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07 What’s Onlistings

12 Newsfrom the BN5 area

25 Local InterestSt Peter’s School road

safety week

26 Local Interest Henfield Christmas

Evening news

34 Local InterestHenfield Scouts

38 Local InterestHenfield Haven

41 Local Interest4 Sight Henfield

66 Indexof advertisers

Many thanks to our editorial and photographic contributors this month;Paul Samrah, Amanda Lucas and Marilyn JonesThis month’s BN5 cover image by Amanda Lucas www.amandalucas.co.uk with artwork by Helen Boosey.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 February issue of BN5 magazine is Monday 4 January. For editorial submissions email Emma Osman [email protected] or just call us for a chat on 01273 494002. You can catch up with the latest news and events at www.bn5magazine.co.uk

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Happy New Year everyone!

We hope you had a peaceful and happy festive break. The village was incredibly busy in December with wonderful carol services, concerts, the high street beautifully lit and decorated and of course our favourite festive event - the Village Christmas Evening. Thank you for your support and for helping us to raise over £2,000 for Henfield Youth Club with our Big BN5 Draw.

This month we met with Henfield Scouts to find out why it’s so important to get behind their fundraising drive for a new Scout Hut and a little about why Scouting is so popular in Henfield.

We have also featured the wonderful Henfield Haven in Hewitts, which is now fully operational. If you haven’t visited yet please do, it’s a bright, sunny and positive place with a fabulous little cafe which is open to everyone. The BN5 girls enjoyed a delicious lunch there before Christmas and we can highly recommend the coffee and cake! If you’re not in the mood to cook, or are just looking for a bit of company, do head down to The Haven.

4 Sight now meet at The Haven (along with other local clubs, see more on page 38). We are pleased to say BN5 magazine is now available on CD as a talking book for visually impaired readers. Find out more about this group on page 41.

Finally, thank you for all your support in the past year and for helping BN5 magazine to grow. We wish you all a happy, healthy 2016.

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MeetingGarden room, Henfield Hall, 7pm (& every 1st Tues)Pub QuizWhite Hart, 8.30pm (& 19th)Teams up to six, cash prize for winners. Call 01273 492006 to reserve table.

Wednesday 6Henfield Computer ClubHenfield Haven, Hewitts, 10am-12pmFamiliarise yourself with computers and tablets. Open to all. Just turn up. Note new venue. Due to the shortage of space in the small room, the club will meet on a Thursday, from next week, in the main room.The Book NookThe Chapel, Edburton, 10-11.30am (& every Weds)Great selection of books, CDs, and DVDs. In aid of St Andrew’s, Edburton. BingoSobell Court, 2.30pm (& every Weds)Contact Carol Rawlings on 01403 226178 or [email protected] Joggers Henfield Leisure Centre, 7pm (& every Weds)Open to all. www.henfieldjoggers.co.uk or just turn up.Jolesfield Community ChoirJolesfield School, 7pm (& every Weds)Email [email protected] Henfield Lions ClubGeorge Hotel, 7.30pm (& every 1st Weds)David Pryor on 01273 494442.Chanctonbury Morris MenWoodmancote Parish Hall, 8-10pm (& every Weds)New Morris dancers or musicians welcome. Call Clive Funnell on 01273 494377.

Thursday 7Rhyme TimeHenfield Library, 10.15-10.45am

(& every Thurs, term time) Fun with music for pre-schoolers. Henfield UnattachedWhite Hart, 11am (every 1st Thurs)For those who are alone. Call 01273 495820 or drop in. Know Dementia Henfield Medical Centre, 1.30-3.30pm (& every 1st Thurs)Drop-in for a chat.Thursday CircleFree Church Hall, 2.30-4pm (& every 1st Thurs)We start off the New Year with an afternoon of entertainment. Refreshments served as usual. Do come and join us.Rotary Club of Henfield & Steyning The Castle Inn Hotel, Bramber, 7.30pm (& every Thurs)Contact David Andrew on 01903 816981 or [email protected] Lion, The Witch & The WardrobeHenfield Hall, 7.45pm (& 8th & 9th)A tale of good overcoming evil. A magical portrayal which will enthrall both children and adults. Box Office at Stevens Estate Agents (01273 492141). Matinée on 9th.

Friday 8Age UK Horsham District Henfield Dementia ClubMaidment Court, 10am-3pm (& every Fri)For those with dementia and their carers. Price includes lunch, activities and refreshments. Call 01403 751327.Boards and BanterHenfield Library, 2-4pm (& every 1st Fri)A selection of board games and jigsaw puzzles plus refreshments. Little FishesSt Peter’s Church, 2-3pm (every Fri)For pre-school children and their carers. Storytime, songs and refreshments. Henfield Camera ClubFree Church Hall, 7.30pm

Thursday 31 DecemberThe SpeedboatzThe Plough, 8pmLive music entertainment.New Year’s Eve CelebrationHenfield Club, 7.30pmSee the New Year in with music, fun, games and the traditional Balloon Drop. Wishing you all a Happy New Year from the Henfield Club.

Sunday 3PG Netball Club Henfield Leisure Centre, 5-6pm (& every Sun)Call Edna on 01403 710586 / 07708 486973.

Monday 4Monday Market Henfield Hall, 9am-12.30pm (& every Mon)Stallholder vacancies available. Call David on 01273 493365.Sporting Moments Southwater Leisure Centre 10am-12pm (& every Mon)Free sports sessions for people with dementia and a family member. Call 01273 494300.

Tuesday 5ChatterboxFree Church Hall, 9.30-11.30am (& every Tues)Come and have fun with pre-school play. £1.50 includes refreshments.HDC WalkSteyning, 11am (& 19th) Meet at Steyning Health Centre, 2 mile stroll. Call Linda on 01903 816865. Knit & NatterHenfield Library, 2-4pm (& every 1st Tues) A drop-in craft group for adults.Action for Deafness Henfield Hall, 2pm (every 1st Tues)Hearing aid maintenance clinic and information, advice and support.Henfield Parish Council

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10 for 10. Members are invited to speak for 10 minutes on a set of 10 photographs. Prints or pdfs. New members are very welcome to our club. Contact [email protected]

Saturday 9Purple Angel Memory CaféFree Church Hall, 2-4pm (& 23rd)Fun and laughter with games, talk, music, dance etc. All welcome, especially those with memory problems and their family supporters.Charity Dinner Cat & Canary Pub, 7pmPunjabi Street Food. £16 per thali platter. £4 of each platter for the Henfield Haven. See advert.David Brown & Friends Stan’s Bike ShackTickets £15 including dinner from www.stansbikeshack.com/shop. There will be a licensed bar serving local beers and wine.

Sunday 10Book NookThe Chapel, 11am-4pm (& every 2nd Sun)Great selection of books, CDs, and DVDs. All proceeds to St Andrew’s, Edburton.

Monday 11Steyning Decorative and Fine ArtsThe Steyning Centre, 10am-12pm (& every 2nd Mon)Bertie Pearce will lecture on ‘Now you see it, now you don’t – the art of deception’. Contact 01903 297553 or [email protected] Adur Valley Fine Arts Society (Henfield)Henfield Hall, 2pm (every 2nd Mon) “James Gillray: Satirist to Insanity” by Ian Keeble. Guests welcome with a member. Enquiries 01273 494945 or www.adurvalley.org.uk.

Tuesday 12HDC WalkTruleigh Hill, Upper Beeding, 2pm5 miles, 2 hours. Meet at High Trees Car Park at the junction

of the A283/A2037. Call Ann on 01903 297553.Woodmancote Parish Council MeetingParish Hall, Woodmancote, 7.30pm (& every 2nd Tues)[email protected] Theatre CompanyHenfield Hall, 7.30pm (& 17th at 2.30pm)Audition for ‘The Taming of the Shrew’. Call 01273 492443.Henfield History GroupFree Church Hall, 8pm (& every 2nd Tues)Piers and Pleasures – the story of Brighton’s seafront from ancient times to the present day presented by Chris Horlock.

Wednesday 13HDC WalkHenfield Byways, 10am (& Weds 27th)Meet at Henfield Library, 2-3 miles. No dogs. Call Anne on 01273 49367.Knit and NatterResidents’ Lounge, Rayner Court, 10.30am-12pm (& every 2nd Weds)Knitting for charity. Donated wool appreciated. Contact Jean Whiting on 01273 493171.

