Sussex Local Magazine Findon Sep 2016

September 2016

SUSSEX LOCAL

Findon - High Salvington - Salvington - Clapham - Patching

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

WILD ABOUT WILDLIFE Sussex Wildlife Trust’s new chairman Carole Nicholson

WHAT’S ON

Events & Sheep Fair preview

LOCAL HISTORY Past Pictures

WIN!

Tickets for “Frankly Sinatra”

REVIEW

The Beauty Lounge

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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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Cover Photo Plumpton Races www.plumptonracecourse.co.uk

Welcome...

The schools go back this month - good luck to all the new starters, including our youngest! There’s still time to enjoy the pleasant weather (if it continues...) and you could join one of the local guided walks see page 18. For more things to do this month see our What’s On guide starting on page 4 - with more events listed on our website, don’t forget to add yours at www.sussexlocal.net - it’s free!

September often brings good weather, along with conkers and blackberries, the latter seem to have come early this year.

Why not go ‘blackberrying’ then try our simple blackberry fool recipe on page 26.

This month you can win tickets to see ‘Frankly Sinatra’ at the Pavilion Theatre in Worthing. Starring Stephen Triffitt – the world’s number one Frank Sinatra - this outstanding tribute is not to be missed by ‘Ol Blue Eyes fans. See page 43.

Our main feature this month is on the Sussex Wildlife Trust and we talk to their new chairman Carole Nicholson. See page 28. Andrew from Glorious Gardens talks colour in our gardening article page 35, along with other things to do this month.

Valerie Martin shares some lovely old photos in our local history piece on page 38 and you can read my review of The Beauty Lounge in Findon following my recent visit there for a hair cut and colour, see page 40.

Thanks for reading,

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...........................................................................What’s On ...............................................Findon Sheep Fair Preview ........................................................................Local Walks ..............................................Charity & Community News .................................................................Prize Crossword .................................................................................Recipe .........................................................Sussex Wildlife Trust ...................................................................In Your Garden ................................................Local History - Past photos ........................Hair Review - The Beauty Lounge Findon ..................................Win tickets to see ‘Frankly Sinatra’ ..............................................................Business Directory ...........................................................Index of Advertisers

October Deadlines Bookings, editorial - 1st September Finished artwork, events - 7th September

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Findon Sheep Fair & Village Festival 9th - 11th September 2016  Replacement equipment for the vil-

lage Homewood childrens’ playground.

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The Sheep Fair Today We would like to offer you a warm welcome to the Findon Sheep Fair & Village Festival.

After the foot and mouth epidemic there have been sheep at the fair for the past few years. There will be sheep judging with young handlers and adults. Many have agreed to bring sheep for up to 100 pens and there is much interest from farmers to establish a greater involvement in showing sheep at Findon.

Judging will take place between 9.45am and 3.00pm so please come and support the farming community.

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

There has been a recent resurgence of wool usage after 20/30 years of decline.

We will have shearers and spinners at the fair as well as fleece competitions.

There will be people on hand to give advice on how to get started yourselves as well as fleeces and ready made items to buy.

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Wattle House structure repairs Findon Christmas lights Pre School Wattle House alarm system Findon school window repairs

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Great selection of food Country crafts History of Sheep/Sheep Shearing Sheep Exhibits Sheep Judging Sheepdog Demonstration Harris Brothers Traditional Fair Falconry All Day Licensed Bar with Real Ale Donkey Rides Punch and Judy Heavy Horses Display Carriage Rides 100+ stalls Vintage Tractors

 Morris Men  Harvey’s Trailer

For further information please visit our website: www.findonsheepfair.co.uk

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Local Walks - September All walks are led by friendly, trained volunteers - please do check with the organisers for full details and for any last minute changes. Health walks are 30 – 90 minutes, supported by Walking for Health & Horsham District Council Level 2 & Level 3 are more challenging, for fitter walkers, supported by Horsham District Council Thu 1 11:00am Billingshurst 2.3 miles 60 mins Health Billingshurst Library, Mill Lane, RH14 9JZ Jean 01403 581865 Sat 3 2:00pm Sullington Warren & Church 4 miles 1 hr 45 mins Level 2 Glebe Surgery car park, Monastery Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LR Mick Denness 01903 745971 Sun 4 10:00am Stopham 5 miles 2 hrs Level 3 Stopham Bridge, RH20 1DS Mick Denness 01903 745971 Sun 4 10:00am Pulborough 7.5 miles 3.5 hrs Level3 Pulborough railway station. Parking is £2 Pete & Sharon 01403 784042 Mon 5 10:15am Pulboorough 6 miles 3– 4 hrs Level 3 Pulborough’s public car park, Brooks Way, RH20 2BQ Mike P 01798 874319 Sat 10 9:00am Wiston/Steyning Dog Walk 2 miles 1 hr 15 mins Level 2 Steyning Cricket Pavilion, BN44 3LE Ann 01903 297553 Sat 10 2:00pm Roundabout West Chiltington 3.8 miles 1 hr 45 mins Level 2 West Chiltington Village Hall, RH20 2PZ Mick Denness 01903 745971 Sun 11 7:00pm Downs Farm 6 miles 2 hrs 30 mins Level 3 Kithurst Hill Car Park (TQ070124) – off Storrington to Amberley Mick Denness 01903 745971 Mon 12 10:00am Pulborough Brooks 5 miles 2 hrs Level 2 Overspill car park at Pulborough Wild Brooks visitor centre Irene 01403 783637 Wed 14 10:30am Storrington Riverside Walk 2.5 miles 1.5 hrs Level 1 Storrington Rec. Ground C.P. (RH20 4PG) Mick Denness 01903 745971 Sat 17 8:30am Washington & Findon Valley 6.5 miles 2 hrs 45 mins Level 3 Washington Southdowns Way car park Mick Denness 01903 745971 Sat 17 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 Sun 18 10:00am Wepham Down 6.5 miles 2 hrs 45 mins Level 3 Kithurst Hill car park (TQ070124) Mick Denness 01903 745971 Wed 21 7:00pm Cissbury 6 miles 3 hrs Level 3 Opposite the gun pub, Findon. For experienced walkers, over difficult terrain Ron 07933 106663 Sat 24 2:00pm Kithurst Hill 2.5 miles 1.5 hrs Level 2 Kithurst Hill car park off the Storrington to Amberley Road Mick Denness 01903 745971 Sun 25 10:00am Wisborough Green 9 miles 4 hrs Level 3 Billingshurst Library car park in Mill Lane, RH14 9JZ, stiles.

