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CHERYL BAKER

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EDUCATION

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Bubbly Cheryl Baker

On music, television and motherhood

Education

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A Sussex couple are up and off 18 Education Special

Three features on education for you 56 Hurstpierpoint

Visit this lovely rural location

Features 26 National Garden Scheme

Opening especially for you this season 34 Home Front

A self-build eco house in the forest 60 Orchards Shopping Centre

A vibrant community minded retail centre 63 Mother’s Day

Personal mother and baby experience 72 Pericles Theatre

Charity theatre bringing the stage to life

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Mother’s Day

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Cheryl Baker

Editor’s Comment

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We have rounded a corner; days are longer and lighter, woollies are slowly being peeled off and spring blooms are lifting the spirits – phew! Have your spirits further lifted by this month’s deeply inspiring story of a Sussex couple’s transatlantic balloon crossing for Blind Veterans UK. And don’t forget to get your mum some flowers!

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The high life of balcony gardening 64 Persian Jewelled Rice

A dramatic and elegant dish 66 Beauty & Fashion

Slip on the slippers 68 Body Buzz

Walk the court with walking netball 70 Health Hub

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Enjoy a lap of this village 82 Diary Dates 87 February Puzzle Solution

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PERSONALITY

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Pop star, television presenter and devoted mother, Cheryl Baker’s star continues to shine as she sings her way around the country with her bubbly band, The Fizz. Tim Saunders caught up with her for a natter

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he’s 65 on March 8 yet the next 12 months will see pop star Cheryl Baker release a new album as well as perform live in Sussex in June and November.

The East Ender was catapulted into the limelight at the age of 27 after she joined Bucks Fizz, who won the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with Making Your Mind Up. The group went on to produce 20 singles. Between 1981 and 1988 they were regularly in the UK top 100 and enjoyed three number one hits with Making Your Mind Up, The Land of Make Believe and My Camera Never Lies.

During their stint at the top they sold millions of records worldwide.

“Now The Fizz and I are working on our next album,” says bubbly Cheryl, who was born in

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Bethnal Green in 1954. She adds: “I’ll be doing a few more cruises this year where I do a one woman show and The Fizz will be performing at some 80s weekends in Sussex too. If you love 80s music, they are so much fun, the last one was with Jason Donovan, Toyah and UB40. It’s great to watch the audience’s reaction when the skirt comes off in Making Your Mind Up!” Family have always been important to Cheryl. Her upbringing was in complete contrast to the glitz, glamour and wealth that her celebrity status was to deliver. “We lived in a council flat in the East End and did the same things all the time,” reveals Cheryl, an upbringing which has no doubt contributed to her being so down to earth today.

“It was funny because limos would turn up and there were gold disks on the walls.” A world away from the metros, escorts and cavaliers lining the streets at the time.

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Cheryl. “My parents had a very Victorian attitude; my mum did not work, she brought up five children, and my dad was a shoemaker. We went to the Isle of Sheppey for two weeks every year for the family holiday but mainly our lives revolved around the East End, it was very insular. My first job was three or four stops from home and I wasn’t allowed to wear makeup.

In 1975 when I joined the band Co-Co Dad still told me I wasn’t allowed

In 1975 when I joined Co-Co Dad still told me I wasn’t allowed to wear makeup! to wear makeup! He was a man who commanded respect, but we never fell out. Blackpool was where I joined my first band and it was like Outer Mongolia to my parents, but I always came home.”

Cheryl goes on to reflect on the changes in her fortune as her star began to rise: “When I was growing up I wasn’t allowed out after 10pm, then my life changed and my parents completely accepted it,” she says.

Cheryl remembers that when she was growing up everything in their flat was second-hand, even the carpets and clothes, but they always had new shoes!

She was then delighted when she could buy her parents a four-bed house when she had made enough money with her band. “Mum always kept a room for Rita (Rita Stroud is my real name),” smiles Cheryl.

Cheryl’s ambition was always to be a pop star. “All I ever wanted to be was a singer. My friends wanted to be nurses and teachers.” Having left school at 16 Cheryl took a secretarial course with shorthand and worked for 10 SUSSEX LIVING | March 2019

five years until she was 21, then a stroke of luck befell her: “I always looked in the situation vacant column in a music magazine and saw that a singer was required for a harmony band. I applied and joined Co-Co. I was with them for five years. Bucks Fizz was assembled

by Nichola Martin who put together Co-Co. Bucks Fizz was a two-boy, twogirl harmony group and that’s what I do, harmony. As luck would have it I left Co-Co and joined Bucks Fizz. Like many things in my life it was down to timing and luck.”

Cheryl left Bucks Fizz on December 11th 1993 to have twin girls, for which she underwent IVF. “Kyla is now a singer songwriter,” beams her delighted mother. “I’m incredibly proud of her, she is determined to forge her own way in the music world. Her professional name is Laky, an anagram of Kyla, simply because there are a lot of singers called Kyla out there. I give encouragement, but Kyla is responsible for her own career.”

“Family is the reason why I stopped doing pantomime,” admits Cheryl, who starred in Aladdin and Cinderella on three occasions as well as Babes in the Wood, Robinson Crusoe, Dick Whittington and Jack and the Beanstalk. She also starred as Cinderella in a 1986 Christmas Day TV production. “You don’t want to be entertaining other people’s children if you can’t spend time with your own,” Cheryl reflects.

For Cheryl it was important and necessary that she was able to juggle her family commitments alongside work. “As Bucks Fizz had had its heyday that income had gone so I had to do something else. I did TV presenting from 1994 for about 10 years – it was family friendly. TV was like a proper job. Sometimes I would take the children with me or I would

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as an office administrator. “I have a mortgage, council tax and huge electricity bills so I phoned a friend who owns a business and he employed me,” she recalls. However, as luck would have it her fortunes were to change again when she was invited to audition for Dancing on Ice in 2017, and she has not looked back since.

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after years in the industry, Cheryl has invested in a pension and property.

“My first house cost £28,000 and I kept moving up the ladder to the one I’ve got now,” says Cheryl of her beautiful family home. From humble beginnings to a star which continues to shine, this hard-working devoted mother is a classic story of girl done good. l To see The Fizz live visit www.thefizzofficial.com

Family is the reason why I stopped doing pantomime have a nanny. I would leave at 4.30am, arrive at the studio and finish the show at 12 to be back home for 1pm having done my day’s work. Steve had bathed the children and fed them and we were able to spend quality time together as a family.”

Cheryl presented 11 series of Record Breakers on the BBC and a host of other shows including Really Useful Show, Children in Need, Telethon Live and Thank You for the Music Eurovision Special. She’s also been a guest presenter on BBC Radio 2.

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ADVENTURE

Taking on what seems to be a colossal challenge, Mike Scholes and Deborah Day are planning a record breaking Atlantic balloon flight in aid of Blind Veterans UK. Ruth Lawrence paid this inspirational couple a visit to find out more

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f you’ve crossed the Atlantic, chances are you’ve taken off, eaten lunch and had a snooze in the air before landing a few hours later, ready to face the day ahead.

Imagine then, taking up to ten days, piloting your own craft, being open to the elements 24/7 and confined, with another person in a basket with smaller dimensions than a double bed. This will be the challenge facing Deborah Day and Mike Scholes from Lindfield, when they attempt their world record breaking Atlantic balloon crossing while promoting Blind Veterans UK this summer.

Mike lost 85% of his sight in 2007 due to a rare genetic condition; before this he was a pilot in the Royal Navy and flew gliders before taking up ballooning. He gained his ballooning Commercial Pilots Licence in 1993 and nine years later won the Great British Long Jump (GBLJ) by flying from

Caernarfon to Wattisham, a distance of 231 miles. He was running a successful hot air balloon business when his sight began to fail but a year later ran his first marathon, determined not to diminish his love of adventure and challenge.

In 2006 he piloted a balloon up to 32,000 feet using a builders bag instead of a basket to save weight, joining just six other pilots who have flown over 31,000 feet and the same year set five records for British hot air balloon duration flights. He was awarded the Royal Aero Club Bronze Medal by HRH Duke of York a year later and again won the GBLJ record using a home built basket. Not one to take things easy, Mike trekked across the Arctic to the geographic North Pole in 2010 to raise funds for Blind Veterans UK, who provide blind and partially sighted ex-service men and women with rehabilitation, emotional support, training and practical advice.

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Mike’s partner, Deborah Day is equally committed to adventure; she was an elite marathon runner and successful triathlete, competing in 29 races and then gained her pilot’s licence in 2013.

