BN5 magazine September 2012

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SEPTEMBER 2012 | Contents

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07 What’s onlistings

14 Newsfrom the BN5 area

26 CountrysideKnepp Castle Estate

28 Local interestHopfest from Dark Star

32 Local interestHomelands Equestrian

45 Local interest Emma Dale dog trainer

61 Business Profilewith Cleve Shapcott

63 Financewith Nsure

64 Businessfrom Paul Samrah

66 Indexof advertisers

Many thanks to our editorial and photographic contributors this month;Paul Samrah, Richard Cohen, Mandy Shaw and Mike Beardall. Cover photograph with the kind permission of Alice Scobie.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 October 12 issue of BN5 magazine is Friday 31 August. For editorial submissions email Emma Osman [email protected] or just call us for a chat on 01273 494002.

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An Indian summer, maybe? we’re hoping for some bonus sunny days this September, the nights get slightly chillier but there’s still time to enjoy a few barbeques before summer draws to a close. Alice Scobie, who took a beautiful autumnal picture for one of our BN5 covers last year, took this lovely summer’s evening cover shot in Henfield. I love the light in Alice’s pictures, there is some real energy in her pictures. Thank you for allowing us to use your picture again Alice.We’ve featured Knepp Castle in this issue, Sir Charles Burrell has been working to create a habitat in which a commercially successful business can work alongside an ecologically sustainable environment for wildlife. It’s interesting to see how Knepp is working with the community.Heading north to Partridge Green, the wonderful Dark Star Brewery have plans afoot for their first ever ‘festival’ - Hopfest. If you love beer, Dark Star are the chaps for you. Intensely passionate about their craft, with an award-winning end product. Don’t miss Hopfest, even if you’re not keen on drinking beer Dark Star can teach you to cook with it!We’ve turned into social-media-types; you can now keep up to date with BN5 magazine on our facebook page, a precursor to our website which will be arriving very soon. Find out more on page 12.Enjoy September, just don’t mention going back to school (yah-boo-sucks).

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prizes to 3rd place, trophy to best in show. Stalls, BBQ, homemade cakes, and have-a-go agility. 01273 833211 / 07818416664.St Andrew’s Church Theatre Supper Paythorne Farm, Fulking, 6.30pmThe Rather Average Theatre Com-pany perform ‘The Fat Lady Sings’ in aid of St Andrew’s Church. Tick-ets £15 each (includes welcome drink and supper) from Jane Warne (07812465559).

Monday 3Beetle DriveMaidment Court, 2.30pm (& Thursday 6 @ 7pm Fabian’s Way)£2. Contact Carol Rawlings on 07967 054742 or [email protected] HoursSussex Osteo & Complementary Health Clinic, Hurstpierpoint, 6.30-7.30pm (& every Mon).Explore meditation and mindfulness. £15. Call Nicola on 01444 819075.

Tuesday 4ChatterboxFree Church Hall, 9.30-11.30amBaby and pre-school group. £1.50 per family including refreshments.HDC Health WalkSteyning, 11am2 mile stroll. Meet at Steyning Health Centre. Call Linda on 01903 816865.Tai ChiMaidment Court, 2-3pm (& every Tues)£4. Contact Carol Rawlings on 07967 054742 or [email protected] Spiritual ConnectionWoodmancote Parish Hall, 8pmMediumship Development. Con-tact 01273 844370/891173.

Wednesday 5Know DementiaHenfield Village Hall, 2-7pmDrop-in session to chat about is-sues around dementia. For more information see news section.Henfield Lions ClubGeorge Hotel, Henfield high Street (& every first Wed)We meet to discuss fundraising ac-tivities, consider requests for assis-tance and organise social events. New members very welcome. Call David Pyror on 01273 494442.

Thursday 6Rhyme TimeHenfield Library, 10.15-10.45 (& every Thurs)Free fun with music for pre-schoolers Henfield unattachedWhite Hart, 11am-12 (& 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 CircleHenfield Free Church Hall, 2.30pmBarbara & David Sayers will enter-tain us with tales of their train jour-neys in various parts of the world. Refreshments will be served. Indigo Spiritual ConnectionWoodmancote Parish Hall, 8pmSpiritual Development. Contact 01273 844370/891173.

Saturday 8Breakfast at Free ChurchFree Church Hall, 9amSpeaker consultant surgeon Mr Peter Wilson. Tickets from Church Book Shop, £5 or multiple £4.50.Breeze bike rideHenfield, 9-11amA 12 mile round leisurely trip through Lock Estate and Wiston Woods. Will include a tyre removal and tube change session. Contact [email protected] Albourne Village Show Albourne Village Recreation Ground, 1-4.30pmVintage vehicle display, fun dog show, childrens games tent, apple pressing, craft tent, local produce exhibitions, refreshments and BBQ.Steyning Music SocietySteyning Centre, 7.30pmPianist Jong-Gyung Park gives a recital. Tickets from £2-£14 avail-able from Steyning Bookshop. Call 01903 812062 / 01903 812662 or visit www.steyningmusicsociety.org

Sunday 9The Balcombe WalkVictory Hall, BalcombeWalk to show you care and raise money for St Catherine’s Hospice. Choice of four routes of 4, 6, 9 or 13 miles. Email [email protected] , visit www.stch.org.uk or call 01293 447319 for an entry form.

Friday 31 AugustAge 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.RSPCA v Henfield FC charity matchKings Field, Henfield, 6pmCharity football match followed by a BBQ at The Bell. Money raised will be split between the RSPCA and another charity.Nia DanceMaidment Court, 2-3pm (& every Fri)£4. Contact Carol Rawlings on 07967 054742 or [email protected]

Saturday 1 SeptemberBuzz on the Common Henfield Common, 10am-12pmOutdoor activities for kids 4-11 and dads including an obstacle course as well as all the normal fun. £2 for one adult and child and 50p for each extra child. Brunch included. Bring wellies if wet.RAFA Shoreham AirshowShoreham Airfield, from 8.30am (and Sun 2)Air displays will include Tornados, Spitfire, Hurricanes, Lancaster as well as parachutes displays and wing walkers. See news item for more in-formation, visit www.shorehamair-show.co.uk or call 01273 441545.

Sunday 2BP Guild senior citizen outing & dinnerFree event for retiree’s in Henfield or the surrounding villages. Includes coach trip to mystery destination followed by four-course meal at Henfield Hall. Pick-up from various locations. To book a place, call into Barnard Bakers in Henfield, or call Dave Barnard on 01273 494831.Fun Dog Show Wick Farm, Blackstone Lane, 10amIn Aid of the Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust. Fun classes for ev-eryone. Rosettes to 6th place,

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Monday 10Sangboc Folk ClubThe Royal Oak, 8pmCall Ian on 07957 433894.

Tuesday 11Knit & NatterRayner Court Lounge, Red Oaks, 10.30am-12pm A friendly group of ladies who knit for charities. Thank you for the do-nations of wool received over the past months, it will all be gratefully used. Call Jean on 493171.Henfield Flower ClubHenfield Hall, 2.15pmDemonstrator Lucinda Knapman; Bountiful Harvest. Member’s ex-hibit the same. Enquiries Jean Sin-clair-Young 01273 492064.Small Dole Tuesday ClubSmall Dole Village Hall, 7pmAnnual Supper night – all welcome, but please give advance notice so we can cater for guests.Woodmancote Parish Council meetingWoodmancote Church Hall (and

every 2nd Tues)Members of the public always welcome. Visit www.woodman-coteparishcouncil.co.uk Henfield History GroupFree Church Hall, 8pmResearching local history in West Sussex. Presented by Alan Read-man from West Sussex Records Office. All welcome. Entry £3, members by subscription.Charity ChuckleLatest Music Bar, BrightonHeadliner- Sam Savage (winner of Funny’s Funny 2012) in aid of Brit-ish Heart Foundation. £8/£5. Call 01273 687171 or visit www.wegot-tickets.com/comedy/event/178925

Wednesday 12Chanctonbury ChorusDrama Room, Steyning Grammar School, 7.45pmOpen rehearsal for performance of the Montiverdi Vespers in the New Year. All voices welcome. Contact Christine Tarry on 01903 815467 or email [email protected]

Thursday 13Coffee MorningSt Peters Church,10.30 – 11.30amJoin us in St Peters Church for fresh coffee and homemade cakes.Henfield Community Partnership AGMHenfield Hall, 7pmDirectors will report on what has been achieved in the year ending 31 March 2012, and there will be elections to the Board and Man-agement Committee. New com-mittee members welcome. Contact [email protected] 492636.Indigo Spiritual ConnectionWoodmancote Parish Hall, 8pmHealing Development. Contact 01273 844370/891173.

