Sussex Local Magazine Findon - February 2020

February 2020

Findon - High Salvington - Salvington - Clapham - Patching Local news and events through the door to 6,200 homes in this area every month

WINSTON’S WISH

Helping grieving children HISTORY

An 1890 Diary

WIN !

Book: Heroes of Coastal Command Tickets to Jane Eyre

NEWS

Local council & charity

GARDENS Rewilding

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

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February 2020 Cover image First snowdrops

Welcome... ...to February when we have St Valentine’s Day, Shrove Tuesday and a half term school holiday at the end of the month.

Our charity profile in this issue spotlights Winston’s Wish, a remarkable organisation helping children deal with bereavement.

Andrew Staib discusses the benefits of ‘rewilding’ your garden; more wildlife and less tidying are two of the main attractions.

This month you can win tickets to see Jane Eyre at the Connaught Theatre Worthing. A gothic masterpiece of tempestuous passions and dark secrets, Jane Eyre tells the thrilling story of an orphan girl and her journey from a childhood of loneliness and cruelty to a life at Thornfield Hall and an unlikely relationship with the mysterious Mr Rochester - a moving and unforgettable portrayal of one woman’s quest for equality and freedom. You can also win a book this month; “Heroes of Coastal Command”. Part of the RAF’s maritime arm established in 1936, Coastal Command undertook long patrols out over opens seas often working alone and unsupported. The book tells of these ‘special kind of airman’.

Our “Property Doc” joins the climate change debate and looks at alternative sources of energy for your home.

Finally we have our regular news from local councils, schools and community groups plus our monthly recipe, health, history and motoring features.

Enjoy February!

Kris & Jeff Quote of the month "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace."

- JIMI HENDRIX 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. Views and opinions of contributors are not necessarily those of the publisher.

What's On WIN! Tickets to Jane Ayre Motoring news Local Walks Charity & Community news Health & Wellbeing - reaching your goals Charity Profile - Winston's Wish Prize Crossword Recipe In Your Garden - rewilding Local Schools Young Readers' Puzzles Local history Parish Council news Findon Valley Residents' Association news WIN! Book; Heroes of Coastal Command Advertiser Index

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Jane Eyre One of the greatest works of English fiction Don’t miss Blackeyed Theatre’s brand new stage adaptation of one of the greatest works of English fiction.

Captivating, brooding and intensely powerful, Jane Eyre is a moving and unforgettable portrayal of one woman’s quest for equality and freedom, and lives as one of the great triumphs of storytelling.

We have a pair of tickets available to see Jane Eyre at the Connaught Theatre, Worthing on 12th March at 7.30pm. www.worthingtheatres.co.uk

Win a pair of tickets to see Jane Eyre “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will” A gothic masterpiece of tempestuous passions and dark secrets, Jane Eyre tells the thrilling story of an orphan girl and her journey from a childhood of loneliness and cruelty to a life at Thornfield Hall and an unlikely relationship with the mysterious Mr Rochester.

Falling in love, she gradually uncovers a hidden past to the gloomy, forbidding Thornfield Hall, a terrible secret that forces her to make a heart-wrenching choice.

To enter the competition answer the question below: Q: What is the name of Jane Eyre’s mysterious man? a) Mr Blackwood b) Mr Rochester c) Mr Paxton Send your answer and contact details to: Jane Eyre Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or enter online at www.sussexlocal.net/features/ competitions Winner drawn after 29th February 2020. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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Motoring

Motoring News Citroen's C1 available with free insurance Citroën UK has announced one year’s free insurance on its popular C1 city car, for eligible retail customers from 19 years Citroen C1 urban ride special edition of age.

The offer is available across the most popular trim levels in the C1 range, including the ‘Urban Ride’ special edition and the ‘Origins’ collector’s edition. The current generation Citroën C1 has sold more than 70,000 units in the UK since it launched in 2014.

Nissan Leaf named ‘Car of the Year’ in 2019 Stuff Gadget Awards The Stuff Gadget Awards recognise excellence across 20 different product categories. Judges were impressed by the extended 239-mile range Inside Nissan Leaf and increased 217PS of power in the new-for-2019 Leaf e+. One of the most

accessible, and readily available, electric vehicles on the market.

Win £1000 towards a new car - British Motor Show Test drives, live action, the biggest variety of cars under one roof and the chance to win £1,000 towards your next set of wheels, are just some of the draws of the newly relaunched British Motor Show. The showreturns as an international event in 2020, at the Farnborough International exhibition centre in Hampshire from August 20th to 23rd. Tickets are £18.50 for adults or £37 for families.

Parents spend four days every year getting children into the car According to new research from Seat, just having to manoeuvre children into the car twice a day, means Seat Tarraco that parents can look forward to spending four days of 2020 getting their children out of the house and into the car. Rob Fryer, Head of Product at Seat UK, said: “We’ve included a raft of family-friendly elements to our Tarraco that means that we can make this a little bit easier. The hands-free boot opening makes access easy, while the seven seats can be configured quickly at the push of a button. And with Apple CarPlay also available, it’s easy to keep the tots amused once in the vehicle.”

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Local Walks - February All walks are led by friendly, trained volunteers - please do check with the leaders named below for full details and for any last minute changes.

