Sussex Local Magazine - Southwater May 2023

SUSSEX USSEX LOCAL

May2023

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ThisMaywehavethreebank holidays!Theextraoneon May8th,tocelebratethe coronation,hasbeen dubbedtheBigHelpOutand isallaboutgivingahandtoa hardworkingcharity.

OnesuchcharityistheSussex SnowdropTrustwhoare celebratingtheir30th anniversarythisyear.Based justoutsideArundel, Snowdropsupportchildren withalife-threateningor terminalillnessandtheir familiesinthecomfortoftheir ownhomes.

Lovethemorhatethem, Foxesarethriving,sometimes inourgardens!AndrewStaib sharessomefoxyfactsalong withthismonth’sgardening to-dos.

We’vealsogotarticleson propertyandhealthaswellas localnewsandaguideto

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CONTENTS

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What’s On - May/June 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 June events to be put on website - 4th May

CHARITY

1st - 31st May 9:00 AM Hound Hike 100: Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex help raise funds for life-saving charity aakss.org.uk/ houndhike100 community@aakss.org.uk

14th May 8:00 AM Skydive for Turning Tides

Neverathon army parachute association SP4 9SF Sophie fundraising@turning-tides.org.uk www.turning-tides.org.uk/event/skydive-2023

14th May 1:00 PM Snowdrop Arundel Castle Park Walk Arundel Castle Estate Park BN18 9AU £5 £2 office@snowdroptrust.com 01243 572433 www.thesussexsnowdroptrust.com

28th May 7:30 PM Date2Donate - find love while spreading love Meet singles and raise money The Escapist Chichester PO19 1LJ £5 Jovita Ivin 07823 558156 meetup.com/ date2donate-find-love-while-spreading-love

10th June 10:00 AM Sponsored Walk - 4Sight Vision Support A fundraising day out Angmering Park Estate Crossbush BN18 9PQ £10 / Child £5 01243 838001 fundraising@4sight.org.uk www.4sight.org.uk/sponsored-walks-23

CLUBS & SOCIETIES

1st May & 5th June 8:00 PM Felpham Singles

Social Club widowed, separated or divorced of mature age The George Inn Bognor Regis PO22 7PL Free anniecook555@yahoo.co.uk 01243 821530 felphamsingles.yolasite.com

Clubs & Societies 6th May & 3rd June 10:30 AM

Parkinson's 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

10th May 12:00 PM Storrington & District

Probus Club Lunch and social activities for retired men The Old Tollgate Steyning BN44 3WE peter.edwards50@btinternet.com

15th May 11:00 AM Chichester Creative Textiles embroidery, sewing and textile art. Lavant Memorial Hall PO18 0PH 1st visit free angelaeaston4@gmail.com chichestercreativetextiles.wordpress.com

17th May 7:30 PM Sullington Windmills

Women's Institute ‘Storrington’s First Responder’ talk Sullington Parish Hall RH20 3PP 01903 741078 sullingtonwindmills.org

24th May 2:30 PM Storrington Flower Club Raffle of demonstration arrangements Visitors

£6 Storrington and Sullington Parish Hall RH20 3PP 01903 742102 chrissyldesmond@gmail.com

COMMUNITY & CORONATION

6th May 10:00 AM

Coronation celebrations

A screening of the ceremony and parade on the Chichester

Cathedral Green PO19

1PX 01243 773263 chichesterBID.co.uk/events office@chichesterbid.co.uk

6th May 12:00 PM Coronation Picnic on the green to celebrate King Charles III Coronation

Pulborough Sports & Social Club RH20 2AJ pulborough.org pulboroughharvestfair@yahoo.co.uk

7th May 2:00 PM King's Coronation Event

Family Afternoon to celebrate the Coronation

Storrington Recreation Ground RH20 4BG 01903 746547 clerk@storrington-pc.gov.uk storrington-pc.gov.uk

7th May 1:00 PM The Big Coronation Lunch

Bank Holiday/Coronation lunch Aldingbourne

Community Sports Centre PO20 3YA Katherine k.jarman@aldingbourne-pc.gov.uk www.aldingbourne-pc.gov.uk/coronationlunch

7th & 8th June 9:00 AM Corpus Christ and the spectacular carpet of flowers Arundel Cathedral

BN18 9AY 150th anniversary celebrations

01903 882297 arundelcathedral.uk

arundel@abdiocese.org.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 homesthat 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 orbe 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.

COURSES & TUITION

16th May 9:30 AM Birding for absolute beginners Get to grips with birds at RSPB Pulborough Brooks RH20 2EL £20.50 members / £25.50 Non-members 01798 875851 events.rspb.org.uk/pulboroughbrooks

11th June 8:30 AM Nature and Close-up / Macro Photography Workshop Principles and techniques RSPB Pagham Harbour PO20 7NE £38 / £30 members 01243 641508 rspb.org.uk/reservesand-events/reserves-a-z/pagham-harbour-localnature-reserve pagham.harbour@rspb.org.uk

EXHIBITIONS

1st - 5th May 10:00 AM Downland Art Society

Spring Exhibition 2023 artwork in a range of media The Norfolk Centre Arundel BN18 9PA 07815 562501 www.downland.org

12th - 14th May 6:00 PM Sussex Art Fair in Chichester 2023 90 exhibitors with artworks for purchase Goodwood Racecourse PO18 0PS £6 Weekend Entry Sussex Art Fair 01243 551861 fraser@sussexartfair.co.uk sussexartfair.co.uk

16th - 28th May 10:00 AM Jo Jones: 'Sea, Sun, Salt & Sparkle' & 'Seasons' Two shows for two week exhibition Colonnade House BN11 3DH 01903 221142 colonnadehouse.co.uk

1st - 21st May 2:19 PM ‘The Magic of Middleearth’ Dedicated to the fantasy worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien and the creators his writing has influenced The Novium Museum PO19 1QH £4 adult / £12 family (max 5 members) £2.50

1st - 5th May 10:00 AM Arundel Museum

Exhibition: Ralph Ellis - Artist and Inn Sign

Designer successful inn sign painter who lived in Arundel Arundel Museum BN18 9PA £4.50 01903 885866 office@arundelmuseum.org www.arundelmuseum.org

23rd - 28th May 10:00 AM Anna Vartiainen: Everything Must Go Sale of artists work

Colonnade House Worthing BN11 3DH 01903 221142 colonnadehouse.co.uk

2nd - 7th May 10:00 AM Sally Pennington: Sussex Seasons raised in West Sussex. Colonnade House BN11 3DH colonnadehouse.co.uk

