Sussex Local Magazine Findon January 2017

January 2017

SUSSEX LOCAL

Findon - High Salvington - Salvington - Clapham - Patching

Local news and events through the door to 6,000 homes in this area every month

HOME START

Helping local families through tough times

WIN!

Ice Skating tickets for Worthing’s Ice Rink

PUZZLES

For younger readers Plus Prize Crossword

LOCAL HISTORY

Sheep Pens of yester-year

GARDENING

A wildlife garden

PLUS

What’s On, Local Walks, Recipe, Prize Crossword, Local News Local Groups, Local Charities, Local Business Directory

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January 2017 Cover Photo

By Denise Pritchard, Findon Valley Residents’ Association photo competition winner.

Welcome...

to January 2017 and a brand new year! I resolved a long time ago not to make new year resolutions which is easy enough to stick to... If 2016 hasn’t been the best year for you, January brings a metaphorical blank page so why not make a fresh start?

Our main article this month puts the spotlight on local charity Home Start.

Assisting struggling families with practical advice and hands-on support since 1973 the charity helps families in this area with at least one child under five. See page 24.

With a new year upon us, you may be thinking of making changes around your home or garden. Andrew from Glorious Gardens gives ideas for designing a wildlife garden in this month’s gardening feature, see page 35.

Valerie Martin looks back at the history of St John the Baptist Church in Findon and at some of the renovations which have taken place over the years. The repair work never ends it seems! See page 41

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...........................................................................What’s On .............................................................................Motoring .....................Findon Valley Residents’ Association news ............................................Young Readers’ Puzzle Page ......................Win! Skating Tickets for Worthing Ice Rink ........................................................................Local Walks ..............................................Charity & Community News ...............................................Charity Profile: Home Start ................................................................Prize Crossword ................................................................................Recipe ...................................................................In Your Garden ..................Sheep Pens of Yester-year by Valerie Martin ..............................................................Business Directory ...........................................................Index of Advertisers

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Christmas may be over but there’s still plenty going on locally, see our What’s On guide (from page 4). This month may also be the ideal time to join one of the many free local walks, see page 18.

Finally you can win tickets to ice skate at Worthing’s Ice Rink at Steyne Gardens in our competition on page 17 Happy New Year!

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Motoring news Record year for new car sales?

Despite worries about the potential economic impact of Brexit, new-car sales are expected to exceed 2.7m when industry body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) collates the annual data in the new year.

As reported on www.telegraph.co.uk a variety of factors have assisted the sales. A strong pound meant cars produced abroad but sold in the UK are more profitable. Weak demand in other European markets resulted in car makers directing supply to where their vehicles were selling. Finally, cheap finance deals mean cars have never been more affordable.

Aston Martin DB4 A run of 25 Aston Martin DB4 GT Continuation models are being built to original specification for an estimated £1.5 million each (around half of what original DB4 GTs are currently valued at).

The cars will be built next Autumn by the brand’s historic arm, Aston Martin Works, at Newport Pagnell, where the original car was constructed from 1959.

Produced for four years until 1963, the DB4 GT won on its race debut at Silverstone with Sir Stirling Moss behind the wheel. Buyers of the track-only cars will be

offered the chance to receive training from Aston Martin’s professional drivers. www.autocar.co.uk

Green driving www.independent.co.uk The Dutch government has set a date for parliament to host a roundtable discussion that could see the sale of petrol and diesel-fuelled cars banned by 2025. If the measures proposed by the Labour Party in March are finally passed, it would join Norway and Denmark in making a concerted move to develop its electric car industry.

Outside Europe, both India and China have demanded citizens use their cars on alternate days to reduce the exhaust fumes which are causing serious health problems for the populations of both nations.

A new way of charging electric cars could help reduce the time it takes to minutes rather than hour reports the RAC on www.rac.co.uk The company Augmented Optics has revealed a new polymer material that can charge a car as fast as filling it up with fuel. The technology could totally transform the electric vehicle market.

Findon Valley Residents’ Association (FVRA) The 2017 Findon Valley calendar is still on sale from the Post Office in King’s Parade and Jacobs Steel offices in Worthing and Lancing.

Priced at £5 we are raising money for the Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice. The photos from the November and December competitions, featured here, were taken by Georgie Heath (Betty the pig) and Gabrielle Johnstone (All Saints’ Church and Findon Valley Free Church).

During 2016 the FVRA has made a real difference to the community:  A new bus shelter on the east side of theA24 Fin-

don Road and another one underway.

 More trees and wild flowers on The Gallops as well

as being involved with the children’s playground and getting more benches.

 New seasonal flowers for the two planters and an

additional FVRA noticeboard close to the bakery on King’s Parade.

 We organised a successful

Fun Dog Show that led to £1,001 being raised for PAWS Animal Sanctuary.

 2 Competitions were held, a

garden and a photo competition respectively sponsored

by Michael Jones and Jacobs Steel estate agents, to build the local community spirit.

All this is thanks to the hard work from our team of volunteers combined with the income we receive from the membership subscriptions to ‘make things happen’.

You can pay your 2017 membership subscription through the Post Office (which has recently been refurbished to help customers) or through bank transfer with these details available from membership@findonvalley.org.

We now have over 950 households as FVRA members so we wish them and all Valley residents a happy and healthy New Year!

Please visit www.findonvalley.org to discover more about the FVRA and Findon Valley.

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Young Readers’ Puzzle Page Wordsearch

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

Trace the lines connecting the circles to find out what the second word is.

