Sussex Local - Storrington - August 2017

August 2017

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RISE CHARITY PROFILE Freedom from domestic abuse

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LOCAL NEWS

Schools, Parish Councils, Charity & Community

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LOCAL HISTORY Windmills

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SCHOOL FUNDING What you can do to help

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

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Welcome...

Well, the summer holidays are in full swing.

If you’re looking for things to do, have a look at our What’s On Guide featuring plenty of outdoor events, family entertainment and local fetes! Starting on page 4 with more on our website.

It is shocking that domestic abuse is still so prevalent in our world today. Our main article is a profile of Sussex based charity RISE, see page 26 who are really making a difference with their work helping women across Sussex.

This month you can win tickets to the Russian State Opera performance of ’Tosca’ see page 17. This magical story is one of the most famous operas of all time, and tells the story of what happens when politics and love collide.

Our local history article this month includes some fascinating old pictures of windmills which are still around today, see page 43.

Also please take a look at Storrington First School news, on page 41. This month an article by Head Teacher Marion Smith, discussing the concerning issue of funding.

Andrew Staib our gardening expert tells you how to create your own “Potager” garden, as well as listing August’s main gardening tasks. See page 36.

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

Thanks for reading,

Kris & Jeff

Words of Wit “In the bible it rained for 40 days and they called it a disaster, in England we call it Summer.” - UNKNOWN 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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Win tickets to Russian State Opera ‘Tosca’ Wednesday 13th September, The Hawth, Crawley who has no boundaries. Scarpia has sentenced Cavaradossi to death. The officer is prepared to let Cavaradossi go if Tosca is willing to spend the night with Scarpia…

Tosca is one of the most emotionally engaging and popular operas of all time. If you’ve never tried opera before, you will love this full orchestra experience with brand new settings and fantastic costumes, exquisite singing, and those wonderful tunes that the audience will still be humming to themselves on their way home, making this a must-see opera production for everyone.

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Win tickets to Tosca The highly acclaimed Russian State Opera returns with the most colourful & exotic opera, Tosca, featuring an impressive cast and accompanied by a large live orchestra with over 30 musicians. With music by Giacomo Puccin, and sang in Italian with English subtitles.

Puccini’s Tosca is a melodrama where love and politics collide, and murder takes place at the highest level.

Originally set in Rome in 1800s, it tells the story of two idealistic lovers, Tosca and Cavaradossi. Their trust is set to be tested by Scarpia, the ruthless police officer

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Local Walks - August 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 Tue 1 11:00am Health Centre, Steyning 2 miles 75 mins Health Meet at Steyning Health Centre, Tanyard Lane, BN44 3RJ (TQ176113) Ann 01903 297553 Wed 2 7:00pm Ron’s Evening Walks 5-7 miles 2 hrs 20 mins Level 3 For experienced walkers over difficult terrain. Bring good torch Ron 07933 106663 Mon 7 10:00am Coldwaltham 5 miles 2 hrs Level 2 Meet at the Labouring Man pub car park in Coldwaltham Village Irene 01403 783637 Fri 11 10:00am Parkminster/Cowfold 6.5 miles 3 hrs Level 3 Meet at Chalet cafe car park (RH13 8DU or TQ 208 211) Peter 07923 466366 Sat 12 9:00am Wiston/Steyning Dog Walk 2 miles 1 hr 15 mins Level 2 Meet at Steyning Cricket Pavilion, BN44 3LE. Walk for dog owners Ann 01903 297553 Sun 13 10:00am Harrow Hill 6.5 miles 3 hrs Level 3 Meet at Kithurst Hill car park (TQ070124) Mick 01903 745971 Tue 15 10:00am Leechpool & Owlbeech Woods 3 miles 90 mins Health Meet at Leechpool Wood car park, Harwood Road, Horsham (TQ194313) Emmy 01403 255517 Fri 18 10.00am Barns Green 7 miles 3 hrs Level 2 Meet in car park, Muntham Drive, past the Village Hall, RH13 0PT David 01483 279713 Fri 18 11:00am Southwater 2.6 miles 30 or 75 mins Health Meet in car park of the Country Park, (off Cripplegate Lane, RH13 7UN) Jill 07780 701184 Sat 19 10:00am Crawley Old Town 6 miles 2 hrs 20 mins Level 3 Meet at Goffs Park car park (TQ 262 362) Brenda 07847 022288 Mon 21 10:00am Leith Hill to Wotton waterfall 5.5 miles 2 hrs 15 mins Level 3 Meet at Starveall Corner car park on the Leith Hill to Abinger Common road (TQ131432) Includes the mill pond at Friday Street and waterfall in the Wotton Estate Graham 01403 733677 Fri 25 10:00am The Mens 5 miles 2 hrs 30 mins Level 2 Meet in the Sussex Wildlife Trust car park (TQ023237). This walk combines ancient woodland and open countryside. There are several slopes and stiles Margaret 01403 262311 Sun 26 8:30am North Stoke 7.4 miles 3 hrs Level 3 Meet in Kithurst Hill car park (TQ070124) Mick 01903 745971 Sat 26 2:00pm Parham Glider Field 3.6 miles 1 hr 45 mins Level 2 Meet at Glebe Surgery car park, Monastery Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LR. This walk explores the country paths to Parham Glider Field. A flat and easy route Mick 01903 745971 Thu 31 10:00am Warninglid - Crabtree Lakes 5.8 miles 2 hrs 45 mins Level 3 Meet in the pub car park at the Warninglid cross roads (RH17 5TR, TQ250260). A circular walk through woods and farmland past lakes and Furnace Ponds Geoff 01403 258180

