Sussex Local - Storrington - February 2018

February 2018

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SAY YES MORE

Get the life you want! Social Enterprise based at Brinsbury

GARDENING Ideas & tasks

HISTORY

WIN!

Tickets - Parham Races Book - The A-Z of Curious Sussex

LOCAL NEWS

Parish Council, Groups, Schools Charity & Community

Former Shops part 2

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What’s On, Local Walks, Recipe, Prize Crossword, Community news, Clubs & Groups, Charity, Local Business Directory

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February 2018 Cover image Snowdrops at Nymans Gardens by Linda Chen

Welcome...

If you’re struggling to stick to your New Year resolutions, you may find inspiration from our main article this month - Say Yes More.

This social enterprise based out of a London Bus at the Brinsbury campus just north of Pulborough encourage their followers (the “YesTribe”) to not settle for any less than will make them happy. Read how they are changing attitudes and giving city dwellers a taste of countryside tranquillity - page 26.

Dig out the picnic hamper and your Wellies for the first race meeting of the season at Parham. We have tickets for four plus reserved parking for Parham Races worth £70 - see page 15. You can also win a book The A-Z of Curious Sussex, packed with mysterious stories from Sussex’s past, p25.

Look out for more great competitions that miss the print deadline on our new website.

Andrew Staib is thinking ahead to Spring and re-vamping your garden. As usual there are some suggested tasks and places of horticultural interest to visit. See page 36.

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info@sussexlocal.net www.sussexlocal.net Kay Publishing Ltd PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH Sussex Local & Chichester Local magazines are published monthly and delivered free of charge to over 38,300 homes and businesses in West Sussex. There are six editions and display advertising starts at just £24 a month per edition.

We have local community and charity news starting on page 20, schools on page 51 and Parish Council news starting on page 53. Please keep sending in your local stories for free publication to: info@sussexlocal.net Our regular prize crossword is on page 32. and for younger readers we have a selection of fun puzzles on page 16.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Kris & Jeff

Words of Wit “Life has no remote.

Get up and change it yourself” - MARK A. COOPER Disclaimer - Whilst advertisements are printed in good faith, Sussex Local (Kay Publishing Ltd) is an independent company and does not endorse products or services that appear in this magazine. Sussex Local cannot be held responsible for errors or omissions or claims made by contributors.

The views and opinions of contributors are not necessarily those of the publisher.

1. Arundel edition - Arundel, Amberley, Burpham, Climping, Fontwell, Ford, Slindon, Walberton & Yapton Total addresses - 6,500 2. Barnham edition - Barnham, Eastergate, Westergate, Aldingbourne, Oving, & Tangmere Total addresses - 5,200 3. Chichester edition - Chichester centre & suburbs Total addresses - 7,800 4. Findon edition - Findon Valley, Findon Village, Nepcote, High Salvington, Clapham & Patching plus Salvington/Selden (south of A27) Total addresses - 6,000 5. Pulborough edition - Pulborough, Bury, Coldwaltham, Fittleworth, Marehill, Nutbourne, Stopham, West Chiltington village and Common. Total addresses - 5,500 6. Storrington edition - Storrington, Ashington, Cootham Thakeham, Sullington & Washington. Total addresses - 6,200 The combined circulation of all six editions is over 38,300 addresses.

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WASHINGTON WI Meeting third Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm in Washington Village Memorial Hall Opportunity to make new friends and have fun whilst finding out about issues that affect others, programme including:  Speakers covering a wide range of subjects  Craft evenings Outings to places of interest  Theatre/cinema trips Walks Pub lunches

New members always welcome

07930 825538 info@washingtonwi.org.uk www.washingtonwi.org.uk

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Tuesday February 6th The Bateman Brothers Jazzband, with vocalist Rachael Pennel.

Tuesday March 6th Kevin Grenfell’s Giants of Jazz.

Tuesday April 3rd Roger Marks’s Cornish Armada, classic jazz.

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Win tickets to Parham Races Saturday 17th March. For 4 adults plus reserved parking worth £70 Parham Races is home to the Crawley & Horsham Steeplechases, where a long tradition of National Hunt racing stretches back 65 years.

Parham ranks among the oldest tracks in the South East.

Sussex is a county with a great racing tradition. With Goodwood, Fontwell Park, Plumpton and Brighton on our doorstep, and Lingfield a stone’s throw away up the A23, we can justifiably claim to be a well-horsed county.

Parham sits foursquare in a county hosting Jump trainers of the calibre of Gary Moore, Nick Gifford, Richard Rowe and Amanda Perrett. Racing is in our blood.

from the original race to accompany it. And of course, our fixture in 2018 falls on St Patrick's Day, so expect a little bit of Irish blarney as you enjoy your afternoon whilst England take on Ireland at Twickenham.

This is a perfect chance to get close up and personal with your racing, support friends and family riding or training, and enjoy the unique ambiance that only a British springtime Point-to-Point can engender. Enter our competition or visit www.parham-races.co.uk and use voucher Sussex Local to get an extra £1 off the prevailing admission, valid until March 15. Competition closes 28th February. www.parham-races.co.uk

You can be assured of a great day out at Parham Races. A day at the races represents a fantastic family day out, whether with a picnic from the boot of the car, or in our hospitality marquee, where lunch and racing from the comfort of your own table costs just £68. General admission costs just £15, or less if booked in advance. The programme includes seven steeplechases, some pony racing to find the next AP McCoy, a flat race for hunting enthusiasts dressed in formal hunting gear, a hound parade, lots of shops, a funfair, licensed bar and the Parham Provender, our range of premium snack food concessions, where you can assuage your appetite with quality foods. There's a dog show too so if you have a pet of your own, bring it along for the chance of some fabulous prizes and great entertainment.

The programme is centred around a little piece of racing history in the Gatwick Cup, former feature of the eponymous racecourse, and re-introduced to the Parham races programme with a splendid antique trophy

Win tickets to Parham Races To be in with a chance of winning answer the following question: Q: How many steeplechases are in the programme? a) 10 b) 8 c) 7 Send your answer and full contact details including daytime telephone number to: Parham Races Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or email competitions@sussexlocal.net Winner will be first entry drawn after 28th Feb 2017. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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Young Readers’ Puzzle Page Wordsearch - Crafty fun

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Find the listed words in the grid. Words may be hidden horizontally, vertically or diagonally and in either a forwards or backwards direction.