Pete & Sharon 01403 784042 Sun 25 10:00am Figure of Eight 5 miles 2 hrs 15 mins Level 3 Kithurst Hill car park Mick Denness 01903 745971 Fri 30 11:00am Southwater 2.6 miles 30 or 75 mins Health Use the car park of the Country Park, (off Cripplegate Lane, RH13 7UN) Chatter Cheema 07720 714306

Arun Adur Ramblers – www.arun-adur-ramblers.org.uk Sun 4 Sep 10:00am Patching 10 miles Moderate Patching Pond. Via Patching, Patching Hill, Lee Farm and Angmering Park Estate Sun 4 Sep 12:00 am Patching 5 miles Leisurely Roadside between The Fox and World's End pubs, Patching. Via Patching and The Dover Sun 11 Sep 11:00am Clayton 8 miles Strenuous Car park at Jack and Jill Windmills, Clayton. Via Hurstpierpoint and Clayton Wed 14 Sep 10:30am Chanctonbury Ring 6 miles Moderate Car park Chanctonbury Ring Road. Via Chalkpit Wood, South Downs Way, Steyning and Wiston Sat 24 Sep 10:30am Lancing Ring 6 miles Leisurely Car park, top of Mill Road, North Lancing. Via South Downs Way, Coombes and Cowbottom Hovel Sun 25 Sep 10:30am Eartham 9 miles Moderate Eartham Wood car park. Via Monarch's Way, Upwaltham and Droke

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Sussex Snippets Sussex Wildlife Trust (SWT) is making an urgent appeal to its members and supporters to help protect dormice living in the county and, to give dormice a fighting chance of survival, is hoping to raise £40,000 to improve woodlands on their nature reserves providing ideal habitat for the nocturnal mammals to breed and thrive. Dormouse numbers have plummeted throughout Britain during the past hundred years and they are now vulnerable to extinction because of habitat loss. Find out more at: www.sussexwildlifetrust.or.uk/dormice or donate by phone 01273 497532.

‘Shake Up September’ is a national activity logging challenge run by Workplace Challenge, which aims to encourage employees to bring physical activity into the workplace by trying out as many Olympic or Paralympic sports as possible throughout the month.

Inspired by Team GB, workers across the region are being urged to sign up to Workplace Challenge for free and try at least five different sports throughout ‘Shake Up September,’ - the more activities they log via the Workplace Challenge website or mobile app, the more points they will earn for their workplace as they go for gold on a national challenge leaderboard. www.workplacechallenge.org.uk/shakeup.

SUSSEX LOCAL Beating Bowel Cancer is looking for budding bakers in Sussex to help beat the UK’s second biggest cancer killer, and wants volunteers to whip up cakes or biscuits for a bake sale fundraiser at work, home, social club or sports club. The challenge is taking place anytime over the summer, and the charity aims to raise £10,000 towards its Hidden Heartache appeal, so they can support more patients and families - the money could cover the cost of the charity’s nurse helpline for three months, which could support over 600 bowel cancer patients, families and friends. bakeit@beatingbowelcancer.org, Tel:Sarah Webster, Community Fundraiser, on 07780 000996 or email: sarah.webster@beatingbowelcancer.org www.beatingbowelcancer.org.

Following the success of the first Horsham District Jobs and Skills Fair in September 2015, employers offering jobs, apprenticeships and career opportunities will once again advertise their opportunities and meet with local job hunters at the Drill Hall, Denne Road, Horsham on Wednesday 14 September from 11am to 5pm. The fair, organised by Horsham District Council in partnership with The District Post, Horsham Jobcentre Plus and The College of Richard Collyer, provides an opportunity for those seeking a job, thinking of changing their existing one or considering on-the-job training through an apprenticeship to meet a wide range of employers eager to recruit and grow their organisations.

