Sussex Local - Barnham - January 2019

January 2019

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Barnham - Aldingbourne - Eastergate - Oving - Tangmere - Westergate Local news and events through the door to 5,400 homes in this area every month

LITTLE LIFE SAVERS Lifesaving training for children

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Book - Winged Sabres

GARDENS Yin & Yang

NEWS

Community Council, Charity School

HEALTH

New Year Resolutions

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What’s On, Local Walks, Recipe, Prize Crossword, Puzzles Local news, Local groups & charity, Business Directory

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January 2019 Cover image Frozen Food

by Emma Varley

Welcome... ...to the first issue of 2019. We are starting as we mean to go on, with the exciting news (for us anyway) that this month sees the launch of our seventh edition of the magazine, covering Midhurst and Petworth.

In the meantime, this Barnham edition is packed with features. The What’s On guide (pages 4 -10) has plenty of local events with many more to be found on our website. Our Parish Council coverage starts page 30 with news of the Barnham and Eastergate merger. For other local updates please see our Charity & Community pages starting on page 20.

This month’s main feature covers the amazing charity Little Life Savers, which was started in Storrington but is now rolling out across the country. Its purpose to teach youngsters the basics of emergency CPR. See page 26.

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..........................................................................What’s On ..............................................WIN! Book “Winged Sabres” ...........................................................Health & Wellbeing ............................................Young Readers’ Puzzle Page ........................................................................Local Walks .........................................................Charity & Community ..................................................................Prize Crossword ....................................................................In Your Garden .........................Charity Profile feature - Little Life Savers ...........................................................The Property Doctor ...........................................................Parish Council News .............................................................Business Directory ...........................................................Index of Advertisers

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A great competition for you this month— Winged Sabres is a book which tells the story of the most decorated squadron in the Royal Flying Corps (page 12).

Our Health article on page 14 looks at how to get those new year resolutions to stick.

Whatever your own particular focus is for 2019 we wish you well in your endeavours and, above everything, peace and happiness for us all in this uncertain world. Thanks for reading us.

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Seven editions across West Sussex Arundel - Arundel, Amberley, Burpham, Climping, Fontwell, Ford, Slindon, Walberton & Yapton Total addresses - 6,400 Barnham - Barnham, Eastergate, Westergate, Aldingbourne, Oving, & Tangmere Total addresses - 5,400 Chichester - Chichester centre & suburbs Total addresses - 7,800 Findon - Findon Valley, Findon Village, Nepcote, High Salvington, Clapham & Patching plus Salvington/Selden (south of A27) Total addresses - 6,200 Midhurst & Petworth - Midhurst, Petworth, Easebourne Total addresses - 4,750 rising to 7,600 from April 2019 Pulborough - Pulborough, Bury, Coldwaltham, Fittleworth, Marehill, Nutbourne, Stopham, West Chiltington village and Common. Total addresses - 5,500 Storrington - Storrington, Ashington, Cootham Thakeham, Sullington & Washington. Total addresses - 6,400

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Win a copy of ‘Winged Sabres’ The story of the most decorated squadron of the RFC Winged Sabres is the story of an RFC and RAF squadron flying the cumbersome FE2 from February 1916 to September 1917, and then the superlative Bristol Fighter: a twoseater ‘Fighterreconnaissance’ squadron with an astonishingly high success rate.

Over 15 years research has gone into this book, covering a seldom-explored aspect of WW1 in the air: the two-seater fighterreconnaissance squadrons. 20 Squadron’s motto was Facta Non Verba – Deeds Not Words! Author Robert's Scottish Grandfather’s death with 20 Squadron in

WW1 started his interest in the squadron, which soon became a much bigger project involving the study of many detailed official records.

Robert lives in Sussex with his cat, Bella. Winged Sabres are the most decorated squadron in the history of the RFC and this is the first book ever to tell their story. It contains never before seen photographs and is fully endorsed by The National Archives.

Visit www.austinmacauley.com for more information.

Win a copy of ‘Winged Sabres’ To enter the competition answer the question below: Q: How many years of research went into ‘Winged Sabres’? a) Sunrises b) Sunsets c) Sea breeze Send your answer and contact details to: Winged Sabres Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or enter online at www.sussexlocal.net/ features/competitions Winner drawn after 31st January 2019. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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Will you plan ahead?

