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CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL BUSINESS Billingshurst • Barns Green • Five Oaks • Ifold • Kirdford • Loxwood • Plaistow • Slinfold • Wisborough Green

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ot news this month is that BilliFest returns to the High Street. The previous venue of Jengers Mead meant that parking was difficult as BilliFest occupied the site of Jengers Mead car-park. This year the car-park will be open as usual so if you live in one of the neighbouring villages please do come along.

What has not changed is the lively atmosphere with plenty to do for all the family. The Billifest Team have worked hard to ensure the event is the success we have come to expect.

See opposite, with full details on page 10.

Merry Christmas to all Village Tweet readers!

Grahame Cover: ‘A dog is not just for Christmas’. This little cutie is not convinced Photo: ‘Castaway in Scotland’ Food & drink Billy’s on the Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Recipe: Avocado Baked Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Sussex Free Range Turkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Bamboo, Chinese & Thai restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Billingshurst Buchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Jengers Crafy Bakery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Spy Café . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Cinnamon Indian Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OBC Health & wellbeing Jim Hills Sports Warehouse Davis Foot Care Clinic . . . .

Holly Stone Hypnotherapist .

Billingshurst Leisure Centre Rebecca Beauty Therapist .

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About the house Cubitt & West, Estate Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Flow-Serve Plumbing, Drainage, Heating . . . . . . . .18 Miss Mop Domestic Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Terry Clohessy, Painter & Decorator . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Verrall Flooring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 KJ Lammas Plumbing & Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 N Francis Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Ferris Plumbing & Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Oven Revival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Hydro Power, generators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Ron Osborne Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Tailor Made Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Drainjet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 GB Glazing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 MW Wingate Painting & Decorating . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Arun Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 RG Oil Boiler Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Jef Wilson, Painter & Decorator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Sussex Chimney Sweeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Sussex Laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 South East Tankers, sewage emptying . . . . . . . . . .27 Fowlers, Estate Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28/29 AC Decor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Mrs Muscle Domestic Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Goring Road Carpets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Pro Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Re-Nu Kitchens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Apex Aerials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Biji Property Services Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Delta Decor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Sussex Carpet Brokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Arunside Building & Roofing Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Holly Boilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Lee’s Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Sussex Surrey Doors & Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 PJM, Building & Property Maintenance . . . . . . . . .36 C&H Fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Oven Rescue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Pro Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Aqua Drop Window Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 GJ Coles Builder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Hamilton Cole, TV & Satellite Equipment . . . . . . . .39 Surrey Cleaning Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Little Tweeters!

Kids Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Yvonne Fleece: No Lamb for Christmas – Again! . .46

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Draisey & Co Landscaping & Gardening Garden View: The Christmas Cactus . . .

Jonathan Carter Tree Surgery . . . . . . . . .

Clayton Turner Trees & Gardens . . . . . .

Sussex & Surrey Tree Services . . . . . . .

Drew Curran Tree Services . . . . . . . . . . .

REM Landscapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Treemendous Tree Care . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Village Nurseries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Miscellaneous Professional Services & Businesses Furze Firs, Christmas trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 JML Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Flackwoods Solicitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Jacintha Fashion, dressmaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Southwater Cycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Virtual Flight Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 SCCS Acountancy Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Banks Fencing: Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 A/c’s Direct, Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Arun Veterinary Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Jodie’s Pet Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Willows Cattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Petworth Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 GS Bookkeeping Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Pest B Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Pest Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Country Brocante . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Forest Litho, printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBC Features Which Christmas Tree? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Turkey Magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Heal That Hangover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Horsham District Council: Help for small businesses A Good Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wrap It Up! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Community/Out & About/Farming/Smallholding BilliFest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 10 Surrey Artists’ Open Studios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Age UK, Horsham District: Carol’s Christmas Party 11 Fishers Farm Park: The Magic of Christmas . . . . . .11 Age UK Horsham District: Village Agent . . . . . . . . . .13 Whist Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Community Minibus (Billingshurst) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Christ’s Hospital Choral Society Christmas Concert .17 St Mary’s Guild . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Barns Green Players: Dick Whittington . . . . . . . . . .20 Macmillan: Comedy Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Wey & Arun Canal Trust: Bicentenerary report . . . .22 The Weald: Open Evening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Billingshurst Fire Station: Merry Christmas . . . . . . .26 Billingshurst Lions Club: 7 Billion Ideas . . . . . . . . .30 The Weald: Trip to a Ugandan school . . . . . . . . . . .32 Wey & Arun Canal Trust: Weevils . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Crouchland Biogas update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 John Nash’s Column: The Man in Red . . . . . . . . . . .42 Billingshurst Parish Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Our Community Volunteers: Jean Spira . . . . . . . . .54

Equine SPR Centre’s page: Growing old gracefully . . . . . .40

Motoring and Private Hire Billingshurst Service, Repair & MOT Centre Petworth MOT Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A-Team Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lintott Auto Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Macs Private Hire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sussex Towing Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Games and quizzes Crossword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 10 Spot the Difference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45, 47

Last But Not Least What’s On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50-52 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

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Christmas / Legal services

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Which Christmas Tree?

and can be planted out once Christmas is over.

The Rocky Mountain Fir is quite a narrow tree with a striking blue colouring to the foliage.

It’s also good for needle retention.

Finally, the Norway Spruce is what we think of (somewhat ironically) as a traditional British Christmas tree. It has a lovely shape but is notorious for dropping its needles. Try buying a potted tree rather than a cut one, as these hold their needles better. But actually, it’s only for a couple of weeks so a few dropped needles aren’t such a terrible price to pay for a truly lovely tree.

Sarah Davey

ordmann fir trees come in lots of sizes.

They are bushy and symmetrical and are a lovely colour. They last well too, even in homes where people like the central heating set to toasty levels.

The Fraser Fir has an intense festive aroma that lasts well. It’s a pretty shape and slimmer than the Nordmann so is good if you don’t have a lot of floor space. It retains its needles well.

The Serbian Spruce has a slender trunk with short, gracefully drooping branches and bright green needles. They are often sold as smaller pot-grown specimens here so they can be good for a table-top tree,

NORDMANN CHRISTMAS TREES l Visit our Christmas Tree plantation at Furze View, Five Oaks Road, Five Oaks, RH13 0RH. l Cut your own or ready cut trees available. l All trees just £30 each, £5 off with ‘Village Tweet’ advert. l Open daily from Friday 25th November A 10am until dusk.

www.furzefirs.co.uk 07706 947565 To cut your own tree don’t forget to bring a saw!

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Coffee break / Legal services

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Food and drink / Christmas

Avocado Baked Eggs

A special brunch

METHOD

1. Preheat oven to 220°C/Gas Mark 7.

2. Crack the eggs carefully into a bowl so the yolks stay intact.

3. Place the avocado halves in a baking dish.

(Note: if you rest them along the edge it prevents them from tipping over). Gently spoon one egg yolk into the avocado hole.

Continue spooning egg white into the hole until full. Do the same with the remaining avocado half. Season each filled avocado with chives, parsley, sea salt and pepper.

4. Gently place baking dish in the preheated oven and bake until eggs are cooked, which takes about 15 minutes.

Delicious topped with chopped bacon which has been fried until crisp.

Merry Christmas!

Preparation time: 10 minutes.

Cooking time 15 minutes.

INGREDIENTS 2 small eggs 1 avocado, halved and pitted 2 teaspoons chopped fresh chives, or to taste Fresh or dried parsley to taste Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 2 slices bacon, cooked and chopped

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Food and drink / Christmas

Turkey Magic

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y Gran insisted on soaking her Christmas turkey in brine (or ‘broin’ as she used to call it, being a Birmingham girl). I never really understood why until I tried it for myself.

