Sussex Local Magazine - Southwater JUNE 2023

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BORDE HILL GARDEN Meet the Head Gardener plus June Gardening tasks

CHARITY “Reaching Families” supporting children with special needs

PROPERTY Small bathroom ideas Bring in spring

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Community Updates

Win! Tickets to The Bodyguard The Musical at The Hawth Theatre p10 Win a family Ticket to The Loxwood Joust p11

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June 2023 Cover image: Borde Hill Garden p18

HELLO! Here comes the summer! Yes, June is the official start of summer, and the solstice on Wednesday 21st June is the longest day, when the Earth tilts on its axis closest to the sun. It’s also Father’s Day on the 18th June. which in the UK owes more to the American celebration, designated as a US public holiday in 1972 by President Richard Nixon. Whatever its origins, it remains a wonderful opportunity to treat our dads and remember fathers and grandfathers no longer with us.

It's a pleasure this month to publicise the work of “Reaching Families” a Worthing-based charity helping children with special needs and their families.

Garden guru Andrew Staib meets the head gardener at Borde Hill Gardens for a tour around this impressive estate.

Heather Smith suggests recognising your progress when trying to improve your lifestyle in our Health & Wellbeing feature and we’ve got two useful property articles for you. Our What’s On section is full of lovely summer events with more online at sussexlocal.net and, if you’ve got a little time, why not give our prize crossword a go? You could win yourself a voucher for a meal out.

Until next time,

Kris & Jeff

Disclaimer - Whilst advertisements are printed in good faith, Sussex Local (Kay Publishing Ltd) is an independent company and does not endorse products or services that appear in this magazine.

Sussex Local cannot be held responsible for errors or omissions or claims made by contributors. Views and opinions of contributors are not necessarily those of the publisher.

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“By the time a man realises that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong.” – CHARLES WADSWORTH

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What's On

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Charity & Community News

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Win tickets to The Bodyguard The Musical

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Motoring - Smart motorways discontinued

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Win tickets to The Loxwood Joust

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Hilaire Belloc part 2 by Chris Hare

Charity Profile "Reaching Families"

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Local Guided Walks

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Prize Crossword - Win a £30 voucher for The Crown Inn

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Health & Wellbeing Ignoring your progress?

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Property - Big Ideas for small bathrooms

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Recipe - Chipolata frittata

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Local Business Directory

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Index of Advertisers

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Borde Hill Gardens & June garden tasks

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What’s On - June/July 2023 Event organisers please enter your event details on www.sussexlocal.net/events-add/ We regret that we cannot accept submissions by email. We take the details from our website for the magazine listings which can appear in up to all eight editions distributed to over 54,000 addresses.

Charity, community and non-profit events are free of charge (subject to space). Commercial events can be listed from just £25 plus VAT which includes promotion through Facebook & Twitter.

Deadline for July events to be put on website - 4th June

CHARITY 1st June & 6th July 8:00 PM The CancerWise 2023 Fundraising Challenge Quiz Supporting people affected by cancer, their families and carers across West Sussex & East Hampshire £5 Cliff info@virtualquizevents.com www.VirtualQuizEvents.com 10th June 10:00 AM Coffee Morning Fund raising for humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

Chichester Baptist church PO19 3EH £1 Philip 01243 776446 phil@panorth.plus.com 10th June 10:00 AM Sponsored Walk - 4Sight Vision Support fundraising day out in the Sussex countryside. Angmering Park Estate Crossbush, Arundel BN18 9PQ £10 01243 838001 fundraising@4sight.org.uk www.4sight.org.uk/ sponsored-walks-23 26th June 10:00 AM Andy's Angels Grief Play Café, supporting people navigating their Grief Journey. Hope Hive Worthing BN13 1AA Free.

Kayla Shepherd 07465 242321 kayla@andysangels.org.uk andysangels.org.uk 28th June 7:30 PM Date2Donate Meet local singles and raise money for good causes The Escapist Chichester PO19 1LJ £5 07823 558156 jovita.ivinskaite@act4africa.org meetup.com/ date2donate-find-love-while-spreading-love/ 9th July 1:00 PM Act4Africa International Women's Week Talk Zoom Jovita Ivin 07823 558156 jovita.ivininskaite@act4africa.org www.eventbrite.com/e/act4africa-internationalwomens-week-talk-tickets-546925477827

CHILDREN'S EVENTS 1st - 4th June 10:00 AM Nature Heroes - Habitat Hero Join Nature Hero squad Wakehurst, Kew Haywards Heath, RH17 6TN Standard day entry Under 16 go free wakehurst@kew.org bit.ly/ NatureHeroes-HabitatHero 01444 894066

1st June - 17th July 10:00 AM Elmer's Art Parade at Petworth Join children’s character Elmer the Patchwork Elephant on an art parade.

Petworth House and Park GU28 9LR Free free 01798 342207 petworth@nationaltrust.org.uk nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth

CLUBS & SOCIETIES 1st June & 6th July 6:45 PM Graphic novel book club Comic book club looking at graphic novels aimed at adults Private house Barnham PO22 0EF Paul Wilson paulw21erin@gmail.com 3rd June 10:30 AM Parkinson's Support Group Support group for people with Parkinson's and their families Washington Village Memorial Hall RH20 4AP £2 Gillian Chard 01903 746871 gillian.chard@btinternet.com 5th June & 3rd July 8:00 PM Felpham Singles Social Club for widowed, separated or divorced of mature age The George Inn Bognor Regis PO22 7PL Free/donations 01243 821530 anniecook555@yahoo.co.uk www.felphamsingles.yolasite.com 6th June 7:30 PM Pulborough Computer Club – How to sell anything with your own website Pulborough Village Hall RH20 1LP £5/Members £3 chrissie@wisborough.com pcclub.org.uk 21st June 7:30 PM Sullington Windmills Women's Institute ‘Madagascan Bags & Hats’ with Jane Muddle Sullington Parish Hall RH20 3PP Erika erikabrichta@hotmail.co.uk 01903 742039 sullingtonwindmills.org

COMMUNITY 7th & 8th June 9:00 AM Corpus Christ and the spectacular carpet of flowers Part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of Arundel Cathedral BN18 9AY Free 01903 882297 arundel@abdiocese.org.uk arundelcathedral.uk 18th June 2:30 PM Scalextric event at High Salvington Windmill Open afternoon at the mill with Scalextric car racing High Salvington Windmill Worthing BN14 3BP £1. 07799 333267 enquiries@highsalvingtonmilltrust.co.uk

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Spring Update The team and I at Cubitt & West would like to thank all our customers for a fantastic start to the year. We have loved seeing so many of you and we are feeling really positive about the year ahead, despite the everchanging market. We’ve visited some beautiful homes that we expect to see coming onto the market over the next few weeks, so keep an eye out for these!

