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Village Diary Saturday 6 June, 2pm VILLAGE FETE Rectory Garden. Betty, 857215 Sunday 7 June, 9am-3.30pm MID ECO FAIR Top, John Hazard’s magnificent pic of poppies heralds a flaming June... above, no, we are not the below mentioned cows... St John’s Park, www.midsussex.gov.uk/ecofair Saturday / Sunday 13 / 14 June Warden clears cow confusion HENFIELD GARDENS & ARTS Thanks from the Parish Council the main issue was the spread and down and across the steep Information in the ‘Blue Guide’ on behalf of the village to of invasive coarse grass which slopes – and sometimes into from most Henfield shops National Trust warden Charlie inhibits the diversity of plants the pub garden! Cain for his informative talk – which in turn support a wide In the early season they were Sunday 28 June at last month’s Annual Parish array of insects. Whereas sheep given the run of the whole hill SHEPHERD & DOG QUIZ NIGHT Meeting (see p2), much of which just nibble it before deciding in order to spread the erosion, Jenny, 857382 directly addressed complaints they don’t much like it, cows but the NT plans to restrict their Thursday 2 July, 8pm to the PC about the churning grab chunks before it’s too late grazing area by late spring. Whilst FULKING MUMS’ NIGHT and erosion of footpaths and to find out that they don’t like it sheep don’t cause erosion, they Shepherd & Dog banks caused by the cows on either – but... grazing job done. tend to nip off flower heads Marie, 857668 Fulking Escarpment (PP May). Walkers were concerned which are needed for pollination. Sunday 2 August, 2pm Charlie understood people’s that these cows were pretty So for the National Trust it’s a FULKING FAIR concerns, but explained that frisky and ran quite fast, making complex balancing act between Downside Meadow although in recent years sheep them difficult to avoid. However, conserving the chalk grassland, Bob Rowland, 857271 have been grazing these slopes, explained Charlie, the whole where different species want cattle grazing had certain Escarpment needs to be grazed different things, and maintaining Tuesday 4 August, 7pm advantages over sheep. Apart and young cows are more suited the Downs for the public to THE ODD (female) COUPLE from the problem of sheep being to the task as they are just more enjoy. Paula Hazard, Clerk to the Play in North Town Field vulnerable to uncontrolled dogs, willing and able to move up Parish Council: [email protected] Tickets: Alison, 857705 2 Pigeon Post June 2009 Village Fair News Parish meeting The Annual Parish Meeting, held probably Thursday 6 May 2010. in the Village Hall on Thursday 7 Put it in your diary now. May was attended by no more After the re-election of Jenny than a dozen villagers other than Vaughan as Chair, Tony Brooks the invited speakers and the as Vice Chairman and Pam members of the Parish Council. Rowland as Chair of the Planning This is clearly not good enough. Committee, we were entertained In addition it is a great chance to by a talk on local crime by meet some of the other people Eve Todhunter, the Police living in the village. Community Support Officer, a Not long to go, but plenty to do. 857064. Jewellery: Aine Henson, Come on Fulking! you can at most interesting explanation of That’s the message for our Fair, 857036. Kids’ Fancy Dress least show some appreciation for defibrillators by David Fletcher, whose ‘Executive Committee’ Competition: Carolyn Loveless the many unpaid hours that the Leader of the Henfield Area met on 26 May. It was decided 857280. National Trust: TBC Parish Council puts in on your Response Team, and an update that we would charge £1 entry, – Jen Green 857552. North behalf. Led very ably by the Chair on the activities of the National mostly because everyone needs Town Field Appeal: Hollie Trist Jenny Vaughan they do a difficult Trust by Charlie Cain, dealing to have a ticket carrying an 857011. Plants: Tony and Doris job for the village very well and in particular with the issue of insurance disclaimer. Here’s an Brooks 857200. Pony rides: Nick it is our duty – and our pleasure cattle grazing on the Fulking incomplete (alpha-sorted) list Hughes 857868. Produce: Phil – to support them. Please watch Escarpment. of who is running which stall or and Henri, Sunflower Vegetables. out for the date next year, Bob Rowland 857271 activity, with phone numbers in Puppets: Sheila Marshall, case you would like to help: 857482. Raffle: Bob Rowland Chris’ Nature Watch: The North Town Field Alpacas: Lee Holden 857316. 