Findon June 2021 Community newsletter for Findon, West Including the Church Parish of Findon, Clapham & News Findon News is published monthly and is available free of charge from various outlets throughout Findon and can be viewed on the Findon Community website - www.findonvillage.org Findon News does not endorse any advertisements published. No responsibility will be taken for errors, omissions or any claims made by contributors. Opinions expressed are not those of the publisher. Articles for publication (maximum 650 words) can be submitted by email to [email protected], or via the 'Findon News Box' in the Village Shop. Closing Date for Next Publication : 20th June 2021

Bobs40For40Challenge

On Saturday 15th May Bob Champion finished his epic 191 mile walk from Aintree to Findon to celebrate 40 years since his Grand National win, riding Aldaniti. Bob returned to the Village House pub and then with Peter Double (who was stable lad for Aldaniti back in 1981) he recreated his victory walk up Stable Lane on an Aldaniti lookalike to the Findon gallops where Aldaniti was trained.

Here he was met by Claudie on Lilly (a mini Aldaniti), who both went out to canter on the gallops where Aldaniti was trained before finishing at the Nick Gifford’s training stables. Many local residents came along to support Bob, including several who remembered his triumphant visit 40 years ago. “Such a wonderful and emotional day. We feel sad it’s over!” Continued on page 7 View Findon News on the Findon Village website >> 2 << The ‘Roadmap’ continues to unfold and I am hopeful that we will be able to I am so grateful for the wonderful resume our Youth Club after the half- support so many of you have given to term break, beginning on Thursday 17th one another for well over a year. I don’t June, 4.30-6.30pm. This is open to all know about you, but I feel exhausted! I young people in Year 6 and above, think it is just due to the mental strain of offering a safe space to meet and chat, the past year, and I’m sure a few sunny play a variety of games, often do a bit of warm days will work wonders! It is so cooking (and eating!) and enjoy relaxing important to be honest about how we without a set agenda. We have met at feel, since bottling it up can so easily the Rectory until closing because of the lead to mental health issues and pandemic, but we are hoping to be able ultimately to burn-out or breakdown. to use the Village Hall for some of our Remember I am always here if any of meetings. I am applying for a South you feel the need to chat, and you are Downs Action Grant, which would all in my prayers. enable us to keep subscriptions low and perhaps buy some games equipment This month, we really have something to (subject to storage space at the Hall) look forward to; another Bernardi but we need to show we are Strings Concert in St John the Baptist empowering and supporting our young Church, Findon. This will be on June people to engage with the National Park 24th, beginning with a glass of through activities that support the Nyetimber or a soft drink with canapés National Park’s Partnership in Findon Place at 6.15pm, courtesy of Management Plan. I’m looking for Caroline Hill, where we have the volunteers who might be able to support opportunity to meet the musicians, then this, through supervising activities with going on to the church for a spectacular our youngsters in and around the village LIVE performance of wonderful music at (eg litter picking, footpath clearing) and 7.30 chosen by Andrew for us. Those of we will hopefully develop a natural you who came to the last concert in the area/wildlife habitat in the grounds of church know what an amazing the Village Hall. Please contact me if experience this was, and a few people you feel you might be able to help! joined us in the churchyard last year to hear the ensemble play. Restrictions to I’m aware that there are a number of keep us all safe mean we have a limited newcomers in the Villages, and would number of tickets available this time, so extend a warm welcome to you, with an do book your seats in good time. Details invitation to join us on a Sunday for are in the poster on page We are so worship in one of our beautiful Grade 1 lucky to be able to offer an outstanding listed churches. Details of Services are evening with live performances here in at the back of this magazine and on our our village and the acoustics in the website. The churches are also open for church are so good. I hope to see many visitors every day, a place for some of you there. quiet in a busy life.

