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CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL BUSINESSBarns Green • Billingshurst • Five Oaks • Ifold • Kirdford • Loxwood • Plaistow • Slinfold • Wisborough Green
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ContentsEditorial and advertising enquiries:07762 767084, [email protected]
Cover photo: Horses grazing as dusk falls over a West Sussex meadow.Supplied by Baileys Horse FeedsIf you have a suitable photo for the cover of Village Tweet please email it to us
Village Tweet aims to appeal to all sections of the community and publishes a diverse range of articles.
Likewise, our advertisements cover a similarly diverse range of business – butthere are still some categories not represented.If you run such a business a call to VillageTweet could be the perfect way to giveyour business a summertime boost.
Talking of summer, a glance at theWhat’s On pages shows there is hardly aweekend without an event, whether it be afête, music or a play. Enjoy!Grahame
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Last But Not LeastHow to Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18What’s On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 37Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Pets, Animals & FarmingJohn Nash’s Farming Column . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Feeding Your New Horse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Rug Wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Cat Protection League . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
FeaturesFathers’ Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Dog School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Schools Out! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Burglars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Garden View. Take a Holiday! . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
CommunityBillingshurst Community & Conference Centre . .21Billingshurst Primary School Féte . . . . . . . . . .12North Hall, Loxwood Re-opens . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Billingshurst Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22St Gabriel’s Playgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
MotoringPaul Berry Driving Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Mongol Rally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Ashpark Private Hire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Macs Private Hire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Homes & GardensCousins Conservatories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Cracknell & Pitt-Draffen Estate Agents . . . .OBCCurtains by Natalie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Bioguard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Pest Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Batchelor & Bacon: Kitchens, Bathrooms . . . .31David Baulch Landscaping and Patios . . . . . .27Time for You Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Mark Hedges Gardening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Village Nurseries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Cato Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28NP Stanley Electrical & Building . . . . . . . . . . .28Trevor Miliam Carpentry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Vertus Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35West Sussex Interiors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Fidelitas Property Advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Cleansing Service Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Roy Spiers Conservatories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Health & BeautyLifestyle Fitness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Nikki Durrant Hypnotherapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Rosemary Conley Dieting and Fitness . . . . . . .5Frances King Complementary Therapy . . . . .22SureSlim Dieting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Carlton Chiropractoc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Billingshurst Dental Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBC
Food & DrinkLittle Cakery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Burdfields Country Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Kings Arms Pub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Recipe: No-cook Strawberry Cheesecake . . .11Selsey Arms Pub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Monsoon Indian Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Clayfield Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9DK Vintners Wine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6, 9, 21Sumners Ponds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Games and quizzesCrossword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Spot the Difference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13, 14Kids Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Wordsearch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29, 30
Professional Services & BusinessesAlsbury Creative Website Design . . . . . . . . . . .9Hamilton Cole TV & Satellite Equipment . . . .31Claire Bradder Flute & Piano Tuition . . . . . . .14Little Russets Nursery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Kip McGrath Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Jon Lane Private Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Wakoos Centre4Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Beadelicious Jewellery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21ADC Appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Gozone Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Care Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17LML Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Hallam Trim Window Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . .26SJ Woodhatch Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
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Hundreds of people turned out for the day’sactivities and to see the new extension toNorth Hall for the first time. Ten grandchildren
and great-grandchildren of the North family alsocame to see what had beendone to the hall. One familymember had travelled fromAustralia. The family allsaid it was a very emotionalvisit which they werepleased and proud to bepart of.
The official opening tookplace at 4pm when PeterWinney, Chairman of theNorth Hall ManagementCommittee, welcomedeveryone and thankedthem for coming and givingsuch overwhelmingsupport. He said, “This hasbeen a wonderful day andwe are so thrilled to see somany people here. I thinkwe can say we are veryproud of our achievement.”
Peter then went on towelcome Tom Mursell whoofficially opened the hall byunveiling a plaque. In hisspeech, Tom Mursell,grandson of Mr Mark FNorth, who originally built the hall, said how proudhe was to be able to be part of this venture andpraised everyone involved. Tom’s Aunt Joyce,daughter of Mark, opened the original hall 74 yearsago. Tom went on to say that “in this day and age itis very hard to keep communities like Loxwoodtogether and make the most of their village hall andthat every one should be extremely proud of theirefforts”. He also presented Peter Winney with theoriginal silver presentation key. The unveiling wasthen followed by a dedication by Jane Suter, lay
preacher to the village. This was followed by achampagne reception for guests.
The day started at 2pm with kiddies craft tablesand colouring competition. This was followed by a
May Princess competition.Upstairs in the new
meeting room was anexhibition of village interestsand groups which includedLoxwood Historical Society,Loxwood Community ArtsGroup, Loxwood CommunityGarden Initiative, the villagechurches and a display of thestory of the new extension tothe building.
The wine bar which wasopen all afternoon, wasmade specially for the hall byD Clifton & Son of Loxwood.
The afternoon eventsfinished at 6pm and then itwas time to party!
A large marquee had beenerected at the rear of the halland a party for 150 peoplestarted at 7.30pm with abuffet.
Jean Spira, Chairman ofCommunity Fundraising,said, “It was a marvellousday with so many people
saying how much they enjoyed it. We are nowlooking forward to fundraising for the second phaseto put a new roof on the hall itself, new windows andinsulation and a good lick of paint, as well asimproving the car parking. We have lots of eventscoming up and look forward to the village andfriends enjoying them.”
