Sussex Local Magazine - Chichester/Midhurst APRIL 2022

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Apr 2022 Cover image: Kevin McCloud MBE at 'Goodwoof'

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Easter is just around the corner (as are the school holidays) and there are plenty of events listed in our What’s On guide for both adults and children. 22nd April is Earth Day which has been given added emphasis by recent events and media attention on climate change. The organisers are providing lots of information and free resources for anyone who wants to get involved www.earthday.org Our Charity profile this month spotlights Sightsavers, a Sussex company helping people all around the world. Bathrooms are the most popular room to renovate at the moment according to RMR architects and Heather Smith suggests how to optimise your fitness regime to suit your age. We have our regular local community and council news updates and there’s a chance to win tickets to the forthcoming ‘Goodwoof’ event at Goodwood - dog lovers do not want to miss this!

Whether you celebrate Easter or just enjoy the chocolate, we hope you and your family get to spend some time together.

Until next time,

Kris & Jeff

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Sussex Local cannot be held responsible for errors or omissions or claims made by contributors. Views and opinions of contributors are not necessarily those of the publisher.

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HELLO!

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12 Charity and Community News 16 Local Guided Walks 18 Children's Puzzle Page 19 Win Tickets to GoodWoof!

21 In Your Garden 26 Property 28 Charity Profile Sightsavers

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Motoring Recipe Health & Wellbeing Chichester History Local Schools News Prize Crossword RSPB Pagham News Win a copy of ‘Confessions of an Airline Pilot’ 46 Local Council News 48 Classified Business

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Every Tue & Thu 7:00 PM Bognor Regis Model Railway Club Model Railway Club Westergate PO20 3YA Claire ctanner25@hotmail.com Every Wed 8:00 PM The Leconfield Singers rehearsals United Reformed Church Petworth GU28 0AW Rachel chair@leconfieldsingers.co.uk www.leconfieldsingers.co.uk

COMMUNITY 04/04/2022 7:30 PM Would you believe it? Storrington Chapel RH20 4DH £3 under 18 free Jo neuropsychology@talktalk.net www.storringtonchapel.org.uk 06/04/2022 12:00 PM Christian Aid Lent Lunches homemade soup in Christ Church Chichester PO19 1SW Derek dnawales@gmail.com 23/04/2022 8:00 AM Men's Breakfast - open to all men Brick Kiln Nursery & Garden Centre Chichester PO20 1EJ £9.50 peter@ppsutton.co.uk immanuelchichester.com/community/mens-breakfast/ Every Wed 9:00 AM Worthing Homes Community Computing The Resource Centre Worthing BN11 1ER Free. Amberlouise 01903 703100

COURSES & TUITION 02/04/2022 10:00 AM WEA day seminar: The Trial of the Birmingham Six New Park Community and Arts Centre Chichester PO19 7XY £15 chichester.branch@wea.ac.uk wea.org.uk

EXHIBITIONS 02/04/2022 2:00 PM Findon Village Gardens Association Spring Show Findon Village Hall BN14 0TA Free www.findonvillage.org/findonvillage-gardens-association-2 23/04/2022 10:30 AM Stitchmakers on Location Old Workshop barn Sullington RH20 4AE Free. Ros johnrosw@sky.com 30/04/2022 10:00 AM Downland Art Society Spring Art Exhibition The Norfolk Centre Arundel BN18 9PA Free. Chris chrisjshaw@hotmail.co.uk www.downland.org 20th - 24th Apr 10:00 AM West Sussex Art Society Annual Show Colonnade House Worthing BN11 3DH joe.cox@adur-worthing.gov.uk colonnadehouse.co.uk Every Sun 10:00 AM Brick Wonders at The Novium Museum Novium Museum Chichester PO19 1QH £4 Child: £2.50 thenovium@chichester.gov.uk www.thenovium.org

FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT 09/04/2022 11:00 AM Chichester Canal 200th Anniversary Celebration 200 years of history at Chichester Canal PO19 8DT Chichester Ship Canal Trust www.chichestercanal.org.uk 1st - 18th Apr 10:00 AM Daily Easter Activities at the Weald and Downland Museum Weald and Dowland Museum Singleton PO18 0EU £15.5 £7.5 01243 811363 www.wealddown.co.uk 1st & 2nd May 10:00 AM Weald and Downland Museum May Day Weald and Dowland Museum Singleton PO18 0EU £15.50 £7.50 01243 811363 www.wealddown.co.uk

FAYRES AND FETES 03/04/2022 10:00 AM Vintage Antique & Militaria Fair Midhurst Rother College GU29 9DT £2 Sara phoenixvamfairs@gmail.com phoenixvamfairs.co.uk 16/04/2022 10:00 AM Cinnamon Trust Easter Fair Findon Village Hall BN14 0TA £3 Free Maggie maggiemartin8@googlemail.com

FILM 13/04/2022 7:00 PM Rotary Film Night West Side Story £5 from Card Shop or contact Ken 01903740745 Sullington Hall Storrington RH20 3PP kandjcoll@btinternet.com 25/04/2022 7:30 AM Pulborough Film Night The Duke Pulborough Village Hall RH20 2BF £6.50 Terri terriashpool@uwclub.net

HEALTH AND FITNESS 24/04/2022 9:30 AM Guided Trail Run run through South Downs from Bignor Hill Car Park RH20 1PR £5 tanya@tanyaboardman.co.uk tanyaboardman.co.uk Every Thu 2:00 PM Balance and Strengthening Classes Thakeham Village Hall RH20 3GP £10 per session Rosie robertsonr730@yahoo.com

MUSIC 02/04/2022 7:30 PM Motown and Northern Soul Evening - Eastergate Village Hall Barnham PO20 3RP £5 di_cassini@hotmail.com www.soul -source.co.uk/calendar/event/68186eastergate-motown-northern-soul-evening

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What’s On - April 2022 Event organisers please enter your event details on www.sussexlocal.net/events-add/ We regret that we cannot accept submissions by email. We take the details from our website for the magazine listings which can appear in up to all seven editions distributed to over 46,000 addresses.

Charity, community and non-profit events are free of charge (subject to space). Commercial events can be listed from just £25 plus VAT which includes promotion through Facebook & Twitter.

