Sussex Local Magazine Storrington April 17

April 2017

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AMY MACDONALD

GARDENING

The award winning singer-songwriter is back with a brand new album

An “English” Garden

WIN! Weekend tickets to Common People Festival (featuring Amy Macdonald) Petworth Antique & Fine Art Fair tickets Kamado Joe Jr Barbecue worth £379

HISTORY Past pictures

LOCAL NEWS Schools, Council & Charity

PLUS What’s On, Local Walks, Recipe, Prize Crossword, Community news, Clubs & Groups, Charity, Local Business Directory

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April 2017 Cover Photo Amy Macdonald. Performing at Southampton’s Common People Festival, see page 17

Welcome...

Talented singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald is our lead feature on page 24 this month.

Our nephew plays bass guitar with Amy and has helped her write her new album “Under Stars”. Amy Macdonald is performing locally at the Southampton Common People Festival and you can win a weekend ticket to see her along with many other great artists, see page 17.

In our other competitions this month you can win a fabulous Kamado Joe Jr. barbecue worth £379! See page 33. We also have tickets to the Petworth Antiques & Fine Art Fair to give away - page 34.

In this month’s gardening feature, Andrew Staib gives plenty of ideas to help you create the quintessential ‘English Cottage Garden’ see page 36.

Our Parish Council news round-ups start on page 42 and we are grateful to all the councils who contribute each month.

Storrington First School gives us their news on page 41 and we would be pleased to hear from any other local schools also wishing to have a say.

With Easter this month, our recipe on page 32 is for roast Spring lamb, perfect for family get-togethers. There are also plenty of ideas for things to do during the Easter holidays in our What’s On guide starting on page 4. Please do get in touch if we can help you promote a local event or charity.

Happy Easter!

Kris & Jeff

Words of Wit “Always remember the golden rule of politics: never kick a man until he’s down” – GERALD KAUFMAN Disclaimer - Whilst advertisements are printed in good faith, Sussex Local (Kay Publishing Ltd) is an independent company and does not endorse products or services that appear in this magazine. Sussex Local cannot be held responsible for errors or omissions or claims made by contributors.

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

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STORRINGTON COMMUNITY MARKET Village Hall, opposite Stable Antiques April dates: 7th, 13th (Thur), 21st, 28th 10am-11.15am

Friday morning is local community market day at the Village Hall in Storrington and you will find a warm welcome awaits you  Delicious home-made cakes & savouries  Jams, marmalades & chutneys—orders taken  Local eggs, local free range pork, mushrooms & fresh fruit & vegetables  Beautiful plants, & flowers  Handicrafts including baby & children’s clothes, gift ideas, jewellery & hand-made cards  Aloe Vera products  Refreshments All are welcome especially if you are new to the village and if you are interested in getting involved please call Gilly on 01903 743888 or just come along!

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WIN weekend ticket to Common People Festival!

On Southampton Common bank holiday weekend May 27th & 28th

Common People, the ultimate bank holiday bonanza is back on Southampton Common for its third twoday metropolitan adventure, uniting the community through music, art and good times. Produced with love by the creators of Bestival, Common People 2017 is set to kick off the festival season with a proper party!

Speaking to Sussex & Chichester Local, Common People curator Rob da Bank said “Common People is all about having some proper moments together as friends and family. Our cast this year include none other than recent number one album artist, Mr Pete Tong, a legend of the dance and Radio 1 for over quarter of a century now. Also stepping up is Sean Paul, a dancehall god with more bangers up his sleeve than a fireworks factory. And providing able support will be Tom Odell and Groove Armada and loads more, so see you in the fields my lovely Common People!”

Saturday night will be filled with cultivated White Isle vibes as BBC Radio 1’s Pete Tong presents Ibiza Classics performed by The Heritage Orchestra, conducted

by Jules Buckley. Fresh from ruling the charts with his Clean Bandit collaboration, and a jaw-dropping headline set at last year’s Bestival, Sean Paul is back, bigger than ever and set to bring Common People 2017 to triumphant close on Bank Holiday Sunday.

But that’s not all, on Saturday The Common Stage will see performances from Tom Odell, Faithless (DJ Set),

Loyle Carner, Becky Hill, Stefflon Don, Seán McGowan, Kassassin Street, Elvana: Elvis Fronted Nirvana and Black Kat Boppers. Dancefloor duo Groove Armada will be hitting the decks on Sunday, and there will be more mainstage appearances from Wild Beasts, British Sea Power, Amy MacDonald, Nadia Rose, Novelist, House Gospel Choir, Signals and The Novatones.

Dance arena the Uncontained Stage will feature two takeovers with Moxie presents on Saturday, while on Sunday My Nu Leng & M8s,with very special guest Goldie, will be in charge.

