Sussex Local Magazine Findon February 2017

February 2017

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Findon - High Salvington - Salvington - Clapham - Patching

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SULLIVAN’S HEROES Helping disabled children

LOCAL HISTORY

Photos from yester-year

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

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February 2017 Cover Photo New Forest Ponies at Cissbury courtesy of Denise Pritchard

Welcome...

To February the month of Chinese New Year, Shrove Tuesday (aka Pancake Day 28th February), Valentines Day and already another school holiday... and so the new year charges on.

Our main article this month puts the spotlight on local charity Sullivan’s Heroes.

See page 24. Set up in 2014, Sullivan’s Heroes offers fundraising support to help families with disabled children make vital adaptations to their homes.

Andrew from Glorious Gardens talks about ponds with plenty of ideas and tips for how best to incorporate one into your garden.

Gardening page 30.

This month you can win tickets to see Indie band Half Man Half Biscuit in Worthing, see page 14.

Can you recognise the places in the old photographs kindly shared by Valerie Martin in our History article on page 42?

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...........................................................................What’s On ........................Win! Tickets to see Half Man Half Biscuit ............................................Young Readers’ Puzzle Page ........................................................................Local Walks ..............................................Charity & Community News .....................................Charity Profile: Sullivan’s Heroes ................................................................Prize Crossword ................................................................................Recipe ...................................................................In Your Garden ...............................Findon Valley Residents’ Association ....................................Past Pictures from Valerie Martin ..............................................................Business Directory ...........................................................Index of Advertisers

March Booking Deadline 1st February

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Take a look at our What’s On guide (from page 4) for ideas for things to do with the children during half term at the end of this month. Plus local markets, community groups, theatre and talks. Extra events which don’t make our print deadline are also listed on our website. It is free to add a charity or not-for-profit event, simply include your details online at: www.sussexlocal.net/whats_on.htm Thanks for reading!

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

Arundel edition - Arundel, Barnham, Burpham, Climping, Fontwell, Ford, Slindon, Walberton & Yapton Total homes - 7,000 Chichester edition - Chichester suburbs Total homes - 7,000 Findon edition - Findon Valley, Findon Village, Nepcote, High Salvington, Clapham & Patching plus Salvington/Selden (south of A27) Total homes - 6,000 Pulborough edition - Pulborough, Bury, Coldwaltham, Fittleworth, Marehill, Nutbourne, Stopham, West Chiltington village and Common.

Total homes - 5,500 Storrington edition - Storrington, Amberley, Ashington, Cootham Thakeham, Sullington & Washington. Total homes - 6,000 The combined circulation of all five editions is over 30,800 homes.

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Win tickets to see ‘Half Man Half Biscuit’ At Worthing Assembly Hall on Friday 17th March Back in 1985, Half Man Half Biscuit sat comfortably at the top of the indie album chart.

This may not seem so much of an achievement, unless you take a look back at the other contenders in the chart at that time. Acts such as Depeche Mode, New Order and The Cult were all on the scene, and you could guarantee that none of them managed to hit the number one spot with an album that had been recorded in just a couple of days and for around £30. Throughout changing times they have spanned the decades, released 13 full-length albums and dropped a thousandand-one pop culture references; from BBC Radio's Charles Nove to former England cricketer Fred Titmus.

Their latest album 'Urge for Offal', sees more of lead man Nigel Blackwell’s surreal observations on everyday life. A few shining examples are 'Old age killed my teenage

bride' and 'Baguette dilemma for the Booker Prize guy".

So grab your Joy Division Oven Gloves and don your Dukla Prague away kit, as The Biscuit are coming to town.

Tickets for the Worthing Assembly Hall show on Friday 17th March are available from the Box Office on 01903 206 206 or visit the Worthing Theatres website www.worthingtheatres.co.uk/half-man-halfbiscuit. Tickets (advance) - £21.50.

Win a pair of tickets to see ‘Half Man Half Biscuit’ Q: What is the name of Half Man Half Biscuit’s latest Album?

A: DHSS B: Urge for Offal C: Mondays Mornings Send answer and your name, address, daytime telephone and email to: ’Biscuit’ Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or email all the above details to: competitions@sussexlocal.net Winner will be first entry drawn after closing date 28th Feb 2017. Please indicate on your email or tick here if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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Divorce & Finance: it’s not over until it’s over

By Karen Fleming Consultant Solicitor at Bennett Griffin Worthing Divorce is stressful, emotionally and often, financially.

Most people think that once they are ‘divorced’, there is no possibility of further financial claims against them, that if you, for instance, win the lottery, even 30 years after divorce, that your ex-spouse cannot claim against you. ‘One should never presume’.

Headlines: ‘Millionaire, Dale Vince, tycoon's ex-wife awarded six figure pay out even though he made his fortune a decade after they split’.

