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April/May/June/ SPRING/SUMMER 2017 APRIL/MAY/JUNE/JULY/AUG/SEPTJuly/Sept POYNINGS NEWS INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Evergreens 2 GARDEN FETE SAT 10 TH JUNE Parish Council 3 Please join us at Website 3 our traditional village fete in the Cricket 3 rectory garden from 2—4.30 pm. 4 Gardens This event helps Church 5 fund the general upkeep of our Royal Oak 6 beautiful Norman Church. DIARY DATES There are games • EVERGREENSBriefly highlight your point o f interes t here. show with a glass of jams please phone • Briefly highlight your p oint of in terestDIARY he re. DATES and stalls for all • Briefly highlight your p oint of in terest he re. refreshing Pimms. Nicky Cutress • Briefly highlight your p oint of in terest he re. ages—golf, toys, We are also looking on 857221. Bring • Newtimber Place plants, cakes, OpenGarden April23 for new helpers so your family and books, a raffle and please let Nigs friends for a • Saddlescombe Open a tombola. Enjoy know : traditional Day Sun April 23rd a scrumptious [email protected] summer afternoon • Evergreens May 8th cream tea and If you have any in picturesque June 5th watch the maypole homemade cakes or Poynings! dancing or puppet • Parish Council AGM May 9th Poynings Fun Day • Garden Fete Sat August 28th June 10th Village Hall If you have any raffle • Fulking Fete Sun As always there will prizes contact Sheila 857482 July 30th be a tug of war - Poynings v Fulking Refreshments and • Pyecombe Flower maybe? There will be music are to be Festival July 1 & 2 the usual traditional decided on. children’s races with Stalls run by locals are • Poynings Fun Day lots of prizes, a raffle encouraged. Offers of Leaflets will go out Aug 28th in aid of village event help with either the nearer the time with funds and a Church children’s games or the exact times etc. tombola. raffle are very welcome. Page 2 April/May/June/July/Sept BUS SERVICES Tim Alford Half Hourly No 17 Horsham to Brighton 1950-2017 Mon to Sat—From Poynings Cross- roads. Ring Stagecoach— 0845 Tim sadly passed away in January 2017 after a 1210170 long and debilitating illness. Sunday/Public Holiday. Tim loved living in the friendly and beautiful Ring Compass Travel village of Poynings and after building the fam- 01903 233767 ily home enjoyed many years of running , cy- cling and walking through the stunning Sussex countryside with family and friends. His family would like to extend their thanks for the many warm and heartfelt messages which they received and also to those who attended his funeral service. Thanks also goes to the NHS which, over the years, pro- vided a high level of kind and thoughtful treatment. Caroline VILLAGE DEFIBRILLATOR Hassocks Community Bus 21 villagers attended the March training Monday and Thursday only sessions provided by Henfield Area Via Albourne & Hurstpierpoint Response Team (HART). The machine is in LeavesProceeds Poynings frombus shelter 10 .00am the phone box at the garage and can be Leaves Hassocks 12.00 noon taken and used on any occasion of a sudden collapse in the period POYNINGS before an ambulance arrives. We learnt about chest compressions ——————————— JUMBLE SALE and how the machine is able to assess the action needed. The From Ginger Fox defibrillator’s speaker announces what needs to be done. HART 100+ —GardenBurgess GateHill/Hassocks/Henfield/ Sales wish to thank those who have given a contribution toward the cost. Steyning/Storrington =£1025 Many thanks They are a charity and depend on contributions to install these (Guaranteed connection at Storrington machines in public places. Donations can still be given at tobetween all the volunteers services 100 for and 102) http://www.henfieldresponders.org.uk 102their—Storrington/Amberly/Pulborough/ help and to all the Storrington EVERGREENS Bus Passes once again enjoyed All holders of Sussex County Card March with Joanna are entitled to *free bus travel* after 9.30 am Mon to Fri and Cairns at Fulking Farm anytime at weekends and bank House and look forward holidays. to April at Gill and Ian If you would like to apply for a bus Malby’s at The Paddocks, pass and are eligible, please Fulking. We are looking contact Colin on 01273 857024 forward also to May at June Nunne as Her Majesty at fete 2016 Charmaine and Harry’s at Railcards Anyone over 60 in the Downside, Fulking (the If you do not have a bus pass and Downland parishes is welcome second Monday May would like to apply for a to join us for tea parties on the 8th).We are going to subsidised Senior Rail Card phone first Monday of each month. Shirley Murrell’s, Colin 01273 857024 Transport can be arranged— Newtimber