Chichester Local - April 2019

April 2019

CHICHESTER LOCAL Local news & events through the door to over 7,800 homes in this area every month

SAFE IN SUSSEX Domestic abuse awareness

WIN TICKETS! The Undertones The Supercar Event

HEALTH

Fitting in fitness

PLUS

NEWS

Community Council, Charity

HISTORY

Early Christianity

What’s On, Local Walks, Recipe, Prize Crossword, Charity, Local Groups, Young Readers Puzzles, Business Directory

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April 2019 Cover image Chichester at night by Jack Osman Instagram: jackosman_

Welcome...

With Easter this month we’ve extra family events in our What’s On guide starting on page 4. Let’s hope for a return of the late February sunshine in time for the holidays.

Our charity profile starting on page 26 spotlights ‘Safe in Sussex’, an organisation devoted to tackling domestic abuse and helping those who experience it.

Plants are really starting to bloom now and there’s plenty to do in the garden. Andrew Staib has some good advice to help you get the best out of your garden at this lovely time of year. In Your Garden page 23.

Once-in-a-lifetime supercar rides, live shows and family attractions will be on offer at The Supercar Event taking place at Goodwood on 1st June - enter our competition to win tickets on page 12. We also have tickets to the Undertones, see page 13. Performing a glorious set of classic tracks including the anthemic Teenage Kicks.

Our Health article on page 30 looks at how to fit exercise into a busy life. Making small changes is the key says Heather.

We have our regular history article from Andrew Berriman on page 36. This month’s is on William Blake and Chichester’s links with early Christianity.

As usual, we also have local council, charity and school news. Please get in touch with anything you’d like published.

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.........................................................................What’s On .................................Win! Tickets to The Supercar Event ........................................Win! Tickets to the Undertones ...................................................Nature - RSPB Pagham ............................................Young Readers’ Puzzle Page .......................................................................Local Walks ........................................................Charity & Community ....................................................................In Your Garden ..........................................Charity Profile Safe in Sussex .............................................Property - flat roof coverings ...........................................................Health & Wellbeing .................................................................Prize Crossword ................................................................................Recipe ..............................................................Chichester History ............................................................Local Council News .............................................................Business Directory ...........................................................Index of Advertisers Kay Publishing Ltd PO Box 2237 Pulborough RH20 9AH info@sussexlocal.net www.sussexlocal.net

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Kris & Jeff Quote of the month “And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music” - NIETZSCHE

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What’s On - April ‘19 To publicise your event in Sussex Local please enter the details on to our website at www.sussexlocal.net and look for “Events”. We regret that we cannot accept submissions by email. We take the details from our website for the magazine listings, which can appear in up to all seven editions distributed to over 45,300 addresses. Charity, community and non-profit events are free of charge (subject to space). Commercial events can be listed for just £25 plus VAT which includes promotion through our Facebook and Twitter feeds.

Deadline for May events to be put on website - 7th April

ANIMALS

Sat 27 Apr 12:00pm-2:00pm Cat and Rabbit Rescue Centre Viewing Day Thinking of adopting a cat or kitten? Meet the animals and find out about adoptions.

Holborow Lodge, Sidlesham, PO20 7RJ. Free entry or cat food. 01243 641409 info@crrc.co.uk Sun 28 Apr 12:30pm3:30pm ABC Animal Sanctuary Open Day Meet the ponies, donkeys and other animals. £2 per person/ under 14s free. Juggs Lane, West Chiltington, RH20 2JS. www.abcanimalsanctuary.co.uk

CLUBS & SOCIETIES Mon 01 Apr 8:00pm-11:00pm Felpham Singles Social Club Singles social club for those of a mature age who are single, widowed or divorced and who want to meet people in similar position. The George Inn, Felpham, Bognor Regis, PO22 7PL. 01243 543281 felphamsinglespdwatts99@gmail.com

Wed 03 Apr 2:00pm-4:00pm Chichester Literary Society Speaking Volumes Talk by Gordon Griffin on his work with audio books. Boxgrove Village Hall, The Street, PO18 OEE. Members free, visitors £6. www.chichesterliterarysociety.org

Thu 04 Apr 7:30pm9:30pm Arundel Gardens Association Jim Buttress the popular judge and gardener from TV and Radio, will talk about Britain in Bloom: a tour with a national judge. Arundel Museum, BN18 9PA. No charge for members, small charge for guests.

Mary Smith 01903 883385 marywilsonsmith@hotmail.co.uk

COMMUNITY

Thu 11 Apr 2:00pm-4:00pm pmR Support Group Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis support group. We meet monthly on the second Thursday afternoon.

Pagham Village Hall, Pagham Road, Pagham, PO21 4NJ. 01243 263866 chichester@pmrgca.org.uk www.pmrgca.co.uk

Thu 25 Apr 11:00am2:30pm Probus Club of Arundel Club for retired and semi retired men in Arundel and surrounding areas. Monthly meeting with speaker followed by lunch (£15) if wanted. Come along as a guest to see if you are interested. The White Swan, Arundel, BN18 0AD. R Brennan 01903 718 639 www.arundelprobus.club

Wed 24 Apr 2:00pm -4:00pm Arundel Embroiderers' Guild Branch meeting and Guest Speaker: Wendy Dolan. Come and share Wendy's exciting world of stitched textiles combining Fabric, Paint and Stitch. Arundel Museum, BN18 9PA. Visitors £5.