Trace the lines connecting the circles to find out what the 2nd word is

CANVAS GLUE RIBBON

FELT INK RUBBER

FOIL PAINT SEQUINS

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Maze

Number Tower

Help the hungry mouse reach his tasty cheese! Start at the arrow on the top of the maze.

Fill the tower so that every square contains a number.

The value of each square in the number tower is the sum of the two squares directly under it.

Answers can be found on our website after the 1st of February www.sussexlocal.net

To sponsor this feature please contact us on 01903 868474 or email info@sussexlocal.net Sponsor for just £25 per month plus a monthly prize

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Local Walks - February All walks are led by friendly, trained volunteers - please do check with the organisers for full details and for any last minute changes. Health walks are 30 – 90 minutes, supported by Walking for Health & Horsham District Council. Level 2 & Level 3 are more challenging, for fitter walkers, supported by Horsham District Council Thu 1 10:00am South Downs 4 - 5 miles 2 hrs Level 3 Meet at Poynings Recreation Ground, BN45 7BH Mid Sussex 01444 477110 Fri 2 11:00am Southwater 2.6 miles 30 or 75 mins Health Meet in car park of the Country Park, (off Cripplegate Lane, RH13 7UN).

Along bridleways and country lanes and return via the Downs Link Jill 07780 701184 Sat 3 10.30 am Sumners Pond 4 miles 2 hrs Level 2 Park opposite the Barn (RH13 0PR, TQ124268). A lovely walk around a working farm, through beautiful woodland and peaceful meadows Douglas 01403 268807 Sun 4 10:00am Sullington Hill 5 miles 2 hrs Level 3 Meet at Storrington Recreation Ground car park, RH20 4PG. Steep Hill, dogs welcome and refreshments provided Mick 01903745971 Tue 6 10:30am Southwater Footpaths and Lanes 5.5 miles 2.5 hrs Level 2 Park in the car park of Southwater Country Park, (off Cripplegate Lane, RH13 7UN) Across fields and along quiet tracks and lanes Lynne 01403 268157 Sat 10 8:30am Whiteways to Sutton Circular 8.5 miles 4 hrs Level 3 Meet at the car park just off Whiteways roundabout BN18 9FD. South Downs Way on the north side to explore Bignor and on to Sutton Mick 01903 745971 Mon 12 10:45am North Heath, Horsham 2 miles 30 or 75 mins Health Meet at Sussex Barn pub car park, off North Heath Lane, RH12 5PJ. Choose 30 or 75 mins gentle walk around the North Heath area riverside John 01403 268885 Wed 14 7:00pm Ron’s Evening Walks 5-6 miles 3 hrs Level 3 For experienced walkers over difficult terrain. Very social walk that usually ending in a pub. Car sharing encouraged, please ask if you require a lift Ron 07933 106663 Thu 15 11:00am Billingshurst 2.3 miles 60 mins Health Meet at Billingshurst Library, Mill Lane, RH14 9JZ. Walk around footpaths or Jubilee Fields. Stay for coffee afterwards Jean 01403 581865 Tue 20 10:30am Horsham Going South 5 miles 2.5 hrs Level 2 Meet at St Mary’s Church, Causeway, RH12 1HE. Lovely views of Horsham Jill Shuker 07780 701184 Wed 21 10:30am Storrington Riverside Walk 2.5 miles 90 mins Health Meet at Storrington Recreation Ground Car Park, RH20 4PG Mick 01903 745971 Fri 23 10:30am St Mary’s Church, Horsham 2.5 miles 90 mins Health Meet outside St Mary’s Church in Causeway, Horsham, RH12 1HE Peter 01403 260783 Sat 24 2:00pm Sandgate Park & Sullington Warren 3.6 miles 1 hr 45 mins Level 2 Meet at Storrington Recreation Ground car park, RH20 4PG Mick 01903 745971 Sun 25 10:00am Lee Farm 5.2 miles 2 hrs Level 3 Meet in Kithurst Hill car park (TQ070124). This walk takes us to historic Lee Farm in the heart of the South Downs behind Storrington Mick 01903 745971 Wed 28 10:00am Rookwood Golf Course, Horsham 4.5 miles 2 hrs Level 2 Take Robin Hood Lane off the Robin Hood Roundabout on the A24 and follow the signs, meet at the car park entrance Michael 07719 467861

Arun Adur Ramblers – www.arun-adur-ramblers.org.uk Sun 4 10:30 Henfield Meet at Library car park, Bishops Close, Henfield Sun 11 10:30 Harting Down Meet at NT car park, Harting Down Sun 18 10:30 Goodwood Meet at Counters Gate car park, Selhurst Park Road, Goodwood Wed 21 10:00 Slindon Meet at Butt Lane opposite entrance to Slindon College Sun 25 10:30 Shoreham Meet at Car park, Adur Recreation Ground, Shoreham

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Sussex Snippets West Sussex Waste Prevention reminds residents about the importance of battery recycling - all batteries can cause fires, in refuse trucks and at waste plants, but lithium batteries are more prone and these are the ones in phones, laptops, tablets, digital cameras and hand held games. To recycle old gadgets/batteries take them to a Household Waste Recycling Site; or if you only have loose batteries, to a local disposal point – found in supermarkets and DIY stores. www.wastepreventionwestsussex.co.uk Henry Smith MP has welcomed the Government’s multi -million pound investment in local healthcare this winter, as it emerged that the Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) had been granted up to an additional £1,687,000 of funding to help cope with winter pressures.

Travel writers at the Guardian have recognised Leechpool and Owlbeech Woods in Horsham as top “hidden gem” – the popular woodland attractions rated alongside world renowned locations such as Shell Beach; one of Australia’s natural wonders of the world and came out as one of the publication’s best hid-

SUSSEX LOCAL den discoveries of 2017. Commenting on the experience of visiting the local woods, the Guardian said it was “transported to another world”.

Bestselling crime and thriller writer Peter James, author of twelve consecutive Sunday Times number ones, whose books have sold nineteen million copies worldwide, is to host an evening in aid of “Care for Veterans.” ‘The Dead Good Evening’ to be held at the Sir Robert Woodard Academy in Lancing, on Thursday 15 February, 7pm - tickets are £20 each and on sale now from the Care for Veterans’ Fundraising Office.

