will be holding auditions on Monday 7th January 2019 in Ditchling Village Hall at 8:00pm. The play is a farce following the consequences of an adulterous affair between a married man and his boss’s wife and their attempts to cover their tracks by roping in a third couple to be their alibi. We look forward to seeing you at the audition, whether it’s for one of the roles or to help, in whatever capacity, back stage.

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A TOWN FOR ALL Steeped in history and home to some eminent famous faces, Ruth Lawrence spent an enjoyable day visiting the parks, animals, museums and centre of this vibrant growing town

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lthough Crawley is best known as a New Town, designated in 1947 and chosen as a location for people and industry to relocate from London, its origins reach back well over 2,000 years.

In 600BC somebody placed a bronze sword in the Polesfleet Stream in Langley Green where it remained until excavated in the 50s. Whether this was an offering to an ancient god we will never really know, but people have inhabited the area since the Stone

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SEASONS Age, leaving behind finely knapped flint weapons. Crawley as a village began in Saxon times and by the 13th century had grown to a small market town because it lay on the important route from London to the South Coast.

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From 1202 there was a Friday market and an annual summer fair began in 1279 Friday market and an annual summer fair began in 1279. With a population of several hundred, it was home to craftsmen such as brewers, blacksmiths, carpenters and bakers and it remained primarily an agricultural settlement. By the end of the 18th century it developed as a stage coaching town as people travelled from London to Brighton but

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in 1848 the railway reached Crawley and it began to expand. At the start of the 1900s the town had a piped water supply and soon had an electricity generating station.

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Tilgate Lake

A Christmas Carol for Charles Dickens in 1843 and his humour shone through in the expressive faces of Scrooge and the ghost of Jacob Marley. Incidentally, it was through Leech’s illustrations that the idea of not working over Christmas was cemented in the public psyche, which led to the Bank Holidays Act 1871.

Leech lived at Tree House in the High Street, better known as The Tree when he was a student; this building now houses Crawley Museum which made its move from a small building in Goffs Park House earlier this year.

The Tree received its distinctive name in commemoration of the ancient ‘Crawley Elm’ which once stood opposite. It was described in a 19th century book as having, “a tall, straight stem which ascends to a height of 70 feet” and “fantastic ruggedness of its roots.” At that time its trunk had been partly hollowed out to form a small room variously used as a billet, a temporary lodge and a meeting room.

The room had a circumference of about 35 feet, a door and some brickwork.

Although dying at this stage, parts remained until the New Town was developed in the 1940s.

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The magnificent and expansive Tilgate Park has received the Green Flag Award since 2002 Inquisitive meerkat

Carol is scheduled for December and will include illustrations by Leech so that people can learn more about his work and life. The museum aims to reflect all aspects of life in Crawley in a lively and engaging way through a regularly changing programme of temporary exhibitions through the year.

The New Year will see an exhibition

by Worth Park History Group which will feature unusual and interesting archaeological objects discovered there by enthusiasts.

Despite being a large town, Crawley has a wealth of green spaces within and around it; Worth Park has recently joined Goffs Park and Memorial Gardens in receiving Green Flag status, an award for the highest possible environmental standards, maintenance and visitor facilities. Thanks to a large Heritage Lottery funded grant, the park has been restored to its former glory and boasts formal gardens, a beautiful fountain, a wooded lake, croquet lawns and a tennis court.

The magnificent and expansive Tilgate Park has received the Green Flag Award since 2002 and is one of the South East’s most popular natural leisure destinations. Various habitats compose the park; broad leaf woodland with trees such as oak and birch attract all three British species of woodpecker, Roe deer and invertebrates. Heathland is a priority habitat in the park, comprising of open land with gorse and wild heather which supports rare specialist birds, reptiles and amphibians. The lakes and ponds provide breeding sites for frogs, toads, newts and dragonflies and birds such as coots, moorhens and grebes grace the

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waters. The Walled Garden is one of the remaining features of Tilgate Estate and George Cook, Britain’s oldest man in 1997 at 108 was born on the estate, working there for 60 years, mainly as head gardener. Today the garden is home to a number of show gardens, café, maze and picnic area. The entrance to the garden has a plaque mounted on local stone, dedicated to Councillor Alf Pegler OBE who was instrumental in the purchase of Tilgate

Park and the development of Crawley as a New Town.

Seven Champion Trees stand within Tilgate Park including an 85 foot high black oak; unusual for its huge leaves and tiny acorns the tree is also known as the quercitron oak due to the yellow dye obtained from its bark and acorns. Trees were brought here by avid Victorian plant collectors and one oak is 250 years old, planted when George II was King and now boasting a crown

An unforgettable trip on the legendary Belmond British Pullman Step on board the sister train to the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express and experience the excitement of luxurious train travel.

A unique journey from Horsham to Windsor with a Bellini Brunch and live music along the way. Enjoy the splendour of Windsor Castle followed by an exquisite three course dinner with wine on the return journey.

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that is 125 feet wide. A self-guided tree trail can take visitors around a dozen of the most memorable trees in the park.

During my visit to Crawley I spent an afternoon being shown around the superb Tilgate Nature Centre by Simon Woodard and had the chance to get close to animals I had only encountered in photographs and on film. The five acre centre has been running since the mid 1960s and has recently developed a large Americasthemed zone housing a colourful flock of macaws and the capybara, the world’s largest rodent.

Simon introduced me to Alf, a two-and-a-half-year-old lowland tapir, a species which lives in the South American forests. Alf would have been born with spots and stripes as camouflage against predators but now Two potoroo

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people due to its evolution on islands with a lack of predators. Easily the most arresting encounter was a large Hungarian pig, or mangalitza, called Boris, covered in coarse hair and possessing a pair of deadly looking tusks. With a huge wrinkled face and powerful body, Boris was described as ‘a handful’ by Simon; we fed him a pumpkin and watched from behind a fence as he swiftly demolished it in several mouthfuls. The final animals I met were a lively mob of 20 meerkats.

Within moments, they were exploring my notebook and bag while one jumped

on my head to get a better view of the surroundings. Utterly relaxed in human company, they are the ultimate children’s delight and happily allow themselves to be stroked before jumping to attention in the classic upright pose on both hind legs, faces alert for danger from above.

Crawley certainly turned out to be a town of surprises; there is a wealth of vibrant diversity here and a proud sense of community born from its long and varied history as an important part of the Sussex Weald. l www.crawley.gov.uk

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sports his adult plain brown coat; his prehensile nose is agile enough to wind around stems and long enough to act as a snorkel when he has to take to the water. The capybara was more reticent than Alf and stayed at a safe distance while a South American ostrich called the Rhea stalked about inquisitively.

Simon told me that the male carries out the incubation and chick rearing by himself, a rarity in the animal kingdom. Further on, I met Terry the 28-year-old raven, a hand-reared bird who enjoys reacting to visitors and uttering the occasional word. I was surprised to learn that ravens can live to 40 years old and seeing one at arm’s length was an unforgettable experience.

We stopped at an enclosure to view the emus; the females make a loud drumming noise in their throats and the males again take on sole parental duty once the chicks are born. The kookaburras are unusual in that their chicks help to raise next year’s brood, an adaptation that means they can defend a larger territory. Shaped rather like a large kingfisher, the birds feed on small mammals and fish, stunning their prey on a branch or stone.