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Mike lost 85% of his sight due to a rare genetic condition; before this he was a pilot in the Royal Navy and flew gliders before taking up ballooning

after won the Addams Sparks Trophy for balloon pilot of the year. She won the GBLJ that year with a distance of 212 miles and in 2016, her GBLJ entry took her along the south coast from Eastbourne to near Crediton in Devon in an ambitious flight that took her south of Brighton and over Selsey Bill. She gained her Commercial Pilot Licence in 2017 and the same year won the GBLJ flying from Selkirk, Scotland to Woburn in Bedfordshire, a distance of 264 miles.

Deborah and Mike’s long history of endurance training and achievement on ground and air will stand them in good stead for the ambitious challenge they face this summer. They will have to train for gas ballooning, distance running, swimming, altitude and low temperature acclimatisation and ocean survival, where they will acclimatise against cold water shock in case they have to land in the sea. Although their basket will have a cover to keep them dry, temperatures could plummet at night so they are going to test sleeping in the basket in the Alps for three days to acclimatise themselves to cold.

Strangely, one of the most challenging aspects of the flight will be to remain still in such a confined space for such a length of time; with an approximate average speed of 30 knots per hour, the flight could take anything up to ten days depending on wind speed.

The balloon is a Roziere, which will be filled with 85% helium and 15% warm air; it can take a couple of hours to fully inflate to its 85ft height.

Depending on weather, the couple will fly at altitudes between 500 and 16,000 feet. Although they won’t be utilising the jet stream during their flight, it does drag a lower air stream underneath and it’s a steady westerly that they will need to take them across the Atlantic. They are intending to take off from Quebec City in Canada and if the wind direction is favourable, they may head to Eastern Europe but they don’t know where they’ll land.

Ballooning is entirely dependent on the wind direction; the only control is over altitude and this is what makes it such an interesting way to fly. With no light pollution over the Atlantic, the night skies should make an extraordinary spectacle, with shooting stars aplenty; Debbie will be using a drone and lightweight adventure camera to capture footage of the flight as they travel. Mike and Deborah will be attempting several records during the flight; the ladies pilot duration record will be broken after 75 hours and Deborah aims to capture the ladies distance record as well. She will be the first lady to captain such a flight and Mike will be the first registered blind person to crew on a flight like this. If they reach an altitude of 23,000 feet,

they will also achieve the altitude record for that size of balloon.

There is little chance of carrying out trials for this flight; the helium alone will cost £18,000 and they have to ship or air freight the balloon over to Canada for the launch. They are seeking sponsors for this and future flights, all to help Blind Veterans UK and businesses will benefit from a huge amount of publicity from the flight and opportunities including signed individual photos from Mike and Deborah. People will be able to track the couple’s progress on the website they will be setting up and presently all

Ballooning is entirely dependent on the wind direction; the only control is over altitude and this is what makes it such an interesting way to fly info is on their Facebook page and via Twitter. Because they don’t know where they’ll be landing, they are dependent on people to retrieve them and the balloon on the ground and already have friends in Ireland and the UK to help if they land there or on the mainland.

Mike and Deborah will be taking six 80L tanks of helium and the equivalent weight in sandbags so they can jettison environmentally friendly sand when each tank empties instead of the polluting tanks. They will drop nothing that isn’t biodegradable and solar panels will be used to power and charge equipment. From sunrise to mid afternoon the solar effect will be enough to keep the helium at the right temperature and they aim to travel mainly around 3 to 5,000ft altitude.

During the flight, Deborah will aim to sleep after sunrise when Mike will take over, monitoring the flight with a specially designed talking computer.

Although they will be sleeping in turn

on a lightweight aluminium bunk, the 6x4ft willow basket will be cramped when accommodating not only them but rations, clothing and water for the trip.

Add to that a life raft, distress beacons and flares and there will be little room to move once they are in the air.

It’s rare to meet a couple who have achieved so much as individuals before joining forces to take on such an immense challenge and meeting them was a humbling experience. Both possess an unquenchable passion for challenge and they make an unbeatable team both on the ground and in the air. l Gofundme/transatlantic-balloon-challenge @BalloonthePond on Twitter www.blindveterans.org.uk

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EDUCATION

ALL FIRED UP Learning all about a day in the life of a Sussex firefighter, Sasha Kanal speaks to new recruit Jonny Cusden

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onny Cusden joined West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service in September of 2016 and is the latest recruit at the area headquarters in Burgess Hill.

Leaving behind a job in construction to pursue this new career path, he underwent a 5-month recruitment process and some tough competition to become a Wholetime Community Firefighter for West Sussex.

“I was made redundant and a friend of mine suggested the Fire Service. I’d always been intrigued by this element of the emergency services, so when I heard that they were recruiting for the first time in 8 years, I jumped at the chance to give it a go,” explains Jonny.

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obtaining placements. It’s clear that the recruitment process is stringent because the job itself is so safety critical, therefore it’s imperative that the right people be chosen for the role.

Amongst other things Jonny underwent a written exam with maths, a fitness

When I heard they were recruiting I jumped at the chance to give it a go and dexterity test, an equipment carry test, a ladder climb, a swimming trial, as well as a role-play related exam to ascertain his suitability for the job. “On passing all these, I then had a panel interview and gave a presentation on a civic related topic to senior officers,”

he says. “In fact, there’s specific outline of PQAs (Personal Quality Attributes) needed to become a firefighter listed on www.fireservice.co.uk,” Jonny explains.

“From a commitment to diversity and integrity, to confidence, resilience and effective communication skills, these attributes are all in place to make sure people come into this service for the right reasons.”

After this part of the recruitment process, Jonny then attended a 14 weeklong residential course and finally a consolidation of all this in a real fire situation at Moreton-in-Marsh, the Fire Service College in Gloucestershire.

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And what would be his advice to Jonny Cusden “The good any young person wanting to join the news is fire calls Fire and Rescue Service? are down,” smiles “You have to be willing to learn as Jonny. “We are proud well as understand the importance of Their daily work is made to fit hierarchy, rank and respect within a unit of the Fire Service’s around emergency callouts prevention work and – this is here for a reason because of the education in this area. nature of our job. It’s not a vocation you New build housing can be half-hearted about because you tends to have good will be in some stressful and potentially electrics and consists of materials with traumatic situations. Luckily, we have access to a trauma better fire retardant qualities. Plus the aftercare team who can help us deal properly with anything introduction of centralised alarm systems upsetting we have witnessed,” he says. seem to play a part in this reduction.”

“I absolutely love my job and can’t imagine another Road traffic collisions are a large part career, “ he continues. “There are so many amazing of the Fire and Rescue service’s callouts opportunities in the Fire Service and we’d welcome any and in line with their community work, young people who have questions about a career in it to come firefighters often go into sixth forms to talk down and talk to us.” l Visit www.westsussex.gov.uk and follow the links to West Sussex Fire & about safe driving on the roads.

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EDUCATION

A recent meeting with retired teacher Bob Chambers saw Sasha Kanal transported back to her school days where they discussed life, the universe and all things physics

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here’s no one more enthusiastic about science and the teaching of it than retired teacher Bob Chambers. And I should know. I in fact had the pleasure of being taught by this kindly, patient, knowledgeable man as a student in the late 80s. Back then, Bob’s passion for the subject and aim to make it fun for all his pupils shone through. It seems then that not much has changed, when I meet him to discuss his thoughts on physics and education in today’s world. Although officially retired in 2001, Bob has since tutored GCSE pupils in maths and physics to great success. “The best thing to witness as a teacher is when the penny drops for a student and they finally understand a concept they may have been struggling with.

It’s the most wonderful feeling in the world for me and for them hopefully!” he smiles.

Originally from the Midlands, Bob’s career started in the RAF as a radar fitter while doing National Service. After the RAF, Bob became a computer programmer and then systems analyst and moved to Sussex with his wife and two sons. It was then that he decided to study for a degree in Physics and Astronomy at Sussex University followed by a PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate in Education), so he could go on and teach it.

Why physics? I ask Bob. “I wanted

to study something that existed naturally and wasn’t ‘man-made’ so to speak. Physics has existed since the universe’s creation and its application is a firm part of our lives on this planet,” says Bob. In fact Bob places great emphasis on relaying the importance of physics in everyday life to his pupils. “I always try to fire them up about the kind of jobs and careers they can do if they study physics.

This puts the subject in context for them. It’s a simple premise but one that’s sometimes overlooked when teaching.”

The best thing to witness as a teacher is when the penny drops for a student The teaching of physics has changed a lot since the 1980s and Bob himself witnessed the shifts across the decades. “When I first taught, it was all about learning a law such as Newton’s Law and then experimentation to prove it. You built your knowledge on a Law of Physics and then used it. In the 90s this changed to more project-based teaching, where both social and scientific aspects of a topic such as ‘energy’ were examined.”

