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July 2017 Cover Photo View from Sullington Warren to the Downs by Kris Thomas

Welcome...

I hope you are enjoying the summer so far.

Our July issue has another bumper What’s On Guide featuring summer fairs, music events and family entertainment listings aplenty! Starting on page 4 with more listings on our website.

We are lucky to live in a very affluent part of the country but unmanageable debt is still a real concern for many. Our main article highlights the free course for people with debt problems run by CAP (Christians against poverty) see page 26.

This month you can win tickets to the fabulous Loxwood Joust, see page 30.

Taking place over the first two weekends in August, the Loxwood Joust sees knights in full battle armour on thundering horses setting their lances at ‘full tilt’ against each other. You can win tickets to the event as well as VIP seats in the Royal Pavilion. You can also win tickets to the Firle Vintage Fair near Lewes, page 17.

In local news, oil exploration has begun in Adversane - read more on page 43. We also have our regular Charity & community news round-up starting on page 20, schools news on page 46 and updates from the local parish councils starting on page 50.

Our regular local history piece looks at watermills, p47. Finally, Andrew Staib our gardening guru gives ideas to help your garden ’sing’ this month, as well as July’s main gardening tasks. See page 36.

Thanks for reading,

Kris & Jeff

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The Firle Vintage Fair

Win a weekend family ticket worth ÂŁ250. 12th - 13th August Step back in time and style and experience the best Vintage Fair in England. Firle Vintage Fair is located in the heart of the downs and is a celebration of the beauty and antiquities of the past. Featuring a host of cherry-picked vintage stalls, including gardenalia plus croquet games and original 1880 Victoriana style fairground rides.

Complementing our countryside location this year we present Flower Crown workshops, talks on Sussex Beekeeping and Wild Food workshops. For the foodies there will be the very best artisan food and beverages with Iced Sloe Gins from Gin & Bear It and a Champagne bar on the lawns.

Live entertainment throughout the weekend including Temple of Artemis cat-walk, Swing Jazz bands, Solo artists, the Spitfire Sisters Windups and Vintage DJs..

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Also returning as one of the most popular elements of the festival will be over 200 vintage car owners who will shine up their bonnets and proudly show off to motor enthusiasts!

So dust off your tea dresses, braces and brogues and hop on your bicycle or our vintage double-decker Routemaster bus. Come and join us at Firle and step back in time in style! www.firlevintagefair.co.uk

Win a weekend family ticket Prize includes weekend camping pass, a vintage bus ride, a picnic hamper, evening cocktails & BBQ For your chance to win, just answer the following : Q: Which weekend is Firle Vintage Fair taking place? a) 12th-13th Aug b) 2nd-3rd Sep c) 7th-8th Oct Send your answer and full contact details including daytime telephone number to: Firle Vintage Fair Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or email competitions@sussexlocal.net Winner will be first entry drawn after the 31st July 2017. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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Local Walks - July 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 10:00am Warnham 3 miles 1 hr 45 mins Level 2 Meet car park of the Village Hall of Hollands Way, RH12 3RH Liz 01403 263920 Mon 3 10:30am Sussex at its Best 5 miles 2 hrs Level 2 Meet at St George’s Church, Steyning Road, West Grinstead, RH13 8LR Jean 07734 323321 Wed 5 2:30pm Horsham Heritage Guided Walks 2 miles 90 mins Level 2 Meet outside Museum in the Causeway. A guided historical walk around Horsham to learn more about its history and changes over the past centuries Jill 07780 701184 Fri 7 10:00am Clayton 7 miles 3 hrs Level 3 Meet at car park beside Clayton windmills, Mill Lane (TQ302134) Peter 07923 466366 Sun 9 10:00am Amberley Wildbrooks 5.7 miles 3 hrs Level 3 Meet at Rackham Old School, RH20 2EU. This walk explores Amberley Wildbrooks which forms part of the flood plain of the River Arun Mick 01903 745971 Thu 13 10:00am Irene’s All Day Walk 10 miles 4+ hrs Level 3 Please phone Irene for details Irene 01403 783637 Fri 14 11:00am Barns Green 2 miles 1 hr Health Meet in new car park above the Village Hall Chatter 07720 714306 Sat 15 10:00am Annual Riverside Walk – Horsham 13 miles 5 hrs Level 3 Meet at Horsham Rugby Club in Hammerpond Road RH13 6PJ. 13 mile circular route with a free minibus back to start from designated stops Jill 07780 701184 Wed 19 10:30am Storrington Riverside Walk 2.5 miles 90 mins Health Meet at Storrington Recreation Ground Car Park, RH20 4PG. Explore Storrington's lovely Riverside Walk. This flat, easy walk has pleasant views Mick 01903 745971 Fri 21 10.00am Amberley 5 miles 3 hrs Level 2 Meet in the Museum car park. Join us for a walk in the Arun Valley Margaret 01403 262311 Sat 22 10:30am Sumners Pond 4 miles 2 hrs Level 2 Meet at Signposted Sumners Ponds, Fishery and Campsite. A lovely walk around a working farm, through beautiful woodland and peaceful meadows Douglas 01403 268807 Tue 25 9:30am Buchan Country Park 3 miles 1 hr Level 2 Meet in the car park off Horsham Road (A2220) Largely wooded area with some open heathland, meadows and ponds Richard 01403 230293 Fri 28 10:00am Ranmore Common 6 miles 3 hrs Level 3 Meet at Denbies Vineyard car park (TQ 166 511) Peter 07923 466366 Sat 29 8:30am Wiggonholt Common & Parham Park 6.5 miles 2 hrs 30 mins Level 3 Meet in Glebe Surgery car park, Monastery Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LR. This walk provides an opportunity to walk through Parham Deer Park Mick 01903 745971 Mon 31 10:45am North Heath, Horsham 2 miles 30 or 75 mins Health Meet Sussex Barn pub car park, off North Heath Lane, RH12 5PJ Ann & John 01403 268885

Arun Adur Ramblers – www.arun-adur-ramblers.org.uk Sat 2 10:30 The Dover Meet at the car park at The Dover, north of Angmering Wed 5 10:30 East Dean Meet at Star and Garter PH, East Dean Sat 8 10:30 Pulborough Meet at car park near library, Brooks Way, Pulborough Wed 26 10:30 Littlehampton Meet at East Beach Cafe, Littlehampton Sun 30 10:30 Henfield Meet at library car park, Bishops Close, Henfield

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Sussex Snippets Imm ers ive Cine mat ic Events are hosting a three day film event at Newhaven Fort over Armed Forces Weekend from the 23rd - 25th of July. The organisers sought out this location with the idea that it would be the perfect setting for an event themed around wartime Britain. Each evening there will be a screening of a military themed film with two hours of immersive experience beforehand: Friday 23rd: Saving Private Ryan; Saturday 24th: The Great Escape; Sunday 25th: Warhorse.

