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90p 3HeraldsOctober 2016 STORRINGTON SULLINGTON THAKEHAM

St Mary’s Church SULLINGTON St Mary’s Church STORRINGTON St Mary’s Church THAKEHAM Holy Sepulchre WARMINGHURST (Churches Conservation Trust) THE PARISH CHURCHES OF St Mary St Mary St Mary STORRINGTON SULLINGTON THAKEHAM IN THE DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER

STORRINGTON Rector Revd Kathryn Windslow, BTh, MPhil (742888) The Rectory, Rectory Road, Storrington RH20 4EF Information about study [email protected] and prayer groups, and requests for baptisms, Hon. Assistant Priest Revd Charles Hadley, MA (740787) weddings and home 28 Meadowside, Storrington RH20 4EG communions, for Storrington [email protected] from the Revd Kathryn Assistant Curate Revd Christine Spencer, BTh, BSc (Hons) (741790) Windslow and for Sullington 9 Longland Avenue, Storrington RH20 4HY and Thakeham from the SULLINGTON AND THAKEHAM WITH WARMINGHURST Revd Derek Spencer. Rector Revd Derek Spencer, BA (01798 813121) All telephone The Rectory, The Street, Thakeham RH20 3EP numbers are 01903 unless otherwise stated.

PARISH CLERGY PARISH Bishop’s General Licence Revd Tessa Holland, MA (741904)

Dear Friends fit for eating; and others which never achieve ripeness; they rot and Harvest Festival, for some reason usually in October, decay and must be thrown away. is a time of thanksgiving. Crops that have taken Jesus uses the word “harvest” in another sense: unusually, all four weeks or months in germination and growth reach gospels refer to a saying of Jesus about the harvest being plentiful maturation, and are ripe for harvest. They have and the labourers scarce. This harvest is NOW, the labourers’ job is to become, some of them, what they were designed collect the ripe fruit which is crying out for harvest (Matt. 9.37-8 and to be: ripe, full and ready to be collected and to //’s) by teaching, preaching the Gospel of the kingdom and healing. become food. And we celebrate, even if someone else did all the In John (4.35) after his conversation with the Samaritan woman at hard work of harvesting! the well, Jesus’ disciples return with food from the town for him to We are grateful for the food which sustains human life. And we are eat. “My food is to accomplish the will of him who sent me and to also grateful to the God from whom all good things come: “Blessed accomplish his work…lift up your eyes and see how the fields are are you Lord God of all creation, of your goodness we have this bread white for harvest”, Jesus replies. The good news of the kingdom is to eat, which earth has given and human hands have made…for that the harassed and helpless crowds can enter into God’s fullness this wine, fruit of the wine and work of human hands” (Communion and joy NOW. And his “food” is to make that possible and for his service). What we enjoy has come from God’s abundant provision, followers to do the same. from mankind’s work in tending creation and nurturing its plants. Harvest reminds us that not only are ripe crops fundamental to our Harvest, then, is rightly a time for celebration: not just “Aren’t we survival and a sure sign of God’s love; but also that Christians who lucky!” but “How good is our God”. We are dependent on Him; what are ripe, bursting with God’s good news, are fundamental o the we work to produce is first of all gift. We depend on Him. fulfilment of God’s plan for a redeemed humanity and a restored Harvest can also be a time to reflect upon how we use the abundance creation. of this good creation, both in terms of our stewardship of nature and Ripeness is all. in terms of how that abundance is distributed so that “we produce God bless you all. enough for all to have some”, so that all, not just the lucky ones, can CHARLES HADLEY survive, can have their “daily bread”. Today, ecology is a fashionable Assistant Priest, St Mary’s, Storrington priority. But its roots go back to Genesis 1.29: “Behold l have given you every plant yielding seed…” And the clear implication is to tend it and look after it well. Failure to do so is dire; it is fundamentally PRAYER FOR THE MONTH associated with that basic flaw of pride, deception and selfishness which causes the Fall. In Genesis 3.17 the ground actually becomes O Holy Spirit, “cursed”, a source of hard labour, failure and inadequate provision. who so deeply disturbs our peace ... In Shakespeare’s great tragedy, King Lear, the blinded Gloucester goad us until we go your way, meets on the heath his legitimate son, Edgar, whom he had previously to our own greater blessing been tricked into disinheriting and is protected by him. As Edgar and deeper peace! leaves to serve out justice he says: “What, ill thoughts again! Man must endure their going hence, even as their coming hither. Ripeness is all.” To which Gloucester replies: “And that is true as well.” Thakeham Church 4 So harvest is also a time to consider justice, mercy and forgiveness. When Jesus uses the word “harvest” it may refer to the Lord’s Second Sullington Church 5 Coming, the final judgement, the time when men and women are Storrington Church 6 revealed in their true colours, the extent to which they have reflected the image of God their Creator, sheep or goats (Matt. 25.32). Or, as Canon Palmer’s Diary 13 in Matt. 13.30f where the weeds are separated out from the good Reflections of the Past: This Old House 20 seed and burnt. In other words, there is no such thing as a perfect apple but rather there are apples of all shapes and sorts and sizes CONTENTS Storrington & District Museum 22

3 Heralds // October 2016 3 Thakeham and Sullington share this verse for the year. We’re a joint benefice which means we also What’s happening at share our priest - although our styles are different. St Mary’s Thakeham

Revd Derek Spencer www.thakehamchurch.com Churchwardens: Treasurer: Child Protection Officer: Church Bookings: David Peacock (745595) Margarita Smith (01798 817376) Karen Arkle (744844) Wynn Lednor (743025) 5 Dean Way, Staddle-stone, The Street, 5 Jubilee Way, Storrington RH20 3NZ 4 Crescent Rise, Storrington RH20 3NB Storrington RH20 4QN Thakeham RH20 3EP Electoral Roll Officer: Bellringers: Tower Captain Allison Goodfellow (740499) PCC Secretary: David Peacock (745595) Roger Watts (01798 813775) Lyndene Rebecca Bunyan (01798 812330) 5 Dean Way, Storrington RH20 4QN Gift Aid Officer: Newhouse Lane Churchview, The Street, Organist: Bob Timms (01798 813807) Storrington RH20 3HQ Thakeham RH20 3EP Beryl Hardie (892349) Cootes, The Street, Thakeham RH20 3EP

PASTORAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR SULLINGTON & THAKEHAM: Please contact the Revd Derek Spencer on 01798 813121 to make arrangements for Baptisms, Weddings and Banns of Marriage. He can be contacted at Thakeham Rectory throughout the week. His day off is Saturday.

STAY AND PRAY Thakeham & Sullington Church Youth Groups It is widely acknowledged that MILESTONES is a youth group for those in school years 6,7 & 8. It meets prayer is a power for good, at Thakeham Rectory every other Friday between 6.15pm and 7.30pm. both for those who actively pray (Contact Ruth on 01798 813121) themselves as well as those TGIF is a group for those in year 9 upwards. It meets every other Friday who are comforted by receiving at 7pm – 9pm at the Church Rooms in The Street,Thakeham prayer in time of difficulty. We (Contact Matt & Pippa Harder 01798 817522) are often reminded to pray ‘first’ and not to wait until the midst of the crisis to turn to our Lord for help. Ironically, it is often Annual Bonfire Social this very activity that gets crowded out of our busy lives. The Rectory, Thakeham There is an initiative at St Mary’s Church, Thakeham, to offer an Sunday 13 November More information next month opportunity to put some time for prayer back into our schedules on a more regular basis. ‘Stay and Pray’ happens monthly in Church on the last Monday of the month at 8pm and recently was enhanced by an extra delicious prayer breakfast on a Saturday morning in Knit and Stitch Tea on Tuesday August. Come along, meet with friends and catch We are still feeling our way sensitively about how, when and where, up over your favourite stitch-craft project. but if you have a heart for prayer and feel that meeting up with Thakeham Church Rooms others would help direct your intentions then you would be made 18 October between 2pm and 4pm most welcome. For more information do speak to Sue Sercombe or All welcome. Enquiries to Wynn Lednor - 743025 Carol Peacock on 745595.

A DATE FIRST TASTE OF FO R Y OUR Still Waters: DI CHRISTMAS ARY a time to enter silence, still the mind and encounter the Thakeham Village Hall present moment in quiet, at St Mary’s Church, Sullington. Saturday 3 December Saturday 1 October 11.30am - 2.30pm Come either at 8am and join us for a time of ‘sheer silence’ of about 45 minutes, or at 9am beginning with a short introduction on the Further details next month contemplative tradition, followed by about 25 minutes of companionable silence, concluding with shared reflections and closing prayer All are welcome – at 8 or 9am, or for the whole time. No booking required Church in the Pub It is by an attention full of love that we enable the Inner Light to blaze and illuminate our dwelling and to make our whole being a source from which 1st Monday of the month this Light may shine out. – Pierre Lacout – Quaker Faith & Practice The White Lion Pub, Thakeham 8.30pm For further details contact: Tessa & Mark Holland Tel: 741904 A gathering of people meeting and sharing together. Email: [email protected] No fixed agenda – the aim is just to meet, chat, be real and Blog: www.wildfortuneblog.blogspot.co.uk have a bit of fun – with maybe a few 'god gems' thrown in! So why not come along and just enjoy฀ THAKEHAM BELL RINGERS – A RESOUNDING SUCCESS see page 11

4 3 Heralds // October 2016 ‘Remember that I have commanded you to be determined and confident! Don't be afraid or discouraged, for I the Lord your God, am with you wherever you go.’ Joshua 1:9 What’s happening at St Mary’s Sullington Revd Derek Spencer www.st-marys-sullington.org Churchwardens: Churchwardens Emeriti: PCC Secretary: Church Flowers: Heather Cotton (742587) Douglas Parkes (743106) Gail Kittle (745754) Altar Rota Muriel Astley (01798 812706) Thwaite House, Ann Salinger (01798 813481) Freewill Offering & Gift Aid Officer: Special Occasions Jo Graves (742586) Heather Way, Treasurer: David Baxter (744346) Child Protection Officer: Storrington Gail Kittle (745754) Electoral Roll: Margaret Slinn (746769) RH20 4DD Sullington Manor Farm, Chris Cotton (742587) Lifts to Church: Jo Graves (742586) Sullington Lane, Thwaite House, Heather Way, Highwinds, Storrington RH20 4AE Storrington RH20 4DD Anne Owen (743973) Washington Road, Pastoral Care: Organist: Church Fabric Officer: Sullington RH20 4DE Ann Salinger (01798 813481) Beryl Hardie (892349) Douglas Parkes (743106)

PASTORAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR SULLINGTON & THAKEHAM: Please contact the Revd Derek Spencer on 01798 813121 to make arrangements for Baptisms, Weddings and Banns of Marriage. He can be contacted at Thakeham Rectory throughout the week. His day off is Saturday. Times of church services can be found on page 16. Alternatively you can visit the church website for further details.

