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November 2016

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Balcombe Glass Ltd incorporating Burgess

Hill Glass Co

As a respected local company based in the heart of Sussex we are now pleased to celebrate reaching our 25th Silver Anniversary of trading.

Through both hard times and good times, we have and continue to offer the standard of care and service we would like to receive ourselves at a fair and competitive price both locally and on a national basis. This has helped us build a large and varied customer base.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our loyal customers, both past and present and also the future clientele in helping us reach this milestone, which of course could not have been possible without the support of our loyal and experienced co-workers.

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Editor’s COMMENT

What with a chill in the air and the clocks now changed, it’s time to start snuggling down for winter.

I have been really taken with the Danish concept of hygge that seems to be taking the world by storm at the moment, and from page 34 Lisa de Silva discovers how to make your home into a hygge haven. It’s such a neat concept, and one we could all easily enjoy this winter; just try taking a few minutes out of your busy day to savour a decadent hot chocolate (with marshmallows and cream of course) for a truly indulgent, hygge moment – yes please!

We are celebrating two anniversaries in our November issue for our local community.

Firstly the Market Place Shopping Centre in Burgess Hill is turning 25 this year (full story from page 12) and also the Mid Downs Radio, who keep the patients of the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath entertained is celebrating turning 40 (p. 8).

Congratulations to both of you!

The Sussex Living team enjoyed our own night of celebrations recently at the 6th annual Child Of Sussex Awards. We all had a wonderful time on this special night, which champions the outstanding children we have in Sussex with award categories including Best Brother, Sister or Friend Award, Sporting Star and The Gold Award.

Huge congratulations to all the winners and nominees, including Isabel Galvao-King for the Community Award, Sebastian Stevens for the Gold Award and Abi Smith for the Best Friend Award. We hope all of you and your families are very proud of what you have achieved (for full details and winners visit www.childofsussex.co.uk).

And fi nally, look out for your favourite Sussex Living Magazine in Lewes and Worthing as we are now distributing in these places! Have a wonderful month.

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Home and garden

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A country theatre

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Celebrating 25 years of shopping

Feeling Danish with snuggly hygge The story of James Forsyth’s theatre

Festive village events

Find Christmas festivities near you

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34 Home and Garden

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Wheelyboat Trust

Local living,

Keeping up to date with your community news and events

The archives

Robert Veitch discovers the Dudeneys of Lewes

Blooming times

It’s a bed of roses for Flo Whitaker, Burgess Hill Horticultural Society

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Natural living

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Property

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Turners Hill Walk

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Ruth Lawrence gets a sting!

What your local agent can do for you An easy country walk with Les Campbell

Beautiful you

Bigger is better with puffer jackets

Stitch in time

Slinky velvet is making a revival

Features

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Carers Support West Sussex

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Tune in and relax

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Worthing Running Sisters

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Bonfires and fireworks

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Remembrance Sunday

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Supporting you with support and advice Help Mid Downs Radio celebrate 40 years Lace up and get jogging!

Feel the crackle and burn with these events Find an event near you

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St George’s Park

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Five new apartments in this stunning complex

All aboard!

Sail away with The Wheelyboat Trust

The Fig Tree

Gourmet food in the heart of Hurstpierpoint

The Melting Pot Café

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Italian for 2

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Gluten free Turkish cake

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Spotlight on autumn colours

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Body buzz

Sasha Kanal gets you sitting pretty

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A social, fun and delicious place Diane Clark makes linguine with Venetian sauce Give in to the orange and almond

Christmas crafts

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WELLBEING

BY LIZ CATCHPOLE

LEAN ON ME

Are you a carer in the West Sussex area? Carers Support West Sussex is here to support you with advice, learning, a listening ear and support groups. Read on to find out more “Caring for a loved one can prove to be the toughest task you may ever have to deal with, it is physically and emotionally demanding. Suddenly the person you loved, looked up to, shared life with and respected has changed. They do not see you in the same light and instead of being their partner or their child you are their nurse and dealing with all their aspects of life” So said one of the over 12,000 carers living in the Mid Sussex District, many of whom care for more than 50 hours a week. However, many carers are missing out on support that is available to help them in their caring role.

Carers Support West Sussex is an independent local charity offering free and confidential support to those caring for family members or friends with a long term illness or disability.

A carer looking after his wife with dementia said, “Initially I did not know what support was available but since being in touch with Carers Support I have learned so much about my role as a carer from my Carer Wellbeing Worker and from other family and friend carers in the same situation as myself.” A parent carer looking after her child with special needs adds, “I contacted Carers Support five years ago. I use the telephone call back service which is a great way of letting off steam.

They have helped me get a video monitor as my child would not sleep if she could not see me and I was going to bed with her at 8pm – I can now sit and relax downstairs and watch TV. They have also helped with the carer wellbeing fund – it’s like getting me back again.”

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Initially I did not know what support was available but since being in touch with Carers Support I have learned so much Carers understand that it can be a challenge caring for someone alone. When asked what advice they would give other carers in Mid Sussex, the carers interviewed said: “Be sure to take early steps to see what help and advice is available to you – you will be agreeably surprised” “It is so important to be able to meet together and we are so fortunate to have a group in Hassocks” “Call Carers Support – they are full of great advice”

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Carers Support West Sussex offers - A telephone helpline - Carer Wellbeing Workers - Specialist workers for carers of people with mental health issues, drug and alcohol dependency, dementia, learning disabilities, autistic spectrum conditions, parent carers and young adult carers - Carer Wellbeing Workers based in hospitals - Counselling and telephone call back service - Social events

- A Carer Learning and Wellbeing training programme - Carer Wellbeing Fund - Equipment for Independence - Carers Support Groups, those in the Mid Sussex District are: East Grinstead Caffè Nero, 25-27 High Street RH19 3AF 1st Tuesday of the month 2pm-4pm Drop in for coffee open to all carers Hassocks Adastra Hall, Keymer Road BN6 8QH 1st Thursday of the month 2pm-3.30pm - Open to all carers Haywards Heath - Ashenground Community Centre, Southdown Close RH16 4JR 2nd Tuesday of the month 7pm8.30pm - Mental Health Carers - Last Tuesday of the month 7pm8.30pm - Eating Disorders Carers Young Adult Carers (aged 18 to 25) My Future Group call for details Burgess Hill The Old Post Office Resource Centre, 30 -32 Station Road RH15 9DS 1st Wednesday of the month 1pm2.30pm - Carers of people with drug and alcohol dependency Worthing There are also several groups running in the Worthing area, please call for details.

Please be sure to check out our website for details of all our Support Groups – we run more than 60 a month.

For more information contact Carers Support West Sussex 0300 028 8888 info@carerssupport.org.uk wwwcarerssupport.org.uk

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COMMUNIT Y

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FEEL BETTER Mid Downs Radio has been entertaining and comforting hospital patients across the airwaves for the last 40 years, help them to celebrate this special milestone Out and about at Lindfield Arts Festival

Jeremy Sedgley in the Cuckfield ‘broom cupboard’ 1986

Mid Downs Radio, the joining of Cuckfield Hospital and Colwell radios which relocated to studios in the Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath, celebrates 40 years of broadcasting in its different forms this year. While much has changed since a few dedicated people got together in the now legendary ‘broom cupboard’ to bring entertainment and comfort to bed ridden hospital patients, the core principles remain the same.

‘Wishing you well’ is not just a catch phrase, it is the heartfelt message of a service that now extends beyond the bedside units, into speakers throughout the hospital, on 1350 AM to the local community and now way beyond through the ‘Listen Live’ facility on our website www.mdr.org.uk Hospital Radio has long been an established training ground for professional DJs and a main attraction is the broad scope of the programmes and the comparatively free broadcasting environment. Variety is undoubtedly our strength with shows varying from our awardwinning and longest serving

We want to expand our relationship with the local communities by broadcasting into more GP surgeries and other communal areas

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broadcasters Mavis Maclaren and Ann Bird’s ‘All Kind of Everything’, Nigel Farmer’s Rock Trivia, Sol Mead’s Soul show to Reggae and poetry reading in ‘Tiffi n with Paul’ and our youngest presenter Jack Gibbs who continued presenting ‘Jack’s Tracks’ while still at university.

Through chat shows like Simply Redhead we provide a platform for local groups, charities and artists of all kinds to come and

tell our listeners about their events and put out regular health, community and social bulletins to keep people up to date with these matters.

Moving forward we want to expand our relationship with the local communities by broadcasting into more GP surgeries and other communal areas. We are already a regular sight supporting local events with our distinctive Outside Events Unit smartly reclad thanks to the support of Burgess Hill Lions Club and we are looking at ways of using this, our major source of fundraising, in more ways.

Mid Downs Radio is manned entirely by volunteers of all ages and backgrounds, some have broadcast before but most haven’t, some don’t want to be on air but support in technical areas or with request collecting – all are valued members. We now have a junior membership for 16-18 year olds and several young students have already enjoyed being part of live broadcasting.

To celebrate this milestone anniversary all members, ex members and their partners are invited to join the party on Saturday 19th November. For more details and to book contact wendy@mdr.org.uk

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Let’s run

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Fancy yourself as a bit of a runner?

Sara Whatley chats to the Worthing Running Sisters to find out what they get up to as they pound the streets When I spoke to Carol Stanbridge she had, unsurprisingly, just got back from a run. “I love running,” Carol told me.

“It’s not just the physical exercise, it’s the mental space it gives you as well. I call it my run therapy!”

Carol has been running with the Worthing Running Sisters since its conception in 1994. Back then this all women group introduced an 8-week beginners course for new runners to join, and many of these original participants are still members today.

“The beginners course was led by experienced runners, not professional trainers, as this sometimes puts people off,” Carol said. “It also

keeps our costs down!”

Today the Running Sisters are a bit of a nomadic group, with no fixed abode. They meet up once a week at 7pm on a Monday evening, and decide quarterly what runs they will be doing for the following three months, and post them up on their website calendar.

Having no particular training ground gives the ladies the freedom to explore

ladies prefer exercising with female only companions. “It’s also a bit of a social group, and gives the ladies some ‘me time’ away from busy lives,” Carol told me.

Some of the more competitive members of the Worthing Running Sisters enter themselves into races – 10k and half marathons and occasionally a marathon – but the majority of members simply relish their weekly 5/6mile runs together. There is one big event that all the Sisters get involved with however.

This is the Christmas Cracker Chase. Now in its 20th year, this event is open to all female runners – both individuals and groups – and takes place on Saturday 3rd December at 10am on Worthing Seafront. There are two distances to choose from (5 or 10k) both of which take the sea path and afford the runners stunning views for the duration.

Christmas cheer is in the air upon finishing, where crackers, mince pies and a race memento gift are handed out.

“It’s a wonderfully fun day,” Carol said.

“All the supporters love it, and we raise a lot of money for local charities as well.”

If you fancy becoming a Worthing Running Sister, or to enter the Christmas Cracker Chase, visit www.worthingrunningsisters.org.uk

The Christmas Cracker Chase is open to all female runners on Saturday 3rd December on Worthing Seafront

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different local areas, usually around Shoreham, Arundel and Worthing itself.

In the summer months the Sisters enjoy off-road running, and in the winter they stick to the streets. “It’s all about running safely together as a group,” Carol said.

Runners of differing abilities are welcome to join the group, and all ages as well. Carol explained that the faster runners usually go off ahead, then double back. No one gets left behind or lost. I asked Carol about it being an all female group, and she explained that running with women can be less competitive than men, and some

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COMMUNIT Y

BY ANNA CROSS

Celebrate 25 years with Burgess Hill Market Place At the centre of Burgess Hill you will fi nd the buzzing Market Place shopping centre. Loved and used by many of the local community, this busy centre has been opening its doors to the public for the past 25 years.

Help them celebrate this milestone with some wonderful gifts to be won

November 2016 marks 25 years of Market Place shopping in Burgess Hill. The shopping centre is celebrating the landmark with a birthday event on Saturday 12th November. Each time ÂŁ25 is spent in any Market Place store, customers will have the chance to win their very own birthday present from the shopping centre.

Market Place has inevitably changed and evolved over the years but you can be sure that the customer service provided by its stores has remained the same Also on the day there will be another exciting event: during the summer months, children were invited to design Market Place a birthday card. This challenge proved very popular with the talented local children, and many wonderful designs were submitted to us. There can only be one

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winner however, and the winning design will be unveiled at the event in giant form for shoppers in Burgess Hill to sign.

Market Place has inevitably changed and evolved over the years but you can be sure that the customer service provided by continued on page 14

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I guess we just cannot help ourselves, we love to source new home and gift goodies at Present Company. We have been in India and Indonesia again indulging our passion for fairly traded crafts.

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e are often asked how do we get the goods home from our Asian expeditions?

Suitcases? Overhead lockers? Excess baggage?

The truth is more humdrum.

Steel shipping containers bring our cargo across the oceans to Southampton and then by truck to Mid Sussex.

Our suppliers in Asia come in many different forms.

Some are well organized exporters with factories. At the other end of the scale, some are tiny household workshops who need help from family and friends to make our orders. While some speak perfect English, other conversations are a little more demanding. One

memorable meeting entailed much sign language, sketches, Louise’s well-travelled coloured pencils and the invaluable help of their children who learn English at school.

The shipment from Indonesia has already arrived and there will be many weeks’ work unpacking the cargo. There is mosaic painstakingly cut from small shapes of decorated glass. As always there are many wooden crafts, mostly made from fast growing albesia. Even some delightful hand carved and painted blue tits and robins.

From India there will be a large consignment of hand painted furniture, textiles, ceramics and crafts.

As ever, our huge range for Christmas is completed

with our selections of greeting cards, Jellycat soft toys, Crabtree & Evelyn toiletries, Ashleigh & Burwood home fragrances, East of India gifts and so much more.

Increasingly we trade online at our website:

www.presentcompany.co.uk and we offer a convenient click and collect service.

We can usually organize free local delivery for larger items.

With all these new treasures arriving from Bali and India we need to find some space! So expect to find some silly prices on clearance lines.

Come and see us in Burgess Hill Town Centre close to Waitrose and Wilkinson on the first floor above Greggs. A warm welcome awaits you.

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whole shopping experience even more pleasant for the customers.

Centre Manager, Chris Goldfinch, has worked at the centre since it opened in 1991 and over the years has worked tirelessly at making Market Place an enjoyable place to be. Chris has seen many shops and traders come and go over the years, and has been instrumental in the development and upkeep of the building itself. Chris remembers

a time before the shopping centre was even built, and the Market Place took place in the car park!

Most recently, Chris and his centre team organised a Silver Sunday event on Sunday 2nd October. Silver Sunday is a national day of celebration for older members of our local communities up and down the country. Market Place have run their own free Silver Sunday continued on page 16

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its stores has remained the same.

All stores within Market Place are passionate about providing fantastic customer service and really enjoy being part of the community in Burgess Hill. It’s clear to see that shops support each other, and that makes the

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event for the last 3 years and have showcased local talent (including the Burgess Hillbillies, Market Place’s very own Chris Goldfinch’s band!).

Chris said, “Silver Sunday provides us with a brilliant opportunity to give something back to the local community and publicly demonstrates how the Market Place team as a whole pulls together to make things

happen – it’s very rewarding too!”

Some shops in the Market Place have been open since the very beginning, and have also changed with the times and development of the centre. Before the centre was fully let, local artists were invited to the centre to decorate the hoarding over the empty shop units and really bring the centre to life.

The biggest change the centre has seen was the relocation of the staircase which was previously located in what is now a cafe seating area!

To keep up to date with what is going on at Market Place visit www.MarketPlaceShopping. com and get involved in the conversation on Facebook @ MarketPlaceShoppingCentre

It’s clear to see that shops support each other, and that makes the whole shopping experience even more pleasant for the customers

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West End Style Concert in Henfield The Henfield Hall will be playing host to a very special concert staged by a group of professionals from show business on Sunday 27th November at 3.00pm.

They will be supported by members of the Henfield Theatre Company and the whole event is in aid of a wonderful local cause. The Henfield Haven, a centre providing entertainment, activities and a cafe for all ages, as well as advanced dementia care for the elderly, has been widely acknowledged to have been a great success in its fi rst year.

The concert, ‘From Sullivan to Sondheim’, is intended to celebrate that fact as well as raising funds to get the second year off to a good start.

Professional producer and former member of the Henfield Theatre Company, Tim Anscombe, is to stage the concert, supported by Musical Director, Robert Orledge and the Henfield Theatre Company’s Jane Haines, who will be the Musical Coordinator. The professionals involved have all given their time free of charge, for this worthy cause. Tickets are £12, and for more details please e-mail Digby Stephenson at henfieldse@henfieldhub.com

Charity calendar The 2017 Downland Calendar provides spectacular views of our beautiful South Downs, all year round.

The Fulking Village Hall plays a central role in the life of the local community, so an

action group has just put together a calendar to raise funds for main tenance needed to keep it functioning.

The Downland Calendar 2017 features a variety of stunning images celebrating different aspects of the surrounding countryside and villages, with photographs taken by local residents clearly in love with this beautiful area.

It would make an ideal Christmas present for family, friends and colleagues, or for yourself! The A4 page calendars are available to

buy for only £6.00 and will be supplied shrinkwrapped. The Downland 2017 Calendar is on sale at Rushfields Plant Centre, Poynings, Shepherd and Dog Pub, Fulking, Design, Copy Print in Henfield and Swains Farm Shop, Woodmancote.