Our favourite thing is to get out and about in the village and visit you in your homes. So if you are curious about how much your property is worth, don’t hesitate to contact us and we will be more than happy to chat with you over a cuppa and provide you with a free valuation.

We look forward to seeing you!

Spring is finally here and doesn’t it make us all feel better after the dark long nights? Below is our top five tips to help you embrace the change of season and look after your mental and physical health: 1. Connect with nature. Get outside and enjoy your surroundings and hopefully with a few less layers now too. We are very lucky to live in such a beautiful area, lets make sure we enjoy it.

2. Flowers make everyone happy. With the abundance of beautiful flowers around either in the shops or in the garden. Having a fresh bunch will brighten up any room.

3. Spring Cleaning is the way to go, getting out the old and preparing for the new. Nothing is more satisfying than getting your cupboards, garage and garden organised. Especially if you are wanting to sell your home, ticking small jobs off your to-do list really helps.

4. Eat fresh, seasonal food. We are so lucky to have supermarkets giving us so many fresh foods but also go to your local farm shop or grow your own to get the real flavours of Spring. (Apples, Asparagus, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Cucumber and Lettuce) 5. Make plans for the year ahead whether it be holidays, days out, seeing friends or be it bigger life changes, jobs, homes or family. Get your diaries out and start planning.

As you may have seen we have been donating £100 to local food banks for every valuation we carry out in the first quarter of 2023, at the time of going to print we have donated just under £500,000 which is fantastic and hopefully by the time you are reading this we will be close to our target of £1 million.

For any property information or help to understand the value of your home please call our friendly team on 01403 731901.

26 What's On Every Wed & Fri 10:00 AM Drop In - Free Coffee, chat & local information The Community Hub, Eastergate Village Hall PO20 3RP Free. Bridgette bridgette@bnegct.org.uk 01243 543816 barnhamandeastergatecommunitytrust.com

COURSES & TUITION 11th June 8:30 AM Nature and Close-up / Macro Photography Workshop Principles and techniques for Nature and also Close-up/Macro photography. RSPB Pagham Harbour Sidlesham PO20 7NE £38 / £30 (members) 01243 641508 pagham.harbour@rspb.org.uk www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reservesa-z/pagham-harbour-local-nature-reserve/

EXHIBITIONS 1st June - 2nd July 10:00 AM Gwen John exhibition in Chichester: Art and Life in London and Paris Uncover the life, loves and influences of Gwen John, modern artist and bohemian.

Pallant House Gallery Chichester PO19 1TJ £12.50 01234 774557 info@pallant.org.uk pallant.org.uk/whats-on/gwen-john-art-and-life/ 1st - 4th June 10:00 AM Glenn Phur: Signature Art, Icons, Landscapes - Art for your Heart Worthing artist Glenn Phur is exhibiting this Spring. Colonnade House Worthing BN11 3DH 01903 221142 paula.tollett@adurworthing.gov.uk colonnadehouse.co.uk/ 1st - 4th June 10:00 AM Rachel Reader in Worthing: Teal & Mirrors Mosaic is the medium of choice for artist and musician/songwriter Rachel Reader. Colonnade House Worthing BN11 3DH paula.tollett@adur-worthing.gov.uk colonnadehouse.co.uk/ 6th - 11th June 10:00 AM Pauline Murray: Zinnia Pauline Murray lives in West Sussex and her art practice has developed over the years.

Colonnade House Worthing BN11 3DH 01903 221142 colonnadehouse.co.uk/ 10th - 18th June 10:00 AM Horsham Artists Art Trail 2023 Art Trail with 36 artists and makers in 13 locations. Horsham District and surrounding area Various prices 07977 095549 news@horshamartists.org horshamartists.org 14th - 18th June 10:00 AM Worthing Film Club: Worthing Cinema: Past, Present, Future The team behind Worthing Film Club are bringing their funded project to Colonnade House.

Worthing BN11 3DH paula.tollett@adurworthing.gov.uk colonnadehouse.co.uk

20th - 25th June 10:00 AM Sara Cook in Worthing: Bojagi: Light in the Landscape This is Sara Cook’s first solo exhibition and shows the style of her work Colonnade House Worthing BN11 3DH 01903 221142 paula.tollett@adurworthing.gov.uk colonnadehouse.co.uk/ 24th & 25th June 10:00 AM The Sussex Guild Contemporary Craft Show For those seeking unique craftsmanship & design Borde Hill Garden Haywards Heath RH16 1XP £11.50 / £8 (3-16) 01273 479565 thesussexguild.co.uk/ sussex-guild-events/borde-hill-gardenscontemporary-craft-show info@thesussexguild.co.uk 27th June - 2nd July 10:00 AM Daniela Maria Gargiulo: I Know Where I’m Going An exhibition of intricately cut collages made from painted paper. Colonnade House Worthing BN11 3DH paula.tollett@adur-worthing.gov.uk colonnadehouse.co.uk 27th June - 9th July 10:00 AM Art Exhibition Chichester Art Society Summer Exhibition Oxmarket Contemporary PO19 1YH Free Christine Wheeler 07709 287012 chi.art.soc.info@gmail.com chi-art-art-soc.org Every Fri 10:00 AM Blue Idol Open Day Visit this historic Quaker building and discover local history Blue Idol Quaker Meeting House Coolham RH13 8QP Free. Blue Idol Quakers admin@blueidol.org

FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT 11th June 1:00 PM Thakeham Fun Day for Thakeham Primary School. With stalls, games and prizes. Thakeham Playing Field and Village Hall RH20 3GW fots@thakehamps.co.uk 17th June 12:00 PM Jolly Good Festival at The South of England Showground family festival The South of England Showground RH17 6TH £16 jollygoodfestival.co.uk/jolly-good-festivalsussex-2023 hello@jollylemon.co.uk 8th July 1:00 PM Washington ‘Party in the park’ fundraising day St Mary’s CE School Washington PTA fundraising day St Mary’s CE School Washington RH20 4AP stmarysptaw@gmail.com

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17th & 18th June 10:00 AM Charity Craft Fair, Fun Day, Fun Dog Show & Vintage Stalls Vintage /Retro Clothing, Ornaments, Household, Decorative items etc The South of England Showground & Norfolk Pavilion RH17 6TH 07894 069164 ardingly1718june2023@outlook.com More events on www.sussexlocal.net - please contact event organisers to check for changes

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Every address every month 17th & 18th June 10:00 AM Craft Market, Fun Dog Show & Fun Day Craft Market Local Crafter's Selling Their Make's Fun Dog Show and Fun Day In The Abergavenny Hanger & Outside Area's at The South of England Showground Haywards Heath RH17 6TL Sheila umbrellaevents@outlook.com 1st & 2nd July 10:00 AM Chichester Cheese & Chilli Festival Family show for the whole family.