There will be new music on the Uncommon Stage presented by The Joiners and Common People Antics will transform Common People into an amazing festival wonderland, with plenty of off-the-wall fun including The World’s Biggest Bouncy Castle, Vintage Funfair Rides, The People’s Front Room, Saints Brass, Spinney Hollow Bush Crafts, with Scrumptious Street Food, The Jam Jar Bar and Sugar Skulls Cocktail Bus, a fantastic Kids Area with Big Top Mania Circus, Face Painting & Crazy Inflatables, the Nuttfield Theatre Pop-Up Shows, Batala Samba Drummers and much more!

Phase 1 day tickets are on sale now from £27.50.

See commonpeople.net for full line up and tickets.

Win a pair of weekend tickets to Common People Festival Sussex Local has a pair of weekend tickets worth £57.75 each to give away for Southampton’s Common People Festival. To be in with a chance of winning answer this simple question.

Q. Who is presenting Ibiza Classics at the Festival?

A) Pete Tong B) Amy Macdonald C) Tom Odell Send your answer and full contact details including daytime tel. no. to: Common People Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or send an email to: competitions@sussexlocal.net. The winner will first correct entry drawn after 30/4/17. Please indicate if you would like to be on our/Common People’s mailing list.

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Local Walks - April 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 Sat 1 2:00pm Fryern Park 3 miles Glebe Surgery car park, Monastery Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LR Sun 2 10:00am Downs Farm 6 miles Kithurst Hill Car Park (TQ070124) – off Storrington to Amberley Road Sun 2 2:30pm Horsham Guided Walks 2 miles Horsham Museum in the Causeway. Learn more about Horsham’s history Tue 4 11:00am Health Centre, Steyning 2 miles Steyning Health Centre, Tanyard Lane, BN44 3RJ (TQ176113) Thu 6 11:00am Billingshurst 2.3 miles Billingshurst Library, Mill Lane, RH14 9JZ Sat 8 8:30am Gumber & Great Down 9 miles Car park just off the Whiteways roundabout , BN18 9FD Sat 8 9:00am Wiston/Steyning Downland 2 miles Dog Walk. Steyning Cricket Pavilion, BN44 3LE Sat 8 2:00pm Sullington Warren & Church 4 miles Glebe Surgery car park, Monastery Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LR Sun 9 10:00am Wiggonholt Common 5.2 miles RSPB Wiggonholt Overflow Car Park, RH20 2EL. Dogs welcome Wed 12 10:00am Henfield Byways 2-3 miles Henfield Library, High Street, Henfield, BN5 9HN Fri 14 11:00am Southwater 2.6 miles Car park (50P) of the Country Park, (off Cripplegate Lane, RH13 7UN) Sat 15 2:00pm Kithurst South Circular 3 miles Kithurst Hill car park. (Off B2139) Sun 16 2:00pm Chanctonbury Ring 3 miles Washington South Downs Way Car Park (TQ120119) Sun 16 2:30pm Horsham Guided Walks 2 miles Outside the Museum in the Causeway Tue 18 11:00am Health Centre, Steyning 2 miles Steyning Health Centre, Tanyard Lane, BN44 3RJ (TQ176113) Wed 19 10:30am Storrington Riverside Walk 2.5 miles Storrington Recreation Ground Car Park, RH20 4PG Thu 20 10:00am West Chiltington 4 – 5 miles Public car park adjacent to West Chiltington Village Hall, RH20 2PZ Sat 22 8:30am Washington & The Downs 6.5 miles National Trust Georges Lane Car Park Washington, RH20 3JH Sat 22 10:30am Slinfold 3 miles Red Lyon PH car park (courtesy of owner). The Street, RH12 0RR Sat 22 10:00am Hareswith 3.9 miles Glebe Surgery car park, Monastery Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LR Sun 23 10:00am Hurston Place 4.8 miles Glebe Surgery car park, Monastery Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LR Mon 24 10:00am St Georges Day Walk 5 miles Park at St George’s Church, Steyning Road, West Grinstead, RH13 8LR Tue 25 12:00pm Horsham Park 3.3 miles Bandstand in Horsham Park, by café, RH12 1RJ Sat 29 2:00pm Thakeham Circular 3 miles Thakeham Church car park, RH20 3EP. Not suitable for buggies Sun 30 10:00am Houghton Forest 5.5 miles Whiteways roundabout at the junction of the A29 and A284, BN18 9FD

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Scout Group Needs Leaders Beaver and Cub groups run by the Storrington Scout Group are in danger of closing due to a lack of adult volunteer leaders. The group, which is one of the largest in the area, currently (c)Storrington Scouts has two Beaver Scout Colonies (6-8 years), two Cub Scout Packs (8-10½), two Scout Troops (10½-14) and an Explorer Scout Unit (14-18) – providing the Scouting Adventure for some 150 young people.