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Place the numbers 1 – 6 once in each row, column and 3x2 bold-lined box

Three of the numbers in the box below add up to 53.

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Win a Pair of Ice Skating Tickets for Worthing Ice Rink Worthing Ice Rink returns to Steyne Gardens until 27th February 2017. The fully covered rink ensures fun whatever the weather may throw at us.

This year they are introducing special sessions during off peak times for younger children (under 4 years) to have a go when the ice is quiet. Sessions will be Monday – Friday off peak from 10am—3pm.

All ages over four years are welcome to skate whatever your level of ability. Our colony of penguins, led by "Puddles" will be returning from the South Pole to assist our younger skaters.

Our café offers hot drinks and snacks so skaters and non-skaters alike can enjoy the atmosphere in the warmth of our giant marquee. We also cater for children’s birthday parties and Christmas parties.

Off-Peak: all sessions Monday – Friday during school term time and 6.45pm to 8pm session

weekends and school holidays.

Peak times: weekends and school holidays 10am – 5.30pm See website for times, prices and to book www.worthingicerink.com

We have 2 pairs of tickets to give away. To be in with a chance of winning a pair simply answer the following question.

Q: What is the name of the head penguin at Worthing Ice Rink? a) Pingu

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Send your answer and full contact details including daytime telephone number to: ‘Ice Skating’ Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or email competitions@sussexlocal.net Winner will be first entry drawn after the closing date 31st January 2017. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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Local Walks - January 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 Sun 1 10:00am Parham Park 5.2 miles RSPB Wiggonholt Overflow Car Park, RH20 2EL Tue 3 11:00am Health Centre, Steyning 2 miles Steyning Health Centre, Tanyard Lane, BN44 3RJ Thu 5 11:00am Billingshurst 2.3 miles Billingshurst Library, Mill Lane, RH14 9JZ Sat 7 2:00pm Warminghurst Church 4.7 miles Georges Lane NT car park, Storrington, RH20 3JH Sun 8 10:00am Three Woods Walk 8 miles Glebe Surgery car park, Monastery Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LR Mon 8 10:00am Pulborough (Circular Walk) 4- 5 miles Pulborough’s public car park, Brooks Way, RH20 2BQ Mon 9 10:30am Slinfold Stroll 3 miles St Peter’s Church in the middle of the village, RH12 0RR Sat 14 8:30am Washington & Findon Valley 6.5 miles Washington Southdowns Way car park Sat 14 2:00pm Kithurst Hill 2.5 miles Kithurst Hill car park off the Storrington to Amberley Road Sun 15 10:00am River, Heath, & Pleasure Gdn 4 miles Glebe Surgery car park, Monastery Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LR Tue 17 10:30am Warnham 2+ miles Village Hall car park in Hollands Way, RH12 3RH Wed 18 10:30am Storrington Riverside Walk 2.5 miles Storrington Recreation Ground Car Park, RH20 4PG Fri 20 10:30am St Mary’s Church, Horsham 2.5 miles St Mary’s Church in Causeway, Horsham, RH12 1HE Sat 21 2:00pm Parham Glider Field 3.6 miles Glebe Surgery car park, Monastery Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LR Sun 22 10:00am Highden Hill & Windlesham 4.6 miles Chantry Hill car park, Chantry Lane, Storrington Sat 28 2:00pm Sullington Warren & Church 4 miles Glebe Surgery car park, Monastery Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LR Sun 29 10:00am Lee Farm 4.5 miles Kithurst Hill car park Sun 29 10:30am Leechpool & Owlbeech 2.3 miles Leechpool Wood car park, Harwood Rd B2195, Horsham Tues 31 12:00pm Conservatory Café, Horsham 3.3 miles Bandstand in Horsham Park, by café, RH12 1RJ

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Arun Adur Ramblers – www.arun-adur-ramblers.org.uk Sun 01 10:30 Spotted Cow, Angmering Leisurely Car park at end of High Street, Angmering - beyond the Spotted Cow Weds 04 10:00 Climping Leisurely End of Climping Street at the beach Sun 08 10:00 South Downs Way Moderate Honeysuckle Lane car park Weds 11 10:30 Lancing Moderate Lancing Ring car park at top of Mill Road, Lancing: Weds 25 13:15 Nepcote Green Leisurely North-west corner of Nepcote Green, Findon Sat 28 10:30 Durrington Easy Durrington Community Centre, near the big Tesco

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Awards At Investment Solutions since 1988 we have always prided ourselves in providing independent, impartial advice.

During 2016, we were delighted to have been awarded a number of awards, including:

https://www.vouchedfor.co.uk/blog/Sunday-TimesTop-250-UK-IFAs

• New Model Adviser: “Top 100 IFA 2016”

At Investment Solutions we will always strive to go the extra mile. We are here to help!

Below: Investment Solutions Wealth Management - Winners: Worthing & Adur Business Awards 2016 - Medium Company!

In commenting as to our inclusion within The Top 100 IFA Firms within the UK, the Judges were particularly enamoured with our Accredited Training Programme for new Advisors, proportion of reinvestment into the business; our qualifications; our commitment to the advice profession; profitability and efforts to develop and share best practice.

• Winner – “Medium Company of the Year 2016”: Adur & Worthing Business Awards

The Judges stated that the winner needed to demonstrate an “innovative ability to identify market opportunities” and that Investment Solutions were the clear winner in this competitive category in 2016.