A message from our Rector SULLINGTON REGISTERS You will find our beautiful church set in the heart of the South Downs. Baptisms – we welcome into the Lord’s family... (just off the A283, ½ mile East of Storrington.) We welcome everyone and would be really pleased to meet you. If you’d like any further 20 May Frederick Rowland Salinger information then please get in touch with Derek - he’d be only too 29 May Jayden Michael Andrews, son of Daniel & Layla happy to chat with you. Please call him on 01798 813121 or by Marriages - to love and to cherish... email: [email protected] 17 April Blessing of Emile & Audrey Berrnx 8 July Caroline Louise Swarbrick & Lewis Charles Robert PLOUGHMAN’S LUNCH Gaston In aid of Family Support Work 23 July Blessing of John & Kate Russell Friday 11 November 12noon – 2pm 30 July Abbie Jane Thewless & Frazer Ian Stewart At Ann and Freddy Salinger’s home 20 Aug Kellie Michelle Jones & Richard James Morris Tickets, on the door, £7.50 to include ploughman’s, salad, pudding, glass of wine and coffee Funerals – we commend to God’s nearer keeping… For further details please contact Ann Salinger on 01798 813481 8 April Eileen Violet Adsett (76 years) 12 April Elizabeth Palmer (98 years) 25 May Robert Windeatt Tea with the Vicar – 3pm – 5pm Interment of Ashes 13 Oct Freddy and Ann Salinger at Greenacres, 6 April Peter Field (73 years) Southlands Lane, West Chiltington. T: 01798 813481 30 May Gillian Studdert-Kennedy (91 years) CHRISTMAS FAYRE at Sullington Parish Hall The Wild Fortune Quiet Garden Jesus said, ‘Come with me by yourselves to 26 November 2pm – 4.30pm a quiet place and get some rest.’ Mark 6:31 Rooted in the Christian contemplative tradition of Father Christmas, stalls, tombola, rafle, prayer and hospitality, the vision of the Wild Fortune children’s activities, face painting and more. Quiet Garden is to provide space for stillness and quiet Please do come along and bring friends and family. prayer in accompanied silence in the surroundings of our home and garden and the adjoining woods of Offers of help to Anne on 743973 Sandgate Park. or Muriel 01798 812706. We are open monthly on a Wednesday from 10am -12.30pm Dates for the autumn: 12 October • 9 November • 14 December HARVEST SUPPER Spaces are limited to 8 and booking is essential at Sullington Parish Hall To reserve a space, please contact: Sunday 9 October 7pm for 7.30pm Tessa & Mark Holland Tel: 741904 hosted by St Mary's Church Sullington Email: [email protected] Blog: www.wildfortuneblog.blogspot.co.uk Tickets £6 Further information from Heather Cotton 742587 Afiliated to the Quiet Garden Trust. Details of other Quiet Gardens in West Sussex and worldwide are available on the Trust’s website. www.quietgarden.org Jo Graves 742586 or Anne Owen 743973

3 Heralds // October 2016 5 What’s happening at St Mary’s Storrington

For Clergy see page 3 www.storringtonparishchurch.org.uk offi[email protected] Churchwardens: Verger: Michael Taylor (742218) Electoral Roll Officer: Church Flowers: Michael Taylor (742218) Gwen Fisher (744642) Sacristy Team: Jean Minter (741668) 3 Greenacre Close RH20 4QG Charities Secretary: [email protected] Rosemary Wills (01798 813206) Director of Music: Stella Hastings & John Taylor (745477) George Jones (850019) Sylvia Hyams (745878) Barbara Buchanan (741916) Child Protection Officer: Captain of Bellringers: Assistant Organists: Broad Oaks, Melton Drive RH20 4RJ Jackie Lee (743661) John Taylor (745477) John Henville Treasurer: Bible Reading Fellowship: Andrew Hammock (742888) Pastoral Scheme: Chrystalle Kersley Peter Lewis Amanda Hislop (743700) c/o Rectory Office, Rectory Road RH20 4EF Sylvia Hyams (745878) James Phillips Bible Society: PCC Secretary: Recorder: Simon Whitchurch Jean Hunt (01798 813681) Val Rice (911179) Little Tregullas, Bracken Close RH20 3HT June Sinnock (744018) Beryl Hardie Christian Aid co-ordinator: 9 Amberley Road RH20 4JE Keith Smithers Parish Secretary: Sue Kibblewhite (745325) Vivien Stuart (742888; home 745913) Readers and Sidesmen: Footsteps (Sunday School): ACORA Link (countryside Rectory Office, Rectory Road RH20 4EF Vera Blake (743974) Jackie Lee (743661) and farming issues): vacant REGULAR ACTIVITIES HARVEST FESTIVAL AT STORRINGTON Church Services see page 16. Harvest Festival will be celebrated on Sunday 2 October. Our Footsteps (Sunday School): 9.45am every Sunday, except Harvest Family Communion Service is at 10am and our Harvest 1st Sunday of the month, half term and school holidays. Thanksgiving Service is at 6pm, followed by Harvest Supper in the Choir: Fridays, 6.40pm - 7.45pm. Adults or children interested in Old School. See page 12 for more details. joining the choir please contact the Director of Music or clergy. Altar Servers: Sylvia Hyams (745878) CHILDREN’S SOCIETY BOXES Bellringers: Fridays, 7.45pm - 9.30pm. If you have a collection box for the Church of England Children’s Society please bring it to any service at Storrington Church on Sunday Handbells: Mondays, 10am. Kathleen Osgood (01403 780928) 30 October. If you cannot do this, please ring Pat or Alun Jenkins Church Cleaning: Jeannie Watten (742542) (744927) to arrange a handover. Church & Churchyard Maintenance: Ray Hunt (01798 813681) Mothers’ Union: Jean Hunt (01798 813681) ALL SAINTS AND ALL SOULS Bible Study Group: Tuesdays, 10am at 9 Hormare Crescent. All Saints’ Day celebrates the countless people whose lives have Sunday Lunch Club (ecumenical): Second Sunday in the month. been loving and fruitful, but who are not on the official list of saints. See page 16. The calendar date of this festival is 1 November, and at Storrington we shall keep it on Sunday 30 October at 10.00am when Bishop Mark will be with us as we celebrate our Church's 950th birthday. STORRINGTON REGISTERS All Souls (officially 2 November) is a day to remember with Baptisms - we welcome into the Lord’s family... thanksgiving our own departed loved ones. We shall keep this 21 Aug Bailey Luke-Thomas Haulkham (son of Chelsea and Luke) observance at our Service of Light, Hope and Remembrance at 4 Sept Persephone Ansunette Catherine Buchanan (daughter of 6pm on 30 October. At this moving service the names of departed Louise) loved ones will be read out. Marriages - to love and to cherish... 3 Sept David Jarman and Diana Bullen REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY Funerals - we commend to God’s nearer keeping... All are invited to take part in the Service of Remembrance at Storrington 9 Aug Sylvia Florence Humphris (84 years) Parish Church on Sunday 13 November, at 2.55pm, assembling, if 31 Aug Joan Margaret Rowlands (82 years) fine, for the laying of wreaths at the War Memorial on the south side of the Church. This is an inter-church service arranged in conjunction with the Royal British Legion. More details in the November magazine. SUNDAY LUNCH CLUB – CAN YOU HELP? St Mary’s, Storrington, caters for the Sunday Lunch Club on three SHOEBOXES FOR ROMANIA Sundays a year and we need volunteers to help with any of the St Mary’s Church, Storrington will again be following: filling Christmas shoeboxes for needy Providing transport; families in Romania. The shoeboxes Helping to serve at table; make a big difference to many families Cooking a main course (i.e. a casserole) for 8 people (dishes, and are very much appreciated. recipes & ingredients supplied); The necessary forms are in Church, and all boxes Helping to cook/wash up, etc., on the Sunday need to be received by Sunday 30 October. If you would like to help please contact Barbara Buchanan (741916) Sylvia Hyams (745878)

6 3 Heralds // October 2016 LIFE AT ST MARY’S MESSAGE FROM THE TREASURER THAKEHAM BELL RINGERS – ST MARY’S CHURCH, STORRINGTON A RESOUNDING SUCCESS John Betjeman didn’t write many hymns, but he did write a poem Tower members are Roger Watts – Tower Captain, Barry Peay, called Hymn, which sings about restoration of a church in 1883 by Christine Hounslow, Mike Carey, Mary Pettit, Karen Miller, Adrian a benefactor. It can be sung to the usual tune (“Aurelia”) for “The Miller, Jenny Allen. Church’s One Foundation”. When I go into Church and look at the An appeal was put out for much needed funds for the Bell Restoration roof I sometimes think of the poem’s last two lines. Fund. “Look Up! And oh, how glorious Roger, the Tower Captain suggested the tower organised a concert He has restored the roof” and this was unanimously agreed by all members. St. Mary’s Why do I think of them now? Well, Storrington Community Church, Thakeham was booked for the 25 June, and arrangements Church and Ashington Church jointly have, in the words of Craig began. Roger arranged for the Brighton Welsh Male Voice Choir to Revel Horwood from Strictly Come Dancing, been absolutely perform. The choir was formed in 1978 by a group of Welshmen "A-MAZ-ING" and given St Mary's about £2,500.00 (including Gift wishing to pursue their love of music in the lovely Sussex Countryside. Aid) towards the cost of the repairs that are necessary both to the Unfortunately at short notice an alternative venue had to be found, Church roof and the Tower. We are very grateful indeed. due to much awaited works to the Church path being approved and commenced. Plan B was put into operation and the Methodist Church The Church architect thinks we should start with the roof repairs Hall in Storrington was booked. before the weather deteriorates. We are not yet sure quite how much the work will cost, because once work like that begins, it is possible Barry, one of our ringers, plays cricket for England in the Over 70’s, that more extensive repairs are needed than at first anticipated. and is also an umpire at County level. June is a busy cricket month However, we hope for the best. So, the Churchwardens have been for him, but he still found time to design and print tickets for the event, starting the procedure to obtain the correct consent for the work. the tickets then had to be cut by hand. Jenny set to work and helped with the design, layout and printing of the handouts to accompany The Church is, like many others, a Listed Building, but we do not the programme. Karen contacted Thakeham businesses with a view have to obtain Listed Building Permission before we start the work. to sponsorship and raised enough money to cover the cost of the Instead, we need a “faculty or licence of the Ordinary before choir and the hall. Roger and Christine contacted other businesses proceeding to execute the same” (in the words of the Canons of the for sponsorship, and for raffle prizes. The star raffle prize was a trip Church of England, which as a Anglican church, we have to obey). in a hot air balloon – donated by Laura and Ian Wadey – who ring at The ‘Ordinary’ is the Bishop, but the Chancellor of the Diocese (the Storrington. Sony at Southwater donated an MP3 player (which was top diocesan legal official) deals with such matters. won by an octogenarian who had no idea what it was, but whose We may not need a formal faculty (which is quite an involved grandson was extremely happy!). Prizes were donated by members business), but because we had permission to do some work on of other towers, including Lee Smith from Storrington, and Val Bellas the roof last year following the discovery of dry rot, we hope that from Washington. obtaining appropriate approval for the new work will be relatively Mike Carey arranged to drive a minibus to collect Thakeham straightforward. Andrew Hammock residents who could not get to the Hall. On the day this was not needed and Mike donated a bottle of champagne for the raffle. Tesco at Storrington donated the strawberries, cream and soft drinks for refreshments in the interval and Tesco at Pulborough donated a raffle prize. 3 Heralds DELIVERY REQUIRED Newhouse Lane/Tudor Village/Hampers Lane Christine arranged for Waitrose to donate their green discs for a A small round has recently become available in the above month and a generous amount was raised from this. areas; if anyone is able to offer to deliver the magazines each Roger’s wife, Myrtle (a non-ringer) provided flowers and arranged month and collect the annual subscription in the New Year, three bouquets to be given to the three women of the concert: the please contact Thakeham area distributor, Karen Arkle, conductor, the pianist, and the flute soloist. She also prepared food on 744844 or email [email protected]. for the tower members before the concert for those who had not had time to eat. The ladies prepared the refreshments, and Barry and Barbara Laker (non-ringers) provided the glasses, and served David Kirkcaldy gave an explanation of the association’s Bell the drinks in the interval. Restoration fund, and gave thanks to everyone for their support. David was among other SCACR members who attended, including The 25 June was a glorious sunny day, and a balmy evening. Adrian Graham and Moya Hills, Sheila Verrall, George and Vivien Francis, was on car park duty, and made sure the disabled drivers parked near Mike and Brenda Etherington. the disabled access. He directed cars around the one way system, ensuring no “mishaps”. John Bentley from Amberley and Mary’s Overall the evening raised £1,191.28, plus Gift Aid of £181.25 husband Alan (a non-ringer) were on the door, giving out tickets and The tower has since received a letter from the President of the BRF, taking the money. Karen and Mary sold the raffle tickets. Roger and the Rt Reverend Bishop of Chichester, thanking us for our efforts. We Christine greeted people inside and showed them to their seat would like to thank all those of you who came to the Concert for your The concert was a great success, with the audience clapping support, and for making it a great evening. The Hall was full, and at enthusiastically. The choir sung a variety of songs, including one point we were worried we would run out of chairs! Thanks go to traditional Welsh ones. There were two interludes when flautist Karen Barry and Barbara Laker, who always support our community, and Rash played some familiar pieces, for example from Fantasia, and the bell ringers. some Bach. If anyone is interested in learning and continuing the ancient art of Adrian, Mike and Lee then presented the bouquets to the ladies of bell ringing our practice night is Wednesday from 7.30 to 9pm in the concert, and Roger proposed a vote of thanks. He also took the St. Mary’s Church, Thakeham , or telephone Roger Watts on 01798 opportunity to promote bell ringing to the audience, who were mostly 813775 or Christine Hounslow on 01798 815993 non-ringers. Christine Hounslow