Oaklands Park Chichester PO19 6AP From £8 Free. Simon admin@cheeseandchillifestival.com cheeseandchillifestival.com/locations/ chichester-cheese-chilli-festival/

GARDENS & HORTICULTURE 1st - 30th June 11:00 AM 'Expressions of Nature' Sculpture Trail sculpture exhibition will take place at Sussex Prairie Gardens Henfield BN5 9AT £10 £5 07887 812346 www.sussexprairies.co.uk

2nd June 11:00 AM National Garden Scheme: Judy’s Cottage Garden Open for the National Garden Scheme Judy’s Cottage Garden Worthing BN13 2AE £5 National Garden Scheme hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk 3rd - 6th June 10:00 AM The National Garden Scheme: Garden Open Days: The Old Rectory Barnham Two pretty gardens in Barnham open for NGS in June. The Old Rectory Barnham PO22 0EQ £5 hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk 3rd & 4th June 10:00 AM The National Garden Scheme: Garden Open Days: The Shrubbery Barnham Two Barnham gardens opening together for NGS. The Shrubbery Barnham PO22 0EH £5 hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk 3rd June 11:00 AM The National Garden Scheme: Open Garden: Oaklands Farm Shipley Enjoy peaceful gardens and delicious tea and cake at Oaklands Farm Horsham RH13 8PX £6 hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk

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28 What's On 3rd, 6th, 10th, 13, 17th, 20th, 24th & 27th June , 1st & 8th July 2:00 PM The National Garden Scheme: Open Garden: Peelers Retreat Arundel Help raise funds for National Garden Scheme Charities. Peelers Retreat Arundel BN18 9EX £5 hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk 4th June 2:00 PM Sutton Open Gardens After more than a decade the gardens in Sutton will be opening again. Sutton Village Pulborough RH20 1P £5 Under 16's go free. Lisa Bonner elbieinteriors@icloud.com 9th - 11th June 10:00 AM The National Garden Scheme: Open Garden: Five Oaks Cottage Award -winning, organic garden with a magical atmosphere. Five Oaks Cottage Petworth RH20 1HD £5 hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk 10th June 11:00 AM The National Garden Scheme: Garden Open Day: Foxwood Barn Opening for the National Garden Scheme.

Foxwood Barn Arundel BN18 0SR £5 The hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk

10th June 2:00 PM The National Garden Scheme: Garden Open Days: Lordington House The walled gardens of the early C17 Lordington House Chichester PO18 9DX open for NGS. £5 01483 211535 hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk 11th June 11:00 AM The Hidden Gardens of Cocking sculpture garden, Old Station House, Crypt Farm and others Cocking Village Midhurst GU29 0HU £6/Children free. Philippa 07768 816297 thebluebellatcocking.co.uk 11th June 11:00 AM The National Garden Scheme: Garden Open Days: 4 Hillside Cottages West Stoke Help raise funds for NGS charities 4 Hillside Cottages Chichester PO18 9BL £5 hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk 11th June 1:00 PM Petworth Secret Gardens Trail 2023 Treasure trail around gardens of Petworth in aid of a local charity Leconfield Hall GU28 0AH £7.50 under 12’s free 07717 462780 info@petworthcommunitygarden.co.uk www.growingforall.org.uk

More events on www.sussexlocal.net - please contact event organisers to check for changes 11th & 12th June 1:30 PM Enjoy a summer's afternoon at the National Garden Scheme garden Enjoy an afternoon at the National Garden Scheme garden at Down Place, South Harting. Down Place Petersfield GU31 5PN £5 hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk 17th June & 15th July 11:00 AM National Garden Scheme: Award winning garden in Midhurst National Garden Scheme Award winning garden at 54 Elmleigh, Midhurst GU29 9HA “A Little Bit of Heaven” £4 01483 211535 hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk 17th & 18th June 12:00 PM National Garden Scheme: Sandhill Farm House Rogate Sandhill Farm House Rogate open for the National Garden Scheme. Sandhill Farm House Petersfield GU31 5HU £5 National Garden Scheme hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk 17th & 18th June 1:00 PM The National Garden Scheme: Open Garden: Durford Abbey Barn, Petersfield Opening for the NGS Durford Abbey Barn Petersfield GU31 5AU £5 01483 211535 hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk

21st & 28th June 10:00 AM The National Garden Scheme: Garden Open Days: 15 Penlands Rise, Steyning Rise and Nightingale House Steyning opening together in June. 15 Penlands Rise Steyning BN44 3P £7 hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk 23rd & 28th June 10:30 AM The National Garden Scheme: Garden Open Days: Nightingale House One of two gardens opening together for the NGS in Steyning Nightingale House Steyning BN44 3TW £7 hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk 24th June 5:00 PM The National Garden Scheme: Beautiful garden open at Cookscroft Earnley NGS garden evening accompanied by wine and cheese. Cookscroft Chichester PO20 7JG £5 hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk 25th June 2:00 PM National Garden Scheme: Garden Open Days: The Folly Charlton Open for National Garden Scheme The Folly Chichester PO18 0HU £5 hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk

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Every address every month 5th July 1:00 PM National Garden Scheme: Foxglove Cottage, Horsham A plantaholic’s garden, full of containers, vintage finds and quirky elements Foxglove Cottage Horsham RH13 5NF £5 ngs.org.uk Every Thurs 10:30 AM Beautiful garden at The Old Vicarage Washington Beautiful garden open for the National Garden Scheme. The Old Vicarage Pulborough RH20 4AS £7 The National Garden Scheme 01483 211535 hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk

MUSIC 3rd June 7:00 PM Raise The Roof Two jazz bands at St. Nicholas Church on Saturday 3rd June St. Nicholas Church BN18 9AT £15 Under 16's free malcolm@farquharson.me.uk 01903 889918 www.stnicholas-arundel.co.uk 11th June 3:00 PM Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra - A Summer Concert Classical music with local orchestra. Assembly Hall Worthing BN11 1HQ Various prices worthingphil.co.uk worthingphilharmonic@gmail.com

25th June 7:30 PM Spiers & Boden - The Midsummer Tour Unique brand of rousing folk music. Worthing Pavilion Theatre BN11 3PX £21.50 01903 206206 wtm.uk 14th July 8:00 PM Come Together: A Celebration of The Beatles Jukebox 1264 presents Come Together: A Tribute to The Beatles performed by a 17-piece band. All Saints Centre Lewes BN7 2LE £12 lewesmusicgroup.com

