Sussex Local - Findon - September 2017

September 2017

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Findon - High Salvington - Salvington - Clapham - Patching

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MEMORIES OF LONG AGO Life in rural Sussex c.1910

LOCAL HISTORY Findon Sheep Fair

PUZZLES For younger readers & Prize Crossword

WIN! Book - Techno Tantrums Tickets to see ‘The Four Men’

LOCAL NEWS Charity & Community Findon Valley Residents’ Association

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What’s On, Local Walks, Recipe, Prize Crossword, Local Clubs, Gardening, Local Charities, Local Business Directory

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September 2017 Tractor in Patching kindly supplied by Mrs Sheila Mills

Welcome...

So it’s back to school this month, (cue a thankful “sigh” from many parents) let’s hope for an ‘Indian summer’ again this year to make up for a rather soggy August.

There are still plenty of local fetes taking place this month - larger ones include the Findon Village Sheep Fair (page 17) and the Pulborough Harvest Fair (see our What’s On Guide starting on page 4) and Sussex Local will have a stand at both of these - please come and say ’hello’ if you are there.

Our main article this month, kindly supplied

by Jessica Lea Rimmer looks at life in rural Sussex in the early 1900s via the memoirs of author W.E. Palmer - see page 26 If you have trouble dragging your children away from the iPad, enter our competition for the chance to win a copy of ‘Techno Tantrums’ see page 41. You can also win tickets to see ‘The Four Men’ at the Connaught Theatre Worthing (page 16).

4 ...........................................................................What’s On 16 ...................................................Win! Tickets to Four Men 17 .............................................................Findon Sheep Fair 18 ........................................................................Local Walks 20 .........................................................Charity & Community 26 .......................................................Memories of Long Ago 30 ..................................................................Prize Crossword 34 .................................................................................Recipe 36 ....................................................................In Your Garden 40 ..............................................Young Readers Puzzle Page 41 .........................................Win! Copy of Techno Tantrums 48 ....................................................................Findon History 50 ............................................................Business Directory 54 ..........................................................Index of Advertisers October booking deadline 1st Sep

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info@sussexlocal.net www.sussexlocal.net Kay Publishing Ltd PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH Sussex Local & Chichester Local magazines are published monthly and delivered free of charge to over 38,300 homes and businesses in West Sussex. There are six editions and display advertising starts at just £24 a month per edition.

Our local history article (p48) this month looks at Findon Sheep Fair in the past.

This month’s gardening article considers using layers to build a multi-dimensional garden. Our thanks as ever to the talented Andrew Staib from Glorious Gardens (p36).

As usual we have our regular prize crossword p30, local walks p18, and young readers’ puzzle page p40.

Until next month,

Kris & Jeff

Words of Wit “By all these lovely tokens September days are here, With Summer’s best of weather and Autumn’s best of cheer.” HELEN HUNT JACKSON Disclaimer - Whilst advertisements are printed in good faith, Sussex Local (Kay Publishing Ltd) is an independent company and does not endorse products or services that appear in this magazine. Sussex Local cannot be held responsible for errors or omissions or claims made by contributors.

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

1. Arundel edition - Arundel, Burpham, Climping, Fontwell, Ford, Slindon, Walberton & Yapton Total addresses - 6,500 2. Barnham edition - Barnham, Eastergate, Westergate, Aldingbourne, Oving, & Tangmere Total addresses - 5,200 3. Chichester edition - Chichester centre & suburbs Total addresses - 7,800 4. Findon edition - Findon Valley, Findon Village, Nepcote, High Salvington, Clapham & Patching plus Salvington/Selden (south of A27) Total addresses - 6,000 5. Pulborough edition - Pulborough, Bury, Coldwaltham, Fittleworth, Marehill, Nutbourne, Stopham, West Chiltington village and Common. Total addresses - 5,500 6. Storrington edition - Storrington, Amberley, Ashington, Cootham Thakeham, Sullington & Washington. Total addresses - 6,200 The combined circulation of all six editions is over 38,300 addresses.

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A great place to eat, drink & stay Pizza Tuesdays

Now serving home made pizza from our new wood-fired Pizza oven!

Wednesday Night is Thai Night £14.95 per person

Fizz Thursdays!

£5 off a large bottle of Prosseco when ordering two main meals, evenings only

Great Sunday Roasts from £8.95 12-6.45pm Booking essential

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DURRINGTON St

Symphorians Church Hall, New Road Mon 9.30 AM

WORTHING Charmandean Centre

Tues 9.30 AM & 11.30 AM (Forest Road off A27)

FINDON All Saints Church Hall Cissbury Drive Tues 7 PM

WORTHING Emmanuel Church Hall Heene Road Entrance Wed 9.30 AM

Sarah: 01903 218261 / 07769 611034

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Win tickets to ‘The Four Men’ Friday 6th October, Connaught Theatre, Worthing

A kaleidoscopic and unique insight into Sussex at the turn of the century…

Follow Sussex’s greatest writer, Hilaire Belloc’s adventures and encounters as he takes a spur of the moment journey on foot across the breadth of Edwardian Sussex, from east to west, with three extraordinary companions at the mystical time of Halloween.

On their four day odyssey, they travel 92 miles and drink 300 pints of beer! Belloc, who grew up in Slindon and lived at Shipley from 1907 until his death in 1953, said of the book: “I put my whole heart into writing it and yet no one reads it now“.

Conn Artists Theatre Company’s production of The

Four Men brings this book to life for a whole new generation to enjoy.

First produced at the Brighton Fringe, this revised stage adaptation, with live music and a cast of five actors, is a cross between Larkrise to Candleford and Three Men in a Boat and includes traditional folk songs alongside famous pieces of classical music by Sussex-inspired composers, Vaughan Williamsand Edward Elgar.

Tickets and info at: www.worthingtheatres.co.uk/the-four-men

Win tickets to ‘The Four Men’ To be in with a chance of winning answer the following question: Q: Where did Hilaire Belloc grow up? a) Storrington b) Slindon c) Salvington Send your answer and full contact details including daytime telephone number to: The Four Men Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or email competitions@sussexlocal.net Winner will be first entry drawn after 20th September 2017. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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Findon Sheep Fair & Village Festival

Fri 8th - Sun 10th September, Nepcote Green, Findon Programme of Events

The Sheep Fair Today It’s that time of year again for the Findon Sheep Fair & Village Festival.