One of the most unusual animals was a member of the kangaroo family, the long nosed potoroo that carries its joey in a pouch and is unafraid of

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FOOD & DRINK

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Guinea Fowl SERVES

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A bird is traditionally the one must-have for the Christmas table, for a bit of variety why not try roast guinea fowl with oyster mushrooms? Sherry and mushrooms are a good combination, worthy of any celebratory meal making it a festive feast with a delicious twist, and lots of sherry!

INGREDIENTS 2 small guinea fowl 2 tbsp olive oil 2 medium onions 4 cloves garlic, lightly crushed Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 500g oyster mushrooms, cleaned 2 tsp rosemary, finely chopped 80-100g Serrano ham 100ml fino sherry METHOD Preheat oven to 220c/425f/ gas mark 7.

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Rub two tablespoons of olive oil over 2 the guinea fowl and place in a lightly oiled roasting tray. Cut one onion into

wedges and put them in each cavity with the garlic. Season the birds. Place in the oven and roast for 45 minutes to one hour. After about 40 minutes test the leg using a skewer. If the juices run clear, the guinea fowl is cooked; if they are still pink, it will require more cooking. When cooked, transfer the guinea fowl to a board and leave to rest for 10 minutes, loosely covered with foil.

Meanwhile, cook the mushrooms.

Place the roasting tin on the hob and heat the oil. Add mushrooms, one

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chopped onion, garlic and any juices from the cavity of the guinea fowl, the rosemary, half the Serrano ham torn into small strips, and fry for two to four minutes until the mushrooms are almost cooked. Add the sherry and let it simmer for a minute. Check seasoning; if too strong, add a splash of water.

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* Artisan biscuits * Delicious chutneys * Chocolate treats

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FOOD & DRINK

VEGAN

Mushroom Wellington Fancy something a bit different for your Christmas fare this year?

Try Sara Whatley’s vegan mushroom wellington for a mouth-watering centre piece INGREDIENTS 1 pound mixed mushrooms, sliced 1 red onion, diced 2 garlic cloves, chopped Olive oil Pinch of salt Large sprig rosemary, leaves stripped and chopped 125g cooked chestnuts, roughly chopped Glug of booze (vegan wine/sherry/ port) Dribble of balsamic vinegar Optional extra, truffle oil Ground black pepper to taste

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1 sheet ready roll puff pastry (many are vegan), room temp METHOD Pre heat the oven to 200C/Gas 6.

Heat the oil in a pan and gently sauté the onion, garlic, mushrooms, rosemary and salt until all the liquid has evaporated, be patient it takes a while.

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Add a generous glug of your chosen 2 alcohol and continue to sauté until the mix is dry again. Add the chopped

chestnuts, balsamic, drop of truffle oil if using and pepper. Leave to cool.

Unroll the puff pastry and mound 3 the mushroom mix down the centre. With a sharp knife cut slightly

diagonal ribbons down either side and bring alternative sides over the top, as if plaiting. Tuck the ends under. Brush the pastry with oil and place in the centre of the oven for 35 mins, until nicely brown. l

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BEAUTY & FASHION

How do you look your best over the busy festive season? Take a look at Sara Whatley’s Christmas beauty survival guide and face the parties with your head held high!

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ime for family and reflection, time for friends, time for fun and time for feasting. In my eyes that’s what Christmas is all about, not faffing about with tricky makeup looks or curling tongs – you want to look your best, but you need it to be quick and long lasting.

Not a problem. Follow these tips and tricks for a beautiful and fashion faux pas free festive season. Alternatively, stay in your PJ’s and hibernate to your heart’s content. I know what I’ll be doing!

ALWAYS BE PREPARED Be like a good girl scout and always be prepared. Office Christmas party after work? Make sure you bring spare tights to overcome embarrassing ladder situations, pop a safety pin in your purse for securing gaping tops and bring rolled up ballet pumps for when your heels get too pinchy on the dance

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I love a ‘done’ face and ‘undone’ hair combo

floor. Do your nails in advance to avoid smudges and have a couple of outfit options at the ready to overcome last minute fluster.

FAST BEAUTY Time is precious at Christmas and you don’t want to be pampering for hours, so look good, fast! Keep makeup to a minimum; this means there is less to go wrong through the day or night. Always wear primer for a longer lasting look and remember powders last longer than creams. Choose matt lips for staying power and waterproof mascara for panda-free eyes.

If you like bouncy tresses sleep in a plait or rollers instead of curling on the day, or for ultimate ease scoop your hair into a high pony or messy bun – I love a ‘done’ face and ‘undone’ hair combo.

SHINE ON For quick brightening fixes through the day or night keep eye drops at the ready to banish red, tired peepers, and a dewy-look facial spray or makeup fixer will lift and refresh your look. A spritz of your favourite perfume is a great pick me up too. Sort out lank or frizzy barnets with a quick spray of hairspray and a scrunch, and for a trusted super easy Christmas fix just add glitter! Eyes, cheeks, nails, lips, jumper, whatever goes. Remember to get some shut eye between the celebrations and you will be a shining star this Christmas. l

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▼ An Aladdin’s cave of art materials, including sketchbooks, cartridge paper, paint, brushes and much more… New Christmas selection now in stock! Save 10% on your first visit on production of this advert.

Avalon Court, Star Trading Estate, Partridge Green RH13 8RY 01403 712270 www.artesaver.co.uk

Rushfields

▲ Now in stock, a huge range of festive ornaments, fibre optic or real Christmas trees, decorations and much more. Make your Christmas special!

Henfield Road, Poynings, West Sussex BN45 7AY 01273 857445 www.rushfields.com

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▼ Offers ladies gorgeous unusual and unique clothes, sandals, shoes, boots, jewellery, handbags, evening bags, scarfs and belts at fantastic prices.

Flicker Rose

▲ The exotic scents of the Regency Collection capture the imagination of far away lands with Arabian Oud, Malabar Spice and Indian Lotus. Available in candles, diffusers and room sprays.

Prices from £20.

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Sarah Lacey Dry Cleaning

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Auricula’s new collection of hammered silver pendants and earrings, featuring colourful gemstones, make the perfect Christmas gift. Ana pendant (pictured) £35.

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Growing and sawing home grown sustainable timber products in the heart of Sussex for over 50 years.

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● Heating and garden grade woodchip.

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● Traditional chestnut fencing products.

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Whether it’s paddle-boarding with his waterproof speakers, taking in the views on his electric skateboard, or carrying 50kg of audio equipment through caves in waterproof bags, Stu Bruce has the kit for every adventure.

And now the award-winning Sound Mixer behind Sabsound has opened a gadget shop in Shoreham, bringing kit used by engineers all over the world to the masses.

Sabsound has worked on a huge variety of productions from The Hobbit, the Olympics and Formula One, popular shows like Gogglebox and (even) the “It’s not Queen’s speech.

Stu’s 25 years experience includes, having worked in jungles, mountains, crossing oceans and even war zones.

paddle-boarding or going for long walks.

“It’s not just for professionals, it’s for everyone.”

The shop also sells a great range of wifi and Bluetooth® speakers and headphones as well as gaming headsets.

“We have Bluetooth® induction headphones that sit on the bone next to your ear,” Stu said. “Marathon and park race certified so you have your music but also hear everything else around.”

He added, “I don’t go anywhere without my music, expeditions around the world or chilling at home, I have got my headphones and speakers.”

