Sussex Local Magazine - Findon APRIL 2022

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FINDON | HIGH SALVINGTON | DURRINGTON | CLAPHAM | PATCHING Local news & features through the door to 7,196 homes via Royal Mail

SIGHT SAVERS Local charity profile

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Family Package ticket to “GoodWoof”

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Family tickets to see “Aidy the Awesome” in Worthing

A Sussex garden of 27 acres

Easter events

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Going electric in 2025

ST JOHN’S

History of the Lychgate

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what’s on walks, property health & wellbeing prize crossword young readers’ puzzles business directory

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

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

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

Until next time,

Kris & Jeff

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

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What's On Charity and Community News Win Tickets to Aidy the Awesome Aerial Adventure Local Guided Walks Children's Puzzle Page In Your Garden Win Tickets to GoodWoof!

Property Charity Profile Sightsavers

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Motoring Cooking with Alex Health & Wellbeing Prize Crossword Local History with Valerie Martin Local Council updates Classified Business Directory Findon Valley Residents Association Index of Advertisers

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

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

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

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

CLUBS & SOCIETIES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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E3very address every month 02/04/2022 7:30 PM Passiontide Meditation Boxgrove Priory Chichester PO18 0EE £15 Sally webmaster@chantryquire.org.uk www.chantryquire.org.uk 02/04/2022 7:00 PM Southdowns Concert Band presents The Best of British Music Midhurst Memorial Hall GU29 9DH £12.50 Under 16 free Brenda bbailey93@btinternet.com 02/04/2022 7:30 PM The Rowland Singers Choir Easter Concert Emmanuel URC Worthing BN11 5DA £12 Jan jan@robertsummers.co.uk www.rowlandsingers.co.uk

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

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

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

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

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

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

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E5very address every month 11/04/2022 10:00 AM The Arts Society, Steyning Lucian Freud: The Art and the Man by The Steyning Centre BN44 3XZ members free £10 visitors steyning@theartssociety.org www.theartssocietysteyning.org.uk 13/04/2022 7:30 PM Earthworms - West Chiltington Horticultural Society talk West Chiltington Village Hall RH20 2PZ Visitors £3 Members free Carys westchilthorts@gmail.com www.westchilthortsoc.wordpress.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities are being encouraged to sign up to a new-look register that will help West Sussex County Council develop better services to support them and their families. From 1 April 2022, the West Sussex Library Service will take over running the disability register for those aged under 25. Those who sign up or renew from that date will be entitled to either a £5 shopping voucher or a Max Card, a national discount card providing hundreds of offers and valid for two years.

Email S END Co mmi ss i o ni n g Team@westsussex.gov.uk for details.

Are you an experienced driver or passenger assistant? West Sussex County Council is recruiting School Minibus/Car Driver or Passenger Assistants. Work Location: Countywide, with base locations including Horsham, Drayton Depot (near Chichester) and Worthing. Permanent & Casual roles available - Hours (Split Shift: 7am -10am / 2pm – 5pm). For more details visit www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/featured-jobs/ school-transport-jobs or call 01243 753530.

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

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

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Charity & Community News Worthing Council Tax Councillors agreed to set Worthing’s share of council tax at £252.36 for 2022/23 - a 2% rise on last year which equates to an extra 9p a week for a Band D household.

There will be investment in the delivery of major projects to regenerate rundown parts of the town centre and to refurbish the Buckingham Road and High Street car parks, as well as funding for repairs for Worthing Lido, the pier and its Southern Pavilion. The cost of using multi-storey car parks will be cut to help shoppers visiting the town centre, while increased street-cleaning to tackle graffiti will make their stay more enjoyable.

Sunrise to Remember!

Registration is now open for St Barnabas House’s brand-new walk, Sunrise to Remember. Taking place on 25 June 2022, Sunrise to Remember promises all the excitement and camaraderie of the hospice’s celebrated midnight walk, Night to Remember, but with a special sunrise twist.

Instead of walking through the night, hundreds of supporters will be setting off from Worthing Lei-

sure Centre at 4.15am, walking from darkness into the sunrise on a 10 or 20-kilometre route through the tree-lined paths of Worthing, across fields, down rivers and along the beautiful coastline.

Sunrise to Remember is open to all ages. Registration is £25 per person and £15 for children under 14, there is also a family ticket (please see website for details) available for £65. Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Sign up before 14 April 2022 and receive an early bird discount of 20% per person. Find out more and register at www.stbh.org.uk/sunrisetoremember.

Antisocial Behaviour Survey Local residents and businesses are invited to have their say about measures to crack down on antisocial behaviour in Worthing.