Newhaven Fort was the location where many service personnel left Britain for the DDay landings. For this event guests are transported back to wartime Britain by taking advantage of this incredible location. The organisers plan to create a set that comes alive through real feel action and production A sporting lunch held in aid of Sussex children’s charity Rockinghorse, has raised £35,550 for its 50th year appeal.

Held at The Grand Hotel in Brighton on Friday 2nd June, the Best of British event, sponsored by solicitors Mayo

SUSSEX LOCAL Wynne Baxter, welcomed special guest speaker Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards. Rockinghorse is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and aims to raise £500,000 during its Golden Jubilee, to be split between 10 children’s centres and paediatric services in Sussex.

The Wey & Arun Canal Trust and the National Trust are jointly celebrating the 150th anniversary of JB Dashwood’s adventurous journey down the River Wey along the Wey & Arun Canal towards the Solent. His mission was to see the Spithead Review in 1867 and he took his small boat ‘Caprice’ from Thames Lock at Weybridge, along the Wey & Arun Canal on his way to Portsmouth. Small boats are invited to take part in a reconstruction of the journey. www.weyarun.org.uk Advance notice of Littlehampton Town Council’s Screen on the Green on 19th August when there will be a free screening of The Goonies at 8.45pm on the East Green at the seafront. Meanwhile, Worthing is attempting to boost visitor numbers with a new website www.discoverworthing.uk Aldingbourne Trust, local charity supporting adults with learning disabilities celebrated Volunteers’ Week. Their volunteers have built up over 1,700 man hours in a year. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer or have an organisation that would like to “give a day to charity” contact either Tracy Milward at tracym@aldingbourne.org or Debbie Wells at debbiew@aldingbourne.org. Meanwhile a team from the centre tackled a sponsored walk to Halnaker Windmill for up to 5 ½ miles, assisted by several community volunteers as well as staff from the Kitchen centre in Lancing. £300 was raised. www.aldingbournetrust.co.uk .

News from Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne - Ahead of HMIC’s Legitimacy Inspection, the DCC said that the number of Stop and Searches had fallen from 24,000 in 2011 to 6,000 a year because of the concerted effort by the force to ensure stops were targeted, proportionate, justified and legitimate. Ms Bourne is also repeating the warnings of courier fraud crime, where you get a phone call from fraudsters posing as bank staff or, as in this case, a police officer. They persuade you that your bank account has been hacked or that they need your help to catch organised crime gangs and tell you to withdraw money and hand it to one of their trusted associates the courier- who will either keep it safe or use it in their fake police operation.

Ms Bourne recently welcomed the first conviction in Sussex for exercising coercive and controlling behaviour in a relationship. Robert Conlon from St Leonards, was sentenced to four and a half years and also received an indefinite restraining order which prohibits him from any contact with his 28-year-old ex -partner and from entering Sussex. www.sussexpcc.gov.uk

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Thakeham Pre School Move Thakeham Pre-School is moving to our brand new purpose built building in January 2018. They told us "We aim to provide a Reggio Emilia inspired learning environment which is awash with natural light and a space that is cosy where children can relax and enjoy learning knowing that staff are always at hand to follow their lead and provide resources that will both stimulate and challenge their young minds."

The outside environment will feature many natural elements, flower and vegetable gardens, areas to explore nature, areas to climb and a magical fairy garden to stimulate imaginative play. There will be shaded areas around the garden as well as a wooden play house. New opening hours are 9-3.30 Monday – Friday (term time), Optional Breakfast Club 8-9am From September, the pre-school will be offering 30 hours child care, and spaces are currently available Sharon: 01798 815467 thakehampreschool.uk.com thakeham@hotmail.co.uk

‘Dead City’ “I scrambled past the window, down on all fours, broken moonlight illuminating my face. What could

SUSSEX LOCAL pierce the dark crimson fog and spine-covered ivy that hung in the air about the opening? Glass from the broken window clamped to my hand, blood dripping into the muddy water beneath my feet. I placed my now bloody arm upon an old scanner, which was frying out any electricity that remained, staring out across the street. Through the fog I could just see another building. It was covered in pink slime and showered with dark blue metal. Two blue eyes stared back…………..”

Joshua Gregory (14 years old) Steyning Grammar School This was a winning entry in the Young Writers Spine-Chillers mini saga competition. Students were asked to write a story that used atmosphere, tension and suspense, with the added challenge of using 100 words or fewer. It will be published in Spine-chillers – Kent & Sussex.

Washington Village Day This year celebrates 150 years of St Mary's Washington C of E First School, so the theme for the fancy dress parade at noon is to wear an outfit from anytime in those last 150 years. There are craft sale and activity stalls, face painting, a produce show (information at the Village Larder and the Washington village hall), displays from local clubs, a dog show, tug of war, go karts, Punch & Judy, bouncy castles, Victorian-themed funfair rides plus beer specially brewed for the day by Riverside Brewery in honour to a past pupil, Mr Adsett who fought and fell at the Somme. All this plus a barbecue and a bar, and all in support of the village and the school. July 8th from 12 noon until 5pm.

Storrington Conservation Society

Michael and Jane Joseph were inspired to create a wonderful wildflower meadow near Adversane, and a party from SCS were delighted to be shown the meadow in all its glory. With so many such meadows having been lost to agriculture and development, it is good to see some are being carefully restored.

On Saturday 1st July we will be at the West Street Garden preparing it for the 'In Bloom' judging later in the month. For details of the Thursday work party on 20th July at 2.00pm, please refer to our website. We are not an exclusive group, anyone interested in caring for our local natural amenities is welcome to join us. Young or old, no age limit. Mick Denness: 01903 745971 www.storringtonconservation.org.uk

Storrington in Bloom

Our next clean-up day will be on Sunday July 9th from 10am-12pm, not 19th as reported last month.

Please do come along – many hands make light work and children are very welcome to help out too.