After the foot and mouth epidemic there have been sheep at the fair for the past few years. There will be sheep judging with young handlers and adults. Many have agreed to bring sheep for up to 180 pens. Judging will take place between 9.45am and 3.00pm so please come and support the farming community.

Also at the fair you can find a traditional funfair, rural crafts demonstrations, meet the sheep and small animals, donkey rides, circus skills demonstrations, and a bar open all day!

The distinctive building sat on Nepcote Green is the famed Wattle House, built some 200 years ago to store the ‘wattles’ within which the sheep were housed prior to auction.

There has been a recent resurgence of wool usage after 20/30 years of decline. We will have shearers and spinners at the fair as well as fleece competitions. There will be people on hand to give advice on how to get started yourselves as well as fleeces and ready made items to buy.

Findon Sheep Fair Committee has donated any excess income raised at the Fair to help with current and future community ventures: Wattle House structural repairs, Findon Christmas lights, Pre School, Wattle House alarm system, Findon school window repairs and replacement equipment for the village Homewood childrens playground.

This year Sussex Local Magazine have a stand at the sheep fair - please do come and say hello if you are there! We always love to talk to readers.

Friday 8th September 18:30 – Harris Brothers Traditional Fair 19:30 – In the Marquee – Family Barn Dance Band – Foreman Five Licensed Bar Saturday 9th September 10:30 – Sheep Fair opens 10:30 – History of Sheep & Shearing 11:00 – Falconry 11:30 – Shearing Demonstration 12:00 – Nicola Miles School of Dancing 12:30 – History of Sheep & Shearing 13:30 – Falconry 14:00 – Sheepdog Demonstration 14:30 – Heavy Horses 15:00 – Sheep Parade 16:00 – History of Sheep & Shearing 19:30 – In the Marquee – Party on the Green Band – Murdoch’s Crazy Eyes Licensed Bar Sunday 10th September 13:00 – Picnic on the Green (bring your own) 14:45 – Songs of Praise Salvation Army Band in conjunction with St John the Baptist Church, Findon For further information www.findonsheepfair.co.uk

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Local Walks - September All walks are led by friendly, trained volunteers - please do check with the organisers for full details and for any last minute changes. Health walks are 30 – 90 minutes, supported by Walking for Health & Horsham District Council. Level 2 & Level 3 are more challenging, for fitter walkers, supported by Horsham District Council Fri 1 10:00am Ardingly Circular North 6 miles 2.5 hrs Level 3 Meet at car park, Street Lane, Ardingly (TQ 347 295) Brenda 07847 022288 Sat 2 2:00pm Fryern Park 3 miles 1.4 hrs Level 2 Meet in Glebe Surgery car park, Monastery Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LR. Goes through Fryern Park with landscaped pleasure gardens and waterfall Mick 01903 745971 Sun 3 10:00am Houghton Forest & Bignor Hill 5.5 miles 2.5 hrs Level 3 Meet at the car park just off the Whiteways roundabout, BN18 9FD Mick 01903 745971 Tue 5 9:30am Buchan Country Park 3 miles 1 hr Level 2 Meet in the car park off Horsham Road (A2220), RH11 9HQ, on the Crawley to Horsham side of the dual carriageway. Largely wooded area with some open heathland Emmy 01403 255517 Thu 7 10:00am Hove Park ‘Walk & Scoot’ 1.5 miles 45 mins Health Meet at the Park café Corinna 01273 292564 Sun 10 10:00am Washington and Findon Valley 6.5 miles 2.5 hrs Level 3 Meet at Washington Southdowns Way car park (TQ120119). Explore the downland from Washington in the direction of Church Wood Mick 01903 745971 Mon 11 10:00am West Grinstead Church & Downs 5.5 miles 2.5 hrs Level 2 Meet at West Sussex County Council car park next to the Downs Link at West Grinstead, immediately east of Orchard Restaurant (RH13 8LU, TQ183226) Irene 07790 420752 Fri 15 11:00am Southwater 2.6 miles 30 or 75 mins Health Meet in car park of the Country Park, (off Cripplegate Lane, RH13 7UN) Jill 07780 701184 Sun 24 10:00am Figure of Eight 5 miles 2 hrs 15 mins Level 3 Meet at Kithurst Hill car park. This walk explores the South Downs around Kithurst and includes wonderful views towards the North Downs and the coast Mick 01903 745971 Tue 26 10:00am Leechpool & Owlbeech Woods 2–3 miles 60-90 mins Health Meet at Leechpool Wood car park (Roffey End), Harwood Road, Horsham (TQ194313).

Gentle slopes, some narrow paths, generally easy walking Emmy 01403 255517 Thu 28 10:00am Okewood Mill via Ruckmans 5.5 miles 2.5 hrs Level 2 Meet in the car park of The Punchbowl Inn, Okewood Hill, RH5 5PU Lynne 01403 268157 Sat 30 8:30am Waterfall Cottage and Downland 5 miles 2 hrs 15 mins Level 3 Meet in Glebe Surgery car park, Monastery Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LR. A lovley walk up to Sullington Down and along the South Downs Way Mick 01903 745971 Sat 30 2:00pm Under the Downs 3.6 miles 1 hr 45 mins Level 2 Meet in Glebe Surgery car park, Monastery Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LR. Walk towards the bottom of the South Downs escarpment and Glebe Meadow Mick 01903 745971

Arun Adur Ramblers – www.arun-adur-ramblers.org.uk Sun 3 10:30 Stopham Bridge Meet at car park at Stopham Bridge, opposite Garden Centre Wed 6 10:00 Eartham Wood Meet at car park at Eartham Wood Sat 9 10:30 The Mens Meet at Sussex Wildlife car park Sun 17 10:30 Rottingdean Meet at cliff top car park on A259, Newhaven Road Wed 20 10:30 Halfway Bridge Meet in roadside in the lane behind the Halfway Bridge Inn Sun 24 10:30 Arundel Meet at car park near Chidmere Pond, Chidham

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For those who have long dreamed of owning an Aston Martin, the RAF Benevolent Fund charity raffle is giving anyone the chance to win a limited edition Aston Martin Vanquish S Red Arrows car, worth £275,000, for just £20. Aston Martin Cambridge has commissioned just ten of these Vanquish S Red Arrows cars as a unique tribute to the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, and has kindly donated Red 10 to the RAF Benevolent Fund, with all money raised going directly to the charity that supports past and present RAF personnel and their families.