Sadly unless more adult volunteers can be recruited, one of each of the Beaver and Cub groups will have to be closed in the coming months. This will disappoint those on the waiting list to join, but be very tough on those children who are already members and who will have to be told they can no longer come to something they obviously enjoy.

Adventure is at the core of Scouting, and the Group passionately believes in helping their young members fulfil their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials by working in teams, learning by doing and thinking for themselves.

This is only made possible by the efforts of their voluntary adult leaders who now need some help.

SUSSEX LOCAL The basic commitment is for an hour and a half in the evening each week during school term time plus a handful of weekend activities throughout the year. A more advanced role would ideally suit perhaps a retired professional who has a little more time to spare in planning activities and programmes. For more details contact Group Scout Leader, Adrian Colenutt, on 01903 745759, or gsl@storringtonscouts.org.uk www.storringtonscouts.org.uk.

New Choir for Ashington

Stories abound about school children being told “don’t sing, just mime” or “stop singing you are spoiling it for everyone else”. The organisers of a “Singing for those who can’t” believe that just because people don’t sing, it doesn’t mean they can’t but that they are embarrassed to be heard. At a new choir which has started in Ashington there will be no need to worry about singing in or out of tune, but just to enjoy singing out loud without fear of criticism from other people.

The repertoire will consist of all the well known songs from groups like Abba, Beatles, Queen and all the well known Shows, and members are encouraged to suggest their favourite songs too. The choir meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday evening of each month, and each session costs £5, paid in advance. Free refreshments are provided, and men and women of all ages are welcome. For more information contact: Di Clarke diann.clarke@outlook.com

Charity Seeks Donkey Walkers

East Clayton Farm is a Care Farm, and a registered charity (Lorica), just outside of Storrington that gives disadvantaged people the opportunity to work alongside their animals and engage in land based activities to help them move forward with their lives.

As part of their provision, the farm has six donkeys that play a key part in the work that they do with groups of vulnerable young people, and they have established a team of very committed donkey volunteers that visit on a regular basis to care for the donkeys. Volunteers also get involved with supporting young visitors and with farm activities.

In the spring the farm is launching Donkey Walking Experiences for members of the public and is now looking for ‘donkey leaders’ to facilitate this. The role would include greeting the public and leading a grooming and walking session. Contact: East Clayton Farm - 01903 741011 www.eastclaytonfarm.com

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Sussex Snippets Rockinghorse Children’s Charity is looking for an army of walkers, of all fitness levels, to take part in a walking challenge across the beautiful South Downs, to raise funds towards their Sussex Giving for Sussex Children appeal. The charity aims to raise £500,000 in 2017, which will be split between 10 children’s centres and paediatric services in Sussex, and they’ve teamed up with Just Walk as an official charity partner of the event which takes place on Saturday 13 May at Goodwood Racecourse in Chichester. Contact: Hannah Seltzer, Events Fundraising Co-ordinator – Tel: 01273 330044, Email: hannah.seltzer@rockinghorse.org.uk.

Swarming is a natural instinct for bees and all colonies if left to their own devices will eventually swarm this is part of their means of reproduction; if they didn’t there would be no bees. Swarms of bees are not normally aggressive but best not approached, and if you come across a swarm local beekeepers are on hand to give advice - find one in your area on The British Bee Keepers Association website. www.bbka.org.uk The Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance is inviting local groups, clubs, societies and other organisations to book a talk (free of charge) to find out more about

SUSSEX LOCAL the work of the charity. By inviting one of their volunteer speakers to your group, you will be helping to raise awareness of the air ambulance’s work and therefore ensuring they can be there when needed, now and in the future. Contact: Tel -01622 833 833, Email: talks@kssairambulance.org.uk West Sussex County Council is reminding residents that they must be on the on the electoral register to be able to vote on 4th May for the County Council elections, which will be to elect 70 county councillors, who each represent an electoral division in the county. Anyone who has recently moved house, or who didn’t complete an electoral registration form, sent out in the autumn, can request an electoral registration form at any time from their local elections office (at the local district or borough council) but must register by Thursday 13th April for the County Council elections. www.westsussex.gov.uk Families and infants are being promised a more ‘secure foundation’ of help under a new manifesto the 1001 Critical Days Manifesto for West Sussex highlights the importance of a child’s wellbeing during the vital days from when a baby is conceived until age two. It aims to ensure that every baby receives sensitive, appropriate and responsive care whilst also ensuring parents feel confident that they are raising their children in a loving and supportive environment. www.westsussex.gov.uk/1001Days.

From 1st March, motorists caught using mobile phones while driving will receive a £200 fine and six penalty points on their license - receiving six points on a license that has been held for less than two years will result in it being immediately revoked.

The Tim Peake exhibition at The Novium Museum in Chichester has been shortlisted for a national award.

The free exhibition has been recognised in the Museums and Heritage Awards, Temporary or Touring exhibition category. www.thenovium.org

Tim Peake visits the Novium exhibition (c) Novium Museum.