As part of the National Citizen Service (NCS) summer programme, groups of West Sussex teenagers have come together to build skills for work and life while taking on new challenges: this year’s Midhurst NCS team have helped with three different projects renovating Stedham Campsite, a video to raise awareness of teen suicide, and a sponsored sleepout without tents to understand the feeling of isolation through mental illness. NCS is a country wide programme which brings together groups of 1617 year olds to help build their confidence, mix with different social groups and inspire long term change through local community-based action projects. www.yourspacewestsussex.co.uk On Sunday 11th September, Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), Katy Bourne, and Chief Constable of Sussex Police, Giles York, are to abseil 115 feet down Peacehaven cliffs, in aid of The Queen Alexandria Hospital Home (QAHH), which cares for disabled ex-Service men and women. Everyone is welcome to have a go and raise money for QAHH. Absolutely no experience is needed to take part in the abseil, just a head for heights and nerves of steel.

Samantha Stokes samantha-stokes@qahh.org.uk or phone, 01903 218444. www.qahh.org.uk. To sponsor Mrs Bourne and Mr York visit: www.justgiving.com

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Worthing Antiques and Collectors Club Worthing Antique and Collectors Club (WACC) has received sponsorship for the second year running, from Jeremy Silverthorne Jewellers. The £500 donation will go towards paying fees for the club’s many speakers. WACC meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm, at Worthing’s lecture theatre, below the main Library. The next meeting is on 6th September when the speaker will be Robert Mucci, expert on global artifacts, talking about Beads & Bead work, and followed on 4th October by Ian Pickford, silver expert from the BBC Antiques Roadshow. New members and visitors are welcome. www.worthingantiqueandcollectors.blogspot.co.uk

“Elvis” busks for homeless The homeless in the local area benefited from the spirit of Elvis Presley during this year’s annual Worthing Churches Homeless Projects (WCHP) Summer Busk. Twenty musical acts playing at four different town-centre venues in Worthing and Elvis tribute band “Eel Fish Parsley” played a major role.

The Worthing and Shoreham-based nine-piece rock ‘n’ rollers attracted an ever-growing crowd when they topped the bill at South Street Square. Afterwards, the band was invited to play at Arundel Festival.

Other ensembles performed at The Lido, The Royal

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Arcade and The Cow Shed bar and grill opposite the pier. The musicians ranged from a 10-year-old and emerging teenaged talent, to veteran performers – and more than £1,700 was raised for WCHP. Last year, WCHP worked with 1,100 homeless people emerging from the semi-circular area between Horsham and coastal towns Shoreham and Littlehampton.

Contact: WCHP 01903 235208 www.wchp.org.uk

Peter Pan Auditions Open Paul Holman Associates and Worthing Theatres are seeking boy actors to play the roles of John Darling, Michael Darling and the Lost Boys, in their 2016 production The Pantom ime Adventures of Peter Pan at the Pavilion Theatre. Applicants must be enthusiastic, confident, disciplined and have clear speaking voices with some singing and dancing ability. Boys between 9 and 15 may apply, and should not exceed 5’7” in height. Successful children must be available for the whole of the rehearsal and performance period, from Monday 21 November to Sunday 8 January, and should live within a maximum of 30 minutes travelling distance of the Pavilion Theatre.

Auditions will be held at the Pavilion Theatre in Worthing on Sunday 11th September, with registration at 11am. Children should only attend if accompanied by an adult able to give parental consent for participation and media coverage.

Contact: Stephen Sheldrake: Press & Media Officer for Worthing Theatres. Tel: 01903 231 227 Email: stephen.sheldrake@adur-worthing.gov.uk

The Big Hospice Get Together Twelve hospices, including our own St Barnabas, are encouraging the public and businesses throughout the South East to run their own events during October, to coincide with Hospice Care Week (3rd – 9th October) and World Hospice Day on 8th October.

It could be a family barbeque; a cocktails-andcanapes evening; watching a film and eating pizza in your pyjamas or a good old-fashioned natter over tea and cake. Funds raised make a huge difference to local hospices such as St Barnabas House – from paying for a hospice community nurse to visit a patient in their own home to a stay of a few days at a hospice for respite care or symptom management Contact: www.TheBigGetTogether.org.uk – www.thebiggettogether.org.uk/hospice/stb/

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The Clapham Village Shop - a real-life mystery The residents of Clapham have united to save the village shop and café, which is under threat of closure. The Junction@Clapham, is required to put in mains drainage under a statutory public health notice from Arun District Council, however, the Trustees of Clapham Recreation Ground are refusing to allow the shop and café to do so. Without mains drainage the Café would have to close, which would mean that the shop would no longer be viable.

The recreation ground, on which the shop is situated, was left in trust to the village by members of the Somerset family early last century. We were told by one villager that there doesn’t seem to be any recognised methodology for how the trustees have been appointed down the years, and, hitherto, it hasn’t been an issue. The current trustees are local residents Seth and Penny Evans, and Jane and Keith Preston.

There has been a shop and then a café on the site since 1988. The business has changed hands a few times since, the last time four years ago when Neil Austine and partner Mark took over the business.

They have since turned what was a “nice to have” cake shop into an essential village facility, selling everyday local produce alongside a thriving cafe and community hub, treasured by what appears to be the vast majority of the village.

Clapham villagers in front of the Junction (c)SOS

The nub of the matter is the lack of mains drainage, however a solution has been worked out with Southern Water which would see a pipe run from the shop under the ground to the other side of the green to connect up with a neighbour’s sewer. The trustees have refused permission for the pipe to be installed, apparently citing their liability in the event of a leak.

