BN5 magazine November 2012

HENFIELD | SMALL DOLE | WOODMANCOTE | BLACKSTONE | EDBURTON | FULKING

November 2012 #76

Memories of a Henfield Bomber Command hero

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NOVEMBER 2012 | Contents

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07 What’s onlistings

12 Newsfrom the BN5 area

26 Local interestBomber Command hero

32 Local interestJolesfield Community

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34 Local interestHeritage Conservation

39 Property Henfield’s flat-pack home

45 Pet carewith Hawthorn Surgery

63 Financewith Nsure

64 Businesswith Paul Samrah

66 Indexof advertisers

Many thanks to our editorial and photographic contributors this month;Paul Samrah, Richard Cohen, Jonathan Underwood and Mike Beardall. Cover graphics by design-copy-print Henfield.BN5 magazine is printed by Evonprint in Small Dole on 100% FSC approved managed forests paper and is printed using vegetable-based inks.

Editor’s LETTER

Copy DeadlineCopy deadline for any advertisement or editorial submission for the Christmas issue of BN5 magazine is Friday 2 November. For editorial submissions email Emma Osman [email protected] or just call us for a chat on 01273 494002.

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Bonfires, sparklers, hotdogs and soup - Firework Night is an incredibly popular Henfield event, it’s also a big fundraiser for St. Peter’s school. The display is always great, you’re sure to bump into lots of people you know and maybe enjoy a glass of mulled wine while you ‘ooh’ and ‘ahh’. Although I love the blowsy spectacle of the fireworks my favourite part of the night is always the bonfire. This year at St Peter’s there is a Guy competition, after which the entries will be ceremoniously thrust onto the fire - as tradition rightly dictates. Join in and enjoy the fun - we’ll be featuring the winning entries in next month’s BN5.It is very special for us this November to feature one of the original Bomber Command heroes, who lives right here in Henfield. Bob Noakes saw active service as a wireless operator during the war years in a Lancaster Bomber, he was one of the ‘lucky’ crew who made it home. We are honoured that Bob has chosen to share his story with us. It is thought provoking and relevant as we once again remember those who gave their lives so selflessly, and still do today, in conflicts across the globe. Join the village in the traditional act of Remembrance this 11 November, see our news pages for more details.A late news entry - we have heard, off the record but from a reliable source, that the Shell garage in Henfield has a target re-opening date of February or March 2013, after some essential water pipe redirection takes place in January. Let’s hope this really does happen. Enjoy November.

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Saturday 3Christmas Shoe BoxesFree Church, High StreetThis is the last date to deliver your filled boxes to The Free Church. We are trying to beat the 200 sent last year. More info from the Free Church, Wed-Sat mornings, or from Jean Whiting on 493171.Charity Christmas card salePenfold Hall, Steyning, 10am-12.30pmIn aid of Arthritis Research UK.Sussex Guild Contemporary Craft ShowHurstpierpoint College, 10am-5pm (& Sun 4)Selected designer makers display and sell a variety of quality crafts in the Sports Hall at Hurst College. Refreshments available. Admission £1.50. Free parking. Tel: 01273 479565 www.thesussexguild.co.ukNew Sussex SingersSt. Peter’s Church, 7.30 pmNew Sussex Singers return to Henfield to give a performance of ‘A German Requiem’ by Johannes Brahms, together with works by Elgar, Mealor and Stanford. Tickets available on the door.

Sunday 4Tottington Woodlanders - conservation work Small Dole 9.30am-1pmTraditional woodland management by coppicing, no skills or tools required, just suitable clothing. Contact Malcolm 01273 493316 or Chris 01273 495026Annual Memorial ServiceSt Peter’s Church, 4.30pmWe shall remember our loved ones who have died. The names of indi-viduals will be read and there will be an opportunity to light a candle as we focus on loss and on hope for the future. All welcome. To add a name, call Church Office on 01273 495532.

Tuesday 6Chatterbox Baby & Pre-school GroupFree Church Hall, 9.30-11.30am (& every Tues)£1.50 per family includes all re-freshments. Come and join us, make friends and have fun!

HDC Health WalkCowfold, 10am6 miles, no dogs. Meet in pub Coach House car park (TQ 213227, RH13 8BT). Call Geoff on 01403 258180 or Pat on 01403 240654.Tai ChiMaidment Court, 2pm (& every Tues)Contact Carol Rawlings 01403 226178 / [email protected] Spiritual ConnectionWoodmancote Parish Hall, 8pm (& 20th)Mediumship Development. For further info call 01273 844370/891173.Henfield Garden ClubHenfield Hall, 7.30pmTalk by Julia Jarman ‘12 months of interest’. Members free, Non-mem-bers £3. All welcome.

Wednesday 7Henfield Lions ClubGeorge Hotel, Henfield High Street (& every 1st Wed)We meet to discuss fundraising ac-tivities, consider requests for assis-tance and organise social events. Call David Pryor on 01273 494442.

Thursday 8HDC Health WalkAshurst, 10.30am4 miles, no dogs. Meet at Fountain Inn on B2135. Call John on 01403 263661.Sing AlongSobell Court, Church Street, 2.30pmSing Along with a cup of tea and biscuits, plus Tombola. Donations welcome for Parkinson’s. Please contact Jean on 492362.Henfield Gardens & Arts AGMRed Oaks, 7.45pmRefreshments will be provided. All are welcome to join us and give us their thoughts on next year’s event.Indigo Spiritual ConnectionWoodmancote Parish Hall, 8pm (& 22nd)Healing Development. For further info call 01273 844370/891173.

Saturday 10Charities Christmas FairHenfield Hall, 10am-1pmSee news item for more detail.The Mary Rose LectureSt Mary’s House, Bramber, 2.30pm

Wednesday 31 OctoberPumpkin CompetitionCamelia Botnar Homes & Gardens Centre, Littleworth Lane, Cowfold, 2pmVarious categories. For more informa-tion visit www.cameliabotnar.com

Thursday 1 NovemberRhyme TimeHenfield Library, 10.15-10.45 (& every Thurs)Free fun with music for pre-schoolers.Tiny TunesHenfield Leisure Centre, 10am-12pm (& every Thurs)Fun music classes for babies and pre-schoolers, run by a fully qualified teacher. £2.50 a session. Contact www.tiny-tunes.co.uk or 01273 491441. Henfield UnattachedWhite Hart, 11am-12pm (& every 1st Thurs)Ordinary people who get fed up with being alone due to bereave-ment or divorce. Just drop in for good sympathetic company.Thursday Circle Free Church Hall, 2.30pmA talk from Carers Support Servic-es . Do come along to meet others and to enjoy a cup of tea. Unsquashable – Henfield Squash Club Henfield Leisure Centre, 7-9pm (& every Thurs)Drop-in and play session only £3. Indigo Spiritual ConnectionWoodmancote Parish Hall, 8pmSpiritual Development. For further info call 01273 844370/891173.

Friday 2 Age UK Friday ClubRed Oaks Care Home, 11.30am-4.45pm (& every Fri)Lunch, exercises, discussions, newspapers, quizzes, garden-ing and hairdressing. Call 01903 879916 or email [email protected] FishesSt Peter’s Church, 2-3pm (& every Fri)Meet for singing, stories and lots of play, including a drink and a biscuit.Nia DanceMaidment Court, 2pm (& every Fri)Contact Carol Rawlings 01403

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By Dr Peter Marsden. Followed by a ‘Tudor-style’ Tea. On display will be a selection of replica artefacts from the ship. Limited tickets £12.50 each from John Rose on 01273 491584.St Peter’s Fireworks Night Fabians Way, 5.30pmFor more information see news.

Sunday 11Remembrance ServiceSt Peters Church, 9.45amService at the church followed by a parade and short service at the war memorial at 10.45am and a two minute silence at 11am.Tottington Woodlanders - conservation work Small Dole 9.30am-1pmTraditional woodland management by coppicing, no skills or tools required, just suitable clothing. Contact Malcolm 01273 493316 or Chris 01273 495026

Monday 12CAMEORayner Court, 10.30am-12pmThe delights of Gilbert & Sullivan by Chris Whitehead. For more in-formation call Gillian Fletcher MBE on 07885 640524.Sangboc Folk ClubThe Royal Oak, 8pmCall Ian on 07957 433894.

Tuesday 13Henfield Flower Club Open MeetingHenfield Hall, 1.15pmDemonstrator James Burnside from Ireland, title ‘Yuletide’. Tickets can be purchased on the day or in advance from Norton House or from Mrs Jessie Toft on 492911.Small Dole Tuesday ClubSmall Dole Village Hall, 7.30pmA talk about a trip round Lake An-necy with slides by Peter Turner. All welcome. Contact Bobbie Ann Bloomfield on 01273 493057.Woodmancote Parish Council meetingWoodmancote Church Hall (& every 2nd Tues)White Hart Quiz8.30pmEntry £2 a head in aid of HART. Teams up to six. Cash prize for winners. Call 01273 492006 to reserve table.