30th May - 4th June 10:00 AM Glenn Phur:

Signature Art, Icons, Landscapes - Art for your Heart Spring exhibition Colonnade House BN11 3DH 01903 221142 colonnadehouse.co.uk/

30th May - 4th June 10:00 AM Rachel Reader in Worthing: Teal & Mirrors artist and musician/ songwriter uses Mosaic Colonnade House BN11 3DH colonnadehouse.co.uk/

FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT

14th May 10:00 AM The Barnham Bark Fest Art, Crafts, Dog Show and Family Day Celebrating 10th Anniversary of Barnham Centre Barnham Community Hall PO22 0AY 01903 785166

info@pawspetpantry.co.uk pawspetpantry.co.uk

21st May 12:00 PM Storrington Duck Race Duck races, stalls, music, food + refreshments. Storrington Riverside Walk RH20 4BW Friends of Storrington Primary School foss.school@aol.co.uk

27th May - 30th June 10:00 AM Elmer's Art

Parade Elmer the Patchwork Elephant on an art parade. Petworth House and Park GU28 9LR 01798 342207 petworth@nationaltrust.org.uk nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth

3rd June 10:00 AM Amberley Museum

Environment Day Celebrate World Environment Day and explore how local community groups to national charities are working to restore nature and promote more sustainable living Amberley Museum Arundel BN18 9LT £15.50 / Child

£7.50 www.amberleymuseum.co.uk

11th June 1:00 PM Thakeham Fun Day With Stall pitches, Programme Sponsorship and Prize Donations Thakeham Playing Field and Village Hall RH20 3GW fots@thakehamps.co.uk

FAYRES & FETES

13th May 10:00 AM Spring Fair in Midhurst Spring Fair Midhurst Methodist Church GU29 9DU £1 midhurstmethodisttech@gmail.com www.midhurstmethodist.com

14th May 11:00 AM Craft Market, Fun Dog Show & Fun Day Craft Fair and Dog Show with Inflatables. Clapham & Patching Village Hall & Grounds BN13 3UT Sheila partypoint@aol.com

10th May 7:30 PM Storrington Rotary Film Night- Death On The Nile Starring Kenneth Branagh Sullington Village Hall RH20 3PP £5

Ken 01903 740745 kandjcoll@btinternet.com

11th May 7:00 PM Foreign Film evening

German film with English subtitles West Worthing Baptist Church hall BN14 7LU £5

Christopher c.doidge@btinternet.com

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22nd May 7:30 PM Pulborough Film Night

Alleluja starring Judi Dench and Jennifer

Saunders Pulborough Village Hall RH20 2BF £7

Terri 01798 848039 terriashpool@uwclub.net

GARDENS & HORTICULTURE

7th May 10:00 AM Plant Fairs Roadshow Plant collective showcasing locally grown flowers

Borde Hill Garden Haywards Heath RH16 1X £11.50 info@plant-fairs.co.uk plant-fairs.co.uk

13th May 11:00 AM Murray Downland Trust

Garden Event Hosted by sculptor Philip Jackson

Casters Brook Cocking GU29 0HJ £5 Nicholas 01730 819129 nick.sherwin@me.com murraydownlandtrust.org.uk

14th May 2:00 PM The National Garden

Scheme: Champs Hill Coldwaltham views across Amberley Wildbrooks to South Downs Champs Hill Pulborough RH20 1LY £5 ngs.org.uk

16th May 10:30 AM Manor of Dean, Petworthgarden open for the National Garden Scheme

Manor of Dean Petworth GU28 9AP £5 01483 211535 hello@ngs.org.uk hello@ngs.org.uk

20th May 11:00 AM National Garden Scheme: Award winning garden in Midhurst “A Little Bit of Heaven”. 54 Elmleigh Midhurst GU29 9HA £4 01483 211535 hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk

26th & 28th May 2:00 PM National Garden

Scheme: 1 Pest Cottage in Midhurst Designed to support wildlife and biodiversity. 1 Pest Cottage GU29 9LF £4 hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk

27th May 10:00 AM National Garden Scheme: Knepp Castle open in aid of charities Knepp Castle Horsham RH13 8LJ £15 ngs.org.uk

2nd June 11:00 AM National Garden Scheme: Judy’s Cottage Garden Worthing BN13 2AE £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 tea and cake at Oaklands Farm Horsham RH13 8PX £6 hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk

4th June 2:00 PM Sutton Open Gardens The gardens in Sutton will be opening again Sutton Village Pulborough RH20 1P £5 Under 16's free. Lisa elbieinteriors@icloud.com

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10th June 11:00 AM The National Garden Scheme: Garden Open Day: Foxwood Barn

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

10th June 2:00 PM National Garden Scheme: Garden Open Days: Lordington House Chichester PO18 9DX Walled gardens in South Downs National Park £5 01483 211535 ngs.org.uk

11th June 1:00 PM Petworth Secret Gardens Trail 2023 Treasure trail around gardens of Petworth in aid of charity Leconfield Hall GU28 0AH £7.50 07717 462780 growingforall.org.uk info@petworthcommunitygarden.co.uk

10th & 13th May 11:00 AM The National Garden Scheme: Beautiful garden open at Cookscroft Earnley Spring opening gardens ngs.org.uk/west-sussex-spring-gardens/ Cookscroft Chichester PO20 7JG £5 National Garden Scheme hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk

3rd & 10th May 2:00 PM The stunning gardens at Fittleworth House, Pulborough will be open for the National Garden Scheme NGS open gardens booklet now available Fittleworth House RH20 1JH £5 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 open gardens in Barnham The Old Rectory PO22 0EQ £5 ngs.org.uk

Every Thurs 10:30 AM Beautiful garden at The Old Vicarage Washington, open for the National Garden Scheme The Old Vicarage Pulborough RH20 4AS £7 01483 211535 ngs.org.uk

HEALTH & FITNESS

21st May 10:45 AM Pulborough Vineyards Run Views across the countryside to the Downs. From 5-20km - choose on the day. Undulating run/walk Nutbourne Vineyards Pulborough RH20 2HH £25 incl wine, cake and a hot drink rob@getfitbootcamp.co.uk www.eventrac.co.uk/ e/pulborough-vineyards-run-4094

MUSIC

4th May 7:30 PM Daoiri Farrell - World Renowned Irish Folk Singer Spearheading a resurgence of authentic in Irish folk music

Ropetackle Arts Centre Shoreham by Sea BN43 5EG £15 01273 464440 ropetacklecentre.co.uk/

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5th May 7:30 PM 60 Minutes of Classical Music Studio 1 Regis Centre PO21 1BN £6.50 under 25 - £3.50

alexandratheatre.co.uk 01243 867676 hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk

6th May 7:30 PM Motown and Northern Soul

Evening Eastergate Village Hall Barnham PO20 3RP £5 07718 415620 di_cassini@hotmail.com

13th May 7:30 PM Adiemus by Karl Jenkins

Adiemus with full orchestra and other works.