Thursday 14Gentlemen’s Lunch ClubThe Partridge Pub, 12pm (& every 2nd Thurs)Two course lunch and drink for £13. All welcome, especially those with memory problems or who live alone. Jazzled ChoirCorpus Christ Church Hall, 1.30-3.30pm (& 28th)Jazz, swing and blues choir for everyone including those with dementia and their carers.Henfield Computer ClubHenfield Haven, Hewitts, 1.30-3.30pm (and every Thursday)Familiarise yourself with computers and tablets. Open to all. Just turn up.

Friday 15Towers Entrance ExamsTowers School 01903 812185 or [email protected] Your Own Garden CourseHenfield Hall, 9.30am-12.30pm (& every Fri to 18th March)Call 01903 745515 or www.youcandocourses.com for more details and to book.

Tuesday 19Resuscitation ClassDon Scutt Memorial Room, Henfield Club, 7-8.30pmHART are offering a free resuscitation and automated external defibrillator (AED) familiarisation class to all local residents. To secure a place, please contact Dave Fletcher at [email protected]. (Another class will be held on 16th Feb)Trefoil GuildHenfield Guide Hut, 7.30pm (& every 3rd Tues)Call Mary on 01273 492351.

Wednesday 20St Barnabas OutreachVillage Hall Car Park, 10am-2pmThe mobile vehicle unit provides information and advice on all aspects of hospice care available at St Barnabas House and out in the local community.Woodmancote & Henfield WIHenfield Hall, 12.30 (& every 3rd Weds)Carolyn Phillips talks about some of her childhood years spent in a Japanese POW Camp. Raffle, Freecycle table and Flower of the Month competition, followed by tea. Annual subscription for 2016 due at meeting. Contact Val Creek on 01273 958202.

Friday 22Henfield Camera ClubEvangelical Church Hall, 7.30pmPresentation from Cliff Carter a local photographer and member. New members very welcome to our club. Contact [email protected]

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Saturday 23WEA Henfield BranchGarden Room, Henfield Hall, 2.30-4.30pmGeoff Mead’s lecture will be looking at images of the county linked to quotes from the last 1000 years from works of literature, prose, poetry and official documents. For further details call 01273 493966.Burns’ NightCat & Canary Pub, 7pmScottish menu with haggis and more.

Tuesday 26Henfield Art ClubHenfield Hall, 7.15-9.30pm (& every 4th Tues)Call Alan Harrison on 01273 495262.Small Dole Tuesday ClubSmall Dole Village Hall, 7.30pm (& every 4th Tues) Contact Janet Daly at [email protected]

Wednesday 27Green MomentsRock Farm, Washington, 1.30-3.30pm (& every Weds)An outdoor gardening/allotment session for people with dementia and their carers. For details call 01273 494300 or [email protected] Mystery NightWhite Hart, 7.30pm‘Love and Let Die’ as performed by the Castaway Drama Group. Book your table (of 4, 5 or 6) early to avoid disappointment!

Thursday 284SightHenfield Haven, 10.30am-12pm (& every last Thurs)Club for those with sight problems. Speakers, games, quizzes and refreshments.

Friday 29Young Musicians in aid of the Refugee Crisis

St Peter’s Church, Henfield, 8-10pmA variety of accomplished young (15-22 year old) local musicians have teamed up with St Peter’s Church to put on a gig in aid of the refugees arriving in Sussex. Tickets £4 from Henfield Furnishings or 01273 495532.

Saturday 30St Peter’s Jumble SaleHenfield Hall, 2pmAuction at 2.30pm. For collection of good jumble and auction items, call 01273 493172, 495532 or 492294.Fundraising Quiz Night Catholic Church Hall, 7pmTables of up to 8, or join a table. Tickets £7.50 p/p, including ploughman’s supper, from [email protected] or 01273 494888. Bring your own drinks. All proceeds towards hand-powered bike for our great friend Keith Eager, following his life changing surgery.

TUESDAY HenfieldThe Church Hall, Tanyard, off Church Lane BN5 9PE9:30am 5:30pm & 7:30pm

Come and join Jenna or call 07894306481.

Café open daily from 9amDelicious breakfasts, lunches, coffee & cake.

We have a huge range of Regatta clothing and footwear to beat the winter chill

• Feeders of all shapes & sizes - to attract different bird species

• Wild bird feed - Keep them fed & healthy even if there isn’t snow

• Nest boxes - encourage our featherd friends to stay and you may see fledglings in Spring

Enjoy wild birds now and throughout the whole year at Rushfield’s.

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District Councillor Mike Morgan, also Treasurer of the Scouts Building Appeal accompanied by Scouts. It all took place in the conference room of the Henfield Club, an auspicious place as the premises was one of the venues where the first ever Scout Group, formed in 1907, used to meet in. During 2016 The BP Guild are sure to be once again very busy doing what we enjoy doing for the young and not-so-young and wish you all a prosperous New Year. Kenneth McIntosh

HENFIELD PARISH COUNCIL NEWSAs I write my report this month we have just officially entered winter, Christmas is closing in fast and a new year promises to bring many issues for Henfield Parish Council to grapple with. For example, the Henfield Neighbourhood Plan moves ever onwards, the proposed access road from Deer Park to the Leisure Centre has passed through its initial public consultation stage and the much needed northerly extension to the Cemetery is being given much thought by Council. It is also a time to finalise budgets for 2016/17. The renovation of the Memorial Field pitches on the Common is high on our list of priorities for 2016, having secured a £65K grant from Sport England and a further £35K of S106 funding from Horsham District Council in 2015.By the time that you read this report a large beech tree in the centre of the Cemetery should have been taken down and removed. It had sadly become infected with a fungus called Meripilus Giganteus (Giant Polypore), which apparently acts on the roots and lower stem of a tree and ultimately leads to tree failure. In simple terms this means that the tree becomes unstable and is then a health and safety concern. Unfortunately, we had no choice but to have the tree removed.Henfield Parish Council has been considering for a number of months installing a few items of outdoor fitness equipment somewhere in the village, similar to those that can be seen down at Lancing seafront and also along Worthing seafront. I would welcome comments from residents as to whether you think this is a good idea and if so, where you think that the machines could be situated? If you would like to express a view, please drop me an email at the Parish Office: [email protected] Wright

‘CHRISTMAS STARTS HERE’ REVIEWOn Thursday 3 December, the Henfield Friends of St Barnabas staged ‘Christmas Starts Here!’ to a packed audience at the Henfield Hall. This concert, arranged by Nigel and Sidonie Stevens, raised over £1800 for St Barnabas Hospice, a very worthy cause.A choir from St Peter’s School began with a

THANK YOU FROM THE BP GUILDThis is a good time for The BP Guild to thank our supporters for contributions in support of our work in the community. During 2015 The BP Guild was pleased to have managed another successful Senior Citizens event and to have helped local organisations by providing tents and burgers at functions including the Village Fair and the Festival of Gardens & Arts. In the photograph (courtesy of Steve Bailey), Tony Westwood current Chairman of the BP Guild is presenting a cheque for £1,500 to

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medley of well prepared seasonal songs – ‘Once in Royal David’s City’, ‘Calypso Carol’ and ‘It’s a magical Time of the Year’. Sidonie Winter’s silvery harp solos were followed by Martin Buss’s cornet virtuosity with ‘Carnival of Venice’. Sidonie Winter sang two contrasting songs – the classical ‘Three Kings’ and the lighter ‘Carol Singers’; followed by Sian Buss with a tuba solo ‘Effie Goes Folk Dancing’.In the second half, Brass Fusion played a festive medley; Sophie Wells and Henry Godwin enchanted us with ‘The Fairytale of New York’, a song with which they had previously won their class in the Mid Sussex Music Festival; and the Bothy Singers showed us the breadth if their repertoire from ‘Skyfall’ to traditional carols to ‘Boogie Bugle Boy of Company B’. Finally Martin Buss and Sidonie Winter thrilled us with ‘The Little Road to Bethlehem’.There were seasonal contributions from local vet Jonathan Underwood with a poem – ‘Kindness to Animals’; Revd Paul Doick’s fine baritone ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’; a Pam Ayres poem from Fred McComas; and an amusing turn from Deacon Seamus Mahon and Liam Mcilvenny featuring Charles Dickens, musical spoons and ‘My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean’. The solo items were interspersed with Community Carols, ably accompanied by members of Brass Fusion. A really enjoyable evening was had by all.Nigel Stevens