• Sunday Times – “Top 250 Advisers in the UK”

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Investment Advice Pension Advice and Planning Equity Release & Mortgages Estate Planning and advice on Inheritances  Specialist advice for High Net Worth Individuals and High Earners Investment Solutions, Grafton House, 26 Grafton Road, Worthing BN11 1QT Telephone 01903 214640 www.investement-solutions.co.uk

Vouchedfor is an independent service that allows the public to find, rate and review their IFA, Accountant or Solicitor. David Connor, Ivan Lyons and Angus Willson all featured within the Top 250 IFAs in the UK in 2016.

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Sussex Snippets Eastergate Vintage Valentine Event. On Saturday 11th February a charity event raising money for the parish of Aldingbourne, Barnham and Eastergate will feature a 1940s-1950s themed evening of live music, dinner, and dance. The Vintage Valentine, jive and dine event will take place in Eastergate Village Hall from 7-11pm and tickets are £20 in advance or £25 on the door. Contact: 01243 553955 or visit www.parishofabe.org.uk Shoppers in Steyning were recently asked to join forces to call for more money for local NHS services.

Local Labour party members set up stall on a busy shopping day to draw attention to the latest threat to services and gather names for a petition to Theresa May calling for more money to reduce growing waiting lists - following the level of support received Labour now plans extend their activities to other high streets in the area. Contact: Arundel & South Downs Constituency Labour Party www.southdownslabour.com/ SSPlabourparty@gmail.com twitter.com/LabourASD The RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch will take place from 28-30 January and the charity is encouraging everyone to give nature a home in their garden or green space, by featuring items on their website giving information on little things that can be done to give wildlife a safe

SUSSEX LOCAL place to feed, breed and thrive. The Big Garden Birdwatch helps build a picture of garden wildlife across the UK Armed – information that helps the RSPB identify what is in danger and how they can help. Contact: ww2.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/activities/birdwatch Chestnut Tree House’s Snowman Spectacular Ball on Saturday 3 December celebrated another fundraising success for the Sussex children’s Snowman Ball Chestnut Tree House hospice with an volunteers (c) Graham Franks incredible total of £532,314 on the night, smashing last year’s total of £455,011. The ball was hosted this year by broadcaster and ‘voice of Sussex’, Danny Pike and a sprinkling of celebrities enjoyed the fun including Benidorm actress and Patron of the charity, Julie Graham, footballers Kerry Mayo and Paul Jones (also a Chestnut Tree House Patron), and Stephen Webb and Chris Steed from Gogglebox.

Louise Goldsmith, the Leader of West Sussex County Council, went ‘back to the floor’ to get hands-on and undertake a shift as a home care worker, when she rolled up her sleeves and spent time with Inter-County Nursing & Care Services, a home care provider based in Oving near Chichester. Louise was one of a number of senior councillors and staff at the county council to undertake home care shifts around the county in the past few weeks, and she teamed up with one of the carers, Clare McWilliam, to meet a resident and see the kind of tasks the care workers undertake and to hear how residents feel about having home care. www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobsincare With a churchyard in Old Shoreham marking her last resting place, the dramatic life of Princess Bariatinsky will be explored in a talk at Shoreham Library on Thursday 19th January, at 7pm. Many people are curious about the Russian Princess’s unusual gravestone in St Nicolas' churchyard but few know anything about her, now authors John and Jeannette Simpson will be sharing their research on the princess, which has culminated in a book on her life. Tickets are £4 each including light refreshments and are available from Shoreham Library on 01273 467966 or via Shoreham.library@westsussex.gov.uk.

West Sussex schools have created a unique video message inviting local astronaut Tim Peake to make a return visit to his home county; the video invitation includes school children launching their own mini rockets and features a special poem throughout, and also includes some of the school children using sign language and specially-created artwork. Tim grew up in Westbourne and attended Westbourne Primary School. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsxAZrAFC2Q

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Clapham Village Shop & Cafe Letters Dear Editor, I would like to respond to the anonymous reader letter in the December 2016 issue regarding Clapham Village Shop.

I just want to say how appalled I am that s/he gave the reason for writing anonymously was because other villagers could “indulge in unpleasant hostility and a personal attack” against him/her. To suggest they would be violent is an outright slur on the good people of Clapham Village who support and campaign for our much loved shop/cafe, and if this person actually went into the shop/café, s/he would see for him/herself what kind and caring people work there and use it.

There is huge support for the shop/café remaining in the village, from both inside and outside the village apart from a small minority, one of whom wrote the anonymous letter. (By the way, we are not a gated community and non-villagers are most welcome!)

Yours, Mrs M Lloyd, Clapham Village By Email Dear Editor, Very sad to read this article on The Junction can't imagine how Neil Austin must be feeling having this all made public, after all that he has done and bought to the village.

We have something unique in Clapham, and should all be pulling together and be proud of what he has achieved. Yours, A disappointed resident, The Street, Clapham. By Email Dear Editor, I am greatly disappointed that local residents in the two villages of Clapham and Patching and beyond, that love and support 'The Junction' are subjected to an article that claims to be “fact” based but is mainly just opinionated rhetoric. There are just a few people it seems, who are hell bent on destroying the fantastic reputation and good feeling that Neil Austin has created with 'The Junction'. I feel very saddened that Neil is subjected to such an article, claiming disharmony in the villages after the fantastic community spirit building he has achieved across both villages and far beyond. I hope that this article is allowed to be challenged in your next issue.

