Ansty Barbara Harding Tel: 01444 412037 Email: barbaraharding.harding@virgin.net BOARD & CARD GAMES CLUB will be meeting in the Village Hall on Thursday 20th February between 2 and 4pm. A wide variety of games will be on offer it costs £2 per person. Everyone is welcome. ANSTY GARDEN CLUB will be meeting in the Village Hall on Wednesday 26th February 7.45 for 8pm. Geoffrey Mead will be presenting a talk entitled “Coasting Along Sussex.” Everyone is welcome. The first draw of the 200 Club took place last week and the lucky winner received the prize of £1000. Marion has already started selling tickets for Draw 2 at £10 each, once all 200 tickets have been sold then the draw will be made again. Please contact Marion on marionpetitpierre@gmail.com if you wish to buy a ticket. RACE NIGHT will coming again to the Village Hall on Friday 28th February 7.30 to 11.30pm. Tickets, which include Ploughman’s Supper, cost £7.50 for adults and £4 for children under 12, these are available from Marion on 453277 or Jean on 454322. All tickets need to be purchased in advance. There will be a bar and a Raffle. You are also invited to buy horses or sponsor a race, the horses in the last race are auctioned off and the winning owner will receive half of what is raised, last year the winning owner received £260. Please contact Marion to buy your horses or sponsor a race. This promises to be a great evening out, so please come along. NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH has come a step closer to the village, there are details on the village website along with the forms to complete if anyone is interested in becoming a street co-ordinator. If anyone needs any further info please email anstyvillage@gmail.com. Balcombe Rosemary Robertson Tel: 01444 811800 Email: roo.robertson@tinyworld.co.uk Last week we placed the Balcombe Village news under the Bolney heading. This was a production error CINEMA – The next film to be screened in the Victory Hall is Captain Phillips on Friday 14 February at 7.30 pm. Tickets available now from Threads at £6. The film is a 12A and stars Tom Hanks. GARDENERS’ ASSOCIATION AGM takes place in the Parish Room on Friday 14 February at 8.00 pm. There will be a Valentines theme with bubbly on arrival so all members are invited to come along for this jolly annual Club Social and AGM. Light buffet food will be available. NEW SUSSEX SINGERS are returning to St. Mary’s Church on Saturday at 7.00 pm when the will be presenting “Romanza” a programme of favourite romantic songs including those by composers such as Elgar, Jerome Kern, Gershwin, Rutter and Vaughan Williams. There will also be a collection of songs from West Side Story by Bernstein. New Sussex Singers are now under the direction of Christopher Braime an exciting young orchestral and choral director; they are one of the premier chamber choirs in the south of England. Tickets are £9 in advance available from Threads or £10 on the door. CHILDREN’S QUIZ – A lovely idea for Sunday lunch time Micki is introducing a quiz for children on Sunday 15 February at 1.00 pm. Pam and Barrie will be the quizmasters and children from 6 upwards are invited to come along with their parents. The price is £2 per child and there will be snacks and drinks on offer. HALF MOON QUIZ for adults takes place on Sunday at 8.00 pm – teams of four. PARISH MAGAZINE COPY is due in on Saturday. NURSERY PRAISE is on Wednesday 19 February at 2.00 pm in St. Mary’s Church. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING takes place on Wednesday 19 February from 8.00 pm in Bramble Hall. The Agenda is displayed on the Parish Council noticeboard and website in advance of the meeting. CHILLI BURNS NIGHT QUIZ – Thank you to all who participated this year, a magnificent total of £561 was raised. The Scouts would like to say a special thank you to the Nizam Restaurant in Haywards Heath who kindly supplied the cooked rice for the evening. ST. MARY’S –Sunday 16 February 8.00 am Holy Communion, 10.00 am Parish Eucharist. Bolney Judith Woodland Tel: 01444 881640 Email: judithwoodland123@btinternet.com Last week we placed the Balcombe Village news under the Bolney heading. This was a production error for which we apologise. Village walks - The next MSDC healthy walk will be held on Thursday February 20, meeting at the Community Cafe, Batchelors Field, The Street, RH17 5PG at 10am. (Map ref TQ262 233). This will be a level 4 walk 1.5 - 2 hours (maximum 5 miles) stiles and hills. Bolney Players - there are still a few tickets left for the pantomime which is to be held in Farney Close School, Crossways, Bolney (off the A23/A272 roundabout). This is a family pantomime Dick Whittington and will be staged from Thursday February 20 until Saturday February 22 (7.30pm) with an additional matinee performance on the Saturday at 2.30pm. Tickets £7.50 for each performance with a £5.00 children’s ticket available on the Thursday evening and Saturday matinee only. Tickets are available from the box office 01444 881422 Chailey Mandy Dembrey Tel: 01273 890777 Email: mandy@dembrey.e7even.com ST PETER’S Church services this Sunday are Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion at 8am and Parish Communion with guest speaker at 10am. Transport can be arranged by