Sussex Local - Arundel - December 2014

December 2014

SUSSEX LOCAL Arundel - Barnham - Climping - Fontwell - Ford - Slindon - Walberton Local news and events through the door to 7,000 homes in this area every month

CAMELIA BOTNAR FOUNDATION Practical Benevolence

A27 The Bypass Debate Continues

WHAT’S ON Christmas Special

WIN! See Hazel O’Connor & Hugh Cornwell (the Stranglers)

WIN! “ZomBN1” Brighton based board game

PLUS Local Walks, Recipe, Prize Crossword, Gardening, Community News, Property, Local Groups, Local Charity, Business Directory

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December 2014 Cover Photo Slindon College by Robert Peters Year 11 GCSE Photography Student

Welcome...

It’s the nature of the publishing business that you are always working ahead, not as far ahead as in fashion mind you. So, having compiled the December issues I feel that Christmas has been and gone and that I have rather missed out. What I wouldn’t miss is the exuberant spending associated with this time of year and also the wrapping up - I’m bad at it and it shows.

Anyway, the good news is that Christmas is just around the corner and the fun is all still to be had! We’ve a festive party-food recipe for you this month and a good selection of seasonal events to get you into the festive mood.

You can also win tickets to see awardwinning singer-songwriter Hazel O’Connor and Hugh Cornwell (formerly of the Stranglers) in concert in Brighton and (one for the teenagers) a copy of “ZomBN1” a new Zombie themed board game set in Brighton. Our main article this month is on the Camelia Botnar Foundation. That tragedy can inspire such compassion is a wonderful message especially at this time of year when not everyone will be sitting down to Christmas lunch with those that they love.

Seasons Greetings,

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..................................................................What’s On ...................................Charity and Community News ...............................................................Local Walks ..........................A27 Bypass - the Debate Continues .......................................................................Recipe ........ Win! Hazel O’Connor & Hugh Cornwell tickets ........Win! “ZomBN1” - Brighton Based Board Game .......................................Camelia Botnar Foundation ........................................................Prize Crossword ..............................................”Phocas” the Gardener .....................................................Business Directory ..................................................Index of Advertisers

January Deadlines Bookings, editorial - 1st December Finished artwork, events - 7th Dec.

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Arundel edition - Arundel, Barnham, Burpham, Climping, Fontwell, Ford, Slindon, Walberton & Yapton Total homes - 7,000 Findon edition - Findon Valley, Findon Village, Nepcote, High Salvington, Clapham & Patching plus Salvington/Selden (south of A27) Total homes - 6,100 Pulborough edition - Pulborough, Bury, Coldwaltham, Fittleworth, Marehill, Nutbourne, Stopham, West Chiltington village and Common. Total homes - 4,700 Storrington edition - Storrington, Amberley, Ashington, Cootham Thakeham, Sullington & Washington. Total homes - 6,000 The combined circulation of all four editions is over 23,800 homes.

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01903 884820 arundel@clarkesestates.co.uk www.clarkesestates.co.uk

Clarkes Arundel is a family run business that takes pride in providing it’s clients with a professional and personal service.

It's that time of year again; often referred to as the silly season! Whilst the retail world is frenetic and chaotic traditionally this is a quiet time in the property world. The 'let's wait until after Christmas feelings' abound. However, many people still continue to hunt for their next home at this time so it can be a good idea to buck the trend and start marketing your home over this period. Be bold: catch those ‘festive Rightmove surfers’ who spend their festive break surfing through the property websites. However, if you decide you want to wait then be ahead of the game. January usually sees a flurry of viewings and increased activity as the ‘post Christmas’/‘new year resolution’ clients enter the market. So be clever and get everything prepared and ready to go for January. The process to get your home fully on to the market can take several weeks. If you instruct us now we can get all of this done for you in December so that come

January your home can be put immediately on the market to catch those early January home hunters. In January one phone call from you and your property is on the market immediately.

Alternatively, try a halfway house and put your home on the market with an instruction for viewings from January onwards to catch those ‘festive Rightmove surfers’. It is also a useful time to sort out your budget for your purchase as well as preparing for your sale. You need to know what your house is likely to sell for and the mortgage capability you may have so that you can decide the price bracket to hunt in for the New Year or to become an effective ‘festive Rightmove surfer’ yourself! So, whilst you are concentrating on the festive season, let us do all the work needed to get things ready for you… James and his team in our Arundel office will be there and ready.... In the meantime, we wish you all a happy festive season and a successful and prosperous 2015.