Deadline for May events to be put on website - 4th April

CHILDREN'S EVENTS 11th & 20th Apr 10:00 AM Bounce About Day Aldingbourne Trust Chichester PO18 0JP £7.50 www.aldingbournetrust.org 12/04/2022 10:00 AM Easter Holidays - First Class Falconry - Falconry shows Aldingbourne Trust Chichester PO18 0JP leahm@aldingbourne.org www.aldingbournetrust.org/events £7.50 13/04/2022 10:00 AM Aldingbourne’s Wipe Out Zone - Aldingbourne Trust Chichester PO18 0JP £7.50 leahm@aldingbourne.org www.aldingbournetrust.org/events 14th & 22 Apr 10:00 AM Foam Party Aldingbourne Trust Chichester PO18 0JP £7.50 leahm@aldingbourne.org www.aldingbournetrust.org/events 15/04/2022 10:00 AM Easter Egg Hunt - Aldingbourne Trust's nature trails Chichester PO18 0JP £7.50 aldingbournetrust.org/events 18/04/2022 10:00 AM Aldingbourne’s Assault Course - Aldingbourne Trust Chichester PO18 0JP £7.50 leahm@aldingbourne.org www.aldingbournetrust.org/events 19/04/2022 10:00 AM Build A Den Day Aldingbourne Trust Chichester PO18 0JP £7.50 leahm@aldingbourne.org www.aldingbournetrust.org/events

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03/04/2022 6:45 PM Graphic novel book club Private house Barnham PO22 0EF Free Paul paulw21erin@gmail.com 04/04/2022 8:00 PM Felpham Singles Social Club The George Inn Bognor Regis PO22 7PL Free anniecook555@yahoo.com www.felphamsingles.yolasite.com 08/04/2022 7:45 PM Worthing Folk Dance Group St Lawrence Church Hall Goring by sea BN12 4BY £2 Helen hdoswell@googlemail.com

11/04/2022 7:30 PM Pulborough Meadows WI Pulborough Village Hall RH20 2BF £1 Mary mary.walker50@gmail.com 13/04/2022 7:30 PM Lavant Horticultural Society Lavant Memorial Hall East Lavant PO18 0AH Visitors £3 Contact Mike chairman@lavanthortsoc.org.uk 15/04/2022 7:00 PM Worthing Rethink Zoom Mark worthingmhcarers@gmail.com 16/04/2022 7:30 PM Sullington Windmills Women's Institute Parish Hall Storrington RH20 3PP Erika erikabrichta@hotmail.co.uk sullingtonwindmills.org 19/04/2022 7:30 PM Durrington WI Meeting Durrington Community Centre Worthing BN13 3FJ lindaturner100@hotmail.com mywi.thewi.org.uk/welcome-to-my-wi 19/04/2022 7:30 PM West Chiltington Floral Club West Chiltington Village Hall RH20 2PZ £5 Visitors Brenda wchiltfloralclub@gmail.com 27/04/2022 2:30 PM Pulborough Society meeting Pulborough Village Hall RH20 2AE Visitors £2 Ian Ellis chair@pulboroughsociety.org 27/04/2022 7:00 PM Self-Sufficiency Group Walk - Buddington Farm Midhurst GU29 9RU Members free Alec Fry fry.alec@gmail.com Every Fri 7:00 PM Westergate Badminton Club meet at St Philip Howard School Barnham PO22 0EN Michael mdewe@aol.com Every Mon 11:00 AM West Chiltington Short Mat Bowls Club bowling club in West Chiltington Village Hall RH20 2PZ Jean Palmer 01798 815930 Every Thu 8:00 PM Salsa Cubana Cuban Salsa Classes Weekly New Park Community Centre Chichester PO19 7XY £8.00 Andrea FitzPatrick salsacubana567@gmail.com Every Thu 10:30 AM Thakeham Table Tennis Club Thakeham Village Hall Storrington RH20 3GP Andrew 07765 763350 andytttc@gmail.com www.thakehamtabletennis.co.uk

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38 What's On 2 02/04/2022 7:30 PM Passiontide Meditation Boxgrove Priory Chichester PO18 0EE £15 Sally webmaster@chantryquire.org.uk www.chantryquire.org.uk 02/04/2022 7:00 PM Southdowns Concert Band presents The Best of British Music Midhurst Memorial Hall GU29 9DH £12.50 Under 16 free Brenda bbailey93@btinternet.com 02/04/2022 7:30 PM The Rowland Singers Choir Easter Concert Emmanuel URC Worthing BN11 5DA £12 Jan jan@robertsummers.co.uk www.rowlandsingers.co.uk

22/04/2022 2:00 PM Happy & Glorious Alexandra Theatre Regis Centre PO21 1BL From £12.50 David david.b@regiscentre.co.uk alexandratheatre.co.uk/whats-on/ 22/04/2022 6:45 PM Taylor Maid Concert Storrington and Sullington Parish Hall RH20 3PP £12 storringtonmuseum@hotmail.com www.storringtonmuseum.com 30/04/2022 7:30 PM Happy and Glorious St Mary's Church Horsham RH12 1HE £15 £5 Friends £10, over 60's £12.50 Esther Clark esthervanoostrum@aol.com www.chchoralsoc.org

SALES AND MARKETS

02/04/2022 10:15 AM Junktique, Collectables & Clutter Sale West Chiltington Village Hall RH20 08/04/2022 7:30 PM Chichester Music Society 2PZ £1 under 12 Free.

Monthly Concert University of Chichester Chapel Carol wchiltfloralclub@gmail.com of the Ascension PO19 6PE Donation, Free, 19/04/2022 9:00 AM Ardingly Antiques Fair www.chichestermusicsociety.org.uk South of England Showground Ardingly RH17 6TL £20, Free Under 16's. Eve 08/04/2022 7:45 PM The Charlotte Glasson eve.oliver@iacf.co.uk www.iacf.co.uk Quintet Pallant Suite Chichester Freemason's 23/04/2022 9:00 AM Pulborough Farmer's Hall PO19 1SY £15 visitors £5 students £8 Market Pulborough Village Hall RH20 2BF members £3 students Peter Stoakley terriashpool@uwclub.net peter@stoakley.myzen.co.uk More events on www.sussexlocal.net - please contact event organisers to check for changes

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E4very address every month Every Fri 9:45 AM Storrington Community Market Storrington Village Hall RH20 4DZ Free Katie katiebridge17@gmail.com

SPORT 10/04/2022 9:45 AM Run The Brighton Marathon or Brighton 10k Preston Park Brighton BN1 6SD www.aakss.org.uk community@aakss.org.uk 24/04/2022 2:00 PM Pulborough Bowls Club Open Day play bowls for free at the Pulborough Bowls Club RH20 2AF Contact Jane Gray on pulboroughbc@gmail.com www.pulboroughbowlsclub.co.uk 29/04/2022 11:00 AM Goodwood Racecourse British Flat Racing Season Opener Goodwood Racecourse Chichester PO18 0PS From £26 Under 18 free ticketoffice@goodwood.com www.goodwood.com/horseracing/fixturesevents/season-opener

TALKS 05/04/2022 7:30 PM Sextant to Sat Nav Storrington Museum RH20 4LL £6, £5 Members www.storringtonmuseum.com 05/04/2022 2:00 PM The Arts Society West Sussex Great Railway Stations Fittleworth Village Hall RH20 1HB Free members Visitors £7 Jackie westsussex@theartssociety.org www.theartssocietywestsussex.org 06/04/2022 10:45 AM Dispelling & Preserving The Moors Fittleworth Village Hall RH20 1JB £6 Free for members The Arts Society South Downs jane@theallisonfamily.co.uk www.theartssocietysouthdowns.org.uk 06/04/2022 2:00 PM The Opening Country - Boxgrove Village Hall Chichester PO18 OEE £7 Students £2 infocls@gmail.com www.chichesterliterarysociety.org 07/04/2022 7:30 PM Arundel Gardens Association Jubilee Room Arundel Museum BN18 9PA £4 visitors, free for members marywilsonsmith@hotmail.co.uk