FEELING FRUITY AT THE FAYREIt was a win-win for Henfield Medical Centre and lucky ticket holders in our ‘Five-a-day Fruity Tombola’ at the recent Charities Christmas Fayre. A big thank you to local sponsors Rushfields, Swains and Jeremys who helped promote our heathy eating message to eat more fruit and veg. We also raised over £200 for vital equipment at the Medical Centre.Elizabeth Ross-Talbot

CHILDREN IN NEED 2015 AT ST PETER’S SCHOOLA big thank you to you everyone for supporting ‘Children in Need’ day. As a school we raised £362.80 which has been forwarded to the Charity. Many congratulations to Callie & Nina Butler Laplace and Charlotte & Mathilde Penning who also raised a fabulous £150 with their cake and toy sale plus other activities.Alice Timmins

THE FRIENDS OF ST PETER’SIt is with regret that The Friends have to announce the cancellation of their popular New Year event that had been planned for Saturday 9 January 2016. The severe depletion of our catering team due to illness, injury and other commitments has led to this unfortunate decision. The Committee hopes to mount a celebratory social event later in the year. The Chairman and Committee wish all Members and their friends a happy and successful New Year. Your continued support of The Friends is greatly appreciated.Anthony Abbott

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And I sincerely hope that it will be. However, I often find it fascinating that happiness is an emotion that people, all over the world, have the permission to express. They are allowed to be happy. Unlike other emotions, happiness is universally acceptable, after all you don’t come across happiness management courses do you? But what about the others such as sadness, anxiety and anger? Within our Western culture are these feelings as readily acceptable? As a counsellor I would argue, (even shout from the roof tops if permitted) “Of course they are!!” But it is the way we express them that is most important.

Take anxiety for example. This is a perfectly natural emotion that was, and still is, necessary in order for us to react appropriately to a real or perceived threat or danger. Our body responds by releasing adrenaline; accelerating our heart beat in order to increase the blood supply to our muscles, allowing us to escape faster in flight or have more power to stay and fight. However, sometimes the area in our brain that controls this process gets a bit hypervigilent and we become anxious when it is not necessary. For some, this results in panic attacks, which can have a severe, negative impact on the quality of their lives. For people who find themselves in this situation, counselling can help to explore the triggers around anxiety and encourage manageable self-regulation.

Sadness for some people is equally as difficult to express in a healthy way. As children we may have been told, “Don’t cry.” In this way we might learn that to be sad and show it is not something that is socially acceptable. In some cultures it is a sign of weakness, particularly for men. Watching somebody else cry may feel very uncomfortable as we perhaps offer a handkerchief along with comments such as “Cheer up” or

even “Pull yourself together.” However, giving yourself permission to cry can provide you with a valuable outlet for your intense emotions. Being able to feel safe enough, in a secure environment, to express your sadness through crying, often brings about a sense of relief and leaves you feeling better. Counselling can provide you with this space and the emotional support you need to manage your sadness healthily.

As I progress to talking about anger, my thoughts move to the colour red and images of a volcano. For lots of people anger is an ugly emotion that they try to suppress until they can hold it in no longer. It then explodes in an uncontrollable way with devastating consequences. This doesn’t have to be the case. Anger is a perfectly natural emotion that furnishes us with the ability to let others know that something is not as we want it to be. The skill is in the way we share this and let others know we are cross. Be honest, how many of you have had a bad day at work and brought your frustration home to share with loved ones who really are not the cause of your anger? Counselling can help you to understand your anger better and direct it in a healthy way to where it belongs.

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NEW ACCESS ROAD ACROSS KINGS FIELD Thank you to those residents who took the time in September to review our plans to construct a new access road with additional parking spaces at the Leisure Centre. From the completed questionnaires received 87% of you were in favour of this proposal and we also received some useful comments which will be incorporated into the more detailed plans that we are now going to prepare with the help of a Transport Planning Consultant. Henfield Parish Council has now given its approval to prepare detailed plans so that we can seek planning approval and funding from Horsham District Council. We will endeavour to keep readers informed as this project progresses. Malcom Eastwood

LLOYDS PHARMACY HENFIELDYou may have seen the news item in December BN5 about Lloyds Pharmacy in the village, or you may have commented on our Facebook post about the same subject after reading the report on our website. Thank you everyone for your positive comments about the hard working staff at Lloyds. Richard Searles Snr, who is heading a campaign to improve pharmacy services in the village, has asked that you contact him on [email protected] if you commented previously or would like to be

kept up to date with any developments. Richard would also like you to know that as of January he will be representing all patients in of the surgeries of Billingshurst, Storrington ,Steyning and Henfield on the NHS Coastal West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group - Public Engagement Committee. The appointment is for a three year term and embraces all aspects of health.Editor

UPPER MEAD FUNDRAISERLast September 2015 Upper Mead Care Home held a raffle at their care home to raise funds for the Shoreham Air Disaster. There were kind donations from local businesses such as a cut and blow dry from Hyatt’s Hair, a beautiful Orchid from Jasmines and a £30 voucher from the Frankland Arms in Washington. Donations were also received from generous visitors. Sussex Healthcare’s Fire Training Officer, Richard Lucas was in attendance on that tragic day and experienced first hand the total devastation. Upper Mead invited friends and families to join them along with neighbours in the community from the sheltered housing. The afternoon was spent having tea and cake and later in the evening a buffet which was enjoyed by all. Together they helped Upper Mead raise £350 and a donation from the staff fund of £150 was made to The Firefighters Charity. Becky Davis

WINEHAM AND SHERMANBURY NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN (WASP) CONSULTATIONThe latest news is that the draft Wineham and Shermanbury Neighbourhood Plan, setting out the proposed housing provision for the parish to 2031, is now available. Members of the parish are being invited to read it and make comments during a formal consultation period. The draft plan is available to view online or a copy can be requested at: www.shermanburyparishcouncil.co.uk For those who would prefer to read a paper version, copies have been placed in The Royal Oak on Wineham Lane, The Bull at Mockbridge on the A281 and The Hare and Hounds in Cowfold, Henfield Library, Henfield Parish Council Offices and West Grinstead Parish Council Offices. Comments can be made by email to: [email protected] or by post to: The Parish Clerk, 67 Oak Tree Drive, Hassocks BN6 8YA. Please note that comments must be received by 25 January 2016 when the consultation period ends. Comments will be taken into consideration and the plan modified where necessary.Dawn Langston

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WENDY RUSSELL WINS DISABILITY SPORTS COACH OF THE YEAROn 1 December Wendy Russell, Steyning Grammar School PE Teacher and Hockey Coach attended the Sports Coach UK Awards in Manchester where she won the ‘Disability Coach of the Year Award’. This award has been won for revolutionising the way deaf or hard of hearing young people take part in hockey by creating a hockey-specific sign language. This came after discovering that only 11.5% of deaf young people do sport outside of Physical Education. Wendy wanted to set up a hockey club that was for deaf people only so that they could feel included and safe within that environment, so applied for and gained funding to run a Deaf Hockey Sportivate project in Brighton. This is the first deaf hockey club in Great Britain. In order to communicate with the youngsters a new hockey-specific sign language was developed. Wendy explained: “The only sign I could find was for naming the actual sport hockey, so I needed to create 30 others that would allow me quickly to not only explain what we were doing and working on, but also how to give feedback to the players.” This remarkable new hockey-specific sign language has now been ratified by Remark and endorsed by

the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS). It is also now being rolled out by UK Deaf Sport, NDCS and England Hockey, and will be used across the country by teachers and participants.Suzanne Terrington