SALES & MARKETS 4th June 2:30 PM Annual book fair and local authors' showcase The windmill opens for local authors to display their books, plus books for sale High Salvington Windmill BN14 3BP £1 07799 333267 highsalvingtonwindmill.co.uk enquiries@highsalvingtonmilltrust.co.uk 10th June 9:30 AM Cheeki Monkeys Big Baby & Children Market Buy or sell used toys, clothes and equipment. The Shoreham Centre Shoreham-By-Sea BN43 WU £1.50 Free Delphine www.facebook.com/

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17th June 9:00 AM Arundel Farmers Market Local growers, bakers, meat, poultry, flowers, plants and food and drink makers Arundel BN18 9AA www.arundelfarmersmarket.co.uk/

Every Fri 9:45 AM Storrington Community Market Locally produced cakes, biscuits, preserves, eggs, fruit, veg, crafts. Storrington Village Hall Storrington Rh20 Free Katie Bridge 07909 681884 katiebridge17@gmail.com

SOCIAL & ENTERTAINMENT 21st June 7:00 PM Petworth Late: Summer Solstice Enjoy the summer solstice in the Pleasure Garden at Petworth House and Park GU28 9LR £10 Petworth Property Office 01798 342207 petworth@nationaltrust.org.uk nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth

TALKS 1st June 6:00 PM How Truly Rational is the Brain? Clinical psychologist, will discuss the evolutionary processes, to crisis point. Bassil Shippam Centre Chichester PO19 7LG Free bookings@talksatsix.co.uk talksatsix.co.uk

6th June 7:30 PM Sextant to SatNav Part 2 Talk by retired pilot with 45 years of aviation experience Storrington Museum RH20 4LL £8/£6 members storringtonmuseum.com 01903 740188 7th June 10:00 AM Tracing your army ancestors Family and local history research. West Sussex Record Office Chichester PO19 1DD £7.50 Matthew www.westsussex.gov.uk/ro 01243 753602 record.office@westsussex.gov.uk 7th June 5:30 PM Poetry Reading, Prof. Hugh Dunkerley Oxfam talks 2023 Oxfam Bookshop Chichester PO19 1HS £5 Miles 01243 816235 m.leeson@chi.ac.uk www.oxfam.org.uk/shops/ oxfam-bookshop-chichester/ 7th June 6:30 PM An evening with crime writer Leigh Russell Crime writer Bognor Regis Library PO21 1DE £3 01243 382470 bognor.regis.library@westsussex.gov.uk 7th June 10:30 AM The Arts Society South Downs Peggy Guggenheim By Alexadra Epps Fittleworth Village Hall RH20 1JB £7 or free to members Jane Allison 01798 813314 jane@theallisonfamily.co.uk www.theartssocietysouthdowns.org.uk

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210 What's On / Competition 14th June 7:00 PM In conversation with Isabel Ashdown Hear Isabel talk about her latest novel, Homecoming and her career in writing. Worthing Library BN11 1HD £3 library.events@westsussex.gov.uk 14th June 7:30 PM Lavant Horticultural Society Talk by Sarah Oldridge Lavant Memorial Hall Chichester PO18 0BA Non-members £3 Susan suejackson23@tiscali.co.uk lavanthortsoc.org.uk 24th June 2:00 PM Sussex Egyptology Society Colin Reader - A Gift of Geology: Ancient Egyptian Landscapes and Monuments Davison School For Girls Worthing BN11 2JX mail@egyptologyuk.com www.egyptology-uk.com/ 5th July 10:00 AM Newspapers for family and local history family and local history research.

West Sussex Record Office Chichester PO19 1DD £7.5 Matthew Jones 01243 753602 record.office@westsussex.gov.uk

THEATRE 2nd June 6:00 PM The Wind in the Willows This Is My Theatre's adaptation of the tale. Outdoor theatre at Nymans Gardens, Handcross £19 / £11 07732 253311 info@thisismytheatre.com thisismytheatre.com

3rd - 24th June 7:30 PM Assassins Sondheim's musical takes you on a timebending journey through American history Chichester Festival Theatre PO19 6AP From £10 01243 781312 box.office@cft.org.uk cft.org.uk/events/ assassins

WALKS 2nd & 6th June & 1st July 8:30 PM Night-time safari – nightjars on the heath Discover night time wildlife at RSPB Pulborough Brooks RH20 2EL £20.50 members / £25.50 Non-members 01798 875851 anna.allum@rspb.org.uk events.rspb.org.uk/pulboroughbrooks 11th June 2:30 PM Heyshott Cream Teas and Orchid Walk 2 guided orchid walks on Heyshott Escarpment Cobden Hall GU29 0DJ £6 Nicholas 07927 615828 nick.sherwin@me.com

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The Bodyguard The Musical at The Hawth Award winning romantic thrilling musical

Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge – what they don't expect is to fall in love.

Win a pair of tickets to see The Bodyguard The Musical at the Hawth Theatre Crawley on 24th July 7.30pm.

Tickets are available at www.hawth.co.uk

Win a pair of tickets to The Bodyguard The Musical The international, award-winning smash-hit musical The Bodyguard starring Zoe Birkett (ITV's Pop Idol, Moulin Rouge, The Great British Bake Off Musical) as Rachel Marron and Ayden Callaghan (Emmerdale, Hollyoaks) as Frank Farmer comes to The Hawth Crawley for one week only on Mon 24 - Sat 29 July.

To enter answer the following question: Q: What is the name of the superstar in The Bodyguard The Musical? a) Rachel Marron b) Whitney Houston c) Madonna Send your answer and contact details to: The Bodyguard Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or you can enter online at: www.sussexl ocal.net/features/competi ti ons Winner drawn after 30th June 2023. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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Loxwood Joust Spectacular medieval festival this August

The UK’s most spectacular immersive medieval and jousting festival, The Loxwood Joust, is returning to create excitement and intrigue on the 5th, 6th, 12th and 13th August 2023.

The magical Kingdom of Loxwood will transport you back to Medieval England as you interact with townsfolk and peasants and rub shoulders with royalty. Witness full-contact jousting and daring displays of weaponry, archery and cannon fire, along with the impressive knight on knight combat waged in the quest for Regent. Building on fast-paced battles, visitors to the Joust will be immersed in the plot to decide who should be their King.

On entering the realm, guests will be met by colourful characters; each with a story to tell, rumours to spread or a favour to ask.

Choose a quest and become a citizen or ‘Squire of Loxwood’ in this unique day of adventure, intrigue, fun and merriment.

Wander the Living History Village where mediaeval life plays out, visit the gruesome executioner, see falconry displays, the

witches’ incantations and learn about the spirits of nature.

