Sussex Local Storrington August 2016

August 2016

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HOUSING FORECAST

The real numbers for Horsham District

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Parish Councils & Community news

CHARITY PROFILE Sussex Community Foundation Trust

WHAT’S ON August events

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August 2016 Cover Photo Horsham District Council local area housing planning map www.horsham.gov.uk/planning

Welcome...

So Summer is in full swing and at the time of writing the weather is glorious. Let’s hope it stays good for the school summer holidays and if you are looking for things to do this month see our What’s On guide starting on page 4.

We’ve got a packed August issue. Our cover image highlights Jeff’s informative article on local planning and the real number of houses which could be built in our area see page 38. Please share your thoughts.

In this issue you can also win tickets to Plumpton Races for the Family Race day page 16. Our charity profile this month is on the Sussex Community Foundation Trust who put donors in touch with needy causes in Sussex, see page 28. Andrew from Glorious Gardens gets all romantic this month, read his ‘hearts and flowers’ gardening article page 35, with lots of superb ideas to help turn your garden into a lovers’ paradise. Our August recipe (p26) is the perfect quick and easy summer dessert and looks as good as it tastes.

4 ...........................................................................What’s On 16 .......................Win tickets to Plumpton Family Race-day 18 ........................................................................Local Walks 20 ..............................................Charity & Community News 24 .................................................................Prize Crossword 26 .................................................................................Recipe 28 ..............................Sussex Community Foundation Trust 35 ...................................................................In Your Garden 38 ..............................Housing Forecast - The real numbers 43 ..........................................................Storrington in Bloom 44 ...........................................Storrington First School news 45 ................................................Local Parish Council news 47 ...................................................Local Business Directory 51 ...........................................................Index of Advertisers September Deadlines Bookings, editorial - 1st August Finished artwork, events - 7th August

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We have news from around the area in our Charity & Community section page 20 and also from Storrington, Ashington and Thakeham Parish Councils starting on page 45. There’s also an update from Storrington First School on page 44. Please submit your news and stories to info@sussexlocal.net Thanks for reading,

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

Total homes - 4,800 Storrington edition - Storrington, Amberley, Ashington, Cootham Thakeham, Sullington & Washington. Total homes - 6,000 The combined circulation of all five editions is over 30,800 homes.

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Win a pair of tickets to Plumpton’s first meeting of the Season Family Fun Day is on Sunday 18th September Set in the beautiful Sussex South Downs, Plumpton Racecourse is one of the most compact, perfectly formed and privately owned National Hunt (jump) racecourses in Britain. Racing takes place 16 times each year and the season kicks off again this September with the annual and exceedingly popular Family Fun Day. Children will be thrilled by the traditional fun fair and a variety of free activities on the day, including, face painting, rock climbing and laser tag, a roving Magician and circus performer. For any budding young jockeys, free donkey rides will be available throughout the day.

For the grown-ups, there will be an impressive seven race card of national hunt racing. Former Desert Orchid jockey, Colin Brown, will be hosting an ‘Ask the Expert’ session Sussex Local and Plumpton Racecourse are offering four lucky readers the chance to win a pair of tickets for a fantastic

day out at the Family Fun Day (children under 18 are free when accompanied by an adult).

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A) 15 B) 16 C) 14 Send your answer and full contact details including daytime tel. no. to: Plumpton Races Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or send an email to: competitions@sussexlocal.net. The winners will first 5 correct entries drawn after 31/8/16. Please indicate if you would like to be on our/Plumpton Racecourse’s mailing list.

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Tax on savings Sarah from Monks on the new Personal Savings Allowance Bank interest rates are predicted to reach new lows following the Brexit vote as talk of further interest rate cuts are mooted. However, there is a silver lining as many taxpayers won’t have to pay Income Tax on their savings income. In the current 2016-17 tax year, taxpayers with total taxable income of less than £16,000 will have no interest to pay on their savings. This figure is based on the starting rate limit for savings of £5,000 added to the current personal allowance figure of £11,000. However, where non-savings income exceeds the personal allowance the savings Income Tax band is gradually reduced to zero.

Of more relevance to most taxpayers, will be the introduction of the new Personal Savings Allowance (PSA) on 6 April 2016. For basic-rate taxpayers the first £1,000 interest on savings income is tax-free. For higher-rate taxpayers the tax-free personal savings allowance will be £500. Anyone earning over £150,000 will not benefit from the new PSA. Taken together, basic taxpayers with a total taxable income of £17,000 or less will have no tax to pay on their savings income (note that earned income i.e. not savings interest must be £11,000 or less).

Interest from savings products such as ISA’s and ‘premium bond wins’ do not count towards the new limit. A basic-rate

taxpayer with ISA interest and premium bond wins can still benefit in full from the relevant PSA limits.

Given the low interest rate environment, it is worth reviewing the interest rates you are earning on any savings to ensure that they are at or near the top of the interest rate charts. It is also important to bear in mind the current £75,000 bank deposit guarantee limit. The limit is per depositor per bank.