Further information and copies of the calendar are

Be enchanted by our magical lantern and fire lit trail 2 – 4, 9 – 11 and 16 – 18 December

Wakehurst is located between Ardingly and Turners Hill on the B2028 For details visit kew.org/glowwild

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also available from Jen Green, jengreenuk@yahoo. co.uk or tel 01273 857552 (NB evenings only).

Festive fun run Brace your ‘elves’ for St Catherine’s Hospice Santas Vs Elves 3km - 5km fun run!

Taking place at Horsham Park on Sunday 27th November, this year, for the first time, you can choose your team when you sign up.

Do you want to shoot straight to the top of Santa’s list?

You’d better sign up for Team Santa! Or fancy ‘snowing’ your support for Santa’s little helpers? Then choose Team Elf. And why not indulge in some friendly, festive competition by going headto-head with family, friends or colleagues?

Whichever team you choose, you’ll be helping St Catherine’s make a difference to terminally ill people and their family and friends throughout the festive season. Taking part and raising just £48, will allow a

patient to have an hour’s visit by our Practical Care Team, giving them expert care in the comfort of their own home, and allowing them to stay in familiar surroundings and make special memories at what might be their last Christmas.

To register, please visit: www.stch.org.uk/ SantasvsElves. It costs just £25 an adult, £15 for children under 16 and £60 for a family of four.

Alternatively you can register for FREE as long as you commit to raising a minimum of £50 per adult and £25 per child (under 16).

Autumn theatre Wivelsfield Little Theatre’s autumn production for 2016 will be ‘The Dixie Swim Club’ by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten. The production dates are November 10th, 11th and 12th.

Set in North Carolina, U.S.A., the play revolves around five southern women,

whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team, who set aside a long weekend every August to recharge those relationships. Free from husbands, kids and jobs, they meet at the same beach cottage on North Carolina’s Outer Banks to catch up, laugh and meddle in each other’s lives. The Dixie Swim Club focuses on four of those weekends and spans a period of thirty-three years.

As their lives unfold and the years pass, these women increasingly rely on one another, and when fate throws a wrench into one of their lives in the second act, these friends rally round their own with the strength and love that takes this comedy in a poignant and surprising direction.

Tickets are available from our Box Office on 01444 471201. Curtain up at 7.30pm, licensed bar open from 7pm at Wivelsfield Village Hall, Eastern Road, Wivelsfield Green RH17 7QH.

Christmas card competition Following the success of St. Joseph’s Primary School Christmas Card Competition last year, St. Wilfrid’s and Warden Park Primary have joined in for this year’s ‘Xmas Card Factor’!

The children have all been hard at work designing their perfect Christmas ‘Greetings’, which will be displayed in The Orchards Shopping Centre in Haywards Heath from the beginning of November.

Once again, Town Mayor Sujan Wickremaratchi will be in the Orchards in the week beginning 7thNovember to judge the entries – and, more importantly, of course, hand out awards and prizes.

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Simon and Alison Hughes opened their garden on Saturday August 27th to raise funds for the Sussex MS Group.

Alison’s sister Debbie suffers from MS and the local self-funded group, run by volunteers at Southwick have been invaluable to Debbie as her MS has progressed.

The afternoon offered traditional afternoon tea with all cakes being made by friends and family, along with trade stands selling jewellery and cards.

A silent auction and raffle offering sailing on the Solent for two, a glider flight, tickets for Brighton and Hove FC as well as Sussex Cricket all helped raise a staggering total of £2,500.

Alison said, “Simon and I are overwhelmed by the generosity of our family, friends, neighbours and all those that offered help, it was a wonderful way to come together and raise this significant amount.”

“We would like to thank everyone who supported us, from putting up marquees, raffle prize donation to those who popped in to enjoy the garden and a cuppa.”

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Get festive!

Help Chestnut Tree House and give a local child a smile this Christmas.

Chestnut Tree House, the children’s hospice for Sussex, provides care all year round, both at the hospice and in families’ own homes. Christmas can be a difficult time for our families and we always try to make it special for them. There are lots of ways you can get involved in this year’s festive fundraising and give a child a smile this Christmas.

Have some cracking Christmas fun and support your local children’s hospice at the same time. You could hold a dress-down day and encourage everyone to wear their favourite Christmas jumpers, or you might want to wear elf hats, reindeer antlers or Santa suits (available to purchase from us) while you go Christmas carolling.

You could even run a Christmas raffle and hold a special Christmas party.

These are just a few of the ways you can get involved in some festive fundraising fun.

Our suggested day for you to take part is Friday 9th December, but feel free to choose another day that suits you.

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REMEMBRANCE EVENTS

BONFIRE EVENTS

BONFIRE EVENTS Wrap up warm this November and celebrate bonfi re night with one of these great events near you

Sunday 30th October, 17:30

Saturday 5th November 18:30-21:00

Danny Park, New Way Lane, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9BB Come along for the 21st bonfire and fireworks evening, raising funds for local charities and schools. Please visit www.hurstpierpointgym.co.uk for up to date information.

Lindfield Village and Common Traditional Sussex Bonfire Night with fancy dress competition, torchlit procession, bonfire and firework display. Roads close to traffic between 18:30 and 21.00.

For further information contact Mark Tampion-Lacey 01444 487470 lindfieldbonfiresoc@gmail.com www.lindfieldbonfiresociety.co.uk

Hurstpierpoint Fireworks

Saturday 5th November, 15:00

Worthing Lantern Parade and Fireworks Festival Funfair, lantern making, parade and fireworks. For further information visit tideoflight.co.uk

Saturday 5th November, 17:00

Horsham Bonfire and Fireworks Horsham Rugby Club, Hammerpond Road, Horsham Music, food, drink children’s rides, bonfire and fireworks! For further information visit www. horshamrufc.com Saturday 5th November, 17:30

Cuckfield Bonfire

Cuckfield High Street Fireworks, bonfires, music, food and drink.

Please visit www. cuckfieldbonfire. co.uk for further information.

Lindfield Bonfire Celebrations

Saturday 5th November, 19:30

Burgess Hill

Friday 11th and Sunday 13th November, 10:00-11:00 Remembrance Services, two minute silence observed at 11:00.

Sunday 13th November

Procession, bonfires and fireworks. This huge historical event is a sight to behold. For further information visit www. lewesbonfirecelebrations.com

Remembrance Parade leaving Cypress Road car park at 10:20.

March to Memorial, two minute silence observed at 11:00 followed by service at St Johns Church.

For further information please contact kerry@burgesshill.gov.uk

Saturday 12th November, 17:00-21:00

East Grinstead

Starting at Chailey Comprehensive, South Chailey A big night, with procession and fireworks display. For further information visit www. chaileybonfire.co.uk

Remembrance Sunday Service Parade from London Road to the War Memorial in the High Street, East Grinstead.

Lewes Bonfire

Chailey Bonfire

Sunday 13th November, 10:50

Sunday 13th November, 17:30 Concert for Remembrance Sunday St Mary the Virgin, Windmill Lane, East Grinstead.

East Grinstead Choral Society performs Fauré’s Requiem, Mozart’s Missa Brevis, Edward Elgar’s Three Anthems and other works. Adult £12; student in full time education £6. Box office: Margaret Barnett magsbarnett5869@btinternet.com 01342 328774.

Haywards Heath

Haywards Heath Town Council are organising the following events:

Friday 11th November, 10:50

Laying of the wreath at the War Memorial , Muster Green, Haywards Heath.

Friday 11th November, 10:50

School’s Remembrance Service at St Wilfreds Church, Haywards Heath, attended by the Mayor of Haywards Heath.

Sunday 13th November, 10:50

Remembrance Sunday Service at the War Memorial, Muster Green, Haywards Heath.

There will be a parade and the Haywards Heath Brass Band will be playing.

Sunday 13th November, 19:30-21:30

Mid-Sussex Annual Remembrance Concert Dolphin Centre, Pasture Hill Road, Haywards Heath.

Ardingly Choral Society with Mid-Sussex Sinfonia, Ardingly Prep School Choir and local soloists will perform Vivaldi’s Gloria, Pergolesi’s Magnificat and other music for Remembrance, conducted by Robert Hammersley. £14 (conc £12). In aid of The Royal British Legion.

M Kershaw 01825 791241, Carousel Music 01444 417654, Dolphin Centre Box Office 01444 457337, online tickets at www.ardinglychoralsociety.org

Keymer

The Royal British Legion Clayton & Keymer Branch are organising the following events:

Friday 11th November

The observance of the two minute silence will take place at 11:00 at The War Memorial, St Cosmos and St Damien Church, Keymer.

Sunday 13th November

Service at The Lych Gate of St John The Baptist Church, Clayton, commencing at 10:45 when the names of The Fallen will be read, followed by the wreath laying and prayers. Immediately followed by a service in The Church at 11:00.

At approximately 12:00 there will be a further wreath laying ceremony at The Royal British Legion Branch Headquarters in Woodsland Road, Hassocks.

At 14:00 a Parade will form in Woodsland Road including The Burgess Hill Marching Youth Band and local youth organisations. The Parade will march to St Cosmos & St Damien Church, Keymer for a service of Remembrance at 14:30. After The Service, The Parade will assemble at The War Memorial for a wreath laying ceremony and prayers.The Parade will then return to The Royal British Legion Headquarters where light refreshments will be served.

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by Robert Veitch

The Dudeneys

of Lewes

Henry and Alice Dudeney lived close to Lewes Castle for many years. Read on to discover more about their varied and interesting lives The names Henry and Alice Dudeney may not be monikers that leap to the fore these days, but both have a place in history.

Henry, born in Mayfield in 1857 grew up to be a mathematician and author. As a child he was fascinated by chess and from this he developed the skills to help him create logic puzzles and mathematical games as an adult.

Alice Whiffin was born in Brighton in 1866 and educated in Hurstpierpoint, a location in which she would set some of her novels.

The couple married in Holborn, London in 1884.

Their first daughter Phyllis died during infancy in 1887, but a second called Margery arrived in 1890. Leaving London for the countryside, they moved first to Billingshurst, then to Horsell near Woking where they built the vast Littlewick Manor on a threeacre plot.

After Alice’s affair with the illustrator Paul Hardy, the couple

reconciled and moved to Lewes High Street in 1914. From there they made the short hop to Castle Precincts House, in the shadow of Lewes castle during 1916. It would become their final home.

Henry had solved the Haberdasher Puzzle (to make three cuts in an equilateral triangle so it can be reassembled as a square) in 1903. His puzzles

They made the short hop to Castle Precincts House, in the shadow of Lewes castle which would become their final home

and mathematical games were published in the same Strand Magazine as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published early Sherlock Holmes stories. In 1926 Henry published the first crossnumber puzzle (a crossword with numbers). Henry was also interested in croquet, billiards, bowling, the organ and piano.

He studied theology and was a regular churchgoer.

Alice published more than fifty novels under the name of Mrs Henry Dudeney between 1898 and 1937. In her pomp she was held in similar esteem as Thomas Hardy for her ability to record provincial life. Alice began keeping a diary in 1910, chronicling life in Lewes, her marriage and literary work.

Throat cancer claimed Henry in 1930, but Alice lived on. In 1937 she purchased nearby Brack Mount and sold it immediately to the Sussex Archaeological Society at cost price.

Alice kept her diary right through to January 1945, shortly before her death from a stroke.

After her death the diaries were left to the Sussex Archaeological Society. They would not be published for fifty years for fear of hurting those named within her journal. Over time Alice’s diary has proved more enduring than her fiction. The original diaries can be found at The Keep in Brighton, reference ACC3670/1/1-38.

An 18th-century sandstone obelisk in Lewes Town Cemetery marks their grave, where they rest side by side.

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Spotlight on After the glut of summer greenery nature slows down, but now is the perfect time of year to go out and appreciate the marvel of tree bark with all its wondrous colour and texture In winter, when the leaves of deciduous trees have fallen, new interests are unveiled such as the bare silhouettes of the tree trunk and branches. Without the distraction of foliage the tree bark is more clearly seen. In most species this is a grey brown colour either smooth or ridged and of little interest. However some varieties of tree such as maple (Acer), cherry (Prunus) and birch (Betula) have decorative bark and are worth looking for.

Bark, the outer protective layer of the trunk is mainly composed of dead tissues and may peel off the tree. The inner bark layer has living cells which transport nutrients to and from the leaves. Some crafts suggest the use of decorative barks, which is acceptable provided the source is from natural peeling. OverChinese red-barked birch (Betula albo-sinensis)

Dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)

Prunus serula (Tibetan cherry)

enthusiastic peeling by humans may damage the inner layer and prevent the flow of sap from the roots and lead to the death of the tree.

Before the advent of paper, birch bark was used for writing and there is evidence of texts dating from the 1st century.

Most birch trunks are relatively smooth allowing the colours and horizontal stripes to be appreciated.

There are 60 species of birch and many varieties giving a wide range of colours which are influenced by growing conditions and age. These colours range from ghostly white through to cream, yellow, orange and red. There are many varieties of Himalayan birch showing this range and enhanced when the bark peels. The Chinese continued on page 26

The paperbark maple (Acer griseum) has cinnamon red bark which lifts off in papery scrolls Himalayan birch (Betula utilis var. jacquemontii)

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birch has varieties with white or red bark. Moving across the spectrum in the pink zone is the Korean birch.

Growing wild in woodland, the wild cherry has a dull grey bark but with stripes of pale red to add interest. The tibet cherry has rich brown glossy smooth bark which peels naturally. These small sheets of bark catch the sunlight to decorate the trunk.

The 150 members of the acer or maple family are renowned Moosewood (Acer pensylvanicum)

Korean birch (Betula costata)

for their autumn coloured foliage.

One bark with significant colour interest is the paperbark maple (Acer griseum), with cinnamon red bark which lifts off in papery scrolls.

Within this family is a group of 20 species known as snakebark maples. On young trees the smooth bark is usually patterned with vertical stripes, but with age the difference becomes less marked. The base colour varies around shades of leaf green with the stripes a contrasting pale or darker shade.

Readers with medium size gardens could enhance them by

Peeling bark

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BY FLO WHITAKER

Create some unique Christmas presents or just propagate some new plants for your own garden by taking rose cuttings

A Bed of Roses I once knew a lady who had a fabulous climbing rose in her garden. The creamy blooms had an apricot blush, golden yellow stamens and a scent to die for. It was an old and venerable plant, perhaps a contemporary of her 1930s house and, as no one knew what its name was, I decided to take some cuttings. A relative, who enjoyed looking on the gloomy side of life and was a selfappointed expert on practically everything, declared, “You’ll never do it! Roses are extremely difficult to propagate!” Spurred on by his encouragement, I took half-a-dozen cuttings. One died, but the others thrived.

The following year, stuck for a Christmas gift for my Eeyore relative, I potted up a cutting and attached a label which read: ‘Rose: Doubting Denis’. Was the gift well received? Well, let’s just say it provided a lively debate amid the usual array of socks and ties. Denis has since moved on to the golden Elysian Fields where he’s probably arguing with the Gods on the best way to harvest the wheat, bless him, but ‘his’ rose lives on in several gardens.

Before you accuse me of boasting, I should point out that, (not for the fi rst time in his life), Denis was totally wrong.

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successful, especially when taken from climbing and rambling types. You don’t need much skill – but you do need patience. Taken now, this slow but reliable method will make exact replicas of the parent plant; useful if you want to propagate unknown or commercially unavailable varieties. Shrubs such as cornus, forsythia,

Taken now, this slow but reliable method will make exact replicas of the parent plant

viburnum, philadelphus and hydrangeas can also be propagated in this way, as can gooseberries, redcurrants and blackcurrants.

Choose a sunny spot with well-drained soil and dig in some horticultural grit to ensure winter rains quickly soak away. A quiet corner of the vegetable patch or the back of an established border is a good location; somewhere where the cuttings can remain undisturbed.

Look for vigorous shoots, 2030cms long. Using a sharp knife, cut immediately below a leaf joint. Approximately 70% of the cutting should be inserted below the soil, so strip the leaves off the lower part as buried foliage will rot and encourage mould spores.

Dip the cut ends into hormone rooting powder/liquid and plant the cuttings about 30cms apart, fi rming the soil well. Water in gently and cover loosely with wire mesh to deter curious wildlife - and that’s about it!

Come April/May, you should see new growth appearing. Keep the cuttings watered throughout the summer. By October they will have grown enough roots for you to transplant into new homes.

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ENVIRONMENT

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Sting in the Tail Most of us swat them, shoo them and some of us run away screaming from them, but as Ruth Lawrence discovers, wasps are not all as nasty as they are made out to be This year’s mild autumn has prompted the question “when do wasps die off?” to be one of the most commonly requested Google searches. Plenty of people are wondering when these feared insects are going to disappear but perhaps we should stop condemning them and start appreciating what they do for us humans.

I was forced to consider this recently after a painful sting when a wasp became entangled in my hair while gardening. Aside from this annoyance, wasps are actually vital to our planet’s health as they are essential predators of other insects such as aphids and blackfly. The cabbage aphid is apparently the most fertile creature on Earth with a single female able to produce billions of offspring. They attack plants by sucking them dry of sap and they multiply extremely quickly. Wasps prevent them from taking over and are one of the main reasons we aren’t snowed under by aphids.