01903 218444 www.careforveterans.org.uk info@careforveterans.org.uk The true depth of the culture in the Horsham District has been highlighted by the incredible amount of grant applications made to the Horsham District Year of Culture 2019 team. More than 140 applications were made by the December deadline from communities, groups and individuals from all over the district including Steyning, Billingshurst, Ashington, West Chiltington, Henfield and Horsham and all areas of the programme have had interest. www.hdculture2019.co.uk A refreshed five-year capital investment programme and steps to balance the overall budget were approved by West Sussex County Council at a recent meeting. Members agreed a five-year Capital Investment Programme which will see a total of £800million invested in key priorities including new school places, major road schemes, boosting the local economy, and sustainable energy projects. The final budget is to be agreed on 16 February. www.westsussex.gov.uk West Sussex Writers are currently helping run the 2018 Steyning Festival Short Story Award, a competition open to East and West Sussex residents past and present, will be judged by two renowned Sussex writers - Elly Griffiths and Simon Brett - and will culminate at an award ceremony during the Steyning festival in May. Closing date for entries is March 11th and all the details can be found on the West Sussex Writers website. www.westsussexwriters.co.uk Lodge Hill is an outdoor educational and activities centre for young people set in the South Downs National Park near Pulborough. They launched ChallengeU in 2014. It is an early intervention programme for young people who may be at risk of offending, exhibiting anti-social behaviour or not engaging in education between the ages of 13 – 17. The Challenge has recently been adapted for young people with Asperger’s where the focus is on social interaction, life skills and enjoying outdoor activity. Thus far the Trust has worked with young people who, because of their anxiety, have found it difficult to leave their homes, let alone travel to Wales on expedition.

The Trust has successfully supported these young people to do just that. For further details contact activities@lodgehill.org.uk or phone the Activities Manager on 01798 831411 (Ext: 233).

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Waste Collection Changes From this month Horsham District Council (HDC) will be rolling out changes to your waste and recycling collection service.

Your recycling will be collected one week and your household waste will be collected on the same day the following week. Garden waste will continue to be collected fortnightly for those who have subscribed to this service.

All households will have received information in mid January explaining the changes and giving each household their new personalised collection dates. There is a link to a personalised online collections calendar at the foot of this article.

The changes are triggered by the government’s mandatory national recycling target of fifty percent by 2020. Councils failing to meet the targets will incur financial penalties. Horsham District already recycles forty four percent of its waste but Investigations into waste collections show that, on average, twenty percent of what we currently throw away in our household waste bins can be put into our mixed recycling bin.

SUSSEX LOCAL Introducing these changes will save the council money, enabling them to maintain essential public services against a backdrop of declining government income. Personalised collection calendar www.horsham.gov.uk/bincalendar

Advice on Cyber Security Chris White, Police Cyber Security Advisor, recently gave a presentation to the Storrington & District Business Club at Joanna’s Boutique Tearoom.

Chris White works for the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit that covers the Thames Valley, Hampshire, Surrey and Sussex. The purpose and aim of the role is to present and promote cyber awareness in line with the National Cyber Security Strategy 2016 – 2021. The unit offers presentations free of charge from board level to staff training workshops to completing local awareness days and/ or conferences to present on – CEO fraud, personal and corporate security, identity thefts, latest threats and vulnerabilities, cyber frauds and scams, advice on cyber security issues and password management and social engineering with regard to reducing insider threat. cyberprotect@serocu.pnn.police.uk

Crackdown on under-influence drivers In a major Christmas-period operation, Sussex Police and Surrey Police launched a joint crackdown on drink and drug-drivers with significantly increased patrols. Under new Government proposals, motorists who cause death by careless driving while under the influence of intoxicating substances, face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment - the current maximum term is fourteen years. These plans were put forward following significant support from people including bereaved families of victims and road safety experts.

Driving under the influence of drink or drugs is among the four major causes of serious injury and fatal collisions, along with speeding, not wearing a seatbelt and using a mobile device while driving.

Officers carried out extensive, dedicated patrols to target offenders across the two counties between 1 December 2017 and 1 January 2018, and dealt robustly with anyone they caught driving under the influence. A total of 195 arrests were made during the campaign – resulting in 46 convictions.

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Storrington Conservation Society

The work party on 3rd February at 10am will be in Fryern Dell, clearing invasive undergrowth from around the pond. For details of the Society’s Thursday work party on 15th February at 2pm, please refer to the website nearer the time. As ever, all comers welcome to join any work party, equipment provided, suitable wear necessary.

On 10th February at 2pm all are invited to the Village hall for Tea and Talk. The guest speaker is Michael Joseph, talking about the creation and management of the wildflower meadow to which he and his wife Jane have devoted their time, and which a group of the Society’s supporters visited last year.

Chairman Mick Denness on 01903 745971, or www.storringtonconservation.org.uk

Lodge Hill’s “ChallengeU” Since Lodge Hill Trust launched their ChallengeU programme in 2014 it has gone from strength to strength. Lodge Hill is a 32 acre outdoor educational and activities centre for young people near Pulborough. The Trust provides outdoor activity based facilities for those aged 7 years old up to corporate team building.

ChallengeU is a unique, holistic, outdoor activitybased early intervention programme for young people who have disengaged with society aimed primarily at any young person of concern who may have offended,

SUSSEX LOCAL be at risk of offending, exhibiting anti-social behaviour or not engaging in education between the ages of 13 – 17.

The Challenge has recently been adapted for young people with Asperger’s where the focus is on social interaction, life skills and enjoying outdoor activity within a highly structured programme. Thus far the Trust has worked with young people who, because of their anxiety, have found it difficult to leave their homes, let alone travel to Wales on expedition. The Trust has successfully supported these young people to do just that. Continued development is a major part of ChallengeU. By following up after courses the Trust ensures that contact with participants is maintained with the professional staff at Lodge Hill, so that the benefits and lessons learnt on the course are not lost. Participants are encouraged to return for contact days, team building and expedition skills’ learning. Living and eating together whilst staying in the same bunkhouse and working as a team promotes social behaviour, and substantially reduces the risk of challenging behaviour and offending. activities@lodgehill.org.uk 01798 831411 (Ext: 233).

