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Cover photo: Beautiful variation on the classicHalloween witch theme.By Elizabeth GommIf you have a suitable photo for the cover of Village Tweet please email it to us

Iam writing this in something of anIndian Summer. In fact the weathertook a turn for the better – perhaps

somewhat inevitably following my doomand gloom Editorial last month!But while we are not yet in the grips ofanother winter, the November issue ofVillage Tweet will be the time when, if you run a local shop, restaurant or pub,you should consider your Christmas advertising campaign. Contact VillageTweet now – don’t get left out in the cold!Have a great Halloween!

Grahame

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Last But Not LeastWhat’s On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 45Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Games and quizzesCrossword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 42Spot the Difference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35, 46

EquineSPR Centre’s page: Feeding your horse . . . . . . . .40

Miscellaneous Professional Services & BusinessesRetail Therapy Shows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Bax Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36TechGeek IT and Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36One Stop Computer Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Jim Hills Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Bobtails Montessori Nursery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Tip Top Tutors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Community/Farming/SmallholdingBillingshurst Fireworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Vivace Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Horsham Natural History Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Billingshurst Dramatic Society: The 39 Steps . . . . .24Truly Madly Cakely Pulborough Christmas event . .34Rob Warde’s Faces of Billingshurst:

Support your local shops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Macmillan Charity meal at So India . . . . . . . . . . . .33John Nash’s Farming Column: The apple . . . . . . . .38Girl Guides: Adult Helper wanted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Michaela Giles’ Diary of a Smallholder . . . . . . . . . . . .39Billibiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Wey & Arun Canal: Success for boat trips . . . . . . .42Billingshurst Community & Conference Centre . . . . . .43

MotoringPulborough Private Car Hire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Southern Valeting Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Sussex Towing Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33A-Team Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Macs Private Hire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Health & wellbeingLesley Hawker Sports Massage Therapy . . . . . . . .11Solar Flare, Yoga Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Tai Chi & Meditation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11AM Beauty Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Gozone Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Help & Company Day Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Arun Valley Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Billingshurst Osteopaths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Food & drinkClayfield Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Half Moon Pub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Recipe: Parkin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Queens Head Pub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Wisborough Green Farmers’ & Village Market . . . . .8Monsoon Indian Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Sumners Ponds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBC

FeaturesBook Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Be kind to your boiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Help – my child is a bully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Computing: Organise your emails! . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Garden Tweet!Garden View: Seasonal Treats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Mark Hedges Garden Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Quiz Night in aid of Loxwood Community Gardens . .28Andrew Gale Tree Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Surrey & Sussex Tree Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30AR Garden & Tree Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Clayton-Turner Trees & Gardens . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31George Nicholls Tree Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Village Nurseries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

About the houseFowlers, Estate Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Cracknell Pitt-Draffen, Estate Agent . . . . . . . . . . .4, 5Delta Decor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Mjufa Cleaning Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Figura Kitchens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17, OBCVertus Building Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17West Sussex Interiors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Holly Boilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Miss Mop Cleaning Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Paul Beadell Aerial & Satellite Specialist . . . . . . . .18Appaloosa Upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Cleansing Service Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Oven Revival Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19RW Scott Carpenter & Joiner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Catherine’s Pet Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Hallam Trim, Window Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Apex Aerials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Batchelor & Bacon Kitchens, Bathrooms . . . . . . . .21Euroll UK, roller garage doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Austens Home Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22GJ Coles Builder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Goring Road Carpets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Hamilton Cole, TV & Satellite Equipment . . . . . . . .23Pest Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Odd Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Pearson Joinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Pest B Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24ATG Property Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Creative Curtains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Oakleaf Design, Builders & Property Maintenance .25ADC Appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Denby China Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27DVS Building Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Re-Nu Kitchens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Timothy Allan, Decorating, Joinery . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Little Tweeters!Pumpkin Power! Carving your Hallowe’en lantern .16Kids Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Meet Her Royal Hen-ness, aka Figgy Pudding! . . . . . .34

Keith Hutchinson Director, Billingshurst

7 01403 786787

Keith brings 27 years experience and a record of award-winning client care and attention. He is a Fellow of the National Association of Estate Agents and is a Qualified Energy Assessor so can advise our clients on energy conservation.

He also wears perfectly ironed shirts.

e office is Lori, his wife.

She too is the consummate property professional having managed offices in nearby towns and villages working with clients in Southwater, Ashington, Horsham, Arundel and Billingshurst.

BILLINGSHURST

feel at home

74, High Street Billingshurst RH14 9QS. www.fowlersonline.co.uk 01403 786787

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ParkinThis is a super tasty Halloweenor Bonfire Night treatMETHOD 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas mark 4. Greaseand line a 30cm x 25cm x 5cm tin with non-stickbaking paper. I have a 30cm round tin which,though not traditional, works just as well.2. Sift the flour, ground ginger, bicarbonate ofsoda and salt into a bowl. Stir in the oatmeal andmake a well in the centre.3. Put the treacle, golden syrup, butter and sugarinto a saucepan and heat gently until the butterhas melted.4. Remove from the heat and stir in the milk andthe beaten egg. Add to the dry ingredients andbeat thoroughly.5. Pour into your chosen tin and bake in the cen-tre of the oven for 25-30minutes until firm, and askewer inserted into the Parkin comes out clean.6. Leave to cool in the tin. When cold wrap ingreaseproof paper and store in a airtight tin.This really does improve in flavour after a fewdays maturing so make it in advance and hide it!7. Cut into squares or slices for serving.

INGREDIENTS225g plain flour2 level tsp ground ginger1 level tsp bicarbonate of soda½ level tsp salt225g medium oatmeal115g black treacle115g golden syrup115g soft light-brown sugar115g butter150ml milk1 egg – beaten

Prep time: 20 minutes. Cooking time: 25-30minutes. Serves 12

Tel: 07920097185www.clayfieldfarm.co.uk

Based in Barns Green

Producing free range pork & grass rearedlamb direct to your door

Christmas is coming!We are now taking orders for gammons,bacon & chipolatas made from our own

free range rare breed pigs

You can contact us via email [email protected], by phone or pop in

during our opening hours below. (Check these weeklyby going to our website www.clayfieldfarm.co.uk)

Open most Wednesday evenings 5-7pm andSaturdays 11:30am-5pm

(Please note: as from the New Year we will no longerbe open Wednesday evenings)

TTHHEE HHAALLFF MMOOOONN Kirdford, West Sussex, RH14 0LT

Open every day over

Christmas & New Year!

Call or email now for bookings,

and for our special festive menus.

Other notable dates for your diary:

Saturday 27th October

Beaujolais Nouveau 15th-18th November Special Food & Wine Pairing Menu

Friday 25th January

Burns Night Supper & Music

Tel: 01403 820223

Web: www.halfmoonkirdford.co.uk Email: [email protected]

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Community / Food and drinkEditorial and advertising enquiries:


Chapel Road, Barns Green, West Sussex RH13 0PS. Tel: 01403 730436www.thequeensheadbarnsgreen.co.uk

Traditional17th CenturyVillage Pub

Finest quality beers,ciders and wines

Cask Marque Pub of Excellence

Accredited in CAMRA Good Beer Guide

Finest quality, original home cooked

food using our home grown and

local produce

(Some say it’s the Centre of the Universe)

The Queens Head, Barns Green

FORTHCOMING EVENTS:Wednesday 3rd October Live Music ClubTuesday 9th October General Knowledge QuizSaturday 27th October Hallowe’en PartyTuesday 30th October Music Quiz

Farmers &

Village Market

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Wisborough Green

2nd THURSDAY MONTHLY

9:00-12:30

VILLAGE HALLEnquiries: 01403 700624

WAR REOUIEM Benjamin Britten

Saturday17th Nov 2012

7.30 pm Guildford Cathedral6.30pm Pre-concert talk

Brandenburg SinfoniaBrandenburg Chamber OrchestraTiffin Boys’ ChoirMembers of Freiburg BachchorVivace ChorusConductor: Jeremy Backhouse