Arun Adur Ramblers – www.arun-adur-ramblers.org.uk Wed 2 10:00 Wiggonholt Meet at Overflow Carpark, RSPB Visitor Centre, Wiggonholt Sun 6 10:30 Duncton Meet at The Cricketers PH, Duncton Sat 12 10:30 Washington Meet at Frankland Arms, Washington Sun 13 10:30 Firle Meet at Firles Visitor Carpark Sat 19 10:30 Angmering Meet in car park at end of Angmering High Street Sun 20 10:30 Chidham Meet at car park near Chidmere Pond, Chidham Mon 28 10:30 Pulborough Meet at Pulborough railway station car park

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Sussex Snippets You could win prizes this summer by entering Experience West Sussex’s photo competition - running until Saturday 9 September - prizes include an awardwinning meal at The Cat Inn near East Grinstead and Chichester Festival Theatre tickets for a trilogy of Alan Ayckbourn plays. To enter, take a great photo of West Sussex using one of the following themes to inspire you: ‘New Experiences,’ Unique and exciting experiences to enjoy in West Sussex; ‘Back to Nature,’ Fun and affordable family outdoor activities to reconnect or ‘Cultural Encounters,’ Cultural experiences throughout West Sussex, then tag the Experience West Sussex account on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and use the hashtag #MyWestSussex, or email your photo to campaign@westsussex.gov.uk The new West Sussex Care Guide is back and packed full of useful information and advice for residents who are in need of advice or help about care in West Sussex. The guide covers domiciliary care services and care homes which are registered with the Care Quality Commission, day care services, extra-care housing schemes and much more, and is available as a printed book that can be found in your local library Contact: 01243 642121 Haven’s Sussex holiday parks - Church Farm Holiday

SUSSEX LOCAL Village and Combe Haven Holiday Park - have raised £2,355 for the Marine Conservation Society, through the sales of five pence carrier bags. Haven has been working in partnership with the Marine Conservation Society since 2016 to help protect the shores and marine wildlife in the UK and contributed a donation of £45,000 from the sales of carrier bags across Haven’s 31 coastal holiday parks in England and Scotland.

WSCC has just launched a brand new digital archive recording the voices of military veterans from West Sussex, including stories from the First and Second World Wars, plus more recent conflicts. The interviews are available to anyone online, or listen to the full interviews using a computer in your local library or the West Sussex Record Office, and include descriptions of training, fellow servicemen, front line action, how service affected individuals and female veterans such as nurses and a Bletchley Park code-breaker. www.arena.westsussex.gov.uk/web/arena/ localstudies Independent charity Action in Rural Sussex (AirS) has secured National Lottery funding from the Big Lottery Fund to build its rural community support services, working in partnership with Rother Voluntary Action to provide essential advice and practical guidance for communities and volunteers in rural Lewes, Wealden and Rother districts. The Sussex Village Action Plus project will officially begin in October and will aim to sustain a far-reaching support network of community volunteers, as well as helping to revitalise some existing organisations and tackle access to service issues in some of the remoter parts of the county. Contact: www.ruralsussex.org.uk or Twitter: @ruralsussex Sussex Wildlife Trust is leading fun-packed outdoor activity days for children across the county throughout the summer holidays - from bug-hunting, survival skills, camouflage games, rock-pooling, to arts and crafts from natural materials; there is something for everybody. From learning how to light a fire and forage for food, to dipping a net into the pond to explore the weird and wonderful creatures of the underwater world, or sweep-net the grassy meadow for interesting insects. Contact number: 01273 497561 www.sussexwildlfietrust.org.uk WSCC states that on average a fifth of the County’s household rubbish bins are filled with recycling, that’s 32,000 tonnes of recycling going into the wrong bin, at a huge cost to the council. Now WSCC has launched a new video explaining what can be recycled and asking householders to help the council save the £3 million a year that it doesn’t need to be spending. www.thinkbeforeyouthrow.co.ukwww.wastepreventio nwestsussex.co.uk/i-want-to-recycle-more

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Maxwell’s Nightclub Fundraiser

Ashington Festival

Maxwell Smith was diagnosed with Mitochondrial Disease, just after his first birthday in January 2013.

Maxwell’s type of Mitochondrial Disease is a very rare one. He needs full time carers around the clock, and requires many specialist machines. Maxwell’s parents – Emma and Peter – gave up their jobs to become Maxwell’s carers.

Maxwell relies on a ventilator to breathe and a tracheostomy with ties, which requires changing daily.

He will be dependent on this system for the rest of his life. He currently lives on the ground floor of the family home, where there is space for the elaborate network of wires and machines that he needs to survive.

Maxwell and his team continue to fundraise to help support his ongoing care. The next fundraiser is Maxwell's Nightclub, which is being held at Slinfold Golf and Country Club, Stane Street, Slinfold. RH13 0RE, on 30th September from 7.30pm to 12.30m. There will be dancing, a raffle and auction and a buffet.

