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Once more the festival is here and the Fiveways Artists group have their Open Houses. Still the original and the best - you can check out the map and read a little more about this year’s offerings on pages 20 and 21. Plenty more local news in this month’s edition, including a great local cookery class that takes place at Varndean regularly, an interesting article sent in about Preston Park cycle track, some local festival events and more! So the recommendation as always is to have a break from work, put the kettle on and have a read. Special mention this month to Julie and team at the Fiveways Deli who are celebrating 10 years in business, serving delicious deli food to the hungry Fiveways community. Congratulations, Julie, and here’s to another 10 years! Have a great festival and enjoy the Open Houses! The Fiveways Directory Team
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Fiveways Playcentre – May Open House Saturday, 10th May 2014 11.00am –3.00pm
Fiveways Playcentre on Florence Road will be hosting its very own Open House on Saturday, 10th May to coincide with this year’s Artists’ Open Houses and the Brighton Festival.
It will be very much a family-focussed affair with an emphasis on arts and crafts. This year, the Playcentre will hold an on-the-day ‘silent’ auction of local artists’ work, as well as give a few lucky makers the chance to exhibit and sell their work at the fair. The nursery children are also very much involved and their artwork, created at the setting, will also be on display for parents, grandparents and the general public to buy. A range of fabulous drop-in arts and crafts activities are planned throughout the day and help will be on hand to get those creative juices flowing. You and your children will be able to learn how to make a host of beautiful things and take them home at the end of the session to create your very own house of art! What’s more, there will also be a team of face painters standing by to transform your little one into their very own superhero, fairy, insect or cartoon character. Alongside all this fun, Fiveways will be selling a fantastic array of homemade cakes, delicacies and refreshments, including tea, coffee, squash, wine, beer and Pimm’s. Why not drop into Fiveways Playcentre between 11.00am and 3.00pm on Saturday, 10th May and let the
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kids get creative whilst you relax with a cup of tea and slice of delicious cake? Admission £2.00 per child to include all craft activities. Face painting will incur an additional charge. Adults FREE. About Fiveways Playcentre Fiveways is a registered non-for-profit charity that caters for over 200 children aged 2.5 to 11 years old in its preschool setting and before and after school clubs. It was first established in 1965 and since 2010 has been in its very own purpose-built building thanks to a grant from Sure Start, local authority funding and a £125,000 mortgage. The Playcentre relies on fundraising efforts like this year’s Open House to keep its head above the water and continue to offer its services, so everything you can do to help is very much appreciated. If you would like further information about the centre or event, would like to donate a prize for our art auction, exhibit or just want to help, please contact our team via 5ways@talktalkbusiness.net or on 01273 500257. www.fiveways-playcentre.co.uk facebook.com/fivewaysplaycentre
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We are pleased to feature a regular cooking event that regularily takes place up the hill at Varndean...
Putting taste into healthy cooking! You probably think that healthy eating means eliminating a lot of ingredients you love and especially doing without tasty, indulgent food. This is one reason why two local nutritional therapists, Rani Louise and Nathalie Sansonetti, decided to offer healthy gluten/dairy/sugar-free cookery classes that will completely change the way you think of healthy food! The classes, held at Varndean School once a month, are designed to address specific health issues (digestive problems, IBS, low energy, low immunity, weight issues) and also specific situations where you might need an extra dollop of healthy, tasty food, such as picnics, camping, or for your packed lunches. They offer two hours packed full of nutritional information, cookery demos and lots of fantastic food you’ll cook yourself and take home with you. Still suspicious about the ‘tasty’ element of these classes? Here are some of the delicious recipes on the menu: Sushi rolls; roasted pepper, paprika and cumin houmous; Double Trouble Chocolate Truffles, French savoury galettes with ratatouille; Holey Moley Guacamole…to name but a few scrumptious creations! Here are a few comments from previous attendees: “An incredibly informative and interesting class. Lots of ideas and recipes to get started. A really enjoyable two hours!” C Tompkins “A well-organised and informative session. I’ve actually learned how to make tasty houmous! I will definitely be coming back.” MJ Taylor The programme for the rest of the year includes: 17 May: Beach Body – helping you to reach your ideal weight 14 June: Healthy Picnics & Festival Food 19 July: Healthy Camping Food 27 September: Healthy Packed Lunches 18 October: Cooking to Boost Immunity
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15 November: Boost Your Energy 6 December: Healthy Christmas Treats In order to make these classes affordable to most, Rani and Nathalie offer Early Bird prices so make sure you book early to take advantage of this! Early Bird prices are £29 and the regular price is £38. You will also leave with a folder containing a 5-day meal plan, at least 15 recipes, lots of very simple and easy to apply nutritional advice, as well as samples of your cooking. For more information and to book, go to www.newleafnutrition.co.uk/cookery-courses/ and book online (no fee). Or email nathalie@newleafnutrition.co.uk mob: 07980 620010 Nathalie Sansonetti BA, MA, DNN, mFNTP is a fully qualified Nutritional Therapist practising in Brighton & Hove. She also offers painless, non-invasive food intolerance tests suitable for all ages (children from weaning). Mob: 07980 620010. Rani Louise MSc, DNN, mFNTP, is a Nutritional Therapist and Vitality Coach, giving sessions in Brighton, Lewes and Newhaven. She works with clients to make positive health changes - from curbing their sweet tooth to boosting energy levels, mental focus and their immune system. Mob: 07949 229974
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QUIZ QUESTION TWO: According to many sources, May was named after which Roman goddess?