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Amy Macdonald It’s been four years since her last album, now the award winning singersongwriter is back with “Under Stars” her most ‘rocking’ record yet.

Even when Amy Macdonald’s not visibly around, she’s busy. If her hiatus whilst recording new music made her seemingly a long way from the radio-play ubiquity she enjoyed as an award-winning teenage singersongwriter straight out of Scotland, she’s actually performing to vast audiences at European festivals.

Even when she’s meant to be taking time off, she’s being asked to represent her country at flagship events, or is scratching an ever-itchy writing urge.

Macdonald might have enjoyed a decade’s success in the music industry, here, there and everywhere, but she’s still in her twenties.

The fact is, Macdonald is that rare thing: the natural musician in whom a new song is never far away. Rarer still: the British artist with a top-of-the-bill status in multiple international territories. Just when we thought Amy was gone… she was knocking them dead at the Montreux Jazz Festival, her performance immortalised in a football goalsized poster that’s hung in the arrivals hall at Geneva Airport “for about five years now!” she laughs.

Macdonald thinks back over the four years between the release of her third album, summer 2012’s Life In A Beautiful Light, and the completion of her upcoming fourth, Under Stars. And she considers the steps that led to the making of the record that is, frankly, her most rocking yet.

“I toured the third album till end of 2013,” she begins. “Another long tour – it always is,” grins this dedicated live performer. “People think, ‘oh, I’ve not heard a song on the radio from you for a while, you must be sitting at home with your feet up?’”

Much as Macdonald likes escaping from it all, back to her home in small town Scotland, back to her dogs and her Ferraris (she has two at the last count) taking it easy “is never the way,” she affirms. “That was 18 months’ touring, finishing up with a two-month orchestra tour. I got home at 1am on Christmas Eve. “That was nice feeling,” she beams. “I was finally having a bit of a chilled time and there was no rush. I knew that was me for a while, and I could take 2014 off.”

But it wasn’t, and she couldn’t. As perhaps the biggest young female Scottish artist in the world – not to mention a huge football fan – Macdonald was asked to raise the curtain on two sports events that brought the planet to Scotland. “That year I was asked to perform at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. Then I was asked to sing at the opening of the Ryder Cup. It was never really quiet,” she admits.

Then, just to completely ruin her well-earned break from a career that had roared out of the traps with 2007’s three-million-selling debut This Is The Life, “I decided to start writing songs.” But this time, Macdonald broke with tradition. Rather than write

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The trio realised they’d hit immediately on a winning writing formula. Macdonald’s plans for “a really slowpaced” album-making process went out the window.

Within less than a year, they had 17 or 18 songs. “It’s a new lease of life after ten years,” she affirms.

“Everybody involved is excited and invigorated again.

It’s a fresh start, with fresh ideas. "Everyone I played the songs to was just absolutely buzzing," Macdonald continues. "And for me it was generally a much more enjoyable process because I didn’t feel as much pressure because I was doing it with other people. There are still songs on the album that I’ve written all on my own, but Jimmy, Ben and I just struck up such a close friendship and working relationship.”

In early 2016 Amy and her wingmen began recording in the unremarkable-but-inspiring surroundings of the Clapham studio of fellow Scot Cam Blackwood (George Ezra, Florence and the Machine). There were additional sessions in another unprepossessing corner of London, at the studios of production duo My Riot (London Grammar, Birdy).

Dream On was an early stand-out. A gung-ho, positive rocker which showcases the new power in her voice, it also speaks of the greater volume – in both senses – of Macdonald’s new music. From almost the minute it was written it staked its claim to be the first single from her fourth album. That feeling was underlined when she and her band road-tested it over the summer.

“I did a few festivals in France, Germany and Switzerland, and we put a few new songs in the set to see how they went down. And Dream On, we played it at one festival in Switzerland, and people were dancing, singing – which is completely opposite to the normal reaction when you say, ‘we’re gonna play something new!’” laughs this twentysomething touring veteran.

The mooted second single Automatic came together when the band, thinking they’d just mess around and feel for a creative connection, struck gold on the first day of writing with the hard-driving track. “Because Ben is so skilled on Pro-Tools, it almost sounded finished after the first day. We beefed it up a bit and added some more exciting electric guitars later,” she says, highlighting the cracking solo that was the con-

SUSSEX LOCAL tribution of guest guitarist Leo Abrahams, recently fêted for his work producing Regina Spektor’s critically acclaimed Remember Us To Life album.

As for the words – “Hitting the road is all that I got…

Foot to the floor, I can’t take any more…” – “that was me just thinking about people constantly running away from problems – and also trying to think of who I wanted to sound like. And on that one I was thinking of the Bruce Springsteen, big American thing…”

Down By The Water is a horse of a different colour; simple blues that emerged seemingly out of nowhere one afternoon when “Jimmy and I were just sitting messing around. He came up with some really nice notes on the bass, and we just added to it. It was one of those songs where, when we were writing it, we didn’t think it was up to much. It just sounded a bit too simple, pared down, not really a big extravagant song.”