Health walks are 30 – 90 minutes, supported by Walking for Health & Horsham District Council (HDS). Level 2 & Level 3 are more challenging, for fitter walkers, supported by HDC. Sat 1st 2:00pm Kithurst South Circular 3 miles 1.5 hrs Level 2 Meet at Kithurst Hill car park. Off the Storrington to Amberley Road (B2139) Nearby postcode RH20 4HW. Dogs welcome. Refreshments provided Mick 01903 745971 Sun 2nd 10:30am Leechpool and Owlbeech 2.3 miles 1 hr 15 mins Health Meet at Leechpool Woods car park, Harwood Rd, Horsham, nearby postcode RH13 6SG. Woodland walk, some inclines and can be muddy. No Dogs Alex 01403 273751 Tue 4th 11:00am Steyning Health Centre Walk 2 miles 75 mins Level 2 Meet at Steyning Health Centre, Tanyard Lane, BN44 3RJ. Includes some stiles and inclines. Can be muddy across fields. Toilets available in Health Centre Ann 01903 297553 Thu 6th 11:00am Billingshurst 2.3 miles 60 mins Health Meet at Billingshurst Library, Mill Lane, RH14 9JZ. Can be muddy. Dogs on leads allowed. Parking 75p per hour - annual parking permits are available Chris 01403 782745 Fri 7th 11:00am Barns Green 2 miles 60 mins Health Meet in new car park above the Village Hall, RH13 0PT. One gentle incline, some views but can be muddy. Well behaved dogs welcome Chatter 07720 714306 Sat 8th 9:00am Wiston/Steyning Dog Walk 2 miles 75 mins Level 2 Meet at Steyning Cricket Pavilion, BN44 3LE. A walk for dog owners into accessible areas of the Steyning Downland. Max of two dogs per handler Ann 01903 297553 Sat 8th 2:00pm Roundabout West Chiltington 3.8 miles 1 hr 45 mins Level 2 Meet at West Chiltington Village Hall, RH20 2PZ. A lovely varied walk around West Chiltington. Dogs welcome, refreshments provided Mick 01903 745971 Wed 12th 10:00am Henfield Byways 2-3 miles 1 hr Health Meet Henfield Library, High Street, Henfield, BN5 9HN. Lovely walk around the twittens, ginnells and snickets of Henfield. No dogs Anne 01273 493671 Sat 15th 2:00pm Sullington Church 3.3 miles 1.5 hrs Level 2 Meet at Storrington Recreation Ground Car Park, RH20 4BG. This walk takes us to Sullington Church. The route is flat and easy. Dogs welcome Mick 01903 745971 Sun 16th 10:00am Lee Farm 5.2 miles 2 hrs Level 3 Meet in Kithurst Hill car park. Off the Storrington to Amberley Road (B2139) Nearby postcode RH20 4HW. The walk includes a steep hill. Dogs welcome Mick 01903 745971 Wed 19th 10:30am Storrington Riverside Walk 2.5 miles 90 mins Health Meet at Storrington Recreation Ground Car Park, RH20 4PG. This flat, walk is ideal for people who want an easy walk. Suitable for children's buggies Mick 01903 745971 Fri 21st 10:00am Southwater Footpaths 5.5 miles 2.5 hrs Level 2 Park in the car park of the Country Park, (off Cripplegate Lane, RH13 7UN) Mainly flat walk. Good views to the South Downs. No dogs. No parking charge Lynne 01403 268157 Sat 22nd 2:00pm Cootham 3 miles 1.5 hrs Level 2 Meet at Storrington Recreation Ground Car Park, RH20 4BG. It is an easy flat route and suitable for all abilities. Dogs welcome. Refreshments provided Mick 01903 745971 Sun 23rd 10:00am North Stoke 7.4 miles 3 hrs Level 3 Meet in Kithurst Hill car park. Off the Storrington to Amberley Road (B2139) Nearby postcode RH20 4HW. The walk includes a steep hill. Dogs welcome Mick 01903 745971 Sat 29th 9:00am Three Woods and Sullington Hill 8 miles 4 hrs Level 3 Meet at Storrington Recreation Ground car park RH20 4BG. Great views. Please bring hydration and snacks. Refreshments provided at the end of the walk Mick 01903 745971 Sat 29th 2:00pm Nutbourne 3 miles 1.5 hrs Level 2 Meet West Chiltington Village Hall, RH20 2PZ. One of our prettiest and most varied short walks. Dogs welcome, refreshments provided Mick 01903 745971

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Sussex Snippets The Good Neighbours scheme is run for West Sussex County Council (WSCC) by the Royal Voluntary Service (RVS).

It connects people who may be feeling isolated with volunteers who offer their help during 12 arranged home visits. The RVS is appealing for new volunteers to donate their time to help clients of the Good Neighbours scheme across West Sussex, particularly in the Crawley and Worthing areas where there are currently several people on a waiting list to receive assistance. 01903 257019 or email gnwscoastal@royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk Community and environmental aviation group, CAGNE, is urging supporters to write to the Secretary of State for Transport and demand that the growth proposed by Gatwick Airport from the main runway is a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) under the Planning Act 2008 examination as it “will add approximately 55,000 extra flights a year 340,000 aircraft movements by 2033 with 61m passengers added to the current infrastructure.” A suggested letter can be found at www.cagne.org.

The LoCASE programme is a unique opportunity for small to medium size businesses in East Sussex to improve their energy efficiency and overall performance. With free energy audits and grant funding of up to £10,000, businesses can cut overheads, gain a competitive edge, and enhance their brands. This will be achieved with support from Carbon Smart – selected by East Sussex County Council to deliver the LoCASE project. Eligibility rules apply. 01323 790030.

A crowdfunding programme launched in May 2018 has seen more than 100 community-led projects in West Sussex hit their target and the window is now open until Thursday 13 February for community groups to put forward new initiatives and projects they would like to receive funding for. The West Sussex Crowd, run in partnership by West Sussex County Council and civic crowdfunding website Spacehive, invites communities to come together and propose ideas to regenerate their local areas. Since its launch, more than 2,800 local people, businesses, district/ borough and town/parish councils have backed projects across the county, collectively raising over £750,000 and showing the strength of community buy-in for their ideas. www.westsussexcrowd.org.uk.

Following Eastbourne Borough Council’s declaration of a climate emergency for the town, a new organisation, Eastbourne Carbon Neutral 2030 (ECN2030), has been set up to tackle the challenge of achieving zero carbon emissions within a decade. Meanwhile Hastings Borough Council has confirmed it is now looking at two possible sites to install solar panels, both in Hastings Country Park. Hastings has also pledged to be carbon neutral by 2030.

A December meeting of the WSCC Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee expressed concern over the programme and the predicted savings of the Whole Council Design project launched in 2019. In response to a report on the project by Katharine Eberhart, Director of Finance and Support Services, members noted: • The use of a new consultant was queried as work had already been done and there was a risk that a £19m investment might only achieve £17m of savings • Non delivery of savings would not invalidate work done by the previous consultants as many savings were to be made in areas of Children’s Services, such as using ipads to update cases on the road, which had subsequently needed increased spending in administrative support • Savings from the programme were at significant risk as the projects hadn’t reached delivery stage, but advances in IT meant the position to make progress had improved and there was confidence that the programme would achieve savings • The projected overspend of £1.5m was reported in the Total Performance Monitor and would be mitigated or balanced from reserves A further report on the programme with details of costs and savings would come to the Committee in January. Notices to: info@sussexlocal.net

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Rough sleeping down Rough sleeping is down this winter in Adur and Worthing, early figures suggest. Data gathered by Adur & Worthing Councils shows that 15 people are regularly sleeping rough locally. Official government figures will be released in February, but rough sleeping numbers appear to have remained level, thanks to efforts by the Councils and their partners in the Worthing Rough Sleepers team. Made up of representatives from the police, health and social services and local charities, the team meets weekly to discuss individual cases and tackle underlying issues.