The consultation, which runs until 12th April, sets out plans to continue an existing Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) to cover the whole of Worthing to tackle alcohol-fuelled antisocial behaviour.

The proposed measures would continue to make it an offence to refuse to comply with a request by an authorised officer to stop drinking or surrender alcohol and aims to curb a problem that can have a negative impact on businesses and residents. www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/safer-communities/ pspo/

Montague Place Upgrade Work has begun to permanently close Montague Place to traffic. The current road surface will be raised and decorated so that the whole of Montague Place is level, making it more appealing for visitors and businesses.

Extra lighting will be provided and new planters will be installed, as well as parklets (areas of seating surrounded by plants and shrubs). The work should be complete in time for Easter.

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Aidy The Awesome Action packed aerial adventure literally fly, zoom and spin through the air! This show has been reimagined for film and when you book you’ll get a superhero activity pack to help you release your inner superhero!

We have a family ticket available to see Aidy The Awesome at the Pavilion Theatre in Worthing winner can choose either 7th May at 3.30pm or 8th May at 10.00am or 12.00pm. Subject to availability. Visit www.wtm.uk

Aidy is a normal 8 year old girl… or so she thinks! One day she discovers a family secret that changes everything. Aidy and her granny embark on an adventure that turns their world upside down.

They even begin to question what normal is.

After all, who wants to be normal when you can be super!

Aidy the Awesome is a stunning aerial theatre show for all the family. Watch the performers

Win a family ticket to see Aidy The Awesome To enter answer the following question: Q: What type of theatre show is Aidy The Awesome? a) Aerial b) Comedy c) Puppet Send your answer and contact details to: Aidy The Awesome Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or you can enter online at: www.sussexl ocal.net/features/competi ti ons Winner drawn after 28th April 2022. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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

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

Sussex Ramblers Fri 15th 10:00 Goodwood Good Friday Walk Moderate 9 miles Walk via Charlton, the South Downs Way and East Dean, one steep assent at the end of the walk.

Lovely views. Bring a picnic. Assistance Dogs only.

Meet: Counters Gate Car Park, PO18 0QE Martin 07580 843688 Thurs 21st 10:15 Steyning & Chanctonbury Ring Moderate 6 miles A walk along the foot of the downs across the fields & then up towards Chanctonbury Hill returning along the top of the Downs There is no pre-booking for this walk.

Meet: C/P at The Star Inn, 130 High Street, Steyning. BN44 3LH Sandie 07711 679335 Thurs 28th 10:00 Burpham Moderate 7.5 miles A for a Bluebell walk in Angmering Park with some hills Meet: Car Park behind The George Public House, Burpham, BN18 9RR Cathy F0785 2608 659

Chichester District Council Fri 1st 10.30am Goodwood L: Jane 3.75 hrs 8 miles A more advanced walk due to its length and steep uphill sections &stiles. Lovely open countryside also taking in the villages of West Dean and Singleton. We will have a stop so please bring a snack.

Meet: Goodwood Seven Points Car park (not the Triangle car park) Tue 5th 10.30am Pulborough Brooks L: Peter Brook 2 hrs 3.5 miles This is a flat walk with stiles, which can be wetand muddy if there has been bad weather.

Meet: RSPB Reserve car park, Wiggonholt, Pulborough, RH20 2EL Meet: Arun Yacht Club Car Park, Rope Walk, Littlehampton, BN17 5DL Thurs 7th 10.30am Petworth Park L: Gerald 1.5 hrs 3 miles Come and see the fallow deer, The Monument & a surprise Dog’s Face.

Meet: The Horse Guards Inn, Upperton Road, Tillington, GU28 9AF Tue 12th 10.30am Cissbury Ring L: Peter 2hrs 4 miles A circular walk up and around Cissbury Ring (5,000 year old hill fort) with phenomenal 360 degree views of coast and countryside.

Meet: Car park left off the A24 southbound about 3/4 mile south of A280 roundabout Wed 13th 10.30am Houghton Forest L: Alison 2.5 hrs 6 miles With panoramic views in all directions. A fairly strenuous walk with two long uphill stretches.

Meet: Whiteways Car Park, BN18 9FD Wed 27th 10.30am Eartham Woods L: Alison 2-2.5 hrs 5.5 miles A walk through Eartham Woods, coming back along Stane Street. No stiles.

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

Meet: Car park at Amberley Station. MAP REF TQ026117 Thurs 28th 10.30am Stopham L: Bruce 2 hours 4.8 miles Ascent 200m. Moderately strenuous. 3 stiles. Might be muddy. Possible bluebell extravaganza!