3 Heralds // October 2016 11 HARVEST FESTIVAL AT STORRINGTON The Church will be decorated on Friday 30 September, CHRISTIANS IN STORRINGTON starting at 9.30am. Cricket Tournament Summer 2016 Contributions of fresh produce, eggs, preserve, etc gratefully received. Extra helpers welcome. Despite taking place when the weather was unpredictable and sometimes characterised by heavy showers, in the event games were only called off because of a church’s inability to SUNDAY 2 OCTOBER raise a team. The same friendly spirit prevailed as in previous 10am Harvest Family Communion: years, even though some severe drubbings were experienced, everyone is invited to bring gifts especially by one of the churches. of produce Ashington Parish Church continued to dominate matters on the 6pm Harvest Festival Songs of Praise: field of play and was victor in both the longer form of the game followed by dispersal of produce in and the six-a-side. support of the Chichester Diocesan Appeal 7.30pm Harvest Supper in the Old School: St Mary’s, Storrington, were more successful on the phone than on Tickets available from the Rectory the pitch – their ‘two victories’ a consequence of other sides dropping Office (742888) out. They were also on the receiving end of the two highest scores ever made in the longer form of the game – Storrington Chapel scoring 141-3 wickets! And Ashington going even better at 140-1 in 15 overs. To give an even stronger idea of the calamity in this match, in the same number of overs St Mary’s could only muster 32-6. But, we did beat Our Lady of England in the six-a-side. And, whatever the quality, we had less problem raising a team THINKING OF TAKING UP A HOBBY OR CRAFT? this year. We look forward, as in each of the last eight years, to Why not try bell ringing? improving performances and fitter players in 2017. There is nothing like the sound of the bells at a wedding Sam Ward, St Mary’s Church, Storrington or special occasion. The art of ringing bells dates back hundreds of years and has given pleasure to countless people. Ringing bells… Christians in Storrington • Helps keep you it; • Is good exercise; Monthly Inter-Church Prayer Meetings • Keeps your mind alert; Everyone welcome • Helps you meet people Do join us in the side-chapel at and so much more. Our Lady of England RC Church – 10am - 10.30am To ind out more or to ring a bell at one of our practice on the irst Tuesday of each month. evenings call Steve on 07761 019875. Tuesday 4 October – Chemin Neuf Community will lead You will be made very welcome at St Mary’s Church, Storrington. Tuesday 1 November – Community Church will lead One in faith and love and praise Talk from Revd Paul Cowley MBE Hosted by PACT Friday 14 October – 7.30pm GUIDED TOURS OF SULLINGTON St Mary’s Parish Church, Petworth CHURCH AND FARMSTEAD Paul Cowley’s life is extraordinary. At 17 he was behind bars, At 2pm every Wednesday but at age 19 went into the Army where he rose to become Staff Guided tour of the ancient farmstead and Sergeant. His life was turned around in 1994 at an Alpha Course Church at Sullington. at HTB and he became involved in running home groups, and Meet by the Rector’s parking space. in ex-offender work. He set up Alpha in Prisons, and 52 prisons are now running the course. He is now the Bishops’ Advisor for No charge but donations to ongoing Prisons and Penal Affairs in the London Diocese. repair work greatly appreciated. He was ordained in 2002 and runs a church with a staff of 42, dealing with all manner of social problems. His talk title is most interesting, ‘Having hope that things can change’; something that applies to us all, I think. More information available from Gerald Gresham Cooke at [email protected] or 01798 342151, or see www.petworthareachurchestogether.com

12 3 Heralds // October 2016 SULLINGTON 122 YEARS AGO EXTRACTS FROM CANON PALMER’S DIARY – OCTOBER 1894

Wed 3: Fine overcast. Annie writes from Boulogne; they cross today on the Welsh disestablishment. and go to Tunbridge Wells tomorrow: she is sending me a chair as Thu 18: Fine, frosty afternoon. School 33. Barwell walked over with a birthday present from Paris. Call on Penfolds, poor little William Bishop of St Albans and Chaplain. We dined at Sandgate meeting Lusher and the school. Fryern party to tea. Mowing lawns – last time? Col Connaught. Thu 4: Dull. Hemmingway and Faithfull anent the smallholdings. Fri 19: Fine, bright still. Stringer trenching old shrubbery border for Started for the Downs but stopped by the rain. John Knowles finishes asparagus. Mr and Mrs Faithfull have tea. Recommence our singing repairs. FW Parker returns to me. practice here – only two boys at present. Fri 5: Dull with showers. A Marten and Boy leave for town with Clara Sat 20: Fine, to rain in evening. Drove Clara to call at Parham rectory, to Mummery. I take Hemmingway to Amberley for Chichester, hold new Gynn baby. Hal does not seem as yet to have got into anything. two meetings lunch with the Mayor, go over Graylingwell and return First fire in library. to find a very pretty chair from Annie sent from Paris. Sun 21: Trinity XXII. After a very rough wet night, fairly fine. Weather Sat 6: As yesterday but more lowering. Visit Ansell, Cobden (8th rather against my people. Gave sermons on a church in the Lord child), also take leave of Kewells. Clara returns from Mummery. and on the Prodigal son being saved by his son-ship, both subjects Church decorated chiefly with dahlias by the juniors. connected with the congregation “Household the Church”. Young Sun 7: Trinity XX. Dull, drizzly, mild. Our Harvest Sunday. Chanted Dorien Smith spent the day. Psalms roughly morning and evening. Had crowded congregations 22 – 24: in Lewes to Conference and to Tunbridge Wells. Rough and but few (only 11) to HC. My subject was “Occupy till I come”. Mr galey. Gynn, who gave us rather a fervid discourse, on God sent the sender Thu 25: A gale but generally fine. Mary Wingfield and party got up of corn – simple and practical. In afternoon to Chantry: Grevatt the Downs. The Union got inspected by me and King, found things remains the same. fairly good. Mon 8: Thick fog breaking away about noon to sun. Heard from Fri 26: Dull to much wind and rain. Mary Wingfield and Janet left this Paul Stewart of the death of his mother yesterday morning in Paris: morning. I went to the cottage on business and took the Washington she was a good woman. Little Willy Lusher died unexpectedly this Road cottagers on my way home. morning. Had he been a rich man’s boy he would have been sent Sat 27: Heavy and continuous squalls. Stringer ditched bridges away somewhere long ago and probably saved. Visited Threales and boundary between 9 acre and the Barnfield. Little done except a call Roundabouts: fixed November for a first cottage service. at Sandgate. Had the fire in the Church at night. Tue 9: Thick fog, very mild. School 29. Faithfull to make a perfunctory Sun 28: Trinity XXIII. Fine and summery between gales. Have had report on the condition of the Church. I rode to Wiston Rectory, no- quite respectable congregations. An old sermon (‘83) on the zeal one at home. Am much occupied with the transfers. of the Zellotes and extempore on the collect the living temple. To Wed 10: Finer. Wind to SW. Some light rain. To High Tittens with Chantry, old man the same. Parker. My team go to Pulborough for coal and do well. (7tons 15cwt Mon 29: Heavy storms of rain throughout. Wrote to Paul Stewart. coal at 18s and 6d) Gathering pears, some nice small grapes on the Little to be done out of doors. house but none out. Tue 30: Steady rain throughout. Board of Guardians. ‘Johnny’ like a Thu 11: Very mild and muggy. To Findon where no gathering, over bear with a sore head – his solicitor is denied access to the minutes. which much talk ‘twixt self and A’. Called on Gover, who accompanied me on the Downs, on wheels. Two Miss Gynns born. Wed 31: Dull with drizzling scuds. School 34. Called on Faithfull, bronchial: do not see him. Little can be done during this wondrous Fri 12: Fine, warm. A long day. Left on Martin at 7.30 for Amberley; wet weather. like an April morning, to a very important meeting of the Asylum Committee then a Council meeting when we got our Glover’s farm business through. Then to Bognor, where called on Conder, who is THE MARY HOW TRUST FILM SOCIETY better and so home by Downs and moonlight. Screenings take place at 3pm and 7.30pm on the fourth Sat 13: As yesterday. Buried William Lusher aged 15, a very ‘pretty’ Tuesday of every month at West Chiltington Village Hall boy who died of consumption – he was in my Sunday School up to EYE IN THE SKY three years ago and was confirmed in the early summer. He did not (15) live in the Parish but was clearly a fair exception. “Alan Rickman and Helen Mirren star in Gavin Hood’s nail-biting thriller that explores the ethics of drone strikes” Sun 14: Trinity XXI. Weather turns colder. Preached twice from notes – Mark Kermode, The Guardian – on Healing of the Nobleman’s son and on the evil in seeking after a sign. To see old Gravett in the afternoon after Church. Tuesday 25 October