VERDI’S REQUIEM: A REVIEWIt is a long journey both in time and distance from the Church of San Marco, Milan, to the splendour of the Hurst College Chapel West Sussex. For this is where 140 years later on Sunday 6 December a packed audience gathered together to luxuriate in a magnificent presentation of Verdi’s Requiem. The combined might of Chanctonbury Chorus and the Hurst College Choral Society and Orchestra performed this beautiful work in the Chapel’s appropriately historical surroundings - and what a night it was.Under the orchestral leadership of Charlotte Scott and the guiding baton of Neil Matthews, the Requiem launched into its softly descending opening, immediately suggestive of the word Requiem. Strong support from all four soloists in turn, and the 100 + mixed choir made this a tour de force to be reckoned with. With no hesitation and no faltering this was clearly building to be a performance to remember. The hours of rehearsal, missed meals and late nights were quickly forgotten as the performers got into their stride.The beautifully tight, sometimes contemporary harmonies of the orchestra and voices totally belied the age of this piece. All had a chance to excel with the wonderful interaction of the soloists, underpinned by the close harmony of the choir and the orchestra, all giving what they could without putting a discernible foot wrong.If anyone ever doubted that the coming together of two of the county’s premier choirs would be a success then this evening’s performance was living proof that they surpassed average success. High drama, emotional extremes and sheer raw excitement was present in abundance; and all available for the cost of a modestly priced ticket.Anthony Gilsenan, Guest Reviewer

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BN5 BIRDSThe Henfield Birdwatch 2015 Survey report was published in November. If you are interested in knowing more about Henfield’s birds it is a very good read with beautiful illustrations and photos from local residents. You can buy it at the Post Office and Village Care or you can ring me on 01273 493037 or e-mail me on [email protected] have spent a lot of time looking at the birds in the garden over the last couple of months. A family of Blackbirds has entertained me; the first year birds are real hooligans. They don’t queue for the birdbath and they certainly don’t pay any respect to their elders; poor Mrs Blackbird has been chucked out by youngsters landing on the edge with much wing flapping and squawking and even Mr Blackbird gave up after being dive-bombed by a youngster. A lovely Grey wagtail visited. It landed at the side of the pond and trotted along the edge looking at the small flies flitting over the pond. Unable to catch the flies from the paving slabs, it flew onto one of the lily pads and proceeded to snap at the flies and pick insects off the pads as it stepped from pad to pad.A Jay spent several mornings strutting about in the garden and probing in the grass with its beak. One morning it pulled out an acorn – obviously stored there earlier in the year. A Green woodpecker also visited for a few days probing with its beak. These birds use their strong beaks to dig into ant colonies and I could see its long tongue as it supped up the ants.I’m looking forward to the winter months.Deborah Colgate

GREEN MOMENTSThe West Sussex based charity, Know Dementia, who support local people affected by dementia and their families, are setting up a project called ‘Green Moments’ on a six-acre plot of land close to the Washington roundabout on the A24.

In partnership with the charity Roots to Growth and funded by Sussex Community Foundation the project aims to provide the opportunity for people to access and enjoy meaningful outdoor and indoor gardening activities. We call them ‘special moments’ that families can share, being able to connect with nature, work together, support one another, exercise and feel included in the local community. Activities will include helping to grow, tend and harvest fruit and vegetables and there will also be time for lots of laughter, fun and building and maintaining relationships whilst breathing in the fresh air of the South Downs. It might be winter when we start on a fortnightly basis however, this will increase to a weekly event as the year moves towards spring.As a charity we organise other ‘moments’ across the county including Sporting Moments at Southwater Leisure Centre, Memory Moments at our Henfield Memory Cafe and Musical Moments through our jazz, swing and blues choir based in Henfield. Green Moments will start on Wednesday 27 January from 1.30 to 3.30pm and, as at all our events, all are welcome and accepted for who they are, including volunteers. Please contact Know Dementia on 01273 494300 or email [email protected] to book your place now or to find out more about how to create and capture your very own special moments.Pauline Malloy

CAN YOU HELP US?My name is Wendy Deane and together with my husband and two Mediterranean Miniature Donkeys we are hoping to move to the Henfield area. We are both retired and our main leisure activity is using our donkeys to raise much needed funds for various Charities. Our reason for going into print is to appeal to anyone who may have a modest property with a little land for sale or knows anyone else that has something that may suit us. We are currently renting after selling our smallholding outside Copsale after some 40 years. Our young donkeys Pandora & Rosebud are very busy, recently they helped to raise £1600 for Cancer Research outside the Horsham Shop. Over the years our donkeys have attended Christmas Nativity Services, County Shows etc and appeared in TV events. If you can help us find our new home then please email [email protected] or phone 07776118040.

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‘JAIL BREAK’ FOR CANCER RESEARCH UK RAISES £5,500The great escape from Steyning Grammar School saw 213 Year 13 students released for a day of fundraising, with the money raised this year going to Cancer Research UK in support of their national campaign for Kids & Teens. This annual fundraising event is a big team effort from students, staff and the local community coming together to raise an amazing £5,500 so far.The annual fundraising event started early with a hearty breakfast kindly donated by our in-house catering department. The £2 charge for breakfast

went straight into the Cancer Research UK appeal. Students were then locked in the jails until they ‘broke out’ to be cheered on by fellow students in Years 10, 11 and 12. The convicts made off in a collection of brightly decorated vehicles including large tractors, trailers, pick up trucks and an open topped vintage bus! The convicts escaped and went on the run to various local towns before finally arriving in Horsham with the Cancer Research UK collecting boxes. All students were finally recaptured at the bandstand in Horsham where Sixth Form College musicians played as the students were rounded up by their jailors.The School and students would like to thank Horsham District Council for again allowing us to host the event; to Southern Transit and C&L coaches, who both very kindly donated the use of a coach for the event. Steyning Grammar Sixth Form College is very grateful to the public for their generosity and many sponsors including The Pizza Oven, Southern Transit, C&L Coaches, S T Cowley, The Dudman Group and Oakley Commercial, Gardner & Scardifield and Heathcote House Dental Practice. If you would like to support this massive fundraising effort you can still donate by going to www.justgiving.com/SGS1/Suzanne Terrington

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HENFIELD FUNERAL SERVICES NEWSThroughout December we displayed our memorial Christmas tree in our office for families who have lost someone dear to them. We provided some Christmas tree tags for families to write a private message to their loved one, which were then placed on our tree for the month of December.Henfield Funeral Services would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their kind and welcoming approach in the last twelve months of us being open. As any new venture, we were nervous and aware of the closeness of the village community, but within a matter of weeks, our nerves were forgotten, as we could not have asked for a more supportive welcome. Although we have only been in the village of Henfield for a year, we feel we have always been part of the community, and anything that we can do to support in return, will be our pleasure and our way of saying thank you.Nick, Karen & Vicky, Henfield Funeral Services

THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION POPPY APPEALThis year £5,318.53 was raised during the two weeks of Remembrance for the Poppy Appeal in Henfield, Small Dole and Shermanbury. A very big thank you to all of my Collectors and helpers, especially Christine Parkes and Eddie Colgate who helped me with the distribution and collection of boxes and with the counting of monies. Without the help of all these people none of this would have been possible.The total raised in the Henfield District for the Poppy Appeal for the year ending 30 September 2015 year totalled £9,424.76. The additional monies came from the Church collections at the Remembrance Service, sale of wreaths, donations and our Coffee Mornings. Our Coffee Morning in October raised £487.14 and I am most grateful to all those who helped.This year I have been fortunate to have a number of new volunteer collectors but I am still looking for help in house to house collections on the St. Peter’s Meadow Estate. If you feel that you could spare a few hours next year please contact me on 01273 492134Mike Morgan, RBL Poppy Appeal Organiser, Henfield, Small Dole and Shermanbury District

JOIN THE PAINTING PARTY AT HENFIELD LEISURE CENTRE!You’ve probably spotted the scaffolding and skips outside Henfield Leisure Centre: work is proceeding at a great pace on the new Café and Soft Play Extension. Local volunteers and businesses have been offering their time free of charge for this valuable community project, including Roger Minost architect and Lee McCatty and his colleagues. Trustees of the Leisure Centre have laid temporary paths and the old bar has been demolished. The idea is to save as much money as possible for the actual ‘build’ and to this end the Leisure Centre are asking for volunteers to help with painting and general clearance. If you have a couple of hours to spare Simon Thompson, manager, would love to hear from you on 01273 494984. We hope you’ll be part of this wonderful new and improved Leisure Centre!Simon Thompson