Yours, A Resident of Clapham Village, By Email

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SUSSEX LOCAL Worthing Charity Receives £20k The Worthing-based Queen Alexandra Hospital Home (QAHH) has been awarded £20,000 by the RAF Beneveolent Fund, to use towards its core nursing and rehabilitation services for residents who are ex-RAF. QAHH resident, Larry Ryan, was a Senior Aircraftman in the RAF during the late 1960s. In 2007 he suffered a very serious brain injury following a fall down a flight of stairs, and was left in a critical condition ventilated and intubated in intensive care. After a spell in King’s College London Hospital, he was transferred to QAHH in 2008.

As a result of his Acquired Brain Injury, Larry is unable to walk and is very dependent on the nursing and care staff at QAHH. The multi-disciplinary care, which he has received since his admission, has been tailored over the years to give him the very best quality of life possible. His mobility and independence have been greatly improved with the help of QAHH’s Wheelchair Technicians and on-site wheelchair clinic.

QAHH Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Officer, Clare Smith, said, “We are so grateful to the RAF Benevolent Fund for this generous grant. The money received means that we are one step closer to providing our first-rate nursing and care services for another year to the RAF veterans who live at QAHH.” The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home Boundary Rd, Worthing, BN11 4LJ 01903 218444 www.qahh.org.uk

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Domestic violence against men

By Karen Fleming Consultant Solicitor at Bennett Griffin Worthing We often associate domestic violence in a marriage/ cohabitee situation, with an aggressive man assaulting a defenceless woman. When I was at University, in the 80’s, I wrote my Dissertation on ‘Police Intervention in Domestic Violence situations’ and as part of my research I interviewed a senior Metropolitan Police Officer, visited the first Women’s Refuge in Chiswick and read numerous books and articles.

At that time I don’t recall ever reading about, (or speaking to anyone who referred to), the fact that it is not only women that are victims of domestic violence but men can be too. Around 10% of domestic violence, now reported to the police, will be by male victims, but in reality the figure is far higher as many men suffer in silence.

In March 2015, Ken Gregory a victim of domestic violence was reported in the National Press as saying: ‘As a man, who is a bit older and who isn’t exactly small, there is a perception that you can’t be a victim of domestic violence. I was worried that people would assume that it was my fault and she was the victim. There is still a perception that, as a strong man against a weaker female, you must have been the protagonist.”

The couple, he 65, she 60, had been married for 5 years and there had been previous incidents of violence

against Ken. On the day of the final incident, Ken was due to take flowers to the grave of his former deceased wife, but instead the couple rowed over finances. Maureen Gilbertson, his wife at the time, left the room claiming she was going to make tea, but instead returned with a jug of freshly boiled water and poured it over him, causing horrendous burns to 14 % of his body. Maureen was convicted of GBH and jailed for 5 years.

Ken’s plea to other men following his wife’s conviction was simple; ‘If other men find themselves in this position I would say don’t be embarrassed or ashamed - my case goes to show this can happen to anybody’.

Issues of domestic violence are devastating but swift action can be taken to protect the victim and advise them on how to remove themselves from a violent domestic situation. As an experienced family law solicitor I have over 25 years’ experience practicing in all areas of family law including domestic violence. If you need help on this or any other area of Family Law, such as divorce, separation, Pre Nups, living together agreements, child or financial issues don’t hesitate to get in touch via; Email: Kf@bennett-Griffin.co.uk 01903 229935 or mobile 07961 280878 1 Liverpool Gardens, Worthing BN11 1TE www.bennettgriffin.co.uk

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Home-Start Offering support and friendship for families By Lynn Smith Sometimes even the most dedicated parents can face challenges that prevent them doing all they want for their children.

When those recognisable parental issues of sleep deprivation, juggling work and finances, or isolation are added to a mix of other factors such as physical ill health, depression or domestic abuse, the world for these families can become overwhelming. Fortunately, voluntary organisation HomeStart is there to offer support.

An independent registered charity, Home-Start is committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under five years of age and believes children need a happy and secure childhood and that parents play the key role in giving their children a good start in life and helping them achieve their full potential. The Home-Start schemes started in 1973 with the first Sussex based scheme established in 1998 - CHAMS, covering Crawley, Horsham and MidSussex, was closely followed by the Worthing & Adur and the Arun schemes. Chichester & District began supporting families in 2008. Sadly, the Worthing & Adur scheme recently closed due to lack of funds.

Lois Rowlands and Bridget Richardson are Managers of Home-Start schemes – Lois became Manager of Home-Start Chichester & District at the beginning of this year, having been a Home-Start volunteer prior to this, she is also a trustee for a national breastfeeding charity (La Leche League GB); whilst Bridget came to Home-Start Arun from Victim Support and from having spent many years working with the Body Shop and the Body Shop Foundation. Both women agree that every year Home-Start receives far more referrals than it has the resources to support.

Lois illustrates this fact: “Arun, with the largest district population in West Sussex, appears in the 2014 Index of Multiple Deprivation as having two wards in the top ten percent, and three in the top twenty percent most deprived areas of England.” A statistic echoed by Bridget, “In Chichester a rising number of

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families were identified as vulnerable by health visitors and social services. Three of the four wards in Chichester are also identified with a high index of multiple deprivations. Many of the families that we support in the north of our area (Chichester & District) experience rural isolation, poor and expensive transport links and difficulty accessing shops and services.“ Whilst, from the outside, West Sussex may be viewed as an affluent county, there are many families – from all areas of the county – who have little support locally and need a little help when times get tough.