Will writing locally

Making a will does not come high on most people's list of priorities. Many of us put off making a will thinking it will be complex and that there is always plenty of time to do it. Life can take unexpected turns and not having a will can cause extra anxiety for the bereaved at what is already a time of deep distress.

Nikki Hobbs of Respect Wills tells Sussex Local about her approach to will writing. Nikki, who has specialist will writing qualifications and has been running her own business for 18 years, explained that although will writers are not obliged to be regulated, she has chosen to be regulated by the Society of Will Writers and insured for the protection of her clients. By cutting her own costs rather than compromising on service, Nikki can keep her fees at an affordable level and she aims to provide clear and understandable advice for her clients in relation to wills, powers of attorney and inheritance tax. Nikki also offers interest free monthly payment options.

Respect Wills is offering a special Power of Attorney service to clients in the Sussex Local area. Call 07922 231032 or visit: www.respectwills.co.uk

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New Year’s Resolutions That Stick

By Heather Smith, Personal Trainer Christmas is over, and we’ve been left with that overfed, bloated, tired and less-than-energetic feeling which reminds us how much we want to feel better.

So, we come up with some New Year’s resolutions, in the full knowledge that we’ll probably be part of the 80% of people who have given up on their resolutions by the end of January. How about, this year, we make changes the right way to make them easier to stick with for the long term.

The first thing to accept is that although it is easy to believe that this time you will stick with massive changes; you won’t. Not because you’re weak-willed or lacking motivation, but because you are human.

Your focus will shift, and those big changes will become too much to keep in your mind. Everyone is the same. The solution – choose the smallest, easiest, changes which will give you the biggest result. Keep things simple, understand where your problems lie and plan from there.

Perhaps you struggle to make lunch before you head off to work in the morning. The likelihood is that you’re not going to suddenly find the time and inclination to

do this for the long term; but perhaps an easy change would be to buy a protein and veg based lunch rather than the sandwich or pasta salad you usually buy; and to make sure you eat enough to keep the hunger monster away. This is an example of a small, easy change which will give you a huge result.

If you’re pretty sedentary at work every day and struggle with the motivation to go to the gym on the way home, it’s probably not realistic to think that you’ll just strike up that habit all of a sudden. An easy change which would give you a big result would be to simply commit to parking further away, taking the stairs and never the lift, and going for a short walk at lunchtime.

I truly believe that small changes are the way to start your quest for improved health and fitness. Once you’ve mastered the first change, its easy to add in another. Before you know it, you’ll be able to look back and see how those small changes have added up to something huge.

Heather Smith is a fat loss specialist Personal Trainer. www.fitbiztraining.co.uk

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Local Walks - January These walks are supported by Chichester District Council, are led by volunteers and are designed to cater for all ages and abilities. No booking is required but please arrive 10 mins before the walk is due to start. Dogs are welcome unless otherwise stated but must be kept on the lead.

Timings are for guidelines only. If the weather is poor the walk may be cancelled, if unsure check, contact 01243 534589 health@chichester.gov.uk www.chichesterwellbeing.org.uk L = Walk Leader Tue 1st

10:30 am Slindon Woods L: Dominic New Years Day walk with lovely views. Generally flat, gravel path. Meet: National Trust car park, Dukes Road, Slindon

2 hrs

3.5 miles

Wed 2nd

10:30am Goodwood Trundle L: Bruce New year's resolution walk. Meet at Goodwood - Trundle Triangle

2 hrs 10 mins

4.4 miles

Thurs 3rd

10:30am Midhurst & Cowdray L: Peter Circular walk past Cowdray ruins and Polo grounds to the 1000 year old oak (one of 50 Great British trees). Meet in main car park just north of the centre of Midhurst

2 hrs

4 miles

Fri 4th

10:30am Burpham & Wepham L: Jane Meet in car park behind George at Burpham, BN18 9RR

2 hrs

5 miles

Mon 7th

10:30am Hayling Billy L: Anne Along the track to the Theatre and back. Ideal for beginners.

Meet behind the Esso garage, PO11 0LG

2 hrs

4 miles

Tue 8th

10:30am Marina Stroll L: Janet Meet: At car park near Boathouse Cafe at Chichester Marina.