And how to make a subject like Physics fun for young people today?

“The Royal Institution in London hosts fantastic, hands-on lectures for children aged 11-18 and the way they’re presented is just brilliant,” says Bob. “They are funny, practical and involving - the best way to teach science really.”

“Not forgetting the wonderful physicists such as Einstein we can tell today’s kids about,” he continues.

“Albert Einstein turned the world of science on its head and had such a colossal impact on physics – we can inspire children today with great thinkers and mavericks such as him.”

And for a moment I’m transported back to a lesson in the science lab at my old school and want to learn those Laws again. Thank you Mr Chambers. l March 2019 | SUSSEX LIVING 23

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an you guess what connects the following sports stars: HRH The Princess Royal, Olympic gold medallist Sally Gunnell, England and British Lions rugby internationals Joe Marler and Rob Andrew, Rugby World Cup winner Andy Gomarsall and England 7s captain Ollie Phillips? They, amongst others, have all opened projects in Sussex special needs schools supported by Sussex Wooden Spoon.

The Sussex Wooden Spoon charity is part of the national Wooden Spoon organisation, a charity founded on the values of rugby by England rugby supporters from Hampshire after England came bottom (hence the wooden spoon), in the then Five Nations tournament.

Over the past decade, Sussex Wooden Spoon has raised over £400,000 in support of projects in Sussex with every penny raised in Sussex being spent in Sussex. Most support is in special needs schools, through providing improved facilities – sensory rooms and gardens, adapted playgrounds, pools, even a dinghy, a workshop, a small animal area, improved

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disabled access – for children through the central spine and young people with of Sussex, including the learning difficulties and Ferring Country Centre disabilities living across in Worthing, Woodlands Sussex.

Meed School The in Burgess Hill projects and Manor Most support is in range from Green School special needs schools, in Crawley.

St Anthony’s through providing School in They’re just Chichester some of the improved facilities in the west to twenty-two the Fellowship of St Nicholas projects that Sussex Wooden in Hastings in the east; in Spoon has supported. To the south, from St John’s mark its tenth anniversary, School in Seaford and the in October 2016 Sussex Whoopsadaisy Centre and Wooden Spoon celebrated Sussex Sailability in Brighton with a three-day cycle ride & Hove; northwards connecting all the projects

supported since 2006 and the riders involved were moved by the progress they saw.

Funds for the projects are raised through a variety of ways such as: rugby club raffles; collections and tournaments; runners competing in the Brighton half and full marathons; an annual golf day; greyhound and horse racing evenings; annual lunches at the Sussex County Cricket ground and on Brighton Pier. Sussex Spoon also benefits from special one-off events such as the lunches held before the Brighton Rugby World Cup games and also sharing with the Pancreatic Cancer Trust the £14k raised from the challenging 800kms Camino Walk undertaken

by Spoon member Richard Tibbott and friends, including Brendan Foster.

If you are looking for further information about receiving support for your organisation, or how you can assist with fundraising for Wooden Spoon, please visit woodenspoon.org.uk.

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Consult your lease, rental agreement or property deeds. If in doubt, seek advice from the property management company or a solicitor. If your plans are modest; for instance, a few pots and simple garden furniture, then weight loading is unlikely to be an issue. More ambitious schemes may require advice from a structural engineer, (never, ever underestimate the weight of soil!)

Next, think about barrier/screening plants.

Balconies can be windy places. Faced with a tall, impenetrable barrier, even the lightest breeze will create turbulence as it seeks an escape Violas, impatiens, route around a building. A nicotiana and windbreak made from living many spring bulbs plants or trellis panels will filter the air and reduce wind enjoy light shade speed. Windbreak plants can be grown in individual pots, but, if possible, construct a wooden trough to the length required and make it approximately 30 x 30 cms in width and height.

This will give a good depth of soil for plants to thrive. A trellis or woven wicker panel screwed to the back of the trough is an excellent idea as it will serve as a windbreak and privacy screen. Yew and box are classic evergreen hedging

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plants that, once established, require minimal care. An annual trim and feed will keep them happy. In open ground, hornbeam and hawthorn make large hedging plants. However, container planting will restrict their vigour, allowing them to be kept to a manageable size. Small, young plants establish faster than mature specimens – and they’re cheaper too!

If the area is really breezy, protect plants with windbreak netting for the first year.

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Climbing summer annuals such as rhodochiton, cobaea and ipomoea will quickly cover a wall, giving an exotic feel.

Bulbs and bedding plants give blasts of colour for little effort.

Summer bedding plants mostly prefer a sunny outlook, but violas, impatiens, nicotiana and many spring bulbs enjoy light shade. Experiment to see what works in your space and don’t be disheartened by the occasional disaster.

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The village has Anglo-Saxon origins which followed the withdrawal of the Romans from England in AD 410; the name ‘hurst’ is an AngloSaxon word for a wooded hill.

Centuries later, the Domesday Book records Hurstpierpoint in two parts,

Hurst and Wickham, being given by the King William to his ally William de Warenne. The manor of Hurst was given to Robert de Pierpoint who added his family name to that of the manor with the village at its centre. During Tudor times, an increase in prosperity and population led the wealthier yeomen to rebuild their houses with better quality timber framing, some of these buildings still survive in the village today.

The name ‘hurst’ is an AngloSaxon word for a wooded hill Once the 18th century came along, land ownership was concentrated in the hands of a few wealthy local families but greater mechanisation and livestock improvement had a beneficial effect on the income of tenant farmers who helped supply food for the growing capital. The wool and cloth industries were important parts of the local economy; sheep were reared on

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Tanning was another significant local industry where sheep, goat and cattle skins were tanned in a mixture of oak bark and water at tanneries on the edge of the village, due to the unpleasant smell. The leather produced was used by local crafts and trades people including saddlers, collar makers, cordwainers and shoemakers. By the time the village was expanding in the 19th century, brick making yards sprang up using Weald clay that could

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When transport was by packhorse, wagon or horse, the village supported two blacksmiths and five wheelwrights and there were horse keepers who hired horses, coachmen to the gentry and numerous stable lads and grooms. After the opening of the London to Brighton railway in 1841, a horse drawn omnibus travelled back and forth between the

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visible. The church is home to eight bells, the oldest of which dates from 1775 and the Bell Ringers of Holy Trinity are a small band of ringers who practice on a Thursday evening in the belfry. A group of ten hand bell ringers perform tune ringing in another group and they have a wide repertoire of music hall, folk and popular classical tunes which they perform for local groups and charities using the church’s set of 25 hand bells cast by the Whitechapel Foundry.

Another ancient part of Hurstpierpoint’s history is the St Lawrence Fair church was demolished. The interior has a grandeur that exceeds its outer proportions; it was made to seat a thousand people, which at that time would have been half the population of the village. Numerous stained glass windows lend the interior dazzling colours and smaller arched windows dot the upper walls.

Queen Victoria’s clockmaker of the firm Clockmaker to the Crown, Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy, made the clock which was raised higher than Barry’s original plan to make it more

Another ancient part of Hurstpierpoint’s history is still going strong today with the St Lawrence Fair, held since the 14th century; granted a charter by King Edward II, the fair celebrates St Lawrence, the patron saint of the village. Apart from the years during WWI and WWII, the fair has reputedly run every year and now runs over several days with a carnival procession, a fun run, an original vintage funfair and lots of competitions and events for local children.

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The variety of retailers is impressive; from clothing, jewellers, and hairdressers to homeware, gift shops, beauty salons and eateries, such as the everpopular Bay Tree Cafe, serving the best Sussex has to offer. Another big hit with customers is the thriving weekly market which runs every Thursday to Saturday. “Our market continues to go from strength to strength,” Nicola tells me. “We’ve got two new street food stalls, Italian and Thai which are really popular and complement our other regulars selling cakes, bread, jewellery and rare plants, but the backbone of the market is Quality Fruits.”

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Nicola is passionate about bringing the community together and making the Orchards a social hub where people can meet up and make new friends and has developed a full calendar of exciting events for 2019. “There is no charge for any of our events and our aim is to get people socialising and enjoy being part of the community,” she says.

The calendar kicks off with a Mother’s Day Workshop on Saturday 30th March. Last year over 100 children came to the event and made or decorated a gift to give to their mums on Mother’s Day. A similar event is planned for Saturday 13th April, with

an Easter Workshop where children can enjoy festive crafting, before the big Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday 20th April. Always a popular event, the Easter eggs are hidden in retailers’ windows and the children have to see how many they can spot.