Home-Start’s model is a simple one - that of one parent supporting another, but underlying this is a more complex blend of trust, confidence, self-esteem, coping and wellbeing. Services offered include home visiting, helping parents to access local services and Family Groups where parents can meet, talk and create their own local support network. Lois and Bridget know that early intervention works, and recognise the importance of a whole family approach. They believe that the Home-Start approach is unique: “… because the support and friendship we offer to families through our volunteers is absolutely tailored to the needs of the individual.”

They also believe that “ … listening is the greatest gift volunteers can give to families, many of whom may never have had the chance to talk openly about their feelings.” Volunteers visit a family for two to three hours a week to offer emotional and practical support and guidance, and Lois says that, “Many ‘matches’ continue as life-long friendships.”

Kelly first sought help from Home-Start over fourteen years ago and over the years the Family Group has helped support and protect her children from an abusive ex-partner and to build bridges within her family.

She says that being listened to “helped me to understand why I felt so low and what I should do to repair these feelings.” She is now taking West Sussex Council courses to be a support group volunteer and hopes to, eventually, volunteer for Home-Start, “and give back a little of what I’ve received.”

Home-Start works alongside other statutory services amongst them: West Sussex Think Family and the Early Help teams; they take referrals from health visitors, Children's Centre Family Support Workers, midwives, social workers and community nursery nurses. They also take a number of self-referrals each year. Lois puts the importance of their work into perspective when she confirms that, “Since the year 2000 in excess of 3,000 children and their families have been supported by Home-Start Arun. In the last year alone, our volunteers have supported 134 families and their 286 children.“ Whilst Bridget says: “Last year Chichester & District supported 96 families and their 205 children.” 175 families were supported across CHAMS. Each Home-Start scheme is self-funded and, as with most charities, fund-raising is a vital tool in the organisations survival kit. Lois explains the reality, “ … we are each individual charities applying to trusts, county, town and parish councils and personal donations from the community, alongside the more traditional fundraising methods.”

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28 Local Charity / Finance Looking ahead, Lois Rowlands says that, “Arun has been successful with both the Big Lottery Fund and Children in Need in the last few months, but this success still means finding a further 45 percent of our budget from other means.” Chichester & District, which survived a major fundraising crisis in 2014 by restructuring its staff team and reducing staff hours, is also part funded by a grant from BBC Children in Need and is Bridget says, “Planning a prestigious art exhibition and sale in October 2017.”

At Home-Start’s core are its staff and volunteers. Lois says that finding enough volunteers to cover all of the referrals received is another issue the charity faces, and that staff can support only a certain number of volunteers safely, so funds are needed to recruit.

Volunteers undertake 40 hours of training, covering topics such as safeguarding, confidentiality, bereavement, depression and the power of play.

Volunteers come with a range of parenting skills budgeting, cooking, managing twins and triplets, coping with post-natal depression. Gill has been a HomeStart volunteer for over six years and is convinced that, “Thanks to the excellent preparatory course followed by the continuous support and supervision of the Home-Start team, including recognising their prowess at matching volunteers to families, it is very rare not to achieve positive outcomes.”

Volunteers also help out in the office and hold fund-

raising events, doing vital work that keeps essential funds coming into the charity’s coffers. Lois says that also behind the scenes are the Trustees, whom she describes as, “A small, dedicated group who ensure the highest standards are upheld and that the governance of our scheme complies with the Charity Commission standards and those we set ourselves to give the very best support to our community’s children.” The charity is always looking to attract people who have the skills and dedication required to work as a trustees, particularly skills in areas such as Human Resources and IT. When asked what the greatest challenge faced by Home-Start, Lois and Bridget concur: “Long-term sustainability is the key for all charities right now. Without it our staff and volunteers have no stability, and our families face an uncertain future of support.”

Home-Start www.home-startarun.org.uk/ www.home-startchichester.org.uk

Planning for 2017

By Richard Cohen JP FPFS ACII MCSI Chartered Financial Planner If there’s one thing that 2016 taught us it was to expect the unexpected. At the start of the year Donald Trump was a billionaire reality TV star with a fantasy of being president, Mark Carney (the Governor of Bank of England) was talking about when interest rates would rise and no one had even heard of the term Brexit.

Look at how things have changed twelve months on.

2017 brings its own set off accepted norms, predictions and, I expect, some surprises. These unexpected events will all impact people’s finances for better or worse and cause people to update the plans they have for their future. Benjamin Franklin said “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail” and its driven into us how important planning for the future is. I think it’s also important to remember the words of less often quoted Mike Tyson “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth”.

Doggedly sticking to a plan regardless of how the world is changing is rarely sensible and it’s definitely important to update your plans to adapt to changing circumstances. A good plan will factor in that things

may not turn out exactly as you hoped. In the case of planning your finances, you may purchase insurance against unlikely but undesirable events or diversify your portfolio to include investments that will perform well when the rest is performing poorly.

With a well-constructed, adaptable and balanced plan there should be no need to panic with every piece of news. As the Brexit and US election results became apparent, we saw billions made and lost in markets around the world, only for most markets to end up roughly where they started within a week. That’s not to say these events do not have long term consequences, it’s just that they will take time to play out.

It’s rarely going to be apparent on the next day or even the next month what the long term implications will be.