01903 882127 heatherjstarbuck@yahoo.co.uk Fri 26 Apr 6:00pm Arundel Freemasons The regular meetings of the Arundel Lodge are held on the fourth Friday in March, April, September, October, and November. Littlehampton Masonic Hall, Littlehampton, BN17 5EN. secretary@arundelfreemasons.org.uk

Fri 12 Apr 7:30pm-9:30pm Eastergate & Barnham WI Come and join us at our next meeting, make new friends and take part in a variety of activities. Visitors welcome. Eastergate Parish Hall, PO20 3RP. Linda 07932 057589 lindacranfield@btinternet.com

Sat 27 Apr 9:00am10:30am -Men's Breakfast Join us for an excellent breakfast and listen to Martin Goldsmith, an international speaker, Jewish Christian and missiologist . All men welcome The Barn (Harvester), Chichester, PO19 7AG. £8.

Peter Sutton 07813 024 585 peter@ppsutton.co.uk www.immanuelchichester.com

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Win a family ticket to The Supercar Event Saturday 1st June at Goodwood Motor Circuit teenagers can also have their first driving experience with the Stay Safe Driving School (age 14 and above).

Our younger guests can enjoy the dedicated children’s area. If you want to make a real day of it try our hospitality in the VIP Lounge. Ticket price includes entrance, VIP parking, one supercar ride and food & refreshments throughout the day.

Advance purchase family ticket (2 adult, 2 children aged 4-16) £30, adult ticket £12, child and concession tickets £8. Book on www.thesupercarevent.com

Once-in-a-lifetime supercar rides, live shows and family attractions will be on offer at The Supercar Event 2019.

The interactive supercar festival takes place on 1 June 2019 at Goodwood Motor Circuit with 100% of the proceeds donated to The Children’s Trust to help children with brain injury and neurodisability.

The event offers the chance to experience exhilarating rides in world-class supercars, as well as a wide range of fun filled attractions and entertainment for the whole family to enjoy. From helicopter rides to Caterham Sevens, family rides with Sporting Bears,

Win a family ticket to The Supercar Event To enter the competition answer the question below: Q: Where is the Supercar Event being held this year? a) Goodwood b) Fontwell c) Brighton Send your answer and contact details to: Supercar Event Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or enter online at www.sussexlocal.net/ features/competitions Winner drawn after 30th April 2019. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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Win tickets The Undertones Saturday 18 May at Southampton Engine Rooms one of the best punk albums of all time (Family Entertainment, Male Model, Jump Boys, Here Comes The Summer, Jimmy Jimmy), adding to them a whole bucketful of their iconic guitar pop hits and anthems, Get Over You, My Perfect Cousin, You’ve Got My Number, Julie Ocean, Wednesday Week, and, of course, Teenage Kicks.

Special guest Neville Staple, also known as The Original Rudeboy.

Find out more at theundertones.com

Win tickets to The Undertones Formed in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1975, The Undertones became renowned for combining lyrical invention and musical flair with intelligent simplicity.

Their anthemic Teenage Kicks, much loved by John Peel, is one of the most influential songs of the postpunk era.

On May 13, 1979 Seymour Stein's Sire records released the band's self titled debut album 'The Undertones'. To mark the 40th anniversary of its release, The Undertones now present a glorious set of classic tracks taken from what is considered by many to be

To enter the competition answer the question below: Q: Finish the name of their hit song : Teenage _____ a) Dance

b) Kicks

c) Dreams

Send your answer and contact details to: The Undertones Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or enter online at www.sussexlocal.net/ features/competitions Winner drawn after 30th April 2019. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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Sounds of spring at Pagham Harbour & Medmerry

By Roy Newnham, Visitor Experience Officer, RSPB Pagham Harbour As spring’s sunshine warms the air, the rush for life to reproduce and grow kicks up a gear. Buds are bursting, leaves unfurling and insects emerging. Many of our resident birds are setting up territories, looking for a mate, and starting to nest, while our summer visitors are arriving and eager to do the same. At this time of year the males exercise their vocal chords to their full potential to attract a partner and now is the best time to experience the phenomenon of the dawn chorus.

Song thrush (c) Chris Gomershall

It starts in the pitch black, when all is still and quiet. A single voice cuts through the dark, breaking the silence. Often the first to sing are the robin and the song thrush, one joining the opening soloist to duet in the last of the night. The robins’ song is a strong and varied melody, fast and vigorous, while the song thrushes consists of a series of short, far-carrying phrases, repeated three or four times.

As the light starts to infiltrate the gloom, the beautiful unhurried flute-like voice of the blackbird joins in, mixed with the faster, sweetwarble of dunnock and explosive burst of wren. Despite its diminutive size, the wren delivers a powerful cascade of notes ending in a distinctive trill which causes the bird to literally tremble with effort.

Close your eyes and soak up each expression of species declaring its presence to the world. I’m alive! I’m here! Hear me! The individual incantations merging into one choral ensemble, growing in stature, complexity and volume.

Dawn is breaking and as the dimness fades, a beautiful carpet of bluebells is revealed, heralded by warblers, joining the growing chorus. Willow warblers and chiffchaffs are almost impossible to distinguish apart but easily identified when they start to sing. The chiffchaff repeats its name over and over as regular as a metronome while the willow warbler’s song is a wonderfully evocative downward spiral and one my favourite sounds of spring. The rich, clear tune of the blackcap stands out, varying in tempo and culminating with a flourish. The male of this little warbler, as its name suggests, sports a smart black cap on an otherwise indistinct grey-brown body, while the female has a chestnut cap.