Fun in ActionLatest MusicBar, Manchester St, BrightonHeadliner: Aisling Bea, Winner of So You Think You’re Funny? 2012. Tickets £8/£5 from 01273 687171 http://www.wegottickets.com/comedy/event/183810

Wednesday 14Knit and NatterRayner Court Lounge, 10.30am-12pmJoin us if you enjoy knitting and want some easy projects to occupy the winter evenings. Our Christmas gifts will be on sale for St Barnabas House at The charity Christmas Fair and the Village shopping eve-ning. Jean Whiting 493171.Village NetworkingThe George, 6-7.30pm (& every 2nd & 4th Wed)Friendly business networking group for local businesses. All Welcome. £2 per meeting.

Thursday 15HDC Health WalkWineham, 10am5 miles, no dogs. Meet in Royal Oak car park. Call Geoff on 01403 258180 or Pat on 01403 240654.Naomi’s FriendsSt Peter’s Church, 3pmTea, company and friendship. All who have lost loved ones, however long ago, are very welcome to join us. For more info call Revd Chris-tina Bennett on 01273 492222.

Friday 16Heber OperaSt Peters Church, 7.30pmAcis and Galatea by Handel. Tick-ets £12 (£10 concessions) for re-served seats and £10 (£8 conces-sions) for non-reserved seats. Call the box office on 01273 543709.Indigo Spiritual ConnectionWoodmancote Parish Hall, 7.30pmFledging evening. For further info call 01273 844370/891173.

Saturday 17Henfield Arts & Crafts FayreHenfield Hall, 10am - 4pmAnother fantastic selection of quali-ty art and handcrafted goods, all lo-cally produced. Pick up some truly unique Christmas gifts for friends, family, house & home. Delicious

homemade cakes & savouries for sale. In aid of HART.www.henfieldartsandcrafts.co.ukHandel’s MessiahSt Mary’s Church, The Causeway, Horsham, 7.30pmChrist’s Hospital Choral Society will sing the complete Handel’s Messiah. Tickets (£10 Adult, £9 Concession) on sale from Box Of-fice on 01403 247434.

Sunday 18Garden Railway ExhibitionHenfield Hall, 11am-4pmAdmission by donation. 10 Layouts including live steam. Trader support, refreshments, raffle, Bring and Buy.Tottington Woodlanders - conservation work Small Dole 9.30am-1pmTraditional woodland management by coppicing, no skills or tools required, just suitable clothing. Contact Malcolm 01273 493316.Monday 19Know DementiaHenfield Hall, 2-4pmFree information and training ses-sion for carers. Call Jennie on 01273 494300 for more information.

Wednesday 21HDC Health WalkWest Grinstead, 10am4 to 5 miles, no dogs. Meet in Or-chard Restaurant car park on A272. Call Daniela on 01403 276973 or Alex on 01403 273751.

Friday 23Henfield BirdwatchHenfield Hall, 7.30pmThe Birds and Whales of the Macro-nesian Islands - Madeira, Azores and Canaries. Talk by Dylan Walker. Non-members are welcome £3 per person.

Saturday 24Dolls House GroupMaidment Court, 10-4pm Contact 01403 226178 [email protected] Friends of St Marys Christmas Bazaar St Mary’s House, Bramber, 10am-12pmFather Christmas will be in atten-dance with one of his helpers. Tra-ditional stalls together with some

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new ones, and start to tick off your present list. Entry £2 (children free). £2.50 for coffee and mince pie.Steyning Grammar School Winter FairShooting Field (behind the leisure centre), 10am-4pmOver 50 stalls, outside traders, re-freshments, santa’s grotto, live mu-sic, auction, grand draw and gor-geous gifts organised by Friends of Steyning Grammar School. Entry £1, children free.WEA TalkGarden Suite, Henfield Hall, 2.30pmChicago in the Roaring Twenties by Mark Parry-Nash. Contact Mau-reen Lucas on 01273 493966.

Sunday 25HDC Health WalkHenfield, 9.30am6 or 7 miles, some stiles, dogs on a lead. Meet in the car park behind Budgens(BN5 9HP). Call Zena on 01273 493163.Tottington Woodlanders - conservation work Small Dole 9.30am-1pmTraditional woodland management by coppicing, no skills or tools re-quired, just suitable clothing. Con-tact Malcolm 01273 493316 Indigo Spiritual ConnectionWoodmancote Parish Hall, 6.55pmSunday meeting. For further info call 01273 844370/891173.

Monday 26Know DementiaHenfield Hall, 6-8pmFree information and training ses-sion for carers. Call Jennie on 01273

494300 for more information.

Tuesday 27White Hart Quiz8.30pmEntry £2 a head in aid of HART. Teams up to six. Cash prize for winners. Call 01273 492006 to reserve table.

Wednesday 28Sylvan Singers Winter ConcertCorpus Christi Church Hall, 7.15pm In aid of Pancreatic Cancer Re-search. Call 01273 492455 or con-tact any Sylvan Singer for an invita-tion. Varied programme of new and popular songs and refreshments.

Thursday 29Christmas Shopping in LondonPost Office Bus Stop, 8.45amDrop off outside the Waldorf Ho-tel, Aldwych, returning from same point at 6.15pm. Tickets £14 avail-able from Jill on 07713 161343 or Christine on 01273 492340.Coffee MorningSt Peter’s Church, 10.30-11.30amJoin us in St Peters Church for fresh coffee and homemade cakes.Arthritis Research UK – Turkey & Tipple LunchHenfield Hall, 12-2pmSee news item for more detail.

Friday 30St Andrew’s Day QuizPreston Nomads Cricket Pavilion, FulkingIn aid of church funds for St An-drew’s Church, Edburton. Tickets £7 each, incl ploughmans supper

(teams of 4). Call Chris on 01273 857322 or Jane on 07812 465559.

Saturday 1 DecemberSussex Woodcraft Society Henfield Hall, 9am-4.30pmAnnual exhibition, competition and sale of work. Please come to see some wonderful creations, and you may also find that special Christ-mas gift. Free admission.Christmas Craft & Gift FairSteyning Centre, 10am-4pmHand-made gifts, cards, paintings, Christmas decorations, jewellery, natural body products, vintage items, accessories and much more. Tea/coffee and mince pies or light lunch. Fund-raising event in aid of Steyning Music Society’s Piano Fund. Entry fee: 50p, children free. Contact [email protected]

Tuesday 4 DecemberHenfield Garden Club7pm.Members only Christmas Social

Thursday 6 DecemberThursday Circle Christmas PartyFree Church Hall, 2.30pmChristmas Starts Here!Henfield Hall, 7pmCharity Christmas concert in aid of St Barnabas Hospice.Tickets £5 (adults) & £3 (under 12’s), available from Henfield Furnishings & Hen-field Churches from 12 November.2012 Christmas EveningHurstpierpoint, 6.30-8.30pmSussex Osteopath & Complementary Health Clinic Christmas evening with car-ol singing, champagne and nibbles. Part of Hurstpierpoint late night shopping.

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Steyning MuSic SocietyThe final concert in the season on Saturday 24 No-vember at 7.30pm welcomes the lovely girls of the Benyounes String Quartet who share a passion and enthusiasm for their music and communicating with their audiences. Haydn, Debussy and Mendelssohn make up their delightful programme.Zoe Peate

Henfield gardenS and artS Support youtH clubChairman, Will Green presented a cheque for £4,000 to Debbie Slaughter, leader of the Henfield Youth Club on behalf of the Henfield Gardens and Arts organis-ing committee. The money was generously donated by visitors to gardens at this year’s event, which took place on the weekend of 13-14 June. The money raised will enable the youth club, which has recent-ly suffered cuts in its funding due to the economic downturn, to continue its valuable work in the local community, supporting and developing the interests of young people.Over the past 13 years, over £50,000 pounds has been donated to local and national charities by Hen-field Hardens and Arts. Locally, these have included Henfield Area Response Team (HART), which provides emergency first aid, the Sussex Air Ambulance Ser-vice, as well as village childcare facilities and educa-tional projects.The 2013 festival will take place on 8-9 June and vil-lage gardeners are invited to attend the organising committee’s AGM at 7.30pm on Thursday 8 Novem-ber at Red Oaks, Cagefoot Lane, Henfield.

reMeMbrance in Henfield Remembrance Sunday this year falls on 11 November. The arrangements in Henfield are similar to last year with a parade and service at St Peter’s Church at 9.45am fol-lowed at 10.45am at Henfield War Memorial in the High Street by a short service which will include the reading of the names of Henfield residents who have died in the ser-vice of this country and a two minutes silence at 11am. Henfield High Street will be closed from Golden Square to Church Street between around 9.10 and 9.30am and between 10.30am – 11.30am on the 11 November with diversions signposted. There will also be delays in Church Street.On Friday 9 children from St Peter’s School will be lay-ing poppies on the war graves and memorial plaque in Henfield Cemetery and the public are very welcome to attend.

david blowerFollowing the article we ran on David (Joe) Blower earlier in the year his family would like to thank the residents of Henfield for their support and would like them to know that he is currently in Upper Mead and open to visitors.