Early this winter Adur & Worthing Councils stepped up their support for rough sleepers activating Severe Weather Emergency Protocols (SWEP). For a period of time, this released funding for local homelessness organisation Turning Tides to provide extra overnight accommodation for those in need.

The Councils’ Outreach teams, supported by Worthing Tabernacle, also provided a drop-in centre from 7am to 9am when the shelters closed and until day services opened. Councils’ staff continue to be out and about ensuring that vulnerable individuals are directed to relevant services.

Businesses and residents are encouraged to play their part. This includes: • Connecting rough sleepers to local support services via the Streetlink app. www.streetlink.org.uk. The

reports are checked and responded to by Adur & Worthing Councils Outreach staff and Rough Sleeper Coordinator • Buying those on the street food and hot drinks rather than giving money • Reporting any instances of antisocial behaviour to the police.

In Worthing this winter there are 24 night shelter places for the rough sleeping community. These beds are provided by Worthing Winter Night Shelter faith groups with an additional shelter funded by central government and delivered by Turning Tides. There is also significant supported accommodation available for single homeless people, including beds provided

by Turning Tides, Southdown Independent Living Scheme, the YMCA, Sanctuary and Homegroup.

Estate agents cook for homeless A team of estate agents has come together to cook a traditional turkey dinner and spread some happiness for the homeless in Worthing.

Team members from Jacobs Steel created the event to give homeless people the opportunity to have a festive celebration.

Beach House Park improvements Worthing Borough Council’s parks team are carrying out a range of enhancements to Beach House Park in Brighton Road to ensure it remains a much-loved open space for years to come. The work will not only improve biodiversity, but also increase the types and varieties of plants to ensure the open space can better adapt to the ongoing effects of climate change. The Council is also taking steps to work with the local community to establish a new Friends of Beach House Park group so that residents can play a leading role in the future of the area.

Notices: info@sussexlocal.net

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Cycling 1,700 miles in 24 days

Sock appeal for homeless

Spencer Hodge and Dan Clark from Worthing decided to push boundaries and cycle an incredible 1,700 miles from Worthing to Sicily in July. The challenge took 24 days and they have just announced their final fundraising total – an incredible £10,000 for children’s hospice Chestnut Tree House.

The pair cycled at altitude and faced all weather conditions; travelling across various terrains. They cycled over the French Alps into Switzerland, then into Italy and all the way down to Catania, Sicily; exploring some amazing cities along the way, including Paris, Milan, Rome and Naples. For more information visit www.chestnut-tree-house.org.uk

The Adur Winter Sock Appeal has two collection points for new, unwanted items, established in the Shoreham Centre and Worthing Town Hall, with the aim of keeping those in need warm this winter. The idea came from Adur councillor Paul Mansfield, who slept rough for a week in March last year to highlight the plight faced by those with no shelter. Anyone who wishes to donate good-quality pairs of socks which are preferably thick or thermal lined, can drop them off at Shoreham Centre or Worthing Town Hall from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.

Help for new puppy owners A Sussex-based website has been set up which provides advice and support to new puppy parents.

Thousands of puppies are bought every year in the UK, with seasonal peaks in puppy buying at Christmas and during the school summer holidays. Visitors to the website can access a range of dog and puppy care guides covering subjects from toilet training and teaching puppies to sleep at night, to preventing dog theft and administering first aid to dogs. www.ourfamilydog.co.uk

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Small steps to reach your goal

By Heather Smith

When making what could be a pretty significant lifestyle change, one of the many reasons people fall off the wagon is confidence.

Making a big change can feel like a huge opportunity to fail. Instead, try making changes which are so easy, it’s almost impossible not to make them.

What could you do this week to take you a step closer to your overall goal? And how confident are you that you can do those things? If you’re not completely convinced, take it back a bit until it feels ridiculously easy to achieve. Set yourself up to succeed.

Let’s say you’re a bad vegetable eater, and you’re aiming to improve your health. Of course, eating 8 portions of veg every day is going to get you closer to your goal. But that feels like a really big commitment which you’re not sure you could make long term.

How about including one vegetable with each of your meals this week?

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forward from where you are now, but seems so easy you couldn’t fail, then you have your starting point. If it still feels like too much, don’t be afraid to step it back even further.

You’re aiming for guaranteed success, which will leave you feeling good about yourself. Now you have had a positive experience in moving towards your goal, it becomes easier to take another step.

Next week, you might feel like it is so easy to get one vegetable with each meal, that you feel totally confident you could actually increase to two vegetables with dinner every night. Other times, it might take longer to get really comfortable with the change before you’re ready to move on.

Often, the slow route is the route which leads to the longest lasting changes. Aim for repeated positive interactions with your goal. Be kind to yourself. Take things slowly and celebrate each victory, however small, along the way.

Heather Smith is a fat loss specialist Personal Trainer. Get in touch for a free five-day meal plan www.fitbiztraining.co.uk

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Powers of attorney

By Emma Wells MIPW Will Writer Many people confuse having a Will with having arranged Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA); however, the two things are entirely separate. In simple terms you need a Will for when you die and an LPA for when you’re alive.

One in four of us is going to lose capacity at some point during our lives and whilst we know these statistics, what we don’t know is which of us are going to be the unlucky ones.

There are two main types of lasting power of attorney, health and welfare and property and finance. You do not have to have both kinds; however, if you are taking the time to do one you may find it efficient to get both done at the same time.

When it comes to appointing attorneys the most popular scenario is for people to use their spouse as their first choice with their children or a family member as their replacement attorneys so should their spouse predecease them or be unable to act they have a safety net in place.

I consider lasting power of attorneys to be a bit like an insurance policy, you hope you never need to use it but if things go wrong you’re pleased that you have it. You don’t want to be one of the people whose loved ones are frantically phoning round companies hoping that someone can sort out LPA’s for their parent as they’ve lost capacity only to find out it’s too late. It’s like not having holiday insurance because ‘it won’t happen to me’ and falling ill abroad and being stuck expecting your family to have a whip round to fund your extortionate medical bills and get you home. Don’t be that person when you don’t need to be.

You can put restrictions and guidelines in place for your attorneys, such as certain amounts of money needing to be agreed by at least two of your attorneys before being spent or in the case of Health and Welfare Attorneys all must be in agreement to end life sustaining treatment.