The Orchards also has a strong commitment to good causes and is a proud sponsor of Haywards Heath Rugby Club Minis, and is proud to support health and well-being in the community at large. What’s more, over the past five years the Orchards has raised over £20,000 for the Great Ormand Street Hospital charity. “We love raising money for good causes and from this year we’ve decided to change our charity on an annual basis. As 2019 is the centenary of Save the Children, we’ve chosen to hold

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a fundraiser as part of the centre’s Transforming Tomorrow campaign,” says Nicola. This exciting event will take place on Saturday 18th May with live entertainment on the green, pony rides, a disco dome, workshops, Spanish dancing and a Zumba-thon.

The warmer summer months are a great opportunity to enjoy some local outdoor activities and this year the Orchards has a great range of events on offer. From 4-9pm on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd June the centre is hosting the Power of Music weekend, featuring professional artists performing a vast array of music. Or for a more family-orientated day out, put Saturday 13th July in your diary for the annual Strictly Fun day, with an assault course and arcade games. Another date to add is 3rd August when Adur Concert Band will be performing.

Another new and charitable event the Orchards are proud to be hosting this year is the Music Against Cancer celebration. Professional local singer Tania Rodd asked the centre to be the southeast venue for this national event which will include professional bands from all over the country coming along to sing. Music Against Cancer is on Sunday 18th August and all money raised on the day will be donated to St Peter & St James Hospice in Chailey.

Orchard’s Beach Week marks its fifth year in 2019 and runs from Thursday

22nd to Saturday 24th August featuring large sandpits, Marco the Magician, Punch and Judy show, plate-spinning, magic tricks, large inflatable and a fun photo booth. “Marco is phenomenal,” laughs Nicola. “We couldn’t do it

We run more community events than any other known shopping centre in the country and they are all free of charge

without him. He makes it such great fun for everyone.”

The last event in the calendar is the Orchards Christmas Festival on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th November. It is a two day spectacular with back to back entertainment and the big Christmas lights switch on at 5pm. And if all of that wasn’t enough, Nicola has arranged some Spanish dancing from the local Spanish dance company, Alegria. The dancers will be flamenco dancing as well as showcasing Flamenco Fitness and everyone is welcome to join in the fun and bring a touch of Spanish passion into their lives. Alegria will be in the Orchards from 11am to 1pm on Saturday 27th April, 15th June and 14th September.

“I wanted to bring in something a little bit different,” says Nicola, “to put a smile on people’s faces.”

With the Orchards Centre Management team at the helm, and a new app in the pipeline, designed to highlight the best of the retailers offers, promotions and community events, the future is looking bright for the Orchards. l The Orchards Shopping Centre 10 St Wilfrid’s Way, Haywards Heath RH16 3QH 01444 410620 nicola.bird@midsussex.gov.uk www.theorchardsshopping.com

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MOTHER’S DAY

MOTHER & BABY

Celebrating Mother’s Day this March, Sara Whatley looks back on the first two years of her mothering experience

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here is a spindly old tree outside our house.

I didn’t think much of it until March came around the first year we lived there and it burst into delicate soft pink blossoms, and as I sat and fed our four-week-old baby and gazed out the window at this beautiful sight it lifted my spirits and made my day a bit brighter.

Because it’s not always easy being a new mother.

It’s true what they say, nothing quite prepares you for motherhood, until you are plunged in at the deep end and then by Jove you get the hang of it quickly! The new baby phase feels a long way away from me now though, as my daughter has just turned two. It’s amazing how quickly one forgets the long hours of feeding, winding, rocking, sleeping and endless

nappy changing; now it’s all about playing, tea parties, diggers, running, stories and singing.

It’s also true that it goes by in an absolute flash. From the tiny helpless being wrapped in my arms, staring wide eyed at the world around her, our little girl can now feed herself, play happily on her own, tell us what she needs and ask, “What’s that?” about everything she comes across. She is an independent being learning her sense of self and finding her feet – both physically and figuratively.

There is a little part of me that misses that new baby bubble all parents float around in for the first few months, but seeing our daughter confidently and joyfully explore the world around her is an absolute pleasure to behold and I wouldn’t change it for anything. l

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FOOD & DRINK

PERSIAN

Jewelled Rice

Dramatic in its brilliant colours from saffron, barberries and pistachios, this elegant Persian jewelled rice can be served as a main course with a simple roast chicken, or served as a side dish.

Barberries, once used in cooking in medieval England, are available from Iranian food shops, where they are sold dried and known as zereshk. They have a very tart flavour and need de-stemming and rinsing before using. This dish can also be served cold SERVES

10

INGREDIENTS 75g (10oz) basmati rice 18 -20 saffron threads 1 tblsp boiling water 1 rounded tsp cardamom pods 1 rounded tsp coriander seeds 40mls (1 1/2 floz) olive oil 25g (1oz) barberries 50g (2oz) dried cranberries 100g (4oz) raisins 50g (2oz) pistachio nuts, peeled Salt & freshly ground black pepper

METHOD Wash the rice in several changes of cold water and drain well. Mix the saffron with the boiling water and leave to stand for 10 minutes.

1

Add the rice to a large pan of salted 2 boiling water with the cardamom and coriander. Bring it back to the boil

and boil for 8-10 minutes, when the rice should be soft on the outside but still firm in the centre. Drain in a colander.

Put the oil in a pan, add the 3 barberries, cranberries, raisins and pistachios over a medium heat and

saute for 1 minute to plump up the fruits. Stir in the rice along with the saffon liquid, season well and mix until piping hot. Serve.

Advance preparation: only if serving cold, make the jewelled rice up to 1 day before, cover and chill. Do not reheat cooked rice or freeze.

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Spring, summer, autumn, winter, they always find a place in my heart… and on my feet. You may have guessed, I am a big slipper fan.

As soon as I’m through the door I kick off the shoes, slip on the slippers and feel myself instantly relax. They are a hug for the feet, a signifier that you’re home and safe and of course, they help to prolong the vacuuming duties!

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Walking netball uses a regular netball court as well as the official seven aside netball positions. A player must never have both feet off the ground at once, meaning no running or jumping allowed! Once a player receives the ball, they can only take one or two steps with the ball in their hands before they pass to their teammate or shoot

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In the shoulder the four main tendons attaching to the head of the humerus (the arm bone) are collectively known as the rotator cuff. They are covered with a bursa which helps the tendons to glide beneath the overlying acromion bone.

This is why, in the shoulder, rotator cuff

The main symptom of shoulder tendonitis is pain, particularly when lifting the arm away from the side or when lying on it at night

tendonitis is also known as subacromial bursitis. As the pain is caused by ‘pinching’ of the inflamed bursa and tendon beneath the acromion it may also be called ‘impingement’. (Repeated episodes of tendonitis may lead to chronic damage and tendinosis or even tearing of the degenerate tendon.)

WHAT CAUSES TENDONITIS? Tendonitis typically occurs after an injury to the shoulder, such as a fall, or after a period of overuse such as taking

HOW DO I KNOW IF I HAVE TENDONITIS? The main symptom of shoulder tendonitis is pain, particularly when lifting the arm away from the side or when lying on it at night. Typically, you will have difficulty with activities such as putting on a jacket or removing a sweater. Some patients feel the pain when their arm is lifted a certain height and it reduces again when the arm is fully elevated. This is known as a ‘painful arc’.

HOW DO I TREAT TENDONITIS? Rest and activity modification are the first line of treatment. Avoid the activity which caused the pain and try to avoid those which trigger the pain, although this is not so easy when it’s your shoulder! Taking painkillers like paracetemol or ibuprofen also helps, as well as applying an ice pack or a bag of frozen peas to the affected area. Appropriate stretching and strengthening exercises will allow the inflammation to settle whilst maintaining the strength of the rotator cuff. Treatments such as physiotherapy or, occasionally, a steroid injection can be used to treat more persistent cases of tendonitis. Surgery is usually only recommended, after several months, if nothing else has worked.

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enjoyed it very much,” “loved working with the masks,” “amazing,” “such a harmonious and supportive way of performing.” These are just a few comments from actors involved in The Pericles Theatre Company, an innovative project which integrates learning disabled adults with professional actors, designers and musicians.

Founded in 1999, registered charity Pericles Theatre Company, offers performances – mostly family shows – that are a unique combination of drama, storytelling, masks and puppetry, woven with live musical accompaniment. Like a pop-up storybook, flat narrative rises magically into a three-dimensional performance, offering a dramascape for the whole family. The original stories, usually derived from fairy tales, are adapted for stage by the members of the group during the rehearsal process.

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gifts, adults with learning disabilities are fully involved in the production process from page to stage with wider groups of learning-disabled adults becoming important contributors to the production. Set, masks, puppets, props and costumes for the performances are made in the soft and hard craft workshops of Pericles Training and Therapy, which this year is proud and honoured to be selected as one of the best practice representatives within the social care field in The Parliamentary Review.

