Chichester Local - July 2017

July 2017

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Christians Against Poverty (CAP)

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For younger readers Plus Prize Crossword

GARDENING Ideas, tasks & more

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Charity & Community

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What’s On, Local Walks, Recipe, Prize Crossword, Local Groups, Local area & charity news, Business Directory

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July 2017 Cover Photo Jake & Dinos Chapman exhibition Cass Sculpture Foundation Goodwood www.sculpture.org.uk

Welcome...

I hope you are enjoying the summer so far.

Our July issue has another bumper What’s On Guide featuring summer fairs, music events and family entertainment listings aplenty! Starting on page 4 with more listings on our website.

We are lucky to live in a very affluent part of the country but unmanageable debt is still a real concern for many. Our main article highlights the free course for people with debt problems run by CAP (Christians against poverty) see page 27.

This month you can win tickets to the fabulous Loxwood Joust, see page 30.

Taking place over the first two weekends in August, the Loxwood Joust sees knights in full battle armour on thundering horses setting their lances at ‘full tilt’ against each other. Find out about crime and punishment in the middle ages from ‘The Executioner’ plus many other Medieval themed entertainments including archery displays, fun for children and music. You can win tickets to the event as well as VIP seats in the Royal Pavilion. You can also win tickets to the Firle Vintage Fair near Lewes, page 17.

Andrew Staib our gardening guru gives ideas to help your garden ’sing’ as well as July’s main gardening tasks. See page 19.

Finally we have our regular local walks page 18 the prize crossword page 32 and young readers’ puzzles page 14.

Thanks for reading,

Kris & Jeff

Words of Wit “A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in.”

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

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

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August Deadlines Bookings, editorial - 1st July Finished artwork, events - 7th July

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THE MOTOWN DISCO Come and enjoy our evening of Motown Music

Saturday 1st July 2017 Lavant Memorial Hall, Pook Lane, Lavant PO18 0AH 7.30pm – 12.00 am Tickets £7.50 Contact Linda 07527 581370

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Chichester July 2017 May 2017 solution shown below.

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Young Readers’ Puzzle Page Wordsearch - At the Seaside

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

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

BUCKET ISLAND SHELLS

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

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Fill the tower so that every square contains a number.

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Cappuccino Special This is the perfect cheat’s show off pudding for summer eating al fresco!!

Ingredients - serves 4  1 chocolate Swiss roll  6 tbsp prepared strong roast coffee, warm  1 tbsp sugar  2 tbsp brandy or other liqueur (optional)  200ml whipping cream  50g grated dark chocolate

Method: 1. Cut the Swiss roll into four thick slices and place in four serving dishes.

2. Stir the coffee, sugar and brandy together until the sugar has dissolved, then spoon over the Swiss roll evenly. Leave to soak in for about 5 minutes.

3. Whip all the cream until it stands in very soft peaks and then swirl over the top of each Swiss roll slice.

4. Sprinkle with plenty and plenty of chocolate 5. Chill until they are ready to serve.

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The Firle Vintage Fair

Win a weekend family ticket worth ÂŁ250. 12th - 13th August Step back in time and style and experience the best Vintage Fair in England. Firle Vintage Fair is located in the heart of the downs and is a celebration of the beauty and antiquities of the past. Featuring a host of cherry-picked vintage stalls, including gardenalia plus croquet games and original 1880 Victoriana style fairground rides.

Complementing our countryside location this year we present Flower Crown workshops, talks on Sussex Beekeeping and Wild Food workshops. For the foodies there will be the very best artisan food and beverages with Iced Sloe Gins from Gin & Bear It and a Champagne bar on the lawns.

Live entertainment throughout the weekend including Temple of Artemis cat-walk, Swing Jazz bands, Solo artists, the Spitfire Sisters Windups and Vintage DJs..

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Also returning as one of the most popular elements of the festival will be over 200 vintage car owners who will shine up their bonnets and proudly show off to motor enthusiasts!

