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In this issue Plastic less Neighbourhood plan referendum New ways to pay for parking Co-op Community Fund Petworth Festival at 40 SUMMER 2018 2 Editor’s welcome Contents

Welcome to the summer issue of Plastic less Petworth 4 Petworth Pages and a big thank you to Town Council report everyone who completed and returned 6 the bus survey. We had nearly 100 Spotlight events 8 responses, really helpful feedback – Community pages 12 along with the hard evidence required Artistic Petworth 18 – to help Petworth Town Council move ahead and formulate its Transport Plan. Co-op Community Fund 20 Probably the most significant event Love books? 22 coming up this summer in Petworth News from our schools 24 is the referendum on the Petworth Neighbourhood Plan which if it has a majority of those Local contacts 26 voting in favour, will be used to determine future planning Regular events 27 applications. It’s a golden opportunity for the community so Local businesses 30 please don’t ignore your polling card when it comes through the post, come along and vote (see page 16 for more details). As always, there is plenty to do in Petworth and there are also lots of opportunities to become engaged. Why not PETWORTH PAGES FUTURE EDITIONS join Petworth’s very own ‘Plastic Less’ Working Group to tackle the huge problem of single use plastics that threaten Autumn issue Winter issue to destroy our environment, our wildlife and our health (read Through your letterbox Through your letterbox our special feature on page 4 to find out how to make a few w/c 20th August w/c 19th November simple changes). With the centenary of the end of World War 1 coming up, you might have noticed the Silent Soldiers that are starting to appear on village greens and near town entrances. I noticed one of them coming into Chiddingfold as I was driving home the other day and thought what a beautiful tribute they are to the fallen. On page 12, find out how to club together and sponsor one to grace the entrances of Petworth. Another centenary – women’s suffrage – is being commemorated through the planting for Petworth in Bloom. Turn to page 8 for a preview, I can’t wait to see the displays! Whatever you do this summer, enjoy the season and enjoy reading your latest issue of Petworth Pages. Natwest mobile banking service comes to Petworth With the Petworth branch closing on 19th June, NatWest is introducing a new mobile banking service starting on 9th May as follows: The team Every Wednesday from 1.20pm-2.20pm in the Petworth Pages is a collaboration between Petworth Town Library Car Park Council and Petworth Business Association. Services will include cash deposit and withdrawals, bill payments and general account administration. Editor Julie Aguilar | [email protected] Customers can also withdraw money out of their Layout & Design Eyelevel Design account (up to the agreed personal limit on their debit card) and check account balances from the Post Office. There Advertising Harsha Desai | [email protected] are also plans to install an independent ATM machine in PBA Liaison Anthony Curl Petworth. In the meantime, the nearest ATM machines PTC Liaison Chris Kemp will be at the BP petrol station in Lane near and at Tesco in Pulborough. The closest High Please visit our Petworth websites: Street branch of NatWest is in East Street, , www.petworth-tc.gov.uk and www.discoverpetworth.uk telephone 03457 888444 (central customer services). and follow us /DiscoverPetworthUK @PetworthUK 3 SPECIAL FEATURE Plastic less Petworth How plastic is damaging an alternative for at last one plastic item is an easy way to #PassOnPlastic. they would usually use just once and For more information, visit www. planet Earth then throw away. recycleforwestsussex.org or www. “There are 500 times more Here are a few of the Council’s top chichester.gov.uk/recyclingadvice or pieces of microplastic in tips for reducing plastic use not just for call 01243 534619. the sea than there are one week but every day: stars in our galaxy and by PETWORTH 2050 it is estimated there TOP TIPS RESIDENTS’ TIPS will be more plastic than • Pack your lunch in a re-usable • Too many bags? Plenty of fish” The Independent, container – Cling film may come in supermarkets have bins for unwanted 28th September 2017 handy but you can’t recycle it, so why plastic carrier bags as well as other not re-use an old plastic takeaway wrappings like bread bags – Charlotte You’ve probably noticed that reducing container and use that as a handy Loukes the amount of plastic we use in our lunch box. • Buy an electric shaver rather than everyday lives is a very hot topic and • Carry a re-usable water bottle – disposable razors – Nichole Peet for very good reason. It’s already having Buying bottled water may be quick • Get milk from the milkman in glass a devastating effect on our coastline and easy but in the UK it is estimated bottles – and you can even order and on marine life. Scientists also that we use 35.8 million plastic bottles online the night before delivery! – believe that plastics have potentially every day (but only 19.8 million are Katie Sullivan harmful effects on human health. recycled). To stop buying bottled Any other tips? Please share them The use of chemical additives during water, treat yourself to a water bottle by sending them in to pages@petworth. plastic production could prove to and refill it as and when you need to. biz be carcinogenic or even promote • Slow down and dine in – we are endocrine disruption that can lead to always in such a rush, but why not cancerous tumours, birth defects, and JOIN THE DEBATE & give the takeaways a miss and take other developmental disorders. GET INVOLVED! a moment to dine in at your favourite Set up by local resident Charlotte Frightening news indeed but what lunch hot spot or just enjoy 20 Loukes, Facebook group ‘Less does it mean for us locally and what can minutes at your local coffee shop Plastic Living UK’ aims to support each of us do to help stem the tide of drinking a hot drink out of a proper people in the UK who want to unnecessary plastic? cup. reduce their use of plastic. It offers Council is aiming to recycle 50% of all • Say no to straws – It is estimated advice on organisations offering domestic waste by 2020 but there is that we use 8.5 billion plastic straws refill or plastic free goods as well still a long way to go. They estimate that in the UK every year, but you can as the opportunity to exchange up to 20% of waste in black bins could actually buy a number of different tips and participate in local and be recycled and that altogether, we are straws including bamboo, metal and National petitions. Why not join the currently throwing away £8million of glass which can be re-used over and group and join in the debate? recycling materials in West . over again and are much better for the Petworth Town Council and the During Waste Week In March this environment – buy a pack and you Petworth Business Association year, County Council’s can keep one in your bag, one at work (PBA) are working together to #PassOnPlastic Challenge encouraged and one at home. create a Working Group to take residents to think more about waste • Buy your fruit and vegetables loose steps to reduce single use plastics prevention by encouraging them to find – It may seem like a simple idea, but in the town. If you would like to be buying your fruit and vegetables loose part of this group, please contact (and not in plastic packaging/bags) PBA chairman Anthony Curl at [email protected]