Mon 15: Fine and cold. Hal leaves for Town to stop a few days with New loyalty card - watch 6 ilms and get your 7th free! Collect your loyalty card at your next visit. the George-Martens and look round for a shop to work in. Visit the bereaved Lusher and Boltons. Getting in potatoes. Finish coaling and Tickets: £6 including membership, available on the door and from the following: send ½ a ton to Church. Mary How clinic and charity shop (Ticket hotline 01798 877646); Guy Leonard Tue 16: As yesterday. Board of Guardians very thin attendance. Estate Agents in Storrington & Pulborough; The Card Centre, Storrington; Nisa Local Stores, West Chiltington; West Chiltington Post Ofice. Davy spoke to us about nurses and about vagrants. In afternoon to Storrington paying Insurances, calling on Hemmingway and Faithfull. www.maryhowtrust.org All proceeds to the Mary How Trust for Cancer Prevention Wed 17: Very sharp white frost then fine. To Nappiers where all Independent Health Screening Charity, Registered Charity No.1122393 attended Rural Deanery Chapter to lay the foundation of a Conference

3 Heralds // October 2016 13 IN BLOOM 2016 RESULTS ANNOUNCED! On Wednesday 14 September at Squires Garden Centre in At the well-attended presentation the following local award winners Washington, the Storrington In Bloom team announced the results were also announced and presented with their prizes by their of the Storrington entries in the regional South and South East In category sponsor and competition judge: Bloom competition: COMMUNITY AREA (sponsored by Henry Adams): Friends of Meadowside “Our Community” entry: SILVER Hanover Walk

St Mary’s Churchyard entry: SILVER GILT Revd Kathryn Windslow and John Butler receive Churchyard Silver Gilt from BBC Sussex’s Joe Talbot

FRONT GARDEN (sponsored BUSINESS WINDOW by Squires Garden Centre): (sponsored by Design at 32):

Storrington Town Centre Paul Cripps, 56 Spierbridge Road Top Totty, Church Street entry: SILVER GILT John Butler and Rachel BUSINESS EXTERNAL Swansborough receive (sponsored by Storrington Storrington Town Centre Horticultural Society): Silver Gilt award from BBC The Moon, High Street Sussex’s Joe Talbot

Friends of Meadowside were also graded as Level 4 “Thriving” in the RHS It’s Your Neighbourhood campaign. Congratulations to everybody involved in our regional entry. Full results are available on the website www.storringtoninbloom.co.uk The Storrington In Bloom team would like to thank all their supporters, volunteers, sponsors and the judges of this year’s competition – Tom CHILDREN’S WHEELBARROW Brown (Head Gardener at Parham House), members of Storrington CHALLENGE (sponsored ALLOTMENT (sponsored Horticultural Society and the Revd Kathryn Windslow. by Rotary International): by Squires Garden Centre): Gill Ion & Ken Butler, A quiz night to raise funds for next year’s displays will be held on 15 Footsteps at St Mary’s Church, plot 23 Amberley Road October at Sullington Parish Hall – details available on the website. Storrington

of such an answer but our dry rot problems subsumed all available NEW NOTICE BOARD IN refurbishment funds. Earlier this year, our dear little grandson, Winston, died suddenly ST. MARY’S CHILDREN’S AREA and unexpectedly three weeks before his fourth birthday. Winston occasionally attended St Mary’s with his Mummy, Rhiannon, aunties On Mothering Sunday 2012, the Children’s Area and cousins and me. He would spend most of his time in the at the back of St Mary’s Church, Storrington, children’s corner, colouring and playing with his trains (like many was opened and blessed by the Rector. little boys he was fascinated with most modes of transport, but trains For many years, the need for such a facility had were definitely his passion). At last year’s Christingle service, he was, become more and more evident as the ‘play-mat as Revd Kathryn put it, “a sort of shepherd” in the Nativity play – he and box of toys’ laid down on the floor of the didn’t want a tea-towel on his head! tower became less and less adequate. Removing So it was with these precious memories of Winston that my husband, the seldom used pews at the back of Church and converting the space Paul, and I commissioned Winston’s Daddy, our son-in-law, Richard into a cosy children’s corner was the inspiration of Revd Roger Watts, Preece, who is a Master Cabinetmaker, to make a notice board in who not only designed this but also sourced many of the materials memory of Winston for the St Mary’s children’s area. required. It was funded by The Year of the Wedding Exhibition 2012 and many kind donations. The notice-board was blessed by the Rector on 28 August. It had been installed the previous week with the help of our Fabric Officer, This facility is successfully used during most of the services children Bill Thomson, with the agreement of the Rector and PCC and by come to and has proved to be very popular; children sitting round permission from the Archdeacon of Horsham. The pin-board is St the jolly red table often drawing and writing or producing other Mary blue, Forbo Linoleum Bulletin board and the frame is made in creations, which are usually shared with the congregation at the end English Oak, sourced locally from English Woodlands Timber. of services. What to do with these precious creations and how to share these more widely, as well as displaying the work and creativity The engraved inscription reads: of Footsteps, our Sunday School, has been a question on the lips “In Loving Memory of Winston Arthur Preece 14.02.2012 – of the Rector and the Churchwardens for a while. The answer was 24.01.2016” a display notice board on the back wall, which would complete the And also, of course, “The Train”. children’s area. However, no sooner had God sent us the inspiration Gwen Fisher, Churchwarden

14 3 Heralds // October 2016 950 YEARS AND COUNTING! On Sunday 30 October, Bishop Mark will be our celebrant and preacher at our 10am Parish Communion service. He QUAKER is coming to help us celebrate a major milestone in our Church’s history. According to the Church noticeboard at the bottom of the WEEK steps leading up from Church Street, St Mary’s was founded before 1066. So this year, St Mary’s Church, Storrington, is at least 950 years old! And when you get to this venerable age every 50 years is a 2-9 October milestone to be celebrated. The Blue Idol Quakers, who meet near Coolham, West The Church might well be older than 950 years, and it is very likely Sussex, will be holding special events during this year’s indeed that the prominent sandstone mound on which it sits was a Quaker Week. These will enable anyone who is interested site of pre-Christian worship. The Lady Chapel is the oldest part of to experience a Meeting for Worship, see the recently the Church, with thick walls, probably Saxon in origin. There was renovated Meeting House (with parts dating from 1580) certainly a Norman church, mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086), and enjoy the tranquil garden by following the William part of which was incorporated into the north aisle. Every successive Penn history trail. There will be an opportunity to meet and th generation added their own embellishments: the 13 century nave; a talk with the local Quakers (Friends). brass to a 16th century rector; a tower with a shingle spire which was struck by lightning in 1731; a new tower in around 1754; the erection SUNDAY 2 OCTOBER th th and demolition of galleries in the 18 and 19 centuries; a major Meeting for Worship 10.30 -11.30am, re-ordering of the Church in the 1870s by Revd George Faithfull, followed by tea and coffee. lengthening the east end (sanctuary) by 9 feet in order to fit choir and organ in, and the building of the south aisle and Rector’s vestry; the WEDNESDAY 5 OCTOBER re-building of the chancel arch and the installing of the pulpit and Meeting House will be open between 10am st clergy stalls in the 1930s; and of course the 21 century additions of and 4pm with a half-hour Meeting for Worship at 11.30am. a fine kitchen and toilets. This will be followed by a ‘bread and soup’ lunch Every generation of church-goers has made its mark on St Mary’s, where voluntary donations to Syrian and other refugees altering the building to fit the size of the congregation, or the needs will be welcome. Tea and cake will be served of the ministers and people. Everywhere you look in St Mary’s you during the afternoon. are reminded of the generations of villagers who have prayed and worshipped in their Church, celebrating and commemorating the SUNDAY 9 OCTOBER significant times in their lives – the birth, marriages, deaths – as well Meeting for Worship 10.30-11.30am. Jennifer Kavanagh, as the yearly events of harvest, Christmas and Easter. And everywhere a Quaker writer and speaker, will be joining us. The you look you are reminded of those who have gone before us, who Meeting will be followed by a ‘bring-and-share’ lunch. have worked and crafted and sacrificed in order to keep this building In the afternoon, Jennifer will help us to explore our faith going and who have handed on this wonderful treasure in stone to on the theme of “Walking with a smile in the dark: living the next generation - us. with unknowing”. As space in the Meeting House is limited, On Sunday 30 October we will be keeping our Church’s 950th we ask that anyone interested in attending should send an birthday celebration. I would like to suggest that it would email to [email protected] no later than 1 October. be good to mark this once in a lifetime event in two ways. Blue Idol Quakers look forward to welcoming First by being present at the ‘birthday party’, the service on visitors to the Meeting House and hope to provide the 30 October. Second by bringing a gift. opportunity for stimulating discussion or for quiet relection As you will know, we are about to do ‘Part 2’ of the roof works. Part at a time when peace, meditation and ‘mindfulness’ 1 was the interior (dry rot) and exterior works (water leakage) in the are much sought after. south aisle roof, completed last year. Part 2 is the interior and exterior works in the north aisle roof. The dry rot in the north aisle was dealt Please see our website www.blueidol.org with in the spring and we hope to start work soon on the exterior for more information. works to stop water penetrating the roof and timbers. Sadly, we were Part of West Weald Area Meeting: Registered Charity No. 1134523 unsuccessful in our bid for a Listed Places Of Worship roof grant this Old House Lane, Coolham, West Sussex, RH13 8QP June, so we are looking to find £28,000 from Church funds, a pretty Tel: 01798872596 large sum. Web: www.blueidol.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlueIdol Our Church is quite an old lady at 950 years and is in need of a considerable amount of TLC, and money. So I would like to invite you to come to the service of thanksgiving and celebration on 30 October and to bring a gift. If you can afford it, then a generous gift to the roof repairs would be greatly appreciated. But there are other gifts that St Barnabas House would be appropriate too – the gift of your time to keep the Church Hospice Outreach Project clean or the Churchyard mowed, the gift of your talents to ring the Our staffed HOP vehicle converts into a cosy bells or sing in the choir or arrange the flowers, the gift of yourself drop-in centre providing information and support to be used as God chooses. On 30 October we will be keeping the related to end of life care. Feast of All Saints – we are all saints, God’s holy people, and the The next visits to Storrington will be in the library car park. saints of Storrington who went before us have left us a treasure to be maintained and enjoyed, and handed on to the next generation in Wednesday 5 Oct and 2 Nov – 10am to 2pm good repair. Come and join the birthday celebration! For more information about the project please visit our Revd Kathryn Windslow website or email [email protected] Rector of St Mary’s Church, Storrington or call 706357.