North Hall is available for parties, weddingreceptions etc. Booking details can be found on ourwebsite: www.loxwoodvillagehall.org.ukJean Spira, Chairman of Community Fundraising
A New Heart for the VillageRe-opening of North Hall, Loxwood, 7th May 2011
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“Where did Fathers’ Day come from?”asked someone in the pub a coupleof months ago.
“Ruddy greetings card companies invented it,”came the reply, and this seemed to be thegeneral consensus.
Back at home Iwondered whetherFathers’ Day really wasjust the product of aboardroom meeting atHallmark, so I set out toinvestigate.
While it seems thereis evidence of aBabylonian boy namedElmesu, carving somesort of greeting on aclay tablet 4,000 yearsago wishing his fatherhealth and long life, Idon’t think we can say Fathers’ Day startedthere – mostly because that’s pretty much it forthe evidence until about 100 years ago.
The most common theory about modernFathers’ Day is that it originated in the US, andwith one particular lady, a Mrs Sonora LouiseSmart Dodd. She felt that just as we dedicate aspecial day to mothers, so we should do thesame for fathers. It meant a lot to her, becauseshe and her siblings were raised in a lovingmanner by her own father after her mother diedin childbirth.
So she began a campaign, and the firstFathers’ Day was held on 19th June (her father’sbirthday) in 1910. It grew in popularity and in1966, President Lyndon Johnson signed aproclamation declaring that the third Sunday in
June would be Fathers’ Day.Now the waters become murky. How did
Fathers’ Day make the leap across the Atlantic?No-one seems to know, but it’s likely that – in themanner of other American traditions – it graduallyseeped into the British consciousness. Greetings
cards manufacturersdefinitely played theirpart though. Neverones to miss a trick,they began producingcards and we boughtthem. It seems that inthe UK, Fathers’ Dayreally took off in the1970s but, unlike inthe US, it’s neverbeen declared an‘official’ day.
Still, as traditionsgo it’s a nice one.
Fathers often get bad press, and some of themquite justifiably so, but surely that doesn’t meanthe good ones should go unrecognised.
The role of dads has changed a lot in ageneration. Most now take on a substantialamount of child care and are much more hands-on than their own dads were. Research showsthat dads who are involved in day-to-daychildcare are key figures in helping their childrendevelop good self-esteem and self-confidence.Their rough-play helps children learn a sense ofcontrol and independence. Crucially, dads whoget involved when their children are young, aremuch more likely to stay involved and in touch iftheir marriage breaks down.
Dads are important, so let yours know howmuch you love him this Fathers’ Day.
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Following on from last month’s recollection ofRice Brothers, KenBedwell brought me in a
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Their business started in 1895as a harness and cycle shopand grew and grew as the motorindustry developed. By 1965they had 300 people working forthem and one of their Horshampremises is still dealing in Fords. I have also been given TheOfficial Guide to BillingshurstSussex (Price 9d) by Mr Wittwhose parents have anadvertisement on the back pagefor their dairy, at Tisseran Farm – now L&W.
Peter Newman has been in with an amazingcollection of postcards ofBillingshurst including one from aMrs Mitchell showing, as shedescribes, “This is our house” –Ingfield Manor.
Mick (sorry, surnameunknown) and his wife havegiven me the first book thatWendy Lines wrote aboutBillingshurst. My thanks toeveryone.
As I have said before, I amfascinated by how things havedeveloped to be where we arenow. So, please keep it coming.
For those of you who sharemy interest in all of this localhistory, I have for sale a bookby Deborah Evershed calledFrom Hadfoldshern toAdversane in which Deborahtells stories handed down inher family covering more than100 years in and around
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Bailey was watching Magnus very carefully.She noted how quickly he sat and got downwhen Mum commanded. She nodded her
head. He was doing okay at that. But she couldsee that he needed a lot of work on sittingstraight in front and at the side so that hismovements were crisp and smart. “He is too fullof himself,” she thought. “Small dog syndromeI’m sure.”
Magnus had arrived shortly after Bailey’s tenthbirthday and she really didn’t see him as a verygood birthday present. James Edward, the bigginger cat, was bad enough, eating her dinnerand stretching himself right across her comfy bedin Mum’s study. But this little creature who rushedhither and thither was quite disconcerting. Hewas never still. He wanted her to play. He toopinched her dinner and biscuits. And worst of alleveryone made a big fuss of him, because hewas so ‘cute’. Even MUM! Bailey had overheardSally saying to Mum, “You should hear yourself,Magnus this and Magnus that …” Mum hadlaughed, but it was true. Even the kids likedMagnus and wanted to play ‘fetch’ with him. Ofcourse Bailey wouldn’t play ‘fetch’ with anyoneunless it was sticks in a fast flowing river. She’dnever liked retrieving and always had got out of itunless she had to at Dog School. In fact she’dnever really taken to Dog School. She’d donequite well and won a ribbon or two and gainedsome certificates and she was very proud ofthem, but she really hadn’t enjoyed having towork at all. She just really liked being here in thesun snoozing and watching the world go by.
She was just settling down for a nap, whenMagnus jumped up to her, poked her with hisnose and said, “Watch me, Bales, watch what Ican do!” And then he set about chasing histail, going round as fast as he could till he hadto sit down puffing and out of breath. Hehadn’t really noticed that Bailey hadn’t evenopened her eyes.