Amberley £575,000

Eastergate £160,000

Ferring £350,000

Littlehampton £194,950

The Gatehouse, Lidsey Road Guide price £300-£325,000

Yapton £425,000

Clarkes Arundel Limited Registered in England and Wales under company number 05540238. Registered office; 2 Station Road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex PO21 1QE

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16 Charity & Community Slindon Community Shop Award Village shop and café, S li nd on F or ge is enjoying a triple celebration. As well as marking its second birthday, the Forge has been named the Award Winner in the Sussex Rural Enterprise category by The Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) and has just completed its busiest month ever. In October, they smashed their previous turnover record by 28%, serving a record 5,500 customers in the month. Visitors to the Forge can shop, have lunch or coffee and enjoy displays of local art.

Autumn Budget Statement The Chancellor’s budget statement is due on the 3rd of December and I am writing this article in early November.

The statement will be important to Arundel in two aspects. Firstly with regard to investment for flood defences. The Lower Tidal River Arun Strategy

SUSSEX LOCAL (LTRAS) Phase 1, Part 1 scheme - to repair and future proof Arundel’s flood defences - will cost approximately £600k. Whether the Government agrees the scheme will depend on the content of the budget statement. The investment is firmly supported by the Environment Agency, West Sussex County Council, Arun District and Arundel Town Council. We do not yet have a formal commitment from Arun, but I know from discussions with officers that this should not be an issue. The Environment Agency is expected to commit £280,000; the balance of £320,000 has so far been underwritten/guaranteed by WSCC in order to get the proposal onto the list of approved schemes. In support of this, Arundel Town Council has already guaranteed (and made arrangements to put aside) £64,000, this all bodes well for Arundel’s flood defences.

The second aspect will concern the A27 and could include a commitment on money for an Arundel Bypass. As you know, I am in favour of the Pink Blue route or Option A, and, if confirmed, this will be the first step in a very long journey. If the Chancellor does put the money aside (and it’s a big “if”), then it is expected that any scheme will be subject to a full public enquiry, an Environmental Impact assessment, where issues like the design - which will be of the highest level environmental mitigation, (tree planting etc) and sustainable transport mitigation will all be discussed and fed in to the process.

We need a new cycle way running parallel to Ford Road to Ford Station and we need a new free car park at Ford where there is space on the south side and already a hardcore area for maintenance. The new cycle way from Arundel Station (under the railway and coming out by the bus stop) should be completed some time this winter. We also need the Arundel Chord, which is a rail link that will allow trains to travel down the Arun Valley line and turn left to go east to Brighton All this will balance the impact of a by-pass. When we now see the Newbury Bypass, I wonder why there was so much fuss 20 years ago, If the Arundel Bypass does get the go ahead then I think in 20 years we may see it in a similar way.

Until next month. Paul Dendle is the Arundel Ward & Cabinet member on Arun District Council, his email address is pauldendle@aol.com Editor’s note - please see elsewhere in this issue further correspondence regarding the A27 bypass.

Please email community notices or letters to info@sussexlocal.net.

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18 Charity & Community Sussex Snippets St. Botolph's Church, Church Lansdowne Road, Worthing is holding a Christmas tree Festival on 13th & 14th Fest December. In aid of Worthing Churches Homeless Projects (WCHP), there will be craft stall, tombola and refreshments, admission is free, but donations to WCHP will be gratefully received.

Canine Partners, Partners an organisation that trains dogs to assist people with disabilities, is urgently seeking volunteer puppy parents from the West Sussex area. Puppy parents look after a puppy from the age of eight weeks up until it is ready for advanced training, which can take from 6-18 months. Contact Elaine Potter 01730 716000.

BBC Radio 4's 'Gardeners' Question Time' Time comes to Arundel Castle on Monday 12th January.

Hosted by Arundel Gardens Association and Arundel Castle, tickets are £4.50 (includes refreshments), available from Arundel Museum, and doors open at 5.30pm and recording starts at 6.30pm. Contact Pat Jackman: 01903 882906 Thanks to a Heritage Lottery Fund grant, Worthing Museum has obtained new video camera equipment and a travel budget for students and

SUSSEX LOCAL volunteers to research and create mini documentaries. documentaries Film production students have been researching the contribution of Commonwealth soldiers to the First World War, at the former Camp at Stonk Hill, which will be part of a special exhibition at the museum in April 2015.

A West Sussex programme that is changing hundreds of people’s lives for the better is to be extended for up to five years. Think Family, Family West Sussex’s local version of the government’s Troubled Families initiative, has the aim of turning around the lives of 1,165 families by the end of March 2015.

Sussex MP Henry Smith, Smith is supporting the Anthony Nolan campaign’s ‘Save a Life at 16’ initiative. The campaign aims to persuade HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to include details of the Anthony Nolan bone marrow donor register when it sends out National Insurance details to sixteen year olds, in the hope that more of them will be encouraged to register.