Tickets £12, £16 and £24Tourist Information 01483 444334Michael Taylor 07958 519 741or purchase on our website vivacechorus.orgRegistered Charity No. 1026337

View our menu at www.monsoonrestaurant.netMonsoon, 42 High Street, Billingshurst

01403 786636 / 783113

Special OfferEat in or takeaway - Sunday to Thursday

Create your own set meal for 2 for £22

(A 30% reduction on our menu prices)(Chicken, meat or prawn)

Papadam and chutneyAny 2 starters from the menu

Any 2 main dishes from the menuAny side dish from the menu

Any rice from the menuAny nan bread from the menu

All this for just £22Perhaps not the cheapest but we use

only the finest ingredients

We also offer outside catering for large parties, weddingreceptions and functions

Delivery service available to the following areas:Billingshurst, Barns Green, Slinfold, Pulborough, Wisborough Green, Loxwood, Ifold,

Haven, Rudgwick, Coneyhurst, Coolham, Kirdford, Five Oaks, Itchingfield, West Chiltington (Minimum order £20, Billingshurst £15)

We do not compromise on quality“Our priority is high quality Indian food.” We achieve this by using only

the very best ingredients. This passion for quality is the reason our customers return again and again

Take-away service available 10% discount on collection

Eat-in offerWednesdays only

Order a meal and get 25% off the menu prices!

l Applies to any size of party

l Not to be used in conjunction withany other offer

l Applies to food only, not drinks

l Present this voucher to qualify

l Valid until 31st October 2012

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Book reviewsEditorial and advertising enquiries:


The Shining – Stephen KingEven if you have seen and lovedStanley Kubrick’s film, maybe evenespecially if you’ve seen and lovedit, you should read the book. Thebook is not the film. The book is adeeper (and scarier) experiencealtogether.

Stephen King is a master storyteller, and in The Shining he

created a classic novel of possession and isolation.The Torrances are a damaged family. Jack is an

ex-teacher and sometime writer with a drink problem,who takes the only job he can find – the wintercaretaker at a hotel called The Overlook. He takesalong his wife, and young son Danny. They arewelcomed by the chef, Dick Hallorann, who haspsychic abilities which he calls ‘the shine’, andDick quickly realises that Danny shines too. Hehas to leave but forms a powerful connection withDanny, promising that wherever he is if Dannycalls to him he will hear and come – a promise helater honours.

Ostensibly Danny is the main character and thebook is about his father’s descent into madness,but it is the hotel which dominates the story. Kingpaints an incredibly detailed picture withundertones of American Indian burial grounds,multiple homicides, hauntings and sightings. Jackappears to become possessed by forces at workthere. The tension and claustrophobia build athreatening atmosphere. Prepare to be transportedinto the long, dark corridors at The Overlook Hoteland know that something dreadful awaits you there.There’s a plot twist or another dimension on everypage, as you explore King’s carefully craftednightmare landscape, populated with the spectres ofdead children and their maniac father.

As the plot develops, we question whether Jack isreally possessed or simply an alcoholic losing hismind, and whether Danny is psychic or whether whathe sees is because he’s been so damaged by hisdysfunctional family. King’s skill is to weave togetherthe demons, both real and imagined, without drawingany distinct boundaries between the two. As the storybuilds to its terrifying conclusion you will be on theedge of your seat.

The Shining is a book that doesn’t only deserve aplace on the bookshelves of horror fans, but ofanyone who enjoys a well-crafted, fast-paced storywith plenty of depth. Read it and you won’t bedisappointed.

By The Light of the Halloween Moon – CarolineStutson and Kevin Hawkes

Caroline Stutson’s infectious graphicstory, full of rhythmic repetition andalliteration, simply bounces along. Itall begins on the night of a fullHalloween moon, when we see awiggling toe being stalked by a blackcat. The cat never reaches the toe,because it is stopped by a witch,and so the scene is set for asuccession of scary creatures,

including a bungling, bouncy, breezy bat and agrumpy grungy hobgoblin sprite, who are all thwartedin their various attempts to reach the toe.

The repetition of key lines makes it a terrific bookfor reading aloud and encourages younger children tojoin in, while Kevin Hawkes’ scary-comic illustrationsmake By the Light of the Halloween Moon anappealing book for children and adults alike.

The ending, where we finally meet the owner of thewiggling toe, is delightful and sure to leave everyone smiling.

A Good ReadOctober’s scary selection from book reviewer Kath Bennett

In the Club: Four mothers. Twodecades. One guilty secret...

Alison, Ruth, Susan and Harrietmeet at ante natal group. Alisonand Harriet plan large families; Ruthwants one designer baby to inherither business and Susan, whoseparents were separated, is

determined to give her child a stable home.But nothing goes as planned: Alison can’t seem

to have a second child and Harriet is exhausted byher large brood. Ruth falls pregnant again and

Susan struggles to cope.Unanswered questions abound: Who is the father

of Ruth's second child? What will Alison do with herlife if she can’t have another baby? How will Harrietcope when a tragedy occurs? And who is thestrange man Susan sees at the back of a church?

In the Club explores the closeness of femalefriendships and the traumas that threaten to destroythem. 196 pages. Available on Amazon for £3.33 as aKindle download, readable on Apple iPhone andiPad using free Kindle app.

Excellent first novel by Ifold author Gillian Marett

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The role of a sports massage therapist intreating common sports related or overuseinjuries such as bad backs, tennis or golfer’s

elbow, runner’s knee, etc is wellknown. What is often less understoodis that a sports massage is not just atreatment for sporty people but anessential part of everybody’s everydayhealth and fitness, as important as awell balanced diet and regular activity.

In normal, everyday life we are allguilty of poor posture and we all‘overdo it’ on a regular basis e.g. toomuch gardening, golfing, slumping infront of a laptop or TV, leading tomicro trauma or tears in the muscles,tendons and ligaments of which we are unawarebut which continue to build up gradually leading tofeelings of tightness and, if unchecked, can leadto more serious spasms or strains.

This is when a ‘hands on’ massage becomesimportant. By applying various scientificmanipulation techniques including pressure,friction, percussion and stretching movements, anexperienced therapist can effectively break downdeveloping scar tissue (knots) and stretch out

specific areas of damaged and tangled fibres. Inaddition to the numerous mechanical effects,massage greatly improves the flow of blood to

every cell in the body, removingwaste materials, releasing stagnanttissue fluid and supplying all cells withfresh oxygen and nutrient rich bloodfor optimum function. There is aprofound psychological response too;massage reduces blood pressure andstress and increases feelings ofwellbeing, energy and vitality.

So don’t think of massage as anindulgence or only for Olympians, butan essential element for your goodhealth and injury prevention.

As a fully qualified sports massage therapistand personal trainer with ten years practicalexperience you will be in safe hands; so bookyour well overdue massage with me – only young,old, active, lazy, fat, thin people need apply (oh, and any members of team GB out there!)

Lesley Hawker BSc (Hons), Dip PT (Diploma in Personal Training) IISTMobile: 07957 003902 (Home): 01403 753904 (Loxwood)Email: [email protected]

Sports massage therapy – not just for Team GB but for you-hoo!

Sports Massage Therapy

(Not just for sporty types!)“Most people work hard and spend their

health trying to achieve wealth. Then theyretire and spend their wealth trying to

regain their health.”

Don’t get caught in the trap – massage is aneasy, enjoyable way to make a huge difference

to your health and wellbeing right now.

If you want to improve your mobility, flexibility,circulation, reduce stress and reduce risk of

future injuries then book a massage with me.