You need 750g salt for a large turkey. Use a large watertight plastic box and dissolve the salt in 4 pints/2 litres of boiling water. Add 9 pints/5.5 litres of cold water and leave to cool.

Immerse the turkey in the brine, breast side down. Cover with a lid and put in a cool place like the garage for 24 hours. You might want to seal the lid or weight it down to prevent mice from indulging in an early Christmas feast! The next day empty the brine and pat the turkey dry and refrigerate overnight. Remove the bird a couple of hours before cooking to allow it to come to room temperature, and prepare in your usual way.

So why go to this trouble? Here comes the science bit! Roasted turkey can be dry and tough because it’s lean and we tend to err on the side of caution with cooking times, (no-one wants to serve up a plate of festive salmonella right?).

Moisture loss is inevitable when you cook any type of muscle fibre. Heat causes individual coiled proteins in the fibres to unwind (the technical term is ‘denature’), then join together with one another, resulting in shrinkage and moisture loss. Meat loses about 30 percent of its weight during cooking but by brining first, you can reduce this moisture loss to as little as 15 percent. The main reason for this is because the dissolved salt causes some of the proteins in muscle fibres to pre-unwind and swell. As they unwind, the bonds that held the protein unit together as a bundle break. Water from the brine binds directly to the proteins, and then gets trapped between them when the meat cooks and the unwound proteins bind together. As long as you don’t overcook the meat, the natural juices will be retained.

All this ensures moister, juicier results. But what if you don’t have the container or the inclination to soak your bird? Is there an easier way? Yes, you can ‘dry-brine’, that is pre-salt the turkey. This seasons the meat like the wet brine, but does not use any water. Instead, it involves rubbing salt and seasonings directly onto the meat and/or skin, and then letting the meat rest in the

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refrigerator before cooking. For a 15lb /7kg turkey you need about three tablespoons of salt, 3/4 teaspoon of ground black pepper and herbs of your choice. Pat the turkey dry and then rub the salt mixture liberally over the surface. I like to rub about a third of it under the skin but if you don’t want to go to the bother of separating the skin from the meat it’s fine to just rub it over the skin. You need to allow time for the salt to penetrate the meat so allow a day’s brining time per 5lb/21/4kg of turkey.

Dry brining has the advantage of producing extremely crispy skin, and we all know that’s the best bit!

Final tip: Make sure you use an unseasoned turkey. Avoid pre-prepared or self-basting turkeys as they have been injected with brine.

Louise Addison

Local Bronze Turkeys Hand reared from day-old chicks in Itchingfield Will be ready for collection from our farm in Itchingfield, near Barns Green on Friday, 23rd December.

Go to sussexfreerangeturkeys.co.uk for more info.

Weights are approximately 7-8kg.

A £15 deposit confirms the order

Call 07703 182971

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Food and drink / Christmas

Authentic Chinese and Thai cuisine l Party bookings welcome l

One plate lunch meals from £5.95 l Special set menus l

Opening times: 12 to 2:30pm and 5:30pm to 10:30pm Monday to Saturday.

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We would like to wish all our customers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Christmas orders now being taken for: Free Range Turkeys Superb Aged English Topside Honey Roast Ham Ribs of Sussex Beef Fresh Duck & Geese • Capons English Gammon Home-made Chipolatas Home-made Chestnut Stuffing

01403 782523 8 Jengers Mead, Billingshurst

Christmas products: Mince pies, Yule logs, Shortbread Pop in and see us for all your seasonal products as well as breads, cakes, doughnuts and filled rolls all baked daily on the premises Jengers Craft Bakery 4 Jengers Mead, Billingshurst RH14 9PB www.jengerscraftbakery.co.uk 01403 784088 Opening times: Mon-Fri 8am-2pm, Sat 8am-12.30pm Follow us on Facebook

BEAUTIFUL BREAD FOR BILLINGSHURST

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Out and about / Christmas

BilliFest is back in the High Street!

Billingshurst – Saturday 3rd December, 10am-3pm

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nnouncing the news that BilliFest is back in the High Street on 3rd December, Ken Johnson, Organising Committee Chair, said, “This is great news for all who visit BilliFest. The move is fully supported by our High Street retailers whose shopfronts face the street, so they can become very much more involved in the festivities. Since BilliFest will not now be in Jengers Mead, it means that the Jengers Mead carpark will be open as usual for parking”.

The BilliFest Family Fun Day & Christmas Fayre, which attracts over 1,500 people to the heart of the village, will kick off on 3rd December at 10am and continue until 3pm with stalls in more than 40 gazebos running up the centre of the High Street from Sainsbury’s to Jengers Mead. Just that section will be closed allowing access to the Jengers Mead carpark and shops from the north.

Ken said, “Last year we introduced individual gazebos for each stall holder and this was a great success. It added to the carnival feeling of the show and gave each of the stallholders more space to display their goods. For visitors, it will be the perfect place to buy Christmas presents”.

He added, “Of course, BilliFest would not be BilliFest without lots of family entertainment and the annual raffle. Prizes include a car for the weekend courtesy of Harwoods, and round of golf for four at Slinfold Golf Club, plus a £50 voucher from Architectural Plants”.

The children’s Find the Names of the Gnomes hunt will be better still. Some 25 retailers will each

Village Tweet Quick Crossword Solution Puzzle on page 6 Across: 1, PERSON. 4, LUCKY. 8, AWAKE. 9, ENSNARL. 10, SAPLING. 11, SHOO. 12, EAT. 14, HYMN. 15, ARCH. 18, TEA. 21, CUBE. 23, CLEANER. 25, ACCOUNT. 26, THORN. 27, RUNNY. 28, ADORED. Down: 1, PRAISE. 2, REAPPLY. 3, OBEDIENT. 4, LOSE. 5, COACH. 6, YELLOW. 7, HEDGE. 13, TALENTED. 16, CANDOUR. 17, ECLAIR. 19, ACUTE. 20, PRUNED. 22, BACON. 24, BUSY.

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host a gnome in their shop windows. Children just have to find the gnomes’ names and fill in an entry form available from The Library or at Santa’s Grotto on the day. Great prizes include Family Tickets for ‘Aladdin’ at The Capitol in Horsham, and for ‘Adventures of Peter Pan’ at The Pavilion Theatre, Worthing.

There are also Day Tickets to Drucilla Zoo Park.

The Chairman said, “We are delighted that Radio Weald, which is run by the Weald School students, will again be handling our music and public address system.

The entertainment includes George on Sax, Lifestyle Fitness ‘join in’ sessions, the Billingshurst Choral Society, the Billingshurst Ukulele Band, Cotillion Sussex folk group, Horsham Boom Tribe Samba Band, Horsham Magog Dancers, Stephen Foster (David Bowie tribute), Rob Nicholl swings, and Punch & Judy. Santa’s grotto will be located in Henry Adams’ historic High Street offices”. He stressed, “And don’t forget that the BilliFest Santa’s grotto is always free, and every visiting child receives a gift from Santa Claus.

Billingshurst Community Partnership – Martin Spurrier and the BILLIFEST Team Photo: BilliFest 2016 committee: (back row, left to right) Owen Davies, Barry Barnes, Ken Johnson, Tony Priestley, June Perks, Patrick Perks; (front row) Helen Abbott, Sandy Duck, Linda Nicholl, Martin Spurrier

Community / Christmas

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Spy Café is no secret…

Spy Café in the Chapel building, Spy Lane, Loxwood has been running every Thursday for the past three years and has proved popular with people of all ages from Loxwood and the surrounding villages.