Ancient Roman artefacts, artefacts dating back to before 100AD, have been discovered in Barnham providing the first real evidence of a Roman settlement in the village. The archaeological excavation of the former Angel’s and Hyde Nurseries has been undertaken as a condition of planning permission granted to WSCC for development of the land by Arun District Council.

West Sussex residents are being urged to look out for rogue doorstep traders preying on elderly and vulnerable neighbours. These traders often cold call and offer to carry out work which is of poor quality, unnecessary and charged at extortionate prices - anyone needing advice with a doorstep caller issue can call the Citizens Advice consumer helpline on 03454 040506.

An independent report indicates the presence of an impurity – nickel sulphide- was the cause of six panels smashing along Adur Ferry Bridge.

Bridge WSCC assures people that they, and the bridge, are safe as the glass is laminated, similar to a car windscreen, and, if it cracks or smashes, the structure of the glass remains intact.

West Sussex MumsMums-toto-be are being urged to protect themselves and their unborn babies against the risks of flu this winter by getting their free flu vaccine. The immunisation is free to all expectant mothers across the county as part of a national campaign to ensure people most at risk from the illness protect themselves.

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20 Charity & Community Hospice Charities in TV Show Together for Short Lives is the UK’s leading charity for children’s hospices, and has been chosen as one of six beneficiary charities for this year’s Text Santa, ITV’s annual charity appeal, on Friday 19 December. The funds raised for Together for Short Lives will support the 53 children’s hospice services across the country including Chestnut Tree House, the only children’s hospice for Sussex. The show will have an exciting line up of hosts, including Alesha Dixon, Paddy McGuiness, Ant & Dec, Philip Schofield and Christine Bleakley. Other treats include George Clooney in a specially written scene of Downton Abbey. All funds raised for Text Santa will be distributed equally between the six charities.

Preparing for Flooding West Sussex County Council is asking householders to consider what personal items they would hate to lose in a flood. Over 100,000 homes in West Sussex are considered to be at risk of some type of flooding and due to climate change this risk will increase as sea levels rise,

SUSSEX LOCAL winter rainfall increases and flash storms become more frequent. Flood protection measures are in place in many areas across the county, however the risk of flooding cannot be completely eliminated, nor can flood damage be entirely prevented. Householders are encouraged to visit the Environment Agency’s ‘Floods Destroy’ website, where they can find out if they’re in danger of flooding, check for free flood warnings and prepare a personal flood plan to reduce the damage and disruption flooding can cause.

Floodline on 0845 988 1188.

New Workshops for Family Historians A new programme of workshops, to run throughout 2015, has been organised for people who want to trace their family tree. The workshops will be held at 10am on the first Wednesday of each month, at West Sussex Record Office in Chichester starting on 7th January. Sessions cost £7.50, with refreshments.

01243 753602 Community Notices to info@sussexlocal.net

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Happy Days New West Sussex Wedding Reception and Function Hire Venue Launched Local charity, Lodge Hill Trust near Pulborough, West Sussex announced the launch of an exciting new wedding reception and venue hire service with a difference at an Open Day held on Saturday 18th October 2014.

The unique venue situated within 32 acres of woodland overlooking the stunning South Downs and Arun Valley, is now offering brides and grooms, party goers and corporate event organisers the chance to hold events at the versatile venue.

In addition to venue hire and accommodation, Lodge Hill also provides a wide range of activities for guests to enjoy including archery, go-karting, rifle shooting and climbing. Alternatively guests can explore the beautiful woodland, follow the adventure trail and discover the new enchanted garden.

The new venue hire service is being run in conjunction with Not Just For Hire, a specialist

company that tailors the decoration of venues to suit the client’s requirements.

Lodge Hill is primarily an outdoor education activity centre catering for children, young people and adults of all abilities. Lodge Hill specialise in personal development and team-building skills in a challenging a n d s a f e environment away from the distractions of everyday life.

The Centre is run as a not for profit Trust with a charitable status and raise funds to subsidise these learning opportunities through a range of compatible commercial activities including residential stays, adult education, meeting room hire, team building and other training. Choosing the Lodge Hill venue to hold a wedding reception, function or corporate event, helps support the charitable work with children and young people of all abilities.

Lodge Hill is currently offering a 10% discount on their Platinum Wedding Reception/Celebration Package if booked and deposit paid before Friday 16th January 2015. (Terms and conditions apply) For further details or to arrange a tour of the site and facilities contact events@lodgehill.org.uk visit www.lodgehill.org.uk or call 01798 831411.

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Local Walks - December All walks are led by friendly, trained volunteers - please do check with th the organisers for full details and for any last minute changes to routes or meeting points.