Dishes of the finest fayre will be adorning the banqueting hall and take your place at a workshop activity. In the Children’s Kingdom, young princes and princesses can try have-a-go-archery, peltthe-peasant, non-contact sword fighting and circus school, in addition to watching court jester shows and enjoying face and wound painting too.

Win a family ticket to Loxwood Joust on 5th, 6th, 12th or 13th August. Winner can choose which day, subject to availability.

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Reaching families...

Supporting young people with special educational needs Many founders of charities or not-forprofit organisations decide to start their own organisation as a result of finding themselves unable to find the support they themselves need … Brian O’Hagan, Director of Reaching Families, is no exception.

In 2008, Brian had recently moved back to Worthing, after many years living in London, and had a child, James, who had been diagnosed with cerebral palsy at eight weeks old. Brian says, “When my son was poorly, I no- Befriending trainees certificate presentation ticed that there was very little support for parents of children with special educational Delivering a range of information and training needs and disabilities (SEND) so I began to services explore what could be offered to support par- Reaching Families achieves its mission is to ents and families and in doing so, enhance the “empower, inform and support parents and famiquality of life for children with SEND and their lies of children and young people with special families.” Having spent 25 years working in the educational needs and disabilities in West Susvoluntary sector Brian decided to use his skills sex,” through the delivery of a wide range of serto launch an organisation that could achieve vices. Possibly key amongst which is the charity’s these objectives. parent-carer guide: “Making Sense of It All” – Working with over 3,000 West Sussex families often referred to by users as the “parent-carer Brian explains that the aim of Reaching Families bible.” The guide is designed to enable and inis to empower families of children with SEND in form parents of children with SEND from birth order for them to “maximise the support they through to adulthood, covering subjects including receive from external agencies, have the diagnosis, benefits and money matters, accessknowledge and skills to care for a child or young ing support at school and from health & social person with SEND and to improve their resilience care, and transition into adult life. It also contains and emotional wellbeing through the support of a useful directory of local and national organisations, and an equally useful, and extensive, jarother families in a similar situation.

“We do that through the delivery of a one-stop gon-buster. The guide may be ordered free of shop of services that includes an in-depth parent charge as an eBook or in hardcopy format, sub-carer guide, an online library of factsheets and ject to postage and packing, from the Guide Page animations, training workshops and courses, of the charity’s website. benefits advice and a befriending service for parents of children undergoing diagnosis.” The charity also has parent support groups based in Billingshurst, Burgess Hill, Chichester, Littlehampton, Worthing and online via zoom. With another group to be launched in Shoreham later this year.

Every year, Reaching Families supports over 3,000 families with a range of projects and services. Although the charity does receive referrals from health, schools and the local authority, referrals are not necessary for those seeking support from the organisation.

The charity also offers a series of fact sheets on childhood disabilities and rare syndromes, combining clinical information with local information on relevant projects, services and support for a particular condition. All information is localised to the needs of West Sussex families. Reaching families also produces information in the form of animated films – Animation Shorts – on a variety of subjects.

In 2021-22, 2,600 copies of the Making Sense of it All guide were downloaded/delivered to families, whilst over 10,000 factsheets were downloaded from the Reaching Families website.

Every address every month Additionally, there is a range of Training Workshops for the parent-carer, again free of charge, and a “Making Sense of it All – Foundation Course”, introducing key issues parent-carers will face as their child grows and develops, which is available via Zoom or in person. Again, in 2021-22, 949 parents attended one of Reaching Families training workshops.

Offering “Face-2-Face Befriending” and Parent Support Groups Parent-carers of recently diagnosed children also have an opportunity to benefit from befriending and emotional support, from an experienced and specially trained parent-carer, under the charity’s Face-2-Face Befriending project. Volunteer based, the charity’s befrienders undergo intensive training, are DBS checked and have ongoing support and supervision.

Monthly support groups - Umbrellas Parent Support groups are based in Billingshurst, Burgess Hill, Littlehampton and Worthing and since Covid, a weekly online group meets on Zoom.

These groups can be crucial for isolated parents, offering the opportunity to connect with other parents and signposting them to other relevant projects and services.

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“Umbrellas” Worthing summer get together

Amongst the information provided in Reaching Families’ Impact report for 2021-22, are figures illustrating the positive effect the charity has upon the lives of those who use its services. 90 percent of parent-carers reported improved knowledge in accessing support for their child, whilst 80 percent of parent-carers reported feeling more resilient in overcoming difficulties thanks to peer support. And 78 percent of parentcarers reported improved skills and selfconfidence in supporting their child as a result of attending a Reaching Families training course.

214 Charity Profile “£10 will pay for the cost of printing our parent guides for one West Sussex family” Reaching Families is funded from a variety of sources including the National Lottery, the local authority, the NHS and various charitable trusts and foundations. When I ask about Fundraising Events, Brian says that, “We very rarely put on fundraising events mainly because we are a small team and do not have the resources for managing these sorts of events.”

However, if you enjoy running, cycling, skydiving or putting on coffee mornings then Brian O’Hagan would be delighted to hear from you to discuss how you could raise much needed funds to sustain the work of the charity. “We have been very lucky to have had support from local people with fundraising, for example, a family in Littlehampton last Christmas raised money for us through a Christmas light show.

Another lady ran a Zumbathon for us, many more have given donations.”

Reaching Families is also keen to hear from anyone who might want to volunteer with the charity. “We use volunteers in our befriending service… Our team of twenty volunteers provide emotional and practical support with things like

signposting, accessing other services, learning about their child’s condition and meeting other parent-carers.” There are other ways in which volunteers can contribute to the charity too – by promoting the work of Reaching Families at community events, representing the charity at groups in your own local area or by distribution information to community venues, such as preschools and GP surgeries.

Exponential growth in demand for services since Covid Now, more than ever charities are struggling to provide their much-needed services. As Brian says, “Our biggest challenge is meeting an exponential increase in demand for our service.

Since the start of the covid pandemic demand has increased in some projects by over 200 percent. Finding the funds to increase resources to meet that demand has been difficult particularly in the current economic climate.”

Contact: Reaching Families Unit 16 Oaklands Business Centre, 64-68 Elm Grove, Worthing.

BN11 5LH. Or please call 01903 366360 Email: admin@reachingfamilies.org.uk wwww.reachingfamilies.org.uk

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In Your Garden

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Borde Hill - The World in One Garden Borde Hill Gardens is a mecca for those interested in beautiful views, rare plants and Champion trees. Colonel Stephenson Clarke, who created the garden from the late 19th Century onwards, sponsored plant hunting trips throughout the world. The result is a fantastic collection of rare trees, including 65 Champion trees (these are the largest of their particular species in the whole of Britain).