ScHool croSSing patrol vacancySchool Crossing patrols provide a vital service to the children of West Sussex by assisting them to cross the road safely on their way to and from school. We currently have a vacancy for a School Crossing Patrol in London Road, Henfield. The rate of pay is £6.84 per hour rising to £7.19 per hour by annual increments and of course you only work in term-time (38 weeks of the year). In addition you will be paid a five week holiday allowance on top of your salary and also for public holidays. Your salary will be spread equally over 12 months, so you get paid exactly the same every month. There is no upper age limit - we have several patrol people well into their seventies! Uniform and training are provided. Working times at this site are 08.25–08.50 and 15.25–15.50. As the role involves working with children, a Criminal Re-cords Check will of course need to be undertaken. For further information and an application form, please con-tact Julie Finn at West Sussex County Council on 01243 777319 or email to [email protected]

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St peterS ScHool bonfire & fireworkS nigHt The annual St Peters School Bonfire & Firework night will be held on Saturday 10 November from 5.30pm with stalls, BBQ, raffle and fun for all ages. The bonfire will be lit at 6.30pm and the fireworks will start at 7pm. This year there will be a Best Dressed Guy Competi-tion with a Heroes and Villains theme. All entries need to be in by 6.15pm on the night for judging and prizes (please bring a bucket with your Guy entry). Entry on the night is £4.50 for adults and £3.50 for children. Pre-school children enter for free. Tickets purchased in advance are 50p each cheaper - contact Sue Powell of the PTA via the school office on 01273 492447. Please do not bring your own fireworks or sparklers into the school.

Handel’S MeSSiaHChrist’s Hospital Choral Society will be singing the complete Handel’s Messiah on Saturday 17 November at 7.30pm in St.Mary’s Church, The Causeway, Horsham. Interval refreshments will be in aid of Shooting Star Chase the Children’s Hos-pice. Tickets are on sale from Society members or the Christ’s Hospital Box Office on 01403 247434. £10 Adult, £9 Concession and discounts for Staff and Children.

pinkSWe’re very excited to announce that NK Hair has a new name and new owners! Donna Knight and Alison Pink are the new owners of the salon which is now called Pinks. Alison has been working locally and has 18 years experience as stylist and has managed various salons. Donna is the former manager of NK Hair, has 16 years experience and is qualified to teach hairdressing! The rest of the team remain the same, as does the phone number - same team even better service!We will be stocking L’Oreal retail and using L’Oreal colour and Iona which is L’Oreal’s new ammonia-free hair colour. We are also offering Brazilian blow drys! Please come in to say hello or come for your free con-sultation. Lastly we would like to thank everyone for being patient and to Karen and Neil for setting up a great business.Alison Pink & Donna Knight


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cHriStMaS StartS Here!The Friends of St Barnabas are promoting a charity concert entitled ‘Christmas Starts Here!’ on Thurs-day 6 December 2012, at 7pm in the Henfield Hall. This concert is an annual showpiece of Henfield’s musical talent, in support of the wonderful work of St Barnabas House and Chestnut Tree House in their palliative care of adults and children with life-limiting illnesses.Those of you who attended the Jubilee Concert in Red Oaks last summer will remember Henfield’s local Royal Opera singer Sidonie Winter, who tops the bill; and Brass Fusion, who will be accompa-nying the community carols. There will be contri-butions from other local soloists and songs from St Peter’s School Choir. A chorus from Henfield Theatre Company will preview their January pro-duction of ‘Oliver’. As in previous years there will be musical offerings from The Henfield Consort directed by Lesley Barnes; St Peter’s Handbells; and contributions from the local churches. The Friends of St Barnabas will be serving mulled wine and mince pies during the interval.Tickets are priced at £5 (under 12’s £3), and will be available from Henfield Furnishings and the Hen-field Churches from Monday 12 November.Nigel Stevens

plougHing MatcHThe Ploughing Match and Show was in the glorious sunshine and at the superb site at Priors Byne Farm expertly organised by the host farmers John and Alison Ford and our Society’s Committee chaired by Philip Bower. It was another record crowd and a great cross section of entrants including 50 ploughmen and women, our first lady hedgelayer, excellent livestock entries including a resurgent dairy section and a very good younger generation entry in the very popular young persons calf and lamb handling classes, plus good field, domestic and children class entries from exhibitors ranging from below 2 years old and those of over 80 years old. Everybody seemed to enjoy the big range of side attractions including the steam plough-ing and thresher display, numerous other exhibits and trade stands as well as the mini beer festival at the bar which was pretty much run dry!Rowan Allan, West Grinstead & District Ploughing & Agricultural Society

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tHe cHildrenS SocietyCome and join us for our fourth annual carol-singing at Henfield’s Spirit of Christmas on Friday 7 Decem-ber - carol-singers of all ages are needed to sing. We’re a small friendly group who will be performing in the High Street in aid of the Children’s Society. We’d love some more people to join us, so if you’d like to take part phone Hilary on 494213 or e-mail [email protected] We will not be singing for the whole evening, so there will be plenty of time to explore what else is going on in the village that night. Hilary Green



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cat & canary fundraiSerJackie would like to thank all who supported the Cat and Canary’s fundraising evening in September for the Macmillan Nurses. Fun was had by all and many local businesses donated very generously. A fantastic sum of £2,060 was raised for this very worthy cause.

SucceSSful dog SHowThe dog show went very well and we raised £111.17 for the Charity. Heather the founder plans to put the money towards a new centre for the orphan donkeys in the Gambia. We had Lynn and Chris Hatton from the Sur-rey Weald Dog Training club providing the agility and the judge Julia Robertson were a great support as were all the helpers, and cake makers with Paul Miller providing the commentary. The weather was better than last year!Linda Jones

Henfield pariSH council At the time of going to press Henfield Parish Council learnt with great sadness of the death of Checkley Keene. Checkley was Parish Clerk in Henfield from 1982 to 1992 and continued to live in the Parish until his death. The efforts of Henfield Parish Council, Henfield Commu-nity Partnership, HOPS and CPRE to persuade the plan-ning inspector not to grant outline planning consent for up to 102 new homes on land east of Manor Close Henfield was not successful and the inspector decided to allow the applicant’s appeal. This Council appreciates that Henfield is under threat of further development, as are all larger rural settlements throughout the country, but felt this particular application was not right for Henfield. This appeal only re-lated to outline permission and a more detailed application dealing with such matters as building design will have to be approved before development can commence. The new and colourful Chessbrook Green children’s play area has opened at Wantley Hill. The total cost of £35,000 was provided by Henfield Parish Council, Saxon Weald and S.106 planning gain money resulting from previous new housing development in Henfield.West Sussex CC will be undertaking tree works in Church Street between Parsonage Road and Upper Station Road and it will be necessary to close this stretch of road over two days. The work is scheduled for 8-9 November.Henfield Parish Council makes small grants to local groups and organisations. Whilst Council is keen to see the grants relate to specific projects it is also prepared for the grant to go towards general operating costs. Applications for a grant should be submitted in writing to Henfield Parish Council at The Henfield Hall, Coopers Way Henfield BN5 9DB by no later than 6 December 2012. If available, appli-cations should include a copy of the last full years accounts and an indication of what the grant is required for.

HaMfeldS 1St anniverSaryThis month sees a celebration at Hamfelds – Olivia Pugh and the team celebrate their first successful year. “The first year has really flown by, it’s been a very exciting time for us and we’d like to thank all our customers for their support,” said Olivia. Many customers have commented how the shop has visually improved the high street, with hanging baskets, bedding plants and attractive window displays.“Our mantra has always been to ask at Hamfelds first when you’re looking for something for the home. We’re now expanding into some gift ideas for Christmas, we of-fer vouchers which are great gifts for those who are a little trickier to buy for!” said Olivia.Olivia has the support of her knowledgeable staff; Pat, Rita and Chris. “Thanks to them all for helping me through this first year, it’s been fantastic. Local people have been so kind and I am so looking forward to the next year.”

cHaritieS cHriStMaS fair Come to the Charities Christmas Fair at the Henfield Hall on Saturday 10 November from 10am to 1pm. Thirty five favourite charities with great bargains for Christmas will be there with gifts, cards, crafts, pre-serves, puddings, pies, cakes, knitwear, chocolates, books, good-as-new, tombola – and of course, won-derful refreshments on sale throughout the morning.



new type of cHildren’S football coMeS to HenfieldHenfield Football Clubs U7s and U8s are the first members of the club to try out a new type of chil-dren’s football introduced by the FA a few years ago and now adopted by the Horshamand District Youth Football League. Children under 9 years of age now play on smaller pitches (not much bigger than a double tennis court) with a maximum of five players per side (goalie included).The goals are smaller, the teams are smaller, even the balls are smaller. The intention is simple - less players on the pitch means more time on the ball for these youngsters at a critical period in their development. Richard Hill, Head Coach of the U8s is delighted with the change. “The single most important thing you can teach a child at this age is to be comfortable on the ball. They must be able to control it, decide what to do with it, and to be able to implement that decision - whether that’s a shot, a dribble or a pass. However the more players there are on the pitch, the less time the individual child has with the ball. Whilst training sessions are important, to have more time in match situations to learn to use the ball as they want, to make more passes, to make more tackles, more runs with the ball - this is how a child will learn to become ‘comfortable’ on the ball. All the other aspects of the game - tactics, positional sense, working as a team - will come later. As the children grow older they will play in bigger teams – seven-a-side, then nine-a-side then finally full 11 a side at the age of 13. “ If you are interested in your child playing (boys or girls - the sport is unisex at this age) please contact Richard on 493218. The Club is particularly keen to hear from children in school year 3.

