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The Chronicle is published six times a year by St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly for the benefit of the

communities of West Hoathly, Sharpthorne, and Highbrook.

The publication is edited, printed and distributed entirely within the parish by a dedicated team of

volunteers. We welcome reports of regular and one-off events and meetings, notices of

forthcoming activities, reminiscences, poems, line drawings, short stories, individual viewpoints,

letters, information and news of other matters. Items for inclusion should be sent by e-mail to

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THE EDITORIAL TEAM:

Peter Hartley, Old Timbers, North Lane, West Hoathly, RH19 4QF

Tel: 01342 811238 e-mail: [email protected]

Anne Thorne, Chiddinglye Farmhouse, West Hoathly RH19 4QS


Kathy Brown, Ashurst, Bulldogs Bank, Sharpthorne, RH19 4PH


Marion Jones, 6 Glenham Place, Top Road, Sharpthorne, RH19 4HU


From the Editorial Team . . .

We hope you all had a lovely summer and some good weather during your holidays.

At the end of July, some 30 Chronicle helpers got together for lunch in the garden of ‗Old Timbers‘.

The weather, which had been dull, suddenly brightened up and a good time was had by all - amazing

food and good company. Over 50 people help with The Chronicle in one way or another, so it‘s a

great village and community effort; many hands do indeed make light work. We often feel quite

pleased with the result – but do let us know how The Chronicle can be even better

By now some ideas will have been hatched for the Queen‘s Diamond Jubilee, another community

event for our villages to enjoy together. What a year the next one is going to be with the Olympics

going on as well.

After a very dry start to the growing season it seems to have been a bumper year for fruit and

vegetables. The British Legion Vegetable and Flower show was a great success with some gorgeous

produce on display. Enjoy the usual bonfire celebrations and remember to keep pets safe during this

period. If you have any funny stories to relate or poetic thoughts on any subject, do not hesitate to let

us know and we will try to include them in our magazine—the more variety the better! Also we

would like to hear from some new artists to do a picture for our front cover, don‘t be shy!! Enjoy

the Autumn

From Peter, Anne, Kathy & Marion

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The Chronicle for October—November 2011 -

T h e C h r o n i c l e f o r O c t o b e r a n d N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 1 – P a g e 3

Dear Friends, It’s almost time for our Harvest Service which we are celebrating on Sunday the 2nd October at our 10 am service at Saint Margaret’s and the 6.30 pm service at All Saints’ Highbrook. The School Harvest Service: The School will hold their Harvest Festival ser-vice in the church on Thursday the 29th Sep-tember at 9.15 am. Please do come along to any of these services and celebrate God’s goodness to us as a community and a village and as individuals. In our economic climate we are thankful to the Lord that we have food on our tables and enough to share our riches with those who have fallen on hard times. Please come along to help decorate the church for Harvest Sunday. All items received from the village school, the pre school and our congregations will be shared with ap-proximately 20 houses in our vil-lages, The Family Support Work (FSW) and their house called Knowles Tooth (our Dioce-san Family Support Work located near Hurst-pierpoint), Crawley Open House (the home-less project in Crawley). At each of these des-tinations there is great need at the moment. SALE. There will also, in addition to this, be a sale of jams, cakes, and almost anything that you bring along after the harvest service at Saint Margaret’s. So please do start to make cakes, bread, jam, etc. etc. to sell after the service. We are also depending on you to come along and to buy something too.

Why all the fuss about harvest? Well, firstly to say thank you to God for his blessings on us throughout the year. Whether you farm the land or grow just a few vegeta-bles in your gardens like me; we plan the seeds and the Lord gives the harvest. Sec-ondly, we come to thank God for our health, our jobs, our ability to earn a living so that we can provide for our families. Harvest time is also an opportunity to say thank you for the seasons; the rain, and the sunshine without which our crops would not

grow. It is also a time to pray for those who are suffering as a result of drought, famine, global warming, earthquakes and other natural dis-asters elsewhere in the world and for all those wonderful people who leave the comfort of their own homes to work in these far-flung areas (we think especially of Soma-lia, Ethiopia, Sudan and Kenya – to name just a few). Finally it is a reminder to me that everything I have comes from the Lord our Heavenly Father. There is a lovely prayer that I learnt as a child:

“Blessed are you o Lord our God. Because of your goodness we have these gifts to offer. Fruit of our labour and of the gift you have given us. Take us and our possessions to do your work in the world” Please be generous with your gifts. With my heartfelt thanks.

Ven. Lionel Whatley (Harvest Drawing by Megan Whatley)


TUESDAY LUNCHES AT SHARPTHORNE

HALL:- ‘food for thought’

On the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 12.30 we

have started providing lunch, with hot and cold

drinks and maybe a little something sweet to fol-

low. Open to all, £2.50 per person.

After each meal there will be a little talk about

our faith which will provide “food for thought.”

Come share a meal and get to know people in the

villages. Future dates—11th October, 8th Novem-

ber, 13th December (and 10th January, 2012!).

HIGHLIGHTS OF OCTOBER & NOVEMBER

ACTIVITIES AT

ST. MARGARET’S, WEST HOATHLY &

ALL SAINTS, HIGHBROOK

African Enterprise (AE) Fox Fire Team Visit, Wednesday Oct 19th, at 7.45pm venue to be decided.

A team from South Africa will be visiting and sharing

their faith through drama, dance and testimony. A

special evening for all!

ALL SOULS Service to remember with thanksgiv-

ing the Departed, St. Margaret‘s, Sunday, 30th Octo-

ber at 4.30pm. There will be a sheet at the back of

the church available nearer the time for people to put

the names of their loved ones to be remembered in

prayer.

All Saints’ HIGHBROOK celebrate their Patronal

festival on Sunday, 6th November, at 4.30pm fol-

lowed by refreshments.

SHARPTHORNE HALL Working Party to keep

things tidy, Saturday, 12th November, 9am-Noon.

Bring along your garden tools and lend a hand to

keep the area around the Hall looking good! Of

course there will be refreshments!

ADVENT SUNDAY is 27th November. 9am service

at All Saints and 10am at St. Margaret‘s. Begin to

prepare ones hearts and minds to remember and cele-

brate the birth of Jesus!

Christian Vision for Men’s CONFERENCE Saturday, Nov 19th , 10am-4.15pm, at Crawley

Baptist Church RH11 7HJ. Are you fit for the

Kingdom? Lively and interesting speakers. Con-

tact Derek 01342 810780 for more details.

OTHER REGULAR EVENTS

Men’s Night is a casual gathering for men! 2nd

Monday each month at 8pm. Sharpthorne Club.

FOR FAMILIES at St. Margaret’s. Families

are welcome at any service! The 1st and 3rd Sun-

days 10am are Jubilate Family services which last

approximately 50 minutes, followed by refresh-

ments. Our PUPPETEERS appear on the 3rd Sun-

day. On the 4th Sunday, from 4.30-6pm is Gather

Round - song, Bible stories, and crafts followed

by a tea party! See details on Page 26.

WEDDINGS at St. Margaret’s

Timothy Mark Swainson (youngest son of Trevor and

Joan) married Helen Yvonne

O'Connell on the 26th August.

The whole family were in church on the 28th to

celebrate Trevor and Joan's Wedding Anniversary.

Stuart John Haffenden and Rachel Anne Far-

ley(younger daughter of Keith and Brenda of Home

Platt) were married the next day, 27th August.

Simon Martyn Nicholas Thom and Zoe Anne

Mace(eldest daughter of Lynton of Garden Mead)

were married on Friday, 2nd September. For their

first journey together, they were loaded into a

wheelbarrow and driven to the Bowls Club – great

excitement!.

AND at All Saints, Daniel Pearce Greenaway

married Helene Dominique Haddad on Saturday,

3rd September. The church was filled with flowers -

an amazing sight!

FUNERALS:

George Nickolls. George was buried at

St. Margaret's on 25th August. Please

pray for Betty and their family, James

and Sally. An appreciation of George

appears later.

Wendy Robson of Sutton Farm died recently.

Please pray for her husband, John and their children

John and Mark. St. Margaret‘s was packed for the

funeral, a tribute to a much-loved family. Lionel Whatley and Valerie Fyans


WEST HOATHLY VILLAGE SHOP – THE LATEST NEWS:

The good news is that following our appeal for pioneer investors in

the old Hilltop Stores an encouraging number of villagers in and around the Par-

ish did come forward to pledge money for restarting the old village shop.

However as I already alluded to in the previous Chronicle, the old

shop was on the open market and the not so good news is that I have been told

that the owners have now accepted an offer from another buyer subject to com-

pletion. The Shop Committee has therefore decided not to pursue this any further

and to revert back to our original proposal of building a community shop, perhaps

combined with a new/modernised clubhouse on the North Lane Rec. AND IT STILL DOES!

We are in discussion with the Parish Council as to what the best way to proceed is, and as be-

fore, the Plunkett Foundation will assist us. In this context, I would like to mention the growing nationwide

interest in village/community shops, as some of you may have seen recently on TV ―Village SOS.‖

I will be contacting the kind people who have pledged money to ask whether or not they are

willing to keep their pledge on file for the new project, or whether they would like to withdraw. This is not

an urgent decision as no cash has been exchanged. Not to worry, this is just a temporary setback which may

turn out to be a blessing in disguise. I will keep you posted of any further news.

By the way still looking for villagers with legal and/or financial skills willing to give us some of their time.

