ISSUE 36 JULY/AUGUST 2019 FREE
Serving the Communities of Tillington, Duncton & Upwaltham
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5 THE PARISHES OF TILLINGTON, DUNCTON & UPWALTHAM Priest in Charge: Rev’d Debbie Smith 07769 846655 Patron: Lord Egremont, Petworth House ALL HALLOWS, TILLINGTON Churchwardens:
Treasurer: David Miles 01798 343512 Sacristan: Lee Lavington 01798 344489 Bell Ringers’ Secretary: Barbara Neighbour 01798 344700 Church Flowers Rota: Gillie Ross 01798 342 231 Organist: Brian Knowles 01798 342017 HOLY TRINITY, DUNCTON Churchwardens: Louise Hartley 01798 344990
Treasurer: Liz Beadsley 01798 343582 Sacristan: Rota basis
ST MARY THE VIRGIN, UPWALTHAM Churchwardens: David Tupper 01798 342343 Sue Kearsey 01798 343145 Treasurer: David Tupper 01798 342343
MAGAZINE Editor Editorial Board, contact 01798 342151 Websites: www.allhallowstillington.org www.tillington.net www.duncton.org www.stmarysupwaltham.com PROMOTING, MARKETING OR SELLING? ADVERTISE IN THIS MAGAZINE For further information including advertising rates, please contact: Carmen Woodhatch Fairhaven, Westside, Tillington, Petworth, West Sussex GU28 9AL
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ARTICLES or CONTRIBUTIONS: by hand to the Old Post House, Tillington or email [email protected] by 15th of month
6 TILLINGTON PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Vice-Chairman
Councillors Luzaan Allison, Jo Clevely, Charles Drake, Bill Creasey, Andrina Lunt, Fran Rhys-Evans, Sue Wickham
Parish Clerk Jean Huggett [email protected] 01798 343906 County Councillor Janet Duncton 01798 344914 District Councillor Eileen Lintill 01798 342948 TILLINGTON VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Chairman Robert Rance 01798 342263 Vice-Chairman Mike Wheller 01798 342680 Treasurer David Miles 01798 343512 Secretary Robert Rance 01798 342263 Bookings Clerk Kate Knight 07989 620 857 01798 865982 [email protected] DUNCTON PARISH COUNCIL Chairman Peter Thomas 01798 344352 Vice Chairman Hilary O’Sullivan 01798 344769 Parish Clerk Jane Landstrom [email protected] 01428 707318. Councillors Andrew Beadsley 01798 343582 Susan Laker 01798 342775 Vincent Leysen 01798 343213 Rod Matthews 01798 344600 Chris Davies 01798 344512 County Councillor David Bradford 07922 865735 District Councillor Alan Sutton 01798 342452
MANAGEMENT TRUSTEES OF DUNCTON HALL AND RECREATION GROUND Chairman Vacant Treasurer Andrew Beadsley 01798 343582 Secretary Alison Pindell 01798 343332 Committee Members: Tom Cole, Katherine Minchin, Hilary O’Sullivan & Peter Thomas
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7 EDITORIAL
Welcome to the summer edition of Three Parishes Magazine. Hopefully we will all find some time to relax during the holiday season, whether this be at home or away. We have included a few reminders of great places to take the children during the school holidays, but don’t forget local events such as the Duncton dog show on Sunday 4th August. For those who dare, how about planning a trip in a hot air balloon (see page 27)?
We in Tillington are lucky to have a magnificent park right on our doorstep and this month we have included articles about the park from two angles, from two very different times.
We may find our best relaxation in our own more modest private spaces - after months of nurturing with Gillie Ross’s ever helpful gardening pages, it’s now time to stand and stare. Or reap the product of your industry on your allotment - see Carol Twite’s article for inspiration (page 18).
Please enter our Sussex in Summer art competition! Winning entries will be published in October’s Three Parishes Magazine. As ever, we encourage you to send in your articles for publication, and we are also keen to receive more “Signature Recipes”.
However you spend the Summer, enjoy the season. We will be back in September.