30 mins

0.75 mile

Wed 9th

10:45am Littlehampton Seafront Meet at Arun Yacht Club in Littlehampton

1 hr 30 mins

2 miles

Thurs 10th

10:30am West Marden L: Peter Meet at the junction of the B2146 and the Walderton Stoughton Road

3 hrs

6.5 miles

Wed 16th

10:30am Hooksway Devil’s Jumps L: Bruce 2 hrs Climb up to Bronze Age barrow graves and down to Monkton deserted village. Meet at Hooksway (nearby postcode PO18 9JZ )

3.7 miles

Thurs 17th

10:30am Drovers Estate, Singleton Meet in Singleton Cricket Pavilion

L: Fiona

2 hrs

3.5 miles

Sun 20th

10:30am North End of Thorney Island Meet at Thornham Marina car park at the end of Thornham Lane

L: Dominic

2 hrs 30 mins

4 miles

Mon 21st

10:30am Chichester Canal L: Helen Meet at Chichester Canal, Basin Road, Chichester PO19 8DT

30 mins

1 mile

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10:30am Tangmere L: Peter Flat walk via Aviation Museum to Tangmere C12th Church with WWII memories. Then around the old airfield. Meet in Oving park roadside on Church Lane

2 hrs

3 miles

Tue 29th

10:30am Chichester Marina to Westlands L: Janet Meet at car park near Boathouse Cafe at Marina.

1 hr 15 mins

2.5 miles

Wed 30th

10:30am Slindon Woods to Folly L: Dominic Meet in National Trust Car Park, Dukes Road, Slindon

2 hrs

3.5 miles

Thurs 31st

10:30am Iping Common Meet in Iping Common car park

2 hrs

4.3 miles

L: Dominic

L: Bruce

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Sussex Snippets The National Garden Scheme (NGS) is planning ahead for 2020 and searching for local gardens to be shared for just a few hours with fellow garden lovers, in aid of nursing, cancer and health charities. If you prefer to open jointly with friends or neighbours, you can coordinate community group openings. NGS will support you, provide help, offer advice, and ensure your garden open day is successful. To hang a "Garden Open Today" sign on your garden gate next year contact: Mrs Patty Christie, NGS County Organiser for an informal chat on 01730 813323 or sussexwestngs@gmail.com On Saturday 24 November, Worthing-based charity, Care for Veterans, held its third annual Glitter Ball at Fontwell Park Racecourse, and raised a total of £9,000.

An upgrade of CCTV systems across Bognor Regis and Littlehampton is now complete. This was carried out by Arun District Council in partnership with Sussex Police. Arun is the first local authority within Sussex to benefit from the upgrade, funded by £49,000 from Arun District Council and £15,000 from the Safer Arun Partnership.

West Sussex County Council have created West Sussex Connect to Support – a website which brings together a wealth of information and resources that

SUSSEX LOCAL you can access with just a few clicks. Whether you want to find out about a particular condition such as dementia or mental health, buy products or services or look for an activity in your local area – you can do all this at www.westsussexconnecttosupport.org St Barnabas House is offering challenge seekers the opportunity to brave an abseil down the iconic Emirates Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth on Sunday 24 March 2019. Soaring 555ft above sea level, abseilers will be able to witness breath-taking views over Portsmouth Harbour and the Solent before descending 320ft. Find out more or register at www.stbh.org.uk/abseil It is the Government’s ambition for at least half of new cars to be ultra-low emission by 2030, and all vehicles to have zero emissions by 2050, but what does that mean for residents in West Sussex? Until Friday 11 January 2019, West Sussex County Council is conducting an online survey to gather residents’ thoughts on electric vehicles and charging points to help inform and shape its strategy. The survey consists of 11 questions and will help to give the council a flavour of what residents currently think about electric vehicles and what they would like the charging infrastructure to look like across the county. To take part in the initial survey, please visit: www.westsussex.gov.uk/evsurvey Rockinghorse children’s charity has launched its appeal in support of the Sussex Community Midwife Team. The charity is raising funds for bilirubin monitors to help midwives detect jaundice in newborn babies during home visits. These monitors will be used by a team of 75 community midwives. Jaundice can be very common in the first few days of life as a baby’s system adapts to life outside of the womb.

Early treatment can make all the difference. To find out more or to make a donation, visit www.rockinghorse.org.uk or call 01273 330044.