Inviting people to pop in to the shop to try out the gadgets, Stu said, “It’s just about people having fun, just for professionals, it’s for everyone” enjoying quality products that enhance your lifestyle.”

His shop sells electric skateboards and scooters, drones, portable speakers and headphones, waterproof bags and sunglasses – all items that have helped him on his adventures around the world.

“Everything we sell is stuff that I use personally,” he said. But his stock, which ranges from £60 to £1,100, isn’t just for professionals.

Stu explains, “The waterproof bags, used on Bear Grylls and other expedition shoots, have been tested.” And you can use it if you’re cycling to and from work, if you’re

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CHRISTMAS GIFTS

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▼ A unique and unusual Christmas gift for any wine or cocktail lover – Albourne Estate’s ‘40’ vermouth is made in Sussex using their own base wines and a secret blend of 40 different herbs, spices and citrus peels to create a delicious English twist on the classic Italian drink. Local stockists include South Downs Cellars, Hennings, Middle Farm, Butlers and Quaff.

Albourne Farm, Shaves Wood Lane, Albourne BN6 9DX info@albourneestate.co.uk www.albourneestate.co.uk

Shearer’s Fine Foods ▲ Don’t struggle to find gifts this Christmas, visit Shearer’s for hampers filled with gourmet goodies. Choose from the Shearer’s range or build your own with free packing and wrapping.

The Old Post Office, Lewes Road, Forest Row, East Sussex RH18 5EZ 01342 822752 enquiry@shearersfinefoods.co.uk www.shearersfinefoods.co.uk

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▼ At Sarah Lacey Dry Cleaning we have a range of beautiful Gisela Graham Christmas decorations and gifts to choose from.

1 College Road, Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1QN 01444 416644 www.sarahlacey-drycleaning.co.uk

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Chez Fleur

▲ Join Chez Fleur for a Christmas wreath making workshop in December. Everything you need is provided and no experience necessary!

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Green People Ltd

▲ Green People’s first ever beauty advent calendar – just £75 for products worth £125, 12 doors to open with 15 pampering treats. Discover a new beauty favourite. Suitable for sensitive skin and those prone to eczema and allergies.

Pondtail Farm, Coolham Road, West Grinstead, West Sussex RH13 8LN 01403 740359 www.greenpeople.co.uk

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Sail to Santa in December & take a Puddle Jump during Feb half term! visit wwt.org.uk/arundel

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BOOK REVIEW

Elizabeth Kay offers Sussex Living readers her thoughts on recent reads that have caught her attention. She gives her views on a selection of books from different genres which may capture your interest

WEEDS IN THE HEART

by Nathaniel Hughes and Fiona Owen (Quintessence Press) This rather uninspiring title is a pity, because the book itself is absolutely beautiful and would make a wonderful Christmas present. The illustrations are accurate, informative and exquisite, and make this a coffee table book to leaf through at your leisure. It deals with the medicinal and spiritual aspects of the plants found in the Stroud Valley, and although it is very clear that it is not a medical textbook, it does include scientific elements as well as meditative ones. The opening of the preface sums

The illustrations are accurate, informative and exquisite it up very well: This book is the opposite of an encyclopaedia. It focuses on a relatively small number of uses for a small number of herbs from a highly subjective viewpoint. There are genuine case studies, both from the point of view of the person experiencing the treatment and the herbalist prescribing it, with plenty of references if you want to pursue a particular topic further.

Hughes describes himself as an AnimistBuddhist, believing that consciousness can be found throughout nature. Even if you don’t agree with much of the philosophy behind the book, it is still a worthwhile read as many old-fashioned remedies are revisited.

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THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

This is quite a long book, and needs perseverance. The main narration is by ten-year-old Grace. The action takes place in the heatwave of 1976 on a housing estate, where everyone knows everyone else’s business, and there is a central mystery concerning a disappearance which we see through Grace’s eyes. She decides to investigate, along with her friend Tilly. The flashbacks to 1967 give clues to the main thrust of the book, but the final twist surprised me without feeling I’d

There are a lot of different editions of this classic poem, so it’s worth researching which version you fancy – one with modern illustrations, such as this one, or one with a more traditional Victorian feel. I remember this from my childhood, and it’s just as magical now as it was then. It’s the poem you read to young children on Christmas Eve to persuade them to go to sleep: ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro’ the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;

by Joanna Cannon (The Borough Press)

The misunderstandings of childhood are convincingly portrayed been cheated with a bolt from the blue.

The misunderstandings of childhood are convincingly portrayed; the selfcentredness of pre-teens is well described too, as are the ignorant prejudices of the older generation. There are understated observations of parents – Grace’s mother is always having a lie down, and her mother and father have arguments via the dog, to whom they address their grievances. There are a lot of characters, and reading the book in fits and starts is not recommended as you forget who the people are. By the time I was halfway through, though, the pace had picked up and I read through to the end without getting confused.

by Clement C. Moore and Mark Marshall (Little Tiger Press)

It’s the poem you read to young children on Christmas Eve to persuade them to go to sleep The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled, all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums danced thro’ their heads; And Mama in her kerchief, and me in my cap Had settled our brains for a long winter’s nap When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.

Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters, and threw down the sash; The moon on the breasts of the new-fallen snow, Gave lustre of midday to objects below.

When what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer…

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BODY BUZZ

Skate your way to a healthy December and have a whole load of fun whilst you do it!

Sasha Kanal looks at the positive health benefits of going with the flow

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melt away between 300 - 600 calories per hour of skating undertaken depending on your weight. Perfect if you’re bored with your daily run and want to switch things up a bit.

work muscles they didn’t even know they had!

Finally the mental 5 health benefits of skating cannot

be overstated. Aside from the post workout endorphin high, the Roller blading is feeling of total freedom great for improving and mindfulness gained balance, agility and from skating along coordination! As you watching the world go skate, you have to by or whilst listening to maintain a steady core music is unsurpassed. to remain upright so There’s no denying the regular practice can fun element to being on improve balance and skates. From building the strength of your stamina and confidence abdominal and lowerto freewheeling along back muscles. Keeping the seafront on a crisp Regular practice your core limber as winter morning – can improve balance there’s plenty of joy to you age is vital to help prevent injuries and be had here. and the strength of keep you moving freely.

You just need to be your abdominal and aware of how to skate lower-back muscles Muscle definition is safely. You’ll need to be a big thing when it reasonably fit to start comes to roller skating. with and if you’re not As well as flexing up your abs, glutes, sure then consult your GP. Talk to your thighs and calves, you are also working local gym or there are plenty of online your core, arms and shoulders. In fact tutorials on how to start and also how anecdotally you will hear many people to fall in relative safety. Don’t forget to say that when they roller-skate, they wear a helmet! l

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or many, roller blading, skating or inline skating as it’s also known, conjures up images of carefree Californian boardwalks and sun kissed free spirits gliding gracefully past on wheels. You too can taste some of the sweet freedom gained from donning a pair of roller blades and taking off into the sunset whether you’re in Santa Monica or Sussex.

All you need is a comfy pair of skates and a flat surface – either in a rink with other people or outside on smooth ground and of course this being Body Buzz, the health benefits are manifold! Plus with Christmas fast approaching there are some beautifully festive ice rinks in Sussex and further afield you can visit to get into the spirit of things and hone those skating skills beginner or not.