Just then Mum called Magnus, “Com’onboy,” she said, “Dog School time.” Baileychuckled to herself. She didn’t have to goanywhere. “Nah nah ne nah nah,” she mutteredas Magnus raced away to the car and reallysettled down for some peace and quiet.
But Magnus didn’t care. He loved going toDog School. He had some good friends there,like Bowie the American bull terrier and Taz theGerman shepherd, even though he wasn’t in theirclass any more. He loved Emma his teacher. She
thought he was really cute and clever too. In factshe thought he was so clever she had promotedhim to Intermediate Class, even though his sitsand downs weren’t as crisp as Bailey said theyshould be. He wanted to be just like Bailey whenshe did Obedience work. She looked great.
When he arrived, he was surprised to seeRosie the dalmatian who’d been in his puppyclass but she wasn’t interested in him. She didthe most beautiful front sits he’d ever seen. Hetried hard but it was so hard to see Mum when hewas close because he was so little and he reallyliked to see her face. Then he fluffed his mostfavourite exercise called ‘Away’. He lay downbefore he reached the blanket and Mum wasdisappointed. Then, when it came to ‘Retrieve’,he took one look at his twisty rope and forgotwhat he was supposed to do with it. Mum triedhis red Christmas bone but he was soembarrassed he just looked at it. Mum justshrugged her shoulders and said, “Never mind,’but Magnus could see she was disappointed.Emma made excuses for him and said it wasbecause he was in a new class, but that didn’thelp – Magnus was disappointed in himself too.
When they got home Bailey leaped up to greetmum and get a pat. Then she asked Magnushow Dog School had gone. Magnus told her howbadly he felt fluffing up his exercises but Baileysurprised him by saying, “Well you know youhave good days and bad days, but what isimportant you just try your best. Maybe today youwere a bit nervous. I would have been in a newclass, so next time really try hard and listen toMum. Practise at home here too. You can do it. Iknow, ’cause you are a smart little guy and I think
I really like younow.” Magnuswas so pleasedto hear that heran around thehouse as fast ashe could. Thenhe followedBailey to herbed and laydown besideher. He wasvery tired. Next
time it was Dog School, he decided, I will do what Bailey said. I will try my very best. His eyes closed and soon he was fast asleep.Yvonne Fleece
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John Nash is a retired, well sort of retired, fruitfarm manager in Kirdford who enjoys scribblingabout life on the farm from the now to days gone by.
Imust say, he was a big lad. And I mean reallybig. An Ayrshire dairy bull of truly magnificentproportions.This was my first sighting of a dairy bull on
the college farm. I was on my first few daysdown at the dairy farm and a fellow student andI were being introduced to the animals and theirways.
Now, inthose days alldairy farmscarried theirown stockbulls. Artificalinsemination(AI) was onlyused on thebest cows asit was still inits infancy andexpensive toboot.
This dairywas noexception andcarriedseveral bullsto avoid interbreeding between the milkingcows.
The old fellow we were looking at, however,was long past his useful days and as a foundingmember of the herd was looked on as just afaithful retainer by the owners who wanted himto enjoy his remaining days in relative peaceand comfort.
He was not in a stock pen as were the otherboys, but chained in the end bay of the cowparlour. This was apparently because that’show he liked it, and no one would be likely toargue with him for, as I say, he was a big lad.His massive neck and shoulders filled themanger end of the stall and his rear straddledthe dung passage completely. In fact thepassage had been duckboarded so that hecould lay in comfort across the huge expanse.His head was secured in the stall by a manybroken-linked chain, the links joined in placesby wire – this where he had snapped the chainwith a toss of his head when it refused to moveas he wished it.
In fact it was a complete waste of time as hewould only leave the stall under protest or if hefelt it was time for his constitutional.
Our tutor – the herdsman – offered us thehonour of taking the old fellow for a strollaround the yard for just such an event thatmorning. “He’s a gentle old fool, and notrouble.” we were assured.
So we set off. My mate holding the long ropethat passed through his nose ring and fastenedto the chain that circled his stubby horns like agiant tiara while I in turn was allocated the bull
pole – a longwooden polewhich wasclipped to hisnose ring bya quick-releasefastener. Intheory thisshould notonly keephim atdistance butalso givecontrol overhismovementsas wewalked. Eachof us held
him nervously between our respective leashes.It worked as far as the yard gate. Then he
was off.What our fellow workers had neglected to tell
us was that on a bull that old his ring was asgood as useless. His nose was made ofleather – he could have pulled a horse cart toCornwall with it and never felt a squeak.
We hung on as best we could, sliding acrossthe yard in our hobnails followed by gales oflaugher by the assembled crowd.
Thank goodness his attention was at lastdistracted by a couple of heifers who hadwandered over in their stall to see what the fusswas all about. He stopped to give them asniffing over and then returned like a lamb to hisplace in the parlour.
They say that you should always give a dairybull the greatest respect. Well, we did. Wereally did. John Nash
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A red Shorthorn from which the Ayrshire was formed.Photo: Robert Scarth (flickr)
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Moles. Although the weather is dry, moles are stillvery active but have moved their feeding routineto damper areas where it is easier digging forthem and their main food source (worms) arenearer to the surface.
A mole generally woks in four-hour shifts, so ifyou see soil being heaved out of the ground at acertain time today they will almost certainly bethere at a similar sort of time the next day. Theyhave a nesting/resting place that may be undertrees, shrubs or bushes where the ground isundisturbed. Moles feed in an area about the sizeof a tennis court, are very territorial and will fightvigorously for their territory.