calling Peter Martin on 01825 722680 or Teresa Wenban on 01825722586. SUNDAY BREAKFAST is at 9am in the Free Church hall, South Chailey, followed by a short service from 10.30am to 11.30am led by Erik Cornellise. All are welcome to join in the breakfast and service; for catering purposes please call Tony on 01825 766826 to let him know that you will be attending There will also be a service at 6.15pm with Martin Povey after which there will be refreshments. MOBILE LIBRARY (ESCC) is at Grantham Close on Tuesday February 18 from 2.25 to 2.50pm. PARISH COUNCIL meet at the Reading Room, Chailey Green, on Tuesday February 18 at 7.30pm. Members of the public may attend and will be given an opportunity to make representations if they so wish. SUSSEX SEASONS is the subject of the Commons Society talk by photographer Peter Lovett on Thursday February 20, at the village hall, at 7.30 pm. Peter also leads walks with a botanical, ornithological or historical theme. Orchids and butterflies are his speciality and nine native orchid species were found on one walk that he lead on the South Downs. Peter’s talks are highly pictorial and will no doubt show beautiful photographs of our local area. Guests and prospective members are always welcome. For more information call William on 01444 831098. JUMBLE SALE to support Chailey & Newick Rainbows and Brownies is at the village hall is on Saturday February 22 at 11am. Please support the Chailey and Newick Brownies as they fundraise for their Brownie Holiday; donations of jumble would be much appreciated and for collection call 01825 723727 or please take jumble to the hall on the morning. CAN YOU HELP St Peter & St James Hospice? Would you or anyone you know be willing to open your garden to the public? The Hospice are actively looking for a variety of gardens ranging from moderate town/village gardens to larger country gardens, with different planting styles, layout and design. Garden trails would also be very welcome if you are able to arrange for a group of gardens to open on the same day. If you have a garden that could be opened to the public the Hospice would like to hear from you. For an informal chat or too discuss arrangements for opening your garden call Carol Hughes, Community Fundraiser, on 01444 471598 or email carol.hughes@stpeter-stjames.org.uk. ‘BRAMBLES BAKERY’ is a fundraising enterprise by the young people and staff at Chailey Heritage Foundation. Lovely cakes that ‘Brambles Bakery’ produces are now on sale at Townings Farm Shop, Plumpton Road, North Chailey. All proceeds will go towards special outings for the young people in residential provision at the Foundation. The Farm Shop is open every day and times vary for more details visit www.towningsfarm.co.uk or call 01444 471352. SCHEDULE detailing the classes in the Horticultural Society’s three shows is available from the membership secretary Nina Bourne on 01273 401994. Cuckfield Diana Mackenzie email: cuckfieldvoice@hotmail.co.uk SNOWDROP TIME Come along to Gables, Courtmead Road on 15 February between 10 -12 AM and enjoy over 40 varieties of snowdrops in June Raburn’s lovely garden. Not to be missed Entrance £2 in aid of NSPCC Coffee Free Lunchtime Concert with Ensemble Reza at Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield (with soup!) tomorrow, Friday 7th Feb, 1-2pm (lunch at 12.15) This series is set to continue on the first Friday of every month. Lunchtime Concert with Ensemble Reza Haywards Heath Methodist Church, Perrymount Road: Tuesday 11th February, 1-2pm. This series is set to continue on the second Tuesday of every month. Shake away those winter blues and join us for some sublime cello playing with Pavlos Carvalho and Sarah Dubost Hautefeuille playing a programme of music from around the world. There will be a collection after the concert raising money to help fund Ensemble Reza’s programme of local concerts and education work. Cuckfield Nature Village: Our first Spring talk - “Nature Street, Nature Village” – is on Friday 21 February at the Queen’s Hall, 7.45 for 8pm. It was the Sussex Wildlife Trust’s “Nature Street” project that inspired some of us in Cuckfield Local to start our own “Nature Village” initiative, so we are delighted to welcome Laura Brook, Conservation Officer at SWT as our speaker. Advance tickets are available from Wealden Stores and Sussex Crafts, and we look forward to seeing you on the evening. STRICTLY DANCING FOR YOU: Social Ballroom and Latin American Dance classes for adults (Beginners, Improvers & Improvers+) taught in a fun and very relaxed environment by an ex-professional competitive dancer and teachers. Every Thursday evening at the Queen’s Hall. The class is split into multiple levels - 7.30-8.45 Beginners/Improvers and 8.15=9.30 improvers. New starters are welcome at anytime. (Partners are required). Also Zumba Dance-Fitness classes with an extra Latin American twist for adults of all ages and abilities. Classes at 12.30pm every Wednesday at the Queen’s Hall. For more details and to book a place please contact Sarah on 01273 562996, email sarah@livewireschoolofdance.co.uk. www.livewireschoolofdance.co.uk Ditchling Mercedes Madden Tel: 01273 845236 ditchling.correspondent@gmail.com A Fund raising Disco is being held on March 8th at Ditchling Village hall from 7:30 until 11 to raise funds for the extra costs in putting on this year’s fair, which is to to be held on Saturday 21st June.We would be delighted to see you come and dance the evening away to the “Hoo Ha Party Sound System “ Tickets are £6 and will be available from all the usual village outlets. In the meantime please watch the “Ditchling Fair 2014” website for further information Ditchling Film Society - A final reminder that the second film of the month is on Thursday, 20 February 2014 and is entitled Untouchable - a hugely enjoyable French comedy drama.Director: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano. France 2011. 