Set in 383 acres of Grade 2 Heritage listed landscape, the gardens consist of a loosely connected arrangement of ‘rooms’- the Azalea Ring, Italian Gardens, the Rose Garden and perennial borders whilst being more wild on the edges giving way to lakes and open ground.

Harry Baldwin, the fresh faced and energetic Head Gardener, is passionate about how history and horticulture interweave in this space he looks after. We walk along a row of great Chestnuts which used to be on either side of the drive leading Harry Baldwin, Borde Hill head gardener to the mansion, still occupied by the 5th generation of the founding family transported by lorry and then horse and cart here members. “This here is a Japanese Oak, one of from North London.” Harry shows me a black and only a handful that survived the original seed white photo of its parent tree in China, a photo germination when they were brought back from that is part of an extensive well-preserved arJapan. I found one of these hiding in a hedge in chive. “It looks like its parent don’t you think? We Kew when I worked there which everyone had measure it regularly and the trunk expands about forgotten about. They were the last seeds plant 1cm every year!” I have the feeling I am walking collector Richard Oldham sent back from Asia around an art gallery and museum, not just a before he died of Dysentry.” “And this is a Meli- garden. We come to a huge magnificent 30m tree osma beaniana, one of only three in the British just coming into leaf. “This is a Chinese Tulip tree, Isles that was bought at auction in 1932 and a Liriodendron. For years we tried to propagate

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Every address every month it and then we noticed a sapling growing up. It did it itself.

This one will be one of the 130 grafted or propagated trees we are planning to plant in the gardens to celebrate 130 years of horticulture here” He points to a Camelia as we wind our way back to the Italian garden. “This is the double pink flowering Camellia ‘Donation’. It was raised here in the 1930’s and now is sold all over the world!”

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give them their Summer feed and generous handfuls of manure • Divide finished bulbs • Water any new plants you have put in this Spring • Pinch out Fuchias to help them flower into bushy sprays • Cut back old geranium foliage as they will grow again • Plant out seed potatoes and tomatoes, the latter in the sunniest place you have • Believe it or not it is still not too late to plant runner beans • Keep seeding new rows of salad vegetables

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Charity & Community news from across the counties Rewilding Britain's Rewilding Innovation Fund has granted funding to the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project, which aims to restore the depleted ocean kelp forests along the Sussex coastline.

Kelp is a natural carbon store and encourages breeding grounds for fish and other marine animals. www.rewildingbritain.org.uk Sussex Police Commissioner Katy Bourne has been meeting with partners, police and retailers to look at options for preventing anti-social behaviour as well as ways to carry out early interventions and enact immediate justice where offenders are seen in the community putting things right. Ms Bourne wants communities to suggest what reparative activities they’d like to see and will be releasing details of how to do this soon.

Sussex Police have hired an additional 429 police officers as part of the government's initiative to recruit 20,000 officers across England and Wales by the end of March 2023. In addition, 250 extra officers were recruited, funded by an increase in the police portion of local council tax, bringing the total number of additional officers to 679 to improve neighbourhood and response teams.

Ofsted Inspectors have praised West Sussex County Council’s Children’s Services for its ‘relentless approach to improving practice,’ giving the service an overall rating of ‘requires improvement’, with two ‘good’ judgements and two that ‘require improvement to be good’. This rating is up from the 2019 full inspection of Children’s when all areas were rated as inadequate.

The South Downs National Park is launching its 2023 Annual Photo Competition with the theme of “A New Perspective” and a Firle Scarp by Finn Hopson top prize of £250.

The competition challenges photographers of all levels and abilities to capture a unique view of the South Downs that shows off its magical beauty in a way people may not have seen before, with the judges being keen to see view-

points that are out-of-the-ordinary. Entries close on 31st October. www.southdowns.gov.uk Staying with the SDNP, they have just compiled “Best walks with a cake stop” - search for “cake” on the Park’s website at www.southdowns.gov.uk NHS Charities in Sussex are inviting people to register for Walk for Wards 2023. The event challenges participants to take on a 7.5km or 15km route to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the NHS and raise vital funds. It takes place on Saturday 10 June 2023 at Glynde Place near Lewes. www.headsoncharity.org/events From 1-7 June it is national Volunteers Week at West Sussex Libraries, and they have fantastic volunteers who support our libraries in different ways. Find out how to become a library volunteer at www.arena.westsussex.gov.uk/library volunteers Plus keep an eye out for volunteer opportunities for a new project to help people to read which is coming soon.

Businesses in West Sussex are being encouraged to invest in renewable energy.

The scheme offers a group buying program for solar panels, battery storage, and EV charge points at competitive prices from pre-approved suppliers, helping businesses switch to clean energy. Solar Together Sussex is run by a partnership of Sussex local authorities led by West Sussex County Council. Businesses can now register to join the group for free and without obligation www.solartogether.co.uk/sussex From 2-18 June, artists and makers will open up their studios, welcoming members of the public and showing their work. South East Open Studios celebrates creative talent across Kent, as well as parts of East Sussex and south London. www.seos-art.org

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Charity & Community news Can you help the Repair cafes initiative?

Horsham charity Sussex Green Living is working with parish councils and local community and environment groups to help launch new repair cafes, new recycling drop off locations and support the introduction of refill shops so that all residents have access to these fantastic facilities on their doorstep. If you would like to get involved either to support the launch of these initiatives locally or to find out where your nearest facilities are, please contact marketing@sussexgreenliving.co.uk Liberal Democrats win Horsham District Council In the May local elections, the average overall turnout at the election was 37.32%. The overall make-up of Horsham District Councillors is as follows: Liberal Democrats - 28, Conservative 11, Green - 8, Independent - 1, meaning the Liberal democrats win overall control.

Switch to digital parking permits From 3 July 2023 digital permits for Horsham's Controlled Parking Zones, including resident, visitor and trader permits, can be purchased.

The move to digital permits will mean there will be no need to display paper permits in vehicle windows - drivers can simply purchase the resident permit online and receive an email notification when it is active.

The virtual permits are provided by a system called MiPermit. This system enables customers to purchase and manage their parking permits online, 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week.

MiPermit can be accessed through the Council’s website or by telephone. This will apply to both resident’s and visitor’s permits.

Residents without online access will still be able to request a paper application on 01403 215379 A-list actor supports Travel Buddy service Award-winning Hollywood actor Jason Flemyng has lent his support to Community Transport Sussex’s ‘Travel Buddy’ service that is proving such a huge hit in West Sussex.

A new animation about the service, which matches volunteers who have similar interests with those who may face barriers when accessing public transport or need support to get out and about, has been given a voice-over by the XMen, Stardust, Pennyworth actor, who has appeared in over 40 films.