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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 Mon 1 10:00am West Chiltington 5 miles West Chiltington Village Hall, Mill Road, RH20 2PZ Sat 6 2:00pm Nutbourne 3 miles West Chiltington Village Hall, RH20 2PZ Sun 7 10:00am Lee Farm 5.2 miles Kithurst Hill car park (TQ070124) Wed 10 10:30am Storrington Riverside Walk 2.5 miles Storrington Rec. Ground C.P. (RH20 4PG) Sat 13 8:30am Wiggonholt Common 6.5 miles Glebe Surgery car park, Monastery Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LR Sat 13 2:00pm Cootham 3 miles Glebe Surgery car park, Monastery Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LR Sun 14 10:00am Harrow Hill 6.5 miles Kithurst Hill car park (TQ070124) Sat 20 2:00pm Rackham Hill & Springhead 3.7 miles Kithurst Hill car park (TQ070124) Sun 21 10:00am Warminghurst Church 4.7 miles Georges Lane NT car park, Storrington, RH20 3JH Thu 25 10:00am West Chiltington 4 – 5 miles Car park next to West Chiltington Village Hall, Mill Rd, RH20 2PZ Sat 27 2:00pm Parham Glider Field 3.6 miles Glebe Surgery car park, Monastery Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LR Sun 28 10:00am North Stoke and Burpham 9.5 miles Kithurst Hill car park off the Storrington to Amberley Road (TQ070124) Sun 28 10:00am Billingshurst – Five Oaks 8 miles Billingshurst Library car park in Mill Lane, RH14 9JZ (TQ086260) Tue 30 7:00pm Out From Burpham 5 miles Car park at back of The George in Burpham Wed 31 10:00am Henfield Byways 2-3 miles Henfield Library, BN5 9HN

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Arun Adur Ramblers – www.arun-adur-ramblers.org.uk Wed 3 10:00am Wiston 6 miles Leisurely Wiston Stores, Water Lane. Via Buncton and Washington Sun 7 Aug 10:30am Iping 8 miles Moderate Car park at Iping Common. Via Stedham, Woolhouse Farm, Oakham Common and Iping Common Wed 10 Aug 10:30am Pulborough Brooks 4 miles Easy Overflow car park, RSPB Visitor Centre, Wiggonholt. Via Pulborough and River Arun Sun 14 Aug 10:30am Duncton 8 miles Moderate Cricketers PH, Duncton. Via Duncton, Barlavington and Sutton. Picnic Sat 20 Aug 10:30am Findon 9.5 miles Moderate Near Gun Inn, Findon village. Via Michelgrove and Chantry Post. Picnic Wed 24 Aug 10:30am Arundel 6.5 miles Moderate By castle entrance in Mill Road, Arundel. Via River Arun, South Stoke and Arundel Park. Picnic Sun 28 Aug 10:30am Shoreham Beach 5.5 miles Leisurely Opposite Red Lion PH, Shoreham - on A283 near the wooden bridge. Via River Adur and Shoreham Beach Mon 29 Aug 10:30am Sidlesham 6 miles Leisurely Sidlesham RSPB car park Via Pagham Harbour and Sidlesham

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On Tuesday 18 October thousands of young people around the UK will be given the opportunity to learn how to help restart the heart of someone who has suffered a cardiac arrest with the support of The British Heart Foundation, St John Ambulance, and The British Red Cross along with all regional Ambulance Services. The aim is to train more than 100,000 young people how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on that day and volunteer trainers are invited to participate, whilst schools can participate in number of ways – by registering for free online training, using free Call Push Rescue training kit or having a volunteer deliver a training session to them on the day. Enquiries: The Restart a Heart Day Team:: rsah@resus.org.uk Brighton-based tech company West Pier Studio is expanding further after landing a contract to apply gaming expertise to the world of language learning for one of the world’s leading language companies, Eurotalk. The project to create a cross-platform product uTalk, which will be free to download, cements Brighton as a centre of excellence for software design. www.utalk.com New River Retail, the owners of the Montague Shopping Centre in Worthing have been granted

SUSSEX LOCAL unanimous planning permission by Adur & Worthing Borough Council to reposition its existing shopping centre into a modern restaurant quarter that is attracting interest from leading national restaurant operators. Plans for the Montague Centre will introduce increased food and beverage offers to increase footfall, dwell time and customer spend, and will seek to provide six modern units specifically designed to meet the needs of modern operators, and will introduce new paving, seating and landscaping in the centre.

A blog on the Sussex Wildlife Trust (SWT) website reports that a rare beetle not seen for 100 years has been found in Sussex. The Sycophant, or Calosoma sycophanta to give its full name, was spotted by Senior Ecologist, Graeme Lyons, whilst conducting a farm survey on arable plants and his colourful photographs can be seen on the SWT website. sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/mythically-rare-andpainfully-beautiful The 4th Littlehampton Scouts have been presented with their Duke of Cornwall Community Safety Award, the first group to achieve the prestigious award within West Sussex this year. The Duke of Cornwall Award scheme teaches young people how to protect themselves, their families and vulnerable people in their communities in an emergency situation, and the scout group has been learning from WSCCs Resilience and Emergency Team what to do in emergency situations such as flooding and weather disruptions. Contact: doc.award@westsussex.gov.uk ‘Hercufleas’ by Sam Gayton has won the West Sussex Children’s Story Book Award 2016 - one of four titles on the shortlist, this lyrical fable of a flea and a girl searching for a hero to destroy the monstrous Yuk has captured the imagination of children in eighteen primary schools in West Sussex. The Schools Library Service worked in partnership with Libraries to host author presentations for participating schools in libraries around West Sussex as part of the project. www.westsussex.gov.uk/libraries The possible effect of changes to the role of the PCSO on visible policing across Sussex was top of the agenda for members of the Sussex Police and Crime Panel. The Panel, which met in July, supports and scrutinises the work of Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne. Members focussed on changes that came into force on the day of the meeting and give PSCOs in Sussex additional powers to allow them to deal with antisocial behaviour caused by alcohol, take statements and carry out some investigation work. The next Sussex Police and Crime Panel meeting will be held on Friday, September 23 at County Hall in Lewes.