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>> 4 << �continued from page 3 … offer a lift to and from church for anyone Finally, if anyone can help, we are in with mobility issues but does need to be need of a new wheelchair for Findon recently serviced and safe. Church, as the current one is ancient Every blessing to you all; stay safe and and extremely heavy! It allows us to well, Helena

Rev. Helena Buqué, Vicar and Colin Cox, Curate: c/o The Rectory, School Hill, Findon, BN14 0TR. Tel: 873601 [email protected] www.findon-clapham-patching-churches.com

Throughout the pandemic we have of you who’d like to know more or take been working away to get the house up this hobby. and gardens ready to welcome our guests and neighbours. All the details for the opening can be found on the National Garden Scheme A few dates for your diaries: website: www.ngs.org.uk

Sunday 13th June, Friday 16th July and Saturday 17th 1pm til 6pm - we will July - Open Air Theatre - Blithe Spirit. be open once again We are delighted to welcome the as part of the Blackbox Theatre company following National Garden their sell out at Brighton Open Air Scheme. Pre Theatre two evening picnic booking is essential performances of the Noel Coward and as with other classic - Blithe Spirit. Tickets will be on gardens, ticket price sale at the beginning of June - please is wholly donated to the charities that keep an eye out on our social media are supported by the organisation where details of how to purchase which include Macmillan’s and Hospice tickets can be found and what to expect UK amongst others. from the evening.

We will be having a pop up cafe for tea Any enquiries please email us at on the terrace with lots of delicious [email protected] or call on cakes, the proceeds of which will also 01903 877085 be donated to both NGS Charities as and we look well was some local charities. forward to seeing you soon! We are very fond of the bees here at Findon Place and we all also be having a bee keeping demonstration for those

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>> 6 << Bobs40For40Challenge

Then and Now Bob Champion and stable lad Peter Double in 1981 and 2021 (right)

An amazing nearly £80,000 has been raised so far for the Bob Champion Cancer Trust.

In doing #Bobs40For40Challenge he aims to raise much needed funds for the Trust, which has to date raised in excess of £15 million towards cancer research. Bob says: "My story 40 years ago gave hope to people around the world fighting cancer. I have dedicated my life to the cause and hope that people will support me again on this anniversary walk for the good work my Trust does on a daily basis." On the gallops again with a new Bob can be supported here: generation https://www.justgiving.com/fundr aising/bob-champion2 For more information visit www.bobchampion.org.uk.

>> 7 << The Bernardi Music Group, in Shipley glass of Nyetimber wine or soft drink Arts Festival, are delighted to now be in Findon Place. Seats will be taken in performing live some of their favourite Findon Church for the concert pieces from the 2020 programme and programme to commence at 7.30pm. demonstrating their passion for this music. The evening will include the Programme: 2020 commission ‘Shipley Idyll’; written by Sussex composer Paul Elgar - Serenade for Strings Op 20 Lewis to mark Shipley Arts Festival’s Mendelssohn - String Octet Op 20 double decade of achievements in the Paul Lewis - Shipley Idyll community. Performing this notable piece to a live audience for the first Tickets: £35 to include refreshments time, Andrew Bernardi will be playing at Findon Place followed by Concert the beautiful violin concerto on his in Findon Church Stradivarius violin. Available online through Shipley Arts Please feel free to arrive up to an Festival hour early so as to delight in this Book early -numbers limited to stunning setting and partake in a adhere to Government guidelines! Well, the Trust Committee is We will continue to address tasks delighted to confirm that, as of May such as this over the coming months 17th, the hall has been partially re- in order to knock them off the list of opened and activities are going things that need to be done to ahead – a list is shown in the Findon complete the extension. In the News “Village Hall Diary” elsewhere meantime, of course, we continue to in this issue. We did start running work with Findon Village Parish some activities outside a little earlier Council to reach a position whereby in the year - various exercise classes they can ask the village to show in the car park or on the lawns so it is support for a Public Works Board loan a relatively gentle start. There are lots to fund completion of all the of new, covid related, things that both outstanding works. we and the activity organisers need to We are also pleased to report that the get used to so please bear with us as instances of people accessing the we get to grips with it all. roof areas seems to have died down. We shall, of course, remain vigilant We have also made progress with and the new CCTV system should be some of the smaller tasks with installed within the next few weeks. respect to the extension – the spoil We are still seeking reinforcements heap in the car park has been for the hall cleaning team and, now removed by using the material to that we are running activities inside backfill over the drainage pipes the hall again this is becoming urgent behind and to one side of the – please email extension. There only remains a [email protected] if you number of chipboard sheets that we might be interested. will move in the near future. The Finally, working on the basis that newly filled trenches have also been current expectations are that the next covered with topsoil ready for phase of covid regulation relaxation is landscaping. Once again, we owe due towards the end of June, we are thanks to Robin Carr’s Findon preparing for a more extensive re- Volunteers who provided a lot of opening of the hall facilities and assistance to our own maintenance looking forward to, amongst other team in what was really hard work! things, the return of Film Night!