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1. traffic/lorries 2. pavements and 3. location in the world and is much better parking. Armed with this information, than many of the others we have tried. Chairman’s a Working Group has been set up. Stage three mainly concerns Incorporating the findings from our arrangements in Market Square and Report traffic consultant, road counters and Golden Square and stage four is surveying the requirements for the building on what we have achieved. Melanie Kite has been with us as businesses in the town, we have come The plan is broken down into phases clerk for nearly nine months now up with a 4-stage approach outlined in because we had already started work on and she has been impressed at how the table at the foot of the page. some areas but need to prioritise others proactive we are as a council but as We have had a very useful meeting to make it more achievable. far as I am concerned, there is no with West Sussex County Council The Gardening Club and its (WSCC) Highways and we hope to have volunteers have been busy planting point being here if we can’t make found a way forward to preventing the up as Petworth has entered the Royal improvements to our community. unwanted lorries coming through the Horticultural Society ‘in Bloom’ town. There is still further work to do competition this year which we hope will We are all in our last year before you to finalise this. Changing road signs create many benefits for the town. The have the opportunity to stand as a and introducing new crossings is never Petworth in Bloom team have already candidate yourself or just vote for your instant. With the help of the Petworth planted up some of the gateways into existing councillors or possibly some Business Association (PBA), we have the town and tidied key areas like the new ones. the hard evidence that we no longer War Memorial and the Boys Grave. We One of the main areas of work has need the lorry area at the top of the are also working to improve the car been the Neighbourhood plan and final Pound Street car park. This could lead park entrance and clean the paved referendum is on the horizon. This is instead to extra car parking which helps areas. With support from PTC, we look a really important project that affects to satisfy some of the parking requests. forward to it all flourishing ready for the future development of Petworth The second stage is mainly to do judging in July. It is not too late to come for many years to come and we urge with buses. With your help from the onboard either to offer your help or our parishioners to come along and survey, it has given us the accurate do some planting around your shop or vote. If you decide to adopt the Plan, it picture of many of your public transport home yourself – the Gardening Club will will give Petworth Town Council (PTC) requirements. The overwhelming be very willing to give guidance if you the opportunity to concentrate on the response was for the three H’s: require it. Good luck to all involved. improvements the community identified Horsham, Haslemere and Hospitals. I chaired a public meeting a little during the various public consultations We have had a very useful meeting with while back and was disappointed to that have taken place since 2015. Most Stagecoach and they are keen to see if learn that many people believe the importantly, new housing development they can accommodate your requests. public is not allowed to come to Council will generate what is called Community We will be working with Compass and meetings. The opposite is true: we are Infrastructure Levy (CIL), extra money the County Council to see if we could totally open and transparent. Everyone to you and I for PTC to invest in the adjust the time-table on the 99 bus is welcome to attend any of our Full supporting infrastructure and services service in order to reach Chichester Council meetings that take place on the voted on by the community and outlined earlier for hospital appointments, trains third Thursday of the month. There is in the Neighbourhood Plan. and buses. In all our works on public also a section for asking questions or We have already started some transport, we have discovered a very making comments on issues but please of this work as it will be some time good website called rome2rio (www. send them in 48 hours beforehand so before the building of any new homes rome2rio.com). It is a door-to-door we can have a proper answer for you. begins. There were three main themes travel information and booking engine We look forward to seeing you. identified from the public consultations: that helps you get to and from any Chris Kemp, Petworth Town Council

1ST PHASE 2ND PHASE 3RD PHASE 4TH PHASE HGV routing & signage Bus stop location change Market Square re-design Further traffic calming ‘Gateway’ improvements Bus routing through town High St/Golden Sq re-design Gateway Phase 2 improvements Crossing at Sports Ground Bus schedule & frequency New St crossing improvement North St link Crossing/Chicane at NT/ North St calming/crossing Additional parking options Pedestrian wayfinding Park Rd Grove/Haslingbourne Lane Disability/mobility review Car park to town gateway Bus size Angel St ‘Priority’ Cycle racks Car park re-design Car park sign improvements

Clarification: In the last issue of Petworth Pages, I spoke about the defibrillators that have been installed in Petworth and how they have already helped to save lives. PTC would like to clarify that some of the funding for these came from the Martin Dallyn Fund. We are very grateful for their support and apologise for any confusion my last report might have caused. 6 7 SPOTLIGHT EVENTS It’s Summer, it’s Sussex Day and much more besides!

gates from 2-6pm and promise a Petfringe Chorus delightful treasure trail around Petworth. celebrates Sussex From large country gardens with sweeping vistas to exquisite courtyard Day with superb gardens, there is something for summer concert! everyone. Ushering in this year’s Petfringe event Tickets and maps can be purchased (28 June-8 July) will be a concert of at the Leconfield Hall in the Market Join us for the Sussex popular airs in Nigel and Amanda Square, Petworth on the day, along with Parson’s beautiful barn with guests tea and homemade cakes to fuel your Day walk picnicking in the surrounding gardens horticultural adventure. £5 for adults, What better way to celebrate Sussex between acts. children under 12 are free. Day than a lovely walk through Sussex Petfringe itself is now entering its For more information, please countryside? Last year, 38 people took fourth exciting year and promises to contact Judith Spencer of the Petworth part in the Sussex Day Celebration be bigger and better than ever, a real Gardeners Club on 07724 213037, email Walk. Organised by local resident Gerald performing arts extravaganza and 10 [email protected] or Gresham-Cooke, this year’s event takes days of interest, smiles, applause and Kate Green at petworthcommunitygarden place on Saturday, 16th June setting off much laughter! Among many highlights @hotmail.co.uk from The Horse Guards Inn, Upperton will be Britain’s biggest prize for standup Road, Tillington (post code GU28 9AF) comedy with heats all over at 9.30am (please arrive 10 minutes (including Petworth on 29th June) and Petworth in Bloom early) and finishes up at The White Horse the final in the Leconfield Hall on 8th 2018 marks the centenary of voting in Easebourne for lunch. July and a grand prize of £10,001! rights for women over the age of 30 The route follows a lovely 6-mile For full details of the 2018 and Petworth in Bloom, organised by walk via the Lodsworth Larder (cake & programme and pricing, visit www. Petworth Gardeners Club, is taking the comfort break), the Lime Tree Avenue, petfringe.co.uk or call 01798 808080. opportunity to celebrate this landmark the Queen Elizabeth Oak (it was old victory in flowers. The town centre when Queen Elizabeth 1 saw it!) and hanging baskets will be the usual Cowdray Golf Club before reaching Petworth Secret wonderful riot of colour but this year the final destination in Midhurst. Most Gardens will proudly feature the UK suffrage walkers have lunch and then catch Petworth Pages readers will be pleased movement colours of violet (dignity), the number 1 Stagecoach bus back to to hear that the very popular Secret green (hope) and white (purity), all Tillington at 1.30pm. Gardens Event is back this year on expertly organised by our very own This Sussex Celebration Walk is Sunday, 24th June! It’s a wonderful talented Matthew Spriggs of Spriggs led by Gerald himself who is a qualified opportunity to discover 14 beautiful Florist in Golden Square, Petworth. HeartSmart volunteer walk leader. private gardens in and around the Petworth in Bloom has just heard Chichester District Council’s HeartSmart town centre and support Petworth that it has been selected as one of only walks are promoted as “free, fun and Community Garden, the local charity 15 towns out of a total of 120 areas to full of local beauty.” They are designed which amongst other projects, enables feature in the next BBC Series of Britain in to cater for all ages and abilities and volunteers of all ages and abilities to Bloom! Judging for the Royal Horticultural offer opportunities to exercise and learn how to grow and cook organic fruit Society ‘in Bloom’ competition take place meet new people in a safe and friendly and vegetables. on Monday 2nd July. Residents and local environment. Four-legged friends are Petworth Community Garden opens businesses are encouraged to enter into also welcome but must be kept on a the event at 12 noon and invites visitors the spirit and support Petworth’s bid with lead. Please wear comfortable footwear to come along and see the amazing colourful shop and house front displays. and bring a drink of water with you. work that they do and find out more Tiffins Tearoom is organising a Lunch is optional but if you do about their activities. At the same shop window competition, similar to wish to attend, it has to be booked allotment site, Petworth Gardeners the Christmas Windows competition, in advance. Parking is available in Club is launching the Petworth Show where visitors can vote for their favourite Tillington in the road or in the Village Gardens competition. Five local shop display on 24th June, the day of Hall car park. For further details and amateur designers have been working Petworth Secret Gardens. to secure your lunch booking, please hard to create mini masterpieces so Look out for other notable dates in contact Gerald Gresham-Cooke on please come along to be inspired and the Petworth Gardeners Club diary: 01798 342151 or email Gerald at vote for your favourite! 7th June: The fundamental rules for [email protected] The private gardens open their vegetable growing with Paul Templeton 8 5th July: Garden visit roast, a full bar and a charming tea tent. and a picnic as the sun sets? 2nd August: Architectural plants This year’s Fete in the Park – Free car parking is available in nursery visit organised by the amazing volunteers Petworth Park, accessible via the New For more information visit www. who work tirelessly for the Petworth & Lodges entrance on the A272. petworthgardenersclub.co.uk or District Community Association (P&DCA) Parking and entry into Fete in the contact Judith or Mike by email at – features a wealth of entertainment Park is free of charge for visitors but [email protected] from a variety of music to suit all tastes, funds are always required to help stage dance, magnificent birds of prey to proud and set it up. Why not support your Come along to displays of classic and vintage cars and a local event and secure it for years to wonderful selection of tractors! Children come? To make a donation, please visit Petworth’s Fete in can watch boats bob on the lake and Fete in the Park’s Crowdfunding page the Park! seek their thrills on fairground rides. at www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ This year’s annual Fete in the Park The event culminates in a fantastic and petworthfeteinthepark or follow Fete in takes place on Saturday, 14th July in free concert starring Petworth’s very the Park on Facebook. the stunning surroundings of Petworth own talented 50s Rock & Roll band ‘Ben For more information and for Park. The event brings all parts of Pryer and The Lucky Dogs’ and the ever anyone wishing to book a stall, email the community together and really popular ‘Those Restless Knights’ – why [email protected] or telephone does offer something for everyone not enjoy the music with friends, family 01798 343124. from showcasing local craftspeople, supporting charities to highlighting wonderful food and drink from the local area – and it’s FREE for visitors! In 2017, Fete in the Park welcomed over 3,000 people with 750 staying on for the evening concert. There were over 50 stalls – including charities who raised £2,200 for their worthy causes – and Last year’s Petworth Fete in the Park catering outlets offering delicious hog