Moles have a litter (2-4 kits) in the spring and iffood is plentiful may have a second litter later inthe year.
Gardeners hate moles because they candestroy a beautiful lawn by undermining it andpushing the soil to the surface which ruins lawnmower blades and leaves the lawn looking amess. And it’s not just lawns – in the vegetablepatch where the ground is very fertile and isworked regularly the worm count is much higherhence it is one of their favourite feeding places.
In addition, moles can cause canals and water
structures to drain, the holes erode and enlargeand this in turn causes the bank to collapse.
Moles are one of the few creatures in pestcontrol that we are able to control with traps ratherthan toxic chemicals. Although gasses can beused Pest Force prefer to use tunnel traps. Atechnician using these methods needs to have agreat understanding of how the moles’ runs work,therefore it is only years of experience thatenables me to guarantee that I will catch yourmoles or you don’t pay.Squirrels. Following the piece in last month’sVillage Tweet we have been inundated with callsto control squirrels in loft spaces. There are nowoffspring racing around in the loft spaces keepingpeople awake at all times of the day and night. Mymajor concern for you guys is their compulsiveknawing at the electric cables and water pipes sothe risk of fire is very high and you may haveissues with your insurance companies if they findsquirrel activity is present and you did not takeaction to stop them entering your property.Colin Richardson
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How much of the holiday can you coveryourself? Will your family holiday take careof a fortnight? Some parents juggle
childcare between them. Mum covers two weeksthen dad covers two weeks, leaving just twoweeks to find extra cover. However, it may not bedesirable to split your holidays, nor even practicalif you are a single parent.
What about Grandparents? Some love to helpout, others may still be working themselves, ormay be too frail or ill to help. A different optionmay be to share childcare with another relative ora friend. There will be other working parents atyour child’s school with similar problems.Perhaps you could help each other out.
Could you work from home during the schoolholidays? If you think the nature of your jobmakes this an option, discuss the idea with yourboss. Before you ask, draw up a plan detailingwhich aspects of your work could reasonably becompleted at home. You may find them veryamenable. After all, if you’re not taking a holidaythey won’t have to find cover.
Once you’ve settled on what you, other familymembers and friends can offer, and whether youcan work from home for some part of the holiday,you’ll probably still be left with some time to cover.
Now is the time to investigate paid-childcareoptions. If you have a pre-schooler at nursery,check whether it offers holiday care for oldersiblings. Schools and after-school clubs often run holiday schemes too. The advantage of theseis that they are subsidised by the Government,so are less expensive than private options. The disadvantage is that they fill up fast, so book early.
If you can afford them, there are some terrificholiday clubs on offer. Some specialise in sport,others in a variety of outdoor activities – includingkayaking and rock-climbing. There are drama,music, art and crafts clubs and even clubsteaching circus skills. Check what your local areahas to offer.
Always check supervision levels, trainingcertificates, health and safety information andany Ofsted reports. Try to speak with the groupleaders so you get a feel for what they are likeand whether your child will take to them.
School holidays are never easy if you work,but a little forward planning will relieve some ofthe stress. Remember though, that even the bestlaid plans can be derailed. Last year, on the first day of the summer break, both my two camedown with chicken pox!
Schools Out!Well, not quite, but working parents areonly too aware of the imminent schoolholidays so now is the time to startplanning. Children may look forward tothe long summer break, but for theirparents it can prove a logisticalnightmare. Village Tweet has puttogether some hints and tips to try toease the pressure.
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St Gabriel’s Playgroup, Billingshurst, held aSpring Fayre on Saturday 7th May.
The rain came that morning, but luckily itdried up in time for our fayre.
Our ‘Play Leader’, BeckySparrowhawk dressed as the Wizardof Oz lion, opened the fayre. ABillingshurst fire engine and crewwere in attendance, and the crowdssaw a live ice carving of a frog, byJohn Bolton Ice Agency, which thenbecame an ice luge for the children todrink squash out of for 20p.
There were many children’s stallsincluding Lucky Cups, Face Painting,Name the Sock Monkey (provided bypractitioner Lisa Brazier), Decorate aBiscuit, Lucky Lollies, Ride Ons, Hooka Duck, Tin Can Alley, Kid’s Café, andSplat the Teacher, in whichpractitioner Vi Davis spent nearly an hour and gotdrenched! The bouncy castle was provided byBillingshurst Bouncers. The majority of children’sstalls were priced at 20p.
Adults had a good choice of stalls too, includingteas and cakes, thanks to Tesco Pulborough, home-made cake stall and tombola, with all donationssupplied by our very generous parents. Thanks toKatja for her super craft stall. The money tree and
draw tickets and prizes were all donated by verygenerous local businesses, including Slinfold Golfand Country Club, Guildford Spectrum, BBHLC,
Coco’s, Fullers Fish & Chips, Weald& Downland Museum, AmberleyMuseum and Heritage Centre,Bocketts Farm, West Chiltington GolfClub, Blacksmiths Arms, BillingshurstLeisure Centre, Fishers Farm,Birdworld, Manic Monsters, PDMotors, Foxbridge Golf Club, ChinaBrasserie 2, Budgens, Austens, OldBarn Nurseries, J Baulch, and manymore.
Thankyou to Mayfield Nursery andLisa Brazier, for donations for ourplant stall.
Our compere, chairman IanLusted, by encouraging everyone totry to win our superb draw prizes and
the secret bids, made a big impact on the success ofthe event.