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HEALTH

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OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM Encephalitis is usually caused by viruses the most common being measles and mumps which are uncommon in developed societies with good immunisation programmes but very common worldwide. The lack of immunisation take-up by some parents is worrying and has increased the incidence of these two diseases with the associated risk of encephalitis. In some parts of the world there are specific viruses that cause encephalitis, often seasonally. The most severe encephalitis is caused by the herpes simplex virus with a high degree of mortality or poor recovery in spite of the availability of specific anti-viral drugs.

Some rare forms of encephalitis can occur in association with a general infection (usually but not always viral), causing an indirect inflammation of the brain rather than a direct attack by the virus itself. There are also similar conditions when the brainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interconnecting nerves have their insulating myelin damaged (post infective demyelination). In addition, we are now aware that some cancers and many auto immune conditions (when the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defence system attacks itself ), can cause an encephalitis like condition.

Many unusual organisms including fungi, protozoa and others can infect people whose immune system is depressed because of disease or medication, for Meningitis is example patients on usually caused chemotherapy or Urgent diagnosis including by one of three with HIV/AIDS. lumbar puncture, blood tests It is important common bacteria and one rare one and brain imaging is essential to recognise (TB), all of which that many of especially in children are now largely our infections preventable by (especially viral), immunisation or easily treated by have or will come from animals e.g. antibiotics, recognising the threat from HIV/AIDS, Avian Flu, Ebola. antibiotic resistance. Before antibiotics, Malaria remains one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s these infections were often, and in the major killers and cerebral malaria is case of TB invariably, fatal. Encephalitis the most lethal form. It is worrying that spreads from the meninges into the the parasite is becoming resistant to the brain and a Brain Abscess can be current best anti malarial medication. caused by different bacteria arriving With vast numbers of people in the brain via the blood stream or travelling to all parts of the world we spreading directly from an infected have to be aware of rare causes of sinus or mastoid infection. Death from meningo-encephalitis. l meningitis is fortunately rare but brain Help is available from: abscess still carries a high mortality Meningitis Now in 2018 and frequent problems for the Headway survivors.

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The symptoms common to both conditions include fever, severe headache, sensitivity to light, confusion and in the case of encephalitis, impaired consciousness, epilepsy and occasionally symptoms masquerading as a stroke.

Urgent diagnosis including lumbar puncture, blood tests and brain imaging is essential especially in children, to distinguish between bacterial and viral causation because bacterial infection requires immediate life-saving antibiotics, whereas it is only rarely that viral infections can be given specific antiviral medicines.

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As part of the Big Give Christmas Challenge, St Peter & St James Hospice hopes to raise £50,000 to support local people through calls and visits at home. Here, Gary Marshall, a Community Nurse Specialist at the hospice, explains why support at home is so important and what caring for local families means to him

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ll of our hospice services are focussed on helping people with a terminal illness achieve the best possible quality of life, and in the community team we do this by offering expert advice and support in the comfort of patients’ own homes. While on my visits across Mid Sussex, I might review someone’s medication or work to ease difficult symptoms, offer guidance around the next stages of illness or help somebody put plans in place for the end of their life. Sometimes it’s simply about having a chat to patients and relatives and listening to their worries or helping them to understand what’s happening.

To be welcomed into people’s homes is a privilege.

You get to see the real person and paint a vivid picture of their life. I love forming those deeper connections with those I’m supporting. I feel people are often more relaxed at home too, which lends itself to more open conversations.

People can be quick to assume that being a nurse in this setting is difficult and depressing. Naturally there are very sad moments, but it’s uplifting too; I get so much out of what I do. I’ve got to know so many wonderful people from all walks of life and I witness the very best of humanity.

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Debbie and partner Gary

To be welcomed into people’s homes is a privilege Earlier this year for example I supported Debbie, 49, who had sadly found out that her breast cancer had spread and become incurable. Debbie was an amazing woman with a closeknit, supportive family. I was always

touched by the amount of love in that house and inspired by Debbie’s vigour and zest for life. She had a wicked sense of humour! Thanks to the generosity of local people, we could ensure that Debbie’s last months were the best they could have been: she was well-informed as she wished, was able to put plans in place, and spent so much precious quality time with her partner, Gary, and her three children. She passed away peacefully at the hospice in May. To have been able to improve her quality of life and put her somewhat at ease was incredibly rewarding.

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INTERVIEW

Listen up!

Bringing magazines and news to the sight-impaired, Wealden Talking News is at the forefront of innovation, as Peter d’Aguilar finds out

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ack in 1975, Heathfield and District Talking Newspaper Association was a pioneer in providing audio news for the blind. In 1983 its founder, Ted Davis, set up National Talking News & Magazines to offer a subscription service across the UK. In 2013 the RNIB took over its management until financial problems and a reduction in listener numbers forced its closure three years later. Today, the dedicated volunteers of Wealden Talking News (WTN) are once more at the forefront of innovation by bringing mainstream magazines – free of charge – to the sight-impaired across Sussex.

In 2017 WTN secured a £10,000 National Lottery grant to rejuvenate its recording studios in Heathfield and this, together with an influx of 80 SUSSEX LIVING | December 2018

‘polished’ readers from the recently closed RNIB studio, enabled the setting up of the new initiative under the dynamic leadership of Dianne Steele. A qualified nurse, midwife and chiropodist with a passion for digital communication, Dianne first started as a reader twenty-five years ago after the death of her husband. Today, supported by technical manager Mike Hollis and a dedicated team of volunteers, Dianne is busy spearheading the new Sussexwide Publications (SWP) initiative across both East and West Sussex.

“Many local Talking News services are in decline or closing, due to the lack of local news reporting and advances

in treatment for the sight impaired,” explains Dianne. “WTN is once again leading the way, moving in the opposite direction and expanding!”

WTN produces a memory stick containing four thirty-minute news editions gleaned from the local newspapers each week, plus another thirty minutes of general interest features. In addition, it is now offering monthly audio recordings of Sussex Living and Sussex Life magazines, as well as a compilation entitled ‘Listeners’ Sussex’.

“While it’s great that medical science is reducing the number of people with sight impairment, there are still many – especially the very elderly – who feel isolated from the mainstream media,” says Dianne. “We have a wealth of talented readers generously giving their time, so we want as many people as possible to benefit. We are taking our message to the outside world by building links with local NHS Trusts, opticians, charities and clubs, as well as Sussex’s sight impairment officers.”

“Our audience numbers are increasing steadily and the feedback we’re receiving is very encouraging,” says Dianne. “Listeners speak of WTN opening up their lives. We want to reach as wide a demographic as possible, so plans are afoot to broaden our material to cater for more diverse tastes. We are using radio ads and flyers to spread the word but, as our ways of communicating are limited, we are keen for friends and relations to pass on information.”

We have a wealth of talented readers generously giving their time WTN entirely depends on donations to maintain its valuable service, and all staff give their time for free. Anyone wishing to volunteer or support the charity with a gift can do so via the website, wealdentalkingnews. org.uk, by emailing secretarywtn@ gmail.com or by leaving a message on 01435 862304. Likewise, anyone who is sight impaired and would like to sign up to this free county-wide audio magazine service can contact WTN with their details. l

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LOCAL WALK

PLUMPTON TO FALMER

WALK

‘Tis the season to be jolly. ‘Tis also the season to stretch one’s legs with the returning Tim… So, don your favourite festive pullover and traverse the Downs with us this Christmas

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e left Lewes by train, arriving at Plumpton eight minutes later.