As a member of the International Institute of Sports Therapists (IIST) you know you

will be in safe hands

Lesley Hawker BSc (Hons),

Dip PT (Diploma in Personal Training) IIST

Mobile: 07957 003902(Home): 01403 753904 (Loxwood)Email: [email protected]

At Hammonds BarnEast St, Billingshurst

Tuesdays 5.30-7pm

Beginners welcomeContact Terry on01403 782197

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Community / Health and wellbeingEditorial and advertising enquiries:


New Additional Treatments:-Semi-permanent make-up

Gel Manicure – Lasts up to 3 weeks!New Lycon wax – No more Ouch ladies!Botox & Filler Treatments (Dr. Anna Puri)

Luxury treatments and surroundings at affordable prices

Established 18 years

Tel: 01403 782290Web: www.ambeautyclinic.com

38 Station Road • Billingshurst • RH14 9SE

A.M. Beauty Clinic

A Beautiful Six Room Vintage Salon We are currently recruiting

Care Assistants

We offer:

Excellent rates of pay

Full training up to diploma level 2

Flexible working hours

For more information please call 01403 783582

Gozone Care, 53-55 High Street, Billingshurst

It’s easy, let us do the work…We specialize in fun fundraising fashion shows offering high street clothes at up to50% off original store prices. All the proceeds from ticket sales will go to your causeand you could also earn commission on clothes sales.

Call: 07816 914318 [email protected]

Our next show is at AM Beauty Clinic, Station Road,Billingshurst on October 6th at 2pm

Need to fundraise for your school, charity, or a local organization?

RetailTherapyShows RetailTherapySh

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Help and Company’s Billingshurst Day Care Centre –Now Open on Tuesday and Thursday

Help and Company at Home Ltd • 01403 788080 / 07799 067512www.helpandcompany.com

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With nights drawing in and weather startingto bite, now is a good time for some extraattention to our health. Soon we will see

more coughs, sneezes and self-indulgence, asgerms go into hyperdrive and wefight off seasonal malaise.

At Billingshurst’s bright, new,Arun Valley Pharmacy, Diane –Pharmacist Manager – is ready.“The proverb is right: prevention isbetter than cure,” she says, “So,we are putting our focus on holdingillness at bay, helping the immunesystem and keeping people warm.”Of course, washing hands anddrying noses is uppermost, sosoaps and tissues abound. But, Diane alsoproclaims, “Fear not your supplements! Vitamin C,echinacea and a daily multivitamin have goodreputations.” Then, “for a boost,” she adds,“consider rehydrating drinks and superfoods, likeherbal teas, porridge, honey and nuts.” Arun Valleyhas all these, as well as foods catering tointolerances; it has also truly entered the modernage with microwaveable wheat bags and amazingsodium acetate hand warmers. Diane has evengone one step further: she offers the latest flu jab,on a private basis – it costs just £12, but do ask for

details, as there are restrictions.Inevitably, some troubles will take hold. For

many of us, it will be lips and skin that dry out fromoutdoor cold or indoor heating; so, balms and

moisturisers are highlyrecommended. For a few, therewill be chillblains, cold sores andindigestion from too muchchocolate! Diane reminds us,“For self-treatments, we providean extensive range, butremember, as a pharmacy, wecan also offer advice and checksymptoms.”

Exercise should be continuedthrough these weeks, although

rest is advised for fever. “Take a moment to updatemedicine chests,” urges Diane, “A thermometer,pain relief, antacid and decongestant areparticularly useful to have on hand this time ofyear.” These are conveniently available at ArunValley Pharmacy, along with efficient service and awarm welcome.Diane Stobbs is a pharmacist of more than 10years – she co-owns and manages the new retailchemist by Billingshurst Station – Arun ValleyPharmacy is your local, independent, community pharmacy.

Help with your health is close at hand

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Village Tweet Quick Crossword Solution on page 42

A caring approach to your health

Billingshurst Osteopaths pinpoint the cause of your condition and offer detailed treatment plans for a range of skeletal and muscular conditions including:

Back, neck and/or shoulder pain Joint and muscle pain Headache or migraine Sports injuries Pain related to motor accidents Pregnancy related pain Arthritic concerns Postural problems Babies with persistent crying,

irritability and poor sleeping

Tel: 01403 786081info@billingshurstosteopaths.comwww.billingshurstosteopaths.com Registered Private Healthcare provider for BUPA, PPP and many more

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Little Tweeters! / About the houseEditorial and advertising enquiries:


Our Americancousins knowhow to

celebrate Halloweenin style. One of thetrademark symbolsyou’ll see outsidealmost every houseat this time of year isa huge carvedpumpkin, or Jack-o-lantern as they’reknown across thepond.

There’s a knack tocarving a great pumpkin lantern. If you wantyours to be the envy of all your neighbours thisOctober, follow our step-by-step guide.

First choose the right pumpkin. Firm andsmooth is best for beginners. Advanced orcreative types might like a more gnarled andwarty specimen. Make sure there are no softspots and that the stalk is nice and firm. Mostimportantly, make sure it sits up without rollingover, or your lantern will be a failure!

If you have to buy your pumpkin in advance,store it in a cool dry place, like the garage, tohelp keep it fresh.

The best carved pumpkins require good tools.You can buy children’s pumpkin carving setswhich work reasonably well for simple designs.However, if you’re after something showy you’llneed a sharp kitchen knife with a long blade, asmaller paring knife and possibly a craft knife. Abradawl is useful too. These tools are adult-onlyfor obvious reasons.

An ice cream scoop or large spoon is great forscooping out the flesh. Don’t forget to lay down

lots of newspaper orplastic sheetingbecause pumpkincarving is a messybusiness.

Plan your designbefore you start.Draw a circleroughly the samesize as the area youwant to carve andget your children tohelp. If you’re stuckthere are somegreat free templates

available on the internet. Tape your design on tothe pumpkin then use a cocktail stick to pushthrough the paper to mark out the design. Thencut it out.

You can carve other vegetables, like turnips,though it’s more difficult to hollow them out. Youcan use cocktail sticks to fasten other smallvegetables, like courgettes, carrots and tinysquashes to your lantern for decoration. With abit of ingenuity you can give your pumpkin faceears or horns. Broccoli and cauliflower florets canmake funky hair.

The only limit is your imagination. Thepumpkins in the photo were carved by a friend’shusband. He hollowed out and carved a littlepomegranate for his pumpkin monster to chomp on!

Once you’ve created your masterpiece soak itin water for an hour. Then pop it on your doorstepfor everyone to admire. If you’re worried aboutleaving a lit candle inside, try an electric tea light. They flicker like the real thing but are totally safe. Sarah Davey

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Designers Giles Slater andGraeme Freedman can boastover forty-five years designand project managementexperience between them.Figura, established in 1991,relocated to Chiddingfold fiveyears ago and is highlyregarded in the local area, butalso work nationally andinternationally.

Figura’s kitchens appearregularily in the interior designand home interest magazines,journalists often contact Gilesfor his views on design andGraeme was recentlyrecommended for a national design award.

As a design company first and foremost,Figura have no ranges of furniture. They designeach project individually using traditional hand

drawings to develop theirideas for and with clients.Their kitchens reflect thecompany’s core values –quality, functionality andstyle – and are built to last a lifetime.

Figura have embraced thetough financial times. Theyrefuse to compromise onquality, for that of course isthe mainstay of Figura, but byoffering clients flexibleapproaches to projectmanagement and design theyhave retained both theirintegrity and developed theiraffordability.

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We are all surrounded by wildlife andmany people have been interested in thenatural world around them since

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The new 2012/13 winter programme is packedwith a wide variety of exciting presentations thatinclude such diverse topics as bird migration,glow worms, lichen, sealife, ponds, ancientwoodlands and otters as well as a number ofpresentations given by expert members. Somepresentations have an international flavour,others are about what is seen in our area. Wintermeetings are held weekly on Monday evenings in

the Wesley Hall, London Road, Horsham andstarted on September 24th. (Details of futureevents can be found on the websitewww.hnhs.org.uk) Beginner through to specialist

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HNHS is a local charity –members live mostly withinHorsham District so if you or

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I’ve been blessed with an abundance of succulentfruit in the garden this year, and my localhedgerows are also brimming with ripened berries,

so it’s time to make use ofnature’s larder and make somehome-made tasty jam.