So dust off your tea dresses, braces and brogues and hop on your bicycle or our vintage double-decker Routemaster bus. Come and join us at Firle and step back in time in style! www.firlevintagefair.co.uk

Win a weekend family ticket Prize includes weekend camping pass, a vintage bus ride, a picnic hamper, evening cocktails & BBQ For your chance to win, just answer the following : Q: Which weekend is Firle Vintage Fair taking place? a) 12th-13th Aug b) 2nd-3rd Sep c) 7th-8th Oct Send your answer and full contact details including daytime telephone number to: Firle Vintage Fair Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or email competitions@sussexlocal.net Winner will be first entry drawn after the 31st July 2017. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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Local Walks - July 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. If the weather is poor the walk be cancelled, if unsure please check, contact 01243 534589 health@chichester.gov.uk www.chichesterwellbeing.org.uk. L = Walk Leader Sun 2nd 10.30am Thornham Marina L: Dominic 2 ¾ hours 3 ½ miles A harbourside walk. Meet at Thornham Marina car park Mon 3rd 10.30am Houghton L: Pete 2 hours 2 miles Walk up Monarch’s Way, along South Downs Way. Meet at Amberley railway station car park Mon 3rd 10.30am Rowlands Castle L: Anne 1½ hours 4 miles Hilly, some stiles. Not suitable for beginners. Meet at Recreation Ground off Links Lane, PO9 6AQ Tues 4th 10.30am Marina to Dell Quay L: Janet H 1½ hours 3 ½ miles Flat walk, can be muddy. Meet at Chichester Marina car park (free), PO20 7EJ Wed 5th 10.30am Eartham Woods L: Peter 2 hours 4 mile Walk up into Eartham woods and back down Stane Street. Meet at Free Forestry Commission car park on the right, ¾ of a mile north of The George PH at Eartham Thurs 6th 10.30am Pulborough Brooks L: Jane 1 hour 3 ½ miles A flat walk with stiles. Meet in RSPB Reserve car park Wigginholt Pulborough, RH20 2EL Thurs 6th 10.30am Selsey L: Helen 30 minutes 1 mile Meet at East Beach Car Park in Selsey – it is a pay and display Mon 10th 10.30am Midhurst L: Helen 30 minutes 1 mile Meet at entrance to The Grange Leisure Centre Bepton Road, Midhurst, GU29 9HD Wed 12th 10.30am Drovers Walk, Singleton L: Fiona 2½ hours 5½ miles Leisurely and will include a lightlunch/snack stop so bring picnic. Park in Singleton and meet at the cricket pavilion between the turning for the Weald and Downland museum and the Partridge Inn Fri 14th 10.30am Pagham to Sidlesham L: Jane 2 ½ hours 5 miles A circular, flat walk with several stiles, taking in parts of Pagham Harbour Nature Reserve.

Meet at the harbour end of Church Lane - where the road ends Mon 17th 10.30am Langstone and Hayling Billy L: Anne 1 hour 3 miles Meet in free car park at the Ship Inn Langstone Road, PO9 1RD Tues 18th 10.30am Stansted L: Janet 1.½ hours 3 miles A mostly flat walk. Meet at Stansted Garden Centre Car Park, Rowlands Castle, PO96DX Wed 19th 10.30am Slindon Woods to Folly L: Dominic 2 ¾ hours 3 miles Generally flat but last part uphill. Meet in National Trust Car Park, Dukes Road, Slindon Thurs 20th 10.30am Ambersham Common L: Bruce 2 hours 4½ miles Wonderful heathland. Meet in Heyshott at Ambersham Common crossroads, GU29 0BZ Thurs 20th 6.00pm Bow Hill L: Pete 2 hours 4 miles Bring sundowner refreshments. Meet at Stoughton Down Forestry Commission free car park Fri 21st 10.30am West Marden Loop L: Jane 2 ½ hours 5 miles A pleasant walk with some hills and stiles through woodland and open countryside. Not suitable for beginners. Meet at West Marden on the corner of Noredown Way Mon 24th 10.30am Emsworth to Warblington L: Anne 1 hour 2 miles A flat muddy walk, ok for all. Meet in Emsworth Town square Tues 25th 10.30am Petworth Park, Upperton L: Simon M 2 hours 4 mile Circular walk with a few short climbs. No stiles. Meet in Sylvia Beaufoy car park Wed 26th 10.30am Iping Common L: Bruce M 2 hours 4½ miles Lovely heathland area. On paths, no stiles, might be muddy. Meet in Iping Common car park Thurs 27th 10.30am Stoughton Down L: Jane 2 ½ hours 5½ miles A hilly walk not suitable for beginners. Meet in Stoughton Down Forestry Commission car park, east of Stoughton on the sharp bend (SU815126) Fri 28th 10.30am Tangmere L: Peter 2 hours 3 miles Flat walk via Aviation Museum. Meet at Oving park roadside on Church Lane, outside the church Sat 29th Isle of Wight Special Contact Chichester Wellbeing by Wed 19 July. info@chichesterwellbeing.org.uk 01243 521041 Mon 31st 10.30am Hayling Billy L: Anne 2 hours 4 miles Along the track to the Theatre and back. Ideal for beginners. Meet behind the Esso garage

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In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks by Andrew Staib of Glorious Gardens So how do we free up our garden and make it feel abundant?