Steyning Centre BN44 3XZ £15 under 18s free Zoe 01903 812662 zoe@middlemead.plus.com

18th May 7:30 PM Evening of Dixieland and Traditional Jazz with the Featherstone Jazz Five DRNK Coffee House, Lancing Manor Leisure Estate BN15 0PH Derek 01903 249900 dglittle@ntlworld.com

21st May 7:30 PM Shopwyke Singers - May

Concert The Shopwyke Singers return for their summer concert Boxgrove Priory PO18 0EE £12 01243 572322 richard_allum@hotmail.com www.shopwykesingers.com

11th June 3:00 PM Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra - A Summer Concert Classical music concert with local orchestra Assembly Hall Worthing BN11 1HQ £11, £15, £18 £3 Children under 16 and students £3 worthingphil.co.uk worthingphilharmonic@gmail.com

SALES & MARKETS

7th May 9:00 AM Annual Sussex Car and Motorcycle Jumble Trade Stalls and Display of Vintage and Classic Cars Worthing Rugby Club BN16 4AX £2 07760 793912 sheilahall22@hotmail.com

13th May 10:30 AM Spring Sale Arundel Museum BN18 9PA Free marketing@arundelmuseum.org

13th May 2:00 PM Plant Sale in Thakeham Plants, cakes, tea/coffee. Thakeham Village Hall RH20 3GW Free. Thakeham Gardeners’ Club 01798 812748 gil.quince@gmail.com www.thakehamgardeners.co.uk

14th May 2:00 PM Annual Plant Sale Plants from local grower and members' stall. Lavant Memorial Hall Chichester PO18 0AH free Susan 01243 527725 suejackson23@tiscali.co.uk

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14th May 2:00 PM Lavant Horticultural Society

Plant Sale Lavant Memorial Hall Chichester

PO18 0BA Susan J Jackson

suejackson23@tiscali.co.uk lavanthortsoc.org.uk

20th May 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

27th May 9:00 AM Pulborough Farmers Market

Eggs, bread, cakes, crafts plus Cafe, coffee and tea Pulborough Village Hall RH20 2BF Terri 01798 848039 terriashpool@uwclub.net

4th June 2:30 PM Annual book fair and local authors' showcase local authors to display their books, plus books for sale High Salvington Windmill BN14 3BP £1 07799 333267 enquiries@highsalvingtonmilltrust.co.uk highsalvingtonwindmill.co.uk/

10th June 9:30 AM Cheeki Monkeys Big Baby & Children Market Buy or sell toys, clothes and equipment. The Shoreham Centre BN43 WU £1.50 delphine.cheekimonkeys@gmail.com www.facebook.com/Cheeki-Monkeys-BrightonBN2-and-Shoreham-by-Sea-107135655022217

19th - 21st May 11:00 AM The Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair Annual fair Petworth Park GU28 0QY £10 The Antiques Dealers Fair Limited 01797 252030 info@adfl.co.uk petworthparkfair.com

SPORT

13th May 10:00 AM Storrington Bowling Club

Open Day Storrington Bowling Club RH20 4EE Barbara taffnmick@yahoo.co.uk storringtonbc.co.uk

TALKS

2nd May 2:00 PM The Arts Society West Sussex Talk by Chloe Sayer Fittleworth Village Hall RH20 1JB Free for members. Guest £7 Jackie Buckler 01903 411086 westsussex@theartssociety.org

www.theartssocietywestsussex.org

2nd May 7:30 PM 1066 talk one of the most important and influential years in English history. Storrington Museum

RH20 4LL £8/£6 members storringtonmuseum.com 01903 740188 storringtonmuseum@hotmail.com

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Kool & The Gang

See the R&B/soul/funk band at Hampton Court Palace!

unique location. Guests are welcome to picnic in the gardens prior to the show. Set in the Tudor Courtyard of Henry VIII’s palace, the festival allows fans to see world-class artists in an intimate 3,000-capacity setting.

Win a pair of tickets to see Kool & The Gang at Hampton Court Palace in Surrey on Friday 9th June 2023 at 9pm.

Visit hamptoncourtpalacefestival.com/artists

Win a pair of tickets to Kool & The Gang

Famed for their R&B, Soul and funk fusion, their catalogue of melodious hits includes Celebration, Ladies’ Night, Get It Down and Joanna. The group achieved an incredible 17 top 40 singles in the UK between 1979 and 1985. They also scored a top 10 album to boot, with 1981’s Something Special.

Now in its 27th year, Hampton Court Palace Festival presented by heycar is a summer festival which features a series of performances in a

To enter answer the following question:

Q: Which album scored a top 10 album to boot?

a) Something Special

c) Open Sesame

b) Spirit of the Boogie

2nd May 7:30 PM A Talk by Lars Tharp (BBC's Antique Roadshow) Small, friendly club Field Place Worthing BN13 1NP £7.50 / membership

£35 07984 403890 worthingantiqueclub.com worthingantiqueclub@yahoo.co.uk

3rd May 10:00 AM Old photographs: how to identify, date and care for them workshop for family and history research West Sussex Record Office PO19 1DD £7.50 / £6.50 for members Matthew 01243 753602 westsussex.gov.uk/ro record.office@westsussex.gov.uk

3rd May 10:30 AM The Arts Society South Downs Lucian Freud art and the man by John Iddon Fittleworth Village Hall RH20 1JB £7 guests jane@theallisonfamily.co.uk 01798 813314 theartssocietysouthdowns.org.uk

10th May 5:30 PM ‘Romantic Venice’, Dr Miles

Leeson Oxfam talks 2023 Oxfam Bookshop Chichester PO19 1HS £5 01243 816235 m.leeson@chi.ac.uk www.oxfam.org.uk/shops/ oxfam-bookshop-chichester

10th May 7:15 PM Talk by Frances StanleyMillenium Seed Bank at Wakehurst West Chiltington Village Hall RH20 2PZ Visitors £3Members free carys.pickett@btinternet.com

07792 817399 westchilthortsoc.wordpress.com

24th May 7:15 PM The Lynton & Barnstaple

Railway – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Mike Pearce Illustrated history to closure in 1935