Tickets are £20 Tel: Belinda on 07957336283 or Emma on 07957157625 info@littlemaxwell.org www.littlemaxwell.org facebook.com/maxwellsmarathon.maxwellsmarathon Twitter: @LittleMaxwell14

Stars Netball Club

Ashington Festival takes place on Saturday 19th August, from 1.30pm11pm, starting with a Carnival procession following a route from Foster Lane via The Sands, Rectory Lane, London Road and Church Lane. The procession will be led by this years Carnival Princess, Isabelle Wieland, age nine, with her two attendants, Phoebe Bush, age five; Paige Read, age nine; her two Pageboys Peter Read, age ten, and Isaac Wieland, age five.

Arena attractions include, the 'Stallions of Substance' and the Essex Dog Display Team. Returning this year is children’s entertainer Tom Foolery, and the evening’s entertainments will include local band Speedboatz and Paul Jackson as 'Freddie Mercury.’

There will be numerous other attractions including food outlets and a licensed bar and Pimm's tent.

A free car park will be available, signposted from both directions on the A24. Disabled parking, for blue badge holders, will be available in the Community Centre’s Car Park in Foster Lane.

01903 892633 or margaret@ashingtonfestival.co.uk www.ashingtonfestival.co.uk Stars Netball Club is a non -profit community club ran in Storrington for children in school years 4 to 10, it has been running for over 5 years with the intention to develop every player regardless of age or ability. The club has been going from strength to strength every year with this year being its biggest yet, from starting in a small tinned roofed building, at Brinsbury College with a handful of girls, to over 60 girls training every Thursday at Chanctonbury Leisure Centre. The aim is to have as many girls from around the area to get involved in sport and fall in love with netball.

This year has been the first competitive year. The club recently ran a three hour inter-schools tournament at Chanctonbury Leisure Centre, free of charge for local schools to encourage sport within the community. The winning school (Storrington) received medals and the runners up (Fittleworth) received certificates. This club is growing fast due to its commitment and passion. They always welcome new players, so if you want to be part of it all, please visit www.starsnetballclub.com stars_netball@yahoo.co.uk

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Hero Inspires Book and Beer While researching the school’s history of St Mary’s School, Washington for its 150th anniversary local author and historian, Kevin Newman discovered that the first name on The Washington Village war memorial, Arthur Adsett, had attended the school - and was caned in 1895, for being dirty. Kevin has now written a book, dedicated to Arthur to say thank you for his change from muddy schoolboy to Somme hero, The school wants to give every child at the school and nearby villagers a free copy, to celebrate its anniversary and Arthur’s war service, but is having to crowdfund to pay for publishing costs.

Riverside Brewery in Upper Beeding has already got behind the school and is brewing a special beer, named Dirty Arthur, brewed with West Sussex water

SUSSEX LOCAL and hops from the Western Front. Sales of the beer support the school’s Parent-Teacher Association’s fundraising for school projects.

To Crowdfund ‘The History of St Mary’s School, Washington’ Tel: 07504 863867 or email info@allinclusivehistory.org

Storrington Film Nights Storrington Film Night, also known as Rotary Film Night, is a Community event organised by the Rotary Club of Storrington & Pulborough District.

The Film Nights have been running for over ten years, and aim to bring the best films to the local community. Films are shown on the second Wednesday of each month, at 7.30pm at Sullington Parish Hall, Thakeham road. There is a bar and a raffle at each showing. The Rotary Club also provides a transport service to the film night.

The next season starts on Wednesday 13th September with “Viceroy’s House”, starring Michael Gambon, Hugh Bonneville, and Gillian Anderson.

Tickets are £5, and are will be available from early August, from the Card Shop in Storrington.

Ken Collins on 01903 740745 or for, transport information, Marion Emery on 01903 813014

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Brighton & Hove police respond to over 4,000 domestic abuse calls a year. Lynn Smith meets RISE workers and survivors RISE is an independent, registered charity that provides help for those affected by domestic abuse, working with survivors to help them rebuild safer lives. RISE is a lead partner in the Portal service, a ‘one-stop shop’ for survivors of domestic or sexual abuse or violence in Brighton & Hove and across Sussex.

Starting life as the Women’s Refuge Project back in 1994, RISE rebranded in 2008 to better reflect the wide range of work the charity encompasses – the acronym stands for Refuge, Information, Support and Education. New services include a Therapy, Trauma and Wellbeing Service to the Ask Me, a pilot scheme with trained Community Ambassadors.

Naomi Bos, Communications Officer, Fundraising, for RISE tells me, “Our vision is ‘Freedom from abuse and violence’ and our values are Respect, Independence, Safety and Equality … You are not alone, we understand and we believe you.”