Run entirely by volunteers, the café is open all day (from 10am to 4.30pm) and serves breakfasts and light lunches in addition to their usual selection of delicious home-made cakes, Fairtrade teas, coffee and hot chocolate.

The café welcomes children and has a colourful play corner with plenty of toys to keep them amused. There are high chairs available too. A spacious garden area gives summer visitors a pretty space to enjoy.

So, for a friendly welcome and extremely reasonable prices, why not pay a visit to Spy Café. Jean Merry

CAROL’S CHRISTMAS DAY LUNCH PARTY

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Health and wellbeing / Sport

Heal Heal That That Hangover!

Hangover!

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ounding hea … gasping thirs … a vague memory of telling anyone who’d listen how much you love them…

Sound familiar? Most of us have woken up to regret that last drink (or five), at least once. If you’re reading this through bleary eyes, while trying to stop the world from spinning, you might want to take heed of these hangover cures: Rehydration sachet.

Dehydration is the main cause of your hangover symptoms. Drink plenty of water and juice, but if that’s not helping, try a rehydration sachet or isotonic drink.

A fry-up. A bit of a kill or cure remedy in my opinion.

Many people swear by it though. Ideally, go for grilled meat, rather than fried, or you might realise it tastes a lot better going down than it does coming back up.

A banana. Bananas contain potassium, which you might be lacking after all the booze. If you don’t fancy a banana, try popping a multivitamin.

Tomato juice and raw egg. Personally, the risk of salmonella is enough to put me off this one. No one seems to be able to explain why the egg needs to be raw, so I’ll stick to my boiled egg and toasted soldiers, with a side of tomato juice.

Milk thistle. This is my fail-safe remedy. Milk thistle can

help to detoxify your liver, so really does seem to help reduce a hangover, or even prevent it in the first place.

Ideally, you should take one or two capsules before bed and another first thing in the morning.

Hair of the dog that bit you.

Treating a hangover with more alcohol is just delaying the pain.

If you can stomach a drink, you may well feel better short-term, but the hangover will come back again – with a vengeance.

Fresh air. While you may just want to curl up on the sofa with Netflix, a walk outside will usually help to clear your head. Just don the shades so your bloodshot eyes don’t scare any small children.

Mongolian cure. If all else fails, you could go for a drink that’s said to be popular the morning after the night before in Mongolia: tomato juice with a pickled sheep’s eyeball. Not sure where you’re going to get the eyeball from though.

Prevention. Of course, prevention is always better than cure. Next time you’re out, try alternating your alcoholic drinks with soft drinks, and downing a pint of water before bed.

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Update from your Age UK Horsham District Village Agent – Jane Cullum

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ello again, hoping this finds you all very well. December – well that means Christmas doesn’t it, a favourite time of the year for me and for you all I hope too.

Let’s keep warm everyone, if like me you have your heating on and you may be worrying about the cost of this, get in touch as our Information & Advice service can look at whether you might be entitled to receive more help financially. I will be hosting a table at Billifest on 3rd December and look forward to seeing as many of you as possible.

Please come and say ‘Hello’ and pick up some useful leaflets.

The Village Agent service provides a trusted and well known friendly face at the heart of the rural community and is in place to be of help to any village residents over the age of 50. The service aims to make a positive impact by helping people to gain access to services and information.

I am always just a phone call away if you have any queries, financially (query on Benefit entitlement?) practically (help around your home?) or socially (want to get out more?) Age UK Horsham District has an Information & Advice service, Help at Home Service and its own Day Club (for people that would like to get out of those four walls or village, transport can be arranged) as well as so many more

services that might be beneficial to village residents. I also have knowledge of clubs/groups that operate locally in Billingshurst. I attend most groups as often as I can to offer a faceto-face service or I can arrange a visit to your home.

We are currently looking for more people interested in joining our Help at Home team on a self-employed basis. You will have a genuine desire to work with older people, have the ability to listen and a friendly patient manner. The role will include light domestic support and shopping. The hours are flexible between 8.30am-4pm, Monday-Friday. If you feel this could be of interest to you, give me a call and I can put you in contact with the Help at Home service.

Please contact me if you feel the Village Agent Service could be of any help to you, or mention to family or friends in the village. You may have seen I have placed the latest Arun mag at various venues around the village – if you have not already, please feel free to take one.

Jane Cullum Tel: 07747 293382 or 01403 751322 Email: villageagentbillingshurst@ ageukhorshamdistrict.org.uk

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West Sussex Community Minibus Association (Billingshurst) December Schedule Thursday 1st Tuesday 6th Wednesday 7th Thursday 8th Monday 12th Tuesday 13th Wednesday 14th Thursday 15th Friday 16th Thursday 22nd Thursday 29th

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Why not join us in providing this sociable, popular and valuable service for the local community? We are seeking more volunteers to crew our minibuses for two or more trips per month to help us maintain and develop this local charity.

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Extra funds bring a boost to local small businesses

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orsham District Council’s Economic Development team has teamed up with other local authority colleagues across West Sussex to secure £500,000 to set up a grant pot for small businesses.

The grant scheme is called the Local Enterprise and Apprenticeship Platform.

Horsham district’s share of this pot is £83,000.

If you are hoping to set up a new business, if you want to grow your existing small business, or if you want to take on an apprentice, you can now apply for a share of these grant funds to help you out.

For small business grants, you can apply for up to £2,000 which you will need to match with additional funds. For example, if you want to buy some equipment that costs £1,500, you can apply for £750 from the grant fund, and source the additional £750 needed from your own money, bank loan, etc.

If you are a business that wants to take on an apprentice, you can apply for up to £1,500 to match the funding that the Government makes available so that there will be a much reduced cost to your business for taking on an apprentice.

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Once all the funds have been allocated, applications will no longer be accepted.

Cllr Gordon Lindsay, Cabinet Member for Local Economy said, “This is a great opportunity for people who have been thinking about starting or growing a small business or taking on an apprentice, but have been worried about securing the funding.

“We are hoping that businesses will take advantage of this grant scheme in order to make that important small investment in equipment or people which until now they have not been able to fund.”

For more information or to apply for a LEAP grant visit the Council’s website: www.horsham.gov.uk/ businesspages/Business-Development/businesssupport-and-opportunities/information-for-businesses.

Companies must be registered with Companies House, must have fewer than 20 employees and must be based in the Horsham District. Funding can be used for equipment, marketing, website development, etc, but not for salaries, rent or overheads.

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St Mary’s Guild, Billingshurst From January 2017 we are changing the time of our monthly meetings from 8pm to 10.30am. We will still meet on the third Tuesday of the month at St Mary’s Room (the Parish room next to the vicarage).

The Guild is a very friendly, longestablished womens’ group. We would love you to join us to enjoy our very varied programme of speakers, social meetings, an annual outing and maybe a meal! In the coming year we have some history, a good ‘sing-song’, a July outing to a Victorian Music Museum and live owls in October.

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A Good Read December’s selection from book reviewer Willow Coby Wicked – Gregory Maguire We all know what happened when Dorothy arrived in the Land of Oz courtesy of a cyclone. She killed the Wicked Witch of the East and magically acquired her ruby slippers.

Helped by Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, she travelled to the Emerald City with three friends and asked the Wizard to send her back to Kansas. And of course, we know about her green enemy: The Wicked Witch of the West.