As with most forms of theculinary arts, there are a fewitems of equipment that will makelight of the task in hand andsecure your chances of success.Pop in to see us at Austen’sHome Hardware where you’ll findour in-store display of pans, jars,utensils and accessories that areinvaluable not only for making jam but marmaladesand chutneys too.

A good-quality preserving pan will always be betterthan any saucepan. Manufactured from stainlesssteel with a wide flat bottom for even heat distribution(a key element in successful jam making) it willincorporate a carry and tipping handle and pouring lipto minimise the risk of hot spillages and wastage.Most preserving pans are suitable for use on solidplate (Aga-type) ranges as well as gas, halogen,ceramic and induction hobs, but do check with us

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You need to cook jam quicklyand evenly – hence thepreserving pan – but you alsoneed to know when it reachesits optimum setting point. So doinvest in a jam thermometer tocut out the guesswork.

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Jam is essentially three ingredients: fruit, sugar andwater. The rest is down to alchemy and theproliferation of recipes you can find in all goodcookbooks and on the internet. With the rightequipment you can make great use of nature’s bounty.

So come and see us at 48-52 High Street,Billingshurst for a comprehensive range of jammaking products and lots of good free advice.David Lobley

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The Billingshurst Dramatic Society areembarking on a secret mission, full ofespionage, intrigue,

sound effects and a very bighouse. The Women’s Hall willagain play host to a daringproduction, that will transportthe audience from a 1930srented flat to a mansion in theHighlands, via a nail-bitingtrain journey over the ForthBridge.

The show is The 39Steps, originally a novel byJohn Buchan, made famousby the Alfred Hitchcock film inthe ’30s. This is anadaptation by Patrick Barlow that sticks to theplot, but adds an air of anarchy and mayhem. Inthe West End the show is performed by fouractors. In the Women’s Hall we have a cast ofover ten people (variously playing spies,professors and doors), with new members ofthe society joining old, for a madcap butproductive rehearsal process! We also have anew face in our backstage team with lots of

brilliant ideas that are being translated to thestage to enhance our production.

So, your mission, shouldyou choose to accept it, is tocome along and witness thejourney of Richard Hannay,to see if he can save a topsecret… secret from fallinginto enemy hands.

Performances run fromNovember 1st to 3rd, doorsopen at 19.15, for 19.45curtain up. MansellMcTaggart estate agentsare our Box Office (tickets£8), or you can email

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join the mayhem and get involved either on stageor behind the scenes. Everyone is welcome. Weput on a show in November and in March, withrehearsals on Monday and Thursday evenings.For the society to jump into our 75th year weneed fresh ideas and talent. [email protected] or visitwww.billingshurstdramaticsociety.webs.com

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The nights may be getting longer, butproduce in the garden is still in abundance.Due to the later start of the season most

plants, especially vegetables,got off to a really slow start, butwhen it did finally warm up inlate July it meant the cropscame in bumper sized!

The month of October is acolourful one in the garden andthe onset of autumn marks thestart of the celebrations andtraditions which unite friendsand family and where we canshare good times within ourcommunity. Take the humble pumpkin forexample. Prize winning or not, it’s a fruit whichwhen picked at the beginning of the month andleft to ripen in the greenhouse, is perfect foreating, just in time for Halloween.

The act of carving out the pumpkin is a familyevent in our house and not a bit goes to waste.The outer skin is used to create a scary face,topped with a pumpkin hat, the flesh from thecentre makes amazing soup (if seasoned well)and the seeds can be toasted and sprinkled inthe soup or even better onto a loaf of homemade bread. A family activity and meal in one…what other fruit offers so much for so little timeand effort?

Autumn is the time to tidy up the garden, butdon’t think of it as outdoor housework. Puttingthe garden to bed should be an enjoyable task,a time spent alone outside in the brisk fresh air,where you can generate your own warmththrough hard work, culminating in a great senseof satisfaction. It’s also an opportunity to becreative and plant out winter/spring bedding

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It’s great to see thenew BillingshurstCreatives shop openingin Jengers Mead. I hopeit’s a great success andpeople take time tocome down and see thewonderful productsmade by local people.

Who suffers if smalllocal stores shut down? Won’t the localcommunity suffer? As a consumer you will nolonger have a multitude of small businesses toshop from. Larger stores don’t always carry alarge selection of products and it’s often hard tofind something unique or made in the UK.

Independent shops select products based ontheir own interests and the needs of their localcustomers. This can guarantee a much broaderrange of product choices and quality.

When you purchasesomething from alocal store what arethe positive effects?• Locally owned

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We all want our children to have goodfriends and can’t bear the thought ofthem being bullied. But what can you do

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The first thing is to keep calm. It is important toknow exactly what’s going on before you act.Was this an isolated incident or is it somethingthat has been going on for a while? Talk to yourchild’s teachers and find out as much as you canabout what led up to the bullying behaviour, whattriggered it, who was involved, and so on.

Discuss what happened with your child. Whydid they act in the way they did?

Bullying behaviour is often caused by otherproblems in a child’s life. They

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Set out clear consequences that you willimplement if the bullying continues, but give yourchild chances to show improved behaviour. Setgoals and reward them when they succeed.

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To boost their self-esteem, find an activity orsport that your child enjoys and give them lots ofpraise and encouragement. You could divert theirexcess energy into jobs around the house –tidying up, watering the garden or walking thedog – anything that gets them moving in apositive way and earns them rewards.

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Meet Her Royal Hen-ness, aka Figgy Pudding!Once upon a time on a small farm near Billingshurst …

Anne said she needed some new chickens becauseGoldie and Blackie were not laying so many eggs.So Izzy, Nanny and Grandad went to Ardingly

Show to buy some. Right at the beginning Izzy had said,“Let’s buy this one”. ‘This one’ was a verypretty hen with lovely markings on herneck but Nanny said, “No, let’s wait andsee what else we can find.”

They looked at every cage at the showand wondered which ones they wouldbuy. Finally Nanny, being a scrooge,found some ‘on special’. These were veryplain hens but she thought plain hensmight lay better. So instead of ‘a couple’she bought four… because they were onspecial.

The hens were boxed up and they gotready to go. As they passed the very firststall again Izzy said, “I really like that one” and pointedto the one she had wanted in the first place, so Nannygave in and bought that one too. Now they had five newhens instead of a couple. The nice man boxed up thenew chicken and gave it to Izzy, “I shall call her FiggyPudding,” she said.

And so Figgy Pudding came to the small farm inBillingshurst and then, being a rather posh hen,proceeded to become the new Queen of the flock.

She scrapped with Blackie right away. She ignoredthe new plain hens and refused to go anywhere nearthem. She only wanted to be with the older hens in thebig house. Of course, she wanted a special perch; shewanted to be first in line for food. And she struttedaround the chicken run, head high as if she were royalty,which of course she was convinced she was. And shewanted nothing to do with people at all, except for food.

She wouldn’t let any one near her or stroke her or letanyone pick her up. In fact, although she was mostunpleasant to everyone she thought she was more than

special because she was so beautiful.At first Izzy was disappointed with the hen she had

chosen, but she didn’t give in to Figgy Pudding’s antics.She fed her, she stroked her when she was sitting on

the nest. When she and her mum, Anne,were out cleaning the shed Anne wouldpick her up and Izzy would hold herchicken.