Nikki, a survivor of abuse, tells of the effects of continuing abuse: “I have been all my life suffering trauma and domestic abuse physically, sexually and

emotionally … it brought me to my knees in total distress stripping me of every part of my mental, physical emotional wellbeing I was left drained with nothing left inside of me. Nikki found the initial face-toface contact with staff from Rise, “unbelievably scary,” but that “they were warm welcoming and made me feel safe and listened to, I felt they respected me as an individual who was worth something. The staff at RISE are highly trained and made me feel safe and protected. ”Working with a support worker as well as Peer Support Groups and a RISE Recovery Group, Nikki discovered art therapy, which she describes as an “amazing part of her recovery,” helping her to “focus and express myself and my emotions.” Although Nikki describes herself as still fighting battles every day, she is, “… no longer isolated and can reach out to RISE in low times for support and encouragement.“

RISE states that every day more than ten incidents of domestic abuse are reported and Brighton & Hove Police respond to over 4,000 calls a year. Despite

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In 2016-17 RISE Volunteers donated 3,899 hours – equivalent to two full time workers, and the charity is, Naomi says, always looking for volunteers in many different capacities. “For example we are currently looking for volunteer survivors to help with a research project.”

She also acknowledges the “amazing” support given by local people. “We wouldn’t be able to function without the support of local people, organisations and businesses. People recognise that domestic abuse is everybody’s business and tackling it benefits us all. “

these shocking figures, domestic abuse is still largely a hidden crime. Research suggests that just twenty percent of incidents are reported – and that, for a number of reasons, those who have experienced abuse from a partner or ex-partner will often try to keep it from families, friends, or authorities. Victims may feel ashamed or blame themselves, or they may love their partner and not want them to be criticised or punished, or they may be frightened of possible repercussions if they do tell someone and their partner finds out.

Domestic abuse has the highest rate of repeat victimisation of any crime, on average a woman will be attacked 35 times before reporting it to the police and every week in the UK two women are murdered by a partner or ex-partner - the single largest cause of female homicide. However, not all victims of domestic abuse are female; of the 3,270 individuals supported by the charity in 2016-17, six percent were male and two percent were transgender. Known for breaking new ground, RISE also has a specialist Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGB&T) service for survivors of domestic abuse - the first in England.

Services offered by RISE include practical help – from direct advice to refuge space – to those in urgent need. The charity also works in schools to teach children about healthy relationships to prevent the next generation from repeating the pattern.

RISE has 65 staff, many part-time and supported by volunteers in differing roles, for instance as Helpline volunteers trained to help the Access Team handle the volume of referrals. Staff work not only in the offices but also out in the community. Naomi gives examples of this latter work: “We have a member of staff working at Sussex County Hospital working with the A&E, Maternity and Sexual Health Teams. There is also a member of staff based at Brighton Police Station. We also have regular drop-in surgeries at Hove Town Hall.”

Naomi goes onto say, “We are blessed with our volunteers – from Solicitor’s giving pro bono advice to those who help on the water station at the Brighton Half (more of which later). We have trained Helpline volunteers, a collecting box volunteer and volunteers

Sadly, the demand for RISEs services is high and the charity finds that referrals are increasing - 2016-17 saw a 36 percent increase in demand. Trying to do more with the same funding provides the charity with huge challenges. Which is why, as Naomi points out, fundraising is so vital.

RISE is funded in a number of ways. Through the local authorities, trusts and grants such as Children in Need and the Big Lottery and through their own fundraising efforts. The latter take a number of forms – from the recent Funny Women event, in July, to the Race the Horse half-marathon taking place in September. RISE is also an official local charity for the Brighton Half Marathon and also a Brighton & Hove Mayor’s Charity this year.

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Donations and sponsorship raised by the event will be used to provide practical solutions, shelter and support for local families affected by domestic abuse.

The impact of RISEs services is best described by feedback from a RISE Service User: “RISE have changed my life and I really encourage anyone reading this who is worried or feeling unsafe, or just confused and unsure, to call them.”

Contacts: RISE, PO Box 889, Brighton BN2 1GH Freephone: 0300 323 9985 www.riseuk.rg.uk RISE Helpline: 01273 622822 National 24 hour Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247 8K Undercliff Run: Tel: 01273 622 828 ext 231 Email: fundraising@riseuk.org.uk The Portal: Tel: 0300 323 9985 www.theportal.org.uk

The run takes place on Sunday 8th October and Naomi says, “there will be lots of first time runners, and those who run every year for the camaraderie and fun.” For those who may not want to run the full eight kilometres, there is also a relay with four runners doing two kilometres each. New for 2017 only, is a special one kilometre run for girls turning ten during the year. Registration is open now, and details of the four entry levels, and entry fees, for the race can be found on RISE’s website, along with details how to register.

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Strawberry Balsamic & Cracked Pepper Pudding Ingredients - Serves 4

You will need  0.5ltr Pyrex bowl lined with cling film which over laps the bowl as this will need to wrap the pudding  Shallow large pan Ingredients  500g strawberries, washed & tops off (or mixed berries, why not pop to ‘Spring Gardens’ pick your own)  200g stale white bread (around 8 slices, crust removed)  120g caster sugar  3 tbsp. balsamic vinegar  2 tbsp. ‘Loft Pickles’ strawberry jam  2 tsp. cracked pepper To serve - local double cream and extra strawberries

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1. Put the sugar, balsamic, 3 tbsp water into the pan on a low heat for 5 mins. Turn the heat to medium and add jam and strawberries, 2-3 mins is fine, Then add half the pepper and mix. Remove strawberries leaving juices in the pan.