FROM THE REGISTERS
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Weddings: June 1st - Gabriella Hyde and Freddie Russell-Flint June 15th - Robyn Gallagher and Adam Baxter
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Weddings: June 15th - Alice Fleetwood and Matthew Freakley June 22nd - Hannah Sarita Pindell and Jason Dunlop
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Wedding: June 29th - Jasmine Kearsey and Kyle Karim
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FROM THE RECTORY
As I write I can hardly believe it’s already June. It feels like only yesterday we were celebrating Christmas. Where does the time go? Is it an indication of advancing years, I wonder? I’m sure the summers were longer when I was a child, and Christmas took forever to arrive! Could it be that our lives are just getting busier? Most days when I glance at my ‘to do list’ I work through it and tick things off. It is very satisfying. Ironically, the following day the list, though different, is just as long. Perhaps, like me, you never actually get to the end of it. During the busyness of life, I’m reminded that, first and foremost, as human beings we are called to ‘be’, not to ‘do’. The paradox of maintaining a healthy work / life balance is that it doesn’t automatically happen, we need to work at it. I admit that I sometimes struggle with ‘being’. The name Deborah means ‘busy as a bee, industrious’. I am active by nature. Yet, when I look at the life of Jesus, He didn’t respond to every need, He only ever did what His Father called Him to do. He took time to be with His Father to listen and to pray. His identity, His significance, His sustenance, came from that relationship, out of which He ministered and was fruitful. It was the perfect model of a ‘work / life balance’. When our identity and significance come from keeping busy we can end up never feeling satisfied or fulfilled. Recently I managed a few days away that didn’t involve working on days off. It was much needed and welcome. Andrew and I walked and talked for hours, not heading anywhere in particular, just enjoying God and each other. Even after almost 44 years of marriage there is plenty to talk about. We mulled over what God was saying to us. It was a precious time. Currently the world seems to be in increasing turmoil. Daily we hear of atrocities and lives changed forever in an instant. One young Australian nurse who died several years ago whilst helping others following a terrorist attack had kept a blog on her travels around Europe. In it she wrote this haunting message, 'At risk of sounding cliché’d, life is short, and we should all use the time we have wisely.' In any day we only have the moment that is NOW. When we are busy we can easily miss the gift of life that is right in front of us. I call this ‘the sacrament of the present moment.’ We have enough time for whatever God calls us to. Each day is full of possibilities and potential: a precious gift. It comes down to the choices we make. As we greet the summer months and time away with family and friends let’s stay close to God and find peace and stillness in each day. Listen and Silent are spelled with the same letters. Blessings as always, Rev’d Debbie
9 NOTICE BOARD
Send your notices to [email protected] headed Notice Board The Tillington and Duncton Facebook pages have proved useful for some of us - use these as well
ASSORTED EQUIPMENT FOR HENS - 2 feeders, 2 drinkers, oyster shell, bowls etc. Good condition. £10 donation to Water Aid 343382.
COMBINATION LADDER. Full length ladder. Pristine condition. 162” (412cms). Folds into plat- form complete with support brackets. Full instruc- tions. £40 ono. Tel. 345150.
VILLA BALJAT. Beautiful villa available for rent in Lanzarote, with heated pool. See advertisement on page 36.
NOT TO BE MISSSED
TILLINGTON VILLAGE HALL
Joint Men’s and Women’s Breakfast 8.30am Saturday, July 6th Rob Goldsmith on diving to film the wreckage of The Titanic
Men’s Breakfast Sat. August 3rd at 8.30am. Special Farmhouse Breakfast at Droke Farm, East Dean (details page 17)
Village Lunches 12.30 pm Friday, 27th July (cooking by Gillie & Marilyn) 12.30 pm Friday, 30th August (cooking by Mark and Lee)
DUNCTON COFFEE MORNINGS
Tuesday, 9th July Tuesday, 13th August 10.30 am at The Cricketers
10 HEARTSMART WALKS FOR JULY/ AUGUST
Thursday 4th July – 6pm EVENING WALK - TILLINGTON RIVER ROTHER WALK
Leader: Gerald. Time: 1hr 30 mins. Distance: 3 miles. Perfect summer’s walk. Come and enjoy a gentle circular walk down to the River Rother. Beautiful river setting. Meet: Horse Guards Inn, Upperton Road, Tillington, GU28 9AF. SU963 220. By Car: 1 mile west from Petworth on A272, then, in the middle of Tillington, turn north following brown tourist sign to The Horse Guards. Parking in road. Contact Gerald 07748 597 568 if very wet or uncertain. Dogs welcome.