Bassil Shippam Centre Chichester PO19 7LG £3 Roger chichester@rcts.org.uk rcts.org.uk/ branches/branch-chr-chichester/

25th May 6:00 PM Talk on the Tigers and Wildlife of Bandhavarh Alan Key on the National Park in India with flora, wildlife, birds. Bassil Shippam Centre Chichester PO19 7LG Marilyn booking@talksatsix.co.uk www.talksatsix.co.uk

1st June 6:00 PM How Truly Rational is the Brain? clinical psychologist will discuss the evolutionary processes to crisis point. Bassil Shippam Centre PO197LG £5 Marilyn bookings@talksatsix.co.uk www.talksatsix.co.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

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THEATRE

8th May 4:00 PM The Wind in the Willows This Is My Theatre's adaptation of the tale The Paddock Upper Beeding BN44 3HZ £15 / £10 07732 253311 info@thisismytheatre.com thisismytheatre.com

10th, 23rd & 25th May 7:00 PM Wuthering Heights This Is My Theatre's adaptation of Emily Brontë's story in Hurstpierpoint, Crawley and Upper Beeding. Various locations and prices 07732 253311 thisismytheatre.com

16th May 7:30 PM 'Anything Goes' Cole Porter's iconic musical Alexandra Theatre, Regis Centre PO21 1BN £18 £15.50 Hazel Latus 01243 867676 www.alexandratheatre.co.uk

18th - 20th May 7:30 PM West Chiltington Dramatic Society 'Table Manners' Comedy around a man's attempt to persuade his sister-in -law to go away with him for the weekend. West Chiltington Village Hall RH20 2PZ £12/£6 07702 945960 wcds.co.uk vicechair@wcds.co.uk

3rd - 24th June 7:30 PM Assassins Sondheim's musical starring Danny Mac Chichester Festival Theatre PO19 6AP From £10 01243 781312 box.office@cft.org.uk www.cft.org.uk

4th - 7th May 7:30 PM 'Bad Girls' Alexandra Theatre, Regis Centre PO21 1BN £18 / £15 Hazel 01243 867676 alexandratheatre.co.uk hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk

WALKS / NATURE

17th May 8:30 PM Batty about bats which bats call Pagham Harbour home Church Norton car park Selsey PO20 9DT £12 / £9 Roy Newnham 01243 641508 pagham.harbour@rspb.org.uk www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reservesa-z/pagham-harbour-local-nature-reserve/ 25th May, 2nd & 6th June 8:00 PM Night-time safari – nightjars on the heath night time wildlife at RSPB Pulborough Brooks RH20 2EL £16.50 member / £20.50 Non-member Anna Allum 01798 875851 anna.allum@rspb.org.uk events.rspb.org.uk/pulboroughbrooks

28th & 30th May 10:30 AM Reptile safari native reptiles at RSPB Pulborough Brooks RH20 2EL £8.50 members / £10.50 non members Anna Allum 01798 875851 anna.allum@rspb.org.uk events.rspb.org.uk/pulboroughbrooks

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Heathers the Musical

A black comedy rock musical, based on the 1988 film

may finally come true, mysterious teen rebel JD teaches her that it might kill to be a nobody, but it is murder being a somebody.

Win a pair of tickets to see Heathers the Musical at The Hawth, Crawley on Tuesday 1st August 2023 at 7.30pm.

www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/the-hawth/whatson/heathers

Following two smash-hit West End seasons, a record-breaking run at The Other Palace and winning the WhatsOnStage award for Best New Musical, Heathers the Musical, the black comedy rock musical based on the eponymous 1988 film, embarks on a new national tour which comes to The Hawth in Crawley from Tuesday 1Saturday 5 August.

Westerberg High’s Veronica Sawyer is just another nobody dreaming of a better day. But when she joins the beautiful and impossibly cruel Heathers and her dreams of popularity

Win a pair of tickets to see Heathers the Musical

To enter answer the following question: Q: Heathers the Musical has had how many smash hit West End seasons? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3

Send your answer and contact details to: Heather the Musical Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or you can enter online at: www.sussexlocal.net/features/competitions Winner drawn after 31st May 2023. Please indicate if you wish to remain onourmailing list.

Sussex Snowdrop Trust

Celebrating thirty years of caring for sick children by Lynn Smith

Chichester based Sussex Snowdrop Trust celebrates its thirty-year anniversary this year. A unique charity providing vital nursing care for local children who are dealing with the day-to-day challenges of having a life threatening or terminal illness. Co-founder Diana Levantine tells me that the trust arose as a result of Diana and her fellow founders - Frank Snell and Kate Shaw – being made aware of the lack of support available for local families with sick children.

“In 1992 Sister Beth Connolly and Dr Ann Wallace were caring for a terminally ill child on the busy children’s ward at St Richard’s Hospital, they knew then, that there needed to be changes in provision of care, and that the child should be at home … safe and familiar place where they would be in their own bed with their family and their favourite things.” But they realised that for the child to be at home, it was crucial for the parents to be supported by a Children’s Community Nurse.

“Over the next few months Beth identified the nursing, financial and emotional support needed for all local families who were caring for a child suffering from a life-threatening illness. These needs have all been met by Snowdrop throughout the years.”

Accessing the Snowdrop Trust

In 1993 Sussex Snowdrop Trust was launched and, raised enough money to fund their first Children’s Community Nurse, Jane Evans.

“Our nurses have always been at the heart of the Trust, supporting families as they teach them how to care for their child and give them the confidence to do so. Nurses can help some children by going into schools to administer medication or to check bloods, which is invaluable as children get to spend more time at school, rather than hours travelling to and from hospital. Our Counsellors are busy supporting parents and children, through phobias, anxieties, and bereavement.”

The number of children the trust supports fluctuates each year, as newly diagnosed children come onto the “Snowdrop Pathway” of care, and

others finish treatment. Today, there are between 60-70 children on the “Snowdrop Pathway.”

“From the beginning,” Diana says, “we have worked directly with the NHS. The nurses work from the NHS Children’s Services department in Chichester, so when a life-threatening condition is diagnosed, the child is automatically referred to the Care at Home Team.” The Trust helps families living within a fifteen-mile radius of Chichester, which covers - Hayling Island, Emsworth, Chichester, Bognor Regis, Selsey, Arundel, Billingshurst, Petworth and Midhurst areas.