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Glebe Surgery - Your Views Dear Editor The article on the problems surrounding the provision of a new surgery for Storrington illustrates how the organisations’ concerned - excepting the doctors - are only interested in their own, overly rigid, interpretation of what they believe has to be their stance on this very important issue.

I would like to take a representative from each of the interested parties, sit them in a room, and not let them out until they have used what little common sense most of them seem to have to reach an agreement.

The only people who are suffering, and it can only get worse, are the local people the Glebe surgery is struggling to cope with. It seems to me that serving the local community, which some people involved are elected to do, comes way down the list of their priorities. David Charles, By email Dear Editor I am writing to thank Jeff for his report in Sussex Local (July 2016) on the problems and suggested solutions in connection with the Glebe Surgery in Storrington. It was both comprehensive and very informative.

Storrington residents appreciate the difficulties that the Glebe Surgery has had since the closure of Millstream. It's often hard to park and, with 12,000

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patients to cater for, GP appointments are heavily subscribed – resulting in problems for staff and patients alike.

The answer would be additional or new premises but, from your report, it would seem that NHS funding, plus certain restrictions by the Diocese of Chichester, are the main obstacles to either of these solutions. As the Parish Council says … A new expanded surgery could be built on the Millstream site, which would have adequate parking and would be in a more central part of the village. It would seem that using Millstream in some way could alleviate the pressure, but I appreciate that it is not a simple matter.

However, with the number of patients forecast to rise to 16,000 by 2020, only four years away, problems for the surgery will only increase. Let us hope that an answer is found soon so that the Glebe can continue to provide excellent healthcare to all Storrington patients. Penny Thornton, By email

Storrington History Group’s Award The Storrington and District Museum has received its third Heritage Lottery Fund award in as many years to research the Battle of Boar’s Head which involved local men from Sussex and took place the day before the Battle of the Somme.

Little is known of this early morning attack, of the 30 June 1916, which was to divert German attention away from the Battle of the Somme, which began the following day. Those involved were from the 12th and 13th (Southdowns) Battalions of the Royal Sussex Regiment, (11th Battalion was kept in reserve), and almost 350 men died that morning with many more receiving serious injuries. One of those men was John French who lived on School Hill. A further seven men’s names can be found on local war memorials surrounding Storrington. The centenary volunteers hold annual exhibitions and support community projects like “Poppies on the Pond.” Contact Stuart Duncan on 01903 740188 or send an email to: storringtonmuseum@hotmail.co.uk

Storrington Flower Club The club meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month except for August and December. The next meeting will be held in September, at Sullington Parish Hall– arrive 2pm for 2.30pm start. The club hosts, demonstrations and monthly competitions, garden visits, occasional outings, and open evenings.

Affiliated to The National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies (NAFAS). Visitors and new members welcome. Wendy Cliffe 01903 744467.

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Ashington Festival 20th August Ashington Festival promises a fun day for all ages, for the local community and surrounding area. The festival starts at 1.30pm, with a colourful Carnival parading through the village, led by 2016s Carnival Princess, Amber Loisy, and her attendants, Lois Comer and Isabelle Fraser, and her pageboys, Todd Geal and Oliver Fraser.

On the Recreation Ground will be the Harris Brothers Funfair, a fun dog show, car boot sale, flower show, classic car show and lots of stalls and sideshows.

There will be food outlets and a licensed bar.

SUSSEX LOCAL Wellies are recommended. Details of the Thursday work party on 18th August, at 2pm, can be found on the SCS website. Mick Denness 01903 745971, www.storringtonconservation.org.uk

Steyning Grammar Art Exhibition The annual Steyning Grammar School exhibition of Art, Photography, Technology, Film and Media opened its doors to the public on 16th June 2016. This special exhibition celebrated the abundant creativity at Steyning Grammar School; the many visitors were

This year the festival welcomes the Ridgeside Lurcher display team to the Northover Fuels Arena, who will be sharing the bill with Joseph Peace’s Fire Stunt Spectacular bike show. In the evening will be local band “Creative Covers,” and “Elvis Lives.” The festival will end with a firework display at 10pm.

Information from Margaret 01903 892633, for more details email: margaret@ashingtonfestival.co.uk www.ashingtonfestival.co.uk

Storrington Conservation Society This year instead of taking a break in August the SCS plans to carry on with their work. The next work party will be on 6th August at 10am, meeting at Fryern Dell.

The work party will continue with the backfilling of the restored bank barrier with chalk, which began in July.

able to see the work of some 500 students from various departments and enjoy looking at the range of styles and techniques on display.

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Storrington August 16 June 2016 solution shown below.

Across: 7 Mediterranean, 8 Forehead, 9 Iron, 10 Usually, 12 Admit, 14 Sense, 16 Tallest, 19 Here, 20 Channels, 22 Communication.