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There is loads to do in the Brighton Festival as usual - here are a few with Fiveways connections...
Kids Fashion Design Competition Media Conflux, the Open House of Fiveways artist Diane Rogers, will be holding a free entry fashion design and colouring competition for children, with a prize awarded each weekend of a Fashion Designer Book or colouring sketch book produced by Julie Angel & Co. All entries (one per child) must be completed on a template at (or collected from and returned to) Media Conflux, 35 Chester Terrace, Brighton (number 17 on the Fiveways Artists Trail) during the exhibition opening hours of 11am - 5pm, May 3/4, 10/11, 17/18, 24/25. The entries will be judged by the guest artists showing at Media Conflux this year. Please check the blog on www.julieangel.co.uk for winners’ names and winning designs. Each weekend an original piece of work by Diane Rogers will be the prize in a free entry draw for all visitors subscribing to her mailing list. The Colouring Sketchbooks, which are in selected Waitrose stores and which featured in an earlier Fiveways Directory issue, will also be available to purchase from Media Conflux during the four weekends. As part of the Brighton fringe Fiveways resident Louise Hume brings us...
Notorious Women of Brighton Walking Tour
A gripping, fun walking tour that explores Brighton’s feminine past, from corsets to wife sales, wayward royals to music-hall stars, early businesswomen to champion swimmers (and the first woman in Britain to ride a motorbike) Do you know the first celebrity ‘kiss and tell’ story was propagated by a woman who once stayed at Marine Parade? Or that the first European woman to visit Timbuktu lived in Kemptown? Or that a cold-blooded murderess who disposed of the body of her little brother down the toilet confessed all in Brighton? Or that America’s favourite showbiz twins were born in the Bear Road area? These two gentle strolls tell the stories of the many outrageous, brilliant, inspiring and sometimes downright badly behaved women with links to Brighton’s past.
The Notorious Women of Brighton walking tour took place several times during the last Fringe and attracted a growing number of visitors, many of whom said ‘why don’t you do one of these in Kemptown?’ New walk ‘Notorious Women of Kemptown’ will run for the first time this year. Louise Hume has also written a women’s history tour of Brighton for Herstoria magazine, which was featured on BBC 4’s Women’s Hour. Devised and lead by Louise Hume, Royal Pavilion guide, teacher and role-player at Preston Manor, Brighton, Hove, and Booth Museums Contact louisebythesea@aol.com, 01273 554291 historywomenbrighton.com
Pottery Gagliano Venture down Hollingdean Road and you’ll find the grey, graffitied front of Rodhus workshops. Walk inside and be amazed by the sheer dynamism of Brighton’s best-loved ceramic studio where everything is possible. Discover Roberto Gagliano’s classically elegant pots based on two decades of throwing and century-old Sicilian tradition. In contrast, there are Tom Peterson’s unique stoneware bottles and Claire Dines’ hand-built sculpture and raku ware. Beyond is the main studio filled with paper-art by rarebit design; jewellery by Abigail Fetherstonaugh, Thomas Clarke and Martylu; photographs by Irene Todaro; mosaics by Marcella Todaro; and landscapes by Eril Nesbitt. Don’t miss out! Come on down! (31 on the AOH map)
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PRESTON PARK It would have been during 1948 that I became aware of ‘Club Cycling’ and, through the following year, my workmates introduced me to ‘The Track’ at Preston Park.
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Recently, thanks to the computer (and some luck), the history of ‘The Track’ came to life. The track was constructed by the British Army in 1877 and was originally a flat cinder surface. The cinders were replaced in 1936 by a tarmac surface, and subsequently two corners were banked: at the start of the home straight (Dressing Room Corner) and the exit after the finish line. It remains the longest track in the country, measuring 579.03 metres (633 yards). Racing here began shortly after the end of the war and more details can be found at the website, ‘Cycling at Preston Park’.