Contact: www.rafbf.org/red10 New Tricks and Grandpa in My Pocket actors James Bolam and wife Sue Jameson recently led a call for concerned residents to object to an attempt by oil company KOGL (Kimmeridge Oil and Gas – subsidiary of UKOG) to extend their operation at Broadford Bridge oil drilling site by twelve months.

The actors, who both helped fight off an oil drilling plan near Wisborough Green, handed in a giant postcard to Lee Harris, Executive Director of Economy, Infrastructure and Environment at West Sussex County Council representing objectors to the Broadford Bridge site between Billingshurst and West Chiltington. Contact: action@broadfordbridgeaction.co.uk

SUSSEX LOCAL More than 2,250 young people receive support via the Youth Emotional Support Service (YES), according to an annual report into commissioning for children and young people's mental health and emotional wellbeing. The YES team currently sees around 200 new young people every month and on average less than three percent go on to require a referral to the specialist child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), this work is just one part of extra specialist support, early preventative help and innovative new projects being used in West Sussex to assist children and young people with emotional wellbeing and mental health issues. www.bit.ly/wsxyes www.westsussex.local-offer.org Local policing matters, which is why Sussex Police has produced a bespoke contact card for each district with all the different ways you can get the right help from the right people in a timely manner. The card gives details of how you can contact local prevention teams by email or phone to report nonemergency police matters or concerns in your community and you can find your local card, and details of your local prevention team, by searching for your district at the top of any page on the Sussex Police website. www.sussexpolice.com/contact-us Sussex Wildlife Trust’s photographic competition is looking for twelve stunning photographs capturing the best of the wildlife and landscapes of Sussex for their 2018 online calendar. Whether the ladybirds in your garden, migrating wildfowl, macro spiders, flowers carpeting a woodland floor, colourful fungi, clouds of downland butterflies or a sleeping hedgehog in the park – the trust wants you to share the wild places that are special to you whether high on the Downs, deep in the woods or your favourite urban nature spot. sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk PAGNE and BIPLANE, the two organisations working to safeguard the rights of people living 14-25 miles west of Gatwick Airport from excessive noise caused by changes to the arrivals flight path in 2013, have agreed to merge their operations; in a move to create a pressure group that will represent a wider group of communities extending from the Pulborough area across to Ifold, Plaistow and Loxwood.

The decision was taken on the basis that both organisations share common ground in campaigning against noise pollution from aircraft approaching as well as departing Gatwick Airport.

The merger means that the new pressure group will retain the PAGNE acronym but its meaning will change from Pulborough to People Against Gatwick Noise and Emissions.

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Hospice South Down Trek

Registration is now open for the third South Downs Trek, an annual 21 mile walk across the South Downs to raise money for St Barnabas House.

Taking place on Saturday 7th October, trekkers will set off from Devil’s Dyke and take in views of the stunning Sussex countryside across the South Downs, finishing at St Barnabas House. In previous years the South Downs Trek has been for walkers only, but this year a running element has been added, so you can choose to walk or run while raising money for St Barnabas House.

Registration is £25 per person and St Barnabas House asks that participants raise a minimum sponsorship of £250, which will go towards funding the hospice. Registration closes on 24th September. www.stbh.org.uk/southdownstrek or www.stbh.org.uk/ southdownsrun 01903 706354

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SUSSEX LOCAL Major Lancing Development

People are being urged to have their say on plans to build 600 homes and a new Ikea superstore in Lancing. Adur District Council has received the proposal from New Monks Farm Development, which is a subsidiary of Brighton & Hove Albion FC, for the New Monks Farm site. The application also includes the planned creation of a new roundabout on the A27, a country park and school/community hub on the site, located between the east of the Mash Barn estate and to the north of Brighton & Hove Albion’s training ground and next to Shoreham Airport.

More than 1,200 letters informing local residents will be sent out to residents in Lancing and Shoreham asking for their views on the application, and members of the public have eight weeks to have their say on the plans with councillors making a decision later this year. The full set of plans and supporting documents is being uploaded onto the Adur and Worthing Councils website, while a full hard copy will be available at the Shoreham Centre, Pond Road. The residential part of the plan will include 30 percent affordable homes, which is in line with Adur District Council’s housing policy. www.adur-worthing.gov.uk

Assault Course Challenge for Charity Worthing-based charity, The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home, is on the hunt for people to take part in its Assault Course Challenge on Sunday 10 September at Lodge Hill, Pulborough. Set in stunning woodland in the heart of the South Downs National Park, soldiers will be putting you through your paces over the 5km course, which includes flooded tunnels, smoke bombs, mud, rope climbs, tyre runs, log carries and much more! There’s also a medal for all participants and a trophy for the winning team!

The event is being held to raise money for the charity, which provides nursing, rehabilitation, respite and end-of -life care to (c) John Young Photography disabled exService personnel and members of their family. Entry costs just £15 per person, and the charity asks that you try to raise some sponsorship. To sign up, call the QAHH Fundraising Team on 01903 218444.

The charity raised £5,500 with its Summer Fayre in July. The Worthing Town Crier Bob Smytherman, is photographed above with with QAHH Head of Fundraising, Elizabeth Baxter.

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Highdown Photo Competition

The winner of a photographic competition to celebrate Worthing’s spectacular Highdown Gardens snapped up some blooming lovely prizes for her mum to enjoy. Katie Wade, whose mother Deborah suffers from Alzheimer’s, thought of her mum when she found out she was the winner of Take Highdown Home, a competition to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Sir Frederick Stern, founder of the pioneering gardens which are home to a national collection of rare trees and plants. Katie’s winning picture, Cherry Blossom, was snapped on her Samsung Galaxy S6 phone in the spring. Worthing Borough Council is currently applying for a £900,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant to safeguard Highdown’s future.

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Findon’s Flying Vicar

The Reverend Helena Buqué, recently took part in a tandem parachute jump at Headcorn Airfield in Kent, in aid of the Friends of St John the Baptist Church.

After the jump she said, "It was fantastic to do and I can recommend it to anyone. It was lovely to have done something exciting while at the same time raising funds for our beautiful church."

Helena’s skydive was to raise funds for the stained

glass windows, which are in urgent need of attention.