If you haven’t arranged Lasting Power of Attorney documents or would like more information on this or making your Will please don’t hesitate to contact me for more information or to make an appointment. emma.wells@nsure.co.uk or on 01903 821010. www.nsureestateplanningservices.co.uk

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Charity Profile

Winston’s Wish Sussex based charity helping grieving children

By Georgia Brown Bereavement is an inevitable reality for many, yet our intrinsic human nature hopes the death of a loved one is not something that occurs in life until we are much older. Unfortunately, losing a family member at a young age is a tragic reality that thousands of young people are faced with every day.

The effects of grief are highly impactful on children’s lives, often manifesting in unique ways for each individual depending on the circumstances of the death, the child’s relationship with the person who has died and how accessible their support network (if any) is. For example, a child who witnesses the deterioration of a parent’s health may have a different experience of grief to a child who loses a sibling unexpectedly.

Support during bereavement Ensuring a child has access to support during a bereavement is necessary for their mental and physical health. However, often schools and families are not well equipped to deal with the effects of grief, negatively impacting a child’s life during their grieving process.

This is where Winston’s Wish comes in, providing a wide range of practical support and emotional guidance for the children and families that need it most.

Winston’s Wish is a national child bereavement charity with a base in Sussex. Their Sussex team are professionally trained to offer face to face support for bereaved children. There is no right or wrong way to grieve, and the charity team recognise the many faces and stages of grief, tackling the physical and emotional challenges that accompany bereavement in a comforting and supportive nature. The charity’s mission is to ensure that every young person has access to the support they need to help understand, cope with and survive the bereavement of a loved one.

Award-winning service First started in 1992, Winston’s Wish was set up by Julie Stokes OBE, who began her career with the NHS in 1984 and was instrumental in establishing one of the first hospital-based teams focusing on palliative care.

Her desire to involve children before and after a parent’s death and to support parents led her to apply to the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. In 1992, she was awarded a Fellowship and travelled to America and Canada to better understand the services provided in these countries for bereaved children. Inspired by what she had experienced, Julie founded Winston’s

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Wish in September of that year. After just 3 years the grief support programme was well established and Julie won the BT/Childline award ‘for providing outstanding services to children’.

Recognising expressions of grief Sarah Egerton from Winston’s Wish explains how it is important to recognise that grief is a natural reaction to the death of a close person, and not all children need direct support. She says, “Sometimes children, young people and adults don’t react how we expect them to - for instance, they may not be overly sad or upset. There can be many reasons for this, including the shock and numbness that follows a death. If a child isn’t overtly expressing grief that’s okay, and it’s important not to rush them as this can be intrusive, and is counteractive to the natural psychological processes taking place. Part of our work at Winston’s Wish is helping families understand how they are managing, and reassuring parents and carers that there is no set way to grieve, it’s all normal.”

Sarah goes on to explain how the charity aims to help parents and carers to recognise the ways that their child is expressing their grief. She continues, “The age of a child dictates what they understand about the finality of death, and how they express feelings. Generally, children under the age of five experience the death of a close person as a separation. All parents will have experiences of their child having separation anxiety when they are not with them, and the distress this can cause. If a child is impacted by grief, then they will show this through their behaviours. Signs that a child is unsettled include disruption to sleep routines, changes in appetite, psychosomatic (body based) symptoms that include eczema and stress rashes, stomach aches, and headaches, a child may be more irritable and less easy to soothe when distressed, or they may have more frequent tantrums. They may also regress to an earlier stage of development, for instance they may want to be treated like a baby or want a dummy or bottle, when they may have stopped using these some time ago.”

Supporting the whole family Sarah explained how whilst this list may seem scary or extreme, they are all normal signs that a child is struggling. In this instance, Winston’s Wish focus on supporting a child by also supporting their parent or carer; making sure a parent feels reassured and confident that the child is okay, and also exploring ways they themselves can offer reassurance and soothing.

Sarah continued, “We also encourage families to talk about the person who has died and begin to help children make sense of what’s happened in age appropriate ways. For instance, it’s important families use the words ‘dead’ and ‘died’ when speaking about the loss as this avoids confusion. There are also times where we work directly with families and individual children using play, and therapeutic approaches, to help children manage their feelings.”

Even in the case where children have a strong support unit within the home, research conducted by the University of Cambridge suggests that schools around the country are ill equipped to offer bereaved children the support they need. Researchers have consistently found that childhood bereavement is associated with an increase in psychological distress and the majority

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of bereaved children and young people exhibit acute grief reactions, such as fear, helplessness, anxiety, anger, regression in developmental milestones, lower self-esteem, insomnia, intrusive thoughts, apathy and psychosomatic symptoms. These indicators of distress are to be expected as the death of a parent or sibling is extremely distressing. Often these reactions can be incredibly frightening and confusing for a young person and inevitably this is an even more overwhelming experience for a child who is still at school. Volunteers at Winston’s Wish are specially trained to deal with such symptoms, easing the pressure off families and schools that may not know how to support a bereaved child.

Helping over 17,000 children and young people Fundraising is vital to the sustainability and longevity of Winston’s Wish. Each year they strive to help as many children, young people and families as possible in the UK, but require around £2.5million a year in order to do this.

Sarah said, “The wonderful generosity

of our supporters is the only way we can continue to provide a variety of quality services and look to grow them. We helped over 17,000 children and young people last year. This is, however, no tall order - and with a 100 children newly bereaved of a parent every day in the UK, there is always more we can be doing. The ultimate goal is that no child goes without bereavement support, but we need financial stability and long term support to achieve this.”

People can support Winston’s Wish in a variety of ways including individual donations, community fundraising events, challenges, trusts and grants, in memoriam donations and corporate partnerships.

To find out more about how you can support, visit: www.winstonswish.org/help-us or call 01242 515 157 or email info@winstonswish.org.

How to lose money at investing

By Richard Cohen FPFS ACII MCSI Chartered Financial Planner There are inevitably times when your portfolio will be worth less than a previous high. In my experience there are certain mistakes that can make those losses more frequent and more severe.

Frequently, investors good at losing money chase past performance i.e. they invest in something because it has increased in value. Last year’s performance is last year’s performance and is money someone else has made. By investing now, you are not going to benefit from that. When assessing the valuation of an investment, the journey its valuation has taken to get where it is, is one of the least important factors and tells us the least about whether the current value is a fair value.

It is far easier to lose money with a narrow portfolio than a diverse one. Inevitably investments sometimes fail. The complete failure of an investment, e.g. a company “going bust”, means you’ve lost that money forever. If you have a diverse portfolio, i.e. other investments and they increase in value, then they can compensate for that loss. Building a truly diverse portfolio, that spreads your investments between

different asset classes and regions makes suffering a total and permanent loss far more difficult.