Saturday 15The Other Mile Walking GroupHenfield Free Church, 9.30am5-6 mile walk. Contact Ron & Shir-ley Stanford on 493979.NCT nearly new saleSteyning Centre, 10am – 12pm

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Admission £1. Children’s clothing, maternity clothing, baby equip-ment & prams, toys, games, books, puzzles, CDs and DVDs. Contact [email protected] Spiritual ConnectionWoodmancote Hall, 11am-4pmFundraising event. Contact 01273 844370/891173.WEA AGMGarden Room, Henfield Hall 2.30pmFollowed by The Natural History of Dorset, Yorkshire and the Chan-nel Islands by Patrick Coulcher. All welcome. For details Maureen Lu-cas 01273 493966.

Tuesday 18Indigo Spiritual ConnectionWoodmancote Parish Hall, 8pmMediumship Development. Con-tact 01273 844370/891173.

Wednesday 196 Week drawing courseChurch Room, St Michaels Church, Partridge Green, 10am -12pmAll abilities. Wednesdays until 24 Oc-tober. Cost £52. Call Claire on 07973 410 111 [email protected] Woodmancote & Henfield WI Henfield Hall, 2.15pmTalk by Bill Avenell - ‘Why is Church Lane so steep?” 01273 404802.

Thursday 20Naomi’s Friends St Peter’s Church, 3pmTea, company and friendship. All who have lost loved ones, however long ago, are very welcome to join us. Call Revd Christina Bennett on 01273 492222.Indigo Spiritual ConnectionWoodmancote Parish Hall, 8pmSpiritual Development. Contact 01273 844370/891173.

Saturday 22HDC Health WalkChanctonbury, 2pm5 miles. Meet at the Franklands Arms pub. Call Mick on 01903 745971 or Ron on 01403 265869.

Monday 24HDC Health WalkShermanbury,10am6 miles, no dogs. Meet at The Bull Inn, Mockbridge (TQ 211181, BN5 9AD). Call Mike on 01403 242564.

Henfield Youth Club AGM Youth Centre, 6.30pmAll welcome. Thank you for the tre-mendous support and encouragement the club has received from the village, both financial and practical, since the withdrawal of WSCC funding.

Tuesday 25WEA CourseGarden Room, Henfield Hall 2.15pmArmchair Theatre: Britain and the USA in the 40s, with Francesca Byrne. First of a 10 week course. To enrol call Maureen Lucas 01273 493966.HDC Health WalkSullington, 7pm5½ miles, no dogs, fast pace & hilly. Meet opposite the Franklands Arms, Washington, (TQ123129). Call Ron on 01403 265925.

Wednesday 26Dolls House GroupMaidment Court, 7.30pm (& every last Wed)Contact Carol Rawlings on 01403 740708 or 07967 054742 or [email protected] Spiritual ConnectionWoodmancote Parish Hall, 8pmHealing Development. Contact 01273 844370/891173.

Thursday 27Steyning & District U3A Coffee Morning Penfold Hall, Steyning, 10.30amDisplays from several U3A inter-est groups and a book & jigsaw exchange.50p (members) & £1 (guests). Visit www.u3asites.org.uk/steyning WWII memories Maidment Court, 2pm Slide show of people’s memories of WWII in West Sussex by Mar-tin Hayes, County Local Studies Librarian. Bring along your memo-ries and photographs to share. Tea & coffee available. Contact Carol Rawlings 07967 054742

Friday 28Henfield Theatre Company Barn DanceHenfield Hall, 7.30pmFamily event featuring Unreel Ceil-idh. Tickets £6 each in advance (£3 for under 12’s) or £7 on the

door, available from Stevens Es-tate Agents (01273 492141), Dig-by Stephenson (07815 048609, [email protected]) or Mike Ainscough (07708 358976).

Saturday 29Pumpkin Growing CompetitionHenfield Club, 1pmThis years’ event dedicated to mem-ory of John Jones. Includes a fancy dressed pumpkin competition, fam-ily BBQ, live classical and contem-porary music, face painting, kid’s pumpkin drawing exhibition (lollipop for every entrant) with 1st 2nd and 3rd prizes and the official weigh-in and prize-giving ceremony. All pro-ceeds to Henfield Youth Club.Jumble Sale Henfield Hall, 2pmIn aid of Henfield Guide Hut funds. Auction at 2.30pm. Also raffle, tom-bola and cakes for sale. Jumble can be left at the hall in the morning or call David Marshall on 01403 864591 for collection after 20 September. Ladies nightCatholic Church Hall, 7pmAn evening of stalls and experienc-es to indulge in, to treat yourself to, to start the Christmas shopping or just meet up with friends, over a drink. In aid of St Barnabas Hos-pice. Visit www.henfield-friends-of-st-barnabas.co.uk

Sunday 30Indigo Spiritual ConnectionWoodmancote Parish Hall, 6.55pmSunday Meeting. Contact 01273 844370/891173.

Advance noticeSaturday 6 OctoberBreeze bike rideHenfield, 9am – 3pmA 20 mile round trip to Findon via the challenging Steyning Bowl and back via Chanctonbury allowing for lei-surely lunch break at the Gun Pub.Warren Playgroup Good as New SaleHenfield Village Hall, 10.30am-12pm For further details go to www.war-renplaygroup.co.uk or call 01273 492316.


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ill you be our friend? Go on, pleeease... At the risk of sounding a bit too needy, we’d love you all to ‘like’ BN5 magazine on facebook, in the

first phase of our online presence. Go to www.facebook.com and put BN5 magazine into the search box to find us. Then click ‘like’ and you’ll see all our up to date news and listings, we hope you’ll comment and get involved too.The BN5 website ‘proper’ is currently being beauti-fully and lovingly hand-crafted by Rich (Henfield chap, if you know the under 8s football team you’ll know Rich and his legendary end of season awards night speeches) and the marvellous team at Proworx. We’re working hard to produce a clean, crisp, clear and user-friendly format, which will be full of Henfield news, events listings and a very useful business direc-tory so you will have lots of local information at your fingertips. In a nutshell, the website will be an extended and on-line version of BN5 magazine, but with more events listings and the latest news and images. We’re get-ting rather silly and excited about it all and promise there will be much more news in October issue. Which

just happens to be our 75th issue – celebrated with a lovely shiny new front cover!While we wait we hope you’ll like our facebook page. We won’t be jamming your newsstream with lots of posts but we will be blogging, commenting, reminding you of local events and generally developing an on-line forum for everyone to get involved with. If you are involved with a club or organisation with something to promote you can post your event. If you’re not already a facebooker, it’s as easy as pie to get an account and stay in touch with us. If you don’t really get on with all that social media nonsense, it’ll be a short wait until our BN5 magazine website is live.At heart though, we’re old-fashioned types who love to have a proper chat. So, please do pick up the phone if you need us for anything, or if you’ve got something you’d like to say. We’ll have the kettle on ready. 01273 494002.Emma Osman

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Jumping for the animalsRosie McMillan of Small Dole will be strapping herself to a young man and jumping out of an airplane early next year – all in the name of charity of course! Rosie (who hates heights!), will be carrying out the char-ity parachute jump for the Waterford Animal Welfare Charity at the RSPCA Patcham Shelter (charity num-ber 206630) over Salisbury sometime in the spring of 2013 but is launching her fundraising bid now to try and raise as much money as possible. She has been involved with the charity for over seven years and got her dog from them. “I wanted to do something that was a real challenge – and this cer-tainly will be,” admitted Rosie “but I’m doing the jump with the Red Devils Army Parachute team so I will be in the best possible hands!” If you would like to sup-

responders win seven awardsAward-winning responders of HART (Henfield Area Response Team) celebrated their seven awards with a dinner at The White Hart. Founder mem-ber Dave Fletcher received the Queen’s Ambulance Ser-vice Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, responder Trevor Simmons was named a ‘Commu-nity Champion’ by the Royal Mail and five members - Karen Fletcher, Martin Tooth, Dick Nye (chairman), Chris Simmonds and Anne Dewdney - re-ceived the Queen’s Di-amond Jubilee Medal for five years’ service as HART responders. Mike Beardall

ChanCtonbury ChorusYou are invited to take part in an open rehearsal in preparation for a performance of the Monteverdi Vespers in the New Year. The rehearsal will take place on Wednesday 12 September in The Drama Room, Steyning Grammar School, Church Street, Steyning, BN44 3LB at 7.45pm. All voices are welcome and there is free parking in The Steyning Centre. For further details please contact Christine Tarry 01903 815467 [email protected]

port Rosie you can donate online at www.bmychar-ity.com/jumpingfortheanimals or you can call her on 01273 493595 and she can arrange to collect your donation.