2. Cut off crusts then slice bread into different shapes and keep 3 squares, dip bread into juices and jigsaw the soggy bread around the cling filmed bowl making sure to cover all the holes 3. Fill your pud with the cooked strawberries and top with the remaining bread to seal. Wrap the cling film over the pud, top with a side plate and weigh down in the fridge for 6 hours or over night 4. Remove cling film from top, place a bowl over the pudding, and flip the pudding over, then remove the remaining cling film, sprinkle with pepper Visit us where you can find all the above ingredients and loads more recipe ideas.

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36 Gardening

In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks by Andrew Staib, Principle Designer of Glorious Gardens Designing your “Potager� Garden

from a hard surface to keep mowing and strimming away from the area. Also the paths increase the sense of formality and clean lines. They can be gravel which makes that delicious sound under foot, paving or even membrane and bark.

You can use archways to create an entrance to the area which gives the experience a note of specialness - like walking through a magic door into a fertile and dreamlike world of edibles and splashes of colour.

Form as well as function You can transform your vegetable area this Summer by thinking of the concept of the Potage Garden. This style is a combination of the English cottage garden where both edible and non-edibles co-exist with the French love of geometry and romantic flair.

The Potager garden had its zenith in 17th Century France where vegetable gardens became more formal and introduced a stronger aesthetic of formal paths, geometric shapes and the choosing of plants for their colour and form, not just their everyday edible function. Herbs rubbed shoulders with Roses, Tomatoes with Marigolds. The word 'Potager' simply means vegetable or kitchen garden.

The essence of the Potager is that your vegetable area becomes a beautiful structure in itself and walking into the area becomes an experience of both funcundity and order, of simplicity and abundance.

How to design your Potage Garden First of all, decide on a geometric structure. This can be a wagon wheel shaped collection of beds, a succession of rows of raised beds, a series of squares set into a pattern, or any geometric shape you can think of - the more rhythmic the shapes the better.

Keep the area quite simple as the plants will give all the movement and shapes you will need for a dynamic look. The important thing is that you follow some of the basic principles.

Normally the beds are raised for ease of access as well as giving the area crisper edges and more three dimensionality of space. The edges of the beds can be box hedging, Corten steel, sleepers, or gravel boards lined on the outside with willow screening.

Paths are quite narrow allowing easy access to the plants from all sides and the paths need to be made

A greenhouse with attached cold frames can become the centre of the area. You can spend a bit more and get a beautifully made one, say with a brick wall base of 80cm and even a wooden frame. It will last a life time and every time you look, it will give you enormous pleasure (rather than a cheap glass and plastic one). The garden can expand from this hub with a series of geometrically arranged raised beds, straight shingled paths and a host of colourful vegetables and flowers. It can become an alter for your worship of abundant and beautiful nature!

through the door Another aspect of Potager design is making sure you have verticality. This can be achieved through plantingtall Fennels and Angelicas, Sunflowers and Corn, or through metal pyramids and cane wigwams which you can grow beans, sweet peas or climbing roses which can cascade down.

Edges are important. In the beds themselves or along the edges of the paths you can grow Lavender, Calendula and Catmint. Camomile can be grown between the pavers which when you can gently tread upon to release their scent.

Color is vital and you don’t need just flowers to produce this. Choose unusual vegetables like red stalked Ruby Chard, Barecole Redbar and Lettace Lolla Rossa with their red and green ‘oak’ leaf. Purple Ruffles Basil and the deep dark green of crinkly kale (which my wife cooks with olive oil, salt and Parmesan cheese in the oven). Normal crinkles, Parsely is great in rows and can even outlast a cold winter if sheltered.

Other wonderful plants are Amaranthus caudates, Lablab purprens and Borage plus you can throw in some traditional cottage plants that can dot the area with colour like Poppies and Cornflowers.

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Fruit can and should be incorporated into the scheme, with raised beds of Strawberries (whose beds can also serve as a launch pad for Tulips in mid spring), Apples and Pears can be espaliered along the path and larger Apple trees and dwarf Cherry and Peach trees can be planted along back walls or along sheds. Raspberries, Gooseberries and Blackberry cultivars can be planted so they weave into the tapestry of vegetable and ornamental planting.

You can also create a garden within a garden by making a ‘Witch’s Garden’ which is a bed or series of beds just for herbs. I’ll give a list of herbs here as some of them you might not have tried. Lemon verbena, Chamomile, Hibiscus, Bergamont, Dill, Aloe, Rue, Angelica, Catnip as well as all the tried and tested ones. Herbs like purple Sage and Chives can be grown as you would ornamentals, for their foliage and shapes You can compliment these structures by adding a formal hedge or topiary which contrasts with the wildness of some of the larger unruly vegetables like beans and tomatoes. They will look slightly surreal growing right out from the middle of a bed of carrots and potatoes and will keep your garden looking good in Winter!

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38 Gardening Practically. Make sure their is a tap to hand with a hose that doesn’t tangle up and surround the area with chicken wire if there is any threat of rabbits or deer.

Keep spreading plants like mint in a pot (pots are great to give a bit of ‘weight’ to the area as well as introduce round shapes if you have gone for long, rectangular beds). Make sure the area is in as much full sun as possible, with wind breaks where needed and before you commit to the design draw it out on paper and go into your house and imagine what it will look like from different windows. Whenever I do any design I go to the different view points within the house.