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Win a copy of ’The A-Z of Curious Sussex’ Curious, strange and mysterious stories from Sussex’s past In this engaging volume we are taken on a grand tour of the curious and bizarre, including the Alfriston Star, the hostelry for medieval package tours with its unusual ship’s figurehead; the infamous Blue Gardenia Murder; and Brighton’s Pavilion, built as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales. Read about the antic of ’Spooky Bill’, a poltergeist at a house in Crawley, and learn the story of how Selsey became the home of the mousetrap. Along the way we will meet scandalous residents. inventors and smugglers.

‘The A-Z of Curious Sussex’ is guaranteed to fascinate both resident and visitor alike.

This is the only single-volume book that includes a range of miscellaneous and popular subjects about Sussex. It is filled with folklore, legends, supersti-

tions, local characters, eccentrics, achievers, and inventors, as well as strange and unusual historical events and scandals.

Author of the book, Wendy Hughes, has also written books such as ‘Shipwrecks of Sussex’, ‘Not a Guide to Worthing’ and ‘Haunted Worthing’. She has published over 2,000 articles in a variety of publications.

She is the membership secretary of the Society of Woman Writers and Journalists, and a member of the Society of Authors. She lives in Worthing.

Find out more at www.thehistorypress.co.uk

Win ‘The A-Z of Curious Sussex’ To be in with a chance of winning answer the following question: Q: Where is the home of the mouse trap? a) Selsey b) Brighton c) Chichester Send your answer and full contact details including daytime telephone number to: A-Z of Curious Sussex Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or email competitions@sussexlocal.net Winner will be drawn after 28th Feb 2017. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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Say Yes More Find the lifestyle you want. By Lynn Smith The New Year is traditionally when we take stock of our lives, perhaps resolving to take control of our life styles – to eat healthier, exercise more, work less hard - but the first flush of enthusiasm is often lost to the realities of our modern existence – the daily commute, gloomy global news. More often than not we settle back into our usual routine without really noticing that we’ve done so, leaving our good intentions to gather dust – along with that new gym membership.

Now there is help for those who might need a little support to embark upon a healthier less stressed lifestyle. Volunteer-run social enterprise SayYesMore has launched a crowd funding campaign to establish a community hub, using the unlikely shape of a London bus, the YesBus, in a West Sussex countryside idyll as a healthy alternative to city/urban living.

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The “YesBus” based at Brinsbury north of Pulborough In 2012, founder Dave Cornthwaite, started sharing a personal motto. To him, SayYesMore was a lifeaffirming message, “… a reminder that small lifestyle changes can make a big difference and a gentle kick up the butt in those times where everything feels hopeless.” Research has shown that spending time in nature can improve cognitive functioning, short-term memory and creativity and Dave explains how he came up with the project: “Having lived in London for several years, I have firsthand experience of the frenetic pace of life and the impact it can have on mental health. Around one in four people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year which is significant number – so I was motivated to establish a space where people can get away from city living, get closer to nature, and make space for new ideas.

“Whether you’ve had a hard week and could do with some downtime in the country, run an innovative young company which sees the value in bonding their team in a countryside setting, or you’re a teacher wanting to give your students a special classroom for a day, we’ve developed multiple programmes to foster and incubate forward-thinking and the benefits that come from saying ‘you know what, I CAN do that’.” “It is,” Dave believes, “easy to get into a habit whereby your default response is automatically “no,” with the result that “you end up hiding away, not challenging yourself and growing stale.” Saying Yes More means people become more interesting, creating memories and learning new skills. What Dave describes as, “A call for action from anyone wanting to make life count.”

Dave’s first step was to launch a Facebook page that quickly gathered followers. In 2015, following an urge to see if he could turn his Facebook friends into

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“Yestival” Inset photo (c) David Altabev “real people,” Dave decided to invite his online friends to a one night camp out. Nineteen followers turned up at Liverpool Street station for the campout, and Dave discovered that they were not only real but also “nice.”

Since this first campout, SayYesMore has held hundreds of events, from weekly free wild campouts under the stars - motivating, the group say, nights of inspiration and adventurous tales called YesStories to regular gatherings of all kinds including barbecues and river paddles, that encourage people to believe in their power of choice. This includes an annual microfestival called - what else - “Yestival” and an evergrowing global community with over 10,000 members. Nicknamed the YesTribe - which Dave Cornthwaite confesses sounds a bit like a cult but, as he says, “if so we’re just a very nice one” - the community is free to anyone who is looking to make life less restricted, more enjoyable, more interesting and more memorable. The aim: “… to make a culture of happy, kind, yes-people normal. To help foster dreams of living and working based around passions and hobbies, and to make sure members use their time as well as possible.”

Dave’s idea was to establish a countryside hub for the YesTribe, and set about converting the YesBus. Once work on the bus was underway the search began for suitable land on which to site the finished bus/hub, resulting in SayYesMore entering into a partnership with Brinsbury Campus of Chichester College (just north of Pulborough) with a home for the bus on one of the college’s green fields. A place that would entice people away from the city into the countryside - a relaxing, safe space, overlooking stunning Sussex countryside, that would be the perfect setting for an escape.

The aim for the bus was a multi-use space both to help nurture a community spirit amongst independent, creative humans and to provide a countryside escape

which would fuse the calming power of nature with the need to keep on top of work. The bus would have coworking desks, a base for inner-city kids exploring the countryside for the first time and be a “digital detox retreat” designed to improve the mental health of adults struggling with the pressures of modern society, and a memorable site for team building days.

The group also wants to open up accessibility to the countryside, especially for city children who have

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never walked in woodland or down a muddy country track. From a creative hub enabling a vibrant, progressive tribe of adventurers, to a meeting space and an outdoor playground, the YesBus is an example of exactly what SayYesMore wants to inspire – what they describe as “… a beauty in bringing an audacious idea to reality.”