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Class of 2012 leaving partyHenfield Village Hall rocked on Tuesday 17 July as the Class of 2012 from St Peters School celebrated their leaving party with an Olympic styled party. The hall was decked out in red, white and blue decorations, including the Olympic torch and Olympic ring (thanks to Red Oaks and Belinda Samrah for donating their decorations). Michelle Hills entertained them with a disco with their own chosen playlist which consisted of memorable songs from their primary school years.They ate sausages and rolls kindly donated by Wood-ward’s Butchers and Truffles and drank Olympic themed mocktails with the fruit kindly donated by Swains. Mandy Shaw provided them with their own photo stu-dio which enabled them to get photos with their friends to keep. They also relaxed in a chill-out area. Mr Phillips and the teachers thanked them for being such a great cohort and for being great ambassadors for the school when they sang at the 02 and on holiday at the Isle of Wight. They also attained excellent SATS results.They left the party with memory bags including indi-vidual letters, photographs (paper donated by Sea-whites) and letters of encouragement from Brighton & Hove Albion’s Gus Poyet and Faye White (Arsenal & England captain). Parents donated a water feature that was placed in the memorial garden for Mrs Thompson, who the children had as a teacher in Y4. They ended the evening with a large photo cake, balloons, glitter bombs and a lot of singing and hugging. A massive thank you to all the mums and dads who organised the party and helped on the evening and good luck to the Class of 2012!Elaine Telfer and Mandy Shaw

rushfields farm shop - awards & nominationsRushfields Farm Shop have recently scooped two Gold Awards from the Great Taste national awards. Both were for their homemade sausages - the Poyn-ings Breakfast (a traditional pork sausage with herb undertones) and Honey & Mustard (with a distinctive golden colour from the English mustard). Their sau-sages, made by in-house butcher Paul Channon, us meat from Scott’s Farm in Storrington. The nominations just keep rolling in - they are finalists in the Sussex Food & Drink Awards ‘Best Farm Shop’ category. “We’re really proud to be nominated and the competition is fierce against nine other nominees. This is only the Farm Shop’s second year and it’s

a real boost for us all to be recieving these awards and nominations after all the hard work,” said Colin Langridge, co-owner of Rushfields. You can vote for Rushfields on-line at www.sussexfoodawards.biz using reference SHOP 7006.

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hanging around for CharityDespite inclement weather 74 people abseiled Peacehaven Heights for Worthing Churches Homeless Projects on Saturday 7 July. Richard Lucy from Finance Planning who lives in Henfield was one of the brave people, who in order to raise his sponsorship, agreed to do it dressed as Mari-lyn Monroe. Richard joined the rest abseiling 90ft down the sheer cliff face for the Worthing based charity which enables people experiencing home-lessness to rebuild their lives. The charity estimates that it has raised over £8,000 from the event which will help them to continue to provide their much needed services in the local area. Louise Brooks from the charity said “we had a great day with people aged 13 to 76 years old abseiling. We want to thank every-one who challenged themselves and raised valu-able funds for the charity in the process, to our volunteer helpers and also to the abseil instructor team from EightPointTwo for making the day such a great success.”

shermanbury aCtion group Shermanbury Action Group (ShAG) attended the lat-est meeting of Shermanbury Parish Council on 30 July 2012 to update Councillors on the current situation in relation to events taking place at Fortgate Park. Again residents turned out in force to show their support for the group.The group said that car boot sales had continued unabated and another motocross event was held on 29 July (taking the total number of event days to 17 according to residents) despite the general permitted development allowance of 14 days events having ap-peared to have been exhausted. A representative from Horsham District Council’s En-vironmental Health Department attended the moto-cross event to take readings in regard to the noise nuisance although windy weather prevented accurate and meaningful measurements. ShAG undertook their own monitoring by circulating a questionnaire to residents living within an 800 metre radius of the track at Shermanbury, Partridge Green and West Grinstead. Over 85% of the questionnaires were returned and from those 81 households that took part 88% said they could hear the motocross within their homes, 81% had to close their windows, 79% said it affected the use of their garden and 40% said it disturbed their use of the television or radio. Two respondents were in favour of the meetings sug-gesting that it was a useful diversion for young peo-ple. ShAG were keen to reiterate that they are not op-posed to the leisure activity of motocross and can see the benefits of engaging youngsters in this worthwhile activity, however, this should not be at the expense of so many people. In addition to the permanent motocross track that has been created ShAG have also asked Horsham District Council planning department to look into the recent construction of a huge bank of earth, 6 metres high and 150 metres in length, blocking the view of Chanctonbury Ring for many residents and walkers on a nearby footpath, road widening and excavation of a fishing lake all of which, they feel, has taken place without or contrary to permitted development.ShAG thanked all those residents who took the time to complete the questionnaire and are keen to hear from further residents who are affected by events at Fortgate Park. Contact can be made with the group via Shermanbury Parish Council [email protected]

henfield garden ClubWe are lucky that the changeable weather has helped the plants in the Jubilee Garden to flourish - this area in the Henfield Hall car park is still looking very bright and colourful. With the year fast disappearing, once the weather turns cold, the bedding plants will be re-placed with perennials to provide year round interest in the area. By the time you read this we will have just enjoyed a summer afternoon tea party (hopefully outside in the sun!) and all our new members will have attended an evening social to meet each other and the club commit-tee. We still have one more coach outing to look forward to, before our talks in the Henfield Hall begin again in October. In a change to our advertised programme ex-Henfielder Jean Griffin will join us for ‘Tales from the pot-ting shed’, but more details about that next month.For information about joining our friendly club please phone 01273 493754 or email [email protected] Hollingsworth


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henfield fC u9s thunder & lightening – lewes tournament reportHenfield U9’s travelled to the highly competitive Lewes Tournament on 15 July to take-on a number of teams from across the South East who they had not faced before. Henfield Lightening began the first game against Meridian Athletics apprehensively with the knowl-edge that three of their key players were missing in-cluding their goalie who had a broken thumb. They played enthusiastically and were pleasantly surprised at the final score of a no-score draw. This gave them the confidence to battle on and play some fantas-tic football with the help of two brave U8’s players. They pulled off some well-deserved draws, but un-fortunately without the presence of their two strikers, they did not gain enough wins/points to progress into the knock-out stages. Well done to Team Lightening who showed great courage and determination, put on a great show and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Players included: Amon Bower, George Richardson, George Sellwood, Oliver Robertson, Ryan Ganniclefft, Sidney Hamilton, and U8’s Scott Foster and Harry Edwards. With special thanks to Andy Smith, Eddie Edwards and Scott and Harry from the U8’s for assist-ing at the tournament.