Henfield coMMunity partnerSHip 7tH yearThe Henfield Community Partnership (HCP) held its AGM on 13 September 2012. The Chairman, Tony Jackson, presented the Directors’ report, highlighting a number of topics of particular interest from the work in the year ending 31 March 2012. Commenting on another year of many achievements for the community, he said that “much of this was down to the strong working relationship the Partnership has with the Parish Council. Last October we issued a joint community action plan covering the period 2011-2015, and both organisations since then have focussed on

Henfield calendar 2013The unique Henfield Calendar with local pic-tures of Henfield taken by local people has been available from the 17 October in Stokes and the design-copy-print shop. The calendar will also be on sale at local occasions such as the Friday 7 December High Street Christmas event. The Community Partnership gratefully thanks the lo-cal business advertisers, the photographers and individuals who gave their time and skills to make the calendar. This year the sales proceeds will be donated to the Youth Club.

Henfield penSioner goeS on-line tHankS to village project Former Sussex social worker Mary Johnson has taken a first step into the world of the internet – at the age of 83! Mary, who lives at Rayner Court, Henfield, was the first to have a free computer installed as part of a scheme or-ganised by the village website team.Mary, who has four grand-children and four great grand-children, has a grand-daughter in Tanzania. “It will be the first time I have been able to see and speak to her on-line,” says Mary. “The Henfield Hub team have been very helpful and shown me all the ropes – as well as installing my computer and making sure I understand all the mys-teries of e-mail and the internet.”Henfield Hub editor-in-chief Digby Stephenson said: “Mary is the first person to apply for a free computer and we look forward to hearing from other elderly people who would benefit. Others in need – such as disabled, stu-dents and unemployed ¬ may also qualify. We want as many people in Henfield as possible to gain access to the website, which will keep them up-to-date with all the activities in the village.”Mary, a former Cowfold parish councillor and resident for 32 years, says: “The Henfield Hub is an exciting develop-ment and I am spreading the word among all my friends about getting free computers. During my career I never used a computer so all this is new to me.”To discover if you qualify for a free computer and training, contact Digby Stephenson on 07815 048609 or e-mail [email protected].


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taking forward the high priority actions. The way both bodies are able to work together for the good of the local community is an exemplar for other communi-ties, some of whom unfortunately seem not to have a good working relationship. In Henfield, though, there is no doubt that by working together we can achieve far more than operating alone.”Two particular areas of joint work demonstrate this relationship. One concerns helping to revitalise the lo-cal economy where a number of initiatives have been pursued from helping to organise a Christmas evening with the traders, to drawing up a two-year programme of retail training for the High Street shops, building on some initial training last summer delivered by Central Sussex College; the necessary funding for this training programme, however, is proving hard to find.The second example is a project which started last a year ago to set up a state of the art website for Hen-field. The Chairman said “thanks to a grant last March from WSCC, work has progressed rapidly and the Hen-field Hub was launched on 16 October. I have no doubt that, not only will this be one of the best community websites in the country but, more importantly, it will be a great enabler for helping to achieve a number of our plan objectives.”Other activities mentioned by Tony Jackson included: further surveys of car parking, the results of which were published locally to highlight the best times to park; the work of the Partnership’s Action for Older People’s Group, which currently is the only local group in the Horsham District working on behalf of older residents of their village; a village based employment project; and in the local Budgens store the management of a notice-board for ads and posters as a means of both increas-ing awareness of the HCP and raising some money for local charities as well as showing Budgens’ support for the local community – so far, he said, “we have raised £800 for the Youth Centre, quite a success.”Also at the meeting, the Directors were re-elected for a further year, together with volunteer members to the Management Committee. In his closing remarks Tony thanked all the volunteers for their hard work and or-ganisations like the Parish Council for their support in various ways that have contributed so much to the work of the Partnership, showing the valuable role the HCP continues to play in the life of Henfield.

deMentia cHarityKnow Dementia, the local charity that supports family carers of someone with a dementia, is offering car-ers the opportunity to attend free information/training sessions in the Henfield Hall. This will give carers the chance to learn how to cope and also to share ideas with each other. Please come along and learn more about this condition. Dates: Monday 19 November from 2-4pm and Monday 26 November from 6-8pm. Call Jennie on 01273 494300 for further information.Jennie Morrison-Cowan, Know Dementia Trustee

noticeboard SucceSSThe Community Partnership notice board situated in Budgens has been an overwhelming success, rais-ing £800 for Henfield Youth Club so far. Tony Jack-son, chairman of Henfield Community Partnership and manager of Budgens Andrew Warnes presented members of the youth Club and Debbie Slaughter with a cheque. Many thanks go to Paula Blake and her son David, plus Mary Fitzmaurice and Richard Kendall for their sterling work maintaining the notice board.



nortH weSt SuSSex SeagullSBrighton & Hove Albion supporters club North West Sussex Seagulls held their September meeting at the Plough Inn, Henfield. Treasurer Ian Morris gave a brief report on how successful the club had been in trans-porting fans to the Amex with the two coaches that the club runs on match days now having eighty coach sea-son ticket holders, although some ad hoc coach travel tickets are still available. Club Secretary Mike Wilson re-ported that the committee had been approached by the official BHAFC Supporters Club for a donation towards some seating in the Amex Memorial Garden. Former Albion goalkeeper Michel Kuipers was the guest speaker and kept the meeting entertained with anec-dotes of his earlier career in the marines and more lat-terly as a professional footballer. A lively Q&A session followed. Born in Amsterdam, Kuipers made 287 ap-pearances for the Albion and was with them for ten years and firmly established himself as a legend amongst fans. In 2010 he left to join Crawley Town FC but still has very strong ties with Albion’s charitable arm, Albion In The Community. At the end of the meeting Albion fans had photographs taken with their hero and Michel then signed autographs. Not only was this man a top goalie for the Albion but he’s also a winner, a gentleman and a really nice guy.Further information on North West Sussex Seagulls can be found at their website www.northwestsussexseagulls.co.uk or by email [email protected] Mike Wilson, Secretary, North West Sussex Seagulls

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Henfield day centreThe Hewitts, Henfield, West Sussex BN5 9DTOur small and friendly day centre is just outside of the Henfield village. It is a specialist centre for people with longer term and complex needs including people with dementia and physical and sensory impairments. We can also provide short term packages aimed at sup-porting people to be independent within their com-munity.We provide a warm, social environment by experi-enced and trained staff and provide a wide range of activities tailored to the needs of the people attending. We recently had a new kitchen installed to provide our customers with an opportunity to promote confidence and develop their kitchen and independence living skills. The centre is surrounded by beautiful mature trees, and the spacious garden will soon be pruned and autumn bulbs planted ready for next year. We provide a cooked meal at lunch time at a small ad-ditional cost and can provide advice and support with transport options. In order to attend the centre, you would need to meet the West Sussex County Coun-cil eligibility criteria. Contact the Adult Service Help Desk in Horsham for further advice on 01243 642555, and someone will explain the eligibility criteria and as-sessment process. Alternatively follow the link: http://tinyurl.com/cwkcs2fIf you would like to make an appointment to visit the centre for yourself or a family member, please feel free to contact the Assistant Manager: Karen Pirks on 01273 493119 on a Monday, Wednesday and Fri-day. Or contact the Community Connector Charlotte Walshe on the same number.

new SponSor deal for Henfield u13’S Henfield FC U13’s are delighted to announce a new sponsorship deal with Braziers Garage based in Lower Station Road, Henfield. Manager, Donna An-good said “Many thanks to Steve for his support for the team. The players were all very appreciative of the new kit supplied by Braziers and we hope to have a successful season whilst brandishing the Braziers name throughout Sussex”. Coach, Darren Angood added “Our thanks go to Steve for his sponsorship. The team are currently unbeaten this season and are looking to gain promotion from an extremely competi-tive league and we will continue to promote Braziers throughout the campaign and we are delighted that a prominent business from the village has sponsored the team”. Pictured are some of the U13’s squad prior to the league match with Sedlescombe Rangers with Darren and Steve.