But do we know the rest of the story? What happened in Oz before this little girl from Kansas carelessly ‘dropped’ in?

Wicked is the story of the witches of Oz as imagined by Gregory Maguire. Familiar to many people these days through the hit West End musical of the same name, this novel is very different in tone to the musical with much more adult themes. It addresses politics, animal rights, outcasts, fate, friendships, and the philosophical question of what makes us bad: are people born wicked or do they become wicked purely by living up to people’s expectations of them?

Elphaba Thropp was born with an unfortunate colour skin tone and right from the start felt rejected like an outcast. She feels as if she has no place in the world but all that is set to change when she arrives at Shiz University.

Here she meets her total opposite, Glinda, and despite an initial hatred of each other they become best friends. But where will that

friendship take them? They are destined to follow separate paths: one of good and one of evil. The Good Witch and The Wicked Witch.

It is how that happens and how they discover their true purpose and destiny that forms the heart of this immersive fantasy novel. Clearly Oz is not just for children!

Naughty Amelia Jane! – Enid Blyton Some books never fail to entertain generation after generation and the Amelia Jane books by Enid Blyton are no exception. At some point in childhood we all wonder what would happen if our toys were alive. Well in this nursery they are.

Amelia Jane is a big ragdoll and she is not just big, she is bad. And the other toys are generally scared of her. Hardly surprising when she does things like throwing pints of milk over other toys on a regular basis!

These short chapters almost work as individual short stories which makes it a nice transition for readers to proper ‘chapter books’. Each chapter sees Amelia Jane getting into trouble and being naughty but ultimately learning a lesson: one that she seems destined to forget despite her protestations that she “will be good from now on”. Lessons that demonstrate to the reader why it is important to be kind and considerate towards others.

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Dick Whittington comes to Barns Green

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ick Whittington travels to London with his beloved cat Whiskas where he meets up with some old relatives. Two of these relatives and Dick each have a part of a treasure map saying there is gold buried somewhere in London.

However, another relative, the evil Countess Anastasia Kitov from Russia, has the 4th part of the treasure map. Dick and his friends will need to work with her in order to find the gold.

However, Anastasia helped by her secretary, Natasha Veribooch and some evil KGB minders plot to doublecross Dick and his friends and get all of the gold for themselves! Will their dastardly plot work? Indeed, will there be any plot at all this year? Will Dick get the girl? Will there be any good jokes? And who is Will? All WILL be revealed…

Yes, it’s Panto time again! And this year it is Dick Whittington. Cast members from the Barns Green Players are busy rehearsing for what we are sure will be another great show.

There will be a total of six shows performed over two weekends in the Barns Green Village Hall this coming January. The shows will be on Friday 13th (evening), Saturday 14th (afternoon and evening), Friday 20th (evening), and Saturday 21st (afternoon and evening).

Neale Francis is the Director this year. “We have a great cast and a cracking show for you to look forward to. Dick Whittington is one of the traditional pantomimes but we have quite a few twists and surprises lined up this year. Our Dick

Whittington lives for music and is writing his own musical so there will be lots of singing and dancing for you to enjoy. The backstage crew have been sawing and hammering, painting and sewing to make all the sets and costumes which will all lead to what I’m sure will be a production that all age groups will enjoy”.

The afternoon performances are particularly suitable for the very youngest children. There are singalongs and sweets for the kids and opportunities for the audience to join in with the fun. For the evening performances there is a licensed bar serving a variety of alcoholic and soft drinks as well as sweets. The afternoon performances begin at 2pm and evening performances at 7.30pm.

If you are regulars at the Barns Green Players Panto you will know just what a terrific show they put on and if you haven’t been before you are in for a real treat. Tickets cost just £11 for adults and £8 for children. (All tickets on both Saturday evenings are £11.) There is a special price of just £8 for all tickets on Friday 13th January. Tickets are on sale NOW so book early to make sure that you get the best seats and the date and time of performance that you want. Last year every performance was sold out!

We look forward to welcoming you in January for some great fun and entertainment.

Tickets are available now from the box office, tel: (01403) 731566 or from the website, www.barnsgreenplayers.co.uk.

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Out and about / About the house Macmillan Comedy Night at The Railway raises £132 Tuesday 18th October saw a very special night at The Railway pub in Station Road, Billingshurst as they held a Macmillan Cancer Relief Joke Club Night, which featured BGT finalist Danny Posthill, Rudi Lickwood, Sarah Iles and Phil Reid.

This very entertaining evening, together with a raffle mananged to raise £132.80 for local Macmillan Cancer Support.

Macmillan would like to thank all who attended and The Railway pub for hosting the event.

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WACT’s memorable bicentenial weekend

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he Wey & Arun Canal’s 200th anniversary was celebrated in grand style on 1st and 3nd October, packed with events attended by hundreds of people.

From a bicentennial baton relay along the route of the waterway to the champagne-drenched naming of a member’s new narrowboat, it was a weekend to remember Highlight of Wey & Arun Trust’s commemorations was the official opening of the new Compasses Bridge on the summit level at Alfold by actor Dame Penelope Keith.

Before that, there were special boat excursions on the fully restored section at Loxwood – with the crews, canal centre volunteers and trust officers turned out in outfits typical of the early 1800s.

The finale was a cream tea for members and guests at Dapdune Wharf in Guildford, emulating the sumptuous meal staged for canal company directors and shareholders on the day the canal was officially opened in 1816.

“We were absolutely delighted with the way our weekend went, after months of planning,” said WACT Chairman Sally Schupke. “There was an awful lot of detail to go into, with several people each taking on aspects of the celebrations, but everything went smoothly from start to finish.

“There was a good turnout of members and guests at Compasses Bridge, which is important to the trust, as it’s our first major restoration project in Surrey.

“With Dame Penelope generously agreeing to open the bridge, we hope we have significantly raised our profile in the county.”

The start was on the Saturday at Pallingham Bridge in West Sussex, near where the canal linked with the River Arun, originally as the Arun Navigation. The baton – a scrolled copy of an original canal company share certificate – was handed over for the first stage of its 27-mile journey to Guildford by foot, trip boat, small craft, bicycle and narrowboat.

At the Canal Centre in Loxwood, bacon bap and afternoon tea cruises were run for the public on trip boat Wiggonholt as it took its turn in carrying the baton for two stages. Wiggonholt was out again later on for illuminated evening cruises.

Horse-drawn trips on narrowboat Zachariah Keppel were popular during the afternoon, courtesy of heavy horse Buddy being loaned for the day by the Godalming Packetboat Company.

On Sunday, around 250 people gathered Compasses bridge, built by the Trust at the Alfold entrance to the Dunsfold Park aerodrome and business complex, to see Dame Penelope Keith accept the baton.

Dame Penelope – invited to perform the official opening in her capacity as patron of the Surrey Hills area of outstanding natural beauty – said she was

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impressed by the achievement of the volunteers who built the bridge and those devoted to the restoration of the canal system.

She cut a red ribbon across the roadway before posing for photographs with members in period dress and signing copies of the Trust’s souvenir programme.

In his speech, Compasses project engineer Tony Ford praised the volunteers who worked on the bridge. He said the Trust’s Northern Working Party was keen to get on with the next restoration project and revealed that this could be a similar bridge replacing the causeway across the canal at Tickner’s Heath.

All the guests at Compasses were then provided with refreshments, accompanied by music from the famed Friary Guildford Band.

After the formalities at the bridge, the baton was canoed and cycled up to Shalford. From there, it was taken by narrowboat Trincomalee, owned by Trust members Euan and Joanne Houstoun, up to Dapune Wharf.