Sponsorship monies received so far are in excess of £1,000. You can see a video of the jump on You Tube and there is an album of photos on Flickr. Sponsorship forms are still available in the village shops, or at www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/findon-claphampatching-churches

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What makes a good care home for someone with Dementia or Alzheimer’s? When I looked for a care home for a relative of mine, I have to admit that I really did not have a clue where to start!

Having visited many homes, I realised I wanted the professionals I was about to trust my loved one with, to really understand how and ROOM AVAILABLE NOW! what I felt my relative needed. It was not so much the daily routines within the home, the en-suite, or the perfect menu I wanted, it was a real belief and trust that they would enable their residents to be the very best they could be. Even without total memory or awareness of surroundings, and the procedural losses that slowly take over a person suffering from Dementia or Alzheimer’s. I wanted a home which was relaxed, calm even while coping with the extraordinarily difficult situations. A secure garden which could be used daily use in good weather, a choice of sitting rooms and dining room. But above all I wanted a staff that was qualified and experienced and that offered continuity. I found Woodlands House in a large home near the beach and bowling greens of Littlehampton. A home, that’s what I was looking for! Recently, lounge furniture was replaced with comfortable reclining arm chairs. And there is even a large companion room suitable for a couple! Three members of their staff alone, have over forty years of training and experience at Woodlands! All staff are involved in daily activities which residents can choose to participate in or just watch! Entertainers, zoo animals or the occasional game of Boule are just part of daily life. Woodlands offers quality 24-hour residential care for persons aged 65 and over including long term and respite whether from their own home, hospital or other care homes. They are specialists in Dementia care with the primary objective being to improve the quality of life of their residents and their families and they seek to promote independence, choice and dignity of the individual. They believe that residents must feel and be safe and secure at all times, whilst providing a relaxed and stimulating environment that motivates them to live a full and happy life. Just being the best they can be. Written by Judy Blake, daughter of Woodlands House Resident Oonagh Manager/Proprietor: house.woodlands@gmail.com 01903725458 or 07815762623

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Pioneering Merger Saves £17 million This year sees the tenth anniversary of the amalgamation of services between borough and district, and finance chiefs at the councils calculate that the ongoing saving is still amounting to more than £3million a year, and has saved £17 million over the last ten years. Adur and Worthing were the first councils in the country to merge service functions such as refuse collections, officer responsibility, IT systems, benefits, planning policy and parks. Many other councils across the UK have adopted Adur and Worthing’s blueprint.

The pioneering move has meant that the councils have been able to protect frontline services against central government grant cuts. Early savings in senior management costs saved around £400,000 and removing duplication of services continues to save money. Bringing together refuse services under the banner Adur & Worthing Councils Services (AWCS)

was the first large-scale project undertaken with the streamlining of operations and routes making significant savings. While back office functions have been merged the councils themselves have remained completely independent with elected councillors for both authorities deciding their own priorities for their residents. www.adur-worthing.gov.uk

Clapham Playground Restoration Boost Clapham Playground Restoration (CPR) has received a boost to their funds thanks to Jayne Bunting and the Village Hall Management Committee who organise an annual Clapham vs Patching Rounders match. The match raises money for several village projects and CPR is delighted to have received £250 from the proceeds.

Future fundraising events are scheduled, details can be found on Clapham Playground Restoration group’s Facebook page. www.facebook.com/groups/784317595060085

Reviewing your Will

By Richard Cohen FPFS ACII MCSI Chartered Financial Planner Other than following the correct process to ensure it is valid there are very few absolute wrongs and rights when it decides who should receive what under a Will, what is important is the consequences of every clause and bequest is understood.

For example, issues may arise when some beneficiaries are entitled to lump sum gifts while others are entitled to a share of the residuary. It could be that over the years, inflation means that a gift that was considered substantial at the time of writing the Will buys very little when you pass away. At the other end of the spectrum, if values of property or investments fall, a gift that represented a relatively small part of your estate ends up taking up all of it.

Your choice of executors is another area that can cause problems. Conflicts may arise where some beneficiaries are executors, while others are not.

However, including all beneficiaries is often impracticable and could be a problem if certain executors are incapable of handling the responsibilities involved of being an executor. One solution is to specify a professional, typically a solicitor, as your executor. This is likely to work out several thousands of pounds more expensive than appointing a close friend or family

member, even if they subsequently decide to employ a professional to do most of the work. Cost aside, when the time comes the professional you trusted to be your executor may be long retired leaving someone completely different to handle the work.

Unlike dying, writing a will is not a "once and done" activity. Over time family circumstances and legislation changes. For example, historically it was common for married couples to use a "nil-rate band trust" to ensure on first death the inheritance tax free band was utilised. In October 2007, the band became transferable between spouses and such a trust is an unnecessary complication in many cases. Worse still, with the new residential nil rate band that is being phased in, rather than saving tax, such a trust could cost your children as much as £140,000 in extra inheritance tax.

So unless you've reviewed it in the past two years, its time to dust off your Will and ensure it remains appropriate.

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

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Memories of Long Ago

Jessica Lea Rimmer writes about W.E. Palmer, an author who lived in Rural Sussex in the early 1900s Memories of Long Ago is a nostalgic account of some of Winifred Palmer’s childhood years which she spent living at Harting Coombe Farm in Sussex, from 1910 to 1925. Written in the third person under the pseudonym Francesca, Winifred recollects her poor, but seemingly happy childhood, in a unique and engaging style. With no specification of who her intended audience was, or even the reason for writing her memoir, its title suggests that Winifred's desire to keep the memories of her childhood alive was a key motivation for its production.

Born in 1908 in Bramley, near Guildford, Winifred dedicates much of her autobiography to the recollection of her schooldays, and in doing so, enables a better understanding of working-class culture and identity in early 20th Century, rural Sussex.

WE Palmer’s house today

On reading Winifred's typescript memoir, in which she recalls her schooling experience through detailed descriptions of the subjects that were taught, teaching styles and lesson formats, as well as a brief recollection of May Day and playground games - one thing becomes clear: times have changed.

Today's classroom disciplinary methods are a far cry from those that were enforced prior to the 21st century. So too are the days when lesson topics were not inclusive of all genders and were instead taught in accordance with the gender assigned roles of a patriarchal society. For Winifred however, this was a reality. Reinforcing the gender-orientated world that Winifred lived through, her memoir reveals how it was only girls who were taught cookery and needle work, which they did for up to three hours per week - a world of difference between Winifred's childhood and that which we understand today.