The Crowdfunding campaign continues, £48,000 is needed to cover the material costs of converting the bus. But the YesBus is not the only string to SayYesMore’s bow. The group’s own “micro-festival for positive change,” has been held annually, each autumn, since that first one in 2015. Set in rolling green countryside at Brinsbury Agricultural Centre Yestival offers: “a weekend full of workshops, talks, walks, discussions and games during the day, then comedy, inspirational lectures and chilled out music at night… a festival with an emphasis on discovery, inspiration and discussion, rather than drinking and partying.”

SayYesMore now has more than 6,000 plus followers on its main Facebook page and a further 2,000 members in regional tribes around the UK, and the message is spreading worldwide with YesTribes popping up in Germany, Australia, Bali, Canada, USA and Belgium. In the last year, the YesTribe has raised over £750,000 for good causes, and has “ … travelled well over 100,000 miles on human-powered journeys – including setting up charities, businesses and social enterprises.” And, SayYesMore runs workshops and

The Yes Bus - inspirational community hub retreats that aim to help anyone going through a tough but ultimately rewarding lifestyle transition.

The group’s ethos are straightforward – to make positivity normal; to support change by reducing hurdles and building a supportive network; to ensure that they have regular organised meet-ups, gatherings, camp-outs and events and to do more than just hang out, by sharing skills and create businesses together.

So, if you feel it’s time that you stopped doing a job that isn’t for you and began something that you’re more passionate about, want to surround yourself with positivity and like-minded people, want to take up new hobbies and learn new skills or head off on life-changing adventures – you could do a lot worse than saying yes more. www.sayyesmore.com

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Smoking Spaghetti Carbonara A super easy, incredibly tasty, authentic Roman dish 4. Once your Ingredients - serves 2 pasta is cooked, 2 eggs  40g 'Sussex Charmer' cheese, grated  150g streaky smoked bacon (SK Hutchings meat)  200g dried spaghetti  1 plump garlic clove, crushed  extra virgin olive oil  plus seasoning

remove from the heat and drain, reserving a few tablespoons of the water, as this will thicken the sauce. Immediately add your egg mixture to the pasta and stir continuously to create a lovely creamy constancy, the heat from the pasta will cook the egg

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5. With scissors, snip little chunks of crispy smoky bacon into the pasta mix

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What does your retirement look like?

By Ivan Lyons Director Investment Solutions, Worthing So you are in a workplace scheme. Job done? Not quite. Retirement may seem like a long way off but “life’s longest holiday” takes a bit of planning. After all, you want plenty of “spending money” to enjoy yourself and that “holiday break” could last longer than you think.

them. Please note that not all options are available under all plans and any contract with a guaranteed minimum pension or guaranteed annuity option carries restrictions. This information is based on our understanding of current taxation law and HMRC practise, which may change.

Would you welcome independent advice without obligation?

If it has been a little while since you reviewed your retirement planning – why not make a financial planning wealth check as one of your New Year’s resolutions? We look forward to hearing from you.

Life expectancy has improved dramatically in the last few decades and many people will now live much longer than you might have expected. According to the Office for National Statistics, a 65 year old man in the UK will live for an average of 18.5 years, whilst a woman of the same age can expect to live for 20.9 years*.

Living longer and healthier lives is great news, but it makes planning for your retirement ever more important. Luckily, preparing for the future can be a straightforward task and there’s lots of help available. To create a plan, start by asking yourself:  When

do I want to retire?  What income do I want?  Can I afford to retire?

Want to know your options?

Generally, you can start taking pension benefits when you are 55 (under certain circumstances you may be able to take them earlier) as:  A tax-free lump sum, normally up to 25%  Regular income with a drawdown pension;  Guaranteed regular income with an annuity or a

drawdown pension with a secure income feature, or

 A combination of these.

Alternatively, if you are some time away from retirement, you can wait and decide later. The key thing is that your savings are there for you when you need

Contact Investment Solutions: Grafton House, 26 Grafton Road, Worthing, BN11 1QT. 01903 214640 or send an email to Ivan at: ilyons@graftonhouse.net or visit www.investment-solutions.co.uk Twitter: @investment_sols *National Life Tables, UK: 2014 - 2016

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Paws for thought Arthritis The cold weather makes all of us more achy and stiff – and the same is true of our pets. Older dogs especially may struggle on slippery ice or mud: and running on hard frozen ground puts even more strain on joints.

Dr Julian Hoad Arthritis is common in dogs and cats of all ages; but is especially prevalent in older pets. Although a variety of factors contribute to the development of arthritis, the end result is a loss of the smooth cartilage lining the ends of the bones. The bones rub together, causing pain, and the joints become misshapen and knobbly due to the chronic inflammation. Arthritis causes lameness due to pain and reduced range of movement of the joints. Affected pets are in pain all the time they are moving: they may not yelp or show obvious signs of pain, because the pain is a chronic dull ache most of the time.

So: what can be done to help? Quite a lot actually.

Your vet may want to take X-rays to see which joints are affected and how badly. In most cases, medication (anti-inflammatories) may be prescribed: either a short course, to reduce inflammation and pain, or else as a long-term treatment. There are many other

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pain medications which can be given if these are not effective enough. Joint supplements may also be of benefit: and keeping your pet’s weight down will be very important.

Physiotherapy is often a great help: sometimes you, the owner, can do this at home; at other times your vet may refer your pet for physiotherapy, acupuncture or hydrotherapy. Laser therapy is becoming more popular, with an increasing wealth of evidence to support its use.

In more severe cases, surgery may be an option: either joint replacement or fusion, or cartilage implant surgery. A small number of veterinary surgeries, such as my own, are now also offering stem cell therapy.

Known as regenerative medicine, this involves a small operation to harvest special cells (stem cells) from your pet, and then injecting them into affected joints. These stem cells have the ability to grow into cartilage cells that can reform the joint; in some cases completely reversing the signs of arthritis.

To sum up - there are lots of options for treating arthritis and your vet will be happy to talk to you about them. Remember: lameness is always a sign of pain not just a consequence of getting old! Julian Hoad BSc (Hons) B Vet Med. hon MBVNA. MRCVS, Principal, Crossways Veterinary Group.

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44 Business Profile

New veterinary hospital to open in Storrington Opening in February, at Mill Stream Medical Centre Our pets play a big part in our lives. They provide loyalty, trust, companionship and no strings attached love.