Due to Covid restrictions the first major draw was held at the Men’s coffee morning, held at the Black Horse on Monday 10th May. The two £25 winners were 80 M Garman & 9 P Hills. The £50 winner was 17 J Welsh. The £100 winner was 165 L Pratt. The £200 winner was 180 M Hamlin and finally the £500 winner was 18 D Gear. Thank you all for your continued support and God willing we will be able to hold the November main draw at the hall.

Alan Wadhams (200 club Secretary).

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>> 12 << It’s not every day that school governors “get on their bikes”.

Further to last month’s article on this subject: By the time that you read this (hopefully), a trusty group of Findon cyclists - all associated with our school and many having close connections to the Governing Body, will have embarked upon their 110 mile ride along the Monarch's Way to Findon and beyond to raise funds for the school PTA.

The money raised will help the children at our school to get back to normal learning and life – in particular the PTA want to use the funds to create markings in the playground (of the sort with which many of us grew up during our school lives), that will not only bring pleasure during play time but will be part of the educational recreation that such facilities provide.

The four-day ride starting at Wincanton and riding via Salisbury, Winchester and Havant will be part-educational as the pupils at school will be encouraged to plot our progress daily and hence sharpen their knowledge of history and geography. We hope to attract sponsorship from local residents and parents; all donations will go directly to the school's PTA.

In next month’s Findon News we plan to give a report of our ride. In the meantime if you would like to sponsor these intrepid (not so young) governors and other riders we have opened a Just-Giving donation page: https://www.justgiving.com/stjohnfindon-pta or you can donate via the collection boxes that have been placed in the local Findon Post Office and Butcher’s shop. Thank you.

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>> 14 << The latest Disney Princess to join the young children, but for the entire family. ranks of Belle, Jasmine, and Snow There is something for everyone in this White, Raya and the Last Dragon tells film; good humour, spectacular visuals, the story of Raya, the princess of as mentioned, and a heartfelt message Kumandra on a quest to save her that we can all learn from. We live in a kingdom. To do this she finds Sisu, the time where it is difficult to trust others, last living dragon that has the power to especially those who come from a defeat a never-stopping cloudy beast different part of the world. This is that turns every living being into stone. covered in this script with enough empathy to express why we feel this Much different to the usual format with distrust but tackles it when we learn Disney Princess stories, Raya is not that sometimes taking a leap of faith is one to make a song and dance about enough to heal previous wounds of the her feelings, but the script is expressive past. and genuine, which makes its story distinct and imaginative. Combined Raya and the Last Dragon is available with an energetic voice cast including on Disney+. Star Wars’ alumni Kelly Marie Tran as Raya and Gemma Chan as Namaari, Carrie Morrison, the daughter of a rival city in Your local film nerd Kumandra, their earnest quality to their performance makes the story engaging and mature compared to previous tales of Disney royalty.