857271 with Anthony Kenney. Shortage of cuckoos needs your help! Art: James Lightfoot 857090. Bat Teas: Myriam Bresser and Janet. As a result of a health and safety conservation: Jen Green, 857552. Toys: Tony Brooks 857200 with inspection there are several tasks BBQ: Jill Malby 857454. Books Rachael Wheeler. Tug o’ War: that need to be carried out in and DVDs: Sheena Trist 857011. TBC – Carolyn Loveless 857280. order to bring the playground Cakes: Ros Foulds 857312. Dog Vegetable Art: No offers yet. up to standard. For example, the Show: Charmayne Diamond Welly Throwing: Flynne Rushton benches need rubbing down 857197. Drinks: Jenny, Shepherd 857393. and treating; the climbing frame and Dog. Duck Bobbing, Jennifer CALL TO ACTION: Help where I have heard only one cuckoo needs a coat of paint and there Parmar 857626. Face Painting: you can. Contribute to the books calling this spring. The Daily are several gardening chores. Sarah Rushton 857393 with and DVDs and the toy stall: Telegraph reported that there We are asking for volunteers, Kate Moore. Fairy Stall: via and DELIVER YOUR BUNTING are fewer of the birds about particularly parents with children Myriam Bresser. Gladiators: TO SARAH AT FOUR ACRES BY – probably because of a decline who use this play area. Contact TBC. Handmade cards: Tara, SATURDAY 4 JULY! in host species, cold springs Pam Rowland on 857271 to help. reducing insect numbers, and Trists collect for Fair, North Town Field, Boma hotter weather in Africa affecting Neighbourhood Watch We need books, DVDs, CDs (even on 857011 for collection of their winter habitat. The RSPB Make your house look occupied if videos, vinyl and cassettes!) for items for both purposes, or drop is concerned that our native you’re out for the evening. Report the book stall at the Village Fair. them off at The Perch, Edburton cuckoo numbers are falling into all non-urgent problems on Proceeds will be split between Road. Sheena Trist further decline, which could 0845 6070999, but for a ‘crime new play equipment for the And a note from Hollie: take it from the Amber List in progress’, even if it seems North Town Field and the Boma I’m looking for help from village where it currently sits, to the minor, call 999 – the staff can Orphanage in Tanzania (PP May). children with fundraising for the Red List; a register of the UK’s decide how urgently a response Hollie wants to take a car NTF. Are there any older children/ most endangered breeding birds. is required. If you are deaf, or load of items to the Poynings Car teenagers who would wash cars BBC Weather woman Isobel speech impaired, you can now Boot Sale to raise funds for the parked in the field during the Lang, via The Woodland Trust’s text 65999. The Fulking Police NTF and the Boma Orphanage. Village Fair? I’m sure that way ‘Nature’s Calendar’ project, is Community Support Officer Do you have anything you can we could raise some money. asking people to listen out for (PCSO), also covering Poynings, donate? Bric-a-brac, garden Please call 857011 or email cuckoo songs – http://www. , etc, is PCSO Eve equipment, etc - anything small [email protected]. woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/news- Todhunter, 0845 6070999 ext enough to fit into a hatchback Another idea is a sponsored media/our-president/faces/ 27921. Also report burglaries/ car. walk, one for the smaller children isobel-lang/Pages/default.aspx damage to Richard Corner, Please call Sheena or Hollie and a longer hike for the older Chris Gildersleeve 857219, [email protected]. Admissions Appeal for Daniel Foulds-Holt June 2009 Fulking + Edburton 3 3 Appendix 3a – Photographs showing the Downlands School Bus stopping at Michaelmas Cottage, Edburton, March 2009