3 Heralds // October 2016 15 CHURCH SERVICES AT A GLANCE

Sunday or STORRINGTON THAKEHAM SULLINGTON DATE Festival St Mary’s St Mary’s St Mary’s 2 October Trinity 19 8.00 HC (8.00 IC at Sullington) 8.00 IC 10.00 FC Harvest Family Communion 10.30 Joint all-age Harvest (10.30 All-age at Thakeham) 6.00 Harvest Thanksgiving Songs of Festival Celebration Praise 9 October Trinity 20 8.00 HC (8.00 HC at Sullington) 8.00 HC 10.00 PC + S.Sch. 9.30 MP 11.30 All-age Harvest 11.45 Baptism Service Celebration 6.00 E 16 October Trinity 21 8.00 HC 8.00 IC (8.00 IC at Thakeham) 10.00 PC + S.Sch. (10.30 FC at Sullington) 10.30 FC 6.00 shorter Evensong followed by Opera Holloway Concert - see p.22 23 October Last 8.00 HC (8.00 Contemplative Eucharist 8.00 Contemplative Eucharist Sunday 10.00 PC with Baptism + S.Sch. at Sullington) 11.30 FC after 11.45 Baptism Service 9.30 FC Trinity 6.00 E 30 October All Saints’ Please bring Children’s Society boxes - see p.6 8.00 IC (8.00 IC at Thakeham) th th Day 4th 8.00 HC (10.30 Joint 5 Sunday Service 10.30 Joint 5 Sunday Service before 10.00 PC with Bishop Mark + S.Sch. at Sullington) Advent 6.00 Service of Light, Hope and Remembrance 6 November 3rd before 8.00 HC (8.00 IC at Sullington) 8.00 IC Advent 10.00 FC 10.30 Joint all-age FC (10.30 All-age at Thakeham) 6.00 E Key: E = Evensong FC = Family Communion HC = Holy Communion (said) IC = Iona Communion MP = Morning Prayer PC = Parish Communion Footsteps = Sunday School Midweek Holy Communion services on Thursdays: St Mary's Church, Storrington at 10.30am and Sussexdown at 11.30am OTHER CHURCH DETAILS WEEKLY EVENTS Tues 10.00am Coffee Morning – Storrington Chapel ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Wed 9.30am Registrar of Births and Deaths – Storrington Our Lady of England, Monastery Lane Library – pre-booking only – 01243 642122 Mass – Saturday 6.00pm, Sunday 8.00am and 10.00am 2.00pm Knit and Knatter Club – Hanover Walk Daily Mass: Monday – Friday 9.00am. Fri 10.00am Storrington Community Market – Village Hall For other midweek services, confessions etc., please contact Storrington Library Opening Hours – Tel. 839050 Parish Priest: Fr Charles Howell Monday to Friday 9.30am – 5.30pm 2 St. John’s, Fern Road, Storrington RH20 4LW Tel: 740338 Saturday 10.00am – 4.00pm

STORRINGTON CHAPEL North Street SUNDAY LUNCH CLUB 1pm on second Sunday in the month (except August) Sunday Services 10.30am, 6.30pm at the Old School, School Lane, Church Elder: Graham Thrussell Storrington, for those who would Tel: 01243 545737 like to join us for friendship and food. COMMUNITY CHURCH Tickets (£4.00) are available from: at Rydon Community College Louisa Austin, Church Street, Storrington Family Worship – Sundays 10.00am Enquiries to Mrs Val Augustine STORRINGTON POP-IN LUNCH CLUB Community Church Office, PO Box 1020, Storrington RH20 3UY Storrington Village Hall – First Thursday of each month Tel: 01798 817596 COFFEE served from 10.30am TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH LUNCH available: £3.00 12 noon – 1pm Thakeham Road (Soup, Ploughman’s and home-made puddings) Sunday Service 10.30am ALL ARE WELCOME. Come and meet old friends Minister: Rev. Graham Locking and make new ones. No need to book – just turn up. 3 Southdown Way, Storrington RH20 3NS. Tel: 744984 (Church Office: 746390) Co-ordinator: Pat Webb (893145)

16 3 Heralds // October 2016 WHAT’S ON OCTOBER Sat 22 Sat 1 8am Dalesdown Men’s Breakfast – p18 8am Still Waters – p5 10am Sandgate Conservation Society – Working Party – p30 10am Storrington Museum – New Exhibition Opens – p22 2pm Storrington Horticultural Society – AGM – p29 10am Storrington Conservation Society – Working Party – p21 7pm Bible Society – Quiz Evening – p19 Sun 2 Trinity 19 Sun 23 Last Sunday after Trinity 10am Wiggonholt Church Benefice Harvest Festival 11.45am Baptism at St Mary's Church, Storrington, of Arabella Ann Grandy (daughter of Olivia and Mark) 10am Start of Quaker Week – Service – p15 10am Harvest Festival Family Service at St Mary's, Storrington – Tue 25 p12 3pm & Mary How Trust Film Night – Eye In The Sky – p13 7.30pm 6pm Start of Quaker Week – Service – p15 Wed 26 7pm Harvest Festival Supper, St Mary’s Storrington – p6 2pm Storrington Flower Club – Meeting – p29 Mon 3 Sat 29 7.30pm Storrington Museum – Talk – p22 4pm Tea and Songs Concert - The Priory – p27 8.30pm Church in the Pub – p4 Sun 30 All Saints’ Day Tues 4 Clocks go back 1 hour 10am Inter-Church prayers – RC Church (side chapel) – p12 10am Special Service at St Mary’s, Storrington with Bishop Mark – Wed 5 p15 10am St Barnabas Outreach – Library Car Park – p15 6pm Service of Light, Hope and Remembrance, St Mary’s, 10am Quaker Meeting House Open Day – p15 Storrington – p6 Thu 6 THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD Mon 31 10.30am Pop-In Lunch Club – p16 8pm Stay and Pray, St Mary’s, Thakeham – p4 2pm MU Meeting – p18 Fryern Ladies’ Probus – Meeting – p29 For details of all church services and activities, 6.30pm Macmillian ‘So India’ Dinner – p27 please see pages 4,5,6 and 16. Sat 8 10am Sandgate Conservation Society – Working Party – p30 SAINTS AND SPECIAL DAYS 7pm Storrington Museum – Quiz Night – p22 OCTOBER Sun 9 Trinity 20 Sat 1 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1885, social reformer 10.30 Quaker Service with Speaker – p15 Mon 3 George Bell, 1958, Anglican theologian and Bishop of 11.45am Baptism at St Mary's Church, Storrington, of Ava Rose Chichester Blenkam (daughter of Kirsty and Jason) Tue 4 Francis of Assisi, 1226, patron saint of animals 1.00pm Sunday Lunch Club – p16 Thu 6 William Tyndale, 1536, translated Bible into English 7pm Sullington Harvest Supper – p5 Sun 9 Denys, c.25, Christian martyr and saint Mon 10 Robert Grosseteste, 1253, Bishop of Lincoln, Scholastic 7.30pm Thakeham Gardeners’ Club – Meeting – p19 philosopher Wed 12 Mon 10 Paulinus, 644, first Bishop of York 10am Wild Fortune Quiet Garden – p5 Thomas Traherne, 1674, poet – Centuries of Meditations 7.30pm Rotary Film Night – Love and Friendship – p21 Tue 11 Ethelburga, 675, established one of first nunneries in England James the Deacon, 7th century, Christianised the pagan Thu 13 Anglo-Saxons 3pm Tea with the Vicar – p5 Wed 12 Wilfrid of Ripon, 709, Archbishop of Canterbury 7.30pm Bingo – Mary How Trust – p19 Elizabeth Fry, 1845, prison and social reformer Fri 14 Edith Cavell, 1918, nurse – shot by Germans for helping prisoners escape in WW1 7.30pm PACT Talk, Petworth – p12 Thu 13 Edward the Confessor 1066, King and previous patron Sun 16 Trinity 21 saint of England 7pm Opera Holloway Concert – St Mary’s, Storrington – p22 Sat 15 Teresa of Avila, 1582, Roman Catholic saint Mon 17 Sun 16 Nicholas Ridley and Hugh Latimer,1555, Reformation Martyrs 7pm Macmillan Film Night – Golden Years – p18 Mon 17 Ignatius, c.107, bishop and disciple of St John Tue 18 Tue 18 ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST, wrote the gospel 10am Storrington Decorative and Fine Arts Society – Talk – p27 Wed 19 Henry Martyn, 1812, missionary to India and Persia 2pm Knit and Stitch – p4 Tue 25 Crispin and Crispinian, c.287, martyrs, patron saints of Wed 19 cobblers 7.30pm Sullington Windmills WI – Meeting – p27 Wed 26 Alfred the Great, 899, King (burnt the cakes!) Thu 20 Cedd Abbot of Lastingham, 664, monk and evangelist 2pm Storrington Conservation Society – Working Party – p21 Fri 28 ST. SIMON AND ST. JUDE, APOSTLES Fri 21 Sat 29 James Hannington, 1885, first Anglican bishop of East 7.30pm French Film Night – Quai d’Orsay – p21 Africa 7.30pm Storrington Conservation Society – Meeting – p21 Mon 31 Martin Luther, 1546, translation of bible and hymn writer

3 Heralds // October 2016 17 WEST CHILTINGTON AND STORRINGTON COMMUNITY MARKET STORRINGTON MOTHERS’ UNION Village Hall, opposite Stable Antiques All are w Every Friday in October - elcome and we l Despite massive traffic ook fo 7, 14, 21 & 28 to seein rward jams on the Chichester g you esp if y eciall by-pass on 16 August, NEW OPEN ING TIMES ou are new y th to our outing to Romsey and the Broadlands Estate was a delight for from 10am to 11.15am. e village. our eight members and two husbands. There was an opportunity Please come along and support your local Commu nity Market selling to have lunch and visit Romsey Abbey, where we were warmly welcomed. A MU member manning the bookstall informed us that delicious home-made cakes & savouries, jams & marmalades, eggs, local had we let Romsey Branch know we were visiting they would have free range pork, mushrooms & vegetables. Beautiful cut flowers, plants laid on tea for us! and peren nials. Also a wide range of handicrafts, cards & jewellery and Aloe Vera skincare products. Stop for a coffee or tea and cake. We were very pleased to have the company of our mini-bus driver, Tony Kennedy, as we enjoyed a special guided tour of Broadlands. Please come along and support your local Commu nity Market! Tony was very gallant in carrying round a Director’s chair for one of our members to sit on. We look forward to travelling with him in the future. At the farewell gathering for the Revd David Beal on 21 August, gifts of a Prayer Shawl were given to his wife, Mary, and a bottle of NEW wine to David, from our Branch. A secondhand Book Stall and The Revd Roger Watts very kindly conducted our Corporate Bric-a-brac stall will be av Communion Service at West Chiltington Church on 1 September, a near the Refre ailable shments T Celebration of Faith. About 24 members attended, and afterwards that you c able so an browse & peru enjoyed a Ploughman’s Lunch in the Church Hall. The proceeds of We are always looking for helpers w se hilst enjoying y £63 will go to The Big Summer Appeal, which funds MU projects in and bakers and producers for the our coffee! the UK and abroad. wide range of stalls. For more information please give Gilly a ring on 743888. On 6 and 7 September, one member from our Branch, with two members from Midhurst and one from Funtington, attended the Fresher’s Fair at Chichester College. We gave away 500 recipe Save your local community market! books to students, which were very well received. Students and staff Storrington Community Market may have to also enjoyed the supplies of home-made cakes we took along. We close without your support. had two very interesting and joyful days knowing how much this The market has been in existence for more than 60 had been appreciated. years but to keep it going we now need support in At our next meeting on 6 October, the Revd Christine Spencer many ways: volunteers to help on the stalls, suppliers of will be our speaker, telling us about her ‘Journey of Faith’. We local produce, jam and cakes, and other stallholders. meet at 2pm in West Chiltington Church Hall - visitors, guests and To become a viable and thriving market once more we are looking prospective members will be very welcome. for support from local people who feel as we do that a local village We shall be collecting new socks for Christmas gifts for Gatwick market is an important part of the community. Your help, as little or detainees to be taken to Council on Saturday 8 October from as often as you’re able to give, will be most welcome. We would also 10am to 3pm at Bishop Hannington Church, Hove. The speaker welcome your thoughts and suggestions as to how we can revitalise will be Mr Peter Field, Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex. There will be the market, so please come along and help us keep the market doors a MU enterprise stall, cake stall and a bring-and-buy. Do please open. For more information please contact Gilly on 743888 or email attend if at all possible. Dianne at [email protected]. Jean Hunt (01798 813681)