Team Thunder started their campaign in emphatic fashion winning their opening game 3-1 against Salt-dean United and followed this with a goalless draw against the hosts. Further victories against South Malling and Shoreham both by a 2-0 scoreline put Henfield within a point of reaching the quarter-finals. The team secured their place in the quarters with a 4-1 victory over TD Shipley Pink. The knock-out phase started with Thunder recording another 4-1 victory against TD Shipley Red. The semi-final pitted Henfield against Uckfield Grasshoppers and the Henfield boys got through to the final after winning the penalty shoo-tout 3-2. The exertions of the day meant that many of the team were extremely tired and it came down to teamwork, determination and the ability to play the ball that saw Henfield beat TD Shipley Pink 2-1 to win the tournament.Throughout the day the team gave everything and thoroughly deserved the accolades that came their way at the end of an incredibly tough tournament. Every player contributed to the goal tally and reso-lute defending and Rufus Crawley produced some outstanding saves throughout the day. The victorious Henfield Thunder team included: Rufus Crawley, Ben Neale, Joshua Cridland, Toby Bloomfield, JJ Angood and Cameron King. Thanks to all the parents and grandparents for their support and a special thanks to Darren Angood and Martin King. Good luck to all the squad in the coming season. Angie Brotheridge, Henfield U10’s manager.



henfield parish CounCil The Planning Appeal by Welbeck Strategic Land Ltd for consent to build 102 homes on land east of Manor Close Henfield is to be heard by a Planning Inspector. At the time of going to press the hearing is scheduled to commence on Tuesday 4 September and will last for up to three days. Henfield Parish Council proposed a location in Henfield for the hearing but this was not accepted and the hearing will take place in Roffey Mil-lenium Hall, North Horsham. As this position could still change, any resident proposing to attend the hearing is advised to contact Henfield Parish Council in advance of travelling to confirm the details (telephone 492507). Henfield Parish Council Members will be attending the hearing and subject to the Inspector’s agreement will be speaking in opposition to the application.Replacement of the enclosed children’s play area at Chessbrook Green on Wantley Hill Estate with new exciting play equipment should be completed by mid-September. Both Horsham District Council and Saxon Weald have helped Henfield Parish Council to meet the costs involved. As previously reported, from 1 September West Sus-sex County Council has withdrawn its bus subsidy to Compass Travel to run the Monday to Saturday two-hourly service between Henfield and Worthing. Com-pass propose to run a limited Monday to Friday service (three daily journeys each way). A limited Saturday service will be subsidised by Henfield and Steyning

Parish Councils initially for a period of six months. Any changes will be included in Compass’s new timetable which will be effective from 1 September and it is hoped copies will be available from the Parish Council office by that date. The reduced service will remain at risk of total withdrawal unless passenger numbers make it vi-able. Therefore use it or lose it!Finally, a date for your diary - the Henfield Summer Show which is held on Henfield Common on alternate years will take place on Saturday 20 July 2013.

henfield at the CliCk of a button The Henfield Hub website, developed with funding from West Sussex County, will be live from 16 October with village information, news of events, stories and pictures from around the area. We have several days of activities planned, starting with ‘Going Live Day’ on 16 October and culminating in our first Community Hub Day on Saturday 20 October at St Peter’s School where you will be able to see what the Hub is all about and try it for yourself on the school’s computers. The Henfield Hub is set to help everyone get more out of Henfield. To find out more about it please visit us at www.henfieldhub.com. If you register your email address we will send you the latest info about the website. You can also find us on Facebook. We still need more help to collect information about many of the clubs, societies and businesses in the area - you can contact us by email at [email protected] or

friends of st barnabasWe had a very successful Chilli & Quiz Night on 30 June. Sean made an excellent Quiz Master and a deli-cious supper was provided by Harry & family, to whom thanks are extended for an interesting and entertain-ing evening. The event raised the grand total of £580. Unfortunately the Charity Cricket Match scheduled for 15 July was cancelled due to weather conditions. Our disappointment was eased by a most generous anonymous donation of £500 for which we are very grateful. We are planning an alternative event in Oc-tober – not outdoors! Look out for an announcement. Our annual Sunflower Day collection took place on 21 July and the sum raised was £561.80. Once again our grateful thanks to all who helped and to those who contributed.


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henfield summer show 2013Planning for next year’s Summer Show, which will be held on Saturday 20 July 2013, is well under way - please put this date in your diaries. Many of the favourite features of past shows will be there plus we hope some new ones. I would be pleased to hear from anyone who has seen on their travels any new ideas or events that they feel could be included in our Show. Please call me on 492134. The Show Schedule will be available early in 2013 to enable you to plan your entries well in advance and we will publish further details in due course.Mike Morgan, Chairman of Organising Committee

the warren sChool leavers Warren Playgroup gave their school leavers a send-off to remember in July with a fabulous Pirate Party! A bouncy castle, fish and chips and of course the infamous Warren Rabbit were all part of the celebration. All the staff and com-mittee wish the leavers happiness and success at school.

tennis stars at opening of henfield’s new CourtsMore than 100 Henfield tennis supporters and bud-ding young hopefuls gathered at the village tennis club in July for the official opening of a fourth new se-nior court and a junior mini court. They were treated to an exhibition match by Brighton professional players Julie Salmon (former British number one) and Jarryd Bant ( up-and-coming men’s pro). The new courts cost £48,000 (including floodlight-ing) with £24,000 given by Viridor (the owners of the Small Dole former amenity landfill site), five per-cent from Horsham District Council and the rest raised by

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Henfield Tennis Club members themselves. “This is a marvellous facility and the junior mini court is open to all villagers free of charge any day,” said Digby Ste-phenson, club vice-chairman. Leading tennis coach Julie Salmon from Brighton - and 12 times Wimbledon player - said: “Henfield is very lucky to have such a wonderful tennis facility. They really are excellent courts and a pleasure to play on. “It is good to see so many children playing here.”Mike Beardall




henfield theatre Company autumn produCtionOur Autumn play is The Ragged Trousered Philan-thropists by Howard Brenton, based on the novel by Robert Tressell. This play is the semi-autobio-graphical story of a group of painters and decora-tors working in Hastings during the first decade of the twentieth century. The workers see the world through their traditional political views and never imagine that they can influence their own envi-ronment. When socialist Frank Owen joins them, the workers begin to understand the impact that socialism could have on their lives. This play is full of gentle humour, lessons in life and big, bad bosses.Production dates are 18-20 October starting at 7.45pm in The Henfield Hall. Pre-booking flyers will be available in early September from Henfield Furnishings, Henfield Hall and the Library. Tickets £6 & £8.

know dementiaKnow Dementia is a new Henfield based charity to support families who would like to talk to someone about dementia. This could be about living with someone who has been diagnosed with a dementia, concerns because you are not sure about memory loss or even what dementia is. As a group of family carers and qualified, dementia professionals we be-lieve that insufficient support is being given to people affected by a dementia and their families – from diag-nosis through to end of life. Jennie Morrison-Cowan, the Founder of the charity, and a Trustee has helped set the charity up as a not-for-profit organisation to raise funds to help support people in the community. Our main aims are to raise funds so that we can pro-vide the best support for people in our community. We are offering the opportunity for you to drop in and talk to us on Wednesday 5 September at Henfield Village Hall from 2-7pm. Please call in for a cup of tea and a chat or contact us on [email protected] or call 01273 494300.

Coffee morning in aid of prader-willi syndromeAnn Garmston would like to say a huge thank you to all her wonderful family and friends who supported the coffee morning on Friday 29 June. We raised £713 towards the continuing work of the assocciation in its work of supporting the children with PWS and their families.

Cowfold memorial pool artiCle - CorreCtionAn error in August issue of BN5 magazine article about the Cowfold Memorial pool stated that a tragic accident resulting th the deaths of three local boys took place at Worthing beach in 1969. We have since been corrected by a reader that the accident occurred at West Wittering, Chichester. My sincere apologies for this mistake. Editor


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henfield lions Celebrate fundraising with marie CurieHenfield Lions visited the Sussex office of Marie Curie Cancer Care in the village to celebrate four years of fundraising with the charity. Sussex community fund-raising manager Hollie Lucas said: “We are very grate-ful for all their hard work and support on our behalf. “They do a fantastic job co-ordinating the Great Daf-fodil Appeal every March and help raise our profile in the area.” President David Wise said: “The Lions are proud to support the work of Marie Curie Cancer Care and this milestone is worth celebrating.”Mike Beardall

free leisure Centre ‘boot Camp’ for 12 gp referralsHenfield residents are receiving discounted exercise classes at their local leisure centre thanks to a £888 grant from Horsham District Health and Wellbeing Partnership. Henfield Leisure Centre is running a ‘Boot Camp’ fitness course for 12 selected patients referred from Henfield Medical Centre, who were a partner in the funding application. The patients are receiving a personal exercise programme to follow with qualified centre staff. At the end of the course they will be fully subsidised to join the gym, attend other classes and play racket sports for three months.Leisure centre manager Simon Thompson said: “The aim of this partnership project is to help people make small changes to their lifestyles, become more ac-tive and see the big difference taking regular exercise makes.”Healthcare Assistant Angela Mariner added: “These patients are already feeling the benefit of the boot camp and hopefully this will be a gateway to a happier and healthier future for all of them. Well Done Team Henfield.”A Wellbeing Advisor will be at Henfield Leisure Centre on Wednesday 8 August and Friday 31 August, of-fering free advice and tips, and booking confidential follow up appointments if required. More informa-tion can be found by calling 01403 215111 or visiting www.horshamdistrictwellbeing.org.uk


fanCy a trip around a brewery?If you are now on your own due to bereavement or divorce the Henfield Unattached is for you. We meet regularly, go out to dinner, enjoy outings, and are now planning a brewery trip (especially for the men). There’s no fuss, no subscriptions, or mem-bership fees. Why feel lonely in the silence of your home when you could benefit from the friendship of others in a similar situation? All you have to do is make the effort to phone 01273 495820 now.