Finally Figgy started laying eggs, andshe decided that she was going to hatchthem and have babies. So she sat onthem all day. When Sally came in tocollect the eggs, Figgy just sat there withher feathers all fluffy and beautiful. Aftera while she got hungry and went outsidefor some food. After she had scratchedaround a bit, she went back and sat onthe egg that wasn’t there any more…

In the morning the same thing happened. She laid anegg, sat on it for ages, even the other hens’ eggs hadbeen collected. All through the long, hot day Figgy saton her nest only coming out for a little while in lateafternoon for a bite to eat and a drink. That’s when Sallycrept in and took the egg. The same thing happenedevery day for a week. A very hot week. Sally told her thatthere would be no babies but Figgy would not listen. Shesat there and ignored her.

And each day Izzy visited and stroked Figgy andtalked to her. Gradually, after a little while, much to Izzy’sdelight Figgy began to settle down. She started to leavethe shed after laying her egg and scratch around like theothers. The plain hens were very forgiving and let herjoin them now she wasn’t being so horrible to them. Sheeven started sleeping with them in the small coop whenit turned colder.

And every day Izzy came down with a special treatand a little talk with her lovely Figgy Pudding. Yvonne Fleece Photo: Grahame Pearson

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Once you start using email, you will soon findmessages clogging up your Inbox. Onceyou’ve read them, you might want to

organise your email by storing messages, deletingthem, archiving them and moving them elsewhere.

It can be useful to think of your email in thesame way as paper correspondence. Just as youmay organise your paper mail into folders orbinders, the same applies to email. All decentemail programs provide an option to create foldersfor storing mail. It’s worthwhile doing this, unlessyou want to delete them. You could create foldersbased on the category, for a particular person oroccasion. If you decide you don’t need a folder anymore you can easily delete it – just remember thatits contents will be deleted too.

In most email programs, you can create a folderby right-clicking on the top level of your mailbox,clicking ‘New’ and naming the folder. In mostprograms, you can also click on the ‘File’ menuand then click ‘Folder’ and ‘New’. There could alsobe a small button with a picture of a folder on it.You can also create sub-folders within folders inthe same way. Folders within folders are called‘nested’ folders.

To move messages from one folder to another –for example, from your Inbox to a folder you havecreated – you can usually ‘drag and drop’, orhighlight the message and use the menus. You canview the contents of your folders by date, senderor subject. You can also sort them in ascending ordescending order. Personally, I prefer to view bydate, with the most recent messages at the top.

Over time, your folders will grow both in numberand size and archiving will help you manage them.Some email programs do this automatically, but withothers you will have to archive manually – createyour own archive folders and move messages intoit. You could also create a file outside the emailprogram altogether, or store messages on anexternal hard disk or memory stick.

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The AppleJohn 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.

We have reached the time of year when theorchards of Britain will be reaching the endof harvesting their apples after what has

been a very difficult and frustrating season.I have spent a greater part of my working life trying

to master the art of growing this fruit, and finally haverealised that my total knowledge has barely scrapedthe surface of its long and complex history.

We are inclined to perhaps think that of all thebotanical marvels in the world surely the grassesmust be amongst the most varied that are to befound on the planet. From the multitude of smallvarieties that make up your lawns and farmersmeadows, through the wheat, rice and other cerealsthat are grown all over the world, to the bamboos thatgrow to towering heights in the forest of the East. Infact there are over 3,500 varieties of grasses to befound … that’s an awful lot of mowing!

But the lowly apple can boast over 7,500 varieties.How?It all started some 10-12 million years ago in a

valley in Tian Shan Province of China. A forest ofMalus (crab) fruit was formed. While most of thenorthern Europe and Asian areas were scrubbedclean by the ice sheets some 1.75 million years ago,this hidden valley was protected from the ice-ageglaciation by the rising Himalayas to the north andthe extensive deserts to the south. As a result itstayed untouched until around 10,000 years agowhen hunters and traders forged the Trade and Silkroads through to the west. With the aid of the horses’72-hour digestion process the seeds from the fruitsgradually spread far enough through the mountainsfor the birds and other animals – including man – tocarry the fruit onwards. The first record of a sweetapple comes from records in the time of Alexanderthe Great 3,800 years ago, where records show thatgrafting had been perfected in the ancient city ofBabylon, allowing true one variety orchards to begrown. From there its progress spread to the othergreat civilisations.

With the Romans the sweetapple made its way to theseshores, although the Crab hadmade it much earlier and wasused by the natives for alcoholmaking. (Trust the Brits!) Thereare still varieties grown today thatdate back to those times. Thevarieties Court Pendu Platt and

Gris Appearde are believed to date their heritageback to the Italian invaders.

So why the name ‘Apple’?To the Romans it was Ablu; the Ancient Welsh and

Cornish Aval or Avel; the Gauls, Afall – and from thatarose the place names such as Avalon, Avilar,Ardeche and Availles both here and across the nearcontinent.

Once the Romans had had enough of us and ourquarrelsome neighbours to the north and west theyleft our shores and the art of sweet apple growingseems to have gone with them. We naturally revertedto our old ways and took to cider production as themain use of the fruit, until in the sixteenth centurymore enlightened horticulturists realised the potentialof what was hanging on the trees and once morestarted breeding the fruit for eating.

It was the Victorians who made the largest impactthough, with the breeding being carried out by largenurseries like the Laxton Brothers, with retired Vicarsalso doing their fair share – they had large Vicaragegardens, plenty of spare time and, with longdiscussions, following large dinners, over the meritsof this or that apple the urge to produce somethingbetter than a neighbour’s, spurred them on to growmany varieties that still flourish to this day. The Revd.Richard Cox of Slough being the best known perhapswith his breeding of the Cox’s Orange Pippin in 1825.

And what of today’s apples. Many new varietiesare being bred to try to accommodate the moderntaste for crispness and sweetness, sometimes, alas,to the detriment of pronounced flavour, but there areplenty of very good ones that will appear over thenext few years.

So now let’s rejoice in those old favourites that ourforefathers left us. Fruits that carried such wonderfuldescriptive names as Peasgood’s Nonsuch,Blenheim Orange, Devonshire Quarrenden, LordLambourne, Pitmaston Pineapple, Revd. W Wilkes,Bramshott Rectory, Ellisons Orange, etc, not ofcourse forgetting that apple that old Fred Streeteralways insisted was bred at Petworth House, theEgremont Russet.

Just try this… Cut yourself a chunk of good strongcheddar, pour a glass of ale, select your

favourite variety, sit in the shade ofthat old apple tree, and find out for

yourself why for nigh on 4,000years folk have been doing theself-same thing.

By the Way, that forest offruit trees in China, it’s still

there. Tough old customer theapple. John Nash

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Make hay while the sun shines they say – sowe did. It’s so nice not having to winceevery time you look up but all the hay is

now in the barns or rehomed! We have been to a few

local shows and won Best ofBreed at the Cranleigh Showwhich was great; we alsowent National to the HatfieldShow where our January-born gilt had qualified forYoung Pig of the Year. Shemade it into the final six andOliver won the Young Handlerof the Year for his age groupso we were really chuffed.

We had two Saddlebacklitters born in July and have three potential showpigs for next year; time will tell how well they runon, but so far so good. We have another coupleof litters born in August and September to lookthrough yet so we may have a decent show team.The chosen sows are now being put to the boarsfor January-born litters from which we would likemore winners born.

Oliver did extremely well in his GCSEs and sowe got rather carried away with what we agreedto and found ourselves travelling up to Stoke-on-

Trent to buy Sally, a pedigreeMiddle-White sow from somewell-known breeders and soOliver’s herd is slowlybuilding up.

We have had an offer forthe whole flock of BadgerFace sheep and so may getmy wish of starting a smallflock of Wensleydales. Ihaven’t started looking yet incase it falls through. It isprobably a big mistake on

heavy clay soil but you know when youreally have to have something despite your braintelling you otherwise? I like the look of the blackones and so they are probably the mostexpensive or the most difficult to source!