However the villagers say they have sourced and offered to fund liability insurance to cover this. The trustees have not responded, and have, apparently offered no further explanation as to their refusal. Not only that, they are refusing to even discuss it.

The villagers have formed the Save Our Shop (SOS) group, which can be found on Facebook and on their website at www.saveourshopandcafe.co.uk

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Can you imagine how you would feel if it was suggested that you leave your home and loved one and move to an “old people’s home”… Panic, anger, fear, betrayal are some words that come to mind.

When the time comes for residential specialist dementia care, it is ROOM AVAILABLE NOW! when the quality of life for both sufferer and carer can be improved.

Woodlands offers twenty-four hour professional care with the majority of staff having the equivalent of NVQ 3 and 4 with continuous updated courses provided. Families are able to take their loved one out or enjoy home made tea and cake in a relaxed atmosphere within the home daily or when ever is possible for them. This allows for quality social time, and families know that the personal, nutritional and complex care needs of their loved ones are being provided for every hour of the day.

There is however one fact that is not frequently admitted. This is… that the earlier this move takes place, the better the result for the resident as they are able to cope with the changes to their lifestyle. No-one wants to make this sad decision, and in reality the temptation is to wait and “see how it goes”. Unfortunately, what so often happens is a catastrophe! A fall, midnight walk, not to mention all the little things that can play havoc with Dementia - lack of nutrition, hydration, cleanliness leading to infections and indeed the appearance that the actual Dementia is worse than it is!

Why would we want minimum care at home, instead of the continuously caring atmosphere where a sufferer of Dementia is protected from all of the fear, indignity and complete isolation they experience most of the time. Come and visit Woodlands and see the difference professional family care could make for your loved one.

We have a saying at Woodlands, “Enable a person to be the best they can be!”

For further information and to visit Woodlands House contact me Oonagh Cacioppo Manager/ Proprietor: house.woodlands@gmail.com 01903725458 or 07815762623

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Win a ÂŁ20 voucher for The Village House, Findon

Findon September16

July 2016 solution shown below.

Across: 7 Concentration, 8 Calories, 9 Dyed, 10 Density, 12 You've, 14 Being, 16 Prayers, 19 Stew, 20 Launches, 22 Possibilities.

Down: 1 Sofa, 2 Echoes, 3 Anxiety, 4 Irish, 5 Studio, 6 Moreover, 11 Election, 13 Proudly, 15 Newest, 17 Yachts, 18 Globe, 21 Ever.

Winner: G Stokoe from Findon Congratulations and thank you to all who entered.

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Where you live (13) Preparation (e.g. for job) (8) Thoughtful; Giving (4) Afraid (7) Requested (5) Asparagus unit (5) Mass (7) Acquire (4) Olympic participants (8) Book of facts (13)

Tree fruit (4) More unpleasant to look at (6) Clear (argument) (7) Human breathing apparatus (5) Milk based drinks (6) Last born (8) Outlines; makes clear (8) Possibly (7) Upsets;irritates (6) Felt (6) Come from behind (5) Far from good (4)

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Keep calm and carry on!

By Ivan Lyons Director Investment Solutions, Worthing I started to write this article on the afternoon of 28 June and only four days since BlackFriday, when the UK’s leave campaign victory shocked world markets. The media rushed out gloom-laden hysterical headlines and £3.5 billion of investments were sold in June as panic took hold and investors let their hearts over-rule their heads.

One month later and the FTSE 100 was trading higher in sterling terms than before the vote, leaving many to regret their impetuosity and proving once again that investment is for the long term.

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I read the other day that the UK joined the Europe club in January 1973. By late October that year a worldwide financial crisis struck without warning on Black Monday. By January 1975 the UK stock market index had fallen by 70%. UK inflation was out of control. From ’75 to ’76 it reached 26% per annum.

Somehow we survived! A few recessions later, we staggered into the 1980s. If you’re on the lookout for scary days how about a 22% fall in the Dow Jones in only one day on 19 October 1987? We’re doomed, they cried – but like Gladys Knight we made it through the night. And then – Black Wednesday came out of nowhere. On 16 September 1992 the pound gave up its struggle inside the ERM (Exchange Rate Mechanism – who comes up with these names?).

Nobody saw it coming apart from a certain George Soros who pocketed £1 billion profit.

What happened next to stock markets, GDP, unemployment and currencies is worth a good look. Sterling fell more than 8% in days against the Deutsche Mark. The FTSE fell over 5%. Interest rates went up to 15% overnight to ‘protect’ the pound.

Then what happened? Over the following seven years the pound rose 40% against the Deutsche Mark as productivity and exports grew, boosted initially by a weak currency. UK unemployment fell from 10% to below 4%.

GDP doubled in real terms. The FTSE rose 30% in three years, not including dividends. We survived.

Since then we’ve also survived wars, oil price volatility, recessions, the dotcom bust, millennium bugs, two stock market crashes since January 2000, deflationary pressures and the worst financial crisis since the 1930s.

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Simple Blackberry Fool Delicious, fresh blackberries are a late summer treat and, what’s more, there are plenty available for free in our local lanes and gardens, mind the prickles though!

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 Pour the cream into a large bowl with 1/2 of the

1L whipping cream 125g icing sugar, halved 125ml soured cream, (room temperature) 6 drops almond extract (optional) 2 punnets of fresh blackberries 8 strips of lemon zest, for garnish 8 sprigs mint for garnish

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icing sugar and almond extract. Whip until stiff.