Horsham District Council Health Walks Programme Horsham District Council have now changed the classification of their walks into two types: Health - Not longer than 90 minutes or 3 miles, accessible to all, no hills, slight slopes allowed, no stiles, possibly no dogs allowed.

Leisure - Longer than 3 miles and 90 minutes, may have stiles and hills, more rural and may not be accessible by public transport, may not be accessible by those with disabilities Monday 1 10:00am Pulborough Brooks RSPB Reserve, Wiggonholt, Pulborough on A283, Tuesday 2 7:00pm High Salvington Opposite The Gun, Findon. For the more experienced. Dogs welcome.

Thursday 4 2:00pm Arundel Park Back of the Black Rabbit car park.

Saturday 6 10:00am Pulborough - Wisborough Green & Return Pulborough Car Park, RH20 2BQ. Well behaved dogs welcome.

Saturday 6 2:00pm Rackham Hill Kithurst Hill car park (TQ070124). Dogs welcome.

Sunday 7 10:00am Wiggonholt Common and Parham Park RSPB Overflow Car Park, RH20 2EL. Dogs welcome, refreshments.

Weds 10 7:00pm The Long Furlong Worlds End Pub rear cp. For the more experienced. Dogs welcome.

Saturday 13 8:30am Rowdell Glebe Surgery, Monastery Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LR. Dogs welcome Saturday 13 2:00pm Roundabout West Chiltington West Chiltington Village Hall, RH20 2PZ. Sunday 14 10:00am Sullington Hill Glebe Surgery, Storrington, RH20 4LR. Steep Hill, Dogs Welcome Sunday 14 12.15pm Storrington Christmas Social At the Storrington Village Hall, 59 West Street (the A283), RH20 4DZ Tuesday 16 7:00pm Out from Cissbury Coombe Rise CP, Findon Valley. For more experienced. Dogs welcome.

Weds 17 9:35am Arundel Circular Pulborough Recreation Ground car, catching bus to Arundel Saturday 20 2:00pm Cootham Glebe Surgery CP, Monastery Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LR. Dogs welcome.

Sunday 21 10:00am Pulborough Brooks Pulborough Library CP, Brooks Way, RH20 2BQ. Dogs welcome.

Saturday 27 8:30am Wiggonholt Common & Parham Park Glebe Surgery CP, Monastery Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LR. Dogs welcome.

Tuesday 30 7:00pm Patching Worlds End Pub CP, Patching. For the more experienced. Dogs welcome.

5.5 miles Leisure Irene 07790 420752 5.5 miles 2 hours 45 mins Leisure Ron 01403 265925 Leisure 6 miles 3 hours Ron 01403 265925 or 07933 106663 8 - 10 miles 4 – 5 hours Leisure Mike P 01798 874319 2.7 miles 1 hour 15 mins Health Mick Denness 01903 745971 5.2 miles 2 hours Leisure Mick Denness 01903 745971 6.5 miles 3 hours Leisure Ron 01403 265925 6.5 miles 2 hour 45 mins Leisure Sally 07720 850064 3.8 miles 1 hour 45 mins Leisure Mick Denness 01903 745971 5 miles 2 hours Leisure Mick Denness 01903 745971 Mick Denness 01903 745971 3 hours Leisure 6 miles Ron 01403 265925 8-10 miles 4–5 hours Leisure Mike P 01798 874319 3 miles 1 hour 30 mins Health Mick Denness 01903 745971 5 miles 2 hours 15 mins Leisure Ron 01403 265925 6.5 miles 2 hours 30 mins Leisure Mick Denness 01903 745971 5.5 miles 2 hours 30 mins Leisure Ron 01403 265925

Arun Adur Ramblers – see www.arunwww.arun-aduradur-ramblers.org.uk for more details Grades - 1 - Easy, moderate pace, mainly flat, few stiles 2 - Slightly faster, inclines, uneven terrain 3 - Difficult, challenging pace, steep inclines, ruts Sunday 7th Wednesday 10th Sunday 14th Saturday 27th

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Storrington Leisure Centre Findon Valley, Combe Rise Car Park Patching Pond Angmering Village - Grass Triangle

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A27 Bypass - The Debate Continues Paul Dendle’s article last month struck a chord with some readers Dear Editor Just to complain about Paul’s article in the latest edition of Sussex Local. He says....”an A29 relief road, from Bognor to Fontwell, is to be built”. This is not factually correct. Arun District council has such a scheme in it’s Local Plan. The Local Plan conflicts with the democratic wishes of the electors of Eastergate and Barnham regarding development in the villages, as expressed through their Neighbourhood Plan. The scheme is being actively fought against by villagers. No decision on the LP will be made before next year and a separate, additional Public Inquiry would be needed to turn ‘maybe’ to ‘is’. In the meantime you may wish to ask Paul to get his facts right or merely state his personal preferences and perhaps print a retraction in your next issue?