Kathleen Wyatt demanded £1.9 million from Dale Vince, although she didn’t lodge a claim until 20 years after their divorce. The couple met as students, married in 1981, in their early 20s, and lived as New Age travellers. They had one child, separated in the mid-1980s and divorced in 1992. In the 1990s Mr Vince became a green energy tycoon after launching a company called Ecotricity, worth £57 million. Ms Wyatt lodged a claim for "financial remedy" in 2011. She received a High Court green light in 2012. Three appeal judges blocked it in 2013, but the Supreme Court justices said it should go ahead.

Lord Wilson said Ms Wyatt had been unwise to pitch her claim at £1.9 million, but that there was a "real prospect" that she would get a "comparatively modest

award" - perhaps enough to buy a mortgage-free house.

Mr Vince said "I feel that we all have a right to move on and not be looking over our shoulders. This could signal open season for people who had brief relationships a quarter of a century ago ... it's mad in my opinion."

She was finally, after hundreds of thousands spent in legal costs, awarded £300,000.

This is alarming to hear. There is however a way to avoid having to spend the rest of your life, post divorce, looking over your shoulder. Ensure you ask an experienced Family Solicitor for financial advice, during the divorce process, and have a consent order prepared, setting out all the terms of the settlement, to include, where possible, clean break provisions to prevent any comeback in the future. Simple when you know how! Don’t take the risk.

As an experienced family law solicitor I have over 25 years’ experience practicing in all areas of family law including divorce. If you need help on this or any other area of Family Law, such as separation, Pre Nups, living together agreements, child or financial issues don’t hesitate to get in touch: 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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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.

BACON BANANA CEREAL

COFFEE EGGS JUICE

MILK TOAST PANCAKES TOMATOES TEA

Sudoku

Find the Sum

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 46.

But can you work out what those three numbers are?

Answers can be found on our website after 1st February www.sussexlocal.net

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Why not treat yourself to a rejuvenating facial from just ÂŁ20 - valid until end of Feb (gift vouchers cannot be redeemed on this offer.)

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Local Walks - February 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 Wed 1 10:30am Horsham Park Stroll 1+ mile 30 or 60 mins Health Meet at bandstand in Carfax (RH12 1FD) Emmy 01403 255517 Thu 2 11:00am Billingshurst 2.3 miles 60 mins Health Billingshurst Library, Mill Lane, RH14 9JZ Jill 07780 701184 Sat 4 2:00pm Fryern Park 3 miles 1 hr 15 mins Level 2 Glebe Surgery car park, Monastery Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LR Mick Denness 01903 745971 Sun 5 10:00am The Burgh 4.5 miles 1 hr 45 mins Level 3 Kithurst Hill car park (TQ070124) Mick Denness 01903 745971 Mon 6 10:00am West Chiltington 5+ miles 2 hrs Level 2 West Chiltington Village Hall, Mill Road, RH20 2PZ Irene 01403 783637 Tue 7 11:00am Health Centre, Steyning 2 miles 75 mins Health Steyning Health Centre, Tanyard Lane, BN44 3RJ (TQ176113) Ann 01903 297553 Fri 10 10:30am St Mary’s Church, Horsham 2.5 miles 90 mins Health St Mary’s Church in Causeway, Horsham, RH12 1HE Chatter Cheema 07720 714306 Sat 11 2:00pm Rackham Hill 2.7 miles 1.25 hrs Level 2 Kithurst Hill car park (TQ070124) Mick Denness 01903 745971 Sat 11 9:00am Wiston Downland Dog Walk 2 miles 1 hr 15 mins Level 2 Steyning Cricket Pavilion, BN44 3LE. Max two dogs per handler Ann 01903 297553 Sun 12 10:00am Downs Farm 6 miles 2 hrs 30 mins Level 3 Kithurst Hill Car Park (TQ070124). Dogs welcome Mick Denness 01903 745971 Tue 14 10:00am Wey and Arun Canal 5 miles 2 hrs 15 mins Leisure Forestry Commission car park (TQ026350) No dogs Geoff 01403 258180 Wed 15 10:30am Storrington Riverside Walk 2.5 miles 90 mins Health Storrington Recreation Ground Car Park, RH20 4PG. Suitable for buggies Mick Denness 01903 745971 Fri 17 11:00am Southwater 2.6 miles 30 or 75 mins Health Car park of the Country Park, (off Cripplegate Lane, RH13 7UN) Jill 07780 701184 Sat 18 2:00pm Under the Downs 3.6 miles 1 hr 45 mins Level 2 Glebe Surgery car park, Monastery Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LR Mick Denness 01903 745971 Sun 19 10:00am Houghton 4.4 miles 2 hrs 15 mins Level 3 Whiteways car park Mick Denness 01903 745971 Mon 20 9:45am Pulborough (Bus & Walk) 4 - 5 miles 3 - 4 hrs Level 3 Pulborough’s public car park, Brooks Way, RH20 2BQ. No dogs Mike P 01798 874319 Thu 23 10:00am West Chiltington 4 – 5 miles 2 hrs Level 2 Public car park adjacent to West Chiltington Village Hall, RH20 2PZ Sue 01403 255710 Sat 25 8:30am North Stoke 7.4 miles 3 hrs Level 3 Kithurst Hill car park (TQ070124) Mick Denness 01903 745971 Sat 25 10:30am Slinfold 3 miles 1 hrs 45 mins Level 2 Red Lyon PH car park, The Street, RH12 0RR. Sorry no dogs Liz 01403 263920 Sat 25 2:00pm Sandgate Park 3.6 miles 1 hr 45 mins Level 2 Glebe Surgery car park, Monastery Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LR Mick Denness 01903 745971 Tue 28 10:30am Park and Panakes 2 miles 60 mins Health Hop Oast Park and Ride, Horsham Worthing Road, RH13 0AR. Join us for a gentle walk into Horsham where we can celebrate Shrove Tuesday with a coffee and a pancake.

