Sussex Local Magazine - Storrington JUNE 2023

HELLO!

Herecomesthesummer!Yes, Juneistheofficialstartof summer,andthesolsticeon Wednesday21stJuneisthe longestday,whentheEarthtilts onitsaxisclosesttothesun.It’s alsoFather’sDayonthe18th June.whichintheUKowesmore totheAmericancelebration, designatedasaUSpublic holidayin1972byPresident RichardNixon.Whateverits origins,itremainsawonderful opportunitytotreatourdads andrememberfathersand grandfathersnolongerwithus.

It'sapleasurethismonthto publicisetheworkof“Reaching Families”aWorthing-based charityhelpingchildrenwith specialneedsandtheirfamilies. GardenguruAndrewStaib meetstheheadgardenerat BordeHillGardensforatour aroundthisimpressiveestate.

HeatherSmithsuggests recognisingyourprogresswhen tryingtoimproveyourlifestylein ourHealth&Wellbeingfeature andwe’vegottwouseful propertyarticlesforyou.Our What’sOnsectionisfulloflovely summereventswithmoreonline atsussexlocal.netand,ifyou’ve gotalittletime,whynotgiveour prizecrosswordago?Youcould winyourselfavoucherforameal out.

Untilnexttime, Kris&Jeff

“Bythetimeamanrealisesthatmaybehisfatherwasright, heusuallyhasasonwhothinkshe’swrong.”–CHARLESWADSWORTH

What’s On - June/July 2023

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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 womens-week-talk-tickets

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

OMMUNITY

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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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

FAYRES & FETES

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

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Live life to the fullest every day

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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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

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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Pottery Painting

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/

Rainbow

Magical Highdown Gardens set the scene for two sparkling productions

The Tempest

Magic & Monsters, Lovers & Liars, Comedy & Revenge

Tuesday 11th - Sunday 16th July, evenings at 7.30 pm, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2.00 pm

The Comedy Of Errors

2 pairs of twins parted at birth: confused lovers & glorious chaos!

Tuesday 18th - Sunday 23rd July, evenings at 7.30 pm, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2.00 pm

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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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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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Sussex Snippets

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 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/libraryvolunteers 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

Firle Scarp by Finn Hopson

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

Storrington Conservation news

The work party on 4th May met to clear litter etc. from the boardwalk section of Riverside Walk, recycling where possible. It met again on 20th May to prepare Riverside for the duck race and returns to Fryern Dell on 3rd June at 10.00am to continue restoration. Everyone is welcome to join in this worthwhile work, good company andof course - coffee break. 01903 745971, www.storringtonconservation.org.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, Conservative11, 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

Charity & Community News

Bell ringing marathon

A 50-day marathon bell ringing challenge concluded with residents from Care South’s Sussexdown residential care home in Storrington learning the ropes at Storrington Church on 30th April. Starting with basic ringing patterns, 10 residents from Sussexdown were given a lesson on how the skill is performed. After some practice and careful instruction, the team were chiming bells together in harmony and performing short ‘methods’ - memorised ringing patterns that create a melodic tune. This bell ringing activity was part of a challenge organised by the Activities Coordinator at Sussexdown care home, Vicky Chase, who wished to celebrate her 50th birthday on 27th April by ringing 50 Sussex bell towers in 50 days in the run up to and on the weekend of her birthday.

Thakeham Fun Day

Friends of Thakeham School are holding a Fun Day on June 11th from 1pm - 4pm at the Abingworth Playing Fields. Classic Cars, live music, prizes and a BBQ are amongst the fun activities on offer during the afternoon.

Night

to Remember for Polly

Polly Hearn, from Worthing, will be donning her walking shoes this June as she prepares for her third Night to Remember in aid of St Barnabas House Hospice –and this year, for the first time, her children (11 and 13) will be joining her. Polly has first-hand experience of the hospice’s care. “In the autumn of 2018, my stepdad, David, went into St Barnabas,” she says. “The care for him and my mum during that time was amazing.”