I would like to thank our staff and committee whoworked extremely hard, both before and on the day,to make it a great success.
We raised in excess of £970, still counting, andthe money will be used for resources, furniture andan outing for the children this term. Linda Nicholl, Manager, St Gabriel’s Playgroup
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I love looking at my garden for sure. When I seethe results of all my labours I get a nice warmglow. But as much as I like looking at my own
garden, there is a part of me which is insatiablycurious about other people’s gardens too. It’salways a pleasure to see the product of another’shorticultural vision and it can be inspiring to seehow someone has tackled a particular problem,from damp shade toimpoverished soil.
A few years ago, Icame across adelightful book in theAlastair Sawday rangeof guides calledSpecial Places toStay – British Bed andBreakfast for GardenLovers. It’s packed fullof quirky, eccentric anddownright beautifulplaces to stay inEngland, Scotland and Wales. There are Bedand Breakfasts, small hotels and holidaycottages. Some are on organic farms and acouple are even on islands.
Each property has been selected for its warmwelcome and hospitality, as well as for itsbeautiful grounds. Some even offer gardeningcourses.
The book has recently been republished in itssixth incarnation. The photographs alone areworth the cover price, and there are handygardening hints scattered throughout.
If you fancy a weekend away with ahorticultural twist, look no further than this littlebook. Find their website at www.sawdays.co.uk.
If you enjoy visiting National Trust properties,
did you know that theorganisation owns more than60 holiday cottages located inor right next to its manyspectacular gardens? They offershort and longer breaks, so check themout at www.nationaltrustcottages.co.uk.
If you don’t want to commit to a holiday,but you enjoylooking at otherpeople’s gardens, thenthe National GardenScheme (NGS) wastailor-made for you.Every year hundredsof private gardens areopened to the publicon certain days andthe entrance feescharged go to charity.
The gardens rangefrom tiny to several
acres, but all are inspiring. The NGS publish theirinformative Yellow Book annually, but they alsohave an easy-to-navigate website atwww.ngs.org.uk. Oddly, although it’s called theNational Garden Scheme, Scotland doesn’t get amention. I only discovered this omission when weholidayed in Scotland and found that no gardensnorth of the border were listed. Thankfully, I diddiscover that the wonderful Scotland’s GardenScheme (SGS) plugs the gap nicely. Find them atwww.gardensofscotland.org.
Whether you want to get away from it all orsimply fancy a day away from your own plotgarnering some inspiration, I hope I’ve given yousome ideas.
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With all the excitement of getting a new horseit is easy to forget about planning a suitablediet for your new acquisition. You may know
what the previous owners fed but this isn’t alwaysappropriate if you are going to be doing somethingdifferent with the horse. This step by step guideshould help you to get started. Arriving HomePreparing the stable before you go tocollect the horse isessential as once youarrive home the horse cango straight in and have aroll, go to the loo and startto get to know his newenvironment. Water shouldbe available as soon as thehorse arrives as he willhave lost fluid during thejourney and will need todrink to re-hydrate himself.Adding electrolytes to thewater helps the re-hydrationprocess although the tastecan put some horses offdrinking altogether which isnot beneficial. However,providing two buckets ofwater, one with electrolytesthe other without, allows the horse to drink whicheverhe prefers. If the horse doesn’t drink the electrolytesin the water then they can be added to the feed aslong as the feed is made wet and slushy as the waterhelps to promote efficient absorption of the electrolytes.
Plenty of hay should be made available as fibre isimportant for maintaining gut movement and health.Observing the horse to see whether he is eating anddrinking is important for identifying whether he is o.k.If he doesn’t eat in the first hour monitor him closelyas he may be suffering with colic which could be dueto stress or dehydration. The first mealBefore feeding a concentrate meal it is important toensure that the horse has settled, has had a drinkand is tucking into his hay. Deciding which feed touse can be tricky. A high fibre, low energy feed is afairly safe option until you get to know the horsebetter and then you can make changes if you feelyour horse requires a bit more weight or energy.Good doers that are overweight can be started on alow calorie balancer which provides a balanced dietbut without extra calories. With any new feed it isimportant to start slowly and gradually increase thefeed to give the horse time to adjust to the newingredients in his diet. Start with a few handfuls offeed and bulk it out with a chaff, those that are a mixof alfalfa and straw could be used.
Bran has traditionally been fed to horses that are atrisk of colic but this is now known not to be beneficial
because it has a poor nutritional profile and can alsodisrupt the bacterial population in the digestive tract.As the gut bacteria are so important for keeping thehorse healthy, they are involved in the immune systemand produce B vitamins, it is advisable to try andavoid disrupting them. In fact, taking action toenhance the bacterial population when the horsemoves to a new location is a good idea.
Bacteria are not all badDigestive enhancers such asprobiotics or prebiotics helpto keep the bacterialpopulation healthy. When ahorse moves to a newenvironment it encountersnew bugs that it has noresistance to. If the gutbacteria are compromisedby the stress of a change ofenvironment then they don’tfunction as efficiently andare more vulnerable toattack from harmful bugs. Inturn the horses health canbe compromised which maybe apparent as weight loss,lethargy and poor conditionover the longer term. Using
a digestive enhancer can help to maintain a healthybacterial population and therefore a healthy horse.