Jean 07734 323321

Arun Adur Ramblers – www.arun-adur-ramblers.org.uk Sat 11 10:30 The Dover Moderate The Dover car park. Via Perry Hill, Wepham Down and Angmering Woods Sun 19 10:30 The Manhood Peninsula Leisurely East Head car park. Via West Wittering and Itchenor Sun 26 13:30 Arundel Leisurely Arundel Castle Cricket Club. Via Arundel Park and the River Arun

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Sussex Snippets Recycling rates are rising across the county, rising from 41.6 percent in 2014/15 to 42.3 percent in 2015/16, representing a 2,400 increase in tonnage, which equals a saving of over £200,000 in landfill tax. Recycling initiatives have included rewarding residents who recycled correctly with a ‘gold star’ bin sticker across some parts of Adur and Worthing and trialling the use of recycling bags in poor performing areas. For more details: www.recycleforwestsussex.org @westsussexwaste on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest.

West Sussex County Council has announced that the charity Carers Support West Sussex is to continue to provide specialist support to the county’s family and friends carers, having retained the contract to provide a countywide carers information, advice, assessment and support service. The service includes: a helpline; carer assessments; referrals to carer respite services; individual and group support; carer support in hospital settings; carer support in hospital settings and help for young adult carers aged 18-25 years. Contact: Carers Support West Sussex on 0300 028 8888 www.carerssupport.org.uk The RAF has announced a new £410m military transport contract, part of which has been awarded to Thales, a defence contractor with offices in Manor Royal, Crawley.

SUSSEX LOCAL West Sussex County Council is advising poultry owners that the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone will be extended until 28 February. To protect birds from avian flu, anyone who keeps poultry such as chickens, ducks and geese, even as pets, must stop them coming into contact with wild birds, and there is also a nationwide ban on poultry shows and gatherings. Contact: www.gov.uk/guidance/avian-influenza-bird-flu Did you know that West Sussex residents have free access to a huge range of books, audiobooks, magazines, newspapers and comics 24 hours a day seven days a week at the eLibrary? The eLibrary is part of West Sussex County Council’s library service and is completely free with library customers able to download ten books and ten audio titles for up to three weeks; loans automatically expire at the end of the lending period so there are no late fees. Contact: www.westsussex.gov.uk/ebooks The RSPB is encouraging everyone to look out for something with a WOW factor this winter – from deer ruts and starling murmurations to amazing views. For instance, they say, you could use the longer nights to wrap up warm and go stargazing as a family. Contact: ww2.rspb.org.uk/kids-and-schools/kids-and-families/ wild-challenge/activities/nature-wow West Sussex Trading Standards has been advising restaurants and takeaways that mutton is not interchangeable with lamb in menu descriptions, after restaurants have been found to be advertising lamb dishes but using mutton in the actual recipe. If you have concerns about the description of a meal, contact Trading Standards via Citizens’ Advice Consumer Service on 03454 040506 or report it online at www.westsussex.gov.uk/tsreport.

Social workers in West Sussex have been described as ‘brilliant’ and a ‘life saver’ in an independent survey of local families – the recently published West Sussex Parent Survey, collated feedback from 90 parents currently receiving services from Children’s social care and early help support from the Think Family service.

The survey was conducted by Professor Eileen Munro whose influential review of child protection was published in 2011.

Chichester District Council Cabinet Members are recommending to its Full Council to support a re-run of the Chichester A27 consultation, including the options that were previously dropped. Cabinet Members want the council to formally request that a new consultation on improvements to the A27 around Chichester is carried out by Highways England. They believe that this should include a range of options, including the two previously developed northern bypass options; and want Highways England to urgently publish the results of the consultation, held between July and September of last year. This recommendation was due to be put to the Council in late January.

If agreed, they will write to the Minister.