The Travel Buddy service matches volunteers who have similar interests with those who may face barriers when accessing public transport or need support to get out and about. It will allow more people to enjoy community activities, access local services, attend appointments, go shopping or have a cup of tea at a local café. This is reflected in the animation where we meet several different characters in need of the service or wanting to volunteer hosted by a talking rucksack called Wilkins!

Jason Flemyng said: ‘We all get our head down and struggle on with our lives, not noticing how the ‘sweet old man next door but one’ is doing month to month.

This charity looks out for him and hundreds of others on our behalf. Hope you enjoy the animation!’. www.ctsussex.org.uk Veterans Volunteer Service launches Lodge Hill Activity Centre at Watersfield was hosted an information and launch event for the Veterans Volunteer Service (VVS) in April.

The VVS is run by military veterans from all services focusing on support and intervention for young people around West Sussex. The project harnesses the skills and experience of veterans to provide positive reinforcement and training for young people in areas such as fitness, first aid, self-awareness and resilience. It is also aimed at helping veterans leaving the forces to settle back into civilian life. www.veteransvolunteerservice.org.uk

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Smart motorways discontinued Utilising the hard shoulder for safety on motorways Road safety charity, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), welcomed the decision to scrap developing new smart motorways for safety reasons. RoSPA has campaigned for road safety for over a century and has highlighted the higher risk of collisions between stationary and moving vehicles on smart motorways compared to conventional ones, with road users calling for the return of the hard shoulder.

Road Safety Manager at RoSPA, stated drivers want the hard shoulder and motorists need to feel safe on roads. RoSPA welcomes plans to shelve construction of smart motorways and hopes the money will be used to make motorways safer in other ways. Live lane breakdowns can happen where a hard shoulder is in place, and it is only a relative place of safety. Collisions and injury can still occur, which is why RoSPA will continue to educate motorists on what to do in an emergency on the road.

Smart motorway safety feature investments are ongoing like the retrofit of emergency refuge areas.

RoSPA tips for encountering problems on the motorway: If a driver is on a motorway with a hard shoulder and needs to do an instant stop, use momentum to move over to the left lane and stop on the hard shoulder, turn on the hazards and ensure side lights are illuminated if it's dark. Be aware of changes in the car's handling, stop as far to the left as possible, get all occupants out of the car, and call for help using the nearest SOS phone.

If the driver is on a smart motorway and can still drive, get to a service area or emergency refuge area. If they break down in a live lane, get the vehicle as far off the road as possible, turn on hazard lights, and get out of the vehicle on the left-hand side if it's safe, if not, stay in the car with the seatbelt on and call 999. www.rospa.com

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Hilaire Belloc 1870 – 1953 Part 2 of 3 by local historian Chris Hare world would be thus rapidly destroyed in our own time, dying even before we ourselves should die?

Yet apparently it has come. In the old days when the huge amorphous mass of London, more numerous than many a state, was only linked with the sea-coast by the railway, we feared for the future, but did not despair of it. The coast might become a line of alien buildings, and here and there upon the main arteries across the weald some suburban thing having no fellowship with the county at all would grow up round a station; but Sussex as a whole remained untainted by the intrusion. The contrast between the meaningless new watering places, the suburban blotches and the ancient plough land, woodland, downland, was only the stronger.”

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Last December, Sussex historian, Chris Hare, published his book on the life and works of AngloFrench author, Hilaire Belloc, who grew up in the Sussex village of Slindon, and spent the last 48 years of his life at Shipley. We are currently serialising extracts from Chris’ book with local themes.

This month, Chris examines Belloc’s sense of sadness for the loss of the rural way of life.

Writing in 1911, Belloc knew very well that the day might come “when the holy place shall perish and all the people of it,” yet he still hoped that the Sussex he knew as a child might still endure: its clear, peaceful, open downland, its indomitable people, and its continuity with ages past. By 1936, he had abandoned all hope.

Belloc was getting old by this time and although still vigorously fighting for the causes he believed in, he retained little expectation of success. It is in this context that we should read his gloomy assessment – “Which of us could have thought, when we wandered, years ago, in the full peace of the summer weald, or through the sublime void of the high Downs, that the things upon which we had been nourished since first we could take joy in the

“Then came the change: London broke out like a bursting reservoir, flooding all the ways to the sea, swamping our history and our past, so that already we are hardly ourselves. Of a week-end the roads from north to south are like a city street. The new engines climb the Downs; they invade every corner. You may hear the machine -gun fire of a motor bicycle on the greensward of Chanctonbury Ring. There is no retreat wherein you can escape the blind inhuman mechanic clatter. How could any organism survive this ubiquitous thrusting into its substance of alien things?”

In his poem, ‘Ha’nacker Mill,’ written on the eve of the First World War, Belloc had seen, almost as a premonition, the calamities that would befall both him personally and the country as a whole. He was visiting his mother in Slindon, and was appalled and shocked to see that Halnacker Windmill - a place he loved to walk to and sit by when a boy, had been blown down in a storm. It brought tears to his eyes and soon verses came flowing to his mind, which seem, with hindsight, to be an elegy for an England that was soon to vanish forever.

Hilaire Belloc, The Politics of Living, by Chris Hare is available, price £10, from Arundel Museum, Mill Road, Arundel, Petworth Bookshop, Golden Square, Petworth; Steyning Bookshop, High Street, Steyning; Worthing Library, Richmond Road, Worthing; or direct from Chris, sussexhistory.hare@gmail.com www.belloc-broadwood.org.uk

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Sussex Walks - June 2023 These are the “Heart Smart Walks” run by Chichester District Council.

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All walks finish at their starting point unless otherwise stated.

These walks are led by volunteers and if the weather is poor the walk may be cancelled.

Full programme of walks available on www.chichester.gov.uk/heartsmart IMPORTANT: You must pre-book all walks on chichester.gov.uk/heartsmart or call 01243 521041 Wed 7th June – 10.30am – Amberley – Leader: Peter B / 2 hrs / 4 miles Through Amberley village and back round the castle and along the river Arun.

Meet: Car park at Amberley Station. MAP REF TQ026117 Wed 7th June – 10.30am - Slindon – Leader: Alison & Peter / 3 hours / Approx. 6 miles A longer strenuous walk to the folly and through Slindon Woods, with some steep gradients. Will be muddy after wet weather.

Meet: National Trust Car Park at Park Lane, Slindon BN18 0QY Wed 7th June – 10.30am – Climping – Leader: Dominic / 1 hr 15 mins / Approx. 3 miles.

Along dunes and beach to Climping Mill, then across fields to Ferry Road and Rope Walk to the Yacht Club. Gentle Pace. Refreshments are available at the Yacht Club on the return.