An otter was spotted swimming in a river in central Sussex. Sussex Wildlife Trust Living Landscapes Advisor Fran Southgate said “This is extremely exciting, as it was only two years ago – almost to the day - that a live otter was first caught on camera in Sussex, marking the return of this species to our county after an absence of almost five decades. Having waited for the otter’s return for so long, we are thrilled with this latest evidence that they are slowly but surely recolonising Sussex.”

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Aldingbourne Trust & Cathy Tiley Aldingbourne Trust, the local award winning charity who support adults with Learning Disabilities and/or autism are delighted to be working with Cathy Tiley, who is the creator of the beautiful Bags for Life that the Country Centre are selling in their shop.

Cathy came back to the UK after 30 years abroad after her husband started a new job in London. She loves to sew and make things and describes herself as one of life’s “fidgeters” who needs to be doing something all the time. Her four children had all grown up and she needed something to occupy her time.

Her son and daughter were working part time at Edgcumbes Coffee Roasters & Tea Merchants and when Cathy dropped them off one day she noticed piles and piles of coffee sacks made out of hessian. She approached the Manager and asked if she could take some away. This was the time the 5p per bag levy had been introduced and Cathy soon realised that there was a gap in the market for sturdy and practical shopping bags – a new idea was formed to use the hessian sacks and turn them into bags. Cathy used to live in Africa and uses the African fabric she saw out there to line the bags which is amazing.

Cathy became involved with the Trust as her son Ed had started volunteering with the Trust in the Wood department. It wasn’t very long before the Trust realised what an asset Ed was and offered him an apprenticeship.

After seeing the difference in Ed, Cathy decided she wanted to get involved in the Trust. It is not just through Ed that Cathy has the connection with the Trust - her brother used to be the Manager of the Country Centre, many years ago and her auntie who has down syndrome also came to Aldingbourne. So she has known about the work the Trust do for many years.

Hence the bags.. Cathy will be working in the Earthworks project at the Country Centre and between them all they will be printing and sewing the logo’s onto the bags. Gill Nudds, the Project Lead in Earthworks said “this is such a fantastic opportunity for the people we are supporting in our department. It will be a completely new set of skills they will gain”. The wood team have also got involved, Brian Alden, the Project Lead was recently given an old leather sofa which Cathy has now stripped and is using the leather to make the handles for the bags.

Cathy will also be looking at providing short handled bags and children’s bags.

When we asked Cathy why she wanted to get involved with the Trust she said “we all have a connection to someone with a learning disability in some way and it is our responsibility to ensure they live a better and more meaningful life – which is exactly what the Trust do. The difference in Ed has been remarkable and he is in such a better place now which is fantastic. It is now my turn to give something back to the Trust”. For more information visit www.aldingbournetrust.org

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In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks

by Andrew Staib, Principal Designer of Glorious Gardens Using the ancient Chinese philosophy of life to appreciate our gardens this January Most simply, the theory of Yin and Yang describes a world being made up not of opposite and opposing forces, but an experience in life where events and things are actually connected, sometimes complimentary and more often interdependent. So Winter is not the opposite of Summer but they are two sides of the same coin that transform into each other and rely on each other. One is not bad and the other good, but that they are two experiences that we can bring ourselves into alignment with.

If Life and Death are lovers, January is their secret rendezvous.

Originally from Australia my first Winter in England was overwhelming. I saw everything dying around me and the light was shrinking each day. When I saw my first cherry blossom in the Spring I felt reborn! So, I realised, things die back in the Winter so that they will survive and be stronger for the next Summer.

The decay we see in our gardens are forming the compost and rich soil for next year’s plant needs and the beds becoming fertile for the dormant seeds of Nigella, Nasturtiums and Marigolds.

The cold season brings about the deaths of some plants that have had their time and new plants will grow into the space left behind. Plants that have lost their leaves have drawn inside themselves for protection and to conserve water before any possible freezes. The vibrant sap that plants and trees have been building up all Summer has fully descended into their roots. Indeed the only sap left in the trunk and branches of trees is higher in sugar content forming a kind of anti-freeze as the sugar syrup has a lower freezing point than water.

We often want to tidy up our gardens in January but just like order and disorder were seen as interdependent in ancient China, one leading to the other and back again, so to we can see mess and cleanliness in that way. The chaos of leaves, windfalls and storm scattered twigs are vital homes to the bumble-

bee, woodlice and hibernating hedgehogs. It is not until Spring sounds its trumpets that we need to get rid of the old to help bring in the new.

