Your www.yoursteyning.co.uk July 2014 STEYNING
Your Steyning July 2014 • www.yoursteyning.co.uk YS 1 YS 2 Your Steyning July 2014 • www.yoursteyning.co.uk What’s Inside July 2014 What's On in July 4. Big Church Day Out Update 4. Litter Watch Update 5. Cantatrice Celebrate 10 amazing years! 5. Give Your Stuff Away Day Returns 8. Steyning Museum Update 12. Flying the Flag on the Church Tower 12. Steyning Probus Club Celebrate their 25th Anniversary 13. July Diary 36. News from St Andrew's Church 36. Steyning Downland Scheme update 44. OPen Garden at Saffrons 44. Pet of the Month 48. Your Garden 50. Book Reviews 54. Steyning Grammar School Musical Looserville 62. U3A Cream Tea 62. Cancer Research Concert 74. Upper Beeding Primary School Update 81. Index
Your Steyning July 2014 • www.yoursteyning.co.uk YS 3 YS Local News Big Church Day Out Update This year saw the 6th BigChurchDayOut This year the BigChurchDayOut partnered with the event held annually at Wiston House. The event major UK charity Tearfund, whose message for the continues to grow each year and focsuses on weekend was ‘No Child Taken’, raising peoples gathering people from all across the church family awareness and generating support to prevent the along with attracting increasing numbers of non- unlawful trafficking of children across the globe. As a church goers because of it’s value as a great family day result of peoples generosity at the event 4,000 children out. will no be protected from Trafficking.
Crowds of over 20,000 gathered on the Bank Holiday The BIgChurchDayOut also wishes to apologise weekend (24th & 25th May) and were greeted with to anyone who was caused distress by a a mixture of rain & glorious sunshine, classic festival demonstration outside of the event from a pro-life weather. The incredible varied line-up included artists group. The organisation has nothing to do with the from all across the world, with genres ranging from BigChurchDayOut and they had been asked not to Southern American Rock to R&B, Blue-Grass to demonstrate but insisted on doing so. Their presence Classical, and included X Factors Jahmene Douglas was monitored by the police and was beyond the and from Britain's Got talent the Incognito Gospel control of the event and the Wiston Estate. Choir. www.bigchurchdayout.com
Photos: Maresa Smith
Litter Watch Update INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY The amount of rubbish dropped on our streets has increased by 500% since the 1960s. Food and takeaway litter has increased the rat population to 60 million. (HDC)
Why is there so much litter? Is it the increase in fast food, hygienic packaging or excess spending power etc? We are a throwaway society. However, whatever the litter, it is ultimately down to you, the individual. No excuses! It is your personal decision where to put unwanted stuff. A weed is a plant growing in the wrong place; litter is unwanted stuff left in the wrong place. It is your personal decision to spit out gum, drop cigarette stubs, cups, bottles, cans, paper etc in a public place and not be bothered to find a bin or take it home for your own bins. We have many rights in this country – much advertised by political parties – do not forget that all rights should come with responsibility. You are responsible for your litter. If you drop it or leave it in a public place are you: mindless, inconsiderate, selfish, lazy, irresponsible, thoughtless, stupid, careless, rebellious or plain awkward and don’t care about the environment? You choose the description for yourself – but there isn’t a nice adjective to suit a deliberate litterbug. Be ashamed, be very ashamed – you should be. Please make an effort to be clean.
Parents, grandparents – if any of the above adjectives were to apply to your children – how would you feel? Teach them young. ‘All that is necessary for litter to triumph is for the tidy to do nothing.’(Theodore Dalrymple) Next month - car drivers, car parks and dog owners – it won’t be pretty.
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Steyning Cantatrice with Laura taking the applause Horsham at Warnham Church
Local ladies choir Cantatrice celebrate 10 amazing The Steyning Choir of 100 members are joined by their years of singing in their own Show Putting on the sister choir from Horsham with 50 members to ‘Put Glitz! on Sunday 20 July at the Drama Hall, Steyning on the Glitz’ in a dazzling afternoon of Showstoppers Grammar School, 3.00pm which include music from Grease, Hairspray , ‘It don’t mean a thing’, the glorious ballad ‘As if we never said Cantatrice has sung at a host of venues which have goodbye’ from Sunset Boulevard and MUCH More. included Chichester Cathedral and Festival Theatre, They have also invited the Kaleidoscope Singers, The Hawth CRAWLEY, Dorking Halls, St Clement Sussex Harmonisers, Live Band and soloist Stella Danes LONDON as part of the Brandenburg Choral Luczkowski to share this fun afternoon. Festival and have taken part in the Worthing, Bath, Bournemouth, Godalming and Choir of the Year If you have never been to hear this choir then make Competitions – winning several trophies along the this an important date in your diary…..you WILL be way. Their concerts are always eclectic, enormous entertained! fun – uplifting & we hope memorable for all the right reasons! Tickets: £12 adults £5 under 16yrs (from Steyning Bookshop) We would love to see you at our show to share this wonderful occasion.
Give Your Stuff Away Day Returns Sunday 6th July 1-5pm
The focus of the event is to divert waste from landfill and to make useful items available to others for free. There are two ways to take part. You can leave your items outside your home in clear view, or bring your items to our central collection point at the Catholic Church in Steyning, between 1pm & 5pm, where there’ll be teas and cake on sale, collection boxes for those hard to recycle recyclables [ink cartridges, water filters, batteries etc] and volunteers to answer your recycling questions.
At the end of the day you can text your postcode to the Recycled Goods Factory (tel. 07564 169211) and they will come and pick up anything not taken.
What is “stuff”? Any useful household items that are functioning, (including electricals), but please no rubbish, illegal or dangerous items, or chemicals.
So bring some stuff, or take some stuff, or just enjoy the community buzz (with tea and cake!) Further dates for your diary are 5th October and another post-Christmas stuff-shuffle on 4th January 2015. Please do not leave anything at the Catholic Church before 1pm.