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510 What's On 2 11/04/2022 10:00 AM The Arts Society, Steyning Lucian Freud: The Art and the Man by The Steyning Centre BN44 3XZ members free £10 visitors steyning@theartssociety.org www.theartssocietysteyning.org.uk 13/04/2022 7:30 PM Earthworms - West Chiltington Horticultural Society talk West Chiltington Village Hall RH20 2PZ Visitors £3 Members free Carys westchilthorts@gmail.com www.westchilthortsoc.wordpress.com

27/04/2022 11:30 AM Bee There - Fundraiser talk Aldingbourne Trust Chichester PO18 0JP £15 Contact Leah leahm@aldingbourne.org www.aldingbournetrust.org/fundraising-events

08/04/2022 8:00 PM One Off Comedy Special @ Billingshurst Centre 18 + Billingshurst Centre RH14 9QW £14.99 fun@oneoffcomedy.co.uk billingshurstcomedy.eventbrite.co.uk 22/04/2022 6:30 PM Our Generation 13+ Chichester Festival Theatre PO19 6AP From £21 Half price for under 16s box.office@cft.org.uk www.cft.org.uk 28/04/2022 7:30 PM Coming-of-age rock musical - 'Bare' Alexandra Theatre The Regis Centre PO21 1BL Adult: £16 Child: £14 NUS: £8 David alexandratheatre.co.uk/whats-on david.b@regiscentre.co.uk

THEATRE 02/04/2022 7:30 PM Clive Anderson - Me, Macbeth & I Alexandra Theatre Regis Centre PO21 1BN £20 hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk www.alexandratheatre.co.uk More events on www.sussexlocal.net - please contact event organisers to check for changes

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Sussex Snippets News from across the counties West Sussex County Council have set their budget for the forthcoming tax year 2022/3. Council tax will rise by 2.99%. This includes a 1.99% general increase, plus an additional 1% dedicated for adult social care.

West Sussex Wellbeing has helped more than 60,000 adults since it was established countywide in 2011. The service is delivered through partnership between West Sussex County Council and the seven district and borough councils. It offers impartial and friendly advice and support about health issues. Full details can be found on the website, which also contains details of local Wellbeing Hubs in Adur & Worthing, Arun, Chichester, Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex. www.westsussexwellbeing.org.uk Since 2002, the Sussex Search & Rescue charity has helped find numerous missing people across the county. Most callouts are to search for vulnerable missing people such as the elderly, people living with dementia, despondents, children, and anyone else deemed to be a high risk. The team’s

task is to locate them having been given a briefing by the police, and to return them to a place of safety. The team, which entirely consists of volunteers drawn from all walks of life, marks its 20th year of operation in 2022. www.sussar.org.uk.

The public consultation into the proposed Rampion 2 wind farm off the coast of Sussex is open until April 11th.

Campaign group Protect Coastal Sussex (www.protectcoastalsussex.org) say the new turbines (in purple on the map) will be more than twice the height of Rampion 1 (shown in blue) and cover four times the area. www.rampion2.com/consultation.

Children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities are being encouraged to sign up to a new-look register that will help West Sussex County Council develop better services to support them and their families. From 1 April 2022, the West Sussex Library Service will take over running the disability register for those aged under 25.

Those who sign up or renew from that date will be entitled to either a £5 shopping voucher or a Max Card, a national discount card providing hundreds of offers and valid for two years. For details email: SENDCommissioningTeam@westsussex.gov.uk Are you an experienced driver or passenger assistant? West Sussex County Council is recruiting School Minibus/Car Driver or Passenger Assistants. Work Location: Countywide, with base locations including Horsham, Drayton Depot (near Chichester) and Worthing. Permanent & Casual roles available - Hours (Split Shift: 7am -10am / 2pm – 5pm). For more details you can visit www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/featured-jobs/ school-transport-jobs or call 01243 753530.

West Sussex Trading Standards is offering to install call blocking devices free of charge to help stop nuisance calls. Residents need to satisfy certain criteria to qualify for the devices, which are proven to block up to 98% of nuisance calls.

Search “callblocker” at www.westsussex.gov.uk or call 01243 642124 (Option 2).

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Charity & Community News Hugh Bonneville Opens New Community Space Chichester Community Development Trust (CCDT) celebrated the reopening of the doors of Graylingwell Chapel as a community and events space, hosted by acclaimed actor and West Sussex resident, Hugh Bonneville.

From Monday to Saturdays, 8am-5pm, The Chapel will be open to all. There is a new café extension; children’s interactive play area; open space with armchairs, tables and seating to relax, meet with friends and family or enjoy the space for remote working; and two interior meeting or workshop rooms.

An extensive programme of activities range from art and drama wellbeing workshops, to ‘story and supper’ times for younger visitors – providing an inspiring book reading followed by dinner,

giving the kids a treat and their parents an evening off cooking. Many evenings will see the Chapel transformed to a performance space seating up to 175 people for events including live music, and comedy. www.graylingwellchapel.com

Citizens Advice Volunteering Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice is looking for volunteers to fill roles both remotely and in its centres as advisors, focused debt advisors, receptionists, research and campaigns, fundraising roles, as well as social media and marketing roles. www.arunchichestercab.org.uk.

Free Wellbeing Courses Weigh Better Life, which is run by Chichester District Council’s Wellbeing Team, takes place over 12 weeks, offering face to face and virtual support. It aims to help residents improve their health and wellbeing while focusing on sustainable weight loss. There are courses in Petworth, Midhurst (starting late March), Chichester, Selsey and online. For more information email weighbetterlife@chichester.gov.uk or call 01243 521041.

Chichester Men’s Shed opens Chichester Men’s Shed meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month at Chichester Boy’s Club, 34A Little London, Chichester, PO19 1PL from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Apart from plenty of chat, tea, coffee and biscuits they have started by making bird boxes, and having a talk and demonstration on silversmithing and jewellery making techniques. They are actively looking for their own premises in order to establish a fully equipped workshop and social space. Anyone aged over 18 is very welcome to join. See their Facebook page or email chichestermensshed@gmail.com.

Jubilee Street Party Applications Chichester District Council is reminding residents to check if they need to apply for road closures. A Road Closure application is not needed for parties organised by and for residents in one or two small streets without external publicity. The deadline for applications is 5pm on 20th April.