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Amberley Museum Summer Fun Amberley Museum will be open every day during the Sussex school holidays, and there are lots of events planned for you to enjoy.

The Museum will be hosting Toddler Tuesday activity mornings on the 25th July, 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th August. With a range of activities for the under 5’s, including story time, song and crafts, looking at different aspects of the Museum each week. Also, there are Activity Wednesdays for children of all ages on the 26th July, 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th August.

Each Wednesday will look at a different theme around the Museum, along with hands on activities in the woodturners workshops and birds of prey displays from Hawking About.

The highlight of the summer includes Robots Live shows on the weekend of the 29th and 30th

SUSSEX LOCAL July. The robots from BBC’s Robot Wars will be visiting the Museum, including the champion Apollo.

This special show is included in the Museum’s standard entry price.

There will be workshops available to try your hand at building a robot, but these spaces are limited so pre-booking is advisable by contacting the Museum office on 01798 831370.

Tickets for the event itself are available to purchase online when you visit www.amberleymuseum.co.uk

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Free help for debtors Registered charity Christians Against Poverty help people to manage their finances According to recent figures, there are almost nine million people in debt in the UK, that’s around one in six adults. Being unable to keep up with bills and other financial commitments can result in people spiralling into debt and evidence shows that often the people who are most in need of help and advice on how to manage their finances, those who are teetering on the brink of debt or in debt already, either have no idea how to find this advice or else do not seek it until it’s too late.

Registered charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) offers help to anyone struggling with their finances, finding it difficult to budget or in debt. The charity believes that “nobody should be held hostage by debt and poverty,” and wants to help people escape the grip of poverty. CAP’s aims are threefold, to give people the skills to improve their money management, to encourage people to look at their own finances and make changes that are tailored specifically to their needs and to enable people to successfully budget, save and keep out of debt – supporting people to take control of their finances. The organisation offers a range of courses designed to do just this.

Chris Jay CEO and Chairman

The CAP Money course is a free money management course that teaches budgeting skills, promising attendees they will be on top of their finances in just a few weeks. The course is made up of three sessions and is open to everyone – irrespective of faith, income, financial circumstances or knowledge. Each session lasts two hours including refreshments, is informal and confidential and there are specially tailored courses available for Students, Youth and Kids available.

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CAP developed the CAP Money Course In 2008 and it is the largest provider of face-to-face financial education in the UK.

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28 Charity Profile Peter Sutton is local coordinator for the CAP Money course in Sussex, having been trained as a CAP Money coach in 2010, whilst living in North London.

In 2013 he moved to Chichester and introduced the course to his church, Immanuel Church in Graylingwell. Peter is, he says: “A great advocate of churches working together and since moving here I have tried to expand awareness of this fantastic course throughout West Sussex as there seemed to me to be a real need for this type of financial management/ budgeting course.”

The organisation has a relationship with the Department for Work and Pensions, who regularly refer people with money issues to CAP. The services provided

by CAP are completely free of charge, and the charity receives its income from donations, fundraising dinners, sponsored events and regular givers, who provide the majority of CAPs income. In fact, 63 per cent of the charity’s income comes from individuals, with

He is keen to further extend CAP’s network and to encourage as many churches as possible to offer these courses to the community. “Churches I have contacted have all been supportive and we have been running courses in a variety of venues in Chichester, Bognor and Littlehampton.” Peter estimates that around 6000 people go through a CAP Money Course every year and that with 46 active churches in West Sussex, there is potential for around 200 people go through a course in West Sussex a year.

In addition to the courses CAP has debt centres in Chichester, Bognor, Littlehampton, Worthing, Crawley and Shoreham-on-sea, and also in Brighton, Bexhill and Hastings; and there are currently job clubs available in Billingshurst, Horsham and Chichester.

Although all of the courses are run by a Christian charity, the services provided by CAP are open to all irrespective of faith or no faith at all.

Peter says that, “CAP encourages all who wish to do the course to attend.

The CAP money course is not an evangelical event and focuses purely on the financial issues.”

Since its inception the charity has grown enormously, and garnered a number of awards – including being named Debt Advice Provider of the Year at the Collections and Customer Service Awards 2015 – and has a wide range of supporters. One of whom is Martin Lewis from Money Saving Expert, who regularly recommends CAP to people who are in debt and struggling to cope, and is quoted as saying: “CAP is unsurpassed in its debt counselling.” Peter tells me that CAP has enormous credibility within both the private and public sectors; the charity’s website carries endorsements from, amongst others, HRH Prince Charles, former Prime Minister David Cameron and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.

nineteen per cent from church donations and the bulk of the remaining eighteen per cent coming from charitable activities and charitable trusts.

All of the 300 staff at CAPs Bradford Head Office are paid. But the CAP Money Course is run completely by unpaid volunteers from churches; there are currently 3,500 CAP Money Coaches running the course across

through the door the UK. Volunteers are trained by CAP and do not require any experience of the finance industry, details on how to become a volunteer are available on the website. Peter says, “We never give financial advice on a CAP Money Course, we just facilitate an amazing DVD based course full of handy principles to get your finances in order.” The DVDs used during the course are also available on line from the CAP Money website, and also focus on many whose lives have been transformed following attendance.

In addition to the existing CAP Debt help and CAP Money Course, there are also CAP Job Clubs – to help people support back into work – and CAP Release Groups - helping people to tackle addictions. The organisation has recently piloted a new venture – CAP Life Skills, which equips people to live well on a low income and was launched at Westminster in March at an event attended by around seventy guests, including thirty-one MPs. Interestingly, when I ask Peter Sutton what he sees as the greatest challenge faced by the charity, he doesn’t reply with the usual – and understandable – response from those involved in the charitable sector, namely funding, but rather that the greatest challenge CAP Money faces is: “getting people to know about CAP and encouraging them to come.”

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who thinks they would benefit from attending a course can find more details on the website, where simply inserting your postcode will bring up your nearest venue.

At a time when everyone is feeling the pinch and when anyone’s financial health can be hit by an unexpected event, and debt so easily entered into, learning the skills that could mean the difference between healthy money management and spiralling levels of debt can only be a good idea.

Contact: Peter Sutton – Telephone: 07813024585, petersutton@capmoneycourse.org www.capmoney.org

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WIN a Family ticket to the Loxwood Joust Plus VIP seats in the Royal Pavilion to watch a live joust!