112 mins. 15 cert. On Thursday, 6 March 2014 a showing of A Royal Affair which is a handsome period drama based on the real-life story of Caroline Mathilde, the English princess who married King Christian VII of Denmark during the 1770s, and Johann Struensee, the King’s German physician. Called to the court of the apparently unhinged King Christian VII, the altruistic doctor inveigled his way into the hearts of both the king and queen, with potentially world-changing results. This Danish film is a stunningly powerful portrait of love, lust and betrayal.Director: Nikolaj Arcel. Denmark 2012. 137 mins. 15 cert. DITCHLING WI - for the February meeting the WI were entertained by Mrs Sheila Rawlings, who demonstrated four lovely spring flower arrangements, each in a basket. It was interesting to see the different ideas that baskets can be used for and how cheerful they looked. The arrangements were raffled at the end of the meeting. This was followed by tea and biscuits.he flower of the month was won by Mrs Margaret Emerson.Next months meeting is on Thursday 6th March 2.30pm., to which visitors are very welcome. Rather topically, the speaker will be Jackie Marsh-Hobbs on ‘Brighton’s West Pier’.Briony Coomber 01273845069 Marmalade Morning is on Saturday 22nd February, 10am to 12 noon,Ditchling Village Hall. Entrance £1 to include coffee and biscuits. There is plentyof free parking in the car park behind the village hall. www.hassocksandhurstpierpoint.info is the local community website covering the whole of the BN6 postcode and is packed full of listings and information for the area. If the organisation that you belong to or are involved with isn’t listed on it, then please send details to info@hassocksandhurstpierpoint.info for inclusion. Local businesses can also be listed in the Business Directory for a small charge. Handcross Gail Boustead Tel: 07887 535638 Email: bousteadpgail@@aol.com Now that January is over, how many of us have managed to keep our New Year resolutions of getting fit? If you have failed but really to want to improve your health, fear not, help is at hand! Tomorrow you can join Jann Palmer, a Mid Sussex Wellbeing Advisor, for a cup of tea in the Community Room in the Hardware Stop from 9 am until 12 noon. The Wellbeing Service is a free service which provides support, advice and information on how to give up smoking, get active, eat well, lose weight amongst other activities and as I say, it is free! Jann is also interested in learning what activities we would like to see provided in Handcross to keep us fit and healthy! If this is of interest, and it would be to me if I were able to go along, please use the back door entrance at Dudley House and go up the stairs. If you have been thinking about how to make your home more secure, help is at hand from the Mid Sussex Community Safety Partnership and Sussex Police by way of the opportunity to purchase affordable window alarms as part of a New Year crime prevention campaign. There is an opportunity to buy window alarms for £2.00, which is £2 cheaper than the normal retail price of £4.00; the alarms are available to buy from Police stations in Burgess Hill, East Grinstead and Haywards Heath. Please see www.sussex.police.uk for opening times. Hassocks Steve Berry Tel 07522 279688 e-mail hassocks.info@btinternet.com District Councillors Gordon Marples and Peter Martin will be holding a surgery in the Parish Centre, Adastra Park, Keymer Road from 2.00pm to 3.00pm today, 16th February. If you have any concerns on local issues, your District Councillors are ready to listen and offer assistance and advice. No appointments are necessary. The Royal British Legion Women’s Section are meeting today at 3.00pm in the Royal British Legion Clubhouse, Woodlands Road. Today’s speaker is David Porter on ‘Life above a Railway Tunnel’ Hassocks, Keymer & Ditchling Transition Initiative are holding a Draught-busting workshop on Saturday at 28 Lodge Lane, Keymer. 