Now the morning glow brightens and the chaffinch adds its lively rattling verse, while great and blue tits bring their seesawing almost mechanical intonations.

The wood is alive now as the full orchestra reaches its glorious crescendo. This is the dawn chorus and a delightful event that everyone should experience at least once in their lifetime.

Meanwhile, as our countryside comes alive with birdsong, the jumbled phrases and harsh ‘churr’ of whitethroats rise from hedgerows and scrub. The males often perch high on the tops of bushes to sing with jumbled phrases, giving good views of their slate grey heads, reddish-brown backs and of course their white throats. Deep within the vegetation sedge warblers add to the mix with their loud clicks, whistles and rambling chatter. Sounding similar but found deep in the reed beds, the obviously named reed warbler noisily announces its presence with its continuous rattling conversation, while its nemesis, the cuckoo adds its classic springtime call.

International Dawn Chorus events are held across the globe the first weekend in May and of course we will be holding our own Dawn Chorus event at RSPB Pagham Harbour in one of our secret places. Join us on Sunday 5 May and let our Wardens help you decipher the enigma of this natural aural encounter. For more information pick up a leaflet from our Visitor Centre on the B2145 south of Chichester or visit our website www.rspb.org.uk/paghamharbour

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Legal Lucy Personal representatives Following someone’s death, it takes an average 6 to 9 months to finalise their affairs and distribute funds to their beneficiaries. The process can be complicated and frequently takes longer if difficulties arise.

A personal representative (‘PR’) has the job of listing and valuing all the deceased’s assets to ascertain how much tax is owed. Once tax is paid, HMRC will issue a receipt allowing Probate to be applied for. The Grant of Probate is the document required to enable the PRs to deal with the selling or transferring of everything the deceased owned.

Possible delays HMRC can take a long time to agree the information in respect of tax liability. Following subsequent payment, HMRC’s receipt, together with the Will and application, must be forwarded to the Probate Registry. If the Probate Registry has any concerns, it will delay granting probate until it is satisfied.

Once the Grant is issued, all assets must be gathered in, bank accounts closed and insurance policies cashed in.

Legal 17 One of the most time-consuming parts is the house sale. The property will need to be cleared, and a sale alone will usually take two or three months (and frequently much longer).

The PRs must locate all the beneficiaries, which can take time if the Will is old and people have dispersed.

Any disputes caused by ambiguous Will drafting or dissatisfied family members will delay distribution of the estate funds, in serious cases for years.

Lucy Thomas, Head of Legal Services. For help and advice, give legalmatters a call on 01243 282826 or email us at info@legalmatters.co.uk

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Local Walks - April These walks are supported by Chichester District Council, are led by volunteers and are designed to cater for all ages and abilities. No booking is required but please arrive 10 mins before the walk is due to start. Dogs are welcome unless otherwise stated but must be kept on the lead.

Timings are for guidelines only. If the weather is poor the walk may be cancelled, if unsure check, contact 01243 534589 health@chichester.gov.uk www.chichesterwellbeing.org.uk L = Walk Leader Mon 1st

10:30 am Petworth Park Tree Walk L: Gerald Fascinating walk through the Park trees from 350-800 years old. Meet: Petworth Park North Car Park

2 hrs

4 miles

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10:30 am Lavant L: Andrew Slow, flat, easy stroll from Lavant to Binderton.

Meet in Sheepwash Lane, East Lavant village green

2 hrs

2 miles

Thurs 4th

10:30 am Fairmile Bottom L: Peter Circular walk through the Downland nature reserve towards Arundel. Meet on the A29 after Madehurst turn

2 hrs 30 mins

4.5 miles

Fri 5th

10:30 am Houghton Forest & Bignor Hill Meet in Whiteways Car Park, BN18 9FD

L: Alison

2 hrs 30 mins

6 miles

Fri 5th

10:30 am Plaistow Meet on South side of village green

L: Richard

2 hrs

4 miles

Sun 7th

10.30 am Thornham Marina L: Dominic Along Thornham Lane through the boatyard, south along the harbour wall. Meet in Thornham Marina car park

2 hrs

3 miles

Mon 8th

10:30 am Chichester Canal Meet in Chichester Canal, PO19 8DT

30 mins

1 mile

Mon 8th

10:30am Eartham to Gumber Farm L: Simon Meet in the free Forestry Commission car park at Eartham

2 hrs

4 miles

Tue 9th

10:30 am Kirdford L: Richard Through farmland, return past a fish farm and through woodland. Meet in front of the Half Moon pub in Kirdford

1 hr 30 mins

3.5 miles

Fri 12th

10:30 am Salvington Hill L: Peter Circular walk towards Findon.

Meet in car park on the left at the end of Honeysuckle Lane

2 hrs

3.5 miles

Mon 15th

10:30 am Chichester Canal Meet in Chichester Canal, PO19 8DT

30 mins

1 mile

Mon 15th

10:30 am Slindon Estate L: Simon Passing through the National Trusts beautiful Slindon Estate. Meet in National Trust car park, Park Lane, Slindon

2 hrs

4 miles

Wed 17th

10:30 am Duncton and Sutton L: Alison This is a lovely walk with parkland, woodland, pastures and streams. Meet in Willett Close, GU28 OLA

2 hrs

5 miles

Wed 24th

10:45 am Climping L: Dominic Along dunes and beach to Climping Mill, then across fields to club. Meet at Arun Yacht Club Car Park, BN17 5DL

