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1 Sep The Arts Society – South Downs lecture by Caroline Shenton: ‘Packing Up The Nation’ . Fittleworth Village Hall. 10.30am. How a band of heroic curators and eccentric custodians saved Britain’s national heritage during our Darkest Hour. These talks are for Members, but if you are interested in a trial talk, please contact Jane Allison on (01798) 813314 or jane@theallisonfamily.co.uk. www.theartssocietysouthdowns.org.uk 1 Sep Parish Council Full Council & Trustees meeting. Billingshurst Centre. 7.30pm 2 Sep Reading Friends. Billingshurst Library. Temporarily suspended due to coronavirus 2 Sep Wisborough Green WI Evening. Wisborough Green Village Hall. 8pm. Every first Thurs (except Jan: 2nd Thursday). No August meeting. Visitors welcome. Ruth Isaacs, Secretary: (01403) 785402 2 Sep Parish Council Planning & Environmental Committee meeting. Billingshurst Centre. 7.30pm 4 Sep Billingshurst Dramatic Society: ‘Late Summer Follies’. Station Road Gardens. 6.15pm. Bring a picnic. Free via Eventbrite, link via www.billingshurstdramaticsociety.com. See August’s Village Tweet, page 9 4/5 Sep ABC Animal Sanctuary Spectacular. Juggs Lane, West Chiltington. Family day out to meet the animals. £5 per person (children free). Music, craft stalls/ Free parking. See August’s Village Tweet, page 36 5 Sep Indoor Antiques Market & Collectors Sale. Ansell’s Yard, Kirdford Road, Wisborough Green, RH14 0DD. 10am-2pm. No entrance fee. Tables available £5 (must be pre-booked), also storage units to let, £25 pw. Telephone (01403) 700633 or 07798 941940 7 Sep Classical: Ben Tarlton. Cranleigh Arts Centre. 1pm. J.S. Bach, John Taverner and Henri Dutilleux. This concert is free though we ask you to donate what you can to support Cranleigh Arts in our mission to enrich, entertain and inspire our community. www.cranleighartscentre.org 7 Sep Billingshurst Choral Society’s first rehearsal of the new season. If you are interested in coming along, please telephone the chairman, Keith Paul for further details on: 07989 412997. See page 15 7 Sep Laughter Yoga Club. Unitarian Hall (side door), Billingshurst, RH14 9TB. (Park Lakers Mead.) 1.35 for 1.45pm start till 2.45pm. £6. Boosts seratonine and nervous systems & improves wellbeing! Non-profitmaking club. All welcome. Contact Linda, tel: 07806.327917, email: lstevenson201854@gmail.com 7 Sep Trefoil Guild Meeting. Meetings are temporarily suspended due to COVID but we hope to restart them again in 2022. Julia, tel: (01403) 784363 8 Sep Billingshurst Carers Group (for carers of people with dementia or long-term condition). Longfield Manor, West Street, RH14 9LX. 2.30-4pm. (Every 2nd Weds.) info@carerssupport.org.uk or www.carerssupport.org.uk 9 Sep Billingshurst WI Talk: ‘Half a Continent in 80 days’ Dr Helena Griffiths. Stanley Room, Community Centre, Roman Way. 2.30pm. Interesting speakers, hobby groups, various outings. Visitors welcome. Secretary, tel: (01403) 780810 10 Sep Billingshurst and District Wine and Beer Circle meeting with Southlands cellars showing six wines: 3 reds, 3 whites. St Gabriel’s Hall, East Street. £7 members £9 non-members, tasting followed by buffet after three wines. Arrive 7.30pm. New members welcome. Contact Chris 07790 762052 or Linda 07806 327917. Email: edwinstevenson51@gmail.com. www.billingshurstwineandbeercircle.com 11 Sep Billingshurst Dementia Café. United Reformed Church Hall, Second Saturday of every month, from 10am-12pm. Please join us for tea, coffee and cake. All are welcome 11 Sep Billingshurst Fire Brigade Charity Car Wash. Billingshurst Fire Station. 10am-2pm. Please come along, have your car (or any vehicle) washed and support The Firefighters’ Charity. See page 31 14 Sep Meeting to discuss June 2022’s Jubilee Celebrations. Community Centre. 7.30pm. See page 27 15 Sep Parish Council Property Committee meeting. Billingshurst Centre. 7.30pm 15 Sep for Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) 10-week course: ‘South-east England at Work’. Billingshurst 10 weeks Community & Conference Centre, Roman Way, RH14 9QW, 2-4pm. Tutor is Dr Geoffery Mead. Fee £90 for 20 hours’ tuition. Half-term 27th October. Enrol online: wea.org.uk or telephone 0300 303 3464 18 Sep Pulborough Village Market. Pulborough Village Hall, Swan View, RH20 2BF. 9am-12.30pm. Fresh produce, bread, delicatessen, local honey, organic condiments, plants, local crafts and much more. Café serving a full English breakfast, tea/coffee and cakes. Free entry. Please like us on Facebook. Market Coordinator Terri Ashpool, tel: (01403) 588996, e-mail: terriashpool@uwclub.net 18 Sep Community Gardening Day. Station Road Community Gardens, Billingshurst. 9.30am. See page 10 20 Sep Billingshurst Lions Club Meeting. Sports Pavilion, Jubilee Fields, Billingshurst. 7.30pm. For information about the Club contact Viv Diggens on (01403) 752068 or call in at the Lions Bookshop, Jengers Mead 21 Sep St Mary’s Guild Members’ Meeting. Temporarily suspended due to coronavirus 21 Sep Loxwood Jazz Club. Village Hall. With candle-lit tables and a licensed bar, it has a very intimate atmosphere with international standard jazz. Tickets £15 from Loxwood Village Store or Anita Bates on (01403) 752954 25 Sep Pulborough Village Market. Pulborough Village Hall, Swan View, RH20 2BF. 9am-12.30pm. Fresh produce, bread, delicatessen, local honey, organic condiments, plants, local crafts and much more. Café serving a full English breakfast, tea/coffee and cakes. Free entry. Please like us on Facebook. Market Coordinator Terri Ashpool, tel: (01403) 588996, e-mail: terriashpool@uwclub.net 26 Sep Slinfold Summer Fair. Slinfold CE Primary and Pre-School. 12 noon-3pm. See page 38 29 Sep Parish Council Billingshurst Centre & F&GP Committees meetings. Billingshurst Centre. 7 & 7.30pm 30 Sep CAGNE virtual talk: Our Natural World. 7pm. CAGNE, the umbrella aviation community and environment group for Sussex, Surrey and Kent, are delighted to offer you a unique opportunity to hear from international experts talking about how Gatwick Airport’s plan to rebuild the emergency runway as a second runway would further impact you, your children’s children and our planet. 1 hour with informal Q&A. FREE. E-mail to Book a Talk cagnegatwick@gmail.com. See page 11 30 Sep Sing for Pleasure resumes! Billingshurst Community Centre. 3.00-4.30pm. We are a friendly, informal group who enjoy a sing-along. If you are a lady or gentleman in the more mature age group, even if you think you can’t sing, we’d love you to join us for an enjoyable afternoon. £3, includes tea and biscuits Village Tweet will publish details of local events in this free What’s On section.

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