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a reimagining of the laboratory she Days out at Petworth developed at Petworth. House Do you have a budding scientist at You can never be bored with a gem home? like Petworth House on your doorstep. Bring them along to develop their This summer, the mansion and the technology talents and have fun at the great outdoors of the Pleasure Grounds same time! are packed with interest for all ages. • Trail: Incredible inventions Normal admission charge applies (NAA) 5 May-30 September unless otherwise indicated. Follow in the footsteps of Elizabeth Ilive and become an inventor extraordinaire. Highlights include: Use clues around the Pleasure Grounds Costumed Encounters • NEW for 2018! Unlocking Petworth to create an ingenious tool to rival her 13-19 August invention of the cross bar lever. Will it experiments by Sublime Science. Take a peak inside the Cambridge lift, will it push or will it dig? The choice £7 per child + NAA. Booking essential Bedroom and Stone Hall in the private is up to you. Finish your invention to (telephone: 0344 249 1895) apartments of Petworth House. claim your very own prize. Finally, see history brought to life • Special exhibition: Elizabeth Ilive – £3 per trail + NAA through Petworth’s famous ‘Costumed A Woman Ahead of Her Time • Craft: Plan it, Build it, Test it Encounters’ and enjoy live Baroque 5 May-31 December Wednesdays in August Guitar music every Sunday afternoon in Discover the remarkable life and Drop in for some science and August played by Mitch Callow as you achievements of a pioneering woman technology inspired craft to take home. wander the state rooms of Petworth who lived at Petworth around the £2 per child + NAA House. 1800s. See some of her personal • Workshop: Science Saturdays For more information on all these items as well as representations of 4, 11 & 18 August at 11.30am, events and activities, please call 01798 the cross bar lever and the medal she 1.30pm & 3pm 342207, email petworth@nationaltrust. was awarded for its invention. This Take part in spectacular science org.uk or visit www.nationaltrust.org. interactive exhibition also includes activities with exciting hands on uk/petworth

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Centre in Pulborough. Each group runs on a drop-in basis from 10am until 12noon. Knitters of all levels can learn, share ideas and projects and have a chat. Maggie is also offering some workshops for children aged 8 – 13 during the school holidays. These will be at Coultershaw Bridge Heritage site in the lovely warehouse classroom. For more information, contact Maggie South on 07712502026 or email her at [email protected] Petworth Community Craft Group Tricia Stephens and her Petworth Community Craft Group, supported by the Petworth & District Community Association, meet up on the second Friday and/or fourth Thursday of the Knitting for All – Kids Knit month. The group aims to bring together people of all abilities who enjoy making Knitting has witnessed quite a revival Until then, why not join a few of your crafts and then sell them at local events recently. TV programmes like the local groups? such as the Petworth Farmers Market ‘Great British Sewing Bee’, ‘Kirstie’s and Fete in the Park with 100% of all Handmade Christmas’ and the new Knitting for All proceeds going towards local charities. series ‘Make’ have put all kinds of crafts Every Tuesday (during term time), To find out more, pop along to their back on the map. Maggie South holds a ‘Knit Cafe’ at stand at the Fete in the Park this summer Look out for our special ‘Crafting Coco Cafe & Sugar Lounge in Petworth or contact Tricia Stephens Tel: 01798 for health’ feature in the Autumn issue! and on Wednesdays at Wyevale Garden 342016 Email: [email protected]

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100 years on, Petworth marks the armistice of the First World War Be part of the Royal British Legion’s Silent Soldier fundraising appeal

Nearly 1.1 million British and Empire provide life-changing benefits to those members of the armed forces communities affected, both individually service men and women were killed during and as a family. But don’t the First World War before the guns finally worry if you can’t contribute in this way. fell silent at 11am on 11th November 1918 There will be many – Armistice Day. opportunities to offer your time to support a wide range November 2018 marks the 100th centenary of this historic of activities and spectacles we milestone that had far-reaching social and economic are planning later in the year.” consequences and changed the country forever. Petworth The Silent Soldier is joining the Royal British Legion’s nationwide SILENT silhouettes will go up as soon SOLDIER initiative by inviting individuals or local businesses as they are received and will to sponsor one of the beautiful silhouettes as shown here remain in place for 100 days around the town. They will appear as troops did between afterwards – each day marking 1914-1918 when returning home ‘silently’. one year since Armistice Day Petworth Town Council is sponsoring two of the Silent in 1918. Sponsors are then Soldier silhouettes and is encouraging local businesses, able to keep them to be used organisations and private individuals to come forward and for appropriate events such as sponsor some more. Remembrance Sunday, donated Chris Kemp, chairman of Petworth Town Council said, “It to schools or auctioned at a later would be wonderful to have enough Silent Soldier silhouettes date. to grace the five main entrances coming into Petworth town For more information centre and near the War Memorial outside St Mary’s Church. about the Silent Soldier Sponsorship of £250 for each soldier is a lot for one person appeal, or to offer your but why not club together and make a collective donation? support in other ways, please It’s a wonderful way of creating a moving tribute to all those contact Royal British Legion who lost their lives and never returned home. Petworth Area Coordinator Sponsoring a ‘Silent Soldier’ also means the Royal British Fiona Kemp on 01798 Legion can continue to support and care for veterans and 343099 or by email at their dependants from all conflicts since World War 1, and [email protected]

there is now a waiting list of children hoping to join. With new New Scout Hut on premises and better facilities, we hope to attract more adult volunteers who can offer an even greater scouting experience to many more children and young people. Being granted the horizon planning permission is the first step in the right direction.” 1st Petworth Scouts have been granted planning permission to replace the existing scout hut in Sheepdown Drive with 1st Petworth Scouts is currently seeking grants a new building. The new hut will offer enhanced facilities and donations to begin building their new hut so if such as a larger meeting space, kitchen, shower and storage anyone has any grant information, is willing to make facilities that reflect today’s modern Scout Association. a donation or has any other ideas, please get in touch This is welcome news for the group as Katrina Budd, with Katrina at [email protected] Group Scout Leader explains: “There has been a scout group in Petworth since 1908 and it has steadily grown to become a thriving community. The group welcomes all sections of the 1st Petworth Scouts is open to all ages of the Scouting scouting movement from Beavers and Cubs to Scouts and movement: Silver Stags Explorers. The hut is an important meeting point • Beavers (age 6-8 years) for other scout groups in the district and is the ideal base for • Cubs (age 8-10.5 years) exploring the beautiful Shimmings Valley and wider Petworth • Scouts (10.5-14 years) countryside. However, the group has become so popular that • Silver Stags Explorer unit (14-18 years) 12 13 14 COMMUNITY SECTION COMMUNITY PAGES