West Hoathly Village Shop Committee Robert Mensinga [email protected] 01342 811332 xxxxxxxxxxxx

THE DIAMOND JUBILEE

Weekend 2nd to 5th June 2012

FUN AND FAYRES IN THE VILLAGES

At the invitation of the Parish Council, over 30 people met in the School on 14th

September to talk over ideas and plans for celebrating the Queen‘s Diamond Jubilee next year. Some came

as individuals, others representing a whole variety of organisations in our villages. The Council is keen to

ensure that there are some community-wide events for everyone in the Parish, including people who live in

the more outlying parts of our area.

Ideas discussed included:-

Ø A pageant of floats and displays, starting in Highbrook and Sharpthorne (possibly also in Selsfield)

coming together and ending up on the North Lane Rec. The theme could be

‗Queens of England.‘ It could be accompanied by a vintage car display. Proba-

bly for Monday 4th June.

Ø A Street Fair, or similar, with stalls around the Rec.

Ø Competitions for fancy dress, scarecrows throughout the villages on a royal

theme, best float, etc

Ø Sports tournaments such as ‗tug-of-war,‘ croquet, others to suit

Ø Torchlight processions to light beacons in West Hoathly and Highbrook – part

of a national chain on Monday 4th June

Ø A ‗big‘ lunch - part of a national celebration and/or a grand picnic on Sunday,

3rd June

Ø Street parties and barbeques, local events in all our different villages and all

around the Parish

Ø A permanent commemoration by having a proper flagpole in the Parish, or planting a special tree

Ø Entertainments galore, displays of art and gardens, and so on and so on!

It was felt that a marquee would be needed for the weekend and, as a first step, the Parish Council is look-

ing at costs for this. Maybe the cost could be covered partly through funding events, raffles and sponsor-

ships during the next 6 months, together with a Parish Council contribution. There is a further meeting to

report on this, to establish Steering Groups which would plan the pageant for the Jubilee, to plan the ‗big‘

lunch and to gather together the plans of different organisations over the weekend – 8pm on Thursday 20th

October in the School. All are welcome to come, to hear, to contribute more ideas and to offer to help!

Watch for more details on the Hub or in the next Chronicle. Peter Hartley

One Farewell and a Welcome back

from the holidays! As we return from their summer holidays your Parish Council is gearing up for several new initiatives about which we shall keep you informed here and through the Hoathly Hub and the Parish Council website. There you can also see all the agendas of our planned meetings and the minutes of what has been discussed. You can of course also come to any of our meetings and pose questions for the committees or the entire Council – you will be most welcome!

Our thanks to Marion Jones Marion has been the Parish Council and West Hoathly Village Hall bookkeeper for the last 7 years during which time she has brought a great deal of expertise and order to our financial affairs. She has now decided to stand down from the role and free up more of her time. We would like to thank Marion wholeheartedly for her contribution.

Highways and Traffic For a long time, issues related to traffic, parking and pedestrian safety have been at the top of residents concerns. During September and October we are engaging the services of a spe-cialist consultancy to re-examine the main issue “hotspots” to advise us. We will keep you posted on the outcome of this work.

2012 Diamond Jubilee During September we hosted a forum at which all interested parish groups discussed possible plans for the June 2012 Jubilee weekend. The Parish Council is keen to use the occasion to promote activities which involve the whole parish. A specific report is included elsewhere in this Chronicle.

Neighbourhood Plans You may well have heard or read some coverage about the topic of District or Neighbourhood Plans in the context of the way the local authority planning system is changing and the imminent Localism Act. Your Parish Council has been keeping a very close eye on this topic and two councillors attended a Mid Sussex District Council briefing during the summer.

Thefts and Vandalism We are very lucky to live in a very low crime area. Unfortunately we have now had three occasions this summer when the allotments in Finche Field have been subjected to vandalism or various thefts which on two occasions also resulted in a significant loss of metered water. We would ask everyone to be alert to any further incidents and anyone with any relevant information to contact the Police or the Parish Clerk..

Parish Council’s relevance to the whole parish We are keen to ensure that your Parish Council is seen to be relevant and working for ALL parts of the parish. We recently discussed how to improve this after some comments from outlying areas in particular. There has been an active discussion on the Hoathly Hub Speak Out facility about the Council name and the logo and if you have any thoughts on the topic please use Speak Out or contact us as below.

Broadband performance West Sussex CC has some funds to improve rural area’s broadband experience. A local survey is running on the Hoathly Hub’s Speak Out section and we would like as many samples as possible to see if we have a case for applying these funds in our area.

WEST HOATHLY PARISH COUNCIL October 2011

Parish Clerk: Helen Schofield - The Parish Office, North Lane, West Hoathly, RH19 4QG T: 01342 811301 E: [email protected]

Website: www.westhoathly.gov.uk The office is open on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday between 9am and noon. Messages can be

left at all other times on answer phone or email.


West Hoathly

School

Where did the Summer Holidays

go? We have been back at

school for a week now and judg-

ing by the weather outside, Summer is well and

truly over. This term we welcome fourteen

brand new little learners to our reception class.

They have made a very good start and a great

deal of enthusiasm for learning - they are cer-

tainly keeping the staff on their toes. We also

welcome one new child in Year 4, Pegasus Class

who has settled very quickly and seems to relish

the new challenges and opportunities.

You would be forgiven for thinking that a

new teacher had joined us in the Pegasus Class

with the ―arrival‖ of Mrs Trickett. It may be a

new name but it is not a new teacher - Miss Scar-

ratt was married during the Summer holiday, in

the Copthorne Parish Church, at a service at-

tended by a significant number of pupils who

formed a small but enthusiastic choir. Congratu-

lations to Mrs Trickett, we are glad that apart

from a change of name she is still the same won-

derful teacher.

The diary for this term is already heaving

with activity. Later this month we celebrate the

Harvest Festival at St Margaret‘s Church on

Thursday 19th September. Rehearsals are al-

ready underway. Our theme this year will be

―Different Kinds of Harvest‖ with each class

taking a different aspect such as Trees, Fields,

Ground and Sea.

Our class topics this term are ―Rivers and

Rainforests‖ in Pegasus (Years 3&4) and Phoe-

nix (Years 5&6) and ―Fire and Ice‖ in Unicorn

(Year R) and Dragon (Years 1&2). Several

school visits have already been planned with the

first involving the Dragon Class visiting Plump-

ton College for a ―farm based‖ activity. The

Pegasus and Phoenix Classes will be off to

Cuckmere Haven later in the month and the Uni-

corns are planning a visit to the Fire Station.

The week before Half Term will be a spe-

cial experience for twenty-six of our children

who, accompanied by five adults including my-

self and Mrs Brand, will be heading off to

France. We will again be staying at Chateau

Beaumont in Chailland. Our visit will include

spending a day with pupils from a village school

near Le Mans, shopping in a French market and

hypermarket, visiting a Norman Castle, shopping

at a Chocolate Factory (my particular favourite)

and a visit to a zoo for rescued animals. These

visits, combined with various ―French‖ activities

will make for a very stimulating and tiring week.

I‘ll let you know how it goes next time - don‘t

forget to check out our school website for news

updates.

Adam J. Earle

West HoathlyPre

-School

The children have started

back at pre-school all ready

and raring to go (to the par-

ent‘s relief). The term has got off to a very good

start and we would like to welcome our new

starters and hope they enjoy their time with us.

We have some very good ideas for the forthcom-

ing terms. The theme for this term is ―all about

me‖. The children will be doing cookery every

Monday & on a Thursday they will be learning a

few Spanish words!

A few committee members trundled off to a car-

boot sale during the summer holidays and we

managed to raise £60 for the pre-school so a very

big thank you to everyone who donated items for

us to sell. We have purchased lots of new toys

and craft bits for the children‘s return.

We have two major fundraising events coming

up, we will be holding a New & Nearly New

Baby & Toddler sale on 19th November (Venue/

Times TBC) and we will also be having a Pam-

per Evening on 24th February (Venue/Times

TBC) so if you or anyone you know would be

interested in having a stall at either of these

events please contact a member of the commit-

tee. We will of course be advertising the events

closer to the time.

A big thank you for your continued support Sarah Watts

West Hoathly Pre-School Chair

STOP PRESS!!

The Planning inspectorate have just advised that

there will be a Local Public Inquiry (LPI) into

the diversion of Footpath 2a and 2b. This public

footpath goes from Sharpthorne, Station Rd to

Grinstead Lane via New Coombe and Black-

lands. The LPI will take place within 26 weeks

of the notification, which means that it will

probably open in March 2012. Paul Brown


West Hoathly W.I.

Ladies who Lunch!

Do you enjoy eating well? If so, why not

join us! Our August lunch meeting saw 56

members and guests from neighbouring institutes

enjoying Ros‘s renowned Game Pie, Coronation

chicken, ham, quiche and salads, with a glass of

wine, followed by homemade puddings to die

for. This is our main fund-raiser of the year and

thanks to the committee‘s hard work and those

who gave and bought in the Silent Auction we

are financially secure. It was lovely to have

Gilly Pain, our last president with us again.

W.I.Committee goes to jail.

Seven of us visited ―The Clink‖ at High Down

Prison, Sutton, a restaurant staffed by prisoners

working towards City and Guilds qualifications

and subsequent employment at the top end of the

catering industry. The food, service and ambi-

ence were excellent, everything being cooked

from scratch from first class fresh seasonal in-

gredients. We‘re planning to go back inside

soon. Foodies, do go there for lunch, visit

www.theclinkcharity.com

Life isn’t all eating out….