One quality of Yin is stillness. We can enter our garden and be affected by the quietness of life. The world spins more slowly on its axis and so can we as we move about. All our Yang efforts over Summer, the

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garden becomes the theatre for this ancient stillpoint.

Where to visit this January If you want to walk off those extra Xmas calories you can take a trip up to Kew Gardens.

They have such a huge range of trees even in the middle of winter there is so much to see. Plus you can hang out in the cafes or Tropical Greenhouse for a warm break. They also have after-dark tours.

Or visit a local forest for a stroll close to nature. Wishing all readers a very Happy New Year! endless stimulation of the internet and TV, can fall away and we can be awash with the silvers and blacks and deep wet browns of a garden no longer full of restless and reproductive energy. It can be a time of contemplation where we can concentrate on where we have got to in our lives and relationships, what we achieved last year and for a minute let go of future hopes and plans. It can be a time of loneliness and, if we can allow ourselves to feel this most difficult of emotions, from this place a deepening can come, giving us a clearer understanding of what we need. A fallow feeling that tells us what is most precious.

We can enjoy the skeleton of branches that reveal the growth history of the trees and the windy forces that bent them and the sunlight that seduced them in particular directions. The seed heads of perennials, hanging like small empty purses, robbed of their seeds by birds and squirrels and the frosts that enliven the patterns of leaves and greenhouse windows.

Most of nature had gone downward. Summer’s wonderful electric expansion is a dim memory, seen in a few frozen grapes on a vine.

We can prepare for Spring gently. Pruning fruit trees, also roses, grapes, figs and wisteria knowing, as we cut off Summer’s excited growth back to fat fruiting spurs, that these places will be exactly where the plant will squeeze it’s juices and form its fruits in the year ahead.

And then the very first daffodil, or a burst of yellow from the spidery flowers of Witchhazel or bright Aconites in the woodland part of our garden. Even in the Yin there is Yang. Pink Cyclamen grow proud amongst the dry old roots of a Yew tree.

Janus, the Roman God of Transitions and Doorways, often thought of as the origin of the word January, is a two headed deity, looking to the past and also to the future. The world is momentarily suspended, Yin and Yang is in balance, they become indivisible, our

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January tasks

 Pruning. - The biggest job this month is the pruning of deciduous plants like Roses, Wysteria and fruit trees. The best way to learn proper pruning methods is to ask a professional gardener, the RHS Pruning Manuel or Youtube!

If you type in “Pruning a small apple tree” you will get all sorts of well meaning gardeners showing you what they do. Choose to listen to an expert though there are different options. Try RHS first. Also make sure the apple tree looks like your one as there are different types.  Sow in your greenhouse - all sorts of vegetables ready to be transplanted to your plot in Spring.  Force your Rhubarb by placing as big a pot as you can find over the heads.

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Inspiring the next generation of life savers. By Kris Thomas Little Life Savers is a national charity set up and based in West Sussex giving free life saving training to young people across the country.

It all started in 2016 during the junior doctors strike.

Rather than see local junior doctors out on the streets picketing, Little Life Savers founder Dr Barbara Stanley arranged for some doctors to give free lifesaving training to a group of children in Ashington Village Hall. Word spread and a local head teacher made contact requesting training for their school and thus Little Life Savers was born.

Trustee Kieran Moon has been part of the charity from the start. He told me, "There is a real need for these skills, survival rates for out of hospital cardiac arrests in the UK are just 1 in 10. Evidence suggests 1 in 4 could survive if significantly more young people were trained in life saving but only 22% of people in the UK would be confident in performing CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation - also known as 'heart massage') on a stranger". If someone drops down in the street with a sudden heart attack, without imme-

Dr Barbara Stanley teaching choking management diate treatment 90-95% will die. This is a frighteningly high percentage and when you consider that 60,000 out of hospital heart attacks occur every year in the UK that's a lot of people dying needlessly. Kieran told me that if effective CPR is performed within three to five minutes including the use of an AED (automated external defibrillator), survival increases to 74%.