The Odd (female) Couple Taxi to school,23 anyone? In these financially difficult walking distance, the Local comes to post-fair Fulking times you may feel reassured to Authority is obliged to provide Incisor Productions, the theatre include last year’s She Stoops learn that our County Council transport, which they do by taxi! company that regularly performs to Conquer, plus Abigail’s Party intends to use public funds in an The cost of sending a taxi summer plays in Fulking, is and Blithe Spirit from the years efficient and effective manner. to collect our son – one child bringing this year’s production before that. You may however wonder how – from Edburton and take him – the ‘women only’ version of This year’s play is raising both the £20 million of efficiency in the opposite direction from Neil Simon’s classic The Odd awareness and money for CLEFT, savings for 2009/10, heralded all the other children in the Couple – to the North Town Field a medical charity conducting in ’s corporate plan, local community will be at least on Tuesday 4 August at 7pm (St research into cleft palates. Many will be made. If our experience £20,000 over the five years of Andrew’s Church if it is wet). thanks to Alison Taylor for co- is anything to go by it certainly compulsory secondary education, The play will be at The Scented ordinating the ‘outreach’. The won’t come from common sense which is more than the school Garden, St Ann’s Well Gardens picture is from Meredith College, decision making. will receive to educate him. We in Hove from 15 July - 2 August, Raleigh, North Carolina – not We were amazed to discover expected that Council officers then here in the village for one Incisor! Tickets are £10/£7 on the that although St Andrew’s Church would be concerned about this night only. door or in advance from Alison, Edburton, right next to our house, unnecessary and profligate waste Previous Incisor productions 857705, [email protected] is the first stop on the route of money when it was brought for the Downlands school bus to their attention, but no, despite West Sussex Rural Eco Forum where two children who have appealing to the Education We attended this very successful Sussex County Council to initiate moved out to Small Dole get on Department to think again, Daniel forum on Climate Change and sustain action in relation to and off each day (see pictures will be going on his own in a taxi – Community Responses to climate change issues relevant to above), the catchment school for to Steyning in September. It’s the issues in West Sussex – in the village. children in Edburton is Steyning very hard to square this with Ashington on Tuesday 2 June, The Age of Stupid, the Grammar. As Steyning is further the efficient use of our Council jointly organised by Action in recently released green ‘drama- than the three-mile statutory Taxes! Ros Foulds Rural Sussex (AiRS) and West documentary-animation hybrid’ Sussex County Council. We put film, is available through AiRS, Eco grant system improves forward the village’s concern and we are discussing whether Trish Comrie from Transition Mid is introducing the Feed-in Tariff about lack of public transport and to show it one evening in the Sussex has sent us these notes System. The rates have not been allotments for local food growing. village. The overall message was from eco-expert Peter Browne: fixed yet, but assuming a rate of Apparently there is a waiting not to criticize other countries offi[email protected]. 30p, this means that on a 2kw list of 50/60 people in Henfield such as India and China for their ‘Various improvements system you will earn approx £510 for allotments! The landshare. contribution to climate change, have recently been made to the for what you generate plus save co.uk website, organised by TV but to maximize our own efforts government grant system. The £200 off your bill, giving you an chef Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall, to encourage others to follow. company we use for photovoltaic annual benefit of approx £700. seeks to link seekers of land for We ‘unofficially’ acquired installations – ‘The Green The government is also growing vegetables with those enough copies of the leaflet Electrician’ – has told me that introducing the Renewable Heat who have land to offer. Action in Rural Sussex – the if six members of Transition Incentive, in which you are paid We heard about ‘The Greening 21st Century Rural Community Towns get together he would be for the heat generated from a Campaign’ which identifies to enclose it with next month’s able to give them each a £1000 solar water panel, heat pump various local green goals. There is Pigeon Post. Read, digest – and discount on a PV system – on top or CHP system. We use ‘Eco Hi no shortage of grants, we act! Bob Rowland and Chris of the £2500 government grant. Solar’ in Hove for all our solar learned, available from West Gildersleeve In April next year the government thermal installations. 4 Pigeon Post June 2009 ADVERTISEMENTS

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