10.30am – 1.00pm. Learn how to insulate your home. £5. Tel Astrid 01273 846776 to book. Monday sees the next meeting of the Folk Dance Club from 8.00pm to 10.00pm in the United Reformed Church Hall, Keymer Road. Contact Janet on 01273 843399 for further details or just go along. No partner is needed Once again Pembury House, Clayton, BN6 9PH will be open for Snowdrop and Hellebores as part of the National Garden Scheme on February 13th, 18th, 19th and 20th from 11.00am to 4.00pm. All the proceeds go to the NGS charities, which include MacMillan Nurses, Marie Curie Nurses and Help the Hospices. Parking will be clearly signed in Clayton with only Blue Badge parking at the house and the rest at the car park at Clayton Village Green (BN6 9PJ). Plants, preserves and light refreshments for sale. Adult Entry is £4.00 with children and dogs on leads free. The garden is always cold in winter and invariably muddy, so winter attire is a must. The garden is designed to be wheelchair friendly with good access around the house but the ground may be soft elsewhere. www.pemburyhouse.co.uk. The next Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Café takes place on Wednesday 19th February at the Pauline Thaw Centre, Dale Avenue from 6.00pm to 8.00pm. De-Café is an evening support group for people living with dementia, their carers, friends and family to meet people who are in a similar situation. It offers the opportunity to talk and learn from each other, receive support and advice from staff and volunteers of the Alzheimer’s Society, and to generally enjoy a social evening in a safe and secure environment, with light bites and sometimes live entertainment. For further information please contact Dawn Fairbrother on 01403 750485 or 07720 948990 ‘THANKS FOR THE MEMORY’ - two hours of variety entertainment by Friends and Neighbours. Advance tickets for this production on 28th February and 1st March will be on sale on Monday 17th February at Pavilion Electrics in Keymer Road or by ringing 01273 845291. At the reasonable cost of just £4.00 adults, £2.00 child, tickets will include your refreshments. A donation from the proceeds will be given to the South Eastern Kidney Patients Association in memory of a past member of the group, Bob Brooking, and we hope that our audience will support this project we have chosen as we know that SEKPA have been instrumental in providing various equipment to aid kidney sufferers and that there are many in our local communities that would benefit by this kind of help. We are very grateful to the Burgess Hill District Lions for sponsoring this production and hope that our audiences will enjoy the song, dance, magic and audience sing-a-longs that make up the programme. Curtain up on Friday is at 7.30pm and on Saturday, a matinee at 2.00pm. Further details of many more events can also be found at www.hassocksandhurstpierpoint.info If you would like details of your organisations events published in this column, please email details to hassocks.info@btinternet.com, or leave a message (voice or text) on 07522 279688. Items for inclusion should be received no later than 10 days prior to the date of publication. Hurstpierpoint Claire Richard Tel 01273 834065 e-mail claire_richard@aol.co.uk Last call to all community groups and organisations in Hurstpierpoint. The Hurstpierpoint 10th Anniversary Festival will take place from 13th to 27th September 2014. To celebrate this the festival will be hosting the project “My Place on Earth’, an innovative filmed entertainment, not a documentary, screened simultaneously across 6 synchronised screens in Holy Trinity Church. The show will take place on 30 evenings from the end of the festival through to October. There will also be a content of live music, songs, and action. Each evening will ‘feature’ one or two of the organisations, allowing them to publicise themselves. The aim is to celebrate the groups in the village, and the individuals that belong to them, the way they contribute to and make up community life. It will be a very different and fun event creating much publicity. Filming of 1,800 Hurstpierpoint residents, i.e. 30% of the inhabitants of the village, representing their organisations will start in March and take place over a period of 3 months. Many groups have already signed up but more are needed. Please contact Leighton Eves the artist for this project at maybe-tomorrow@hotmail.co.uk. An evening of Speed Dating for the over 25s at the White Horse pub in Hurstpierpoint on Sunday 16th February from 7.30 for 8pm start. Smart casual dress required, Happy Hour at the bar for the first drink. Tickets £7.50 in advance from Doggy Doodles Grooming Salon at 34 High Street. tel 01273 833666. Village Cinema In The Mood For Love (pg) on Thursday 13th, doors and bar open at 7.30 for 8pm screening. Set in Hong Kong two people whose spouses are having an affair meet to discuss it. Their feelings for each other grow, but they fight to control them. Visually stunning and deeply moving, this must surely be a perfect St Valentine’s Day film. Book a pre film supper at the Fig Tree restaurant opposite for a complete night out, tel 01273 832183. Tickets £4 members £6 non-members from Mishon Mackay or from www.hurstfilmsociety.org Thursday 20th February In The House, a film in collaboration with the Hurstpierpoint and Sayers Common Twinning Association. This is a dark, tense and wryly funny story starring Kristin Scott Thomas, in French with English sub titles. A 16 year old boy insinuates himself into the house of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his teacher. Faced with this gifted and unusual pupil, the teacher rediscovers his enthusiasm for his work, but the boy’s intrusion will unleash a series of uncontrollable events. Tickets £5 from The Mint House or on line. Further information on all films on the website. Wolstonbury W.I. meet on Tuesday 