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John Launder had been held, along with the others, in Newgate prison in London and had been repeatedly A woodcut from Foxe's Book of Martyrs examined and exhorted to renounce his views, as many of those arrested at the same time had done. But One summer day, on 23rd July in 2002, youngsters from Launder stood firm, saying “I will never go from these Year 8 at the Grammar School brought together a group answers so long as I live”. This steadfast belief led him to of representatives from local churches for a celebration his death on that grim July day at Chantry Green. of Christian togetherness at Chantry Green. They did so because they wanted to emphasise the necessity for the It may be that John Launder was the young man on the understanding and tolerance of each other’s beliefs – in right of the group depicted in the contemporary wood a way which would have been incomprehensible to cut - all of whom were subsequently burnt at the stake. those gathered at the same place, on the same July day 459 years ago. It was because Year 8 youngsters had been learning about the intolerance of Tudor England and John In 1555 the 23rd July was a Saturday. A crowd had Launder’s burning that they felt it to be so important to gathered on Chantry Green. The Church authorities had let no more time pass without a solemn reconciliation of decreed that a young man, a 25 year old husbandman the faiths present in this locality. ( a tenant farmer) called John Launder, should be burnt at the stake at Steyning. This was not because he had Free Entrance. Marking the 400th anniversary of any connection with Steyning. He didn’t. He came Steyning Grammar School we have an exhibition from Godstone in Surrey. And no documents make any titled: "The Scholar's Tale - 400 Years of Schooling mention of Steyning people being in particular need of in Steyning". In addition there is a display a warning about their beliefs. Indeed, the day before, ‘Sketches with Stories’ with sketchbooks from the Deryk Carver, a beer-brewer from Brighthelmstone Museum Collection as well as those from pupils at (Brighton), had been burnt at the stake in Lewes Steyning Grammar School. and, within a few days of that Thomas Iverson, a carpenter – also from Godstone, was burnt at the stake in Chichester. It was probably part of a plan by the Steyning Museum authorities to press home the message that the Catholic www.steyningmuseum.org.uk faith must be adhered to, to the inhabitants of the East, We are open all year. the West and the middle of Sussex. Mornings All three men had been arrested, along with several Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday others, at Deryck Carver’s house where a prayer meeting from 10.30am to 12.30pm had been held and the gospel had been read in English. Afternoons The underlying belief of these men was that the Catholic Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Sunday mass was abominable and directly contrary to God’s from 2.30pm to 4.30pm (1st April to 30th September) word. But Catholics believed the exact opposite and and 2.30pm to 4.00pm (1st October to 31st March) identified those with protestant beliefs as being heretics All day on Saturdays who must renounce their beliefs. Failure to do so meant and Bank Holiday Mondays that heretics would go to hell and that they should be from 10.30pm to 4.30pm (1st April to 30th Septem- burnt to help them on their way. To emphasise the point ber) a pulpit would have been set up on the Green where a and 10.30pm to 4.00pm (1st October to 31st March) priest would have preached vehemently, warning of the fires of hell, as John Launder burnt in an all too real fire. That day in 1555 was two years into the short reign The Museum, Church Street, Steyning of Queen Mary who was a devout Catholic and was Telephone: 01903 813333
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Flying the Flag on the Church Tower As you will know, The Parish Church has a flag pole on we hope this can be done as a separate piece of work, but the top of the tower, and for many years George Cockman the tower problems are a different matter. would ensure that we had a flag flying there at all the What has happened to the Church Tower? right times. Sadly, for some time now, George has not The church tower dates from the twelfth century, and it been able to do this for us, and we were unable to find was built in wonderful distinctive flint chequered sections someone to replace him. with loose rubble core. These areas are of particular The new Vicar and PCC have been very aware that concern today as they show considerable deterioration, the Steyning community has missed the flag. Indeed, and there is no tying in details. One might normally it was one of the first things on the my list as the expect to see Pig iron cramps or pins here to secure new Vicar! Flags are a very important way of expressing the decoration or masonry, but nothing is present. The both joy and pride, or sorrow and sympathy at times erosion to the tower structure is such that a great deal of when we, as a community, come together as a cohesive work will need to be done on all sides of the tower and to whole through this symbolic gesture. the windows to ensure its continued existence. To ensure the safety of someone raising the flag on the At the moment we have no idea of the cost for this work tower, the Church installed a new safety harness last year, to be done, but we do know it will be very considerable, and just this year two people have been identified who and that it will require fund raising from the community are willing to be trained to use it to ensure the flag flies and grant assistance as this is a Grade 1 listed building. for Steyning. We will keep you informed about this and I know from Our hope was that the flag would be flown on 5th June the many conversations I have had on the High Street for the 70th Anniversary for D Day. This is not to be that you will wish to help us maintain our historic however, as, in May, the Church received a report from and beautiful building that is important to all of our a professional tower inspection saying that the harness is community in so very many ways. unsafe because there is cracking in the stones where the harness is secured to the tower walls. The Reverend Fr Neil Roberts, MA AKC We are working hard to make the harness safe again, and Vicar of Steyning.
Steyning Probus Club Celebrate their 25th Anniversary
A party of 64 members, wives and partners of Steyning Probus Club were taken by coach from Steyning to attend this special event to celebrate their 25th Anniversary at the Windsor Hotel, Worthing on Thursday 15th May 2014
On arrival sparkling wine was served at the bar and the garden terrace, followed by a 4 course dinner. After the meal a number of short speeches were given by our new and past President's, and one of our Ladies' thanked the members on behalf of the wives, partners and guests. Two of our Founding Members are still with the club; one of them talked about the formation of the club, taking us back to the eighties with some interesting memories. Probus, as a social club for semi retired and retired Professional and Business people, has a close association with Rotary, so it came as no surprise that our guest speaker was the President of Steyning and Henfield Rotary.
Entertainment for the evening was performed by THE THREE PENNY PIECE. a group of 3 young ladies singing toe tapping songs of an era long gone bye . The evening concluded with the coach returning us safely back to Steyning.
The next 25th Anniversary will of course be our fiftieth year 2039. As we are all retired it may be possible that some of our younger members may be there to celebrate for us. www.steyningprobus.com
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July Diary The following pages show meetings, clubs and events that take place in Steyning. The diary is divided into three sections. First are the events and meetings which take place in July. This is followed by clubs and meetings which occur weekly and then finally a section which looks forward to the highlights of the following month. There is something for everyone! A full and extensive list of all clubs, societies, meetings and events can be found on our website at www.yoursteyning.co.uk
4th July Steyning Jazz Club Friday 7th July THE OKEH ALL STARS Cream Tea in the Saxon Room at the Steyning Centre, Named after the renowned OKEH RECORDING 3.00 p.m. on Monday 7th July. Come and join us for a COMPANY OF AMERICA - hugely successful and delicious afternoon tea of home-made scones (made well established throughout America. The band was by some of our lady members), clotted cream and formed by trombonist JOHN GODDARD (ex Nat strawberry jam and enjoy our annual social occasion West Jazz Band and The Blackbottom Stompers) with where you can meet fellow members and introduce KEN SIMS, cornettist and escapee from Acker Bilk’s your friends to the U3A. This will be our first social Paramount Jazz Band, GEORGE DAWSON, clarinet meeting following the AGM and at only £1.00 for and soprano sax of the Sidney Bechet school, HUGH members and £2.50 for guests is another bargain CROZIER grand piano, GEOFF OVER banjo, DON event in our calendar! SMITH bass and tuba, and NORMAN DAVEY drums. Their CD is excellent! and their live music is not to be missed. 14th July Steyning Decorative and Fine Arts Steyning Decorative and Fine Arts Society is your 4th, 5th & 6th July local branch of NADFAS and meet on the second SGS Musical Loserville Monday of each month at The Steyning Centre by The show is on 4th July with an evening performance Fletchers Croft Car Park opposite St Andrews Church, at 7.30pm, 5th & 6th July with performances at Church Street, Steyning. 2.30pm & 7.30pm. Tickets are priced at £10 for Our next meeting is on Monday 14th July when adults and £6 for children 18 or under. For more Martin Heard, a lecturer who has worked in Europe information about the musical see page 54 and USA, will give an illustrated lecture on “Toulouse Lautrec and Bohemian Paris” Tickets will be on sale from the 9th June and are Members and visitors (donation of £5.00) are warmly available from Steyning Grammar School Shooting welcomed with coffee at 10.00am followed by our Field and Church Street School offices or Steyning meeting 10.30-noon. Bookshop. For further details please contact the main For further information please call 01903 368254 or school office (daytime) 01903 814555 or Jan Hobson 01903 816190 (evenings or weekends) 01903 814998. 20th July 6th July A little piece of Italy is coming to Steyning on Sunday Give Your Stuff Away Day Returns – Sunday 6th 20th July 2014—10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 1-5pm The focus of the event is to divert waste from The Market will be held in the High Street Car Park landfill. You can leave your items outside your and will include Italian sourced products ranging home in clear view, or bring your items to our from meats, cheeses, olives, pasta , olive oil, focaccia central collection point at the Catholic Church and so much more …… Bring your shopping basket in Steyning, between 1pm & 5pm, Further dates and pop along to enjoy some great selections. for your diary are 5th October and another post- Authentic Italian stall holders, but all will understand Christmas stuff-shuffle on 4th January 2015. English and Euros are NOT needed ! Unfortunately Please do not leave anything at the Catholic Church the one thing we cannot guarantee is Italian sunshine, before 1pm. but fingers crossed.