School lessons were not inclusive of all genders

The school day was divided into two halves, and classes, or standards as they were then called, were small. Morning school ran from nine until twelve, and afternoon school ran from one thirty until four. However, Winifred reveals that if a child misbehaved during a lesson they were made to stay behind in order to make up for wasted time.

Although parents generally agreed with their children being caned within reason, as this was a form of punishment which they were also subjected to during their school years, they would often object to their child being kept behind at the end of the school day.

Such objections were mainly expressed during the dark, winter months, as the country roads were considered too isolated for a child to walk alone, and thus had to be met part way.

Like most of the schoolchildren, Winifred lived at least two miles away from the school itself, though this was not entirely unfortunate as she thoroughly

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enjoyed the picturesque traverse through the countryside. However, her love of walking through idyllic, rural Sussex sometimes came at a price. Distracted by the beauty of the scenery, Winifred would linger on her way to school which occasionally resulted in her being late. In those days, if a child was late to school and did not have a satisfactory reason, their hand would fall victim to one stroke of the cane.

With support from the church, the Women’s Institute, and the parents of the schoolchildren, it is evident that education and schooling were extremely valued by the members of Mrs W.E. Palmer’s village. A strong camaraderie was formed among teachers and parents due to the significant interest that the parents took in the school. Whilst the organisation of school trips, parties and events, was almost always aided by the Women's Institute.

However, as a girl of the early 20th Century, Winifred lived through a time in which the importance of education and schooling had become recognised nationally, as well as locally. As England's literacy rates soared at the turn of the century, it is of little surprise to learn that in Winifred's school English grammar was a subject that played a major role in the school curriculum. She goes into great detail about the teachers determination to ensure that the children were excellent spellers, as well as claiming that the children parsed and analysed copious amounts of sentences, and were required to endure at least half an hour of dictation per day.

Mrs W.E. Palmer excelled during her school years, as she recalls being permitted to skip a standard and go straight into standard two from the infant school.

Therefore, it is surprising to learn that she failed her scholarship exam and was not awarded with the opportunity to go to grammar school. The exam, which Winifred claims was a written examination on every

subject in the school’s curriculum, was exceedingly difficult. Yet, for working-class children, passing the exam would have merely been the first hurdle.

It was not simply the intelligence and academic capability of the child that determined whether they would go to grammar school. The harsh reality lay in the fact that their class status played a significant role. Mrs W.E. Palmer admits that it was unlikely that her parents would have been able to afford to let her go to grammar school, even if she had passed the examination.

Therefore, the tremendous sense of achievement that a working-class child would have felt on passing the exam, would have been quickly undermined by their class status.

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However, Mrs W.E. Palmer’s favourite memory of her school days was May Day- when the crowning of the Queen of May took place. The school organised this event and the children, dressed in their best clothes and wearing handmade garlands, would give a beautiful display for the people of the hamlet. Winifred describes how everybody would leave their daily duties to come outside and watch as the children proudly marched around the village before gathering on a field for the crowning. As part of the celebrations, a maypole was set up on the field and the children would take hold of the ribbons and plait them while dancing around the maypole in time to the piano music. Winifred confesses that it was such a marvellous event that many of the children claimed that it was one of the best days they had ever had.

Employed as a prominent theme of her memoir, Mrs W.E. Palmer illustrates the important role that education and schooling played in her life, and the lives of children across England. Despite her school’s rigorous teaching methods and use of the cane as a form of punishment, Winifred makes it clear that her

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school days were some of the best days of her life. It has been my pleasure to read the memoir of Winifred Estelle Palmer and conduct research into her workingclass life.

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32 Property

Windows

By Chris Ennis FRICS

If you look up from reading this page, you are likely to be looking at a window.

Windows are all around us, and most of the time we take them for granted. These days many windows are constructed in either aluminium or Upvc and double glazed panels serve to reduce heat losses. Windows prior to the 1980’s were mainly formed in timber or galvanized metal and incorporated single glazing. I can remember the frost on the inside of old galvanised windows when I was a boy. My father waged a constant battle to repair defective timber sub framing. These days there are few such windows remaining in prosperous Sussex.

When it was appreciated the extent of heat losses through glazing, secondary windows found public favour. These were only partially successful, and the first complete replacement window systems were sold. I remember thinking that these would be a commercial disaster, but of course I was proved wrong and many fortunes have been made (and probably lost) selling window systems.

If you are contemplating installing replacement windows, make sure your contractor is a member of a reputable trade body. They will have a code of practice, and some form of customer redress scheme.

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Consider the design of the window system… large picture windows are inappropriate for many post war dwellings.

Cottage style leaded lights are not suited for installation in patio doors. Ensure that there is adequate provision for ventilation. Consider the means of escape in the event of fire. Check design and adequacy of locks and child stays. Most important of course is the type of glazing…. tinted glass, argon (an inert gas) filled panels…check the quality of hinge mechanisms?

One of the most common failings in windows is the ‘breakdown’ of the vacuum between the glass panes.

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36 Gardening

In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks by Andrew Staib, Principle Designer of Glorious Gardens Letting your garden shine with complex beauty Has your garden felt “two dimensional” this summer with long periods where nothing much is happening?

Do you look at your garden and see tree-shrub-bulbshrub-perennial without any feeling of the power and complexity of nature?

If you take a walk in nature you will realise that plant life tries to occupy all the different layers of space.

From tall trees with a canopy of small trees underneath, to shrubs then ground cover, bulbs and climbers, nature weaves life into all the different available layers of space.

So often we just plant something we like into a space that is available, yet different plants survive on different levels depending on their light requirements, wind tolerance, soil stability and acidity and ability to grow next to other different species.

If we can listen and look at the essence of nature growing in the wild we can achieve a natural look with all the lovely stylised beauty that our human love of colour, symmetry and order can provide.

The result is powerful and achieves a complexity that most gardens lack.

Of course in many ways gardens are simplifications of nature, bringing out the essential elements whilst allowing for more functional human spaces as well as ease of maintenance.

Yet it is possible to bring some of that rich ‘wovenfeeling’ into the smallest of gardens and the results will give you a deeper satisfaction and a more four dimensional beauty.

So if there are gaps in your beds or just one or two

layers going on compared with the eight I have mentioned below, you can notice what is missing and plan to enrich your layering for next year!