18th February at 7.45 pm in the Village Centre Club Suite, when the speaker will be Andy Dalby-Welsh on “My Life in Blind Sport”. Visitors welcome. Are you a Dadswell? Are there any from the Dadswell family still around Hurst? There is someone who has researched into the family history and is keen to contact other members. If you are, can you contact me, and I will connect you with them. www.hassocksandhurstpierpoint.info is the local community website covering the whole of the BN6 postcode and is packed full of listings and information for the area. If the organisation that you belong to or are involved with isn’t listed on it, then please send details to info@hassocksandhurstpierpoint.info for inclusion. Local businesses can also be listed in the Business Directory for a small charge. Newick Shirley James Tel: 01825 722348 Email: shirleyjames422@btinternet.com Newick Country Market will be open on Friday morning fro 10 till 11am in the Village Hall,you need to arrive early if you wish to purchase some of the lovely goodies that are on sale,Homemade cakes,Savoury items. locally produced Cheese, greetings cards, knitted items, plus plants and flowers arrangements, you can also enjoy a cup of coffee and have a natter . The 1st XV rugby team, will be playing at home against Hove 3, it must be a night mare at the moment playing either Rugby and Football with the ground water logged, as I write this column the rain has been pouring down all day, ands there are flood warnings everywhere. The West Country is certainly suffering this winter with all this rain. Services this Sunday are Holy Communion at (BCP) followed by Informal Morning Worship at 10.30am, Lift are available but must be booked in ADVANCE TELEPHONE 722 582. Bulbs think Spring is here there are lovely daffodils out at Fount Hill and I noticed the the hedgerows in some area have green shoots, in my garden I have a mass of primroses out .So roll on Spring weather.. Plumpton Sue Whitaker email: suewhittaker132@btinternet.com PLUMPTON FOOTPATH SOCIETY Change of walk Saturday 15 February Start at The Tiger Inn, East Dean, 10.30. Walk about 3 and a half miles with the option of lunch at The Tiger Inn at the end. Contact Sue Akers 01273 891701 for further details. PLUMPTON CRICKET CLUB AGM will take place at the sports pavilion on Wednesday 19th February at 7.30pm Cricket nets will start on Thursday 27th February and will run for 7 weeks at Plumpton College from 8.35pm – 9.35pm. New members welcome. For further details contact Kelvin Speirs 01273 890785 or by email kelvinspeirs@fsmail.net JUMBLE SALE Plumpton Horticultural Society will be holding a jumble sale in the village Hall on Saturday 22nd February at 2.0pm. As well as refreshments there will be cakes and plants for sale and a tombola. Please bring jumble to the hall from 09.00am on the day. CALLING ALL GARDENERS If you are a keen gardener, enjoy cooking, handicrafts or wine making please come along to the village hall where Plumpton and District Horticultural Society will be holding a membership recruitment session on Saturday 22nd February from 10.00am to 12.00, before the jumble sale. Showing experts will be on hand to offer advice to newcomers. So, anyone who would like to renew their membership, or newcomers who would like to join are very welcome and will be treated to a FREE cup of tea or coffee and a biscuit. Membership is only £4 a year for adults and children up to 16 years are free. You get a free programme of events showing all the various classes to enter in the three annual shows. Show entries are only a few pence each, so have a go at showing your flowers or vegetables etc. and enjoy the thrill of maybe getting a first prize, or even beating the experts OPEN GARDENS 6TH JULY 2014 Are you willing to open your garden on the afternoon of Sunday 6th July 2014 in aid of St Peter and St James Hospice? After last year’s successful afternoon we are intending to “move south” and are looking for gardens at the southern end of Plumpton Lane. Gardens of all shapes and sizes would be suitable and you do not have to know all the Latin plant names!! Please contact Gill 01273 891218 or Terry 01273 891256 Scaynes Hill Sue Morton Tel: 01444 831027 Email: gefrin1@yahoo.com BINGO! The next fabulous Bingo night will be on Tuesday 18 February at Scaynes Hill Club. The caller will be Nick Brayne and the games will start at 7.45 pm. Everyone is welcome to go along to this very popular event. Charity Quiz Night Thank you to all those people who went along last Saturday to the Village Club to support Bridget Pepper. Thank you also to Gaenor Dawson for an excellent quiz. The final figures for the money raised will be in next week’s column. More information about Rosie Pepper can be found on the web at http://www.rosiesposy.co.uk/ Household and garden Waste Collection There will be a collection on Sunday 16 February at the north end of the common. The refuse truck will be there from 10.00 until 12.00. In the event that you are early or late, please do not leave your rubbish unattended or for someone to clear up. Lindfield Rural Parish Council provides this service. New Owners On behalf of the village I would personally like to offer a very warm welcome to Carolyn Hopson and Alison Power, the