If you’d like to shine a light for local hospice care, get ready to walk through the night of 24 June. www.stbh.org.uk/nighttoremember Stories

Lasting powers of attorney

By Will Writer Emma Cohen MIPW

The simple fact of the matter is we are all living a little bit longer. We live in a world which is changing at considerable pace, advances in technology have seen the introduction of new vaccines, cures and better medicine. We are now on course to extend our life expectancy by nearly 20 years compared to those of just 3 generations ago. However, an ageing population comes with it’s own not so hidden problems. Illnesses such as Parkinson Disease and Dementia are becoming increasingly diagnosed. Recent studies now predict that 1 in 4 women and 1 in 5 men are likely to contract these debilitating illnesses in their lifetime and although there is more and more research and better and better medication available, the effects it has on families and loved ones can be overwhelming, although, losing the capacity to make decisions can come at any age, it’s certainly not just restricted for the elderly.

I am all to aware of the impacts that accidents can have and speak with people on a weekly

basis who are going through the trauma and adjustment of what their future now holds. In so many of these cases, we explore ways of handing over legal powers of decision making both in a financial capacity and in their ongoing care environment. The process at this point can become somewhat lengthy, time consuming and frustrating. None of us really know what’s round the corner, LPAs are certainly not an insurance policy, but they do offer you the chance to nominate those you trust the most to carry out your wishes when you no longer have the mental or physical function to do so. Whether it’s simple things like paying the bills or large life events like moving home, having the peace of mind that those decisions are in place can be a bit of relief to everyone involved.

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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 noticed that there was very little support for parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) so I began to explore what could be offered to support parents and families and in doing so, enhance the quality of life for children with SEND and their families.” Having spent 25 years working in the voluntary sector Brian decided to use his skills to launch an organisation that could achieve these objectives.

Working with over 3,000 West Sussex families

Brian explains that the aim of Reaching Families is to empower families of children with SEND in order for them to “maximise the support they receive from external agencies, have the knowledge and skills to care for a child or young person with SEND and to improve their resilience and emotional wellbeing through the support of other families in a similar situation.

“We do that through the delivery of a one-stop shop of services that includes an in-depth parent -carer guide, an online library of factsheets and animations, training workshops and courses, 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.

Delivering a range of information and training services

Reaching Families achieves its mission is to “empower, inform and support parents and families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in West Sussex,” through the delivery of a wide range of services. Possibly key amongst which is the charity’s parent-carer guide: “Making Sense of It All” –often referred to by users as the “parent-carer bible.” The guide is designed to enable and inform parents of children with SEND from birth through to adulthood, covering subjects including diagnosis, benefits and money matters, accessing support at school and from health & social care, and transition into adult life. It also contains a useful directory of local and national organisations, and an equally useful, and extensive, jargon-buster. The guide may be ordered free of charge as an eBook or in hardcopy format, subject to postage and packing, from the Guide Page of the charity’s website.

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.

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• Additional discs are £11 per year with a maximum of three discs per household

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• Roffey: Godwin Way

• Steyning: Fletchers Croft, Newmans Gardens and High Street

• Storrington: Library Car Park (North Street), Old Mill Square and Monastery Lane

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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.

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.

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“£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

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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.

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Spectacular medieval festival this August

witches’ incantations and learn about the spirits of nature.

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

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.

The Loxwood Joust is excellently located just off the B2133 between Wisborough Green and Loxwood and has ample Free Parking. www.loxwoodjoust.co.uk

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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.

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Faster relief from pain

Natural techniques to help the body and mind

Faster and longer-lasting freedom from pain has been a goal for Caroline Kremer for most of her working life.

Caroline runs Pulborough Natural Health Clinic overlooking beautiful Pulborough Brooks and spoke to Sussex Local about the natural alternatives to conventional physiotherapy. For the major part of her career spanning almost 20 years, Caroline's clients have been mainly sports people seeking faster routes to repair injuries and relieve pain. This, she explained, led her to embrace techniques such as Bowen Therapy, Evans Alignment Therapy and Body Breathing. Now she says, “Athletes are no longer my main client base, as the NHS struggles under the fall out from COVID, more and more people are looking to find alternatives to mainstream complementary physical therapies and conventional medicine.”