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Residents’ views sought on crime A survey seeking the views of West Sussex’s residents on crime in their local area has launched. Run by the Safer West Sussex Partnership, the aim of the survey is to seek the views of residents on their experience and perceptions of crime together with what is important to them in their local area. Made up of organisations including West Sussex County Council, District and Borough Councils, Sussex Police and Probation services, the Safer West Sussex Partnership works to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour, ensuring that West Sussex remains a safe place to live, work and visit. The Partnership carries out an annual review to understand how national and local crime trends may be impacting on residents, and the survey will help inform that piece of work. You have until Sunday 5th March to have your say. Contact: www.westsussex.gov.uk/ crimesurvey2017

QAHH receives donation The Worthing-based Queen Alexandra Hospital Home (QAHH) has been awarded a grant of £20,000 from The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity and Greenwich Hospital. The grant is towards the costs of deliv-

ering a tailored rehabilitation programme to disabled Royal Navy and Royal Marines Veterans and their dependants. The rehab’ services included in the grant are: Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Social and Recreational activities, Neuropsychologist, Chaplaincy and Mini-Ambulance service. 01903 218444 www.qahh.org.uk fundraising@qahh.org.uk

Findon Parish Council Meetings Full Council

Planning Committee

6th March

7th February

15th May - Annual Parish Council 16th March Meeting 25th May - Annual Parish Meeting

13th April

26th June

18th May

7th August

22nd June

11th September

27th July

23rd October

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Commuters Back Rail Protest Labour Party members spent the morning and evening rush hours talking to commuters at Hassocks, Pulborough and Arundel Stations recently. The action happened as rail fares in Sussex went up by nearly two percent - double last year’s increase - despite a year of cancellations, delays and a failing service from Southern that has seen commuters lose jobs, move home and miss vital appointments. Labour member and Pulborough commuter Jane Mote said “The majority of commuters we spoke to have lost days at work and had their family lives severely disrupted because of Southern’s appalling service and backed our call for the Government to strip Southern of their franchise. They were pleased to see our protest and promised to write to their MPs to ask the government to put passengers first, not profit." Labour is calling for the railways to be brought into public ownership and put passengers before profits. www.southdownslabour.com

Sussex Wildlife Trust Courses Sussex Wildlife Trusts (SWT) has published its programme of wildlife courses for 2017. SWT education courses typically consist of an indoor teaching ses-

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sion followed by a chance to get out ‘in the field’ with an expert. There are courses to suit everybody from beginners to amateur naturalists. Last year almost all of the Trust’s courses sold out and hundreds of people learned about, experienced and enjoyed the wildlife of Sussex. There are a range of courses, and this year’s programme includes a new course from bestselling author Tristan Gooley teaching a Natural Navigation Course (7 July) as well as courses for insectlovers, bird-watchers, botanists and courses teaching you how to mange your garden and other areas for wildlife. Full details can be found on the SWT website. sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk

Clapham Village Shop Dear Editor, You asked for comments to the article about the Clapham shop in your Findon December issue. It made for very positive reading. I think every village would benefit from a shop and cafe at the very least.

My wife Emily recently bought nice hot takeaway tea for us both while waiting to view our new home in Rectory Lane. The shop is wonderful. Unfortunately, the author of the article is 'anonymous' so I found it difficult to believe a word. If I had written it, I would be happy to have put my name to it. Looking forward to moving soon. Yours, Graham Swain, by email

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Sullivan’s Heroes Building brighter futures for disabled children. By Lynn Smith There are numerous families in the United Kingdom living with disabled children who find that they need to adapt their homes to meet the child’s care and health requirements. Whilst specific council grants may be available towards the cost of adapting properties, in many cases these may fall short of the total costs and families find that additional funds, which can often be quite substantial, are required for the building project. Finding these additional funds can be an issue.

Based in Turners Hill, West Sussex, Sullivan’s Heroes supports disabled children in Sussex, Surrey and counties further afield, by offering fundraising support specifically for these vital home adaptations. The charity provides a fundraising platform and financial grants to help families create the optimal environment to continue to care for their disabled child at home, safely and with dignity.

Fiona and Richard Smith set up the charity having

been through the process of adapting their house for their son Sullivan, discovering in the process that there was little in the way of financial assistance towards costs of adaptation that exceeded the council awarded Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG). The overall costs of the Smith’s adaptations were way in excess of that provided by the DFG and, unable to find a specific charity that might help with their funding, Fiona and Richard set about organising their own fundraising.

Born in December 2011, Sullivan was diagnosed as having an extremely rare form of muscle myopathy, called Congenital Fibre Type Disproportion, resulting in general muscle weakness. He was also diagnosed with severely impaired cardiac function, cardiomyopathy. The extreme rarity of having the two conditions combined is illustrated by the fact that Sullivan was only the fourth recorded case worldwide.

During 2014, with the support of friends, family, the local community and sometimes complete strangers – all now known affectionately as Sullivan’s Heroes – ninety percent of the target was raised. The Smith’s describe the response and support received as, “overwhelming and heartwarming.” Sadly, after successfully raising funds themselves through various initiatives, to meet the costs of their home adaptations, Sullivan passed away in January 2015 shortly before the work on the family’s home was completed.

As a result of their experiences, Fiona and Richard decided to set up a charity to assist other families in situations similar to their own, to help those families carry out their own fundraising for their child’s needs.

As Fiona says: “Each one of them also classifies as one of ‘Sullivan’s Heroes’, for the obstacles they tirelessly endure and overcome each and every day.”