Misunderstanding the risk and reward of an investment can be a further way of minimising returns while increasing the chance of a loss. Depending on how information is presented we can be far too focussed on one side of the equation. Are you happy with an investment that could fall to zero but at most can make you 7% per year? Such investments are how lots of investors lost money with “mini-bonds” in 2019. Whilst the asymmetry of the risk-reward equation was very much against them, marketing material focussed on the regular income not the risk to capital. It was a similar story but at an institutional level that created the subprime mortgage crisis. Sometimes investors know a risk is there but ignore it altogether because it is inconvenient to consider it. The most frequent example of this is choosing to ignore the inflation risk when putting money away for the long term. Losing money can be very easy if you fall into these traps and making money becomes much more likely if you don’t.

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

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Prize Crossword

Win a £20 voucher for Gifted Worthing

Findon February 2020 December 2019 solution below:

Winner: Carole Webber from Worthing. Congratulations and thank you to all who entered.

Finish the crossword and fill out the box below with the letters from the shaded squares. Work out the anagram

Across 5 Pharisee's rival (8) 8 Surprised expression (1,3) 9 Compelled (6) 10 Smiled broadly (6) 11 Helium's is the lowest (7,5) 13 Type of verbal communication (5,7) 16 Doctors' organ? (6) 18 Spain and Portugal, mainly (6) 19 Shell shock (1,1,1,1) 20 Elevated highway crossing (8)

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Recipe

5-spice beef & aubergine hot pot Warming Chinese dish

Ingredients Serves 4 - 6 • • • • • • • • • •

1 kilo diced beef 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tsp Chinese 5-spice 3 chillies, 2 chillies split in half and seeds removed and 1 chilli to garnish the dish 50g ginger, grated 5 tbsp oyster sauce Juice of 1 lime 600ml chicken stock 2 aubergines, sliced longways, roughly 1 cm thick Serve with rice and season with soy sauce

Method 1. Heat the oil in a heavy based casserole dish (which has a lid) on a medium heat, add the diced beef and lightly brown on each side 3. Meanwhile prepare your stock and set aside. In a separate bowl combine the split chillies, ginger, oyster sauce and lime juice 4. Once the meat has browned, turn the heat down a little and coat all the beef with the Chinese 5 spice and pour over the chilli mix and stir for 2 minutes 5. Add the stock to the pan and bring to a boil for 5 minutes, before reducing the heat to low and apply the lid for 1 hour 6. Once the hour has passed, give the stew a good stir and layer the top of the dish with the aubergines, leave again for a further hour and a half, with 30 minutes cooking time remaining, remove the lid and bring the pan to a boil to reduce the liquid.

Serve with rice, season with soy sauce and garnish with chopped chillies.

Recipe supplied by Hollie from Village Larder at Squires Garden Centre Washington, RH20 4AL. Open Mon - Sat 9am-5pm Sun 10am-4pm. 01903 891744. www.villagelarder.co.uk

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In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks

by Andrew Staib, Principal Designer of Glorious Gardens Rewilding your garden - 8 easy steps Firstly, what is rewilding?

Rewilding is returning outdoor spaces to a natural state where nature can evolve without the intense involvement of humans. It allows original ecosystems to reassert themselves, thereby supporting damaged natural systems to heal and threatened species to recover their populations.

The scale of rewilding is normally whole valleys being returned to forest or boglands being left to replenish after years of vegetative extraction.

But we can rewild our little bit of the earth that we have inherited!

Here are 8 ways to go about it: 1) Not so tidy Think differently about needing a tidy garden. Nature can start to shape your garden, or parts of your garden, and the need we have for straight lines and clean lawns and beds can relax a little. Leaving piles of leaves, mounds of fallen apples and crab apples and old logs to house insects can make your garden into both a factory and a hotel for life. You can leave a whole area of your garden over to nature. You may start to see tidiness as barrenness after a while, a garden stripped of natural abundance. Your neighbours, once you show them the increased amount of wildlife that your approach has yielded, may start asking you for advice.

2) Food for nature You can plant trees and shrubs that are rich in berries all year round to feed the myriad of garden visitors. From bats to bees and birds to frogs, your planting decisions will foster a smorgasbord.

Buddleia and Lythrum salicaria for bees, Sweet Chestnuts and acorns for small mammals, plus for the birds plants such as Cotoneaster, Black Cherry, Hawthorn, Ivy and Holly will keep a good supply of nutrition going all year. For butterflies and moths, try nettles and Lilac, Lavender, Foxgloves, Angelica and Honeysuckle.

3) Homes for nature As well as leaving piles of leaves about, and decaying logs, you can create your own insect hotels and bird feeders. (If you put your bird feeder near your rose garden you can keep the aphid population down rather than using insecticides).

Having some evergreen shrubs can provide valuable protection as well as cool shade in summer.

through the door You can chat with your neighbours and make sure that wildlife can move through one garden to the next. Indeed, the next time a fence needs replacing you can both think of replacing it with a mixed hedge rich in food.

4) Water Any pond, no matter how small, will give life to insects and slug eating frogs, as well as providing drinking water and a bath for birds to clean their wings. It is like creating a fertile soup as the whole of the food chain depends on it.

5) Mix and match planting

A variety of plant life will allow a variety of wildlife e.g. certain birds prefer only certain berries. Perennials that die down in the winter provide a food source and

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a place for bugs to hide, flowers produce different types of nectar and a pond will allow the growth of water plants that certain insects need.

You can allow certain weeds like clover, nettles and teasels a place to thrive whilst not taking over.

6) Don’t bother hoeing If you keep your veg beds well weeded there is no need to disturb the delicate ecosystem of the soil by yearly hoeing. This no-dig method involves putting a thick mulch on top of the pre-existing soil each year.

You do, however, have to have a really good and plentiful supply of compost to do this. Worms and other microfungi will be happier left undisturbed (did you know that there are over one million different types of worms?!).

7) Lawn care You can give a bit or all of your lawn over to wild meadow grasses. Even leaving the lawn to grow long and plug-planting some wildflower perennials will create a healthy habitat for wildlife. Paths can be converted to bark chip paths, which eventually break down and can be spread on the beds each year or two when it is time to replenish them with new bark.