in June and to phone Betty 01273 857215. Rushfields Plant Centre We had a lovely time at The in July. Royal Oak in February. We Betty POYNINGS NEWS Page 3 Poynings Cricket Club P ARISH COUNCIL Poynings Cricket Club are due to start the 2017 season next month under the guidance of Next Meeting 2017 new Club Captain, Michael Prodger. Our 1st XI will be Village hall, Tues meetings 7pm playing in Mid Sussex Divi- May 9th 7 pm sion 1 while our newly formed Village Hall 2nd XI, led by Mike Morgan, Got something to put Tuesdays will compete in Mid Sussex on the agenda? Division 5. We will also be Contact Colin on running 5 junior teams from 01273 857024. U10 - U14 who will play in the May 9th Parish Councillors South Area Leagues and there colin@thefinancehouse July 4th will also be a Development XI .co.uk available, who will play a se- Mike Airey (chair) ries of Sunday friendlies September 5th throughout the year. As you may have November 7th Sheila Marshall Club training will take place at noticed, Adam and Jess John Digby Poynings Cricket Field on of Green Lotus Gardens Wednesday evenings starting are working on the Matthew Cuttress on Wednesday 19th April, roundabout with more Jan Nichols 6pm. New junior or adult play- plants to come! ers are welcomed and if you would be interested in joining please contact Gary Wallis- Tayler on gary.wallis- [email protected] Fixture booklets will be dis- PARISH ASSEMBLY MEETING M AY 9 TH tributed around the village and will be available via our main Poynings Parish Council will be holding their AGM at 7.30pm club sponsor ,The Royal Oak in the Village Hall straight after the Council meeting at 7pm. Pub. Your support is always There will be the usual speakers from our Local and welcomed so feel free to pop in District councils. We hope to have the National Trust at any point during the season! telling us what is happening on the Dyke followed by The management committee interesting talks from Paul Boichat - Senior Project Manager, and players are thoroughly BT and Tony Steer – Wolstonbury Ltd and Bolney looking forward to the new PC. Everyone is welcome, and with wine and nibbles being season ahead and we hope to served after the meeting, it should be a great evening! You see you during the summer. should receive an invitation in April and we look forward to Best Wishes Gary seeing you there. Colin Warburton—Parish Clerk Gary Wallis-Tayler C HAIRMAN ’ S U PDATE Ding Dong - Avon Lady in Poynings! What we do. Parish Council meetings are open to all. In this last quarter the Council Call Jackie on met in November, January and twice in March. Jan Nichols has been co-opted to 01273 857581/ make up our number. We have looked at numerous planning applications. 07760310070 The destruction of Pondtail Wood has remained high in our concerns. I was due to attend an appeal hearing in support of the Enforcement Notices. The appeal has MSDC been withdrawn. The South Downs National Park Authority are pleased with the cur- rent outcome. Both the new owner and former owner have signed an agreement not Community awards to lodge further challenges. (Garden Party) From 1 April the SDNPA take over planning control from Mid Sussex District Council. This year the Parish Parish councillors have attended briefings with SDNPA and recently linked with Fulk- Council nominated our ing councillors to discuss matters of local concern to this area. vicar, Caroline Currer, To help keep the village clean and tidy, we have arranged for additional road sweep- ing and John Digby is overseeing a local clean up of accumulated litter. The council and her husband, Alan has received further funding from the County Council to continue our local works to Currer, for all their hard help prevent flooding in the village. We have said goodbye to WSCC Councillor Peter work for the Church and Griffiths who has given great attention to Poynings. Peter will stand down from the local communities these county elections in May. Mike Airey last eight years. Page 4 April/May/June/July/Sept SADDLESCOMBE Gardens, Produce, Events, Competitions, Points of View FARM OPEN DAY Green Lotus Do you need a baby 23rd April POYNINGS Gardens PING PONG Local Gardeners who sitter or dog walker? 10:30am - 4.00pm Sorry for the delay specialise in garden mainte- I am 18, have a first aid nance and transformation: certificate and transport. Discover this ancient folks -problems with positioning Lawns, Hedges, Beds, Plant- Please contact Jack on the table on the site! We have ing, Weeding, Clearance, downland farm that was Tree surgery. One off and 0796100949 some volunteers to help dig out regular visits. Please visit once owned by the Knights the base but need more.