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26 Local Charity Registered in August 2015, Sullivan’s Heroes website was officially launched and became operational in February 2016.

Fiona and Richard vowed to drive the charity in Sullivan’s name: “As a lasting legacy to our inspiring and truly amazing little boy.”

Since then they have strived to build brighter futures for other families in their son’s memory through the fundraising efforts of Sullivan’s Heroes; seeking donations from individuals and businesses alike to ensure ongoing grants are available for families and their disabled children. In addition to providing grants towards the cost of home adaptations, the charity provides a website platform where families can set up their own fundraising towards building costs. Families such as the Gee family whose nine year old son, Noah, suffers from Cerebral Palsy, and who needs to be lifted everywhere. The Gee’s are aiming to raise £45,000 towards property adaptations that will allow a wheelchair accessible lift to be installed straight into Noah’s bedroom along with a ceiling hoist and an adapted bathroom so that all of Noah’s personal care needs can be met with dignity.

Since its launch, Sullivan’s Heroes has supported eleven disabled children and their families, through fundraising for their child’s home disability adaptations. The charity has also provided advocacy and information around their home adaptations for over sixty other families and their child’s relevant social care and health workers. The charity’s plan is to increase the number of families being supported year on year as the charity grows, and to support more families nationwide as funds increase.

Fundraising success has already been seen with two families having reached their targets required for their building adaptations works. Plus grants have been paid to three families towards their works in progress, which will enable them to complete those home adaptations, necessary to fully meet their child’s care, health and safety needs.

Richard Smith says, “It took us over eighteen months to overcome all the hurdles to get Sullivan’s Heroes off the ground, but we are absolutely delighted that

SUSSEX LOCAL we have now been able to realise this incredibly important resource in our son’s memory for families who are in the same situation we were, with nowhere to turn.”

He added, “We don’t have the skills to save lives, but we certainly have the ability to change lives and that is what we are setting out to do, just like the many people who have helped us as parents and Sullivan throughout his life.”

Sullivan’s Heroes receives no government or statutory funding and so relies heavily on donations from companies, charities and the general public as well as various fundraising events and activities. The charity has also received support from local organisations and charities donating both direct to the

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28 Local Charity / Finance charity and to the families it supports, with local companies providing funds, services and resources to the charity; fundraising events hosted by local organisations plus direct donations together with sponsored events and fundraising activities - such as marathons, skydives and cycle races - undertaken by members of the public. Key fundraising events throughout 2016 included popular sales of jewellery and gifts at local fetes, carnivals, school fairs and companies, and Sullivan’s Heroes will be attending many events throughout 2017, continuing with the jewellery and gift sales, and running fundraising campaigns throughout the year.

Fiona and Richard are the charity’s sole members of staff, unpaid, and, as yet, there is no requirement for volunteers to assist with the running of the charity, although Fiona Smith says that this requirement may

change as the charity grows. The charity welcomes volunteers to assist at fundraising events and activities throughout the year, and potentially for administration duties. Interested volunteers need have no particular expertise or background – “just a desire to help raise awareness of the charity and raise funds for disabled children” - although a current driving licence would be beneficial, home working opportunities are also available.

When asked what she sees as the greatest challenge faced by Sullivan’s Heroes in the future, Fiona Smith’s reply echoes that of most self-funded charitable organisations: “The greatest challenge faced by Sullivan’s Heroes is to raise sufficient funds to ensure that all families applying to the charity for a financial grant for their disabled child’s building adaptations can be supported.”

Fiona and Richard would like to thank all everyone who has helped them build the charity to this point – and to invite anyone who has any fundraising events, activities and ideas they’d like to share; or who would like to apply for a grant or to fundraise through Sullivan’s Heroes, to get in touch with them.

Sullivan’s Heroes Contact: hello@sullivansheroes.org www.sullivansheroes.org

A Tax Break for Business Owners

By Richard Cohen JP FPFS ACII MCSI Chartered Financial Planner The changes to dividends that came into effect this year have increased the tax bills for many people who run their own business. However, there is an underused way of being able to treat your life insurance as a business expense and therefore reduce your tax bill.

This can be done through a “Relevant Life Policy” which is a stand-alone death-in-service plan. As it is classed as a death-in-service plan there are no tax implications for the employee even though the employer is paying the premiums, i.e. the employee pays no income tax and national insurance on this benefit.

To add to the tax saving the employer will be normally be able to claim the premium as a business expense and therefore pay no corporation tax on the premiums. Also, unlike certain other employer paid for life insurance, the lump sum paid out on death will not be added to your lifetime allowance for pension purposes. This means a Relevant Life Policy has a big advantage over death-inservice in a registered pension scheme if you have significant pension funds and are close to the lifetime limit.

In short, the tax benefit of writing life insurance as a Relevant Life Policy can be huge as this example

shows. Let’s assume you have a £100 per month life insurance premium. If you pay for it yourself out of net income and you are a 40% taxpayer, your company will have paid you £172.40 gross (with £69 income tax and £3.40 national insurance deducted). The company will then have paid £23.80 employer’s national insurance on this, giving it a total gross cost of £196.20. After 20% corporation tax relief of £39.20 the net cost to the company is £157.