Caroline stressed the importance of giving time to listen to patients, to help them to learn about their own bodies and also be able to help themselves. Her sessions combine various techniques which are safe and relaxing and assess the full body rather than one particular issue. Inefficient postural habits can effect both physical and mental health. Bowen Therapy involves gentle moves to reduce stress in the musculoskeletal system while Body Breathing slows the breath pattern and can improve lung efficiency and release tension. Caroline explained that most sessions which last between 60 and 90 minutes will involve both therapies along with others which may be appropriate to the individual. “Come in for a shoulder issue and I’ll be treating your back, hamstrings and ankles as well - the symptomatic area of pain is rarely the cause.” She continues, “Most cases I see are concluded in 3-4 sessions.”

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Whole-person approach to health

Treatment for all ages at the foot of the Downs, Storrington

Osteopathy has been practised for well over 100 years, concentrating on manipulation of muscle tissue and bones to effectively help the body to self repair and rejuvenate.

From her clinic at the foot of the Downs, Julie Brown, the principal at Feel Better Osteopathy in Storrington, told Sussex Local about the health services which she offers. Like all osteopaths, Julie has the firm belief that everyone can benefit from a tailored, whole-person approach to health. To achieve this end she said, it is important to take time to understand each patient's unique physiology not only to alleviate their immediate pain but also to ensure an ongoing and durable approach to better well-being.

Julie offers treatment to anyone regardless of age and considers it a privilege to work with other health practitioners to deliver a package of care tailored to individual needs. Treatments may include manual therapy, exercise and general health advice. She explained that following a 2 year postgraduate diploma in paediatric osteopathy, she is

able to deliver care during and after pregnancy as well as care and feeding advice for babies and young children. She is keen to establish a strong bond with the surrounding community and other health professionals to further socially responsible health welfare.

The location of the clinic with its beautiful outlook has an integral part to play in the process of healing and Julie is aware that she is very lucky to have found such a peaceful environment for her practice.

Julie is offering Sussex Local readers a 10% discount off any initial appointments booked before 31st July 2023 (please quote Sussex Local)

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Sussex Walks - June 2023

These are the “Heart Smart Walks” run by Chichester District Council. They must be pre-booked up to 7 days in advance, see below. Please arrive 10 minutes before the start of the walk.

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.

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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

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

In Your Garden

Monthly gardening ideas & tasks by Andrew Staib of Glorious Gardens

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 to the mansion, still occupied by the 5th generation of the founding family members. “This here is a Japanese Oak, one of only a handful that survived the original seed germination when they were brought back from Japan. I found one of these hiding in a hedge in Kew when I worked there which everyone had forgotten about. They were the last seeds plant collector Richard Oldham sent back from Asia before he died of Dysentry.” “And this is a Meliosma beaniana, one of only three in the British Isles that was bought at auction in 1932 and

transported by lorry and then horse and cart here from North London.” Harry shows me a black and white photo of its parent tree in China, a photo that is part of an extensive well-preserved archive. “It looks like its parent don’t you think? We measure it regularly and the trunk expands about 1cm every year!” I have the feeling I am walking around an art gallery and museum, not just a garden. We come to a huge magnificent 30m tree just coming into leaf. “This is a Chinese Tulip tree, a Liriodendron. For years we tried to propagate

Harry Baldwin, Borde Hill head gardener

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!”

Our walk passes boggy ground, great hollows made from sand mining, ancient woodland and views of lakes. “We will be making an educational space down near the lake, with an eco-lodge and cafe. I would like to leave behind a legacy of protecting this collection, and we are digitising the whole of the archive”. We pass a stand of Redwoods, the 3 Magnolia Sisters, and every so often

bones of the landscape. We finish at the Rose Garden. Created in the 1990’s after the owner, Mrs Clarke, read, to her surprise, an old 1902 copy of Countylife magazine praising the beauty of Borde Hill Rose Gardens. She decided to recreate this, and this quadrant of garden now consists of

Borde Hill rose garden

a colour wheel of over 700 roses, with 150 different David Austin species.