Fold in soured cream. Refrigerate.

 In a separate bowl, toss washed blackberries

with remaining icing sugar. Let stand at room temperature for about 15 minutes.

 In 8 glasses, layer whipped cream and

blackberries, beginning and ending with whipped cream. Garnish with a strip of lemon zest, a few blackberries and a sprig of mint.

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Wild about Wildlife - Sussex Wildlife Trust Veronica Cowan speaks to new chairman Carole Nicholson Many threats face the British countryside.

Don't take my word for it: experts at the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs, said in a recent policy paper that biodiversity - the sheer variety of life on earth - is declining, and up to a third of animals are threatened with extinction.

It states: “In England, much of our biodiverCarole Nicholson sity, including many of our birds, butterflies and plants, is declining. Our wildlife areas are too disjointed and fragmented, which makes it harder for wildlife to flourish and respond to climate change and other pressures, like pollution. All countries need to act to improve biodiversity and preserve natural ecosystems. Otherwise the natural environment, wildlife and human life - as we know it - are all at risk.�

Wildlife Trusts want to eradicate, or, at the very least, significantly reduce such threats, and there is a Wildlife Trust working for wildlife and wild places in many local communities, 38 in England alone, 6 in Wales and Trusts in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and Alderney. Each are independent, autonomous charities with their own trustees. Their primary concern is the conservation of nature within their own geographical area.

Sussex Wildlife Trust is the largest nature conservation organisation in the county of Sussex, and is the only conservation charity solely concentrating on the habitats and wildlife for the people of Sussex. It has 30,000 members, but would love you to join if you are not already a member. Its work includes environmental education, working with landowners, businesses and local communities and the care of downland, woodland, wetland and heath. Carole Nicholson is its new chairman. She lives in Plumpton with her husband, Paul, and whilst she is interested in the countryside, she doesn't let the grass grow under her feet. She played a leading role in the Plumpton Village Action Plan, which achieved an 82% response rate in its original questionnaire, and had 80 volunteers helping to make the aspirations of the community become reality. One of the achievements has been the foundation of a thriving Wildlife and Habitat Group in the village.

She had been a trustee of the Sussex Wildlife Trust since 2011, and for the past four years held the role of honorary treasurer of the registered charity, based

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30 Local Charity at Henfield, West Sussex: "This melded in with my accountancy skills,” she observed. Her professional background is in finance, and she spent 14 years with MEPC plc, a leading British-based property investment and development business, where she was group treasurer and finance director of the UK operation. She then spent ten years in consulting and finance director roles, including at the Excel Exhibition Centre in Docklands and BPD plc, a start-up pharmaceutical business. She has also been a non-executive director and chairman of audit committees in several Ministry of Defence departments, and in 2009, became a nonexecutive director on the Board, and chairman of the audit committee of the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust.

With all that business and financial acumen, she clearly knows how to manage money, but how does the Trust raise funds, and are there governmental grants it can access? "We have been in receipt of an EU grant for managing land in the countryside, a stewardship role but we don't do a lot of that and it is not a huge part of our income. The mainstay of the charity is its members, appeals and legacy income. We have also received charitable trust grants.” The Trust is having its inaugural fundraising ball on 17 September, in the grounds of Folkington Manor, in the heart of the South Downs National Park near Eastbourne.

It is also keen to ensure that nature conservation is given proper consideration in a post-Brexit economy, and that funding for environmentally friendly farming will be retained and developed, and that legislation to protect wildlife will be strengthened in an independent UK. Mrs. Nicholson said that, as a member of a group of 47 other wildlife trusts around the country, they will lobby to get at least as much protection as before.

Does the Trust need more volunteers, and what kind of work is done by volunteers? "Volunteers are very important and we currently have over 400,” she said, explaining that they can work outdoors, doing jobs such as scrub clearing, or work with groups of children and young people, or help in an office environment. Mrs Nicholson reports that the Trust has recently taken on a volunteer development manager to make it a centre of excellence for those who help with the environment. The aim is also to develop and expand volunteer opportunities throughout the Trust to enable it to increase capacity in delivering its aims, including fundraising and professional skills.

Examples of its work appear in the Trust’s regular newsletters, and July’s edition reported that Graffham Common, in West Sussex, was to pass a significant milestone over the summer, with the arrival of some of the Trust’s British White cattle. This would be the first time this site has been grazed in decades. The Trust had acquired the nature reserve in two phases.

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It was a pine plantation with enough heather to show its potential, but needed a lot of work to restore the heathland. Another nature reserve, known for its spring displays of Wild Daffodil and coppice management, is West Dean Woods. Under Richard Ede, its Volunteer Reserve Manager, the volunteer group continued to thrive, and although he recently stood down, he will remain involved as a volunteer.

As well as being Chairman of the Trust, Mrs Nicholson uses any spare time to volunteer for it, doing fixedpoint photography on its nature reserves to support the work of its Land Management team and is one of

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32 Local Charity a team of ‘lookerers’ who play a vital role in ensuring the Trust’s livestock are checked regularly. She and her husband have been members for seventeen years, and her becoming chairman coincides with the rewriting of the Trust’s vision for Sussex. She sees herself as the lead motivator in the new strategy, but stresses: ”It is a shared endeavour as we are all in this together. No one part of the organisation can do it alone.”