LOOK OUT FOR A SPLASH OF DAFFODIL COLOURLook out for an additional splash of colour this Spring. In celebration of their 100-year history the Women’s Institute have donated 100 daffodil bulbs to be planted around the village. Friends of Mr Mike Beardall, who did so much for our village

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and sadly passed away at the end of 2014, have also made a donation of bulbs in his memory. Laden with bags of bulbs and spades a team of volunteers from the Parish Council, the tennis club and others were able to plant 300 bulbs along the entrance pathway to the cemetery which should give this area extra colour when Spring arrives. Our thanks go to those who donated the bulbs and those who helped plant them. We hope that you all enjoy them.Malcolm Eastwood

SLIMMING WORLD RE-LAUNCH IN HENFIELDLocal resident Jenna Ayling joined the Slimming World group in Henfield in June 2015 and found the warm welcome at the door the first part of her life changing journey. The group’s support and encouragement has meant they are all like family and Jenna has become a big part of that. “Along with my new group friends I also decided to use Instagram to share the meals I was enjoying and have found many like minded people to follow. It is a great community and another added bonus to my success.”Jenna will now be using her Instagram page to let everyone know she has become a Slimming World Consultant and will be re-launching the Henfield groups on 29 December 2015 to help others achieve their slimmer dreams. The group meets every Tuesday at 9.30am, 5.30pm and 7.30pm at The Church Hall, Tanyard, off Church Lane. Come and join Jenna or call 07894306481.Jenna Ayling

TREASURER NEEDED Henfield Leisure Centre are urgently in need of an accountant or book-keeper to become the Treasurer for the Henfield Leisure Centre which is a registered charity. If you can help out, please contact the Centre Manager Simon Thompson on 01273 494984.David Pryor

DARK STAR SECURE HORSHAM SITESussex based Dark Star Brewing Co. has secured 16 East Street in Horsham to create a new venue for the town. The site, which previously traded as 1898 coffee shop, will open in early 2016.Commenting, James Cuthbertson, director at Dark Star said: “For years people have been asking us if we can open a venue in Horsham, so when this opportunity presented itself, we jumped at it. Having previously traded as The Anchor Tap, we will be reverting to that name and bringing back some of the tradition that comes with the site, investing heavily in creating something beautiful in the town. What we want to create is a venue that provides locals with a great place to go and have a drink and a bite-to-eat that’s independent, locally owned and operated, using products from local producers.”

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PLEASE BEWARE OF BLACK ICEPlease show extreme caution when entering Henfield village from the south (Small Dole). You may have seen ‘ice’ warning signs at the hollow of the road last year (Broadmere Common, bottom of Barrow Hill). With a low sun in winter the frozen road does not thaw at that point, right at the 40mph sign. The road has also been prone to flooding. The ice is black and virtually impossible to detect, please be very cautious not to apply your brakes harshly at that point in the road.Local residents

CHRISTMAS HAMPERS Budgen’s and the Henfield Club have combined to continue a Christmas tradition started last year. Each of the three Churches in the Village has been donated three Budgens hampers and £75 worth of Budgen vouchers to distribute to their parishioners as a Christmas treat. The gifts were on display and transferred to the churches at the Advent Service in St Peter’s on 4 December.

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£2,050 RAISED FOR HENFIELD YOUTH CLUB IN ‘BIG BN5 DRAW’We’d like to say an enormous thank you to everyone who bought tickets for our Christmas Fundraiser - the Big BN5 Christmas Draw. We sold out of tickets with just 15 minutes to spare before the draw at the very successful High Street Christmas Evening, raising over £2,000 for Henfield Youth Club. 37 local businesses generously donated some wonderful prizes. Thank you also to Inner Space for the loan of a shop window in Caudle Street for promoting the Christmas evening and to Jeremy’s for the donation of a Christmas tree. Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you for your support, as always.Editor

HENFIELD FRIENDS OF ST BARNABASSo far to the end of last year, the total raised was fast approaching £3,000. By the time this magazine is published we will of course be able to add the proceeds of the ‘Christmas Starts Here’ concert. We extend our thanks to all who supported us and our sponsors. Particular thanks to Sidonie and Nigel for a wonderful evening. Watch out for further fund raising events in the coming months.Peggy McComas

THANK YOUThe Charities Christmas Fair raised just under £8,500 for the 38 charities and over 550 paid at the door. With most of the stallholders also taking their chance to buy Christmas goodies, over 700 chanced the rain to support us. The stallholders do amazing work to raise funds for their chosen charities and it’s fantastic that the Henfield area supports them all so well.Linda Beresford

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SUSSEX COUNCILS FACE ‘MISSION IMPOSSIBLE’ Local councils struggling to meet government housing targets are caught in an impossible ‘catch 22’ under existing planning laws, warns CPRE Sussex. At present there are planning permissions for more than 13,000 unbuilt homes in the combined Districts of Mid Sussex and Horsham alone, which is equivalent to another town the size of Burgess Hill.

However, despite granting permissions for many thousands of homes, councils are unable to speed up the building process due to the behaviour of developers who want to ensure maximum profit. This growing backlog of unbuilt homes has created a vast shortfall which local planners are powerless to correct. To add to this, many Councils are facing not only mounting criticism for failing to reach their targets, but also further pressure from developers taking advantage of the appeals system to secure yet more ‘permissions’. By exploiting a council’s inability to demonstrate a rolling five year supply of new homes developers can use the Appeals System as a ‘back door’ into a District Plan.“The lack of a demonstrable five-year housing supply, even when a target is excessive or cannot be met because developers are either unable to build or will not build at the required rate as happened during the recession, often carries more weight at Appeal in deciding applications than environmental and infrastructure considerations. The NPPF has empowered and enabled developers to ride rough shod over communities” said Dr Roger Smith from CPRE’s Horsham District group. “Moreover, although Councils are not empowered to compel developers to build houses they are nevertheless blamed by the Government when targets are not met. It really is ‘mission impossible’ for Councils and a lucrative job opportunity for planning consultants and barristers”.Jane Watson

HENFIELD BRANCH ARTHRITIS RESEARCH UK NEWSA big thank you to everyone who supported our stall at the Charities Christmas Fair and also the Turkey and Tipple, enabling us to send a further £1,000 to headquarters. A welcome antidote to the winter weather can be found at Henfield Hall Garden Room on Sunday 14 February when Pauline will be serving delicious afternoon teas between 2.30 and 5pm. Tickets priced £7 are available from Henfield Furnishings.Maureen Dexter

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Barnard Bakers: End of an EraBarnard Bakers retail shop in Henfield High Street

closed its doors for the last time on Christmas Eve, after 26 years serving the village. David Barnard,

director of Barnard Bakers Ltd, stated that the difficult decision was being made after several years of falling sales, increasing costs and supermarket and online competition in the retail side of the business. His whole-sale baking business will continue trading as normal at the bakery behind the shop.Barnard’s currently employs 30 staff, part and full time, with nine part time staff made redundant from the shop closure. David said; “It’s been a long hard decision, the shop has been in slow decline and losing money for several years. We have had re-fits and expanded our café, but it’s a very competitive market and our location on a now very busy corner is not in our favour. The staff are like family, I am so sad for them and I know our regular customers will be very disappointed. We will continue to sell our bread in Budgens in Henfield and we will still be very busy with the wholesale side of the business. It’s a sad day for us all, but for the health of the business we had to make this decision.”There has been a bakery at ‘Cruttenden Corner’

for the last 124 years. Arthur Cruttenden opened a shop there around 1891 (after the original timber framed Tudor buildings were demolished and rebuilt as they stand today). It remained in the Cruttenden family with Arthur’s son Frank taking over in 1932, until it was sold to AE Dunford in 1965. Many will remember Cruttenden’s Tea Garden, where the bakery yard is today. Frank Cruttenden continued to work part-time at the bakery until the year before his death in 1983. David’s father Colin bought the business in 1989 and David joined himself in 1993. To say that the bakery has been a village institution is an understatement.Jo Goodburn, who has worked for 10 years behind the counter at Barnard Bakers, said; “I have loved working here, it’s been a real buzz and seeing our local customers every day. I’ve lived in the village my whole life and I remember Cruttenden’s. I’m very sad but also not surprised, there are a lot less people walking into the village past the shop these days. David has been great to work for and we will all miss him and the shop, it’s a sad day for us all and for the whole village.” Emma Osman