Not normally a fan of sculpture in gardens, you must see the triangular, perspective bending sculpture called Round Dell by garden designer, Sophie Walker. It is perhaps the most thought provoking, unusual visual art installation I have ever seen in a garden.

Where to go in June

Borde Hill of course! The Rose Garden will be at its best, plus there is a contemporary art show later in the month. Opening times until 31st October 10am-5pm. Haywards Heath RH16 1XP 01444 450326 www.bordehill.co.uk

June tasks

• Dead head roses 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 bushy sprays

• Cut back old geranium foliage 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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Big ideas for small bathrooms

Small can be stylish & functional says Nick Roberts RMR Group

Debunking bathroom renovation misconceptions

With bathroom renovations, size doesn't matter. Like a chef whipping up a culinary masterpiece in a tiny kitchen, expert renovators can turn the smallest bathrooms into a luxurious oasis. Whether your bathroom is a cosy nook or a spacious retreat, there's always room for improvement.

Hiring an experienced construction or bathroom company is crucial to achieving the best design and installation for your bathroom. Professionals know how to work with available space, debunking the misconception that a small bathroom is a lost cause. In fact, small bathrooms can be trans-

a knowledgeable company can help you find the balance between budget and dream bathroom. From repurposing existing fixtures to choosing affordable materials, there are several ways to create a stunning bathroom without breaking the bank.

Popular bathroom design choices

A popular design in bathroom renovations is the floating vanity units. These sleek, wall-mounted fixtures save valuable floor space and provide a modern, minimalist look. Additionally, glass shower enclosures create an illusion of space, making even the tiniest bathroom feel larger. Don't let size limitations or misconceptions about bathroom renovations hold you back from creating the ideal bathroom. With the right expertise

5 ways to bring spring into your home

Giving the best impression to potential buyers

1. Add a burst of fresh colour with a selection of new accessories. Pops of colour can bring a whole new energy to a space, whether it’s a set of colourful kitchen accessories or new cushions in the sitting room. Pick a colour that makes you feel good and enjoy the same good energy in your home.

2. Brighter days draw attention to tired paintwork. Refresh your woodwork in your home to make the room feel instantly updated and ‘clean.’ It might seem an unnecessary job, but even refreshing the ceiling can dramatically enhance the light levels in a space.

3. Tackle that one big ‘problem area’ with a declutter for a great way to feel like you’re winning at life! Invest in storage baskets or shelving that

Property of the month

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An elegant period Grade II listed home set in beautifully landscaped gardens in the historic heart of the village. Formerly the Headmasters residence, the property is partly attached to the former School House next to the Church and close to the local Pub and Post office.

Accommodation comprises: three double bedrooms, ground floor cloakroom, dual aspect sitting room, dining room with feature Minster fireplace, kitchen/breakfast room and family bathroom. Outside, there is off road parking leading to a detached garage. No forward chain. Contact Fowlers: 01903 745844

will enable you to organise a disorganised area that bugs you to instantly feel a weight off your shoulders.

4. Swapping out your bedding for a new set is one of the very best ways to embrace spring in the bedroom. There’s nothing better than beautiful soft new sheets to aid a better night’s sleep. Try a light linen set for a relaxed, bohemian vibe, with no ironing required!

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1 Bay (5)

4 Serious collision (5-2)

8 Group within a group (7)

9 Sort of line dance (5)

10 Large town (4)

11 Capsize (8)

13 Track (5)

14 Anaesthetic (5)

18 Left-hander (8)

20 Worry (4)

22 Electromagnetic telecommunication (5)

23 Flagellate (7)

24 Brings up (7)

25 Entice (5)

Down

1 Invertebrate creature (6)

2 Seafood choice (7)

3 Playthings (4)

4 Record cover (6)

5 Free from error (8)

6 Member of the Indian majority (5)

7 Type of Chinese cracker (5)

12 The exact middle of the day (4,4)

15 Aural membrane (7)

16 Falls into disuse (6)

17 Thoroughfare (6)

18 Fragment (5)

19 Mammary gland in cows (5)

21 Baptismal bowl (4)

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Income protection

By Oliver Suter DipPFS, financial adviser

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An estimated 185.6 million UK working days were lost because of sickness or injury in 2022, the highest figure ever. Although we don’t like to think it will happen to us, you can insure against the financial repercussions of long-term sickness or injury.