Meet: Stopham Church.(Nearby postcode RH20 1EG) Sat 30th 10.30am Binsted Woods L: Dominic 2-2.5 hrs 4 miles A mainly flat headland path, grass, gravel. Coffee may be available at the post office.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Are they worried about the future?

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

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

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fore the weeds take hold – if you do this once a week each week you will be weed free all year A lot of summer vegetables can be sown directly into the ground now Mulch your beds with compost and bark chips to seal in the moisture from winter and prevent growth of new weed seeds Feed your shrubs and roses with a handful of bonemeal dug about an inch deep around the base of each plant.

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

Apply both Moss Kill and Broadleaf weed killer to your lawns –wait a coupe of weeks then vigorously rake out all the dead thatch. You can also reseed the lawn where there are obvious patches You can sow annuals indoors or in your greenhouse – rather than that trip to the supermarket you could try growing Marigolds and Lobelia in trays

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tickets are on sale now with early-bird adult prices starting at £30, 12 years of age, and under go free. Book online at goodwood.com

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226 Property

A perfect place to relax

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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228 Charity Profile

Sightsavers …

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

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

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

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

Founded by Sir John and Lady Wilson in 1950, Sightsavers was initially based in London until, in 1971, the organisation moved to a new head office in Haywards Heath. John Wilson was blinded in an accident during a school chemistry lesson, at the age of twelve - he always maintained that he didn’t think the event was tragic and referred to his blindness as nothing more than a “confounded nuisance”. Following an extended tour of Africa and the Middle East, and shocked at the scale of blindness and the living conditions he witnessed, Sir John returned home determined to do something about it. Estalishing a non -government organisation to address the prevention of blindness and provide rehabilitation for those whose sight couldn’t be saved. The organisation became Sightsavers and Sir John campaigned until his death in 1999. Lady Wilson remains closely involved as vice president and still lives in Sussex.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ella tells me that a key element in much of the charity’s work is training local health workers, including cataract surgeons, specialist teachers and health volunteers to provide their community

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

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

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

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

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

01444 446600 www.sightsavers.org

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Ferrari restructures to tackle electrification

By Nadia Goldsmith

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Chocolate brownie nests Full on chocolate treats for Easter!

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

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

2. Allow to cool in the tin, turn out and cut them

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Leaving a charitable gift in your Will

By Will Writer Emma Cohen MIPW There’s nothing better than feeling like you have made a difference. Over the past few years, we have seen an increasing popularity in leaving gifts or donations to charities in our clients Wills.

Leaving a charitable gift in your Will can be easy, it’s also a great way to leave a lasting legacy and from a financial point of view, it can also reduce the tax implications for the rest of your estate.

Many of us support good causes and local charities throughout our lifetimes, so why not continue that legacy after you have gone?

We often suggest that it’s a good idea to research how your gift to the charity that you choose will likely be used or indeed to specify how you would like it to be spent. You may be keen to ensure that your gift is used to fund a certain aspect of a charity, for example if you are giving to a cancer

related charity it maybe that you would like your gift to be spent on funding research.

If you have a small or estranged family specifying a charity as a reserve beneficiary can also be useful to stop intestacy laws taking place should your primary beneficiaries no longer be living at the time of your death.

If you decide to leave a significant proportion of your estate to charity and you feel it may leave those expecting to inherit feeling disgruntled enough to challenge your Will, it would be wise to leave a letter of wishes with your Will explaining how you came to your decision.

For more information on charitable giving or to discuss making a Will or Lasting Power of Attorney in more detail please do not hesitate to get in touch on 01903 821010 or send an email to: emma.cohen@nsure.co.uk

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St John The Baptist Church Lychgate

By Valerie Martin

What do you notice first about the above photograph? Yes, it is a very old photograph of St. John the Baptist Church… minus its lychgate.

This gives us a clue to the date of the photograph and I can deduce it was taken some time before 1877.

The re-fashioning of Muntham Court was completed 145 years ago to meet the wealthy Marchioness of Bath's desires. By 1877 the entire property was refaced with knapped flint stone and the east front emerged as an imposing palace or a Ducal German Schloss.

It was agreed by all that the venture had been a successful attempt to recreate an attractive property in the Elizabethan or early Jacobean style. A chapel was also added.

It was during this particular year when the Marchioness took up residence in Muntham Court

(on the now Crematorium site) that she paid for the cost of the lychgate at St. John the Baptist Church in Findon.

Do you know why the lychgate is so called.

Compare with the German "Leiche", Dutch "lijk" and Swedish "lik", all meaning corpse.

Another name could be "Corpse Gate".