The September meeting brought us back down to

earth. Elizabeth Bridges spoke of her passion for

the history of housekeeping entitled ―the Domes-

tic Goddess in the last 100 years.‖ She had some

great slides of her collection of memorabilia,

which really brought home to us just how much

women‘s lives have changed, both as a result of

attitude change after women‘s going out to work

during the Wars, and technology and cleaning

chemicals.

Our next meeting is on Wed. 5th October

at 2pm in West Hoathly Village Hall. Ingrid Sethi

Sharpthorne WI

To mark our 50th anniversary, the mem-

bers of Sharpthorne WI gathered to-

gether one July evening at Pauline‘s

house for a celebratory party. It was a wonder-

fully, warm, friendly social occasion in a beauti-

ful setting where we all enjoyed each other‘s

company, delicious food and good wine. Thank

you Pauline and the other members who helped

host it.

Our informal August meeting, when we were

going to join the Bowls Club for a joint celebra-

tion of anniversaries, have a friendly match and

lunch, was cancelled due to adverse weather con-

ditions. We hope to rearrange this for sometime

next year.

In September, Maggie Stredder gave us a de-

lightful and humorous talk about her life in

Show Business. She was part of the backing

groups, The Vernon Girls and The Ladybirds, in

the 50s and 60s and continued singing long after

that backing up such famous names as Adam

Faith, Elton John, Bing Crosby and Frank Sina-

tra among others. She took us through her jour-

ney and struggles from a quite impoverished, yet

very loving childhood in Liverpool, to her be-

coming a star in her own right. It gave us a fas-

cinating insight into life in Show Business in that

era. This was an open meeting when friends

from our community and from other local WIs

joined us to make a very full house.

Our next meeting is on Monday, October 10th

when Yvonne Price will give us a power-point

presentation on pathology entitled ‗Under the

Microscope‘. If you are interested to see what

we get up to, do come along to the meeting

where you will be very welcome. Fiona Hartley

Proposed New Stained Glass Window at Saint Margaret’s

Correction and clarification by the Churchwardens

Further to Kay Coutin‘s article in the Aug/Sept Chronicle, we would like to correct what was written

and clarify what the situation is regarding the proposed stained glass window.

In principle the P.C.C. (Saint Margaret‘s Parochial Church Council) and D.A.C (Diocesan Advisory

Committee) have agreed that the window on the North side of the church adjacent to the pulpit can be

changed.

Collectively we now need to agree on a design.

Kay Coutin, chairing a committee working alongside a local designer, Michael Coles, has a draft design

for us all to look at and comment upon. It will be presented and displayed in church. Comment cards

will be available with the display to leave your thoughts about the project and design. Please take time

to look at the design of the window and take this opportunity leave your opinions. You can also discuss

the project with Kay, Lionel or the churchwardens.


West Hoathly

Scouts

Hi folks, not much news

to relate as our ‗troops‘

have only just started back from the summer

holidays. However, the new term promises to be

exciting, challenging and, above all, FUN.

Don‘t forget we are open to either gender now so

if you would like to give us a try and your age

fits into any of the categories below we would be

delighted to welcome you.

We say a fond farewell to Sophie Brook

who has been helping with scouts completing all

her training for leadership and contributing much

to the group. We congratulate her on the huge

success of being accepted by The Royal Navy

and wish her every happiness in her chosen ca-

reer. Sophie and her enthusiasm will be greatly

missed.

Fundraising - we have sadly decided to

postpone our Family Treasure Hunt originally

planned for Saturday 24th September for various

reasons, but hope to re-launch it next year in the

springtime. However, we do still have our grand

jumble sale at West Hoathly Village Hall on Sat-

urday 15th October and, as usual, would appreci-

ate any help on the day, either with sorting from

11 am or serving from 1pm, or both. All contri-

butions of jumble can be dropped off on the

morning from 11 am, so get busy and have that

final turn out before the winter (ugh). Entrance

to the jumble sale will be 25p. In the evening we

have our Family Quiz open to all organisations,

tickets for teams of 8 consisting of family or

adults and children separately are available.

There will be a bar with drinks reasonably

priced. Quiz evenings are good fun, the food is

great and the company even better. We look

forward to seeing you.

Our AGM is on Friday 30th September in

the Scout Hut at 7.30 pm. Our Christmas activi-

ties with dates will be available in the next

Chronicle.

Thank you again for your support.

Beavers, boys & girls 6-8 years

Bev Duncanson on 810709

Cubs, boys & girls 8 - 10 ½ years

Pandy Dart on 810005

Scouts boys & girls 10 ½ - 14 years

Colby Mager on 01825 763257

Bev Mager

“Welcome to Saint Marga-

ret’s Church” – Volunteer

Tour Guides Needed!

It has been a pleasure to welcome numerous

groups who have come to visit Saint Margaret‘s

and the Priest House Museum, often by coach,

this year. We have a small team who take it in

turn to act as guides to the Church but it would

be wonderful if we could find a few more volun-

teers.

The young – or younger – entry can be shown

the ropes. Each ―welcomer‖ might only be re-

sponsible for a couple of days a year. The dates

are agreed well in advance with our Vicar and

Anthony Smith at the Priest House, who usually

takes the bookings.

Most visitors make a donation to Church funds

and take copies of the booklets available. It is a

great opportunity not only to explain the history

of Saint Margaret‘s but also our present purpose

and activities: the thanks offered by our visitors

is most rewarding.

If you would like to help, please get in touch

with Lionel at the Vicarage (01342 810757) or

Anthony at the Priest House (01342 810479). Kay Coutin

Una Voce

Una Voce, your local chamber choir,

celebrated the end of the summer on

10th September with a singing workshop appro-

priately based around Joseph Horovitz‘ ‗Summer

Sunday‘. Described as ‗A comical-tragical-

ecological Pastoral‘ by its composer, the piece

was a humorous delight to rehearse in the suita-

bly pastoral setting of Leams End. We were once

again under the baton of Steve Dummer, a fine

local musician and good friend of the choir, who

rattled us through our paces for the performance.

Una Voce members were joined by singing

friends from our villages and beyond, and our

regular accompanist, Anthony Roberts, for this

most enjoyable day.

Remembrance Sunday, 13th November

At 6 pm in All Saints Church Highbrook we will

be performing the choral suite from Karl Jen-

kins‘ ―The Armed Man – A Mass for Peace‖

along with choral works by Elgar and Samuel

Barber. For further details, please contact Andrew Slater on

810734 or email [email protected]

Emma Dawson

T h e C h r o n i c l e f o r O c t o b e r a n d N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 1 – P a g e 1 0

Music happening in our area

Acoustic Sussex (folk,blues,instrumental)

Oct 1 Iain Morrison band Chequer Mead 8 pm

Nov 5 Kate Walsh Chequer Mead 8 pm For details see www.acousticsussex.org.uk

Jazz

Second Monday in every month at the

‗Haywaggon‘, Hartfield

Sharpthorne Organic Cafe

Live music on Saturdays 12.00-14.00

West Hoathly Local History

Group

19 Oct Quiet Corners of the Sussex Coast

Geoffrey Mead

16 Nov 20th Century Sussex Pottery

David Back All meetings are in Sharpthorne Church Hall, Station

Rd and start at 7.45 pm.

Entrance £3.00 per meeting including coffee, or

£13.50 for the year.

Village walks

30 Oct Janet Emm

27 Nov Rita des Forges Walks start at 10.00 am from Finche Field

Madeleine Concert

You may be a little surprised to see this item

knowing that we have ceased to practice as a

choir. However at our last A.G.M. it was decided

that we would still promote young promising

musicians. with our traditional October concert.

This will be in St. Margaret's Church on Satur-

day 8th. October at 7.30 pm. There is no need to

book in advance and we are not issuing tickets

but there will be a collection to defray costs and

to give money to the Malcolm Sargent Cancer

Fund for Children. We very much hope that you

are free to come along and that you will enjoy

the music. We look forward to seeing you. Bill Fish

Bluebell Railway

3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 31 Oct Autumn tints-

Observation Car Specials

22-30 Oct Kids for a quid-

special half term offer

1-3 Nov Autumn tints

Weekends in Nov Kids for a quid-

special offer For more information see http://www.bluebell-

railway.co.uk/bluebell/events/index.html

Bonfire Night

The West Hoathly Parish Bonfire will be held as

usual on North Lane Recreation ground on Sat-

urday the 5th. November. Judging of the guys

will start at 6.30pm followed by lighting of the

bonfire and fireworks display. Food and drink

stalls open throughout to include Bangers, Bur-

gers, toffee apples plus lots of other good fare for

all.

Entry to the display area is free as usual, but

please give generously to the collectors so we are

able to continue next year! Derek Bartlett 811018

Emmaus Club

7th Oct Keep fit with Sarah (V.Hall)

14th Oct. Emmaus Club's Got Talent (V.Hall)

21st Oct Half term -no meeting

28th Oct Half term -no meeting

4th Nov. Guy Making (V.Hall)

11th Nov Cake making/decorating (V.Hall)

18th Nov Film and food -Sharpthorne Hall

25th Nov Newspaper challenge (V.Hall)

2nd December Night Walk meet outside V.Hall

9th December Party in Sharpthorne Hall

Forest Row Film Society

30 Sept Machan 8pm

1 Oct For Heaven‘s Sake 1pm

2 Oct Local films 3pm Films in Freshfield Hall, Forest Row. Doors open

19.30 for 20.00 start.

For more information see http://

www.forestrowfilmsociety.org/

NOTICE BOARD


Highbrook Harvest Supper

You are warmly invited to a friendly gathering

for supper on Saturday 1st October, 1830 for

1900. We'd be delighted if you were able to

come along.