Yours sincerely, Ian Truin, Barnham.

Paul responds: I accept that it's only proposed, but I believe it has a high likelihood of that happening.

Dear Editor Mr Dendle asks for silent majority feedback on the Arundel Bypass! As a Silent Majority (SM) person my problem is that I trust Mr Dendle's lot no more on this than I do on the NHS, Education or the Banks. I could get excited about an initiative akin to the Pont de Normandie but that won't happen. So the answer is no. no Instead, let's use a fraction of the money on a truly participative programme which promotes a fervour of debate and consultation on a transport policy for the area to include properly conducted surveys, research data, other forms of transport and initiatives to change be ha viour .

Y our s sincr erel y, Chris WarrenWarren-Adamson,, Warningcamp .

Dear Editor We are Arundel residents, and wholly in favour of the construction of a bypass. However much one may yearn for the rural idyll, the time is past for trying to stop the growth of road traffic.

For twenty years the queues either side of the Arundel bottleneck have lengthened - at huge economic cost, increase in pollution and wear/tear on drivers' nerves. This is the reality.

Moreover it is surely better to concentrate traffic on motorways than to encourage drivers to take long circuits through the countryside to avoid delays. Coming from Chichester, we now routinely drive up the A29 from Fontwell to Whiteways and down into Arundel from the north; more mileage, more petrol fumes, more noise in Houghton Forest, but at least we don't wait half an hour. Similarly,

Could Arundel have its own Pont de Normandie? © Can Stock Photo Inc. / kruwt

going towards Brighton, we loop out via Houghton, Storrington & Steyning to avoid the Worthing/ Lancing crawl.

In support of Green concerns may we urge that (a)

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for every acre of land converted to motorway, two adjacent acres be compulsorily purchased and planted with indigenous trees; underpass tunnels be made every quarter mile in the new road embankments so that humans and animals can cross underneath without anxiety.

Future generations will bless us if we do (a) and (b) now - when of course they would cost least and minimise harm to wildlife. Every generation will bless us for removing the vicious A27 bottleneck. Yours sincerely, Rosamund and Francis Chute, Arundel.

Dear Editor (via email) I favour the pink-blu e route for the Arundel bypass. Can it be started soon please. The A27 is a nightmare for much of the time. Tortington common is not ancient woodland. Dualling of the existing route is a non starter as it would divide the town . Arundel is bring held to ran dome by these Scate people.

Sorry but people come first in this instance. Mrs Yvonne Norris.

Further reading and contacts www.scar-uk.co.uk/arundel.htm www.a27action.co.uk http://scate.org.uk/

Do you have a view? Email us at info@sussexlocal.net.

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Jumbo cheese & ham straws Ooh, if cheese straws weren't tasty enough, work in a few strips of savoury Parma ham to kick it up a level.

Ingredients: 375g/13oz ready-rolled puff pastry 3 slices Parma ham, cut into strips 100g/3½oz gorgonzola, crumbled 1 tbsp celery seeds 1 free-range egg, beaten

Method: 1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.

2. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the puff pastry to a thin sheet.

3. Lay the strips of Parma ham onto one half of the pastry, then sprinkle over the gorgonzola.

4. Fold the pastry over the ham and gorgonzola, then roll out again to a thin sheet.

5. Trim the edges of the filled pastry, brush all over with the beaten egg and sprinkle over the celery seeds.

6. Cut the filled pastry into 1cm/½in strips.

7. Twist the strips and transfer each to a baking tray. Press the ends of the pastry twists down to secure them to the tray and prevent them from unravelling.

8. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes, or until golden-brown. Set aside to cool slightly, then serve.

Recipe courtesy of http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes

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Slindon College A Catholic refuge after the Reformation and a resident ghost...

Slindon College was founded in 1972 in the Manor of Slindon which is recorded in the Domesday Book. The College was formerly sited in Westbourne and was called Linfield School. The present structure is on the site of the medieval residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury.

That building was once the p r op e r t y of Stephen Langton who organised the barons against King John and who instigated the Magna Carta.

At the Reformation the Manor passed to the Kempe family. Under the Kempes in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Slindon House served as a point of focus for West Sussex Catholics who wished to practise their faith in an intolerant age. Prior to 1914 when the Manor House was reconstructed by a wealthy London entrepreneur, Mr Wooton Isaacson, there was both a catholic chapel and a priests hole concealed in the building. In 1861, on the death of Anne, Dowager Countess of Newburgh, Slindon House passed to a Scottish Catholic family, the Leslies, who built the Roman Catholic church of St. Richard’s in the village. However, the family fell on hard times and mysteriously left the village in 1902.