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outStanding Sobell court gardenSGardeners at Sobell Court, which is managed by Saxon Weald, again entered the RHS South & South East in Bloom competition. The weather seemed to be against us at times but we still managed to win an ‘Outstanding’ certificate. Two of our gardeners, Iris Banfield and Hugh Hurdman, are seen here being presented with the award by Chris Collins. We would like to thank the Henfield residents who have been so encouraging and we will endeavor to keep up the good work.Diane Porter-Brown

feStive HenfieldHenfield is gearing up for a bright December of Christ-mas trading culminating in the ‘Spirit of Christmas’ event in the High Street on Friday 7 December. Trad-ers are pouring all their efforts into Christmas attrac-tions, special offers and glorious window displays. So why not avoid the ‘hassle of Holmbush’ and do all your shopping in Henfield? Virtually everything is available, from gifts and household items to decora-tions and food.In the High Street on Friday 7 December there will be fairground rides for young children, carol singers, charity stalls, Father Christmas and his sleigh (cour-tesy of the BP Guild) and shops offering nibbles and drinks to customers. Henfield Youth Club will have a base for Santa’s Grotto in the bus shelter and lucky children will get to meet the great man himself – and collect a gift.Henfield pubs and restaurants are stepping up to the seasonal mark with real offers.

There are Christmas special meal deals throughout December at The White Hart, The Plough, The George and The Cat & Canary. There will also be seasonal curries at Bollywood Spice and Little India.Mike Beardall, chairman of Henfield Enterprise, said: “Henfield is the place to do all your shopping for the festive period – shop local and stay local is our mot-to.” Tony Jackson, chairman of Henfield Community Partnership, said: “We have great community spirit in Henfield and this is the time of year which proves what great facilities and shops we have.You can regard Henfield High Street as a complete supermarket for all your needs.”Henfield Christmas Contacts: Tony Jackson 01273 492636 (07793 288090) or Mike Beardall 01273 495619 (07889 707807). Charity stall places still available.

Starting ScHool at St peter’S, Henfield?While summer clothes and BBQs may only have re-cently found their way to winter storage, the process for admission to primary school in September next year is already underway. At St Peter’s we have a special open week for prospective parents whose children will be five before 1 September 2013. This gives parents and carers an opportunity to visit the school during a normal day and to meet both staff and children.Our open days are over the week beginning 12 No-vember and includes morning, afternoon and an eve-ning opportunity to join us. All you have to do is email or telephone the main school office on 01273 492447 / [email protected] to make a convenient appointment.As a ‘taster’ to what you will see, we are very much a community school and value our links and responsi-bility to the village. The children though are our best ambassadors and will be pleased to talk to you about their school. Special features at St Peter’s include our Learning Resource Centre, ‘state of the art’ play equipment and we even have brand new toilet facili-ties for Years 1 & 2! So, if you have a child eligible for school next year, we would be very pleased to wel-come you to our open week.



perry’S a winner!The winner of the Hawthorne vet ‘Pet vaccination reminder photo competition!’ was a flat coated Re-triever called Perry owned by Roe Baldwin. Perry was the overall winner with a whopping 190 ‘likes’ on the Hawthorn Vets Facebook page - www.face-book.com/hawthornvets

Henfield garden clubAfter a year of celebrations and sporting achievements our Garden Club year will soon be coming to an end. Apart from our December Christmas social, the last of our socials were held in August. We enjoyed a wonderful tea party in Small Dole and offer belated thanks to our host, Janet Da-ley and her family, for hosting this event in her wonderful garden. We also welcomed nineteen new members to a ‘meet the committee’ social at the end of August and we hope these same members will continue to enjoy and take part in our club activities in the coming years.November sees the last of our winter talks, when we welcome experienced plants woman Julia Jarman to the Henfield Hall on Tuesday 6 November. Over the last seven years Julia has transformed a neglected plot into an award winning 1.25 acre garden containing, at the last count, 1,600 plants! The talk entitled ‘Twelve Months of Interest’ begins at 7.30pm. As usual admission is free for members and £3 for non-members. All welcome. For more informa-tion about joining our club email [email protected] or phone 01273 493754.Margaret Hollingsworth

jaSMin’S jaM winS gold!Jasmin started doing lots of homemade baking whilst on holiday in Scotland and my mum asked her if she would like to enter the ‘World Jampionships’ something her cous-in Riley Bridgewater had won in 2011 with his raspberry jam. Jasmin was up for the challenge... I think partly to see if she could knock Riley off the top spot (cousin rivalry!). She spent hours trying to perfect a good flavour and tex-ture for blackcurrant, strawberry and raspberry jams. She almost gave up with the blackcurrant as topping and tailing hundreds of little berries was extremely tedious and actu-ally took longer than making the jam itself!However she kept on going and after lots of time spent in the kitchen all three jam’s were ready to be entered. She was so thrilled and pleased when she received a certificate in the post saying that she had won Gold for her blackcur-rant jam! Entries come in from all over the world and this was her first attempt at making any kind of jam, so I know I’m slightly biased, but I thought she did extremely well!Vikki McNaughton Jones

MacMillan fundraiSerOlive and Helen would like to say thank you to ev-eryone who supported their coffee morning in aid of Macmillan Nurses. Through your generous support they raised £250.

coMe and Meet eacH otHer - caMeoCAMEO was formed in 2005 for retired people to meet over tea/coffee and a chat from 10.30-12 noon on the sec-ond Monday of the month with invited speakers. One of our regular members Dora says “I find CAMEO a wonderful way to spend a Monday morning once a month, always being warmly welcomed and assured of an interesting varied programme throughout the year. I very much ap-preciate the kind and friendly atmosphere”. Our next few meetings include 12 November, The delights of Gilbert and Sullivan by Chris Whitehead and the CAMEO Christmas party on 9 December. In September we moved to a new venue -The Garden Room at Rayner Court, The Hooks, Henfield BN5 9UY. We would really like to welcome some new members and do hope you might be able to join us. If you need transport or any further information please con-tact Gillian Fletcher MBE on 07885 640524.


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bn5 area eMployMent SurveyGetting a job is not easy. Recruiting staff is not easy. We want to hear from you… employers, those wishing to become employed or currently self employed, parents wanting to return to work, school/college leavers, those on Job Seekers Allowance, those wanting to set up their own business. We want to know what you need. What could we do to provide local support to help you into work or put you in touch with keen would-be employees? Should we set up a Job Club? Do local businesses need support recruiting local people? Do young unemployed have enough or the right information about finding work? Do women returners know where to start looking? We don’t know, but the survey is intended to provide that sort of information. The survey is designed in three sections so you can choose which applies to you: 1) Looking for Employment, 2) Self employment/own business or 3) Employer. The survey is organised by a group of volunteers and special-ists involved in helping people into work and is under the umbrella of the Henfield Community Partnership. More details about the project group can be found on www.henfieldhub.com Go to the website and type Em-ployment Survey into the Search window and that will take you to the survey. You can complete the question-naire online. The printed version will be available from the Partnership noticeboard in Budgens and the Parish Council outer office at the Henfield Hall.

annual flu vaccinationHello, if we haven’t met, I would like to introduce myself, my name is Sam. I joined Henfield’s team of practice nurses 15 months ago. I have been a nurse for 25 years, 4½ of those in practice nursing. I love the different aspects of working in the medical centre and I enjoy meeting and looking after the local community in my clinic.At the surgery we are getting ready for our annual flu cam-paign. Fiona, Tina, Linda, Angela, Sue and I are ready to give and advise on the flu vaccines. There is information in the surgery and on our website. It is best to get protec-tion as early in the winter as possible but after October we will continue to give the vaccination up until at January 2013 if stocks last. Every year a different vaccination is produced by monitoring and identifying the strains of flu viruses that are present. The people who fall into the groups the NHS need to vaccinate and protect are the over 65’s, people with lung problems, heart problems, chronic kidney problems, peo-ple with low immunity, carers and those who are preg-nant. People who don’t fall into these groups and want a vaccination can organise this at a high street chemist or private clinic, it will generally cost around £12 -£20. Unfor-tunately we cannot vaccinate you. It is really important to take up this FREE vaccination the NHS offers - we want you stay healthy this winter, so come and see the team and say hello.