Sat 5th & Sun 6th, Sat 12th & Sun 13th August 10am - 6pm companies of actors, wandering minstrels, the Court Jester and dance troupes entertain and delight throughout the day.

But do not miss Gilbert Savage, aka The Executioner, putting his new rack with its gruesome assemblage of rollers, ratchets and metal framework, to good use in the woodland or the den of the Witches with their beguiling ways.

Be enchanted by The Mediaeval Baebes, let little ones enjoy their very own Children’s Kingdom, become an apprentice knight in Sword School, pelt the peasant and revel in Sir Lancelot the Bald’s improbable stunts.

Fully armoured knight in a thunderous battle

Perhaps after dining on local organic fayre, you will venture into the The Mediaeval Gaming Zone” where children and adults can try their hand at Tafl.

A jousting knight

The Loxwood Joust is the most spectacular mediaeval festival in the Realm. An unrivalled programme of mediaeval revelry guarantees a family day out like no other. Experience the all action jousting tournaments, daring displays of weaponry, archery, cannon fire and fully armoured knights meeting in thunderous battles.

Explore the recreated mediaeval battle camp where fully armoured knights will be showing what life was like at that time. And in the Mediaeval Market Place, Traders and Hawkers Dancing entertainment will vie for your attention as

The Loxwood Joust is open each day from 10am to 6pm, is conveniently located just off the B2133 between Wisborough Green and Loxwood and has ample Free Parking. www.loxwoodjoust.co.uk

Win a Family Ticket to the Loxwood Joust Sussex Local has 6 family tickets to give away including the VIP Royal Pavilion seats, valid for any of the show days. To be in with a chance of winning simply answer this question:

Q. In what time period is The Loxwood Joust Set? A) Victorian

B) Stone Age

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Send your answer and full contact details including daytime tel. no. to: Loxwood Joust Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or send an email to: competitions@sussexlocal.net. The winners will first 6 correct entries drawn after 24/7/17. Please indicate if you would like to be on our/The Loxwood Joust’s mailing list.

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‘Peachie’ Summer Salad - Serves 4 Ingredients

For the vinaigrette 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard 1 Tbsp. Sussex Honey 2 Tbsp. Balsamic vinegar 4 Tbsp. Rapeseed oil Pinch of salt & pepper For the salad 6 rashes of streaky bacon, grilled until crispy 4 peaches, quartered 2 shallot, sliced into thin rounds Mixed salad leaves 200g of your favourite Sussex cheese

Method 1. Firstly, in a small bowl combine your vinaigrette ingredients and set aside until plating up

2. Grill your bacon until crispy making sure it doesn’t burn 3. Heat a pan or grill on the hob to a medium heat, and dry fry the quartered peaches for 10 minutes, flesh side down, half way through cooking turn them over to char both flesh sides.

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In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks by Andrew Staib of Glorious Gardens So how do we free up our garden and make it feel abundant?

One question you can ask is how can I let the plant off it’s leash.

The other is do I need to move it or pull it out and start again. A good example of the first point is how we treat our Philadelphus. This popular Orange Blossom is basically a multi stemmed small tree that we treat as a shrub. It has a very tall, arching nature, sending lots of stems up from the base to rejuvenate itself each year. Most well intentioned gardeners will just cut it into a 5 foot rectangle after flowering each year. But if you

Designing a Graceful Garden Letting Plants Sing As a garden designer I am often called in to renovate a garden that has become tired or stultified.

Two problem elements often stand out for me. The first is that plants are not in the right place. This leads to owners having to prune them to size on a regular bases. If you are wanting a tight, formal look to your garden this can work out well if the right plant for controlled pruning has been chosen. However, plants are just normally hacked back because they are too big for the allotted space and the poor householder has no choice.

The second problem I often encounter is that the planting has no real connection to the house. Neither the texture or structure of the plant, it’s leaf colour or personality relate to the house and its characteristics.

It goes without saying that houses tend to be large and hard objects but often the planting is equally hard and atrophied, pruned to fit into a border rather than being free to ‘do it’s thing’.

Nigel Phillips, a well known Sussex garden designer, has a wonderful way of looking at it. He says - Ask yourself a simple question - Does that plant in that place SING? That is, does it embody all the beauty and unique characteristics of its nature without looking bound, chopped, squashed or held back. It is surprising what answers you will get once you start asking yourself this question of each plant in your garden.

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This will leave you with a graceful yet very tall plant, about 12 foot.

The second issue becomes - Now I have let my plant sing, it too big for its spot? Then you will need to be brave and either move it or pull it out.

Getting rid of plants is a whole issue in itself. In my oil painting class what we struggle with a lot is not just getting something to look right but knowing when to start a whole area again in the service of getting the whole picture to work, even though what we have done ‘looks good’. This courage to ‘destroy’ is arguably more important than the skill in making something look presentable. If you can muster the courage to take out something then you find you can start working towards a greater goal. We often baulk at taking out a healthy plant but if a garden is to work and inspire you and others with the beauty of nature then the sacrifice is worth it. And in my experience once you have the nerve to do it, you end up planting a richer garden with possibly more plants than before.

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Look at the shrubs you have Every plant has its own characteristics, forged from thousands if not millions of years of growth in particular habits. The amazing thing is how adaptable they are.

If you work with them rather than against what they want to do, your garden will have a natural and effortless feel and you won’t be feeling there is a fight on your hands every weekend.

You can let the shrubs you have let their hair down this Summer and see what happens. They might go up and out in which case you could try a different type of pruning which would be thinning out whole branches rather than chopping them into a round shape. If they do get too big you can think about training them against a wall, moving or removing them.

Here are some of the common garden shrubs that you could re think.

Rosa rugosa - leave at the back of the border to become wonderfully leggy letting it throw its blooms over the plants at the front.

Escalonia - this can be thinned and the small

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Acuba japonica - let it go and see what happens.

Again it can be allowed to stretch out if planted deep in a shady corner rather than in a prime spot in the border.

Weigela - this popular flowering shrub often gets pruned into a ball but it has the most wonderful fountain of branches. Again the lower branches can be cleaned up and old branches taken right out.

Spirea - same as above There are so many other plants that you can give a green light to this Summer. What’s the worse that can happen? They look untidy and you can just neaten them up again!

The National Garden Scheme Founded in 1927 the scheme encouraged people to open up their gardens to the public to raise money for the newly formed district nurses role in poor urban areas. It has moved on since then, from “a shilling a head” to raising over 20 million pounds for a variety of charities in the last 10 years.