1 hr 15 mins

2.5 miles

Thurs 25th

10.30 am Stopham L: Bruce Possible bluebell extravaganza. Meet at Stopham Church

2 hrs 15 mins

5 miles

Fri 26th

10:30 am River Arun Meet in Amberley Station Car Park, BN18 9LR

L: Peter

2 hrs 30 mins

4.8 miles

Mon 29th

10:30 am Wey Arun Canal (Loxwood) Meet in canal visitor centre car park

L: Richard

1 hr 30 mins

3.5 miles

L: Helen

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Sussex Snippets Despite very high winds Sussex Local's Kris Thomas completed the Vitality Big Half marathon in London in 2 hours 11 mins on Sunday 10th March. The race is the 'warm up' for the London Marathon which takes place in April and saw a field of over 13,300 runners including Sir Mo Farah who successfully defended his win last year finishing the 13.1 miles in just 61 minutes and 14 seconds. Kris was raising money for locally based charity Little Life Savers who teach children basic life saving skills. Kris said "I really enjoyed running through London and the crowds were amazing, my legs were a bit wobbly at the end!" She continued "it was my first half marathon and I was pleased with my time especially as it was so windy". www.littlelifesavers.org The South of England Agricultural Society has announced that its 2019 Charity of the Year is Jamie’s Farm. Established in 2005 by then school teacher, Jamie Feilden, the charity enables disadvantaged young people to thrive through residential experiences on one of their three residential farms.

Information on contributing a donation can be found at jamiesfarm.org.uk. For more information on the Society, its aims, events and membership or to make a donation, please visit seas.org.uk

CHICHESTER LOCAL An exciting new website southdownsmusic.com launches today celebrating the rich and varied music of the South Downs. It brings together a range of songs, tunes and other resources that highlight the fantastic tapestry of musical heritage that comes from the South Downs National Park. `South Downs Music` is accessible for everyone but will be especially useful to schools, choirs, community groups and other organisations who want to learn and perform musical material from the website.

The Government is investing an extra £20bn a year in the NHS. The NHS has produced a Long Term Plan, setting out all the things it wants health services to do better for people across the country. Now your local NHS needs to hear from you about what those changes should look like in your community. Share your views with Healthwatch West Sussex – call them on 0300 012 0122, or fill out the survey at www.healthwatch.co.uk. Don’t forget to join in the conversation with #WhatWouldYouDo The second annual Rockinghorse iDrop will take place at British Airways i360 in Brighton on the longest day of the year, Friday 21st June. This year, the iDrop abseil event will be raising funds for Chalkhill Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit in Haywards Heath, which is Sussex’s only mental health inpatient unit for young people. Registration is £50 with an additional minimum sponsorship of £250 per person. Applications will close on Friday 26th April at midnight. To request an application form, call 01273 330044 or email hannah.seltzer@rockinghorse.org.uk. Further details can be found at www.rockinghorse.org.uk.

Town and parish council elections will be taking place on Thursday 2nd May. You can find your polling station on your poll card, if not then check your council’s website.

It isn’t too late to put yourself up for election nominations must be in by 3rd April.

Sussex Wildlife Trust has been awarded a development grant of £59,000 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund for its Sussex by the Sea project. The project is about positively influencing human behaviours that are contributing to the decline of marine life off the Sussex coast and will focus on the marine and coastal environmental heritage of Sussex. Marine species to be found in Sussex seas include black seabream, the rare short-snouted seahorse and the endangered undulate ray. To find out more visit sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk The further non-statutory consultation for the A27 Arundel Bypass scheme is now planned for late summer 2019. Highways England say they are investigating a number of options which haven’t previously been consulted on as they have discovered new information which merits putting the plans to the public again. This will include being able to “review new information including a modified design for option 5a, alongside updated traffic modelling results and new information about alternative, enhanced options.”

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Funds for The Information Shop, Chichester The Information Shop for Young People in Chichester city centre has recently been awarded £10,000 funding from the National Lottery, which will ensure the continued provision of mental wellbeing support for young people in the local area.

The Information Shop is an independent charity offering free and non-time-limited emotional support and counselling services to young people aged 13-25.

Based in Little London, with over 25 volunteers working across the week Monday to Friday, the project provides local young people access to talking therapies, practical advice and sexual health education.

The project currently sees an average of 63 young people through its doors each week, who seek support across a wide variety of issues such as; finding work, relationships, anxiety, eating disorders, selfharm, and depression.

The gratefully received funding from National Lottery players will contribute towards improving facilities, lowering waiting times for counselling and continuing to ensure young people have a space to talk openly in a safe and confidential setting.

When asked how the project had made a difference to them, one young person said, “I have been going

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through a hard time recently and have come to The Information Shop drop-in a few times. Knowing there are people who will listen to me, properly listen, who aren’t my family, or teachers makes me feel like getting things off my chest more. Although I am doing much better now I know that they are there if I need them again.”

At a time when mental wellbeing services are in such demand, and the risk of young people not being able to access timely and adequate support is high, The Information Shop is an invaluable resource which can only operate from generous funding such as that awarded by the National Lottery.

If you or someone you know might benefit from the support the project can provide, their details are: chiinfoshop.org.uk or 01243 839093.

Pet of the Month This month allow us to introduce Michetta; a 1 year old neutered male rabbit. Michetta arrived at The Cat & Rabbit Rescue Centre in March 2018 when his previous owners didn’t have enough space for him any longer. He originally came in with his brother as they got older they no longer got along which often happens when two male rabbits live together, we had to separate them.

His brother found a new home with a female rabbit, however a year later Michetta is still waiting to find a female rabbit to bond with.