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The Prestonville Nomads Cycling Club (PNCC) was originally formed in 1933, and one can only assume that the club was formed by a group of cyclists who lived in the Brighton area, in particular around the area known as the Seven Dials. Perhaps the inspiration behind the name, this local area includes Prestonville Road and the church, St Luke’s Church, Prestonville. Like most sports, the club didn’t function during the war and the last entry to the club book was January 1940. However, by 1948 the PNCC was re-formed, with £5.25 in the bank. Reg Porter, who went on to run the club for the next fifteen years, became the first entry in the cash book on 1st December. The first meetings were held at the Elephant and Castle along London Road, costing £1 4s 0d each week.
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The list of names in the book brings back memories of the great comradeship we had. I actually paid 5 shillings, about a day’s wages at the time, to join. Some of us are still in touch and a few have continued to ride together. The Nomads were a very successful club, identified by our bright green and yellow jerseys. Through our racing at Pres-
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ton Park and on the road, we won many team and individual races as well as Sussex Championships. For many years the Nomads used the downstairs room at the Park View Hotel in Preston Drive as our club room, allowing us to enjoy racing in the summer at the track and adjournments to the pub after. On Sundays however, we enjoyed Club Rides which saw us cycling around the countryside of Sussex and enjoying many lovely teas together. Unfortunately the club ceased again, possibly in 1967, due to the original members growing up, getting married and having families, and consequently work took on a whole new meaning. Another possible factor was the introduction of scooters, for example, the Vespa. In 1978, Geoff Boore and I were members of other clubs but
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decided we wanted to once again race as ‘green and yellow’. Consequently the Nomads were reformed, this time as ‘the Sussex Nomads’. The Sussex Nomads have since become a very successful and well respected club, both in Sussex and further afield, and have been able to continue the legacy of the Prestonville Nomads. Currently meeting at 9am on Sundays, at Ditchling Village Hall, we continue to enjoy a morning ride followed by a coffee and catch-up, whilst arriving home in time for lunch! More details can be found at sussexnomads.org.uk. If anyone has cycled as a Prestonville Nomad previously, please contact Alan Limbrey at thesussexnomads@gmail.com.
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Dorothy Stringer Rugby Tour of South Africa At the end of last season, an evaluation of the standard of rugby at Dorothy Stringer took place and it was noted that the current crop of under 13/14 players were showing real signs of developing into quality sides. A decision was made to give them the ultimate test, touring Durban; South Africa in March 2015. Thanks to a very supportive parent, a meeting was set up which was open to all players from both age groups. At the meeting, an outline of the proposed tour was tabled to both players and parents. In the 10 day trip the players would experience - 3 rugby matches, 2 technical rugby sessions in conjunction with ‘The Sharks’ academy coaches Trips to Wet & Wild Park, St Lucia boat trip and the Natal Shark Board A Super 15 game A safari in Hluhluwe National Park After the evening, a thorough selection process took place and a squad of 24 players were identified that we believed to have the potential, commitment and work rate required of touring such a prestigious rugby playing country. We are currently 8 months into the preparation. We train as a squad 3 times a week. 2 technical sessions, developing individual and unit skills and then 1 session dedicated to strength & conditioning. All the players that have signed up to tour have had to commit to all 3 sessions each week and have started the long process of preparing themselves for what lies ahead. We have games scheduled throughout both seasons leading up to the tour which get progressively harder.
Getting the games right will mean that the squad is as best prepared as they can be for what they will come up against in South Africa. The games played to date have highlighted our strengths and areas for development and as a squad we are working hard to get everything ready for March 2015. We have 3 scheduled fund raising events A year to go sponsored cycle event - 29/03/2014 (this has already taken place and was a great success! We cycled the distance of South Africa - North to South 1600km) Race Night - 05/07/2014 Tour dinner - 25/10/2014 We are actively seeking company sponsorship and have different packages. If you are interested in sponsoring the tour please contact Grant Lawrence at LWR@dorothy-stringer.co.uk for more information.
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The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, published in 1957, tells the story of insomnia-afflicted Gilbert, a successful novelist entering later middle-age. Along with his sleep problems, Gilbert suffers paranoid episodes and memory loss. In an attempt to restore his physical and mental health, he embarks on a cruise to the tropics, a cruise which proves to be a hell on earth. He finds himself plagued by aural hallucinations: barking dogs, jazz bands, revival meetings. Pinfold’s mental deterioration closely mirrors Waugh’s own mental instability, his ‘late lunacy’ as he dubbed it. He was advised to write the book by the head of the Psychiatry Department at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London. Interestingly the novel currently features on The Royal College of Psychiatrists’ website. Despite its rather difficult and gloomy subject matter, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold is anything but, the comedy
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Fiveways Gardens... Mayto 2014 Welcome the
February edition of Fiveways Gardens
It’s Open House season, and I know, for a lot of us, that brings a great opportunity to go nosing in our neighbours’ houses. There’s often the opportunity to take a sneaky peak at folk’s gardens too, and I know, because I see a lot of them, that there’s inspiration to be found in the gardens. Most of us have very similar plots to deal with and there are some really clever solutions to common problems.