Down: 1 Zero, 2 Cinema, 3 Reveals, 4 Bride, 5 Unkind, 6 Calories, 11 Skeleton, 13 Balance, 15 Steams, 17 Length, 18 Scene, 21 Look.

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Sussex Community Foundation Trust Matching donors to needy people and causes. By Veronica Cowan This year the Sussex Community Foundation Trust - which awards grants to charities and community groups in Sussex, in four general grant rounds per year, and manages funds on behalf of a range of Kevin Sussex donors, conRichmond necting them to CEO groups and communities they want to support - celebrates its tenth birthday this year. The Duke of Richmond, who founded the trust, thought the establishment of such a foundation would highlight the smaller charities and community groups that are often overlooked when local people and companies think about giving to charity, but perhaps can’t identity where the need is. He said at the time. “Sussex Community Foundation has been set up to bridge this gap and to make it easy for local people and companies to give to local communities.”

The Duke brought together a small steering group of

people from across the county, and following an extensive feasibility study, a number of individuals, companies and trusts were approached to become founderdonors. Their support funded the initial costs of setting up the organisation. Kevin Richmond was appointed as its first Chief Executive, and explains further: "The Duke of Richmond and Gordon had the idea to set up [the Foundation] in 2006 because he felt that many people see Sussex as a wealthy county which, in places, it is. However, there are some areas of Sussex that are in the top 10% most deprived in the UK. There are also many donors who wish to give locally.”

The project started with enough funds secured to cover three years’ running costs, and the Foundation’s record in the past ten years has been impressive, in that it has given a massive £10 million in grants. The deprivation is still there, and this autumn, the Foundation will be updating, and relaunching, a report it commissioned in 2013 - Sussex Uncovered - which revealed the hidden disadvantage existing in the county.

Mr. Richmond grew up in Somerset but fell in love with Sussex and Brighton, in particular, when he went to Sussex University at the age of 18. He has worked in a wide range of local and national charities, and was director of the Carers Centre for Brighton & Hove from 1999 to 2006. The Foundation, with its opportunity to put generous donors in touch with needy people and causes, was an attractive move for him: “Happily, we can bring donors together with the causes, charities and community groups they wish to support,” he said. Do they find it easy to get ambassadors? “We have found that many people are attracted to the Foundation, either as donors or other sorts of supporters, when they see what a great and quite unique sort of organisation it is, Mr. Richmond comments, adding: “We can maximise a donor’s charitable giving and put them in touch with smaller local charities and community groups across Sussex that they wish to support.”

A recent example of this is the Sussex Lund grants programme, launched by Peter Baldwin and Lisbet Rausing, which is a collaboration between their charitable fund, Lund, and Sussex Community Foundation.

It aims to support small-scale, practical projects that improve the ecology and landscape of the High Weald, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Charities, community groups, schools, churches, councils, farmers, landowners and anyone with a good idea about progressing this project were invited to apply for a grant of between £500 and £10,000. It attracted over 50 applications, and whilst the first call for applications has now closed, it will be open for applications again in the Spring of 2017.

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30 Local Charity Other local grant recipients include Liaise @ Frontline, which provides free help and advice about debt and welfare benefit entitlements, at drop-in centres in Petworth and Storrington.

This charity received a Competing in the Regional RDA grant o f Countryside Challenge £1,000 last year. Home Start Arun, whose volunteers visit families at home, giving practical and emotional support, which is directed at improving life chances for vulnerable children, received £5,000. And the healing power of animals was recognised when Hope in the Valley Riding for the Disabled Association received a grant of £973 last December. This charity caters for physically disabled children aged between 3 -16 and was delighted to “receive a generous award from the Noel Bennett Fund through the Sussex Community Founda-

SUSSEX LOCAL tion,” said Liz Mills, its Honorary Secretary.

So how did they use the grant funding?

“We spent the money on the upkeep of our ponies, without [which] we would not be able to function at all.

Keeping and caring for ponies becomes more expensive every year and donations such as this are vital to our continuing existence. Items covered include shoeing, feed, grazing and routine vet bills,” explained Ms. Mills.

The Foundation doesn't want to rest on its laurels, and Mr. Richmond believes there is still much more it could do. Accordingly, its target for the next four years is to reach a total of £17.5 million in endowment funds for Sussex and to give out £1.5 million in grants each year. He notes in a recent Newsletter

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raise the funds to meet unfunded applications.

As to whether the Foundation can get any help from organisations like the Lottery, he explained: “The Foundation itself doesn’t get any Lottery funding.

However, we do make grants on behalf of Comic Relief, the Health Lottery and other national publiclyfunded grant-makers.”

Deadlines for the remaining general grants rounds for 2016-17 • Round 3 2016-17: Friday 7 October 2016, 5pm • Round 4 2016-17: Friday 13 January 2017, 5 pm Sussex Community Foundation 15 Western Road, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1RLT: 01273 409440 info@sussexgiving.org.uk Contacts for other charities mentioned...

Liaise @ Frontline (Pulborough) - 07931 300705 or email. liaise@frontlinedebtadvice.org.uk Home-Start Arun - 01903 889707, or e-mail Admin@home-startarun.org.uk

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Step 3.

Can you introduce curved paths and classical shapes like old pots and vases that give your space a gravity that hints of a time gone by, or the time that is timeless.