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Pilates Personal Training Body Matters at 9am, 10am and 11am. 20th July 01903 742762/07941 078091 Cantatrice Concert [email protected] Local ladies choir Cantatrice celebrate 10 amazing www.personaltrainingwithlorraine.co.uk years of singing in their own Show Putting on the Glitz! on Sunday 20 July at the Drama Hall, Steyning Steyning Tennis Club Grammar School, 3.00pm Open club evening 6pm-9pm All levels, new members welcome Tickets: £12 adults £5 under 16yrs (from Steyning Cardio Tennis (keep fit class) 6pm to 7pm Bookshop) For more information turn to page 5 All standards of fitness, new members welcome Email: [email protected] 21st July Website: www.steyningtennisclub.com Steyning Downland WI meets at 2.30pm at the Steyning Centre. The speaker is Barrie Turner from the Meditation Group National Coastwatch Institution. Visitors are welcome. Upper Beeding, 10.30am to 11.45am. For more information please call 01903 814543 Please contact Ann-Marie 01903 816115/07751 158339 Co-Da Group in Steyning 20th July and 23rd July Penfold Church Hall 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Open Garden, Saffrons in Steyning, from 2 to 5:30pm. Call Ann-Marie 01903 816115 or Alison 01903 Proceeds to the NGS charities and St Barnabas House. 813793. Admission is £4. Children are free and well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome. Please come. For more Steyning Mindfulness Meditation Group information turn to page 44 Meet on the 2nd and 4th Monday each month, 7.45pm - 9.30pm. Weekly Events Contact [email protected] or 01903 812130. Monday Tuesday Steyning Bridge Club Steyning Art Group Penfold Hall, Steyning, 7.15pm. Steyning Centre Contact Helen Coutrouzas on 01903 814603. For further details please contact Peter Gibbs on 01903 813754. Tap and Drama Classes 3.55 - 4.55pm, drama for years 3 and 4 at school and Dingemans Centre 5-6pm for school years 5, 6 and 7. The Dingemans Centre Call 07957 656838 or 01903 816768 or email Open all day for anyone over the age of 55. We [email protected] have a home cooked meal each day and activities including Tai Chi, gentle exercise and guest speakers Sandgate Singers . Sullington Village Hall, 7.15pm Aspire Sussex Limited Contact Noreen Gazey on 01903 743345. Cookery - baking pastries, cakes and biscuits, Archery www.sandgatesingers.org.uk For further information or to enrol please contact: Sing Out Sister 0845 6010161 or 01903 744129 or look online at 7 - 8pm. Call Christabel on 07730 373142. www.westsussex.gov.uk/adulteducation
The Steyning Childrens’ Theatre Group Over 60 ….. and enjoy a bite to eat and a chat? Penfold Hall, 4pm - 5pm for 7-9 year olds, 5.05pm - Dingeman’s Centre, Shooting Field. 6.05pm for 10-12 year olds. Contact Nicky now on Contact Donna on 01903 879297 or email 01903 816768 or 07957 656838 or [email protected] [email protected] Steyning Scuba Club Tap and Drama Classes Steyning Leisure Centre pool, 8.30pm. 2-2.45pm For more information visit www.seaurchindivers.co.uk Drama music and movement class for little ones. or call Andy Willett on 07786 243763. Call 07957 656838 or 01903 816768 or email
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[email protected] Steyning Camera Club The Village Hall, High Street, Upper Beeding, BN44 Short Mat Bowls 3WN, 7.30pm to 10pm. 2nd and 4th Wednesday of Grammar School gym at Church Street, 6.30 until each month from September through to May. 8.45pm. Call Anthony Clarke on 01903 815949 or email Call David Richardson on 01903 816474. [email protected] www.steyningcc.org.uk Norfolk Arms RFC Wiston Recreation Ground, 7pm. MAC Playgroup Matt Hodson (Captain) on 07738 963382 or Richard Methodist Church, 9.45 to 11.45am Swan (Chairman) on 07966 815345. Please contact either [email protected] or call Email: [email protected] Geraldine Johnston on 07966 483576.