Don’t be afraid to simply copy a good idea. If you see a plant thriving in a shady area that you like but can’t identify, just ask. Most of us are flattered by this, not offended. If they don’t know, ask if you can take a photo, and take it along to your local nursery and hopefully they’ll be able to help. With the increasing interest in growing our own food, and maybe not so much money to go round, why not give it If you haven’t already, feed flowering bulbs – whether in a go this year? But what if you have no spare ground to plant into? Well, how about some carefully chosen nice flower or fading fast. This is especially important for bulbs bigincontainers garden.inOr, better, containers,in asyour oncefront the nutrients theeven compost haveget rid of some of that tired looking concrete or paving slabs and plant straight into the ground. been used by the plants, there are no more available. Lack of food is the most common reason for bulbs coming I’m often asked what’s easy and suitable for growing in them. In about late June/July, you’ll find a lovely crop up ‘blind’, that is, just the leaves emerge without a flower limited space. Top of my list are onion, beetroot, carrot of salad potatoes that you can just dig up as and when in sight. Also, bear in mind that many tulips won’t keep and a lovely waxy Charlottes. Nip you want them. Easy, huh? If the whole crop’s dug coming year aftersalad year potato, like daffs,such and as neither will flower outwell to your local garden centre or chat up friends that up by the end of July, why not use the space to grow a (at all) in shade. have an allotment, who’ll be able to get you a dozen range of gorgeous late summer flowers – Rudbeckias, Spanish bluebells (bigger than our dainty little native or so seed potatoes from the allotment shop. Growing verbenas, asters, grasses etc, that will keep you smiling species) will have finished flowering by now, and they potatoes is simplicity itself. through the rest of summer and well into autumn. need digging out carefully. They spread and spread, so an annual attempt toASAP. get rid2.ofput them willinhelp keepcold them 1. buy seed potatoes them a dark I was at a meeting recently with the council Parks from(the taking your garden. Digfor deep, andweeks try to to take place loftover works well for me) a few department in Preston Park and I’m chuffed to report out all bulbs, small. Fear not, if you’re fond “chit” or the sprout. 3.however push these potatoes into the ground that there’s strong commitment to planting some of pruning is abest for us too, as you won’t be staring at of them, theythem will flower again year, butabout just not at where you as want to grow andnext cover with banks of wildbrown flowers in the and as some native dead-looking sticks for park too long, the sap is risthe expense of anything else you want to grow. 3-4 inches or 10cm of your garden soil. 4. relax and go shrubs Both ofbursting these measures ing nowand andtrees. the plants are into fresh are newgreat green Ivydo - not everyone’s favourite butor a great and some other things for aplant, month two. wildlife 5. when news for us and local wildlife. growth. supporting berries in very winter a good there’s lots ofplant. greenIts leafy growth to late about 8-12are inches, Happy gardening Happy days of food collared doves and birds. Its putsource another few for inches of garden soil other (or the bought Lisa flowers are a great source of late nectar for bees. Some stuff) onto the growing potato plants. You don’t want cut back in autumn and spring, but I just hit it to people completely cover them up, but this “earthing up” hard inmeans late April early May. This keeps it under T: 01273 500 407 process you/ won’t get green bits on your control spuds but allows flowercrop. and berry. Along with times holliesover that and you’ll getit atobigger Do this several M: 07957 751 218 found in manymonths. local gardens, the ivy is a host theare early summer Keep the plants well plant watered for the Holly Blue butterfly, and leaving cutting it back till lisa@lilybud.co.uk once there’s plenty of foliage. You don’t need to feed late April or May will help these creatures. This method
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OPEN HOUSES
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The Fiveways Artists Group was set up in 1981 by artist ing during the Brighton Festival in the 80s, the whole no out Brighton and beyond. It's amazing to think that Ned's idea sparked off such an enormous Brighton phenomenon, and that he is still opening his house! The Fiveways area is unique in its number of resident artists living and working so closely together, and the sheer volume of contemporary art, crafts and photography available to the public during May is incredible. With such a strong sense of community here, it's hard not to feel proud of this massively creative area of Brighton. This year, continuing their developing partnership with artists from Normandy, there will be a number of visiting French artists showing in the houses, and in exchange a number of our Fiveways artists will be exhibiting in an arts event at La Linerie, Crosville sur Scie, on the third weekend of May. Last year the group wanted to redefine their identity within the area, which led to the idea of their own magazine: a more comprehensive Trail Companion for the local Open Houses which extended their connections within the local community. The group has always relied on art lovers and businesses to support them, and wanted to give something back. This year will see their second edition being published. So expect plenty of art, open gardens and workspaces, demonstrations, cake, bunting and tea. There are also two new houses in the group - Angela Evans (House No 5) and Nick Orsborn (House No 23) - so please pay them a visit, as well as J Kay Aplin's 'Ceramic House' which last
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he Fiveways Artists Open House trail...