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We lead, others folloWTogether with the Spitfire, the Lancaster bomber is

one of the most iconic airplanes from the Second World War. We were very privileged to meet with

Henfield resident Bob Noakes who saw active service as wireless operator in Squadron 635 (part of Bomber Command) and hear his story.Bob was born in 1921 and grew up in the East End of London. He left school at the age of 14 and went to work for the Observer newspaper. However, office work wasn’t exciting enough for Bob and when the war broke out in 1939 he went to work for the Fire Brigade. “I was bored of being in an office and wanted to be out and about,” he said. “As I was too young to fight fires, I worked as a despatch rider, riding be-tween the fire crews.” At the beginning of the war the docks received a lot of heavy bombing from the Germans and Bob saw the destruction. He often had to dig people out of air raid shelters and his parent’s house was destroyed along with many others.However Bob’s ambition was to fly and he joined the RAF as a volunteer reserve at the end of 1940. “I really wanted to be a pilot, but ended up being a wireless operator as I didn’t have the right education to be a pilot.” The training process was very long and Bob had months of ground duties before actually getting into a plane. One job involved operating a flashing beacon on the east coast to guide damaged planes in to land. It was while he was training as an air gunner on An-glesey in North Wales in 1943 that Bob met Janet Rob-inson and they married the following year. “After we were married I put my wireless temporarily out of action

so that I could spend the w e e k e n d with my wife” said Bob with a twinkle in his eye. “Of course I ‘fixed’ it at the end of the weekend so everyone thought I was a good boy!”After completing his training both as a wireless opera-tor and an air gunner, Bob had a spell in the Opera-tional Training Unit (OUT) on the Isle of Man training new recruits. “This probably saved my life as lots of aircraft were shot down at this time,” admitted Bob.It was usual for bomber pilots to choose their six crew members and Bob was chosen by Flight Lieutenant Doug Jarvis as his wireless operator. “It was a good crew” said Bob proudly. “Not once did we argue – we were all good friends and we had some laughs. When we had time-off we went down to the pub on our bikes to get drunk – it was our way of letting off steam.”In October 1944 they were sent to Yorkshire as part of 578 Squadron where they flew on seven operations over Germany in Halifax bombers. Whilst there, Flight Lieutenant Jarvis was selected to join the 635 Squad-ron – part of the Bomber Command Pathfinder Force based in Norfolk – and Bob and the rest of the crew went with him.

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In total Bob flew 29 operations in for 635 Squadron during 1944 and 1945 in Lancaster bombers. Most of these were bombing missions over Germany, but towards the end of the war he was involved in drop-ping food supplies for civilians over Rotterdam in the Netherlands. After victory in Europe was declared, operations involved transporting prisoners of war and bringing British soldiers based in Italy home on leave.Over 12,000 aircraft from Bomber Command were shot down during the war, and more than 55,000 air-crew were killed - the highest attrition rate of any Brit-ish unit . “I was lucky - someone was looking over us,” admitted Bob. “We got knocked about quite a bit and we often came back with shell holes in the aircraft. On one occasion we had an engine knocked out and had

to come back on just two engines.”Many other crews weren’t so lucky as Bob was only too aware: “On Christmas eve 1944 we went out on a mission with another crew. Before we left were laugh-ing and joking and talking about our Christmas dinner. The next day we got back to the airfield but the other crew didn’t make it. We really missed them.”At the end of the war Bob left the RAF and took a job in a manufacturing company in London so that he could spend more time with his new wife and baby daughter. But the camaraderie of his crew has never left him. “We stuck together and always kept in touch. Every year, up until three years ago, we would take it in turns to meet up at each-others houses. There’s only two of us left now.”Because of the controversy surrounding the high civil-ian losses during the bombing of German cities such as Dresden, the Bomber Command aircrews found themselves snubbed at the end of the war. “None of us received a victory medal at the end of the war like the Army and Navy did and that really hurt,” said Bob.It has taken nearly 70 years for a memorial to be erected to honour the Bomber Command aircrew who lost their lives fighting to end the war. Back in June Bob was in-vited to attend the official unveiling of the RAF Bomber Command Memorial in Green Park in London by the Queen. He was accompanied by his daughter, Jan and he met Prince Charles. “We have fought for nearly 70 years for recognition so I am very, very pleased about the memorial – it was a very emotional day.”Sarah Butler


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When was the last time you had a good sing? Unless you are a regular church goer, there are limited opportunities for adults to enjoy

singing as part of a choir. But an exciting community choir based in Partridge Green is giving residents the opportunity to sing to their hearts out once a week.The Jolesfield Community Choir was set up in Sep-tember 2010 by Judith Finlay, a teacher at Jolesfield Primary School and a fully trained musician. “The school has had a children’s choir for some time and we’re part of the ‘Sing Up’ initiative,” said Judith. “Some of the parents kept asking about an adult choir and eventually I decided to put a questionnaire out to parents at the school and the wider community. I had such a good response that I decided to set up a community choir and see what happened.”What happened was that around 40 local people aged between 7 and 86 turn up on a weekly basis to sing together. It’s a non-audition choir and singers of all abilities and ages are welcome, whether they feel they can sing or not. They sing a range of music in four-part harmonies (soprano, alto, tenor and bass) from pop songs to religious cho-ral works and show tunes to secular music. Whatever the style of music, the resulting sound is absolutely gorgeous. Whilst I was there they sang a traditional African song as a warm-up and then launched into a beautiful version of ‘Run’ by Snow Patrol – a real spine tingler! As I was leaving they were starting to practice a choral piece in latin by Bruchner.Although Judith had previously sung in many choirs, she had only ever conducted chil-

dren’s choirs. “I wasn’t quite sure what to expect at first and I was quite nervous to begin with,” she ad-mitted. “But it’s been a very enjoyable experience and I’m very proud of the quality of sound they produce.”Word quickly got round about the quality of the choir’s singing and after only a couple of months in existence they were approached by one of the local churches to sing at the St Celia’s day celebrations (St Celia be-ing the patron saint of singing!). They were also ap-proached by Becky and Nick Illes to sing at the Green Man’s evening of festive music and carols. Both events have now become a regular annual fixture.Singing has many health benefits, both physical and

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psychological. As an aerobic activity, singing increas-es the oxygen in the blood stream, increases lung ca-pacity, improves posture, clears respiratory tubes and sinuses and exercises major muscle groups (includ-ing the heart) in the upper body. Psychologically sing-ing is a great stress buster as is it releases endorphins or feel-good hormones. Or, as one member put it: “Af-ter singing with the choir you walk out of the door with a lift in your step.” Other members talked about the increased confidence they got from singing as part of a community and the sense of achievement they got from mastering a particularly tricky piece of music.The great thing about the Jolesfield Community Choir is that you don’t need any experience or even know how to read music to join. In fact, as one of the mem-bers said “It’s not an elitist choir and you end up learn-ing about music in a drip-feed kind of way!” The choir has a great team spirit and although they work hard when learning a new piece of music, there is a light-hearted and fun element to the evening.If you are one of those people who sing in the shower or the car, you probably ought to go along and give it a go. After all, as Ella Fitzgerald said, the only thing better than singing… is more singing!The choir meet in the main hall at Jolesfield Primary school at 7pm on Wednesday evenings. For more information contact Elizabeth Carey at [email protected], telephone 07880 551751, or just turn up!Sarah Butler

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More and more of us are turning (or returning) to wood burning as a form of energy. When sourced locally from well-managed and sus-

tainable sources, lighting your fire on an autumn evening can actually have a positive impact on your carbon foot-print. The pleasure of an open fire or wood-burner and the aroma of seasoned wood is also a very good reason to enjoy this natural resource. Living in Sussex we have many sustainable wood-lands right on our doorsteps, if you have ever walked along the Knepp estate footpaths you will be right in the heart of Heritage Conservation. Their wood yard is conveniently located on the A272 just west of the Buck Barn (or McDonald’s), crossroads, before the turn off to Shipley. You may have driven past it before; next time maybe turn in and take a look. A country track signposted on the right hand side of the road leads down to a clearing in the woodland. Ash, oak, beech, sycamore, hawthorne, silverbirch and alder cordwood (the un-processed logs) is stacked high, piles of well-seasoned logs and a wood-craft area greets the visitor. The wonderfully fragrant aroma of freshly split logs is ever present and the dappled shade from surrounding woodland and constant bird-song completes the idyllic setting. I met Dave Ansell, co-owner (above) and Della Guy, (pictured right) who runs the shop and office on site, to find out more.“I’ve been greeted by so many people saying ‘Wow, what a wonderful place’ when they first visit and I can’t agree more,” said Della. “I’ve been working here for three years and I love it. Not only can customers come and pick their own wood, either for delivery or to take home on the spot, but we have so many other

wood related products - there is plenty to see.”The ‘environmentally friendly’ statement, so of-ten over-used, is a reality at Heritage. The wood is sourced from sustainable Sussex woodlands, as lo-cally as possible, which cuts down on carbon emis-sions from transportation and also makes the wood cheaper. While I am visiting a huge transporter arrives, stacked high with cordwood. Jake, who is in charge of processing, guides the lorry for unloading, while the yard around is busy with the flurry of tractors moving pallets of logs, nets and bags. An industrial size log splitter cuts wood into even sizes ranging from 6-8” for a small stove, 10” for a fire place right up to 16” for inglenook fireplaces or wood burners. It’s fascinating to watch the process in action.Customers are able to select ex-actly what they want – the type of wood, either in smaller nets or large crates that can be loaded manu-ally into the back of their cars. They can get advice from Jake about the best types of wood for open fires or stoves, maybe collect a bag of kin-dling or some mulch, woodchip, bark or compost for their gar-dens. There is a free local delivery service – you can either phone