Many, many years ago bodies were buried in shrouds rather than coffins and the dead were transported to the lychgate and placed on a bier. Here the clergy conducted the initial part of the funeral service in the open air (under the lychgate)… I am not quite sure why. Therefore, I suppose, the gateway comes as part of the church.

The lychgate also served a dual purpose... as a shelter for the pall-bearers while the bier was brought from the church.

Long before I came to live in Findon, when was a death mourned among the servants at Muntham Court, the body would be ceremoniously carried across a couple of broad fields to the church. Thus Findon had a Coffin Path. The name has a certain ring to it. The Muntham living conveyed the Muntham dead on their final journey.

On the day of my passed-down story, the fields were bare, the way was clear as if a great sweep of a giant hand had wiped away any other living soul… except for one thing… cattle. The friends and family of the bereaved entered the field. A member of the herd lifted its head at the intrusion and immediately spotted the juicy offerings of tributes along with the body. Flowers and greenery! It took a step forward it the direction of the tasty delicacy. Its friends followed suit not to be left out of the meal and were soon munching. In less than no time the mourners were surrounded and their wreaths were being devoured by the unmovable beasts.

Relating to March article - The Findon Place ice house is situated on private land in an inaccessible position with a dangerous drop and should not be visited. Findon Place is open to the public at certain times of the year, for more details please see www.findonplace.com

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Clapham Parish Council Recreation Ground, applications and Jubilee Edited extracts from the draft minutes of the Ordinary Council Meeting on 27th Jan 2022.

Recreation Ground repairs - Three quotes sought to replace ageing fence and gates along the boundary with The Street on ‘like for like’ basis - Contractor A £650 (replace 1 pedestrian gate and 2 wooden posts). Contractor B - £2059.52 (replace 1 pedestrian gate and 1 field entrance gate only, some post and rails whilst making use of some existing wood).

Contractor C – £2235 (2 gates) or £2380 (3 gates), replace all post and rails. Resolved to appoint Contractor C (D Kembery Fencing) to undertake the work to replace the fencing and gates when compared with existing arrangement.

Previous Applications - SDNP/21/05747/FUL Long Furlong Farm Long Furlong Lane Clapham - Erection of farm worker's dwelling and office - Refused.

SDNP/21/04980/HOUS Little Thatch 160 The Street Clapham - Erection of a timber single storey granny annexe for ancillary use to the main dwelling - Refused. Retrospective Approval of comments recorded under the Council’s Scheme of Delegation

- responses and decisions noted.

SDNP/21/04980/HOUS Little Thatch 160 The Street Clapham - Erection of a timber single storey granny annexe for ancillary use to the main dwelling – Objection raised, and outcome is Refused.

New Application - SDNP/22/00243/TPO – Clapham Woods - Fell 2 diseased and dangerous ash trees and monolith 1 diseased and dangerous ash tree – No Objection subject to prior inspection of the location by Councillor Gale.

Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and Play Park Opening - A delegated spend of £1000 agreed to include provision of £500 in 2022/23 budget and £500 received from Pocket Parks. Estimates/quotes comprise £600 for food, £100 for ancillary expenditure such as decorations etc and £300 for entertainment. Patching Parish Council expressed interest in joint venture, although more practical and costeffective for Clapham PC to combine Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and Play Park Opening celebrations on Recreation Ground, co-hosting was an option. www.clapham-wsx-pc.gov.uk

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Findon Valley Residents’ Association Farmers’ market, cycle routes, Cissbury fields & Vale school We held our 2022 AGM on 24 March, thanks to those Valley residents who supported us. Only 1 in 4 households in Findon Valley are FVRA members, do please join us! See our website or come along and chat at one of our Farmers' Markets. The next Market will be Sunday 24 April, 10am - 2pm in Lime Tree Surgery car park.

At the time of writing we await the County Council's decision on cycle routes from Lime Tree Avenue north to the Black Horse. FVRA supports safe passage for all categories of highway users.

We are looking to issue our new Traffic Survey to all homes in the Valley for your views and feedback, during Spring.

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We recently held a site meeting with Borough Council consultants at Cissbury Fields. They are very appreciative of residents' views on how the future of the Fields could be shaped. FVRA continues to press for improved parking facilities.

Vale School's young "Eco Warriors" and council reps teamed up with FVRA and the Park Ranger for a Gallops litter pick on a lovely February afternoon. The children were enthusiastic, knowledgeable and a real credit to the school. As well as general rubbish they found an old radio, cycle helmet, metal tray and toothbrush! Several members of the public thanked the children for helping improve our local environment. www.findonvalley.org 1

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