But if you take out a Relevant Life Policy with the company paying the £100 premium, the company obtains 20% corporation tax relief of £20, and the net cost is only £80. The net cost of the premium has nearly halved! This can make it worth re-writing existing personal life insurance policies as relevant life policies, even if they were written relatively recently and the premiums are still competitive. This is one of the many legitimate tax planning opportunities open to business owners, as always speak to your financial adviser for further information. www.nsurefinancial.co.uk or to arrange a free review please call Sarah Gray on 01903 821010

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Findon February 2017

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1 Sector of a population (11) 9 Boredom (5) 10 Pot (3) 11 Pointed weapon (5) 12 Eg incisors and molars (5) 13 Military people (8) 16 Study done to prepare for an event (8) 18 Path to follow (5) 21 Small firework (5) 22 Also (3) 23 Breed of dog (5) 24 Quality of being timeless (11)

2 Ardently; keenly (7) 3 Position on top of (7) 4 Pierre-Auguste ___ : French artist (6) 5 Inapt (anag) (5) 6 Accustom (5) 7 Revive (11) 8 Unimaginable (11) 14 Variant of a thing (7) 15 Small rounded lumps (7) 17 Musical dramas (6) 19 In the company of (5) 20 Nearby (5)

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Cruising into long-term care

By Ivan Lyons Director Investment Solutions, Worthing At Investment Solutions many of our clients have had the unfortunate position of having to find a care home for themselves or a loved one. So what are the main factors for consideration? Location, reputation, costs, how many restaurants, bars and pools it has?

Recently, as an alternative to spending their twilight years in the sun lounge of the local care home one of our clients advised that they wished to book a series of “round the world cruises” instead. Really? Well, a well known cruise line are currently advertising a 104 night round the world cruise for just over £10,000 (£2,857 per month). The cost of long-term care maybe similar, with research carried out in 2014 showing the average cost of care home fees is £2,375/month increasing to £3,125/month for nursing care (source: Lang & Buisson 2013/14). This of course varies widely depending on the region in which you live. An around the world cruise is looking more appealing and better value by the moment! You can bet your local care home doesn’t offer pina coladas or midnight buffets, but your average cruise ship does offer round the clock service and a fully stocked medical centre and on board doctors, Whether one has gifted assets away, invested in life insurance bonds, or changed the ownership of your property to tenants in common, you would still need to have less than £23,250 in capital and savings in order to qualify for any kind of means tested assistance, or to apply for the deferred payment scheme; whilst you may think I am kidding, when it comes to spending that kind of money in later life, most of us are still of the opinion that this is a cost one should not have to pay for a service that the NHS should provide. Regardless of one’s political persuasion and the ethical rights and wrongs of having to meet the costs for longterm care, there are implications in trying to arrange ones assets so they are not accounted for when “means testing” for care needs is assessed.

Other things to take into consideration are:. Applying for means tested assistance means you have no or little choice over what care home you are sent to. With the ever reducing number of local authority owned homes and general lack of available low cost rooms, this may even mean being sent to another . The gap between what local authorities pay and what care actually costs is growing, with the majority of private care homes no longer accepting clients funded in this way.

. If you are local authority funded you cannot make a “top up” contribution out of your own funds to meet the cost of a more expensive care home, placing the onus on family to meet any shortfall.

Taking these factors into account, let alone the kafkaesque nature of dealing with your local authority and social services – the cost of care is something we all need to budget for when planning our retirement needs.

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Feel free to contact us. All comments and costs are based on a client resident in England. Different rules may apply if you live elsewhere in the UK. Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations!

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Spicy Tomato Baked Eggs Time 25-30 mins - serves 2 Ingredients        

1 Tbsp Olive Oil 2 Red Onions, Peeled and chopped 1 Red Chilli, Deseeded and finely chopped 1 Garlic Clove Sliced 1 small bunch of coriander, leaves and stalks chopped separately 2 400g cans of Mr Organic chopped tomatoes 1 tsp Caster sugar 4 Free Range Eggs

Method Heat the oil in a frying pan that has a lid, then soften the onions for 5 minutes then add the chilli, garlic and coriander stalks for a further 5 minutes until soft.

Stir in the tomatoes and sugar, then bubble for 810 minutes until thick, at this stage it can be frozen for 1 month so double you measurements if required.

Using the back of a large spoon, make 4 dips in the sauce, then crack an egg into each one. Put a lid on the pan then cook on a low heat for 6-8 minutes, until the eggs are done to your liking.

Scatter the coriander leaves and serve with your favourite Village Larder loaf.

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In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks by Andrew Staib of Glorious Gardens where to put one as there might not be many options.

With a medium to large garden you can look to where a pond might naturally occur. Normally this would be at a low point of the garden where you could imagine a stream would find its way to.