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>> 16 << I have had calls from three dog dog, I never blame the dog it is often owners, all asking me to find a home for unsuitable owners with no patience, their dogs. Just this morning there was understanding or common sense. a call about a poor Alsation that was in an accident and had to have his leg The other dog came from abroad to a removed. The caller said we have a cat rescue in Scotland then to a rescue in and a dog and my son has moved in Sussex, which rehomed it to a local and we can't keep his dog. He said he family who kept him in a shed and didn't had rung everyone. I already have four take him for a walk. He upset the rescued dogs here and it would not be neighbours by barking all day until the possible to take the Alsation. Luckily council ordered them to find another my friend is the local Dog Warden so home for the dog. They told me if I my first call was to him for advice. After didn't help the dog was to be put to a few phone calls Dog Rescue sleep. The dog warden was on leave so have agreed to take the dog. I rang around until I found a couple looking for a dog. But the dog was The other two dogs were a big problem so nervous she nipped their because I cannot find homes for dogs to granddaughter and the husband. I was a family if the owners tell me they are contacted to take the dog back. But aggressive or bark all the time. One after long conversations luckily the dog owner said they have only had two days has been given another chance, the and the dog hates their 23 year-old poor dog is frightened of cars, other son. I tried to explain the dog is dogs, strangers and children. Hopefully guarding them and everything is strange from tomorrow the dog will be going out they need to have patience to get to with them everywhere, every day and know the dog so he feels safe and soon realize she is safe with them and carefully introduce the son who will learn to trust them and settle down. might resemble someone the dog Russ the Dog Warden and I are very feared. But no, they say the dog has to relieved. go. I explained rehoming a Pit Bull x would be an impossible task. He Best Wishes and Stay Safe said, "Well I'm not having him put to sleep". I hope they reconsider. Poor from Stacey

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>> 18 << Mrs Gladys Lambourne, neé Weston, is forge didn’t close until the early 1990s. a true Findonian, born and bred. She is It was run for several generations by the a mine of information regarding the Goddard family; Dan being the last village, past and present, much of which farrier. Between Rose Cottage and The she has recorded in diaries going back Village House was a cart horse stall. to 1940. Our Village Store was once a dairy. There has always been a butcher’s shop As a child she remembers life before the and at one time there was a fishmonger. dual carriageway and how the road from Our three pubs have survived, although Washington turned right at Long the Black Horse is not the original Furlong. High Street was then the main building. road through the village. The area in front of the Village Store was Shorts Gladys has happy memories of her Farmyard and The Oval was a bluebell childhood but, as her mother was a wood belonging to Muntham Estate. young widow, life could not have been easy. There was no welfare state and if Gladys remembers the many village people didn’t work, they didn’t eat. shops. There was a haberdasher, a There was no NHS, few houses had ladies’ dress shop and a tailor. The electricity and water often came from a cobbler had a shed in the garden of a well. Toilets were outside and house in Hermit Terrace. Willy Walls sometimes at the bottom of the garden. had a sweet shop and general store that sold everything. It seems that Wally Gladys is now 92. The village has wasn’t very organized so whatever the changed so much during her lifetime. customer wanted took ages to find. One wonders what it will be like in The Post Office was in Nepcote Lane, another 92 years. as was the baker and the forge. The Mrs Sheila Steere

Your generosity at our Cinnamon Trust sale in April was much appreciated and I had a lovely letter from Averil Jarvis, the Chief Executive, asking me to thank everyone and advising that our £870 had gone towards the month's vet bills of almost £9,000. Sadly the event in the Church could not go ahead in May so we are planning another sale in Willows Car Park on Saturday 19th June from 9am. We will have a "doggy tombola" as well as the usual sale and raffle. Hope to see you there and a reminder to keep Saturday, August 14th afternoon free for our Cream Tea in Mike Solomons' Garden. Enjoy the warmer weather and the gradual return of freedom. All the very best to you all and your pets Maggie 01903 874173/07544 572702 [email protected]

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>> 20 << Village Hall Diary June 2020 For all booking enquiries please email the booking secretary on [email protected]

The Village Hall partially re-opened from May 17th. The following activities have restarted. Please contact organisers directly for further information – their details are available on the Village Hall website - www.findonvillagehall.com

Weekly Day Time Just Yoga Monday 10:30 You Yoga Tuesday 18.00 Line Dancing Wednesday 9.30 – 12.30 Paracise Wednesday 14.00 Pilates Thursday 9.30 & 10.30 Tai Chi Friday 10:00 – 11:30