How to progressAssuming that the horse has settled in well the feedcan gradually be increased by a couple of handfulseach feed. It should take 7-10 days to reach the fullamount of feed unless a concentrated balancer isbeing used; these are fed in such small amounts it willonly take a couple of days to get to the full amount.
As you get a feel for the horse, his condition,bodyweight and temperament, you may need tochange the feed you’re using. If you’re notsure what to feed then why not contact anutritionist who should be able to adviseyou on the most appropriate feed. For further information visitwww.baileyshorsefeeds.co.ukor for advice call the BaileysHorse Feed Nutrition Lineon 01371 850247 (option2). Kindly mentionyou saw the articlein Village Tweetmagazine. If
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Chiropractic literally means ‘by hand’. Hippocratesrecognised the importance of the spine in relation tohealth. He advised: “acquire knowledge of the spine,
for this is requisite to understanding many diseases”. When joints move they stimulate the nervous system
generating an output that coordinates body function,including muscles. Just think of the nerve as being themessenger between the joints and the muscles. The nervemessage is a representation of how the joint is moving, andthen the correct muscles can be engaged to support thatmovement and protect the joint. When the joint movementis good then the correct message is sent and thecorresponding muscle function is co-ordinated and efficient.However, if the joint movement is incorrect then the nervemessage reflects that change in movement and engagesdifferent muscles to compensate for the change in function.This can lead to poor co-ordination, muscles working toohard and fatiguing early and may cause pain, discomfortand weakness. By maintaining correct joint movement,good nerve stimulation is achieved and the body becomesmore efficient.
Why does joint function change? This can happen for anumber of reasons, the most obvious being trauma. Nowtrauma doesn’t have to mean a huge incident where the vetor doctor was called. A trauma for the body can be a slip, afall, surgery, medication, an emotional upset – anythingunexpected that the body has to adapt to. The morecommon reason is micro trauma and this happens on adaily basis. Most of us are predominantly right or lefthanded so over use one side of our body. We do a lot of thesame actions all day, everyday, this applies to your horseand dog also. This builds up patterning in the body. Every
time joints move a neural pathway is created, the more wedo something the more established that pathway becomes,that’s why the more you do something the easier itbecomes. Those established neural pathways live on inyour body waiting to be activated. Take riding a bike,something you probably did a lot as a child, then manyyears later you have to ride a bike again – you can still do it!The body recognises the neural pattern and reactivates thatpathway. So we can have good and bad neural pathways.
Chiropractors and Osteopaths work with neuralpathways. By maintaining good joint function we maintaingood neural pathways where the body is co-ordinated andfunctions efficiently. That is why it’s a good idea to haveregular check-ups to rebalance yourself and why when youtake a bump and things start to hurt don’t leave it. Thelonger it’s left the more permanent that pathway becomes.Yes the pain may eventually ease because the body hascompensated but you’re not working efficiently and may bestoring up problems for later.
So if you or your animals feel discomfort from time totime, ask yourself why that might be, it certainly isn’t normalto experience discomfort, it’s the bodies warning systemthat something has changed. If your horse is massagedregularly and the same areas keep reappearing ask whythat is. Those muscles are being programmed by jointmovement, is that movement correct?
Next month I shall cover some signs and symptoms tolook out as a clue to joint dysfunction. I shall also explainmore about the relationship and health of joints, nerves andmuscles. If you have any questions before then please donot hesitate to contact me for free non committal advice.Pat Carlton
So, what is Chiropractic?
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The summer holidays are almost uponus. While you sun yourself on a beach,or even in the garden, your home will
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Most burglars are opportunists, whotarget empty homes. This means that theholiday season is bonanza timefor them. However, with somepreparation you can prevent thetrauma of burglary.
Don’t assume that if you areout in your garden your home isprotected. Remember to keep alldoors and windows closed andlocked while you are out there.
Sixty per cent of burglars gainentrance through rear or sidewindows and doors. Makesecuring these a priority.
Fences and hedges are thefirst line of defence against uninvited guestsso should act as an effective barrier, ratherthan just being attractive borders. Plantwhat the Metropolitan Police call ‘hostileplants’: plants that are spiky, prickly or verydense – don’t let them grow too highthough. Your home should be visible fromthe street and to your neighbours. Plantsshould not provide hiding places forintruders. Protect the entrance to yourproperty too. If a gate isn’t practical,consider covering pathways with gravel.Thieves don’t like to announce theirpresence and the sound of footsteps ongravel will deter them entering.
Motion-activated lighting and well litpaths and driveways are a necessity.
Outside security lighting can be cheap toset up and low-energy light bulbs keeprunning costs down. Also, considerinstalling a burglar alarm – as well asprotecting your property, having an alarmcan also lower your insurance premiums.
While you’re away on holiday, some extraprecautions will help protect yourpossessions. Keep valuables outof sight. If they can be seen,then someone might be temptedto try to steal them. Don’t closecurtains in the daytime though,as this announces to the worldthat your house is empty. Investin timer switches to turn lightsand the radio on and off. Cancelany milk or newspaper deliveries.
Ask a friend or neighbour tohelp out. They can move thepost away from the door, draw
your curtains in the evening and make yourhome look lived in. They could even park acar on your drive if you are taking yoursaway. Offer to do the same for them whenthey go on holiday. Good neighbours areworth their weight in gold.
Join your Neighbourhood Watch scheme.If there isn’t one, set one up. NeighbourhoodWatch has an excellent track record ofdeterring opportunistic thieves.