We are not attending anymore shows in 2012so will be able to catch up on those neglectedjobs before the winter. Michaela Giles www.tedfoldcottagefarm.co.uk

Diary of a ‘Commuter’ SmallholderThe continuing diary of Michaela Giles, a Billingshurst smallholder

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In mid-October, Jim Hills Sports, a popularshop in Jengers Mead, Billingshurst, willbe moving to new – larger – premises atHillside Farm, Coolham.Jim said, “When they think of Jim Hills my customerswill – I hope – think of two things: a wide range ofstock and a high degree of expertise. They will bepleased to learn that my Coolham premises will haveeven more space for sports clothes and equipment;the same level of expertise will be on offer and parkingwill no longer be an issue.” Jim added that he will continueto sell goods online and by mail order, and looks forward to seeing his regular customers at his newpremises, which opens on Wednesday, 24th October.

Jim Hills Sports WarehouseOn the A272 at Hillside Farm, Coolham, RH13 8QN

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With winter looming and the abundance of grass nowstarting to decline many owners are turning theirthoughts to what they are going to feed their

horse(s) in the coming season.Hay and grass traditionally provides a horse’s forage

requirements, although in recent years, haylage isbecoming more popular and readily available.Common rules of feeding:• Feed little and often. A horse’s stomach is very small in

relation to its body; a few small feeds are better than onelarge meal.

• Keep a supply of clean fresh waterreadily available.

• Never feed out of dirty buckets – cleanall feed bins and utensils regularly.

• Feed only clean, dust-free and mould-free forage.

• Feed according to work done, not workintended.

• Feed according to age, condition andworkload.

• Make any changes to feeding regimesslowly over 7-10 days to prevent colic.

Types of feed:• Forage. Grass, hay, haylage or chaff (also known as

chop). Forage is made from chopped oat straw, andoften coated with molasses.

• Alfalfa. A flowering plant from the legume family. It is richin nutrients (especially calcium) and much higher in proteinthan oat-straw chaffs. Available in chop or pellet form.

• Compound feeds. These are feeds taking the form ofcourse mixes, or cubes (not really cube-shaped). Thesetypes of feed have had vitamins and minerals added tothem at the correct levels required for the specific type ofhorse they are aimed at. These days, there are a type of‘cube’ or ‘mix’ available for all types of horses andponies. Contrary to popular belief, horse feed cubes arenot sweepings off the factory floor. Feed mills have avery strict hygiene protocol and this simply would not beallowed to happen.

• Balancers. These are concentrated feeds, designed tobe fed in small amounts, typically 100g per 100kgbodyweight. Balancers can be given as a sole feed toprovide quality protein, vitamins and minerals to balanceforage. Balancers are ideal for good-doers who do notrequire extra calories, or to top up existing rations forhard working horses or poor-doers. Good qualitybalancers will also provide a yeast culture to ensurehealthy digestion.

• Straights. ‘Straights’ are not fed very often these daysdue to the difficulty in getting a balanced ration.However, oats, flaked maize, bran and barley are stillreadily available and preferred by some owners.

Jargon busting! Feed manufacturers use several terms todescribe their products some of which can be confusing…• DE. Digestible energy. This is basically the ‘calorie level’

of the feed, which is the energy content of the feed whichthe horse utilises for body maintenance and exercise.The higher the DE means the higher the calorie count.

• Protein. An essential nutrient forming the building blocks

of life. Proteins are assembled from amino acids usinginformation encoded in genes and are needed for tissuegrowth and repair. Protein is especially important forgrowing young stock.

• Fibre. As mentioned earlier, fibre is the most importantelement of a horse’s diet. Fibre keeps the digestivesystem healthy and is low in starch so is ideal for fizzy,excitable horses.

• Oil. Oils are easily digested by the horse and provides‘slow-release’ energy which is less likely to causeexcitable behaviour and is therefore ideal for fizzy horses

and ponies. Oil is high in calories (goodfor gaining condition), and also promotesa healthy, shiny coat.• Starch. Starch provides fast-release

energy that is broken down quicklyinside the small intestine. It is made upof carbohydrates which provides aquick burst of energy and is essentialfor horses in hard work.

• Probiotics. These improve the balanceof 'good' bacteria in the gut. Thesegroups of bacteria have severalbeneficial effects on the host,

especially in terms of improving digestion (includingenhancing mineral absorption), and keeping acid levelsdown. Prebiotics provide a food source for the ‘good’bacteria in the gut (see above) and help them to outgrowany pathogenic 'bad' bacteria.

• Antioxidants. These bind and remove from the body anypathogenic free radicals. Free radicals are caused byultra-violet rays from the sun, x-rays, exposure topesticides, insecticides, herbicides and more.Antioxidants such as vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E,zinc, selenium and grape seed extract will help slow theprocess of aging by preventing free radicals fromoxidizing sensitive biological molecules or reducing theformation of free radicals.

• Vitamins and minerals. These are added to feeds toprovide the micronutrients needed to keep your horsehealthy. Micronutrients are nutrients required by horsesin small quantities to orchestrate a whole range ofphysiological functions, but which the horse itself cannotproduce. Certain vitamins and minerals interact witheach other vitamins can either be fat soluble (A, D, E andK), or water soluble (B and C). Water soluble vitaminscan be ‘made’ by the horse in the hind gut via thedigestion process. Fat soluble vitamins must be provided in the diet.Next month we will look at common feeding

problems.Jeanette Douglas. SQP, Qualified Horse Adviser. SPR Centre. www.sprcentre.co.uk

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Thursday 25th October 2012

‘BilliBiz - The Show’ is being held in the Billingshurst Community and Conference

Centre on Thursday 25th October from 12.00 midday until 6.30pm and

will offer visitors a diverse mix of products and services from the

local business community.It’s a chance for local businesses

to exhibit, network and gain exposure.

For more information please visit www.billibiztheshow.co.uk

Local childcare provider, BobtailsMontessori, is opening the doors of itsfriendly nursery to all prospective parentsof 2-5 year olds on Wednesday 10thOctober, between 1-3pm.

Established for over 20 years, Bobtails willbe welcoming all parents considering newchildcare, or looking to change their existingchildcare arrangements, to come along to thenursery, based in Adversane Lane nearBillingshurst, to meet some of the existingchildren and have a look around at the facilities.

Children are welcome too and will be ableto take part in a range of Montessori activities,indoors and out.

For more information or to book a privateviewing, please contact the MontessoriPrincipal on 01489 565368 or the nurserydirect on 01403 786176. You can also visitthe website on www.bobtailsmontessori.co.uk.

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Sell-out success for new canal boat trips

First running of a new cruise route on theWey & Arun Canal has proved to be a hitwith visitors with almost every place on the

trips that ran on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2ndSeptember filled.

The trips on the recently restored Alfoldsection of the canal, close to the ThreeCompasses pub, marked the first boat use onthe Surrey section of the canal for over 100years. According to Wey & Arun Canal Trustchairman Sally Schupke, the new cruise routemarks a milestone in the Trust’s 40-yearrestoration efforts.

In the run up to the trips, even though theevent and the Trust’s restoration work waspromoted at Dunsfold’s Park’s recent Wings &Wheels event, the Trust had no idea if the

cruises would prove popular. Sally comments,“We have run regular boat trips from ourLoxwood centre in West Sussex for a number ofyears now and these generate a regular streamof visitors but we were very pleased with theresponse to the new cruise route.”

The Trust moved one of its boats – the JohnSmallpeice (named after the Clerk of the originalWey & Arun Junction Canal company), picturedbelow – to the newly restored section of canal atAlfold especially for the inaugural trips inSeptember. It is now hoped that boat trips on theAlfold section of the canal can become a moreregular feature in the Trust’s cruising calendar.

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All films begin at 7.30pmTickets £5.50 on sale at Mansell McTaggart, online at

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Osiligi Maasai Warriors 7.30pm Friday 26 October

The Osiligi are Maasai warriors who tour the UK everyautumn to raise money for their people in Kenya.Their music and dancing has to be seen to be

believed!Tickets £10 on sale at the Centre and online.