Meet: 10.30am at Arun Yacht Club Car Park, Rope Walk, Littlehampton, BN17 5DL. Wed 14th June – 6pm – Tillington to river – Leader: Gerald / 1.5 hrs / 3 miles A Perfect summer stroll. Come and enjoy a gentle circular walk down to the River Rother via our new Permissive Path opened by Lord Egremont last summer.

Beautiful river setting. Back via smugglers lane.

Meet: The Horse Guards Inn, Upperton Road, Tillington, GU28 9AF. SU963 220.

Thurs 22nd June – 10.30am – Graffham - Leader: Bruce / 2 hours 15 minutes / 4.5 miles.

Graffham and Lavington Commons, Seaford College and horses. Ascent 80m. Might be muddy.

After the walk, this is a good place for a picnic.

Meet: Graffham Recreation Ground. SU931176 ( Nearby postcode GU28 0QB ) Fri 23rd June – 10.30am – Pulborough Brooks - Leader: Peter Brook / 2 hrs / 3.5 miles A flat walk with stiles, which can be wet and muddy if there has been bad weather.

Meet: RSPB Reserve car park, Wiggonholt, Pulborough, RH20 2EL. Mon 26th June – 2pm – Midhurst, Iping & Stedham Commons - Leader: Sandy / 2-2.5 hrs / 5.5 miles Interesting terrain of Heathland, Pine Forest & Commons. A mostly flat walk with lovely outlooks and one steep narrow path. No dogs on this walk please.

Meet: Iping & Stedham Car Park.

Wed 28th June – 10.30am – River Arun to The Stokes - Leader: Alison & Peter / 2 hrs 30 / 4.8 miles A lovely walk along lanes and through woods via the villages of North and South Stoke. It will be muddy in places if it has rained recently. Two stiles.

Meet: Amberley Station Car Park, BN18 9LR Wed 28th June – 10.30am – Chichester Tree Trail - Leader: Ian / 1 hr 15 mins / 1.5 miles A 1.5 mile walk around central Chichester, to see the variety of local and exotic trees in our city.

Wheelchair friendly. A short walk with frequent stops, hence the 75 minutes. A pdf “Chichester Tree Trail” is on the West Sussex County Council website, if you want to preview the notes.

Meet: Chichester Market Cross, East St (between HSBC/GoldArts).

Thurs 29th June – 10.30am – Chantry Hill and Tolmare Farm - Leader: Jane / 3 hrs / 6.5 miles An open hilly downland walk with wonderful views, it can be muddy and slippery. No dogs please.

Meet: at Chantry Post

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Notice how far you have come

By Heather Smith We often hold ourselves to very high standards when it comes to our diet and exercise routines.

If we’re not seeing what we want to see – or if we’re not seeing it as quickly as we would like – we often throw in the towel and quit.

We end up with a bit of an ‘all or nothing’ approach as our interest rises and falls depending on where we feel in relation to our goals.

A good strategy to help maintain your consistency is to remember to look at how far you have come rather than how far you have to go.

Let’s say your ultimate goal is to be in a regular exercise routine. To you, that means 3 workouts a week. Your starting point was zero. Now, you’re getting 2 workouts most weeks and 3 sometimes. That is not failing – that is great progress!

How about if your goal is to get 10,000 steps a day. Your starting point was 2,000 and now you’re getting about 6,000… Again, that is not failing. You’re consistently able to do more than you could at the start. You are making progress!

Let’s say your nutrition goal is to cook three meals a day from scratch. Your starting point was cooking one meal a day yourself, and now you manage to cook two meals a day several times a week. Of course, there’s more work to do – but throwing the towel in and going back to your old habits is not going to help. You are closer to your goal than you were, so keep on making progress!

So, when the going gets tough, remember to take a look back at how far you’ve come. Make sure you really allow yourself to notice the changes.

Be proud of yourself, even if you’re not where you’d like to be yet, and make sure to find positives in the achievements you’ve made. www.fitbiztraining.co.uk

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Healing Tree Hypnotherapy Help with anxiety, trauma & weight issues The stresses and anxieties encountered during everyday life can affect everyone. For many, a walk in a local park, a stroll by the sea or a period of quiet meditation will suffice to restore a sense of composure and well-being. Others may struggle to cope with work or relationship-related tensions pressure, phobias, lack of confidence, panic attacks or weight issues and may consider seeking professional guidance.

Christine of Healing Tree Hypnotherapy told Sussex Local that the stress of a previous demanding job led her to become increasingly interested in how the way people think can impact their health. So, since 2015 she has engaged with many types of therapies to offer a solution focused approach to help her clients cope with their situations and feel better.

Anxiety, trauma and weight issues are Christine's main areas of specialisation. She told us, “For weight and eating habits, I address what no dietary plan or exercise regime takes into account: the brain connection.” She explained that anxiety

can arise from a variety of causes and as everybody is different, she uses a wide range of tools to offer what is most appropriate for each individual. As well as hypnotherapy, Christine uses other therapeutic tools such as Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) which is recognised by the World Health Organisation as being a first-choice treatment for dealing with Post traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Her approach, above all, is to work closely with the client to find the treatment which will be most beneficial in regaining a balanced outlook on life.

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Smokey chipolata & spring onion frittata With a quick & easy tomato salad Ingredients - Serves 4 • 1 tbsp olive oil • 400g chipolata sausages (try our butchers S K Hutchings) • 6 eggs • 50g of bread, torn into small pieces • 1 bunch springs onions, thinly sliced • 50g applewood smoked, grated • 2 garlic cloves, crushed • 2 tbsp dried parsley, (Carla’s Seasoning) • 2 tbsp paprika, (Carla’s Seasoning) • Salt and pepper to season To Serve – Quick Tomato Salad For the Tomato Salad, roughly chop a selection of ‘Nutbourne’ tomatoes, and mix with 2 tbsp of ‘Loft Pickles’ chilli jelly.

Method 1. Heat the oil in a non-stick pan. Add the chipolatas and cook for 7-8 minutes until browned.

2. Meanwhile, crack the eggs into a large bowl and beat together, stir in the chunks of bread,

spring onions, garlic, parsley and paprika then lightly season.

3. Pre heat the grill to a medium heat.

4. Pour the egg mixture over the chipolatas and cook on the lowest heat for 6 -7 minutes or until the egg is completely set.

5. Sprinkle the frittata with the smoked cheddar and place the pan under the grill for 2-3 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.

6. Slide onto a chopping board and cut into slices and serve with the tomato salad. www.mrandmrscheese.co.uk Website promo code: SUSSEXLOCAL10 Ingredients at Village Larder - villagelarder.co.uk Weekly meal inspiration - @village_larder

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