Focusing all the time on what we can, not on what we can’t, became our main strategy of work. We aim to take away the misconception about disability, supposedly meaning ‘less’ or ‘unable’. As a recognition of our work in 2015 Pericles Theatre Co. won the Best Family Show Award at a fringe show in Brighton (voted for by audience members).

Our current show is The Promise of Everlasting Youth. In the next quarter

of this year we will start touring with a brand new production, The Little Mermaid, directed by our award winning director Vasile Nedelcu.

Hans Christian Andersen makes two distant worlds collide in a story of love, suffering and sacrifice between a young prince and a mermaid princess.

Focusing on what we can, not on what we can’t, became our main strategy of work We would like to send a huge thank you to grant givers who have supported the current production, the Leyden House Fund and the Innes Fund at Sussex Community Foundation, Community Initiative Fund of West Sussex County Council, Soroptimist International of East Grinstead and the Garfield Weston Foundation for their generous grants and donations. These made it possible for the group to bring such magical drama and touch the hearts of many people, crew as well as audience members. Pericles Theatre Co. also received a lot of support from Mid Sussex Voluntary Action regarding fundraising for which we are also very grateful.

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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 Lucy’s childhood was one of extreme poverty in rural Illinois when she often went hungry and was ostracised because of it by the other children at school. She was cold, too, and used to stay on at school to do her homework just to be in the warm. Perhaps her parents were unaware that they were not bringing up their three children in a way that would let them function properly in the wider world, perhaps not, and there are suggestions of physical abuse. Lucy eventually goes to college, and doesn’t find it easy, although in the end she becomes a writer. She only sees her mother one more time, nine years later, after the time in the hospital. This is delicately written, in a series of both critical and sympathetic snapshots, and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON

by Elizabeth Strout (Penguin Random House) This is quite a short book. The narrator finds herself in hospital for several weeks after a minor operation goes wrong in some unspecified way. She has a husband and two children at home, about whom she worries, but one day she wakes to find her estranged mother sitting at the end of the bed. What follows is a tentative re-engagement.

Lucy’s childhood was one of extreme poverty in Illinois when she often went hungry

sixteenth century. The best ink used to be made from the galls on oak trees, it takes 40 litres of Canadian maple sap to produce 1 litre of maple syrup, and small chips of hazel wood were used to purify wine. The book is wellwritten, and beautifully presented with some delightful photographs taken by the author. Simon Wills is a history journalist and genealogist, and has appeared on the TV programme Who Do You Think You Are?

It was once believed that willow trees could uproot themselves and walk about at night

A HISTORY OF TREES

by Simon Wills (White Owl) Many years ago I illustrated a book on trees, so I have looked at this with a particularly critical eye. My verdict?

Superb! Twenty-eight different trees are listed, and the facts about them are unusual and intriguing. It was once believed that willow trees could uproot themselves and walk about at night, that rowan trees protected you from lightning, and that sleeping under a yew tree could make you so ill that you could even die. Monkey puzzle trees have been around since dinosaurs stalked the land, although they were only introduced here in 1795, and the sycamore is not a native either and arrived in the fifteenth or

THE TIDDLER STICKER ACTIVITY BOOK

by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler (Alison Green Books) This is aimed at 3 – 7 year olds (although some sections will need the help of someone older). It’s based on the Tiddler book, by the author of The Gruffalo. Tiddler is the smallest fish in the shoal, who is always late for everything. But despite being little, he has a big imagination and an awful lot of cheek, and he comes up with the most outrageous excuses for his tardiness. Tiddler manages to be original with extraordinary regularity, until something dramatic really does happen… What I love about the pictures is the way each animal has a different expression.

A good buy for a rainy day or a car journey and would make an excellent companion piece for the original book.

I’ve never reviewed a sticker book before, but this is great fun with lots of different activities. There’s colouring in, dot-joining to make a picture, copying a drawing from a grid, a wordsearch, odd ones out and other games. The stickers themselves are charming and used to provide answers to some of the puzzles. The solutions to all the sections are at the back; a good buy for a rainy day or a car journey, and would make an excellent companion piece for the original book.

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PUZZLE PAGE SUDOKU

A simple process of logic is all that it takes to solve each puzzle in this game. Put the numbers 1 to 9 in each vertical column and each horizontal line. Each number must appear only once in each column and line and in each of the 3x3 boxes in the grid.

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LOCAL WALK just love muddy fields, when I have my boots on,” said a beaming Jago. Walk diagonally across the field for almost 200m and a steel kissing gate will appear on the right.

Once through it and beyond a 10x4 concrete plinth, the path swings left, over the field, towards the distant barn. Across the field, steps lead down to the solitary stile on this walk. The path joins the track and hard standing emerges underfoot once again. The track leads downhill to a bridge crossing Scrase Stream, then uphill, emerging as Horsgate Lane when making the junction with Broad Street.

Turn left and follow the course of the old A272 to the roundabout

CUCKFIELD

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After 165 editions of Sussex Living walks, we realised we had never set foot in Cuckfield. So, Robert Veitch and his nephews Jago and Joe, were dispatched to indulge their wanderlust with a lap of the village

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onditions along the route of this walk vary from pavement to squelchy mud so wear stout suitable footwear.

From the car park, head east, along the pavement, towards Whiteman’s Green, passing the impressive row of trees along the way. Cross the road at the mini-roundabout and saunter

The residential evolves into the arboreal, the urban becomes the rural along the footpath between parallel lines of panel fencing. The tarmac path passes through a pair of wooden gates and across the entrance of Buttinghill Drive, continuing to the junction with Ardingly Road.

Beyond the zebra crossing wander down the track that slips away from Longacre Crescent at a tangent. After 50m, bear right, through the kissing gate. There were ponies in the field when we visited, but it was the mud that caught both lad’s attention, “I

where it becomes the current A272.

Keep walking in the same general southeasterly direction for another 200m. Look across the road and beside a postbox is the entrance to Copyhold Lane. Cross the road safely and enter the environs of Copyhold Lane.

“There are some very nice houses along here,” noted Joe. Over the next half a mile or so the residential evolves into the arboreal, the urban becomes the rural.

The general straightness of Copyhold Lane ends as it curves sharp left. The path heads straight on, into the trees, by a 3-way fingerpost, following the route of a bridleway.

Between picturesque banks, the trees towered above us as our boots kicked up the leaf mould below. The path makes its way downhill, bordered by a post and rail fence on the right, to a bridge over a tributary of the River Adur.

Across the bridge, turn sharp right and follow the path across another, narrower bridge. The route edges up the slope to a field. It hugs the right hand field boundary all the way to a finger post in the distance.

Pass through the gap by the redundant stile and follow the track.

It passes over a bridge constructed of railway sleepers, under a eucalyptus tree, beyond a solitary cottage, then downhill to the stream. There’s a safe, natural bounce in the timbers

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when crossing the bridge, both Joe and Jago commenting, “It’s wobbling.” Walk up the slope on the other side, then into the field, and aim for the mobile phone mast that’s poorly disguised as a tall and skinny silver spruce. Through a solitary kissing gate, beyond the sewage works and a pair of kissing gates is the A272. Take care crossing this busy road, the traffic flashes by like qualifiers at the British Grand Prix.

Follow the track for one-third of a mile, as far as the T-junction. To the right is a kissing gate, the entrance to the graveyard of Holy Trinity Church. “There’s so many people in here,” observed Jago, “so many different styles of gravestones,” noticed Joe. Walk though the graveyard, passing to the left of the church. Then turn right and aim for the lychgate, leading to Church Street, and then Cuckfield High Street, flanked on either side by block paving.

If you think you’ve earned refreshments, you’ll find it here in this quaint, quintessentially English village. Refreshed or otherwise, wander uphill, past four mini-roundabouts, turning left at the fifth, ambling back to the car park.

“A good walk, a good way to spend a couple of hours, blowing away the cobwebs,” was Jago and Joe’s summing up. Let us know yours… 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

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DATES Throughout March

Haywards Heath: Cuckfield’s Noisy Neighbour

Cuckfield Museum, Queen’s Hall, Cuckfield RH17 5EL This continues through April and May. How the coming of the railway in 1841 transformed a deserted heath into a thriving market town. Free but donations welcome. www.cuckfieldmuseum.org Friday 01, 08, 15, 22 & 29 March, 19:45-21:45 unless stated

Mid Sussex Amateur Radio Society

Cyprus Hall, Millfield Suite, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8DX This month – Radio Night, Natter Night and Table Top Sale. Stella Rogers, 07803 086838 www.msars.org.uk Friday 01 March, 20:00-21:30

Friends of East Grinstead Museum Speaker Night

East Grinstead Museum, Cantelupe Road RH19 3BJ Melanie Gibson-Barton will talk on Murder Mystery and Mayhem, the Belgian Royal Family. Free to Friends, Visitors £3. Judy Wojtowicz 01342 714636.