MACMILLAN FILM NIGHT CALLING ALL MEN FOR BREAKFAST! GOLDEN YEARS (12A) letshavebreakfast@dalesdown MONDAY 17 OCTOBER Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start Dalesdown, in partnership with Who let the Dads Out? and CVM, PULBOROUGH VILLAGE HALL are providing a men’s breakfast at Dalesdown on Saturday 22 Starring: Bernard Hill, Virginia McKenna, October from 8am till 10am. Sue Johnston, Phil Davis The speaker, Peter Michell, is former Vice President Fate, the pensions’ crisis and a steadfast refusal to accept the of the International Christian Chamber injustice of old age, have contrived to force law abiding, retired of Commerce, author, and retired couple, Arthur and Martha Goode, into a life of crime. Refusing chartered accountant. He has taught to take the loss of their pensions lying down and to fade away the fundamentals of the Christian faith into their declining years, our characters decide to fight back. They related to the working life in 35 countries. decide to take back what was theirs in the first place. They decide His teaching and writing reflects his to start robbing banks. passion for a living and practical faith at work and home. Tickets: £6 available from Gatley’s Pet Store, Lower Street Pulborough; on the door (subject to availability) or online from Tickets are £7.00 and to reserve www.touringcinema.com them go to [email protected]. uk or telephone 01403 710712 or Wine, coffee/tea & biscuits available from 7pm with Raffle and contact Richard Hatt on 01798 872284. Macmillan stall. Ices available during interval.

18 3 Heralds // October 2016 1ST STORRINGTON RAINBOWS AND THAKEHAM 2ND STORRINGTON BROWNIES GARDENERS’ CLUB

Probably the biggest The Club welcomed John Nash to the August meeting to tell us adventure in the Brownie the history of the apple. We learnt that it originated from the South calendar is Pack Holiday. American Malus crab apple which existed prior to the Ice Age In August, we took and was rediscovered in a Chinese valley in 1795 by a German 18 Brownies away to explorer. The Persians produced the first sweet apple, which was the Girlguiding site at adopted by the Romans who came to Britain in AD43 and found Blackland Farm near East that we had Malus trees and we’re making beer from the fruit. Grinstead for a three-day holiday. We all stayed in a purpose These first apples were very hard and had to be cooked for 24 built house with six girls each sharing a dormitory with bunk hours to make them edible. The Victorian period saw the most beds. Four of the Brownies had been before, but fourteen girls growth in fruit growing, and vicars grew many trees and went in were first-timers. Although there was a little home-sickness at for breeding new varieties. In our own area between the downs, bedtime, everyone was smiling and happy during the day. the soil is mainly Wealden clay, and up to WWI the main crop was grass, which was sent to London to feed horses. After the war, the Ministry of Agriculture said more food should be grown, so a local man from Wisborough Green sent for apple trees to grow in his garden and this area became recommended for fruit growing. In Kirdford there were 17 fruit growers, mainly growing Cox apples. Five of these formed a cooperative in 1927 which later grew to 50. Kirdford Growers Ltd ceased to trade in 2000, partly due to the apple market being flooded with apples grown abroad. John answered several questions, recommending Blackmoors as a good place to purchase fruit trees as good feathered maidens with eight branches and saying Red Pippin was better than Cox. He suggested that anyone interested in apples would enjoy the West There were plenty of adventurous activities on site to choose Dean Apple Day, which takes place the first weekend in October. from, and during the stay the Brownies all had the opportunity The next meeting on the 10 October is our AGM, followed to try bungee trampolining, archery, a crate-stacking challenge by a talk from Tom Brown on the developments at Parham House and finally, for those brave enough, abseiling. gardens since he became Head Gardener. Pack Holidays generally have a theme, and this year the girls Meetings take place at 7.30pm on the second Monday in the chose ‘Summer’, with ice cream-flavour names for each six: month at Thakeham Village Hall. We welcome new members Raspberry Ripple, Cheeky Chocolate and Brilliant Bubble-gum. and guests; come along to the Hall on Club night or ring our Leaders were called Rocket, Whippy, Twister and Minty. Chairman, Jean, on 745846 for further details. The Brownies all lent a hand with chores – cleaning, waitressing, Sandra Jenkins and everyone’s favourite, helping cook in the kitchen. Once again, we had a Big Brownie Bake-Off competition. We provided Storrington and District each six with a cooked sponge cake, and they added their own icing and Action Group invites decorations. Great fun for the girls you to a wonderful and everyone had cake for tea. We enjoy Pack Holiday so much we’ve already booked for next year! QUIZ EVENING Joan Parkes and Clare Worth (General Knowledge) Girl guiding, the UK’s leading charity for girls and young women, offers a hugely QUIZMASTERS: Stephen and Christine TURRELL varied programme of events, activities and adventures for girls aged between 5 and 25. West Chiltington Village Hall Saturday 22 October 7 for 7.30pm

Entrance fee: £10 per person to include a ploughman’s supper Bring your own drinks and glasses Raffle! Teams of 6 are invited, however all are welcome, as teams can be formed on the night. Tickets can be obtained from your Church Representatives or from Mrs Jean Hunt on 01798-813681

3 Heralds // October 2016 19 STORRINGTON & SULLINGTON – REFLECTIONS OF THE PAST THIS OLD HOUSE

Eighty years ago, in April 1936, the still stands, interior oak timbers, the Worthing Gazette published the report of brickwork of an inglenook fireplace a public enquiry concerning some West built of small Tudor bricks and a bread Street properties thought to be about 300 oven, together with garret walls which - 400 years old. still smelt strongly of cow dung when The Chanctonbury Rural District Council the surface plaster was broken into, was seeking to demolish them, which application was opposed. The confirm that these cottages were the ones shown on the map. No.3, inquiry was held by the Ministry of Health in the council chamber and the western end one, underwent various alterations over the years, conducted by Mr JS Todd AMICE. Mr Percy Ayling, Clerk to the Council, giving it a frontage that hides its antiquity. pointed out that the properties were four old cottages, two belonging By 1895, the front was a little shop occupied by ‘Teddy’ Eldridge, to Dr Handley Read and occupied by Mr WI Nicholson, who was a watchmaker, on one side, and a running a bakery business, the other two owned by Mr Fisher. The haircutter, named Henry Wilmer, on the Council’s case was that they were in disrepair, had sanitary defects other. A door had been put between and were unfit for human habitation. Mr Fisher contended that they the two small ground floor windows, could be made fit for the purpose at a reasonable cost, but did not the entrance must have been round submit proposals as to how it could be done. Mr Ayling said that they the back before then. By 1920 it was a (all four) must stand or fall together. butcher’s shop, The Colonial Meat Suppliers, and later a cycle agent, One architect sent to inspect the properties William Mustchin, with Ron Vine, running a wireless accessories shop. thought that they could be reconditioned, In those early days of radio, people could not purchase a wireless but admitted that this had been in the time set, but bought the components and built their own crystal or valve of the old Thakeham Rural District Council. receiver. Ron Vine later occupied the whole premises; from the late He was prepared to spend £100 - £150 1950s Ron Ham and his partner, Derek Knight, owned and ran it for on them and was thinking of making them 21 more years. On Ron’s retirement, Derek continued with his son into good class shop properties, although and after he became ill, Carson Knight carried on alone until 2016. in 1932 he had not opposed demolition. The Council had given It was the oldest continuous High Street business in the village. permission to recondition his bakery business, which had later been At the turn of the century the two withdrawn, but Mr Ayling reminded him that he had known in 1928 neighbouring old houses were that he might be required to find other accommodation. demolished and in 1905 a small flint Mr Nicholson said that he could not find building was erected on the site, the anything at an economic rent, and there first purpose-built bank in the village, was a conflict of opinion between the Capital and Counties Bank, which was architects sent to inspect the cottages. They demolished in its turn in 1921 and were still standing at the outbreak of WWII, was replaced by the flat-roofed building there now, Lloyds Bank. and were a cafe known as The Greasy The last vacant plot was acquired by Abner Soffe, who built The Spoon, much patronised by troops stationed in the area. Today, Homestead, a three-story building with a ground floor shop and there is just a grassy plot on the site with covers of some inspection living accommodation above. chambers. It is difficult to envisage four cottages standing there when Perhaps the most drastic redevelopment the size of the site is viewed. of the 1970s was the area now known Church Street had four very old as Old Mill Square. Before that time, cottages, nos 23 - 27 next to the Twitten immediately east of the stream, the leading to Rosemary. These were called River Stor where it crosses the road, Stockbury, the end one was the premises a large field rose from High Street to of Walter James Drewett, who used Fryern Road and eastwards to School it as a newsagent’s shop, but today Hill. It was Byne Farm owned by the Gatley family and their cows he is remembered as the photographer who took many delightful grazed in the field around the old water mill, an idyllic sight for photographs of the area in the 1920s and 30s, which he made into anyone entering the village. In 1964, plans for redevelopment were postcards to sell in the shop. He did his developing and printing in met with a storm of protest at a public meeting, when it was realised a building behind the shop closed off from the road by big wooden that the face of the village would be changed forever. gates. One idea would have taken a big John Stocker, a plumber, moved into road from Mill Lane, through the field the premises before WWII, using and sweeping away the attractive old the back for his plumbing business Brewers Yard, Mulberry House, and originally established in The Square emerge into North Street and High in 1920. Mrs Stocker turned the front Street with a wide access. Various shop premises into a cafe. In 1963 other plans envisaged a cinema, a large Post Office, and possibly the old cottages were demolished and a Fire Station. What finally took place was today’s Old Mill Square planning permission was given to erect the three-storey building and the houses and shops higher up the hill. To achieve this, some which is there today. The ground floor was offices and the upper people in Mill Lane and School Hill lost their homes or businesses by floors were designated for flats. It is known now as Stockbury House. compulsory purchase. One serious casualty was the demolition of the old corn mill which gave its name to the little road and field. Efforts High Street had a short row of tall, old three-storey houses. The were made to save this mill, but without success. parish map of 1788 shows three buildings on this site on the north Joan Ham (Village Historian) side of the street next but one to Brewer’s Yard. In No. 3, which [email protected]

20 3 Heralds // October 2016 ATC 75TH ANNIVERSARY TORCH PARADE HELD AT STORRINGTON