maintain. We are continually aiming to improve our services News from Petworth so please get in touch, we have a suggestions box in the waiting room for your feedback.” Patients are encouraged to see their own doctor and Surgery receptionists work hard to try to accommodate patients as The team at Petworth Surgery has been even busier than much as they can. However, they do have to work within the usual improving services for patients during a time of many appointment structure so that doctors work in a safe way. changes. Dr Martin Rolph left and moved to Devon in June The NHS and General Practice in particular is under last year and a new doctor, Dr John Scahill, has recently unprecedented strain. The demand for consultations has joined the practice. In addition, there are four partners: Dr increased significantly over the last few years both in terms of Simon Pett (Senior Partner), Dr Christin Polden, Dr Sue- absolute numbers and amount of complex medical problems. Anne Knight and Dr Stephanie Temperton. Appointment times are 10 minutes only and this makes You might also have noticed that the premises have dealing with multiple problems very difficult. undergone a facelift with fresh updates to the reception area Petworth Surgery is part of the Rural North Chichester and dispensary. The reception area is now much brighter Practice Group, a group of four practices including Petworth, and functional. There is a lower desk and a dividing wall Riverbank Surgery in Midhurst, Pulborough Medical Centre between the main reception and back-office areas. These and Surgery. The aim is to work together to consider improvements are designed to provide better access for new ways to improve or even implement new services across wheelchair users and increased confidentiality for patients the North Chichester area. This benefits patients by providing wishing to ask questions in a quiet area. Behind the scenes, services closer to the Petworth area rather than patients Petworth Surgery has created a secure medical notes room having to travel to Chichester, Worthing or Bognor Regis. This and a staff training room. practice group has only just begun to work together but looks The purpose-built dispensary has been completely re- forward to the future. Over time, it is hoped that patients modelled to meet the standards required by the Care Quality themselves will have the opportunity to join in. Commission (CQC) and the Dispensing Doctors Association. So far, feedback from patients has been positive with many Want to get involved and make a difference? finding the services much easier to use. Petworth Surgery is currently seeking new members Commenting on the latest developments at Petworth to join its Patient Participation Group (PPG). The Surgery, Sarah Newell, Practice Manager said: “We have PPG is not just looking at issues directly involving the recently had a CQC inspection and were rated as ‘Good’, an practice, but also its involvement with the wider area. It achievement we are all very proud of. The inspection team works with the Clinical Commissioning Group who are spent a lot of time getting feedback from patients and all of responsible for healthcare services across the whole of this was very positive. Our surgery is a significant healthcare coastal West Sussex. There is the opportunity to attend hub serving 6,056 registered patients in a wide catchment meetings with other practice groups. area that runs from Northchapel in the north to Bury in the south and then East to West from Lodsworth to Stopham. We For questions relating to the running of Petworth Surgery strive to offer an efficient service with the flexibility to book or to join the Patient Participation Group, please contact ahead or see a Duty Doctor with an urgent medical problem Practice Manager Sarah Newell. To book an appointment on the day. We run a personalised list meaning GPs see their with your GP or if you have any medical matters to discuss, own patients who know their medical history, something please contact the Petworth Surgery reception team on that is unique in general practice but which we are keen to 01798 342248.

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smartphone application, online or Pound Street car by telephone. It also means you can Pound Street car park charges purchase a stay up to 7 days in advance • The parking tariff is between park New ways and even extend the parking time 9am-5pm Monday-Saturday. without returning to your car. • Sunday and bank holiday parking to pay! When using MiPermit for the first is free of charge. time, simply send an SMS to 60300 Compared with many other car parks • 249 spaces and 4 disabled with the word PARK and your vehicle in the country, the main Pound Street spaces. registration number. MiPermit’s car park in Petworth offers incredible automated system will then call you value for money and is a great incentive Time Parked Parking Charge back for the following information: for people to come and visit our lovely Up to 1 hour Free • Car park location number – for Pound town. Now, Chichester District Council, Up to 2 hours 40p Street, the number is 711029 (but who owns the car park, has introduced Up to 3 hours 60p don’t worry – it will be displayed on new paperless payment methods to Up to 4 hours 80p the charges board); make parking in Petworth easier and Up to 5 hours £1.00 • Your payment details; more convenient – no more digging in Up to 6 hours £1.20 • If you wish to receive an SMS your purse or wallet for loose change Up to 7 hours £1.60 reminder 20 minutes before your stay and it’s kinder to the environment! Up to 8 hours £2.00 expires. As well as cash, Costs for using MiPermit are: In addition to Pound Street Car contactless and • 10p per transaction (added to parking Park, there is the Sylvia Beaufoy credit or debit charge) but there is no top up fee car park that has 72 spaces and 5 card payments, when paying for extra time; disabled spaces and is FREE. users can sign • 10p for a text reminder, when parking up to MiPermit duration is due to expire (added to For more information on parking in to pay for parking charge). the Pound Street Car Park, email their parking For more information on Mi Permit, [email protected], using a mobile telephone 0345 5207007 or email telephone 01243 534500 or visit phone, SMS, [email protected] www.chichester.gov.uk/parking

the Plan is passed, it becomes a legal place in the National Park.” Petworth document to be used in all future Chris Kemp, Chairman of Petworth planning applications throughout the Town Council added, “Through the Neighbourhood parish, however big or small. This Neighbourhood Planning process, really is a golden opportunity to have Petworth has undergone a thorough Plan Referendum a binding say in shaping the future of audit of the town for the first time ever our wonderful town. Every vote counts! and consulted those responsible for Thursday, 7th June 2018, Please come along.” Chris Kemp, providing vital services including clubs Chairman, Petworth Town Council and societies as well as the Doctor’s Leconfield Hall Surgery and Primary School to ensure Petworth Town Council is delighted to Why is our Neighbourhood Plan so important? we are well placed to serve a growing announce the date for the referendum community. Our Neighbourhood Plan In Petworth, we must take a on the Petworth Neighbourhood Plan. will not only kickstart new housing minimum of 150 houses and the whole By now, every household in the parish of development but with it will generate Neighbourhood Planning process has Petworth should have received a leaflet additional revenues that can be re- given Petworth residents and all those from Petworth Town Council and a polling invested into the vital infrastructure and who work or study here the opportunity card from Chichester District Council if services to support it.” to decide where new houses should go. you live in the Neighbourhood Plan area Douglas Cooper, Chairman of the and are registered on the electoral roll. What happens if we don’t have Petworth Neighbourhood Plan Steering a Neighbourhood Plan? Your vote is vital Group said, “Our efforts over the Quite simply, others, not the community, Despite overwhelming support for the past four years have been dedicated will decide where new development Draft Plan during the third and last towards securing a consensus for a goes, as well as what infrastructure is public consultation last year (over 80% planning framework for the next fifteen needed. The alternative to adopting our of you said it should be finalised and years to meet the needs of residents own Neighbourhood Plan is to live with voted on at a referendum), it is still and businesses. I am pleased that the continued inappropriate development important to place your final vote, either inspector has identified how central the pressure. in person or by post, to determine the new school access road has been in For more information, visit www. final outcome. determining the location of the required petworth-tc.gov.uk or contact Petworth “We urge you all to come along housing numbers whilst conserving the Town Council at petworthnp@outlook. to the referendum. Remember, once very special qualities of the town and its com or by telephoning 01798 344883. 16 17 COMMUNITY SECTION ARTISTIC PETWORTH