8) Become a nature detective It is amazing how once you learn the name of something, you enter into a relationship with it. The hundred common garden insects, once you know their proper name, won’t just be lumped under the pesty insect

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category but will become the doorway to being able to find out more about them. Do you know what a pear midge is? Or a flea Flea Beetle beetle? Or a green Capsid Bug? Or how familiar are you with the sex life of snails? You can keep a little book of sightings in your garden - much more interesting and varied than bird-watching!

Rewilding your garden can be done a little here and there. It is not maintenance free but it is a relaxed attitude to nature where fertility and abundance can make up for the moss free patio that we worry so much about!

What to do this February February is a great time to explore woodland. The bare bones of the earth are at rest and the quality of the forest is still and waiting for Spring with some small delights emerging. Also the evergreens like Ivy, Yew and Holly come into their own.

Try visiting Angmering Park Estate Trust, Burton and Chingford Pond, Petworth House Woods, Slindon and The Warrens.

February tasks • Do a last tidy up and cut old perennials and ornamental grasses to ground level (as long as they are not the evergreen ornamental grasses!)

• Now is the time to finish pruning your Roses and Wisterias.

• Cut back Hardy shrubs like Cornus, Salix and Cotinus as well as Buddleia.

• Anything that has flowered during the winter can be pruned back into shape now like Winter Jasmine and Mahonia.

• Lift out and separate your Snowdrops after they have flowered.

You can then replant them in different areas of the garden.

• If you have a greenhouse you can start sowing leeks and onions.

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Tree Surgery Secrets Expert care for your trees There are some areas of gardening which are better left to an expert and tree-felling and pruning definitely falls into this category, says Stephen Pickett of Ashwood Tree Surgery.

Before making recommendations, a qualified tree surgeon will consider the health of the tree and what is best for it. Most tree surgeons also attempt to recycle and convert any waste into useful products.

To be certain your work is carried out to the highest professional standard, you should check that your arborist is insured, NPTC qualified (National Proficiency Tests Council) and either academically or professionally trained, or both. You should also ensure that they are fully conversant with health and safety procedures.

Based locally in Ford, Stephen is fully insured and will look at jobs across West Sussex. Ashwood Tree Surgery can also help with larger landscaping projects which may require a mini digger.

Tel: 01903 723710 or 07714 165171

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Alternative energy sources

By Chris Ennis FRICS These days there can be few more important issues than climate change which, in a few short years, will challenge the lives of our children and grandchildren.

We must act now to curb greenhouse gas emissions, and reduce reliance on fossil-based fuels. This is a massive issue that has dominated, and will continue to dominate the press for many years to come.

There are many measures that will save energy and these will come to the fore in years to come. Insulation is probably a good point at which to start…

There are still many homes where roof spaces and water storage tanks are inadequately insulated. Many properties have replacement window systems, but older installations do not possess the good thermal qualities of more modern installations.

Gas/oil fired water boilers replaced / installed after 2005 are likely to be modern ‘condensing’ systems. A condensing water boiler extracts heat from the waste products of combustion. A condensing boiler is typically 90% efficient and research shows that some boilers can have a remarkable 98% efficiency. The boilers can be identified either by the white gaseous emissions through the external flue or by the condensate pipe which should discharge into a nearby drain.

Alternative sources ‘green’ of power also include wind power as can be seen in the Rampion wind farm a few miles off Worthing. The wind farm is now fully operational and includes 116 turbines with a rotor diameter of 110 metres and an overall height of 135 metres. There are (smaller!) domestic wind turbine systems available and frequently these are located on masts since wind speeds increase with height.

There are a number of types of heat pump which extract energy from the ground (known as ‘ground source’) or from the air (‘air source’). They work rather like a refrigerator in reverse….a fridge takes warm material and makes it cold, but a heat pump takes cold water and makes it warm for domestic heating needs. The dedicated green householder might also consider solar powered energy with commonly seen photovoltaic panels generating electricity, or with a solar powered hot water system which might provide up to 50% of typical domestic requirements.

Chris Ennis FRICS email: surveyor1@talktalk.net 01903 261 217 or www.propdoctor.co.uk

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Facing Retirement Life after work

By Ivan Lyons, MD Investment Solutions, Worthing Stop Investing Some think reaching retirement age means they don’t have anything to plan for the future with their money.

Financial advice can only help Financial advice is not just about money. It is about planning for your life and that of your family. Also, it is not as costly as many think and can be accessed both online and in person. An expert guide can help make sure your finances are on track and help you enjoy your retirement stress free.

In 2019, there were more than 11.9m people aged 65 and over in the UK, which means many of them have reached retirement. As estimates say there will be another London-sized population aged 65 and over in 50 years, we look at the main preconceptions and realities about starting a new life after work.

Running out of money One common idea about retirement is that it will be financially unviable A ‘Life-Shocking’ Event Finishing working can be scary for many.

Reaching 65 (or more) means we will stop working and earning a salary. This could affect our sense of purpose in life.

Wasting Money Pension freedoms allow many people to access their pensions by 55, possibly spending capital.

Investment Solutions, Grafton House, 26 Grafton Road, Worthing, BN11 1QT. Telephone: 01903 214640 email Ivan at: ilyons@graftonhouse.net or visit our website at www.investment-solutions.co.uk for more information. ‘Investment Solutions’ is the trading name of Investment Solutions Wealth Management Ltd who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

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The importance of good dental hygiene in pets

There is no doubt that dental disease is a widespread problem in the pets that we see in practice. It Dr Julian Hoad is one of the top three disorders according to a study by VetCompass.

As with most things, being aware of a problem or the potential for a problem is the first step to resolving it.

For many pet owners their pet’s mouth is usually something that they do not look in and a dental problem may not become obvious until there are other clear signs present such as bad breath, the pet eating less or dropping food. Things to think about: Toothbrushing isn’t just for humans Bad breath doesn’t have to be a problem for our pets.

It is something that we can help to prevent and often successfully improve. However, the thought of trying to brush the wriggly puppy’s teeth or the not very impressed cat’s teeth is daunting and therefore often avoided. Yet we know that brushing pets’ teeth can be one of the most effective ways of preventing dental disease and it is also beneficial in getting the pet used to a regular oral examination.

Diet The other aspect, and one of particular importance for rabbits, is diet. Getting the diet right can also help with dental disease and, just as importantly, will aid

in reducing obesity which is one of the major welfare concerns in vets’ practices.

Check-ups and treatment Prevention is not feasible for all owners and even when owners do all the right things, dental disease can still occur which is why it is vital that pets get regular dental check-ups.

Potentially painful dental disease can only be treated if it is spotted early. It is often an unseen problem for owners - an unseen problem that could be causing significant discomfort and other potential problems.