Monday 5th August - 10:30am PETWORTH PARK to see the ancient trees - PART 1
Leader: Gerald. Time: 2 hrs. Distance: 4 miles. Fascinating walk through the Park trees from 350-800 years old. Petworth's ancient trees walk is dotted with magnificent oaks, limes, beeches and chest- nuts, and passes the Beelzebub Oak which has its own plaque in the wall be- hind it. It also passes by recently restored viewpoints at the North end of the Upper Pond. The fallow deer, long views and great trees make for a compel- ling walk. Dogs welcome. Meet: Petworth Park, London Road, NORTH Car Park. Bring National Trust card or cash for parking. By car: take A283 (London Road) northwards out of Petworth towards Northchapel/Guildford and 0.8 miles on left is NT North Car Park. NB North Car Park (not the Petworth House car park). Nearest Post Code GU28 9LS. SU966238. Unfortunately not on bus route.
MARQUEES
Tillington Village Hall owns two small marquees, which are available for hire within the Parish. They each measure 10m x 4m and can be linked end to end or side to side. They are a basic design suitable to give cover and weather pro- tection for garden events. There is no flooring provided. The cost is currently £150 each per event, which includes erection and dismantling by a team of volunteers. All the proceeds go to help with the running costs of Tillington Village Hall. If you would like to hire a marquee, or if you would like to join the team please contact Ian Fergusson on 01798 345 150
Petworth Farmers’ Market - Saturdays, 27th July & 24th August
11 THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF SUMMER by Michael Blencowe of the Sussex Wildlife Trust
My summer is built from screams, cries, chatters and warbles. Walking around the Sussex countryside I’m always soaking up the sounds of migrant birds re- turning back home from their winter south of the Sahara. Each voice offers a familiar reassurance to me. Only when everything is back in its place can my summer begin. One of the top tunes in my summer soundtrack is the sweet, bubbling twitter of the house martin. Shakespeare loved that sound too. To him they were ‘the guest of summer’. From Macbeth’s castle to cathedrals, country cottages and urban terraces these birds have historically been linked to our homes. They’re as much of a feature of English architecture as the clay, bricks and uPVC they build their nests against. House martins are surveyors, architects, bricklayers, decorators and homeown- ers rolled into one 19g two-tone ball of feathers. Give them a building site of a vertical surface under an overhang and they’ll get to work. Each lumpy half- dome home, tucked snug under the eaves, is made of 1000 tiny mouthfuls of muddy bricks carried from the edge of a nearby puddle or stream. The birds construct each nest over 10 days, finally lining it with feathers to make it snug. They don’t always build a brand new nest; if they find a fixer-upper they’ll ren- ovate. House martins are stereotypical builders. They constantly communicate with chirpy chatter, call down from the roof-tops and while they’re bent over build- ing they reveal their pale rump. This white builder’s bum is a way of identify- ing the bird from that other summer eaves-dweller, the swallow. They’ve shared our homes throughout history but their numbers have suffered a massive decline in England, with a worrying 18% nosedive over the past dec- ade. Aerial insect food and changing weather patterns here, in Africa and on migration routes in between have had an effect. This loss should strike deep in the heart of every Sussex resident because our county’s flag is made of six proud martlets. Martlet means ‘little martin’ but this heraldic bird may also represent the swift; that screaming summer visitor whose numbers are also in decline.
Either way you should consider yourself blessed if you are one of the lucky people who share your house with these incredible birds. Let’s hope our coun- ty’s martlets and our county flag are flying proudly under blue Sussex skies this July.