• Concerts by some of the festival’s ‘Best Friends’ – performers who have particularly made waves at previous Petworth Festival festivals; • Events that doff the cap to the major anniversary that is the celebrates 40th conclusion of the First World War; • ‘For Everyone’ – events focusing on young and emerging anniversary performers or which are specifically aimed at the younger Can you believe that Petworth Festival is and family audience; • The leading names: Evelyn Glennie, Steven Isserlis, celebrating its 40th birthday in July? This The King’s Singers, Alistair McGowan, Barbara Dickson, is a truly remarkable achievement for an Elin Manahan Thomas, Darius Brubeck, Gyles Brandreth, Paul Merton… event that relies on the passion and hard Artistic Director Stewart Collins said, “There aren’t too work of numerous volunteers yet manages many festivals that have lasted 40 years and which at that point find themselves in a genuinely vibrant state of health. to attract world-class artists and a growing Happily that is the case with the Petworth Festival. All of us fan base across the world. are immensely proud of what has been achieved over our first four decades by many dedicated and talented people, but even more we are touched by the support we have received Running from Tuesday 17 July – from audiences, Festival Friends, and sponsors alike. We Saturday 4 August 2018, this year’s have established a loyal following by consistently presenting landmark summer event promises to excellence in many genres. Our line up of world-class artists be a hugely special one. Highlights continues to delight audiences at packed venues who take include: home experiences that last a lifetime. We look forward to • Special events in celebration of the moving, entertaining and inspiring them for many more years festival’s 40 years including ‘Bignor to come.” Park Alive!’ – a one off event for all October 29th sees the beginning of Petworth Festival’s

Photo: Jim Callaghan Photo: the family on Sunday 22 July; 8th Literary Week. Formerly a Literary Weekend, it has

18 become so successful that it now runs for a full seven days Tickets can be booked online at www.petworthfestival.org. until 4th November. Look out for more details in the Autumn uk or by telephone through the box office on 01798 344576 issue of Petworth Pages. or by post to Petworth Festival, 151 Whites Green Lodge, To commemorate its 40th anniversary milestone, Lurgashall, Petworth GU28 9BD. Petworth Festival will be producing a special Souvenir To help provide invaluable support for an important event Programme that can be purchased along with your tickets in the local calendar, why not become a sponsor, patron or or at each performance. It costs £5 on the door with a friend? For further details, please contact Kate Wardle at 10% discount to everyone who pre-orders it in advance by [email protected] or call 01798 343055. For more telephone, email, post or online. information, visit www.petworthfestival.org.uk

Petworth Festival At-A-Glance events programmed and added the festival’s largest From one long weekend of music to world-class arts events: Jazz and Comedy nights in the atmospheric extravaganza! Petworth House Stable Yard. • There have been seven Artistic Directors: Robert • Founded in September 1979, the brainchild of local Walker, David Owen Norris, Terence Allbright, Peter composer Robert Walker, Lord Egremont and a group of Bolton, Malcolm Creese, Petworth resident, Michael like-minded local people. Follis and Stewart Collins. • First festival staged in the wonderful acoustic surroundings of St Mary’s Church, Petworth. • As a charity, the Festival promotes young musicians • Lord Egremont is President and his business, Leconfield and performers and undertakes regular outreach Estates, is the principal sponsor. activities with local schools and organisations. • It has evolved from a weekend of English music to a • 2011 was the year of the Festival’s first Autumn literary fortnight of international artists including classical weekend. The lineup of authors who have appeared music, jazz, schools’ and family events, world music, include Michael Palin, Lady Antonia Fraser, David visual arts, theatre and comedy. Starkey, children’s author Lauren Child, Sir Chris • Stewart Collins joined as Artistic Director in 2009. Bonington, Andy McNab, Victoria Hislop, Alan Johnson Under his leadership, he has broadened the range of and many other notables.

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applied for Co-op funding to further enhance the outside spaces offered and to purchase additional equipment for the Community children to use. Kaleidoscope Pre-school will be attending the Petworth Fund Primary School Fete on 23rd June and Fete in the Park so In the Spring issue of Petworth Pages, we touched briefly on why not pop along to say hello and find out more about what the Co-operative food chain and its Local Community Fund. they do? If you buy from the local Co-op store in Market Square, Term-time sessions are held on Monday to Friday from Petworth, 1% of what you spend on Co-op own-branded 9am-12noon and from 12noon-3pm. goods goes to support this year’s three selected charities: For more information, email lucy@kaleidoscopepreschool. Petworth Over 60s Friendship Centre, Petworth Youth org, telephone 01798 342407 or visit www. Association and Kaleidoscope Pre-school. Read on to find kaleidoscopepreschool.org out more about what they do: Petworth Over 60s Friendship Centre Kaleidoscope Pre-school There has always been some kind of Over 60s club in Kaleidoscope Pre-school is a charitable organisation that Petworth since before the First World War but today’s has been serving the local community for over 25 years. It Friendship Centre moved to Trumpers Alley when it opened operates from purpose-built premises in Hampers Green and in 1984 under the presidency of Lady Egremont. provides term-time day care for children aged 2-5 years from Over 60 members now come together to enjoy tea, Petworth and the surrounding villages. It currently offers 10 coffee, hot chocolate and biscuits for a minimal fee (50p) and sessions per week for up to 35 children per session. all are welcome (members or not) for a chat and company in Kaleidoscope Pre-school has an amazing outside space the morning. Advice of all kinds and access to information are where children can play and experience great developmental available and various activities such as quizzes, bingo and opportunities. There is also a calming nature garden that a monthly film club, take place in the afternoon. These are offers fruit and vegetable growing areas and a chance to chosen by the members themselves with new activities also explore nature with a variety of plants, trees, bugs and a fish suggested and tried by them. pond. The centre organises a special outing each year and The children love to be outside and Kaleidoscope has undertakes a variety of fundraising activities including the

20 annual Christmas Party and Christmas raffle as well as coffee reach their full potential. Two part time staff, a trainee youth mornings at the United Reformed Church. worker and 10 volunteers support 75 young people registered Petworth Over 60s Friendship Centre is open Monday to with the association. Together they facilitate a wide range of Thursday from 10am-12noon and from 2pm-4pm; Fridays activities from football, pool, table tennis to cooking lessons from 2pm-4pm. in a working kitchen, arts and crafts and trips out. There is also a music room, TV, Wii, IT resources and a tuck shop. Petworth Youth Association The centre is particularly proud of its involvement in The Petworth Youth Association (PYA) is the legacy of Sylvia Greenpower Project and is currently hard at work enhancing Beaufoy who formed the group in 1962 as a charitable the performance of two battery powered cars for races at trust to provide a much needed facility in a rural area where and Dunsfold and they hope to make the final at young people could meet. The home of the PYA, today’s Rockingham in October. Sylvia Beaufoy Centre, was originally The Regal Cinema in Sessions are held: Petworth. After many • 13-19 years Monday-Wednesday 6.30pm-9pm years, lots of changes Thursday 3-6pm and hundreds of • Evolve junior club for 10-13 years, Tuesday 6.30pm-8pm teenagers, it is still For more information, why not pay PYA a visit at this year’s going strong! Fete in the Park? Alternatively, email sylviabeaufoy@ PYA is for btinternet.com, call 01798 344880 or follow them on all young people Facebook at www.facebook.com/sylvia.beaufoy regardless of their economic Want to donate to your favourite cause? background No problem! Just log into your Co-op and offers opportunities to gain membership account to make your selection. informal learning Or why not become a Co-op member so that qualifications and you can support your local charities? Visit: life skills along with www.coop.co.uk/membership guidance to help