Follow these simple steps and you’llprotect your home and belongings, whichwill allow you to enjoy the summer and aworry-free holiday. All it takes is a littlevigilance and some common sense – butjust in case you’re unlucky, do make sureyou’re fully insured. Suki North
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Every Mon Fitness for Life. United Reformed Church Hall, High Street, Billingshurst. 9.30-10.30am. Info: Sashi (01403) 822504 or 07761 158436
1st June HDC Health Walk. Loxwood. Meet Canal car-park, Onslow Arms, RH14 0RD. 4.75miles. Free, just turn-up at 7pm.
2nd June HDC Health Walk. Billingshurst. Meet Library car-park, 1.5 miles, flat, easy, free, justturn-up at 11am. Jean (01403) 786201
5th June HDC Health Walk. Billingshurst. Meet Library car-park. 10 miles. Free, just turn-up at 10am.7th June HDC Health Walk. Bax Castle, Two Mile Ash Road, near Christ’s Hospital, going south.
Meet in pub car-park, 5.25 miles, free, just turn up at 10am. No dogs. Tony (01403)269232
8th June HDC Health Walk. Billingshurst. Meet Library car-park. 5 miles. Free, just turn-up at 7pm.8th June Messy Church! Billingshurst Village Hall. 3.30-6pm. Billingshurst churches welcome
families to have fun with games, crafts, singing and stories. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Sit-down meal, donation. www.messychurch.org,uk
9th June HDC Health Walk. Billingshurst. Meet at Sports Pavilion car-park, 4 to 6 miles, someslopes and stiles, free just turn-up at 10am. No dogs. Sue (01403) 255710
10th June HDC Health Walk. Barns Green. Meet by the Village Club, 2 miles, mostly flat, can besome muddy patches, free, just turn-up at 11am. Peter (01403) 741305
11th June William Penn Summer Fête. William Penn School, Coolham RH13 8GR. Let’s TurnBack Time ’60s and ’70s theme with cars and people from the era. Stalls, arena events,bouncy castle, hog roast. 12-4pm Adults £1, children free. Minty 07786 513359.
11th June Billingshurst Primary School Summer Fête. Billingshurst Primary School. 11am-2pm.£1 per family. Theme: Fairy Tales & Story Book Characters.
11th June Guys & gals for a rootin’ tootin’ time at Wisborough Green Primary School’s Summer Fayre. On Wisborough Green from High Noon – or we’ll send out the posse!
11th June Ron Green Big Band Night. Fishers Farm. 7.30 to 10.30pm. Billingshurst Branch of TheRoyal British Legion. Bar, food available and a large dance floor. The event is part of thecelebrations that weekend of 90 years of the Royal British Legion. The Ron Green BigBand consist of 17 musicians and play all types of dance music, including, Glenn Miller,Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Jazz, Swing, and Pop. Tickets: £10 from Linda Nicholl, RBLcommittee member, on (01403) 784010 or 07751045331. Concessions available
12th June HDC Health Walk. Loxwood. Meet Doctors car-park, Farm Close, RH14 0UT. 7.25miles. Free, just turn-up at 10am.
15th June HDC Health Walk. Billingshurst. Meet Library car-park. 5 miles. Free, just turn-up at 7pm.16th June HDC Health Walk. Billingshurst. As for 2nd June, plus optional 1 mile extension16th June Billingshurst Village Market. Library car-park, Billingshurst. 9am-2pm. Info: Anita
Burdfield, (01403) 784445, [email protected] June HDC Health Walk. Kings Head, Rudgwick to Baynards. Meet in pub car-park, 5.75
miles, stiles, free, just turn-up at 10am. No dogs. Geoff (01403) 25818018th June ‘Los Endos’ Celebrating the music of Genesis. Billingshurst Centre (formerly
Billingshurst Village Hall). 8pm (doors open 7pm, licensed bar). All the excitement of a’70s Genesis gig with nearly 3 hours of scintillating musicianship and state of the artlight show. Tickets £15 tel: (01403) 787690 or book online via www.wegottickets.com
18th June The 11th Loxwood Beer & Music Festival. North Hall, Loxwood. 2pm. Great beer,ales, ciders, wine and other beverages (hot and cold), plus free soft drinks included inchildren’s ticket price. Bands, bbq, raffle, children’s entertainment. A great family dayout! All in aid of Loxwood Pre-School charity no. 1028523. Karen Ramsay (01403)751839. www.loxwoodbeerfestival.com
18th/19th Human Nature Garden. New green community space in Horsham Park. IncludesJune educational garden, grass amphitheatre, sculptures and orchard.19th June Billingshurst Show. Recreation Ground, Lower Station Road. Carnival procession from
Billingshurst Village Hall 12pm with show opening 1pm. Arena events with many stallsand attractions for all ages. Companion Dog Show with both pedigree and noveltyclasses. Wide range of refreshments available, including BBQ and licensed bar. Charityevent with profits divided between Billingshurst Rotary Club and Billingshurst Scouts andGuides. Admission £1 adults, children free. www.billingshurstshow.org.uk
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Village Tweet will publish details of local events in the What’s On section. Please email brief detailsto [email protected] together with contact or website details. There is no charge for this asVillage Tweet aims to support the local community.
If your event isn’t listed it’s because we haven’t been told about it!
19th June HDC Health Walk. Billingshurst. Meet Library car-park. 8 miles. Free, just turn-up at 10am.