It served as a convalescent hospital in World War One and as a billet for evacuees and Canadian troops, as well as an ambulance depot in World War Two. In 1948 Slindon House and the surrounding parkland and beechwoods was bequeathed by the Manor’s last private owner, Mr Isaacson’s sister, Violet, Lady Beaumont, to the National Trust. It is believed that the ghost of Violet Lady Beaumont appears from time to time at specific places in the Manor House to the current day!

The pupils at Slindon College now enjoy the beauty of the Manor House and the surrounding parkland in their day to day living and learning.

The College is acknowledged as a Centre of Excellence for boys requiring learning support in a variety of areas (dyslexia, dyspraxia, mild ASD

such as Asperger’s Syndrome, and AD(H)D) admitting boys from 10 to 18 years old. Classes are very small and many enjoy the support of a Learning Support Assistant in addition to the subject specialist. There is global emphasis in supporting individual needs. Slindon College is not a Special School but a Specialist School where boys are able to pursue practical “hands on” subjects to examination level. These include food technology, photography, graphics, textiles and horticulture.

Those who would not thrive in the hurly burly environment of a large mainstream school will flourish in the small caring, highly supportive community.

A wide range of extra-curricular activities includes cooking skills, Greenpower Electric Car, shooting, drama, astronomy, outdoor activities and many sports.

David Quick took on the Headship of the College in September 2014 and said “My educational values are very straightforward. I firmly believe that education for young people is about preparation for life ahead. I value partnerships with parents and I encourage all parents to take an active part in the life of the school and subsequently the education of their child. I want children to enjoy their education at Slindon and I believe that with the right interventions and support barriers to learning can be overcome enabling pupils to fulfil their true potential. I feel very privileged to be the new Headmaster of such an amazing school”.

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See Hazel O’Connor and Hugh Cornwell (The Stranglers) Wed 3 December Brighton - Concorde 2 Coinciding with the the 2014 release of the new album, Here She Comes, award-winning singersongwriter Hazel O'Connor teams up with legendary performers - saxophonist Clare Hirst (Bellestars, Communards, David Bowie) and Sarah Fisher (Eurythmics) on keyboards. The superb blend of the three voices and musicianship adds a touch of class to their vibrant performance. Her unforgettable songs from the iconic film Breaking Glass including Eighth Day, Will You, Big Brother and If Only seem even more relevant in our present times.

Hugh Cornwell is one of the UK's finest songwriting talents and accomplished live performers. As the original guitarist, singer and main songwriter in the British rock band The Stranglers, he's enjoyed massive success with 10 hit albums and 21 Top

Forty singles. Cornwell's latest studio album TOTEM AND TABOO was released to rave reviews.

Recorded at Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago, the album was engineered and mixed by the legendary Steve Albini. Tickets for the above shows are available from the Box Office 0844 478 0898 www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:520

Win a pair of concert tickets We have 1 x pair of tickets to giveaway for the Brighton Concorde show. Please answer the following question Q: For which British band was Hugh Cornwell the singer and guitarist?

Send your answer and full contact details including daytime telephone number to: Hazel O’Connor and Hugh Cornwell Concert Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or email competitions@ sussexlocal.net Winner will be first entry drawn after the closing date 1st December 2014. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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“ZomBN1” Brighton based board game There's crisis on the streets of Brighton - the dead won't stay dead. It was just rumours and concerned whispers about the potential effect on property prices to begin with. Now the whole city is under siege, the military is losing control and not one of these diseased shamblers remembers it was once vegan.

Fortunately there's one seat left on the last train out of town. But whose name is on it?

From the burning skyline of the South Downs to the blood splattered pebbles of Brighton Beach, you must prove your worth for this lifeline to safety.

You could rescue trapped survivors from burning wrecks and help ferry food to isolated settlements.

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Camelia Botnar Foundation combining usefulness with benevolence Veronica Cowan meets Chief Executive Emma Mitchell at the Charity’s site in Cowfold As Emma Mitchell, chief executive of the Camelia Botnar Foundation, drove me around the Charity’s site in Cowfold, on the outskirts of Horsham, I was glad I had decided to visit, because the scale of the operation is quite impressive. She has been there for eight years, having previously worked in banking.