Sussex Wildlife Trust has a thriving department working with children and young people, and teaches around 20,000 children a year, and Mrs. Nicholson explains: “A crucial challenge is to create and maintain a living landscape, and we need to bring people with us. There is a vital connection between people and nature and we want to get children enthused about nature.” Social media is one way of doing this, because one problem is reaching young people. “We need to get them as young as possible but getting schools to put this on the curriculum, with all the other demands on schools, is difficult,” she explains.

Woods Mill, Henfield, West Sussex BN5 9SD 01273 492630 Email: enquiries@sussexwt.org.uk WildCall: 01273 494777 To volunteer contact Liz Francis, Volunteer Administrator Tel. 01273 497562 E-mail: lizfrancis@sussexwt.org.uk.

Fundraising Ball enquiries, contact Anne Weinhold, Corporate & Community Fundraising Officer on 01273 497522

Pensions Freedoms Threat

By Richard Cohen JP FPFS ACII MCSI Chartered Financial Planner Less than two years after the “pensions freedoms” regulations came in and there are already suggestions that members of final salary and other defined benefit schemes could see their freedoms curtailed. In 2015, at the same time as most of the population were being given new flexibility in how and when they could access their pensions, those in public sector “unfunded” schemes, such as members of the uniformed services, teachers, doctors etc had their right to transfer and with it their rights to exercise these freedoms withdrawn. This means they would not benefit from the ability to spend their pension pot when and how they want whilst leaving the remainder, which can be hundreds of thousands of pounds, to their family.

There are fears that an inquiry by the Work and Pension Select Committee could recommend giving all defined benefit schemes the right to stop transfers.

The fear from the is that as more and more people transfer out of schemes that are in deficit there is less and less in the pot to pay the pensions of those who remain. Over time transfers out mean the schemes deficit gets bigger and potentially unsustainable for the employer backing the scheme. Graham Vidler, head of

policy at the Pension and Lifetime Savings Association, a trade body which represents final salary schemes said that suspending savers' ability to transfer funds may prove a "necessary" step, despite "directly contradicting" the Government's pension freedoms.

Furthermore, to assist schemes to manage their ever increasing liabilities it has been suggested that they should be able to retrospectively reduce pensions of those who aren’t yet in receipt of their pension without going through the courts. This could save schemes but could therefore cost members millions of pounds.

Despite all this, defined benefit pensions remain an excellent benefit for those fortunate enough to have access to one. It is exceptionally rare that employees who have access to such schemes should opt out whilst an active member. However, the fact that transfer values are at record highs, combined with these threats mean those who have pensions with former employers really should see a pension transfer specialist sooner rather than later.

See www.nsurefinancial.co.uk or to arrange a free review call Sarah Gray on 01903 821010

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Disaster Zone!

By Chris Ennis FRICS Often, I come across serious structural problems during the course of a survey. Sometimes, there are several issues at a property, but one house in the Worthing area surprised even an ‘old hand’ like me.

The proposed purchaser indicated that the property was just what they were looking for, and they said the survey was for ‘peace of mind’ only.

The property was a 1930s detached house, of conventional construction and well-located – ideal for shops, schools and buses. In short, the type of normal family home that is popular throughout Worthing.

I could see problems before I de-camped from the car. The tall chimney stack over the kitchen was no longer vertical and potentially unstable. The roof slopes were undulating (we call it ‘dishing’) – probably roof frame timbers had been removed. The tile roof coverings were laminating due to the action of frost and sunlight on the tile surfaces. There was evidence of structural ‘roof spread’ affecting the roof frame. The heavy metal gutters were rusted and had vegetation growing from them.

So, I made my way up the garden path to the front door, which was decayed and the door lock broken. I

noted a horizontal cracking in the main external walls, south elevation – this caused by wall tie corrosion. The external render was loose, and some had fallen to the ground. There was a pattern of diagonal fracturing in the wall, caused by the proximity of a large cherry tree – subsidence issues?

I entered the hall and the décor was appalling. Electric wiring was obviously very old and in need of renewal.

Old timber windows were affected by decay, kitchen and bathroom were very old with lead plumbing.

Someone had removed the wall between the front and rear sections of the lounge, and I wondered if they had the required building control approval? In the roof spaces, the timber roof supports had been removed, causing the deflection I noted externally.

To cap it all, we had a rampant wood-boring beetle infestation, and inadequate insulation. Ok, properties are not usually this bad, but in this instance the proposed purchaser was forewarned of about £40,000worth of unexpected expenditure. Take care!

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

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In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks by Andrew Staib of Glorious Gardens Ornamental grasses can really come into their own in September with Miscanthus throwing up enormous plumes of pink seed heads. Try growing Japanese anemonies amongst them. Both are bullet proof and will give a grace to that part of the garden.

Colour up your September!

September heralds that paradox of seasons where the sunshine is still strong, nature is still lush, memories of the Summer holiday still fresh yet the light starts to brighten and thin out, the air becomes heavy with that Autumn musty scent and the night arrives earlier each day.

Nature offers up all it’s hard work during the Summer in the form of fruit and vegetables.

However sometimes a garden can start to look faded before its time.

Your garden should still look sumptuous and colourful in this month.

Let’s start with your herbaceous borders...

Dahlias, Chrysanthemums and Asters can be dotted about and each species has a selection of heights so you can weave them in and out of your planting combinations.