On the menu will be -

Chicken or mixed bean casserole, medley of

vegetables, jacket potatoes

Assortment of desserts

Cheese and biscuits

RSVP - highbrookvhmanagementcommit-

[email protected] or call Jacci on 01444 891041. Of-

fers to assist with any of the menu items would also

be greatly appreciated.

High Beeches Family Centre

As scheduled in our programme we will be visit-

ing the Tootsie Time toddler group at the Village

Hall in West Hoathly on Friday 21 October be-

tween 9:30 and 11:00 am. Due to restricted

parking we are not able to bring the large vehicle

but we will be in the village hall with our toy

library and oral health products if you would like

to come and see us.

There is also a Stay and Play on Tuesday 25 Oc-

tober in Balcombe Victory Hall, 1.30—3 pm.

The Return of the

West Hoathly Pic-

ture House

Following the success of the

―Made in Dagenham‖ film show in

April, we can announce the Autumn/Winter

schedule of dates for further films in West

Hoathly Village Hall.

On Friday 18th November at 8pm the film

―TRUE GRIT‖ will be shown – starring Jeff

Bridges, Matt Damon and Hailee Steinfeld. The film is rated 15 and is described by the Internet

Movie Database thus ―Following the murder of her

father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm

girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid

her, she hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find,

a man with "true grit," Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn.

Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose

drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do

not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she

joins him in his trek into the Indian Nations in search

of Chaney. They are joined by Texas Ranger

LaBoeuf, who wants Chaney for his own purposes.

The unlikely trio find danger and surprises on the

journey, and each has his or her "grit" tested.‖

Tickets will be on sale from Costcutters and

through the Hoathly Hub

(www.HoathlyHub.info) from the end of Octo-

ber - but make a note in your diary now! Further

films will be shown on Fridays January 20th and

March 9th 2012.

As before The Cat Inn will be offering a special

pre-film show menu. John Downe, West Hoathly Picture House Panel

AND

LOOKING AHEAD TO

CHRISTMAS

Highbrook Christmas Mar-

ket

Highbrook is gearing itself up for a Christmas

market with a difference this year, spread be-

tween All Saints church and the village hall. As

well as the renowned ‗Made in Highbrook‘ pro-

duce you can look forward to ordering your

Christmas meat and tree, plus tasting your fes-

tive wine and beer and finding Christmas gifts.

So come along on 25/26 November. And while

you‘re here, why not stop off at the Highbrook

Café for a festive snack or glass of mulled wine.

Father Christmas says he‘ll come on Sat. 26th.

West Hoathly

Christmas Lunch

We are planning to return the

Lunch to its traditional pre-

Christmas slot. So please put the date in your

diaries:

Friday 9th December 12 noon, Village Hall

If you are retired and live in the villages of West

Hoathly, Sharpthorne, Highbrook and Selsfield

Common and would like to come, but have not

before received an invitation, please contact

Christine Field for details at The Strakes, Church

Hill, West Hoathly RH19 4PW

01342 810310 [email protected]

If you are not retired (or even if you are) and

would like to help or donate a raffle prize, then

the contact details are the same and we shall be

MORE NOTICES


Royal British Legion

"Poppy Hop" Dance to The Perdido Swing Band

on Saturday 15 October, 7.30 to 11 pm

in King Edward Hall, Lindfield

in aid of 90th Anniversary of the RBL.

Tickets £12 including fish'n chips.

Tel 01444454846 for tickets or to book a table.

Family Support Work

On Sunday 2 October at 11.15

in St. Margaret’s Church

after the Harvest Festival Service there will be a

Cake and Jam sale

in aid of FSW at Knowles Tooth

Loiyangalani Trust Quiz

Reminder: The Quiz Night is Saturday October,

7 pm for 7.30 start, Fish & Chip supper, West

Hoathly Village Hall. Tickets £10 per person from

Carole Houston 01342 810075

email [email protected]

Carolyn Bentley 01342 810815


Ruth Pitcairn 01342 810631


THANK YOU!

St Catherine’s Hospice.

Many thanks to all who gave to the house-to-

house collection, and especially to all who col-

lected for this most worth-while cause.

£1,241 was raised in West Hoathly and Sharp-

thorne. The Hospice fund-raisers are delighted

with this, but those who collect in these villages

wonder whether the time has come to consider

another way of making money for St Cath-

erine‘s. Please think about alternatives. Ingrid Sethi

The Balcombe Walk

The 21st St. Catherine‘s Balcombe Walk was

held on Sunday 11th September.

280 adults and children took part and raised over

£10,000 towards the cost of running St Cath-

erine‘s Hospice, which was wonderful. The

weather was good, no rain, and a fun day was

had by all, especially the dogs. If you were un-

able to walk this year please try next year for a

worthy cause. Thank you. Pauline Thrift

Ride and Stride

On September 10th a team from St Margaret‘s of

nineteen walkers and three dogs set out to ‗ride

and stride‘ across some of our beautiful Sussex

landscape taking in the churches at Staplefield,

Slaugham, Bolney and Handcross.

We gathered at Nymans Gardens, and after a

gentle downhill slope through Nymans woods

and the more challenging steps up from the

lakes, we recovered our breath and continued on

to a warm welcome from St Mark‘s church at

Staplefield (built in 1846 with some very attrac-

tive leafy wall paintings by Charles Kemp). We

strode on to arrive at St Mary‘s church,

Slaugham, at much the same time as a party of

wedding guests. We had a fine view of the bride

arriving as we sat eating our lunch in glorious

sunshine but no chance of viewing the inventive

solutions at this church to the problem of install-

ing a new toilet in a historic church. At this

point some of us returned to Handcross, not for-

getting to sign in at All Saints church, tucked

away above the busy A23. A hardy band of com-

mitted walkers continued on through woods and

fields to Bolney village, arriving at St Mary

Magdalene church just as the rain started. After a

pause to experience its peace and beauty we

ended our walk with a celebratory cup of tea at

the Eight Bells pub. A final car ride returned foot

weary walkers and dogs to their starting points.

We would like to thank everyone who contrib-

uted to the £400 we were able to raise. Half of

this sum will go to the Sussex Historic Churches

Trust and the other half to St Margaret‘s church .

We all enjoyed a happy day of fellowship on the

walk and have already started to think about next

year‘s event – watch this space! Cathy Merry

GOOD CAUSES


Adults’ Information & Com-

munications Technology

Courses …...

…… @ West Hoathly School arrive at last

Firstly, we would like to thank the local commu-

nity for all of the interest shown in the proposed

Information and Communications Technology

(ICT) courses at the school. Since sending out

the questionnaire we have had a lot of enquiries

about the start date for the courses. People are

clearly champing at the bit!

We ran our first course last half term and are

pleased to say that the feedback from the learners

has been very positive so far.

Our first Course Brochure; covering the Aca-

demic Year of Autumn 2011 to Summer 2012,

has now been published. Copies can be obtained

from Reception at School and, all being well, at

other outlets around the village. The brochure

can also be obtained online, from our school

website at http://www.westhoathlyschool.org.uk/

index.html, or on the Hoathly Hub http://

www.hoathlyhub.info/. If however, you have

any specific queries, feel free to e-mail Shirley at

[email protected].

Thank you again for your interest. We look for-

ward to meeting you in the near future.

No computer?

No broadband?

No confidence?

Starting on 1st October 2011, the

HUB CLUB will be open every Saturday morn-

ing 11am – 12:30pm in the meeting room at

West Hoathly Village Hall. All residents of West

Hoathly parish are welcome.

If you don‘t have a computer and would like to

find out what you‘re missing before you enroll

on a training course, just come along and we will

help you discover the power of the internet.

Want to smarten up your CV or create a spread-

sheet? Not a problem – we can advise!

We can also help you to plan and book your

holiday, shop online, tap into the world of enter-

tainment and, of course, use the Hoathly Hub!

If you have no/poor broadband connection, bring

along your laptop and surf to your heart‘s con-

tent (but please bring headphones if you want to

listen to anything)! We also have a couple of

laptops that can be reserved.

Please note that we do not provide training; our

aim is to boost your confidence by helping you

to do real tasks.

Cost: £2.50 per session, free if you are over 65,

season tickets available. A small additional

charge is made for each page printed to cover the

cost of paper and print cartridges.

For more information contact Gwen Cordory

(01342 810936) or Sylvia Downe (01444

892065) or send an email through

www.HoathlyHub.info.

Theatre Goers Group

The Theatre Goers Group have had a

fairly quiet summer. We had to can-

cel both the proposed picnic on Ashdown Forest

and our summer get together. We do, however,

have a few venues arranged for the autumn.

We have a small group going to see That‘ll Be

The Day on 4 October. This has proved a very

popular show in the past as it features music of

the 50‘s, 60‘s and 70‘s and definitely gets the

feet tapping. It is a show that appeals to both the

older generation, who can re-live their youth,

and the younger generation, who can appreciate

the great music they missed at the birth of rock

‗n roll.

There is a performance of Calamity Jane at the

Hawth at the end of October which is performed

by the Crawley Operatic Society. If anybody is

interested in supporting this local operatic group

please contact Bev Mager.

We have a couple of shows in November, a trip

to The Hawth to see the smash hit West End mu-

sical now on tour, Dreamboats and Petticoats,

more music from the rock ‘n roll era, and, at the

other end of the scale, the opera La Traviata at

The Assembly Halls Tunbridge Wells.