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Email info@sussexliving.com and ask for a Diary Dates form.

Visit our Diary Dates page on www.sussexliving.com Saturday 02 March, 10:00-15:00

Monday 04, 11, 18 & 25 March, 08:00-17:00

Forest Row Market

Hartfield Road, Forest Road, Forest Row RH18 5DZ Fine Foods and Crafts Market.

Contact: Sue Young (Market Manager) 01342 778062, market@forestrow.gov.uk, www.forestrow.gov.uk Saturday 02, 09, 16, 23 & 30 March, 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 02 March, 18:30-23:00

Brighton Medieval Banquet – Hosted by Mayo Wynne Baxter

The Grand Brighton, 97-99 King's Road, Brighton BN1 2FW MWB’s taking a medieval approach to fundraising for their charity Sussex Cancer Fund. This themed dining experience is truly unique!

Jason Edge 01273 477071. Tickets available at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ brighton-medieval-banquet-2019tickets-46290056806

General Antiques & Collectables Auction

Gorringes, 15 North Street, Lewes, East Sussex NB7 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 04, 11, 18 & 25 March, 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 05 March, 10:30

Mid Sussex Ramblers Wivelsfield Wander

Car Park Church Lane, Old Wivelsfield RH17 7RD TQ313159. Local paths and woods.

5mi/8km Moderate. Contact: William 01444 831098 or 07801 711401 on the day.

Tuesday 05, 12, 19, 26 March, 14:30-15:30

One to One IT help for Over 60s

Sixth Form Library, Hurstpierpoint College, College Lane, Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks BN6 9JS Free drop-in computer tuition for over 60s with the Hurstpierpoint College students. Transport from Trinity Road car park 2.15pm. Nicola, 01444 242760, nicola5@msopc.org.uk, www.msopc.org.uk Tuesday 05 March, 19:00-22:00

Millennium Garden Trust AGM

Club Suite, Village Hall, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9UY After a short meeting there will be a talk by Amanda Miller, whose subject will be ‘Busy Bees’. Members and visitors welcome.

Tuesday 05 March, 19:00

Worlds End Association AGM and Talk

Manor Field School, 160 Junction Road, Burgess Hill RH15 0PZ Talk by Geoff Hutchinson on William Pitt and the Martello Towers of Sussex and cheese and wine social. Free. www.worlds-end-association.com Tuesday 05 March, 19:30-21:00

Worthing Antique, Arts and Collectors’ Club

Worthing Lecture Theatre (below main library)

WHAT’S ON AT THE CAPITOL DAME PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE & PIERS LANE: ADMISSION ONE SHILLING

Hear the extraordinary story of Myra Hess and her famous wartime National Gallery Concerts.

SATURDAY 6 APRIL 7.30PM

North Street, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 1RG www.thecapitolhorsham.com

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Richmond Road, Worthing BN11 1HD Our talk is by Juliet Sargeant, RHS gold medal winner. Talk: Is There Space for Gardens in our Art Galleries? All are welcome. Annual membership is £30 or £5 per talk. Andrew Pescott 07984 403890.

Tuesday 05 March, 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 06 March, 11:00-15:00

Bonhams Fine Art, Antiques and Jewellery Valuation Day Charleston House, West Firle, Lewes BN8 6LL Complimentary auction valuation. By appointment only.

Contact: 01273 220000.

Wednesday 06 March, 13:45 for 14:00-16:30

Burgess Hill Flower Club

Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8DX Flower Demonstration by Maggie Hayes entitled Moving On. Competition: Spring has Sprung.

Visitors £6.00, first visit free with Sussex Living magazine. Judith Alexander 01444 871886.

Wednesday 06 March, 14:00-16:00

Welcome to Mill View

Mill View Care Home, Sunnyside Close, Dunnings

Road, East Grinstead RH19 4QW Mill View is pleased to welcome dementia specialist Dr Nori Graham, who will be covering a number of topics to help you understand what it might be like to live with dementia, as well as offering some practical advice. To find out more or to book your free place: 01342 887803 or amy. batchelor@careuk.com Every Wednesday, March, 18:00-20:00

Free Mini Consultations for Hernia Repair

BMI The Esperance Hospital, Hartington Place, Eastbourne BN21 3BG Free mini consultations for hernia repair at BMI The Esperance Hospital Take the opportunity to talk to our expert. Free. To book call us on 0800 157 7762 or email info@bmihealthcare.co.uk Thursday 07 March, 14:30

The Buzz of Bees

Queens Hall, Cuckfield RH17 5EL Local bee keeper Otto Somodi talks about the joys and challenges of bee keeping in Mid Sussex. £5 and £3 for members. Phone Mike Nicholson on 01444 457448 to book a place or email events@cuckfieldmuseum.org Thursday 07 March, 19:30 for 20:00

Ditchling Film Society - Ice Mother

Ditchling Village Hall, Ditchling BN6 8TA Director: Bodan Slama, Czech 2017, 106 mins – No UK Cert. Free coffee,

Friday 08 March, 11:00-16:00

Organic Coffee and Raw Cake Taster Day

The Seasons, Medway House, Lower Road, Forest Row RH18 5HE We are very happy to be sampling two types of organic Fair Trade coffee, along with some exquisite raw vegan cakes made by us here at the Seasons Kitchen. Free. 01342 824 673. Social Media sites.

Friday 08 March, 20:00-21:30

Burgess Hill Heritage and History Association's 40th Anniversary Celebration Meeting Cyprus Hall, Burgess Hill RH15 8DX Browse our archives and displays on Emily Temple and Victoria Pleasure Gardens. We are also holding a fundraising auction. Members £1.50, Visitors £3.50. Fred Avery 01444 235088.

Sunday 10 March, 16:30-17:30

Family Service - All Age Worship Burgess Hill Methodist Church, London Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8QD Come and join us, as all ages to worship together. A free will offering will be taken during the service.

01444 236733.

Alternate Monday’s March, 09:00-13:00

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 Monday 11 March, 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). Music on Stamps ‘conducted’

by Graham Little. Contact: Jim Etherington 01273 471897 jespeth@hotmail.com Monday 11 March, 14:30

The Painted Churches of Romania

The Henfield Hall, Coopers Way, Henfield BN5 6DB John Osborne with a Classics degree, and thirty years teaching will enthuse us with his knowledge of the beauty of the decorated churches in Romania.

Guests welcome to attend at £5.00 per lecture.

Stephen Wyman 01273 494633.

Monday 11 March, 19:45

Hassocks Field Society

Adastra Hall, Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8QH Roman Sussex - a talk by David Rudling.

Members £1.50, Visitors £2.00. Contact: Beryl Varley 01273 832351.

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Sussex Chorus

CRAFT SHOW

Saturday 23rd March 2019 The King’s Church Burgess Hill 7.30pm

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The Creation Jack Thompson Conductor Kent Sinfonia Sophie Edwards Soprano Stephen Brown Tenor Jack Holton Bass John Walker Continuo Tickets: £15 and £5 (under 16s and students) From: Sussex Chorus 01444 412579, Carousel Music Burgess Hill Help Point, eventbrite.co.uk

sussexchorus.org registered charity no. 271678

tea and biscuits are available and wine can be purchased by the glass.

Guests and temporary members are welcome for £5 payable at the door.

in Horsham

Sat 6 - Sun 7 April 10.00am - 5.00pm

Batik Ceramics Enamelling Furniture Glass Jewellery Knitwear Leatherwork Metalwork Pewterwork Silversmithing Textiles Woodturning Woodwork Quilt Making Admission: £3 Adults Students and Chidren Free

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The Group for Unattached Men & Women Aged 50+

A pub in Burgess Hill A round of golf? Day at the races?

Country walk? Dinner? Theatre, 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 call one of the contact numbers.

Tuesday 12 March, 14:30

Lindfield Preservation Society

King Edward Hall, 24 High Street, Lindfield RH16 2HH The Commonwealth War Graves Commission was founded in 1917.

This illustrated talk by Ian Everest reflects on its origins and how it manages to inspire new generations to honour those who fell for their country. All welcome, entry free.

John Chapman 01444 484470.

Tuesday 12 March, 19:15-22:15

Charity Casino Night in Aid of St Peter & St James Hospice

St Wilfred’s Church Hall, Station Road, Burgess Hill RH15 9EN Tickets £20 (to include buffet supper).