Head for the western end of the platform, towards the larger footbridge, turning left at the end, walking parallel to the racecourse.

Follow the tarmac as it skirts around the buildings, gently uphill and over the brow as it changes to concrete underfoot.

Turn right at the T-junction by the end of the flint wall, noting the V on the Downs, two miles distant as the crow flies. Follow the loosely surfaced track for ¾ of a mile, along the natural ebb and flow of the landscape. At the end, turn left by the post box, veering right 50m later by the red telephone box. The track passes between old and new graveyards, a serene and scenic location whatever the weather.

A ¼ mile later, turn left at the T-junction. The surface becomes looser as the Downs approach, narrowing to a footpath by the green metal railings where it enters the tree canopy. The trees become woodland as the path ekes its way up the shallow gradient of downland pre-scarp. Two gates precede a duplicate arrangement slightly further

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“We’ve made the top of the Downs,” whooped Tim on, immediately before the Offham to Ditchling road.

Turn right, walking along the road for 20m, before turning left and beginning the final major ascent of the Sussex Living walking year. Narrow at first, the path opens up as chalk appears underfoot and the gradient stiffens, increasingly. The gate opens on to Streat Hill. The route runs parallel to an old cutting, towards another gate.

“I’ve missed these walks, it’s hurting my calves,” chirped Tim, as a seat appeared on the right.

The path arcs to the right into a bowl layered with ancient terraces, towards the V. Planted in 1887 to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee, it consists of beech, fir and lime – with glorious shades of shimmering red, orange and yellow on the day we visited. The path finesses the tip, offering views of trees planted in parallel, generations ago. “We’ve made the top of the Downs,” whooped Tim as the wind welcomed us to the summit gate at 224m (735 feet).

Turn left, along the South Downs Way, through the hollow at the top of Streat Bostal, past the junction with Plumpton Bostal, turning right 200m later, by the bridleway fingerpost.

Where the path bears left, keep to the right of the fence. The trail leads downhill, towards a gate, just before the power lines. The steepness increases as another gate approaches, before the path reaches the valley floor of Waterpit Bottom. The route sweeps right and uphill, skipping across contours, beyond the gorse to the summit of Waterpit Hill at 150m (492 feet) at the metal gate.

Ahead lies the sea, visible on the horizon. Alongside the path, a few wild rapeseed brighten the way. After half a mile wandering gently downhill, turn right at the dilapidated brick building, following the path into the lines of beech trees, then through them to the narrow road that runs alongside. Walk north along the road for no more than 150m, then take the path on the left, by the telegraph pole, turning 180° and heading south. Follow the path through the trees, alongside the new university blocks. Orange tipped posts indicate the route. Keep left when the path splits, gradually easing away from the buildings, eventually emerging at a road.

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Turn right, and then left after 50m on to Eastern Ring Road, before turning right onto Southern Ring Road 150m after that. Follow the road downhill, for ¼ mile, taking the footpath on the left, as the road turns right. The footpath links to the A27, from which it’s a noisy walk west for a couple of minutes to the A27 underpass. On the other side of the underpass are the steps to Falmer station and the journey home. “That’s a real journey, very enjoyable,” summed up Tim as our train home pulled into the station.

Happy Rambles from the 2018 walking team: Tim, Jago, Benjamin, Lucy, Beth, Joe and Muggins! l

Robert has tested the route personally, making sure it is suitable for walking. However, even he cannot guarantee the effects of the weather, or roadworks, or any other factors outside of his control.

If you would like to send your feedback about a local walk, please email editorial@sussexliving.com

Distance: 7miles Walk Time: 3 hours and 30 minutes Stiles: 0 Map: Ordnance Survey Explorer 0L11 Refreshments: Best to take your own Buses: #28 & #29 Brighton to Tunbridge Wells, #38 Berwick to Brighton, #166 Lewes to Haywards

Heath, #167 Lewes to Burgess Hill, #168 Burgess Hill to Burgess Hill Trains: Hourly to Plumpton.

Five trains per hour from Falmer Parking: Free (limited) parking at Plumpton Station. Pay parking at Lewes Station

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DATES Saturday 01 December, 09:00-12:00

The Worthing Craft Supplies Market

St Symphorian’s Church, Durrington Hill, Worthing BN13 2PU A one-stop market for an eclectic mix of craft supplies – from items which are used every day and those which are tricky to find in high street shops.

Free entry.

Saturday 01, 08 & 15, Sunday 02, 09 & 16 December

Visit Father Christmas at Amberley Museum

New Barn Road, Amberley, Nr Arundel BN18 9LT Ride the Christmas Express to visit Father Christmas in our 19th century ticket office, and enjoy Christmas trails and activities. Adults £10, Children £16, under 4’s £8. office@amberleymuseum.co.uk 01798 831370 Saturday 01 & 08, Sunday 02 & 09 December, 10:00-15.30

Sail to Santa

Arundel Wetland Centre, Mill Road, Arundel, BN18 9PB Board an elf-powered boat for a gentle ride through the reedbeds to visit Father Christmas and receive a WWT goody bag! £8 Sail to Santa experience plus £6 child’s centre admission ticket. www.

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Visit our Diary Dates page on www.sussexliving.com wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/arundel/ whats-on/2018/12/01/sail-to-santa/ Saturday 01 - Sunday 16 December

Glow Wild

Wakehurst, Ardingly Road, Haywards Heath RH17 6TN Discover a spellbinding winter lantern trail where trees, ponds and forests are brought to life with magical lights and fire. Adults £14, Children (4-16) £8, (Free for under 4s). Family tickets available. Discounts for Friends of Kew and Friends of Wakehurst.

Kew.org/glowwild 01444 894066.

Saturday 01 December, 10:00-12:30

Burgess Hill RH15 9NN Christmas cards, calendars, wrapping paper, toys and stocking fillers for 36 Charities both National and Local.

Contact: Caroline Exall, Manager 01444 410679.

Peace at Last 1918: Joy and Sorrow

Community Centre Car Park, or Foresters Green, Hartfield Road, Forest Row RH18 5DZ Locally produced fine food and crafts market. Contact: Mrs Sue Young (Market Manager). Sue.young@ forestrow.gov.uk 01342 778062 www.forestrow.gov.uk

Cuckfield Museum, Queens Hall, Cuckfield RH17 5EL Cuckfield Museum looks at the longed-for peace in 1918 and what it meant for different people.

Entry free but donations appreciated.

For more information see www.cuckfieldmuseum.org

Forest Row Village Market

Saturday 01 December, 10:00-16:00

St Thomas Beckett at Cliffe with All Saints, Cliffe High Street, Lewes BN7 2AH Cliffe comes alive for this year,s Christmas Fair in aid of the parish church. Delicious refreshments, homemade cakes and jams, gifts galore, tombola and raffle. Money raised will go towards the St Thomas, weather vane renovation appeal.

Nymans – The Snowman and The Snowdog

Nymans, Staplefield Lane, Handcross RH17 6EB Follow the Art Trail around the garden or get crafting on one of our festive drop-in sessions. 01444 405250 nationaltrust.org.uk/nymans

Saturday 01 - Wednesday 05 December, Monday-Friday 09:30-15:30 and 10:00-15:30 Saturday

Cards for Good Causes

Burgess Hill Library, The Martlets,

Saturday 01 - Saturday 08 December, 10:00-12:30, Saturday 10:00-15:00

Saturday 01 December, 10:00-15:00

Cliffe Christmas Fair

Cards for Good Causes

Charities, both National and Local.