Income protection insurance provides regular income payments if you are unable to work due to illness or an accident. The payments continue until you retire, die or the end of the policy term. Policies typically pay between 50-65% of your income and multiple claims can be made during the term of the policy. The cost of these plans will depend on your age, occupation, health, and the deferred period.

Many assume that their employer will offer income protection, but many employees are moved to Statutory Sick Pay within 6 months.

If you are looking to create an income protection

Please note that individual circumstances apply, you should ask for a personal illustration.

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St Mary’s C of E Primary School, Washington

Gardening, recycling & guide dogs

Reception pupils in Willow class recently became budding Monty Dons! As part of their Science curriculum and learning, in conjunction with Squires Garden Centre they have been planting potato tubers. Once grown they will be making them into tasty chips!

St Mary’s Wastebusters keep making a difference by re-cycling, re-using and re-ducing waste! Pupils have been creating and encouraging each other to make an

Men’s Health Is cycling bad for men’s health?

With 2023 marking the 100th Annual Bike Week from the 5th-11th June this year, cycling has seen an increase in popularity over the last few years. Cycling is a fun and effective form of exercise, but some worry that pressure from a bicycle saddle can cause urinary, sexual, prostate problems and can even increase your risk of prostate cancer. Some data from clinical studies shows that side effects of bicycle riding in men are most often genital numbness. Rarer effects can include infertility, impotence, blood in the urine, twisting of the spermatic cord, prostatitis, or inflammation of the prostate, and elevated PSA levels.

But do the pros of an active lifestyle outweigh the risks? Consultant urologist Simon Woodhams (pictured above) explains that, ”If you have a chronic prostate problem that’s provoked by using a conventional seat, you can switch to a recumbent seat. ‘Noseless’ bicycle saddles can reduce numbness, pressure and genital discomfort in male cyclists. A traditional bike saddle puts 25% to 40% of your body's weight on the nerves and

Eco difference, they had a re-use competition to repurpose and make items that would be useful and could be used from other materials. There were lots of original ideas including a watering can, a pair of binoculars and a robot!

The School Council Charity this year is Guide Dogs. Pupils have been very active and creative about raising funds for this worthwhile cause, so far this academic year children have raised funds by naming the puppy and running a pancake breakfast with book sale. www.stmaryswashington.co.uk

blood vessels down there, but a no-nose saddle shifts that weight toward the sit bones.”

Mr Woodhams concludes that, “Men who get the most exercise have a lower incidence of prostate cancer when compared with men who get little or no exercise. Exercising on most days of the week can help you lower your risk of developing prostate cancer. Bicycle riding is an excellent form of exercise and will not increase your risk of prostate cancer.

Other ways to reduce your risk of prostate cancer are staying at a healthy weight and eating a wellbalanced, healthy diet that includes plenty of fruits, vegetables and whole-grain foods.”

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Storrington neighbourhood wardens

Distraction Theft

We have recently been getting reports of distraction thefts. There are currently a couple of common ones that we have seen in the area:

• The first is when you will be asked to donate to a charity, usually in the vicinity of Waitrose carpark and Mill Square. The person points to a clip board that shows a charity’s name. While you are filling in the form or getting out some money, they manage to take cash without you seeing. They may also distract you by being overly friendly or aggressive.

• The other is when you are loading your car with your shopping bags. They approach and say someone has damaged your vehicle, so you go to look, and another person will take your valuables.

We have had some success in deterring and reporting these crimes by moving them on, taking

pictures of them, reporting to the Police, and notifying other villages of their presence.

If you wish to donate to charity, only give to recognised collectors (who will have a licence from HDC) and preferably go direct to the charity. If you are a victim of this crime, please report it to the police on 101 regardless ofhowmuch is taken.