The Table Tennis Club Knit and Natter Steyning Centre. Steyning Library, 2-4pm Visit www.channeal.webring.com/thetabletennisclub Last Wednesday of every month. or phone 01903 814038. It is for anyone, any age, who enjoys knitting, sewing, Steyning Healthy Walks cross stitching etc., chatting, meeting new people and Health Centre, Tanyard Lane, 11am. having a cup of tea. Call 01903 812751 for more First and third Tuesday of the month throughout the information. year. Dingemans Centre Steyning National Womens Register The Dingemans Centre We're a small, friendly and informal group meeting Open all day Wednesday for anyone over the age fortnightly at members' homes, at 8pm. We discuss of 55. We have a home cooked meal each day and thought provoking topics before tea and biscuits. Our activities including Tai Chi, gentle exercise and guest annual sub is £17. New members most welcome. speakers. We also run trips out in our minibus to For an invitation to attend three meetings for free call local venues. IT drop in session every Wednesday at Angela Miller on 813201 (eves/weekends) or email 1.30 – 3pm. [email protected]. To find out more about the organisation visit www.nwr.org.uk Steyning Greening Campaign Norfolk Arms, Church Street, Steyning Steyning Tennis Club Last Wednesday of most months. Morning club session 10am-11.30am www.1010steyning.org All levels, new members welcome Mens' team practice evening 6pm-9pm Aspire Sussex Limited New team standard players welcome Cookery - baking pastries, cakes and biscuits, Email: [email protected] Archery, Woodcarving, Tai Chi, Fitness - The Ultimate Website: www.steyningtennisclub.com Stomach, Pilates, Easy Exercise for the over 50s, Fitness - Fun Fit Hour. 9.30 – 10.30. For further Wednesday information or to enrol please contact: 0845 6010161 Steyning Greening Campaign or 01903 744129 or look online at Friendly local group working to promote green www.westsussex.gov.uk/adulteducation issues and help tackle climate change. Meets for ‘Green Drinks' the last Wednesday of most months Over 60 ….. and enjoy a bite to eat and a chat? at the Norfolk Arms, Church Street, Steyning. Check Dingeman’s Centre, Shooting Field. website for details: www.1010steyning.org or call: Contact Donna on 01903 879297 or email Geoff Barnard 01903 813232 [email protected]
Steyning History Society Steyning & District Flower Club We meet at 7.30 p.m. at the Steyning Centre. Our The Steyning Centre, Fletchers Croft, Steyning, final meeting in the main programme and our Annual 7.30pm General Meeting date is on May 14th. On that night Fourth Wednesday of the month. after the AGM we have a talk by "Rudyard Kipling Call 01903 815803 or email from the Boer War to the Great War". Val Hodges
YS 24 Your Steyning July 2014 • www.yoursteyning.co.uk Tap and Drama Classes 7.30 - 8.30pm, tap and new drama class for little ones. Norfolk Arms RFC Call 07957 656838 or 01903 816768 or email Wiston Recreation Ground, 7pm. [email protected] Matt Hodson (Captain) on 07738 963382 or Richard Swan (Chairman) on 07966 815345. Steyning Tennis Club Email: [email protected] Open club evening 6pm-9pm All levels, new members welcome Sugar and Spice Sugar Craft Club Email: [email protected] Beeding Village Hall, High street, Upper Beeding, Website: www.steyningtennisclub.com 7pm to 9.30-9.45pm. Meetings are on the 4th Thursday in the month. Steyning Ladies Table Tennis Club Contact Sue Rudge on 01903 695700 or e-mail Steyning Centre, 2pm to 4pm, September to April. [email protected] For more details please phone 01903 879349. Steyning Bowling Club The Sussex Bus Company A new season, a good time to think about a new SH1: Return from Partridge Green via Steyning to sporting activity. Come along at 7pm with your FLAT Chichester. shoes and we will introduce to our game. We call www.thesussexbus.com 01444 246693 these "Taster" sessions so that you can get a taste for Bowling. Simples!. Or to find our more ring Keith Scott on 01903 Thursday 817161, Paul Wiskin 01903 813395, or visit our Steyning Camera Club website www.steyningbc.co.uk The Village Hall, High Street, Upper Beeding, BN44 3WN, 7.30pm to 10pm. 3rd Thursday of each month from September through Friday to May. Rhyme Time at the Library Call Anthony Clarke on 01903 815949 or email 2:15 - 2:45pm. [email protected] Children aged 0 - 3 are welcome. www.steyningcc.org.uk Dingemans Centre Pre-school Gymnastics and Baby Gym/Plus The Dingemans Centre, 11.30am Gymnastics Birthday Parties Nia dance class. Henfield Leisure Centre, 1 to 3pm Call 01903 800024 or email Aspire Sussex Limited [email protected] Woodcarving, Tai Chi, Fitness - The Ultimate Stomach, Pilates, Easy Exercise for the over 50s, Rural Steyning & Upper Beeding Children & Fitness - Fun Fit Hour, Computers - For Absolute Family Information Point Beginners and Beginners Plus. 9.30 - 10.30. For further information or to enrol please contact: Upper Beeding Baptist Church, Church Lane, Upper 0845 6010161 or 01903 744129 or look online at Beeding, 9.00 - 12.00 www.westsussex.gov.uk/adulteducation Call 01903 270459/8.
Steyning Bellringers Vintage Years Club Steyning Centre, 2-4pm St Andrew & St Cuthman Church, 8 - 9:15pm. 1st Friday each month. Call Kathy or David for more information on 01903 Contact Jess Donlevy on 01903 813012 or Jan Wise 813653. on 01903 814515. Steyning Tennis Club Morning club session 10am-11.30am Cantatrice Steyning Centre from 11.00am - 12.30. All levels, new members welcome A local ladies choir. Ladies' team practice evening 6.30pm-9pm www.cantatrice.co.uk New team standard players welcome Email: [email protected] Website: www.steyningtennisclub.com Friday Evening Badminton Club Steyning Leisure Centre, 7.30 to 9.30pm. Your Steyning July 2014 • www.yoursteyning.co.uk YS 25 YS Out & About in July For more information call 01903 815396. membership fee. Car lifts provided for passengers, with contribution to the driver for petrol. Appropriate Steyning Cricket Club weather gear and sturdy footwear required, and Evening training sessions. usually a picnic lunch. Please ring the Secretary, Jo Call Sue Riches for information, Fowler, on 01903 813460 for more details. [email protected] or 01903 814484. Young People’s Sunday Conservation Group The Sussex Bus Company Last Sunday of every month, 9.30 - 2.30pm SH2: Return from Henfield via Steyning to Crawley. For Steyning Grammar School students. www.thesussexbus.com 01444 246693 Contact Christine Humphreys for more details on
Steyning Society Steyning Castle Badminton Club 3rd Friday of each month 7.30pm. Illustrated Talks in Steyning Leisure Centre, Every Sunday Night 7.30pm Steyning Centre. Membership £5 or £7.50 couple. to 10pm. New members welcome. Intermediate to Apply Deryck Hedley 01903 816450 or at door. Advanced Level. For more information call Michele Open to non members £1. Mason 07880 791312 or 01273 588444 07791 437790. Saturday Pre-school Gymnastics and Baby Gym/Plus Steyning Tennis Club Gymnastics Birthday Parties Playing Fields off Charlton Street, 10 to 12am. Steyning Leisure Centre, 12-2pm Further details can always be available by telephoning Call 01903 800024 or email 01903 814890 or 01903 815862. [email protected] Useful Numbers Steyning Library Steyning Stars Gymnastic Clubs Opening Hours: Monday - Friday: 10.00 - 5.00pm Steyning for pre-school. Saturday: 10.00 - 2pm Call Amanda Wadman on 01903 800024 or email Email: [email protected] 01903 812751 [email protected] www.starsgymclub.co.uk Steyning Minibus Gillian Jones on 01903 812742. Special Task Force First and third Saturday of the month. Rural Steyning & Upper Beeding Children Excursions to the cinema, theatre and places of & Family Information Point interest; often with a meal together. Upper Beeding Baptist Church, Church Lane, Upper Call 01903 765340 or 01798 812265, email Beeding, 9.00 - 12.00 [email protected], specialtaskforce.org Call 01903 270459/8.
Steyning Downland Scheme Ranger Group The Steyning Health Centre First Saturday of every month, 10am - 3pm. Tanyard Lane, Steyning, BN44 3RJ Contact Sarah Quantrill on [email protected] or Telephone Appointments: 01903 843400 07940 592347. Out of Hours/Emergencies: 01903 843400 Surgery Hours: Bird Surveying on the Downs… a Steyning Monday 8am, to 8pm, Tuesday 8am to 6.30pm Downland Scheme Group Wednesday 8am to 8pm, Thursday 8am to 8pm The Horseshoe and Rifle Range, 8am Friday 8am to 6.30pm, Saturday and Sunday: Closed Contact Andrew Armitage on 01903 368456 or email [email protected] or visit our website Steyning & District Good Neighbours Association www.steyningdownland.org 01903 816181
Steyning Tennis Club Steyning Parish Council Open club Session 2pm-5.30pm www.steyningpc.gov.uk All levels, new members welcome Tel: 01903 812042 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.steyningtennisclub.com The Steyning Centre Sunday [email protected] Steyning H.F. Ramblers Tel: 01903 812042 Steyning Ramblers meet in Fletcher’s Croft car park Opening Hours 9am to 5pm The Steyning Centre, Fletcher’s Croft, Steyning, BN44 to walk mainly at weekends across East and West 3XZ Sussex. Distances usually between 4-9 miles. Modest
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A little piece of Italy is coming to Steyning on Sunday 20th July 2014—10am to 4pm
The Market will be held in the High Street Car Park and will include Italian sourced products ranging from meats, cheeses, olives, pasta , olive oil, focaccia and so much more …… Bring your shopping basket and pop along to enjoy some great selections. Authentic Italian stall holders, but all will understand English and Euros are NOT needed ! Unfortunately the one thing we cannot guarantee is Italian sunshine, but fingers crossed.