But in that simplicity was majesty.

The punchy, crunchy title track is surely another chart contender. “We wrote that as maybe an album opener,

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The next day I came up with something in about two minutes, no kidding. And obviously I was convinced it was rubbish. But Cam loved it straight away.”

Under Stars is full of moments like that: honest, persuasive, instinctive songwriting built for summer festival or daytime radio singalongs. It’s also full of smart, incisive, inclusive lyrics that can’t help but reflect the times in which they were written. A young worldlywise Scotswoman, Macdonald found herself writing during a hinge in history.

“The album is not the slightest bit political,” she begins, “but it was written before, during and after the Scottish independence referendum. Being in Scotland at that time, you couldn’t escape it. And from a writer’s point of view it was amazingly inspiring, even tangentially. We were talking about the events all the time, and that comes came through in The Rise And Fall,” she says of one of the album’s most anthemic numbers.

“If I’m honest I was thinking about Frank Underwood,

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Kevin Spacey’s character in House Of Cards, when I was writing – I was obsessed with that show at the time!” she laughs again. Then, recording the song in London in the run-up to the Brexit referendum, realworld events couldn’t help but filter in again.

The rousing From The Ashes has a similar backstory.

“It’s another song that sounds part of what’s being going on, but it was completely unintentional. That song was me writing a song I thought would be perfect for The Hunger Games. It’s a really, really bleak song but It ends in euphoria with chanting and the idea that everything is OK. That’s the song that ends the album, which in my mind is the place where it’s always meant to be.”

“It’s crazy all the things that have happened,” 29-yearsyoung Amy reflects. “The one thing I regret slightly is not taking it in more, especially with the first album. It just exploded in Europe; there was one country after another doing exceptionally well. But I just thought that’s what happens – you put an album out and bang, it does really well! Now I know that’s not the norm, and that was an exceptional thing. I wish I’d be more aware at the time of how amazing it was. But now I know how lucky I was then – and how even luckier I am to still be doing what I want to do ten years later.”

Amy Macdonald is performing in the Common People Festival at Southampton Common on 27th & 28th May. We have a weekend ticket to give away in this issue see our competition on page 17.

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Succulent Slow Roasted Easter Lamb Shoulder You can now pre order your Easter Roasting Joints and Cheese in store by the 4th April with collection on Good Friday, alternatively if you would like to order your Lamb Shoulder for this recipe for another occasion then please do pop in store, we do ask for 4 days notice.

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1 ½ kg shoulder of lamb, on the bone 4 rosemary sprigs, remove leaves 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 tbsp of capers, finely chopped 3 anchovy fillets, drained and finely chopped 2 tbsp oilve oil 2 lemons 2 red onions 1 small glass of white wine or stock

Method 1. Heat Pre heat your oven to 160C/140C fan/ gas 3.

2. Finely chop the rosemary, then mix with the garlic, capers, anchovies (anchovies are to season, it wont be fishy), olive oil and zest and juice of 1 lemon, reserving the used lemon halves.

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3. Make 3-4 slashes across the top of the shoulder, then rub the rosemary mixture all over the lamb, really getting into the cuts 4. Scatter the onion into the base of a large roasting tin, cut the remaining lemon in half, squeeze the juices into the tin, and place all the used lemon halves in the tin with the onions.

5. Place the lamb on top and roast for 1 hr uncovered.

6. Now you can take your lamb out of the oven, pour in the wine or stock and roast for a further 3 hrs until the meat is really tender, I like to cover in tin foil to avoid the meat drying out.

7. Leave to rest for 15 mins then serve, the meat should pull apart.

8. Serve with your choice of Village Larder veggies.

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You can enjoy a day out with all that is on offer in the marquee, including light refreshments, or visit the various restaurants and cafés in the market town itself.

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36 Gardening

In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks by Andrew Staib of Glorious Gardens As our focal point we might have a lovely deep pink shrub rose and if we are going for a blue and pink colour scheme we might have Catmint, Penstemons, spikes of pale purple Delphinums and Lupins. At the front we may have a splash of Red Valerian, some softer Lavender and silver Lamb’s Ears with bright green Oregano foliage and some white Allysum. And though all this great Allium Mount Everest and Purple Sensations bursting though like fireworks.

The English Cottage Garden An English Cottage Garden - the very words put one into a dreamy, scented state of relaxation.

Informal borders and winding paths, eccentric wheelbarrow sculptures, veg patches and roses draped over every fence and up every tree - a Tom’s Midnight Garden for every plant lover.