12 BREAKFAST CHURCH - TILLINGTON
First Sunday of the Month Sunday 7th July (Open Air) Sunday 4th August
9.00 am drop in for bacon bu es and coffee. An informal and interac ve service, to include a short talk, crea ve prayer and ac vi es to engage the children. (finish by 10:15am)
P A C T NEWS
Petworth Area Churches Together
working together in harmony
JULY and AUGUST NEWS
Fête in the Park – Saturday 13th July from 12 noon - 8pm PACT are proud to be serving the community with cream teas at the Fête in Petworth Park – sharing God’s love with all people through quintessentially British refreshments! Look for our large tent.
Festival Service – Tuesday 16th July at 6.30pm at St Mary’s, Petworth The PACT Festival Service is the launch to the Petworth Festival, giving thanks to God for the amazing creativity that we’re blessed to see and hear. There’ll be a selection of music, readings, hymns . PACT's famous canapés and refreshments afterwards!
Monday 29th July to Friday 2nd August – Kids Club at Herbert Shiner Community Hall, Petworth, Amazing fun for all Primary School age children. 9.30am-12.30 each day fol- lowed by a family fun picnic lunch 12.30-2pm with giant games, bouncy slide, face painting, free drinks and cake. £2.50 per child or £6 per family. For more information contact Annie Sneller 01798 342507, Jackie Smith 01798 342487 or Maureen Purser 01798 343102. Gerald Gresham Cooke www.petworthareachurchestogether.com
13 LOCAL RÔLE IN D-DAY PREPARATIONS
Very few local residents in the 3-Parishes will remember the huge build up of men and armaments all over West Sussex in May and June 1944 in prepara- tion for the D-Day invasion of France on June 6th.
A year earlier, in 1943, Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Morgan was chosen as Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander, tasked with leading the Anglo-American planning team for the preparations for Operation Overlord (the code name for the Battle of Normandy). He reported “An operation of this magnitude has never previously been attempted in history. It is fraught with hazards both in its nature and magnitude ...”
In the lead up to D-Day the whole of West Sussex was inundated with Allied troops, equipment and vehicles, all very carefully organised in terms of timing and location, to be available for sequential advance when the date was decided. Multiple sites were used by the military at short notice including Lodsworth, Singleton, Funtington, Boxgrove, Cowdray Park, and of course Petworth Park. The planners were very dependent on the generosity and will- ingness of local landowners to provide space for deployment and training of thousands of men. Also, many local people accepted men billeted on them.
Petworth Park was home to three camps with a total capacity of 3,500 men and several hundred vehicles. The 27th Armoured Brigade, who were specially trained for beach operations, were based at Petworth. It was little known that their vehicles included the highly secret, amphibious D-Day Shearman tanks.
These were specially designed to propel themselves ashore if launched from a vessel close to the beach. They subsequently proved their worth on the Sword Beach landing.
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The supreme commander of the operation, in charge of British, American, Canadian and other Allied troops, was General Eisenhower, later to become US President. On April 19th he travelled to Chichester and stayed at the Ship Hotel in North Street. It is reported that Eisenhower, Field Marshall Montgomery and Prime Minister Winston Churchill watched practice runs from the Bracklesham Bay Hotel near Selsey. Meanwhile no less a person than His Majesty King George VI visited the troops at Petworth. He toured the tented and hutted camp which was then home to thousands of Canadian and British soldiers.
The success of the D-Day landings was due to extraordinary planning and exe- cution involving the Royal Navy, the armies from many nations and the air support of the RAF. The Operations Room of RAF Tangmere was in Chichester, and was manned round the clock by specially trained WAAFS. On D-Day this was the nerve centre for the operation of 56 squadrons and 18 air- fields taking part in the invasion. That day three Czech Spitfire Squadrons based at Apuldram gave cover to landing forces on the beaches, and flying from dawn to dusk carried out more sorties than any other RAF station.
Dennis Clark from Upperton remembers being called by his mother early in the morning of June 6. He went outside to see the sky full of planes heading south. So many different planes, maybe gliders as well, all filling the sky.
It is perhaps timely that 75 years on we review the massive commitment and sacrifice of so many men and women to ensure peace in Europe in our time.