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Charity & Community News Chichester Art Trail in May The Chichester Open Studios Art Trail is a traditional and very popular event where you can visit up to 159 artists in 132 studios in the first two weekends of May. It is the chance to see all kinds of art in the making, and to view and purchase original works of art. The Trail Guide, with its maps showing Venue locations and a profile of each artist, helps visitors to plan their route. Printed Guides are available from Chichester LIbrary, Pallant & Whitewalls Galleries, Chichester Festival Theatre, The Novium Museum or download a copy at www.chichesterarttrail.org

Rotary Photo Competition There were more entries than ever before for this year’s Rotary Young Photographer at Midhurst Rother College. The competition is aimed to encourage young people to experiment with photography, using digital and/or traditional

methods of photography, to demonstrate interpretation of the theme and e xpre ss i de as through the medium of photography.

There were twenty Intermediate entries (aged between 11-13) and seven Senior (14-17). The judges were main sponsor Michael Chevis, Steve Morley and Rosa Woodrow, and the winners were (Intermediate) Jessica Dunn and (Senior ) Jacob Thompson.

Boxgrove Village Café opens Boxgrove village has always had a strong community ethos and in March the Village Hall launched a new, weekly ‘Boxgrove Community Café'. which will be run by local baker Laura Hammond of Laura’s Cake Corner. The café opens every Friday from 9:30am-3pm and offers hot drinks and delicious cakes and hot food, the new café promises to be a friendly, welcoming place for everyone to chat and socialise. www.boxgrovevillagehall.co.uk

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Sussex Walks - April 2022 These walks are supported by Chichester District Council and are led by volunteers. If the weather is poor the walk may be cancelled.

IMPORTANT: You must pre-book before the walk on the Chichester District Council Website or call 01243 521041 www.chichester.gov.uk/heartsmart You must not attend these walks if you develop any of the symptoms of Coronavirus or come into close contact with someone who has tested positive for Coronavirus.

Every Mon 10.30am Chichester Canal L: Sarah 30mins 1 mile A flat walk at a gentle pace, suitable for beginners Meet: Chichester Canal, Basin Road, Chichester PO19 8DT Every Tues 11am Midhurst Jubilee Walk L: Richard 30mins 1 mile A flat walk at a gentle pace with a steady incline to the top with benches to sit along the way Meet: The Grange Leisure Centre, Bepton Road, Midhurst, GU29 9HD Fri 1st 10.30am Goodwood L: Jane 3.75 hours 8 miles A more advanced walk due to its length and steep uphill sections &stiles. Lovely open countryside also taking in the villages of West Dean and Singleton. We will have a stop so please bring a snack.

Meet: Goodwood Seven Points Car park (not the Triangle car park) Wed 6th 10.30am Climping L: Dominic 1hr 15mins 2.5 miles Along dunes and beach to Climping Mill, across fields to Ferry Road & Rope Walk to the Yacht Club.

Meet: Arun Yacht Club Car Park, Rope Walk, Littlehampton, BN17 5DL Thurs 7th 10.30am Petworth Park L: Gerald 1.5 hour 3 miles Come and see the fallow deer, The Monument & a surprise Dog’s Face.

Meet: The Horse Guards Inn, Upperton Road, Tillington, GU28 9AF Mon 11th 2.00pm River Rother – Woolbeding L: Sandy 2-2.5 hours 4.3 miles This mostly flat and peaceful walk with 1 -2 stiles follows the RIVER and returns through woods Meet: Woolbeding Car Park Wed 13th 10.30am Houghton Forest L: Alison 2.5 hours 6 miles With panoramic views in all directions. A fairly strenuous walk with two long uphill stretches.

Meet: Whiteways Car Park, BN18 9FD Mon 18th 2.00pm East Dean L: Sandy 3-3.5 hrs 6.6 miles A gorgeous, but up-hill, walk through farmland and forest up to the SDW with stunning scenery Meet: All Saints Church. East Dean Fri 22nd 10.30am West Harting Down L: Andrew 2 hours 4 miles along The Bosom and the South Downs Way Meet: Harting Down car park (National Trust) Mon 25th 10.30am Longer Bosham Walk L: Ian 75 minutes 2.8 miles We will walk briefly to the west to join the Bosham Channel, then south along the shoreline to Bosham Quay, Bosham Church, the Trippetts, then north past the Berkley Arms back to the start Meet: Bosham Business Centre Car Park (free) PO18 8NN Wed 27th 10.30am Eartham Woods L: Alison 2-2.5 hrs 5.5 miles A walk through Eartham Woods, coming back along Stane Street. No stiles.

Meet: Forestry Commission Car Park, Eartham Fri 29th 10.30am Amberley Village L: Peter B 2 hrs 4 miles A walk through Amberley village and back round the castle and along the river Arun.

Meet: Car park at Amberley Station. MAP REF TQ026117 Sat 30th 10.30am Binsted Woods L: Dominic 2-2.5 hrs 4 miles A mainly flat headland path, grass, gravel. Coffee may be available at the post office.

Meet: Walberton Village Hall car park, The Street, Walberton, Arundel, BN18 0PQ

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West Sussex Minibus Your Community Minibus Service West Sussex Minibus is a registered charity providing an affordable, door to door transport service for all age groups. It operates services from eight locations across the county and is run entirely by volunteers.

From the Petworth Division, the surrounding rural villages are served including, Tillington, Duncton, Northchapel and Fittleworth. In addition, there’s a dedicated service departing from Kirdford.

when travelling on one of their services.

Membership comes with an annual calendar of excursions including, shopping trips to Petworth, Worthing, Chichester and Horsham. Regular social outings are also scheduled, including Garden Centre visits, Lunch outings and Scenic excursions. West Sussex Minibus also takes members to Petworth Over 60’s Centre, every Tuesday, plus Bingo sessions on the first and third Wednesday afternoons of the month. For anybody needing extra help, assistance is on hand to support passengers getting on and off the minibus, as well as carrying shopping to their home. Individual Membership is £8 a year, plus a nominal per trip fare

West Sussex Minibus’s mission is to make a positive and lasting contribution to the community, keeping residents active, independent and socially connected. It is a friendly, year-round service providing a great way to catch up with old friends and meet new ones.

Not for Profit and Community Groups can also utilise the Associations' minibuses to support their activities when joining as Affiliate Members.

Membership is £30 per year.

New Volunteers and Members are always welcome.

To join, call 0300 772 7735 or 01798 342942. www.westsussexminbus.org.uk

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“Goodwoof” at Goodwood Celebration of our canine companions 28th - 29th May 2022 sports to field and trail. CaniSports sees hounds and humans race around the Goodwood estate and Flyball and Disc Dog action will take place in the Arena. Goodwoof is the only place to see world-class Disc Dog action. World and European champion Adrian Stoica and his team of award-winning dogs will make a much-anticipated UK debut at Goodwoof. Competitions and demonstrations will be held throughout each day of the event.

The Goodwood Estate is launching Goodwoof, a celebration of all things canine with their worldfamous Kennels as the perfect backdrop. Goodwoof will be a dog event like no other - devised by genuine dog lovers and featuring a fantastic line-up of activities to entertain dogs and their human companions alike. The event will be a feast of family-friendly fun, equally suited to those with and without a dog.