rtists Group 2014
Ned Hoskins, who pioneered the whole concept of Open Houses. Initially with only a handful of houses openotion of Open Houses rapidly grew over the next thirty years, not only within the Fiveways area but throughyear won The Latest's Award for Best Open House. If you are an artist and would like to join the group and have your own Open House, please look at our website for more information - www.fivewaysartists.com - or contact our secretary, David Williams, on davidjohnwilliams@ntlworld.com .
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THE FIVEWAYS DELI
is 10 years old!!!
Incredibly it is 10 years since Julie Miles first started The Fiveways Deli, along with Nancy and Jane they are still cheefully serving their variety of fine deli food to the good folk of Fiveways! “Many thanks to all our customers over the last 10 years who have supported us and eaten in the Deli...it is always a pleasure see you and we look forward to serving you all for another decade!! Julie The Deli has longer opening hours from May. 6pm Mon to Fri 8.30am t0 As well as deli food the Fiveways Deli is to 4pm Saturdays 8.30am now serving a variety of main course meals 4pm with a daily special available. Sundays 10.00am to All food can be eaten in or taken away
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Tuesdays 7.30-9.15 pm Brighton University Sports Centre, Falmer Wednesday 7.00-9.00 pm St Georges Hall, Court Farm Road, Hove Thursdays 7.30-9.30 pm Knoyle Hall, Knoyle Rd Fridays 6.15-7.45 pm Balfour Junior School Saturday 11.00 am-12.30 pm Brighton University Sports Centre, Falmer Sunday 5.30-7.00 pm St Georges Hall, Court Farm Road, Hove (children’s classes also available age 5 -12)
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Clair & Jessie celebrate 1st Anniversary at Wigwam The past 12 months have flown by and we reached our first anniversary at the end of April.
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Spring is here at last!…..Gather together with your friends/family and get yourselves pampered with a fresh new look for your face and body, ready for the summer season, in the comfort of your own home or chosen venue.
We have really enjoyed getting to know everyone, and would like to say a huge thank you to all of you for making this year such fun. We are really looking forward to 2014 and working hard on new developments such as our website. Look out for news and competitions on Facebook & Twitter and pretty pictures on Instagram! Wigwam 140 Preston Drove Fiveways 01273 505504
Book a Pamper Party in May and receive a *FREE treatment for the party host. (Event has to be booked with a nonrefundable deposit in May but can be scheduled for future dates in 2014.) (The first three party bookings in the diary will receive a further £10 voucher for the host to spend at the Lavender Room at a later date.) The Lavender Room Pamper Party Team are passionate about making our clients feel special at their chosen event! We are poised and waiting with fluffy towels, therapy couches and gorgeous products to come and pamper you from head to painted toe! We now specialise in daytime/weekday pampering…. Maybe you are thinking of a coffee morning at home, or afternoon tea and cakes, baby shower or birthday celebration – we pamper whatever the occasion. Choose from: Divine beauty facials, Swedish massage, Indian head massage, pregnancy massage, luxury foot treatments, manicures, pedicures etc – just email or call for a Pamper Party menu. Treatments start from £20. Book your YOU time now! (*Note: offer is for minimum of 6 guests to qualify for the free treatment – otherwise minimum is 4 guests.) Happy Springtime Pampering! Best wishes Alison www.lavenderroomtherapy.co.uk alison@lavenderroomtherapy.co.uk Tel: 07940 503001 Alison Robertson AICHT VTCT www.lavenderroomtherapy.co.uk alison@lavenderroomtherapy.co.uk 07940 503 001
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QUIZ QUESTION NINE : May 1st is one of the biggest holidays. What is the holiday called?