Michetta is full of energy and loves to play; he throws his toys about and generally has fun. Sometimes he get over excited and nips which means he would be better suited to a home without young children. He would love to find a female playmate; if you have a single female rabbit that is looking for a friend we can bond them at The Centre for you.

If you think you may be able to give Michetta the new home he deserves please give The Centre a call Monday to Friday from 9am-4pm on 01243 641 409 or email info@crrc.co.uk

Chichester Lions Club celebrates The Lions Club of Chichester celebrated its 52nd birthday with a Charter Dinner at the Chichester park Hotel last Saturday. The cost of this celebration came not from donations to the Lions but from the members as every penny donated is used to benefit those less well off. If you would like to support, donate or consider joining Lions please visit www.chilions.org.uk

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£600 raised for Brent Lodge Wildlife Hospital A networking evening at Arundel Castle on 26th February, held 120 attendees and raised £600 for Brent Lodge Wildlife Hospital. www.brentlodge.org

Reader response In response to Sussex Local’s March 2019 main feature ’Magistrates Court closures: Dear Sirs, I thought I must email you following receipt of your last 2 editions.

What a superb article by Veronica Cowan in your March issue. I worked at Chichester Magistrates’ Court as legal adviser and legal team manager for more than 24 years starting in 1988. When I started, the court house was still comparatively new – it was opened in 1977, and in 1994 an extension was opened. It was a lovely building in which to work and certainly “fit for purpose” in terms of dispensing justice. It is very sad to walk past it, as I frequently do now, and see it sitting there, neglected and unsold, with furniture still inside it! It is indeed appalling that so little money has been realised from the court buildings that have been shut since 2010. I now work part-time as a defence solicitor and am extremely

disappointed, like your writer was, with levels of service and communication generally that I receive when dealing with the court administration. The same is equally true of the Crown Prosecution Service. So thank you, Veronica, for highlighting these things for readers of Sussex Local.

Yours, David (Bathurst)

Children’s TV Star at The Duke & Rye On Wednesday 6th March, local residents enjoyed a charity bingo night hosted by children's TV star, Dave Benson Phillips at The Duke & Rye Pub, Chichester.

The event was put on by local home care provider Caremark (Chichester) to raise money for Canine Partners - a charity that trains assistance dogs for people with physical disabilities.

Dave Benson Phillips commented: “I would like to thank the people of Chichester for your support on the night. I love the city and hope to come and see you all again soon!”

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In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks

by Andrew Staib, Principal Designer of Glorious Gardens Giving your garden the Spring it deserves April is the busiest time of the year so there are lots of “Shoulds” in April.

You should have cleared the last of the Winter debris and now begin sowing and planting in earnest. You should be thinking of planting up Summer bulbs and bedding. You should be putting down the last of your mulch on beds to prevent Spring weeds. You should be thinking of buying in some colourful plants for the late Spring and Summer.

But - you should also, like an enormous bath sponge, be soaking up the beauty of nature, slaking your body’s thirst for fresh green shoots, brighter colours, bluer skies and the merry sound of returning birds.

Back to practical stuff If your garden is not awash with bright Tulips and the stoical trumpets of Daffodils make a map of your garden and draw in where you would like more colour and height next year. In Autumn, retrieve this piece of wisdom and buy and plant bulbs where you have indicated.

It is the right time to buy Summer flowering bulbs now like Ranunculus, wonderful for cut flowers, Dahlias, Nerines and Gladioli.

If you haven’t sowed vegetables in March now is the time to start.

Also you still have time to dig in some well rotted manure into your veg beds and sprinkle some fertilizer and potash onto the soil and then gently rake it in. Not too much or your little seed may burn when they are first put in.

Salads You can sow lettuce seed either indoors or outdoors, under cover if necessary. Sow spring onions, radishes, salad mixes, rocket, summer purslane and Oriental leaves under cloches or in cold frames.

As well as mixed salad seed combination you can consider rocket, which will last all year and into the next as well as the mustard family of edible greens.

Mustards are easy plants to grow and young leaves sown now will be ready to harvest as a cut-and-comeagain salad crop in about four to five weeks’ time.

If you have enough room you can sow a coupe of rows now, and then new rows every two weeks. So by the time May comes you have a continuous drop for the rest of the Summer.

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If you have a greenhouse you can start your tomatoes, chiles, aubergines and peppers. This gives them enough time to grow before you consider planting them outdoors.

Potatoes If you started chitting a batch of first early potatoes at the start of the year, and if the ground is not still frozen, you should be able to plant them now. Dig a shallow drill about 15cm (6in) deep and lay your seed potatoes in it at intervals of 30cm (12in). Make sure the “chits” or shoots are pointing upwards. You can always buy them pre-chitted from your garden centre.

Root and stem vegetables Carrots and turnips can be sown outdoors. Celery, celeriac, Kohl Rabi, and Florence fennel are not so hardy and if you sow seeds now you should keep them indoors or in a heated greenhouse. Jerusalem artichokes can be planted as corms now and are one of the few vegetables that don’t mind dappled shade though they won’t get as tall. Again, these come back each year so plant in an otherwise unused part of your growing space.

Plants You can turn your attention especially to shady areas as these can get forgotten. Now is the time to appraise these areas. Lots of Spring plants and bulbs burst into action before the bigger trees gain their leaves.

Try Brunnera macrophylla and Pulmonaria Diane Clare for ground cover. Also for dry shade ground cover you could look at any of the Epimediums, Dryopteris wallchiana fern, Anemone nemorosa and Viola cornuta.