It's not just elderly people who could be helped by receiving basic life saving treatment. 270 children die in the UK every year from a cardiac arrest at school and a high volume of adults of all ages. Many naturally assume that there will be somebody in proximity who can deliver this training but this is not always the case. Wouldn't it be reassuring to know that a significant number of children were also equipped with the skills to help a school friend, parent, friend or grandparent if the need arose?

Tragically thirteen year old Christopher Sears died when he had an epileptic seizure on his school bus in Guildford in November 2014. He was sat upright in his seat and from the report it appears he stopped breathing as his airway was obstructed due to his upright position. None of his fellow pupils (or the bus driver) knew how to help him. Christopher's mother said she did not blame the driver, who had received no training. At the inquest, the coroner expressed concern at the lack of training for school bus drivers and called for new protocols for medical emergencies. The Department for Transport said it was considering the coroner's comments. If just one of the other children on the bus had been able to put Christopher in the recovery position, he may still be alive today.

The Little Life Savers training focuses on the core life saving skills; management of choking, CPR and the recovery position for children and adults. Kieran told me that the ideal age to learn basic lifesaving skills is 9 years and above. He told me, "We will teach younger children but performing CPR involves pressing up and down on the casualty’s chest. This helps pump blood and with it oxygen to the brain when the heart can’t and can be physically difficult for younger children." He continued, "younger children don't al-

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Kieran told me.

Just two years after starting the charity there are 20 Little Lifesaver groups set up across the UK and around another 50 new groups waiting to launch.

Each group has a local coordinator and all volunteers are DBS checked. Some groups need volunteers and some are waiting for equipment to enable them to get going. The equipment needed is mostly the CPR manikins which the charity purchases in adult and child sizes.

The manikins are designed to be as realistic in look and feel as possible to provide the most accurate training and therefore the best real life CPR outcomes. The face/head of the manikins tilts to teach students how to open the airway during CPR, the manikin's chest also compresses in a similar way to a real person. Of course practising on a dummy in the comfort of a school hall with adults around to help is a far cry from a genuine emergency situation but statistics show that people are three times more likely to perform CPR if they have received training.

The charity received a significant publicity boost in May 2017 when they were featured on ITV breakfast show 'This Morning' and then again on ITV Meridian in October 2018 where the programme talked about West Sussex sisters Summer and Lacey Terry. Whilst outside playing, Lacey began choking on some crisps.

Luckily her older sister knew what to do as Little Life Savers had just visited her school. ITV Meridian filmed Little Life Savers founder Dr Barbara Stanley giving training to a group of school children. Barbara told the reporter, "it's all very well me knowing these skills but I'm not going to be there if one of these children collapses or chokes but the people who will be there are their classmates and colleagues so if we can show them how to be safe and call for help and take appropriate immediate action it empowers them to feel like they've done the very best they could".

CPR training is not currently part of the school curriculum but there are plans to introduce it next year to Primary and secondary schools. Kieran told me he thought it would be fantastic if this were to be the case and that Little Life Savers would be happy to be a training provider for as many schools as possible."We believe it makes a real difference and the

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children we teach love the training. It feels good for anyone to have these skills and to know that they could help save a life in an emergency."

Little Life Savers have their office in Storrington and founder Barbara, Kieran and Sarah meet quarterly to discuss plans for the growth of the charity. They have

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Little Life Savers also have places in the Brighton info@littleLifeSavers.org if you would like to sponsor Marathon on Sunday 14th April and the Vitality Big Sussex Local editor Kris Thomas who is running for Half taking place in London on Sunday 10th March.

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Seagulls

By Chris Ennis FRICS

Here in Worthing, seagulls are no strangers! I was reminded of this only recently when on one day I had three encounters. It started badly when I went to my car only to find that it had been bombed overnight.

Birdlime can be difficult to remove when it is dry, and can damage paintwork if left un-cleaned. I then went into the town and noticed gulls squabbling over the contents of a split refuse sack. The younger bird standing doggedly in the middle of the highway, giving me ‘the eye’ as if challenging my right to be on the road.

Then, during the course of my inspection, I watched a potential problem being enacted in front of me.

As I walked up the path of the semi-detached bungalow, I saw him on the roof…. cocky, confident, fearless. He was a large male herring gull. In the garden below my client looked up and threw his lunch up towards him. The bird sprang to action and swooped into the garden squawking his approval and thanks.

Other gulls nearby joined in the bun fight, and it was evident that this was a regular ritual.