The bells of St Mary’s Church, Shalford, and St Nicolas Church, Guildford, rang out as Trincomalee, accompanied by a flotilla of small boats and a pair of visiting historic narrowboats cruised up the Wey. Finally, the baton was handed over to the Mayor of Guildford, Gordon Jackson, to open the proceedings at the Guildford Sea Cadets headquarters. The band had moved up from Shalford to again provide musical entertainment as members, guests and VIPs tucked into a cream tea.

Trust life member Paul Barfield had moored his brand new narrowboat at the wharf for it to be named WeyAway by Mr Jackson, who poured champagne over the bow. Mr Jackson also received a £1,000 donation cheque for WACT, presented by Mike Lewis of Guildford and Reading branch of the Inland Waterways Association.

Sally Schupke said, “Overall, it was a fitting weekend of events to mark what was a tremendous achievement, the opening in 1816 of a 23-mile canal connecting the South Coast with the inland waterway system.

“The combined Arun Navigation and Wey & Arun Junction Canal was officially declared open at Compasses 200 years ago. We haven’t replicated the consumption of 200 gallons of beer by the navvies who built the canal and our cream tea wasn’t on the same scale as the directors’ feast, but we’ve marked the bicentenary in a memorable fashion.”

Rob Searle, Press and Publications Officer www.weyandarun.co.uk Photo (top): Trust secretary Tony Tyrrell, Richard Emsley, Dame Penelope Keith, Susan Brenton and Malcolm Brenton on Compasses Bridge after the opening ceremony Photo (above): Heavy horse Buddy, from Godalming Packetboat Company, pulls Zachariah Keppel out of Brewhurst Lock

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Another Successful Open Evening at The Weald

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ctober’s Weald School Year 6 Open Evening welcomed prospective parents and students from both local villages and some from further afield.

The evening provided an opportunity for families to see The Weald at work, hear about exciting developments, particularly our new buildings/facilities, and talk to some of our staff and students.

On arrival, families were greeted in reception by our friendly Sixth Form prefects and senior staff, who provided suggested routes of the school and attractions.

Lower school students were also on hand to act as tour guides and answer any questions our future Year 7s may have.

Presentations by the Head, Peter Woodman, gave a brief overview of work at The Weald, particularly focusing on the welcome new students can expect in September 2017. Current Sixth Formers and Year 7s gave confident and insightful speeches explaining how rewarding life is, as a student at The Weald.

Refreshments and taster menus were showcased in the cafeteria to provide an understanding of the variety of healthy meals available daily to students and staff.

Each subject area displayed examples of work and

learning activities, ranging from exciting scientific explosions and experiments to printing with inks in art.

This was available to enable families to gain a clear insight into the wide range of facilities on offer at The Weald.

As families walked around the various subject areas, there were several different music performances from our talented students.

The English and History departments dressed to impress, in costumes of their favourite fictional and historical figures. Sporting activities such as badminton and fun obstacle courses were in place in our gym and sports hall.

Families left the evening feeling tired but elated after an exciting, fun packed evening. Prospective students happily received prizes including Weald water bottles and sweets for visiting all subject areas.

If you couldn’t make our Open Evening you are welcome to visit our website www.theweald.org.uk and call (01403) 787200 for a tour of the school.

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Why not plan ahead and take a little more time this year. It can be really satisfying to see all your gifts looking beautiful under the tree and receive lots of compliments when you hand them out.

There are lots of different types of wrapping available including paper, bags, huge sacks, tubs and boxes.

You can also get lots of accessories from craft shops to add a unique twist. Here are some tips and suggestions to help…

If using wrapping paper, measure it first and trim off the excess. Decide how much you need by wrapping a ribbon around the gift and then laying the ribbon on the paper and cutting it to that size. Alternatively, use a tape or ruler.

If you have trouble cutting gift wrap in a straight line, look for brands that have grid lines on the reverse. If you can’t get these, mark the paper where you need to cut it and then fold it and cut along the crease.

Keep any off cuts as these may fit smaller gifts. This will also help avoid waste.

If your gift consists of a number of boxes try making a tower and wrapping ribbon round the

whole. Even if your gifts don’t come in boxes, you could put them in some to make wrapping easier.

This is also the art of disguise and can create an element of fun. Even those who think they know what you are buying them will start to wonder.

When wrapping something soft like a scarf or a jumper, lay the item on a piece of cardboard, This will give you a firm base and mean that you can create clean corners and crisp edges.

For oddly shaped presents, you can create a better effect by padding out unusual angles with tissue paper or using a gift bag. Try creating a cracker shape for tubular gifts. If your present has a circular bottom, pleat the paper to get a neat finish.

To avoid getting in a tangle, buy tape which is on a dispenser and use double-sided tape where it will help.

Create a wow factor by colour coordinating your wrapping or using the same design for all of a persons presents. You could also use plain wrapping and be creative with patterned tape, add homemade gift tags or create a pocket effect in which you insert a card or other decoration.

And of course, much of the above also applies when wrapping birthday presents!

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Our drink driving campaign runs throughout the year but the dangers of getting behind a wheel around this time of the year are particularl relevant.

Christmas parties and plenty of social gatherings are the perfect excuse to have a drink, but we are the ones that have to clear up the mess when that person makes the wrong decision of driving home after a night out under the influence of alcohol. We can’t stress enough the aftermath on families when someone is involved in a Road Traffic Collision caused by a drink driver. That split moment when you think you are in control and then realise – too late – that you aren’t.

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Staying in with a hot cuppa in front of the fire, make sure your chimney has been swept. Not to ease Santa’s slithering down it but to avoid a fire! Indications of a chimney fire have been described as a loud cracking and popping noise, a lot of dense smoke, and an intense, hot smell. We will inevitably attend our fair share of chimney fires over the coming months, so having it swept will reduce these calls.

As always we will be on call over the Christmas period to keep you and the community safe but please do your bit so we get to spend time with our families and also dig into a few mince pies!

From everyone at Station 49, Billingshurst, we would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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Community / About the house

Billingshurst Lions ‘Think Big in 2016’

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illingshurst and District Lions Club have been working very closely with the ten local primary schools for a number of years. This year it was agreed with the head teachers to provide and help run a programme called ‘Think Big in 2016’, which has been specifically designed and organised by educational specialists 7 Billion Ideas.

Over a ten-day period 2,100 children were encouraged to be creative, coming up with and developing their own world changing ideas.

Helen Williamson, head teacher of Billingshurst Primary School, said, “A fabulous day that inspired and motivated the children across Key Stage 1 and 2.

They learnt to use their imaginations, think big, consider the impact of their ideas and work together in a team to plan and present their ‘Big idea’.”

One parent whose son goes to William Penn Primary School in Coolham commented, “The children had a really fantastic day; there was a buzz for days about it. My son said it was one of the best days he has had at school. Thank you for showing the children that their ideas and opinions really matter and that they have the power to change the world!”

On 19th October the Weald School hosted a finals day for the winning teams from each of the 10 Primary Schools. The children’s school had continued to develop their ideas and presented them to a number of judges as well as students from the Weald.

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Some of the other ideas presented by the finalists were : • Farms on the roofs of tower blocks in cities.

• Hats that act as a satellite aerial with a phone, so you can always be in contact and never get lost.

• A car that runs on urine and the seat is a toilet.

• EcoLife: a gym where the energy expended by the people using the equipment generates electricity and can be stored in a battery.