If you decide to have a more formal pond then you have more choice as the statement you are making is: Here is a perfect body of water that I am placing here. Especially in modern gardens the geometry of the design or the view from house can determine where it goes.

Ponds: The Heart of The Garden A pond in your garden is one of the most precious things you can do for yourself! It is a veritable "All-YouCan-Eat" restaurant for wildlife, with birds, insects and mammals using the water to breed, drink, hide, feed and clean themselves.

There is always something going on, from the landing of a noble dragonfly onto a lillypad, the primordial wiggle of Spring tadpoles to a Blackbird drinking on a hot day.

A pond opens up to the sky and acts like a mirror lighting up a corner of the garden and it is a sensitive skin that trembles with every breeze. Whether formal or natural, a pond gives the garden a deeper, cooler dimension and offers a calming influence especially if you have a stream or a small fountain bubbling away.

Positioning a Pond With smaller gardens you often don’t have a choice

Generally a pond does like an open sunny aspect but if you are limited you can put one under trees but you will need to factor in more maintenance time as you will forever be netting the leaves out in the Autumn though you can get a large sheet of netting to prevent them getting in.

A Natural Pond To make a pond look natural, as if has always been there and should be there and no where else in the garden, is one of my greatest challenges as a garden designer.

The amount of ponds that try to look natural and just look naff and cliched is heart breaking. So care must be taken in forming your vision of how you want the pond to look. The shape of the pond, what goes around the edges and the plants you choose both inside and around the pond will all contribute to the feeling that the pond is embedded into the landscape rather than sticking out like a well meaning but artificial creation.

A natural pond won’t have ornamental fish as they will eat all the eggs and little creatures in site. I will mainly talk about natural wildlife friendly ponds in this article.

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Construction At its most basic, a pond is a hole in the ground with a pit of plastic to keep the water in! It is easy enough to make one yourself. The deeper you go, the colder the water will stay helping to prevent excessive weeds from growing on the water surface. Also if you decide to have fish they need this depth to hibernate from the colder layer of water that is exposed to the air above.

I always advise the bigger the better with ponds as once a grassy verge is created around the outside and marginal plants are grown on the shelving inside the pond, the size of the pond looks as if it has decreased considerably.

Shallow shelving that is built into the initial excavation of the hole is very important as it allows wildlife to have easy access (frogs spend most of their time outside a water source). Shelving also allows the growing of plants that need a shallow water base - normally 10-30cm deep. Some plants such as water lilies can eventually be encouraged to root at the very bottom of the pond but still often need to start their new life on a shelf.

Safety If you have young children who can't swim, or for some reason the land you are on can’t be guaranteed childfree, I would always recommend a plastic grid over the entire surface of the pond. Drowning is a real possibil-

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ity before the kids get older but once they are confident in the water you can take the grid off.

Maintenance This issue turns a lot of people off ponds but if you are intent on having your pond as a wildlife sanctuary without fish there is very little to do. In fact new research suggests in takes up to 7 years for a full ecosystem of plant, insect and microbe life to establish in a new pond- so trying to clean it out all the time can interfere with this process. Once every 5 years you can take out some of the silt that has collected at the bottom though again research shows that many creatures depend on this for their habitat. The obvious skimming of the surface for any pondweed will be necessary but it quite a pleasant job and the weed can be composted.

If you are wanting fish or a clear water effect, this is where things get complicated when filters and pumps to oxygenation the water are needed. You will need a power supply and a place away from the pond to house the machinery.

Planting up Your Pond I would recommend getting expert advice when it comes to choosing plants. The reason for this is that some pond plants can be really invasive and after a couple of years take over. The RHS website has suitable warnings for some of the pond plants one needs to avoid.

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Plants

What to do this February

You will need oxygenating plants that maintain the health of the pond water. Try Rigid Hornwort and Water Crowfoot. For floating plants, and ideally for wildlife you want 70% of the water surface covered up away from direct sunlight and prying predator birds, have a look at Frogbit and Amphibious bistort.

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

For marginal plants, that live on the shelves, try the delicate Water Forget-Me-Not and Marsh Marigold. Find out how tall water irises become before you try them in your pond. You want to be careful that they won’t look out of proportion as some can get to 6 foot.

Bog Garden Another addition to your pond can be a Bog Garden.

This is an area that is next to the pond (or it can exist as a separate space in your garden if you can't have a pond). This is a lined hole where you puncture the plastic to allow for minimal drainage. Then after you have put the soil back in you can plant all sorts of moisture loving plants like Rodgersia, Cookooflower and Astilbe that you might not have been able to if your garden is too dry.

Life is too short not to have your own pond. At a time when natural ponds are disappearing in our landscape you can also do your bit for giving wildlife a sanctuary and a place to cool off and replenish itself.

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

February Tasks  Now is the time to finish pruning your Roses and wysterias  Start to prune to the ground your deciduous ornamental grasses  Cut right back hardy shrubs like Cornus, Salix and Cotinus as well as Buddlea  Prune back into shape anything that has flowered during the winter like Winter Jasmine and Mahonia  Lift out any Snowdrops that have flowered and separate them and then replant them in different areas of the garden.  Start sowing leeks and onions if you have greenhouse.