21 Love books? Come to Petworth! Despite the rising popularity of online shopping and electronic gadgets like the Kindle, it appears that we still enjoy browsing through bookshops and picking up the real thing. Just take a look at the number of people jostling their way around Arthur Bullard and his wife Carolyn with local author Edward Enfield the Leconfield Hall on the second Saturday library that hosts a Reading Group on the fourth Monday of every month when the famous Petworth of the month starting at 10am. Here, people can read and Society book sale takes place. discuss books and meet new friends at the same time. For those who find it difficult to visit the library, help is at hand New National figures also reveal that ebook sales are falling in the shape of West Sussex Libraries’ Home Library Direct while sales of paper books are growing – and the shift, Service. A volunteer simply selects your choice of books – interestingly, is being driven by younger generations who including large print and audio books – delivers them to your often use books as a break from their devices or social media. home, and returns them to the library. A valuable community According to the findings of industry research group Nielsen,* service and ethos that drives our local bookshops. it’s good news for bricks-and-mortar bookshops, with a 4% Steve Howe concludes: “Through our connection with rise in purchases across the UK. While sales through shops the wider community – our fantastic literary festival and increased 7% in 2016, ebook sales declined by 4%. our involvement with local schools – we actively promote Steve Howe, who has run Petworth Bookshop in Golden authors, provide a cultural hub and boost the vitality and Square since 2002, believes the secret to the continued diversity of the local high street at a time when it is very success of traditional bookshops – especially independent much under threat especially within rural communities. The ones – lies in their ability to deliver a personalised service and fact is that for each £1 spent in a bookshop a further £1.91 know what customers want. He says: “The advantage we have of turnover is supported elsewhere in the local economy – is we can offer customers a personal, end-to-end service that money well spent, wouldn’t you say?” is tailored to their needs, something an online platform simply cannot replicate with algorithms and brown packets! We can The message from Petworth Pages: also source titles that are not easily found through some of Keep calm and carry on reading! the online retailers like Amazon. What is more, they are just as cost-effective and are thrilling to browse.”

Now, Petworthians and visitors can look forward to an even greater choice and enhanced reading experience with the welcome arrival of ‘Reader’s Books’. It opened on World Petworth Bookshop: Open: Monday- Saturday Book Day and offers what owner Arthur Bullard refers to as “a 9am-5.30pm broad range of books that are both readable and collectible”. Telephone: 01798 342082 He continues: “My parents must have blessed me with an Email: enthusiasm for reading as they gave me Reader as a middle [email protected] name! Over the years, I have amassed a large and varied collection of books ranging from travel and biography to literature and even ghost stories! Fate has thrown a beautiful Reader’s Good Books Open: Tuesday to Saturday shop at the bottom of Lombard Street and the corner of 10am-5pm Petworth Market Square into my hands and it seemed a good www.readersbooks.co.uk opportunity to combine the three and share my books with a Email: [email protected] wider audience by opening a shop and calling it Reader’s. It seems a bit rarefied to call the offering Antiquarian and rather sad to call these amazing works “second-hand”, so I refer to Petworth Library Tel: 01798 342274 ‘collectible and readable’ books. I have tried to provide them Email: with a smart yet welcoming setting.” [email protected] Arthur is constantly looking for new and interesting stock and anyone with pre-loved, high quality hard backs to sell are invited to get in touch with Reader’s Books. Don’t have room at home to store books and like a bit of *Source: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/14/ebook-sales- company? Petworth is lucky enough to still have its very own continue-to-fall-nielsen-survey-uk-book-sales 22 23 NEWS FROM OUR SCHOOLS So much more than the three Rs The saying goes that ‘school days are the best days of your life’ and judging by the forward-thinking leadership of today’s teachers, both the present and the future Children from School look very bright indeed. Fittleworth CofE Village School More likely; it is the exciting topic the National Curriculum, in its current that ties all their learning together, a trip guise, make it more important than ever Petworth Pages spoke to Graham to the woods for Forest School*, music, that schools are thoughtful and skilful in Bloomfield, Headteacher art, drama, PE, yoga, looking after the the way in which they weave back in the of Fittleworth CE Village School: chickens at lunch time or the excited fun, creativity and pure joy of learning “Schools, nowadays, are so rigorously anticipation of scooter club at the end through play and discovery. inspected, monitored, analysed and of the day. An outstanding school is the one that scrutinised that it is far too easy to focus It is also really important that your child skips happily to in the morning on league tables and data and forget children get to share and celebrate their and leaves tired (and maybe, even a little about the happiness and general well- out-of-school news and achievements. bit grumpy) at the end of the day.” being of the children we entrust to them. Without showing an interest and doing For more information on Fittleworth In order to learn, children need to a little probing, it is easy to be ignorant C.E. Village School, visit www. attend school regularly and happily so it’s to the fact that one of your children fittleworthschool.org.uk or telephone really important that we don’t undervalue captains their local rugby team, is 01798 865419. all the stuff that goes on around the, wonderful with animals, is a carer within their own family, is a gifted ballet *Read more about Forest Schools in the next issue so-called, core subjects. Don’t get me of Petworth Pages wrong! Teachers work and plan tirelessly dancer, a budding actor, a brilliant in order to make the learning of English magician or has just passed entrance Future events grammar or improper fractions relevant exams and been accepted into a Quiz Night: Friday 18 May 7pm start and fun but I’m guessing it’s probably not prestigious public school. Summer Fete: Saturday 7 July 12-3pm this that motivated your child to get out The pressures wrought on teachers Facebook: Fittleworth C of E School of bed this morning. and children by the expectations of Events

Time Travellers at we had to posse* the clothes, polish the shoes, brush the fur and Coldwaltham School mangle the socks.” When asked if Pupils at Coldwaltham St James’ she would have liked to have lived School travelled back in time in Victorian times, Abbie replied over a century to discover what it that she would have been afraid would have been like to have been of living in a workhouse where the a child growing up in Victorian food was awful and many people died. England. The children made many Before the children went time items of their Victorian costume in travelling, they tried to recreate class including bags, cravats and a photo taken at Coldwaltham waistcoats during their lessons School at the end of the 18th before venturing into Brighton Century. A few are here, to see to visit Preston Manor. Once more, please visit the Yew Class there, the children learnt how page of the school website at to do the chores of housemaids www.st-james-coldwaltham.w- and footmen in service including sussex.sch.uk cooking, laundry, cleaning and bed making. Abbie, aged 10 said, “It was a *A posser or a washing dolly was fabulous experience; we felt like historically a tool used for possing laundry we were actually placed in that by pumping the posser up and down on the laundry in the dolly tub or directly in time period. I especially enjoyed the copper, or mixing laundry while hand working in the laundry room where washing it. 24 NEWS FROM OUR SCHOOLS

Children from Petworth Primary enjoying Science Week

Petworth Primary celebrates Promising results for Petworth Primary British Science Week from Chichester Diocese Petworth Primary staged their very own Science Week The results of the latest Statutory Inspection of Anglican by transforming the whole school into a living laboratory. & Methodist Schools (SIAMS) report from Chichester Children of all ages engaged in a variety of experiments Diocese favour Petworth Primary School with an overall using everyday objects to learn about complex theories ‘good’ rating. The report praises the school for involving such as evolution and propulsion – and everything else pupils, staff, parents and governors in establishing a new inbetween! school vision – Inspire, Nurture & Challenge – that has Here are just a few of the many highlights: led to significant improvements and raised expectations The force of wind in a short space of time. Year 2 children in Rowan Class came in one morning to find Head teacher John Galvin commented, “We are Miss Rawlings with her hair dryer! She wasn’t running late delighted with the results of the SIAMS report because but it was using a very creative way to explain the force of they recognise the true purpose of our school and the wind against some items of fruit. They then tested the highlight the success we have achieved in bringing our strength of egg shells and discovered that just 4 eggs could core values to life.” hold 100 books before cracking! Find out more in the next issue Of Petworth Pages! The wonders of ice and snow Year 3 Beech Class conducted investigations with the underlying theme of ice and snow. They mixed and played with fake snow, discussing reactions and changes in materials; made and tasted their own ice cream, looking at freezing and melting and reversible changes; and made penguins using wax and then tested them for waterproofing. CSI in action! Year 5 children in Elm Class became crime scene investigators, examining a crime scene to find evidence to tell us who had stolen the computer screens. After much analysis, questioning and inquiry, they found out it was their very own teacher… Miss Parsons! DON’T MISS! Petworth Primary School Summer Fete When? Saturday 23rd June, 12noon-3pm; evening concert with local band Miles High from 6pm-8pm Where? Petworth Primary School Field (weather permitting) otherwise inside the Herbert Shiner Hall Enjoy a variety of Roald Dahl themed activities as well as bouncy castles, face painting, ice cream van, BBQ, tea/ coffee, cakes and more. Lots of local craft and community stalls.