The Foundation was established in memory of the only child of Octav and Marcela Botnar, who died in a car Founder accident at the age of 20. Her Octav Botnar father, a self-made man who

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The Centre has up to 50 trainees at any one time, some of whom apply direct, while others are referred by probation officers, relatives, schools and social workers. Its catchment is anywhere in the UK, although Ms Mitchell explained that most trainees are from London and the Southeast. The trainees are taught a craft as well as being supported and helped with the attainment of independent living and social skills. The two years’ paid work experience the trainees receive aims to improve their situation in life and to develop them as individuals. There is an initial five-week trial period, and those who stay and make it through to the end of two years will be given help finding jobs. Some of their earnings are put aside to ensure they leave with a lump sum. The Foundation’s objectives, as stated in its Charity Commission report for 2013, include maximising the number of trainees successfully completing a twoyear placement, and continuing to enhance and improve vocational disciplines. It reports that 19 trainees had successfully completed their two year placements during the reporting period, seventeen of whom went straight into employment and one into further education.

One can imagine there must be times when it is tricky managing 16-19 year-old, formerly troubled, young people in a residential training centre. Ms Mitchell acknowledged there can be challenges, but said: “I love it,” and it is clear she does. She pointed out that they are quite strict. “For example

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we have a strict no-drugs policy and regularly test for drugs use,” she explained. However, she stressed that the managers of the training departments - building, carpentry, catering, estates maintenance, horticulture, metalwork, painting and decorating and pottery - are not given personal details about trainees’ backgrounds, so that each can start with a clean sheet without being stigmatised by their past.

Most of the training on site is linked to a college course, but Ms Mitchell stressed that the work is not treated as a hobby, in that it is important the trainees see the items they have made sold. To that end the Foundation has a subsidiary undertaking, Camelia Botnar Ltd, which provides a commercial environment and has a retail outlet.

She commented: “People are often happy to buy things here because they are contributing to the training scheme.” The fact that the merchandise is being sold on the commercial market also means trainees have to apply themselves to producing a good piece of work, explains the assistant carpentry manager, David Vale. He pointed to several attractive Wendy Houses, which were being made to order, explaining: “Many items are made to commission, so they have to try and get it right first time.” Imbuing this kind of work ethic in the trainees has clearly borne fruit, given that a number of trainees’ work has been recognised by awards, including at the South of England Show at Ardingly in 2013-14, in the wood-working and metal-work sections. Examples of high-profile commissions include the Carpentry Department’s oak table-tops for the Visitors Restaurant at Arundel Castle in 2010, and the Metal-work Department’s involvement with the railings for the Royal Barge for the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant in 2012. They were made by Tim Clement and Nick Whiteley at the Foundation’s metal workshops, then gilded in 24-carat gold leaf at Cowfold Monastery by Matt Shore.

How has the Foundation developed from a relatively small charitable enterprise to the professional outlet it now is? Ms Mitchell remarked that the growth has been evolutionary. “For example the horticultural department became a Garden Centre, and the Catering Department evolved into a Bistro.” The Trustees’ report notes that the Foundation has also

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developed a Romanian link, with four trainees having travelled to Romania in 2013, to get insight into traditional barrel making, blacksmithing and Transylvanian cookery, using simple stoves fired by wood-burning underneath. This was followed by two young people from Eastern Transylvania coming over to Sussex to complete a-nine-month training programme in pottery, and acquiring sufficient skills to recreate the traditional decorated blue pottery from their native Saschiz area, where the historic pottery industry had died out. They hoped to revive this skill and the plan was to offer further training programmes to young people from that area in 2014. Indeed, the large gift shop - in addition to selling a lot of items made at the Centre - also stocks a pottery range made by the Romanian trainees, and when I visited Ms Mitchell was about to go to Romania with some of the current trainees, the Foundation having developed links with an NGO there.

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42 Local Charity Profile Training young people who deserve a second chance, and helping them overcome sometimes difficult and troublesome backgrounds, takes dedication and commitment, but this can be very rewarding for trainers. The Foundation’s chef, Vincent Kelly, who hails from Dublin, finds combining cooking with training satisfying, and hopes to become a teacher. “We create a good environment here, and the trainees enjoy learning,” he said. One of his students, Daniel, who had tried other courses before attending the Centre, said he was really enjoying the course at the Foundation and hopes to become a chef in a restaurant. “It is a dream come true, for me,” he said. Television programmes like Master Chef, and the Great British Bake-off make such activities “cool’ to youngsters like Daniel, who is a fan of the former, whilst another trainee, Hayley, watches the latter and likes to bake, although she too would like to end up working in a restaurant.

The training undertaken at the Camelia Botnar Foundation is not only worthwhile and practical, but is filling a huge gap in the skills market. A report, for the Prince’s Trust and HSBC in August 2014, stated that three-quarters of British businesses believe a significant skills crisis will hit the UK within the next three years. Out of over 600 business leaders interviewed, more than 40%

SUSSEX LOCAL were already experiencing skills gaps w it hin their firms, while more than half were facing difficulties filling Woodwork students vacancies.