new owners of Jigsaw Nursery. Carolyn and Alison already run a very successful nursery in West Sussex, called Noah’s Ark and Jigsaw is their second venture. They have great plans for the place whilst maintaining the exceptionally high standards that Jigsaw has already achieved. Good luck ladies and welcome to Scaynes Hill. Power Cut Compensation Payments are arriving thick and fast at the moment although those who applied by phone seem to be waiting the longest. I know that those of us around the Church Road area are receiving £75. The people who were off the longest are all being quoted different amounts. Apparently they have received more claims than expected, with the figure at over 9,000 so far. Please keep me up to date so that we can make sure nobody loses out. Thank you. St Augustine’s Church News Youth Group This Friday 14 February there will be a craft night. Sounds like great fun. I wonder how many hearts will be made? Thank You I would like to thank the wonderful Red Lion Pub in Lindfield for a fantastic meal recently. I won a main course for two and a bottle of wine in the Christmas Raffle at Scaynes Hill Village Club, generously donated by The Red Lion. They were friendly and very welcoming and gave us a lovely evening. Thank you. Vacancy Administrator and Bookings Secretary A vacancy has arisen at Scaynes Hill Village Centre for an Administrator / Bookings Secretary reporting to the Centre’s Managing Trustees. This is an important role within the Village Centre as the individual concerned is the first point of contact for all potential hirers, contractors, employees and Trustees. It is anticipated that this post will involve approximately 7 hours work per week and will be based primarily at home with ad hoc visits to the Village Centre. If you have good IT and interpersonal skills and would like further information or a full job description, please contact on Steve Minter on 01444 831786 or email: steveminter@hotmail.com. Village Photo Quiz How well do you know Scaynes Hill? Well, even if you have lived here a long time there may be a few small quirks that have passed you by. To cheer you up at this generally dark and cold time of year the village website will be publishing in the first week of February, a photo quiz to see if you can identify some little landmarks in and around the village. Check it out at http://scayneshill.webplus.net/. W.I Scaynes Hill WI welcomes any ladies from Scaynes Hill or surrounding areas to go along and join them. They meet on the second Wednesday afternoon of each month from 2.30pm-5.00 pm in the Millennium Centre. The group is very sociable and a great way to meet other people in the village. On the third Wednesday of each month they arrange a lunch or tea meeting at a local restaurant or café for any members who wish to go along. One of their lunches in 2013 was at High Down Prison at the ‘Clink Restaurant’ - the food was wonderful - all of which was prepared and served by prisoners who are training to work in the hospitality industry. The Clink is a charity that works to give prisoners training and job prospects on completing their sentence. On the fourth Wednesday of each month, from 2.30pm to 5pm they hold a craft group in the Millennium Centre. Sometimes they learn a new skill; sometimes they take along their own projects to work on whilst chatting! New members are always welcome so please feel free to go along and join in. Wivelsfield Richard Spencer Tel: 01444 471295 Email: richard.spencer@wivelsfield.net WIVELSFIELD’S ANNUAL PARISH MEETING on Thursday 13th March in Wivelsfield Village Hall beginning at 7.00pm with refreshments with an opportunity to talk to other residents and to see information from local clubs and societies, prior to the commencement of the ‘official’ meeting at 8pm. Topics to be covered this year will include the Wivelsfield Neighborhood Plan and an update on the new road scheme due to be implemented this summer. There will be the opportunity to chat to representatives of the County/District Councils. CONTACT details for information concerning and bookings for Wivelsfield Village & Recreation Ground in Eastern Road RH17 7QH, please contact Louise Gilbert on 07582 806467 or email on villagehalllettings@gmail.com COME FOR A CUPPA at The Cock on Tuesday 4th March, 10.30 to 12 noon. Put the date in your diary now! FREE Fairtrade tea or coffee – not just one variety but several - plus delicious home-made cakes to buy and lots of tasty Fair Trade foods to sample at The Cock Inn, Green Road, Wivelsfield. Say cheers to fair trade farmers in developing countries by joining in this Fairtrade Fortnight Big Brew event. By drinking Fairtrade tea and raising funds for Traidcraft, you are helping families in the developing world to flourish and making a difference to the lives of producers across the world FILM FOR CHILDREN ThIs next special Wivelsfield Films presentation on Sunday 9th March at 4.30pm is to be Disney’s FROZEN - PG. Fearless optimist Anna sets off on an epic journey, teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named, Olaf and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom. Tickets are just £2.50 each are will be available from Playgroup, The Cock Inn and the Village Store. Children will need to be accompanied by an adult. The start time will be 4.30pm with refreshments available from 4.00pm. There will be an interval with refreshments and ice creams. The proceeds from Frozen are being raised for the Wivelsfield Playgroup. FILM LATER IN THE DAY The next Wivelsfield Films evening presentation will be Sunday 9th March is to be GRAVITY - 12A from 7.30pm. Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star in Gravity, a heart-pounding thriller that pulls you into the infinite and unforgiving realm of deep space. Gravity is now nominated for 10 Oscars including Best Film, 11 Bafta’s including best film and winner of the Global Globe -- Best Director. The film was directed by Alfonso Cuarón (Children of Men). Bullock plays Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski (Clooney). But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalski completely alone - tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth… and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space. Slices of homemade cakes, Magnum ice creams and drinks served before the film -- doors open at 7.00pm -- and during the interval. Tickets £5.50 on the door, in advance from Wivelsfield Post Office & General Stores and The Cock Inn or online at wivelsfieldfilms.wordpress.com or indeed via our Facebook page. GPO ARCHIVE FOOTAGE 1933-1940 Wivelsfield Historical Society meeting on Thursday 20th February at 8.00pm in Wivelsfield Village Hall. The speaker is Rod Willerton. The GPO unit was at the forefront of the British documentary film movement and made many historic and important films during its brief existence. Some of Britain’s top film makers, musicians and writers were employed by this unit. The films depict the era leading up to WW2 and are of great social and historical interest today. CHRIST IN PRISON A talk about restorative justice at Lewes Prison by John Durrant, who runs a short course which helps prisoners change their lives by understanding the impact that their crime has had on victims, the community and themselves. On Thursday 20th February starting with refreshments at 10.30 in the Church Room, Church Lane. All are welcome LUNCH BRUNCH a drop-in lunch club for mums, dads, grannies and carers every Thursday from 12.00 noon to 2.00pm in the hall at Otehall Chapel. Enjoy home-made soup and a roll while meeting new friends and chatting to old ones. Children are welcome (but not compulsory !!) and lunch will be provided for them and play-helpers are on hand to entertain them while you lunch. Cost is £3 per adult, £1 per child and babies are free. The entrance to Otehall Chapel is via the side door and there is ample parking. Contact Sheila Blair on 01444 233937 or Sarah Cox on 01444 471260 for more information. PARTY PIECES. Much music, merriment and audience participation. Come and enjoy watching people enjoying themselves. Be part of the celebration of local talent. Bar and refreshments available. Saturday March 1st. Box Office 01444 471201 WIVELSFIELD YOUTH GROUP Due to the resignation of our Youth Leader after seven years, there was a threat that the Wivelsfield Youth Group may have to be closed down. Fortunately a replacement has been found and the Youth Group will continue to be a popular activity for our young people. However, this crisis has highlighted the fact that we still need volunteer helpers to relieve the pressure on our three regular volunteers - just an hour and half a month would help - no qualifications required. Anyone interested please contact Alan Janes on 01444 471 201. WIVELSFIELD GREEN PLAYGROUP & PRE-SCHOOL Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 12.45pm ( Thursdays -- Rising 5’s only ) 2 years to 5 years welcome. Spacious indoor and outdoor play areas in village location with maximum of 24 children per session. Qualified staff. Government Funding accepted. £3.60 per hour. Spaces available. Email : manager@wgpg.co.uk Telephone : Kay Waterman on 01444 471645 ( session times only ). WIVELSFIELD CHURCH YOUTH CLUB for year 7 and above meets every other Friday from 8.00 to 10.00pm. For more details contact Steve & Sue Onions on 01273 890254 stevesue.onions@btinternet.com WIVELSFIELD LITTLE THEATRE are celebrating 50 years of amateur dramatics in Wivelsfield this year. In 1964, they formed as Wivelsfield Green Dramatic Society and put on shows in the Reading Room. In 1981, they moved into the new Village Hall. To help their celebrations, they are hoping to produce a book on their history and are appealing to all former members or audiences to help in their research. They need to borrow old programmes, reviews and photographs from shows in the 60s, 70s and early 80s. Please telephone Joe Mott (01273 842532, evenings) for further information. LOCAL SUSSEX POLICE contact --- PCSO Edward Hall 07917 474106 or 08456 070999 (ext 40526). Bridge Club News West Sussex Bridge Club Results for week ending Friday February 7, 2014 Monday evening 1st Richard Fedrick & Andrew Southwell 2nd John Williams & Philip Hunt 3rd Peter Brown & David Spencer Tuesday evening NS 1st Jeremy Willans & Jill Skinner 2nd Christine Jepson & Neil Watts 3rd Alan Setchell & Dave Towell EW 1st Mick Carrington & Martin Pool 2nd Roy Hamilton & Derek Carr-Hill 3rd Ian Sanderson & Brian