LOCAL BUSINESS
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Fiveways Business... My First Word My First Word grows up is a friendly and happy pre-school environment that combines an underlying Montessori ethos with the Early Year Foundation stage curriculum based on learning through play. Discreetly tucked away in the grounds of St Matthias’ Church on Ditchling Road, Grows up...Brighton is a friendly and happy pre-school environment which follows the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum based on learning through play.
clude minimum level 3 childcare, plus Montessori level 4. Along with all the staff, the Montessori practitioner respects the unique individuality of each child and believes that children should be free to succeed and learn without criticism or restriction.
Inside you’ll find children engaged in various different, selfchosen activities. A quiet, cosy space is available for children to rest in. Child-sized basins and toilets allow the children to practise being independent.
We are one of the first pre-schools in the Fiveways area to offer flexibility to busy parents, without using “sessions”. Parents can pick and choose their own “core” hours to suit their families’ needs, being able to add extra hours as and when required.
Children have opportunities to develop life skills, such as caring for the garden - sweeping and watering; caring for each other - practising sharing and turn-taking; helping with daily duties - preparing snacks for others or serving water in child-sized glasses. During outdoor playtime the children are able to explore the wooded area, hunting for mini-beasts and noticing the effects of the changing seasons. A wooden playhouse supports children’s role-playing, often thinking of ideas to turn it into a toy shop or doctor’s surgery. The decked area helps children to practise safe scooting, where they can learn to judge space and negotiate with others. Our friendly and experienced staff provide a professional and warm welcome to both families and children. Qualifications in-
We truly are the place where little things really do matter. Testimonials from visitors: “We wouldn’t want our son to go to any other childcare setting” – Father of 2 year old “It is so flexible, I managed to do some work, have a lovely bath AND go shopping” – Mother of 2 year old
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Give a young person a chance Fostering can be challenging, rewarding and fun. We will help you every step of the way. To apply, you must have a spare room and time to care for a child. We will provide you with 24 hour support and regular training. Our allowances range from ÂŁ353 to ÂŁ661 per week, for each child you may foster. Contact us on Tel: 01273 421 991 website:
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QUIZ QUESTION TEN : If you were born at the beginning of the month of May, your star sign is Taurus. What is your star sign if you were born towards the end?
LOCAL COMMUNITY
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There are many local community groups within Fiveways. e are happy to give such groups space in the Directory . if you are such a group please email us at info@fivewaysdirectory.co.uk
St Matthias – A Church For Fiveways 2014
It was interesting to see the article in the March Directory “New Church for Fiveways 1901” and the picture of the old “iron church” on the site where St Matthias Church now stands. The “new” building as we know it today was consecrated on 11th January 1912 where it has stood as a symbol of the Christian “worshipping heart of the Fiveways Community” for 102 years. Over those years times have changed, society has changed, interest in the Christian faith has waned to the point where many regard it as “irrelevant”. We live in an area where, according to the last census in 2011, Brighton is one of the least religious places in the U.K. so, I guess it is hardly surprising that we struggle to gain new members. However, the church is not a club, merely looking for new “members”. We at St Matthias are small in number these days compared to the large regular congregations of yesteryear. But, a small church is not a “failed church”. We are a “fellowship of believers”, meeting together, breaking bread and praising God – it is what we do! We believe that everyone of whatever creed, colour, sexual-
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ity, of whatever faith, or no faith, is a beloved son or daughter of God. Particularly around this time of Easter we remember and rejoice in the fact that Christ died on the Cross for the “whosoever” and that means YOU, and “you” are always welcome to join with us at any or all of our Services, to be part of our fellowship, or to come for quiet moments of prayer, light a candle, or just sit and draw closer to God and experience his love and peace. We are there for you, the church, i.e. the people of God, as we have been for the past 102 years. We struggle to meet the present day financial demands placed upon us by the diocese, but Christ never said there was a membership fee to be part of his” family”. That family is here in the midst of the Fiveways Community bearing witness to ”the gospel way of life” and to serve you all in any way that we can and we welcome anyone and everyone, who for whatever reason care to visit us. God bless you all. Dave Brooks, Diocesan Lay Read, St Matthias Church Community, Fiveways Tel: 01273 507 326
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We educate We nurture We unlock potential Children educated by the Montessori method are more confident, more socially adept, and develop a life-long love of learning. The Montessori classroom equips children with the essentials for learning and life. An increasingly popular education choice, the Montessori principles stimulate intellect, creativity, and social and self-responsibility.