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Is your garden looking stale with barren or empty areas? Is it a place that continually invites you into its’ arms? Can your garden reflect the values you have about life and what is important?

If not why not suffuse it with more romance?

A place where lovers meet, a space to let yourself be overwhelmed with the sensuality of nature and where mysterious nooks and crannies can lead to a meditation on beauty and impermanence!

Step 1.

Are all your 5 senses delighted?  The fragrance of climbing Roses, Chamomile paths and Lavender.  The sound of gushing water and the wind in tall grasses.  The furry touch of Lamb’s Ear and glossy Fatsia leaves.  The sight of Romantic colour combinations.  The taste of Grapes, Fennel, Apples and Chives.

Step 2.

For a trist with your loved one or to feel your love of nature in quiet contemplation ask yourself: is the seating cosy with a sense of intimacy.

Step 4.

Can you let your romantic planting design be more relaxed and spontaneous like a summer party where the guests are slightly tipsy and people merrily bump into each other?

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Where to go in August This is your very last chance to see Chiltern Lodge this year. 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- a herb garden, pool room, water rill room and classical sandstone summer house.

Look to abundant planting like tall ornamental grasses, Allium heads, Day Lillies , the scrabble of Nasturtiums and wild Geraniums.

You can let your Wysteria be a bit more wild, let Roses climb up all the big trees and drainpipes, allow great heavy headed Peonies to flop about without stakes, and intersperse the planting with intense bright colour spots of Poppies, Delphiniums and Phlox- and of course lots of shrub Roses.

To create a Romantic garden you need to ask yourself ‘what does love look like?’ -and then make this happen!

A beautiful water feature reflecting the still heart of all things, a hot coloured flower border full of passion and generosity, a well crafted seat for two tucked away from the house catching the evening sun where

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 the date in your diary now.

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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 Xmas 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 summer browning in dry spells Apply a nitrogen feed if Red Thread fungus is taking over your lawn

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Horsham District to build 16,000 more houses before 2031Jeff tries to get behind the numbers Folllowing last month’s article on the Glebe Surgery proposals, and the disparity between the developers’ view of projected housing numbers and those of West Sussex County Council (WSCC) when arguing the case for closing Rydon, I thought I would try to make some sense of it myself.

5 Year Housing Projections Type of development (whole of Horsham District)

Housing Units (Houses and Flats) to 2019/20

Allocated and committed sites 3,643

The Big Discrepancy

Large sites granted planning permission

1,143

If you remember, WSCC said quite clearly that they expected only 231 houses and flats to be developed in the STARS area between now and 2031. Those behind the proposal to expand the Glebe Surgery, estimate that dwellings to house 4,000 more patients will be built in the area between now and 2020. So what is the real story?

“Small sites” (under 6 units per site)

239

Total to 2019/20

5,025

16,000 Increase by 2031 Well as you might imagine, it’s not that easy to pinpoint, even though all the data is in the public domain. You’re probably aware that Horsham District Council handle the planning for this area, so I turned to their website and, only with the help of the HDC Press Office, eventually found a document entitled “Housing Mid-Yearly Update May 2016”, which is described as showing “The District’s present five year housing land supply situation;” The document states “Policy 15 of the Horsham District Planning Framework, adopted on the 27 November 2015 sets a housing target of at least 16,000 homes to be delivered over a twenty year plan period, running from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2031.”

Annex 1 & 2 of the document shows a five year total for the whole of Horsham District to 2020 of housing units which have allocated sites, in the form of spreadsheet tables.

It should be noted at this point that the table in Annex 1 doesn’t always make sense, in that the totals for each row do not always correctly reflect the sum of its constituent columns. So, for example, the Vauxhall Stevens Site at Broadbridge Heath shows a total of 45 units, yet only 17 are actually listed (under 2016/7). Most strange, but I didn’t have time to query it - I just took the totals at face value.

You can’t hide those Rydon lies Turning to the Rydon figures quoted by WSCC, I did manage to look up the specific sites quoted, and came up with the following results: Site

Quoted by Actual HDC WSCC re STARS figures

Amberley*

6

6*

Penn Retreat, Ashington

15

15

North of Brook/ 75 Storrington

75

Abingworth Farm, Thakeham

75

146

RMC Engineering, Storrington

60

60

RAFA site Sullington

0

36

Total

231

338

*Amberley is now under planning control of South Downs National Park so not in HDC figures

Clearly WSCC understated the housing requirement by a long way. Also, as I have said previously, these are only committed planning projects, all of which will be built by 2020.

On the other hand, I found no evidence to support the numbers of new properties quoted by the Glebe developers - remember they say houses for 4,000 more people by 2020. 4,000 divided by 338 would be almost 12 people per

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property - a bit of a stretch in my opinion. However, I did find the possibility of plenty more building in the area before 2031 - more of that later.

(SHELAA)”. This is quoted as being “a list of latest information on additional sites that are considered ‘developable’ but do not yet have planning permission”.

The Missing Decade

Oh were it that simple. Once you get into the reports - there is one for each parish - you find listed not only the future sites, but also those which are deemed as “deliverable” within the next 1-5 years. I guessed they should be on the first document. They are - sort of. These sites all have reference numbers which are reflected in the helpful maps, however the references do not correlate back to the first Five Year Projection spreadsheet - and some of the site descriptions vary. Lacking the resources to spend time cross-referencing them one by one, I had to take it on face value that these were indeed the committed sites listed, and decided to just concentrate on finding the ones in the missing decade.