let’s make a show!Both graduates of drama and music, Helen Haines and Simi Fyles decided to create ‘Lets Make A Show’ this summer. The course involved a week of workshops, lessons and games in acting, dancing and singing and culminated in a performance on the Henfield Stage.The programme included songs from musicals, such as Matilda and the popular West End pro-duction, Billy Elliot. It gave the children the oppor-tunity to show off their acting and dancing abilities in short extracts and self-devised work.“We believe that the performing arts are a great platform for children to express themselves, whilst working creatively with others. It was fantastic to witness the children blossoming into more con-fident performers in just a week. This summer school provided children with an all-round intro-duction to musical theatre through fun yet valuable training in a relaxed and friendly environment, suit-able for children of all abilities.”This week was such a success and the feedback is very encouraging. We are keen to continue our work and develop our newly-found project. It is very exciting to discover new talent in the same district where we began ourselves as young per-formers. Check out our website www.letsmakea-show.webs.com for news on what’s coming up in the future!

steyning & distriCt u3a Coffee morningThe Steyning & District U3A Coffee Morning will be holding a coffee morning on Thursday 27 September at 10.30am in the Penfold Hall, Church Street, Steyn-ing. There will be displays from several U3A interest groups and a book and jigsaw exchange – 50p for members and £1.00 for visitors and guests. Why not come along and find out what the U3A can do for you and what you might do in the U3A? You can find out more information about your local U3A on our website www.u3asites.org.uk/steyning or by dropping a note to PO Box 2595 Henfield, West Sus-sex BN5 0EA.

friends of henfield mediCal praCtiCe trustOur next talk will be on diabetes on Wednesday 10 October at 7.30 pm at the Henfield Medical Centre. Our Practice Diabetes Nurse and a Specialist Diabe-tes Nurse from Worthing Hospital will speak and an-swer questions. If you or your partner are diabetic, think you might be diabetic or have a family history of diabetes, this is not to be missed. Booking advised, as space is limited. Contact Peter Bates on 01273 492772 or at [email protected] or Ann Ellson on 01273 492772 or at [email protected]


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the importanCe of being earnestWhat a pleasure it is to be present at an Henfield The-atre Company open air production. Every consider-ation is given to the audience from a splendid setting, well arranged seating, separate picnic area with seat-ing provided, an amazing front of house team and a Pimms tent!The three acting areas were neatly selected with the most basic furniture to convey all that was necessary for the locations. Costumes were first class with those of the ladies being outstanding.John Pursglove was a splendid Jack. On a few occa-sions he appeared slightly lacking in confidence but he may have adopted this approach to emphasise the difference between himself and his supremely self-confident friend, Algernon. Rob Crawford Clarke was an excellent foil for John making Algernon just as in-sufferable as Algernon should be. These two worked exceptionally well together. The two young ladies were absolutely delightful: Alice Malyon’s Gwendolen displayed a haughty elegance that would have graced any television drama. Cec-ily, in contrast, was deliciously winsome. In a world of her own, she was played by Elaine Hill with con-trolled effervescence thus drawing a perfect com-parison between the two personalities. Angela Reid as Lady Bracknell was exactly as one would have hoped – domineering and completely convinced of her own superiority. The delivery of her dialogue could not have been bettered. Without ever quite becom-ing a caricature, Ken Jones was thus perfect as the eloquent, cultivated Dr Chasuble. His fondness for the delectable Miss Prism was perfectly understandable. Margaret Gore really lived the role using both perfect facial expressions and body language. The union of these two was surely made in heaven.The domestic staff were played with exactly the right level of indifference with Dale Shucksmith doubling as Mr Grisby, a role which seems to be little more than an intrusion into the plot. The delightful music, designed and performed by Simi Fyles, was a most pleasing embellishment to a memorable evening.Phillip Hall, NODA

loCal business stylestep expands to irelandLocal image consultancy StyleStep, now based in Woodmancote, has expanded by opening a studio in Ireland under the capable care of ex Henfield resident Elaine Wilson. Elaine has taken the established brand to her original home town of Cork.StyleStep was launched by Helen Reynolds in Partridge Green in 2009 and has been widely appreciated not only by the local ladies but also by those from further afield. Helen and Elaine help women to grow in confidence when it comes to understanding the type of clothes that will flat-ter them. From colour analysis to personal shopping, la-dies can call on StyleStep for honest, realistic advice.“When I launched StyleStep back in the summer of 2009 my main aim was to start helping local ladies to simplify their shopping trips and wardrobes by understanding their unique style rules. I was bowled over when word got around and my reputation grew and I am now seeing clients from Cambridgeshire to Kent. I am thrilled to have Elaine on board now to work her magic in Ireland. She has a natural talent and will be fabulous I’m sure!”.Helen can be contacted on [email protected] or www.stylestep.co.uk



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fun at the ploughing matChWest Grinstead & District Ploughing & Agricultural Society Annual Ploughing Match & Show on Satur-day 15th September at Priors Byne Farm, Partridge Green, West Sussex.The Ploughing Match this year is kindly hosted by John & Alison Ford. Priors Byne Farm is an award winning mixed arable & livestock farm and is also the production home of Sussex Gold oil seed rape oil. En-trance is via the B2135/Bines Road.The Society, established in 1871, has been holding Shows for over 125 years and is very pro-active in promoting the interests of the local farming com-munity including holding an extensive range of Field Competitions through the year. The winners of the Best Farmed Farms Classes were Liverton Partners of Goffsland Farm, Shipley [farms below 500 acres] and David Exwood of Westons Farm, Itchingfield [farms 500 acres and above]. In addition to the twelve different Ploughing Class-es including Novice & Open, Vintage and, the great crowd-puller, the Horse Ploughing, and it also hoped that there will be a demonstration again of Steam Ploughing with some massive engines at work. There are also the Hedge Laying, Hedge Cutting and Weld-ing competitions where competitors show off their rural crafts.The Livestock Show will include a range of cattle and sheep classes including the ever popular lamb and calf handling classes with the future generation of farmers taking part. There will also be a selection of other rural based attractions including the Parade of Hounds from the Crawley & Horsham Hunt and the incredibly popular Terrier Racing; Ferret Racing; Clay Pigeon Shoot; Competitive Training by the Utility Gun-dog Society including scurry open to all. There are the Field Produce competitions with entries being later auctioned for the Society’s funds and the Domestic Produce Stall with its delicious range of home-cooked cakes. Numerous other Side Shows including Tug-of-War; Coconut Shy; Farrier Display; Sheep Shearing Demonstration, Skittles. Poultry, Pig display etc.., with the emphasis on entertainment for

henfield self help group A welcome window in the rainy weather enhanced the annual outing for the Self Help Group. The first stop was Shoreham Airport for coffee and splendid views of the aircraft activity. Then all 43 of us loaded up again and headed to Crossbush, near Arundel, for lunch. Afterwards a little sunbathing was enjoyed fol-lowed by a scenic drive home through Arundel and over the Downs. Following this outing a number of notes of thanks were received for Barbara Dewdney, outing organiser, and her team. One such note said: “A very big thank you for your kindness in ensuring that I had a Special Day Out - a glorious drive, with so many sites to enjoy from the coach, meadow flowers, the airport, archi-tecture at Worthing seafront. A delicious lunch and the company of many valued old friends.” We now have a limited number of vacancies - come along for a visit on a Tuesday morning in the Henfield Hall or ring Maureen Dexter on 494335 for details.

kindersley Charitable trustThe Kindersley Trust is a Charitable Trust, the ob-ject of which is to benefit the inhabitants of Hen-field. It does not make grants to individuals but towards projects (large or small) of organisations who benefit residents of all ages in our commu-nity. Last year, grants totaling £1,500 were allo-cated to Henfield Youth Club towards the cost of installing a mains gas supply at the Club (£1,000) and to Friends of Henfield Medical Practice Trust as a contribution to the cost of purchase of an ECG machine (£500). The Committee does not make grants towards run-ning expenses but will be happy to consider appli-cations from charities, societies or organisations for assistance towards specific projects or needs. This years’ meeting will be in early December and notice is being given now in order that organisa-tions have time to consider their requirements and formulate any request. Written applications giving details of the project or need should be sent to the Chairman, Kindersley Trust, c/o Griffith Smith Farrington Webb LLP of Croft House, High Street, Henfield, West Sussex, BN5 9DJ to arrive before Friday, 16 November 2012.

the whole family and education in farming and coun-try life, including Tractor & Trailer Rides around the Show.There are excellent catering facilities, a licensed bar, many trade stands and demonstrations and the annu-al raffle which is usually a sell-out with its many prizes. All in all there is much to see and do, with entry being £5 per adult with children under 14 free, it makes a great day out for all the family. Come along, support and enjoy!For more information contact Rowan Allan, Hon Sec-retary, 01903 879488.