Through summer, wasps are not only eating for themselves but foraging for insects to feed their young grubs so they naturally keep down aphid numbers in the warm season. By autumn the queen stops producing the hormone that keeps the workers together so many wasps leave to find anything to

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ensure their own survival. Rotten fruit or a sugary drink is a perfect feast for them which explains why so many are seen in autumn hanging around barbeques or late picnics.

We have around 250 varieties of wasp including the alarming looking hornet, which can measure 3cm long. There are also around 9,000 parasitic wasps, some of which can barely be seen without a microscope. Wasps have devised supremely efficient ways of hunting; they are capable of snatching spiders from their webs and they are master builders too, as proved by their nests which are astonishing structures. Inside they are multi level cities and outside they are delicately coloured with layers of paper made from chewed up wood.

There has been research at the University of Florence that has discovered how hornets and paper wasps carry yeast cells in their gut. After feeding on late season grapes, the yeast survives the winter in the gut of hibernating queen wasps and passed onto their offspring who carry the yeast back to the next season’s grapes.

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HOME & GARDEN

BY LISA DE SILVA

It’s time to get into some seriously snug winter behavior: live like a Dane and embrace all things hygge to experience happiness, wellbeing and comfort in your home and your life

Give yourself

A HYGGE As the nights draw in, the temperatures fall and the cold, dark, wet days of winter make their presence felt, it’s hard not to slump into a gloomy malaise.

So how have the Danes, famous for their miserable weather, managed to top the United Nation’s World Happiness Report for three of the last five years? It’s all down to hygge.

Pronounced ‘hoo-ga’, the Danish word hygge is often translated into English as ‘cosiness’, but it’s actually much more than this and can best be described as an attitude to life that celebrates the simple pleasures of everyday living. Whether that’s luxuriating over good coffee in the morning, enjoying a bath by candlelight, or curling up with a good book for 20 minutes in your favourite chair.

While many of us see our domestic life as a series of chores, the Danes have perfected the art of making ordinary everyday things more special, meaningful and beautiful. Other cultures

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have similar expressions for these moments of pleasure. In Germany, Gemutlichkeit, denotes a sense of wellbeing based on good food, drink and company, while the Japanese have Feng Shui and the French enjoy Joie de Vivre.

Pronounced ‘hoo-ga’, the Danish word hygge is often translated into English as ‘cosiness’

Interestingly, the term hygge is thought to have originated in the Norwegian language, where it was used to describe a feeling of wellbeing. However, the Danes have embraced it ever since it fi rst appeared in their language during the late 18th century.

In English the word is loosely connected to the term ‘hug’ and this helps to further explain the concept as being about nourishing yourself, shutting out the world and snuggling down, even if its just for 10 minutes of your day.

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you do, only that you focus on the pleasure it gives you. In this sense, hygge moments are akin to mindfulness, in that you are savouring the moment and not thinking about your To Do List.

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seems there is much to be gained from embracing hygge.

For hygge is the opposite of multi-tasking and clean living. It’s about indulging in and focusing on the moment. This process of creating periods of pleasurable downtime has a calming influence and hygge moments provide a welcome break from many of the stresses and strains we may be facing.

So, if you want to feel happier and less overwhelmed, here’s our guide to bringing a touch of hygge to your home and your life.

CREATING ZONES OF HYGGE COMFORT

Hygge is all about the art of creating intimacy and comfort in your home and your life. Create spaces in your home that act as a sanctuary, allowing you to escape from the world and your worries. Fill these spaces with items that bring you pleasure. It could be your favourite chair or cushion, vase of flowers, piece of art, or anything that you love and reward yourself with time spent there, doing something you enjoy.

LIGHT FANTASTIC

Hygge is the opposite of multitasking and clean living, it’s about indulging in and focusing on the moment You might want to read, listen to the radio, watch some TV, do some writing or knitting, or simply snuggle down with a hot chocolate. It doesn’t matter what

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Daylight is usually in short supply in Denmark and so it’s not surprising that lighting goes hand in hand with hygge. Candles, scented or otherwise, and fairy lights are an obvious way to create a warm and cosy glow in your home. Layering light from different sources, such as table lamps, floor lamps, wall and pendant lights, can also be used to create soothing moods and spaces.

WARM HYGGE TEXTURES

Scandi décor tends to involve lots of natural materials, like leather, wood and sheepskin, in a simple and neutral colour palette.

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DELICIOUS TREATS

The whole notion of hygge rests on making small changes to our everyday lives and while these will be personal to everyone, here’s our top 10 ways to inject a bit of Danish happiness into your life.

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and blankets. Add a roaring fi re or some soft candlelight for the perfect hygge setting.

HAPPINESS IS ENTERTAINING

Research has shown time and time again that spending time with family and friends is an important aspect of staying

happy and in Denmark there is much emphasis on hygge togetherness, enjoying good food and laidback times with your favourite people. So get your diary out and schedule some relaxing time over wholesome food, home-made cakes or a glass of wine with your best friends.

1. Enjoying a mug of hot chocolate by the warmth of the fi re 2. Curling up with a good book 3. Eating dinner by candlelight 4. Losing yourself in a good fi lm 5. Baking bread or cakes to share with your favourite people 6. Using a proper teapot to make your afternoon tea 7. Rediscovering a love of knitting, sewing, jigsaw puzzles, puzzle books etc.

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Move happy

Last month we looked at how your local estate agent can help you with their vast knowledge of the area and the local market. This month we are looking at what your agent can offer you for their fee.

The first thing to bear in mind is that the fee is only payable when the property is sold, so as a business they are keen to secure a sale at the best figure possible.

The fee is based on a % of the sale price and includes many services including valuation, making of appointments, advertising, negotiating offers and ensuring as smooth a transition as possible.

Many agents include accompanied viewings by trained staff members and again it is helpful that all staff have an understanding of your property so any questions asked by potential buyers can be answered quickly and accurately.

Your local estate agent is a wealth of information when it comes to moving, but what exactly do they offer for their fee? Read on to find out

Some agents include full colour property brochures within the fee; others have this as an option. A professional photographer is important to ensure that your home is given the very best presentation. This too can be either an option or within the fee. These aspects need to be established before you appoint an agent.

Where your home is to be advertised is also important so you need some commitment from the agent at an early stage.

Are they on one or more of the general property websites? Are they regularly featured in local newspapers and magazines?

The latter is very important as although the website is vitally important for browsing, often an advert in print, particularly if it is in a local publication, can easily be read and re-read by someone considering a viewing.

Often buyers are from within a 10-15 mile radius as they are tied by business, schooling, family or transport facilities so focusing on that market place is vital.

What to look for when appointing an estate agent

1. Consider appointing a local agent with a wealth of knowledge of the property market in your area.

2. Secure valuations from two or three agents so that you can judge the right price for your home.

3. Seek out an agent that is active i.e. lots of For Sale boards, number of regular adverts, a welcoming and efficient estate office.

4. Find managers or negotiators who are “hungry�. You want them focused on your home and eager to sell.

5. Appreciate all that local agents can offer.

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Read on to fi nd out more

everything is easy to reach and operate and skylights mean there’s plenty of natural light flooding into the apartments.

The one bedroom apartments are only slightly smaller with large lounges. I noticed how tranquil the rooms were and how small details really added to the apartments’ sense of grandeur. Arched feature windows and oak veneer inlaid doors are standard and speedy lifts travel to all flats with automatic lighting in the communal halls.

Prices for the apartments range from £325,000 to £460,000 which seems

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My first visit to St George’s Park, the multi award winning retirement village in Ditchling, revealed a hugely successful home from home, full of social opportunity and activity.

Now, eighteen months later, I paid a second visit to view the five newly built generous apartments on sale.

About 350 people live in the village, just enough to fi nd that fi ne balance between community and privacy; residents enjoy the company of others without feeling obliged to always ‘join in’.

Sales representative Mark Woodgate showed me round two superbly appointed duplex apartments, each with a second bedroom tailor-made for guests or even a carer. Larger than any city flat, the floor space ranges from 780 square feet to a vast 980 square feet with numerous built in spaces for storage, great news for anyone downsizing but who doesn’t want to dispose of

precious possessions. The wide halls and doorways are future proofed in case wheelchair access is needed in later years and both apartments have lovely, long reaching views of fields with the Downs beyond.

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LOCAL WALK

BY LES CAMPBELL

Turners Hill

WALK

This easy walk is along established tracks and field paths, using a section of the Worth Way which follows the course of the East Grinstead to Three Bridges railway which opened in 1855 and fell to the ‘Beeching axe’ in 1967 This circular walk from the hilltop village of Turners Hill ventures into the north of the county. Car parking is available in Lion Lane, Turners Hill. This is the lane that runs parallel to the B2028 and it is widest in the vicinity of the Red Lion pub. The walk may also be joined at Crawley Down or by taking a short length of the Worth Way from the Rowfant Station car park on the Worth Way. The paths are easy to follow, but care should be taken through Butcher’s Wood as the path is not well signed and the surface has deteriorated in places.

From the Red Lion pub, walk downhill and cross the B2028 to the signed path opposite and into a drive signed to The Old Pump House. At the end of the fence on the left, turn left and then go through a hand gate and into an enclosed path.

Keep to your left with rising ground on the right, and follow the well-used path ahead through two more fields via one gate and two stiles to a house and a tarmac drive. Cross this drive and follow the path ahead through the field gate (or over the metal stile), to a concrete road, the entrance road to a skip hire company. Cross the road diagonally left, and then cross a stile to pick up a wide path through woodland. Just before a house, turn left on a signed path and follow the obvious track (which may be muddy) downhill to cross a bridge over the infant Medway, then uphill to join a tarmac lane at the entrance to a house. Bear left, and follow this lane out to a T-junction by a post box.

Bear left and continue down Sandhill Lane to the shops at the centre of Crawley Down, turning left into Old Station Close and the Worth Way. This was the site of Grange Road station, one of two intermediate

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stations on the line, the other being Rowfant. At the end of the houses, keep left past a gate with the Sussex Border Path joining you. Follow the Worth Way for one mile, under the B2028 Turners Hill Road, to meet a concrete road where you turn left (unless you parked at Rowfant station, in which case, keep ahead across the road).

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banks. At the top, join a gravel track and follow this out to a well-known farm with yearly attractions and the Pound Hill to Turners Hill road.

Turn left along the road on a wide grass verge and, after this fi nishes, continue along the road for 200 yards to a signed path on your left. Bear right through a gap in the fence and follow along the left hand side of a field. You soon bear right to enter Butcher’s Wood, going down steeply (with a handrail) and cross a footbridge. The path, rather indistinct in places, meanders through this dell to emerge in a field. Follow the path ahead through two fields. Near the end of the second field take the signed path on the right, up a couple of steps, through two kissing gates, and past the allotments on your right. At the top, turn left out to Lion Lane, emerging conveniently alongside the Red Lion pub.

Please note this walk is a repeat, kindly re-walked and checked by the Ramblers for Les who is recovering from a walking accident. We wish him well for a speedy recovery.

We are very grateful to Les Campbell for bringing us new and exciting local walks every month. A founder member and former Chairman of the Mid Sussex Ramblers, he is a very experienced and enthusiastic walker indeed. Les insists on testing all routes personally, making sure they are 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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Brought to our attention by a member of the old cast, Anne Graham-Evans, this fascinating story of The Forsyth’s Barn Theatre in Ansty is retold by Ruth Lawrence from James Forsyth’s book, Back to the Barn, The Story of a Country Theatre James Forsyth, dramatist, painter, poet, designer and sculptor enjoyed a long life and fascinating career, but his most inspiring legacy concerned a small and celebrated theatre, created at Ansty in an unlikely and humble setting.

It was the run up to New Year of 1972; James was determined not to bring in New Year’s Day watching “embarrassing onscreen capers” of his fellow Scots and he had an idea for an unusual celebration. He asked his wife Louise what she thought of using the ancient barn adjacent to their house as a temporary theatre to entertain their party guests. “Very foolish, think of the cold, possibly damp too and it will be dark” was her initial reply, which only served to spur James on to investigate the barn’s potential. He found light streaming

in from two diamond shaped apertures in the medieval brickwork, used as doorways by roosting owls and the building felt surprisingly dry. He felt the cold could be handled by keeping the production very short and he set about writing a twentyminute play with “a vague determination to take people through the dark point of the dying year and into the hope and light ahead in the new.”

Theatre was his passion. He’d been taken on at the Old Vic by Laurence Olivier on the strength of four plays and the recommendation of Alec Guinness and Tyrone Guthrie. In his youth he’d been one of Scotland’s most promising painters but the War put an end to his artistic career. He served as an Infantry Signals continued on page 54 SUSSEX LIVING November 2016

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Officer and was decorated for gallantry in the Netherlands.

During the war he began to write and became one of the published War Poets and decades later, he was awarded a Civil List Pension by the Queen for his services to literature.

Creating a small venue for their end of year party was now possible as Louise had quickly warmed to the idea, and she was even persuaded to play the role of ‘Queen of the Night’ alongside three gifted young professional actors who would be among the party guests. One of these actors, Anne Graham-Evans, remembers how she got involved. “I was introduced to James by another member of the cast. James then picked the cast himself, as he knew which actor would suit each role best.” By her own admission Anne enjoyed being picked for the bigger roles – something to get her teeth into – where she could learn lots of lines and get really involved in the production. She played the lead of Josephine in N for Napoleone, and in total performed in about 5 of James’s plays.

“They were all very fun,” said Anne, “and were well and truly appreciated by the audience.”

James knew that good theatre didn’t require expensive equipment: the sound was to be from a recorder played by the daughter of Louise’s niece and the lighting would be a car inspection light and an anglepoise desk lamp. Props included an old ship’s bell and a picnic basket while costumes were swiftly created from panels of cloth and paper masks were glued onto wooden seed boxes.

New Year’s Eve arrived and straw was laid from house to barn. The night was cold but not damp and stars dotted a clear sky. The party was in full swing when James invited the guests to “wrap yourselves up super

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A scene from Napoleon

warm and be ready to come out into the night with me … and please pick up on your way … an inoffensive missile with which to pelt the Old Year when we see him out.” Small storm lanterns lit the path to the barn and the guests were led into the dark space, wondering what could be in store. A warm amber glow slowly spread across the straw into which James stepped out to read a welcoming prologue. To the sound of the recorder, came the players; King of Day, Prince of Darkness and Daughter of Day and Night. Louise, Queen of the Night, appeared at the end of the play, holding a large bowl of steaming punch for the guests while James’s son Richard drew off his mask to turn on the huge transistor radio which rang out with Big Ben chiming in the New Year. The guests loved it and appreciation flooded in with the most repeated comments being “total surprise” and “do more”.

It was this enthusiastic response that seemed to have satisfied a real need and now James and Louise wondered if in fact they could ‘do more’ and make the Barn a more permanent fi xture.

The only way to fi nd out was to put on an entire play and so James set about producing a nativity play for the following Christmas called Emmanuel.

By October of 1972 they had a company gathered in the house and an entry in their desk diary read “Amazing responses to Emmanuel for the Barn … we have started something.” Three performances were put on near the start of December and an invitation stated “this is the fi rst ever use of the barn as a country theatre”.

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was licensed as a private theatre, noone could buy a ticket so at the end of each performance, two players stood at the exit with small baskets to receive anything from a 50p piece to a £20 cheque. The total was always more than expected and felt like a measure of true success as it was freely given.

In James’s book, Back to the Barn, The Story of a Country Theatre he writes how the barn was not “turned into a theatre” but emerged, step by step, growing from the needs of each production.

He remembered how “everything tended to be of the Barn, handmade and manually operated, always tangible.” Nothing was programmed or technical; audiences always were pleasantly surprised by how in touch they felt throughout the plays. It was, as James called it, a “theatre of imagination” and it thrived on invention and impromptu encounter. Margaret Carey, who was involved in the back stage, costumes and some acting as well, recalled how James made the props himself, and to clever designs as well. “There was a golden eagle in Wenceslas which one of the actors has to behead.

Instead of it being broken each time, James hinged the head so it just dropped backwards.”

Emmanuel gained rave reviews. The Brighton and Hove Gazette called it “one of the most fascinating and theatrically exciting experiences of recent years” while another local paper said that the play “glowed with A dramatic scene from Wenceslas

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vision” and, “flooded with Rembrandtesque light, the hero of the night was the Barn itself.”

Clearly the Barn was fi lling a need and providing more than quality theatre – it was a focus for local talent, energy and commitment. All the players and production team came from within an hour’s journey from the Barn and most of the audience came from Ansty, Burgess Hill, Cuckfield, Hayward’s Heath and Bolney. This gave the Barn a comradeship and closeness not possible in a city theatre.

Peter Coveney, an electronics engineer, was brought in to advise on wiring techniques and safety precautions and his impressions of working at the Barn seemed to sum up the pull it had on those who were involved in productions. He commented how “the whole atmosphere … difficult to pin down, but I know it had us hooked.” Dick Walker, an early volunteer worker talked of how him and his wife were “overwhelmed by what we saw” and how it “could be the beginning of something that could grow and grow.” The fact that people had to make an effort to get there and that it was a wholly unique venue only added

to the unforgettable experience that the audience enjoyed. News of the Barn spread by word of mouth and the audience came to consist of neighbours, friends, and relatives. No one could buy tickets, they had to ask and would be invited; Louise would stand at the entrance to welcome everyone and the familiar faces eventually became a large extended family.