Trees Choose your trees carefully. Often I arrive at a client’s garden and there is either one massive tree that dominates the rest of the garden space or there is a lack of trees. People sometimes assume that planting trees will create too much shade but if your garden is small/medium, well positioned trees with a delicate and spacious leaf and branch character can create a canopy that will give your garden a sense of height, enclosure and intimacy.

Some trees for the smaller gardens are Amelenchier lamarki, Weeping Birch, Malus, Sorbus, Viburnum Tinus, Albezia and Rhus. All of these trees will give your garden a lovely sense of breadth without a tree surgeon being called in every year.

Taller Shrubs Underneath this layer one can plant a layer which I call Tall Shrubs. These plants can contribute lots of

through the door height when needed but can also be pruned severely each year depending on the plan you have for the shapes in your garden.

Some are Sambucus ‘Sutherland’s Gold’ and Sambucus ‘Black Lace’, Philadelphus, Forsythia, some of the taller Cornus, Ceanothus, Fatsia, most of the Pittisporums and the different types of Laurel.

Smaller Shrubs Smaller shrubs can then be chosen that will tend to give longer periods of colour and fit snuggly under the ‘umbrellas’ of the taller trees. Some interesting shrubs that come to mind are: Rosa rugosa, Teucrium fruticans, Japanese Quince, most of the Hebes, Hydrangeas, Cistis, Pittisporum ‘Tom Thumb’ and the Choysia range.

Ground Cover Ground cover can be used as the ‘glue’ that holds all the different layers together. Not only can you plant these in large ribbons and drifts to give your border a sense of flow and unity but they solve the practical job of suppressing the weeds whilst the trees are establishing themselves.

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Some tried and tested ground covers that I like are the Geraniums, Sedums, Chaerophyllum ‘Roseum’, White Bay Willow Herb and Persicaria.

Smaller Ground Cover The smaller ground covers tend to be at the front of borders where they won’t be swamped by the bigger plants. Some nice examples are: Pachysandra, Ajuga, Brunnera, Galium odoratum, Epimedium, Bergenias, Lilly of the Valley and Periwinkle.

Climbers It is surprising how many gardens I visit and see unsightly spaces that a week chosen climber could easily transform.

Climbers hide fences, can shoot up trees like rambling roses or drop languidly gown from shed grooves or pergodas. They are a first choice for many unsightly wall or tool shed and with their exuberant need to spread out can give your garden a new dimension of space.

More unusual climbers are Akebia, Campsis, Berberidopsis coralline and Solanum Bulbs The bulb range is enormous. Some come out before the trees have come into leaf to grab the early sunlight when they can, others push through other plant life tenaciously. As I have written in previous

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I would like to include another dimension to designing your garden with layers and that is what is called ‘Window Plants’ . These are plants that even though some are quite tall they can be planted in the middle or even the front of a bed and you can see through their spacious foliage to other plants.

Examples of these - and please look them up as they have a great ethereal feeling, are Sanguisorba ‘Pink Elephant’, Dierama, Qaura, Molinia Tranparent and Molinia ‘Karl Foestar’, Allium Sphaerocephalon and the more commonly known Verbena Bonsariensis and Stips gigantia.

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What to do in September  Keep up the watering in sustained hot weather.

For years now we have been having sunny and dry Septembers  Top up the mulch to retain moisture and keep weeds down (don’t forget they kept on growing until Christmas last year!)  Keep pinching out tomatoes and sowing new rows of lettuce, radishes and spinach  Prune the bigger shrubs that have finished flowering like Wygelia, Philadelpus, and Sprirea - cut out the old flowering wood back to new growth so that next year’s flowers will bloom from. A harder cut of the Wysteria can wait till January.  Mow your lawn on a higher setting now to keep moisture in the grass to help mitigate against summer browning in dry spells  Plan where you want your bulbs to come out in Spring. You can order them online now for planting until November.

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Divorcing on grounds of 2 years separation

By Karen Fleming, Consultant Solicitor at Bennett Griffin Worthing One of the five grounds in divorce, is that of a period of separation for 2 years, when the Respondent (the party being divorced) consents. If there is no consent, then the parties must wait 5 years. The court is not concerned with the reasons for the separation, nor who was allegedly responsible for the split.

Importantly, it is possible to live separate and apart from your spouse, and therefore qualify for a divorce, even if both parties are living under the same roof, as long as they maintain ‘separate households’.

The Courts recognise that this does happen, often for financial reasons. A strict legal test is applied and you may have to provide details about the actual living arrangements, such as whether you share a bedroom, eat together, share social time and what the cleaning arrangements are. Any suggestion that the parties are not really living apart and are just attempting to use this ground, as they have no others, to obtain a divorce, will be frowned upon and the petition thrown out. Solicitors must use integrity and advise carefully.

During the separation, the law allows the parties to attempt to reconcile for one single period, or various combined periods, up to a total of six months. One can

still rely on the original date of separation, if this fails, as long as the parties do not live together again as man and wife for more than six months in total after that date. However, any periods of attempted reconciliation cannot be used when calculating the two year period of separation. So if the parties separated on 1st January 2003 and between that date and the end of 2004, for instance, they live together for various periods totalling four months, but then finally separate, they can divorce on or after May 2005.

Sometimes one party, despite having been separated for two years, will feel so unhappy and aggrieved by earlier adultery or what they perceive as appalling behaviour that they feel destroyed the marriage, that they do not wish to divorce on separation. Though it is a good idea to discourage this and suggest they go the two year separation route (in the hope that less acrimony will assist in potentially easier financial, and possibly children issue negotiations), occasionally expressing and venting by issuing the petition on adultery or behaviour, may be necessary for their well -being and ability to move forward for the future..

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Microsoft Paint Alternatives

by Alan Stainer

Microsoft Paint will no longer be bundled with Windows 10, following the announcement for the Autumn Windows 10 Creators update.

The program has been bundled with Windows since version 1.0 and has been part of the Windows line up for 32 years.

It isn't going away completely though, as it will be available for download via the Windows 10 Store.

Now some people may not like the idea of creating a Microsoft account just to download a basic graphics program, while others may well want something more complete. There are of course alternatives that you can download for free and that do not require a Microsoft account, such as GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) which is a good Photoshop alternative, Krita (a professional and free paint program) and many more including web apps you don't even need to download and install (Canva and Pixlr to name two).

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The S Word - Sleeping Disorders

By Dr. Tania Ahern

One in three of us have problems sleeping at some stage in our lives, yet it is often not properly identified or treated. Moreover, some people may not even be aware that they have a sleep disorder, which can significantly impact on their health.