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…and in 2013:Sat 9 Feb Elsie & Norm’s Macbeth –

from the theatre folk whobrought us Inspector Drakeand the Black Widow inNovember 2011.

Fri 5 April Fake Thakray – the music andbrilliant lyrics of Jake Thakrayperformed in respectful memory of the satirical genius.

Sat 1 June Los Endos – by very populardemand, back again for theirthird show in Billingshurst.

Sat 6 July The Starrlite Beatles; aftertheir brilliant performance inJuly 2012, booking them toreturn was obvious and imperative. Come and see why!

BilliBiz – Thursday 25 October12 Noon – 6.30pm

Billingshurst Chamber of Commerce exhibition of local business –

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Fri 2 Nov Jimmy CricketThe Jimmy Cricket Laughter Show

Tickets £12.50 – on sale nowIn aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care

Sat 17 Nov Stephen FosterAn evening of stand-up comedy,

following Stephen’s success at theCapitol Theatre earlier in the year

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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

Every Mon Coffee Shop in Plaistow Church. 9-11.30am. Real coffee and a selection of cakes. Why not drop inwith your friends after you’ve dropped your children off at school?

Every Mon Careful Hands – Day Club for people with Dementia. Dial Post Village Hall, & Thurs 10am-3.30pm. Jenny Jupp, 07951 652788.Every Tues Short mat bowls. Billingshurst Community & Conference Centre (formerly Village Hall). 2-4pm. £2.50.

Come and try a game. It’s great fun with friendly people in a small club. Further details Gerry (01403)265873 or John (01403) 783477

Every Tues Help and Company’s Day Care Centre for the elderly. Billingshurst Community & Conference & Thurs Centre, 10am-3.30pm. To reserve your place and book your home-cooked two-course lunch please

phone (01403) 788080Last Thurs Social evening for the villagers of Ifold, Plaistow and Kirdford. Monthly, Foxbridge Golf Club, Ifold,

from 7pm. Meet other local people and enjoy a nice social event. Janice: [email protected] Thurs Wildlife walkabouts. RSPB Pulborough Brooks Nature Reserve, Wiggonholt, RH20 2EL..

10am-12 noon. These gentle rambles are an ideal introduction to the reserve and its varied habitatsand wildlife, taking in the seasonal delights on the brooks or on our heathland trail. £4 per person (£2 for RSPB members). Visitor Centre: (01798) 875851

Every Thurs HDC Health Walk. Billingshurst. Meet Library car-park, Billingshurst, 2.25 miles, flat, easy. Free, justturn up at 11am. Jean (01403) 786201

Every Sat Indoor table top sale and market. Ansell’s Yard, Kirdford Road, Wisborough Green, RH14 0DD.10am-2pm. No entrance fee. Tables £5 (must be pre-booked). Tel: (01403) 700633 or 07798 941940

1 Oct Wisborough Green Horticultural Society Meeting. Talk: ‘Peter Beale’s Roses’ by Simon White.Village Hall, 8pm, £2 non-members, £1 members

2 Oct HDC Health Walk. Health Centre, Station Road, Rudgwick, 4 mile gentle, some slopes and stiles.Free, just turn-up at 10am, please do not park in Health Centre. Keith (01403) 823436

1-14 Oct Date with Nature – A Festival of Fungi. RSPB Pulborough Brooks Nature Reserve, Wiggonholt,RH20 2EL. Drop in between 9.30am - 5pm. Try our self-guided fungi trail which explores the heathlandand helps you find and identify some marvellous mushrooms using our fungi 'top trumps' spottingsheets. Or join us for a guided walk. Tel: (01798) 875851 or www.rspb.org.uk/pulboroughbrooks

7 Oct Indoor Antiques Market & Collectors Sale. Ansell’s Yard, Kirdford Road, Wisborough Green, RH14 0DD. 10am-2pm. No entrance fee. Tables available £8 (must be pre-booked). Telephone(01403) 700633 or 07798 941940

7 Oct Fungi Foray. Petworth House. 11.30am–4pm. Step out into the Park with Nik Westacott in search ofall things fungi. Tasty packed lunch included. £45 per person. Booking essential: (01798) 342207. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth

8 Oct HDC Health Walk. Loxwood. Meet Arun Trust car-park behind the Onslow Arms, 7 miles partly alongWey & Arun Canal, mostly flat, two stiles. Free, just turn-up at 10am. No dogs. Mike (01403) 242564

9 Oct Cranleigh Womens Institute meeting. St Nicolas Church Rooms, Cranleigh, 7.45pm. Our meetings(2nd Tues of the month) are fun and informative with a wide range of speakers. Additional groups forwalks. Quizzes, coffee and lunches. Outings to the theatre, cinema and gardens. We welcome newmembers who can visit at any time. Gill and Brenda (Joint Presidents), tel: (01483) 272337/548535

9 Oct HDC Health Walk. Chequers Inn, Rowhook, 4.5 miles mostly flat, muddy in places, through woodsand fields. Free, just turn-up in pub LH car-park at 10am, no dogs. Geoff (01403) 258180, Pat 240654

10 Oct Loxwood Jazz & Blues Club. Village Hall. With candlelit tables and a licensed bar, it has a very intimate atmosphere with international standard jazz and blues. All profits go towards the renovationLoxwood Village Hall. Tickets £10 from Loxwood Village Stores or Anita Bates on (01403) 752954

10 Oct Messy Church! Billingshurst Village Hall. 3.30-5.45pm. Billingshurst churches welcome families tohave fun with games, crafts, singing and stories. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Sit-down meal, donation. www.messychurch.org.uk

11 Oct Billingshurst WI Annual General Meeting. St Mary’s Room. 2.15pm. Visitors welcome. Hazel Gantley (Secretary) (01403) 784175

11 Oct Wisborough Green Farmers’ and Village Market. Village Green, 9am-12.30pm. Up to 30 stalls selling a variety of locally produced foods and crafts. Contact: Mary Lindfield (01403) 700624

11 Oct Billingshurst Local History Society AGM followed by a talk on that unfortunate wife of HenryVIII, Anne of Cleves and her house in Lewes by Joanna Wilkins. Billingshurst Community & Conference Centre. 7.30pm. Gillian Knight (01403) 784101

11 Oct HDC Health Walk. Billingshurst. Meet at Sports Pavilion car-park, 4 to 6 miles, some slopes & stiles.Free just turn-up at 10am. No dogs Sue (01403) 255710

12 Oct HDC Health Walk. Barns Green. Meet by the Village Club, 2 miles, mostly flat, can be some muddypatches. Free, just turn-up at 11am. Peter (01403) 741305

13 Oct Table Top Sale. Billingshurst Community & Conference Centre. 1.30pm-4pm. Local arts and crafts,small businesses, bric-a-brac, secondhand clothes, linen and books, refreshments and raffle. In aid ofBillingshurst Scouts and Guides. Tables: £10, please contact Linda Nicholl on (01403) 784010

14 Oct Date with Nature – A Festival of Fungi. RSPB Pulborough Brooks Nature Reserve, Wiggonholt, Pulborough RH20 2EL. Drop in between 9.30am-5pm. Join us for a celebration of fungi. Try our self-guided fungi trail or join us for a guided walk. Felicity Cooper (01798) 875851. www.rspb.org.uk

16 Oct St Mary’s Guild Talk: Celebration Lunch with Harpist Margaret Watson. St Mary’s Room, EastStreet, Billingshurst. Members only. Details: Beryl Peacock (01403) 782835

16 Oct HDC Health Walk. Health Centre, Station Road, Rudgwick, as 2nd October

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17 Oct Macmillan Fundraising Event. So India restaurant, Pulborough. Full details, see ad on page 3318 Oct Billingshurst Village Market. Library car-park, Billingshurst. 9am-2pm. Info: Anita