Funding the work of the Trust

The Charity’s greatest challenge, Diana tells me, is to raise the £380,000 a year needed to fund members of the Care at Home Team, and to provide financial support for families. Funds are raised through legacies, trusts and grants from local businesses and the community. Diana points out that the cost-of-living crisis has further impacted families, who may already be struggling financially, as it is usual for one parent to give up work when a child receives a life-threatening or terminal diagnosis, in order to become a carer.

“We are giving vouchers to families who need help with food costs or petrol to get their child to hospital for treatment, which costs the charity over £4,000 a month.” Also, over recent years, the charity’s volunteer base has decreased, and Diana says, “We would love to see more volunteers get involved in events.”

Offering plenty of opportunities for volunteering

And, in this celebratory year there are numerous events for would-be volunteers to become involved in. May sees the annual walk at Arundel Castle Estate Park, taking place near Hiorne Tower on Sunday 14th, when “Hundreds of supporters enjoy a 1- or 5-mile route and take in the stunning views of the South Downs.” There will be a steel pan workshop, tombola and food stalls.” A few days later, on 18th May, Champs Hill, near Coldwaltham, is hosting a demonstration by award-winning florist, Matthew Spriggs. On 29th July the charity has “A Supercar Track Day” and there is an outdoor cinema night at Madehurst Cricket ground on 2nd September. There is will also be special event for volunteers, to mark this landmark year. Details of all events can be found on the charity’s website. The Trust, I assume, must have seen several changes over the last thirty years, but Diana says that “Actually for us, nothing has changed. Snowdrop families will always need help and support.

They will always need … access to a children’s nurse and will nearly always have financial problems when their child is ill.

Most parents and children are ‘changed’ by their journey on the Snowdrop Pathway, but with the support of the nurses and our counsellors they will be able to cope so much better.”

Thirty years later – improved outcomes for sick children

What has changed is the outcome today’s children can expect. In 1998 Dr Wallace wrote:

“Today there are 40 youngsters in our care, and over a five-year period 25 children have died.”

“Today,” Diana says, “most children with leukaemia, cystic fibrosis and cancer, and many other conditions, are surviving, due to extraordinary operations, new treatments and medications. They will probably live to collect their pensionswhat a change.”

“The community has been so generous - despite particularly challenging times”

When I ask how well-supported the Charity is by the local community, Diana is unequivocal, “We have incredible support from local people not only from Snowdrop families who often fundraise, as a way of giving back for the care they received, but also a wide variety of community groups, including schools and colleges.”

Mostly recently the Trust was awarded a certificate of recognition from the High Sherriff of West Sussex, James Whitmore, “In recognition of great and valuable services in the Community.” The award also recognises the appreciation of the residents and people of West Sussex. Diana says, “We receive letters of thanks from many Snowdrop families over the years, who will never forget the care they received when their child was so ill.”

And, in this special year, there is a greater opportunity for people to be involved with the charity through its fundraising campaign:

“Snowdrop’s 30 for 30!” The charity would like to encourage people to take part in their own fundraising event or challenge using the number 30 – for instance, by a 30-mile walk, bake 30cakes, 30 hours of running or just give £30 - in 2023. Anyone who has ideas or who wants to learn about volunteering opportunities can talk them through with the charity or join them for their monthly coffee morning on the first Thursday of each month at 10.30am.

When I ask Diana what she feels is the Trust’s greatest achievement, she says:

“I am incredibly proud that the Snowdrop Trust is a much-loved local children’s charity and is respected in West Sussex. It is a great achievement to have been able to support hundreds of families through their most difficult times, with an outstanding Care at Home Team, for over 30 years.”

Contact: Sussex Snowdrop Trust, 3 William Booker Yard, The Street, Walberton, West Sussex. BN18 0PF. Tel: 01243 572433 www.thesussexsnowdroptrust.com.

Unlocking your home’s potential

Extensions. By Nick Roberts RMR Group

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Look at permits and regulations, remember that these obstacles are in place to ensure that your extension is acquired fairly and safely. Engaging with local authorities and understanding building codes are essential steps in reaching your desired destination.

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3. It's crucial to be strict with yourself when decluttering. Ask yourself if you truly need each item in your new home; if not, let it go. Remember, the fewer items you have to move, the simpler the move will be.

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Offering visitors a nonstop programme of agricultural and equestrian displays, country pursuits, live entertainment, rural crafts, and a variety of food, drink, and shopping opportunities. The South of England Show offers all ages the opportunity to connect with the countryside and enjoy a great day out.

Among the highlights of the 2023 show will be the Bold Dog Lings motocross stunt displays, international show jumping, heavy horse displays, cookery workshops, scurry racing, equestrian and livestock competitions, the ever-popular Shetland Grand National and a new vintage agricultural machinery ring with demonstrations and displays. Additionally,

visitors will be able to experience forestry, falconry, fly casting, and much more. Win tickets to the South of England show on 9th, 10th or 11th of June. The winner will be able to choose which day, subject to availability. Tickets are available from www.seas.org.uk

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In Your Garden

Monthly gardening ideas & tasks

by Andrew Staib of Glorious Gardens

During lockdown we bought some chickens which delighted the children and then shocked them in equal measure when we got home one evening and the lawn was a flurry of feathers but no chickens. When the local foxes took our replacements we threw in the towel. I couldn’t be angry with them for very long as they were just trying, like all of us, to survive. These sleek, burnished, rusty, fiery spirits both delight us and annoy us and I thought I would find out more about them.

Their name is thought to come from ‘Puk’, a Proto -Indo European word meaning ‘thick haired/tail’. Humans have always had a love/hate relationship with them. In Europe they represented cunning and trickery and in Asian cultures, familiar spirits with magic powers. They could herald both good and bad omens. In suburban England they fascinate with their dexterity, annoy with their defecation and yelping and

yet provide one of the few safari experiences in our urban life as we regularly grind the car to a halt in the middle of a night journey and watch a fox caught in the headlights crossing a road. In turn it begins to watch us watching it until it slinks off, presumably neither feeling threatened or very interested.

The red fox, vulpes, is the most common worldwide and there are 11 other main species, with 47 sub species, ranging in habitat from the coldest, snowy regions of the world to African deserts. Some are so specific to a region that they live only on small islands or in a single National Park. They are the second most ubiquitous mammal in the world after humans.

Apart from dogs and man, the only natural predators are eagles and lions, and they have become one of the very few animals to thrive in urban settings. In fact, in the wild, a red fox might live for three years but they can live twice as long in a city. They are omnivores like humans, eating

Foxes in the garden

anything going: insects, eggs, berries, apple cores, rodents and of course left over takeaways. Their range can really vary, from a few hectares in a town to over 4000 in the Highlands. They generally sleep during the day, though since I’ve been in England I’ve seen them more and more in daylight. They live in dens under the ground, or under garden sheds, with multiple getaways in case of invaders. During Winter they use their tail, ‘brush, as a cover to keep warm.