I looked up to the roof and, just as I suspected, the chimney was constructed just below the roof ridge thereby forming a welcome platform for the construction of a gull’s nest. Notwithstanding the array of bird

spikes visible the chimney ‘back gutter’ was blocked with twigs, polythene and vegetation. Some of the debris had become detached and was blocking the rainwater gutters below which were evidently over flowing.

I knew that the real problems would manifest themselves during the nesting season between March and September. These birds can be very aggressive and very noisy. They create mess and can be insanitary.

And don’t think you can eject them from their nests…… Oh no! They are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 whereby it is an offence to interfere with an active birds’ nest.

To reduce the nuisance from gulls, don’t feed them!

It’s antisocial and they will keep you and your neighbours awake at night! Chris Ennis FRICS is a Chartered Surveyor. Call 01903 261 217 email surveyor1@talktalk.net or see: www.propdoctor.co.uk

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Aldingbourne Council Community Land Trust Update The Steering Group are meeting monthly and making good progress. So far, they have: Successfully applied to the National CLT Network for Set Up funding of £4000. This is to cover legal incorporation, community engagement, feasibility study of potential site and business plan development.  Set up a bank account for the CLT.  Agreed on the legal form being a Community Benefits Society and agreed, following the last meeting, to proceed with the legal incorporation using the National CLT Network Non-Charitable model rules.

The non-charitable status gives a little more flexibility and that it does not have to report to the Charities Commission. Using the model rules means that no legal assistance is required at this stage.  Published an article updating residents about the CLT and enclosing an Expression of Interest form. We have received a small number of responses so far.

At the last meeting we agreed to appoint AiRS to undertake a Housing Needs Survey for Aldingbourne, Eastergate and Barnham parishes for a fee of £7621.34, provided that funding can be obtained from Arun District Council to cover this. AiRS are

Barnham Parish Council Summary of the minutes of the Barnham Parish Council meeting on 3rd December 2018.

Planning Under planning applications new applications were considered: BN/50/18 – The Fallows, Highground Lane – Erection of 1 replacement dwelling; BN/53/18 – 37 Hill Lane – Two storey side extension. The Council raised no objection to either application. The Council considered the Drainage Impact Assessment in relation to redevelopment of land at 37 Hill Lane following previous consideration of the planning application for two houses on the site.

Whilst the Council accepted the findings of the assessment they supported concerns of local residents who would be expected to fund certain elements of the works should ADC approve the application.

Finance Under financial matters payments were approved and the current financial position of the Council was noted. The Council also considered a report on a requirement for major repairs to be undertaken to the equipment in the Children’s Playground on Murrell’s Field and the future responsibility for the site as following the cessation of the BLADE Charity no clear responsibility for this site had been agreed. The outcome of the discussion was that the Parish Council should have responsibility for the playground now

SUSSEX LOCAL currently seeking the funding on our behalf. This will include a postal 8 page survey to every household in the 3 parishes and is scheduled to happen early 2019.

We have booked the evening of 11th February at Eastergate Parish Hall at 7.45pm for our next public meeting, so that we can inform residents of our progress and seek further recruits to join the Steering Group, particularly any from Barnham and Eastergate parishes. We are currently investigating options for appointing someone to assist with community engagement, particularly through social media. In the meantime, there is a link to information about the CLT on the Aldingbourne Parish website.

We have started and scheduled a series of meetings (over the next few months) with a number of Housing Associations who may be interested in partnering with us on our first project.

We are currently monitoring two potential planning applications where the CLT could possibly work in partnership with a Housing Association to take some of the affordable dwellings provided through developer funding. We have made contact with both agents and are waiting for further news from them with a view to meeting when and if things progress.

Our current focus is to become legally incorporated and complete our series of meetings with Housing Associations. Shortly, we will start an assessment of further sites to see if this brings forwards any opportunities. www. aldingbourne-pc.gov.uk and moving forward and that they would commission the required works and would accept a donation from Barnham Community Trust (which incorporated BLADE) towards those works.

Merger with Eastergate Parish Council As reported last month the planned meeting of the Shadow Council for the new Barnham and Eastergate Parish Council has taken place. The main purpose of the meeting was to look at a budget for the new Council and agree a precept figure to be submitted to ADC. The figure agreed was £108,158 which will mean a Band D Council Tax payment of £51.45 per household in the new Parish.