Monthly Date Time Meditation - 17th June 7.30pm

Future Events Villlage Hall Coffee Morning – July 10th Film Nights – monthly from September 2021 to March 2022

These activities have confirmed their restart dates as follows:

Bead Magicians – July Messy Church – July 7th then October Tastevin - September Art Class - September Light Lunch - September

Further information will be provided on dates for the following activities on the village hall website and in future editions of the Findon News when available: Findon Village WI / Findon Garden Association / Carpet Bowls / Danceholics / Circle Dancing

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packs together to prevent injury to wildlife Our WI continues to hold monthly meetings via Zoom. Our plant sale has been an outstanding 20 members joined our May meeting to success raising over £300 for Saint hear Ray Hale present his talk “Plastic; Barnabas. We hope to raise even more Saving the Planet doesn’t have to cost money for the hospice from the sale of the Earth”. Ray is a well-travelled tea, coffee and cakes at Findon Place naturalist who is passionate about th conservation and the reduction of the open garden Sunday 13 June use of plastic. Over 380 million tons of plastic is produced every year and while Our Zoom meeting is a talk about half of this is used responsibly the rest Alstromeria given by Ben Crosslands - ends up in landfill and our oceans. Thursday 10th June 7.30pm Unless we change our habits there will If you would like to join this meeting be more plastic than fish in the seas by please contact me for an invitation. 2050! Paddy Winter Ray encouraged us to look at our use of Findon Village WI President plastics from ditching Clingfilm and the [email protected] use of wipes to requesting no plastic packaging when shopping online. Paddy Winter,Findon Village WI One important request from Ray was to President cut the plastic rings on the top of plastic bottles and plastic rings that hold six- [email protected]

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>> 24 << Three weeks after lambing, one of our For the past few years we have used ewes was suddenly suffering from Holly Arpino from East Sussex to shear Mastitis. Mastitis is an udder infection, our ewes and it was Holly who sheared usually affecting just one side. Sheep the fleece with which we won the only have two teats so not only is Champion Fleece at the South of mastitis painful, it is also disastrous for show at Ardingly in 2017, out of any ewe with more than one lamb. 50 entries. Holly also brings sheep to Concern that the ewe, and her twin the Findon Sheep Fair. lambs, would go downhill very quickly, Shearers always start early, which is as she wasn't eating or drinking, two good for us, and soon after 8.00am injections of penicillin over a 48 hour Holly and her sheep dog arrived. As well period were administered. We also gave as the shearing, the shearers trim the her additional fluid and sheep nuts to ewes’ feet while they have got them help her continue to produce milk on the upside down. With just a few in our remaining side. At this time we were still flock, Holly was finished in just over an bottle feeding our orphan lamb hour and onto her next booking of the Sunshine, so Hilary made up an day. She was visiting 5 farms during the additional two bottles a day so that the rest of the day. stricken ewe’s lambs could be topped up. We are indebted to friends who Shearing equipment has improved so came and helped as the lambs were not much, Holly had a small battery pack used to bottle feeding like Sunshine. attached to her waist where she After a few days the ewe responded to plugged in a cable connected to the the treatment and the family unit were shearing tool. This system allows again able to survive together. shearers to work where there is no electricity out in the fields. May or June is the time of year when sheep farmers generally have their Graham and Hilary ewes shorn, and with the weather Nepcote Flock generally improving we have ours shorn during the middle of the May. This allows a good two weeks for the wool to grow back before they are treated for any future problem with flies. The ewes have to be housed overnight before shearing for two reasons, to keep them dry and to stop them from eating too much. This allows the shearer to move the ewe easily around the shearing board. The lambs have to be separated from the ewes for one night but we made an area in the building for the lambs to be next to the pen.