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Annuals You can sow all sorts of annuals now, some outdoors, others in your greenhouse or kitchen to annoy your partner. Try the rare and gorgeous Cerinthe, Dill, Nigella Marigolds and Poppies.

Where to visit this April Wisley gardens is one of the UK’s most visited gardens. One of the major RHS gardens, the variety and inspiration you will get there is mind blowing. It covers 240 acres so expect to spend a whole day there or more! Wisley Lane, Wisley, Woking, GU23 6QB.

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April tasks  Hoe any bare areas of earth before the weeds take hold – if you do this once a week you will be weed free all year  Sow sow sow. A lot of your summer vegetables can be sown directly into the ground now  Mulch your beds with compost and bark chips to seal in the moisture from winter and prevent growth of new weed seeds  Feed all your shrubs and roses with a handful of bonemeal dug about an inch deep around the base of each plant.  Feed iron loving plants that are grown in pots with some Iron Fertilizer. Not too late to give Dogwood and Willow and big cut back  Apply both Moss Kill and Braodleaf weed killer to your lawns –wait a coupe of weeks then vigorously rake out all the dead thatch. You can also reseed the lawn where there are obvious patches

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 Sow annuals indoors or in your greenhouse – rather than that trip to the supermarket you could try growing Marigolds and Lobelia in trays

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Safe in Sussex Domestic abuse awareness

By Lynn Smith

Domestic abuse can take many forms. It can be physical, emotional, psychological, financial or sexual violence that takes place in an intimate or family type relationship and forms a pattern of coercive and controlling behaviour. It’s about someone you know trying to control your life and includes forced marriage and so-called “honour crimes.”

Domestic violence may also include a range of abusive behaviours not all of which are themselves inherently “violent,” and the perpetrator of the abuse isn’t always a partner – it could be an ex-partner, a friend or a member of the family.

Safe in Sussex – the trading name of Worthing Women’s Aid – was founded in 1977 when a group of women got together to petition Worthing Borough Council to provide a house for those fleeing domestic abuse. The group recognised a need in the community for a safe place where women could go and recover from abusive relationships. In those early days the charity was made up entirely of volunteers and the property is still rented from the council today.

Over the years the charity has grown, it now has 27 paid members of staff, and in 2013 began trading as Safe in Sussex, to reflect the fact that it works across West Sussex. Today there are three confidential refuges and a community refuge, which provide a safe place for women and children to rebuild their lives and recover from the trauma of domestic abuse.

There is also a drop in centre in Littlehampton, which

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is open to the whole community whether someone is concerned about their own relationship, or for a friend or family member.

In the community, Safe in Sussex delivers support groups for women who are experiencing, or who have experienced, domestic abuse. Its twelve week Freedom Programme aims to help women understand the beliefs held by abusive people, show the effects of domestic abuse on children and help them recognise potential future abusers.

Safe in Sussex’s mission is to provide refuge accommodation and other support to women, children and young people experiencing and/or fleeing domestic abuse; to empower and enable individuals to recognise domestic abuse and inform them of ways in which they can protect themselves; to provide education and raise awareness about domestic abuse by promoting healthy relationships to build stronger, safer communities and to reduce the incidence of and the harm caused by domestic abuse in the community.

Domestic abuse can have a negative effect not only on the self-esteem and wellbeing of the victim, but on that of their children too. Safe in Sussex quotes statistics showing that – shockingly – in a class of 30 pupils, three will have experienced domestic abuse/ violence at home. In order to break the cycle of domestic abuse Safe in Sussex delivers healthy relationship programmes into primary and secondary schools. They offer lessons and assemblies that aim to empower young people to make healthy choices around every relationship they have – friendships, parent/guardian, sibling or romantic.

The charity’s refuge provision helps approximately 70 women and 78 children a year. Their domestic abuse drop in centre supports 120 adults a year their community groups support 450 woman a year.

Additionally, Safe in Sussex’s healthy relationships educational programmes reach 4,500 children and young people a year.

The charity receives funding from a variety of sources. Currently, West Sussex County Council (WSCC) provides funding for two of the charity’s refuges and it relies upon grants from charitable trusts, its own fundraising activities, housing benefit, community and individual donations. At the moment, Safe in Sussex receives a grant from the Big Lottery Reaching Communities Fund to deliver the educational programmes into schools and support groups to women in the community. Safe in Sussex’s charity shop in Broadwater also provides a vital source of income for the charity.

Even so, the charity says that ongoing funding is always a challenge for them and that it is one of the organisations that will be impacted by pending WSCC funding cuts. The charity is waiting to hear how the council plans to administer the 63 percent cuts before it can make any future plans – as loss of funds may mean closing some of its refuge provision and restructuring services. As the only refuge provider in West Sussex, the charity says that cuts in funding are worrying; refuges literally save women’s lives and offer a safe place at a most dangerous time.

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However, In March of this year, having secured eighteen months of funding from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, the charity is launching a domestic abuse outreach service across the county. The aim of this service is to reach women in isolated communities by providing accessible drop in sessions in various locations including rural communities.

the board of Trustees and occasionally help in the offices and with fundraising events.

Given the uncertainty over local authority funding, a charity’s own fund raising efforts take on a new importance, and in December Safe in Sussex held its first Gingerbread House Decorating Competition, which was a great success and is set to become an annual event. June 28th this year is the annual Shocking Shirts and Funky Frocks day, when businesses, schools and community groups wear a shirt or dress for the day and make a donation to the charity. This coincides with National Cream Tea Day and Safe in Sussex will be hosting a cream tea event in Worthing.