20 chips to start. Prize for luckiest female and luckiest male (nonmonetary). Tickets: Geoff Atkins 01444 235516, 07969 344136.

Tuesday 12 March, 19:45

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Hurstpierpoint Horticultural Society

Club Suite, Village Hall, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9UY New Ideas for your Fruit and Vegetable Garden. An illustrated talk by Steve Millam from Brinsbury College on new methods of cultivation and some different crops to try. £1 Members, £2 Non-members. Kathy Green greenhpp@tiscali.co.uk Wednesday 13 & Wednesday 27 March, 14:00-16:00

Art Demo by Chris Forsey and Workshop

East Court, College Lane, East Grinstead RH19 3LT Bring your own artwork and be guided by an expert artist.

Non-members £3 per session.

Wendy Vick, wmv4585@gmail.com Wednesday 13 March, 18:45

Mid Sussex Health Care Patient Participation Group AGM and Talk United Reform Church, Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8AB AGM followed by talk by Dr Terry Lynch GP on Managing Our Local Health Needs. Contact: celia.lindsay@icloud.com

Wednesday 13 March, 19:45 for 20:00-22:00

Hassocks Horticultural Society Tulip Mania Adastra Hall, Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8QF Come along to hear about the infamous price wars of the tulips in

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Holland in the 17th century. Speaker, Leslie Chamberlain. All welcome.

Members £1.50,visitors £2.50.

Refreshments included.

Wednesday 13 March, 20:00-21:30

Balcombe History Society

Victory Hall, Stockcroft Road, Balcombe RH17 6HP Mike Webster - Geology of the Weald and important fossil finds of Cuckfield, Sussex and Surrey. £1 Members, £3 visitors - includes refreshments.

Julie Budgen 01444 811641, julie.budgen55@outlook.com Wednesday 13 March, 20:00

The Mid-Sussex Franco-British Society

Function Suite, Clair Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath RH16 3DN Simone Veil by Joyce Quin. All members and visitors are most welcome. 01444 452385.

Wednesday 13 March, 20:00

Lindfield Horticultural Society:

King Edward Hall, High Street, Lindfield RH16 2HH Native Orchids of Sussex, Surrey & Kent. Peter Lovett will talk about our native orchids which are exquisitely beautiful and extremely variable, growing in diverse habitats. £1 Members, £3 Visitors. All welcome.

01444 458509.

Thursday 14 March, 14:30

Mid Sussex Association

National Trust Talk

Clair Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath RH16 3DN The talk, Shepherds of the South Downs

by Ian Everest.

Thursday 14 March, 18:30-20:00

Cycling Without Age Hurst & Hassocks Pilot’s Social

26 Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8AN Proper Cycling & Coffee. A get together for pilots (volunteers who cycle our power-assist trishaw) and anyone who might like to learn more and get involved.

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Thursday 14 - Saturday 16 March, 19:45

Full Circle

The Henfield Hall, Coopers Way, Henfield BN5 9DB During preparations for a wedding there are many revelations. It is entertaining, funny and emotional and there is adult content! £10 and £8. Box Office: Stevens Estate Agents Henfield High Street 01273 492141 and www.henfieldtheatrecompany.com Friday 15 March, 10:00-12:00

The Visually-Impaired Reading Group

Haywards Heath Library, 34 Boltro Road, Haywards Heath RH16 1BN This group meets every third Friday.

Transport provided. If interested, please contact Dorothy Lazenby on 01444 450947.

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Feldenkrais For Your Future Weekend

Adastra Hall, Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8QH Join in for a weekend of Feldenkrais with Garet Newell – open to all. £180.00. Contact: 01273 844140, office@feldenkrais-itc.com, www.feldenkrais-itc.com Friday 15 March, 19:15-21:45

Music for Everyone

The Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8DX Organist/keyboard player Elizabeth Harrison. Entry £5 on door. Contact: Rosalie Birchmore 01444 241269.

Saturday 16 March, 10:00-13:00

Repair Café Forest Row

Community Centre, Hartfield Road, Forest Row RH18 5DZ If your jeans need patching, your bike is squeaking or your kettle won’t boil, bring it along and see if we can help. Free to enter. All repairs are free, but donations will be gratefully received towards ongoing costs of the service. www.facebook.com/ RepairCafeForestRow Saturday 16 March, 14:15

Hurstpierpoint Horticultural Society Spring Show

Club Suite, Village Hall, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9UY Daffodils, spring flowers, cookery, photography, children’s and pre-school playgroup sections. Tea and home-

made cake, raffle and auction at end of show. Exhibiting is free to all. For details pick up a schedule from Gibsons in Hurstpierpoint High Street. £1 entry.

Saturday 16 March, 19:30 & Sunday 17 March, 18:00

Steyning Drama Club

The Steyning Centre, Fletchers Croft, Steyning BN44 3XZ Mixed Doubles, a comedy based on a quiz night at the local tennis club where things don’t turn out quite as expected. Tickets £12.50 (includes supper), available online www.steyningdramaclub.co.uk and Steyning Book Shop.

Dazzling Daffodils

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Lancing College Lunchtime Concert

Recital Room, Music School, Lancing College BN15 ORW Lunchtime concerts offer a variety of musical delights from current pupils. Each concert lasts about half an hour and features five or six individual or group performances.

Box office 01273 452213.

Tuesday 19 March from 19:30pm-21:30pm

Come and Meet the WI

Sunday 17 March, 19:30

Wivelsfield Films

Wivelsfield Films, Off Eastern Road, Wivelsfield Green RH17 7QG Stan & Ollie (PG). Tickets £6 in advance from the Post Office and Village Stores or The Cock Inn, or online via the Facebook page. Homemade cakes, ice creams and drinks served before the film and during the interval.

Monday 18 March, 19:00-21:00

Worthing Rethink Mental Health Carers Group

Meadowfield Hospital, Swandean, Arundel Road, Worthing BN13 3EF Support group for friends and family carers of people who experience mental health difficulties. Mark Hughes 07763 082094 worthingmhcarers@gmail.com,

Cuckfield Bapitist Church, Polestub Lane, Cuckfield, RH17 5GP Come and meet Cuckfield WI and enjoy wine and cheese throughout the evening. Ask us questions, get to know us and meet our new 'youngest ever president' Hayley. Free.

Hayley Wicker-Bradbury Hayley.bradbury@yahoo.co.uk 07919 923650.

Tuesday 19 March, 19:45

Wolstonbury WI Monthly Meeting

Club Suite, Hurstpierpoint Village Centre, Trinity Road, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9UY The cheers and tears in my life as a celebrant by Mrs Claire Bradford.

Visitors welcomed. Jane Biggs 01273 834421.

Wednesday 20 to Sunday 24 March

Hever Road, Hever, Edenbridge TN8 7NG Free daily garden tours and floral displays. March 20-22, Talk by Johnny Walkers, March 23 and 24, Children’s craft workshop. Contact 01732 865224, hevercastle.co.uk/whatson Wednesday 20 March,14:30

St Symphorian’s You Group – Jack the Ripper

The Atkinson Room at St Symphorian’s Church Hall A friendship group sharing fresh knowledge, friends and experiences.

Theme – Who was Jack the Ripper

by John Eddleston. £3 per person includes refreshments. Jane Winter 01903 268109 theoffice@stsymphorians.co.uk Wednesday 20 March, 20:00-22:00

Royal Marines Association, Brighton & Hove District

Adur Bowling Club, Recreation Ground, Old Barn Way, Southwick BN42 4NT Socials – Battle of Trafalgar. Meeting and Social. Contact Secretary as alternates between two venues. £3 Branch Membership. Contact: Maureen Copelin Maureen.copelin@ntlworld.com 01273 236437.

Friday 22 March, 11:00-16:00

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Hassocks Village Market

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Saturday 23 March, 09.30-11:00

Jumble Sale

St. Barnabas Church Hall, Worth Road, Pound Hill, Crawley RH10 7DY Variety of items for sale, books, brica-brac, clothing, household items and toys. Refreshments available. In aid of refurbishment project. Adults 40p children free. All welcome. Parish Office 0300 1118150.

Hassocks United Reformed Church, 23, Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8AB Fairtrade groceries and chocolate.

Enjoy a cup of fairly traded coffee or tea. Activities for children. Order your Chocolate Meaningful Easter Eggs.

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Saturday 23 March, 10:00-14:00

Vintage and Antiques Fair – Lindfield Bonfire Society

The King Edward Hall, 24 High Street, Lindfield RH16 2HH A vintage and antiques fair including a café serving hot drinks, bacon rolls and homemade cakes to eat in or take away. £1 per person (LBS members, under 16’s and OAP ‘s free). Contact: Sarah 01444 487470.