If you go to the NGS website and type in ‘Sussex’ plus the dates you are free and you will find 36 gardens that are opening their gates in July though each garden is just open for a day or two only. Most serve tea and cakes so you can burn off 15 calories by walking around and then put on 600!

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What to do in July  Deadhead perennial flowers as they will often create a new flush of buds as you inhibit the energy of the plant going into seed production.

Plus the first flush of Hybrid and Patio roses may have finished so deadhead them back to a couple of new, outward facing buds  Bring out any tender plants out from your conservatory now  Ponds - Make sure any ponds don’t get swamped with blanket weed  Watering - Any new plants that went in this year will dry out much faster than established plants as their roots are not as plugged into the surrounding soil.  Keep pinching out side shoots on your tomatoes  Keep sowing salad for a continuous crop

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42 Local Business Profile

Help for Motorists at Pulborough station Two wheels as good as four!

Now with MOTs for motorbikes For most of us, motor repairs and MOT tests are a unwelcome necessity in day to day life. At LMC Auto Services Owner Lee Cripps aims to offer first class service at competitive prices. He told Sussex Local that he and his fully qualified team of mechanics endeavour to maintain a high quality of workmanship coupled with a genuine aspiration to help the motorist.

Lee thinks that little extras, such as free collection and delivery within 20 miles, free vehicle wash with a service and an online discount on MOTs, keep his customers happy - and happy customers recommend others. LMC have also now opened a motorcycle MOT lane so can help those on two wheels too!

After an apprenticeship and four years of study Lee started LMC as a mobile mechanic with his trusty Escort van! The company has now been at their current spacious premises at the Station Approach Estate in Pulborough for over six years. Lee told us that in their fully equipped workshop they can undertake work on all makes of cars and light vans including servicing and repairs to brakes, clutches, suspension, cam belts and exhausts together with

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engine/gearbox rebuilds and electrical diagnosis. He added that customers who need to protect their manufacturer’s warranty on a new vehicle can rest assured that a service with LMC will keep it valid and could save a fair amount off main dealer service charges. Lee was pleased to confirm that he is a member of Check-a-Trade, the Good Garage Scheme, Buy With Confidence, Foxy Lady Garages and trustmygarage.com closely adhering to their codes of conduct. Also, if you book a service, MOT or repair with LMC between now and the end of July you can win a car (plus many other great prizes)! Speak to LMC for details. Unit 8, Station Approach Industrial Estate, Station Road, Pulborough. 01798 873281 or go online at www.lmcautoservices.co.uk where you can book a service or discounted MOT plus 5% of the online MOT fee is donated to the Mary How Trust.

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Broadford Bridge Oil Drilling starts near Adversane We have received the following reader letter: Dear Editor UK Oil and Gas plc (UKOG) began exploratory drilling for oil at the Broadford Bridge site, on Adversane Lane, near West Chiltington at the end of May. They brought a towering rig in before anyone noticed.

It now disturbs the views for many and disrupts the rural peace. Worryingly, a lot of locals remain uninformed about the company’s true plans.

The company is using a permit for conventional drilling previously awarded to Celtique Energie, in 2013.

It is waiting to hear on its submission to the Environment Agency for a variation to that permit to allow unconventional exploration techniques including the use of chemicals that could risk our water supplies.

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Dr Roger Smith for the Campaign to Protect Rural England, shared geological evidence of a fault near the site, which could result in the ground shifting if disturbed - as happened at Preese Hall Lancashire, causing the earth to shake in Blackpool. He warned if drilling went wrong, liquids and chemicals could get into the public drinking water supplies to 100,000 homes via the River Arun. Some of the chemicals to be used – listed in the Safety Data Sheet submitted

by UKOG to the Environment Agency (EA) - are carcinogenic and two are toxic to aquatic invertebrates.

Any leak of such chemicals could cause havoc to an internationally important Special Protection Area wildlife site on the river. Is this the ZERO impact on the water supplies, which they talk of. And who will be monitoring this anyway? Have baseline tests been done by the EA to see if any changes occur as the drilling goes on?

UKOG director Stephen Sanderson has said to make their operation worthwhile they have to drill wells, ‘almost back-to-back so it becomes… an industrialised process’. Is this what we want all over the Weald, polluting the air, soil and water we rely on for our very lives?

UKOG say, “Onshore oil and gas exploration and production is among the most regulated industries in the UK and, therefore, one of the world’s safest and environmentally rigorous sectors.” But the Conservatives are planning to relax local planning scrutiny and with cutbacks in EA resources will the regulation be safe enough? Many more questions need to be asked before further drilling takes place. Dr David Smythe, Emeritus Professor of Geology at Edinburgh University has raised several:

In a letter delivered to nearby residents before the public meeting in Pulborough on 30th April, UKOG shared ten ‘facts’ about Broadford Bridge, clearly to reassure residents that it’s all perfectly safe, clean and beneficial. Yet there is much evidence to the contrary and experts told a different story.

Firstly, the Weald is a mature, albeit minor, oil province; the thin limestones within the Kimmeridge Clay have been penetrated many times by exploration wells, and the oil price has historically been far higher than today's $50 per barrel. Extended-reach horizontal drilling has been around for 25 years.

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So, given that many major companies such as BP, Shell and Conoco have looked at and tested these limestones, and that the technology has been in place for a long time, why have these limestones not hitherto been exploited as conventional plays?

Professor Richard Selley, an expert on oil seepages, published in 1992 an account and listing of 173 known UK oil and gas seepages. One of his sections is headed 'Petroleum seepages of the Wealden basin', within which he discusses 11 seepages.

Why does UKOG claim that there are no seepages in the Weald Basin, when they have been known about and documented for years?

Furthermore, I believe the geology expected to be encountered submitted to the EA by UKOG is seriously in error and internally inconsistent; this is because it is a copy of the Celtique Energie column drawn up for the latter's well, directed at the Triassic target. There is section absent where it should be present, and vice-versa.

Does UKOG hold the regulatory authorities in such contempt that it does not take the trouble to prepare an updated prognosis along with the expected deviated well-track, or does it not simply not understand the geology?