An essential part of identification and treatment of dental disease is the use of x-rays to help spot any problems that could otherwise go undetected. Using this technology your pet gets a thorough dental examination and it avoids the pet leaving the vets with a potentially painful ‘hidden’ issue. At Crossways we have the latest dental x-ray technology available to ensure nothing goes undetected. I would encourage all pet owners to see the benefits prevention, correct diet, regular dental check-ups and prompt treatment can make to the health and welfare of pets.

Crossways Veterinary Group, School Hill, Storrington, 01903 743040 www.crosswaysvets.co.uk

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Steyning Grammar School Jack 'The Lad' Hayes visits SGS to inspire students We had a wonderful visit from Jack “the Lad� Hayes (Heart FM) who spoke to Year 10 students about daring to dream big. He described his life growing up in South London in difficult circumstances and challenged students to think about how they treat each other in school. He gave examples of famous people who did not give up and who failed numerous times before they found success. He asked the students to think about what they want to do in life and to follow their passions and their dreams.

We massively enjoyed his visit; he was charming, honest, inspirational and funny.

SGS Digital Makers win trophies in the LEGO league Following 3 months of hard work, SGS digital makers club are celebrating, not one but two trophies in the regional finals of the first Lego league; a global competition aimed at developing, teamwork, creativity, and innovation. Our two teams came 1st in the robot design presentation, and scored the

highest in the robot competition where teams have two and a half minutes to complete as many challenging missions as possible.

They showed great application both in the run up, putting in lots of extra hours, and the competition itself, with exemplary self organisation, teamwork, and fair play.

They are a credit to themselves, their families and our school.

Sociology trip to London The sociology department took year 12 and 13 students to London to experience the court system at Southwark Crown Court, as part of their studies in crime and deviance, followed by a seminar as part of the sociology in action series, with feminist speaker Germaine Greer.

At the court students were able to visit different cases and see how the judiciary system works, as part of studying policing and prevention in the module on crime.

Listening to Germaine Greer was not only an excellent opportunity for students to hear from experts in the field of sociology, but also to ask questions and listen to her answers from a range of sociology students from around the country. This visit has started to bring what students study in textbooks more into a real-life setting and context.

Luke Talbot Assistant Headteacher, www.sgs.uk.net

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History

Findon Diary 1890 Style By local historian Valerie Martin

St. John the Baptist Church in Findon on a frosty morning in 2005. Captured by Valerie.

Let us go back to 1890 when Findon was still a rural backwater. In January the village school was closed because of a rampant malady — reputed to have come from China. All the teachers fell ill and had taken to their beds and most of the children were suffering too.

On the 12th January Confirmation was due to be held at the church. The Venerable Bishop of Chichester now in his 88th year, bravely devoted the whole day to visiting the parish. He "laid hands" on 56 candidates for Confirmation.

During the inclement days that followed, a torrent of rain flooded the primitive village cesspools. A river of raw sewage ran down our familiar High Street. The vile stench pervaded the air.

The churchyard was described by the vicar as — "getting very full." Villagers were reminded that relations or friends of those who died should always ask the vicar before going ahead and should not just assume to hold a burial at the church.

In February the news of a suicide buzzed around the village. George Caplin, 57 year old employee of sheep farmer George Hampton, was found dead. It was said that the departed had been a trusted servant for 25 years and was a well-conducted and respected villager. The coroner returned a verdict of "suicide while temporarily insane". He was buried on 17th February and the service was read, as was the custom in those days... "who lay violent hands on themselves". Note: I have found that as late as 1909 the vicar is reputed to have said he would refuse to conduct the burial services of anyone who committed suicide unless actually ordered to do so by the Bishop of Chichester.

By March the aforementioned agile influenza microbe that had attacked the village, still raged on and spared no one.

The new racing stables at The Vale were completed and the first trainer to be installed was 38-year-old William Henry Burbridge of Kingswood Villa. The Vale

had formerly been Limbers Farm and there are reputed to still be traces of the old farm buildings on the site.

Thomas Lawson a labourer living at Lower Farm was run over by a plough in April on the Wyatt family’s Cissbury Farm. He broke his leg in two places and his condition turned out to be very serious and he later died on 8th May. The vicar requested in May that villagers did not let their offspring go unattended to the funerals of strangers. He reminded that if villagers did go to a funeral to please take part in the actual service, including the psalms and prayers — and to remember to rise as the coffin was carried in.

Continuing through the year to June… Findon was cricketless. No one it seemed had taken the bother to arrange any matches.

In July the vicar made the following dismal comment "Haymaking again. Cloudy weather; now very hot, now very cold; often rain. Some of the hay has not fared well. These have cut too soon; these too late. So pass the years away".

In August a list of necessary "funeral furniture" was required for the church. This comprised a revolving "coffin rest", a violet pall, a white pall and some kind of carriage for the body of the dead. The vicar also reported that the church harmonium was on its "last wheeze".

In September another Findon tragedy occurred. 11year-old Arthur Caplin of North End, son of John Caplin an agricultural worker, died following a farming accident. This death involved the farm horses during harvesting.

A strict gardening tip appeared from the vicar in October. "It is best to plant on a grave natural flowers, such as bulbs, pinks etc; wreaths and gathered flowers should be removed before they wither; artificial flowers soon look tawdry. French cemeteries, from which they are copied are hideous places".

Arthur Hampton played cricket for the Findon Cricket Club. He was watching the firework display "from a balcony" when a Roman candle went out of control and hit him in the eye and he lost the sight in that eye.

John Colbourne had an established business in nearby Lancing. On 19th November, he was driving home through Findon and was thrown from his cart. He lay completely unnoticed on the cold dark road for some hours. Eventually, when he was discovered, it was too late. The Coroner’s verdict was "accidental death".

At the end of 1890 the Southdown Guild held an exhibition of the contributions of combined stitching by the ladies of Findon. In December the report on this was followed by the comment "Why do men never do anything useful for one another?"

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End damp misery Condensation occurs when warm air full of moisture comes into contact with a wall or window which is cooler. It causes problems for thousands of households, creating an unpleasant living environment and in extreme cases can lead to health issues, particularly respiratory.

Sussex Local spoke to Richard Whiting of Envirovent who has been addressing the issue for over 35 years.

He has been running the Sussex division of Envirovent since 2012 and explained that proper ventilation is essential for good indoor air quality. He told Sussex Local that many homes lack suitable ventilation. About one in every five homes will suffer from problems caused by condensation and mould. He and his team offer a complete service from an initial free survey and advice to manufacture, installation and maintenance.