As a group they are called many different words: Skulk, leash, earth or pack. They stay together as a couple for life and live in a family that can have different lairs including a breeding lair. The male can share his den and be sexually active with more than one female adult. Some of the females, left over from previous litters, aren’t breeders, and have the role of being ‘nannies’ to the new cubs. The vixen has a litter per year between 1-6 cubs and after about 5 weeks the cubs venture out though they are still cared for over the Summer

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It is often wondered how they live alongside cats and the answer is cat’s ferocious claw techniques frighten them off. They have great hearing and can hear rodents digging away underground. They make over 28 recognisable sounds which has made me want to start listening to them more closely. Last fact- they can run between 30-45 km per hour!

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There is an ongoing debate about their ecological impact. It has been calculated that they save farmers 7-9 million pounds in killing rabbits, yet cost farmers 9.4 million pounds by attacking young lambs. In Australia they have decimated native mammal populations that had no natural defences. Certainly the anti-fox hunting protests showed that they are an animal that sparks strong emotions. I wonder too if, with our comfortable, manicured life indoors, they remind us of our hand to mouth nomadic past, where life was more on a knife edge, yet also more free, weaving a living under the stars.

Where to visit in May

A visit to Leonardslee gardens should be number one on your list. You may remember that I featured this Garden a couple of years ago.

May tasks

• There is an old gardener’s adage; ‘one looses the gardens in May’. There is so much to do!

• Buy and Plant annual flowers and other frost sensitive plants like vegetable plugstomatoes, runner beans, peppers, aubergines and chillies.

• Feed lawns

• Water any new plants and fertilise and water pot plants

• Prune Pennstemons back to fresh green shoots if they show lots of new basal growth

Lemon risotto with fried halloumi

Ingredients - Serves 4

• 2 tbsp olive oil

• 1 brown onion, diced & 2 garlic cloves, crushed

• 400g arborio rice

• 150ml white wine, or replace with more stock.

• 1200ml vegetable stock

• 1 block halloumi, cut into 12 pieces

• 100g Twineham Grange, grated Italian style cheese

• Juice of 1 lemon

• Decent pinch of salt and pepper

• 1 bag spinach, washed & Handful of fresh basil

• 2tbsp Carla’s seasoning dried parsley

To serve: Zest of lemon & squeeze of lemon juice. Method

1. Heat oil in a large pan, add onion and cook for 5 mins until the onions starts to go translucent. Add in the garlic, and cook for a further minute.

2. Add rice to the pan and stir for a few minutes before pouring in wine. Wait for wine to almost fully absorb (stir regularly) then add stock a ladle at a time. Ensure each has almost fully absorbed before adding next. Should take around 20 mins.

3. Once stock is used up, taste the Should be soft still have a little bite. If it’s too hard add a ladle of boiling water one at a time until coo-ked, at this point turn heat to low.

4. Heat a non frying pan medeach side for 3 minutes.

5. Add Twineham Grange cheese, lemon juice, parsley, salt and pepper to risotto. Stir well and remove from heat, gently stir in basil and spinach.

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The Pass at South Lodge

Seven course tasting menu. Dining review by editor Kris Thomas

Getting dropped off under the neo-Jacobean porte-cochère at the entrance to South Lodge hotel felt like a treat. Once a private house, built in 1883, South Lodge has been substantially renovated since being taken over by the Exclusive Hotel Group in 1985. The genuinely warm welcome I received from front of house head Monica and the roaring fire in the lobby, made me wish I was a guest at the hotel rather than just

and grape sauce. This was paired with a crisp, dry French white wine from the Loire Valley. Following was turbot with delicious white asparagus, sea leek and sparkling Ridgeview wine which gave the sauce a soft foaming appearance. The main course was a melt-in-the-mouth local Sussex Downs Veni-

The Pass is an intimate restaurant seating only 28 diners at most. Full height glass walls between the restaurant and the kitchen allow guests to be fully immersed in the kitchen experience and observe the food preparation under the calm supervision of head Chef Benn Wilkinson. Following his success at a Michelin starred restaurant in the Lake District, Ben joined South Lodge in August last year with his partner, Monika Zurawska, who leads the front of house team. Although this would definitely be a special occasion venue for most, the atmosphere in the restaurant was relaxed and easy possibly helped by the high wood tables (no stiff table linen) and stool seating, giving a

The menu changes seasonally and Ben prioritises local suppliers. The feast starts with a selection of delightful canapés, followed by a Prawn dish with a creamy almond

sculpt into beautiful shell shapes and decorate. Finally a trio of cheese and a selection of Petit Fours. Although each dish issmall, we certainlyhad plenty to eat and as all the flavours were so exquisite and different we were able to enjoy them all. Ben served us one of the dishes, explaining the ingredients and the insight behind the dish and he visited us again for a chat. He was absolutely charming, seemingly the opposite of the demanding, bad-tempered celebratory chefs we see on the television. We discussed his young team and he talked about the Chef Academy run by the Exclusive Hotel Group. We left feeling extremely well looked after and definitely hope to return. Since our visit, The Pass has been awarded a Michelin star, many congratulations to the team! 7-course tasting menu (plus canapés) £145 pp. 5 glass wine pairing £95 pp. 01403 891711 www.exclusive.co.uk/south-lodge/food/the-pass/

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Sussex Snippets

Charity & Community news from across the counties

Adur District Council has approved the construction of seven new homes on South Street car park, Lancing. The properties will be used as emergency or temporary accommodation for families with nowhere to stay and are expected to save the Council more than £5 million in the coming years on B&B accommodation.

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Air Ambulance Charity is organising Hound Hike 100, an event that encourages dog lovers to walk 100 kilometres or 100 miles with their pets during May to raise funds for the life-saving charity. The charity requires £16.6M annually to operate, with 87% of its income coming from supporters. www.aakss.org.uk/houndhike100.

Worthing and St Richard’s Hospitals have both received a national award for their commitment to patients living with incurable blood cancer

The accolade, awarded by blood cancer charity Myeloma UK, recognises hospitals’ commitment to raising the bar for treatment and providing compassionate and personalised care

Kew's Millennium Seed Bank at Wakehurst, near Ardingly, has achieved an important milestone by banking over 40,000 different plant species, including the endangered Perrier’s baobab and tiny orchid seeds. The world's largest ex-situ conservation project stores 2.4 billion individual seeds in underground vaults, and aims to increase the genetic diversity of the collections to address global climate change and environmental issues. For more information and to visit Wakehurst see www.kew.org/wakehurst.