In addition, the US unconventional gas and oil plays have proved, after about 15 years to have been a financial disaster. The Wall Street Journal claimed at the end of 2015 that the industry carries more than $200 billion in debt. Up to 135 companies were in danger of bankruptcy, as of September 2016. The useful life of unconventional wells, whether gas or oil, is very short - about 5-8 years, with most of the production coming within the first 2 years. Unconventional exploitation was originally designed for an oil price of at least $80 to break even. UK exploration and production costs will be far higher - perhaps double - than those of the US. Why does UKOG and its subsidiaries persist in promoting, with newsworthy but technically unsustainable claims, what will be almost certainly an uneconomic exploration agenda in the UK?” Surely, if we value our countryside, water and health these questions should be fully answered before any more potentially destructive drilling takes place and before we know if it even makes economic sense.

Yours faithfully, Broadford Bridge Action Group Find out more: facebook.com/broadfordbridgeaction action@broadfordbridgeaction.co.uk Editor’s note. The UK Oil and Gas website (www.ukogplc.com) has a page on the Broadford Bridge site (www.ukogplc.com/page.php?pID=115) with a link entitled “latest information for residents”.

This leads to a document entitled “Broadford Bridge: The Facts Not The Fiction”.

The underground explanation footprint (c) UKOG POC In it, Stephen Sanderson, Executive Chairman, writes “We have been fully aware of a pressure group in the area who have been spreading extraordinary levels of misinformation about our planned activity, which is causing unnecessary alarm to some residents.”

“The main concern has centred around us using ‘acidisation’ techniques which has been erroneously and mischievously linked to massive hydraulic fracturing, ‘fracking’. We are not fracking. We do not want to or need to, because the Kimmeridge Limestones rocks that we are targeting are naturally- fractured by mother nature.”

“Although much of this subject has been dealt with in our .... document ‘10 Things You Need to Know About Broadford Bridge’, we now feel compelled to give a more detailed explanation:” and he goes on to list eight points to support his case.

He then continues “We fear that the ill-informed pressure group will throw any counter information back at us with more and more unfounded accusations. All we can do it deal in facts, not fiction.” and lists a further seven ‘factual answers’ to ‘false claims’ which he says have been made by the pressure group.

The document makes interesting reading, and is certainly useful for anyone trying to make sense of what, for most, is a complicated subject. We aren’t taking sides on this matter as we haven’t researched the detail. However we do think that if Mr Sanderson, a (presumably highly remunerated) chairman of a PLC who is trained in a specialist technical industry - is aiming to win over local support for the project, he might take a somewhat less bullying tone.

He might also recognize that one person’s “illinformed pressure group” is another person’s group of ordinary residents who, without his specialist knowledge or funding, are trying - in their spare time to grapple with a highly technical issue which they feel could blight not only their own homes and lives, but those of many generations to come.

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46 Local Schools

Home School Learning

Home school learning is a valued part of the learning journey at Storrington First School. This is especially important in Reception when children are just starting school. As a team we are always keen to include the children in making decisions about their own learning. Our experience working with children has shown that their participation in the initial stages encourages them to become more involved and demonstrate a higher level of understanding.

The summer term brought the traditional tale of Jack and the beanstalk into the Reception classrooms and with it a focus on growing.

Children have planted beanstalks, a magic bean and are growing grass and sunflowers! The children made some fabulous creations over the holidays – their own miniaMini garden ture gardens made at home.

Boxes, trays and pots were filled with mini plants and flowers - some real and some created. This was a fabulous start to the topic and the children have been caring for the plants in the classroom and beginning to get an understanding about what plants need to have to grow, bloom, prosper and survive.

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Year 1 continued the growing theme by opening a pop up Garden Centre which included lots of different seedlings for sale as well as tasty home baked biscuits.

As we now move into our last half-term of the academic year classes are Year 1’s Gardening tending their allotments and a group of talented artists are preparing a new board for the Storrington In Bloom competition next month. Good luck Gardening centre to everyone involved in this wonderful community event!

Finally, thank you to everyone who visited our stand at Storrington in Show – if you are interested in volunteering please do give either Jo or Rebecca a call on 01903 742047. We’ve got lots of opportunities and would love to hear from you!

Spierbridge Road, Storrington. Tel: 01903 742047 www.storringtonfs.co.uk

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The Lost Watermills The Storrington area not only had three windmills as shown last month, there were also three watermills all powered by the river Stor. Chantry was the first corn mill along the river, although above it there was a small fulling mill. Below: The 'artistic' interpretation in watercolour of Chantry Mill was painted by Mrs Clara Palmer (1843 - 1925) wife of Canon Palmer of Sullington.

There was possibly a snuff mill between Chantry and the Storrington Mill in the centre of the village. Storrington Mill was also called Byne or Gatleys mill. This was the last mill to go, the photograph above was taken in the 1920s and the mill was demolished in the 1970s. Brewers Yard is in the background, at the time it was one of the three malthouses in Storrington.

Another 'artistic' watercolour below by Mrs Palmer, this time showing Hurston Mill. There was possibly another fulling mill fitted in between Storrington and Hurston mills. For a small river the Stor certainly worked hard for this area.

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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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Wigg’s Auto Repairs: Servicing and repairs for all makes of car Wigg’s Auto Repairs off Water Lane in Storrington is a family business run by Angus Wigg (pictured) and his son Harvey. Harvey completed a motor mechanic’s apprenticeship at the firm and more recently passed his MOT exams. Both Angus and Harvey, as you may well imagine, have a keen interest in all things automotive which extends to building and driving cars as well as fixing them for their clients. Angus enjoys nothing more than ‘hooning’ around racetracks in his re-built 4-litre v8 BMW with his brother-in-law, nephews and Harvey.

Angus was born in Storrington and has long family connections with the area. An engineer by trade, he originally worked at Thakeham Garage before starting up on his own some 20 years ago, firstly as a mobile mechanic and then from a garage in Steyning. Angus has been at his premises off Water Lane in Storrington for the past 15 years. During this time he has seen significant house building in and around Storrington, Ashington and Thakeham leading to more local motorists in need of Wigg’s services, “there is certainly plenty of demand for car servicing and

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Continual advances in the motor engineering trade make it important to keep up to date with the technical aspects and Angus's interest in motor technology has sent him on courses and prompted him to invest in modern diagnostic equipment.