Waiting lists open for... Mini Monte groups for children aged 2-3 Half and full day school for children aged 3-11 Breakfast, After-School and Holiday Clubs
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Advanced Facials Organic Facials Massage Therapies Waxing (inc.Hot Wax) Manicures Pedicures Shellac Gel Polish St Tropez Spray Tanning LVL Lashes Eye Treatments
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LOCAL PERSON
Whats On in Fiveways... Mondays
Fridays
Play and Stay
Play and Stay
10.00 – 11.30am Contact: 01273 500257 0-3 yrs £2. Healthy snack included Fiveways Play Centre 8-10 Florence Rd
Brownies
5.45 – 7.15pm Contact: 07894 533290 St Matthias Church Hall, Hollingbury Park Avenue
Guides
7.30 – 9.00pm Contact: Lucie 07737 093675 St Matthias Church Hall, Hollingbury Park Avenue
Tuesdays Rosemary Conley Keep Fit
9.30am Contact: 07809 228035 St Matthias Church Hall, Hollingbury Park Avenue
Mothers’ Union
2pm (2nd Tuesday monthly) Contact: 01273 502449 St Matthias Church Hall, Hollingbury Park Avenue
Zumba
PODIATRISTS and chiropodists
Jane Faulkner Natalie Tanner John Doble Lucy Romero Clark 01273 553863 136a Preston Drove www.solesister.com
6pm Contact: 07989 973008 St Matthias Church Hall, Hollingbury Park Avenue
Wednesdays Drama Group
4.00 – 5.00pm Contact: 01273 500312 St Matthias Church Hall, Hollingbury Park Avenue
Yoga Flow
7.00pm - 8.15pm Contact: 07813 712073 St Matthias Church Hall, Hollingbury Park Avenue
Thursdays Mother & Toddlers
9.00am – 12noon Contact: Gill 07403 284708 St Matthias Church Hall, Hollingbury Park Avenue
Local Action Team
6pm (1st Thursday monthly) Contact: 01273 233746 St Matthias Church Hall, Hollingbury Park Avenue
10.00 – 11.30am Contact: 01273 500257 0-3 yrs £2. Healthy snack included Fiveways Play Centre, 8-10 Florence Rd BN1 6DJ
Rainbows
4.15 – 5.45pm Contact: Zoe 07811 981041 St Matthias Church Hall, Hollingbury Park Avenue
Sundays Sung Eucharist & Children’s Church 9.45am St Matthias Church, Ditchling Rd
Children’s Praise Service
10.00am (4th Sunday of the month) A simple Service for Children and Parents St Matthias Church Hall, Hollingbury Park Avenue
May Events Sat 10th May 2014
Fiveways Playcentre May Open House 11.00am –3.00pm Florence Road A Talk About Bats 2.30pm FREE The Brian Foster Centre Dorothy Stringer School Craft Fair Stanford Avenue Methodist Church 11am-3pm Free Entry Local crafts including jewellery, cards, photography, arts, homemade chutney & jam, knitted gifts and many more...
Thurs 17 May 2014
Cookery Class Beach Body – helping you to reach your ideal weight Varndean School See page 7 for details
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Useful Fiveways contacts... Chemists
Doctors
Boots Pharmacy 138 Preston Drove tel: 552913 Preston Park Chemist 90 Beaconsfield Road tel:880404
Preston Park Surgery 2a Florence Road tel: 566033 School House Surgery Hertford Road tel: 551031
Post Office
Churches
Florence Road Baptist Church Florence Road tel: 564481 St Matthias Ditchling Road tel: 508178 Stanford Avenue Methodist Church Standford Avenue tel: 565896
Fiveways Post Office Preston Drove Opening Times Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday... 9.00am - 5.30pm Wednesday...9.00 - 5.00pm Saturday... 9.00 - 12.30pm
Dentists
Preston Park Tavern 88 Havelock Road tel: 542271 www.prestonparktavern.co.uk
Fiveways Dental Practice 01273 504923
Public Houses
Stanmer Park Tavern 292-296 Ditchling Road tel: 552005
The Cleveland 27a Cleveland Road tel: 502396 The Hollingbury 1 Roedale Road tel: 555858 The Open House Springfield Road tel: 880102
Scaffolders
Independent Scaffolding 7 Hythe Road tel: 01273 705121
Schools
Downs Infant School Ditchling Road tel: 296868 Downs Junior School Rugby Road tel: 558422 Hertford Junior School Hertford Road tel: 557341
Varndean School Balfour Road tel: 561281 Varndean Sixth Form College Surrenden Road tel: 508011
Taxi Firms
City Cabs Taxi 01273 205205 www.205205.com
Please send your activities and local useful contact numbers to be included in the listings to info@fivewaysdirectry.co.uk
Sussex Maths Tutors GCSE Higher Level – A/A* Revision Day Wednesday 28th May 2014 - 10am to 3.00pm Venue – 4 Shirleys, Ditchling, BN6 8UD (opposite Ditchling Recreation Ground)
Cost - £80
(Bring usual equipment, Calculator, plus packed lunch)
The day will cover the majority of A & A* topics. In a small group students will see examples and try questions from past exam papers. Suitable for year 11 students sitting the Higher Level this Summer and also Year 10 top set students looking to get ahead with some harder work. All year round Private Tuition also available for all Key stages, GCSE, AS/A2, Further Maths & IGCSE Simon Gracethorne BSc Hons, PGCE 20 years Secondary teaching including Brighton College & currently at a local Sixth Form College, Simon won a National teaching award in 2009 and appears on the Government’s Excellence Gateway. He is also in his 17th year of teaching on Harrow School’s prestigious Easter Revision Course.