Getting people with the right skills, especially young people to replace older workers who will eventually retire, has long been an issue for British business. Martina Milburn, chief executive of the Prince’s Trust, said: “It is deeply concerning that employers are struggling to fill vacancies when we have hundreds of thousands of unemployed young people desperate for work. The current economic recovery is encouraging, but in order to sustain this growth, UK plc needs to invest in the next generation to avoid a skills vacuum.”

It must be satisfying for the Camelia Botnar Foundation to be undertaking an activity that is not only philanthropic, but relevant to today’s community and business needs.

Camelia Botnar Foundation Maplehurst Road, Cowfold, RH13 8DQ 01403 864556 www.cameliabotnar.com

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Phocas the Gardener Saint Phocas is the patron saint of gardeners.

Phocas used to feed the poor and became skilled at growing herbs to aid the sick.

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December was the tenth month in the Roman calendar and the name is derived from the word 'decem', which means ten. From the 1st of the month many, especially children, will start opening the doors on their advent calendars – advent, meaning 'coming' and the season is named so to signify the coming of the celebrations of Christmas.

There are many traditions, superstitions and folklore associated with the month of December and Christmas including: 'Wearing new shoes on Christmas Day will bring bad luck' 'The nearer the new moon to Christmas Day, the harder the winter' 'If Christmas Day be bright and clear, There'll be two winters in the year' A Christmas Pudding should be made with 13 ingredients, representing Jesus and His disciples and every member of the family, in turn, should stir the pudding with a wooden spoon from east to west to honour the Wise Men. There are many sayings linking Christmas weather with that of Easter, so many that almost any scenario can be proved or disproved! But what of this year’s December weather, will there be a white Christmas or not? There is currently a disparity of opinions on this prospect, with the Met. Office on one side and various others, including the Daily Express on the other. Well, Phocas will give the correct prediction (hopefully!) early

in December in the new 'weather dedicated' website Phocas Sussex Weather Service (www.phocas.org) which is due to go live toward the end of November. Here you will find regularly updated forecasts, weather warnings and eventually the site will offer a wider range of meteorological facts, weather trivia and weather knowledge.

As of now (early November,) all the signs are that the month will start chilly with night frosts. As the high pressure over near Europe retreats and low pressure moves in from the Atlantic, a change to milder, more unsettled conditions is predicted from the middle of the month, but not before the battle between the two air masses results in a few days of snowfall! After this, a mild southerly air

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46 Gardening steam will become established and currently there appears little chance of a white Christmas – however, the cold air will be nearby over mainland Europe and it is always possible that it could briefly surge into the South East of the country. Of course regular updates will be available on the website as the situation becomes clearer.

December Notable Dates

5th Britain's first motorway opened by Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in 1958 10th in 1960 the first episode of Coronation Street was broadcast.

15th - 21st The London International Horse Show at Olympia 21st Winter Solstice 21st - 4th Jan Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, in London.

26th Boxing Day, the custom of giving 'boxes' – gifts to those who had worked for an employer during the year.

In Season Vegetables currently in season are: Jerusalem artichoke, beet, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, chicory, leek, marrow, onion, parsnip, winter radish, salsify, scorzonera, spinach beet, swede, turnip.

1st in 1990 the breakthrough came when the two tunnels (one from France and one from England) met under the English Channel and the Channel Tunnel link formed the first connection between England and Europe since the Ice Age.

Yew Tree Older Than Christmas!

A Yew tree in a St. Cynog's churchyard in Defynnog, Powys is, according to tree dating experts, over 5000 years old! Meaning it was 3000 years

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Yew trees usually live for 400 to 6000 years but it is not uncommon for the species to live for much longer. One of the reasons for their longevity is the ability to split under the weight of very old growth without the fracture becoming diseased. It also has the ability to grow new shoots even in old age and its tendency to grow very slowly which enables it to adapt and survive harsh conditions such as drought. The

Garden Tasks for December Lawns - start to prepare areas for seeding in the Spring. Clean mowers etc or take in for servicing .

Roses - Planting should be completed but not if soil is too wet or sticky or if there is frost or snow. Leaves - Collect all fallen leaves and burn to destroy black spot spores.

Dahlias - examine stored tubers and treat those

Gardening 47 yew tree is often found in churchyards because pagan religions believed that the trees were sacred because they were evergreen which symbolised eternal life and the early church often took over pagan religious sites.

Farewell & Thank You ...for reading. Due to other demands upon my time, this will be the last 'Phocas' I write for Sussex Local, although I will continue to offer a short weather prediction column. I hope that over the past seven years 'Phocas' has been informative, helpful to the gardeners and not too controversial!

Best Wishes for a Happy Christmas and for enjoyable gardening in 2015! that are shrivelled as before.

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House plants - keep fairly dry. Give plenty of light but keep away from windows in extreme cold weather.

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