Like a local cafe, the most common garden we are asked to design is a Full Traditional English. Yet I ask people in quite a lot of detail what they mean as this can mean many things to different people. Do they want ornamental grasses? Topiary? A fountain in a formal pond? Indeed the very idea of an English Cottage Garden is a recent one that is evolving all the time.

It was only in the Elizabethan times, when an expanding middle class became more prosperous, that livestock and medicinal herbs, plus basic edibles like apples and potatoes gave way to the growing and appreciation of Flowers! Pretty colours and shapes for their own sakes were normally only the province of the wealthy. Today if you did an inventory of the most famous plants in a typical English Cottage Garden today most of them come from all over the world! Lavender from France, Azaleas from China, Tulips from Afghanistan! One example to mention here. The Penstemon range is so long flowering with its delicate bell flowers on tall spikes it is a perfect English Cottage Garden Plant even though it is from North America and Asia!

So can we squeeze out an essential definition to help us in the design process? To help us let’s take a classic combination of English Cottage border plants. Tall Hollyhocks at the back of the border, with great windows of the transparent structure in front in the form of 5 foot Fennel plants letting us see through to the big Hollyhock blooms. Floating in front like clouds around these two taller plants we might have Gypsophila ‘Bristol Fairy’ and the coop parsley Selenium.

And maybe a path that runs through this border to a vegetable patch so that you feel enveloped by the planting. This planting combination says everything.

The informal grace of the plants, combined not just for their colour but also for their different heights, leaf size and tonal qualities. There is a lack of straight lines, edibles are mixed with flowers and heights are irregular. Another quality is the woven tapestry effect. A good English garden derives its power from appearing artless, as if it had never been designed but that the plants grew and found cohabitation with each other harmoniously. A kind of relaxed

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democracy of plants compared to the more formal gardens where rows of Yew and Buxus march up and down the drive. A Garden that is friendly and bountiful, supporting the day to day activities of a family.

So if you are thinking of designing your own Cottage Garden think also about these principles not just particular plants. Below are some categories of plants that will help with creating the atmosphere that you want.

Rambling plants.

The garden we have in mind is tumbling and plants have the permission to be curious. Grapes, Roses and Clematis grown on pergolas, fences and up trees. Nasturtiums at ground level with their bright orange and yellow edible flowers or climbing up a shed. Fragrant sweet peas grown near the back door in generous pots.

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Focal point plants.

These are ones that grab attention. They are bursts of colour and shape with the other plants around them chosen to compliment them. They might be a succession of shrub roses, Hydrangeas, Lilacs or a stand of miniature Philadelphus Manteau d’Hermine. For focal pint you could introduce some evergreen structure like Buxus or Hebe balls or Yew columns and of course antique pots and fountains.

Edibles The English Cottage Garden is always reinventing itself, no more so with the mixing up of flowers and edible plants. Vegetables like Chard and Rhubarb, small fruit bushes like Gooseberry and Raspberries, plus herbs such as Sage, Mint, Sweet Woodruff and Feverfew can all hold their own in a mixed border.

Plus you can have the clean lines of a raised vegetable bed surrounded by the rest of your beds and only reached by a journey through the more informal tumble of other plants.

Scent Try these for scent: Jasmine, both deciduous and evergreen, Daphne odora, Wallflowers, Lavender ‘Hidcot’, old Heritage Roses and Lilly of the Valley.

Plus you can grow Camomile between the stepping stones and use annuals such as Nicotiana.

Colour Many people are trying out hot coloured borders. In some case you may need to introduce more exotic

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38 Gardening plants, yet in most cases you can choose the more passionately coloured version of old classics like Calendular, Monksood, Peonies, Lillies and Oriental Poppies. For the more gentle pallet of colours you have your Sweet Williams, Primroses, Stocks and Phlox.

Trees and Shrubs Bearing in mind we are looking for more relaxed shapes with an eye to being both beautiful and practical, small feature trees might include the Crab Apple and Sorbus varieties as well as Pear and Apple trees (they can come as dwarf, column or spreading shapes in different sizes). Also don’t forget the maligned Buddlea - it is so generous for insects and the unsightly trunk can be hidden by planting Choysia, Hardy Fuchias or a good Rosa rugosa in front of it.

Maybe the main thing to say is don’t panic- an English Cottage Garden by its very nature is woven together with different plants used for different functions.

What to do in April Lots, basically!  Start planting Perennials and Shrubs- the soil is nice and moist and warming up.

 Sew vegetables The majority can be sewn outdoors now as with annuals and wildflowers directly into cleared spaces in your beds.

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 Feed and mulch all your plants.

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Recent events at Storrington First School Reception children at Storrington had a colourful morning learning about the celebrations and some of the traditions that that help to mark the Chinese New Year. Parent volunteers came in to school to support as there were so many exciting activities planned!