Saturday 23 March, 19:30-21:45

Emily Sun, Violin and Jennifer Hughes, Piano Recital

The King’s Church, 33-35 Victoria Road, Burgess Hill RH15 9LR This is the choir’s first performance conducted by its new Director of Music, Jack Thompson. The soloists are Sophie Edwards (soprano), Stephen Brown (tenor) and Jack Holton (bass/baritone). Tickets, £15 or £5 for students and children under 16, from the Sussex Chorus Ticket Manager (01444 412579), Burgess Hill Help Point (01444 247726).

Sunday 24 March, 10:00-16:00

Hurst Hedgehog Haven

South Downs Nurseries, Brighton Rd, Hassocks BN6 9LY Ann from Hurst Hedgehog Haven will be at South Downs Nurseries giving advice on what we can do to help hedgehogs in our local area.

Sunday 24 March, 11:00-15:00

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St. Wilfrid’s Church, Haywards Heath, Church Road RH16 3QH This internationally known violinist, who has played at Buckingham Palace, will play works by Beethoven, Poulenc, Strauss and Frolov. £12 Members/£15 Non-members.

Under 18/Student £3.00/5.00.

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HHD U3A Groups Open Morning

Traidcraft Stall, Coffee Morning and Messy Church

Sussex Chorus Spring Concert – Haydn’s Creation

Luxury Wedding Show

Ashdown Park Hotel & Country Club, Wych Cross, Near Forest Row RH18 5JR Come and discuss your dream wedding flowers with Chez Fleur at this prestigious wedding fair – free entry on the day! Belinda Campopiano 07811 892644 belinda@chezfleur.co.uk, www.chezfleur.co.uk Sunday 24 March, 11:00-16:00

Ashdown Park Hotel & Country Club, Wych Cross, Near Forest Row RH18 5JR

Explore unique wedding suppliers within the stunning surroundings of our extraordinary converted chapel.

Pre-register online for free entry. £5.00 per person. 01342 824988 www.ashdownpark.com/luxurywedding-show-march-2019 Monday 25 March, 19:45

Hassocks Field Society

Adastra Hall, Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8QH The Greatest Treasure House in England: Petworth House. A talk by Frances Farrer-Brown.Members £1.50, Visitors £2.00. Beryl Varley 01273 832351.

Wednesday 27 March, 19:15 for 19:30

Mid Sussex Philatelic Society Burgess Hill Girls School, Keymer Road, Burgess Hill RH15 0EG Club competitions, Bourse and Q&A session. Contact: Jim Etherington 01273 471897 jespeth@hotmail.com Wednesday 27 March, 19:45-22:00

Shetland to Scilly – The Birds of the British Isles

Old Court House, East Court, College Lane East Grinstead RH19 3LT Ashley Grove’s passion for nature and the great outdoors was obvious.

Taking inspiration from his parents, he was soon pointing out species of birds to them in their garden. £4 members, £5 non-members.

Wednesday 27 March, 20:00-22:00

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Sussex Bonsai Group

Wivelsfield Village Hall, Eastern Road, Wivelsfield RH17 7QH This meeting is for Bonsai enthusiasts – beginners and experienced. A demonstration on all aspects will take place - given by Corin Tomlinson.

All welcome to attend. First visit free.

Contact: Ray Brunsden 01444 244267 ray.b@talktalk.net.

Thursday 28 March, 10:30-12:00

Mother’s Day Bouquet Workshop The Hayloft, Talbot Inn, Cuckfield RH17 5JX Come and make a fabulous gift wrapped hand tied bouquet for Mother’s Day. Give as a gift or come yourself! £50 or two places for £90.

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Marsden Hospital. Entry is free and refreshments will be available.

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Feldenkrais Three Day Course – Introduction to a Training

Ditchling Village Hall, Ditchling BN6 8TT Immerse yourself in a Three-Day Experience of The Feldenkrais Method. ÂŁ225.00. Feldenkrais ITC Ltd office@feldenkrais-itc.com www.feldenkrais-itc.com 01273 844140.

Friday 29, 19:30 & Saturday 30 March, 14:30 & 19:30

ACE Theatre Company Presents Miniskirts and Revelations

St Andrew’s Church, Junction Road, Burgess Hill RH15 0LG A fun afternoon for people living with dementia and their carers.

Singing, tea and cake. Organised

by Burgess Hill Rotary.

King Edward Hall, High Street, Lindfield RH16 2HH A comedy by Margaret Graham, set in the 1960s, including music from the era, three generations of a family run a guest house together. ÂŁ10 (concessions ÂŁ8). Contact: Chrissie White 01342 893010 chrissiewhite@btconnect.com www.tickettailor.com/events/ acetheatre www.acetheatre.com

Thursday 28 March, 15:00

Friday 29 March, 19:30

The Dolphin Surgery, Butlers Green Road, Haywards Heath RH16 4BN There will be a talk by Professor Robert Huddart from the Royal

Furnace Green Community Centre, Ashburnham Road, Crawley RH10 6QZ Great evening of live music showcasing popular Tony Stace.

Members ÂŁ5, Visitors ÂŁ7.

Thursday 28 March, 14:00-16:00

Memory Sing-a-Long

Haywards Heath Prostate Cancer Support Group

Crawley Keyboard Music Concert

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Friday 29 March, 20:00

A Passion for Piers

The Guide Hall, Trinity Road Car Park, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9UY Illustrated talk on historic seaside piers by Jackie Marsh Hobbs, Brighton Historian and Royal Pavilion Guide.

Free to members of Hurstpierpoint Historical Society, ÂŁ3 to non-members or ÂŁ2 to members of other historical societies. Bill Kent, 01273 832280 w.kent123@btinternet.com

Sunday 31 March

Mothering Sunday Luncheon Ashdown Park Hotel & Country Club, Wych Cross, Near Forest Row RH18 5JR An afternoon your mum will love!

Enjoy a three-course luncheon, plus your mum will receive a Molton Brown gift. ÂŁ55.00 per person. 01342 824988.

Saturday 30 March, 10:30-15:30

Mother's Day Workshop

Sunday 31 March

The Orchards Shopping Centre, 10 St Wilfred's Way, Haywards Heath RH16 3QH A special free workshop for your special mama! www.theorchardshopping.com

Mothering Sunday Champagne Afternoon Tea

Ashdown Park Hotel & Country Club, Wych Cross, Near Forest Row RH18 5JR Experience the splendour of a Champagne Afternoon Tea in our drawing rooms, with a gorgeous Molton Brown gift for every mum. ÂŁ49.50 per person.

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Saturday 30 March, 13:30-15:45

Burgess Hill Horticultural Society – Flower and Produce Show

Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8DX A traditional horticultural show, full of springtime scents and colours! Also, refreshments, tombola, plant and produce stalls. Admission: 50p. email: bhhs@talktalk.net, 01444 257806.

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It’s a Dog’s Life The long winter months brought new creative hobbies in the Rolo household, where they were met with varying degrees of approval

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‘Her Indoors’, on the other hand, has dabbled in stained glass, and when she decided to do a round window for the bathroom, I had high hopes that I would be immortalised, like a deity, gazing down in all my translucent glory on the family ablutions, but in an act of not inconsiderable treachery, she decided to portray swallows skimming the summer fields instead. What’s that all about?

Things improved however, when she did a workshop on needle-felting,

and there is a very handsome Border Terrier adorning the bookshelves in the dining room.

It took her ages to make so I’m guessing we won’t be seeing the addition of a miniature Teddy any time soon.

She thought I could do with a nice jumper. I was a bit doubtful about the effect on my street credibility When the Juniors were little, ‘Her Indoors’ devoted her creative efforts to making things for them. ‘Junior Him’ reckons that hand-knitted jumpers have given him a life-long aversion to woollies, making him come over all itchy before he’s even put them on.

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a hand knitted bandana; red with a fetching beige paw print design. Recently however, she thought I could do with a nice jumper. I was a bit doubtful about the effect on my street credibility, but, in fairness, she came up trumps with a fetching little number in brightly coloured stripes. It’s ideal for chilly morning buggy rides, although best avoided in wet weather as it suffers from the sagging problems previously associated with hand-knitted swimwear, for those old enough to remember this affront to humanity.

However, my buggy illustrated how practical skills can be dubiously employed. When we first had it, I kept trying to stage my own exits, and ‘Her Indoors’ had to act swiftly to catch me, which was all good training for her reflexes. Anyway, ‘Them Indoors’ combined their efforts to come up with a fiendish securing device so I can’t escape, although it’s probably an infringement of my civil liberties.

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