One question you can ask is how can I let the plant off it’s leash.

The other is do I need to move it or pull it out and start again. A good example of the first point is how we treat our Philadelphus. This popular Orange Blossom is basically a multi stemmed small tree that we treat as a shrub. It has a very tall, arching nature, sending lots of stems up from the base to rejuvenate itself each year. Most well intentioned gardeners will just cut it into a 5 foot rectangle after flowering each year. But if you

Designing a Graceful Garden Letting Plants Sing As a garden designer I am often called in to renovate a garden that has become tired or stultified.

Two problem elements often stand out for me. The first is that plants are not in the right place. This leads to owners having to prune them to size on a regular bases. If you are wanting a tight, formal look to your garden this can work out well if the right plant for controlled pruning has been chosen. However, plants are just normally hacked back because they are too big for the allotted space and the poor householder has no choice.

The second problem I often encounter is that the planting has no real connection to the house. Neither the texture or structure of the plant, it’s leaf colour or personality relate to the house and its characteristics.

It goes without saying that houses tend to be large and hard objects but often the planting is equally hard and atrophied, pruned to fit into a border rather than being free to ‘do it’s thing’.

Nigel Phillips, a well known Sussex garden designer, has a wonderful way of looking at it. He says - Ask yourself a simple question - Does that plant in that place SING? That is, does it embody all the beauty and unique characteristics of its nature without looking bound, chopped, squashed or held back. It is surprising what answers you will get once you start asking yourself this question of each plant in your garden.

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This will leave you with a graceful yet very tall plant, about 12 foot.

The second issue becomes - Now I have let my plant sing, it too big for its spot? Then you will need to be brave and either move it or pull it out.

Getting rid of plants is a whole issue in itself. In my oil painting class what we struggle with a lot is not just getting something to look right but knowing when to start a whole area again in the service of getting the whole picture to work, even though what we have done ‘looks good’. This courage to ‘destroy’ is arguably more important than the skill in making something look presentable. If you can muster the courage to take out something then you find you can start working towards a greater goal. We often baulk at taking out a healthy plant but if a garden is to work and inspire you and others with the beauty of nature then the sacrifice is worth it. And in my experience once you have the nerve to do it, you end up planting a richer garden with possibly more plants than before.

CHICHESTER LOCAL Look at the shrubs you have Every plant has its own characteristics, forged from thousands if not millions of years of growth in particular habits. The amazing thing is how adaptable they are.

If you work with them rather than against what they want to do, your garden will have a natural and effortless feel and you won’t be feeling there is a fight on your hands every weekend.

You can let the shrubs you have let their hair down this Summer and see what happens. They might go up and out in which case you could try a different type of pruning which would be thinning out whole branches rather than chopping them into a round shape. If they do get too big you can think about training them against a wall, moving or removing them.

Here are some of the common garden shrubs that you could re think.

Rosa rugosa - leave at the back of the border to become wonderfully leggy letting it throw its blooms over the plants at the front.

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Acuba japonica - let it go and see what happens.

Again it can be allowed to stretch out if planted deep in a shady corner rather than in a prime spot in the border.

Weigela - this popular flowering shrub often gets pruned into a ball but it has the most wonderful fountain of branches. Again the lower branches can be cleaned up and old branches taken right out.

Spirea - same as above There are so many other plants that you can give a green light to this Summer. What’s the worse that can happen? They look untidy and you can just neaten them up again!

The National Garden Scheme Founded in 1927 the scheme encouraged people to open up their gardens to the public to raise money for the newly formed district nurses role in poor urban areas. It has moved on since then, from “a shilling a head” to raising over 20 million pounds for a variety of charities in the last 10 years.

If you go to the NGS website and type in ‘Sussex’ plus the dates you are free and you will find 36 gardens that are opening their gates in July though each garden is just open for a day or two only. Most serve tea and cakes so you can burn off 15 calories by walking around and then put on 600!.