Holly shearing a sheep >> 25 << Protect Your Pooch - A New Dog otherwise call the non-emergency Theft Campaign Launched By number 101. Neighbourhood Watch Dog theft has become increasingly Nesting Birds common throughout the country. Recently there have been a number of Details on how to protect your pooch calls to Sussex Police in the Arun area can be found in the Notice Boards, the regarding nesting birds and hedges Findon Parish Council (FPC) web site being cut down or actions being taken www.findonparishcouncil.gov.uk and to remove the nests. The nesting the Findon Community web site season for birds is usually between www.findonvillage.org March and September, so between these months you are unable to Heritage crime is sadly on the disturb, destroy or remove active nests increase in all areas of Sussex. as all wild birds and nests are Remember historic items have been protected under the Wildlife and placed in our care to look after in order Countryside Act 1981. Please be that it can be passed onto future mindful of any work you are carrying generations. These offences appear to out either to hedges or trees and on be taking place during the evenings roofs as these tend to be the primary and night, can I make a plea to people areas you will find nesting birds. If you just out for a walk or dog walkers that if are unsure what to do or need advice you pass any historic building or around this there are various agencies monument and people seem to be in, that can be contacted including the on, or around it please call 999 if you RSPB and Police. suspect damage etc is taking place

Youth Group The weekly Youth Group will recommence on Thursday 17th June 4.30-6.30 in Findon Village Hall (term time only) £3 per session.

Astracolour Photographic and Picture Framing (Eric Beadel L.M.P.A & Edward Beadel - Partner) www.astracolour.co.uk We specialise in Wedding photography and picture framing. A full portfolio is available to view. Tel: for an appointment day or evening. Copying and restoration of your old photo’s and instant passport photographs (4 for £8.00) 35 The Quadrangle, Findon Village Tel: 01903 877677 >> 26 << Findon Parish Council (FPC) is Since the easing of lockdown pleased to announce that a new restrictions, Findon Village Working councillor has joined us. We extend a Party of volunteers has been very warm welcome to Tony Selves who busy. In addition to footpath clearance has been co-opted onto the Council. along the A24 and High Street, the flint Cllr Selves is new to the village and walls at Pond Green have been keen to get involved. repaired, surface drains cleared at various locations and the re- Some residents may be aware that installation of a roadside bollard in County Council (WSCC) Horsham Road. It is clear how has approved the scheme to reduce indebted we all are to these the A24 speed limit running from Bost volunteers. Thank you !! Hill to the Black Horse from 50 mph to 40 mph. FPC is pleased to be able to FPC is pleased to advise that the tell you that the speed limit changes Working Group set up specifically for have been programmed by WSCC to establishing the best way forward for start on 6 October 2021. parking and speeding issues in the village will shortly be able to produce a Some forty years ago, residents may survey on these matters. We will recall a spectacular Grand National provide updates as and when this is win for Bob Champion on Aldaniti. To available for your completion. celebrate that occasion and Bob’s battle over cancer, he is undertaking a FPC urges residents to complete the charity walk. By the time this edition survey hosted on FPC web site will have been published, the charity www.findonparishcouncil.gov.uk walk will have finished on 15th May regarding a proposed cycleway along but hopefully many residents will have the A24 to Findon Valley. It is been able to support the walk. important that we contribute in order to enable the scheme (funded by We regret to announce there have government in principle) to be funded been a couple of occasions recently of in practice. More details on the context vandalism in the village which has of the proposed scheme can be found meant FPC has had to provide funding in the Notice Boards. to repair the damage carried out. The work has been carried out by our own Cllr Sean Smith, Findon Village Working Party of Chairman, Findon Parish Council volunteers. If you do spot any signs of vandalism please contact the police in the first instance as detailed in the Crime Report section of this edition.

>> 27 << Take a walk around Findon and you will soon discover that it’s a community that loves dogs. No wonder, with such great countryside on our doorstep to walk them in. Sadly, this year we have lost several of the more mature members of the dog community and as a tribute to the pleasure and love they have given over the years, we give over this space to them. They are all missed terribly.