Perhaps 2016 has taught us to expect the unexpected and the unexpected thing about 2017 will be it all runs as expected. www.nsurefinancial.co.uk or to arrange a free review please call Sarah Gray on 01903 821010

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Roast Festive 'Left Over' Turkey Croque Monsieur Ingredients         

(Easy - Serves 4)

8 slices of farmhouse cob or chewy brown bread 40g butter 40g flour 400ml milk 400g left over turkey 100g left over blue and soft cheese such as Brighton Blue, Sussex Camembert 100g left over hard cheese such as Sussex Charmer, Mayfield 2 tablespoons mustard Cranberry sauce

Method Step 1 - Heat the butter until foamy not coloured, then add the flour to the butter and cook the flour out for 3 minutes Step 2 - Slowly mix in cold milk, whisking continuously to avoid lumps Step 3 - Raise the heat and simmer for a few

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minutes, you can then take the milk off the heat and add the mustard and left over cheese (blue and soft cheese) at this stage you can season the mixture Step 4 - You can start assembling your croquemonsieur: lay 4 slices on a baking tray and spread over the cranberry sauce, the cheesey mixture and then grate over half of the other remaining cheese (the harder cheese option) Step 5 - Now sandwich your bread and grate the remaining hard cheese on the top of the sandwich and place under the grill until nicely melted.

To serve why not top with some streaky bacon or fried egg.

Hollie, Joe and Staff look forward to seeing you in the New Year, our shop reopens on Tuesday 3rd January.

Happy New Year!

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Ditch the housework & free up your time!

Is your house looking a bit worse for wear after the Christmas festivities? Are you struggling to stay on top of the housework due to illness or old age? Or have you simply failed to conquer the never-ending list of chores due to commitments with work or children?

Help is at hand with Miss Mop, a successful independent domestic cleaning company, based in Pulborough, West Sussex. Due to its huge popularity, the business is delighted to announce expansion south and will now be covering villages including areas in and around Findon, High Salvington, Clapham and Patching.

Owner Debi Jones started the company from scratch in 2009 after deciding she wanted to run her own business as well as care for her young daughter, Megan, now 8. The company has grown dramatically since then and now boasts 100 cleaners serving over 400 regular customers.

Debi firmly believes the key to success is providing high quality service to every customer. “As every home is different, we visit our customers to assess their requirements paying close attention to individual needs,” she says. “It is our mission to make sure all of our customers are completely satisfied and we

do that by tailoring each clean and maintaining a high level of contact.

“Miss Mop cleaners are reliable and trustworthy.

All cleaners are interviewed in their own homes and carefully vetted before being accepted and great care is taken in matching each cleaner to the customer’s lifestyle. We constantly receive great feedback on all of our cleaners.”

As well as regular domestic cleaning for £14.60 per hour, Miss Mop can arrange spring cleans, end-oftenancy cleaning, builders’ and removal cleans for up to £16.60 per hour. Debi’s cleaners will undertake all aspects of domestic chores – from laundry and ironing to window cleaning and sorting out cupboards – you only have to ask!

Ditch the housework and free up your time by contacting Miss Mop on 01903 444266or email info@missmop.netMiss Mop would also love to hear from potential cleaners looking for local, flexible work.

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In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks by Andrew Staib of Glorious Gardens countless insects and amphibians.

A lot of people think ponds are a lot of work but if you are not interested in keeping fish and thus need the water filtered or pumped for a water feature there is not that much to do. When you put plants in them carefully research whether they won’t spread too much and every so often scoop the pond weed off the surface of the water. Once every 5 -7 years you can empty a good amount of water and take out any silt that has collected at the bottom.

Designing a Wildlife Garden

Compost

The news can be depressing about the destruction of nature the world over and the UK has seen a massive decline in most species since the 50s with loss of habitat as the greatest single cause. Every couple of years a plant species becomes extinct in the UK alone.

You can buy barrels that are above ground with a stand that allows you to turn them which moves the compost around and aerates the material. This is the most effective way to compost plus there is no rodent problems. And what a joy to know the potato peelings

However private gardens account for nearly 20% of our urban landscape and they are the one place that is in our control to nurture and encourage wildlife.

They can be our small but important way to contribute to what we love and there is nothing more satisfying than planting a shrub and seeing it feed a dozen or so different insects with its pollen and sap or see birds eat the berries of a tree we planted a year ago.

Hard Landscaping Think hard about hard landscaping. Many gardens change ownership every decade and often one garden is pulled out and another put in its place. You can try bark paths rather than paved ones, decking from sustainable pine trees rather than sandstone all the way from India or shingle rather than cement. Also rather than buy oak materials (it is highly unlikely that oak is being re planted as quickly as it is being used and most of it is coming from what is left of oak forests in Eastern Europe) Julia Young, the manager of WWF’s Global Forest and Trade Network programme at WWF-UK recently said: “We purchased goods (oak) from 17 companies, and not one could provide evidence that they had carried out sufficient due diligence.

Ponds Ponds are powerhouses of nature, not just providing water to drink and wash but are also the home to

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Trees, shrubs and Perennials

tasks include not buying peat based composts of which there are surprising amount that still do in your local garden centre.

When you chose your next plant, you can think of its food and shelter giving properties.

Collect rainwater

Medium trees for the garden- the top supermarket of trees are Rowan, Malus, Yew and Buddlea.

The more we can use rainwater from our roves the less dams have to be built and maintained and the more money you will save if your water is metered. Also if you are topping up your pond it is best to use rainwater to avoid the chlorine and lime in the tap water.

Shrubs can include Skimmia, Catoneaster and Pyracantha.

Perennials with fragrant flowers are good- like Knautia, Scabios, Helenium, Rudbekia, Chives, Roses and Lavender.

The RHS online also has a comprehensive list of plants that are good for pollinators.