To find out more: visit Petworth Primary School Association Facebook page or call the school office.

For more information, visit www.petworth.w-sussex.sch.uk or telephone 01798 342369. 25 LOCAL CONTACTS

who have signed up to being part of the community section Important changes to events on the Discover Petworth website will be included. These organisations will also need to prove their status (for example, and contacts pages through a registered charity number). The Petworth Pages ‘Local Contacts’ and ‘Regular Events’ It costs £50 per annum to be listed on the Discover sections have grown from just two to four pages in the last Petworth community site. The benefits of membership are: few years. While this reflects the growing popularity of the • The Discover Petworth website is actively managed on magazine, it also means we have less space for editorial (many a weekly basis by a digital marketing and social media of you say how much you enjoy our articles that are completely specialist – this means information is always up-to-date independent of any advertising and we want to keep it that • Reciprocal web links to and from the Discover Petworth way) and the advertising necessary to support our production website to boost web search capabilities and distribution costs. • Weekly newsletter issued by the Petworth Business We have considered various options such as increasing Association (PBA) covering a wide variety of local business the overall number of pages in the magazine (too expensive) and community topics and decreasing the font size (this makes the listings practically • Invitation to regular PBA networking meetings with guest unreadable!). For this reason, we have reviewed the type of speakers and the opportunity to present your organisation events and contacts we include in these free-of-charge listings. • Reduced advertisement rates in Petworth Pages As from the Autumn issue, the ‘Local Contacts’ • Free listing in the local contacts and regular events pages. and ‘Regular Events’ pages will be for non-commercial Grant funding for the fee can be applied for via Petworth organisations with priority given to Petworth town-centric Town Council organisations and publicly-funded services. In addition, For more information, please contact membership@ only registered charities and Community Interest Groups petworth.biz

CLUBS, SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONS West Sussex County Council 01243 777 100 Lions Club 08458 339 502 EDUCATION Petworth Club Lombard Street 01798 342 400 Midhurst Rother College 01730 812 451 Petworth & District Community Association 01798 343 124 Petworth Primary School 01798 342 369 Petworth & District over 60s 01798 342 942 Kaleidoscope Pre-school 01798 343 204 Petworth Lunch Club 01798 342 942 Wakoos Nursery: After School/Holiday Club 01798 345 214 Petworth Masonic Lodge 01798 342 948 Petworth Players 07787 724 148 HEALTH, CARE, SUPPORT & ADVICE Alcoholics Anonymous 08009 177 650 Petworth Society 01798 342 562 01798 344 629 Chemist 01798 342 112 Petworth Twinning Association: Bernard Adsett 01798 865 624 Childline 0800 1111 Rotary Club of Midhurst & Petworth 01798 342 321 Citizens Advice Bureau 01243 784 231 Royal British Legion 01798 342 309 CRUSE (organisation for the bereaved) 01243 530 202 Scottish Dancing 01798 342 379 Dental Surgery 01798 343 552 Decorative & Fine Arts Society 01403 785 302 Homestart 01903 889 707 Sussex Wildlife Trust 01730 810 363 Petworth Cottage Nursing Home 01798 342 785 The Arts Society, West Sussex 01903 411 086 Petworth Food Bank 07501 921 617 The Leconfield Singers 07885 699 479 Petworth Surgery 01798 342 248 U3A Midhurst 01730 813 374 Red Cross (Local) 08000 280 831 Arun Valley 01798 873 481 Relate (Marriage Guidance) 01243 788 935 CHURCHES Samaritans 08457 909 090 WRVS – Meals on Wheels 01798 343 773 PACT – Petworth Churches Together 01798 342 151 Petworth Community Church 01798 343 440 LEISURE and SPORT Sacred Heart, Angel Street 01798 342 169 Allotments (Town Council) 01798 344 883 St Mary’s, Church Street 01798 345 278 Angling Club 01243 583 179 Children’s Sunday Group 01798 342 487 Bell Ringing 01798 342 712 Parent Toddler – Jackie Smith 01798 342 487 Bowls 07484 178 727 Art – Julie Simmons 07528 130 021 Chichester Festival Theatre 01243 781 312 United Reformed Church 01798 343 102 Cinema – Petworth Film House www.petworthfilmhouse.com Petworth Community Church Cricket www.petworthparkcricket.org Sylvia Beaufoy Youth Centre 01798 343 440 Croquet 01798 813 563 COUNCILLORS AND POLITICIANS Football Club 01903 207 436 Chichester District Council 01243 785 166 Golf 01798 344 097 Member of Parliament: Nick Herbert 02072 194 080 Leconfield Fly Fishing Club 01798 342 502 Southdowns National Park Authority 03003 031 053 Library 01798 342 274 Town Council Offices 01798 344 883 24 hour renewal 01243 642 110 26 REGULAR EVENTS

Librarian –Natasha Shippam 01243 777 351 MONDAYS Petworth & District Riffle Club 08447 722 762 • Kaleidoscope Pre-school 9:00am-12 noon (term time only) HG Rugby – Pulborough Rugby Club 01903 746 463 • Parent Toddlers Group 10:00am-12noon SMC Petworth & District Swimming Club 01798 344 341 • Kaleidoscope Pre-school 12 noon-3:00pm HG Petworth Community Garden 07717 462 780 Petworth Gardeners Club 07724 213 037 • Bowls Club Session 6.00pm-8.00pm SD Petworth in Bloom 07724 213 037 • Scouts 6:00pm-8:00pm SH Petworth Park Joint Sports Association 01903 207 436 • Youth Club (ages 12-19) 6:30pm-9:00pm SBC Petworth Town Band 01798 872 910 • Hatha Yoga Class 7:00pm-8:30pm TVH Petworth Youth Band 01903 745 143 • Petworth Town Band Rehearsal 7:00pm-8:30pm PHS Southdowns Gliding Club 01903 742 137 Southdowns Society (Walks) 01798 875 073 • Western Partner Dance Class 8:00pm-9:30pm HGC Stool Ball (Ladies) 01798 342 623 TUESDAYS Swimming Club 01798 342 293 • Kaleidoscope Pre-school 9:00am-12 noon (term time only) HG Tennis – Petworth Lawn Tennis 07786 436 645 • Regan Method Pilates 9:30am-10:30am LH Tennis – Petworth Real Tennis 01798 343 527 • Pi-Robics (Pilates + Aerobics) 10:45am-11:30am LH MUSEUMS, ETC • Community Garden Group 10:00am-2:00pm RA Coultershaw Beam Pump 01798 865 774 • Kaleidoscope Pre-school 12 noon-3:00pm (term time only) HG Petworth Cottage Museum 01798 342 100 Petworth House 01798 342 207 • Knit and Natter 1.30pm-2.30pm PL POLICE • Evolve (school years 6, 7, & 8) 6:30pm-8:30pm SBC • Weight Watchers 7:00pm-8:00pm LH Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 Emergency 999 • Zumba 8:00pm-9:00pm HSC Non emergency / Petworth Police Station 101 WEDNESDAYS Victim Support 08081 689 111 • Kaleidoscope Pre-school 9:00am-12 noon (term time only) HG POST OFFICE • Art Group 10:00am-12 noon SMC Petworth Post Office 01798 343 838 • Men’s Shed Group (Community Garden) 10:00am-2pm RA TRANSPORT • Kaleidoscope Pre-school 12 noon-3:00pm (term time only) HG Compass Bus 01903 264 776 • Beavers 4:55pm-5:55pm SH National Rail Enquiries 03457 484 950 • Slimming World 5.30pm-7.00pm HGC Petworth Community Mini Bus 01798 344 898 • Cubs 6:05pm-7:35pm SH TANDEM (hospital transport) 01730 813 962 Taxi 1 01798 342 691 • Youth Club (years 12-19) 6:30pm-9:00pm SBC Taxi 2 01798 867 041 • Slimming World 7.30pm-9.00pm HGC Traveline (buses) 08712 002 233 • The Leconfield Singers Rehearsal 8:00pm-10:00pm URC UTILITIES – EMERGENCY NUMBERS • RDA Ballroom Dancing 8:00pm-10:00pm HSC Electricity emergency 08007 838 866 THURSDAYS Gas 0800 111 999 • Kaleidoscope Pre-school 9:00am-12 noon (term time only) HG Water 03303 030 368 • Kaleidoscope Pre-school 12 noon-3:00pm (term time only) HG ANIMAL SERVICES • Youth Club (ages 12-19) 3:00pm-6:00pm SBC Veterinary Surgery 01730 816 833 Veterinary Surgery 01730 814 321 MONTHLY WOMENS ORGANISATIONS TUESDAYS NWR 01798 812 185 • Petworth Lunch Club – every 2nd 12:00 noon URC Womens Institute 01243 783 134 • Scottish Dancing – every 3rd (Sept-Mar) 7:30 pm TVH YOUTH ORGANISATIONS Beavers 01798 344 590 THURSDAYS Brownies 0208 675 7572 • Town Council – every 3rd 7:30pm TCO Cubs / Scouts 07786 744 324 • Petworth Gardeners Club – every 1st 7:00pm LH Girl Guides 0208 675 7572 • Petworth Film House – 2nd & 4th (Sep-May) 7:30pm LH Rainbows 0208 675 7572 Sea Cadets 01903 236 357 FRIDAYS St Mary’s Parent and Toddler 01798 342 487 • Bingo every 1st 7:30pm HGC Sylvia Beaufoy Youth Centre 01798 344 880 • Posh Jumble every 2nd (except July & Aug) 9:00am-2:00pm LH continued on page 28 27 continued from page 27 SATURDAYS • Petworth Society Book Sale – every 2nd 10:00am-3:00pm LH • Petworth Farmer’s Market – every 4th 8:30am-1:30pm MS • Coffee Morning / every 4th (Market Days) 9:30am-11:30am URC SUNDAYS • Bingo – every 3rd (14-18yr olds only if w/ adult) 7:30pm RBL • Petworth Voices Community Choir 6:00pm-7:00pm HSC • Bell Ringing Practice 7:45pm-9:00pm SMC FRIDAYS • Kaleidoscope Pre-school 9:00am-12 noon (term time only) HG • PACT Coffee Morning & Sale 9:45am-11:30am URC • Baby Rhyme Time 10:30am-11:00am PL