A regular feature of each event was the ‘welcome speech’, a two-minute introduction by James which built an atmosphere of personal engagement with the audience, lightened by humour. He always made the audience feel as though they were part of the production by telling them “it is for, and with you that we play … really, without you there would be no play.”

The productions continued at the rate of four per year, encompassing comedy, music, politics and folk plays while accolades continued to pour in from delighted audiences.

Richard Imeson, BBC Script editor wrote “To go to the theatre in the depths of the country … to sit among friends … is

The guests loved it and appreciation flooded in with the most repeated comments being “total surprise” and “do more”

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preferable … than going to an over decorated metropolitan auditorium with total strangers.”

Professional actor Paul Seed, who played a role in ‘Fifteen Strings of Money’ wrote how the people he worked with “demonstrated such refreshingly selfless enthusiasm and dedication to the project that it cannot but succeed.”

Behind the scenes however, concerns for Louise’s health were mounting. She was diagnosed with a tumour and after an operation for its removal she had to undergo surgery on her eyes for cataracts. The procedures seemed successful but at the start of the 1980s, she was in her mid seventies and it was decided to curtail regular performances and only put on special, isolated productions. This was a prescient decision for Louise’s health deteriorated and she had to undergo further treatment. The last play at the Barn was her choice; called The Other Heart, she had originally seen the play, written by James in 1952, before they had even met face to face.

Now, thirty years later, they

The Barn was filling a need and providing more than quality theatre – it was a focus for local talent, energy and commitment returned to the Old Vic to visit an auction of theatrical costumes and walked among the seats, trying to fi nd the place where she had sat to watch the play written by her husband to be.

Louise died in the New Year of 1983 and during her fi nal days, members of the company gathered round on Christmas Eve to sing carols at her bedside. In his book James remembered how, “after a celebratory glass of sherry, they stooped to kiss her, and one by one they went, driving off in the evening up the lane.”

Two years later, the Barn took on a new lease of life as a family home after James decided that it should fulfi l a different function and become a residence instead of a

retired theatre.

The story of the Forsyth’s Barn Theatre is one of community, determination and vision. While it may have initially sprung from James’s inspiration, it became the local people’s theatre, an extended family who included in their number the all important audience, without whom the theatre would never have existed.

The Barn itself was perhaps the central character in all the productions. Looking out across the Sussex Weald and the Downs it had stood for centuries and yielded generations worth of old farming relics. Its role as country theatre was just one incarnation during its long history and its presence formed a focus for the energies, talents and ambitions for a decade of unforgettable productions. James passed away just over ten years ago but his and Louise’s memories live on in the people who shared those rich and splendid days at the Barn, their country theatre.

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Offering roll on/roll off access and a level deck, the Wheelyboats are designed to be self-operated, giving those with physical disabilities the independence to enjoy the same type of activities as the able-bodied. Since the charity was founded over 30 years ago, the Trust has supplied 176 accessible boats across the UK, as well as to Ireland and Denmark and is unique in supplying this type of craft throughout Europe.

Interestingly, the Wheelyboat Trust is a charity with its roots in Sussex. It all began when a farmer from Nutley, Bill Buchanan, fell out of a tree, broke his back and become a wheelchair user. A keen angler, his fishing companion, Alan Faulkner, decided this wasn’t going to mark the end of Bill’s hobby. So Alan designed a small landing craft with a bow door that lowered to form a ramp, allowing Bill, along with his wheelchair, to continue enjoying their fishing trips.

“Once Alan’s idea became a reality, the potential for this type of accessible boat was soon realised and the charity was

incorporated in 1984,” explains Andy Beadsley, Director of the Wheelyboat Trust. Andy was one of the early beneficiaries of this type of accessible boat after a motor cycling accident in the early Eighties left him a wheelchair user. He took up trout fishing around the same time that Wheelyboats first started appearing and over time Andy got to know the charity’s trustees, becoming increasingly involved in the promotion of the charity, until in 2002, he left his job as an accountant to become the fulltime Director of the Trust.

“I can speak from personal experience,” he tells me. “I know how fulfi lling it is to get out on the water doing an activity like fishing and being able to participate on the same basis as everyone else. To be able to take a boat out, operate it yourself and enjoy your fishing is a wonderful feeling.”

Initially most of the Wheelyboats were supplied to fisheries to enable mobilityimpaired anglers to continue their sport, but the scope of

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Currently, the Trust is working with Young Epilepsy, helping to fund a Wheelyboat for Weir Wood Reservoir, near East Grinstead. The accessible boat is to be used by students from St Piers School and College, which provides specialised education for those with epilepsy, autism and other neurological conditions, as it has been found that the sensory experience of water-based activities can help with both focus and relaxation.

To date, wheelchair bound students have been denied this pleasure owing to access issues, which a Wheelyboat would overcome.

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with Sailability groups across the UK, providing boating opportunities for the disabled, the Wheelyboat Trust is also working closely with the Canal and River Trust to bring accessible craft to our inland waterways enabling those with mobility issues to enjoy a pleasurable day out on the water.

“Our short term aim has always been to provide 200 boats,” says Andy. “But to be honest that isn’t even scratching the surface of what’s needed out there.”

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Now under new ownership, The Fig Tree restaurant in the centre of Hurstpierpoint continues to impress with its fine dining, elegant atmosphere and quality service – enjoy There is always a vegetarian option and James is happy to make something special for vegans. Those with food intolerances requiring gluten free, dairy free, or even a garlic free diet are also accommodated.

This young team has ambitious plans and top of their list was reopening the dining room upstairs. “We’ve rediscovered a private dining room for small parties of up to 16 people, which can be booked for events, functions and Christmas parties,” says Jodie. “The main restaurant is also available for larger groups and we’re really looking forward to hosting people’s special occasions.”

During the festive season, The Fig Tree will be offering a Christmas set menu for parties over 6, which will run alongside the à la Carte menu and if you don’t want to cook on the day itself, bookings are being taken for a special Christmas Day meal.

The warm and friendly atmosphere also makes The Fig Tree a great place for lunch and James has introduced a two course set menu, which changes fortnightly, for £15, which is outstanding value for such high quality cuisine.

“So far the response to what we’re doing has been amazing,” smiles Jodie. “We’ve had some wonderful feedback which makes it extremely rewarding and satisfying.”

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James and his wife, Jodie, both grew up in the village, attending the local school and when the opportunity to take over the popular local restaurant arose, they couldn’t wait to get started.

So far the response to what we’re doing has been amazing. It’s extremely rewarding and satisfying “Having trained at Ockenden Manor, my heart has always been in fine dining and to have the chance to design and cook that type of food in the village where we both grew up is a fantastic opportunity,” explains James.

While Jodie looks after the front of house, James and his small team of highly qualified chefs create seasonal dishes from the best local produce in the area.

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Life’s a Melting Pot Do you fancy a cuppa and a delicious slice of cake?

It’s time you paid a visit to The Melting Pot Café in Hurstpierpoint, a community run friendly social space Tucked away on the North side of Hurstpierpoint, down a quiet side road and beside an expansive, communal green is The Melting Pot Café – a social enterprise and community run scheme and a much-needed offering in the area. Open every Wednesday from 9.30-11.30am, the café sells coffee, tea and homemade cakes from 50p to local residents including mums, their babies and toddlers and senior citizens within a friendly and unassuming setting.

The Melting Pot is a safe, non judgmental place where people can come and have a coffee, relax and feel part of the community “The Melting Pot is a safe, non judgmental place where people can come and have a coffee, relax and feel part of the community,” explains Erin Butler, one of the coordinators at the café. “The opening of the café was a result of a poll by the local churches of what was needed in the area. People wanted somewhere they could attend regularly and where they could make new friends within a community inspired atmosphere. Our response was The Melting Pot Café and we are thrilled with the number of people who now use it.”

The café is also an important source of information for local residents, with regular dropin sessions from the Citizen’s Advice Bureau, the Children and Family Centre and Hope Charity (providing support for young people) hosted at the café.

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people gain access to local services that they might not know about. As an example, we can request a representative from Affinity Sutton to come into the café and give housing and employment advice to those who might need it. My wife and I also have links with the local Housing Association and have followed up on housing issues for some of our customers. We also have a discreet food bank for those who might need it.”

The café is run solely by volunteers from Hurstpierpoint, including committed coordinator Haydn Everall and Margaret Taylor (who makes the delicious cakes.) “We would always welcome more volunteers to come and help out too,” says Haydn, “as we would then be able to offer more opening hours.”

In fact, the café also has plans to introduce a lunch club for the elderly in the village in the near future and there’s a Christmas party coming up on 21st December.

“Holiday and half term events here are always packed and it’s a great way for children to mix and people to meet one another. Kids can play safely out on the green while mum or dad have a coffee inside and not forgetting the plentiful and free parking! What’s not to like?” laughs Erin.

For more information, go to The Melting Pot Café Hurstpierpoint Facebook page.

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Linguine with Venetian Anchovy Pasta Sauce This quick and easy meal for two will surprise and delight you.

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100g cherry tomatoes 150g walnuts 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped 50g capers 100ml extra virgin olive oil Bunch of chives ½ red chilli, deseeded and chopped 80g anchovy fillets Pinch of unrefined caster sugar Pared zest and juice of 1 unwaxed lemon Freshly ground black pepper

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Black olives Freshly chopped flatleaf parsley 1. Put all the ingredients for the sauce in a blender, food processor or hand blender to form a rough paste. Scrape out into a bowl and taste to check the seasoning.

2. Cook the linguine in salted water according to the packet instructions, removing a ladleful of cooking liquid just before you drain it. Add the pasta to the sauce along with the ladleful of cooking water to loosen the mixture, stir well and serve immediately with the garnish on top.

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Stir Up Sunday Some traditions are worth keeping alive, and Stir up Sunday is one of them. Gather around the Christmas pudding bowl on the 20th November and stir with all your might!

Stir up Sunday occurs annually, on the fi nal Sunday before Advent. It’s faded in popularity during recent years, many children growing up unaware it even exists. The phrase comes from the 1549 edition of the Book of Common Prayer, “Stir up, we beseech thee.”

Historically, it was a time for families to prepare the Christmas pudding together, teaching the children how to measure, mix, and bake ingredients. The optimum number of ingredients was thirteen, one for Jesus and a dozen for the disciples.

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to pass the bowl to other willing hands.

The mixture should be stirred from east to west, honouring the three wise men, though it seems to me this could be either clockwise or anti-clockwise.

Wishes are made while stirring and like all wishes they never come true if made public.

Tradition dictated a silver sixpence be dropped into the mix, to bring good luck to the recipient who discovered it on Christmas Day in their pudding bowl.

In our house, decimalisation and inflation meant sixpence evolved into 20 pence. The year my toddler sister dropped her bowl on the floor, the dog was the beneficiary. We had to follow the dog until the good luck passed through her system and out the other end on Boxing Day. This year Stir up Sunday is the 20th November, so get your wooden spoons ready for action. A few days later, the Christmas countdown really begins, when they attempt to set fi re to the Blue Peter advent crown! www.sussexliving.com

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The Fountain Inn is a traditional pub in the heart of Plumpton Green, East Sussex.

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December Work Do and Christmas Day Bookings Station Road, Lewes, BN7 3BX Telephone: 01273 890294 Email: thefountaininnplumptongreen@gmail.com www.thefountaininnplumpton.com

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Boneless Turkey Breast with either: • Apricot, Apple & Ginger

EASY TO COOK. EASY TO CARVE. DELICIOUS TO EAT.

• Apricot & Walnut • Chestnut & Cranberry • Lemon, Parsley & Thyme • Sausage Meat & Sage and Onion Stuffing

...or just have it plain!

HIGH STREET PRESENCE VERY BEST QUALITY LOCAL SUSSEX MEAT ESTABLISHED 24 YEARS

Clive Miller – Hurstpierpoint – 01273 832 256

The Castle Inn and

The Shanghai Brasserie Specialists in Chinese Cuisine

Christmas Bookings now Being Taken New Years Eve Champagne Reception, Dinner and Dance £40.00 Chinese New Year, 28th Jan, Lion Dance, Chinese Banquet and Live Music

Turkish Orange & Almond Cake This moist, gluten free Turkish cake is packed full of orangey goodness and flavour. At this time of year the smell of oranges evoke a warm festive feeling, and as you cook them for this recipe the aroma will fi ll your house. I am sure you will really enjoy it!

Ingredients

4 large oranges 6 eggs 200g caster sugar 1 tsp baking powder 280g ground almonds Juice from 1 lemon 1. Preheat oven to 180C/gas mark 4 2. Cover oranges with cold water in a saucepan. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 1 hour. Drain and leave until completely cold.

Cut into quarters, remove pips and process in a food processor

to a pulp. Add eggs, sugar and lemon juice. Process for 1 minute, then add baking powder and ground almonds.

Pulse to mix.

3. Pour into a well-greased round cake tin. Bake in a preheated oven for 50-60 minutes or until golden.

4. To serve, dust with icing sugar and orange zest or top with orange liqueur and whipped cream if you wish to serve as an ‘adult dessert’!

As an accompaniment, fresh raspberries go very well.

ALL YOU CAN EAT CHINESE BUFFET LUNCH SPECIAL Sat & Sun 12-2.30pm £13.95 per head

BAR LUNCH MENU/CHINESE TAPAS AVAILABLE from £7.00 per head

Restaurant food to takeaway. Delivery to all local villages.

Open 7 days a week from 12pm onwards.

Restaurant open 12.00pm-2.30pm and 6.00pm-11.30pm.

London Road, Hickstead, West Sussex RH17 5LZ Tel: 01444 881223

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The old Tollgate Hotel & restaurant The Street, Bramber, Steyning BN44 3WE 01903 879 494 www.oldtollgatehotel.com

saturday Lunch 2 Courses

£14.00

Sunday Special:

With this voucher

Four courses for only £11.95pp

Book now for Christmas

Christmas Day Lunch £29.95pp includes a papadom starter, curry style roast chicken, vegetables & rice We are open for lunch for parties of 10 or more Open 5.30 -10.30pm every day incl. Bank Holidays Takeaway service available Fully licensed

1 Ockenden Lane, Cuckfield, West Sussex RH17 5LD 01444 441373 – 01444 451123 www.spicevillagecuckfield.co.uk

Friday night dinner 2 Courses £15.00 With this voucher

november offer Main Course £6.95

Please bring this voucher with you and present at the bar on arrival Terms & CondiTions Main Course offer is valid Monday to Friday for lunch and Monday to Thursday for dinner between 1st November to 30th November 2016 inc. Friday Dinner and Saturday Lunch offers valid all month. Pre-booked tables only - quoting voucher at time of booking. Only one voucher required per table. Additional courses £5.95 per course.

Only one visit to the carvery per person per course is included in this offer. This offer is not valid in conjunction with any other offer and is subject to availability.

LIVING

The White Horse Hurstpierpoint Christmas Party Menu

Advanced bookings only £23.95 for 3 courses or £18 .95 for 2 courses (1st December to 23rd Dec ember excluding Sunday Christmas nibbles on arri s) val with a complimentary glass of bubbly

Starters

Cream of tomato soup (v) with ciabatta bread or Chicken liver pate with ciabatta bread and app le chutney or Smoked salmon bee troot crème fraiche and chives

Main

◆ Fully refurbished lounge bar and restaurant ◆ Coming soon, the restaurant will be returning to traditional pub food ◆ Takeaway pizza, fish & chips and bar snacks ◆ New bar snacks menu - spicy chicken wings, halloumi chips, whitebait, bbq pork ribs and more... ◆ Top Brighton chefs ◆ Book now for Christmas Day to avoid disappointment ◆ Traditional Christmas Day Lunch only £59.99 inc a complimentary glass of bubbly (2 Seatings) on booking 20% deposit ◆ Ideal venue for any party of up to 50 seated or 80 if buffet preferred

Albourne Rd, Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks BN6 9SP 01273 834717

Courses The festive bird: tradition al roast turkey with pigs in blankets and all the trimmings, rich grav y and roast potatoes with creamy bread sauce and cran ber ry compote or Roasted sirloin of bee f with yorkshire pudding s and all the trimmings, rich pan grav y and roasted potatoes with horseradish sauce or mustard or Fish of the day served with new potatoe s, side salad and caper gar lic butter or Vegetable, mushroom & chestnut bourguigno n pie (v) topped with puff pastry and served with roast pot atoes Desserts

Traditional Christmas pud ding with brandy sauce or Dark chocolate browni e with hot chocolate sau ce and vanilla ice cream or Iced caramel parfait Coffee or tea with mints

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Arts & crafts

WREATH

Get in the festive mood this month with a home-made Christmas bauble wreath. Simple to make, inexpensive and brightly coloured, this will jazz up your front door or mantelpiece. We have gone for a mix of bright colours here, but you could try vintage inspired baubles for a subtler look or use just a couple of colours, red and white for example. Have fun!