So far I had 5,025 housing units identified to 2020. However the spreadsheet had columns listed up to 2031, with houses allocated against sites, but - believe it or not - with no totals. Sighing heavily, I did it myself, and came up with a further 4,911 units.

I had therefore identified just under 10,000 units against a 16,000 target, and I was still interested in trying to discover where the balance was going to be built between 2020 and 2031. Oh but hang on - the 16,000 target started from 2011, so some of these will have already been built. Where that information resided was anyone's guess, I certainly couldn’t find it as all the tables seem to start from the current year. Surely it shouldn’t be too much of an ask to have one over-arching document?

Well hello there SHELAA Apparently so, as paragraph 4.5 of the projections document states that it is “to be read in conjunction with the latest Strategic Housing & Economic Land Availability Assessment

Once again, you would have thought that thirty odd different documents might be summarised into one coherent table. Not one I could find. So, again, I analysed the resulting data into a) areas which were covered by STARS/Glebe; b) areas which could conceivably be Steyning Grammar catchment, and c) all others.

The results are shown in the table below.

Please read on for maps of the possible areas affected in our region.

Horsham District Housing Unit Assessment 2015-2031 Years from 2015 Area

1-5

1-10

6-10

+/- 10

11+

Total

Amberley*

6

6

Ashington

15

549

Storrington

75

155

106

336

Thakeham

146

28

184

358

Washington

42

14

28

84

15

14

29

332

1,377

West Chiltington

564

Total STARS area

278

761

Steyning, Henfield, Upper Beeding, West Grinstead

383

121

50

66

620

Rest of Horsham district

6,658

594

898

-

4,070

12,220

Grand total

7325

594

1,780

50

4,468

14,217

*Amberley is now under planning control of South Downs National Park.

= Deliverable

= Developable

The “STARS” area describes the villages within the catchment of Rydon. Coincidentally the catchment of Glebe Surgery covers pretty much the same area.. (c) Sussex Local 2016

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In Conclusion In considering the data and maps, two points should be noted. First, the SHELAA report is dated June 2015, and will be updated annually. Second, just because a parcel of land is included in SHELAA, doesn’t necessarily mean it will be granted planning permission.

The only correlation which seems to make sense is that my total of 14,217 possible units between 20152031 could be seen to be reasonable against the stated building target of 16,000 between 20112031. Therefore the “developable” areas in yellow could well happen - if not alternatives will have to be found.

I am though confused by the discrepancy in the estimates to 2020. The Five Year plan totals 5,025, but my totalling of the SHELAA data for the same period gives a total of 7,325.

I think, if anything, this exercise has shown me that this data seems to be extremely difficult for the public to interpret, and, in my view, should be a whole lot more accessible. Interested parties should not be able to get away with making false claims about the numbers of houses being built, and be able to hide away behind the fact that their claims are difficult to disprove. In its desperation to close Rydon at all costs, West Sussex County Council has clearly deliberately ignored the SHELAA data. In ten years that data shows that there could well be 1,000 more houses in its catchment than they admitted. But they were aware of it all along - their comment that moving Thakeham First School to the Rydon site for “future expansion” can now be understood in the light of further development around Rock Road.

The doctors look correct, although their timing is out.

But surely NHS England should be persuaded to change its rules so that Ashington gets its own

All maps (c)Horsham District Council Deliverable 1-5 years

ashington Developable 6-11+ yrs Not currently developable

Threales Lane (West Chiltington) Abingworth (SA114) (should be Green) Thakeham Road

Rock Road Water Lane

Thakeham Tiles

Thakeham 358 units

Rydon

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I will post links to all source information on the “news” section of our website which is: www.sussexlocal.net. Your comments are welcome, as always. Please do email us at: info@sussexlocal.net

Key to Plans

School

Deliverable - available now, is in a suitable location and achievable (economically viable) within five years.

Deliverable 1-5 years Developable 6-11+ yrs Not currently developable

Developable - in suitable location, reasonable prospect will be available in 6-10 or 11+ years

Ashington 564 units

Not currently developable - not known if site will be available or can be viably developed

Melton Drive

Thakeham Tiles

Amberley Road

Deliverable 1-5 years Developable 6-11+ yrs Not currently developable

Chantry Ind Estate

Storrington 336 units

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Motoring Services in Pulborough New Motorcycle MOT test lane coming soon!

MOT Test Lane at LMC

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 will also be opening a motorcycle MOT lane in the near future - so watch this space!

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 five 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,

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suspension, cam belts and exhausts together with 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, at the time of writing you can save up to 40% on tyres when booked through Blackcircles.com.

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Young people join Storrington in Bloom

Storrington is preparing to welcome the judges from South & South East in Bloom this month - volunteers have been busy all year sprucing up the village, including another clean up event which took place on 3rd July. The organisers would like to thank everyone who lent a hand.

During July the efforts of our young people have become visible with the arrival of the flags designed by the students at Rydon Community College, and the ten ‘bright and beautiful’ themed wheelbarrows prepared and planted by local youth groups.