Maisie. From Andrex puppy to a beautiful girl who loved her food and anyone else's she could get hold of, she made many friends in the village. She was easy going, much loved, and is sorely missed. Richard and Sue Bell

Giddy Such a big character in a little body. He knew exactly what he wanted and how to get it! Cathie and Dorothy

Our beloved Yorkshire terriers whom we miss terribly. Tinks (left of picture) passed away in April at 16 years of age Barney and Rene passed away in February at Small in stature but a huge personality 17 years of age. Both had such big and character. A four legged comedian characters for their size. Jan and Kev that made us smile every day. Sadly Roberts missed. Carol and Mike Maidment Buster. Aged 15 and known to all the family as “The Boy”. So sadly missed but in our hearts for ever. Pam and Ian Brown

Polo Found as a stray in Ireland, he found his way into our hearts at Shoreham Dogs Trust. From his young days full of running to the slow old boy he became, he was friendly, stubborn and loyal. We’ll always remember him trotting along with his tail waving like a flag. Alan and Sally Evans

Robbie Abandoned in Glasgow, rescued by us from Shoreham Dogs Trust. An independent and happy dog who thought all his dreams had come true when he came to live in Findon and explore the downs. Much loved and missed. Meg and Nick Gore

>> 29 << Planning applications for Findon are under T1 - Beech - Remove major dead and the authority of South Downs National Park diseased wood, 25mm in diameter and and listed on the SDNPA website over. Crown reduce by 3 metres. Thin (www.southdowns.gov.uk). crown by 20% Open for comment icon Findon Parish Council (FPC) Planning 5 Convent Gardens Findon BN14 0RZ Committee meetings are scheduled Ref. No: SDNP/21/02295/TPO monthly to consult on planning applications received from the South Downs National Log Cabin Park Authority (SDNPA). Parish 4 Maxwell Cottages Findon Road Consultation Letters (PCL) received from Findon BN14 0RA the SDNPA are displayed on the Notice Ref. No: SDNP/21/02184/HOUS Boards outside the newsagents and the Village Hall, and published on the FPC website (http://findon.arun.gov.uk) along with Ash tree in rear garden - Fell Tree the schedule of Committee meeting dates. 14 Convent Gardens Findon Please note that due to Findon News Worthing West Sussex BN14 0RZ publication deadlines, some applications Ref. No: SDNP/21/02290/TPO may have already been placed before the Committee. Residents should check the Notice Boards and FPC website regularly to view notices and meeting details. Any enquiries should be address to the FPC Clerk - 01903 877225. Since the last issue of Findon News, the following Planning Applications have been posted on the SDNPA website: - Proposed rear ground floor and dormer extension ALLCLEAR Tree Cottage 25 High Street Findon BN14 0SZ GARDEN SERVICES Ref. No: SDNP/21/02353/HOUS ** Lawn Mowing ** ** Hedge Cutting ** ** Garden Tidy’s **

CONTACT: Wayne Hardie TEL:- 07733105548 Email: [email protected]

>> 30 << There is a 10.00am said Eucharist in Findon Church every Tuesday, and Morning Prayer every Wednesday and Friday at 9.00am.

Sunday 6th June 8.00am Traditional Communion at Findon 1st Sunday after Said Eucharist at Clapham Trinity Worship and Praise at Findon Sunday 13th June 8.00am Traditional Communion at 9.30am Patching 2nd Sunday after Said Eucharist at Findon Trinity Sunday 20th June 8.00am Traditional Communion at 3rd Sunday after 9.30am Findon Trinity Said Eucharist at Findon Said Eucharist at Patching Sunday 27th June 8.00am Traditional Communion at 9.30am Clapham 4th Sunday after Said Eucharist at Findon Trinity

May Funerals: 17th Peter Tolchard May Baptisms: 2nd Milo Schooley

All three Churches are open daily for private prayer. Social distancing regulations and the wearing of face coverings continue. Please continue to look at the website and Facebook page for any changes.

Donations to Parish funds can now be made on the Parish website under Easyfundraising

Stay well and remember to care for vulnerable neighbours

Rev. Helena Buqué, Vicar, and Rev. Colin Cox, Curate: c/o The Rectory, School Hill, Findon BN14 0TR. t: 01903 873601 | e: [email protected]

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