YOU WILL NEED: 1 large polystyrene wreath Ribbon for tying A glue gun 6 glue sticks 60 large baubles 10 medium baubles 40 small baubles Old newspaper

1 to 1½ hours

1 First make sure you place some old newspaper down because this can get a little messy!

2 Turn on the glue gun and let it heat up. Take the metal ends off all the baubles.

3 Wrap the ribbon a couple of times around the polystyrene wreath and tie up to hang.

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4 Place the wreath flat on the newspaper. Starting with the large baubles, dab generously with the glue and place around the outside edge of the wreath, leaving a small gap between each one and making sure the smooth round side is on show. Hold firmly in place until stuck. Repeat on the inside and all over the wreath.

CRAFT TIME:

5 Start adding some medium baubles in the larger gaps. You can glue the baubles together as well to make it sturdy. Fill any other gaps with the smaller baubles, and build it up until you are happy with how it looks. Be generous with the glue and don’t worry about the stringy bits all over the place; once it is

all set and dry you can trim or pull these off.

6 Hang it up and admire!

www.sussexliving.com

The Jack & Jill Inn

Christmas Fare

Freehouse run by the Harman family since 1970 Quality food, wines and real ales in a traditional pub atmosphere

and Breakfast •• Bed Beautiful gardens • Function room

Come along and join us for a taste of Christmas Choose what fare you would like included in your Christmas Dinner hamper, which will be delivered prior to Christmas day come rain or shine.

We will have cheeses, charcuteries, pies, fresh meat, free range hens and quails eggs, chutneys and much more for everyone to try

cater for functions large and small.

• We Our garden room is great for larger parties and boasts • stunning views of the Downs. beautiful west lawn and garden are perfect for • The marquees, with views of the Downs and Jack and Jill

Saturday & Sunday, 12th & 13th November, 10am – 4 pm

•

windmills.

Christmas bookings now being taken.

Brighton Road, Clayton, Hassocks, West Sussex BN6 9PD www.thejackandjillinn.co.uk

Oakwood Farm, North Common Road, North Chailey, BN8 4ED www.oakwoodfarmlifestyle.com info@oakwoodfarmlifestyle.com

01273 843595

01444 471058

Christmas @

Events

Burger Night

Wednesday’s

Sausage & Mash Night

Bookings now being taken.

2 burger meals plus a caraffe of house wine for

A choice of Hutchings sausages & mash plus a caraffe of house wine for

See website for menu.

Tuesday’s

£25

per couple

morleysbistro.uk

£25

per couple

01273 835000

42 High Street, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9RG

Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 3pm and 6pm - 11pm, Sunday 9am - 5pm. Closed Mondays.

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VILLAGE EVENTS

Do you have a seasonal Mid Sussex community or charity event to promote?

Email info@sussexliving.com and ask for a Diary Date form.Visit our Diary Dates page on www.sussexliving.com Albourne, Sayers Common & Twineham Saturday 03 December, 10:30-14:00

Christmas Market

Christ Church, Oakhurst, Sayers Common BN6 9JA

An array of stalls, many in support of local groups, selling cakes, flowers, greeting cards and handicrafts.

Refreshments available. Free admission!

Hosted by Burgess Hill Horticultural Society bhhs@talktalk.net

Christmas Market with Nativity displays, pop up cafe, craft stalls and Christmas gifts. Free entrance. Contact: Ian Simmons 01273 833342

Wednesday 14 December

Balcombe

There will be music from across the years, including Christmas swing and rock’n’roll numbers as well as traditional songs for the audience to join in. Tickets £6 (children under 16 free) can be reserved on parservices@onetel.com or bought on the door.

Saturday 12 November, 10:00-14:00

Balcombe Village Craft, Gift & Local Produce Market Victory Hall, Stockcroft Road, Balcombe RH17 6HP

Our wonderful Christmas Market will be in support of St Catherine’s Hospice – do come and enjoy the lovely stalls with masses of unique and tempting ideas for those special presents and stocking fillers. We will also have local produce for sale including pork, sausages and bacon, cakes, jams and chutney, award winning chilli jellies and savoury sauces.

Orders from all these stalls can be taken for Christmas, especially Mary’s Christmas cakes! There will also be assorted products from Italy, chocolates and truffles and presents for your four-legged friend! I am sure you will be delighted by this splendid Festive Market and what we have to offer.

Contact: Glenda 01444 811462.

Saturday 19 November, 10:00-12:00

Paws & Claws Coffee Morning

Parish Room, Stockcroft Road, Balcombe RH17 8LH Quality stalls, books, cards, Christmas cards, calendars 2017, Tombola, raffle, refreshments. 30p entrance (registered charity 281075). Contact: Lyn Basset 01444 459464 www.pawsandclaws-ars. org.uk

Burgess Hill Saturday 10 December, 10:00-15:00

Christmas Market

Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8DX

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‘All the Right Notes’ Christmas Concert

St Edward’s Church, Royal George Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8UQ

Saturday 19 November, 09:00-17:00

Christmas Light Switch on

Market Place Shopping Centre, Burgess Hill RH15 9NP Burgess Hill Town Council are running a competition for local shops and businesses to create the best window display. The competition will be judged by members of the public on the day of the event! If you would like to take part or if you have any ideas for this celebration, please contact Kerry at Burgess Hill Town Council kerry@ burgesshill.gov.uk The lights will be switched on at 5pm.

Safe Haven for Donkeys will be selling their beautiful donkey-themed merchandise including calendars and Christmas Cards at this event. Contact: Hayley Bradbury, 01444 470128, hayley@safehaven4donkeys.org www.safehaven4donkeys.org

Monday 19 December, 18:30

Sussex Chorus Family Christmas Concert

The Kings Church, 33-35 Victoria Road, Burgess Hill RH15 9LR The programme will include both well known and less familiar seasonal songs and carols with many old favourites for audience participation, including those suitable for children. Alan Vincent, Sussex Chorus’s Music Director, will conduct the concert and the

keyboard will be played by John Walker.

Tickets £12, but only £3 for students and those under 16 and are available from the Sussex Chorus website, the Ticket Manager (01444 412579), www.

WeGotTickets.com, Burgess Hill Help Point, (01444 247726), Carousel Music (01444 417654) and on the door. The programme and refreshments are included in the ticket price.

Chiddingstone Sunday 26 November, 10:00-16:00

Chiddinstone Castle Christmas Fair

Chiddingstone Castle Hill Hoath Road, Chiddingstone, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 7AD Choose your ideal gifts from over 50 stalls located within some of the Castle’s historic rooms and in our heated marquee. The stalls have been hand picked by castle staff and will be selling unique products that are often not found on the High Street. Mulled wine and mince pies will be available, along with tea, coffee, soup, sausage rolls and cakes in the Tea Room. Please park as directed and remember to bring cash and cheques as not all stallholders will have card machines. £4 admission for adults and £1 children (5-13)

Chailey Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 November, 10:00-16:00

Christmas Fair

Townings Farm, Chailey, Lewes BN8 4EJ Come and sample some of the best Sussex produce and order your turkey, gammon and ham. Bespoke hampers and other gifts on sale. Contact: Carole & Kevin Uridge 01444 471352 info@ towningsfarm.co.uk www.towningsfarm.co.uk

Saturday 26 November, 10:00-14:00

Christmas Market

St Peter’s Church, Chailey Green, Lewes BN8 4DA A Christmas market with a variety of stalls, e.g.: jewellery, stained glass, pottery, home-made food and produce, handicrafts etc. Refreshments available, plus of course, Father Christmas! Entry

£1. Contact: Teresa Wenban 01825 722586 teresa.wenban@btinternet.com

Saturday 03 December, 11:00-13:30

Christmas Fayre

Chailey School (Secondary), 1 Mill Lane, Chailey BN8 4PU Craft stalls, gifts, wreaths and plenty of fun and games. There is also a café. Free entrance. Contact: Friends of Chailey, Caroline Peck 01273 890407

Copthorne Saturday 03 December, 12:00-16:00

Christmas Market

Copthorne Parish Hub, Borers Arms Road, Copthorne RH10 3QZ Getting ready for Christmas? Come along to our market in the run up to the festive season to enjoy produce and products from local suppliers, gifts, raffles, a cup of something warming or perhaps a glass of prosecco? There will be a grotto for the children, with a chance to meet Father Christmas! Free entry.

Cuckfield Saturday 12 November, 10:00-14:30

The Old School, Christmas Craft and Gift Fair The Old School, Church Street, Cuckfield RH17 5JZ

There will be over 40 stalls selling festive gifts, jewellery, greetings cards and much more. There will be activities for children and Father Christmas will be visiting! Homemade soup, cakes, tea and coffee will be available throughout the day at very reasonable prices. Why not call in for coffee, lunch or tea and enjoy browsing the stalls.

Saturday 19 November, 10:00-15:00

Warden Park Christmas Fair

Warden Park Academy, Broad Street, Cuckfield RH17 5DP Raise money for this school and start your Christmas shopping here.

Tuesday 22 November, 10:00-12:00

Christmas Glass Painting

Sussex Crafts, 45 High Street, Cuckfield

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Christmas gifts

Auricula New at Auricula: silver heart pendants with gemstone charms. Can be customised with gemstones of your choice to make the perfect unique gift.

From £45.

Sarah Lacey Dry Cleaning

Auricula, 12 Turner Dumbrell Workshops Dumbrells Court Road, Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8GT 01273 845582 natasha@auricula.co.uk www.auricula.co.uk

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

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

Fizz on Foot Limited These hampers of local Sussex produce make ideal Christmas presents. Prices range from £25.00 excluding wine.

All hampers are supplied in a wicker basket with a greeting card. Plus P&P. The Vinery, 36 Baldwin Avenue, Eastbourne BN21 1UP 01323 737271 www.fizzonfoot.com

The Llama Park The Llama Park has unique and fun Christmas presents for everyone. How about a Llama Walk voucher? Or something from our lovely shop – who doesn’t love a comfy pair of slippers, a selection of sweets and confectionary or beautiful hand-made winter-warmers?

Wych Cross, Forest Row East Sussex RH18 5JN 01825 712040 www.llamapark.co.uk

gift

Flicker Rose ‘Bottled for you’ is a contemporary collection of porcelain, gold and silver jewellery that is easy to wear and perfect for any occasion. All packaged in sweet glass bottles making them a perfect gift.

Christmas guide

Shop 2, Cobblestone Walk, 74 High Street, Steyning, West Sussex BN44 3RD 01903 814264

Golfguard For the golfer who has everything, the perfect Christmas gift! A present with a difference that provides golf insurance cover from only £13.50 per annum.

Golfguard, East Grinstead 0800 581801 www.golfguard.com

Rushfields A huge range of gifts for all the family this Christmas. From gardening and homeware to gift wrapping and toys.

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

The Cheesemaking Workshop For a unique and fun Christmas gift choose a gift voucher for the Cheesemaking Workshop, where guests learn to make 6 soft cheeses in a day. They will also enjoy cheese tastings, a delicious cheese inspired lunch with wine and take home some of the cheeses made on the day.

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FESTIVE EVENTS RH17 5JU Come and create your own stunning decorations for your Christmas tree or as a gift. No drawing skills required, be guided by our tutor. Cost £10. Contact: 01444 455611 shop@sussex-crafts.co.uk www.sussex-crafts.co.uk

Wednesday 23 November

Cuckfield Late Night Shopping High Street, Cuckfield RH17

Many of the village shops will be open until late. This inspiring shopping experience will include bubbly and nibbles and wonderful ideas for Christmas. A relaxed and atmospheric way to shop for interiors, homewares, crafts, lighting, gifts, clothes, candy, haircare, flowers and much more.

Friday 09 – Sunday 11 December

Cuckfield Christmas Tree Festival

Holy Trinity Church, Church Street, Cuckfield RH17 5JZ Friday, 11:30-19:30, Saturday 11:3018:30 Sunday 11:30-17:00. Followed by a Carol Service at 6pm, and after the carols, mulled wine and mince pies in The Old School. Admission: £4. Children under 16 free but must be accompanied by an adult. Live music will be a feature throughout the Festival. Choirs, soloists, organists, pianists and instrumentalists will play and sing for our visitors.

Ditchling

Ditchling Village Hall, Lewes Road, Ditchling BN6 8TT Come, listen and relax in a Cabaret atmosphere with a Bistro setting, to the Mike Lavelle Quintet which plays easy-listening jazz with a female vocalist. Bring your own food and drink, though there will be a ‘cash only bar’ and a raffle with lots of goodies to be won. Tickets from Mike Lavelle 01444 831475 or Ditchling Post Office. This is a fundraising event by the Friends of the Princess Royal Hospital to help with upgrading the ‘Neo Natal Unit’ in the Princess Royal Hospital.

Saturday 03 December, 10:00-14:00

Ditchling Pre School Christmas Fayre Ditchling Village Hall, Lewes Road, Ditchling BN6 8TT

It will be lots of fun for all the family with stalls selling gifts and local produce, games, tombolas, craft activities and Santa’s Grotto. There will be a café serving refreshments and a fantastic raffle with some great prizes. All funds raised go to Ditchling Pre School. Entry £1 per family.

East Grinstead Friday 18 November, 17:00

Wenceslas was written at Sackville College in the town and you may hear it sung once or twice during the season!

Follow the High Street traders, as one by one they tear off brown paper covering their shop windows and be amazed at what festive displays they have created.

Many shops will be open until 8pm for a relaxed shopping evening.

Saturday 26 November, 15:15

Christmas Lights ‘Switch On’

Pantomime characters, Father Christmas and elves will be on hand to join in the fun as the Rotary Club Tree in the High Street and the town’s Christmas lights are switched on.

Sunday 04 December, 10:00-16:00

The Christmas Family Festival

Held in a traffic free London Road with festive treats, entertainment, stalls, fun fair rides for children, Father Christmas and the French Market.

Sunday 18 December, 10:00-16:00

Twas the Sunday before Christmas

Dickensian themed shopping day in the historic High Street. Period costumes, games, carols and surprises for all the family. For further information about any of these events please contact the Tourist Information on 01342 410121 tourism@eastgrinstead.gov.uk

Mansion Christmas Market

Kidbrooke Park, Forest Row RH18 5JA Parking and admission are free to these special festive markets which are held at a beautiful, atmospheric 18th century mansion. Friendly stallholders will be offering many unusual and interesting ideas for gifts. Do come and find inspiration for your Christmas shopping: clothing for adults and children, warm slippers, jewellery, candles, toys, books, delicious organic produce, chocolates, plants, bakery, woodcraft, herbal creams and tonics, yarn and knitting. Delicious food available in the café, our therapists on hand to banish winter ills, and the children entertained by the delightful Puppet Shows featuring seasonal stories.

Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 November, 10:0016:30 Saturday 03 & Sunday 04 December, 10:0016:30 Saturday 10 – Saturday 24 December, 10:00-16:30

The Llama Park’s Christmas Grotto

The Llama Park, Wych Cross, A22, Forest Row RH18 5JN Come and visit the real Father Christmas at the Llama Park! Meet his reindeer and all the animals as well! Find our entry prices online. Contact: Bobby Schuck 01825 712040 info@llamapark.co.uk www.llamapark.co.uk

The Big Reveal

Forest Row

Handcross

East Grinstead does Christmas rather well. It would of course; Good King

Saturday 12 November & Saturday 10 December, 11:00-16:00

Saturday 05, 12, 19 & 26 November

East Grinstead RH19

Friday 02 December, 19:45-23:00

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Christmas Ideas Saturdays

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Swains is turning 30!SWAINS FIND YOUR PERFECT TREE AT Celebrate with us at our Family Fun Day THIS CHRISTMAS Saturday 14th June from 1pm to 5pm An extensive range of cut non-drop trees and Including Harris’s Amusements, Huxley’s Birds of Prey, a selection of pot grown trees available.

Punch & Judy, NJ ¯ʪsʰ The Pizza Oven & more Local Poinsettias & Holly Wreaths ~ Raising funds for St Catherine’s Hospice ~ Huge selection of stunning jewellery, scarves and toiletries and new Lampe Berger Paris. Personal Shopping Service and FREE Gift Wrapping Service. Open Mon-Sat 10am to 5.30pm.

54a High Street, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex BN6 9RG

07748 630316

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Brighton Road

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Christmas gifts

Hippychick

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BoiKido is a bright, vibrant and educational collection of wooden toys. With prices starting from just £4.99 there’s a gift to suit any budget!

1 Roberts Drive, Bridgwater, Somerset 01278 434440 www.hippychick.com

Experience the wonders of a wildlife safari in Sussex. Gift vouchers available for a variety of safaris running from Easter to October.

Please see link below to buy them.

New Barn Farm, Dial Post, Nr Horsham, West Sussex RH13 8NN 01403 713230 safaris@knepp.co.uk www.kneppsafaris.co.uk www.kneppsafaris.co.uk/Gift-Certificates

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Safe Haven for Donkeys

Unit 23 More House Farm, Ditchling Road Wivelsfield, Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7RE 01444 470136 info@safehaven4donkeys.org www.safehaven4donkeys.org

Tree Frog

Three wise buddhas. Stone garden statues, from £50 in store.

Large range in stock for gift ideas.

Visit online or our outdoor centre.

Brighton Road , Handcross RH17 6BD 07906 529579 www.southernornaments.co.uk

Christmas

Nickel plated mesh-wire weaved with fairy lights combined to create these alluring and highly original lamps.

Available in small, medium and large they are stylish by day and even more so by night… from £50.