STORRINGTON The ATC 75th Anniversary Torch Parade at Storrington CONSERVATION SOCIETY with the Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex, Susan Pyper. Good news for ourselves and wildlife concerning climate change! There was a great At the time of writing, as the G20 nations meeting takes place, the sense of excitement US and China have ratified the Paris global climate agreement. and anticipation This means that nations responsible for 40% of the world’s carbon amongst the emissions have signed up. There is still a long way to go, as the UK RAF Air Training is yet to sign and at least 55 countries are needed to ratify before Corps (ATC) at the agreement comes into force. Then it has to be implemented. 2464 Storrington Squadron on Friday The aim is to move towards renewable energy sources and away 19 August. They from coal and oil. Oil is still needed, so it is timely that on 22 were preparing to October we have our AGM at 2pm in Storrington Village Hall. parade the ATC Our speaker is from Igas, the subject being Storrington’s Oil Well: 75th Anniversary where it is, how much oil it produces and how it is extracted; an Relay Torch in the excellent opportunity to be brought up to date and to ask questions. company of the All welcome, not only members, and refreshments are provided. Lord-Lieutenant Our work party on 3 September met at the Fryern Dell balancing of West Sussex, ATC Cadets from Storrington and Horsham with the Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex, pond to continue with the programme of clearing trees from its Susan Pyper, and Susan Pyper and the Chairman of West Sussex banks, all part of dealing with invasive species towards restoring the Chairman County Council, Pat Arculus. the Pleasure Garden. This work continues on 1 October, 10am of West Sussex to 12noon (or optional 3pm) with woodland management. Good County Council, Pat Arculus. The Torch Relay is part of a wide progress has been made in clearing original paths of shrubs and range of events taking part throughout 2016 to celebrate the 75th fallen trees, improving access. Anyone interested in seeing the anniversary of the RAF Air Cadets. The torch left John O’Groates work or joining in is welcome to come along. For details of the on the north eastern tip of Scotland and will end at Preddanack Thursday work party on 20 October at 2pm, please refer to our in Cornwall. website. Storrington’s Warrant Officer, Gareth Carthew, led what the Lord- For information about all our activities, or becoming a member, Lieutenant described as a “very fine parade.” She paid tribute to the please get in touch with Mick Denness on 745971, or look on our cadets and leaders of the ATC in its 75th Anniversary year and thanked website www.storringtonconservation.org.uk them for their positive contribution to our communities across West Sussex. 2464 Storrington Squadron Chaplain, Revd Rupert Toovey, Stuart Kersley blessed the torch and all those gathered as he offered prayers for the ATC and our armed forces. Other ATC squadrons represented in the parade were 1015 Horsham and 461 Chichester. Storrington & District Twinning Association The Lord Lieutenant and Chairman of West Sussex County Council French Film Night took time to speak with the cadets, 2464 Squadron Leader, Steve Davis, ATC supporter and President of the Storrington and Pulborough Friday 21 October 2016 Rotary Club, Mike Barker, and all those who had come to support. at Trinity Methodist Church Hall Thakeham Road, Storrington, starts at 7.30pm. £3 Members, £3.50 non members ROTARY CLUB FILM NIGHT The French Minister (French: Quai d’Orsay) is a 2013 French comedy ilm directed by Bertrand Tavernier LOVE & FRIENDSHIP After Frenchman Arthur Vlaminck has graduated at the National Sullington Parish Hall School of Administration he joins the Ministry of Foreign and Wednesday 12 October 7.30pm European Affairs. Vlaminck’s ambitious new colleagues try to Starring Kate Beckinsale & Chloe Sevigny. bully him around while his superior Claude Maupas acts on the other hand rather phlegmatic. Somewhat surprisingly Vlaminck’s Tickets £5 from The Card Shop, Storrington career gains momentum. Unsold tickets will be available for purchase on the door on the night. For further details please contact Dee Smithson For more details or help with transport please contact on 744024 or call 745325 to book your place Ken Collins on 740745 or Marion Emery on 813014

3 Heralds // October 2016 21 STORRINGTON & DISTRICT MUSEUM

A new exhibition, ‘Optical Allusions’, begins at the The talk on Monday 7 November, is ‘The Magic of Pantomime’, Museum on 1 October. John Dixon Salt must be known to and will be given by Ian Gledhilll. As I write this on a hot sunny many people in this area, having provided optical services September day, it is hard to think about Christmas and pantomimes, at Stockbury House for many years. His collection of spectacles and but I’m sure Ian’s talk will get us into the right frame of mind. Entry optical equipment amazed our curator when she saw it. We hope is £4 on the door and includes tea or coffee and biscuits. you, too, will be fascinated by it. To mark the start of this special The Pro-Am Art Show and Sale of Work by local artists will be held exhibition, there will be home-made refreshments available from this year on Saturday and Sunday, 19 and 20 November. 10am to 4pm on Saturday 1 October. This will be the seventh year we have held this event and the work of We have to thank Stuart Duncan for a third year on completing local artists, both professional and amateur, never fails to impress. another sponsored walk of 26 miles around the area covered by It is well worth a visit and has been known to inspire visitors to join the Museum. We are truly grateful for his great effort, made in one of the local groups. Entry is free and there will be our usual heavy rain and with an injured foot, so if you haven’t already made home-made refreshments available on both days from 10am to a contribution we would greatly appreciate a donation in support 4pm. of his achievement. On Saturday 26 November, there will be a one-day event, The annual Old School Reunion was held on Saturday 3 September. ‘1916 Great War Centenary’, when research carried out by the It was obvious that the ex-pupils who attended felt that their visit was Heritage Lottery Fund group will be exhibited. The dire times of very worthwhile. They enjoyed their chats over tea and coffee and Gallipoli, Jutland, Boar’s Head, and the battles of the Somme will cakes, and many bought a copy of The History of The Old School be examined with a local bias. 1865-1965, which was on sale for the first time. This booklet is a On Wednesday 30 November, Phil Holt, who is Air Display result of all the research carried out in 2014 into The Old School, Director of the Red Arrows, will give a presentation at Sullington which was funded by a Heritage Lottery Fund grant. It is on sale at Village Hall. Tickets are £10 each, to include a glass of wine or the Museum and is very good value at £4 – you don’t need to be an fruit juice and canapes, from Cindy Waters on 744751 or Patricia ex-pupil to enjoy reading it. Wilks on 743437. This will be a very popular event so early booking probably would be a good idea!. Mark Perry Nash gave a very well-attended talk on 5 September on ‘The Life and Times of Charles Dickens’. It was an in-depth look at Old School, School Lane, Storrington RH20 4LL the realities of life for the destitute underclasses in Victorian times. The first thing Mark emphasised was the fact that our outlook on Tel: 740188 www.storringtonmuseum.org life and our expectations are not the same as those prevailing in E-mail: [email protected] Dickens’ time. We cannot appreciate (if that’s the word) the stench Registered Charity No. 1084853 of London which reached out in all directions, some said, for 30 Weds and Sat 10am – 4pm • Sun 10am – 1pm miles. We cannot understand the filth, the disease, malnourishment and closeness of death that Victorian London’s poor experienced. For them this was normality. Mark took Scrooge as one of his examples. Here was a man, not out and out evil, but callous and unthinking. He worked 24/7, why shouldn’t Bob Cratchit do the same? Scrooge is caught by his OPERA HOLLOWAY parsimony and poor Bob Cratchit is caught as well. He might ask for time off, but when rejected has to grin and bear it, or risk losing his job, become destitute, and a candidate, with his family, for the GALA CONCERT workhouse. Scrooge has no social conscience, and he was not exceptional for his time. Dickens’ characters, with their give-away names, are all caught in the same web. Without social security, insurance, hospitals, welfare, and often without money, they all have to get by as best they can, keep up appearances and accept their lot. Dickens may not have single-handedly prevented revolution in Britain, but he did shock many people out of their complacency. He opened their eyes and certainly helped to bring about much- needed change. The next Monday talk will be on 3 October. The title is ‘Going Off the Rails’ and it will be given by Bill Gage, Assistant County Archivist at West Sussex Record Office. Incidents, such as Queen Victoria’s funeral train passing through West Sussex, will give ’S STORRINGTON glimpses of the social life of the times in this county. ST MARY AY 16TH OCTOBER There will be another Quiz Night at The Old School on 7.00PM SUND Saturday 8 October, at 7 for 7.30pm, with Stephen and Christine elcome - Retiring Collection Turrell in charge. Tickets, costing £10 each to include home-made All W supper, are available from the Programme Secretary on 745756. Think again! s not for you? Make up a table of four or join a table. These are always very Think opera’ for finest singers present their relaxed enjoyable evenings and tickets sell out well in advance. Opera Holloway There will be a good deal going on at the Museum during an evening of magical arias and other classics. November:

22 3 Heralds // October 2016 WI NEWS STORRINGTON DECORATIVE SULLINGTON WINDMILLS AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY

Women’s Institutes throughout the country collect and raise money for ACWW (Association of Country Women of the NEXT LECTURE World), supporting women and families in the 3rd World. Wednesday 2 November, commencing at 2.30pm at The August meeting is always our Institute’s fund raising event West Chiltington Village Hall Members free, guests £5. and this year was no exception. Forty-six members and friends Speaker: Bertie Pearce enjoyed an evening of wine tasting (or a range of fruit juices) Lecture: The Punch and Judy Show: A subversive symbol served with complimentary foods in the form of taster-sized from Commedia dell’Arte to the present. portions of a five course meal. Les Allen-Williams, our speaker Commedia dell’Arte is a form of theatre characterized by for the evening, organised the event and entertained us with his masked ‘types’ which began in Italy in the 16th century and presentation of the different wines; his knowledge of the subject was responsible for the advent of actresses and improvised was so apparent, and everyone agreed not only had it been an performances based on sketches or scenarios. enjoyable evening, but we had all discovered a little more about We look forward to hearing this marvellously the selection of wines, and would hopefully be more adventurous entertaining lecturer speaking again. next time we browse the numerous bottles on the supermarket shelves and perhaps purchase a bottle we have not tried before. SPECIAL INTEREST DAY Cheryl Brown thanked Les on behalf of the Institute and presented Tuesday 18 October him with a homemade cake. Speaker: Daniel Snowman All profits from the evening will be sent to ACWW to be allocated Subject: The Gilded Stage – A Social and towards this year’s West Sussex Federation of WI’s project. Cultural History of Opera The next meeting will take place on Wednesday 19 October, Venue: The Old Tollgate, Bramber, Nr Steyning. when the speaker will be Andy Thomas, his talk entitled “Lewes And If you wish to attend the SID please contact Val Kelley on Bonfire Night”. The exhibition will be ‘An Autumnal Photograph or [email protected] or Linda Hannaford Picture’. New members and visitors are most welcome; we meet on [email protected] on the 3rd Wednesday of the month (2nd Wednesday December) For Society information please contact the Membership Secretary, at 7.30pm at Sullington Parish Hall. Should you require further Pam Hopper, on 01798 813693 information, please contact Sheila on 741664. Val Considine Pat Snape FED UP WITH BAD MOBILE SIGNAL? The Parish Council is collecting evidence 2 of poor mobile phone signal in Storrington so we can lobby Ofcom, the Government and mobile network providers for An informal afternoon improvements. Please help by submitting ‘Submit’, an online from glorious Gluck and magical Mozart report via the Storrington & Sullington Parish to sassy Satie and the West End Council website www.storrington-pc.gov.uk. Paper reporting forms are available in Storrington at: Bits & PC’s, Fowlers Estate Agents, the Leisure Centre, The Moon and Sullington Parish Hall