As long as you have kept up with dead heading, Pennstemons can flower well into November and can give you a wistful romantic quality, with bright whites, pinks and deep purples to balance the fading of other plants as Autumn starts to suck green and colour from the beds.

I like some splashes of Erigeron Karvinskianus with its bright daisy flowers that self seed at the front of areas of the beds. These are nice amongst Verbena rigida and is a combination that will flower well into Autumn.

In pots you can have Autumn/Winter pansies and Winter Cherries that can last up till Christmas providing the frosts are kind.

For your shrub borders, look to the enormous range of Hydrangeas and ones like Paniculata ‘Unique’ which loves semi shade. What goes well with these are the Rosa rugosa range, with their bright red rose hips. Ceratostigma plumbaganoides puts out the most ultra violet blue flowers which you can see from down the road and is an excellent mid border choice.

The architectural Sedum range, with their bright pink or reddish plate like seed heads start to sing out loud this month and can be included in both a shrub and a herbaceous border.

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36 Gardening If you are lacking trees that come into their own in Autumn look to Rhus typhia ‘Tiger Eyes’. At only 4 foot high it can suit the smallest garden and it’s sword like leaves turn every shade of orange, red and yellow imaginable.

The Japanese range of Acers will always look great- look up Acer palmatum’ ‘Fireglow’ if you want a well behaved feature tree in your lawn or in the middle of a large bed.

orchard and veg garden you can buy a good selection of perennials. You can also have tours of the house and gardens.

4th September - Open Air Theatre with the Lord Chamberlain’s Men 24th-25th September the Parham Harvest Fair - with live cookery demonstrations, deer walks, gun dog displays, fungi foraging, working horse cart rides in the Parkland, falconry displays, Tudor cooking demonstrations and Tudor dancing in the House.

Wide array of stalls selling food, drink and country wares.

Euonymous plamipes, the Spindle Tree, have the brightest pink seeds possible and thrives on a chalk soil. If you have a large garden you MUST have a Liquidamber or two. No tree can counter the Autumn Blues better than this one.

For climbers a late flowering Clematis is ‘Casandra’ with its lavender blue flowers.

Things to do in September Time to visit Parham house As well as a 4 acre walled garden, glasshouse,

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What to do in September Don’t forget to plant bulbs now! If you aim to plant a lot, which will make the best display, look on line to order from the bigger companies. And always plant in generous clumps in your beds- 12 tulips here, 12 in another area. Better clumps than lots of little single ones which can look a threadbare and lonely.

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Other things to do: Divide any of your favourite Perennials (the RHS web site often has videos to show you how to divide particular species)

Ideally you will consult your little Spring note book which you assiduously marked down where you needed to put more Daffodils, Tulips and Alliums!

As well as the usual suspects if you have really good free draining soil, a raised bed or a pot near the front door try planting Crown Imperials. They will amaze visitors and herald the Spring like no other bulb.

And though they seem to have gone out of fashion, bedeck your lawn with Crocus bulbs. All your neighbours with their astro turf will peer over the fence jealously (unless they have developed a plastic version of them that you screw in for Spring!)

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Keep on eye on the weather and if early frosts set in gather the rest of your outdoor tomatoes indoors and let them ripen in a bowl (Greenhouse tomatoes should be ok till October) Harvest the rest of your potatoes You can still sow lettuce and start planning the beds if you want to sow winter salads.

You might like to net up your pond if you have big trees nearby so the water won’t get chocked with rotting leaves all winter.

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Photographs Fit for Any Photo Album Valerie Martin I love looking at old photographs. They are a visual story teller of historic events and a picture is always worth a thousand words. A reader will take in a photograph but miss the text. What began for me 17 years ago as a small collection of old pictures of Findon has now grown in to my large archive library. Here is a picture gallery of a few for you to browse and enjoy‌ and hopefully there are some that you have not seen before‌

Left shows what hard work it was for the agricultural employees doing the harvesting in Findon in the early 1900s

The hobby of cycling was big in the local area in years gone by and enjoyed by both sexes. How did the ladies manage in their skirts I wonder? Above shows some running road repairs for the Excelsior Cycling Club in the early 1900s. A girl always needed a man to come to her aid to mend her puncture in those days. In the past Findon appears to have been literally buzzing with cheery cyclists puffing hard through our picturesque village (this was before the days when the bypass appeared in the 1930s). The Worthing Excelsior Cycling Club is still going today and can be seen pedalling the A24 on Sunday mornings.

Above is Worthing with the long gone Town Hall in the background. Date: early 1900s.

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Above on the right is "Thistledown" at the eastern side (top) of Nepcote Green....at the beginning of the 1900s. The property on the left was "Rookwood" where the artist Frederick James Aldridge painted in his studio ..... (now known as "Bramblings"). Both properties have been enlarged over the years. In the far distance on the horizon “Fox Down” the home of Edwin Douglas the artist can just be made out on the left hand side of the lane leading to Cissbury Ring.

Alas, “Fox Down” was demolished following the death of its artist owner.

Above is Cross Lane in Findon looking north towards the smithy in the distance in Nepcote Lane. Date: c.

1905.