Burdfield, (01403) 784445, [email protected] Oct Barns Green Village Film night. Anna Karenina (12A). Doors open 7.30 for 8pm start. £6 each. To

book go to www.barnsgreen.com or phone (01403) 734408.18 Oct Barns Green & Itchingfield Women’s Institute AGM. Barns Green Village Hall. 2.30pm. Meetings

3rd Thurs of the month. 2012 is our 90th anniversary. Louise Taylor (01903) 743499 or Daphne Lindfield (01403) 791258

19 Oct Macmillan Film night. Anna Karenina. Billingshurst Conference & Community Centre. 7.30pm. Tickets £5.50 from Mansell McTaggart or on the door on the night

20 Oct Big Band Dance Evening. Slinfold Cricket Club. 7.30-12.30. A 12-piece band, dancing and food included. Tickets £15. See www.slinfold.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp for details and booking

22 Oct Macmillan Film night. Anna Karenina. Pulborough Village Hall. 7.30pm. Tickets £5.50 from Four Seasons or on the door on the night

24 Oct Film night. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (12A). Kelsey Hall, Chalk Road, Ifold. 7.30pm. Tickets £5from Oak Tree Stores or on the door on the night. Refreshments and raffle

24 Oct HDC Health Walk. Bax Castle, Two Mile Ash Road, 5.25 miles to the south, mostly flat, some stiles,may be muddy. Free, just turn-up in pub car-park at 10am. No dogs. Tony (01403) 269232

26 Oct HDC Health Walk. Barns Green, 2 miles, as 12th October26 Oct HDC Health Walk. Barns Green. Meet by the Village Club, 4 miles, mostly flat, some stiles, can be

some muddy patches. Free, just turn-up at 11am. Peter (01403) 74130527 Oct Quiz Night. North Hall. 7.30pm. £10 per person. Chilli Supper and Dessert (with vegetarian option).

Bar. To raise funds for the Loxwood Community Gardens Initiative. Bring a team of 4 or 6 or join ateam on the night. Tickets in advance from Liz Lancaster on 753279 or email [email protected]

27-28 Oct Autumn Fair & Optics Weekend. RSPB Pulborough Brooks Nature Reserve, Pulborough RH20 2EL.10am-4pm. £2 adult, £1 child (Free to RSPB & Wildlife Explorer members). Exhibitors and local craftspeople. Browse for an unusual gift, sample some local fare,or join a guided walk. Special activities for ‘Wild Families’ too. Come and Explore! Felicity Cooper (01798) 875851. www.rspb.org.uk

27-28 Oct Kirdford Art Group Annual Exhibition. Kirdford Village Hall. 10am-5pm Sat, 10am-3.30pm Sun29-31 Oct Petworth’s School of Witches & Wizardry. Petworth House. Workshops at 11.30am-1pm or 2pm-

3.30pm. Halloween edition of our popular potion making class will keep all young witches and wizardsenthralled. £5 per child. Booking essential: (01798) 342207. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth

29-31 Oct Wild families – Halloween hootenanny! RSPB Pulborough Brooks Nature Reserve, PulboroughRH20 2EL. 11am-3pm. Get spooky with us as we create vampire bat pegs, a tree of wise owls, andbecome a Halloween character by making your own mask! On Wednesday afternoon we’ll be doingsome face painting, so you can get yourself ready for trick or treating. Donations towards materialswelcome, normal nature trail entry applies. Felicity Cooper (01798) 875851. www.rspb.org.uk

30 Oct HDC Health Walk. Health Centre, Station Road, Rudgwick, as 2nd October31 Oct West Sussex Smallholders Club meeting, followed by an ‘Ask the Expert’ forum. Arundel Room,

Brinsbury Campus, Chichester College, Pulborough. 7:30pm. Info: www.westsussexsmallholders.co.uk1 Nov Billi Market – a new market for the local community. Following the success of local farmers

markets such as Wisborough Green, we are organising a market for Billingshurst. Billingshurst Community and Conference Centre. Last Thursday of each month from 1-4pm. Stalls are available tolocal businesses for £12. They are limited so please ensure you book early! Contact Claire or Bik-Kayto reserve your stall now or for further information: [email protected] or call 07546 210189

1 Nov Timespan (Mr and Mrs Gilks) Jubilee presentation. Still time to celebrate Her Majesty’s DiamondJubilee with this fascinating review of the last 60 years. Billingshurst Community & Conference Centre.7.30pm. Billingshurst Local History Society. Gillian Knight (01403) 784101

Nov 1-3 Billingshurst Dramatic Society’s The 39 Steps. The Women’s Hall, Billingshurst. 7.15 for 7.45pm.Tickets £8 from Mansell McTaggarts or [email protected]. Full details, see page 24

5 Nov Wisborough Green Horticultural Society Meeting. Talk: ‘Central Royal Parks’ by James Buttress. Village Hall, 8pm, £2 non-members, £1 members

8 Nov Billingshurst WI Meeting. Talk by Lesley Chamberlain: ‘Secret Sussex Gardens.’ St Mary’sRoom. 2.15pm. Visitors welcome. Hazel Gantley (Secretary) (01403) 784175

14-16 Nov Tasty Talks. Petworth House. 11am-1.30pm. With talks ranging from regency fashion and architectureto royal pavilions all given by expert historians, you’re guaranteed to discover something new. Includescoffee and two-course lunch. Booking essential: (01798) 342207. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth

17 Nov Britten’s War Requiem. Guildford Cathedral. 7.30pm (6.30pm free pre-concert talk). Vivace Chorus,Brandenburg Sinfonia. Tickets: £12-£24 from Tourist Information (01483) 444334 or vivacechorus.org.See ad on page 8

17 Nov Christmas Shopping Event. Pulborough Village Hall, 10am-3pm. Christmas craft stalls, raffle,tombola, face painting, etc. Fun for all the family. Raising money for Macmillan. Hosted by Truly MadlyCakey: www.trulymadlycakey.co.uk. Contact: [email protected]. See ad on page 34

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AM Beauty Clinic ............................12Andrew Gale Tree Surgery .............29Apex Aerials....................................21Appaloosa Upholstery.....................19AR Garden & Tree Care..................31Arun Valley Pharmacy ....................14ATG Property Solutions ..................25Austens Home Hardware................22Batchelor & Bacon Kitchens, Bathrooms...................................21

Bax Computers ...............................36Billibiz..............................................41Billingshurst Community & Conference Centre......................43

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Help & Company Day Centre .........13Holly Boilers....................................18Interior Concepts, office refurbishment & maintenance.....32

Jim Hills Sports...............................39Lesley Hawker Sports MassageTherapy.......................................11

Mac’s Private Hire...........................34Mark Hedges Garden Services ......28Miss Mop Cleaning Services ..........18Mjufa Cleaning Services.................16Monsoon Indian Restaurant..............9Oakleaf Design, Builders & Property Maintenance ................25

Odd Job ..........................................24One Stop Computer Store ..............37Oven Revival Company ..................19Paul Beadell, Aerial & Satellite Specialist ...................................18

Pearson Joinery..............................24Pest B Off .......................................24Pest Man.........................................23Pulborough Private Car Hire...........25Queens Head Pub ............................8Re-Nu Kitchens...............................27Retail Therapy Shows.....................12RW Scott Carpenter & Joiner .........19Solar Flare, Yoga Classes...............11Southern Valeting Services.............33Sumners Ponds ............................IBCSurrey & Sussex Tree Services ......30Sussex Towing Brackets .................33Tai Chi & Meditation........................11TechGeek, IT & Computers ............36Timothy Allan, Decorating, Joinery ..27Tip Top Tutors..................................41Truly Madly Cakey ..........................34Vertus Building Management..........17Village Nurseries.............................31West Sussex Interiors.....................17Wisborough Green Farmers’ &Village Market ...............................8

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