So go for mixing up your garden and see what happens. It is the ultimate multi culture, where herbs and flowers for cutting, fat pumpkins, delicate chives and luxurious Roses on pyramids all weave together and yet are separated by simple geometric lines - a combination of abundance and order which can become a metaphor for your life itself!

Places to visit - Chiltern Lodge This is your very last chance this year to see an exquisite garden developed by Lady Collum for over 40 years, it features a series of interlocking rooms, each one with a different purpose and feel. In Fletching East Sussex, the garden is lovingly tended with an eye for detail and simple colour palettes. It is open to the public just a few days of the year so put 31st July in your diary now.

What to do in August  Obviously keep up the watering in sustained hot weather  Top up the mulch to retain moisture and keep weeds down (don’t forget they kept on growing until Christmas last year!)  Keep pinching out your tomatoes and sowing new rills of lettuce, radishes and spinach  Time to prune the bigger shrubs that have just finished flowering like Wygelia, Philadelpus, and Sprirea - cut out the old flowering wood back to new growth that next year’s flowers will bloom from  Mow your lawn on a higher setting now to keep moisture in the grass to help mitigate against all the summer browning in dry spells  Apply a nitrogen feed if Red Thread fungus is taking over your lawn

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School Trip & Sports Day Storrington First School’s reception children had a wonderful first school trip this term, a milestone as children reach the end of their important first year at school. As part of our learning about farms and farm animals, the outing was to Goffsland Farm in Southwater: classes travelled together for the first time on a coach and arrived very excited for the day ahead! Goffsland is a working farm and the visit provided a wonderful opportunity for children to look at farm machinery and learn how farm animals are looked after as well as time to explore the farm setting in small groups. Children really enjoyed seeing the cows, pigs, ducks, hens as well as the farm pony and dog. Squash and biscuits provided by the farmer and a picnic lunch in the field completed a perfect day!

The whole school got involved in our Sports Week

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which was bigger and better than ever this year. Each day began with a ‘Wake Up, Shake Up’ session on the outdoor stage always enjoyed by pupils and staff! As well as the Infant and Junior sports days the annual swimming gala and triathlon make best use of our school pool and grounds as well as showing off pupils sporting skills.

Throughout the week children across the school enjoyed taster sessions in activities such as golf, dance, handball and seated volleyball, run by external sports coaches. The week finished with a celebration of sports at the awards assembly. As always we are very grateful to our wonderful parents and volunteers who helped make the week such as success, thank you and well done to everyone who organised and participated in Storrington Sports Week 2017!

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School Funding Unless the government revises schools funding, vital services will need to be cut. You can help, writes Marion Smith, Head Teacher, Storrington First School.

Following the general election outcome on 8 June, Headteacher colleagues and I felt that it is appropriate to write again regarding school funding.

The salient points are as follows: 1. The Conservative manifesto pledged an additional £4bn to fund schools over the next five years 2. Schools across England are still awaiting a detailed announcement relating to the introduction of an urgently needed National Funding Formula 3. School funding – and severe teacher shortages – are having a profoundly negative effect on school provision. In a recent survey of over 750 Headteachers:  45% confirmed that 2 or significantly more teaching posts are being cut from September 2017  92% said school funding was ‘inadequate’ or ‘at crisis point’  90% stated that recruitment was either ‘difficult’ or ‘extremely challenging’ Against this background, it is crucial that the new Government responds quickly and effectively to a growing crisis in our schools.

The only way for our cash-starved schools to function effectively is for proper investment – capital, buildings and revenue - to be made into existing schools.

The Government must also avoid giving schools additional money through a new formula and then taking it back again through “hidden costs” and stealth taxes. If future funding does not increase, the options which we at Storrington First School would need to consider include: • Increasing class sizes in years 3 - 6 • Reducing the amount of IT equipment we have for the children to use in class • Increasing voluntary contributions from parents for Art and Food technology materials •Cancelling future trips and workshops if parent contributions are not received in full  Reducing staff hours  Cutting school-funded access to therapeutic ser-

vices e.g. play therapy

Along with Headteacher colleagues from 17 counties stretching from Cornwall to Norfolk and many points in between, I am determined to work to ensure fair and adequate school funding for every school is achieved. This includes continuing to make strong representations to our MP, and also to ensure that parents and others have all the information they need in order to encourage them to make their own voice heard.

As a start, you could write a personal letter to the Secretary of State for Education, Justine Greening MP, copying in our local MP Nick Herbert including some of the cuts you are worried about.

Email addresses are: Justine Greening ministers@education.gov.uk Nick Herbert nick@nickherbert.com

We are encouraged that, following the election, the media have widely reported a recognition by the Prime Minister that our concerns “must be addressed”.

We remain concerned, however, that the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies recently stated that when rising student numbers and inflationary costs are taken in to account, input of £4bn will still lead to a “real terms cut of 2.8% in per pupil funding between 2016 and 2022”. This is a huge sum of money.

There are also national and regional parental groups, listed below, that are keen to gain your support ‘Fair Funding for all Schools’ www.fairfundingforallschools.org

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‘Save our Schools’: www.saveourschools.co.uk or www.facebook.com/SaveOurSchoolsUK I would urge parents to take a look and see how you can help in what is a vital campaign to save your child’s education from being affected by unfair cuts.