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The appearance 10 years ago of a nightingale on the Knepp Castle Estate was an extremely rare occurrence. But now, thanks to a radical new

approach to estate management, the Wildland Project, Knepp is teeming with insect and bird life, including rare species such as the nightingale. Sir Charles Burrell inherited Knepp in 1985 aged just 21. For 17 years he farmed inten-sively with a dairy herd, beef cattle and arable crops. But by the mid 1990’s Sir Charles, known by most as Charlie, realised that a longer term solution to sustainable es-tate management was needed. “Intensive farming creates a very sterile environment in which wild-life cannot thrive,” said Charlie. “The spraying of crops and cutting back of hedges leaves no food or shelter for insects or birds. We were industrialising our farming system at the expense of ecology.”The project began in 2001 with the restoration of large areas of arable land to parkland supported by the government agency Natural England. Charlie began to research large-scale grazing projects on mainland Europe and realised that there was a gap in knowl-edge in the UK about the effects of such projects on biodiversity and species loss.Gradually, and with the support of various organisa-tions, the project evolved into an ambitious scheme to create a landscape-scale wildland where grazing ani-

mals would roam freely. More land was given over to the project and Fallow deer, Exmoor ponies, Longhorn cattle and Tamworth pigs were introduced. Now Knepp has 1,100 hectares turned over to large-scale grazing with three massive fenced enclosures.Already the proj-ect has shown some astonishing results.Charlie is clearly passionate about the project. “It has

been fascinating to see the land come back to life. The whole project has been transforming for me and my family,” he said. “Being able to walk through fields full of birds and butterflies and other insects is absolutely thrilling.”The aim of the Wildland Proj-ect is to record and evaluate the changes in biodiversity and vegetation. Since 2005 annual

wildlife surveys have been carried out by the Estate to monitor the variety and numbers of breeding birds and butterflies. The 2011 survey found a total of 56 differ-ent species of bird, including 10 species which are in serious decline such as Blackcaps, Whitethroats, Song thrushes, Turtle doves, Linnets and Yellowham-mers. “Nationally, Turtle doves are heading for extinc-tion,” said Charlie. “I’m immensely proud that Knepp is considered the Sussex ‘hot-spot’ for the bird.” The survey also found 24 different species of butterfly in-cluding two of special conservation interest: the Brown Argus and the Silver-washed Fritillary. The Purple em-

Where the WILD THINGS are

“Nationally, Turtle doves are heading for extinction and I’m immensely proud that Knepp is considered the Sussex ‘hot-spot’ for

the bird”

Photograph copyright The Knepp Castle Estate

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they welcome students of all ages from primary right through to university. Both Shipley CoE Primary School and Sussex Wildlife Trust use the Knepp Es-tate for their Forest School sessions, where children are able to learn outside, watch the seasons go by and discover new talents and skills.The Wildland Project has not restricted enterprise at Knepp. As well as the famous polo grounds, Knepp also rents out its disused farm buildings to a diverse range of local businesses (including a tipi tent suppli-er!) as well as the former tithe cottages. You can also hire the grounds for a variety of events from charitable and corporate events to weddings and parties. Knepp sell meat from their Longhorn beef cattle through local neighbours Garlic Wood Farm who spe-cialise in conservation produce. Charlie is convinced that grass-fed beef is far healthier than grain-fed beef and indeed there is research to show that grass-fed beef has lower levels of saturated (unhealthy) fats and higher levels of protective Omega-3 fats. “The meat is fantastic quality,” he said “and best of all it is ethically and locally produced.”So what does the future hold for Knepp? “Fighting against nature is not sustainable,” concluded Charlie. “Without a robust ecology around us, we can’t survive. But I feel positive about the future and I believe that eventually we will all learn to live within our means.”Sarah ButlerFor more information on the Knepp and the Wildland Project visit www.knepp.co.uk or email [email protected]

peror butterfly has started to lay eggs on sallow in an area of the estate.The latest element of the Wildland Project is to re-naturalise a stretch of the River Adur which flows through the Estate. The river was straightened and deepened for industrial and agricultural purposes in the early 19th century and the River Adur Restora-tion Project will restore its natural meanders and re-duce its depth. “This will slow down water drainage and improve water quality further downstream” said Charlie. “And hopefully it will also create a species-rich wetland area with wading birds, amphibians and important marsh plants.”The Wildland Project hasn’t been without its crit-ics. Knepp has 25 kilometres of footpaths, permis-sive paths and bridle ways. There have been issues with dogs chasing the livestock and some walkers feel intimidated about walking in a field with animals roaming wild.The native plant Ragwort has also caused problems for Knepp, despite its importance to biodiversity. There are 30 different types of insect which are depen-dent on Ragwort and 230 more which rely on it heavily, such as bees, butterflies, moths and flies. However, the plant is also toxic to livestock and its invasive nature has caused concern amongst some neighbours and adja-cent landowners. Knepp takes the problem of Ragwort seriously and has a dedicated team of pullers suppli-mented by all the staff on the estate in July to pick and cut a 100m strip around the boundaries and 50m around the houses to control its spread.Knepp is very much involved with the local commu-nity of Shipley and the wider conservation and wildlife community. Each year they welcome around 600 visi-tors to the Estate for free guided ‘safari’ tours of the project. This year Knepp hosted the Shipley Parish Jubilee event in June and opened its newly restored gardens to the public for the first time. Then there are the annual fundraising events which Knepp hosts for St Catherine’s Hospice such as the Autumn Gift Fair on 19 September. There is also an annual volunteer day in September and next year Charlie is hoping to encourage local amateur naturalists to volunteer for the Knepp ‘Bio Blitz’ – a massive wildlife survey which will target all species from birds and plants to fungi and insects.Education is an important element of Knepp and

Silver washed Fritillary copyright David Plummer,

Sussex Wildlife Trust

Photograph copyright The Knepp Castle Estate

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Partridge Green brewery Dark Star will be hosting the very first ‘Hopfest’ in September - a three-day free festival to celebrate hops and brewing.

The celebrations will start on Friday 28 September at 7pm when the three local Dark Star pubs - The Partridge in Partridge Green, The Evening Star in Brighton and The Duke of Wellington in Shoreham - will tap the season’s first barrels of Dark Star Green Hop Ale.On Saturday 29 September the ‘Home & Away Brew-ery Tour’ will take place from 11am until 4.30pm which will include a tour of the brewery and visits to fellow breweries Hepworth in Horsham and Surrey Hills in Dorking courtesy of Darks Star’s very own bus (tickets cost £10 and must be booked in advance). Saturdays’ events will conclude with a BBQ at the Partridge Pub from 6pm.On Sunday 30 September locals to Partridge Green can take part in the Treasure Hunt from the Partridge Pub on the morning at 11am. This will be followed by a hog roast at 1pm and the ‘Cooking With Beer’ competition at 4.30pm, with the victor winning their weight in beer!Throughout the weekend there will be brewery tours and free tastings (4-6pm on Friday, 9am-6pm on Sat-urday and 11am-4pm on Sunday) where Head brewer Mark Tranter will talk through each beer and give a unique insight into future planned brews. There will also be a hop exhibition run by hop expert Charles

Faram where people can learn all about hops, their history and place in tradi-tional and modern brew-ing.For the cyclists, a ‘Pub2-Brewery’ ride-out will also take place on both Saturday and Sunday at 11am, where groups of thirsty ale enthusiasts will cycle in their groups from either the Duke of Wellington in Shoreham or the Evening Star in Brighton to the brewery in Partridge Green, be-fore collecting their free

t-shirts and a well-earned pint!James Cuthbertson from Dark Star said: “We’re all really looking forward to the Hopfest weekend, it’s a great opportunity for us to celebrate our relation-ship with hops. It’s also a chance for us to open the doors and let people see what happens in the brew-ery. There’ll be lots to see, do and of course taste – it should be a fantastic weekend!”For more information and the event schedule please visit www.darkstarbrewing.co.uk/hopfest or follow us on Facebook and Twitter: @darkstarhopfest.The Brewery - Star Road Trading Estate, Partridge Green, 01403 713 085The Evening Star - 55-56 Surrey Street, Brighton, 01273 328 931The Duke of Wellington - 368 Brighton Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, 01273 389 818The Partridge - Church Road, Partridge Green, 01403 710391.