Football fever! As we start a month of football excitement for some (misery Don't slump, sit right back into the seat, so your back is for others!), some could be clocking up record hours on the fully against the back of the chair/sofa. sofa as they follow the competition in Brazil. Make sure you Drink Up! – Water, as much as possible, especially if your are not the injury worry this World Cup season and take care are drinking alcohol; it will keep you hydrated and help of your posture. you concentrate on the game! At the end of the match, you might feel inspired to have a In consumer research carried out by the British Chiropractic kick around which is the perfect way to keep active over Association, 35% of people said that sitting for long periods the long summer evenings. could trigger back pain and, with at least 96 hours of football on offer, some will be more at risk than ever of The BCA also has some great stretches and exercises to becoming couch potatoes! help improve posture. If you would like a leaflet, please call us and we would be happy to send you one. Mark Jones, a chiropractor with the BCA is concerned about the effect all this extra sitting down could have: "Our If you have a specific question regarding any lifestyles are sedentary enough but, during televised sporting chiropractic treatment, or would like to book a Free events like the World Cup, people spend even more time Spinal Check please call Well Adjusted Health on 01903 sitting down. Lack of exercise is our worst enemy and we 892171 should avoid sitting for prolonged periods of time, as sitting incorrectly puts almost twice as much pressure on the back than when standing."
And that’s not the only health hazard during this tournament. Football fans will argue that jumping up to celebrate a goal or berate the referee is an involuntary action, but doing it too quickly may be more harmful than sitting down for prolonged periods. Mark explains: “Going from a fixed posture when sitting down to quickly jumping up on your feet in excitement could be potentially damaging.” Follow this simple advice from the BCA to have a pain free World Cup: Try to ensure that you change position every twenty minutes; stand up and move around. Make sure you are active during half time; there is plenty of light exercise you can do during the 15 minute break. YS 28 Your Steyning July 2014 • www.yoursteyning.co.uk Your Steyning July 2014 • www.yoursteyning.co.uk YS 29 YS 30 Your Steyning July 2014 • www.yoursteyning.co.uk Your Steyning July 2014 • www.yoursteyning.co.uk YS 31 YS 32 Your SteyningYour September Steyning 2013 July 2014• www.yoursteyning.co.uk • www.yoursteyning.co.uk Your Steyning July 2014 • www.yoursteyning.co.uk YS 33 YS 34 Your SteyningYour September Steyning 2013 July 2014• www.yoursteyning.co.uk • www.yoursteyning.co.uk Your Steyning July 2014 • www.yoursteyning.co.uk YS 35 YS Local news New activities for children at The Parish Church of St Andrew and St Cuthman
Junior Church Junior Church is a new weekly activity for children of primary age during the 9.30am Sunday service. Towards the beginning of the service the children will process from church to the Cottage so they can participate in craft, a story, an activity, singing and a prayer. After about 20 minutes, they will then return to offer up their gifts together with the bread and wine and gather around the altar for their blessing before the service ends. This way, the established congregation of adults can be free to worship in a more traditional way in church, knowing that the children are being well catered for in an environment where they don’t have to keep quiet! For our youngest children there will be 'happy bags' containing books, a soft toy and colouring or similar activities to keep them entertained whilst they learn to sit with those who brought them to church.
Messy Church Messy Church is a very popular way of introducing church to people who don't 'do' church. It introduces the bible stories around crafts, music making and sharing food together. This hour long session will begin in September on a weekday after school every two months and will be held in the Penfold Hall and open to children and families of all shapes and sizes who want to explore the stories that have shaped our national culture. Fr Neil
Steyning Downland Scheme Conservation Update Better Grazing Ahead . . . Conservation grazing with sheep or cattle is vital if we In addition to the Dexter cattle, we are planning to are to keep the ancient, species-rich chalk grassland borrow a small number of cattle from Chichester on the Steyning Downland in good condition. Grazing College to start grazing Pepperscombe later this year. helps to prevent coarse grasses, brambles and scrub from Pepperscombe is becoming very overgrown after many spreading, so that a diverse mix of wild flowers can thrive. years without grazing. We are replacing old, rotten fence posts and improving the gates but no new fencing is After many years without any grazing, the Steering Group needed here and free access for all will be maintained at decided to introduce traditional Sussex cattle onto the all times. Steyning Downland a few years ago. These have helped to reverse the decline in wild flowers but coarse grasses The cattle will be checked daily by a team of volunteer and scrub continue to be a problem on all the grassland ‘Lookerers’ to make sure they are safe. If you would areas. So far we have only grazed during the winter to like to join the Lookering team, or, or would just like to avoid any risk of the wild flowers being eaten, but we know more about our conservation grazing plans, please are now planning to start light grazing through the year, contact us via the Steyning Downland Scheme Project as the threat of losing the habitat to coarse vegetation is Manager on 01903 817996 or via greater. We will continue to avoid grazing during sensitive [email protected]. periods, such as when the orchids are in flower. Thanks for reading, We are working with a local grazier to introduce Dexter The SDS Conservation Sub-Group cattle onto the Rifle Range and at Steyning Coombe. Dexters are a hardy breed and have a calm, docile temperament, well suited to popular dog walking areas. We plan is to bring three Dexters onto the Steyning Downland for the first time later this summer.
As part of the grazing plans, the Big Picnic Field next to the ponds will be fenced to provide a holding area for the cattle when they are not grazing the chalk grassland areas. Walkers will still have full access to the whole area via gates and the logs and pond area will not be fenced so that people can picnic and access the ponds without the need to cross the fence line. In this way, everyone will be able to continue to freely enjoy the Steyning Downland at all times of the year and we will also be able to conserve The Dexter Cattle with their proud owner! the wildlife for future generations to enjoy.
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Your Steyning July 2014 • www.yoursteyning.co.uk YS 39 YS 40 Your Steyning March 2014 • www.yoursteyning.co.uk Your Steyning March 2014 • www.yoursteyning.co.uk YS 41 YS 42 Your Steyning July 2014 • www.yoursteyning.co.uk Your Steyning July 2014 • www.yoursteyning.co.uk YS 43 YS Local news Open Garden in aid of NGS charities and St Barnabas House The garden at Saffrons in Steyning will be open for the National Garden Scheme on Sunday July20 and Wednesday July 23rd from 2 to 5:30pm. Visit this stylish garden full of textural contrasts and rich colour in the heart of the village on Holland Road.