LOCATION KEY HG Hampers Green RA Rothermead Allotments HGC Hampers Green Centre RBL Royal British Legion HSC Herbert Shiner Centre RCC Red Cross Centre GS Golden Square SBC Sylvia Beaufoy Centre LH Leconfield Hall SD Sheepdown Drive MCP Main Car Park SH Scout Hut MS Market Square SMC St Mary’s Church There are many regular events that take place in and around PH Petworth House TVH Tillington Village Hall Petworth. To find out more, please look at the noticeboards in and around the Leconfield Hall. Alternatively, visit www. PL Petworth Library URC United Reformed discoverpetworth.uk or keep up-to-date via Facebook and Church TCO Town Council Office Twitter. To find out how to advertise your events, please PP Petworth Park contact [email protected]

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BUSINESS SERVICES, MEDIA & ARTS ANDERSON ROWNTREE PPC STARS Petworth based legal services Digital Marketing 01798 342391 01730 716462 [email protected] [email protected] www.andersonrowntree.co.uk www.ppcstars.com BACK UP SB BOOKKEEPING Secretarial Services Book keeping & accounting services 01798 344748/ 07771 851285 07718 736090 [email protected] [email protected] CLARE SCHOOLING FINE JEWELLERY SEVIN DESIGN / NICHOLE PEET Limited edition fine jewellery Graphic Design, Print & Web 01798 342515 07811 718930 [email protected] [email protected] www.clareschooling.com HARSHA DESAI SOCIAL MEDIA ADVISER BUILDING AND TRADE SERVICES Social media training and setup CHANDLERS BUILDING SUPPLIES 07595 499122 Building materials, trade and public [email protected] 01798 342000 www.socialmedia-adviser.co.uk [email protected] JULIE AGUILAR PR & CORPORATE www.chandlersbs.co.uk COMMUNICATIONS CHRIS LUND HEATING AND PLUMBING Experienced PR practitioner & writer Heating and Plumbing Engineer 07794 822761 07860 209030 [email protected] [email protected] KATE COOTE DREW CURRAN Digital marketing specialists Professional tree surgeon Tel : 0757 644 6344 07540 580546 [email protected] [email protected] https://katecoote.com www.checkatrade.com/drewcurrantreeservices MASTER SOLUTIONS LIMITED KEYFOX FARM PARTNERSHIP Tax planning – most taxes can be mitigated Storage units for rent & caravan storage 01798 300300 07973 983443 [email protected] [email protected] PESCADORA PRIVATE HIRE / KAREN FISHER NICK BLUNT FENCING 07467521760 Family run fencing contracting business [email protected] 07788 136632 www.pescadorashire.co.uk [email protected] PETWORTH MOT Motor vehicle services 01798 344431 [email protected] www.petworthmot.co.uk RALPH CLEE FURNITURE Interior furniture and fittings 07772 169455 [email protected] www.ralphclee.com 30 LOCAL BUSINESSES

CATERING & EVENTS NICOLA DONNELLY-CLARK Sports Massage Therapy and Injury Specialist BUTCHERLAND LAMB ROASTS 01798 345145 Traditional lamb roasts for events [email protected] 01403 820016 [email protected] PILATES FITNESS WEST SUSSEX www.butcherland-lamb-roasts.co.uk Fitness bootcamp, pilates & nutrition advice 07973 293585 LANGHAM BREWERY [email protected] Local specialist brewers www.pilatesfitnesswestsussex.com 01798 860861 [email protected] SOUTHDOWNS CHIROPRACTIC www.langhambrewery.co.uk Chiropractor & other health practitioners 01798 345145 PESCADORA CATERING / KAREN FISHER [email protected] 07467521760 www.southdownschiropractic.co.uk [email protected] http://pescadoras.co.uk TLC UNLIMITED Bespoke & tailored home care PETWORTH MARQUEE HIRE 07817 140008 | 01798 344847 Providing the finest quality clearspan frame marquees [email protected] 01403 820020 www.tlcunlimited.co.uk [email protected] HEALTH, BEAUTY & FITNESS HOME & GARDEN DESIGN ANNA SHAWCROSS OSTEOPATHY APPLES AND PEARS GARDENING 07971 204287 Gardening and Design [email protected] 07791 369205 www.annashawcross.co.uk [email protected] www.applesandpearsgardening.co.uk CAROLINE LAURENCE – CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY EUPHORBIA DESIGN Highly experienced craniosacral practitioner Dedicated to creating beautiful external garden spaces 0771 858 7472 07792 222565 [email protected] [email protected] www.euphorbia-design.co.uk DONOVAN’S DENTAL PRACTICE High quality dental care K & R DECORATORS 01798 343552 Painter/decorator and small building works [email protected] 07718 786466 www.donovansdentalpractice.co.uk [email protected] GREAT FEET LADY PENELOPE GARDENING Foot treatments Providing garden design and expert garden care 07825 185880 01403 820321 [email protected] [email protected] www.great-feet.co.uk www.ladypenelopegardening.com HOLLY STONE HYPNOTHERAPY PATRICIA HEWLETT 01403 700110 / 07909 951338 Interior & garden designs [email protected] 07802 253718 www.hollystonehypnotherapy.co.uk [email protected] www.patriciahewlettdesign.com KAGUYA ACUPUNCTURE – SELENA COLLINS Using Traditional, 5 Element and Classical Stems and Branches acupuncture 07787 537742 31