Goodwoof visitors will be able to watch adrenaline-packed action from top dogs and world champions across the disciplines, from action

Introduce your dog to new tricks on the day with ‘have-a-go’ sessions in Agility, Flyball, Fastest Dog and CaniCross which are open to everyone. Or visit the Studio which will be offering alternative approaches to canine care with hands-on sessions including dogfriendly massage and DOGA (dog yoga).

At the centre of Goodwoof is Barkitecture - an inspirational collection of kennels spearheaded

by Kevin McCloud MBE. Barkitecture will house the final shortlisted kennel designs from some of the world’s greatest architects.

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In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas & tasks by Andrew Staib of Glorious Gardens High Beeches - An unsung Sussex Jewel When I left Sarah and Jeremy Bray, owners of The High Beeches Woodland and Watergardens, I had the feeling I was waving goodbye to two “Ents”, trees from Lord of the Rings that can talk and move about. Such is their dedication to the spirit of the land they inherited from Sarah’s parents in the early 90’s.

They showed me around the grounds and their enthusiasm was childlike and fresh.

Given that Sarah has spent most of her life here, its impressive her intense enthusiasm for High Beeches hasn’t waned.

“My parents, Anne and Edward Boscawen, met Colonel Giles Loder family in the 60’s, and in 1966, when he died, various parts of the estate were sold off, my parents buying High Beeches. It came without a house, but Owners Sarah and Jeremy Bray instead had a magnificent collection of trees that Colonel Loder had built up in the first half of the 20th Century. Among Col Loder’s cousins with whom he exchanged plants, were Lord Wakehurst of Wakehurst Place and Edmund Loder of Leonardslee.

She pointed to a grassy bank “Look, Narcissus cyclamineus is out all ready! Oh I do hope late frosts won’t get the Magnolia flowers this year.”

“When we came back here, and my parents moved to the Garden House, we immediately started sourcing and adding to the collection.

And then a year after our official opening to the public, the 1987 storms hit us!”. They both shudder and recount stories of buying chain saws, gathering vast piles of fallen timber, remembering the loss of great trees. My mother’s force of will got us through that time. She was so dedicated to this place.”

As we walk past a small valley, that smooths its way through a grove of trees, Jeremy talks about the unexpected benefits of lockdown. “I have commuted into London most of my working life, but lockdown enabled me to slow down and even start to learn the names of our collections here. We have ambitions to create a proper database of our whole collection.”

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We walk along a series of streams, miniature waterfalls and ponds. “Yes”, says Sarah, looking over a particular large and deep pond, “ This water is, as so often, the Spirit of the Place. This was my father’s life work and now ours.

We run the place on a shoestring and I wish I had more time for propagating rare species and hunting in nurseries for rare plants” She takes me through the inventory of High Beeches. “ We have some giant oaks of course, though the beech trees have now mostly disappeared over the years. Our gardens are espe- High Breeches gardens cially good in April and May with all the Rhododendrons flowering, and in the Autumn Sometimes High Beeches feels like an odd aswith the Acers”. sortment of botanical wonders, the open and We pass Rhododendron arboreum, which looks flowing grounds of an estate, sometimes a well cared for collection of personalities, attractively like a hundred magic tricks, with scarlet handkerchiefs of blossom ready to explode from dark situated on both a slope and rolling hills. green fingers. There is a rare Quercus myrsinifolia, a cut leaf Beech, an Acer davidii ‘Rosalie!” We come to an extraordinary circle of 67 Giant Redwoods, and I suddenly feel like a gnome in the dark quiet of the space.

“We have 27 acres here, and a woodland meadow that has been uncultivated for over 100 years, which is very rare in Sussex and, oh look, the primroses are coming out! It you come back soon you will see in this shady valley the only

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Are they worried about the future?

“Yes. High Beeches struggles to support itself and the tearooms are mainly supported by Volun- High Breeches gardens teers, but our three daughters, who grew up running about here, are now part of the Management Committee and we have had a Conservation Trust in place for decades. We see ourselves as custodians of this place.”

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High Beeches is open on the 1st April, from 1pm to 5pm every day except Wednesday and if you want a more intimate experience with acid loving trees and shrubs, High Beeches is a garden that will tick both the boxes of the horticulturist and the stroller through nature.

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Feed iron loving plants that are grown in pots with some iron fertilizer.

Apply both Moss Kill and Broadleaf 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 You can 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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A perfect place to relax

By Nick Roberts RMR Group Second only to kitchens, a recent survey revealed that bathrooms were one of the most popular rooms for homeowners to renovate. Why? A few reasons. Sometimes it’s to add a personal touch to a new home, for some it’s because their bathroom has deteriorated into a state and for others it’s simply because they’ve been inspired by a design they’ve seen. Regardless of your motivation, there’s always a design that suits both you and your home.

Creating amazing spaces that relax the soul is all about making the most of the size and shape of the room. Whilst some can be restrictive, you’d be amazed at how much just a few alterations can transform your bathroom from a cold and dingy cave into an escape suitable for a spar.

And the best news: size doesn’t matter (luckily!).

Size doesn’t have to impact style. Yes, whilst we can’t all have a free-standing bath in the centre of the room, clever use of light, materials and mirrors can produce results often way more impressive that originally thought. Styles ranging

from traditional to contemporary, these vibes come from the design and don’t need grandiose elbow room for drying your hair.

Short on space? Floating vanity units or possibly built-in storage could make the difference between a cramped bathroom and a modest bathroom. Maybe you’re after a vibrant feel.

Feature walls, vintage patterned tiles are proving extremely popular at the moment as they can bring bathrooms walls back to life. For those of you who aren’t exactly sure, wooden effect or large neutral coloured wall tiles are often the best places to start getting your creative thoughts flowing.

For those of your seeking a little touch of luxury, perhaps consider a free-standing bath or frameless shower. www.robertsmillerredshaw.com

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Sightsavers …

Sussex charity improving lives since 1950. By Lynn Smith Worldwide there are some 2.2billion people suffering with visual impairment, but, says Sussex based charity Sightsavers, nearly half of this impairment is preventable or treatable.

Sightsavers works in over 30 of the world’s poorest countries where limited health systems and significant challenges accessing treatment leave millions with sight problems.

Blindness can prevent people already living below the poverty line from earning a living, drawing their family into a spiral of greater poverty. Ella Pierce, Director of Fundraising and Marketing at Sightsavers, tells me that, “We work to prevent people from unneces- Archana, a cataract beneficiary being screened at a local sarily losing their sight, from treating eye con- screening camp in Odisha, India ditions such as cataract and prescribing glasses, to campaigning for the rights of people to end avoidable blindness and promote equality with disabilities and distributing treatments for of opportunity for people with disabilities.” neglected tropical diseases, such as trachoma, Sussex based international organisation the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness.