His business won the Queens Award for innovation with their Filterless Cyclone extract fan.

Depending on the extent of the problem, solutions can involve extractor fans in individual rooms or in more extreme cases a complete house ventilation system.

Tel: 01273 839500 or visit: www.envirovent.com

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Parish Council News

Findon Parish Council

Edited extracts from the draft minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 11th December 2019.

Nepcote Green Pond Following the recent rainfall, the pond area has captured some surface water from the road gullies and run-off from the southern side of the road, the latter occurring due to the road camber and the running over the gully grids. On a recent visit confirming the condition of the area, it was recommended the Clerk writes to West Sussex County Council (WSCC) requesting the clearance of the gullies and jetting of the drainage pipes. At the edge of the road, there are three pipes discharging into a channel leading to the pond area. At this location, bank and channel erosion has occurred resulting in the water dissipating into the ground and not directly reaching the pond area.

There has been a measure of effort made to prevent erosion by the use of concrete filled sandbags below the point of discharge of the two visible pipes. If the purpose of the three pipes is to simply take the water run-off away from the road surface downhill and thus the village, and soak into the surrounding ground then there is no need to act other than to maintain vigilance to prevent blockages of water flow. However, if the purpose of the pipes is to directly discharge the maximum quantity of water run-off into the pond area then this is not succeeding and some preventa-

tive work is required.

It has been expressed by both councillors and members of the public that the opportunity to create a standing pond instead of allowing the collected water to soak away should be explored as an alternative option.

The Working Party (The Findon Village Volunteers) Having completed their restoration/repair work on the Preschool building, they have concentrated in the last few weeks on leaf clearance in Nepcote Lane and along the A24 footpaths (with the cutting up and removal of the odd fallen tree). Furthermore, final clearance has come through from WSCC, and the Working Party will be undertaking the relocation of the North End bus shelter to a new site near Homewood early in the New Year.

New Bins Arun District Council (ADC) has replaced the litter bin by the Post Box at the Village Stores with a larger ADC branded bin and taken away the bin on the pavement near the road. The bin will be monitored to ensure that it is regularly emptied on a Monday and Friday, as advised by ADC. www.findonparishcouncil.gov.uk

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Findon Valley Residents’ Association (FVRA) Viridor Recycling Plant Lorraine Taylor our environmental officer recently arrange a trip to Viridor Recycling Plant at Ford to see first-hand how our recycling waste is handled. Twelve members had a successful visit and they highly recommend that all residents should take an opportunity to visit the facility. If interested please email their education officer jnorman@viridor.co.uk Committee Vacancy We are urgently in need of a secretary to take minutes at our monthly meetings and AGM, to carry out ad hoc tasks. For further details contact Maggie Winter at maggie.winter@findonvalley.org or call 01903 263038.

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Terry Curtis 1929-2019

Mr Terry Curtis was a well-known businessman in Findon Valley having run Curtis & Son estate agents for over forty years.

Terry had always been interested in properties when he lived in London and having moved to Worthing in 1961 decided to go into estate agency and started to work for Street & Maurice. He then joined Bernard Tucker & Son, in Chapel Road, Worthing, eventually working his way up to become a partner with them. He had always wanted to run his own business and so it was on August 16th 1976 that Terry, together with his wife Pat, opened their own estate agency in King’s Parade, Findon Valley.

Terry was highly respected by his fellow agents. Indeed, he was a mentor to many over the years. Quite a few of these agents worked for Terry and have since gone on to run their own successful estate agencies. It has been said that Terry Curtis was truly one of the last gentleman estate agents.

Terry enjoyed an active life outside the business. He was a keen badminton player and golfer. With his wife Pat, they pursued their interest in travel and their highlight was a round the world trip. He was a wonderful father to Stephen, Jane and Sarah and a loving grandfather and great-grandfather. He will be greatly missed.

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Heroes of Coastal Command The RAF's maritime war 1939 - 1945 The RAF's Maritime War 1939 - 1945 makes the reader think again about the RAF’s maritime arm, Coastal Command, which was established in 1936. Often working alone and unsupported, undertaking long patrols out over opens seas, Coastal Command bred a special kind of airman. Including individuals such as Lieutenant Commander Roger Morewood MID, who was born in Worthing.

Author Andrew Bird, “I knew some of these men for a brief period in the 1990’s when I began talking to British, Canadian, Australian and American veterans of Coastal Command’s war. Years later, as I began to write, it occurred to me, that I should from the start, set down my aim and the parameters I have given myself. Above all, this is meant to be a compelling narrative history of a few participants of the most neglected Royal Air Force command in the historiography of the Second World War – Coastal Command.

It is one that can be easily read and digested, and

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hopefully enjoyed, yet which brings together my own research on the subjects. The aim is not to just write their military history, but also the social and political and economic history too. Their individual stories will be illustrative of the experience of war and the conduits to explaining the bigger picture of Coastal Command’s operational sphere.”

Heroes of Coastal Command is available to buy for £25.00. Contact Pen & Sword Books 01226 734267 or visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk.

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Estate Agency Cubitt & West 29 Furniture Restorers Barcombe Wood Finish Ltd 22 Garage Doors The Doors Group Limited 19 Garden Centre Squires Garden Centre 11 Squires Garden Centre Pets 43 Garden Design Earth Architecture 37 Glorious Gardens 37 Greenacre Garden Design & Build 39 Garden Services Bright and Beautiful Gardens West Sussex Ltd 36 Gardeners Joshua The Gardener 38 Home Entertainment Bowers & Wilkins 13 Home Furnishings & Gifts Gifted Worthing 9 Home Ventilation Envirovent 47 Horse Manure Sussex Manures Ltd 37 Hotel/Restaurant Old Tollgate Hotel 21 Independent Financial Advisors Investment Solutions Wealth Management Ltd 42 Nsure Financial Services 31 Kitchen Doors Dream Doors 35 Kitchens & Bathrooms Alexander Worthing Ltd 23 Kitchens, Bathrooms, Bedrooms Dovetail Kitchens 47 Osteopath Rebecca Wangi Osteopath 22 Oven Cleaning Oven Cleaning King 34 Ovenu 34 Property Maintenance Valentine Property Maintenance 39 Roofing Ark Roofing Ltd 48 J P Roofcare 19 Roofing and Gutters BM Roofing 41 School Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing 44 Shutters Just Shutters 41 Solicitors Miller Parris Solicitors 14 Surveyors Property Doctor Surveys 40 Tiles

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