At the beginning of December we plan to make

our usual visit to the Pantomime, again at The

Hawth. Oh yes we do. This year it is Peter Pan

starring Nigel Havers as Captain Hook. We in-

tend to purchase tickets at the end of September

so, if you would like to treat your family to a

traditional evening of booing and cheering,

please contact Bev Mager. Don‘t forget, you can get all the information on the

shows and contact details etc on the Hoathly Hub as

we have our own micro-website. In the meantime, if

you are interested in any of the upcoming shows, or

you have any other suggestions, please contact either

Bev Mager on 810164, Gary Coxall on 810697, or me

on 810143.

Marion Jones


Highbrook Barn

Dance

The Highbrook Barn Dance held

in the Village Hall on Bank Holi-

day Saturday was a great success.

Over 40 of us, with an age range

from seven to well over seventy, danced our way

through the Dashing White Sargent and Strip the

Willow and many other well-known energetic

dances. Ian Lamb , the caller and the Galleon‘s

Leap band, managed to keep us relatively under

control and it was all most enjoyable.

We were quite relieved to be able to stop for a

tasty Ploughmans‘ Supper and the renowned

Highbrook puddings. It was interesting to note

that the youngest members were not only the

quickest to learn the dances but also managed to

consume the most puddings.

Many thanks to Kate Nash and her team for or-

ganizing this very successful event. Molly Cooper

West Hoathly British

Legion Fruit,

Vegetable & Flower

Show

The day which started off dismal

weatherwise fortunately did not

deter people coming in thick and

fast, proudly clutching their entries for display.

Soon the hall was buzzing (also, unfortunately,

with wasps) and a vast range of vegetables and

fruit of varying sizes together with the most gor-

geous flowers covered the tables. The smell of

all this produce mingling together filled the hall

with a wonderful aroma.

The fruit cakes and Victoria sponges in the

cooking section produced the most entries, all

looking delicious, and there was a great tempta-

tion to sample the jams and scones. The craft

section was equally attractive with cleverly knit-

ted and crochet items, floral art pictures and an

impressive array of children‘s handicrafts which

stole the show. The photographic entries were

stunning, especially those of a sunset and wild-

life animals which caught the eye.

The judges had a tough time choosing the

winning entries in each section, but they were

rewarded afterwards for their hard work with an

enjoyable lunch.

People trooped back eagerly in the after-

noon to see how their entries had fared, with

some surprises this year. There was excited

chatter and laughter and a real community spirit,

with people partaking of the refreshments and

tombola. Eventually the prizes and cups were

awarded and the raffle took place to end a very

enjoyable day.

We would like to take this opportunity to

thank Jenny Page and Janet Wilkinson for all

their hard work over the years in making this

show a success. Unfortunately, both will be

leaving, but we are very grateful for everything

they have done. A thank you also to Gary Cox-

all who has taken over from Stan Foord, but Stan

was on hand to give his help and advice if re-

quired.

If you didn‘t take part this time why not

think about taking part next year. It is an annual

event run by the West Hoathly Royal British Le-

gion and we would welcome your support.

The winners of the various trophies were:

Steve Creasey, Val Creasey, Stan Foord, Val

Shipway, Sue Young, Deborah Ropke, Val

McKinna, Matt Binstead, Brian Jones, and, in

the children‘s section, Kieran Masters and Char-

lie McMemeny. Marion Jones

Addendum to above:

I just wanted to add that my

husband, Brian Jones, won the

Best Newcomer Exhibit cup

for his wonderful Victoria

Sandwich, which was only the

second cake he has ever made

and only entered because I

nagged him to do so. Need-

less to say he never lets me

forget that his cake making is

better than mine, particularly as the judges said it

was the perfect sponge. Beginners luck I call it.

He was upset that his photo never made the local

paper so below a photo of the ‗proud male‘ and

his wares. Anybody want a second hand hus-

band?

Snippets

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until

they are too strong to be broken.

Samuel Johnson

To be without some of the things you want is an

indispensable part of happiness.

G.K.Chesterton


West Hoathly Cricket Club

For the first time in history we went without

a win all season. There were some close ones

but still not a win. Whilst pondering over what

went wrong over a glass of red or three, I came

to the conclusion we are just not good enough in

all departments this year. Our batting was pretty

bad, our bowling was I thought ok, but the fact

remains that we are playing younger sides and

that some of our members are pushing on a bit

and just can't manage to get that ball in the field

the way they used to and some just can't catch

the ball for toffee...

Having said all that we still had a laugh playing

as we always try to do.

Thanks to Andrew for opening up at the bowls

club, which has worked out well for us as our

new watering hole, much better than not know-

ing what the score is when it comes to the 'Fox'.

I feel that WHCC is currently going through a

transitional period with some good youngsters

coming through with which we hope to replace

some who have moved on or who are not avail-

able on a regular basis.

We will have our usual awards probably in No-

vember, but it will take on a whole different

meaning and so we will give out trophies this

year to the worst fielder, batter, bowler etc., and

so there are quite a few up for these awards in-

cluding myself. Bring on the Sunday roasts and

some dry logs for winter.

Thanks again to everyone who contributed to the

club including some fine teas. Bye for now Charlie Ward

Brook House and Highbrook

Cricket Club

We have enjoyed a full and largely successful

season. The link up with Ardingly CC has con-

tinued to work extremely well, as has the rela-

tionship with Ardingly College who have given

us considerable assistance in the preparation of

the ground at Brook House. We continue to en-

joy excellent support from the residents of Brook

House who continue to be very keen to see

cricket played on the wonderful ground that they

own. We have played 15 matches so far this sea-

son, with 2 more scheduled before we finally

draw stumps. (Sadly we have lost 5 fixtures to

the weather this season). Of the 15 played to

date, there have been 5 wins, 9 draws and just

the 1 loss. There have not been any standout in-

dividual performances, but the most pleasing

aspect of this year is the number of younger

players who have turned out week in week out. Patrick Mcgahan

West Hoathly Lawn

Tennis Club

It hasn't been the best summer for tennis

this year in terms of weather but we

have played whenever possible. Our

membership is bigger than ever this

year and it is certainly not too late to

join. The court surfaces are suitable for

all-year use and quite a number of us play

throughout the winter, barring snow and ice. Molly Cooper

Snippets

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;

the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt

the world to himself. Therefore all progress de-

pends on the unreasonable man.

George Bernard Shaw

That men do not learn very much from the les-

sons of history is the most important of all the

lessons that history has to teach.

Aldous Huxley

In China, when you’re one in a million, there are

1300 people just like you.

Bill Gates


Weather Watch

A Wet Summer!

Some readers may remember that in the June

Chronicle this year the headline for Weather

Watch was Summer in April. That whole month

produced barely a millimetre of rainfall for us,

and the three months March to May yielded only

36 mm. English weather eventually balances out

and the next thee months - June, July and Au-

gust—have given us 224 mm – well over six

times as much. So it's not surprising that there's

a lot of very lush green grass around as I type in

early September. And we have not again had

seven consecutive days with the temperature

reaching 21C (70F), as we did have in one spell

in April. I am grateful to Messrs Derek Shurvell

and Rory Clarke for some of the following data,

recorded when Enid and I were away on holiday,

and I apologise that between us we may have

missed the hottest day in July which I suspect

was Sunday the 31st. Does anyone remember it?

Statistics for July and August 2011

Basil Cridland

Garden Notes

"On the motionless branches of some trees, au-

tumn berries hung like clusters of coral beads, as

in those fabled orchards where the fruits were

jewels " …...Charles Dickens

Despite some very indifferent weather over the

summer holiday period, there have been a few

short heat waves (last few days of July and first

few days of August and 1st &2nd September),

producing excel-

lent crops - enor-

mous potatoes,

beetroot, plentiful

beans, bucket

loads of apples

and plums as well as autumn raspberries. Octo-

ber is Harvest Festival time, so gather in pump-

kins, squashes, marrows, any remaining pota-

toes, and late varieties of apples and pears. Keep

a check regularly for rotten or mouldy stored

vegetables and fruit as one bad one spreads its

rot quickly to its neighbours. Take down runner

bean poles or canes and burn if you had any

signs of rust (our french and runner beans were

terribly infected from early August). Dig up

sweetcorn stalks, which are good at the bottom

of compost heaps if chopped up. Leek rust has

appeared too, so if it is present don't compost the

outer leaves removed when harvesting and trim-

ming. Onion white rot, another "blight" to vege-

table growers, has been minimal, but again any

rotten ones in store are best burned or binned.

Chutney making is a great way of using up all

the dodgy,"substandard", onions, apples, green

tomatoes, swede and butternut squashes. Delia

Smith has a good green tomato recipe which can

be adapted to include and use up other vegeta-

bles. If you are not a fan of vinegar and pick-

ling, root crops like beetroot, swede and parsnips

store very well just left in the ground until

Christmas and beyond, depending on the severity

of frosts.

Autumn looks like being a bit early, birch, chest-

nut and sycamore already turning the first week

of September. Strong winds as well as warm

"Indian summer" spells are typical in October,

the winds continuing on into November (plus

those dreary damp grey days), so raking up

leaves and twigs, pruning and tying in climbers

(roses, honeysuckle, jasmine) and staking vul-

nerable trees and shrubs keeps one occupied. If

burning rubbish do check wind direction so you

don't smoke out your neighbours.

Finish cutting hedges—all types from leylandii,

privet, hawthorn ,beech, holly, yew—any you

haven't yet tackled. Continue dead-heading her-

baceous plants as they finish flowering and turn

brown, composting what you can along with all

the leaves. Buddleias, penstemons and taller

shrubs and woody herbaceous plants that aren't

normally pruned until spring are best reduced by

a third to half to avoid wind damage.