In return, as well as affection, they deserve the best care that we can offer, a warm safe home, satisfying food and health care to ensure that they have a quality life for as long as possible.

Looking after the health of our local animals, Arun Veterinary Group now has clinics in Pulborough, Ashington, Westergate and Storrington and owner Matt Gittings told Sussex Local of their exciting plans for 2018 at their recently acquired premises at Mill Stream, North Street Library Car Park in Storrington.

Here, he told us, will be a veterinary hospital equipped to deal with orthopaedic and soft tissue surgery where visiting consultants can undertake ophthalmology, dermatology and cardiology. Facilities will include a high dependency unit, sterile theatre, laboratory, "cat only" ward to relieve stress for their feline patients

SUSSEX LOCAL and air conditioned kennels. One thing Matt stressed, will definitely not change and that is the dedication of the long serving team loyally supporting the Arun Vet Group family. Arun Vet Group Owner Matt Gittings They will continue to strive to make visiting the practice as comfortable as possible for both clients and their pets and to provide the best possible continuity of care for any animal referred to them.

In addition to this major step forward, 2018 will also see the launch of a new independent 24/7 emergency and out-of-hours service run by the South Downs Emergency Vets team based at the Storrington premises.

With highly trained vets and veterinary nurses available outside of normal practice hours, any pet with an unpredictable illness or emergency injury can receive the treatment it needs. And, equally importantly, its owner can be reassured during this anxious time.

The grand opening will be held on Saturday 24th February, from 12pm - 4pm. Please come along for a tour, all are welcome!

Arun Veterinary Group, Mill Stream, North Street, Storrington, RH20 4DH. Find out more at: www.arunvetgroup.co.uk or www.southdownsemergencyvets.co.uk

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Fabulous Flooring Covering Sussex for 60 years Carpets date back many thousands of years. When first introduced to Europe in the 11th century, they were used as wall hangings or even on tables and Owners Keith (left) & Ashley it was not until the mid 18th century that they began to transfer to the floor.

Wall Bros have not been around quite so long but celebrated their diamond anniversary this year. Keith Kirby and Ashley Horne have been at the helm for the last 20 years and told Sussex Local about the enormous range of materials that can now grace a floor.

Carpeting remains the most popular choice but other products include Luxury Vinyl Tiles, laminates, natural wood and rugs.

The sheer diversity of what is available can make choosing a floor covering a daunting task. This is where the knowledge and expertise of Keith and Ashley and their staff makes such a difference. They explained that they are more than happy to visit customers at home to discuss the options, bearing in mind the likely wear and tear and the compatibility with the rest of the interior decor. They also have a vast selec-

“Best Small Business 2017� Adur & Worthing Business awards

tion of samples in their shops in Worthing and Storrington with a choice of innumerable colours, textures and thicknesses. They recommend that customers visit the showrooms to view and touch the products or even take samples home. A carpet will be with you for many years; it is important to choose carefully.

Customer service comes high on their agenda and they were enormously proud to win the Adur & Worthing Business Award for "Best Small Business" in 2017 especially as the judges said it was because "customer service is in your DNA".

The company is always looking for the latest in carpet design and colour and the Spring is when many of the new ranges will be available.

225-229 Tarring Road Worthing tel: 01903 503638 16 High Street Storrington tel: 01903 744748 www.wallbroscarpets.co.uk

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An asbestos cement roof

By Chris Ennis FRICS Only recently I was phoned by a frail elderly lady who was concerned that a rogue builder was proposing to charge her hundreds of pounds to remove and replace her garage roof. I popped round to see her and found that the work was not really required as a matter of urgency and in her circumstances, should not have been prohibitively expensive.

The roof was shallow pitched with a central asbestos capped ridge and all weathered in corrugated asbestos cement panels, probably some 30 or more years of age. Asbestos was banned from use in buildings in 1999 but is still seen in many dwellings, often in rainwater goods, soffits and water tanks.

Asbestos cement building materials typically contain between 10-15% of white asbestos (there are three main types), bound in a cement base. It is the fibres from the asbestos that can be a danger to health if they are inhaled so asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) should never be abraded to create dust.

In this instance the roof was leaking where metal fixings secured the panels to the roof frame, and also where the asbestos sheets overlapped. I arranged for a contractor to have the roof cleaned with a biocide to remove moss and other debris, then to apply heavy

builder’s flexible mastic to the overlapping joints.

If water penetration continues, then a Asbestos coat of proprietary water proofing barrier (Aquapol or similar) over the joints should further extend the life of the roof. This repair is not expensive or time consuming, but care should be taken if climbing on to the roof since asbestos sheets can be brittle with age. Always use crawling boards.

With good fortune the complete renewal of the roof might be delayed by 5 years or so.

Asbestos disposal regulations allow any domestic householder to dispose of reasonable quantities of ACMs without charge if they are double wrapped in plastic sheeting prior to consignment to a local tip with facilities to collect this hazardous waste. – I believe Shoreham amenity site is the nearest.

However, if a building contractor removes the waste, a charge will be made.

Chris Ennis FRICS is a Chartered Surveyor Tel: 01903 261217 email: surveyor1@talktalk.net

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Computer Care Budget laptops

by Alan Stainer You may be tempted to buy a £200 laptop, but be careful what you buy or you might find yourself with a useless piece of a tech. Chromebooks are good and reasonably priced. They manage this because they are built around web apps. That means you don’t need much storage space or processing power, because everything is done via the web.

Microsoft have brought out a range of budget laptops to compete with Chromebooks. Windows was never designed to run using web apps alone and therefore requires much more space and processing power to run smoothly. A case in point, a Windows 10 laptop I was asked to look at was running low on space. It was new and still had the default programs installed.

When I looked I found the hard disk only had 27.8 GBs of space in total, which is not enough for Windows, especially since Microsoft started pushing applications onto Windows 10 without user consent.

While I was watching, the available space dropped down to zero bytes. There isn’t really anything to be done in that situation, other than take the device back and get a refund. If it had been a Chromebook, or a more expensive Windows laptop, everything would have been fine. www.alansitsolutions.com

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50 Young People

Busy Scouts!

Scouts, Cubs and Beavers enjoy a varied winter programme

The 1st Sullington and Storrington Scout group enjoyed a varied programme of events last term. The Beavers, for boys and girls between 6 and 8, are split into two “colonies� called Mohican and Blackfoot.