Sleep disorders essentially fall into 3 groups: Not enough sleep, sleeping too much (e.g. narcolepsy) and abnormal sleep behaviours (e.g. sleepwalking, sleep-talking, night terrors).

Here I’m focusing on the first category -not getting enough shuteye. The main cause of insufficient sleep is insomnia. 10% of the population- that’s 8 million of us - regularly struggle to get off to sleep, stay asleep, or wake up too early and can’t get back to sleep.

It’s not the number of hours asleep or time awake that defines insomnia, but the amount of distress and impairment to daily functioning, that it causes.

Insomnia is more common in women, as we get older and often runs in families. Personality also plays a part; worriers and high achievers are more prone as well as those suffering from depression and anxiety.

Other reasons might include medical conditions and some medications. Sometimes fixing the underlying cause is enough to resolve the problem.

However, other factors may keep it going.

The good news? There’s a highly effective treatment for chronic insomnia called Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). It’s a psychological approach to help people develop skills and strategies to overcome sleep problems by addressing the overactive mind and unhelpful sleep habits.

Another major cause of insufficient sleep is Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA). It affects 2-4% of people.

The hallmark of OSA is frequent long pauses in breathing during sleep (more than 10 seconds at a time), causing repeated brief awakenings and significant sleep deprivation. It’s often accompanied by snoring, and symptoms include daytime sleepiness, nocturnal urination, morning headaches and dry mouth. This condition is readily treatable but if ignored can cause significant long-term health problems. If you have concerns, see your GP for an assessment.

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The Importance of Reviews

By Ivan Lyons, MD Investment Solutions, Worthing Several important changes to tax and benefits were introduced at the beginning of 2017/18.

So it makes sense to review your financial planning regularly to make sure it’s still fully effective. After all, last year’s sensible strategy could be this year’s tax trap.

Disciplined Planning It’s a good idea to check your investment portfolio at pre-determined intervals. This is preferable to looking at it almost daily when markets are soaring or falling through the floor, as those are just the times when your emotions can override your good intentions to be a long-term investor.

You will get more out of these reviews if you make a short list of what you want to discuss, to supplement our agenda. You can start with basic things like checking your use of the current ISA allowance. This tax year, there have been two important developments to ISAs: first and most important, there has been a big increase in the annual amount you can invest in ISAs, now £20,000 – up from £15,240.

up and you may not get back the full amount you invested.

Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Investing in shares should be regarded as a longterm investment and should fit with your overall attitude to risk and financial circumstances.

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Efficient Saving The other big change to ISAs is the introduction of the new Lifetime ISA or LISA. You can start with one if you are between the ages of 18 and 40 and you can either use it for buying a first home worth up to £450,000 or leave it to be drawn till you are 60. The good news is that the contribution (up to £4,000 each tax year) qualifies for the equivalent of basic rate tax relief.

Reviews can prompt you to consider some of those things that sometimes get left undone – such as your will, which might still need to be arranged or updated.

Or perhaps there is a lasting power of attorney that has not been progressed or a life assurance policy that should be placed under trust. Life has a habit of springing unpleasant surprises on us when least expected.

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Bygone Findon Sheep Fair Scenes by Valerie Martin Let us take a step back in time..... in fact to 83 years ago. The following are some scenes from the Great Findon Sheep Fair in 1934 when "Great" really meant Great.....those were the days.......

Below is George Humphreys again. This time with one of his sheep on Nepcote Green. There are also a couple of other shepherds ..... (and perhaps that is the auctioneer in the trilby?) in the background.

A couple of old shepherds pictured above, chatting up a blonde at the Great Findon Sheep Fair. Could she have been a reporter for the local press in those days? The guys are George Chant on the left, with George Humphreys. I don’t know the girls name.

Girls below, wearing their fashionable cloche hats of the 1930s and taking a rest on Nepcote Green while their men "talk business".

On the left is a picture of Findon Sheep Fair in more recent times. Not quite as many sheep! See Valerie's website for more. www.findonvillage.com

8.500 sheep penned on Nepcote Green in September 1934 with just a few shepherds standing around discussing the merits of their flocks.

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Findon Valley Residents’ Association In July Highways England announced some Public Consultation events to present their proposal in improving the A27 Worthing & Lancing stretch for everyone to have their say. The last two events are: 2 Sept 10am – 2pm at Worthing Assembly Hall and 6 Sept 2 – 8pm at Field Place Manor House. Brochures and questionnaires are available from libraries across Worthing. The deadline for receiving completed questionnaires is 12 September.

September latest: chairman@findonvalley.org.

For the FVRA website, we are looking to develop the history of Findon Valley. We are gathering an interesting collection of historical articles from the library, the two parish churches, Limetree Surgery and Vale School.

If you have any old photographs taken in Findon Valley from 1950 onwards for us to upload on our website email them to archive@findonvalley.org or call 07935 967617 for us to scan and return the photos.

If you would be happy to share your memories of yesteryear in the Valley, or you know someone else who would, please call 07935 967617 for one of our team to arrange a meeting.

The committees of Findon Valley Residents’ Association and High Salvington Residents’ Association are organising a Public Meeting for both communities at Vale School on Tuesday, 5 September starting promptly at 7.30pm. Its aim is to obtain residents’ views to put forward a collective response to Highways England. More views and replies give weight to what happens in both the immediate and the long term future in the best interests of the Findon Valley and High Salvington communities. If you’re unable to attend and you want to express your views, please email Maggie Winter, FVRA Chairman, by Monday, 4

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CLEANING & DE-CLUTTERING

Unblocking Toilets - Sinks - Sewers - Manholes Gutters - Gullies

Professional service helping to create your perfect space

High Pressure Cleans Drives - Patios - Plant -

07702 700729

Machinery - Buildings - Tennis Courts - Car Parks Other services CCTV Surveys - Excavation & Repairs - No Dig repairs

www.chucksaway.co.uk

077483 31766 / 01903 892627

Clearance

Electricians

acedrainage@outlook.com

GREEN’S

Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Carpets, Rugs, Upholstery, Curtains Mattresses, Headboards - in situ.

Free Estimates. The Most Powerful Truck Mounted Cleaning Machines.