Plant out bulbs you have bought, remembering

that, as a general rule of thumb, the height of the

July August

Sunny or bright days 20 16

Days with measurable

rain

12 10

Month's rainfall, mm 56 75

Average month's rain,

mm

51 61

Wettest day (16th) 13mm (4th) 28mm

Coldest morning (24th) 8C 5 days @ 8C

Hottest days (5th) 24C (20th, 21st) 23C

Mean temp, day &

night

15.0C 14.7C


bulb (base to tip) is the amount of soil there

should be on top of them. Some bulbs aren't that

fussy (narcissi) but the smaller ones can be. If

squirrels or mice are a nuisance try some of the

deterrents (wire, rags soaked in olbas oil ,sonic

emitters, traps etc.) Lawns can be scarified and

treated for moss up until the end of October. If

top-dressing and sowing grass seed, don't leave

later than mid month as germination is not reli-

able once ground temperatures drop too low. Lindsay Shurvell

St Margaret’s Men’s Group

Over the past few months some of the guys from

St Margaret‘s have organised some very success-

ful film and food nights in Sharpthorne Hall for

the men of the villages. Food has included clas-

sics such as curry and chilli whilst films have

included the Truman Show and Apollo 13 – all

for a minimal charge.

The success of the events has spurred the team

onto arranging not just film nights but other

men‘s events as well - please add the following

to your diary:

Film night with Bangers and Mash - Thurs-

day 29th Sept from 8.00 pm

Come and watch‖ Amazing Grace‖ the film that

tells the story of William Wilberforce who “..as

a Member of Parliament, navigated the world of

18th Century backroom politics to end the slave

trade in the British Empire.” We hope that the

food will be equally amazing….. Venue Sharp-

thorne Hall. Cost £3 per person.

Bangs and Butties - Saturday 15th October

9.30 am to 11.00(ish) am

Come clay pigeon shooting in a field off Hook

Lane and enjoy a bacon sandwich in between

trying to hit the annoying clay discs. Cost £20

Men’s Breakfast with Speaker – Saturday

10th December from 8.30 am

Enjoy a quality fry up and then listen to a chal-

lenging talk from an excellent speaker on a

Christian theme. Venue Sharpthorne Hall. Cost

TBD but probably around £2

Family Scalextric Day – Early 2012

We are in the process of planning a family sca-

lextric event with various age groups competing

for quality trophies (!) on one or more large

tracks operating in Sharpthorne Hall. Obviously

the key to this is getting enough track etc. If you

have any track / cars lurking in your loft or else-

where that you‘d be prepared to lend us then

please contact one of the people below.

Remember: All Men‘s Group Events come with

a No Group Hugging guarantee and there is no

requirement to be a Christian / church goer to

attend any of them. To book on any of the above or for more information

please contact one of the following.

Simon: ([email protected] / 07789 005464)

Alastair: ([email protected] / 07753

350313)

Derek: 01342 810780

Friends of Pericles

Pericles Training &

Work,

Woodland Project

Pericles runs woodland

work projects at two

local organic and biodynamic community farms -

Plaw Hatch Farm at Sharpthorne and Tablehurst

Farm at Forest Row. Students learn traditional

woodland skills including coppicing, charcoal

making and carving, as well as managing a small

woodland and helping on the farms. Everyday

skills such as teamwork and personal organisa-

tion are developed, as well as - most important

of course - tea making on an open fire!

Recycling various materials for building and

craftwork plays a very important part - so if you

are turning out your garage or greenhouse this

weekend, please don‘t throw away any tools

with broken handles! We can mend these for

you, or sell them on to raise funds. If you can

offer any materials suitable for re-use, please call

in to the Organic Café.

We can also supply logs and charcoal, and some

coppice and wood products. Carved wooden

house names and signs can be ordered, together

with other items such as bird boxes. Various

wonderful objects from wooden trains to candle-

sticks and clocks are on display for sale at the

Organic Café - come and have a look!

These projects provide an important base for

Pericles‘ students to learn traditional rural skills

and an awareness of the environment, and also

give a satisfying sense of community through

providing useful services and participating in

local activities. Sue Bateman

Friends of Pericles / Parent

Tel: 01342 718963/810430


Aspects of Energy

Local weather through the "Eyes" of a Solar panel

Has it been a "good"( i.e. sunny) summer?

I always read Basil Cridland‘s excellent weather analysis in the Chronicle, and without

wanting to interfere with that here is a slightly different perspective on what has hap-

pened in the last 3 months in our area. The effectiveness of the solar electricity panels opposite our

house depends on the amount of light reaching them. So on clear sunny days they generate a lot more

electricity than on dull and cloudy days. Ideally the sunny days would also be as cold as possible as hot

panels are less effective than cool ones – of course being matt black they can get quite warm in the sun!

By tracking the amount of electricity generated each day (don‘t worry I don‘t sit and watch the dials - it

happens automatically!) one can deduce how sunny it has been. There is also a lot of historical weather

and satellite cloud image data available from which experts can predict average patterns of sunshine for

any particular geographic area. Using the averages we can see if we are having sunnier or duller weather

than the average for a given month.

So, how have we been doing recently in West Hoathly Parish (according to our solar panels)?

Main numbers are kilowatt/hours or units generated in the period (the sunnier it is the higher the

figure). The percentages in brackets are the variations from the average predicted figure. Best and worst

day figures have the day of the month they occurred in brackets.

Period 2010 2011 Predicted

June 534 (+19%) 430(-4%) 447

Best 24(3rd) 24(3rd) 14.9 (average)

Worst 4(4th) 5(5th)

July 485(+3%) 452(-4%) 472

Best 23(10th) 22(15th) 15.2(average)

Worst 7(3rd) 6(18th)

August 322(-26%) 408(-8%) 435

Best 20(31st) 21(1st) 14(average)

Worst 4(21st) 3(23rd)

Summer total 1341(-1%) 1290(-5%) 1354

So, we can say that from this data that June and July in 2010 were better than average for sunshine (June

much better) but August 2010 was dreadful – however taken overall it was almost spot-on the average

for the summer. In 2011 it has been a slightly worse than average summer evenly throughout – and not

as good as 2010 in any month.

How does that tally with your recollections of the summer‘s ―sunniness‖? – you‘ll need to refer to

Basil‘s piece for the rainfall and temperature data. But I understand 2011 in the UK has had the coldest

August since 1993.

Interestingly in the 18 months our solar panel system has been installed the plusses and minuses average

out very well to give a fairly even and (much as predicted ) annual generation of electricity. John Downe

(Technical note - 2011 figures could be expected to be around 1% worse due to solar panel aging)

Saving electricity

Not a specially huge saving but every little helps. Most electric kettles need enough wa-

ter to cover the heating element and this is often more than you need for an odd hot

drink so if you have a vacuum flask handy why not put the surplus hot water in it for

next time ?

Bill Fish.


Our Friendly Puffer

Our house was desperately in need of upgrading, particularly the 1981 extension which had

been shoddily built. Retirement was upon us and we decided to spend our savings on the

house we like in the place we like. The main reason for a small wrap around extension was the

provision of a boiler room to house a biomass boiler, which burns wood pellets and logs. Of

the many features that we have employed to make our home almost zero net non-renewable energy, the

most important is the Puffer.

The buffer tank or Puffer in German sits in the boiler room, or I should say, dominates the room.

It is the heart of the system. The primary water in the boiler, radiators and under-floor heating amounts

to 1700 litres. This means that the boiler is able to operate "flat -out" at its rating of 20kW for well over

an hour for just 3 or 4 times a day to supply all of our heat needs. It operates more efficiently instead of

wastefully cycling off and on every five minutes as the old oil fired boiled used to do.

In the summer, when the boiler is not needed, Puffer is a dump to accept any extra heat from the

solar thermal panels on the roof, when the hot water cylinder has been fully heated. In the autumn that

heat can be used to take the chill off the bathroom, by circulating the under-floor heating in the bath-

room in the early hours. Although Puffer surprised one of the largest plumbing companies in this area,

who told us, "we have never seen anything this large before!", it's run-of-the-mill in Austria where Solar

Focus Puffer and Therminator came from, and houses are sensibly built with basements to house these. Paul and Kathy Brown

Home Insulation – how to keep in that

heat in older houses.

We‘ve an old house with walls that are either timber-framed or are

solid brickwork without a cavity. It‘s a common situation in West

Hoathly and in old houses in the area.

Timber framing is often covered with tile hanging or timber plank-

ing externally and the best way of providing more insulation is to

remove the outside covering, install insulating panels (CELOTEX

or similar) between the beams, and then replace the covering. Alto-

gether it‘s quite an expensive and time-consuming task, but I know

of some people who have done this with excellent results. It probably needs to be carried out by people

who have skills in this area.

For solid walls, cavity insulation is not possible, so we are trying out some internal insulation. So far,

we‘ve done one room and await results this winter. It should be warm and cosy with minimal heating

needed! The internal insulation comes on a large roll and is applied like very thick wallpaper; it‘s about

1 cm thick and needs special glue. It also needs to be lined with heavy-duty lining paper afterwards

which can then be painted. One roll does about 12 sq.m. and costs about £200.

As regards the ceiling, the same room has a sloping ceiling as it‘s partially in the roof. Again, there is no

insulation between the roof tiles and the ‗lath and plaster‘ ceiling and we wouldn‘t be able to improve on

this without taking the roof tiles off and completely redoing the roof and ceiling in more insulating ma-

terials – expensive again! Here we have also applied internal insulation.