Boxes Bee boxes, hedgehog boxes, bird boxes and bat boxesmake your garden into a veritable city of homes for wildlife.

Peat Other environmentally friendly

Wild Spaces You can leave a bit of your lawn uncut. You would be amazed at how many little bugs love the privacy and edible seed heads of long grass. Plus it looks good and a swath of long grass is an antidote to having to be in complete control of everything in our lives!

Mulch Use mulch to control the weeds on your beds. This helps keep a

through the door great percentage of the weeds down, keeps the moisture in the soil so less need to water plus it improves the soil so after a few years even the most clay solid new bed starts to develop a good structure.

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What to do in January

Leave the leaves in the beds this year Hard to do but leaving the leaves about allows all sorts of hibernating insects to burrow away and hide till the Spring. Leaving old piles of logs in the corner can also provide homes for the bigger creatures including hedgehogs.

You can see your self as only partially owning your garden, and that the thousands of fungi, millions of ants and wood lice, bees, birds, bats and voles also need a home. Like a benevolent King or Queen you can provide a rich and pleasant land where there is enough for everyone!

Where to visit this January If you want to walk off those extra Xmas calories you can take a trip up to Kew Gardens. They have such a huge range of trees even in the middle of winter there is so much to see. Plus you can hang out in the cafes or Tropical Greenhouse for a warm break. They also have after dark tours.

 The biggest jobs are the pruning of deciduous plants like Roses, Wysteria and fruit trees.

The best place to go is Youtube for Pruning!

Example- If you type in “Pruning a small apple tree” you will get all sorts of well meaning gardeners showing you what they do. Choose to listen to an expert and you quickly can tell. Also make sure the apple tree looks like your one as there are different types.  Also in January you can sow in your greenhouse all sorts of vegetables ready to be transplanted in Spring into your plot.  Plus you can start to force your Rhubarb by placing as big a pot as you can find over the heads.

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More About Asbestos

By Chris Ennis FRICS Over As many of my readers will know, asbestos comes in many forms – blue, white or brown. All can be potentially unsafe in use. They were commonly used in buildings constructed up until the late 1980s, and occasionally beyond. Asbestos materials were used both for insulation purposes and as a fire prevention barrier.

Only recently, I was involved with the purchase of a modern estate house where the undersides of a stairway in a 1980s house were confirmed to be lined in asbestos insulation board (AIB), which contained significant quantities of brown and white asbestos.

The modern safe replacement for asbestos insulation board is currently sold under the Trade Names ‘Asbestolux’ or ‘Supalux’. These boards use vermiculite and other fibres to replace the thermal insulation and mechanical properties of asbestos. A surveyors’ trick to visually identify ‘Asbestolux’/’Supalux’ is to shine a light on the board and you will see that the vermiculite gives a sparkling finish, with the light reflecting off it. AIB does not sparkle, but there is often a mottled effect on the surface (these are clumps of brown asbestos fibres mottling the finish). It is harder to tell the difference to the untrained eye if the boards are painted, or otherwise sealed.

Stop!

AIB is different from asbestos-cement in that it contains brown, white and occasionally blue asbestos fibres. AIB was mostly used internally as firebreaks or shuttering and virtually all removal works are required to be fully licensed by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), following a formal notification period, and removal under controlled conditions. After removal, by licensed asbestos-removal contractors air-testing to count the number of airborne fibres is required.

Asbestos cement is harder than AIB and is typically used externally, often seen on garage roofs in its corrugated profile form, or in the soffits at the lower levels of roof structures. AC usually only contains white asbestos and, sometimes remedial works can be carried out by non-licensed contractors. AC is normally dimpled like the surface of a golf ball whereas AIB is normally, but not always, smooth-finished.

Asbestos should always be treated with care, and never sawn, sand -papered or otherwise abraded.

Happy New Year to all!

Chris Ennis FRICS is a Chartered Surveyor Tel: 01903 261217 email: surveyor1@talktalk.net

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Sheep Pens of Yesteryear By Valerie Martin

I have found the details of the various renovations at St. John the Baptist Church in Findon over the centuries, informative and interesting, as well as a little amusing. How many times through the ages have the parishioners of Findon been appealed to, and subsequently given, pledges and donations towards the Church Restoration Fund? As recently as August, 1996, half of the church was sectioned off as hazardous. This was in case plaster descended on the congregation from overhead following downpours of rain.

The nave was unable to be utilised on Sundays for some four weeks until a provisional repair to the ceiling was completed. Above inset is a photograph of work being carried out on St. John the Baptist church roof in the Autumn 1998.

Dangerous conditions have dogged the building over the generations. Robert Cholmeley was born in Lincolnshire in 1819. At the age of forty, and still unmarried, he accepted the position of Vicar of Findon in 1859. He took up residence at The Rectory in the main street and made a few radical alterations to the property. He lived with his elder sister, Katherine, who found fulfilment in her work as fundholder.

In 1866 the formidable task of the Great Restoration of Findon church was commenced and carried out along the lines of the design of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott.

The most important episode during the Reverend Robert Cholmeley’s life in Findon was in 1867 when the Great Restoration of the church was finally and officially completed on 9th July. This was at a cost of £2,500 and among other amenities gave seating for 394 persons, and included the facing of the whole of the façade with dressed flints as seen today. The ancient font, probably dated c. 1200, was also replaced with a replica.