Kirkdale Wednesday evening 1st Neil Watts & Philip Hunt 2nd Margaret Collins & Ron James 3rd Chris Gray & Hazel Beveridge Thursday afternoon NS 1st Hazel Beveridge & David Williams 2nd Kathy Jarvis & Marissa Teale 3rd Bridget Gosney & Jean Hart EW 1st David Spencer & Chris Jago 2nd Richard Hopperton & Shirley Robinson 3rd Robert Hirst & Jack Dunnett Thursday evening NS 1st Lorraine Baker & Jane Brann 2nd Andrew Ponsford & Sue Ponsford 3rd Andrew Pettit & Chris Mewes EW 1st Julia Brown & Margaret Watson 2nd Christina Barratt & Pat Weir 3rd Andrew Green & Mike Sinclair WEALD BRIDGE CLUB - results for Friday 7 February 2014:- =1st Mr & Mrs Mann =1st Mr & Mrs Kelly 3rd G Medhurst & R Hopperton 4th Mr & Mrs Kidman Pet detectives Ring June on 07730534049 We are looking for an African grey parrot, missing from Franklands Village during one of the many storms we’ve been experiencing lately MISSSING African grey parrot Grey wings and body red tail. Missing from Franklands Village MISSING SPANGLE Liver + white springer spaniel 2 year old bitch. Docked tail. Spayed. Close cut coat. Is now believed stolen from her home in Timberleys Littlehampton PERCY Male neutered black + white felix type cat. White on chest, tummy + front paws. Shorthaired. 3 years. Small. Micro chipped. Very Timid. Missing from One Hundred Acre Lane Lindfield FLEUR Female spayed white cat with tabby patches. Shorthaired Micro chipped. Very timid. Missing from the Lindfield area ANNABEL Jack Russell bitch. Spayed Micro chipped. White with tan markings. Full tail. Smooth coat. Got into a delivery van at Patching heading for Burgess Hill. She is micro chipped AMY Cream 2 year old Persian flat faced longhaired cat. Micro chipped. Climbed into a transit van on the Lewes Road so could be anywhere DAISY Female spayed longhaired tortorshell cat. Mix of black/ginger/brown, White under chin + tummy. Very amall + stubby. 6 years. Timid. Went missing last JULY from Billington Place Burgess Hill TABATHIA Female spayed small light brown tabby cat. Has a wonky tail. Shorthaired. 3 years Micro chipped. Missing from Lower Village Bolnor Village APPLE Tiny mainly white and tortorshell cat. Shorthaired. 1 year. Microchipped. Very timid. Missing from Maple Drive Haywards Heath STOP PUPPY FARMING If you have purchased a puppy from an outlet selling more than one breed, chances are its a puppy farm. If your dog is showing health or behaviour problems, please ring JUNE on the number given below. All calls in strict confidence Volunteers The local Volunteer Centre provides a free service, helping to link people who want to volunteer with organisations who need volunteers. We work out of venues in both Burgess Hill and Haywards Heath and appointments can be booked to discuss your individual requirements with a Volunteer Centre. Perrymount Playgroup in Haywards Heath urgently needs a volunteer to help out with craft activities and reading a story to the children. If you can spare a couple of hours and love being with children they would love to hear from you. Scope Shop in Haywards Heath needs more volunteers to help out with serving customers, arranging displays and helping in the stockroom. Signposts at the Old Post Office needs the help of a good photographer as s they are entering a competition. The volunteer will help adults with learning disabilities learn to take photographs that will be entered into the competition. They also need somebody with card making skills to run a weekly card making session. Seahorses Swimming Club is looking for more volunteers to help out with swimming lessons for disabled children that are held every Tuesday evening at the Dolphins Leisure Centre in Haywards Heath. Neighbourly Care is looking to recruit a treasurer to keep financial records for this charity that provides practical help for older people in the Hassocks and Burgess Hill area. Daybreak Family Group Conference works with the extended family and friends to make decisions and plans for resolving problems around a child, young person or vulnerable adult to ensure that child’s safety and wellbeing. They are holding a training course for new volunteers who are interested in being an advocate or an assistant co-ordinator at a family group conference. The dates of the training are 7th/8th March. This is a great way to learn more about conflict management and to make a real difference to the life of a child or a vulnerable adult. Fibromyalgia South East is looking to recruit a volunteer with good administrative skills to be the secretary for its board meetings that are held quarterly in Chichester. Travelling expenses paid. The Waterway Recovery Group has just published its programme of camps for this year. If you fancy a cheap break, getting dirty and doing some exercise you could join one of their teams. They have a range of camps – some are for the weekend, others are longer, but at all of them you will help to clean up or restore one of the UK’s many waterways. You can find out more at www.waterways.org.uk These are just some of the ways you can get involved. You can find out more by going online as volunteering opportunities can be found at: www.do-it.org.uk Information about volunteering opportunities provided by Volunteer Centre, Burgess Hill 01444 870711