The Wey & Arun Canal in Loxwood suffered major damage from vandalism just before Easter. Electrical control equipment for pumps were destroyed and water released from the canal causing over £50,000 worth of damage. The Canal Trust, a charity and volunteer-led organisation, has reported the crime to the police was forced to cancel scheduled Easter boat trips. With no public funding, the charity has launched a fundraising campaign to help with the costs of repair and lost income. www.weyarun.org.uk

LYT Productions and Lewes District Council have been granted £213,800 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to host Walk the Chalk, a fiveday event celebrating the opening of the England Coast Path, in September 2023. The event will feature guided walks, art installations, exhibitions. The UK's longest coastal trail will span 2,700 miles around the country when complete. www.walkthechalk.org

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A new campaign ‘Give Back Childhood’ has been launched by Carers Support West Sussex to support 2,400 children and young carers in West Sussex - some as young as five. A young carer is anyone under the age of 18 who takes on the care of a parent or sibling who is unwell, disabled or has mental health problems. The campaign is raising awareness and funds so the Young Carers Partnership, who work with schools and local services, can continue to provide young carers with skills to cope through activities, holiday programmes and regular support groups. www.carerssupport.org.uk

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Canoe Club (SOCC), is recruiting members to form a crew consisting entirely of individuals affected by cancer, to promote the physical and therapeutic benefits of the sport for cancer patients. SOCC aims to establish a network of cancer survivor crews across the country who will race each other in the national league, and hopes to be the first cancer survivor crew in the UK. For more details, email: RacingCSOCC@gmail.com West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service are hosting free Biker Down workshops which are designed to aid bikers should they find themselves in a situation of need, and provide vital first aid training to other road users. For more information email FRSFirebike@westsussex.gov.uk.

Charity & Community News

News from around the district Horsham District celebrates the Coronation

On Saturday 6 May West Sussex Libraries are holding royally themed activities for children. There will be craft activities ranging from crown making, colour-in bunting and activity sheets, and special Storytime sessions in selected libraries. In honouring King Charles III’s enthusiasm and care for the environment, families can pick up seed packets when they visit one of our 36 libraries on Coronation Day. Look out for a mini funfair in Horsham Park from 5th-8th May, big band sounds in the Park, and a Street Party with a difference on Sunday including live music, street food and some right royal entertainment for all to enjoy! Those with young children may also like to drop into Horsham Museum and Art Gallery to enjoy making Coronation -themed crafts over the extended bank holiday weekend. Residents are also invited to get involved in volunteering on Monday 8th May. www.horsham.gov.uk/coronation

Swift box project aims to increase local nesting

Local volunteers from Sussex Wildlife Trust regional members group covering Storrington & the Arun Valley have launched a project to increase nesting locations by installing Swift boxes at key locations in the villages of Amberley, Billingshurst, Pulborough, Storrington and Sullington. The decline of swifts, swallows, and house martins is caused by climate change, loss of nesting locations, and lack of wildlife provisions when new houses are built. The group has applied for a grant from Wilder Horsham District to add almost 50 new nest locations through single and some multiple boxes in 2023, and plans to evaluate whether they can help Swallows and House Martins in the same way. If you are interested in finding out more about the project, please email swtstorringtonregion@gmail.com

Petition for safer roads

Following a head-on collision on the A24 just before Christmas, two women from Storrington suffered life-changing injuries, caused by a man with dementia who had been on the road for sixteen hours. Lucy Wyles and Anne Rance launched a petition calling for mandatory reporting to the DVLA of any driver with health conditions that could affect their driving ability, by all health professionals, to improve road safety. Patients are currently only advised to inform the DVLA and insurer themselves if they have a diagnosis, and there are no safeguards in place to ensure this has happened. Sadly the man died following the accident. If you would like to sign the petition, scan the QR code here or you can visit www.petition.parliament.uk/ petitions/635516

New shepherd at The Human Nature Garden

Horsham District Council has unveiled a new wooden shepherd to keep watch over the flock of carved sheep in The Human Nature Garden at Horsham Park. The new carving was funded by grounds maintenance contractors idverde from their Community Investment Fund and carved by Pixie Mushrooms Sussex Chainsaw Carvings. The previous shepherd sculpture had been damaged beyond repair. The Human Nature Garden, which opened in 2011, explores the use of natural resources and includes a grassed amphitheatre area.

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Costs of electric car charging

A brief overview of the options

The cost to charge an electric car in the UK varies depending on where you charge it. For those who charge their electric cars at home, it costs about £17 for a full charge, according to recent calculations. This is based on a typical electric car with a 60kWh battery and a range of approximately 200 miles. The average domestic electricity rate in the UK is around 32p per kWh, and fully charging a 60kWh electric car will cost approximately £17. By using a dual-rate electricity tariff specifically designed for electric car drivers, you can further reduce the cost.

Charging at public locations, such as supermarkets or car parks, can be free for the duration of your stay. However, rapid charging points are typically found at motorway service stations and can cost approximately £22 for a 30-minute, 90mile charge.

It's worth noting that electric cars rarely need a "full" charge since they never get completely empty and usually just need a top-up. Charging an electric car at home is best done through a dedicated

home chargepoint, which comes with a typical one-off cost starting from £800 and has grants currently available for residents of flats - search on www.gov.uk for details.

To work out how long it takes to charge an EV from zero to 100%, all you have to do is divide the battery capacity by the speed of charging. Home charge points typically offer speeds of 7kW, although it’s possible to get slower and faster ones. This gives you the amount of power a full charge consumes.

To give some examples of the cost of charging different electric cars at home, a Nissan LEAF 3.ZERO e+ (2019) with a 62 kWh battery and a range of 239 miles costs £17.36 to fully charge, while a Mercedes-Benz EQE (2022) with a 100 kWh battery and a range of 394 miles costs £28 Data from www.drive-electric.co.uk

Hilaire Belloc writer & poet (1870

Part 1 of 3 by local historian Chris Hare

In 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. Over the next three issues of Sussex Local we will be serialising ex-

the beams and the shelves and the mighty table.”