Although Sightsavers is an international organisa“Thanks to our incredible supporters we are able tion, working in countries across Africa and Asia, to reach thousands of people each year, working its global headquarters are in Haywards Heath and like many of the organisation’s staff, Ella Pierce lives in Sussex, working alongside Sightsavers staff internationally. Ella says that Sightsavers is well known locally and that, “My • Vertical, (own) earliest memory of Sightsavers was seeing Venetian, the charity featured on Blue Peter, whose 1986 Wood, Roller, appeal gave us our name.”

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Visualising a world where avoidable blindness is eliminated Since its inception the charity has provided 7.7 million cataract operations, 196 million eye examinations and 4.6 million pairs of glasses. Sightsavers vision is of a world where avoidable blindness is eliminated, and where people with visual impairments and other disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone else. Working in partnership with governments and other organisations to help people in need today, Sightsavers also works to strengthen health and education systems, so that countries can deliver their own services long into the future. Ella goes on to say, “At the heart of our ethos is delivering eye health and inclusion projects of the highest standards, and working efficiently, sustainably and transparently to have the greatest possible long-term impact.” A goal only achievable, Ella says, thanks to the generosity of the charity’s loyal supporters.

Tackling childhood cataracts Globally the leading cause of blindness is cataract, a disease that, if left untreated, can cause eventual blindness. Associated with older people in the UK, cataracts can also be present from birth and in many poorer countries, where

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healthcare and treatment may be less readily available, childhood cataracts can be a major cause of blindness, which, if not treated early can be irreversible. This is an area Ella is particularly passionate about: “I have been lucky enough to see for myself how a straightforward cataract operation can transform a child’s life.”

Other causes of concern include neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), including trachoma and river blindness. Trachoma is particularly cruel with people experiencing extreme pain as scarring to the eyelid pulls the eyelashes inward, so with every blink they scrape against the eye.

800 million people with sight loss and other disabilities in low- and middle- income countries Many visual impairments are not curable and many of those with sight loss are routinely denied basic human rights. Sightsavers, “Believes everyone has the right to learn, earn and be happy, which is why we promote equal opportunities for people with visual impairments and other disabilities.”

Most of Sightsavers programmes had to pause during the Covid-19 pandemic but have now resumed with the charity working hard to catch up and reach people who struggled to access help through the pandemic. Ella says, “It became apparent that people with disabilities, particularly women and girls, were being more harshly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic than the wider population. Sightsavers had had previous experience in dealing with the Ebola health crisis and already had vital knowledge in adapting programmes during a health emergency. “This helped inform our response to the Covid-19 pandemic… and quickly identified how we needed to adapt our programmes to still reach people safely.”

Every address every month A gift of just £28 can help restore the sight of an adult with cataract Sightsavers, Ella says, is “Fortunate to receive incredible support from individuals who donate to our work or leave a gift in their will. We hugely value their commitment, generosity, and involvement.” People also help by fundraising, or by signing petitions, sharing information, contacting politicians etc.

“We also have some fantastic corporate supporters and receive vital funding from governments, trusts, foundations, global philanthropists, and other institutions that support the charity’s mission… Every single gift… makes a huge difference to the people we help.” Sightsavers also receives donated drugs to treat certain NTDs; medication donated directly by the manufacturers as a ‘gift in kind’ – it can cost as little as £60 to protect a whole community against trachoma. The charity is excited that last year the Gambia eliminated trachoma, becoming the second country in subSaharan Africa to do so.

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with the eye care service it needs. Which is, crucial to the long-term sustainability of programmes.

Unless eye health services improve the number of blind people could triple by 2050 When I ask what challenges the charity faces, Ella says that the main one that springs to mind is the sheer scale. Even so, treatment for blindness is widely accepted to be among the most straightforward, scalable, successful and cost effective of all health interventions.

There is also the challenge of funding the gaps left by the UK government cutting its aid budget.

The charity urgently needs to recoup millions of pounds of funding lost, from its trachoma work, if it’s to stay on target to eliminate these diseases.

“The other challenge in the Covid battle for Sightsavers, is how we ensure we are supporting people with disabilities, to ensure they are included in the Covid response and can access the information and health care they need. This is a hugely important part of what we do.”

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Ferrari restructures to tackle electrification

By Nadia Goldsmith

Luxury car brand Ferrari is accelerating the transition to carbon neutrality by 2030 with a business restructure that will “enhance product excellence” and enable further innovation, optimised processes, increased innovation and opportunities for collaboration.

Recently appoint Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna says, “We want to push the boundaries even

further in all areas by leveraging technology in a unique Ferrari way”. “Our new organization enhances our agility, which is essential to seizing opportunities in front of us in this rapidly evolving environment.”

Ferrari have expanded their leadership team by promoting existing employees and through external employment.

Giammaria Fulgenzi, who has been working for Ferrari since 2002, has been assigned the role of Chief Product Development Officer and Silvia Gabrielli who has been with Ferrari since 2019, formerly from Microsoft, has become Chief Digital and Data Officer.

Ferrari’s transition to electric propulsion is set for 2030, and the company’s first electric vehicle is scheduled for 2025. Italian manufacturers have previously made it clear that they will not move to electricity until technology allows them to produce cars that fit their position.

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Chocolate brownie nests Full on chocolate treats for Easter!

Ingredients - Makes: 10-12 • 225g/8oz margarine, melted • 350g/13oz caster sugar • 1-2tsp vanilla essence • 4 medium eggs • 110g/4oz plain flour • 75g/3oz cocoa powder • pinch salt • 110g/4oz pecan nuts or walnuts, roughly chopped Topping: • 50g/2oz margarine • 1tbsp cocoa powder, sieved • 75g/3oz icing sugar, sieved • Mini eggs and Easter decorations if you wish Method 1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas Mark 4.

Mix all the cake ingredients together and spoon into a greased and line 27.5 x 17.5cm/11” x 7” shallow tin. Bake for 40 minutes until well risen and firm.

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in to small rounds before the cake is too cold or it will become crumbly.

3. Cream together the margarine, cocoa powder, icing sugar and 12tbsp hot water until smooth and glossy. Firm up slightly, then place in a piping bag with small/ medium star nozzle.

4. Pipe round the tops of the cakes to form nests and fill with a few mini eggs or other suitable decorations.

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Good health as we age Exercise – part 2 of 3 by Heather Smith Next in our series of things to do now you’re not in your 20’s, let’s look at exercise. Exercise is important throughout our lives, but the way we approach it should change as we get older.

Warm up - Dedicating more than a minute to warming up before your workouts is going to be time well spent.

Things take a little longer to get going than they used to, so do mobility drills and get the blood moving before you start the main part of your workout. You might be surprised at how well you can move after a proper warm up – not to mention the importance of maintaining or improving how well you can move overall.

Prioritise resistance training - A well put together workout at home or in the gym becomes even more important with age. The muscle we hold on our bodies is precious and drops rapidly with age, so anything you can do to maintain (or improve) your muscle mass will pay huge dividends. Resistance training also has a positive impact on our bones and reduces risk of osteoporosis.