Valerie Martin’s Findon Chronicles are progressively growing to be the only record of life through the centuries of life around Findon. Great everyday true stories about real people… in fact, a potted history of the village… and occasionally beyond. Let me know if you have anything interesting to add… www.findonvillage.com

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The Beauty Lounge Hair cut, style & colour review by Editor Kris Thomas The Beauty Lounge is a spacious, attractive hair and beauty salon situated opposite the Black Horse in Findon Village High Street.

Owner Rosie Gallagher and her team have been offering beauty treatments for over six years and for the last three have also offered ladies hair cutting, styling and colouring. The light and welcoming salon buzzes with friendly chat as local ladies wait for their treatments or enjoy a manicure. In addition to the nail studio at the front of the salon, there are two private, spa-like treatment rooms for pedicures, massages and waxing as well as a separate tanning annex. To the rear of the salon is the hair studio where my charming stylist Ellie Charman seats me to discuss my requirements. Ellie is bright and bubbly and clearly loves her work, she has over five years of experience and at the time of my visit was looking forward to attending an ’Easilocks’ hair-extensions course. I have never really enjoyed having my hair done but Ellie’s

SUSSEX LOCAL friendly, confident manner put me instantly at ease. My hair needed a momentous chop and I wanted to brighten it up for the summer. Ellie really knows her hair colours and suggested mixing a warm caramel blond in with two brighter shades so that the final colour would be more natural and ‘sunkissed’ rather than ‘bleach’.

With nine staff (plus two more currently on maternity leave), the team has a wide range of skills, and everyone I meet is cheerful and friendly which makes for a pleasant and relaxing visit.

I was delighted with the end result, the colour and cut were superb and my hair looked in great condition. Ellie finished the transformation by softly curling my newly blond locks. I nearly struggled to get out of the door, my head was so big with all the compliments from the Beauty Lounge staff (and the other clients)! All in all a truly ‘feel-good’ experience which is what everyone needs once in a while!

The Beauty Lounge are currently offering 50% off hair appointments with Ellie (new clients) and also 15% off their new Easilocks hair extensions. Book by 30/9/16 and mention Sussex Local. 01903 877734 or pop in to 1 The Parade, High Street Findon BN14 0SU. www.beautyloungefindon.co.uk

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42 Local News

Findon Valley Residents’ Association The recent Royal Front Garden Competition, sponsored by Michael Jones Estate Agents, saw the two judges having to agree on 2 winners to share 50% of the £100 Wyevale Garden Centre voucher: Tony & Sheila Payne in Cissbury Avenue and James & Dorothy Booth in Hollingbury Gardens. Jennifer Goddard in Vale Drive won the champagne. Rachel Goff from the Michael Jones FV branch said, “It was such a pleasure to help judge this competition and we were impressed with the hard work and skill that went into the gardens that were entered. Findon Valley is a fabulous place to live, made even more beautiful by the efforts of our local gardeners.” With the competition’s success, the FVRA and Michael Jones Estate Agents hope to make this an annual event.

Hollingbury Gardens

Winner Cissbury Avenue

With the monthly photo competition the July winner was Bob White and his photo of a fox taken at twilight in his garden. He gets to be ‘July 2017’ in next year’s calendar and wins a £10 Wyevale voucher plus a mystery gift courtesy of Jacobs Steel Estate Agents.

To take part in our September competition just take a photo that captures the natural beauty of Findon Valley, either in your garden or while you’re on a walk.

You can either bring it in to the FV Library or email your photo to environment@findonvalley.org by 30 September 2016. Either way, to accompany your photo, we need details of your phone number, photo caption and the location where it has been taken in Findon Valley.

To read more about the FVRA please visit their website at: www.findonvalley.org.

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Win a pair of tickets to see “Frankly Sinatra” at the Pavilion Theatre, Worthing on Saturday 15th October Show starring Stephen Triffitt – the world’s number one Frank Sinatra.

Celebrating the centenary of Sinatra Live at the Sands, it’s the world’s number one Sinatra, Stephen Triffitt: three seasons at the legendary Sands Casino, created the role of Ol’ Blue Eyes in the West End and sold out the London Palladium (twice) with his own solo spectacular.

The swagger and velvet vocals backed by the fantastic sound of big band swing. Performing all the hits including Fly Me to the Moon, Mack the Knife, New York, New York, My Way, That’s Life, Under My Skin and many more.

“Nails the phrasing, timing and tone with utter confidence” Variety 15 October 7.30pm, Pavilion Theatre. £25.50, Concessions £24.50, Groups of 10+ £23.10 www.worthingtheatres.co.uk 01903 206 206

Win a pair of tickets to see Frankly Sinatra To be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets to simply answer the following question:

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northyathome@msn.com

01903 504 877 07920 798 071

520049

07825 234 176 01903 505 136

PDQ PLUMBING & HEATING    

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

C7020

07906 588 839 07795 096 767

pdqpipework@btconnect.com

A J Maddox All aspects of

Plumbing & Heating Established 30 yrs

01903 266 219 07941 277 163

Pest Control

Harry Jackson

M. LINDFIELD

RENDERING All areas covered Free quotations Fully insured

07979 746239

AM PM

&PLUMBING HEATING

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

info@whittington.co

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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

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

YOUNGER ROOFING       

Flat Roofs Slating /Tiling UPVC Soffits Fascias Guttering Lead work Free estimates

Roofing since 1988

No VAT

01903 713 423 07984 884 642

younger.roofing@yahoo.co.uk

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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