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Ben and Jo Leathers took over Homelands Equestrian in Partridge Green on a snowy day back in December 2010 and since then their feet

haven’t touched the ground. We caught up with them one sunny morning earlier this year to find out a little more about them and their business.Situated in beautiful countryside near the Downs Link with fabulous views towards the South Downs, Home-lands Equestrian has a unique feel. “We had been looking for our own business for a while and when Homelands came up, we just knew it was perfect for us” said Ben. “It’s a lovely area, we have plenty of space, fantastic facilities and we are close to Hick-stead and London.”Ben and Jo provide British Horse Society (BHS) ap-proved five star livery specialising in competition

horses. They currently stable 15 horses which allows them to offer their clients the personal touch as Jo ex-plained: “Some yards can have up to 120 horses but with that you lose the individuality of the horses. Our clients have often invested quite a lot in their horse and they like to know they will be well looked after.” The facilities at Homelands include a 22 box indoor barn, a 20 x 60m floodlit arena, a show jumping field, a cross country training field and direct access onto the Downs Link, all set in 80 acres of pasture land. The stables and the yard are kept in absolutely im-maculate condition and Jo and Ben are assisted by two apprentices and an employee, all of whom keep their own horses at the yard and take advantage of the training facilities. “Riding at competition level can be such an expensive sport,” said Ben “so we like to support younger riders who are trying to make it in the competition world”.Homelands Equestrian has a very transparent charging system which compares very competitively to similar livery yards and clients can be assured that there are no hidden extras. Full or part livery options are avail-able and all livery prices include quality feed, shavings and haylage. Ben and Jo also live on site which is a huge advantage as Jo explained: “We’re here to feed the horses first thing in the morning and to check on them last thing at night.” She continued: “We’re avail-able 24 hours a day so if one of the horses falls ill or is in foal, we can keep an eye on them.” Ben added “Living and working in the same place does mean that it is hard to switch-off from work sometimes, but we have a lovely life here and we are extremely lucky that our commute to work is only a few metres!”

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As well as providing livery, Homelands Equestrian also offers training for pupils entering BHS exams and coaching for riders entering competitions, specialis-ing in dressage and eventing. Both Jo and Ben are BHS qualified instructors – Jo is qualified to BHSPT level and Ben to BHSI level - and Ben is also a Brit-ish Eventing accredited coach. They welcome all level of riders from professional competition riders to non-competitive riders. Local pony clubs can also hire the facilities at Homelands as well as Ben’s expertise as an instructor. Between them, Ben and Jo have a wealth of knowl-edge and experience. The son of British parents, Ben grew up in Australia and was riding and competing from a very young age, including at the Royal Mel-bourne Show (the equivalent of our Horse of the Year Show). “My whole family is into horses and every weekend we would be at a different show” said Ben. He came to the UK with his parents in 1985 where his passion for horses continued and he trained to be a freelance instructor. Jo grew up closer to home on a small-holding on the Isle of Wight. She also loved horses from an early age and rode as a child. She started her career in instruct-ing as soon as she left school and has worked at and managed various livery yards ever since.Having firmly established themselves at Homelands Equestrian Jo and Ben are expecting their first child in September. However broken nights will be nothing new for them as they are used to getting up in the middle

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of the night to check on the horses and they were recently up all night assisting with the birth of a foal. “It was always our plan to start a family once we had start-ed our own business” said Jo. She continued: “This is the ideal place to bring up children – we just hope that our child will love horses as much as we both do!” “It’s been non-stop for us since we took on Homelands and we’ve had no real time-off for over 18 months” admitted Ben. “But it’s a way of life that we’ve chosen and we wouldn’t have it any other way.”To find out more about Homelands Equestrian visit www.homelands-equestrian.co.uk and to contact Jo or Ben email [email protected] or call 07802 527752.Sarah Butler



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Emma Dale regularly rubs shoulders with famous actors, most recently Guy Pearce, Michael Fassbender and Charlize Theron

in the Ridley Scott film Prothemeus. But it’s not Emma who the actors are primarily working with, but her Border Terrier Beulah who plays the dog of Guy Pearce’s character Weyland in the film.Emma fell into the profession of animal training by accident: “About 20 years ago I went to buy a puppy from a farm and I recognised many of the animals there from films and adverts,” she explained. “I took my puppy home and began to teach it tricks. After six months I sent a film of my dog doing tricks to the farm and they were so impressed they offered me a job as an animal trainer.”There are various approaches to training dogs, many of which include using discipline or copi-ous amounts of food treats. However Emma has developed her own behavioural approach which she believes is more dog-friendly and also de-livers better and quicker results. “I can get dogs to really act like they are the actor’s dog,” she explains. “This means they constantly look at the actor, rather than their handler off set, giving a more realistic per-formance.”Emma’s first media job was a Vauxhall car advert fea-turing Griff Rhys Jones and a cat. Since then she has worked on many adverts, television programmes (in-cluding Eastenders) and films (including Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood and Guy Ritchie’s Snatch). Now however, she limits her media work to one or two Hollywood films a year. But Emma’s favourite piece of work is not a Hollywood blockbuster, but a Channel 5 programme called Animal Hero’s where Beulah re-enacted the true story of a dog which saved its owners life when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. “It was just the best thing ever,” said Emma. “We filmed in the RNLI training pool down in Dorset and I was in a dry suit with Beulah in a dinghy. The set was a house which they could lower into the water to simulate the flood waters rising. Every time I watch that programme now I just cry as it is so emotional, even though I know it’s not real!”Emma doesn’t just train dogs for films and television programmes - she has also worked with cats, mice, rabbits, cows, wild boar, ferrets, sheep, gerbils and rats. For the film Prometheus she even worked with eels, working alongside a specialist aquatic handler! The only animals she doesn’t work with are ‘exotic’ animals such as lions and tigers.But despite having been to many amazing interna-tional film locations and mixing with famous actors at glamorous film industry parties, Emma much prefers working closer to home as a dog behaviourist. “Behav-iour work is so much more rewarding than film work,” she confesses, “as it has the potential to change the

owner’s life.” She continues; “Having a pet is a responsi-

bility and some owners unintentionally mess up their dog’s behaviour as they don’t know how to treat them properly.” Emma goes on to explain that some owners put up with bad behaviour in puppies because they think it’s cute. However, when the dog grows up that ‘cute’ behaviour becomes more aggressive and less ac-ceptable. Emma can normally solve most behaviour problems in one visit, although she admits that some severe ‘people aggression’ problems may take up to six visits. Some people often buy a puppy because they think it is pretty without considering whether the nature of the breed is compatible with their lifestyle. Emma also likes to work with people before they buy a puppy so that she can advise them on the most ap-propriate breed for their circumstances, source one from a good background and then set them off on the right track with a puppy ‘introduction’ and behavioural advice.Watching Emma with her many dogs, it is evident that she has a real connection with them. “Sometimes when I go to visit a badly behaved dog the owner de-cides that it would be easier to get rid of the dog and I end up rescuing it myself or re-homing it with some-body else” said Emma. She currently has 18 dogs of various breeds. However, her favourite breed of dog to work with is a Border Terrier as she believes they have got the best personality. “Charlize Theron loves dogs and on the set of Prometheus Beulah was get-ting a bit bored so she went up to her while she was in role on set and performed her whole routine of tricks to try and get a reaction. Charlize was desperately try-ing not to laugh – it was a priceless moment!”You can contact Emma on 07854 795372 or email her at [email protected] Sarah Butler

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HENFIELD EYE CAREI N D E P E N D E N T O P T I C I A N

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or call 01273 491307

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Do you have problems with:Lower Back / Neck Pain?Knee / Ankle / Hip injury?Sports injury / Foot pain?