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your order through to Della or go on-line to order. Dur-ing busy periods demand for deliveries is high, so get your winter order in early.The Wood Shop is full of lovely hand-crafted wood products, from coat hooks to wellie racks, besom brooms to hurdles and Sussex pimps (traditional fire-lighters), all locally made by craftsmen. If you are plan-ning outdoor events then Heritage ‘log candles’ create an impressive display – giving heat and a romantic light as the logs slowly burn downwards, leaving a natural burnt log sculpture when they finally extinguish. At Christmas time Heritage comes into its’ own. Like a winter wonderland, twinkling lights are strung up and row upon row of local Christmas trees of all sizes and types are ready for your selection. This beautiful forest of festive pines are left un-netted so that you can see exactly how wide and even they are.Although the wood yard is a busy place of work there is still an abundance of wildlife. Nuthatch, Robin, Chaffinch, Woodpecker, to name a few regularly visit the feeders outside Della’s office. Overhead there can be up to six buzzards at any time soaring on thermals, circling as they pass over. Heritage is a magical place to visit, a peaceful corner of Sussex woodland. With winter fuel prices escalat-ing, the natural warmth of wood has never been more attractive. Pop along to see Della and Jake for the best advice on Sussex wood.www.heritageconservation.co.uk 01273 492752Heritage Conservation, The Wood Yard, Knepp Castle Estate, Coolham Road, Shipley, RH13 8PAEmma Osman

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flat pack HoMeS

Jan and Andrew Holden, who have lived all their lives in Henfield, were looking to build a traditional English home and that’s just what they did – with

a twist!Inspired by the Grand Designs TV programme, Jan and Andrew started to look around for a plot and came across Bramcote Nurseries on Bramlands Lane, which used to belong to Christobel Williams - Henfield’s for-mer ballet teacher. The house is an intriguing mix of old meets new on a beautiful site surrounded by mature oak trees. “We wanted to build a new house, but be-cause there are so many oak trees around we felt that a traditional oak framed house would be more appropri-ate in this setting” said Jan.The house started life as a ‘flat pack’ and it took the suppliers nine days to put up the frame which is made from 50 oak trees. The walls between the frame are filled with Styrofoam, a type of dense polystyrene, which is extremely energy efficient. The foam is coated with a special waterproof membrane on the outside and rendered and plastered and painted on the inside. Other energy efficiency features include an Air Source Heat pump and a plan to put Photovoltaic Panels on the out-buildings. Although the frame came from Her-efordshire, much of the subsequent work was carried out by local tradesmen and the unusual owl finials on the front of the house came from a local company in Small Dole!The result is a beautiful, light and airy house which looks remarkably at home in its setting. “We love the house” said Jan. We’ve still got a lot to do but we’ve been in since July this year and it’s been absolutlely fabulous.”Despite the house looking typically English, only the design is home grown as Jan explained: “The oak comes from France, the bricks come from Belgium and the tiles come from Poland – it’s a truly international house! There has been much interest in Jan and An-drew’s house both locally and further afield. They are hoping it will feature on the programme ‘My Flat Pack Home’ this Autumn which is on the Home Channel.Sarah Butler


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How clean is your pets mouth?

Last week I had a long overdue check-up at the dentist. Despite

my appointment being at 2.30 (no word of a lie!), I’m pleased to report that the experience was uneventful. However, as I sat on the sofa afterwards eating a

mars bar and drinking a coffee with eight sugars, I was greeted by our dog, Scout, who came up and gave me a close-up yawn followed by a canine belch. The rancid miasma which permeated my nostrils was enough to put me off my confectionery and I was forced to eat some cake and ice-cream to recover. I am ashamed to say that having been rather busy in the past few months, we had neglected to monitor Scout’s dental health that had resulted in the kind of weapon’s grade hal-itosis which could probably get us arrested by the UN! There are several causes of halitosis, but dental disease is by far and away the most common. Halitosis can also be a side effect of metabolic problems such as diabe-tes, kidney and liver disease. Dental disease manifests in bad breath because the waste products of bacteria in the mouth smell bad! Unhealthy mouths have inflamed gums (gingivitis) and more tartar on the teeth. Bacterial numbers increase between the tooth, tartar and gum which leads to the eye watering aroma that you may receive from your dog, cat or possibly less hygienic relative… Dental hy-giene is the pet equivalent to ‘how clean is your house’ on television – some pets have lovely ‘pearly-whites’, while others would have Kim and Aggie scrabbling for the bac-teriology swabs and facemasks from fifty paces!So, what are the options for dogs and cats with halitosis? Prevention is better than cure, so any action that you can take to prevent tartar build up is a good one. ‘There is no substitution for mechanical removal of plaque on a daily basis’ was the mantra that was drummed into us in den-tistry lectures at university – so much so that I suspect that it was some kind of mechanical device that gave the lectures in the first place. Essentially, this means brushing your pet’s teeth as often as possible. There is no denying that regular brushing of teeth is the best thing that you can do to prevent dental disease, however, it does hinge on having the time and a co-operative ‘brushee’ in order to be successful. If their TV show is anything to go by, Kim and Aggie would probably advise cleaning teeth with lemon juice and a brillo pad, but these days, meaty fla-voured toothpaste and special dog and cat toothbrushes do make the job of cleaning your pet’s teeth much easier. If brushing isn’t for you (or more likely your dog or cat has made that decision), then you can influence dental hygiene with the diet that you feed. Dental chews and similar can help, but in order for diet to have a meaning-ful effect, dental-friendly food must be fed a significant amount of the time. This is not really practical with den-tal chews as they are designed to be fed in addition to a diet, not as a replacement. Also, cats really aren’t fans of dental chews! There are several diets on the market that are specially designed to prevent tartar build up and keep teeth clean. They consist of kibble (biscuits) that do not

shatter when they are chewed, but instead rub the tooth and remove the tartar. The kibble is larger than normal dry foods, which ensures that it is crunched and not swal-lowed whole. Generally, feeding these diets as 30% or more of your pet’s total daily intake will significantly re-duce tartar build up and keep their teeth clean. At Haw-thorn, we recommend Hills Veterinary Essentials which is a maintenance diet made up of teeth-cleaning kibble.Unfortunately, there will be many pets where instigating brushing or a change of diet is shutting the door after the horse as bolted! Once gum disease and tartar build-up have reached a certain level, then the only way of deal-ing with the problem is to have a ‘dental’ performed. This consists of removing tartar using an ultrasonic de-scaler, cleaning and polishing the healthy teeth and possibly re-moving any diseased or rotten dentition. Dentals have to be carried out under a general anaesthetic at the surgery.What are the signs of dental disease? Dogs and cats are excellent at tolerating and hiding dental pain which would have any normal human being in mortal agony and wav-ing a white flag. As you may have guessed, the primary sign to look put for is halitosis. If it is mildly unpleasant you may get away with a diet change or toothbrushing. But if you dog can melt plastic with his breath, then it’s probably time to get something done about it! Other signs to look out for are bleeding gums or blood on or around the food, dropping food whilst eating, reluctance to eat hard food and excess salivation or drooling. If your dog or cat actu-ally stops eating as a result of dental disease, then the problem will be very far advanced and very painful.If you think your pet may need a dental, then now is the time to act because in the months of December and Jan-uary, we are running a fixed price dental offer! £110 for a cat and £140 for a dog. This includes the anaesthetic, descale, polish and any extractions. We also offer FREE dental checks with our nurses, so feel free to book an ap-pointment if you just want to get your cat or dog’s teeth assessed. If you have any questions regarding your pet’s dental problems, then please contact us at the surgery and a member of staff will be happy to advise you.You’ll be pleased to know that Scout’s breath is now as fresh as a summer meadow, in a ‘meaty’ sort of way…Jonathan Underwood MRCVS, Hawthorn Veterinary Surgeries 01273 495227 www.hawthornvets.co.uk