The diarist William Mitford of Tillington wrote at the outset of the war in 1939 “It is the end of life as we know it.” However, those very brave men on D-Day gave their all to ensure that we could enjoy peace and prosperity as never before for many decades to follow. Many of them left Petworth Park never to return.
Ian Fergusson
15 A PETWORTH PARK RAMBLE
Today, I saw my first ever tiny fawn in Petworth Park, after years of walk- ing there. Staggering on wobbly legs, its spotty back no higher than a tussock, it quickly disappeared into the long grass. I am not surprised that I have never seen one before: it was so small and well camouflaged. And the goslings this year! Dozens of them! It must be a good year for geese, but no ducklings yet. I wonder why?
Something that entertains me every rutting season is the nonchalance of the deer as they become besieged by enthusiastic photographers, all hoping for that winning shot of a majestic stag. With folding chairs, picnics and tele- photo lenses (the photographers, not the deer!), they take up a kind of modern-day stalking exercise; the deer wander off; the photographers up sticks and traipse along behind, and so it goes on.
Rucksacked walkers, map cases around their necks, set out for a big adven- ture from the north car park. I admire their spirit, but can’t help a little smile, thinking that if they get lost they've just got to follow the wall ... But good on them for getting out there!
Clever old Capability Brown - creating a Northumberland landscape in sunny West Sussex, a landscape I am familiar with after spending 8 weeks mapping the real thing, in the early 1980s. The land I trekked was owned by the great estates of Buccleuch and Northumberland, and having visited Petworth Park in the late 1960’s, when my sister and I drove out from London, I drew a link between them. I have a recollection then of entering the Park through New Lodge, and parking on the lawn in front of the house (with other cars, I hasten to add). Is this a true memory? Can anyone help me out with this?
One of my favourite history topics when I worked at The Herbert Shiner was ’The Wizard Earl’: Henry Percy, who enjoyed a spot of Alchemy. He got himself mixed up in the Gunpowder Plot, and spent time in The Tower of London, where he became chums with Sir Walter Raleigh, who gave him the globe that is displayed in the House. Another favourite was the task to plan the best route for a Petworth by-pass. One group of children thought they had hit on the perfect solution to avoid the Park, until I pointed out that the route they were proudly presenting went straight through the school playing field about 10 meters from the classroom windows! When the Olympic torch came to town, my excited class waited on the lawn in front of the house, getting soaked to the skin, to watch it go by.
16 Since I moved to the Petworth area nearly 30 years ago, the Park has become a familiar old friend: playing in the stream, feeding the ducks, and tobogganing down the hill with my children, proudly showing it off to visitors, and, of course, many, many dog walks.
Sheltering from a downpour under a tree by the lake, the house was suddenly framed by an amazing rainbow. Isn’t life full of wonderful surprises!
Sarah Francis
TILLINGTON MEN'S BREAKFASTS
Two very special dates for your diary
Saturday, July 6th at 8.30am Filming the Wreck of the Titanic by Rob Goldsmith. Joint Men’s and Women’s Breakfast. Village Hall 8.30am.
Sat.urday, August 3rd at 8.30am Special Farmhouse Breakfast at Droke Farm, East Dean PO18 0JQ with a Talk on how John Holt, after 50 years farming, is switching his farm to an organic farm - a 4-year programme. East Dean is between Upwaltham & Singleton.