More information about what wardens do can be found on the Storrington and Sullington Parish Council website (click on the warden tab to see our monthly reports).

Please note that Alison has now moved to a new patch, so for the time being your warden contact is Chris.

Chris: 07795 046743

storrington-sullingtonwardens@horsham.gov.uk

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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 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.”

“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?”

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

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

Belloc ready to set sail

Andrew Griffith MP

Mobile data & crime

I am delighted that since my last column our rural communities received good news for mobile data coverage. The Government has launched its latest strategy to deliver reliable 4G and 5G across the whole country, including here in West Sussex.

I know that some areas, particularly the vicinities of Petworth, Wisborough Green and Arundel, experience ‘blackspots’ in mobile data coverage and this news – which includes a £40 million 5G innovation fund to support businesses in adopting new technologies – will be welcome.

This new strategy was announced by the Government in addition to ongoing improvements, worth £100 million here in Sussex, to upgrade broadband connections to 60,000 households and businesses. Rural connectivity is not only crucial to local economic growth but is also increasingly

vital to the daily life of people who live in the most remote areas.

I know that, for many readers, tackling crime is at the top of the agenda. I share this view. That is why I was pleased with last week’s news that the Government has nationally recruited more than 20,000 new Police Officers – delivering on a commitment made in 2019.

That means that Sussex Police has recruited an additional 679 Police Officers since 2018 and the force now has more officers on our streets than 10 years ago. This positive news has meant that we’ve seen neighbourhood crime fall by 33% since 2019 a bigger reduction than the national average and an expansion of our local Rural Crime Team who are expert specialists in tackling the crime that impacts our more isolated countryside communities.

Andrew Griffith MP for Arundel & South Downs

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Ashington Parish Council

Neighbourhood plan & Bellway homes

What is a Neighbourhood Plan?

A Neighbourhood Plan is a way that local communities can have a say in how they wish development to take shape in their local area. The Ashington Neighbourhood Plan (ANP) was developed following extensive consultation with residents and village groups over several years, taking a large amount of research into consideration, to hopefully balance the wishes of the village for the future, and the fact that housing numbers are inevitably imposed upon most towns and villages.

As the ANP was successfully voted on at referendum, it is termed as “Made”. This means that Horsham District Council will use the ANP to determine planning applications and guide planning decisions in the neighbourhood area that the plan covers.

Land west of Ashington School – Bellway Homes

Further to the planning application submitted by this developer, Ashington Parish Council held an Extraordinary Planning Committee meeting to

discuss the proposals and allow members of the public to have their say. It was discussed that despite feedback to the developers from the parish council, and from public consultation, that there were areas of the proposed development that deviated significantly from the Ashington Neighbourhood Plan. This included a proposed 180 houses instead of 150, and on a smaller area of land than that submitted in the ANP.

Ashington Parish Council submitted their objection to the planning application, as did over 150 other households and village organisations. The planning application documents, and public and consultee feedback can be viewed on the Horsham District Council website, reference DC/23/0406 –

Please visit www.public-access.horsham.gov.uk/ public-access/ www.ashingtonpc.org.uk

Thakeham Parish Council

Update for June 2023

Community facilities – Abingworth allotments

Construction of the allotments is underway and the waiting list for plots is still open – contact the Clerk for more information.

www.thakehamparish.co.uk/allotment/ Thakeham Fun Day

Friends of Thakeham School are proudly hosting our community event ‘Thakeham Fun Day’. This is to raise funds for the school and create an outdoor teaching area with a well den for the children.

So far we have funded school trips, computer software, eggs and hatching equipment for chicks, coronation memorabilia and yr 6 leavers treat!

Your presence will contribute to growth of our children’s future.

Parish Council Meetings

Information about the dates and times of all Parish Council meetings can be found on the calendar on the Parish Council website. Agendas and Minutes for all meetings are also posted on the website as well as on the noticeboards around the village – outside the Village Hall, on the corner of The Street and Crays Lane, on Storrington Road opposite the Pre-School and on the corner of Storrington Road and Thakeham Road.