Alterations to the law, particularly with regard to emissions, necessitates constant vigilance to keep abreast of the regulations. Angus told us that Wigg’s diagnostic kit is “the most up to date in the area” meaning they can service and repair all makes of car including new cars keeping within the manufacturer’s warranty. Wigg’s are keen to help customers who want a high standard of workmanship without paying dealer prices. Their services include everything from a tyre or battery replacement to a complete engine rebuild plus regular servicing and MOTs. Angus is proud of his clean workshop premises and his excellent staff whose integrity and friendly approach instil confidence.

Contact Wigg’s on 01903 742666 or visit Unit 6, Cottons Yard, Water Lane, Storrington RH20 3EA. Wigg’s are also offering a free MOT or Air-con re-gas with a full service (see their advertisement to claim).

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Friendly, reputable garage offering servicing for all cars including new vehicles (does not affect manufacturers’ warranty). Please pop in or call us for advice or a free, no obligation quote.

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50 Parish Council News

Ashington Parish Council State of Parish Report Data from the Surveys has been captured and has been analysed and incorporated into the State of the Parish report. Once approved by the Steering Group the report will be available for Parish Councillors, members of the public and Developers to see.

A HUGE thank you to Cllr Tiena Currell for undertaking the analysis of the Surveys - this has taken a massive amount of her time.

To underpin the State of the Parish report an Assets and Treasures May 2017 report has been prepared which records all the important infrastructure in our Parish. This information has been gathered over the years from various consultation exercises, Focus Group work, meetings, discussions, research etc.

A copy of the draft report and all other Neighbourhood Plan documentation is available on the Parish Council website.

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Housing Needs Assessment The Housing Needs Assessment report has been drafted and sent to HDC for formal comment. Their comments will be incorporated into the final report and this will be circulated widely in due course.

The Steering Group will be discussing & approving these documents before moving forward to prepare a Vision, Objectives and draft Policies for the Neighbourhood Plan. Further consultation on these with residents will take place, amendments will be made and then information sent to those who submitted sites to the Neighbourhood Plan. It is important that any new development proposals match the vision, objectives and policies of the emerging Neighbourhood Plan.

The Parish Council has approved the appointment of a Planning Consultant to assist with the next stages of the Neighbourhood Plan. We are moving into a phase of formal drafting of documents and need to be sure that our own local policies are based on sound community consultation and are compliant with both District and National planning policies and guidelines.. www.ashingtonpc.org.uk

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News from Storrington & Sullington Parish Council by Anna Worthington-Leese – Parish Council Chairman Damage to Hormare Field As you may remember, I recently reported that the Parish Council had made a significant investment to improve the surface of the Hormare Field so that the Storrington Vipers could train and play there. The field is also used for events such as the Classic Car Show which is taking place again this year and the regular visits from the fun fair.

It is pleasing to see more use of this field, but I am disappointed to have to report a recent case where a group of people decided to use the field for a barbeque resulting in two patches of the field being burned and a huge amount of rubbish being left behind. Our recreation grounds are public land for use by the whole community and the Parish Council asks that these precious assets be treated with respect.

Neighbourhood Plan Following a review by an independent professional, we are putting the finishing touches to the Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents so that they may be published for a Public Consultation. Due to the printing and distribution requirements for this magazine, this article has to be written a couple of weeks in advance so I am unable to confirm dates for this consultation but please keep an eye on the Parish Council website and notice boards for more information on this.

Recreation Ground Unfortunately, we experienced a couple of delays in getting these new facilities opened but at the time of going to print, the project is nearly finished. I hope that the new equipment is being enjoyed by all and we welcome any feedback.

SADCASE Classic Car Show 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.

Village Gateways Other initiatives that we are exploring include the introduction of Village Gateways and signs at the entrances to the village which are designed to impart to drivers that they are about to enter a different environment from the open road and therefore should reduce their speed. I will report further on this project as it progresses.

New Home for Ducks Some of you may have seen our new duck house on the Memorial Pond. It certainly is a striking looking thing and the ducks seem to love it. We are very grateful to Scott at DuckIslands.com for donating this new addition to our pond.

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 July 2017 Recreation and Property Committee – No meeting in July Infrastructure, Communications and Environment Committee – No meeting in July Planning and Development Committee 20th July 7pm Full Parish Council Meeting 26th July - 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 In late May, residents and businesses in The Street were badly affected by an extended road closure for water supply works.

A comedy of errors by Highways and other agencies included contractors damaging a gas main. For two weeks, all traffic had to use the single-track Crays Lane, with its dangerous junction onto Goose Green Lane. Highways have since apologised, but residents and businesses are still counting the cost of this episode, with no compensation offered.

More positively, traffic calming works continue in the Abingworth area – see our Traffic Calming Latest web -page for details. In other news relating to the Abingworth development: delivery of the new Pre-School building has had to be put back to December - the Pre-School will remain in the Village Hall for the autumn, and will now move at the Christmas break.

The two new football pitches have been readied for use and new affordable housing units are now being marketed as they near 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.

Amongst other current priorities: the PC is considering its response to TESLA’s application to add two new factory units at their Water Lane operation. We will consult with young residents this summer regarding options to upgrade the play equipment at High Bar Lane, and we are working with West Sussex Community Minibus Association to explore options to improve community transport services.

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Brighton to Storrington Charity Walk

The Storrington Community Partnership's volunteering show took place on Saturday 20th May and was a great success. Stands were varied, with some very colouful displays, others with many large pictures or laptop sequences. Splash! Schools had a huge pile of lego bricks for building racing cars, together with other crafts for children. Members of the Trefoil Guild had stepped forward to dispense free refreshments.

Terry’s Trekkers Brighton to Storrington walk is a three day sponsored stroll through the South Downs organised by The Terry Bedford Foundation Trust (TBFT). The charity helps people with depression & PTSD providing the link between mental health & physical health. Run in association with West Sussex based counsellors Time to Talk and Physical Health professionals, TBFT provides both counselling and fun group sessions or one on ones with a Professional Instructor.

Each days’ walk will finish with a fun event completing on Sunday at TBFT’s main site in Storrington, promising to be a fun filled family friendly occasion!

A free minibus will take walkers from the charity's base in Storrington to the start each morning.

Participants receive a welcome pack with sponsor forms, a route map and a certificate at the end of the walk. This year’s top fundraiser will receive a gorgeous limited edition TBFT Rugby Top. Top child fundraiser will receive a TBFT logo soft toy. A raffle will also be held with a variety of prizes.