A group of pupils from Storrington First School, together with teacher Sophie Bull, spent several artistic afternoons creating the eye catching art. “We wanted to paint something that celebrated Storrington in Bloom as well as celebrating the Queen’s 90th birthday” says Sophie “and I think the children have absolutely achieved it!” Earlier this year children from the school helped with planting preparation for the award. The children’s artwork can be seen near the postbox on Old Mill Drive.

Judging for the Storrington in Bloom local competitions is underway and the winners will be announced at the awards ceremony in September.

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A Sporting Year for Storrington First School The school year drew to a close for Storrington First school with a decidedly sporty feel. The school’s swimming pool opening was swiftly followed by a visit from Olympic Gold Medallist, Duncan Goodhew. During Duncan’s visit, pupils from Storrington and other STARS schools enjoyed taster sessions in a range of sports – and got to hold a real gold medal!

The school’s sports week included an amazing range of PE and Sports – from the more usual Sports Day races and competitions to visiting workshops including yoga, Bollywood dance and a special visit from former STOMP performer, Pete Francis. Headteacher, Marion Smith commented “We are keen to encourage all our pupils to get active – some make the most of our field and football pitch, others love the summer swimming and some pupils just excelled during the dance workshops’’ Healthy Eating was also a big part of the Sports Week with produce from the school’s allotments made into some tasty dishes in the school kitchen and healthy eating workshops provided by Tesco’s Community Champion, Karen Brooks.

Looking forward, the school will be offering a wider range of before and after school sports clubs and, from September, will have a sports coach to focus in particular on team sports and tournaments.

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News from Storrington & Sullington Parish Council by Anna Worthington-Leese – Parish Council Chairman Neighbourhood Plan - Public consultation now on.

to schedule in some testing in Storrington over the coming months to compare measured coverage with the prediction from the mobile operators”.

The Storrington & Sullington and Washington Neighbourhood Plan public consultation period is underway so now is your opportunity to tell us what you think.

This we consider to be inadequate and to help build our case we are seeking feedback from residents to identify bad signal areas and enable us to produce our own map.

Following the examiner’s report produced in March 2016, the Parish Councils have been working closely with Horsham District Council and the South Downs National Park Authority to revise the Neighbourhood Plan so that it can be re-submitted for consideration.

We feel that we have answered all of the examiner’s concerns and hope that he might agree that it is now ready for a public referendum.

We are very interested in hearing your views on the plan as ultimately, it will be up to our community to decide whether it should become a statutory planning document to be taken into account in all planning applications.

Copies of the Plan and supporting documents can be viewed on-line at www.storrington-pc.gov.uk or www.washingtonparish.org.uk or at St Mary’s Church, Washington, St Mary’s School (for parents only), The Storrington Library and The Parish Hall, Thakeham Road, Storrington, West Sussex, RH20 3PP. Please do let us know what you think – your views are important. Consultation ends on 17th August 2016.

Mobile phone signals in Storrington, Sullington and Washington Arising out of the consultation process for the Neighbourhood Plan there were numerous representations from residents and businesses seeking significant improvement to the lack of, very poor and/or erratic mobile phone signal in and around the Parish and the Parish Council has responded by seeking the support of Nick Herbert, Ofcom and the four network providers in finding a solution.

To take appropriate action Ofcom and the network providers need to be convinced that the current Ofcom signal strength checker map, which indicates overall expected signal strength as good, is inaccurate but, at this stage, Ofcom has only indicated that it will “attempt

The on-line Feedback Form can be accessed through the Parish Council Website http://www.storringtonpc.gov.uk/ and a paper version will be available throughout the Village. Your support in providing feedback will be very much appreciated and to emphasise your concern we hope that you will also be interested in providing feedback directly to Ofcom via its “Mobile Coverage checker feedback form” which can be accessed on-line at- https://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/ tell-us/webflow/mobile-coverage/ We thank you for your support and will report developments on the Parish Council website.

Hurston Lane Field Improvements.

As reported last month, the Parish Council is planning improvements to the surface of the field at Hurston Lane so that it is suitable for junior football and other sporting activities. The project is due to commence shortly and we hope that two new pitches will be in place for the beginning of the Storrington Vipers’ 2017 /2018 season. The field and footpath will be closed to the public for some of the period and the Parish Council would appreciate the cooperation of the community in this respect.

Meetings August 2016 Please note that only the Planning & Development Committee meets in August.

Planning & Development Committee - 11th 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 our website. www.storrington-pc.gov.uk

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Ashington Parish Council We received 132 replies to the Residents General Survey. This represents a response rate of 12.1% which is good for this kind of exercise. Thank you to everyone in the Parish of Ashington who returned a questionnaire.

Brief Headlines 85% of the replies indicated that you really like living in Ashington because it is: Small; in a peaceful and quiet semi-rural location; friendly; clean village; good community spirit; nice countryside and scenery.

A number of the replies commented on the good local shops, garage, pub & restaurants, others would like more shops and several residents mentioned a café in the village as a central meeting point. Many would like to see healthcare facilities in the village or better access to those outside of the Parish.

In general, residents liked the fact that Ashington has easy access to towns, countryside, airports, the coast

Thakeham Parish Council Thakeham news The agenda of the Parish Council continues to be very full. Following the successful revival of our Village Day in June we are already starting to plan next year’s event.

But our key issue in the next few months will be considering a proposal to change the mix and increase house numbers in phase 2 of the Abingworth development.