Children enjoyed making Chinese dragons, blossom trees (left), lucky bags and Chinese New Year cards.

It was a fun packed morning and all the children kept photographs in their journals to encourage them to share and talk about their learning with their peers and family.

Parents and carer’s were invited to a family ‘drop in’ to share the learning and children were able to take their goodies home!

More recently, on 9th March teachers and pupils were entertained by the author M.P. Robertson (his books include the best selling Egg series) who engaged and thrilled the children for a 45 minute assembly where he shared his books, illustrations and stories. He then worked with children throughout the school on different topics. It was amazing to see the buzz he created with the children who were still talking about him the next day!

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42 Parish Council News

Ashington Parish Neighbourhood Plan Village Survey to help decide future housing in Ashington Thank You to all residents who completed our recent Village Survey. At time of writing we have had over 120 responses, with 8 days still left until the deadline. We apologise that it was long and complicated but we needed your views on a wide range of issues.

Analysis is going to take some time but we will publish the results as soon as we are able.

In the meantime we are commissioning an industrystandard Housing Needs Survey for Ashington that, together with residents views, will give us an idea of the number of homes that should be built in Ashington. There are 16 possible housing sites that could accommodate these homes and each Developer will be asked to submit detailed proposals. Sustainability appraisals

will be undertaken for each site and residents will be able to view and comment upon all the proposals before a shortlist is agreed. It is important that the final selection reflects both the housing need and our community needs.

Other news: The four new homes on Rectory Lane (Alma’s old bungalow) are now complete and the new development of 6 homes at Hoots House is nearing completion. It is disappointing that a 1.8m high close board fence has been erected at Hoots House as the Parish Council’s preferred option was a post and rail design that it considered more ‘in keeping with the street scene’. The Parish Council was not made aware that the Developer had amended the fence design. The planning permission states that the fence must only be 1.2m high, close boarded and the Parish Council is keeping a close watch to make sure the height is reduced. The new development will be named Swan Close as this was the site of the old Swan Inn. www.ashingtonpc.org.uk

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News from Storrington & Sullington Parish Council by Anna Worthington-Leese – Parish Council Chairman Neighbourhood Plan By the time you are reading this we should be in the final stages of preparing the Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents for a Public Consultation. The documents would have been studied by an independent examiner and any recommendations acted upon.

All being well, we will be on track for the formal examination in the Autumn with a referendum before the end of the year.

Car Parking Charges Just a reminder that the new charges for parking in Horsham District Council managed car parks comes into effect in April. The new charging strategy involves residents purchasing coloured discs on an annual basis (similar to the green garden waste scheme). These

discs can be used to park for up to 2 hours in any of the rural car parks (but not in Horsham Town Centre).

There will be pay machines where extra time can be purchased up to the maximum stay time for each car park and where visitors can purchase tickets. Please see Horsham District Council’s website for more information or to purchase a disc. https://www.horsham. gov.uk/parking/rural-parking

Public Toilets As reported last month, the Parish Council has met with Horsham District Council to discuss the possibility of installing a public convenience in the village. We are currently researching different options and funding sources and I will continue to report on progress as it happens.

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Mobile Phone signal As reported last month, the Parish Council has been approached by a company acting on behalf of 02 and Vodafone about the installation of a 4G mast at Storrington Recreation Ground and we expect a Planning Application to be submitted to Horsham District Council shortly. The Parish Council welcomes this proposal but recognises that it will not solve the problem of poor mobile phone coverage across the wider area. We hope however that it will demonstrate to mobile network providers that we are keen to support measures that will improve coverage and we will continue to look for ways to provide a better service for all mobile phone users.

Storrington Recreation Ground New Play Equipment and Skate Park I am happy to say that we have finally agreed terms and the new toddler playground and skate park will be installed shortly after Easter and ready for use before the end of the Summer term. This will mean that the playground will be closed for a few weeks but we are sure that the finished project will be worth the wait.

Annual Parish Meeting This meeting is being held in the Parish Hall on 3rd May from 7pm and this is a chance for the public to come along to talk about any parish issues. If you would like to suggest any matters for the agenda please contact the Clerk.

If you would like any further information on these topics or any of the Parish Council’s activities, please contact the Clerk on 01903 746547.

Meetings April 2017 Infrastructure, Communications & Environment Committee - 5th April - 7pm Recreation and Property Committee - 5th April - 8pm Planning & Development Committee - 11th April 7pm Full Parish Council Meeting - 26th April - 7pm Annual Parish Meeting - 3rd May - 7pm All meetings are held in the Chanctonbury Room, The Parish Hall, Thakeham Road, Storrington RH20 3PP. Dates and times are subject to change so please refer to website: www.storrington-pc.gov.uk

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Thakeham News Our annual Village Tidy will be on Saturday 8 April. If you can help with a couple of hours of litterpicking to make our streets more pleasant, please join us at either Thakeham Village Hall, or Rydon College, from 10am. (Bags, gloves etc. provided.)