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In the last week of November 2015, children at St Peter’s Primary School took part in Road Safety Week, learning about how to keep safe on our roads, and in

particular the roads around the school which are be-coming increasingly congested at drop-off and pick-up times.During Road Safety Week the children at St Peter’s learnt about road dangers and created some fabulous posters to remind drivers of the need to slow down. Each class chose two or three posters to submit to the school council who then chose Ben Nicholson from Year 6 Polar Bears class (pictured here with his teacher, Mrs Kulin) as the overall winner. His design, seen here bottom right, was praised for its striking colours and simple message. Parents were also busy monitoring the parking around the schools entrances every morning throughout the week to make sure that children could cross the road safely without being hindered by cars parked

inappropriately.Road crashes and casualties are the biggest non-medical cause of death and serious injury among children. Road danger also has a major impact on children and young people’s ability to walk, cycle and live healthy active lifestyles.According to figures published by the Office for National Statistics, half of children are now driven to school and yet the average school run for primary schools is just 1.5 miles. Brake (the road safety charity) found that three quarters of children would like to walk and cycle more. Research by Sustrans has shown that children who are encouraged to walk, cycle, scoot or skateboard to school tend to engage more with their community, stay healthy, and arrive alert, relaxed and ready to start the day.As well as engaging with children, the road safety campaign aims to reach out to parents and the wider community to get everyone on board with the importance of protecting children, families and everyone else on our roads. Drivers slowing down to 20mph or below in communities helps protect people on foot and bike – especially the most vulnerable, like children, older and disabled people – because it gives drivers a better chance of stopping in time in an emergency. Sarah ButlerBrake is part of a broad coalition of charities under the ‘GO 20’ campaign calling for 20mph limits to become the norm in our villages, towns and cities. For more informa-tion see www.brake.org.uk

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HENFIELD CHRISTMAS EVENINGRecord numbers of visitors celebrated Christmas in Henfield on Friday 11 December at the annual Village Christmas Evening, with shops opening late, stalls, street food and entertainment. Children took part in the Sheep Trail, hunting for each of the 12 knitted sheep hidden in shops and finding all their names. The funfair and Santa in his grotto drew crowds while carol singers and the Air Cadets Marching Band added to the festive cheer.As always the High Street windows were beautiful, the competition theme this year ‘nursery rhymes and Christmas story books’ added a magical feel to the evening. Overall winner was Henfield Antiques, with White Mischief winning Best use of Colour and Henfield Furnishings Best use of Light. Village Care and Southdowns Galleries won Highly Commended.Carol Eastwood from the Henfield Community

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and many other volunteers. It was proclaimed a complete success, our thanks go to all those who attended and worked hard to make this a great community event. Thanks to everyone who came to see us for some mulled wine!At BN5 we were overwhelmed with the generosity of local businesses who donated to our Big BN5 Draw in aid of Henfield Youth Club, raising over £2,000. Thank you also to everyone who bought tickets, we really appreciate your support. There were 37 great prizes and very happy winners - our grateful thanks to: The Cat & Canary, Pinks, Alan Woodward, Henfield Flooring, Cinder Rose, Café des Amis, Coles, Little Gems, Al-Baddar, Hamfelds, Jasmines Florists, Natasha Beauty, Richwards, White Mischief, Rushfields, Stevens, Taste Deli, The Plough, The White Hart, Hartley’s, David Barnard, Truffles, Swains, The Ginger Fox, The Crabtree, The Capitol, Bolney Wine, Cocoa Loco, Fisher’s Farm, Singing Hills, Peter James, Henfield Furnishings, Sussex Wills, The Fox Small Dole, The Green Man and Hair & Co.If you’d like to get involved next year to make the event even better, please give us a call!Emma Osman

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Hypnotherapy gives you a way to speak directly to your powerful subconscious mind, wherein lie the causes of the self-limiting beliefs and behaviours which are preventing you from ever reaching your true potential. Many people are chary of hypnosis, thinking of the antics of stage hypnotists. In reality, when hypnotized, not only are you well aware of what’s going on, but also you’re in complete control of everything you do, think and say. And it’s the most relaxed

you will ever be in your life. People (including me) just love it. From phobias to weight loss, pain management to insomnia and confidence boosting to depression, hypnotherapy is an enjoyable and effective solution.

Chakra therapy and ThetaHealing together address the energy blocks and imbalances created by traumas and unmet childhood developmental needs which most adults spend their lives trying to fulfill, never free from the endless merry-go-round. (How many of you repeat the same mistakes time and time again?) Would it surprise you that you can simply let them go, once acknowledged? This is another bodywork technique, deep, still and powerful, and often very moving. Once released, you feel an immediate difference, a freedom of mind and spirit, almost a rapture.

You are the final component of my unique therapeutic technique. You, with your infinite capacity for self-healing and your innate drive for growth, development and improvement. Without you, I can do nothing. With you, we can change the world. Your world.

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Scouting has been part of the fabric of Henfield village almost as far back as the first Scout Camp on Brownsea Island in 1907. It’s reported that the

son of a local solicitor, Major A Wade, travelled back from the Boer War with General Robert Baden-Powell, the founding father of Scouting. During their trip Baden-Powell enthused Major Wade with his plans and the Henfield troop was born.

Recently, this 108 year-old Scouting heritage has been under threat. Not through a lack of willing participants (numbers in Henfield continue at record level, with over 100 young people, from Beavers to Explorers, at any one time). But because the existing hut at Craggit’s Lane is literally falling down around their ears. “The floorboards in the kitchen were so rotten that the cooker literally fell through them!” said Tanya Jennings, also known as Akala. “The building has existed since 1958 and it’s stood a lot longer than expected. We’ve now reached crisis point and something needs to be done, we can’t just patch up the leaky tin roof any more.”Scouting still offers some incredibly important life skills for young people. Each generation seems to spend less time outside, enjoy less freedom and be learn less practical skills than the generation before. Scouting allows young people to challenge themselves, to grow, to experiment, to have fun and learn respect for the natural world. In fact, allowing kids to learn in this way is probably even more important in today’s fast paced, technological world. They learn to light fires, go on night hikes, camp, cook, hike and learn how to work as a team.“Scouting is totally inclusive. We’ve got a huge range of young people participating, the pack will span age groups, friendship groups and even schools. Many of the children we see just don’t have the opportunities to really challenge themselves and realise just what they’re capable of. Occasionally they will have physical challenges

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What’s been your route through the Scouting organisation?I’ve been involved since I started age six and I progressed through all the levels. I’m now a Young Leader and I help out with the Scout pack.What’s been the highlight for you?It has to be our Scout trip to Texas in 2010. It was 2½ weeks, absolutely incredible. We had an exchange trip and I’ve made lifelong friends from it, I’m so lucky to get the opportunity to travel and learn about a totally different culture.What has Scouting given to you?I did a Forestry badge at Scouts which led to a course at Broadstone Warren, Ashdown Forest. I loved it so at 14 I joined the voluntary service crew, coppicing and maintaining the woodland. I now attend a course at Plumpton on Countryside Management, learning tree surgery, wetland and grassland management and environmental conservation. So, you could say Scouting introduced me to a career that I love!

but nothing will stop them getting involved with the huge range of activities we take part in,” said Tanya.Scouting starts at age six and Henfield has two Beaver colonies. Beavers progress to Cubs at eight, then become Scouts at 10. Each level teaches different skills, allows different freedoms and encourages children to participate in things they’d never get the chance to do otherwise. After Scouts comes Explorers at 14, then age 18 they are encouraged to get involved in Network, the youth section which teaches leadership skills.“I’ve been a leader for 11 years, I got involved with Scouting when my eldest son joined, which has been a route in for many of our leaders,” said Tanya. “My understanding of how important the organisation is to young people has grown. I think it’s vital for our village and we owe it to our kids to give them this chance. I’ve been privileged to see young people blossom and grow in confidence at Scouts, to watch a child who is terrified of heights overcome that fear to reach the top of an abseil tower fills me with such pride. We must preserve Scouting in Henfield for future generations.”Funding update from Mike Morgan:“The Scout Hut Appeal is going fantastically well and we have already raised £58,000 of our target of £150,000. We have completed our business plan and will be submitting a planning application to Horsham District Council shortly. Hopefully by the springtime we will have received planning permission at which point we can start applying for grants. We are still welcoming donations to the Appeal – please contact me on 01273 492134 or at [email protected] if you would like to help us secure the future of Scouting in Henfield.”Emma Osman

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this unique ISA from 1st December 2015. Once the savers are ready to purchase, the ISA will be topped up by the government. A maximum of £12,000 can be saved, which means a maximum bonus of £3,000 could be given.Existing MortgagesWith entry of more lenders in the marketplace, and continued product innovation the financial landscape of the New Year could prove the right time to review your existing mortgage.Remortgaging to a different offer could potentially save you hundreds or even thousands of pounds a year, so it’s important to review your mortgage regularly to see if better offers are available.Mortgage advice is one of the areas that I can help my clients, alongside other areas of independent financial advice such as pensions, protection, savings and investments.