Caroline Exall, Manager 01444 410679 pimandray@gmail.com

Saturday 01 - Monday 17 December, Monday-Saturday 10:00-16:00 Haywards Heath Library, 34 Boltro Road, Haywards Heath RH16 1BN Christmas cards, calendars, wrapping paper, toys and stocking fillers for 36

Saturday 01 - Sunday 02 December, 10:00-17:00

Contemporary Craft Show in Midhurst Midhurst Rother College, North Street, Midhurst GU29 9DT A variety of spectacular and beautifully made crafts exhibited by the designer makers in this spacious new building. Adults £3, students and children free. The Sussex Guild 01273 479565 (between 10am - 5pm) www.thesussexguild.co.uk Saturday 01 - Monday 24 December

Christmas at Hever Castle

We value and respect the dignity of the human spirit and acknowledge the contributions that each and every person can make Specialist dementia and residential care for permanent stays, short stays and daycare

Season’s Greetings from Pelham House

Did you know we also offer respite stays?

Would you like some time to yourself? Take a longer family holiday, catch up with friends and family, make changes to your home without disturbing your loved one, or simply relax and unwind? When your loved one joins us for a respite or day care, you’re free to get on with whatever you wish, with the peace of mind that your loved one is enjoying the best of care in comfortable surroundings.

Pop in and meet us for an informal chat anytime.

Pelham House Residential & Dementia, London Road, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH17 5EU

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DIARY DATES Hever Castle & Gardens, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 7NG Beautifully decorated Castle rooms, welcoming log fires and twinkling Christmas trees celebrating the traditions of Christmas. Enjoy relaxed Christmas shopping. Contact: 01732 861701 groups@hevercastle.co.uk Saturday 01 December, 12:00-16:00

The Seasons Christmas Shopping Extravaganza

The Seasons, Medway House, Lower Road, Forest Row RH18 5HE Outside we will be serving mulled wine, hot soup, vegan hot chocolate, mince pies and freshly roasted chestnuts while the fabulous Singing Mamas Choir will be filling the air with carols. Much more inside too!

Saturday 01, 08, 15, 22 & 29 December, 12:00-16:00

Sussex Crafts - Knit & Natter 130 South Road, Haywards Heath RH16 4LT All levels and abilities welcome. We can help you get started and give advice. Come and join us and make new friends whilst having fun. £2 incl. tea/coffee and biscuits. 01444 455611.

Saturday 01 December, 19:30

Sussex Chorus

The Kings Church, 33-35 Victoria Road, Burgess Hill RH15 9LR Handel Messiah. Part I and Hallelujah Chorus. £15.00 and £ 5.00 under 16s and students. Sussex Chorus 01444 412579.

Monday 03, 10 & 17 December, 08:00-17:00

General Antiques & Collectables Auction

Gorringes, 15 North Street, Lewes BN7 2PE Gorringes hold a weekly Monday sale. This is a well-established auction holding between 600 and 800 lots of antique and other furniture, ceramics, jewellery, pictures, silver and collectables. 01273 472503 clientservices@gorringes.co.uk Monday 03, 10 & 17 December, 20:00

Minton Badminton Club

Victory Hall, Stockcroft Road, Balcombe RH17 6HP We meet every Monday. New members would be most welcome, we are particularly short of men at the moment! Come along for a “taster”, no obligation to join. Contact: 01444 400054 Tuesday 04 December, 20:00-22:00

Lindfield & District Folk Dance Club

Ashenground Community Centre, Vale Road, Haywards Heath RH16 4JR Folk dancing for fun, no partner needed. £3 including tea/coffee and biscuit at half time. First evening free.

Contact: Mike 01444 482741.

Wednesday 05 December, 13:45 for 14:00-16:30

Burgess Hill Flower Club Christmas Workshop Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8DX Bring artificial/fresh flowers and foliage to make a Christmas arrangement. Visitors £6.00, first visit free with Sussex Living magazine.

Judith Alexander 01444 871886.

Wednesday 05 December, 19:30

The Band of the Irish Guards – A Winter Concert Chequer Mead Community Arts Centre, East Grinstead RH19 3BS Conducted by Director of Music, Capt Craig Bywater BMus(Hons). Tickets £26, concessions £23 (including all booking fees). Box Office Open Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00 01342 302000.

Thursday 06 December, 10:30-13:00

Brush Lettering Workshop Made and Making, Garden Studio, South Downs Nurseries, Brighton Road, Hassocks BN6 9LY Learn all about this wonderful new style of lettering. We’ll show you how to create the letter forms and the best way to lay out your phrases. £60.

07967 819540 www.madeandmaking.co.uk sarah@madeandmaking.co.uk Thursday 06 December, 11:00-14:00 & 18:00-21:00

Christmas Fundraiser

Mandarin House, 33 High Street, Hurstpierpoint A special fundraising event for St Peter & St James Hospice in memory of Roger Linn. Homemade cakes and coffee, prosecco and nibbles. Tombola, pop-up fashion shop, and second hand books. A donation of £5 on the door would be greatly appreciated.

Liz Linn, elizabeth.linn3@gmail.com Thursday 06 December, Doors 19:30 Film 20:00

Ditchling Film Society Ditchling Village Hall, 18 Lewes Road, Ditchling BN6 8TT The Breadwinner 127mins 12A Cert.

Director Nora Twomey. Free coffee and biscuits beforehand and wine can be purchased by the glass. Guests and temporary members £5, payable at the door.

Thursday 06 December, 14:30

Mid Sussex Association National Trust – A Talk Clair Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath RH16 3DN The Talk is on Bruges – it’s more than Chocolate by Melanie Gibson-Barton.

Contact: Gail Burrell 01444 482055.

Thursday 06 - Sunday 09 December, 14:00

Celebrating our Local Community – A Tree Festival

St Mary’s Church, Windmill Lane, East Grinstead RH19 2DS An interesting display of illuminated, decorated trees and refreshments, with Choral Evensong at 4pm on Sunday 09th December. Free entry.

All donations will benefit UNICEF, the British dyslexia Association, and Family Support Work.

Friday 07, 14 & 21 December, between 3pm and 5pm

Free Mini Consultations for Foot and Ankle Conditions BMI The Esperance Hospital, Hartington Place, Eastbourne BN21 3BG FREE mini consultations for foot and ankle conditions at BMI The Esperance Hospital Take the opportunity to speak with our expert.To register call us on 0800 157 7762 or email info@bmihealthcare.co.uk

Friday 07 - Sunday 09 December, 10:00-16:30

Christmas Craft Show

South Downs Nurseries, Brighton Road, Hassocks BN6 9LY Keep It Local Christmas Craft Show.

Keepitlocalevents.co.uk Friday 07, 11:30-19:30, Saturday 08, 11:3018:30 & Sunday 09 December, 11:30-17:00

Christmas Trees and Kangaroos Holy Trinity Church, Church Street, Cuckfield RH17 5JZ You will find the church full of Christmas trees, all lit up with beautiful decorations. This year the church has chosen Kangaroos as their charity. Entrance: £5 cash free admission for accompanied children under 16. www.cuckfieldctf.org.uk Friday 07 - Monday 31 December

Aladdin

The Hawth, Hawth Avenue, Crawley RH10 6YZ Don't miss The Hawth's hilarious, fun-packed family panto starring Jason Gardiner (Dancing on Ice) as the evil Abanazar, Shaheen Jafagholi (EastEnders), and impressionist Jess Robinson plus a full supporting, hilarious cast. Box Office 01293 553636 www.hawth.co.uk Ends 6 January.