Backed by mature beech trees, the garden, on ¾ of an acre has broad lawns surrounded by borders of fine specimen trees and shrubs as well as bamboos, ferns and grasses. The herbaceous beds are filled with agapanthus, spiky eryngiums and fragrant lilies as well as alliums, colourful salvias and much more.
There is a large fruit cage and espaliered fruit trees as well as vegetable beds. There will be lots of their own plants for sale. Naturally, there will also be the all-important TEA and CAKE !!
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Poppet, nearly 3 years old Pet of the Month Say hello to Poppet - An Apricot Toy Poodle who will be 3 years old in August. Poppet (or Parasienta Popsicle) was born and puppy trained in Chester. She has enjoyed the move south with her human companions, Andrew and Lesley.
She suns herself in her new garden and welcomes a romp on the recreation ground and South Downs, although noting the many urban and rural smells more than the views. Poppet is occasionally a shaggy dog but really enjoys her visits to Stylish Fido, emerging looking and smelling delightful.
She is an enthusiastic pupil if a treat is promised and, at present, her favourite task is to fetch her owner’s slippers in anticipation of a treat. She brings them one at a time as they are nearly as big as she is! She also enjoys a good swim to keep her fit, as long as there is a chicken to hold on to!
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Every year the Year 6 children go a week long residential to the Isle of Wight where they enjoy the activities at the Little Canada PGL Centre. The intention is that children experience a range of activities for the first time. They get very nervous about some of these and their challenge is to overcome this: because they are altogether with their friends and adults they trust, inevitably they conquer their fears and the exhilaration they feel is immense. This becomes a life remembered experience one that helps tremendously as they take on the experience of a new school in September.
What follows is a series of photographs and some blogs from the children on the day that their experiences happened. At 11.36am the ferry at docked at Fishbourne and the party was on its last, very short leg, to the PGL centre. I understand that the Ferry Staff complimented the Steyning children on their good behaviour. Day 1: the girls from Cabin 24 have written the blog: We arrived just before lunch and then sat in the sun having a picnic. Our PGL groupie who is called Kelly, showed us around the centre. It's much bigger than we thought. We did our first activity. Some of us flew through the trees on the new zip wire. It is awesome!!!!! We were all mega starving by tea time and all ate loads. We are all unpacked, although some of us have got in a mess making our beds! We are looking forward to loads of fun tomorrow.
Day 2: Here is today's blog from the boys in cabin 16. We are absolutely loving the Isle of Wight, it's awesome. We liked the zip wire because it was so fast and some of us were so scared because when we were sat on the ledge, we thought we would fall off, but we didn't! We loved the sensory trail today because we got caked in mud. The rooms are great, because we are with our friends and we can chat. Quote from Finley Shephard "The zip wire is such an amazing experience and so far it's been everyone's favourite activity"
Day 3: Here is today's blog from the cabin 9 girls Today has just been the best ever! We all did dragon boating in big boats of 20. All the teachers wanted their boats to win so they were all shouting and rowing madly. This afternoon , some of us did aeroball which is on a trampoline. It was epic! Some of us did a hike too and we saw a steam train on the way. We all stopped for a ice cream too! We have learnt lots of really funny songs that we want to teach everyone back home. We can't believe it's our last full day tomorrow but we are looking forward to the disco tomorrow night!!
Day 4: Today's blog is from the boys in cabin 14 Awesome awesome awesome!! We are having a fab time. There is so much to do all the time. The food is great and we get bacon and spaghetti for breakfast! It will be sad to leave because we have had so much fun but we are looking forward to seeing our families! The disco tonight was funny. All the PGL staff were dancing with us and so were all our teachers. (They think they looked cool but they didn't) There were loads of other schools in the disco. 700 people! We think quad biking is the best and also the sensory trail. You get very muddy and Mrs Asprey was pouring water over us. She said it was the squirrels in the tree but we know it wasn't! Quicksticks hockey Quicksticks hockey is a format of the game specifically aimed at primary school aged children. After several years of trying to build this sport at SPS, the children have now achieved a very high standard. So congratulations to them on winning the southern area finals for the third year in succession and going on to the West Sussex Finals in July.
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Book Reviews From The Steyning Bookshop
Ancient Paths The Scarecrow’s Wedding by Graham Robb Julia Donaldson and Axel Picador £8.99 Scheffler When we think of ancient engineering, Scholastic hbk £12.99 the ancient Greeks, and more particularly, The dream team of Julia the Romans come to mind. The world of Donaldson and Axel Scheffler the Celts, mostly long vanished is mainly returns with this witty and excit- associated with the largely unknown mys- ing tale. The Scarecrows’ Wed- ticism of the Druids, woad and warring. ding is a fabulous love story, However, Robb, in his latest book makes with drama, humour, originality a fascinating and convincing case for the Celts as being - and a happy ending! Two scarecrows, Betty O’Barley and considerably more sophisticated astronomers and engineers Harry O’Hay, are planning the perfect wedding. But wicked than they are commonly given credit for. His starting point is scarecrow, Reginald Rake, has other ideas and almost ruins the Via Heraclea, the ‘fabled route of Hercules from the ends their special day. Harry must become a hero before he and of the Earth’, actually from the South West tip of Portugal Betty can have the wedding of their dreams. to the Alps, which, in a moment of epiphany, he suddenly notices directly aligns with the angle of the rising sun at the The Flying Bathroom summer solstice. From there he sees a map unfolding, ‘A complex, beautiful pattern of lines emerged, based on solar by Julia Donaldson and alignments and elementary Euclidean geometry. I began to David Roberts see, as though in some miraculously preserved document, the pub Macmillan hbk 11.99 ancient birth of modern Europe.’ As those lucky people who This is a new and revelatory view of the Celts and Europe met Julia at the Steyning Fes- before the Romans, and an enthralling read. tival will know from watching her great story Tyrannosaurus Drip amusingly performed by  Julia, her husband Malcolm The Lie and friends, and then seeing the book, the quirky and amus- Helen Dunmore ing illustrator of the tale is David Roberts. Here he illustrates by Cornerstone £7.99 this rhyming story for younger readers in his inimitable style. Writing at the end of her 2012 ghost story After everyone has gone out, the flying bath takes the bath The Greatcoat, Helen Dunmore writes of toys off on an adventure each day – helping to put out a fire, her fascination with “the long shadows wash a muddy piglet and generally come to the rescue with of war”: “In the immediate aftermath, the their watery load. Great fun! need to reconstruct and ensure survival is so strong that there may not be time or Little Mouse’s Big Book of Beasts energy to consider the dead.” Her most recent novels have reflected this fascination. The Betrayal by Emily Gravett followed the siege of Leningrad and The Greatcoat was set in pub Macmillan 31st July 7.99 pbk 1950s England, in a landscape still scarred, like its inhabit- Bookshop favourite Emily Gravett’s latest ants, by the war. The Lie, her thirteenth novel is a continu- book is now out in paperback. Little ation of this theme, though the story begins this time in Mouse has found a new book, but it’s 1920 as Britain emerges from the First World War. The Lie full of scary creatures... So he sets about is a quiet tragedy, the story of how those long shadows can altering their scariest bits to make them stretch out and finally engulf the survivors. Daniel Branwell safe! Perfect for timid children. has returned to his native Cornwall from France, while many of his comrades have not, including his boyhood friend and Fleabag commanding officer, Frederick Dennis. Daniel knows he is by Helen Stephens supposed to be one of the lucky ones – “Ex-servicemen are Pub Scholastic pbk 6.99 selling matches, dusters and fretwork boxes all over London, This utterly charming story about a scruffy little dog with fleas door to door and on street corners.” He comes back to a in need of a home and a lonely little boy who wants a dog village that is full of absences and the news that his mother has been reissued with a smart new cover. A classic, which is dead and he is homeless. How he deals with this, and the accompanies her new and delightful book in hardback – repercussions that occur from one small lie form the basis for How to Hide a Lion from Grandma. this subtle and engrossing novel.  YS 50 Your Steyning July 2014 • www.yoursteyning.co.uk Your Steyning July 2014 • www.yoursteyning.co.uk YS 51 YS 52 Your Steyning July 2014 • www.yoursteyning.co.uk Your Steyning July 2014 • www.yoursteyning.co.uk YS 53 Steyning Grammar School News
Steyning Grammar School Summer Musical - ‘Loserville’
Steyning Grammar school is celebrating its 400th and are working incredibly well together to produce anniversary this year, a momentous year for the school what will be a superb celebratory show for our 400th that we want to celebrate by producing something year. Bringing something new and largely unknown to special for the summer musical. So the school is the stage is exciting and challenging. The production pioneering a big production of a new show, Loserville, team have every confidence that Loserville will be with a cast of 55 students from across all the year another roaring success in the long line of great groups. Loserville had a West End run in 2013, and Steyning Grammar school musicals. is written by James Bourne and Elliot Davis. Steyning is one of the first schools in the country to take on The show is on 4th July with an evening performance this production, and it is shaping up to be hugely at 7.30pm, 5th & 6th July with performances at entertaining. 2.30pm & 7.30pm. Tickets are priced at £10 for adults and £6 for children 18 or under. Tickets will be on sale from the 9th June and are available from Steyning Grammar School Shooting Field and Church Street School offices or Steyning Bookshop. For further details please contact the main school office (daytime) 01903 814555 or Jan Hobson (evenings or weekends) 01903 814998.