Happy Gardening!

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Cracked walls?

By Chris Ennis FRICS One of the most common problems causing householders to worry is the presence of cracking in the main walls either internally or externally. In my experience most of the cracking I see is unlikely to be of a type that will affect the structural stability of a property……. fracturing can have many causes, and further inspection by a qualified Surveyor or Engineer is often appropriate. As I frequently advise worried clients….. if you can’t fit the tip of your little finger in to a crack it is unlikely to be of immediate structural consequence. Cracks are classified by the Building research establishment as being ‘hairline’ (about 0.1mm) to severe (20-25 mm or more).

internal cracking. The failure of lintels supporting brick work above windows and doors may produce external fractures. The rusting of ferrous fixings to rainwater and soil pipes may fracture brick joints. Rotation of walls caused by design inadequacies often around roof and floor structures may cause cracking to occur. The leakage of foul drains beneath or adjacent to the property’ foundations are often the cause of settlement issues, as are the proximity of large trees particularly in areas where there are clay subsoils.

Most of my clients assume that if they see a crack, it is caused by settlement / subsidence issues. This, of course, is not the case since there are many types of cracking and many causes.

The ‘time line’ of developing fractures is significant in so far as a 5mm fracture occurring over one month is potentially more worrying than the same fracture developing slowly over a period of 25 years. For all these types of fracturing there are remedies ranging from underpinning the foundations to simple cosmetic repair involving application of filling compound.

Fracturing in walls may be caused by cavity wall tie corrosion causing horizontal and diagonal fractures in external walls. Expanded mortar joints causing uplift in mortar bed joints may be the result of Sulphate attack.

The many differing thermal characteristics of the materials used in construction may cause both external and

I think that the main issue is neither to jump to any conclusions, nor to worry unduly…. Over the last 40 years I have examined countless properties and only a relatively few required major repair.

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

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Findon Valley Residents’ Association (FVRA) Membership Subscription

* More trees and wild flowers on The Gallops as well as being involved with the children’s playground and getting more benches.

It’s this time of the year we remind Findon Valley residents to pay their 2017 membership subscription at the Post Office in King’s Parade. This reduces the level of work from our volunteers who will start collecting subscriptions door-to-door from April 2017. Membership remains at £2 per household or £1 single occupancy. If you are used to paying online there is a choice of setting up a standing order or direct debit so please email Jim Booth, FVRA membership secretary for more details at membership@findonvalley.org. It is thanks to this revenue that we were able to achieve so much for the community during 2016.

* New seasonal flowers for the two planters and an additional FVRA noticeboard close to the bakery on King’s Parade.

2016 achievements * A new bus shelter on the east side of the A24 Findon Road and funding for a new one to be built close to Central Avenue in early 2017.

* We organised a successful Fun Dog Show that led to £1,001 being raised for PAWS Animal Sanctuary. * Two 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.

£1,001 raised by FVRA for PAWS Animal Sanctuary in Findon.

Jim is also looking for more volunteers to help with some roads that need collectors. If you’re a keen walker and happy to greet and meet people please call him on 07757 703127. Last year we hosted an informal meet for the road collectors to thank them for all their hard work. To find out more about the FVRA and Findon Valley please visit www.findonvalley.org.

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Some Local Oldies For You By Valerie Martin When do you think photographs become "vintage" pictures? Looking at old images really takes me back to the ‘Good Old Days’ when everything seemed to be much simpler... folks maybe were not so affluent but they had much more time to enjoy themselves than watch television and fiddle with their smart phones.

Here are some oldies for you and hopefully one or two you will not have seen previously...

Reading from left to right; Punch, Betty, Molly Peggy, Bluebell and Diana. What lovely posh names.

Above are some bystanders outside of the Old Post Office in Broadwater. Date: perhaps the early 1900s.

Today the same site is Ian Hart's premises 92-94 Broadwater Street.

Second World War ‘graveyard’ at Marl Pit at Hill Barn for concrete defence blocks and entangled barbed wire at the end of hostilities.

This area was proposed in 1949 to become a Sports Stadium. The Worthing Borough Council General Purposes Committee approved in principal a £47,000 scheme for the Centre including the Recreation Ground and Rotary ground.

Described as "Worthing's Ponies".... never to be forgotten. Date: 1920s (when Bob Gore was training racehorses in Findon). Aren't they just too cute for words. Racehorses come and go and some win the Grand National or the Derby… I assume these must be the ponies that gave rides on the beach nearly a hundred years ago.

Above is a shop front in Montague Street over a hundred years ago... "Let us all get in the picture"… shop fire on 1st June, 1908.

Above is a view from Broadwater Green, the cottages on the left have long since been demolished… the school can just be seen on the right. Date: c.1910.

Further stories (and photographs) of our area can be found on Valerie Martin's comprehensive website please visit www.findonvillage.com and if you have any old photos you wish to share please get in touch.

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