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launched, you will need to provide details of all the costs and attendees.Beware of trying to apply the HMRC’s concession to ordinary staff entertaining. You need to hold an event that is clearly a formally organised function. Some employers also make the mistake of charging the party to entertainment in the accounts, then forget-ting that an event worth over £150 per head must be disclosed on the P11D. There are potentially harsh penalties for incorrect completion of the forms as well as Corporation Tax implications.It is worth remembering that although VAT on enter-tainment is not reclaimable, VAT on staff parties can be reclaimed, even if it exceeds £150 per head. This is an extra Christmas bonus not to be overlooked.Turning to gifts for staff from their employer – HMRC do accept nowadays that minor gifts may be provid-ed tax-free for employees. There is no statutory ‘de minimis’ limit, so care is needed. For instance an em-ployer may provide employees with a seasonal gift, such as a turkey, an ordinary bottle of wine or a box of chocolates at Christmas. All of these gifts are consid-ered to be trivial and are as such not taxable. Where there are a large number of employees, the total cost of providing a gift to each employee may be consider-able, but where the gift to each employee is a trivial benefit, this principle applies regardless of the total cost to the employer and the number of employees concerned. If the gift extends beyond the trivial, for example from a bottle or two of wine to a case, or from a turkey to a Christmas hamper, you should take advice as it is likely to be treated as a taxable benefit in kind. As a consequence, unless the cost is shown on the employee’s P11d (and the employee pays the tax accordingly) the employer will need to enter into a PAYE settlement agreement with HMRC. The em-ployer will also have a Class 1A (or 1B) NI liability. If the gift comprised non-cash vouchers, the Class 1A NI liability would transfer to a Class 1 NI liabil-ity, meaning both employees and employers would be liable. The cost to the employer of providing the vouchers would need to be added to the employee’s gross pay in the pay period that the vouchers were provided, to enable the calculation and deduction of Class 1 NI to be made.Cash presents, such as Christmas bonuses or vouch-ers redeemable for cash will have to have tax and NI contributions paid through the PAYE system.Finally, if you are considering making Christmas gifts to customers or clients, beware there is a £50 limit in any one Tax Year. The gift must be a business related gift, for example a calendar, clock or pen. It must clearly carry an advertisement for your business, oth-erwise it will be classed as entertainment expenditure and will be disallowed.www.kingstonsmith.co.uk Paul Samrah, Partner, Kingston Smith LLP, T: 01737 781546 E: [email protected]

Even though the economy is barely showing any signs of recovery, you

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A staff party paid for by an employer technically counts as a benefit in-kind, on which employees are taxed. However there is an exemption that allows employers to host the event without it being treated as a taxable benefit – provided the cost per head is no more than £150. For the exemption to apply, the event must be generally open to all and not be exclusive to a particu-lar group. However events based on separate working locations or departments of employees are allowed if generally available to all employees within the loca-tion or department. Unless the principle of generality is achieved, then the full amount is taxable against the employees who attended. For example, an exclusively Directors event which excluded employees would not qualify for the exemption. Employers may organise more than one annual event and all such events may qualify for relief as long as the cost per head, in any one Tax Year, does not exceed £150 in aggregate. If say, two events are held, one costing £120 per head and the second £50 per head, in total you have breached the £150 limit. In this case, the whole of the first event will fall within the £150 exemption but none of the second. If only one event is held in the year and the sum spent is more than £150 per head, then the full amount spent will become liable to Income Tax and National Insurance (NI) for both staff and employer alike. It is taxed as a benefit which could bring a nasty chill in the New Year.When planning your event and estimating the tax im-plications, remember that the price per head is calcu-lated on the total number of attendees, that is all staff, their partners and any clients, and not just employees. Secondly, make sure you include all incidental costs. This means adding up not just the venue hire and ca-tering costs but all the other things, such as enter-tainment fees, taxi fares, overnight accommodation

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ACCOUNTANCY, TAX & BOOKKEEPINGA&B Matters 04The Accountancy Practice 17 Kingston Smith LLP 65R J Dewdney 56 ARCHITECTRoger Minost Architect 58BED & BREAKFASTNumber One The Laurels 56BUILDERS & CARPENTRYHenfield Homes & Prop. Maintenance 54Keystone Concepts 15Mick Patching 60Nigel Parsons 54Optimal Property Maintenance 59Willow Construction 52CARECherish Care 55Cherish Development Centre 55Red Oaks Care Home 50Upper Mead 53CARPET SUPPLY & CARECarpet Fitting Les Sheeran 56Selectacarpet 49Vestis Carpet Cleaning 33CATERING & CAKES taste...deli 13CLEANING SERVICES Mucky Trucks professional cleaning 21COMPUTER REPAIR & IT SUPPORTA1 Henfield Helpline 47PC Doctor 65CONSERVATORIESThe Conservatory Co. 48Countryman Windows 61DANCE TUITIONAnne Giliberti School of Dance 15DELIVERIES & LIGHT REMOVALSBilly Whizz Transport 09DOG TRAININGEmma Dale Dog Training 44DOUBLE GLAZINGBHW Glass 58Countryman Windows 61N. Constantine Repairs 57ELECTRICAL SERVICESBeach Electrical 58Paul Barnard 56Jeremy Crawley Electrician 58 ESTATE AGENTS / HOUSESMarcus Grimes 39Southern Housing Group 12EQUESTRIANHomelands Equestrian 44FARM SHOPS / GREENGROCERSJeremy’s 24Rushfields Farm Shop 68FENCING & GATESPremier Fencing 59FINANCIAL PLANNING / MORTGAGESNsure 62Kingston Smith LLP 65 GARAGES Braziers Autos 66Coles Automotive 30Mile Oak Servicing 54Setyres 02GARDENERS, GARDENS & NURSERIES

Beechcroft Landscapes 60Camelia Botnar 41Martin Standing 60The Green Reaper 52Rooted 60Rushfields 68GIFTS & BOOKSBay Tree Trading 20 Camelia Botnar 41Steyning Bookshop 33Stokes Newsagents 24GRAPHIC DESIGNBlack Design 22Design Copy Print 04GROUNDWORKSB Muzeen Groundworks 48CB Groundworks and Construction 18GUTTERING MAINTENANCEJust Gutters 52HAIR & BEAUTYHair and Co 43Louisa Jayne Partridge Green 28Natasha 29Nicole’s Nail Bar 29Pinks 11The Retreat 03HANDYMAN SERVICES Optimal Property Services 59HARDWARE & DIYHamfelds 23HEALTH & COMPLEMENTARY HEALTHCrofton’s Foot Clinic 29Emotional Freedom Techniques 47Golden Square Chiropody 28Kristina Banner massage 28Henfield Chiropractic Clinic 42Henfield Physiotherapy 29Henfield Podiatry Clinic 42Holistic Angel Massage 19Julie Craig Fitness 28Nia 46Sussex Osteopath & CHC 67INSURANCENsure 62PXL Insurance 63INTERIORS, FURNITURE & CURTAINSBarbara Ritchie 46JEWELLERYDC Designer Jewellery 23Katherine Lawrie 29LEISURE & COMMUNITYThe Community Church, Henfield 16Henfield Hall 49Henfield Leisure Centre 51Indigo Spiritual Connection 47LETTING AGENTSBeacon Lettings 18LOCKSMITHSLucy Locksmith 48LOGS AND WOOD PRODUCTSHeritage Conservation 37MACHINERY HIREKing and Stevens 40OFFICE SPACE TO RENTInner Space 63

OPTICIANHenfield Eye Care 47PAINTING & DECORATINGLadies who Decorate 57 Mark Atkinson 59Trim Decorating 48PEST CONTROLMr Mole Pest Control 44PERSONAL TRAININGPersonal Trainer Linda Rusby 14PLASTERERAdrian Over 58PLUMBERA. Stenning 59Aspect Plumbing & Heating 59Aquatec 54CJ Plumbing 48Colin Sansom 58iHeat 2o 57MC Services 60PST Plumbing 60PUBS & RESTAURANTS The Cat & Canary 16The Fox Small Dole 16The George Hotel 10Tottington Manor 41The White Hart 25ROOFINGGRP Flat Roofs 56PR Roofing 48SCHOOLS & NURSERIES Busy Bees 46The Dove Nursery 46Oscar Bears Day Care 46The Towers Convent School 31SOLICITORSAmanda Shaw 65STAIRLIFTSStay Home Stairlifts 60STORAGE SOLUTIONSContain Yourself Storage 47Inner Space 63SUPERMARKETSAsda, Ferring 06SWIMMING LESSONSMXT Swim 30SWIMMING POOLS Fowlers 38TAXI & CHAUFFEUR SERVICESHenfield Village Cars 57Personal Car Services 24TELEVISION AND AUDIOAerials and More 49Bowers and Wilkins 61TILING SERVICESAlpha Tiling 41Glen Reid Tiling 24TREE SURGERYThe Green Reaper 52Southern Beeches 52The Tree Works 52UTILITY BILL MANAGEMENTUtility Warehouse 60VETERINARY SURGERIESHawthorn Surgeries 44WASHING MACHINE REPAIRSWe Mend Washing Machines 56

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01273 835116 www.sussex-osteopath.co.uk135-137 High Street Hurstpierpoint BN6 9PU

Nicki and all the therapists would like to wish all our customers a very Happy and Healthy ChristmasWe hope to see you on

THURSDAY 6th DECEMBER 6.30pm-9pmHurstpierpoint’s Late Night Christmas Shopping EveningGREAT STOCKING FILLERS AND CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS FOR ALL THE FAMILYPLEASE NOTE THE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED FROM 6.30-8.30PM FOR CARS!

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BN5 magazine November 2012