Between them they visited Pul- Beavers preparing for their sleepover borough Brooks to do pond dipping, enjoyed painting pottery at Mambo Jambo, had a visit from the ABC Animal Sanctuary who gave an insight to their work.

Beavers supported the animals by raising sponsorship money. Older Beavers were invited to a Sleepover at Trinity Church, this gave the opportunity to gain either their Nights Away Stage 1 Badge or, for some, the top Badge of all the Bronze, presented by the District Beaver Leader.

The Cub pack, called Sioux, also enjoyed a busy time.

1st Sullington Brownies visited and the two groups played games, cooked marshmallows on a campfire, sung songs and lots of hot chocolate! Other activities

SUSSEX LOCAL included hosting a Diwali night, where the Cubs learned about the Hindu festival of lights, a visit to Storrington Fire Station, then the Panto and a trip to the trampoline centre Flip Out. The Scouts are split into two groups, Cheyenne and Cherokee. Between Cubs crafting on Divali night them they saw a great variety of activity including Vegetarian Cooking, Night Hikes, Woodworking, Pottery, Games Nights and Scouts win the Duke of Cornwall Wide Games on the Community Safety Award Warren. There was also an evening run by the mum of Logan SmithNunes, Genevieve, who is a Lecturer at the University of Sussex, where the Scouts took part in an evening working on their Electronics Badge, where they made a Laser Cut Cardboard Christmas Tree, complete with a working LED Light circuit. Cheyenne enjoyed a scuba diving experience with experienced instructors, and enjoyed a number of camps. For more information visit www.storringtonscouts.org.uk

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Storrington Primary is a Rights Respecting School As well as learning subjects covered in the curriculum we do lots to support the teaching and learning of values and rights. Our school values – responsibility, honesty, respect, happiness, co-operation, trust, confidence, caring, perseverance, hope, tolerance, success, patience and optimism underpin everything we do. We celebrate one value each month, taking time to discuss with children what the value means and how it is demonstrated in everyday life.

Linking with our values (as well as our Healthy and Eco School status) is our Rights Respecting School Award; this is given to schools on behalf of UNICEF, a leading organisation working with children and their rights. In 1989, governments worldwide promised all children the same rights by adopting the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). These rights are based on what a child needs to survive, grow, participate and fulfil their potential.

We believe that being a Rights Respecting School will help our pupils to grow into confident, caring and responsible young citizens both in school and within the wider community. By learning about their rights our pupils also learn about the importance of respecting the rights of others i.e. their responsibilities. Which all in turn links back to our core school values.

The Unicef website sums up the importance and im-

pact of the work within a Rights Respecting School which includes children feeling safe, valued with improved wellbeing and emotional resilience as well as improved attainment and local engagement within the child’s local and global communities. All things we work hard to achieve for every child at the school.

For more information about Rights Respecting Schools please look at our school website – www.storringtonprimary.co.uk/Childrens-Zone/RightsRespecting-Schools Spierbridge Road, Storrington. Tel: 01903 742047 www.storringtonprimary.co.uk office@storringtonprimary

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Old Businesses II First an amendment to last months selection. This Greenfield’s shop was in Cootham not Amberley, the daughter of the lady on the right came in to the museum with her copy of the picture to give us the definitive answer.

Below. Walter Penn was a watch and clock maker in West Street Storrington. The photographs show him and his wife at the time of their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1937.

Photos and text courtesy of Storrington Museum The Old School, School Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LL Open: Wednesday, Saturday 10.00am - 4.00pm & Sunday 10.00am-1.00pm. Telephone: 01903 740188 or visit: www.storringtonmuseum.com

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Ashington Parish Council Neighbourhood Plan The Neighbourhood Plan is now deep into the Site Assessment phase of the project.

Further details on all 17 sites are being gathered and a full planning assessment of each site is being prepared.

This is time consuming but it is vital that we get this stage of the process right as we could be subject to legal challenge at a later date. For this reason, the Parish Council is using a qualified and experienced Planning Consultant. The cost of this is being funded both by a Government grant and Parish Council funds but this is a vital project for the village and it is important to do it properly.

Some of you may have heard of potential new developments or been contacted by Site Promoters asking for your support. Each Site Promoter wishes to see their own site developed, over and above the others but the Neighbourhood Plan will assess all of the

sites and seek to choose the most sustainable, developable, deliverable and beneficial to our community.

We will be holding an exhibition of potential sites in early 2018, distributing leaflets to all households, businesses, stakeholders, community groups etc so that everyone has an opportunity to study the proposals and give us their feedback.

Play equipment & multi-sports court In other news, the replacement of play equipment in both the Posthorses/ Turnpike Way and Warmingshurst Close play areas will be taking place shortly. In addition, the Parish Council is working with Ashington Community Centre Trust (ACCT) to review the surfacing on the multi-sports court and investigate upgrading to something better than tarmac.

Some years ago ACCT agreed that the court would be available free-of-charge to residents for casual usage in exchange for the Parish Council funding court maintenance. Both parties and working to agree upon similar terms of usage, funding for the new surfacing and maintenance.www.ashingtonpc.org.uk

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Storrington & Sullington Parish Council News

by Anna Worthington-Leese – Parish Council Chairman Scams, Fraud & Rogue Traders Neighbourhood Plan - Public Presentation The Parish Council is very concerned about the number of reports being received about telephone and doorstep scams and has been in contact with Sussex Police about this.

At the time of writing this article, we are putting the finishing touches to the Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents so that they may be submitted to Horsham District Council for a final statutory consultation with the independent examination taking place early this year.

A public vote will follow if the Plan is approved by the examiner and provided the vote is successful, the Plan will finally become a statutory planning document that will help to protect our area from inappropriate development in the future.

We have arranged to host a public presentation about the most prevalent scams including courier fraud, computer fraud and investment fraud.

There will also be information about door to door rogue traders and how to get rid of them along with a short piece about Trading Standards.

The Presentation will take place at the Parish Hall on Thursday 29th March at 7pm. Posters will be displayed around the village advertising the event so please tell anyone you think may be interested in attending.