Without extending the consented building area, the proposed change would increase total house numbers by 40-50 over the 147 currently permitted.

While such a change would be significant, there are good reasons to consider it seriously. The current scheme does not seem to reflect local demand, being dominated by a large number of homes designated for the over-55s, alongside mainly large executivestyle houses. A better balance of smaller and medium -sized homes could allow more local families to remain in the area.

and the A24, however, many residents dislike the noise of the A24 in the village. Other annoyances include: indiscriminate parking on pavements and verges, speeding, lorries using the village as a ‘rat run’, dog fouling, littering and vandalism/anti-social behaviour.

Many residents suggested limits on new builds, with small infill development only, no large estates and restricted to Brownfield sites where possible. A number of people were concerned that too many large homes are built in the village and there is a lack of small, affordable or retirement properties. Several replies were concerned about the increase in new houses and the threat of overdevelopment, the pressure on local infrastructure and the potential loss of green spaces.

Full details of the results can be viewed at www.ashingtonpc.org.uk The Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group will be studying the results in detail, undertaking further analysis of the Parish, collating the wishes of Community Groups, businesses, young people, elderly etc before producing a ‘State of the Parish’ report in the autumn.

Some increase in house numbers at Abingworth would also strengthen our ability, under our Neighbourhood Plan, to resist speculative development of less suitable green spaces over coming years. There may also be an opportunity to secure additional village benefits, beyond the new facilities already due from the project (new Village Hall, shop, sports facilities and Pre-school).

At the same time, we must clearly also consider potential negative impacts and how they can be limited.

We want to hear what residents think about what is the right housing mix, whether some more houses on the site would be acceptable, and whether there are missing facilities or support services that the parish should pursue as part of this.

We are approaching this in a measured and consultative way, before decisions are required (probably in early autumn). It is essential that the community has full opportunity to understand, question and give views on the issues. When a formal application has been submitted we will have a public meeting to review the plans and get feedback in open forum.

Meantime, anyone who wants to give us input on the questions above, or to raise further questions can do this via our parish clerk or any councillor. There will be spaces for comments and ideas on our Facebook page and parish web site. See thakehampc.co.uk for contact details.

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J.H. BROWN LTD

PAINTING AND DECORATING

info@whittington.co

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

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Boiler & Central heating installations & upgrades Radiators OIL & GAS Engineers Powerflushing Servicing Landlord certificates 01903 791491 Plumbing 07584 650669

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Landscaping

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www.sussexboilerreplacements.co.uk

PAINTING AND DECORATING

Home Help

25 years experience Qualified Excellent references

Silve HOME HELP lining A friendly and reliable service       

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

House Clearance

House & Garage Clearance

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

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

JOHN MILLS DECORATING

Specialist in all aspects of hard & soft landscaping

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

Call John for quote:

Locksmiths

01903 776956 07783 386865

MASTER LOCKSMITH & Security Consultant

Friendly Service from a Family Firm Free Estimates - OAP Discounts CRB Checked - BS3621 Locks Est 1998 - Contact Robert

A.I.S. 01903 877 810

LOCSKMITHS

07980 981 901

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

SUSSEX LOCAL

50 Business Directory Painting & Decorating cont.

Property Services

Roofing

N BEST & CO

PAINTING AND DECORATING

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

nigelbest@sky.com

Pest Control

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

R & R Roofing Specialists

01903 550 Pet Sitting

Ltd CME Sussex Building & Property Maintenance High Quality Interior & Exterior General Building & Maintenance Full Refurbishments - Decorating - Plastering Exterior cleaning specialists High reach clean system Gutter sky vac clean (12m) 01903 872 786 Camera inspection 07949 100 822 Friendly Service Fully insured www.cmesussexltd.com

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£10 a month

Property Services cont.

plus VAT - includes design call 01903 868 474

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£10 a month

STEVE CHISWELL Roofing & Building

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

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

01903 872365 07801 295889

Plastering

PLASTERING

RENDERING All areas covered Free quotations Fully insured

northyathome@msn.com

01903 504 877 07920 798 071

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

 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

YOUNGER ROOFING        

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

Roofing since 1988

No VAT

01903 713 423 07984 884 642

younger.roofing@yahoo.co.uk

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through the door Satellite Installers

Tree Surgery cont.

SUSSEX TREES & HEDGES For all aspects of Tree Surgery

 C o m p l e te Removal

 S t u mp G r i nd i ng  P r u n i ng  H e d ge T r i m m i n g

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

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

Satellite & Aerial Installation - Service - Repairs

Window Cleaning

Installation - Service - Repairs

All Systems Covered Fully Insured

Traditional & Professional

WINDOW CLEANING    

Storrington & Surroundings Rob Belding

07752 410 208

rbelding@gmx.com

Tree Surgery

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

KEVIN L. JONES

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

01903 741278 / 07968 858087

Climbing Reductions Felling Stump Grinding Pruning

JONATHAN CARTER

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

Window Cleaning Gutters Cleared Fascias & Soffits Window Painting/Repairs

All areas Fully Insured

01403 240 645 07434 135 044

call Robert for a free quote

Traditional & Professional

Window Cleaning

Interior & Exterior Conservatories  Year round 01903 745 949 07971 000 270 Services  

justaskjay@talktalk.net

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