21st June Members’ Afternoon Tea. St Mary’s Guild. Meetings are held in St Mary’s Room, EastStreet, Billingshurst. Visitors very welcome. Info: Beryl Peacock (01403) 7828351st June5th Annual HDC Mid-Summer’s Day Walk & Barbecue. All welcome (£10), Countryman Inn, Shipley at 10am. 5.5 miles, No dogs. Contact Gill (01798) 872939 orBill (01403) 256248 before 12th June to book BBQ.
22nd June HDC Health Walk. Billingshurst. Meet Library car-park. 5 miles. Free, just turn-up at 7pm.
24th June HDC Health Walk. Barns Green. As for 10th June.
24th June Loxwood School Summer Fair. 6-9pm in the school grounds. Come and join in the fun!Fairground rides, stalls, face painting, pony rides, tug-of-war, dancing, music and more. Refreshments, BBQ and bar with live music from saxophonist Simon Bates.
25th June ‘All That Jazz’. Weald Leisure Centre, Billingshurst. 7.30pm. Programme includes: WillTodd’s very popular, foot-tapping ‘Mass in Blue’ and his recent ‘Te Deum’. Led by the ingenious baton of George Jones, Billingshurst Choral Society with the Will Todd Ensemble, The Weald Singers and Soloist Bethany Halliday. Additionally, the Will ToddTrio and Bethany Halliday will be performing a jazz set. Tickets £12, £6 (students), tel:(01403) 741576 or email [email protected] and from Henry Adams,Billingshurst or via www.billingshurstchoralsociety.org
25th/26th St. Peter’s Church, Slinfold, will be celebrating 150 years since rededication of newJune building in 1861, replacing one of 1230. Exhibition in church of 150 years’ histpry of
many village clubs, societies and associations. Refreshments and home-made cakes.Also (on the Saturday) Sweetpea and Rose Show in Village Hall. (01403) 791127
26th June HDC Health Walk. Billingshurst. Meet Library car-park. 10 miles. Free, just turn-up at 10am.
29th June HDC Health Walk. Loxwood. Meet Canal car-park. 5.75 miles. Free, just turn-up at 7pm.
2nd July Southwater Church, fundraiser. ‘Cotillion’ entertain, an evening of folk music, songand verse, ‘Sussex from Candlemas to Wassail’. Look out for posters, or for moredetails phone 07751 045331.
8th July Dame Vera Lynn Trust Golf Day. Wildwood Golf and Country Club, Alfold. Best 2scores to count, 3/4 handicap, individual Stableford competition – full handicap. Baconrolls and coffee on arrival, 3-course eve dinner. Competition to win a car. £250 team of4. Application form call Trust Office: (01403) 780444 or email: [email protected]
8th/9th July Open Air Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The Blue Ship, The Haven.Fri: 7.30pm, Sat: 6.30pm. Performed in aid of Help for Heroes by amateur players, theHaven Heavenlies. Bring a blanket (or two) and a picnic – and hope for midsummerweather! Tickets £10. Info: (01403) 823031
13th July Messy Church! Billingshurst Village Hall. 3.30-6pm. Billingshurst churches welcomefamilies to have fun with games, crafts, singing and stories. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Sit-down meal, donation. www.messychurch.org,uk
15th-17th Horsham FrenchFest. French themed market and entertainment. Free.July www.frenchfest.co.uk
19th July Outing to Canine Partners, Heyshott. St Mary’s Guild. Meetings are held in St Mary’sRoom, East Street, Billingshurst. Visitors very welcome. Info: Beryl Peacock (01403)782835
21st July Billingshurst Village Market. Library car-park, Billingshurst. 9am-2pm. Info: Anita Burdfield, (01403) 784445, [email protected]
24th July Sparks in the Park. 2012 Fun Day and Carnival. Horsham Park. Free.www.sparksinthepark.co.uk
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Neutering is the most effective way ofcontrolling numbers of unwanted cats andkittens, which is why the UK’s leading feline
welfare charity is urging people to neuter now! Cats Protection Horsham works
hard to try and find loving homesfor every feline that comes intotheir care, but one of the charity’smain aims is to encourage theneutering of cats and kittens asthis is the best way to ensurethere will be fewer unwantedfelines in the future. While it’s well-known that cats are prolificbreeders, very few people realisethe extent of the problem. Oneunneutered female cat can beresponsible for 20,000 descendents in only fiveyears!
“Neutering offers many solid benefits to catsand owners alike,” explains Horsham BranchNeutering Officer, Jane Garland. “A neutered catis less likely to spray, less likely to roam and alsoless likely to fight. Neutering also helps guardagainst disease, as fighting cats are more at riskof life-threatening diseases that can be
transmitted through biting and saliva”. It alsogreatly reduces the risks inherent in pregnancy,and of mammary tumours, for female cats.Recently Cats Protection Horsham rescued a
young, pregnant female cat whowas not physically mature enoughto carry a litter and after losing herkittens, is now clinging to her life.
Cats Protection recommendsthe neutering of domestic catsfrom four months of age, but youshould seek advice from your vetfor each individual cat. Theoperation is very simple and soyou will usually be able to dropyour cat off and pick him or her upon the same day.
The cost of the operation varies from one vetto another – ask your vet for a quote. CatsProtection Horsham offers financial assistance tocat owners on benefits or low income to help withthe cost of neutering.
For more information, please contact CatsProtection Horsham on (01403) 274588or email [email protected] visit www.cats.org.uk/horsham.
Don’t breed problems for later – neuter now!
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