Keep turning up - Routine is hard. Especially when you’re a fully grown adult with a long list of responsibilities. But keep turning up for your workouts, keep building the routine.

Even if you’re not in the mood and just put in an average workout, it still has benefits – especially over not having turned up – and might even be better sometimes since you’re less likely to wake up the next day exhausted and needing a few days to recover from the aches!

They say 60% of your workouts will be average, 20% will be fantastic and 20% will be terrible – just turn up and get them done.

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Hunston By local historian Andrew Berriman Today, in 2022, the busy main road through Hunston has houses on both sides for over half a mile from the Canal to the playing field. Yet back in 1896, the O.S. map shows no houses at all, just brickfields to the east, and on the other side extensive watercress beds right across to the Chichester Canal towpath. It always surprises me just how common were watercress beds were back then, whereas today few people eat it, despite it being highly nutritious.

In 1897 there was quite a big event in Hunston.

No, not Queeen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, but the arrival of the Selsey Tramway. It crossed the Canal by use of a complicated drawbridge, whose stone abutments can still be seen. The line, now a fairly hidden footpath, went over fields and then the road (despite no level crossing) to Hunston Station, which was actually little more than a wooden hut. I once went in search of this building, or at least any remains of it, with limited success.

Nor had the actual Tramway passengers, as the train was notoriously unreliable. Tthe Tramway timetable supposedly ran ‘in connection’ with the main line LBSCR trains at Chichester, but that was a fanciful pipe-dream.

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But the arrival of the train, albeit uncertain, on most days, led to more housing, built along the road, and near the station. I once had a friend who lived at 3, New Cottages, a lovely period terrace of small dwellings, still there. They were probably ‘New’ in the first decade of the 20th century, and were followed by more housing, and a large Brickworks behind the Spotted Cow. Gradually the whole axis of the village changed, just as in had done in Barnham, once the railway reached there in 1846. This left the original nucleus of the village, around the church and manor house, somewhat out on a limb down Church Lane. The Manor House is an architectural treat, late 17th century, with nine bays, built of the

distinctive orangey-tinted limestone Mixon Rock, once quarried off Selsey Bill. The large pond in front of the house was part of a moat, and was surrounded by life-size exotic wire wild exotic animals, though currently not there.

The walk down Church Lane passes Spire Cottage, so-called because it was reputedly built with stones from the Cathedral spire which collapsed in 1861. Its windows have distinctive cast-iron casements, a product of Halsted and Sons iron foundry in East Pallant, identical to those in Priory Park Lodge. Further down the lane is the Rectory, all Georgian elegance, though somewhat spoilt by a garish 19th century gabled porch.

St. Leodegars Church

At last we reach the church, dedicated to St Leodegar (pronounced St. Ledger), apparently a 7th century bishop of Autun. I have a soft spot for it, as it reminds me of my Doncaster childhood, going to watch the St Leger each September, one of the highlights of the horseracing calendar. Its design is treated harshly in ‘Pevsner’: ‘There are very few Sussex churches for which absolutely nothing can be said’. Oh dear, you can guess what’s coming. ‘Alas, this is one of them’. In 1885 the original church, dating back to at least AD1105, was pulled down. Its replacement was designed by the respected church architect, A.W.Blomfield (who had designed my old Cambridge College, Selwyn, three years earlier). It was built in just six months, at a cost of £4,500. The north wall of the new church stands on exactly the same spot as its predecessor. The flint graveyard wall is well built, a good place to park if you fancy a walk over the flat fields and watery rifes of the local Golf Course.

Finally, the village’s placename. It was called Hunestan in the Domesday Book (1086) and since 1332 has been Hunston. Such continuity is both unusual and admirable.

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Easebourne C of E Primary School World book day, stone age, ‘grow, sow & farm’, Vikings & theatre Easebourne children, joined many others across the country in dressing up as their favourite book character and spending the day listening to wonderful stories as staff shared the work of muchloved authors.

We use rich texts in all subjects to and use trips and visitors to create memorable experiences for our children. This last half term has certainly been busy on that front: Rabbits (Y3) are learning about the Stone Age and brought their learning to life with a trip to Butser Hill Ancient Farm. They were based in a Stone Age house made out of wattled walls covered in daub and gathered around a fire lit in the middle of the room giving them a sense of life without electric lights and central heating.

Our Y5 Foxes have been working on a ‘Grow, Sow and Farm' topic and took a trip to Buddington Farm – our local dairy farm. They learnt about a range of different farming processes and techniques linked to the mixed farm. One of our

parents who works at the farm, guided the children explaining how the dairy cows are cared for and showing them cows being milked by a special robot! The farm also produces potatoes for restaurants and the children learnt how to wash, sort and bag them.

Year 4 Badgers are learning about the AngloSaxons, Vikings and Normans and they kicked off this topic with an invasion by Hrothgar, a Viking warrior, who held them captive in the Sports Hall all day! Hrothgar showed them the children warrior weaponry, re-enacted the story of Freyr and the Norse Gods, shared aspects of daily life and retold the story of a chieftain and his funeral.

In addition, our children have been to Chichester Festival Theatre on three occasions now, with all ages experiencing live performances and we are all looking forward to learning circus skills with Circus Pazaz in May. Caroline Hulbert, Deputy Headteacher. www.easebourne.w-sussex.sch.uk

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Midhurst Rother College Careers Fair were represented with local exhibitors including Cowdray Estate, Goodwood Estate, Contract Candles and Diffusers Ltd, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd and South Downs National Parks. From further afield Exclusive Hotel Group, Farol Ltd, the Oil and Gas Industry and Hays Travel Group were joined by a number of further and higher education providers.

After two years of online events for its students, Midhurst Rother College opened its doors and welcomed exhibitors back into the building for a vibrant careers fair for its 1200 students.

The careers event saw over 30 companies and educational establishments descend on the College with the sole purpose of educating students about the possibilities that are available to them as they progress beyond Midhurst Rother College. A wide range of careers and industries

The representative from University Campus of Football Business expressed that he found the students to be polite, courteous and professional in their manner and through with their questions about their future careers. A Year 8 student said they learned from the Fair “…that although there could be one job, you're set on doing, there are so many others that have potential”, whilst a Sixth Former stated similarly, “I learnt more about fields of work that I was both very interested in and that I had not considered before. I also learnt how businesses works and the support that they can offer in return.” www.mrc-academy.org

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A hidden haven for wildlife

By Meerabai Kings, RSPB Pagham & Medmerry Nestled between Selsey and Bracklesham is a wild and wonderful habitat with soaring birds, panoramic views of the rolling South Downs and, on a clear day, a view the Isle of Wight.

This is RSPB Medmerry, but it hasn’t always been such a haven for West Sussex wildlife. In the past, this land had been used for farming and even, in the Second World War, as a bombing range for practising pilots.