0800 032 5099

CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANERS

A.S.H. Electrical

 Domestic & Commercial  Fully Trained & Insured  Stains, Odours, Allergies 01903 213 465  Safe, Non-Toxic 07816 980 116  Eco-Friendly

(Sussex) Ltd

All electrical work undertaken Full & Part rewires New Consumer Units Lighting Extra Power Points Free Quotes Fully Insured All Work Guaranteed

www.shiningknights.co.uk

01903 529199 07786 240424

Chimney Sweeps A&M

CHIMNEY SWEEPS Brush and Vacuum No mess, No fuss  All areas covered Established 35 years  Weddings attended 

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01903 821354 07711 987663

Computer Services

C & C Electrical Services Ltd

If you need to improve your skills on your

Colin Mayo QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN

iPad - Laptop - PC

Experienced lady Adult Education tutor happy to give one-to-one tuition in your home. Seniors most welcome. Call Lynn on

01903 871391

Any work considered  ‘Part P’ & Fully insured  Large or small jobs 

01903 700938 M: 07703 253808 T:

www.c-and-c-electrical.co.uk to discuss your needs

For All Your Electrical Needs Ian Porter

Qualified Electrician Part P, 17th Edition

Friendly and Professional No job too small - Fully insured Locally based - Free Estimates

07725 816 823 01903 892 350

Exterior Cleaning

Chiropody

PC PARTS The Computer Centre Family Run Business Established 1992 PC & Laptop Repairs Same Day Service

01903 700820 www.pcparts.co.uk 4 Limbrick Corner, Palatine Road, BN12 6JJ

Ltd CME Sussex Exterior Cleaning Specialists High Quality Interior & Exterior General Building & Maintenance Full Refurbishments - Decorating - Plastering High reach clean system Gutter sky vac clean (12m) Driveway & Patio Cleaning 01903 872 786 Friendly Service 07949 100 822 Fully insured www.cmesussexltd.com

SUSSEX LOCAL

52 Business Directory Garden Services

Health & Beauty

Painting & Decorating

Garden Maintenance & Landscaping Fully Insured Andy Elliott

01903 261 773 07958 308 664 Jewellers

J.H. BROWN LTD

PAINTING AND DECORATING     

Valley Gardens

Kitchens

For all your Gardening & Fencing needs!

20+ years experience Free written quotes Exterior & Interior Fully insured 01903 532984 All areas covered 07713 147280 jameshaigbrown@gmail.com

D & K DECORATORS FOR ALL YOUR PAINTING & DECORATING NEEDS NO JOB TOO SMALL WORTHING BASED

01903 877372 - 07906 380085 markrowland50.mr@gmail.com

07949 041080

dnkdecorators@gmail.com

Letting Agents

PAINTING AND DECORATING 25 years experience Qualified Excellent references

Handyman / Property Svs

01903 411 507 07917 341 535 www.love-your-home.org

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Lock outs/Door Jam  Garage/Window Locks  UPVC Specialist  Fully Guaranteed 

01903 650 062 07921 068 564

OAP Discounts Insurance Work CRB checked NO VAT!

All locks to

BS3621

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£10 a month

plus VAT - includes design call 01903 868 474

PAINTING SERVICES * Quality Painting and Wallpapering * First Class Workmanship at Sensible Prices * Free Quotations

Call the Gloss Boss

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£10 a month plus VAT - includes design Book and pay online at www.sussexlocal.net or call 01903 868 474

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through the door Pest Control

Harry Jackson

Pest Control

INSECTS - RODENTS - BIRDS 01903 200 278 07718 355 716

Plumbing / Heating

Plumbing / Heating cont.

PDQ PLUMBING & HEATING

A J Maddox All aspects of

Plumbing & Heating

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01903 266 219 07941 277 163

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Small, Local Company Including Female Plumbers Gas & Oil Heating Installations Landlords Certificates Service

C7020

07906 588 839 07795 096 767

pdqpipework@btconnect.com

R. LANCELEY & SON PLUMBING & HEATING     

01903 550 149 Plastering

PLASTERING

RENDERING All areas covered Free quotations Fully insured

northyathome@msn.com

Plumbing Maintenance Complete Bathroom projects Central Heating & Boilers replaced Free Estimates Findon based Est. 1955

01903 872 023 07970 963 526

PLUMBING HEATING

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Full bathroom installation EST 1979 Boiler replacements Heating installations Small jobs welcome Call Andrew Registered Plumber No call out charge 01903 873 886 07850 431 809

01903 504 877 07920 798 071

ARGENT PLUMBING & HEATING boiler & full central heating installations, radiators, vented cylinders, bathrooms & general plumbing

info@whittington.co

www.argentplumbingandheating.co.uk

FREE CALL OUT 01903 890410 FULLY INSURED 07557 046675

Private Hire / Taxi

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M. LINDFIELD Natural Gas Qualified

Roofing

Gas Heating Plumbing

Boiler Install, Service and Repairs Fires and Surrounds All plumbing undertaken

01903 868474

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07825 234 176 01903 505 136

01903 773699

SUSSEX LOCAL

54 Business Directory / Advertiser Index Roofing

Tree Surgery cont.

 All aspects of Roofing  Interior & Exterior Decorating

Based in Findon Valley

SUSSEX TREES & HEDGES For all aspects of Tree Surgery

 C o m p l e te

Call Steve

01273 419187 07872 443704

s.beck857@ntlworld.com

Removal  P r u n i ng  H e d ge T r i m m i n g  C r o w n R ed u ct i o n

 D e a d W ood i ng  G a r de n C le a r an c e  F e n c i ng  F u l l y Q ua l if i ed  Fully Insured

Garry Miller 07786 447 554 sussextrees and hedges@hotmail.co.uk

Water Softeners / Salt Do you have a hard water problem or a water softener you need salt for?

Give Sandy’s Salt & Softeners a call today!

01243 860808

STEVE CHISWELL Roofing & Building

New roofs, Chimney repairs, Re-pointing, UPVC fascias/guttering, Flat roofing, Leadwork. Est. 30 years

01903 872365 07801 295889 Shoe Repairs

Peter May & Grandson MASTER SHOE REPAIRERS 2 Cotswold Road Worthing BN13 2LA Incl Collection &Delivery Service Cut while you wait

01903 695 255 Open Mon-Fri & Sat am 07990 884 327 petermayandgrandson@hotmail.co.uk

Tree Surgery

01903 873 365 07517 368 468 rbdakin@aol.com Fully Insured - NPTC Trained & Qualified

www.s-s-s.biz

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