The networking between exhibitors was also a great success – Storrington First School in particular found many new opportunities to introduce their pupils and new governors. The Community Partnership wishes to thank all those who gave their time and skills to make this day a success, and to West Sussex County Council for granting funds to support it. Local estate agents also made a major contribution to its promotion. Feedback given by visitors will help the Community Partnership decide on whether this becomes a regular feature.

Editor's note. We are always happy to promote community organisations free of charge. Whether you exhibited at the show or not, please do get in touch with us by email to info@sussexlocal.net

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Free Estimates. The Most Powerful Truck Mounted Cleaning Machines.

£20 a month

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CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANERS

Computer Services  Domestic & Commercial  Fully Trained & Insured  Stains, Odours, Allergies 01903 213 465  Safe, Non-Toxic 07816 980 116  Eco-Friendly

01903 868474

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Electricians

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A.S.H. Electrical (Sussex) Ltd

£10 a month

All electrical work undertaken Full & Part rewires New Consumer Units Lighting Extra Power Points Free Quotes Fully Insured All Work Guaranteed

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

01903 529199 07786 240424

Catering C & C Electrical Services Ltd

Drains / Cesspits

Unblocking Toilets - Sinks - Sewers - Manholes Gutters - Gullies

High Pressure Cleans Drives - Patios - Plant -

Chimney Sweep A&M

CHIMNEY SWEEPS Brush and Vacuum No mess, No fuss  All areas covered Established 35 years  Weddings attended

Machinery - Buildings - Tennis Courts - Car Parks Other services CCTV Surveys - Excavation & Repairs - No Dig repairs

077483 31766 / 01903 892627 acedrainage@outlook.com

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£10 a month

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Colin Mayo QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN Any work considered  ‘Part P’ & Fully insured  Large or small jobs 

01903 700938 M: 07703 253808 T:

www.c-and-c-electrical.co.uk

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For All Your Electrical Needs Ian Porter

Qualified Electrician Part P, 17th Edition

Friendly and Professional No job too small - Fully insured Ashington based - Free Estimates

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JV Plumbing & Heating    

07725 816 823 01903 892 350

City & Guilds level 3 qualified Fully Insured Free Quotations Pulborough based

James:07513

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All aspects of Plumbing and Heating.

Bathrooms, Boiler installations & Repairs

01903 740 538 07871 725 133

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pipelineplumbingservices.co.uk info@pipelineplumbingservices.co.uk

jvplumbing.heating@gmail.com

Home Help

M.C. SERVICES

Silver HOME HELP lining A friendly and reliable service

Installation, Service & Breakdown Call Matthew No job too small for prompt No VAT to pay reliable local service

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Health & Beauty FOREVER LIVING PRODUCTS Katie Bridge Forever Business Owner

553992

07979 746239

House Clearance

M. LINDFIELD Natural Gas Qualified

Natural Aloe Vera health, skincare & nutrition products

Gas Heating Plumbing

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

07909 681884 katie@bridgehealth.biz

520049

07825 234 176 01903 505 136

Heating/Plumbing

PLUMBING HEATING

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Full bathroom installation EST 1979 Boiler replacements Heating installations Small jobs welcome Call Andrew Registered Plumber No call out charge 01903 873 886 07850 431 809

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

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07906 588 839 07795 096 767

pdqpipework@btconnect.com

Committed to Recycling Peter Deacon Jumble Cleared 01903 741 431 Licensed Carrier 07990 915 159 Reasonable Rates kate1deac@yahoo.co.uk

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Ironing

IRONING BORED? Ironing Collection/Delivery Storrington, West Chilt. and surroundings

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£20 a month

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House & Garage Clearance

Plus general house cleaning

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Accompanied appointments Personal care, bathing Meals, light housework Pet care & dog walking Shopping contact Gill King Errands 01798 872 022 Companionship 07763 117 589

Jewellers & Repairers

info@whittington.co

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Pest Control

DAVID HUGHES

Des Bone Limited

Painter - Decorator - Property Maintenance

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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

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Landscaping

Painting & Decorating

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

PAINTING AND DECORATING 25 years experience Qualified Excellent references

01903 411 507 07917 341 535

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

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Lock outs/Door Jam  Garage/Window Locks  UPVC Specialist  Fully Guaranteed 

01903 650 062 07921 068 564

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PAINTING AND DECORATING

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

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Massage & Wellbeing

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Reflexology Reiki Thai Foot Massage Indian Head Massage Hopi Ear Candling

janereflexology65@gmail.com 07939 www.the-human-touch.com 572699

01403 786 100 www.desbone.co.uk

Harry Jackson

Pest Control

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

01903 550 149 Plastering

01798 875677 07834 595727

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

www.love-your-home.org

mjwestlandscaping@gmail.com

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Pet Sitting

PLASTERING

RENDERING All areas covered Free quotations Fully insured

northyathome@msn.com

01903 504 877 07920 798 071

PLASTERING

 No job too small  Skim over Artex  Back to flat  Boarding  Fully Insured

Dan: 07860 633147 dan.plaster01@gmail.com

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Satellite Installers cont

Satellite & Aerial Installation - Service - Repairs

All Systems Covered Fully Insured Storrington & Surroundings Rob Belding

07752 410 208

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Property Services

R & R Roofing

Tree Surgery

Specialists

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

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

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KEVIN L. JONES

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

01903 741278 / 07968 858087

Roofing & Building

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

01903 872365 07801 295889  Door Hanging RIVERSIDE HOME  General DIY MAINTENANCE  Painting & Decorating  Kitchen & Bathroom

Fitting & Tiling

 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

Roofing

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

JONATHAN CARTER

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

YOUNGER ROOFING       

Climbing Reductions Felling Stump Grinding Pruning

Call or Text

Roofing since 1988

No VAT

01903 713 423 07984 884 642

younger.roofing@yahoo.co.uk

Satellite Installers

SUSSEX TREES & HEDGES For all aspects of Tree Surgery

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Removal  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

01903 773699

 D e a d W ood i ng  G a r de n C le a r an c e  F e n c i ng  F u l l y Q ua l if i ed  Fully Insured

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

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Water Softeners / Salt Do you have a hard water problem or a water softener you need salt for?

Give Sandy’s Salt & Softeners a call today!

01243 860808 www.s-s-s.biz

Window Cleaning

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

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Window Cleaning Services Locally Based

0800 677 1712 ppcwindowcleaners.uk

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