Contact: Elaine Scott Grad. Dip Phys., MSCP,Physiotherapist, on 01273 493676

International Triathlete. HPC Registered.Provider for Medical Insurance.

Do you need advice on:Fitness training for fullrecovery after injury?Prevention of back & neck painand sports injuries?

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TRIM DECORATING

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Your Local Decorator

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UpperMeadCare Home

A spacious modern care home within walking distance of the lovely Sussexvillage of Henfield. The well appointed single rooms have en-suite facilities andmany overlook the central courtyard garden which provides a secluded suntrap.

There are two fine lounges and a lovely dining room. In the main house aqualified and experienced staff team provide care for the elderly frail and thoseover 50 years with medical conditions, with a small, homely unit where skilled

staff provide holistic care for elderly people with confusion, dementia orAlzheimer’s Disease. Other facilities include:

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RED OAKSCelebrating life through a quality care home

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property maintenance and refurbishment

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Cherish Development CentrePromoting Wellbeing and Growth

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A Centre of Excellence for people to enjoy Our Centre is purpose built and our staff fully trained and qualified to provide

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DOUBLE GLAZING REPAIRSN. Constantine

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A. STENNINGYOUR LOCAL PLUMBING AND HEATING CONTRACTOR

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01273 491 375 | [email protected] | www.the-inner-space.co.uk Henfield Business Park, Unit 6 & 7, Shoreham Road, Henfield, BN5 9SL

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I was disappointed but not surprised to read the results of a recent study

showing only 7% of people insure their income which is less than the number who insure their mobile phone and pets. So why do so few people think that insuring their income is worthwhile?I think the problem comes

from the fact that none of us are very good at judging the probability of something happening and the resulting impact it would have. This makes assessing whether something should be insured very difficult. For example people can see lots of ways they could lose or break their mo-bile phone and being without it would be the worst thing ever! By comparison, many people believe they will never get sick or have an accident that will stop them from working. Furthermore, they believe if they were unable to work their employer or the government would continue to pay them so, its impact would be minimal. The reality is, according to Personnel To-day, 300,000 every year people leave employment because of accident or illness, so it could well hap-pen and when you factor in that the current rate of Employment Support Allowance is a maximum of £105.05 per week its impact would be huge!A good Income Protection policy will provide a tax free monthly payment of half of your gross salary, either until such time as you are fit to return to work, you die or you reach your chosen retirement age. The policies have a deferred period, that being the length of time you have to be off work before it starts paying out and the longer the deferred period the lower the premium. A 30 year old administration manager, choosing a policy with a three month deferred period could have £1,000 per month of cover, payable until they are 65 for around £20 per month. That’s about the same pre-mium as insuring a cat and a smartphone. However, whereas the cat insurance and smartphone insurance may have a maximum payout of £5,000 and £500 re-spectively, the maximum payout from the income pro-tection insurance is over £400,000!If you receive an income that depends on you working

surely you should have income protection insurance - if for no other reason than so you can keep paying your essential pet and mobile phone insurance!Richard Cohen, FPFS, Chartered Financial PlannerNsure Financial Services provide Independent Financial Advice | Nsure Financial Services Ltd, Nsure House, 93 Rowlands Road, Worthing, BN11 3JX. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. To arrange a meeting call Sarah Gray on 01903 821010. www.nsure.co.uk

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• Adhering to the Statutory Sick Pay, Maternity and Paternity obligations;• Addressing Health and safety issues;• Adhering to redundancy provisions;• Providing a Stakeholder Pension Scheme (for com-panies with 5+ employees).Complying with the Data Protection Act (DPA)You may have to register under the DPA if you hold any computerised records relating toindividuals’ names, apart from your employees. PAYEIf you take on staff then you need to contact HM Rev-enue & Customs (HMRC) to set up a PAYE scheme in order to deduct Income Tax and National Insur-ance Contributions (NICs) at source. These deduc-tions, along with Employers’ NICs must be paid over to HMRC. If your monthly PAYE/NIC bill is less than £1,500, then quarterly (rather than monthly) payments are permitted. Be sure to operate the PAYE scheme correctly as the Revenue carry out spot check visits and the penalties for errors or mistakes can be heavy. At the end of every tax year you will need to prepare a return of expenses and benefits for each of member of staff (P11d) earning over £8,500 per year (inclusive of benefits). A severe penalty system also operates for incorrect P11d’s.VATIf your taxable turnover exceeds the present VAT registration threshold (£77,000) on a rolling 12-month basis, you will need to register for and charge VAT on your income. Any excess VAT charged (output tax) after deducting VAT suffered on allowable expenses (input tax) is then returned to Customs and Excise. There are special schemes for smaller businesses (including flat rate, cash and annual accounting), otherwise VAT is usually paid quarterly. Customs and Excise will carry out periodic checks of your accounting records.MarketingEven if you seem to be busy, it is important to main-tain your marketing and communicate your success. Not only will this help produce future orders, it will also help convince potential investors that you have a good track record and are building a successful busi-ness. It is also sensible that you do not become over-reliant on a small number of customers. For a more comprehensive guide to sales and marketing issues, visit www.businesslink.orgBuilding a successful teamAs your business expands it is a good idea for you to concentrate on particular areas and delegate others. You will also need to recruit the right people who can help achieve the business’ objectives. Training will be important to get your new people up to speed and fi-nance may be available which could help you with this (see www.businesslink.org). Once you have recruited staff, it is important to retain them. Not only is the re-

Many business analysts agree that the first three years of a busi-ness’ life are the hardest. Paul

Samrah, Henfield resident and partner at Chartered Accountants Kingston Smith LLP, outlines some issues to consider.

Monitoring your performanceReasons for business failure are varied and include lack of investment, cash flow problems, insufficient turnover, poor planning and lack of business expe-rience. By monitoring your performance regularly against your business plan, you can quickly identify potential problems and take appropriate corrective action. Your business plan should include forecasts and assumptions – the actual figures should be criti-cally compared against these budgets. Your first three years in businessMaking the most of management accountsUp-to-date management accounts provide invaluable information. Ensure these are clearly laid out and ad-dress all the key areas you need to monitor including:• Actual and projected turnover based on your order book;• Outstanding liabilities and debt recoverability;• Stock turnover, debtor/creditor days, and liquidity ratios.As your business develops you may need to consider using an off-the-shelf computerised cloud-based ac-counting package such as Xero rather than a simple spreadsheet. You may also want to consider employing a part-time bookkeeper or outsourcing this function. Building a good relationship with your bankWhen you come to the end of your free banking period discuss the level of future charges with your bank and review whether you can reduce these by greater use of direct debits, standing orders or BACS payments. Budget for bank charges and tighten your procedures to minimise these costs as necessary. If you are in credit with your bank, try to ensure that your funds are earning interest. Reducing your overheadsThere are other ways of reducing your overheads and improving the efficiency of your business. Consider:• Factoring and invoice discounting;• Seeking improved discounts and/or more favour-able credit terms from your suppliers;• Outsourcing – doing everything yourself may not be the best use of your time, nor is it always cost effi-cient. Subcontracting and outsourcing certain tasks can prove very cost-effective.Taking on staffIf you take on staff you will have to comply with em-ployment legislation. This includes:• Providing written terms and conditions of employ-ment for each employee;• Having proper disciplinary/grievance procedures in place;• Paying at least the National Minimum Wage;

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cruitment process costly, but when you consider the cost of training people and the value that continuity of staff brings to your service delivery, you may have a serious problem if you are continually replacing staff. There are a number of ways to motivate, reward and retain your key employees. These range from providing simple bonuses or benefits-in-kind, through to more complicated share incentive schemes, enterprise man-agement incentives or employee benefit trusts. The option you select should depend on what you want to achieve. Consider recruiting a non-executive director (NED) with knowledge or experience of your type of business. A NED can be an extremely valuable support for you and the cost is relatively modest.Protecting your intellectual propertyTake steps to protect your rights to any original work, design, or inventions of your own creation, by taking out a patent, copyright or registering your trademark.Moving premisesAs your business outgrows its first premises, it will be time to consider relocating. Moving a business can be stressful (as with moving house), but good planning can make the process more bearable. Significant tax reliefs (Capital Allowances) are available for invest-ment in plant, fixtures and fittings.www.kingstonsmith.co.ukPaul Samrah, Partner, Kingston Smith LLPT: 01737 781546 E: [email protected]

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