For houses where the wall is of single brick/block thickness covered with tile hanging, quite common

round here upstairs in 1960‘s and 1970‘s houses, then internal insulation is the most practical option.

Of course, if you can access your roofspace easily (we can‘t!) then normal fibreglass insulation, up to

300 mm thick, is far and away the cheapest option and there are often subsidies available for this, espe-

cially for older residents – contact Mid Sussex District Council for more information. This is very effec-

tive in reducing heat loss through the ceilings and roof. Peter Hartley


Electricity charges

Don’t forget - You always have a choice

where you buy your electricity!

The average UK home uses between 3000 and

4000 units (kWh) of electricity every year. If you

use electricity for heating you probably use

somewhat more. At today‘s rates that is around

£450 per year.

The difference between the cheapest and most

expensive source of your electricity today is

around £100 per year at the average consump-

tion. So it is definitely worth checking whether

you are with the right supplier and contract!

Changing supplier is really very easy and we

have just changed ours again! Just contact one of

the tariff comparison services such as USwitch

or Switch-with-Which. 4-6 weeks later you

could be enjoying a more economical supply of

power with very little effort – and don‘t worry,

you won‘t be cut-off while the supplier is

changed – you keep the same cables, meter etc.

There aren‘t many things you spend £450 on

EVERY year – so it makes sense to check you

aren‘t overpaying for this essential commodity. John Downe

The West Hoathly Local His-

tory Archive

The sermon reproduced here, based on Judges 5:2

and 31, was given on VE Day 1945 by Dr Cyril Val-

entine, the vicar of St Margaret’s Church and was

repeated in 1995 for the 50th Anniversary of VE Day

by Alan Carr. John Ralph

―Three of the bells in the belfry of this church

rang when the news came that the Spanish Ar-

mada had been defeated. That was in the year

1588. Those three bells had then been calling

folk to worship in this church for more than forty

years. Those same three bells with two others

added later, rang again when the great news was

brought that the French Fleet had been defeated

off Cape Trafalgar. That was in the year 1805.

Some of you read in ―The Times‖ on Wednesday

last, an account of ―Great Tom‖ the famous bell

at St Paul‘s Cathedral where honourable mention

was made of the historic occasions on which that

bell had rung and where this day the King will

offer thanks to God. R Phelps, who cast Great

Tom also cast those two additional bells in this

belfry. That was in the year 1712. All five bells

rang for Trafalgar. They rang again on Armistice

Day in the year 1918. A sixth bell was added to

commemorate the Silver Jubilee

of King George V. Those six bells

were silenced year after year from

the winter of 1939. Albeit the

tenor, the bell that perchance had

rung a warning when the Armada

was sighted off Plymouth Hoe, stood ready to

ring five changes thrice repeated as warning of

enemy troops invading by sea or air the hallowed

soil of Sussex. Thank God, that bell did not ring

during the fateful year of 1940. The bells did not

ring until all our six bells rang for El Alamein

…. and the morning star of hope awaked. But

once more, the bells were silenced and patiently

we awaited the time when we should hear them

once again. With the slow passing of the hideous

night, the night that had been made ghastly and

terrible with the glare of fire and the crash of

sudden destruction …. the bells were heard again

heralding the dawn. At last the morning of deliv-

erance has broken. Those bells that rang for The

Armada, for Trafalgar, for the Armistice and for

El Alamein rang for victory in Europe, victory

over the most ruthless and wicked enemy that

has defiled the earth since the days of the savage

barbarians. When we hear those bells, let us not

forget on what and how many momentous occa-

sions they have rung, and let their tones remind

us that not once nor twice, the Lord God Al-

mighty has saved us from the face of our enemy.

What He has done for us now is, as our bells re-

mind us, no unprecedented deliverance – but

never has this land been delivered from a worse

fate than that which for years overhung us all.

Never did those bells in the 500 years that they

have hung in this belfry, never did they ring to

better purpose than on the Tuesday of the week

just passed. God grant that our gratitude be not

wholly out of proportion with the magnitude of

this decisive victory for which our historic bells

rang so jubilantly.

Fortunately there are not wanting sufficient re-

minders of the great transformation that has been

brought about as a result of victories won

abroad. One time was when the droning of air-

craft in the skies above portended destruction of

life and property, if not here, then elsewhere per-

haps not far away:- and always there was the

uncertainty whether the calamity might not be

here. Next came the phase when the droning por-

tended death and destruction to our enemy that

was the necessary transition from threatened de-

feat to assumed delivery. But now the time has

come when the droning of aircraft going out

means that the hungry are being fed.‖


An Encounter

A group from the congregation of St Margaret‘s

Church happened to be walking through London

during the recent disturbances. As they rounded

a corner they were run into by a young looter and

managed to apprehend the young man. Feeling

very virtuous they decided to take him to the

nearest police station. As they approached their

destination they met Jesus coming the other way.

―What are you doing?‖ asked Jesus.

―We have caught this young hooligan and are

taking him to the police station,‖ they replied.

Jesus looked carefully at the young man and then

addressed the group from St Margaret‘s:

―If any one of you has never paid a tradesman

cash to avoid paying VAT, if any one has never

avoided paying tax on any amount of earnings

no matter how small, if any one of you has never

claimed any extra in the way of expenses when

putting in claims at work, if any one of you can

honestly say that you have never cheated the tax-

man out of anything no matter how small, then

carry on and take this young man to the police

station.‖

One by one each member of the group turned

round and walked away leaving the young man

with Jesus.

There is no need to take the story any further.

Just one word to add. If you are paid £20 or any

other small amount for doing something, it is

obviously ridiculous to start filling in tax forms

to pay the required tax. I suggest you put these

small amounts aside. When you wish to give to

a special appeal, whether it be for the Church or

an international disaster, give this money but DO

NOT gift aid it. Normally the charity would re-

claim the tax you have paid. If you have paid no

tax the charity should not claim gift aid. In the

long run nobody has missed out. Anthony Mitchell

IN MEMORIAM

George Nickolls

St. Margaret‘s Church was packed on 25 August for the funeral of George Nickolls, who died on 5 Au-

gust aged 74. This surely reflects the fact that everyone with whom George came in contact must have

felt themselves to be one of his friends. Lionel, who took the service, said in his address that his first

and last impression of George was the warmth of his wonderful smile.

The eulogy was given by his close friend Bertie Voller. George and Bertie had grown up together

in Felbridge and abetted one another in the usual boyhood scrapes, one of which ended improbably with

them press-ganged into the choir of Copthorne Church. After school and Plumpton College, George did

his National Service in the Royal Navy and embarked on a career as a heating and ventilation engineer.

In 1963 he married Betty, and their two children, Sally and James, followed. After a full and busy life,

retirement eventually gave George more time to devote to his skills of fishing (he tied his own flies) and

gardening and to his three grandchildren. Many will remember not only the produce from his green fin-

gers but also those splendid walking sticks that he made from curiously shaped or twisted branches or

stems that he spotted on his rambles.

But still more will he be remembered for his gift of friendship and for that aura of goodwill to all

that seemed to emanate from him. We offer sincere sympathy and condolences to Betty, Sally, James

and the grandchildren. Anne Thorne

David Barwell

Some readers will remember David Barwell who lived for many years at Duckylls Clock House until

moving to East Grinstead about 5 years ago. Sadly, David died at the end of August and his funeral at

Worth Abbey was a grand occasion with many ex-colleagues attending. David worked for the Foreign

Office almost throughout his career, having embassy posts all over the Middle East and in Africa. He

was multi-lingual and described as a gentle man, a great example to other people, always willing to help

and keen to promote understanding between different faiths, especially between Christianity, Islam and

Judaism. Pray for his wife Christine and son Tom at this difficult time. Peter Hartley


October

2nd

HARVEST FESTIVAL

8am Holy Communion, St. Margaret‘s

10am Harvest Family Eucharist, St. Margaret‘s

6.30pm Harvest Service, All Saints

6th Thursday

11.30am Communion at Horncastle

9th

16th

Sunday after Trinity

9 am Holy Communion, All Saints

10am Parish Communion, St. Margaret‘s

6.30pm Evening Prayer, St Margaret‘s

10th Monday

8pm Men‘s Pub Gathering, Sharpthorne Club

11th Tuesday

12.30pm “Food for Thought” Sharpthorne Hall

12th Wednesday

8pm Hosanna!, St. Margaret‘s

16th

17th



9am Matins, All Saints

10am Jubilate Family Puppet Service,

St. Margaret‘s

6.30pm Evensong, St. Margaret‘s

18th Tuesday

11am Maple and Willow Lodge visit

7.45pm St. Margaret‘s PCC, Vicarage

19th Wednesday

7.45pm African Enterprise Visit, details in church

23rd

18th


9am Holy Communion, All Saints


4.30pm ‗Gather Round‘, Sharpthorne Hall

26th Wednesday

8pm ‗Heart & Soul‘, St. Margaret‘s

28th Friday

3pm ‗Saints and Angels‘, St. Margaret‘s

30th

4th

Sunday before Advent

CLOCKS GO BACK

10am Combined Benefice Service, All Saints

4.30pm ‗All Souls‘ Service, St. Margaret‘s

November

3rd Thursday

11.30am Communion at Horncastle

6th

3rd

Sunday before Advent


10am Jubilate Eucharist, St. Margaret‘s

4.30pm All Saints PATRONAL FESTIVAL

8th Tuesday

12.30pm ―Food for Thought” Sharpthorne Hall

9th Wednesday

8pm Hosanna!, St. Margaret‘s

13th

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

9 am Holy Communion, All Saints

10.50am Royal British Legion Service,

St. Margaret‘s

4.30pm Evening Communion, St. Margaret‘s

14th Monday

8pm Men‘s Pub Group in Sharpthorne Club

15th Tuesday 11am Maple and Willow Lodge visits

20th

CHRIST THE KING


9am Matins, All Saints

10am Jubilate & Puppet Service,

St. Margaret‘s

4.30pm Evensong, St. Margaret‘s

23rd Wednesday

8pm ‗Heart & Soul‘, St. Margaret‘s

25th Friday

3pm ‗Saints and Angels,‘ St. Margaret‘s

27th

ADVENT SUNDAY

9am Holy Communion, All Saints


4.30pm ‗Gather Round‘, Sharpthorne Hall

CHURCH SERVICES

ST. MARGARET’S (West Hoathly)