Friday 07 & 14 December, 19:00

Anderida Restaurant Christmas Party Night

Ashdown Park Hotel & Country Club, Wych Cross, Nr Forest Row RH18 5JR Celebrate in style at Ashdown Park with the Anderida join-a-party, full of festive cheer and delicious dining! £52.50 per person. Contact Events Team 01342 824988 www.ashdownpark.com/ partynights2018 Friday 07, 14 & 21 December, 19:45-21:45 unless stated

Mid Sussex Amateur Radio Society Cyprus Hall, Millfield Suite, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8DX This month Christmas Meal, (in house, Upstairs 7.30pm -10.30pm), Christmas Quiz, 21st and 28th Closed. Stella Rogers, 07803 086838 www.msars.org.uk Saturday 08 December, 10:00-15:00

Christmas Market

Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8DX An array of stalls, many in support of local groups, selling homemade produce and handicrafts.

Refreshments available. Free admission! Hosted by Burgess Hill Horticultural Society. www. burgesshillhorticulturalsociety.com Saturday 08 & 15 December

Christmas Dreams Come True at The Orchards 10 St Wilfrid’s Way, Haywards Heath RH16 3H Santa returns with carol singers and photos with Santa in his grotto.

Saturday 08 December, 10.30-12.30

RSPCA Brighton Christmas Fair Patcham Methodist Hall, Ladies Mile Road, Patcham, Brighton BN1 8QE Loads of Christmas bargains. Cakes, books, tombola, raffle, delicious goodies, & much more! All proceeds go to help the animals. Free

admission. RSPCA Brighton Animal Shelter 01273 554218 www.rspca-brighton.co.uk Saturday 08 December, 11:00-15:00

Meet the Food Producers

South Downs Nurseries, Brighton Road, Hassocks BN6 9LY Join our selected food partners for free food and wine tastings in The Sussex Food Hall with many special offers for one day only. www.tatesofsussex.co.uk Saturday 08 December, 11:00-16:00

Mansion Market

Kidbrooke Park, Priory Road, Forest Row RH18 5JA Parking and entry are free to this lively market in beautiful surroundings.

Clothing, crafts from many parts of the world, plants, delicious local organic produce and more. Puppet shows, all-day café and fun for all the family!

To Book a stall: 01342 824944.

Saturday 08 December, 13:00-15:30

The Windmills Junior School Christmas Fayre The Windmills Junior School, Dale Avenue, Hassocks BN6 8LS Visit Father Christmas in his grotto, enjoy BBQ, mulled wine, beer, mince pies, festive music, craft stalls, games and silent auction.

Saturday 08 December, 19:30-22:00

Burgess Hill Choral Society Christmas Concert St Andrew’s Church, Junction Road, Burgess Hill RH15 OLG Join us for The Armed Man by Karl Jenkins, Handel’s Zadok the Priest and carols for choir and audience. £14 or £3 for under-18s. Tickets from Burgess Hill Town Council Help Point, phone 07522 493966 or visit www.burgesshillchoralsociety.org.uk Sunday 09 December, 10:00

Mid Sussex Ramblers – Lewes and the Downs Lewes County Hall CP (east side) free on Sundays BN7 1RZ. TQ409099 Lewes, Offham, Mount Harry, Lewes Old Racecourse. One long ascent up on to the Downs. May be muddy.

6.5mi/10.5km. Moderate.

Contact: Sue 01825 722135 or 07905225711 Sunday 09 December, 16:30-17:30

Family Friendly Carol Service Burgess Hill Methodist Church, London Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8QD Carols and Christmas readings by candle light. 01444 236733.

Monday 10, 09:30-12:00, Tuesday 11, 19:00-21:00, Wednesday 12, 9:15-11:30

Christmas Wreath Workshop The Queen’s Hall or The Hayloft, Talbot Inn Cuckfield Enjoy a festive fun morning making your own luxury door wreath. All materials, tools and decorations provided, no experience necessary! £50 per person. Special offer for Sussex Living Readers – 2 places for £90! Quote SUSLIV belinda@chezfleur.co.uk www.chezfleur.co.uk, 07811 892644 December 2018 | SUSSEX LIVING 87

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Dementia Friends Information Session Walberton Cricket Pavilion, The Recreation Ground, The Street, Walberton BN18 0PL The session will be run by Peter & Cheryl Rolt who are Dementia Friends Champions, trained and supported

by Alzheimer’s Society. Learn more about dementia. Everyone is welcome, tea, coffee and cake will be available sponsored by Walberton Place Care Home. Peter Rolt 07725 799213 Monday 10 - Friday 14 December

Skills Week – Sharpening & Essential Cabinetmaking Hand Skills John Lloyd Fine Furniture, Bankside Farm, Ditchling Common RH15 OSJ Sharpening, simple dovetails, hand skills and techniques, setting out and principles of cabinet-making. Simple glue strategies. £590. Contact: John Lloyd 01444 480388 info@johnlloydfinefurniture.co Monday 10 December, 14:00 for 14:15-16:30

Mid Sussex Philatelic Society

King Edward Hall, Lindfield RH16 2SL Lunch at the Bent Arms from 12:00.

The Union of South Africa presented

by Roy Ferguson. Contact: Jim Etherington 01273 471897 jespeth@hotmail.com Monday 10 December, 14:30

Pretty, Witty Nell Gwyne and Her Rivals The Henfield Hall, Coopers Way, Henfield BN5 6DB Nicholas Reed takes us back to the days of Nell Gwyne the comic actress who became King Charles II favourite mistress and an accomplished manipulator in the highest echelons of English society. Guests welcome to attend at £5 per lecture.

Monday 10 December, 20:00-23:00

The Group for Unattached Men & Women Aged 50+ A pub in Burgess Hill A round of golf? Day at the races?

Country walk? Dinner? Quiz? Cinema?

Holiday? These are events from The Group Diary. The Group meets in Burgess Hill on the second Monday evening of every month. Meetings also in Lewes, Brighton and Horsham.

Visit www.thegroup.org.uk and give one of the contact numbers a call.

Tuesday 11 December, 10:00- 15:00

Bonhams Valuation Day – Jewellery and Antiques The Courtlands Hotel, 19-27 The Drive, Hove BN3 3JE Enquiries 01273 220000 hove@bonhams.com bonhams.com/hove Tuesday 11 December, 19:45

Wolstonbury WI Monthly Meeting Club Suite, Hurstpierpoint Village Centre, Trinity Road BN6 9UY A Celebratory History of Christmas

by Andy Thomas. Contact: Jane Biggs 01273 834421.

Wednesday 12 December, Coffee from 10:00, Lecture: 10:45-11:50

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The Arts Society Mid Sussex Clair Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath RH16 3DN Lecture by Dr Claire Walsh on Jane Austen’s Christmas. Jane Austen set many scenes from her novels in the social gatherings of a pre-Victorian Christmas. Non- members welcome: £7 on door.

Wednesday 12 December, 13:00-14:00

Tiger Arts Free Lunchtime Concert

All Saints Church, High Street, Lindfield RH16 2HS Light lunches and music and singing concert. Everyone welcome.