On St. John the Baptist’s Day, 29th August, 1868, the Reverend Cholmeley entertained his flock with a sermon and graphic narrative on the state of Findon Church preceding the repairs. His words perhaps ring a bell today: "Let me remind you of the condition of our church two years ago. The area was filled with cumbrous pews almost to the steps of the altar. The pulpit and reading desk were alike inconvenient and unsightly. The noble span of the roof with all its curious and intricate arrangement of ancient beams was concealed by a flat whitewashed ceiling; and the now free and lofty space was further obstructed by two galleries; one over the font and adjoining sittings (erected in 1771), the other in the north-west corner of the Church over the pews by the north door. To enter the latter gallery the beautiful west lancet window had been converted into a doorway, and an incongruous excrescence of brick porch and steps added outside the church. The whole of the eastern piers of the church were in a crushed and dangerous condition; and the wall plates and much of the timber in the roof were decayed and distorted. The restoration of these, the underpinning of the walls, the thorough repair of the roof and the draining have been the heaviest expenses. The tower was much dilapidated, and the basement used as a lumber room.

The Mortuary (Manorial) Chapel was closed and rapidly falling into decay".

The "cumbrous pews" as described were apparently awkwardly crammed during the tenure of a vicar unnamed… into the confined area of the body of the church. They were of a fixed nature with high sides and even complete with doors. These congested and overcrowded enclosures were of various shapes and dimensions and seemed to have been conceived and erected by different families, heedless of the design of neighbouring seating arrangements. Perhaps there had been rivalry as to whose was the best? The odd assortment of Findon pews were during the Reverend Cholemeley days rather amusingly nicknamed "sheep pens" by the inhabitants — I think this delightful and rather apt for Findon.

If one pauses to imagine the fabric of the church prior to this mid-nineteenth century restoration, it would seem that the church was in the process of tumbling down around the vicar’s ears. The refurbishing venture was sympathetically carried out resulting in a dignified example of a flint building, with a large nave gable and imposing broached spire rising above. Sir Giles Gilbert Scott was in high spirits with his architectural results and recorded the structure as "almost unique". Fortunately for Findon, his work left the original outline of the church unaltered, unlike some rejuvenations carried out in Victorian days.

Further stories of the church through the centuries can be found on www.findonvillage.com

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Give Your Furniture a “Facelift”

By Andrew Byford of Barcombe Wood Finish Ltd How long have you been living with stains on a chest of drawers and bookcase or worn patches on a dining room table, or any table for that matter? Likewise living with a broken hinge or damaged lock can be frustrating. “I will fix it one day”. Perhaps that day is closer than thought.

Andrew says that hinges can quite easily be replaced from the local hardware shop. A dull finish is often remedied with the use of a beeswax polish (not spray).

Wood dries out and simply requires ‘feeding’. It need not cost the earth to brighten up an old piece.

Many items over years of use become dull, scratched chipped and broken, but underneath the scratch and the dull varnish the wood is unchanged. A skilled French polisher can re-finished and repair that table, chest of drawers or cupboard to a ‘like-new’ condition. It does not have to be an antique either just a good piece of wood. If it is antique, then Andrew believes in sympathetic restoration that is cleaning it up and repairing the finish making it looked loved and not ‘new’.

Happy New Year to all our clients!

Thank you to all our clients old and new for their support through 2016.

Alternatively, give your wood a total make-over and change its colour. Many items that are dark in colour are made of a light wood, and varnished dark. Likewise a pale washed out wood can be stained to a rich and warmer shade. Bringing an entire new look to a good solid older piece of furniture.

Andrew says; “A new year is upon us and so very often thoughts go to planning repairs and redecoration around the home, and also at the workplace so do the same for the wood fittings and furniture in your life. It is a form of recycling really.”

Old or new, breathe new life into your wood at Barcombe Wood Finish Ltd and remember, French Polishing is not just for antiques.

Call 01903 700753 or visit www.bwfwood.com

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Plumbing / Heating

A J Maddox 25 years experience Qualified Excellent references

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

All aspects of

Plumbing & Heating

520049

Painter & Decorator

Local, professional, friendly & reliable. Interior & exterior. Free written estimates . Fully insured

01903 859708 07837 065578

p.norman@ymail.com www.peter-norman.co.uk

SALVINGTON

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

Call the Gloss Boss

01903 695 674 Pest Control

Harry Jackson

Pest Control

INSECTS - RODENTS - BIRDS 01903 200 278 07718 355 716 i n f o @ hj p e s t c o nt r ol . c o . u k w w w . hj p es t co n t r o l . c o. uk

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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 (Findon based) 07850 431 809

07825 234 176 01903 505 136

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

07906 588 839 07795 096 767

Established 30 yrs

PETER NORMAN

Gas Heating Plumbing

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

01903 504 877 07920 798 071

PAINTING AND DECORATING

07979 746239

Plastering

JOHN MILLS DECORATING 

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C7020

pdqpipework@btconnect.com

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

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

01903 872 023 07970 963 526

ARGENT PLUMBING & HEATING

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

www.argentplumbingandheating.co.uk

FREE CALL OUT 01903 890410 FULLY INSURED 07557 046675

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

info@whittington.co

SUSSEX LOCAL

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Boiler & Central heating installations & upgrades Radiators OIL & GAS Engineers Powerflushing Servicing Landlord certificates 01903 791491 Plumbing 07584 650669 www.sussexboilerreplacements.co.uk

Tree Surgery

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

Roofing

01903 77369 9

SUSSEX TREES & HEDGES For all aspects of Tree Surgery

 C o m p l e te Removal

 S t u mp G r i nd i ng  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 u l l y Q ua l if i ed  Fully Insured

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

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

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