• An automatic flood barrier fitted to new build houses, which rises from the ground to surround and protect the house when flooding occurs.

Chris Davies Above: Winning team from Loxwood School with Lion Viv Diggens Below: All the finalists with (from left) Lions Harvey Holmes, Andrew Viall, Viv Diggens and Michael Snell.

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Weald Students link up with Ugandan school

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en Year 11 Weald School students visited Namilyango College just outside Kampala in Uganda over the half term.

The inaugural trip involving students followed visits of staff from both schools in the last four years as a result of a twinning programme from the London 2012 Olympics called International Inspirations. The aim of the trip was to allow students to gain an insight into the lives of young Ugandans.

Some of the week was spent at school in lessons, but also involved visits to local primary schools, working as sports leaders and working with the charity ‘Hands for Hope’ in the Namuwongu slums.

The students also had the opportunity to visit local sights. One of the students who went on the trip, Hannah Evans, commented, “It was an incredible experience. We really got an insight into life for a young Ugandan. Some secondary schools are boarding, as was Namilyango. Students got up at 5am and were in class by 5.30am working unsupervised. Some of the classes were as big as

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The Weald is hoping to host a return trip from the Ugandan school in 2017.

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Little insects rescue choked canal

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iny beetles have halted an outbreak of weed which was choking part of a historic waterway. The two millimetrelong North American weevils nibbled away at a carpet of vegetation on the Wey & Arun Canal, clearing the non-native water fern in just a few weeks.

12,000 weevils were released into the waterway at Tickner’s Heath, Dunsfold, in July, to combat Azolla filiculoides, one of the most invasive plants in the country. “The exercise has had a remarkable impact on the water fern,” said Ian Burton, the Wey & Arun Trust’s conservation adviser.

“The weevils speedily removed most of the water fern.”

The project was a partnership between the Canal Trust, the Heritage Lottery funded Arun and Rother Connections (ARC) and the CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International), which supplied the weevils.

Wey & Arun Canal Trust will continue to monitor its waterway to ensure that the plants do not return in the spring.

“We acted to try and clear the weed because it had formed a thick mat on the surface of the water, blocking out the light and threatening the aquatic flora and fauna,” Mr Burton added. “Floating water fern

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“There are no organisms native to the UK that can combat Azolla, but research has shown the weevils to be one of the plant’s main natural enemies.” Across the UK, entire infected lakes and canals have been cleared using this form of biological control. Azolla was introduced into the UK from the Americas in around 1840 as an ornamental garden aquatic.

Some North American weevils also arrived with the imported ferns, and the insect species is now considered naturalised. They pose no threat to UK ecosystems, unlike the fern itself, which soon escaped into the wider environment, where it now causes considerable problems on ponds, lakes and waterways.

The initiative at Tickner’s Heath is line with the Wey & Arun Canal Trust’s policy of controlling and eradicating invasive species on land that it has responsibility for.

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Community / About the house

Crouchland Biogas/Farm protest – update

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ou will be aware from the articles in the last two issues of Village Tweet that Plaistow & Ifold Parish with Kirdford Parish are preparing to fight Crouchland Biogas’ next appeal; which is against the refusal of their retrospective planning application in March 2015.

The unauthorised, industrial biogas plant in Plaistow & Ifold Parish continues to cause much concern in the area. In October Crouchland Farm were fined for polluting 13 kilometres of the River Kird. Last month, Farm Fuels Ltd, their haulage company, had its licence suspended for a fortnight, for using Crouchland Farm as an unauthorised operating centre over a prolonged period.

There is going to be one combined Inquiry, at long last, into the two outstanding appeals by Crouchland Biogas. The Inquiry will be held at Brinsbury Campus, North Heath, Pulborough, RH20 1DL. It will start at 10am on Tuesday 25th April 2017 and is expected to continue for six (non-consecutive) days: Wednesday 26th April, Thursday 27th April, Friday

28th April, Tuesday 3rd May, and Wednesday 4th May. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Anyone interested in keeping up to date with developments should register their email address on the PORE website at www.pore.org.uk.

Local residents have been showing their protest against the unlawful activities that have been going on at Crouchland Biogas, by displaying banners outside their properties (see photo). If you would like a 3ft x 2ft vinyl banner (£7) or a car sticker (£4), please email help@pore.org.uk with your order, or call (01403) 871472. Larger sizes available.

If you have not done so already, please visit the P.O.R.E. website: www.pore.org.uk. Also see www.plaistowandifold.org.uk for regular updates.

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Equine / Logs

Growing old gracefully

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ith advances in veterinary care, dental care and nutrition it is a well known fact that horses and ponies are living longer than ever before with many still being ridden or driven well into their twenties.

There are showing classes just for veterans as well as performance awards run by the Veteran Horse Society.

Horses are classed as Veterans at 15 years old but many are still in their prime at this age! As owners we owe it to our veteran horses to keep them happy and healthy whether they are in work or retired to the field.

You may have noticed your oldie is beginning to get a bit stiff in his joints or his coat is taking longer to shed and his muscle tone is not what it once was but with some TLC he will continue to be your best friend for a long while yet.

Retirement. This can mean anything from being fully retired and no longer ridden to a competition horse that is now only lightly hacked. Many veteran horses actually benefit from some exercise as it helps them keep their minds active and their joints supple. As a rider you must remember to warm up slowly and pay attention to signs of tiredness. Older horses will also take longer to recover from an intense work session than their younger counterparts.

Horses retired to the field due to injury or old age still need as much looking after as a ridden horse, if not more so as they require extra dental checks and can suffer from health problems such as Cushing’s disease that will require medication. Not all horses will cope with being retired very well and each individual must be assessed on how they will cope. Horses thrive on routine so some will still need to be stabled at night if that is what they have been used to.

Dental health. As horses age their teeth wear down and become loose making chewing difficult. They may no longer be able to eat hay and the most telltale sign is ‘quidding’ where the horse drops semi-chewed pieces of food from his mouth while eating. Regular sixmonthly check-ups are vital for veteran horses and the diet may have to be altered so that the horse’s fibre intake is coming from a soaked feed rather than a haynet. A really simple hay replacer is a combination of high fibre cubes; unmolassed sugar beet and short chop forage such as Hi-Fi, and this can be soaked and fed to the horse in a large bucket. Always use a

qualified equine dentist or your vet to assess your horse’s teeth.

Feeding. Keeping condition on veterans can be a challenge, especially during the winter months. Use a weigh tape on a regular basis to monitor any changes that may be subtle at first. Keep your veteran warm as many calories can be used up by the horse trying to warm up if he gets cold leading to him losing weight as a result. As already mentioned you may need to feed a hay replacer and there are many veteran specific feeds on the market to suit all types of horse or pony.

Making sure you have adequate grazing is important for a veteran that struggles to keep his weight on.

Joint health. Many older horses have some wear and tear on their joints and arthritic conditions are a common problem. Your vet may suggest a low dose anti-inflammatory to keep your horse comfortable and many older horses do enjoy still going out and about!

There are a wealth of joint supplements on the market today from science based nutracuticals containing MSM, glucosamine and Chondriotin to herbal based products such as turmeric and devil’s claw but do check if it’s competition legal if you are still competing under rules.

Cushings disease is common and often affects older horses and ponies, signs include a heavy curly coat which doesn’t shed, patchy sweating, increased thirst, a pot bellied appearance and ongoing laminitis, your vet will be able to diagnose Cushings with a blood test and there are excellent treatments available.