Another note for your diaries: Thakeham Village Day will be on Saturday 17 June (Glebe Field, The Street, 12.30-4pm), with activities for all ages, food, drink and fun. To get involved in helping at this event, please contact me (details below).

Parish Council vacancies: two vacancies have arisen, and we would like to hear from residents interested in joining our friendly team. This is a great time to get involved, as we prepare for delivery of the new Village Hall and other facilities. We would particularly welcome new members who can help us to modernise

our communications. To express interest, please contact me.

At time of writing we are looking forward to the March 22nd referendum on our Neighbourhood Plan. If the finalised Plan is backed by our residents, it will be adopted by Horsham District as a document against which future planning applications will be judged. We are also awaiting the Horsham DC Planning meeting of 21st March which will decide on proposed amendments the Abingworth Phase 2 housing plans.

Meanwhile, Thakeham Pre-School are eagerly anticipating moving into their new building this August. The new building will provide stimulating indoor and outdoor spaces, and allow longer opening hours. Visit thakehampreschool.uk.com.

Owen Richards, Thakeham Parish Clerk. For more information please visit: www.thakehamparish.co.uk

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48 Local History

Storrington Past Pictures Storrington have always sportsmen.

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Storrington's "Gentlemen" cricketers from the late 19th century, a stylish team! In later years Hugh de Selincourt wrote 'The Cricket Match' who's Tillingfold team was based on Storrington's team.

1905 and Storrington Wednesday are playing Pulborough. (Top right).

In 1921 the Storrington Bowling Club began playing at their newly completed ground between West Street and North Street.

Photos and text courtesy of Storrington Museum The Old School, School Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LL Open: Wednesday, Saturday 10.00am - 4.00pm & Sunday 10.00am-1.00pm. Telephone: 01903 740188 or visit: www.storringtonmuseum.org.uk

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30+ years experience Exterior & Interior Free quotations Fully insured 01798 875 033 07774 676 115 david.hughes10@btinternet.com

J.H. BROWN LTD

PAINTING AND DECORATING

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

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JOHN MILLS DECORATING   

Interior & exterior decorating to a high standard Free estimates & advice Fully insured

Call John for quote:

01903 776956 07783 386865

Est. 1936 sussexseasonedlogs.co.uk

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01903 868474

PAINTING AND DECORATING 25 years experience Qualified Excellent references

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

Reliable & friendly service Free quotations discount with Fully insured rt adve this Many satisfied clients City & Guilds Qualified 01798 872 832 Mr P Nelson 07904 537 686 15%

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N BEST & CO

PAINTING AND DECORATING

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Exterior & Interior 25 years experience Free estimates Fully insured 01903 745942 Storrington based 07880 692270

nigelbest@sky.com

Plastering

PLASTERING

RENDERING All areas covered Free quotations Fully insured

Property Services cont.  Door Hanging RIVERSIDE HOME  General DIY MAINTENANCE  Painting & Decorating  Kitchen & Bathroom

Fitting & Tiling

northyathome@msn.com

01903 504 877 07920 798 071

 Wooden Flooring  Patios & Decking  Flat Pack Assembly  Fencing & Sheds

For a free quote please call Nigel on

07768 510 463 01903 745 685

www.riversidehomemaintenance.co.uk

Pest Control

Roofing

Des Bone Limited Pest Control Services

(24hr)

Wasps - Hornets - Rodents - Moles Ants - Pigeons - Squirrels - Moths Specialist Bird & Squirrel Proofing Electric Fly Killer & Insect Screens

01403 786 100

www.desbone.co.uk

Private Hire / Taxi

Harry Jackson

01903 77369 9

R & R Roofing

Pest Control

Specialists

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

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30 years experience Flat Roofing Leadwork 01903 746 487 Tiling 07795 821 627 RandRRoofing.co.uk Slating

Pet Sitting

STEVE CHISWELL Roofing & Building

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

01903 872365 07801 295889 Advertise on these pages

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

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

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Tree Surgery cont.

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

Satellite & Aerial Installation - Service - Repairs

Installation - Service - Repairs

All Systems Covered Fully Insured Storrington & Surroundings Rob Belding

07752 410 208

rbelding@gmx.com

Tree Surgery

Window Cleaning

Window Cleaning Traditional & Professional Interior & Exterior  Conservatories  Year round 01903 745 949 07971 000 270 Services 

justaskjay@talktalk.net

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

KEVIN L. JONES

TREE SURGERY All aspects of tree surgery & hedge cutting. Fully Qualified & Insured.

01903 741278 / 07968 858087

Climbing Reductions Felling Stump Grinding Pruning

JONATHAN CARTER

Covers Storrington, Ashington Washington & Thakeham NPTC City & Guilds. Insured Call or Text

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