What to do in July  Deadhead perennial flowers as they will often create a new flush of buds as you inhibit the energy of the plant going into seed production.

Plus the first flush of Hybrid and Patio roses may have finished so deadhead them back to a couple of new, outward facing buds  Bring out any tender plants out from your conservatory now  Ponds - Make sure any ponds don’t get swamped with blanket weed  Watering - Any new plants that went in this year will dry out much faster than established plants as their roots are not as plugged into the surrounding soil.  Keep pinching out side shoots on your tomatoes  Keep sowing salad for a continuous crop

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Sussex Snippets Imm ers ive Cine mat ic Events are hosting a three day film event at Newhaven Fort over Armed Forces Weekend from the 23rd - 25th of July. The organisers sought out this location with the idea that it would be the perfect setting for an event themed around wartime Britain. Each evening there will be a screening of a military themed film with two hours of immersive experience beforehand: Friday 23rd: Saving Private Ryan; Saturday 24th: The Great Escape; Sunday 25th: Warhorse.

Newhaven Fort was the location where many service personnel left Britain for the DDay landings. For this event guests are transported back to wartime Britain by taking advantage of this incredible location. The organisers plan to create a set that comes alive through real feel action and production A sporting lunch held in aid of Sussex children’s charity Rockinghorse, has raised £35,550 for its 50th year appeal.

Held at The Grand Hotel in Brighton on Friday 2nd June, the Best of British event, sponsored by solicitors Mayo

CHICHESTER LOCAL Wynne Baxter, welcomed special guest speaker Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards. Rockinghorse is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and aims to raise £500,000 during its Golden Jubilee, to be split between 10 children’s centres and paediatric services in Sussex.

The Wey & Arun Canal Trust and the National Trust are jointly celebrating the 150th anniversary of JB Dashwood’s adventurous journey down the River Wey along the Wey & Arun Canal towards the Solent. His mission was to see the Spithead Review in 1867 and he took his small boat ‘Caprice’ from Thames Lock at Weybridge, along the Wey & Arun Canal on his way to Portsmouth. Small boats are invited to take part in a reconstruction of the journey. www.weyarun.org.uk Advance notice of Littlehampton Town Council’s Screen on the Green on 19th August when there will be a free screening of The Goonies at 8.45pm on the East Green at the seafront. Meanwhile, Worthing is attempting to boost visitor numbers with a new website www.discoverworthing.uk Aldingbourne Trust, local charity supporting adults with learning disabilities celebrated Volunteers’ Week. Their volunteers have built up over 1,700 man hours in a year. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer or have an organisation that would like to “give a day to charity” contact either Tracy Milward at tracym@aldingbourne.org or Debbie Wells at debbiew@aldingbourne.org. Meanwhile a team from the centre tackled a sponsored walk to Halnaker Windmill for up to 5 ½ miles, assisted by several community volunteers as well as staff from the Kitchen centre in Lancing. £300 was raised. www.aldingbournetrust.co.uk .

News from Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne - Ahead of HMIC’s Legitimacy Inspection, the DCC said that the number of Stop and Searches had fallen from 24,000 in 2011 to 6,000 a year because of the concerted effort by the force to ensure stops were targeted, proportionate, justified and legitimate. Ms Bourne is also repeating the warnings of courier fraud crime, where you get a phone call from fraudsters posing as bank staff or, as in this case, a police officer. They persuade you that your bank account has been hacked or that they need your help to catch organised crime gangs and tell you to withdraw money and hand it to one of their trusted associates the courier- who will either keep it safe or use it in their fake police operation.

Ms Bourne recently welcomed the first conviction in Sussex for exercising coercive and controlling behaviour in a relationship. Robert Conlon from St Leonards, was sentenced to four and a half years and also received an indefinite restraining order which prohibits him from any contact with his 28-year-old ex -partner and from entering Sussex. www.sussexpcc.gov.uk

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The Cat & Rabbit Rescue Centre in Sidlesham are busy organising their summer fayre, the buggest fund -raising effort of their year. They need lots of donations, in particular bottles for the bottle stall - wine is very popular, (why is that? Ed) but any bottles as long as it is in date. If you would like to donate some, please drop it off at their shops .

In other news Monique and Nigel, founders of CRRC, are retiring, and the Trrustees and staff would like to thank them for everything they have done, and say they will be sorely missed.