Councillor Vacancies and Litter Pick Volunteers If anyone is interested in becoming a Parish Councillor, please contact the clerk for more information by emailing me at clerk@barnhamparishcouncil.gov.uk or by phone on 07565 052617. The new Council will be paying a very small members allowance to help you in the role.

I have also been asked to issue a thanks to all those who have kindly been giving up their time to join the regular monthly village litter pick. If you would like to join the team of volunteers then please just turn up on the first Saturday of the month (2nd February next date) at 10 a.m. at Barnham Community Hall. Alison Crabb, Clerk. www.barnhamparishcouncil.gov uk

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Eastergate Parish Council Edited extracts from the draft minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 1st November 2018 Planning Members were advised of planning decisions and that applications in respect of the MicroPub, Hairdressers using the old bank building and the Bexstone and Boweries applications had been withdrawn.

Members considered the following applications being EG/66/18/HH, EG/65/18/HH, EG/70/18/HH, EG/72/18/HH, AL/15/17/PL. (no objection); EG/71/18/T (refer to ADC arboroculturalist).

Members discussed correspondence from the ”Weald Group” who sought support to oppose changes to planning control which would allow fracking operations without planning permission being necessary.

Members also considered correspondence from a parishioner who had discussed the possibility of planting new trees on the sportsfield open space area to be in place when other trees reached the end of their lives. It was considered that such planting would prevent the use of the land as an “open space” and interfere with its use by children for playing.

Community Facilities and Project Managers Reports The CFM advised members of events at the hall with several new groups joining. There were spaces avail-

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able in the diary on Monday and Wednesday mornings only.

The contractor instructed to replace the double doors on eastern flank of the hall had failed to undertake the work and the second choice contractor © N Chadwick (cc-by-sa/2.0) from the tendering process would be asked to undertake the work.

It was reported that there was to be a community brunch at the start of the New Year and reference was made to a lack of response to the pavilion audit survey, by one of the users.

Members were advised that the architect’s plans for the replacement pavilion should be available in December.

The CFM reported that the Croft Surgery was recommending the halls coffee mornings to patients and that she was in talks with WSCC with a view to having a static library in the hall to replace the mobile library.

Members discussed the plans for redevelopment of Barnham Square. It was understood that the development company were in talks with Govia in relation to car parking. In January 2019, there was due to be a full consultation regarding the development of Barnham centre. www.eastergate.arun.gov.uk

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Tangmere News Tangmere Christmas Fair was held at the end of November last year and was very successful, with an extended running time and the community pop up café present serving lunches as well as the usual tea and cake. The affair was opened by Father Trevor Marshall, the recently appointed priest in charge of the joint benefice of St Andrew’s Oving and St Andrew’s Tangmere.

A fun time was had by all with local community groups and visitors holding stalls laden with homemade knits, jams, Christmas decorations, flower arrangements, and the usual bric-a-brac and tombola.

The “Save the Tower” campaign organiser Matt Gover was there with a representative from Riverside Brewery selling the bottled beer that has been brewed specially for raising funds towards the renovation of the derelict watch tower on Tangmere’s ex RAF airfield. www.facebook.com/tangmeretower/ The first Sunday of December saw the “light turning on” of the Parish Council sponsored “Memories” tree in the Co-op carpark. Father Christmas was present with his sleigh and was visited by many of the village’s young children.

This year’s Tangmere Players panto “Cinderella” which was dedicated to Angus Jones, one of the

young players who lost his life tragically on the A27 last summer, was a huge success with some members of the audience travelling some distances to (c) tangmere-museum.org.uk watch their friends and family tread the boards.

The players are very thankful for all the support and good wishes that they have received over the years towards their efforts and always welcome new members over 8 years to 80+, They meet on Monday nights 7-9pm. For more information email tangmereplayers@gmail.com.

Tangmere sWIfts (Women’s Institute) had a very enjoyable December meeting with lots of Christmas fun and the usual homemade mince pies. Membership is increasing with six new members joining last year and two previous members returning.

This year will be their 30th year and the West Sussex federation’s centenary, so there will be lots to celebrate and new members are always welcome. They meet on the 1st Tuesday of the month but as January’s meeting would fall on New Year’s Day they are meeting on the 8th January instead. For more information please email tangmerewi@gmail.com.

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