Help reduce food waste by making use of produce that would have been heading for the bin because it is too close to its sell by date, the packaging might be slightly damaged or the supermarket has surplus stock! Look out for posts on the Thakeham Community Facebook Group. All welcome!

If you are planning an event and are looking for a venue, please contact the Hall Managers. Telephone 01798 815467 or please email info@thakehamvillagehall.co.uk.

The Village Hall website has details of our regular clubs and activities, room availability, hire fees as well as information on the facilities. www.thakehamvillagehall.co.uk

Contact us:

Email: clerk@thakehamparish.co.uk

Phone: 01798 815305

You can find Parish Councillors’ contact details at: www.thakehamparish.co.uk/councillors

If you are new to the Parish, contact us to receive a welcome pack!

www.thakehamparish.co.uk

Thakeham Community Fridge

Thakeham village hall

New Home Manager for popular Storrington care home

Sussexdown, a welcoming care home on the outskirts of Storrington, has welcomed Lynne Hudson as it’s new Home Manager.

Lynne has worked in the health sector for over 46 years and successfully managed care homes for the past 22 years, ensuring they are not only rated good by CQC but exceed resident and family expectations. She is passionate about delivering high standards of care and maintaining dignity – she loves to make a difference, particularly when someone is in the later part of their life.

Set in beautiful gardens with extensive views over the South Downs, Sussexdown offers all types of residential care including, dementia, nursing and respite care in homefrom-home surroundings.

During warmer weather, the home’s gardens are a big draw for residents. There’s plenty of outdoor seating, perfect for relaxing, socialising and spending time with family, friends and loved ones.

Residents at Sussexdown have led rich and fulfilling lives and we want to keep it that way – so there’s plenty of Fun, Food and Friendship on offer.

There is a rich and varied activities programme, which residents can take part in as

much or as little as they wish, and the home has its own on-site hairdressing salon.

Sussexdown is owned by Care South, a not-for-profit charity. The home provides care for all levels of need, including those living with dementia. We have the support in place to help residents living with complex care or medical needs with around the clock nursing care.

A short-stay respite care break can offer the chance to enjoy a change of scenery, meet new people and try some new activities while gently being introduced to care on a more permanent basis if needed.

If you’re considering a care home for yourself or a loved one, get in touch with Lynne and her team to discuss how Sussexdown can help you.

To find out more about life at Sussexdown and watch the video from Lynne, simply scan the QR code with your smart phone camera and click on the link.

Lynne Hudson, the new Home Manager at Sussexdown residential, dementia, nursing and respite care home, pictured outside the home

Storrington & Sullington Parish Council

New parish councillors, meetings & high street safari

New parish councillors

We would like to welcome 3 new Parish Councillors to the Team following the announcement of an uncontested election on 4th April.

Cllrs Anna Worthington Leese, Lisa Wheatley, David Bentley, Stuart Matthews, Theresa Bennett, Sharon Sadler, Cassie Miller, Richard Jerman, Richard Hurley, Bruce Tompson and Paul Oakham all re-stood as candidates and are now joined by Cllrs. Andy Castle, Mark Cramer and John Loney.

The whole Council is looking forward to serving the community over the next 4 years.

We would also like to thank those Councillors who have decided to step down from their roles, Cheryl Brown, Jim Sanson, Doug Wilkins and Bob Dent.

Meetings

Parish Council Meetings are held at 7pm on the last Wednesday of the month at the Parish Hall

so please do consider coming along to meet your Councillors.

High street safari – mystery trail

There’s still time to take part in our free, Coronation themed, story trail around Storrington Village. Aimed at younger children, the trail encourages visits to the “King’s friends” in the area and see what they suggest he wear for his coronation. There are 10 businesses taking part who will be displaying vinyl stickers bearing QR codes which can be scanned to take part in min-challenges. Once all 10 have been found your child can download a free digital book.

To learn more or start the trail, go to https:// highstreetsafari.com/kingswardrobe but be quick, the trail ends on 2nd June.

For more information about the Parish Council’s activities please visit look on the Village Notice boards, our Facebook page or our website www.storrington-pc.gov.uk

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