For July the Pets of the Month are two very sweet cats who are at the centre for the second time.

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They are a brother and sister who would like to go as a pair. KF81-11 has a small black patch on her head and her brother KM82-11. They are 6 years old with lovely long fur that does need brushing. They originally came to the Centre as kittens in 2011 finding a home before being returned in January 2017 due to the owners becoming allergic to them. K & K would love to find a quiet home with someone who will give them time to settle, but would prefer not to live with young children If you are interested in adopting a cat, kitten, rabbit or guinea pig then call the centre on 01243 641409 between 9-4pm weekdays. There is also a Viewing Day Saturday 22th July 12-2pm which is nonappointment so you are welcome to just pop in.

New MP Elected Here Gillian Keegan has become the new Conservative MP for Chichester, replacing Andrew Tyrie who stood down at the recent election.

Her biography, as published on her website, states: “Gillian was born in Lancashire, went to pri(c) gilliankeegan.com mary school in Yorkshire and completed her secondary education at a comprehensive school in Knowsley, Merseyside. She started work as an apprentice at Delco Electronics, a subsidiary of General Motors in Kirkby aged 16. Whilst learning about the manufacturing industry she was sponsored to study a degree in Business Studies at Liverpool John Moores University.

For the next 25 years she worked and lived abroad, working in the manufacturing, banking and IT industries. Most recently she was the Chief Marketing Officer for a global company in the travel technology sector, prior to that she was responsible for global customer sales and account management, based in Madrid for eight years.

In 2010 Gillian spent a year studying a Sloan Fellowship master’s degree at London Business School primarily to update her knowledge on digital technology and to develop her strategy and leadership skills.

In 2014 she switched her focus to politics. She was first elected as a local councillor in October 2014 and in May 2015 she stood as a parliamentary candidate in St Helens South and Whiston, Merseyside, gaining second place for the Conservatives for the first time.

Gillian is particularly interested in improving career opportunities for school leavers and attracting more business investment. She is also a big fan of high quality apprenticeships which gave her the right start in life to go on and build a successful career.

She is married to Michael (pictured) and has two stepsons aged 20 and 22 who are both studying at university.� www.gilliankeegan.com

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Barking Mad Skydive

Barking Mad Dog Care Chichester is supporting the work carried out by charity Hounds For Heroes. On 23rd July, weather permitting, they have arranged a fundraising tandem skydive in Salisbury for their colleague Laura Stentiford, and are aiming to raise as much money as possible for the charity. Hounds For Heroes started out as the dream of one man. Allen Parton, Royal Navy Veteran of Operation Desert Storm, suffered severe physical and mental trauma whilst on active duty. The arrival of an assistance dog by the name of Endal transformed his life and that of his family. He then founded the charity, whose purpose is to provide specially trained assistance dogs to injured and disabled men and women of both the UK Armed forces and Civilian Emergency Services.

You can sponsor Laura by visiting this website: www.uk.virginmoneygiving.com/BarkingMadChichester

Free Pop Up Theatre

During July the Chichester Community Theatre is staging three free ‘pop up’ performances in different city centre locations in Chichester of Yes and No, a forgotten comedy gem by Graham Greene.

Directed by Roger Redfarn, this clever 22-minute comedy tells of the relationship between an actor (Matthew Hughes-Short) and a theatre director (Steve Wallace) who are working together on a new play starring Sir John and Sir Ralph. The two Sirs are not

Deadline to the Breadline

By Richard Cohen FPFS ACII MCSI Chartered Financial Planner Recent research conducted by Legal & General as part of their “Deadline to the Breadline” study shows on average UK employees could be on the breadline in just 32 days if they lost their main source of income due to sickness, accidental injury or death. Of course, averages can hide a multitude of sins, as shown by the fact that a quarter of people would run out of money within a week and a further quarter would run out of funds the next day.

Everyone has three possible solutions to this problem. Don’t die, have an accident or get sick. Build up more savings. Insure your income. I think everyone would agree that solution one is outside of your control. If the second solution was realistic then there wouldn’t be a need for articles such as this! That only leaves the third option.

Whilst, most people with dependants recognise the need for life insurance, very few seem to recognise the need to insure their income. Less than one in fourteen people have any kind of income protection insurance.

CHICHESTER LOCAL happy with the young actors work and ask the director to spend time with him to try and improve his performance.