That Safe in Sussex provides vital help and support for abused women and their families in West Sussex, is supported by the words of a woman helped by the charity after her husband became controlling, abusive and manipulative, using emotional blackmail and aggression towards her. “After four years I ran …

When I arrived (at Safe in Sussex) I was a broken woman, my daughter was traumatised. They (Safe in Sussex) not only gave me a room, a roof and space, they gave me a future when I felt there wasn’t one.

Both of us received support and encouragement. My daughter had one to one sessions with a children’s worker and she was able to release her pain. I was supported and regained my confidence. I attended the Freedom program and learnt about what (my husband) had done and how he had ground me down. I will be eternally grateful for the help and support I received.”

Safe in Sussex tells me that, like most charities, the support and goodwill of the community is fundamental to its work. However, it’s only in recent years that the charity has begun to communicate to the local community the work it does, and it believes there is still plenty it could do in order to gain support. Safe in Sussex currently has twenty volunteers - the majority of whom help in the Broadwater charity shop, form

Shockingly, one in four women experience domestic abuse in their life time and on average two women a week are killed by a current or former partner. Domestic abuse is the most common cause of depression in women and on average 35 assaults happen before the police are even called.

Contact Safe in Sussex on 03303 337416, email info@safeinsussex.org.uk or visit www.safeinsussex.org

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Flat roof coverings

By Chris Ennis FRICS Flat roofs are commonly seen around residential dwellings.

They may be weathering extensions, porch structures, dormer windows or (c) Bryn Pinzgauer garages. Whilst they appear to be flat, they are designed to have a ‘fall’ of 1:80 i.e. 1 cm of height across 80 cm of width. This is to ensure that the stormwater is discharged to gutters or pipes.

The fall is constructed by adding tapered timbers known as ‘firring’ pieces above the ceiling joists. The roof structures are clad in plywood, and it is over this cladding that the waterproof covering is secured.

The most common covering is that of mineral felt arranged in three layers with heavy duty cap sheet on top. Years ago, felt roofs were clad in stone chippings to reflect solar energy, and to minimize fire risk.

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These days the cap sheet is often smooth finished and painted with solar reflective paint. Pedestrian traffic over a stone chip covered roof should only be made using crawling boards since the stone finishes can puncture the cap sheet beneath and cause leakage.

The life-span of a felt roof is finite… depending on the quality of materials used, and the skill of the roofer, it may be counted in months, but they can also last 20 years or more in protected locations. The general standard of a re-roofing job may be judged by the ‘sharpness’ of the nosing felt at the perimeter of the roof, and the absence of any ‘pooling’ of storm water after a rain shower.

There a number of other covering materials in common use including sheet lead which may have a life in excess of 100 years, Asphalt with a life span of more than 60 years, Nuralite first used in the 1960’s, Zinc which is mined in the Americas Australia and Asia, profiled plastic-coated steel, copper sheet and rubber (EDPM) covering. All these materials have particular qualities and may be chosen for their appearance, longevity, installation / maintenance cost and useful life expectancy.

Chris Ennis FRICS is a Chartered Surveyor. Call him on 01903 261 217 or you can send an email to surveyor1@talktalk.net or see www.propdoctor.co.uk

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How to exercise when you’re busy

By Heather Smith, Personal Trainer In a ‘normal week’ you know you have time to fit in some exercise. It’s just a shame that these ‘normal weeks’ don’t occur all that often!

There is ALWAYS something which crops up to absorb our time – school meetings, extra hours at work, shooting off to meet friends – and if we’re honest, these weeks are actually the normal ones. So, when we don’t have much time for exercise, what should we do?

Firstly, when you’re rushed off your feet and stressed, I don’t think adding in a tough workout is the right thing to do. High stress levels need to be countered with down time, not pushed even higher with stressful workouts. Of course, this doesn’t mean you have a free pass to not do any exercise; it just means we need to find a way to build some exercise into your life without further increasing your stress levels.

The solution?

First, increase your general activity. The less time you can spend sitting and the more time you can spend walking, the better. Take a look at your commitments and work out how you could squeeze some activity in.

Could you get off the train or bus one stop earlier,

or park a little further away? Could you fit some sort of activity into your day – gardening, walking instead of driving, even getting the dreaded housework done? Could you use the upstairs loo instead of staying downstairs?

Little things add up to more energy expenditure, and health benefits, than you’d expect.

Then, pick some key strength based exercises, and sprinkle them throughout your day. An example of this might be to do ten squats every time you go to the loo, or to do ten press ups against the worktop every time you go into the kitchen. Over the course of a day, you’ll have added up a fair bit of exercise, you’ll hardly notice it, and you will gain more strength than you expect, which is only a good thing for fat loss, fitness and health.

Heather Smith is a fat loss specialist Personal Trainer. www.fitbiztraining.co.uk

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34 Recipe

Bakewell Tart A classic British teatime treat Ingredients Serves 8          

300g rich shortcrust pastry 60ml raspberry jam 100g butter 100g caster sugar 2 large eggs 50g plain flour 100g ground almonds 30ml milk Icing sugar to dust To decorate; fresh raspberries (optional)

Method 1) Preheat the oven to 190C/375F.. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface and line a 23cm loose bottom fluted flan tin. Don’t trim off excess yet. Line with greaseproof paper and fill with dry

CHICHESTER LOCAL beans or baking beans and bake blind for about 15 minutes, then remove the paper and beans and cook for a further 5 minutes until lightly cooked but not coloured. Now trim the pastry edges.

2) Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and beat well. Fold in the plain flour, ground almonds and then stir in milk if required to give a soft dropping consistency. Spread the pastry base with jam. Spoon the almond mixture over the jam and level the top.

3) Bake for 40 minutes or until filling is springy to touch. Remove from oven, allow to partly cool in the tin, then remove from the tin and dust the top with icing sugar.

Decorate with a few fresh raspberries if desired.

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‘And did those feet’?

By local historian Andrew Berriman Easter is almost upon us, so it’s right that this month’s article has a quasi-religious theme.

for his new faith by Nero, the Roman Emperor from 54-68 AD.

And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England’s mountains green?

And was the holy Lamb of God On England’s pleasant pastures seen?

Pudens’ wife was called Claudia, and we know that she was British. The Roman poet Martial tells how ‘Claudia, the fair one from a foreign shore, is with my Pudens joined in wedlock’s band’. The daughter of a British client king would have been a good match for a Roman officer. So was she the daughter of Togidubnus, who had taken the names Tiberius Claudius out of deference to his patron, the Emperor, and may well have named his daughter Claudia after him? Not too implausible, in my view. Togidubnus had visited Rome as a boy, and may even have lived there, which explains why his relationship with the Roman invaders was so friendly, and why they built an impressive ‘Palace’ at Fishbourne for him.

This is the first verse of the poem written by William Blake in 1804. It served as the Preface to his epic poem ‘Milton’, and became far better known as ‘Jerusalem’ once Sir Hubert Parry had set it to music in 1916. The poem is rooted in our locality.

Blake’s view up to the trundle Blake had been living in Felpham since 1800. He often visited his friend Miss Harriet Poole in Mid Lavant, her house looking down over the village green from the main road. We are fairly confident that Blake, while gazing up from her first floor living room to the Trundle had this vision of ‘England’s green and pleasant land’.

But just whose were ‘those feet’? We certainly know that Jesus Christ was ‘the Lamb of God’, ‘Agnus Dei’, because John’s Gospel tells us so: ‘Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world’. Was Blake subscribing to the belief that Jesus Christ might have, at some stage in his short life, visited Britain? The life blood of any historian is evidence, the more irrefutable the better. In this case, there is much conjecture, but the evidence, such as it is, is worthy of serious consideration.

Let us start with Chichester and its links with early Christianity. On the wall of the Council House in North Street is the Minerva stone with its partial inscription.

It states that a temple was built, possibly on this site, with the approval of Togidubnus, the client king and Legate of the Emperor. The actual site was given by the son of Pudens, who was a young Roman officer.

Pudens is mentioned in one of Paul’s letters or Epistles to Timothy, in which he sends greetings from some of the early Christian converts gathered around him, one of whom was Pudens. He was later martyred

We now must consider Joseph of Arimathea. As mentioned in all four Gospels, It was he who was given permission by Pontius Pilate to bury Christ’s body after his crucifixion. He was the uncle of the Virgin Mary, and so was Christ’s great uncle. Tradition held that the senior male relative of a crucified person must deal with the body after death, and this Joseph did, as it is believed that Christ’s father, also named Joseph, had predeceased his son.

Lavant Green 1910 Joseph of Arimathea was a merchant, who visited England to buy tin in Cornwall. Had he brought the teenage Jesus with him on one of these visits, and did they visit Glastonbury Tor? Was it up this hill that Blake believed that Christ’s feet had trod? Later it was known as the Isle of Avalon, surrounded by marshland. After Christ’s crucifixion, Joseph of Arimathea is said, somewhere nearby, to have hidden the Holy Grail, the cup containing Christ’s blood.

I know. I agree with you. This article has too much conjecture. It may be all a product of Blake’s remarkable mind. We mustn’t forget that Blake was a visionary poet, not a historian. Historians are a much duller species of mankind than visionary poets. But… what if?

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Chichester City Council Edited extracts of minutes of the Planning & Conservation Committee on 6th March 2019.

80 and 85A Bus withdrawal The Chairman referred to an email received from Oving Parish Council giving details of the proposal to withdraw the Saturday Service of the 85 and 85A bus route from Chichester to Arundel. The reasons given were the under-use of the Service. However, it was noted that a request had been received for Parish Councils to help with funding; although the Committee felt that further statistics were required to justify this request. After some discussion it was agreed that, pending further statistical information, this matter be referred to the Finance Committee for further consideration.

County Council Road Space Audit The conclusions of the Road Space Audit were summarised and an overview given of the Parking Management Plan which the RSA had informed. The themes and suggested actions to address the City’s parking issues were outlined and discussed. Concern was expressed about the availability of parking for residents and the ratio of residential parking permits to permits available for commuters. Further concern was raised that demand for parking may exceed supply, and that cost may be an issue for residents and commuters.

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Councillor Hunt addressed the Committee and was requested to provide further information about the Road Space Audit to City Council officers. In the meantime, Mr Miles Davey, Parking Manager, West Sussex County Council, would be invited to attend the next meeting of the Committee (on 3rd April) to update members.

List of Historic Buildings of Interest It was proposed to request that the following be removed from the Local Buildings of Interest List:  Chichester Bus Garage  The former Chichester High School for Girls  Chichester Magistrates Court  The Railway Station (excluding the Signal Box) After discussion, the Committee were of the opinion that the following buildings should be brought to the next Committee for further discussion:  The Planetarium  The Richmond Arms  The new canal building  The Railway Station Signal Box www.chichestercity.gov.uk

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