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Local Windmills

Windmills which still exist today The Rock Mill, Wa sh in g to n a smock mill built in 1823 and still working as a corn mill at the outbreak of the Great War. In 1919 the mill was converted into a house. The composer John Ireland bought the mill in 1953 and lived there until his death in 1962. Rock Mill shown left when it was a windmill, and below after it was converted into a house.

Meeten's Windmill (pictured below) was originally built at 'Monkmead' and moved to West Chiltington in 1838. This corn mill continued operating until 1922 and was then converted to a residence in 1928. It has two sweeps/sails but no mechanism to turn them. For a small river the Stor certainly worked hard for this area.

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.com

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Computer Care

Keeping your PC cool in the heatwave

by Alan Stainer

Wow. What a scorcher it has been so far this year. On two such days in June, I braved the great indoors manning the Kinder Tech stand at the Drill Hall in Horsham for the Kinder Living Show.

It was a busy time for us, with people bringing in laptops to be looked at and asking advice. One common problem, especially during the heatwave, was overheating. Computers really don’t fare well when they get too hot and generally slow down. In extreme cases they could even can suffer permanent damage.

A simple heatwave isn’t going to do that by itself, but with the help of a little dust it could!

Dust you creates a nice little insulating blanket, which restricts air flow and clogs up moving parts like fans.

One family brought their laptop to the show. It was making a lot of noise. I said, “It’s probably dust clogging up the fan.” So I proceeded to clean it up with my air duster (imagine a very high powered hair dryer set to cold). When the laptop was switched back on the family all bent close trying to hear it.

They couldn’t. It also ran a bit better afterwards. www.alansitsolutions.com

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Fire

By Chris Ennis FRICS

The tragic events at Grenfell House have highlighted the dangers of fire.

During 2015 200 lives were lost, and it is estimated that 35 fatalities occur every year due to non-functioning smoke alarms.

Every home should have a smoke alarm and ideally, each level of accommodation should be protected. It still surprises me to see how many householders do not bother with alarms at all, or do not replace batteries. If funds permit, the alarms should be hard-wired to the mains electricity supply, and all alarms should be regularly maintained, and tested on a monthly basis.

If fire is seen or suspected, ring 999 and provide address and postcode. See that the property is vacated and give assistance to young, elderly and infirm. Do not try to fight anything but the smallest fire. Close all doors and windows. If windows are locked for security reasons – ensure that keys, or a means of breaking the glass, are available. If for any reason, escape is not possible, lay towels – preferably wet – at the base of the exit door and, since smoke rises, gets low into the room.

There are many causes of fire. Faulty electrical installations are very common. Electric wiring should be checked every five years, or upon every change of ownership. Any alterations to an electrical circuit should be made by a qualified electrician and noted under Part

P of the Building Regulations. I frequently see amateur alterations, naked cables and still, very occasionally these days, the pre-war lead and fabric-covered cables.

Candles should be used with care and never near inflammable material. Smokers can present special hazards. Cooking with a chip pan is potentially very dangerous, there should be a smoke blanket in the room and the pan should always be attended. Gas appliances should be regularly serviced by a ‘GasSafe’ engineer, and landlords should ensure that appliances in their properties are serviced annually, or they risk a fine of up to £5,000. In flats, managing agents should ensure that all alarm systems are regularly serviced, under contract. Escape corridors should be kept free of obstruction. It is common to see bicycles and pushchairs in the common ways.

Frequently, self-closing devices are fitted to doors and I often see these propped open. Some doors are specially constructed to slow combustion, and others may be fitted with ‘intumescent’ strips that resist the spread of fire.

There are three principal types of fire extinguisher (carbon dioxide, water and foam) and householders should take the advice of an expert to determine which is appropriate. I can only urge all readers to look carefully at their home to minimise the likelihood of danger from fire. The local fire brigade are normally be prepared to make a free inspection.

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

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Actions Speak Louder Than Words

By Sandra Crathern, Health and Wellbeing Coach I have noticed how most people generally know what they need to do to create a happier healthier lifestyle, but often they don’t seem to be able to achieve it (or feel they can’t or even find it too hard).

I am not a great philosopher but Ralph Waldo Emerson did once say, ‘one ounce of action is greater than one ton of theory’.

Sadly these days more and more people are suffering with stress related problems from anxiety to addiction and we are saturated from the Internet with every type of solution.

So what’s the answer? Well the simplest way to move from one place to another is to do a small different action that works toward your goal, breaking things down into bite size more manageable tasks is always helpful.

But the bottom line is we must DO an action to change the situation. My suggestion also would be to get help if you can’t seem to get motivated and move forward. Don't be ashamed to ask for help from peo-

ple you can trust, maybe your friends, your Doctor or Nurse, or even get a Coach so they can support and help you.

Remember the ONLY person you can change is yourself and you need to honour the commitments you say you are going to do (regardless of how you feel), otherwise you will just keep going round the same mountain!

When we hold ourselves accountable, honour our commitments and persevere, we gain a sense of selfrespect and can achieve almost anything.