Roger said: “This is a highly original Matthew Hughes Short & Steve Wallace short play from one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. Yes and No is a forgotten gem and promises to be a very entertaining 22-minutes. There is no booking and admission is free, so it will be easy for people just to pop in.”

The performances, which are part of the Festival of Chichester 2017, will take place at Chichester Central Library, Tower Street, PO19 1QJ on Saturday 01 July at 11.30am; Art for All, The Square, Eastgate, PO19 7LJ on Saturday 08 July at 11am and New Park Cinema, New Park Road, PO19 7XY on Saturday 15 July at 11am.

For more information about Chichester Community Theatre, the brainchild distinguished theatre director, Roger Redfarn, was formed in 2014 to foster and develop interest and participation in live theatre, workshops, play readings and training sessions for the local Chichester district community then please visit www.chichestercommunitytheatre.org.uk.

A good Income Protection policy will provide a tax free monthly payment of half of your gross salary, either until you are fit to return to work, you die or you reach your chosen retirement age. The policies have a deferred period, that being the length of time you must be off work before it starts paying out and the longer the deferred period the lower the premium.

A policy with a deferred of one month, which would meet the needs of the “average person” above, would cost around £30 per month for £1,000 of cover for protection until age 68. If you have no savings at all and need “day one” cover the premium increases to around £43. This is based on a thirty year old administration manager, in normal health.

In case you’re yet to be convinced of the need I’ll finish with a quote from Winston Churchill on insurance. “If I had my way, I would write the word “insure” upon the door of every cottage and upon the blotting book of every public man, because I am convinced, for sacrifices so small, families and estates can be protected against catastrophes which would otherwise smash them up forever.”

For more details visit www.nsurefinancial.co.uk or to arrange a free review please call 01903 821010

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Free help for debtors Registered charity Christians Against Poverty help people to manage their finances According to recent figures, there are almost nine million people in debt in the UK, that’s around one in six adults. Being unable to keep up with bills and other financial commitments can result in people spiralling into debt and evidence shows that often the people who are most in need of help and advice on how to manage their finances, those who are teetering on the brink of debt or in debt already, either have no idea how to find this advice or else do not seek it until it’s too late.

Registered charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) offers help to anyone struggling with their finances, finding it difficult to budget or in debt. The charity believes that “nobody should be held hostage by debt and poverty,” and wants to help people escape the grip of poverty. CAP’s aims are threefold, to give people the skills to improve their money management, to encourage people to look at their own finances and make changes that are tailored specifically to their needs and to enable people to successfully budget, save and keep out of debt – supporting people to take control of their finances. The organisation offers a range of courses designed to do just this.

Chris Jay CEO and Chairman

The CAP Money course is a free money management course that teaches budgeting skills, promising attendees they will be on top of their finances in just a few weeks. The course is made up of three sessions and is open to everyone – irrespective of faith, income, financial circumstances or knowledge. Each session lasts two hours including refreshments, is informal and confidential and there are specially tailored courses available for Students, Youth and Kids available.

CAP was established in the late nineteen-nineties by John Kirkby, who was employed in the consumer finance industry and found himself in considerable debt. He managed to turn his life around and established the charity in his hometown of Bradford to help others in unmanageable debt. Since then CAP has grown to have over 290 debt centres helping more than 21,000 people a year out of debt and poverty.

CAP developed the CAP Money Course In 2008 and it is the largest provider of face-to-face financial education in the UK.

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28 Charity Profile Peter Sutton is local coordinator for the CAP Money course in Sussex, having been trained as a CAP Money coach in 2010, whilst living in North London.

In 2013 he moved to Chichester and introduced the course to his church, Immanuel Church in Graylingwell. Peter is, he says: “A great advocate of churches working together and since moving here I have tried to expand awareness of this fantastic course throughout West Sussex as there seemed to me to be a real need for this type of financial management/ budgeting course.”

The organisation has a relationship with the Department for Work and Pensions, who regularly refer people with money issues to CAP. The services provided

by CAP are completely free of charge, and the charity receives its income from donations, fundraising dinners, sponsored events and regular givers, who provide the majority of CAPs income. In fact, 63 per cent of the charity’s income comes from individuals, with

He is keen to further extend CAP’s network and to encourage as many churches as possible to offer these courses to the community. “Churches I have contacted have all been supportive and we have been running courses in a variety of venues in Chichester, Bognor and Littlehampton.” Peter estimates that around 6000 people go through a CAP Money Course every year and that with 46 active churches in West Sussex, there is potential for around 200 people go through a course in West Sussex a year.