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Village Gateways Some months ago, I reported that the Parish Council is exploring the introduction of Village Gateways and signs at the entrances to the village which are designed to impart to drivers that they are about to enter a different environment from the open road and therefore should reduce their speed.

We have now had permission from West Sussex County Council to install a gateway on the Washington Road as a pilot project and hope that this will go ahead in the Spring.

Other parishes have reported that the presence of these gateways does appear to make a difference to drivers’ attitudes so we hope that this will also be the case in our village and if the pilot project is a success, we will be aiming to install these gates at all entrance roads into Storrington.

If you would like further information on these topics or any of the Parish Council’s activities, please contact the Clerk on 01903 746547.

Meetings February 2018 Infrastructure, Communications and Environment Committee – 7th February - 7pm Recreation and Property Committee – 7th February - 7:45pm Planning and Development Committee 8th February - 7pm Parish Council Meeting 28th February - 7pm All meetings are held in the Chanctonbury Room, The Parish Hall, Thakeham Road, Storrington RH20 3PP. Dates and times are subject to change so please refer to website: www.storrington-pc.gov.uk

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Thakeham News Thakeham Pre-School move into new building Since their move in January, staff and children of Thakeham Pre-School have been enjoying the facilities of their new building in Abingworth Crescent. This is the first of the Abingworth community assets to be delivered, and the Parish Council is now the landlord of the new building.

The new community assets bring with them some new costs but being mindful of not adding to residents’ financial burdens, the PC is proposing a 2018/19 budget that will hold our precept (the parish share of Council Tax bills) unchanged, at £51 for a Band D house.

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SUSSEX LOCAL Flooding In the midst of another wet winter we are aware that floodwater on local roads creates dangers, especially when frozen. We are working with Highways and landowners to fix known issues, but the wider problem is with maintenance of ditches being neglected. Please help by ensuring that your land isn’t part of this problem!

Abingworth development The Abingworth development has now delivered 20 new 3-bed affordable/shared ownership houses which are being marketed by Fowlers estate agents. Work remains on schedule to deliver the new Village Hall, Pavilion and football changing rooms by mid-2018.

Traffic calming On the traffic calming front, new vehicle-activated signs for the Abingworth 30mph zone are being installed and formal consultations on 'pinch point' traffic calming proposals closed in January. We expect the next step to be Highways’ agreement of a detailed engineering scheme and works beginning in spring 2018.

Community minibus We would still like to hear from anyone interested in helping coordinate a new community minibus scheme.

Owen Richards, Thakeham Parish Clerk. For more information please visit: www.thakehamparish.co.uk

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Washington Council Speeding, Longbury Hill

Edited extracts from draft minutes of Washington Parish Council meeting 11th December 2017 Speeding A member of the public spoke on the dangers of speeding traffic emerging onto the A284 Storrington Road from the Washington Roundabout, and a recent incident in which two children were almost knocked down while crossing the road. He pressed the Parish Council to support a 40mph limit along the two-mile stretch.

Councillors noted a response from the Sussex Police Commission Office which had received only 11 reported motoring offences on the route in the last year and that the issue of a speed reduction was a matter for West Sussex County Council.

The Chairman said previous requests had not been progressed by the Authority and it would be helpful to know the facts before taking the matter forward. A councillor commented that Millford Grange residents would strongly support the reduction because the road is too fast and too busy for pedestrians and motorists to cross at peak times. Cllr Marshall (West Sussex County Council) agreed to make enquiries and report to the Clerk before further discussion at the next meeting.

Longbury Hill Tree Felling A member of the public spoke on the forestry proposals for Longbury Hill Wood and called for some balance between the economic concerns of the applicant, and the reality of the habitat and wildlife in the area. He commented that a brief walk-over survey of just the application site for access and loading bay, seemed insufficient in establishing whether there are any animals of significance in the woodland, and he asked if the Council could press for a survey of the whole woodland. Another member of the public criticised the location of the forestry access directly in front of four properties, including his own, and the significant adverse impact from 44 ton forestry lorries and associated traffic entering and leaving the site.

He feared that speeding along Rock Road would increase once visibility was improved by the forestry clearance, and commented on the lack of pathways or safety along the road. He did not feel the concerns had been addressed in the planning reports. The Chairman commented that the Parish Council had already made its response to the planning application and was not permitted to change its response.

Later in the meeting it resolved to make the proposals in the response to the application, pointing out that more than 90 residents have recently objected to applications for the site. Furthermore, to request that replanting should be robustly enforced.

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Health Club Impulse Leisure Group 52 Heating & Electrical Domestic Heating & Electrical Services Ltd 47 Heating and Boiler Engineers David Cooper Gas Technician 56 Home Entertainment Bowers & Wilkins 25 Home Furnishings & Gifts Velvet Hare 10 Horse Manure Sussex Manures Ltd 37 Independent Financial Advisors GilesSmith (Littlehampton) Ltd 5 Investment Solutions Wealth Management Ltd 40 Kitchens & Bathrooms Design at 32 34 Trueloves Beautiful Bathrooms Ltd 24 Letting Agents/Estate Agents Batcheller Monkhouse 33 Mobility Solutions Kardinal Independent Living 12 Mortgages Inspire Mortgages Solutions Ltd 53 Music concerts West Chilt Jazz 8 Osteopath Nicholas Coysh Osteopath 30 Oven Cleaning Oven Rescue 35 Ovens and More 35 Painters & Decorators Gary Block Painting & Decorating 46 Picture Framers Nicholas Gentle Picture Framer 56 Podiatry Podiatry Services 30 Shoes Railtonward Ltd 44 Skip Hire Arun Waste Services Ltd 39 Slimming Cambridge Weight Plan Storrington 7 Solicitors Anderson Rowntree Solicitors 13 Mayo Wynne Baxter 29 Taxis MJ Cars 6 Travel & Holidays Old Mill Travel 50 Roadmark Travel 27 Tree Surgeon Andrew Gale Tree Surgery 38 Ashwood Tree Surgery 38 TV & Electrical Hamilton Cole 50 Upholsterer Appalossa Upholstery 50 Vet Arun Veterinary Group 86 Crossways Animal Care Ltd 82 Visitor Attraction Amberley Museum 6 Windows Doors Conservatories Attwater Home Improvements 28 Rustington Windows 46