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this unique ISA from 1st December 2015. Once the savers are ready to purchase, the ISA will be topped up by the government. A maximum of £12,000 can be saved, which means a maximum bonus of £3,000 could be given.Existing MortgagesWith entry of more lenders in the marketplace, and continued product innovation the financial landscape of the New Year could prove the right time to review your existing mortgage.Remortgaging to a different offer could potentially save you hundreds or even thousands of pounds a year, so it’s important to review your mortgage regularly to see if better offers are available.Mortgage advice is one of the areas that I can help my clients, alongside other areas of independent financial advice such as pensions, protection, savings and investments.

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Well it’s been a long haul, but the Henfield Haven (formerly Henfield Day Centre) is up and running and open for business!

Since it re-opened at the end of November and its official launch at the beginning of December, the Haven has been open five days a week again for the benefit of our local community. Impact Initiatives, a Sussex based charity with plenty of experience in helping individuals to improve their quality of life and feel a part of a wider community, have been appointed to run the Haven on a day-to-day basis. I met with Centre Manager Lorette Mackie who was buzzing with enthusiasm about their current activities and their plans for the future:“Our aim is to offer a warm and welcoming environment and provide activities and services to help keep body and mind active. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays we offer all-day care for

people with high needs and particularly dementia in the member’s lounge,” she explained. “The Haven Club on Tuesdays and Thursdays for people 55 plus offers a programme of activities and trips on a half or full day basis. Everyone needs to be referred to us but this is a very simple process and can be done either by a GP, a social worker, or individuals can even refer themselves – we just need to make an appointment with them and their carer to have a chat.” Everyone member is treated in the same friendly and professional manner and the Haven is already providing a very welcome respite for local carers.In addition to the services provided by Impact Initiatives, the independent charities Action for Deafness, 4-Sight and Carers Support will all be holding regular drop-in sessions at the Henfield

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This is a lovely circular walk (approximately 5.5 miles) through some gloriously peaceful countryside.

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3) Here the walk continues along a beautiful oak-lined lane until you reach the fabulously named Pooks Farm. Keeping the farm on your left, head straight on through the small gate into the woods. Continue on before turning right onto a sign-posted grassy footpath bordered with brambles. There are several paths off to the left, but wait for the third that is signposted. At the next crossing of footpaths, continue straight on, over a wooden stile and into a field. Keeping to the left of the field head straight on towards a white house. The path curves around the house and through three metal kissing gates until you end up on the far side of the house.

4) After the third kissing gate, cross the field (which can be very muddy) keeping the white house on you right. When you reach the bottom of the field, turn left onto a narrow muddy path covered by a canopy of hedgerow and brambles. The path eventually crosses a small bridge and stile and you come out into another field. K e e p i n g

5) Turning right, continue along Fryland Lane until you find a footpath signposted on your left that takes you across a field towards a wooden bridge. Cross this bridge and then turn left and head towards the metal footbridge that crosses the slow moving river Adur. Once over the bridge turn right and the follow the meandering river west.

1) This walk starts at the public car park just south of The Bull Inn on the A281. The Bull is a wonderful family (and dog!) friendly pub with a real traditional feel and cosy open fires. Cross the road and follow the pavement north over Mock Bridge. Just after the bridge turn right through the wrought iron gates on the tree lined bridleway towards the beautiful 12th century church of St Giles.

2) After the church the bridleway gets very muddy, but stay on it, forking right into the woods after you cross a small stream. Continue until you reach a lane where you turn right and follow it until you reach a brick House. Go through a gate and turn left, passing Waterperry House and the Old Rectory on your right.

6) At the next footbridge (with solar panels), the path turns left away from the river and you follow this until you reach Shiprods Farm. Here turn left and through a metal gate and follow the path across more fields and two final small gates as you head back towards the road and The Bull Inn and a well earned drink!

The last section along the river Adur is prone to flooding in very wet weather, in which case continue along Fryland Lane until you reach the Brick House and retrace your steps back via St Giles Church. Sarah Butler

the wood on your right, continue until you reach a stile on your right that takes you into a wood and over a small wooden bridge. Follow the path left through a large wooden gate and past a barn conversion, turning left and through another gate onto a lane. Turn right and follow this lane until you reach Fryland Lane.

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6Haven, providing advice and help. Lorette is hoping to have beauty treatments such as hairdressing and chiropody also available to members. But activities won’t just be limited to the Haven: Impact Initiatives are in the process of acquiring a minibus which will mean that they will be able to offer escorted trips off site, as well as offering transport to and from the Haven itself for members.Slightly separate to the activities that take place in the member’s lounge, but still very much at the heart of the building, is the Haven Café which is open to the whole community, regardless of age, from 10.30am to 4pm every day. As well as serving delicious breakfasts, light lunches, yummy cakes and fresh coffee, they also offer a hearty two-course lunch for a very reasonable fixed price – perfect for those who can’t or don’t want to cook for themselves everyday. “Sometimes people just don’t want to cook and yet they feel intimidated sitting down in a pub on their own for a meal,” explained Lorette. “Here at the Haven people can sit and chat with others or sit and read the paper on their own – it’s a very relaxed and friendly environment and we have free Wifi.”The café space is also perfect for hosting social and interest groups and Lorette has plenty of plans

for 2016: “We’re hoping to have a games club once a week where people can come and play board games such as chess and backgammon, as well as a ‘knit & natter’ group and even ukulele workshops! We’re planning a ‘men in sheds’ group and we’ve got our first cookery demonstration booked in: Ranie Singh from Jah Jyot cuisine at the Cat & Canary is coming to demonstrate how to cook Indian food - hopefully this will be the first of many cookery sessions. Please call in for a programme.”The re-launched Henfield Haven really is off to a flying start – lets treasure this amazing resource and help our community provide the services that our older genera-tions need and deserve.Sarah Butler

Thank you!A dedicated band of volunteers have been working tirelessly over the past few months, not only organising the transfer of the management of the Henfield Haven from West Sussex County Council to the community, but also painting, cleaning, digging, planting and generally revamping the building and grounds. Steve Bailey of Henfield Community Partnership, who led the project from the outset, said: “We would like to thank all our supporters who have given so freely their time, expertise and materials to bring the Haven to fruition. We are also very grateful to our many sponsors and to Nigel Parsons and his team who led the building work and were so supportive.”And although much of the hard work getting the Haven up to scratch has now been done, there is still an ongoing need for volunteers to help keep this fabulous service alive and thriving for our local community. No matter what your age, skills or availability, Impact Initiatives would love to hear from you. Do pop in or call Lorette or Theresa on 01273 494747.



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z Over 60’s are recommended to have regular eye health checks by the NHS. These are free of charge, please call to make your appointment.

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z Over 60’s are recommended to have regular eye health checks by the NHS. These are free of charge, please call to make your appointment.

z We have the latest digital (non-invasive) retinal imaging, helping in the early detection of many eye diseases, including Glaucoma and Macula Degeneration, so please don’t delay.