Contact : claire@sussexmathstutors.co.uk Please mention the FIVEWAYS DIRECTORY when responding to adverts
Tel: 07952 332 110
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ROOF & FIREWALL Specialists Have you got damp in the corner of a bedroom or along the ceiling of an upstairs wall? Nine times out of ten it’s faulty lead flashings and firewalls causing these problems. The majority of Brighton homes are at least 100 years old and so are their firewalls. Many firewalls are coming to the end of their natural lives. If you want them to last another 100 years we are the FIREWALL experts. If it’s not the lead or the firewall we can help with most other roofing problems from complete reroofing to minor repairs.
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FIVEWAYS? Where in Fiveways was this photo taken?
Conor's Conundrum
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As a whole, I am both safe and secure. Behead me, and I become a place of meeting. Behead me again, and I am the partner of ready. Restore me, and I become the domain of beasts. Answer: See bottom of p25
What am I?
MAY QUIZ Last months answer: The roof of the cafe in Blakers Park
Answers‌ 1. Third. It later become the 5th month. 2. Mai, the Roman Goddess of growth 3. 1931 4. Emerald 5. Lily of the Valley
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Find the 10 questions spread throughout the Directory at the foot of various pages...
6. The length of several months was changed in Roman times. However, the length of May has remained constant. 7. A Maypole 8. The Kentucky Derby 9. May Day 10. Gemini 20th May -20th June
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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
Acupuncture Fiveways Acupuncture Centre Beauty Services Beauty at Home Lavender Rooms Fiveways Beauty Rooms New Dawn Bike Shop Rule 5 Bikes Blacksmiths Anvil ironworks Blinds Bella Vista Sussex Blinds Building Services More Space Braiden Construction Bob Hanson Pure Living Developments Alan Patch Carpenter CP Carpentry Rachel Urbach Featherstone Furniture Richley Carpentry Martin Ramsey Charity Marriage Care Chiropodist Sole Sister Churches St Matthias Cafe TILT The Fiveways Deli Computer Services Deltec Solutions Flying Disk-Doctor Convenience Store Super News Dentists Surrenden Dental Practice Domestic Help HAH! Brighton Education Montessori School Sussex Maths Tutor Electrician Terry Sharpe Caulfield Electrical Estate Agents
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David and Co Flooring Services Brighton Floor Sanding DJ Flooring Fostering Foster Care Funeral Directors Attree and Kent Sussex Funerals Furniture Featherstone Furniture Garden Services Lilybud Gardens Living Colour Landscapes Green Rooms Tree and Hedge Services Ozzie the Gardener Sarah Padhiar-Tutton Jane Money Gifts Wigwam Hairdressers Streakers LJ Barbers Val Cussell Mobile Hairdresser Handyman Ken Gavin Graham Dean Cheslin Heating ABBA Heating Capricorn Host Families BISS Local Attraction The Royal Pavillion Locksmiths Lee Locks Massage The Lavender Room Music Lessons Udita Everet Music for Aarvarks Newsagents Supernews Nursery Strawberry Hill My First Word Painting and Decorating
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Decorative Interiors Finishing Touch Paul Robertson Greg Glowacki Pet Services Toto Cat Feeding Plasterer Pacific Plastering MV Plastering Stephen Brawn Lewis Byard Plumbing Capricorn AJ Dean GT Plumbing BrightonBasedPlumbing Printing Genie Print and Design Property Maintenance Bob Hanson JL Property Property Wanted Brighton & Hove Council Roofing MB Roofing Ridgeline Roofing Mark Campbell CWM Roofing Rubbish removal Jim Gustard Sash Window repairs Sussex Sash Windows Sashes and Sills Scaffolders Independent Scaffolding Shutters Bella Vista Sussex Blinds Taekwon-Do Classes Taekwon-Do Brighton Taxi City Cabs Tiling Bells Pentagon Tiling Transportation Breeze Up to the Downs Tree Surgeon The Arbor Barber Tree and Hedge Service Wood Burning Stoves
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