AND ALL SAINTS (Highbrook)

THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH Inevitably we make a small world in the midst of a big one. For a small world is all we know how to make. Rose Tremain


November

Tuesday, 1st

SCHOOL STARTS

Wednesday, 2 nd

2 pm West Hoathly WI

Saturday, 5th

6.30 pm West Hoathly Bonfire

Monday, 7th

9 am WHPC Planning Meeting

8 pm WHPC Rural Management Meeting

Saturday, 12th

11 am to 4 pm Mansion Market Forest Row

Sunday, 13th

6 pm Una Voce ―The Armed Man -

A Mass for Peace‖ at Highbrook Church

Monday, 14th

8 pm Sharpthorne WI

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Wednesday, 16th

7,45 pm WH Local History Group

Friday, 18th

8 pm WH Picture House at

Village Hall

Showing ―True Grit‖

Saturday, 19th

Pre-School Nearly New Baby & Toddler

Clothes Sale

Time & Venue to be advised

Thursday, 24th

CHRONICLE PRINTING

Friday & Saturday, 25th and 26th

Highbrook Christmas Market

Sunday, 27th

10 pm Village Walk

Monday, 28th

10.15 am WH School Advent Assembly

8 pm WHPC Meeting

October

Saturday 1st

6.30 for 7 pm Highbrook Harvest Supper

Wednesday, 5th

2 pm West Hoathly WI

8 pm Cercle français

Saturday, 8th

7.30 pm Quiz Night WH Village Hall

in aid of Loiyangalini Trust

8 pm Madeleine Concert St Margarets

Promoting young musicians

Monday, 10th

8 pm Sharpthorne WI WH Village Hall

8 pm WHPC R & M Meeting

Thursday, 13th

10.30 to 2 pm Photographer at Pre-School

Saturday, 15th

9.30 to 11 am ―Bangs & Butties‖

Clay Pigeon Shooting off

Hook Lane

11 am to 4 pm Mansion Market

Forest Row

2 pm Scout Jumble Sale in Village Hall

7.30 pm Scout Quiz Night Village Hall

7.30 to 11 pm ―Poppy Hop‖ Dance at

King Edward Hall, Lindfield

Tuesday, 18th

10 to 11 am Community Support Officer

at Village Hall

7.45 pm WH Local History Group

8 pm WHPC Highways & Transport

Friday, 21st

9.30 to 11 am Children‘s Family Centre

at Tootsie Time

SCHOOL HALF TERM BEGINS

Wednesday, 26th

11 am to 4 pm Ashdown Forest Fungi Day

Ashdown Forest Centre

Thursday, 27th

11 am to 4 pm Mesolithic Family Activity

Day, Ashdown Forest Centre

Sunday, 30th

CLOCKS GO BACK

10 am Village Walk

Monday, 31st

INSET DAY SCHOOL CLOSED

8 pm WHPC Meeting Village Hall

THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

COMING FRIDAY 9TH DECEMBER

WEST HOATHLY CHRISTMAS LUNCH

West Hoathly Village Hall

Bluebell Railway Kids for a Quid—Special Offer

22 to 30 October and Weekends in November

Hub Club will be held 11 to 12.30 am every Saturday in the Meeting Room WH Village Hall

Clubs and Organisations in the Villages

Allotments ............................... Helen Schofield .......................... 811301

Beavers .................................... Bev Duncanson ........................... 810709

Bellringers ............................... Rachel Edwards .......................... 810210

Book Club ............................... Rachel Whitlam .......................... 810117

Bowling Club .......................... Trevor Swainson ......................... 810546

British Legion .......................... Laurie Gausden ........................... 810751

Brownies ................................. Christine Perkins......................... 870276

Cricket Club -West Hoathly .. Peter Johnson .............................. 810660

-Highbrook ....... Patrick McGahan ............. 01444 892243

Cercle français ......................... Bob Darvill ................................. 810443

Cubs ......................... Pandy Dart .................................. 810005

Football Club ......................... Kirk Howick ............................... 316448

Friends of the Priest House...... Rosemary Watson ....................... 810800

Garages - Sharpthorne ........... Andy Johnson ............................. 810234

- West Hoathly ......... Jim Denne ................................... 810402

Good Companions ................... Liz Bennett ...................... 01444 892731

Gravetye Manor....................... Amy Gleadow ............................. 810567

Hands Together ....................... Ingrid Sethi ................................. 810085

Hot Note Stage Academy ........ Sarah Wilson .............................. 841919

Karate Group ......................... Dorian Fretwell ........................... 811044

Kindergarten – Hoathly Hill .... Jean Kingsley-Monks ................. 810093

Local History Group ................ Tony Hunt ................................... 810534

Local History Archives ........... John Ralph .................................. 810458

Neighbourhood Watch ............ Sophie Hill .................................. 810282

Parish Council Clerk ............... Helen Schofield .......................... 811301

Parish Council Chairman ......... John Downe ..................... 01444 892065

Pericles ......................... Paulamaria Blaxland-de-Lange ... 810133

Pre-school (Village Hall) ......... Sarah Watts ................................. 810364

Priest House Curator ............... Antony Smith .............................. 810479

Pubs - The Cat Inn ................... Andrew Russell........................... 810369

- The White Hart ............. Dottie Esdaile ............................. 715217

Rainbows ......................... Brenda Farley ............................. 811020

School ......................... Christine Lyford ......................... 810302

Scouts ......................... Colby Mager ................... 01825 763257

Shop - Sharpthorne .................. Carol Johnson ............................. 810234

Sing & Play ............................. Liz Shannon ................................ 811400

Stoneland Players .................... Julia Piqué ........................ 01435 868245

Tennis Club ............................. Terry Cooper .................... 01444 892649

Theatre Goers Group ............... Marion Jones .............................. 810143

Tootsie Time ........................... Nikki Brennan ............................ 811669

Una Voce ................................. Andrew Slater ............................. 810734

Village Hall Bookings:-

- West Hoathly ........... Helen Schofield .......................... 811301

- Sharpthorne ............. Alastair Duncanson ..................... 810709

- Highbrook ............... Nickie Mason .................... 01444 891352

W.I. - Sharpthorne ............. Mary Mays.................................. 810542

- West Hoathly ........... Frieda Boyd ................................ 811980

Writers Group .......................... Rachel Whitlam .......................... 810117

Youth Groups - Emmaus ......... Lindsay Shurvell ......................... 810780

Friends of WH Churchyard ..... Brian Couchy .............................. 810561

Please notify any changes to Marion Jones

St. Margaret’s Community

Transport

If you would like a lift to a local hospital or

doctor/dentist, please contact:-

Monday: Margaret Mason 811320

Tuesday: Valerie Fyans 810848

Wednesday: Kathy Brown 811866

Friday: John Trueman 810612

Thursday Catherine Goodridge 810937

Anyday: Bill Merry 810771

Barbara Polhill 810877

Valerie Fyans 810848

Robin Ingham 810160

Carol Houston 810075

Christine Greystone 810603

Please remember that these kind volunteers are

only available on the day stated

**Small Ads**

Small Ads are found on the Community Calendar Page.

To advertise in the next issue please contact Marion Jones

Tel: 810143 or e-mail [email protected]

The Churches and Services

St. Margaret's, West Hoathly, and

All Saints, Highbrook www.westhoathly.org.uk

www.highbrook.info

Vicar

Venerable Lionel Whatley, The Vicarage, North Lane, West

Hoathly, RH19 4QF

Tel: 01342 810757 Email: [email protected]

(His house is just up the track opposite the school)

Church Officers at St. Margaret’s

Churchwardens: Valerie Fyans, Tel: 01342 810848

Derek Shurvell, Tel: 01342 810780

Church Officers at All Saints

Churchwardens: Tony Osborn, Tel: 01444 892191

Hugh Bennett Tel: 01444

Main Services at both of these churches are listed on

the inner back pages. Prayers are said most mornings in St Margaret‘s church

at 8 a.m. Mon- Sat

Roman Catholic Chapel of St. Dunstan’s www.worthabbeyparish.co.uk

Parish Priest:

Father James Cutts, Tel: 01342 710313

Sunday Mass is said at 11.30 am every Sunday

Next Issue

The next issue of the Chronicle will cover the months of

December and January 2011. Latest date for the

submission of articles is 14th November 2011. Printed

copies will be available on 24th November 2011.

The Cover

Many thanks to Shirley Shier for the cover of this

issue of the Chronicle.

Pease keep those creative ideas and

artwork coming!

Please send cover designs to Kathy Brown.

Post Office opening times at

Costcutters Monday 9am - 2pm

Wednesday 9am - 1pm

Friday 9am - 1pm

The Back Page Directory

Police Community Support Officer Stuart Clough T: 0778 9168791

Email: [email protected]

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