MACMILLAN FUNDRAISING EVENT Organised by SO INDIA on Saturday 29th October Thursday 6th October 2016 e Priory, Storrington at 4pm 6.30pm for 7pm Soprano: Jillian Arthur Set Meal £19.50 per head Piano: Liz Hewson Winning (£5 of which SO INDIA will donate for Macmillan Cancer Support) INCLUDES: Starter/Main With students and friends Dish/Side Dish/Rice or Nan Introducing Olliver Gillo, singer/songwriter ALSO RAFFLE Entrance free; we invite donations. All proceeds to For reservations please telephone: Dementia UK and e Priory, Storrington. (01798) 873318 / 874748 or Terri on (01403) 588996

3 Heralds // October 2016 27 CRICKET IN Family Activities STORRINGTON @Chichester Cathedral Saving best till Last ‘Stars and Space’ Our last league game, played on 27 August, began in an all too Friday 28th October 2016 familiar way with our opponents, Three Bridges, batting first and from 10.00am – 3pm (Last entry 2.30pm) scoring an impressive 261 for the loss of only 3 wickets, with one of their batsmen not out 152. In reply, we lost an early wicket, which 3…2…1… BLAST OFF! brought skipper, Ian Homewood, to the crease to partner Tim Laker. Join us to design and make your own These two batsmen, undaunted by the large target ahead of them, rocket or space shuttle or create an immediately started to attack the bowlers, scoring boundaries at will, alien or collage a solar system! and, when Tim Laker was out having scored 52, they had made Search for stars and celestial shapes. a near record-breaking partnership of 165 runs. Ian Homewood See how many you can track down eventually perished one run short of a well-earned century. Thereafter, with the aid of a colourful Cathedral our remaining wickets fell regularly, the last one going down when trail before collecting a prize on our score was 248, just 14 runs short of what would have been a completion from the shop. stunning victory to round off the season. There is no need to book just drop in.

The cost is £2.50 per child. Suitable And, for our Cygnets, their last session of the season was a huge advantage for children aged 3 – 12 years, who Why not take success on Sunday 4 September. Five teams of 9 players, mixed café offer must be accompanied by an adult. e Cloisters between the colts and their parents, played some hard fought mini of th £1.50 There will also be a carpeted area s Meals for of Kid ng available with soft toys for children matches on the recreation ground, which looked extremely attractive, accompanyi when an with the fine weather holding out for us. A BBQ and raffle preceded lunch item, under 3 years, who come along with adult buys a voucher? their older brothers and sisters. a presentation ceremony of medals to all of the Cygnets who had with a valid played a representative game for the Club at Under 11 or Under 9 Come along and join in all the fun! level during the season. For further details contact Sue on 01243 812497 With 50 people at the ground again, Storrington Cricket Club Or email [email protected] demonstrated its importance to the local community, with this growing junior section providing a competitive team sport experience in our village. The competence and enthusiasm continues to develop, MILK BOTTLE TOPS which will be built on by fortnightly sessions over the winter season in the Chanctonbury Leisure Centre, from 3.30pm to 5pm every other Please keep collecting! Sunday, starting on Sunday 11 September. Contact Martin Fisher, These are now going to the Young People’s Renal Unit at Colts Manager, on 742679, for further information. Eastbourne. Leave your donations in the back of Sullington Church or deliver to Storrington Rectory Ofice. On Friday 16 July 1858, the Horsham Club came to play their return match with Storrington. The Sussex Agricultural Express reported Please remember plastic milk bottle tops only and it is much that “the morning was unfavourable, and for two or three hours the less smelly for the collectors if you could rinse them before popping in your bag! Thank you to everyone who has collected play was suspended on account of the rain. The party (of cricketers), so far – keep up the good work! however, returned to the White Horse and sat down to an abundant spread of good things, much to their enjoyment. To their delight, the afternoon was favourable, and some good play was witnessed.” The game was not completed, although both sides batted once, and Open Evening Storrington had lost five second-innings wickets when stumps were Open Evening drawn. Of particular interest, the newspaper report continued with a Open Evening reference to the Storrington Blue Club making its first appearance on the ground for their return match with Findon. This is the only time Open Evening the writer has come across a mention of a Blue Club in Storrington. Open Evening

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Tickets £12 Contact 01903 892837 STORRINGTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY FRYERN LADIES’ PROBUS Since we are all ladies of a Maggie Haynes, from Tuppenny Barn Project, gave an interesting L to R:Penny Wilson, certain age, we expected to find talk about her organic small holding. Lesley Anne Lloyd the topic of today’s meeting of and Maureen Girard She bought a neglected 2.4 acre site several years ago and, although value and great interest, and we never having grown anything before, she gathered support and were not to be disappointed;- funding to successfully create an educational and community facility the topic was on dementia. to practise and promote healthy food production. Whilst most people have some At Tuppenny Barn, organic fruit and vegetables, especially varieties not knowledge of this brain-crippling found in supermarkets, are produced and sold to the local community, disease, there is so much either in weekly veg bags or at the shop, on site, which is open every unknown about this challenging, Thursday and Friday. medical condition which terrifies The Barn exists to promote sustainable life-styles, including treating the us, so we were grateful to Lesley environment with care, eating healthily and spending time outdoors. Anne Lloyd for her time and Learning experiences are held on many days including school trips, explanations. clubs and morning activity classes where children take part in the Lesley is the Director of planting and tasting crops and also learning about bees and honey- Fundraising, Marketing and making. Communications at Guild The Barn is well-supported by volunteers who help in the field, as Care in Worthing, which is an well as a host of other duties. In addition, there is a circular eco-built organisation where care and services for people suffering from Education Centre, which has been made from natural and recycled dementia can be sought. The organisation controls four residential materials, including straw bales. care homes, plus many charity shops, and volunteers are eagerly sought from the general public. From the Centre, a year-round programme of events are held, including cooking demos, art and craft workshops, festivals and Quite simply, dementia is caused by abnormal deposits of protein concerts. Tuppenny Barn can be found in Southbourne, West Sussex. in the brain leading to degeneration in the cerebral cortex, which is the part of the brain responsible for thoughts, memories, actions On 21 October, at Storrington Village Hall, Sally Primmett from and personality. Whilst there are 105 different types of dementia, Village Nurseries is giving a demonstration and talk on ‘Pots and the most common type of dementia is Alzheimer’s Disease, which Baskets for Winter Colour’. Details on website www.storrington.org.uk currently affects 1.8 million sufferers and is predicted to rise Sheila Parvis significantly. Lesley outlined the causes behind the behavioural and mental problems experienced by sufferers, and illustrated how particular areas of time can be eliminated from a person’s brain which would affect their lack of recognition of a loved one, or how a person could be driving a car and then suddenly forget how to drive! Similarly how only remembering up to the ‘50s could make a person place an electric kettle on an open hob – all quite disastrous and very threatening. We were also guided in the treatment of dementia patients and to see the world from their limited perspective. Aggressive behaviour could result in us misreading the signs but nevertheless caring for such a condition can be very draining on the carer and respite breaks are very important. Dance and singing forms a major part in dementia treatment and Lesley showed us a video of a normally silent man almost auditioning for Strictly – quite amazing. Penny Wilson thanked Lesley on our behalf and said that it had been a brilliant talk. She said that she had recently ‘lost’ a friend to this condition, and could relate to everything that had been said. At the close of the meeting we were reminded of a future coffee morning at The Queen’s Head and a trip to Salisbury Christmas Market in November. Our next meeting is scheduled for 6 October when our Speaker, Lady Emma Bernard, will be talking about her beautiful home, Parham House. Russ Fry

STORRINGTON FLOWER CLUB Wednesday 26 October at 2pm Sullington Parish Hall Demonstrator: Margaret Williams Theme: Aqua Flora Competition: Seashore

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The Autumn Production, Sun Stroke, by Edwin Preece, is on 24, 25 and 26 November in the Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets (£9) go on sale in our box offices, Nisa Stores, West Chiltington Post Office and Storrington Card Shop, on 13 October. Sun Stroke is SANDGATE CONSERVATION a comedy that updates Noel Coward’s Hay Fever. SOCIETY The eccentric Michaeljohn family have various guests coming for the weekend. Yvonne Michaeljohn considers herself to be an Work has now recommenced on Sullington Warren where the interior designer but is hopelessly lacking in practical skills. Hubert, heather-bed restoration program has been the order of the day. her husband, is a statistician and only vaguely connected with what As many may know, the area was badly attacked by the heather is happening around him. Jacqueline, their daughter, has invited beetle a couple of years ago that left many areas looking very her boyfriend, Edgar, down for the weekend and Amanda, their bare and this led to the infestation of weeds, moss and fir tree other daughter, picks him up on her motorbike. saplings etc. Since then a great deal of ground work has been The situation is further complicated by the arrival of Hubert’s carried out to clear these areas in order that the underlying heather pretty assistant, Linda, and Fabio, an Italian designer, friend of seeds, that have been laid down over many years, have a chance Jacqueline. All these people are seen as intruders by Brinsworth, of germinating, and after a slow start it is gratifying to observe that their long suffering gardener. The ensuing misunderstandings this work is starting to pay off. provide the perfect recipe for laughter that will remind everyone of The work parties operate from 10am till noon on the 2nd Saturday a glorious summer’s day. on Sullington Warren and on the 4th Saturday in Sandgate Park, So, get your tickets and have an enjoyable evening! where free refreshments are provided! One of our members, Hermin Daly, has just celebrated 60 years as To learn more about the Sandgate Conservation Society, who a member of the Society. What a great achievement! work closely with the National Trust and Horsham District Council, please contact our Chairman, Jacinta White, on 01798 813545. About 20 members enjoyed a back stage tour of Chichester Festival www.sandgate-conservation.org.uk Theatre on 8 September. It showed not only how ‘back stage’ works in a professional setting but what a wonderful theatre we have so Brian Burns close at hand. We are always delighted to welcome new members. If you are A GREAT WAY interested in acting, directing or any other ‘dramatic’ activity such as backstage, lighting, front of house, set building or just generally TO SHARE THE joining in, do contact the Membership Secretary, Betsy Rimmer on CHRISTMAS STORY 744832. Benefits include a regular newsletter, priority booking for plays and discounted tickets for members’ evenings. Included with the calendar is a free 28-page illustrated Christmas Facebook members can see us at ‘West Chiltington Dramatic story-activity book, to be used every Society’, or see our website www.WCDS.co.uk. day in Advent. Behind each of the Produced by John Rimmer, Chairman 24 windows is a Fairtrade chocolate. All for £3.99! A donation from the proceeds will be made by the Company to support the work of Tradecraft Exchange and the 3 Heralds Funzi Baby Clinic in Kenya. 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