43-47 High Street, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3AF 01342 300822 www.tree-frog.co.uk

Rushfields

Southern Ornaments

Celebrate Christmas with a luxury hamper! Gourmet treats for Grandma, delicacies for Dad... all the special people in your life will love this delicious present. Choose from readymade or customise your own.

117 High Street, Hurstpeirpoint, West Sussex BN6 9PU 01273 833452 bob.saunders@hampersofhurst.com www.hampersofhurst.com

Knepp Wildland Safaris

Adopt a donkey this Christmas and help raise vital funds for Safe Haven. You will receive an adoption certificate, record card, photo, quarterly newsletter and cuddly toy. Adoption packs are either £24/£48 for the year or £2/£4 per month.

Hampers of Hurstpierpoint

Now in stock, a huge range of festive ornaments, like this LED Snowman, and fiber optic or real Christmas trees. Make your Christmas sparkle!

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Real Transfer 8mm Cine Film and all types of Video digitally captured to DVD. Archive your family memories, making them secure and easy to watch. Perfect Christmas presents for all the family.

Hurstpierpoint, 01273 833167 www.realtransfer.co.uk info@realtransfer.co.uk

Henfield Road, Poynings, West Sussex BN45 7AY 01273 857445 www.rushfields.com SU uSSE eX x L Ii V v Ii N nG g November november 2016

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FESTIVE EVENTS Brighton Road, Handcross RH17 6BD Unique gifts to make people smile.

Discount deals available on exdisplay items. Contact: Southern Ornaments 07906 529579 www. southernornaments.co.uk

Hassocks Saturday 12 November, 09:45-11:45

Age Concern Pre Christmas Fayre

Pauline Thaw Centre, Dale Avenue, Hassocks BN6 8LW Friends of Villa Adastra’s Christmas Fayre will have a variety of stalls including cakes, raffle, tombola, tea, coffee and biscuits. Entrance 50p (included tea/ coffee and biscuits). Contact: 01273 845276

Wednesday 23 November, 18:00-21:00

South Downs Nurseries and Heritage Centre Late Night Extravaganza Brighton Road, Hassocks BN6 9LY

Christmas kicks off with our annual late night extravaganza featuring Father Christmas in his grotto, live entertainment, food tasting and many crazy offers for 1 night only! The fun continues into December with the Christmas ‘Keep It Local’ hand-made Craft Show on 10th and 11th December including a Christmas Food Market on the 10th in the South Downs Heritage Centre. Father Christmas will be in his grotto from Saturday 26th November. The charity grotto is being run by The Burgess Hill District Lions with all proceeds going to local good causes. Please see www. southdownsheritagecentre.co.uk for opening times.

Henfield Saturday 12 November, 10:00-13:00

Charities Christmas Fair 2016

The Henfield Hall, Coopers Way, Henfield BN5 9DB This great annual event will again take place to cover all your supplementary Christmas needs!

Saturday 19 November, 10:00-16:00

Jack Dunckley’s Christmas Fair

Jack Dunckley’s, Kidder Lane, Henfield BN5 9AB We will have lots of lovely stalls brimming with locally sourced gifts, produce, arts, pies, hot soup and beverages. www.jackdunckley.com

Highbrook Saturday 03 December, 11:00-16:00

Highbrook Christmas Market

Highbrook Village Hall, Hammingdean Lane, Ardingly RH17 6SS Made in Highbrook produce and other goods will be on sale. Soup, snacks and mulled wine will be available in the Highbrook Café.

Saturday 03 & Sunday 04 December, 11:0016:00

Christmas Tree Festival

All Saint’s Church, Highbrook RH17 6SS The Church will be decorated with Christmas trees sponsored by local businesses, schools and organizations.

There will be a programme of music in the Church on the Saturday.

Freshly-dug Christmas trees will be on sale in the playground opposite the Village Hall.

Friday 25 November, 16:00-20:00

Hurstpierpoint

Keymer Road Hassocks

Sunday 04 December, 13:00-18:30

Light Up Hassocks: It’s Christmas!

The High Street will be closed from 4pm, with the parade at 4.30pm. Santa has promised to make his annual visit and there will be stalls and rides, as well as events on the stage from 5.30pm to 7.30pm. Many of the local shops are staying open so you can do your early Christmas shopping – including the Light Up Hassocks Calendar if you’ve not got it yet!

Haywards Heath Saturday 26 November

Santa Claus is Coming To Town!

The Orchards Shopping Centre, Haywards Heath RH16 3QH

11:15 Christmas begins with the Rock Choir, local bands and entertainers, school choirs, brass bands, Top Bananas on stage and throughout the Mall all day.

16:30 Grand Christmas Parade in South Road, with Father Christmas, real reindeer, alpacas, Mickey & Minnie Mouse and marching bands.

17:00 The Grand Lights switched on by Santa and the Town Mayor.

17:30 Christmas Fireworks Display in Victoria Park (courtesy of Haywards Heath Town Council).

Sunday 27 November

11:00 Visit Father Christmas in his grotto all day and enjoy some great choirs, Spanish dancing, a Glee Club, bands as well as Christmas Magic!

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SUSSEX LIVING November 2016

Santa’s Fun Sunday

High Street, Hurstpierpoint BN6 Hurstpierpoint Traders are hosting a Family Day for Christmas shopping and festivities. We need stewards, first aiders, mince pies, Christmas cakes, puddings and biscuits for our charity cake stall.

Would you like a stall yourself? Or would you like to perform? If you can help with any of the above, please contact Gill Blackburn at Ashley & Thomas on 07748630316. All proceeds on the day will be donated to Hurstpierpoint’s very own charity, Cancervive.

Saturday 03 December, 13:45-15:45

Pyecombe Church Christmas Fayre

Village Centre, Trinity Road, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9UY Many stalls, including gifts, toys, bricabrac, cakes, a grand raffle with a cash prize, tombola and refreshments.

Free entrance. Contact: karenale1@aol. com 07818568999

Thursday 04, 15 & 22 December

Late Night Shopping

Late night shopping in the village until 8pm to offer our customers an opportunity to discover the perfect retail experience and free parking!

Sunday 11 December, 14:30

Saturday 26 November, 12:00-16:00

Village Centre, Trinity Road, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9UY

Plumpton Village Hall, 1 Westgate, Plumpton BN7 3BQ

Hurstpierpoint Singers Christmas Extravaganza

Come along and enjoy our usual feast of seasonal music and readings, with lots of audience participation, including our now famous ‘12 Days of Christmas’.

Tickets £8, including a glass of wine/ soft drink and mince pie, are obtainable from Janton News Hurstpierpoint; Hassocks Hardware Hassocks or at the door. Accompanied children under 12 free!

There will be around 30 stalls selling festive foods, crafts and a variety of Christmas gifts. Also, a raffle with fantastic prizes, games for children, Christmas Carols and refreshments.

Bring the family, meet friends and have some fun! Father Christmas will arrive at 2pm.

Lewes

Saturday 03 December, 11:00-15:00

Saturday 12 November, 10:00-13:00

Scaynes Hill Millennium Hall, Scaynes Hill RH17 7PG

Christmas Fayre

St Mary’s Church Hall, Lewes BN7 1QA Raffle, tombola, Christmas bric-abrac and lovely cakes. Contributions welcome, please contact Jackie 01273 475512

Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 November, 10:0016:00

Christmas Fare

Oakwood Farm, North Common Road, North Chailey, Lewes BN8 4ED Taste our range of delicious Christmas Foods and make up your own festive hamper. Christmas Fare delivered to your door. Contact: Sue Hill 01444 471058 info@oakwoodfarmlifestyle.com www.oakwoodfarmlifestyle.com

Thursday 03 December, 17:00-20:30

Late Night Shopping

Christmas Market

A wealth of stalls selling gifts and goodies, crafts and cakes. WI refreshments for sale too. Free entry and free parking. Contact: Sue 01444 831786 sue@sussexchiro.com

Sheffield Park Mondays 05, 12 & 19 & Tuesdays 06 & 13 December

Christmas Festive Feast

The Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park Station TN22 3QL Enjoy a two course lunch served at your reserved table in the Bessemer Arms Restaurant. Please book on 01825 720800. www.bluebell-railway.com/ event/christmas

Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 December, 17:3019:15

Enjoy a variety of shops, Santa, mulled wine and great gift ideas.

Sheffield Park Station TN22 3QL

Sunday 11 December, 11:00-16:00

Food Rocks Lewes – Christmas Rocks Cliffe High Street, Lewes BN7 2AN

Sensational Sussex street food, artisan market and pop up bars with live music and entertainment for all the family and plenty of festive cheer.

Lindfield Saturday 19 November, 10:00-15:00

Lindfield Bonfire Society Christmas Gift and Craft Fair

King Edward Hall, 12 High Street, Lindfield RH16 2HH Three halls packed with a variety of stalls including confectionery and jewellery. Tea, coffee and cake will also be available. Entrance 50p. Contact: Sarah Tampion-Lacey 01444 487470 lindfieldbonfiresoc@gmail.com www.lindfieldbonfiresociety.co.uk

Ovingdean Saturday 14 November, 13:00-16:00

Blind Veterans Christmas Market

The Lounge, Blind Veterans UK, Greenways, Ovingdean BN2 7BS

High Street, Hurspierpoint BN6 Shops will be giving away a free glass of prosecco with every purchase.

Plumpton

Prosecco Night!

Scaynes Hill

Lewes Town Centre

We have gathered together many lovely, local craft stalls to help you with your Christmas gift ideas. A festive afternoon for all the family, with the opportunity for children to take part in crafts too!

There will be refreshments available to purchase, and parking on site. Entry is free!

Thursday 15th December, 18:00-20:00

Plumpton Festive Fair in aid of St Peter & St James Hospice

Bluebell Railway – Victoria Christmas Enjoy a very special journey between Sheffield Park and Horsted Keynes stations in one of our Victorian carriages.

Shoreham Sunday 27 November, 11:00-14:00

Dogs Trust Shoreham’s Christmas Fair Dogs Trust Re-homing Centre, Brighton Road, Shoreham by Sea BN43 5LT

Please come along and join us for some fun filled festivities. Attractions will include a raffle, Dogs Trust merchandise, Christmas goodies and gifts for both two and four legged! There will also be some festive refreshments. Adults £1, Children free. All parking on site is for disabled badge holders only and these spaces are limited. All other parking is in the surrounding streets. 01273 466971

Saturday 03 December, 10:00-15:30

Creative Christmas Craft Fair

The Shoreham Centre, Pond Road, Shoreham BN43 5WU Creative Christmas Fair in aid of Small Business Saturday and raising funds for Chestnut Tree House. Contact: Bryony Reynolds 07969553448 paperdaisyevents@outlook.com

South Godstone Saturday 19 November, 12:00-16:00

RSPCA South Godstone Christmas Fair RSPCA South Godstone Animal Centre, Eastbourne Road/A22, South Godstone RH9 8JB

Fun for everyone including games, face painting and stalls. Santa’s Grotto £3.00

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Christmas gifts

Harmony at Home Children's Boutique in Lindfield High Street has a gorgeous selection of children's toys and gifts from birth to 12 years. As well as clothes, new baby and Christening gifts. A free gift wrapping service and free car parking.

ICOM Christmas voucher Give the gift of health with personalised ICOM Christmas vouchers. Use towards a massage, rebalancing acupuncture treatments or revitalising facial acupuncture. Starting at £30, can be posted for a small fee if ordered by 10/12/16.

Harmony at Home Children's Boutique 68 High Street, Lindfield, West Sussex RH16 2HL 01444 482393 shop.harmonyathome.co.uk

The International College of Oriental Medicine, van Buren House, Green Hedges Avenue, East Grinstead RH19 1DZ 01342 313106/107 www.orientalmed.ac.uk

Flicker Rose Elegant, striking and ‘just a little bit different’, discover our lovely new Shine collection from One & Eight for extra special and unique gifts. All packaged in lovely round gold or silver tins.

Shop 2, Cobblestone Walk, 74 High Street, Steyning, West Sussex BN44 3RD 01903 814264

Come into our December Christmas gift guide and get yourself noticed for £84 + VAT

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Rushfields Choose from our extensive range of food and drink to make your own bespoke hampers, or pick one of our ready-made ones – perfect for Christmas.

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

Call on 01273 835355 sales@sussexliving.com

Heaven Farm Shop Seasonal and festive gifts suitable for all the family. Custom made hampers made up for you from our large selection of local and regional produce.

Clearwell Mobility Our range of Derby walking sticks are crafted with a contemporarily designed acrylic handle. The subtle yet stylish design makes them perfect for nights out on the town. See our full range at www. clearwellmobility.co.uk

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01825 790331 www.heavenfarmshop.co.uk

Bullfrog Music Hundreds of instruments and gift ideas, as well as accessories and sheet music.

Make it a Musical Christmas!

15-17 Ship Street, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 4EG Tel 01342 315602 www.bullfrogmusic.co.uk

Unit 3, 21 Albert Drive, Burgess Hill, RH15 9TN 01444 259677 www.clearwellmobility.co.uk

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Steyning Saturday 19 November, 10:00-16:00

Friends of Steyning Grammar School Winter Fair Steyning Grammar School, Shooting Field, Steyning BN44 3RX

A great Winter Fair in the heart of the Steyning Community. This is the 25th year and we hope to make it bigger and better than last year. The Friends of Steyning Grammar organize this annual fair to help fund items that wouldn’t otherwise be available. Outside stallholders are more than welcome to book a stall (07818 086077)

Wednesday 07 December, 19:00-21:00

Steyning Late Night Shopping Steyning

There will be food and street entertainment with fun for all the family. Cobblestone Walk is also open with a Christmas Market atmosphere.

You could buy all of your presents in one visit or just soak up the fantastic atmosphere.

West Hoathly Saturday 26th November 13:30-16:30

West Hoathly Primary School Christmas Market,

North Lane, West Hoathly RH1 42G This is a well-supported event with a lovely atmosphere. Stalls selling local produce and handmade gifts plus a great Santa’s Grotto and Gingerbread Café for home-made cakes! A lovely opportunity to do some early Christmas shopping. If you would like to have a stall at the event please call 07581148550

Bella’s Pantry

Ride the Santa Express at Beech Hurst this Christmas

Treat the kids to a festive ride on the Beech Hurst miniature railway to visit Santa in his grotto, including Christmas crafts and refreshments.

On 3rd, 4th, 10th and 11th December, 12 – 4pm.

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Worthing

Tickets available from 1st November, see below for details.

Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 November

Worthing Christmas Market

Worthing Town Centre, Montague Place, Worthing BN11 Come and join Worthing’s only and largest town centre Christmas Market. There will be many stalls from artists, crafters, food producers and independent retailers. Also our traditional town centre Christmas tree, carols from local choirs, other live musicians and something to keep the children entertained.

Thursday 15 December, 16:00-19:00

Christmas Party with S Club Party

Montague Place, Worthing BN11 3BG Worthing is hosting an amazing free Christmas Party. There will be a stage in Montague Place with entertainment.

At 5pm, the stars of the show will be performing all of S Club 7’s amazing hits to really get the party going! Plus other local bands and acts and late night shopping.

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LOCAL INTEREST

BY RUTH LAWRENCE

It’s a dino

INVASION! There are dinosaurs in Henfield! At least, you will fi nd one in Henfield Museum, along with other fascinating exhibitions and delightful displays of your local history

If you could turn back the clocks some 130 million years, you’d fi nd a Sussex roaming with dinosaurs and a landscape utterly different to the place we call home today.

Fossil collectors have taught us much about the kind of world that existed then and Henfield Museum is currently displaying a fascinating exhibit by local geologist Brian Smith. Brian has created a case with some of his fi nds, a few rarities from his collection and some of the ‘tools of his trade’ to encourage would-be fossil hunters to start searching.

Many of his fi nds have occured whilst with the Sussex Mineral and Lapidary Society. One of the most surprising items is an entire dinosaur skeleton; not a giant as you might expect, but a beautiful, tiny reptile called a ‘Keichiosaurus hui’ This creature was highly adapted to the marine environment and had a long neck and tail with elongated five toed feet. The fi rst example

was found in the late 1950s in Guizhou, China and they swam the ancient waters of the Triassic period. Looking at the delicate skeleton it’s humbling to realise that it once belonged to a living, breathing creature that existed long before humans evolved on Earth.

Brian’s love of minerals began early. As a very young child he was fascinated by coloured stones and would fi ll his pushchair with them. Later he’d visit local disused quarries to fi nd fossils and minerals. He taught himself geology, passing his GCSE by watching Open University programmes on BBC2 and now has a vast collection of specimens. He discovered the skull of a Rhychosaurus, a predinosaur herbivore with a stocky body and a powerful beak and also the tooth of a new primitive armoured dinosaur species which he found at Ardingly. He is currently researching many of his mineral collection fi nds at the Natural History Museum and one of his most surprising fi nds was from near Horsham; a 130 million year old piece of amber,

the fi rst recorded in Sussex.

The most frequently found dinosaur remains in Sussex are those of the Iguanodon that lived during the Lower Cretaceous period between 125 and 110 million years ago. They were huge; weighing over three tons and measuring about 33 feet in length they could stand on either two or four legs. Despite these proportions, Iguanodon was a herbivore and the fi rst teeth ever discovered came from the strata of Tilgate Forest in Whitemans Green in Cuckfield.