James Bourne is a band member of Busted and now part of MacBusted - so the music for this show is very contemporary. It is set in 1971 and follows the story of a young man at school who is trying work out how to send the first email. It is funny, fast and the perfect vehicle for the cast to show-case their musical theatre talents. Jan Hobson, Director and Steyning Grammar School Governor said: ‘This is one of the most talented casts we have had the pleasure of working with. Some of them have never done a show before and some are very experienced - but they all give everything they have to the process. It is a very high energy production, which is guaranteed to entertain.’ Students started work on this production in March and have engaged with the story and the characters
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Arun Veterinary Group Ashington Practice Grand Opening On Saturday 17th May Arun Veterinary Group officially opened their new purpose built surgery in Ashington. The arrival of the new practice had been well anticipated within the village following a 9 month build programme and pet owners turned out in vast numbers to take a tour of the premises as well as enjoy stalls, face painting, food and refreshments.
Director Matt Gittings, pictured with his daughter Lily-Rose made an emotional speech to the crowd that gathered before his eldest daughter, Lily- Rose, cut the ribbon to mark the opening. It was a very proud day for Matt and his team who are thrilled to finally be able to extend Face Painting fun at the Grand Opening their excellent standard Director Matt Gittings with “I am extremely proud of this new surgery and I of veterinary service from his daughter Lily-Rose look forward to welcoming new clients here. We their existing base in are currently offering a complimentary veterinary Pulborough and Storrington to the local community of appointment, worth £30, for all newly registered Ashington and neighbouring villages. clients. We are also very happy, subject to
appointment, to give pet owners a tour if they have The new practice is a purpose built, fully functional been unable to attend the opening today.” surgery with on site laboratory, kennels, theatre, X-ray and dental facilities. Pet owners queued to take a tour The surgery is located on London Road, Ashington, of the new practice, which has also been designed immediately off the A24 and has dedicated parking with the ‘customer experience’ in mind. “When facilities and full disabled access. The team are all designing the new practice I wanted to modernise the village based and the practice offers continuity of care customer experience especially within the reception with the ability to develop a relationship with one area and consultation room” Matt remarked. “I vet. For further details you are invited to contact really wanted to make these areas more vibrant the practice on 01903 254799, email ashington@ and interesting yet retaining the clinical element of arunvetgroup.co.uk or visit the website www. what we do. I have tried to bring the history of our arunvetgroup.co.uk practice to the new practice whilst modernising the environment. The aim overall has been to create a relaxing and welcoming environment for our clients and it seems from the feedback we have received that it has achieved these goals.”
Matt went on to say “We have also designed the clinical areas to a very high standard with patient care and service a priority to us. For this reason we have invested heavily in modern veterinary equipment. The practice has also incorporated air conditioning in each room and a Sonos music system, allowing pets to recover to the soothing sounds of classical music whilst clients waiting in reception can listen to Radio 2!”
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If you’re not a member and would like to know more about us come along to meet us and join on the day. Steyning & District U3A provides opportunities for educational, creative and leisure activities in a friendly and informal environment. We are part of a national organisation of local U3A groups which are run entirely by volunteers. The Steyning & District U3A, which includes Henfield, Storrington and other villages in the neighbourhood, now has almost 400 members and over 40 groups covering a wide variety of interests and subjects, from Wine & Beer Appreciation to Language Studies, Literature & the Arts, Discussion, Walking and Gardening Groups, as well as games playing groups.
You can find out more information about your local U3A on our website – www.u3asites.org.uk/steyning or by dropping a note to PO Box 2595 Henfield, West Sussex BN5 0EA.
Local Primary School children take part in a concet for Cancer Research 120 children from two local primary schools raised selection of songs that they had written. the roof of Steyning Grammar School when they A raffle was also held with prizes kindly donated by performed to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Mid Sussex Golf Club; Fountain Inn (Ashurst); Toast Upper Beeding and Steyning Primary schools joined by the Coast (Shoreham); Just Bananas; Jordan's forces under the leadership of their music teachers Mrs Cake and Bake House; Garlic Wood Farm; Flicker Corrine Wellby and Mrs Sarah Pargeter to provide an Rose; Steyning Bookshop; Vintage and Home; Get evening’s entertainment. Waisted; Spotted. Truffles donated 200 cup cakes and Jordan’s Cake and Bake House donated tiffin which The children performed, with endless energy and great were sold during the interval. enthusiasm, a range of songs from the beautifully sung ‘Across the Fields’ to the hilarious ‘A Young Austrian’, The children closed the concert with a song which a song with the most ridiculous actions. Mrs Sally was originally learnt by the local schools as part of a Randall, the Assistant Head and VI Form Director ‘Virtual Choir’ project in which schools across West organised a group of students to help throughout Sussex recorded their children singing and then their the evening from supervising the children to selling voices were merged into one recording to create a big refreshments – their assistance was invaluable and children’s choir. they proved to be a big hit among the children. Mr Jonathan Reeves, Head of Music offered additional The evening was opened by Mrs Claire Mann, chair of entertainment in the form of student band ‘High Cancer Research UK Steyning Area who thanked the Trees’ (Luke Knight, Daniel Freer, James Palmer, James children for all their hard work. The total raised so far Martin, Ellie Baker, Charlotte McGuire, Alex Eyres, is £1860, which is an increase on the amount raised Lucia Dominguez-Dominguin) who performed a two years ago.