There is also so much more focus now on the benefits of self care, the NHS actually has a website that looks at how to prevent illness as well as identify what stresses we need to be avoid that cause us long term illness. So why not make the time to do a little something different today that will make a life long healthier you!

Call 07932 618166 www.innavision.co.uk or email sandra@innavision.co.uk

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Ashington Parish Council The Neighbourhood Plan The Neighbourhood Plan reached an important key milestone in June 2017 with the publication of two key supporting documents: The ‘State of the Parish’ report is a summary of all of the consultation done to date with the community and the ‘Assets & Treasures’ report documents all that is important to our community. The Steering Group is currently preparing a ‘Vision and Objectives’ for Ashington Parish and this will form the final piece of ‘community evidence’ that is needed for the Plan.

An independently prepared Housing Needs Assessment for Ashington Parish was commissioned by the Steering Group and approved by Horsham District Council. This gives an indication of the number of homes that should be built in Ashington between 2017 and 2031.

This industry standard report concludes that a range of 123-200 homes is appropriate for Ashington to 2031, with the mid point in the range being a sensible position. There is a need for affordable housing and housing to provide for the needs of first-time buyers and young families – both rented accommodation and property to purchase. The under-occupancy of existing properties is also a particular issue. There is a need for a greater proportion of smaller properties which will help to address needs and also underoccupation as downsizers are able to access properties locally.

All documents are available to view on the Parish Council website.

There were 26 sites submitted for consideration for development through the Neighbourhood Plan process. Some have been rejected as they are isolated from the built-up area of the Parish.

The others will be considered further and their owners will be asked to look at all of the available community evidence and put forward proposals that not only meet the need for new homes but also the community needs that we have identified. www.ashingtonpc.org.uk

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Storrington & Sullington Parish Council News

by Anna Worthington-Leese – Parish Council Chairman New Councillors I am pleased to welcome three new councillors to the fold: Carol Brooker, Joel Davis and Becky Gilligan. I wish them well and am sure they will quickly get involved in the many things that the council deals with.

This means we are once again at full strength.

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Neighbourhood Plan

By the time you are reading this, the Public Consultation should have finally begun and as we are so close to the school summer holidays, we will be running the consultation for 8 weeks until 4th September 2017.

The Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents can be viewed from the Neighbourhood Plan pages of our website www.storrington-pc.gov.uk A paper copy of the Plan can be viewed at Storrington Library or by appointment here at the Parish Hall.

Please submit your comments by email to clerk@storrington-pc.gov.uk or by writing to The Parish Hall, Thakeham Road, Storrington, RH20 3PP. The process to produce the Plan has been a lengthy and frustrating one and I would like to thank you for your support and patience during this time.

New playground/skate park equipment vandalised Many thanks to all those who attended the opening of the new playground and skate park facilities. There was a great turnout and everyone seemed to be having fun. Unfortunately, even before the new toddler playground was officially open, one piece of equipment was vandalised. It is extremely disheartening for the Parish Council when a large amount of public money is spent on lovely facilities and then someone sees fit to treat it with such contempt. This is your money, and it is not a bottomless pit. Please look after these facilities so that they can be enjoyed by everyone for many years to come and if you see anyone causing damage, please report it to the police and to the Parish Council.

Don’t forget that the Storrington And District Classic And Sportscar Enthusiasts (SADCASE) are hosting another classic car show on the Hormare Field on Sunday 30th July. There will be a large display of classic and sports vehicles along with entertainment, food and drink. The Show will be open from 10 am so please put the date in your diaries and come along for an excellent family day out.

Duck House Correction I reported last month that we were very grateful to Scott at Duck-Islands.com for donating our new duck house on the Memorial Pond; unfortunately there was an error on his contact details. Any enquiries should be referred to scott@duck-islands.com 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 August 2017 Recreation and Property Committee – 2nd August 7pm Infrastructure, Communications and Environment Committee – 2nd August - 8pm Planning and Development Committee 10th August - 7pm Full Parish Council Meeting 30th August - 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 A big thanks to everyone who attended and helped make this year’s Village Day in June a great success.

The weather was glorious, our local MP Nick Herbert opened the event, and a great time was had by all, with our local schools benefiting directly from the fundraising.

Our very best wishes go with Thakeham First School as they move to share the Rock Road site this September. As previously reported, Thakeham Pre-School will remain in the old Village Hall for this autumn, re-opening in January in its new building. On 10 July Thakeham residents remembered young Ellie Thornton at an emotional memorial event, including dedication of a bench and magnolia tree in the High Bar Lane playground.

On the Planning front, by this August the PC will have

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given its response to TESLA’s application to add two new factory units at their Water Lane operation. This involves weighing the negatives of development outside the built-up area boundary against the local economic/employment benefits of enabling TESLA to expand. The decision will then be up to HDC. We are continuing to progress traffic calming works in the Abingworth area – see our Traffic Calming Latest web-page for details. The two new football Nick Herbert at June village day pitches are being readied for use and new affordable housing is now being marketed as it nears completion. The PC continues to press for the new Village Hall and shop to be delivered as early as possible in 2018. See our Housing Development News web-page for latest information.

We are consulting with young residents on options to upgrade play equipment at High Bar Lane, and the PC is also exploring locally-managed community transport options.

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

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