Beech is the wood of the Sussex downs and oak the timber of the Sussex weald they combine in Belloc’s ‘heaven.’ For such a holy setting, it was necessary that a sort of communion feast should be brought to him “When they put food and ale before me, it was of the kind which has been English ever since England began, and which perhaps good fortune will preserve over the breakdown of our generation, until we have England back again. One could see the hops in the tankard, and one could taste the barley, until, more and more sunk into the plenitude of the good house, one could dare to contemplate, as though from a distant standpoint, the corruption and the imminent danger of the time through which we must lead our lives. And, as I so considered the ruin of the great cities and their slime, I felt as though I were in a sort of fortress of virtue and of health….”

and the general traffic of men, and the old Sussex couple who have run it for many years. All is good with the inn and with its hosts. Here is indeed a place where Belloc could feel at home –“…it was quite dark, and the windows, with their square, large panes and true proportions, shone out and made it home. The room within received me like a friend. The open chimney at its end, round which the house was built was filled with beech logs burning; and the candles, which were set in brass, mixed their yellow light with that of the fire. The long ceiling was low, as are the ceilings of Heaven. And oak was everywhere also: in

Even here, Belloc is not really at home. He is hiding from the real England of cities and capitalism, of motor cars and advertising hoardings. What is more, these old Sussex country people were not his people - much as he wished they could bethey were, simply beyond his cultural reach. Writing fifteen years later, Belloc admitted as much, and that both he and his near neighbour at Shipley, Wilfrid Blunt, could never be ‘of Sussex,’ however much they wished they could –

“I had lived among them on and off all my life, and so had he; and I certainly love them with all my heart and so did he; but as for knowing how they live or what they really think, there is a gulf between us.”

Hilaire Belloc, The Politics of Living, by Chris Hare is available from Arundel Museum, Mill Road, Arundel. Petworth Bookshop, Golden Square. Petworth. Steyning Bookshop, High Steet. Steyning. Worthing Library, Richmond Road, or direct from Chris: sussexhistory.hare@gmail.com

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Sussex Walks - May 2023

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Sat 06/05/2023 09:30 Emsworth, top of Hollybank Lane. ///river.fails.descended (PO10 7UL, SU746078)

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Sat 13/05/2023 10:00 Rowlands Castle, on road parking, The Fairway. ///stag.martini.broad (PO9 6AQ, SU730107)

Rowland's Castle Ramble Rowland's Castle, West Marden, Stansted Forest. Booking required via Walk Leader. 8mi/12.9km. Moderate.

Sun 14/05/2023 09:30 Slindon, The Forge Café, Reynolds Lane ///thighs.prospers.noodle (BN18 0QX, SU965078)

Sat 20/05/2023 10:00 Petworth House, NT Car Park (Parking charges apply for non-NT members). ///recap.atomic.skipped Compass Flexible Bus service 99 ChiPetworth. Alight in the town, walk approx. 1mile meeting point off A285 (GU28 9LS, SU966238)

Sun 21/05/2023 10.30 Car Park, North Street Midhurst

GU29 9DR (no charges on Sunday) WC facilities. For more details visit: www.arun-adur-ramblers.org.uk

Sliding out of Slindon Circular walk via Madehurst. Hilly. 9mi/14.5km. Moderate.

Rhododendron Walk Petworth Park, Duncton Common, Selham. No hills! 11mi/17.7km. Leisurely.

Sat 27/05/2023 09:30 Goodwood, Counters Gate Car Park. ///ribcage.recoup.played (PO18 0QE, SU898113)

Midhurst Via Woolbeding Bridge, Steadham Mill, Easebuorne, Cowdray park & Ruins. Lots of Stiles. Bring a picnic. Assistance dogs only. This is a circular walk

Goodwood Counting the Wild Flowers from Counters Gate. A wild flower walk down to Charlton, round and back again. Hilly. Booking required via Walk Leader. 11mi/17.7km. Moderate.

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We can become convinced that nothing is changing, and this can contribute in no small part to the on: off cycle so many of us have with our health and fitness plans.

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Coronation of King Charles III

The life of the new King of England

order to study the Welsh language and history. In 1975, Cambridge University awarded him a Master of Arts.

Royal Air Force and Royal Navy

Charles joined the Royal Air Force and trained as a jet pilot, then the Royal Navy, where he qualified as a helicopter pilot. The Prince’s Trust was founded in 1976 with the £7,500 severance pay from the Navy. Since then, Charles has established sixteen more charities which raise over £100 million annually.

The marriages of King Charles III

In 1981, he married Lady Diana Spencer. They had two sons, William born in 1982 and Harry in 1984. The couple divorced in 1996, and Diana was tragically killed in a car accident a year later.

The longest heir apparent in British history

As Prince of Wales, Charles has been preparing for this moment for most of his life, under the tutelage and guidance of his late mother, Elizabeth II. He will be recorded in history as the longest ever heir apparent, and the oldest to ever accede to the British throne at the age of 73. Charles Philip Arthur George was born on 14th November 1948, during the reign of his grandfather King George VI. After the death of the King in 1952, his mother Elizabeth became Queen and Charles became heir to the throne at just three years old.

The

first heir apparent to attend school

Charles was educated at Cheam and Gordonstoun schools, in the footsteps of his father Philip. He was the first heir apparent to attend school rather than receive private tuition. His time at Gordonstoun was hard, he referred to it as “Colditz in kilts” but later reflected, “it taught me to accept challenges and take the initiative.” He left in 1967 with six O levels and two A levels in French and History.

Charles went on to read Archaeology and Anthropology, then switched to History at Trinity College, Cambridge. He gained a 2:2 Bachelor of Arts in 1970. As Prince of Wales, he also spent a term at the University College in Aberystwyth, in

In 2005, Charles married Camilla Parker-Bowles. The official title of Princess of Wales was never publicly acknowledged, instead Camilla became known as the Duchess of Cornwall.

The Duchy of Cornwall Estate

The Duchy of Cornwall Estate was established by Edward III in 1337 for the heir to the throne. As Duke of Cornwall, the 53,000 hectare estate provided Charles with a private income to fund public, charitable and private activities, making him financially independent. The estate passed to Prince William when he became heir apparent.

Coronation plans for King Charles III

On 8th Sept 2022, Queen Elizabeth passed away peacefully and King Charles III became the new monarch. Coronation plans have been laid out for many years, under the codename ‘Operation Golden Orb’. It’s thought that the service will be smaller than the last coronation in 1953, and include different faiths and communities to reflect the change in British society. The Church of England ceremony will be broadcast internationally, and requires an oath and anointment, delivery of the orb and enthronement. The coronation of King Charles III takes place in Westminster Abbey on 6th May 2023. Please see our What’s On for coronation events.