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A Big Thank You!
Those of us in the Steyning Festival team have been delighted by the positive feedback we have received about this year's festival. It is gratifying, after all the hard work, to see so many people enjoying the events and having fun together. Two of our aims are to help build community sprit and to bring business to the town and it seems that we have succeeded on both those fronts. But we couldn't do it without the goodwill and support of the people of Steyning so we would like to thank everyone who helped out in any way - on Front of House, the various bars, putting up posters, delivering leaflets, putting up bunting, shifting furniture, making costumes etc and also, mot importantly, buying tickets and supporting the events. We are already planning for 2016 so if you would like to be involved contact [email protected]
Here are a few pictures as a reminder and we will put lots more onto the website so do take a look at www.steyningfestival.co.uk. Carnival Parade Throngs of people, including kids from seven local schools, danced carnival style to the sound of samba music and drums in Steyning. There was five carnival style giant animals, a shark, a bear, an elephant, an eagle and a tiger. To add to the fun the Chanctonbury Ring Morris Men followed the parade.
'The Children's parade was a riot of sound and colour. It certainly launched Steyning's festival in style - and with a bang. No-one could have missed it. The samba band and drums were amazing," said Christine Aubrey Chair of the Festival. ' Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen. The children and giant animal costumes were the real stars - all those weeks of craft work in local schools paid off. It was heart-warming seeing so many happy young faces and thankfully the sun came out just in time."
Janet Pennington, a local historian, who is lead a few different walks during the Festival (including the Scandals walk). Janet also gave a talk on the 400 year history of the Grammar School. Photo: Maxine Silver
Julia Donaldson put on a great event for 250 children and adults on the last weekend of the Festival Photo: Sarah Proctor
A knit bomb outside the tea rooms Church Street ! Newly appeared for start of festival Natalie Haynes, a writer for the Independent and Guardian), Radio 4 broadcaster and one-time stand up comedienne and Man Booker Prize judge 2013 introduced her first novel, ‘The Amber Fury’.
YS 68 Your Steyning July 2014 • www.yoursteyning.co.uk Steyning Community Fun Day , organised by Rob Billington, on Bank Holiday Monday was a bit challenging because of the weather but people still had fun! The St Cuthman race, organised by John Burstow, happened!
A mini Commonwealth Games run by the Athletics Club and organised by Martin Hesketh, 19 medals were awarded to winners of various events. There were 2 triple medal winners in the under 11's, and 2 double medal winners in the 12-14's, and 1 senior triple medal winner.
Multiple medal winners: Florence Locks (u11) - 50m dash, obstacle race and bounding Ollie Wellby (u11) - 50m dash,target throw and bounding Niamh Halloren (12-14yrs) - Target throw and obstacle race Lois Claridge (12-14yrs) - soccer throw and bounding Jason Bird (senior) - 50m dash, soccer throw and bounding
The band Major Major headlined the music. Rob writes: ' They are a terrific covers band and had a group of loyal followers there, all sheltering as much as poss under a gazebo.'
The Dog Show was supported by Palace of Pooch, who gave out a free doggy bag with treats and other interesting bits to every entry. Also, our experienced dog show judge, Kate Popple, who has participated in the display team at Crufts, and is an examiner for the Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme (KCGCDS).
James Naughtie, renowned Radio 4 Book Club host and Today programme presenter (for the last 20 years) who was in Steyning to launch his new political thriller, his first novel, The Madness of July. The event was packed out and he gave a very entertaining talk about his life as a broadcast journalist at the centre of things One funny story involved Mandleson changing his trousers on air while James N was trying to interview him!
Here, the Chair of the Festival Christine Aubrey is photographed with James Naughtie at the event on Saturday 24 May Photo: Steyning Camera Club Sell out event - brilliant and electric atmosphere - Comedy For 1- 8 year olds, Herringbone Arts invited Store Players ' A Serious Night families to bring a picnic for ‘The Story of Out' with Josie Lawrence, Neil Little Red’, a gentle re-telling of the old Red Mullarkey, Richard Vranch and Riding Hood fairy tale using music, puppetry others. and animation. It is described as a ‘visually Photo: Mike Williams of Steyning stunning and engaging show’. Camera Club
World class choir - The Sixteen was a hugely popular event. Photo: Mike Williams - Steyning Camera Club
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the major conducting prizes. His present posts include those of Artistic Director of the Ulster Youth Choir, Choir Leader of the City of Birmingham Young Voices, Assistant Conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, and he is a regular guest chorusmaster with the Netherlands Radio Choir. He has also directed the Training Choir of the National Youth Choir of Scotland and the Cambridgeshire County Youth Choir. David is a popular workshop leader with Britain's choirs and leading choral organisations He is a respected adjudicator of festivals and competitions, and a National Adjudicator for the televised BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year competition. He conducts for BBC A group of Year 5 children from Upper Beeding Television's Songs of Praise, and is frequently in Primary school were vocally inspired under the baton demand as a consultant in choral education. of David Lawrence, the esteemed conductor, at a recent workshop at Christ’s Hospital, Horsham. The Under his leadership, the children learnt six children were also joined by a Year 5 group from challenging songs, which they memorised and Steyning Primary school. performed to an audience of parents and Christ Hospital teachers, including the Head of Music David Lawrence is not an unfamiliar face to the Andrew Cleary. The children had a memorable day children. Back in January, the children also took part and were hugely disappointed when it came to an in the Young Voices concert at the London O2 arena end. Their enthusiasm and energy for singing was which he also conducted. This concert saw a mass clear throughout the day. In the beautiful surroundings choir of approximately 8,000 children across the of the school’s chapel the children were mesmorised South East and featured the street dance group Urban by David Lawrence’s energy and love of singing. Strides and guest performance by Stacey Solomon. There was never a dull moment. They were also given a performance by the school’s David Lawrence is one of Britain's most versatile choir ‘Schola Cantorum’ who came 3rd in the young conductors. He studied choral conducting Barnardo’s Choir of the Year 2014 competition. at the Royal Academy of Music, where he won all Year 5&6 world War II concert Children in Upper Key Stage 2 saw the conclusion of their topic about World War II in the form of a concert performed to an audience of visitors from the local churches, Dingemans and Valerie Manor. The children sang a variety of songs including ‘Run Rabbit Run’, ‘The White Cliffs of Dover’ and ‘We’ll Meet Again’. They also read some of their stories, poems and ‘War Recipes’ to their attentive audience. The group performed the songs with great energy and were delighted to hear the wonderful applause given at the end of the concert. Some of the children stayed behind to serve refreshments whilst others invited the visitors to observe examples of their work through their topic books. Several letters were received after the event congratulating the children on their splendid work with comments such as “…many spoke of how impressed they were with the quality of the children’s learning journals and their enthusiasm to share their newfound knowledge,” (the Reverend John Challis, local vicar and school governor). He also went on to say that he had been inundated with members of the community “…expressing how much enjoyed the school’s production of music from World War Two.”
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