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The 4SIGHT Henfield group for the blind and partially sighted has been running on and off for many years, and until the end of 2014 it was under the leadership

of Nina and Colin Major. When Nina and Colin decided to ‘retire’, they appealed through the BN5 magazine for someone to take over the running of the group and the call was answered (eventually!) by four friends: Gill Adams, Jill Carmena, Janet King and Marilyn Jones who all knew some members of the group and knew how much they relied on the monthly meetings. The new ‘management team’ took over in January 2015 and were joined later in the year by Angela Barlow and Dick Kent; Dick ran the group with his wife Jean when it first started, so knew many of the members.We meet in the newly refurbished Henfield Haven which perfectly suits our needs. On arrival we sit in comfortable armchairs to drink coffee and chat and listen to our speaker or entertainer and then move to tables and chairs for a quiz, game or art session. We regularly have someone from the Macular Society to tell us about new developments or answer questions and this our members find very useful. To lighten the mood we follow this with a speaker. This year, amongst others, we were enthralled by Alan Barwick who brought with him various items

from the Henfield Museum for members to handle and guess their use. Steve Bailey came and played his guitar and sang so magically - do not miss the opportunity to hear Steve if you get the chance! Another particularly memorable meeting was when local artist Keith Windsor came to give the members an art taster session and all went home with an A4 book, on the cover of which he had mounted and framed their artistic efforts; the members were thrilled they had managed to do something they had imagined was well beyond their capabilities.Another innovation is the edited version of the BN5 magazine on CD. We get an advance copy of the BN5 and take it down to the 4SIGHT office in Shoreham where Marilyn reads it. Colin Major records and then edits the CD (to take out all the ‘ums’ and ‘ahs’ and mispronunciations!) and we get it back in time for our meeting at the end of the month so members don’t miss out on events for the next month. Copies of the CD are also available at the Library. We thank Adur Talking News for allowing us to use their studio for recordings.We aim to make the meetings as friendly, informative and entertaining as possible and feedback seems to suggest our members are happy with the format. We would love to have more members, so if you have been diagnosed with Macular or Glaucoma and would like to come along, ring Gill Adams on 01273 493089 or come to the Henfield Haven on the last Thursday of the month at 10am (meeting until noon). We are usually able to arrange lifts to and from The Haven.Marilyn Jones4SIGHT is a charity and their work is funded through donations, plus the support of trusts, foundations, local authorities and the help of over 500 volunteers. They support over 2,000 members and provide people with a wide range of practical support solutions to help them remain independent following sight loss.

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Tell us a little about what you doI’ve worked as a builder since I left school. My Dad was a carpenter and his Dad before him so it’s a real family trade. I used to go to work with with my Dad so it was a trade I was always interested in. Now I run my own building company – Nigel Parsons Builders. We do all sorts of building work: extensions, alterations, refurbishments and also smaller building jobs. I even built the BN5 office!Which aspect of your job do you like best?I get a lot of satisfaction from seeing what I’ve built in the village. The best part of the job is when we help people out, for example helping older people to stay in their own homes through conversions and alterations. I also really enjoyed working on the Henfield Haven - it’s such a good thing for Henfield and the wider rural community. We really need the facility – if you are caring for someone with dementia then it’s invaluable.What do you like most about Henfield?I was born and grew up in Henfield – I lived on King James’s Terrace until I was five or six which was a great place to grow up. I like the friendly community – it’s still a village and I really hope it doesn’t loose that feeling.What’s your favourite event in the local calendar?I really like the Summer Show – it’s the village event and it still has a nice old fashioned feel about it. It is a shame they don’t have the village pram race though any more – I used to love watching it go round all the pubs in the village when I was young.

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What’s your favourite local walk?I love walking along the River Adur - it’s beautiful, especially early in the morning when it can be quite atmospheric. I do the walk every month in the winter, when I help with the Wetland Bird Survey. I also really like the view down towards Dunstalls from South View Terrace and across to Steyning, probably because I spent my early years there.What do you do for a hobby?When I was younger I was into motorbike trial riding, but I stopped when falling off started to hurt too much! I’ve been involved with Henfield Birdwatch for 15 years now and I carry out surveys for them and I’m starting to get into bird photography now too. I’ve noticed a big change in local bird populations over the time I’ve been involved – we’ve lost a few species, probably because we don’t have as many rough habitats as we used to. Can you give us a top tip?If people could set aside a bit of their garden for wildlife – just let it run wild with nettles and weeds - it would be hugely beneficial for birds and all wildlife.

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Deep sadness is a natural response to bereavement, but many other emotions may come and go. You may feel anger at the injustice of your loss, or at the lack of understanding in others. You might be angry at yourself or at the person who has died, who has left you feeling abandoned, frightened and alone. Feeling fearful and anxious is natural; your familiar world has been turned upside down. Try to remember that these feelings are a very normal response to an extreme event in your life.Sometimes those around you can feel at a loss as to how to help. They may be wary of mentioning the person who has died for fear of causing you further distress and so they avoid talking about them altogether.

This can leave you feeling even more isolated and alone at a time when you need support most. Try to reach out and ask for what you need. Tell those around you when you want to talk and when you want to be left alone. Give yourself the time and space you need. There is no time limit to grief. You might find it helpful to talk about your feelings with someone who isn’t emotionally involved in your loss such as your GP or a professional counsellor.Leasa Langridge MBACP

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It is both a universal and highly personal experience. The depth of emotion we feel is often a reflection of the depth of our love for the one we have lost. The death of someone we love can leave us feeling overwhelmed and disconnected from the rest of the world.

To arrange an appointment please contact the clinic on 01273 835116You can find our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/nicki.newson You can find our Twitter page at: www.twitter.com/sussexostepath

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Deep sadness is a natural response to bereavement, but many other emotions may come and go. You may feel anger at the injustice of your loss, or at the lack of understanding in others. You might be angry at yourself or at the person who has died, who has left you feeling abandoned, frightened and alone. Feeling fearful and anxious is natural; your familiar world has been turned upside down. Try to remember that these feelings are a very normal response to an extreme event in your life.Sometimes those around you can feel at a loss as to how to help. They may be wary of mentioning the person who has died for fear of causing you further distress and so they avoid talking about them altogether.

This can leave you feeling even more isolated and alone at a time when you need support most. Try to reach out and ask for what you need. Tell those around you when you want to talk and when you want to be left alone. Give yourself the time and space you need. There is no time limit to grief. You might find it helpful to talk about your feelings with someone who isn’t emotionally involved in your loss such as your GP or a professional counsellor.Leasa Langridge MBACP

www.leasalangridgecounselling.co.ukLeasa is an experienced counsellor based here at Sussex Osteopath & Complimentary Health Clinic. For further information please contact her either via the clinic or on 07979 631024.

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From April, the current dividend tax regime changes, resulting in a significant tax hike for many company owning entrepreneurs. What has changed? The Government

believes that the way dividends are currently taxed including the dividend tax credit is arcane and complex. The rules were introduced at a time when Corporation Tax was far higher than it is now and the Chancellor believes that many people now work via their own limited companies simply to save tax.The new dividend tax regime should provide billions to help plug the hole in the public finances, and will also fulfil another Government objective – to remove some of the tax benefits of incorporating compared to employment.According to the Government’s estimates, the new dividend tax regime is expected to raise £2.5bn during 2016/17, with smaller, but still significant income flowing to the Treasury in subsequent years.From April, the changes are:

� A new tax free dividend allowance of £5,000 will be available to all individuals;

� There will no longer be a 10% dividend tax credit;

� Dividend tax rates are being increased by 7.5%.

What does this mean for me and my business? For many taxpayers with modest amounts of dividend income, the changes may result in less tax by virtue of the £5,000 exemption. However, taxpayers receiving larger dividend amounts will pay more Income Tax.

Is it time to pay a Dividend?Those involved with owner-managed businesses might like to consider whether they can plan for these changes. People’s personal circumstances will differ and professional advice should be taken but the following should be considered:

� If dividends have not been paid out of the company then from next year, where possible, it is worth paying dividends at a level which will utilise the £5,000 exemption. In the absence of any other dividend income, a dividend of £5,000 per shareholder could be paid without any further tax liability.

� At present, if you take dividends rather than salary then this reduces your effective rate of tax by around 9%. When the changes come into effect next tax year, this differential reduces to around 3%. Dividends will still probably be more attractive, but other factors need to be considered as the benefit will become much more marginal.

� If you are planning on taking a significant amount out of your company by bonus or dividend, then taking a large dividend payment before 5 April may be more tax effective than paying one after that date.

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