Henfield Museum has its own dinosaur tooth from an Iguanodon, found in Weald clay at Henfield Brickworks by Mr J F Wyley. It is displayed alongside fossils found at local locations including ammonites from Small Dole, and ‘Spondylus’, a bivalve shell found in fl int from the upper beds of chalk on the South Downs. There is the tooth of an ancient crocodile called ‘Goniopholis’, embedded in Wealden clay and various sea urchins called ‘Echinocorys’ which can sometimes be found beneath the white cliffs.

The museum itself houses much more than fossils. It contains a varied collection of local fl int tools, household continued on page 90 Ammonite found in chalk near Henfield

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Keichiosaurus hui, a tiny reptile

The most frequently found dinosaur remains in Sussex are those of the Iguanodon that lived during the Lower Cretaceous period between 125 and 110 million years ago continued from page 88

objects, farm tools and 19th and 20th century dresses. A large collection of local paintings, drawings and photographs are available to enjoy and unusual exhibits such as a one man stretcher ambulance and a penny farthing bicycle are always on display. Three times a year temporary exhibitions on local themes are staged which gives the museum a chance to show objects not normally on permanent display. The collection was originally started

by Miss Lucie Bishop and fi rst displayed in 1948. When the Henfield Hall was built

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Tooth of the herbivorous dinosaur, Iguandon

in 1974 the museum gained its fi rst permanent home. Lucie had amassed a collection of objects which she stored at her house, ‘Highdene’ in the High Street which her father had built in 1908 and her fi rst forays into displaying objects began in 1930 when she produced an exhibit of local history items followed by another in 1937 to mark the coronation of George VI. Whether your interest lies in collecting fossils or if you have a young dinosaur enthusiast in the family, a visit to the museum will reveal a few surprises and a clue to what creatures roamed the earth under our feet in the distant past.

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The Lounge, Blind Veterans UK, Greenways, Ovingdean, BN2 7BS For more information call Rachel 01273 391455 email rachel.chitty@blindveterans.org.uk or visit blindveterans.org.uk/christmasfair

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DiaryDates

DiaryDates Every afternoon in November

Seasonal Safaris Throughout the Year New Barn Farm, Dial Post, Nr Horsham, RH13 8NN Experience the wonders of a wild safari in Sussex. Gift vouchers available for a variety of seasonal safaris running from Easter to October. Prices range from £25-£60 Knepp Wildland Safaris, 01403 713230, safaris@knepp.co.uk, www.kneppsafaris.co.uk Tuesday 01 November – Saturday 17 December, 10:00-15:30

Cards for Good Causes

Burgess Hill Library, The Martlets, Burgess Hill RH15 9NN Open Monday to Saturday. Christmas cards, calendars, wrapping paper, toys and stocking fillers for 36 charities both National and local.

Do you have a Mid Sussex community or charity event to promote?

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

Visit our Diary Dates page on www.sussexliving.com

Morley’s Sausages & Mash Night

Morley’s Wine Bar, 42 High Street, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9RG ‘Bangers and Mash’ are a traditional family favourite and perfect comfort food for chilly evenings. Come to Morley’s and experience the warmth! £25 including a bottle of house wine.

Toby Payne 01273 835000 Wednesday 02 November, 19:15 for 19:30

Mid Sussex Philatelic Society

Burgess Hill Girls School, Keymer Road, Burgess Hill RH15 0EG Australia. A display presented by Ben Palmer. Jim Etherington 01273 471897 jespeth@hotmail.com Wednesday 02 November, 19:30

Mid Sussex Ramblers – Pub Social The Duke of York, London Road, Sayers Common BN6 9HY TQ 266 180. Phil 01273 835931

Tuesday 01 November – Monday 19 December, 10:00-16:00

Wednesday 02 November, 19:30

Haywards Heath Library, 34 Boltro Road, Haywards Heath RH16 1BN See above.

King Edward Hall, High Street, Lindfield RH16 2HH Lindfield Horticultural Society welcomes Bob Tunks, renowned for his prowess as a horticultural judge in the field of flower arranging, following conclusion of the Annual General Meeting. All welcome. 01444 456509

Cards for Good Causes

Tuesday 01, 08, 15, 22 & 29 November, 10:30-13:00

IT Drop-in Sessions

Morley’s Bistro, 42 High Street, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9RG Computer or gadget problems? Why not come to one of our informal “drop-in” sessions being held at Morley’s Bistro. £5 for one 15 minute session. The IT Girl Ltd, Emma 07938 838861 admin@theitgirl.co.uk Tuesday 01, 08, 15, 22 & 29 November, 18:00

Morley’s Burger Night

Morley’s Wine Bar, 42 High Street, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9RG Come and enjoy two of our home cooked burgers and a carafe of House wine for the fantastic price of £25.

Locally sourced ingredients prepared here in our kitchens. Choose from either a 500ml carafe of our House Sauvignon, Tempranillo or French Rose. Perfect! Toby Payne 01273 835000 Tuesday 01 November, 19:30

Lindfield Horticultural Society AGM

Wednesday 02 November, 19:45-21:45

Burgess Hill Horticultural Society Open Meeting

Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8DX Illustrated talk: ‘What Makes a Fraudster Tick?’ Speaker, David Porter.

Admission: Members free, Visitors £1.

Flo Whitaker 01444 245509 bhhs@ talktalk.net Thursday 03 & 10 November, 20:00, doors 19:30

Ditchling Film Society

Ditchling Village Hall, 12 Lewes Road, Ditchling BN6 8TT We have two films this month, Theeb and The Dressmaker. Refreshments and parking. Guests and temporary members are welcome for the sum of £5.00 payable at the door.

Friday 04, 11, 18 & 25 November, 19:30-22:00

Mid Sussex Amateur Radio Society Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8DX Surplus Equipment Sale, an ‘On Air’ night, a Radio Night and Tabletop Sale and last, a Talk by Chris G4ZCS. Stella Rogers 07803 086838 newsletter@msars.org.uk Friday 04 November, 20:00

Discovering Brambletye Medieval Manor and Park

East Court Mansion, East Grinstead RH19 3LT A talk by local Felbridge historian Jeremy Clarke. Free to Friends, £3 for visitors. Judy Wojtowicz 01324 714636 judy.wojtowicz@gmail.com Saturday 05 – Monday 07 November

Fleur-de-Lis Haywards Heath Grand Opening

Renaissance Retirement’s Fleur-de-Lis, Bolnore Road, Haywards Heath RH16 4WH Renaissance Retirement invites you to the Grand Opening of its prestigious Fleur-de-Lis luxury development.

Louis Penny 0800 625 0026 Saturday 05 November, 10:00-15:00

Forest Row Village Market

Community Centre Car Park or Forresters Green, Hartfield Road, Forest Row RH18 5DZ Fine Foods and Crafts Market, with a social atmosphere including activities and demonstrations. Sue Young AIPM, DIMA 01342 822661 sue.young@ forestrow.gov.uk http://forestrow.gov. uk/forest-row-market.aspx Saturday 05 November, 20:30

Ungrateful Dads Playing Live

The Fox Eating and Drinking House, Highbrook Lane, West Hoathly RH19 4PJ Ungrateful Dads are a party band mixing Classic RnB, Soul Funk, Blues, Ska Reggae and Rock, from the past to the present. 01342 810644 Sunday 06 & 20 November, 10:00-14:00

Conservation Work Parties

Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve. Meet in car park Come and help to conserve your local green area. Stay as long as you wish. Mary Smith 01444 242667 mary.s.smith@talktalk.net

Pub Quiz

Thursday 03, 10, 17 & 24 November, 20:00

Sunday 06 November, 13:30

Wednesday 02 November, 13:30 for 14:00

Greyhound Inn, Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8QT Every Thursday! Whatever your talent, come and show it off or just watch others. Pop in for a fun night out - entrance free! thegreyhoundinnkeymer@yahoo.co.uk

Ditchling Village Hall, Lewes Road, Ditchling BN6 8TT Charity concert to raise funds for St Peter and St James Hospice. Songs to help you banish the autumn blues. £7. Michael Hinton 01273 845635 michaelhinton@hotmail.com

The New Inn, 76 High Street, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9RQ At The New Inn we run a monthly quiz on the first Tuesday of the month.

Teams from 4-6 people. All funds go to a charity chosen by the participants.

Burgess Hill Flower Club

Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8DX A talk on crop circles by Andy Thomas. First visit is free with current copy of Sussex Living Magazine.

Contact: 01444 235823 amt33gvt@ btinternet.com Wednesday 02, 09, 16, 23 & 30 November, from 18:00

Greyhound - Open Mic Night

Friday 04, 11, 18 & 25 November, 17:00-20:00

Forest Row Village Club Happy Hour

Station Road, Forest Row RH18 5DW Every week, with beer from £2.50.

Tickets now available for New Year’s Eve band Rhythm Trio. 01342 822856 frvillageclub@outlook.com www. forestrowvillageclub.co.uk

Musical Cheers

Monday 07, 14, 21 & 28 November, 08:0017:00

General Antiques & Collectables Auction

Gorringes, Garden Street, Lewes NB7 1TJ 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 478221 clientservices@gorringes.co.uk

Monday 07 November, 09:30-12:00

Drop-in Care Recruitment Event

The Acorn Beefeater Restaurant, Charles Avenue, Mid-Sussex Retail Park, Burgess Hill RH15 9TQ Opportunity to meet different Care companies to find out more about avenues you can take to work in the sector. Eleanor Shipton 0330 22 22190 eleanor.shipton@westsussex.gov.uk www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobsincare Monday 07 November, 20:00

The Group for Unattached Men & Women

Burgess Hill Unattached? The Group might be exactly right for you. We meet in Burgess Hill on the 2nd Monday of every month. Not a dating agency, but an opportunity to meet other single men and women. Our members tend to be aged 50+. We also meet in Lewes, Horsham and Brighton. Walks, dinners, golf, holidays etc. www.thegroup.org.uk Monday 07, 14, 21 & 28 November, 20:0021:00

Tranquil Hour

Balcombe Learn mindfulness guided meditation techniques to relax and tune in to your body and mind for a calmer mind. £5. Nicola Preston Bell 07887 751640 nicola@nicolaprestonbell.com Tuesday 08 November, 14:15

Henfield Flower Club ‘Forever Festive’

Henfield Hall, Coopers Way, Henfield BN5 9DB A Festive Demonstration by Tracy Griffin. Sales table, raffles, plants, teas and easy parking. Tickets £10, raised seating £10.50 and are available from Mrs Sinclair-Young 01273 492064 or Mrs Jessie Toft 01273 492911.

Cheques payable to: Henfield Flower Club. Doors open 13:15.

Tuesday 08 November, 14:30

Lindfield Preservation Society

King Edward Hall, 24 High Street, Lindfield RH16 2HH An illustrated talk on “The Magic of Pantomime” by Ian Gledhill. The history of this enduring and peculiarly British institution. All welcome. John Chapman 01444 484470 Tuesday 08 November, 19:45

Hurstpierpoint Horticultural Society – Home Grown’s Best

Club Suite, Village Hall, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9UY An illustrated talk by John Negus the well-known broadcaster on Radio Sussex and Radio Surrey. £1 members and £2 non members. Kathy Green greenhpp@tiscali.co.uk Wednesday 09, 16, 23 November, 09:30–12:30

Beginners Knitting

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DiaryDates Dumbrells Court Road, Ditchling BN6 8GT Learn to cast on and off, knit and purl, join simple squares and how to read simple patterns. £90 for the three sessions. 07967 819540 sarah@madeandmaking.co.uk www.madeandmaking.co.uk Wednesday 09 November, 10:00-17:00

Asian Art

Gorringes, 15 North Street, Lewes BN7 2PD Fine Art, Antiques and Collectables Auction. 01273 472503 clientservices@ gorringes.co.uk Wednesday 09 and 23 November, 1400-1600

East Grinstead Art Society

St Swithun’s Church Hall, St Swithun’s Close, East Grinstead RH19 3AZ 9th: demonstration, art clinic, Cathy Bird. 23rd: workshop. Visitors welcome £3 per meeting. Wendy Vick 01342 311 093 wmv85@outlook.com Wednesday 09 November, 19:30-21:30

Storrington & Pulborough District Rotary Film Night Sullington Parish Hall, Thakeham Road, Storrington RH20 3PP Community Film Night showing “Eye in the Sky”. Transport available if required. £5 from the Card Shop in Storrington or on the door on the night. Ken Collings 01903 740745 kandjcoll@bt internet.com Wednesday 09 November, 19:45-10:00

Hassocks Horticultural Society A.G.M.

Adastra Hall, Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6

8QH Annual General Meeting of the Society followed by a presentation of members’ videos. Derek Swaine 01273 842516 jeannederek43@btinternet.com

Wivelsfield Village Hall, off Eastern Road, Wivelsfield Green RH17 7QG See Local Living

Kidbrooke Park, Priory Road, Forest Row RH18 5JB Parking and admission are free to this unusual Festive craft market in an interesting setting. Something for all the family. All-day café.

Sixth Form ‘Pathways’ Open Evening Burgess Hill Girls

Thursday 10 November, 20:00

Saturday 12 November, 19:30

Station Road, Plumpton Green BN7 3DF Every second Thursday of each month join us for this special Quiz and help raise money for Friends of Sussex Hospices. £1.50.

Nicole Palmer 01273 890311 theploughinnatplumptongreen@ hotmail.co.uk

Thursday 10 November, 14:30

Saturday 12 November

Council Chamber, Queens Hall, High Street, Cuckfield RH17 5EL Historian Ian Everest talks about daily life in Sussex in WWI with fascinating photos of the time. £5 or £3 for members. Booking essential. Mike Nicholson 01444 457448 events@ cuckfieldmuseum.org

This year’s Track Trek sponsored walk will cover the entire line from East Grinstead to Sheffield Park, a distance of eleven miles. We will raise money for two appeals with all funds being equally split between our Accessible Steam Heritage and Cash for Cover appeals. To register, please email tracktrek2016@bluebell-railway.co.uk

Danny House, New Way Lane, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9BB We will enjoy The Lou Beckerman Quintet’s unique, warm and vibrant style. Tickets £15 to include champagne. Black tie optional, but dress to impress. Tickets from Janice Kent 01273 831733 or me_cfs@ hotmail.com www.remembercfs.org. uk or by post to reMEmber, PO Box 1647, Hassocks BN6 9GQ

Thursday 10 November, 18:15-20:30

Keymer Road, Burgess Hill RH15 0EG Provides prospective families and students the chance to find out more about the opportunities available for Sixth Form in September 2017.

Contact: Miss M Roach 01444 241050 registrar@burgesshillgirls.com www.burgesshillgirls.com

Sussex During World War I

Thursday 10 November, 19:00–22:30

Gluten Free Vegan Feast Night

Limes Bistro, 67 High Street, Lindfield, Haywards Heath RH16 2HN Vegetarian feasting not to be missed at Limes. Eleven tasting dishes from Asia plus wines. All gluten free, all delicious. £35. 01444 487858 restaurant@limesoflindfield.co.uk www.limesoflindfield.co.uk/vegetarianfeast-night

Thursday 10 – Saturday 12 November, 19:30

Wivelsfield Little Theatre – ‘The Dixie Swim Club’

The Plough Inn Pub Quiz

Bluebell Railway Track Trek 2016

Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 November

Wood Machining

John Lloyd Fine Furniture, Bankside Farm, Ditchling Common RH15 0SJ Cost £300. John Lloyd 01444 480388 info@johnlloydfinefurniture.co.uk www.johnlloydfinefurniture.cvo.uk Saturday 12 November, 11:00-16:00

Mansion Market

Songs of Love, Lust and Longing

Saturday 12 November, 19:30

A Shakespeare Celebration

St Andrew’ Church, Junction Road, Burgess Hill RH15 OLG Works include Romeo and Juliet Overture, Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merchant of Venice Suite Montagues and Capulets, Concerto for Double Bass, Soloist, Nathanael Thomas-Atkin. Tickets £12 in advance from Burgess Hill Help Point 01444 232067 or www.bhso.org.uk or £14 on the door.

Saturday 12 November, 19:45-22:00

Quiz with a Difference!

St. Barnabas Church Hall, Worth Road, Pound Hill, Crawley RH10 7EB Win without knowing every answer!

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DiaryDates 7pm if bringing a takeaway. Teams of 6, come as a team or join one on the night. Bring your own drink and nibbles. Glasses provided. £5 per person. All welcome. 0300 111 8150 office@worthparish.org.uk

King Edward Hall, Lindfield RH16 2SL (Lunch at the Bent Arms from 12.00).

Display by the Society’s President. Jim Etherington 01273 471897 jespeth@ hotmail.com

Sunday 13 November, 09:00-12:00

Adur Valley Fine Arts Society (Henfield)

Monday 14 November, 14:30

Winter Bird Walk on Bedelands Nature Reserve

Meet in car park off Maple Drive for 9am Learn about and see the winter birds on Bedelands with help from knowledgeable enthusiasts (led by group members). Mary Smith 01444 242667 mary.s.smith@talktalk.net

Henfield Hall, Cooper’s Way, Henfield BN5 9DB Libby Horner will talk about “The Mille Miglia: Cars, Culture and Food”.