Respiratory health. Veterans can become more sensitive to dust in their environment. Keep stables swept free of cobwebs and either steam or soak hay if you are feeding it or consider feeding haylage. Use dust-free bedding such as woodchip or wood pellets rather than straw and keep the horse turned out as much as possible.

Looking after your veteran in his twilight years is very rewarding and there is still lots of fun to be had together.

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Garden Tweet!

The Christmas Cactus

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hristmas cacti are splendid plants.

They pump out masses of delicate jungle flowers in rosy red, white, orange, pink, and pale yellow, depending on the variety, just in time for the festive season. And although they’re a true cactus, their spines are so tiny and soft that you’ll barely notice them – and never get pricked. Also as each outer leaf produces its own flower the display gets better year on year.

They are available in shops and garden centres right now and are just perfect for those hard-to-buy-for souls.

Also, according to my neighbour, who grows prize-winning cacti, they can live for 25 years or more so they’re the gift that just keeps on giving.

Caring for your Christmas cactus Light. Christmas cacti are tropical epiphytes, which grow naturally in rain-forest trees. Choose a cool, bright spot, out of direct sun is best. Try an east-facing windowsill, and it won’t know it ever left the jungle.

Humidity. Christmas cacti love a humid atmosphere so are best grown on a gravel tray.

Fill a waterproof bowl with gravel then add water to half way up the gravel. Place the potted plant on top of the gravel.

Water. As it’s tropical it’s less drought-tolerant than other cacti species. Water thoroughly then allow the top half-inch or inch of soil to dry out before watering again.

Fertilizer. As new leaves appear or when flower buds start to swell, apply a liquid fertilizer formulated for houseplants every seven to ten days until the growth or flowering cycle ends.

Repotting.

Christmas cacti flower best when they’re pot-bound.

Every year or so, gently pull the plant out of its container and check the roots. When roots start to mat where they touch the inside of the pot, move the plant into a container that’s an inch larger in diameter.

Gently rough up the matted roots with a knife or fork before you repot.

After Christmas. When flowering is over, keep the plant indoors until the weather warms in late spring. New growth tends to start in March. If you particularly want the plant to flower at Christmas then next November put the cactus in a place where nights are cool (about 10-12°C) and there’s no artificial light. After flower buds form, you can stop the cool/dark treatment and start fertilizing for a strong three-week bloom cycle.

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Community / Christmas

The Man in Red John Nash is a retired, well sort of retired, fruit farm manager in Kirdford who enjoys scribbling about life on the farm from the now to days gone by.

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efore I begin my friends, please do not let your little ones read this missive. Read on and you will see why I make this request.

There are many times in our lives when events take a certain turn and you feel so lucky to have had the pleasure of doing something out of the ordinary. Something that lifts your spirits and leaves you feeling happy, warm, and content. Most of those are times when you, or those around you, witnessed some important event that has occurred during your lifetime.

Weddings, births and children’s special times for example, or when things happen that point your life in a direction that brings fond memories to you. I’ve had these times, like all of us have, and I find that as I get older I look back to them with ever greater affection.

Over the last few years I’ve had the good fortune to find myself in a situation where this joy and warmth surrounds me at the ending of each year. Now, many of the lovely folk who know me have often remarked that it was time I grew up. I don’t resent this. I feel it’s quite true that the older I get, the more I return to childhood in many ways… and I’m not just referring here to a tendency to dribble, spill things down my shirt front or drop things. I think it’s a fact that grandparents can have a contact with their grandchildren that may be closer than they even had with their own children. I do realise that this may well be because they can spoil them in a way that they would never have dared to do with their own offspring!

Anyway, this situation to which I refer… I have had the great good fortune to become a Father Christmas! Not just putting the presents out at the foot of the bed, but a real, red coated, white bearded, Santa…

A few years ago I was invited to become the old fellow for the local village play-school group. I was delighted, but a little daunted, as my grandchild was a member of the group, so it was with much trepidation that I entered the hall. It was the greatest delight you can imagine. Their little faces were such a picture. Once I was seated on a chair, with my sack of toys beside me, each one approached me with various degrees of

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confidence. Some boldly strode up and chatted away with a look of complete belief in their eyes.

Others were much more reticent, requiring the gentle guidance of their mothers to slowly approach this vision before them, reaching a trembling hand out for their present, a softly spoken “Thank you” at mother’s prompting, then scuttling off to examine their gift. Then it was my grandchild’s turn. He stopped some six feet from me and stared hard as if trying to make up his mind. Then, to my utter relief, he walked forward and chatted on about the presents he wanted without any further signs of recognition. Such an afternoon!

Then, last year I had the extra honour of playing Santa for our village’s evening drive around all the local houses, complete with choir and decorated sleigh.

There were many stopping places for mulled wine and mince pies and a glorious chance for the children to meet Father Christmas.

To say this was a delight would be a gross understatement. It was a joy that lifted the heart: an experience that I would recommended to any man who was fortunate enough to be asked. To listen to the children’s excitement as you talk to them, knowing that to them you are real and believable. Hearing all their wishes and dreams. Answering their query as to how I will enter their house as it has no chimney. Or, where are my reindeer and why aren’t they with me? And assuring me that they will leave a mince pie and a drink for me and a carrot for Rudolf. Watching the shyness of some younger ones slowly fade as the more bolder approach and chatter ever louder. It’s two hours or so of utter delight and enjoyment that filled my heart with warmth.

So, as I have said, I feel so lucky that at my age I can once more live that childhood period. I have the chance to again look through a child’s eyes at the wonder of Christmas, and perhaps leave them with a memory that they can cherish for just a few short years as they grow.

So, dear readers, may I, as the genuine man in red, wish you a Very Merry Christmas. I hope you have a wonderful time and that on Christmas Eve I bring you all you wish for.

Santa xx P.S. Don’t forget the mince pie, drinkie and carrot!

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efore she went on her hard earned holiday in September, Nanny had had to separate the rams (boys), Aaron and Arthur, from the ewes (girls) in case of any ovine hanky panky (unwanted pregnancies).

While she and Grandad were away, Anne and Izzy shared the job of feeding the sheep. Fulfilling her duties put Anne into closer contact with the boys and she fell in love with them – especially Aaron who was friendlier and loved cuddles anytime.

When Nanny returned, Anne wouldn’t hear of any kind of “getting rid of the boys for Christmas” in any way, shape or form so Nanny rang the vets and asked if they could do anything to prevent the aforementioned ovine liaisons now the boys were getting older. They could. So an appointment was duly ‘Mary’ gives Taylor a final made…

When that day dawned Nanny managed to pen the boys, and when the vet and her assistant arrived in convoy everything was set ready to go. They just needed to do the business and everyone would be happy.

The vet looked at them. “They’re not very big,” she suggested dubiously. “Shetlands aren’t big sheep,” Nanny replied in a hopeful voice. The vet climbed into the pen and with no effort all upended Arthur onto his back end. (Nanny was so envious of such feats of handling sheep!) She examined his manly tackle carefully. “They’re really not mature enough,” she announced. “Wait until next year and we’ll look at them again.” And away they went again, leaving Nanny to ensure boys did not meet girls till

then – EVER. So, sorry family, no lamb for this Christmas again!

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At the beginning of November, Nanny received a phone call. “Iris is home from the hospital now and would like to have her dog back,” she heard.

Nanny’s heart sank. Taylor had to go home.

Everyone had loved having him stay with them during Iris’s convalescence. While, of course, Nanny was pleased for Iris, saying “goodbye” was going to be hard.