Free entry, but donations towards lunch and concert costs would be appreciated. Contact: allsaints@lindfieldnfo/tigerarts 01444 483294 Wednesday 12 December, 19:45-22:00

East Grinstead RSPB Local Group Evening Lecture

Main Hall, East Court, College Lane, East Grinstead RH19 3LT Christmas Social. £5 for guests, free for group members. Mark 01342 843190.

Wednesday 12 December, 20:00

The Mid-Sussex Franco-British Society – Soiree Amicale Function Suite, Clair Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath RH16 3DN Soiree Amicale for members and invited guests. 01444 452385.

Friday 14 December, 09:30-12:30

Christmas Wreath Making Workshop Made and Making, Garden Studio, South Downs Nurseries, Brighton Road, Hassocks BN6 9LY Using lovely natural resources unleash your creative flair and make a statement decoration for your door. £50. www.madeandmaking.co.uk 07967 819540 sarah@madeandmaking.co.uk Friday 14 December, 19:30-21:30

East Grinstead Society Meeting Main Hall, East Court Mansion, East Grinstead RH19 3LT Standen, 15 Years a Volunteer by Helen Beale, who will talk about her experiences and the recent changes in the house and gardens. £1 members and £3 per non-members. 07912 642730.

Friday 14 December, 19:30

Crawley Keyboard Music Concert Furnace Green Community Centre, Ashburnham Road, Crawley RH10 6QZ Great evening of live music showcasing Steve Hubble. Members and visitors made welcome. Brenda Mayne 01293 784166. Members £5. Visitors £7.

Friday 14 December, 20:00

Burgess Hill Heritage and History Association Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Burgess Hill RH15 8DX The newly named Association's Christmas Party. Member's only.

Come and join. Bring a plate of food.

Drinks provided. Quiz. Raffle. £1.

Fred Avery 01444 235088.

Friday 14 December

The Capitol Horsham Presents Sleeping Beauty The Capitol, North Street, Horsham RH12 1RG

The pantomime of your dreams.

Tickets from £21.50. www.thecapitolhorsham.com Box Office 01403 750220 contact@thecapitolhorsham.com

and share ideas. Donations towards costs only. Contact: Laura Muir, 07932 736710 egembroiderers@gmail.com

Saturday 15 December, 10:00-12:00

The Magic of Christmas

Traidcraft Stall and Coffee Morning and Godly Play Hassocks United Reformed Church, 23, Keymer Rd. Hassocks BN6 8AB Fairtrade groceries and chocolate.

Sample coffee and tea. Browse catalogue of crafted items and greetings cards. Activities and Story Time. Julia Scotland 01444 871812.

Saturday 15 December 10:00-12:30

NSPCC Christmas Wreath Workshop

The Village Hall, London Lane, Cuckfield RH17 5BD Christmas Wreath Workshop with demonstration, materials for a wreath, coffee and cake. All proceeds to NSPCC. £15 per person. To book a place 01444 831602 or 01444 459579.

Saturday 15 December, 10:00-16:00

Broadwater Christmas Event 2018 Broadwater Boulevard, Worthing BN14 8JE A family fun day out to support the Worthing stillborn suite charity with Santa- stalls and fun fair rides.

Facebook: Broadwater Village Christmas Event page.

Saturday 15 December, 10:00-17:00

Lewes Women in Business Pop-Up Christmas Emporium Fitzroy House, 10 High Street, Lewes BN7 2AD An inspiring Christmas shopping experience at this exciting venue, showcasing a wide selection of local hand-crafted gifts and goodies.

Natasha Caughey 01273 845 582 natasha@auricula.co.uk Saturday 15 - Sunday 16 December, 11:00-16:00

WWII Christmas

Saturday 15 December, 14:30-16:30

Adastra Hall, Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8QF Friends and Neighbours concert of favourite Christmas carols and songs with some entertainment too.

Exciting raffle. Friendly and enjoyable afternoon.

Saturday 15 December, 14:45-17:00

Christmas Crafts & German Yule Fest

St Symphorin’s Church, Durrington Hill, Worthing BN13 2PU Crafts for children and adults for Christmas. Come and make something special for Christmas.

Christmas Grotto also available.

Also, a mini Christmas Market with a German feel. Mulled wine, cakes and crafts.

Sunday 16 December, 14:30-16:30

Hurstpierpoint Singers’ – Christmas Concert Holy Trinity Church, 31a High Street, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9TS The choir will perform seasonal music from the 14th to 21st centuries, with some audience participation and festive readings. £8 to include a glass of wine and mince pie. Accompanied, school aged children – free. David Redd 01273 831801.

Sunday 16 December, 17:00-19:00

Ruwach’s Christmas Family Party Clair Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath RH16 3DN A free, family-friendly evening full of carols, games, a comedy drama, kids’ crafts and much more! Daniel Kingdom 01444 459025 Monday 17 December

Michelham Priory, Upper Dicker, Hailsham BN27 3QS For the last of our Christmas events we will be celebrating a WWII Christmas! There will be lots going on throughout the day. The Victory V’s will be singing on Sunday 16th 14:00-15:00 so come and have a dance and a sing along! There will also be a children’s trail and crafts and the house will be decorated for Christmas through the ages!

01323 844224 tradingmich@sussexpast.co.uk

Christmas Raceday

Saturday 15 December, 14:00-14:45

Meadowfield Hospital, Swandean, Arundel Road, Worthing BN13 3EF Support group for friend and family carers of people who experience mental health difficulties. Free.

Mark Hughes 07763 082094 worthingmhcarers@gmail.com www.facebook.com/groups/ worthingmentalhealthcarers/

Christingle Service

St Symphorin’s Church, Durrington Hill, Worthing BN13 2PU A traditional Christingle Service for all the family. Donations collected for the Children’s Society. Jane Winter 01903 268109 theoffice@stsymphorians.co.uk Saturday 15 December, 14:00-16:00

Sew Time with East Grinstead Embroiderers East Grinstead Library, 32-40 West Street, East Grinstead RH19 4SR An informal drop-in group for everyone, whether beginner or experienced. A time to learn new skills

Plumpton Racecourse Ltd, Plumpton, BN7 3AL The best value ticket for the Grandstand and Paddock enclosure.

Advanced tickets available until midnight on the 15th December.

Please note racecards are no longer included in the ticket price and must be purchased separately from a kiosk. £14.00. 01273 890383 racing@plumptonracecourse.co.uk Monday 17 December, 19:00-21:00

Worthing Rethink Mental Health Carers Group

Monday 17 & Tuesday 18 December, from 19:00

Special Elvis Nights

The Thatched Inn, Grand Avenue, Hassocks BN6 8DH Over 50% of tickets now sold!

Finger buffet and ticket only £17.00.

A great night of music, comedy and

laughter with Alvin Printwhistle.

Buffet from 7pm with Elvis on stage from 8:45pm. 01273 842946 david@thatchedinn.co.uk Wednesday 19 December, 20:00-22:30

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Sussex Woodcraft Society Annual Show Henfield Village Hall, Henfield BN5 9DB Competitions. Members demonstrating their woodcrafts. Stalls selling work all handmade in Sussex.

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Christmas Dreams Come True at The Orchards 10 St Wilfrid’s Way, Haywards Heath RH16 3H Santa returns with Christmas

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