In addition to the courses CAP has debt centres in Chichester, Bognor, Littlehampton, Worthing, Crawley and Shoreham-on-sea, and also in Brighton, Bexhill and Hastings; and there are currently job clubs available in Billingshurst, Horsham and Chichester.

Although all of the courses are run by a Christian charity, the services provided by CAP are open to all irrespective of faith or no faith at all.

Peter says that, “CAP encourages all who wish to do the course to attend.

The CAP money course is not an evangelical event and focuses purely on the financial issues.”

Since its inception the charity has grown enormously, and garnered a number of awards – including being named Debt Advice Provider of the Year at the Collections and Customer Service Awards 2015 – and has a wide range of supporters. One of whom is Martin Lewis from Money Saving Expert, who regularly recommends CAP to people who are in debt and struggling to cope, and is quoted as saying: “CAP is unsurpassed in its debt counselling.” Peter tells me that CAP has enormous credibility within both the private and public sectors; the charity’s website carries endorsements from, amongst others, HRH Prince Charles, former Prime Minister David Cameron and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.

nineteen per cent from church donations and the bulk of the remaining eighteen per cent coming from charitable activities and charitable trusts.

All of the 300 staff at CAPs Bradford Head Office are paid. But the CAP Money Course is run completely by unpaid volunteers from churches; there are currently 3,500 CAP Money Coaches running the course across

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In addition to the existing CAP Debt help and CAP Money Course, there are also CAP Job Clubs – to help people support back into work – and CAP Release Groups - helping people to tackle addictions. The organisation has recently piloted a new venture – CAP Life Skills, which equips people to live well on a low income and was launched at Westminster in March at an event attended by around seventy guests, including thirty-one MPs. Interestingly, when I ask Peter Sutton what he sees as the greatest challenge faced by the charity, he doesn’t reply with the usual – and understandable – response from those involved in the charitable sector, namely funding, but rather that the greatest challenge CAP Money faces is: “getting people to know about CAP and encouraging them to come.”

CAP Money courses are scheduled locally on a regular basis, and at a variety of venues and times. Anyone

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who thinks they would benefit from attending a course can find more details on the website, where simply inserting your postcode will bring up your nearest venue.

At a time when everyone is feeling the pinch and when anyone’s financial health can be hit by an unexpected event, and debt so easily entered into, learning the skills that could mean the difference between healthy money management and spiralling levels of debt can only be a good idea.

Contact: Peter Sutton – Telephone: 07813024585, petersutton@capmoneycourse.org www.capmoney.org

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By Mark Lloyd, Senior IFA, Investment Solutions, Worthing What kind of retirement do you want? Spending some time working out a plan of action is important as there are options open to you and the decisions you make today can affect your future.

Our Five Top Tips to help you get started include: 1. Your retirement journey Whatever stage of planning you’re at, spending an hour now to check you’re on track for the retirement you want could make a big difference later on. The first step is setting yourself a retirement target – once you have worked out how much you want to live on in retirement, you can start planning around it. If you haven’t already done this, we can help, a great place to start is www.changeyourlifeinanhour.co.uk 2. Make use of the help available to you To help you understand your choices there’s a lot of support available online and in person. Do your homework and read all the information offered by Investment Solutions and other websites – www.gov.uk/plan-retirement-income, on the Government’s website is also a good place to look. If you take a look at our website - there is a wealth of information, together with guides and help tools. www.investment-solutions.co.uk 3. Plan the retirement you want It’s important to focus on the sort of life you would like in retirement first – and then find the retirement solution to fit it. You can fund your retirement with more than just your pension savings, so consider all of the options and don’t forget to include the State Pension. The State Pension is based on your National Insurance contribution and you are entitled to it when you reach your State Pension age. Find out more at www.gov.uk/new-state-pension.

4. Tax relief benefits The Government will normally give you tax relief that helps increase the value of your plan. If the basic rate of tax is 20%, for every £80 you pay into your plan each month, the Government will automatically top up your pension with an additional £20. If you are a higher or additional rate tax payer, you may be able to claim additional tax relief via your tax return. You can normally get the same tax relief if your employer makes workplace pension contributions out of your pay before deducting tax.

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