Nanny rang Iris and arranged a time one afternoon when school had finished so that she, Izzie and Mary could take him back.

The day soon arrived, and after lugging all his stuff along the High Street and getting through the goodbye stroke gate, Taylor just marched down the drive to his front door as if he hadn’t been away. He went in and did what he did best – plonked himself down on the floor. Nanny and the girls all had a last pat (and photo shoot) and said goodbye.

To cheer them up, Nanny took them to Whispers for afternoon tea – and chocolate cake for the girls.

Still missing Taylor, the girls couldn’t finish their cake so Nanny obligingly scoffed the leftovers.

And so my friends, another year ends with warmest Christmas wishes to you all. Who knows what will happen next year on that little farm near Billingshurst?

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BilliFest – 3rd December Don’t forget to come along to BilliFest Christmas Event on Saturday 3rd December. This time the event is being held in the High Street; and members of the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Committee will have a stand outside Sainsbury’s Store where they will be on hand to talk to residents.

Winter Maintenance

details as anonymous correspondence will not be actioned.

The Parish Council has a Winter Maintenance plan in place which will link volunteers with those who need help during severe weather conditions. Please consider joining our volunteer list if you are able, and join the ‘help required’ list if you might need a helping hand. Our volunteers are able to offer help with snow clearing, shopping, prescription collections and similar.

Reporting issues to Sussex Police Please remember to always report vandalism and anti-social behaviour as the Police will target their resources to the areas where the most reports are generated.

Vacancy for Parish Councillor

The Parish Council and its volunteers are keen to offer help to those who may need it but are not an Emergency Service and are limited in what they can do. Please look after yourselves and help vulnerable or elderly neighbours. It is worth considering keeping a good stock of candles/matches and spare torch batteries in case of power cuts and some non-perishable food stocks if you might be unable to leave your home in adverse weather.

Please see the Winter Maintenance booklet for more information and for details of how to register for help or how to volunteer – copies are available in the library, the Billingshurst Centre, GP surgery and from the Parish Office.

Large bags of salt/grit will be delivered to various locations throughout the Parish in the event of heavy snowfall. This is for use on the public highways and is NOT for private paths and driveways.

Anonymous correspondence The Council welcomes comments from parishioners, but in order for us to be able to respond with an update, please ensure you include your contact

Did you know that there is a vacancy for a Councillor at Billingshurst Parish Council? Would you like to join a team of members making a difference and helping to shape the future of the Parish of Billingshurst? If so, please contact the Clerk to the Council, Greg Burt on (01403) 782555 or look at the Newsfeed section of the Parish Council’s website at www.billingshurst.gov.uk to find out more.

Lighting the Darkness To report damaged or faulty streetlights now the evenings are drawing in, please contact SSE Contracting on 0800 048 2435. It helps if you have the column number (which can be found on the post itself) and/or the nearest house or landmark. You can also report online by visiting www.lightsoninwestsussex.co.uk

Upcoming Meetings (December) 8th: Planning & Environment Committee 13th: Neighbourhood Plan Steering Committee 14th: Billingshurst Centre & F&GP

www.billingshurst.gov.uk Email: council@billingshurst.gov.uk 01403 782555 / twitter@BillingshurstPC

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Our Community Volunteers – Jean Spira

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t all started with a piano. About five years ago, when Jean Spira was in charge of the fundraising committee for North Hall in Loxwood, she was contacted by a singing teacher who, knowing they the hall was being refurbished, asked if they would like an upright piano that she no longer needed.

There was no piano at the hall and so Jean gratefully accepted the offer. This led to Jean wondering what they would use the piano for, and culminated in 2011 with the two women founding The North Singers, with the ethos of enabling people to enjoy both singing and the positive impact it has on people’s lives.

The choir sing a variety of music including popular, traditional and show songs. Although most of the singers are from Loxwood and the surrounding villages, members have come from as far as Midhurst and Handcross to take part. The choir is supported by the parish councils of Loxwood and Plaistow, the county council and local businesses.

As Chairman of the Singers Jean draws on her past experience of publicity (working on both editorial and advertising for the West Sussex County Times) and fundraising (she spent ten years as Chairman of the local British Heart Foundation) to fulfil her role. Jean

has lived in Loxwood since her parents moved to the village many years ago, and relishes the involvement with both singing and the singers, “…and it keeps the little grey cells going!” she adds.

It has its rather nerve-wracking moments too. In the course of five years The North Singers have sung under four different music directors, and as the choir is relatively small – 19 members at present – the absence of even a few people at a rehearsal can make quite an impact. As a village-based choir, it can also suffer from people being reluctant to drive out to rehearsals on winter nights. However, with its two home concerts a year and other local performances, including singing at Knowle Park Nursing Home, it is undoubtedly fulfilling its original aim to bring enjoyment through singing to many people.

The North Singers, who rehearse at North Hall on Wednesday evenings, welcome new singers in all voices, with or without experience. For details, contact Jean on (01403) 752534, or jeanspira@freeuk.com.

Pippa Cleeve If you know someone who you feel deserves recognition in Our Community Volunteers please email Pippa: pppclv@spektrum.demon.co.uk

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Flow-serve Plumbing, Drainage, Heating..........................................18 Forest Litho Printers Ltd..................IBC Fowlers Estate Agent ...................28/29 Furze Firs, Christmas trees.................5 GB Glazing........................................24 GJ Coles Builder ...............................39 Goring Road Carpet Centre..............31 GS Bookkeeping Services ................45 Hamilton Cole TV & Satellite Equipment .....................................39 Holly Boilers ......................................34 Holly Stone Hypnotherapy ................13 Hydro Power, generators...................23 Jacintha Fashion & Dressmaking......15 Jef Wilson Painter & Decorator .........26 Jengers Craft Bakery ..........................9 Jim Hills Sports Warehouse..............12 JML Law..............................................5 Jodie’s Pet Care ................................47 Jonathan Carter Tree Surgery...........41 KJ Lammas Plumbing & Heating ......19 Lee’s Locks .......................................34 Lintott Auto Services .........................49 Mac’s Private Hire .............................49 Miss Mop Domestic Cleaning ...........18 Mrs Muscle Domestic Cleaning ........30 MW Wingate Painting & Decorating..24 N Francis Electrical Ltd .....................20 Oven Rescue ....................................37 Oven Revival .....................................21 Pest B Off..........................................45 Pest Man ...........................................45

Petworth Logs ...................................43 Petworth MOT Centre .......................48 PJM Building & Property Maintenance..................................36 Pro Electrical.....................................31 Pro Roofing .......................................37 Rebecca Beauty Therapist................15 REM Landscapes..............................44 Re-Nu Kitchens .................................31 RG Oil Boiler Services ......................25 Ron Osborne Roofing .......................23 SCCS Accounting Services ..............23 South East Tankers ...........................27 Southwater Cycles ............................15 St Mary’s Guild..................................17 Surrey Artists’ Open Studios.............10 Surrey Cleaning Services .................39 Sussex & Surrey Tree Services.........43 Sussex Carpet Brokers .....................33 Sussex Chimney Sweeping ..............26 Sussex Free Range Turkeys ...............8 Sussex Laundry ................................26 Sussex Surrey Doors & Windows .....35 Sussex Towing Brackets....................49 Tailor-Made Home.............................23 Terry Clohessy Painter & Decorator..18 Treemendous Tree Care....................44 Verrall Flooring ..................................18 Village Nurseries...............................44 Virtual Flight Centre ..........................16 Whist Club.........................................13 Willows Cattery .................................47

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