With the raging sea to the south, this low-lying land, and the surrounding properties, have been at risk of flooding for years. Every winter, the Environment Agency would send a fleet of diggers and bulldozers to the beach to reinforce the old shingle sea wall, delaying the inevitable floods.

That was until ten years ago when the RSPB and the Environment Agency (with the help of an array contactors) set out to rearrange this stretch of West Sussex Coast.

Tonnes of mud were scooped out and used to make embankments, giving a real contrast between the low lying and higher ground across the site. The shingle sea wall was breached and the sea flooded in, reclaiming the lower ground, creating intertidal habitat as it did. A new, 7km (or 4 mile) long sea wall was built either side of the breach.

The rearrangement was a huge success, with important infrastructure such as the Selsey main road and the water treatment works no longer at risk from floods, and locals have said they are spending less money on flood defences now. The local community were involved in the scheme, too, helping with decisions on footpaths and viewpoints throughout the reserve.

And, of course, the wildlife at Medmerry has flourished into a diverse and healthy ecosystem.

In the springtime, you will hear skylarks singing all around you, belting out their songs as they balance in the air, furiously beating their wings.

Cuckoo - Ben Andrew Another sound to

listen out for as spring arrives is the iconic call of the cuckoo, returning from Africa to lay their eggs in the nests of unsuspecting dunnocks.

In the surrounding farmland along the Earnley footpath, listen out for the aggressive burst of song from a Cetti’s warbler, who will be skulking in the bushes. If you are lucky enough to see one, look out for its rufous red rump!

As you walk towards the Medmerry beach, take a moment to look in the fields and hedges that flank the footpaths. You might see a golden flash as a yellowhammer perches on the willow, or the bold, apricot breast of a male stone chat on the wire fence. Now that spring has arrived, the wheatear, with its Stone chat - Andy Hay striking monochrome tail in flight, will be joining us from Africa.

Closer to the beach, at the Stilt Pools, avocets will be settling down to breed and raise their young. These elegant birds, with their black and white plumage, delicate sweeping bills, and pale blue legs, have taken a fancy to Medmerry, with growing numbers since the realignment took place. Later in spring, you can see the pom-pom like chicks teetering around the Stilt Pools.

Medmerry has been a roaring success for mankind and nature alike, so much so that it is internationally recognised and an innovative solution to flood risk whilst leaving space for the natural world. Medmerry has won multiple awards and even features in GCSE and A-Level courses across the UK… and its right on our doorstep!

With rapid urban development all along the south coast, places like Medmerry and its ‘twin’ reserve at Pagham Harbour (just a stone’s throw away) are holding more importance for our wildlife.

If you want to see the wealthy wildlife at Medmerry for yourself, join us for one of our guided walks through the reserve. For more information, please visit events.rspb.org.uk/paghamharbour www.rspb.org.uk/paghamharbour

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Confessions of an airline pilot Why planes crash by local author Terry Tozer How do you know if the airline you are planning to fly with is safe? What should you be worried about? Is it, turbulence, light-ning or that the pilots might be asleep while the aircraft flies on autopilot?

Find out what really happened with the expert investigation into the only crash that Concorde had. This and other detective stories that puzzled investigators are analysed by the author and presented in a highly readable form.

About Terry Tozer Terry Tozer who grew up in Rye in East Sussex, where he still lives today Before he became a pilot, he worked with the F1 team British Racing Motors who had a facility in Rye, designing F1 engines. For more details on Terry Tozer, his media appearances and examples of his journal-ism visit www.terrytozer.co.uk Available at www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

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Chichester City Council Local Plan update and Planning Application Edited extracts from draft minutes of the Planning and Conservation working group on 3rd Feb 2022 Local Plan - District Council reported review of housing allocations made by Central Government and testing numbers for viability. Reported numbers allocated didn’t look achievable due to lack of suitable infrastructure. Members advised it was hoped existing brownfield sites could be used for provision of new affordable housing. Asked if consideration of Central Government’s recent Levelling Up agenda included in discussions on Local Plan and if Local Plan remained relevant.

Planning Application - CC/22/00033/FUL - 10 Lavant Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 5RQ Demolition of 3 flats and associated garages, erection of 6 flats and one 3 bed dwelling and associated works. Planning Adviser summarised history of application circulated to Members with agenda. Explained previous proposals and amendments made. Members advised key issues raised by revised application were: • 1 History of applications for development on site.

Further floor among alterations applied for objected.

Amended plans submitted altering roof and omitting additional floor, resolving objection and approved.

• Variation of application proposes further changes to layout of approved apartment, providing additional living space with further floor again proposed as a mezzanine and associated fenestration alterations.

• Principle of planning system is to approve development unless causes harm to matters of public interest. Limit to level of development and occupation which proposal site can provide without harm to residents. Increased development, living space, occupation and activity on site, with reduced ratio of outdoor space, would harm amenity of proposed/surrounding residents and impact local character. Limit of development site can provide exceeded by proposal. Discussed new application & agreed concerns raised by Planning adviser in report. Recommended: Object additional living space due to consequent levels of activity/intensity of site use and ratio of living space to outdoor space. www.chichestercity.gov.uk

Midhurst Town Council Public Participation Session and Tree Applications Edited extracts from draft minutes of the Planning and Infrastructure Committee on 24th Jan 2022 Public Participation Session - Mr and Mrs Triska addressed meeting about planning application (SDNP/21/06432/FUL) for a Class C2 (Extra Care) development comprising 84 units (King Green East) and 14 dwellings (Superintendent's Drive), care facilities, internal and external communal amenity areas and car park. This doubles original planning application for 50 homes. Given class of housing being proposed, concern raised about impact on local infrastructure, especially Riverbank surgery. Noted that Elysian Residence intend to deliver an American style leasehold retirement village in a remote location.

Elysian Residence have stated their target population will be affluent, fit and healthy. This intent is to deliver a Class C2 development. Also noted that traffic survey carried out on King’s Drive completed during the working week, when nation was in lockdown. Action: Town Clerk to capture concerns and submit them to SDNPA via their planning portal.

Tree Applications - 019.01 SDNP/22/00021/ TCA 21 Petersfield Road Midhurst GU29 9JH Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Cypress tree (T1). Crown reduce by 1.5m on 1 no. Pittosporum tree T2. No objection to application.

019.02 SDNP/22/00023/TCA 23 Petersfield Road Midhurst GU29 9JH Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Silver Birch tree (T1). Decision: MTC has no objection to this application.

019.03 SDNP/21/06193/TCA The Silver Horseshoe North Street Midhurst West Sussex GU29 9DH Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Conifer tree (T1). Decision: No objection to application.

P/021/21 - Actions provided to committee before meeting. Outstanding actions closed.

P/021/22 – Build and Custom Housebuilding Register The SDNPA are seeking comments on proposed local connection test for the Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Register. Council support approach and asked the Assistant Clerk to respond. Action: Assistant Clerk to send a supportive response to SDNPA. www.midhurst-tc.gov.uk

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