An afternoon not to be missed! Guests welcome £5. 01273 494945 www. adurvalley,org.uk

Monday 14 November, 10:30-12:00

Monday 14 November, 19:45

The Steyning Centre, Fletchers Croft, Steyning BN44 3XZ An illustrated talk from Christopher Herbert on “Banks, Burgundy and Piracy: the fifteenth artists in Bruges”.

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Adastra Hall, Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8QH Trekking the High Himalayas” - a talk

by Kev Reynolds. Members £1.50, Visitors £2.00. Beryl Varley 01273 832351

Steyning Decorative and Fine Arts

Monday 14 November, 10:45-12:00

Hassocks Field Society

Monday 14 November, 20:00

‘See Us At Work’ Open Morning Burgess Hill Girls

Greyhound - Quiz Night

Greyhound Inn, Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8QT We currently hold a monthly quiz on the second Monday of each month.

Why not pop along for this fun night and pit your wits against others. thegreyhoundinnkeymeer@yahoo. co.uk

Keymer Road, Burgess Hill RH15 0EG Provides prospective families and students the chance to find out more about the opportunities available for September 2017. Miss M Roach, Registrar 01444 241050 registrar@burgesshillgirls.com www. burgesshillgirls.com Monday 14 November, 14:00 for 14:15-16:30

Mid Sussex Philatelic Society

Hassocks BN6 8AB All patients of the practices of Hurst, Hassocks and Ditchling, are cordially invited to the Mid Sussex Care Patient Participation Group Coffee Morning.

Care Co-ordinators, Suzie and Rita, will be in attendance, and will be happy to give any advice to anyone who requests it. 01273 833056 Tuesday 15 November, 13:40-14:10

Lunchtime Concert

Mid-Sussex Decorative & Fine Arts Society talk on ‘Double Dutch’ Clair Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath RH16 3DN Talk by Lynne Gibson to discover a world through the paintings found in the town houses of Dutch merchants in the 17th century. Non-members welcome, £7 on door. www.midsussexdfas.org.uk

Tuesday 15 November, 19:45

Wednesday 16 November, 20:00-22:00

Wolstonbury WI Monthly Meeting Club Suite, Village Centre, Trinity Road, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9UY Annual Meeting. Visitors welcomed.

Jane Biggs 01273 834421 Tuesday 15 November, 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. £2 including tea/coffee and biscuit at half time. First evening free.

Mike 01444 482741 Wednesday 16 & 23 November, 09:30-12:30

United Reformed Church Hall, Keymer Road,

Made and Making, South Downs Nurseries,

Festive Patchwork Table Runner

The Mid-Sussex Franco-British Society - Haywards Heath

Function Suite, Clair Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath RH16 3DN Jonathan Fenby CBE, will give an illustrated talk in French – “L’Histoire de la France moderne, et ses effets aujourd’hui”. All members and visitors are welcome. Barbara Stevens 01444 452385 Wednesday 16 November, 20:00

Mid Sussex Ramblers Annual General Meeting

Upper Room, Town Hall, 40 Boltro Road, Haywards Heath RH16 1BA Mid-Sussex Group of the Ramblers Association (Sussex Area). Yvonne 01444 441926

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Wednesday 16 November, 10:15 for 10:4512:00

Lancing College, Lancing BN15 ORW A variety of musical delights from current pupils. This is a free half hour concert, but please contact us to book.

Beverley Allen 01273 465968 baa@ lancing.org.uk www.lancingcollege. co.uk

Tuesday 15 November, 10:00-11:30

Coffee Morning

Brighton Road, Hassocks BN6 9LY Learn how to rotary cut, patch and quilt and make a stunning table centerpiece. £60. 07967 819540 sarah@madeandmaking.co.uk www. madeandmaking.co.uk

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DiaryDates Wednesday 16 November, 20:00-21:30

Season Highlights

Balcombe History Society – ‘The Royal Sussex Regiment’

Autumn/Winter 2016 Clair Hall 01444 455440 www.clairhall.org

Martlets Hall 01444 242888 www.martletshall.org

Victory Hall, Stockcroft Road, Balcombe RH17 6HP Our speaker, Matthew Jones, Assistant County Archivist, will follow the history of the Regiment. £1 members, £3 visitors at the door, including refreshments. Julie Budgen 01444 811641 julie.budgen@btinternet.com Thursday 17 November, 15:00-17:30

Haywards Heath Prostate Cancer

Clair Hall

The Dolphin Surgery, Butlers Green Road, Haywards Heath RH16 4BN A talk by Dr Philip Savage, Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath.

Arthur Millard 01403 262868 arthur. millard71@gmail.com

Music £10-£12

Thursday 17 November, 20:00

Celebrity Recital: Sam Pearce, Horn and Simon Lane, Piano

We remember Joe Cocker - Paul Cox Friday 4th November 8pm

Lancing College, Lancing BN15 ORW Sam Pearce, one of the bright young stars of the British horn playing scene, presents a diverse and exciting programme. £8 and £6 concessions.

Beverley Allen 01273 465968 baa@ lancing.org.uk www.lancingcollege. co.uk

Clair Hall Music

Friday 18 November, 19:30-21:30

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East Grinstead Society Meeting

Main Hall, East Court Mansion, East Grinstead RH19 3LT ‘Life at the local smithy’, a talk by John Grantham of Ashurstwood, who will describe the arduous life of a blacksmith. All welcome. Nonmembers £3 and members £1, including refreshments. Joan Roberts 01342 322648

The Big Band at Christmas Thursday 1st December 7.30pm

Friday 18 November, 19:45-21:45

Martlets Hall

Music for Everyone

Cyprus all, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8DX Entry £5 on the door. Rosalie Birchmore 01444 241269 bhkeyclub33@talktalk. net. Doors open 18:00.

Music £22

Saturday 19 November

The International College of Oriental Medicine

The Searchers Sunday 4th December 7.30pm

Van Buren House, Green Hedges Avenue, East Grinstead RH19 1DZ Open Day for people wanting to train in acupuncture. Overview of the programme. Observe an acupuncture treatment and talk to the practitioner. Chat with students. Take a tour of ICOM. Free entry. Leeanne Kingston 01342 313107/106 admin@ orientalmed.ac.uk

Martlets Hall Music £21-28

Saturday 19 November, 10:00-16:00

Steyning Holistic Fair

The Steyning Centre, Steyning BN44 3XZ Talks, massage, healing, natural products, local artists, veggie food, readings, reflexology and handmade gifts. £3 - kids under 16 free. AnnMarie 01903 816115 / 07751158339 www.ann-mariemarchant.co.uk

Rat Pack at Christmas Friday 16th December 7.30pm

Saturday 19 November, 10:00-16:00

AEG Cooking Demonstration Places for People Leisure Ltd working in partnership with Mid Sussex District Council.

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Optimum, H3 Burrell Road, Haywards Heath RH16 1TW AEG expert will be cooking up some tasty treats using a Steam Bake oven

and combination microwave. A free event, but please book your place.

01444 451551 or sales@optimumsales. co.uk

Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 November, 10:00-17:00

Chailey & Newick Painting Group Annual Art Exhibition

Chailey Village Hall, A275 (next to Five Bells Pub), BN8 4DA New framed paintings, artists in action, refreshments, home-made cakes, win an original artwork. In support of St Peter & St James Hospice. Free.

Saturday 19 November, 19:30

Forest Row Choral Society – A celebration of St Cecilia’s Day

Holy Trinity Church, Lewes Road, Forest Row RH18 5AF Come and enjoy an evening of wonderful choral music sung by FRCS featuring works by Henry Purcell with professional soloist and an orchestra of period instruments. Tickets £12 (under 16s free) on the door or in advance from Seasons, Hartfield Road, Forest Row. Saturday 19 November, 19:30

Sussex Chorus – Carmina Burana

King’s Church, 33-35, Victoria Road, Burgess Hill RH15 9LR The concert will include a recital by local cellist Pavlos Carvalho and pianist Karine Selo. Tickets from 01444 412579 www.WeGotTickets.com, Burgess Hill Help Point 01444 247726, Carousel Music 01444 417654 and on the door.

Saturday 19 November, 19:45-22:00

Haywards Heath Music Society Concert

St Wilfrid’s Church, Church Road, Haywards Heath RH16 3QH The trio “In Voice and Verse” (soprano, piano and actor) will mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. £12 adults, concessions and member’s discount available. Christine Colbourne 01444 456227 www. haywardsheathmusicsociety.org.uk Sunday 20 November, 10:00

Weald Classic Car Club Breakfast Chalet Cafe, Henfield Road, Cowfold RH13 8DU All welcome.

Sunday 20 November, Doors/Licenced Bar: 19:00, Film 19:30

Wivelsfield FILMS – Bridget Jones’s Baby (15)

Wivelsfield Village Hall, off Eastern Road, Wivelsfield Green RH17 7QG The third installation of Bridget Jones’ life – career, love and a baby! Tickets £6 in advance from the Post Office and Village Stores or The Cock Inn, or online via the Facebook page or wivelsfieldfilms.com Monday 21 November, 19:45-21:15

East Grinstead Natural History Society - Lecture with Slides

St Barnabas Church Hall, Dunnings Road, East Grinstead RH19 4QW ‘Ponds’ (taking a look at who and what lives in them) - Lynne Flower, Warden at Kent Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre at Bough Beech. £4.50 for guests including refreshments. 01342 315051

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Thursday 24 November, 13:40-14:10

Lunchtime Concert

Lancing College, Lancing BN15 ORW A variety of musical delights from current pupils. This is a free half hour concert, but please contact us to book.

Beverley Allen 01273 465968 baa@ lancing.org.uk www.lancingcollege.co.uk Friday 25 – Sunday 27 November

The Attic Club Art Fair

Saturday 26 November, 16:15-17:15

A Feldenkrais ‘Awareness Through Movement’ Lesson Adastra Hall, Keymer Road, Hassocks, BN6 8QH Lessons involve exploring habits and patterns of movement (in sitting or lying) in order to find greater ease and comfort. Feldenkrais International Training Centre, 01273 844140, office@feldenkrais-itc.com, www.feldenkrais-itc.com

Friday 25 November, 10:00-14:00

Saturday 26 November, 19:30-23:00

Friday 25 November, 19:00 for 19:30-23:30

An Evening of Motown Music

Newick Village Hall, Newick BN8 4LE Come and enjoy this ever-popular Soul Diva evening. Tickets £30 to include supper and a licensed bar. Tickets from Jenny Smerdon 01825 722583 or Clare Halsey 01825 723293. All proceeds to St Peters & St James Hospice.

Friday 25 November, 20:00-22:00

Hurstpierpoint Historical & Geographical Society Talk

Guide Hall, Adjacent to Trinity Road Car Park, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9UY A Celebratory History of Christmas – a talk by Andy Thomas. Free to members, £3 for non-members, (£13 annual subscription) Bill Kent 01273 832280 w.kent123@btinternet.com Friday 25 November, 19:15-19:45

St Andrews Night Celebration

Normandy Centre, Denne Road, Horsham RH12 1JF A two course meal preceded by a welcome drink followed by some easy Scottish Country dances.

01273 844144 and 01403 252694 to book newsletter@ midsussexcaledoniansociety.org.uk secretary@midsussexcaledoniansociety. org.uk www.midsussexcaledoniansociety.org.uk Saturday 26 November, 09:00-13:00

Hassocks Village Market

National Tyres Forecourt, 60 Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8AR A lively and bustling village market

WEEKENDS IN NOVEMBER Children will travel for £1 on third class services. (3-15 years only)

The Big Indulgence

Manor Field School, Burgess Hill RH15 0PZ Spoil yourself with pamper treatments and a unique shopping experience at our evening of affordable indulgence!

Tickets £5 in advance. £7 on the door.

Available at www.time4children.org. uk, or thebigindulgence2016@gmail. com or in person at Smiles & Styles & Beauty Too, Church Rd, Burgess Hill.

Horsham Library, Lower Tanbridge Way, Horsham RH12 1PJ Come and find out more about becoming an adoptive parent. To view our video on a real-life foster family, visit our West Sussex videos pages (www.westsussex.gov.uk) and see our ‘Fostering - the inside story’.

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Saturday 26 November, 18:00-21:00

The Queens Hall, High Street, Cuckfield RH17 5EL Original works of art for sale including paintings, sculpture and wood carved items. All proceeds from refreshments will go to a local charity. Carole-Lynn Duffy 01444 482375 carolelynn@ btinternet.com

Fostering - Drop-in Session

One of the best family days out in Sussex!

Dave Williams Swing Band and Grand Auction

Village Centre, Trinity Road, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9UY An entertaining evening with the Dave Williams Swing Band plus buffet supper and Grand Auction in aid of RNLI. £18 (includes buffet supper). Jo Kaddish 07808572215 Jo.kaddish@ btinternet.com Sunday 27 November

St Catherine’s Hospice Santa Vs Elves Horsham Park, Parkside, Chart Way, Horsham RH12 1RL See Local Living

Bring the kids along to the Bluebell in November and pay just £1 PER CHILD. Trains operate on 5/6/19/20/26/27th November.

All services throughout the day are steam hauled by one of our historic locomotives.

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Wivelsfield Village Hall, Eastern Road, Wivelsfield RH17 7QH This meeting is for Bonsai enthusiasts - beginners and experienced. All welcome. Free for first visit. Tea and coffee will be available. Ray Brunsden 07342 650713 ray.b@talktalk.net www. sussexbonsaigroup.wordpress.com

supporting local producers and crafts-people. Huge selection of fresh produce and much more. Music and singing, weather depending, plus Hassocks Football Club. Sarah Lessacher, 07810 800248 or via Facebook “Hassocks Village Market”.

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★ Dickensian themed games and activities at Horsted Keynes Ring 01825 720806 10am - 4pm to book seats

Pullman ❄ ❅ New Year's Day Relax after the stress of Christmas within a trip on the Golden Arrow. Enjoy a three course meal aboard beautifully restored Pullman carriages .Booking Essential Bring the New Year in with style and decadence at the Bluebell Railway!

Sunday 27 November, 15:00

From Sullivan to Sondheim

The Henfield Hall, Coopers Way, Henfield BN5 9DB See Local Living Monday 28 November, 19:45

Hassocks Field Society

Adastra Hall, Keymer Road, Hassocks ‘Sir John Gage and Firle Place’ - a talk by Helen Poole. Members £1.50, visitors £2.00. Beryl Varley 01273 832351 Wednesday 30 November, 19:45–22:00

East Grinstead RSPB Local Group Illustrated Lecture

Main Hall, East Court, College Lane, East Grinstead RH19 3LT Our Changing Wildlife – which British species are increasing or decreasing in numbers and why? – Chris. £4 for Members. £5 for Guests.

Wednesday 30 November, 19:15 for 19:30

Mid Sussex Philatelic Society

Burgess Hill Girls School, Keymer Road, Burgess Hill RH15 0EG St Andrews Day – Displays with a Scottish connection given by MSPS members. Jim Etherington 01273 471897 jespeth@hotmail.com

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Bookings now being taken for this popular Christmas treat. Visit the family of Reindeers and take a journey on a steam train to meet Father Christmas. Mince pie for the adults and a present for all children – book early to avoid disappointment.

Tel: 01825 720800 info@bluebell-railway.co.uk

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BUSINESS TO BUSINESS

BY AMANDA CRAIKE

Established after WWII to provide training and employment for injured and disabled exservicemen and miners, Remploy is still enabling many people to fi nd, and keep work today

Working Disability employment specialists Remploy are celebrating a milestone this month – helping to keep more than 6,000 people with mental health conditions in work.

The Access To Work Workplace Mental Health Support Service, launched in 2011, is a UK wide programme provided

by Remploy and funded by the Department for Work and Pensions. It supports individuals with common conditions such as depression, anxiety, stress or other mental health issues affecting their work and has achieved an impressive 90% success rate of people retaining their employment six months after joining the programme.

The programme also provides advice

and guidance to enable employers to fully understand mental health and how they can support employees who have a mental health condition.

1 in 4 people will experience mental health issues at some time in their life, and absence due to workplace stress and anxiety is on the increase. Remploy’s Chief Executive, Gareth Parry, says, “The good news is that there is help out there for employers and employees – and the even better news is that it’s free! The Workplace Mental Health Programme is designed to support employees with disabilities or long-term health conditions in the workplace. Many employers and disabled people are aware of this, however, few seem to

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for all know that in the Access to Work portfolio there is our Workplace Mental Health Support Service operated by Remploy.”

The Workplace Mental Health Support Service is available to individuals with a mental health condition, who are absent from work or fi nding work difficult and includes work focused mental health support over a period of six months, an opportunity to identify coping strategies and a personalised work plan detailing the steps needed to remain in, or return to work.

“People associate disability with a wheelchair and physical disability but learning disabilities like dyslexia, dyspraxia and mental health issues are not visible and are becoming more prevalent,” says Matt Reed, Director of Employer Services at Remploy.

“They are often difficult to

diagnose. Many fi rms may already have a disabled person on their staff but may not know that an employee is suffering from a condition.”

Individuals and employers can apply for support from the Workplace Mental Health Support Service by contacting Remploy on 0300 456 8114 or by contacting Access to Work.

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…Many thanks for such a beautiful and well described walk in the September issue, which I did with a friend last weekend. I pick up Sussex Living at the chiropractor’s near Borde Hill Gardens, which is always a joy. Also appreciated is the Jack and Jill walk which I hadn’t done for many years.

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