17 TILLINGTON ROAD ALLOTMENTS
The Tillington allotments with the beautiful views of the South Downs are situ- ated opposite Petworth House sports ground. They benefit from piped spring water direct from the underground tank in the park, far superior to tap water. This is supplied to the plots via tanks and hosepipes. The allotments are measured in rods, perches or poles, old measurements dating back to Saxon times. A full-sized plot is the size of a tennis court but half plots are now encouraged and there are vacancies to be had. £20 a year is the rent for half a plot. A phone call to the Petworth Town council is all it takes. I took on a vacant plot here when Isabelle Bowden gave up hers. The allotment community is very friendly, with a wealth of knowledge and help and advice is freely given. One of the latest methods of growing vegetables is the ‘no dig’ approach, sav- ing digging and weeding as fewer weeds grow on undug soil. The ground is covered in compost and the worms do the work for you, leading to higher fertil- ity. An overgrown plot would first have to be cleared of weeds by covering with cardboard or landscape fabric. A thick layer of compost is laid on top of this and vegetable plants or seeds sown directly into this. They grow whilst the weeds are dying underground. The only drawback I have found is that moles prefer undug soil and enjoy my plot as much as I do! This method can be used at home where a vegetable patch or raised bed can be started on top of an existing lawn: no need to dig up the grass. July and August are lovely months for being outside. It is not too late to start a patch and direct sow seeds of: beetroot, borlotti beans, carrots, chard, coriander, kale, radish and salad leaves directly into the ground. Winter vegetables such as brassicas and leeks are best bought as young plants so as to be well established before the autumn. It is good to cover seedlings and young plants with a net to keep the birds at bay. These are just a few ideas for reaping the benefit of eating freshly dug vegeta- bles and being outside enjoying our lovely countryside. Carole Twite
18 PETWORTH & DISTRICT OVER 60s DAY CENTRE The Friendship Centre
Dates for your Diary – July 2019
Wednesday 10th 2.00 – 4.00 pm Bingo Wednesday 17th 2.00 – 4.00 pm Games Wednesday 24th 2.00 – 4.00 pm Bingo
Dates for your Diary – August 2019
Wednesday 14th 2.00 – 4.00 pm Bingo Wednesday 21st 2.00 – 4.00 pm Games Wednesday 28th ANNUAL OUTING
(The Film Club is having a break until September)
We were sorry to hear of the death of Stella Mills and our condolences go to her family.
Thank you to all who helped at our Coffee Morning on Saturday 25 May, at which we raised £375.05
Annual Subs were due on 1st April - still only £3.00 and still a few to be paid. Please pay on your next visit. Caroline Stoneman House Committee Chairman (01798) 342941 The Meet Up Sharing life – no small talk allowed
Our group meets on Thursday, 25th July 7-9pm at Tillington Rectory
We are a diverse group of people who enjoy a lively and open discussion over a glass of wine and cover a range of subjects – current events, identity, work, life and family, including time for quiet reflection. (We initially met under the name ‘Snow Globe’ in December ’18.)
A very curious customer asked a local tomato farmer if their tomatoes are genetically modified. “No.” said the farmer. “No.” said the tomato.
19 TILLINGTON CRICKET CLUB FIXTURES FOR 2019
June 2nd Ashurst AWAY June 9th Amberley HOME June 16th no game June 23rd Kirdford HOME June 30th Lodsworth AWAY July 7th Graffham AWAY July 14th Singleton AWAY July 21st The Saints HOME ** July 28th Grayswood HOME * August 4th Ebernoe HOME + August 11th Petworth AWAY August 18th no game August 25th no game September 1st Ferring HOME ** September 8th Warnham AWAY **
All matches start at 2pm except those marked: + 2.30 pm start ** 1.30 pm start * 1.00 pm start
15 games in total, HOME = 7, AWAY = 8
18th MAY TEA PARTY - THANK YOU
A big thank you on behalf of Jane Mac and myself for the tea party organised in May by the lovely children of Tillington for the older people of our village.
The food was wonderful and the birthday cakes made by Sheila Davies and then iced especially for Jane and myself by the children were a particular de- light. We all had such a fine afternoon. Thank you children – and parents – for looking after us so well. Patricia Medley
20 For me, it had to be a pudding!
PEACHES STUFFED WITH AMARETTI
Ingredients:
6 ripe yellow peaches, halved and stoned 50g softened butter 50g caster sugar 1 egg yolk 75g Amaretti Morbidi (soft almond macaroons) Grated zest and juice of 2 oranges 2 tbs of Muscat de Rivesaltes or similar fortified sweet wine.
Butter a shallow oven proof dish and put the peaches, cut side up, into the dish in one layer.
Beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy and then beat in egg yolk and add two-thirds of the orange zest. Crumble in the soft Amaretti and stir well.
Spoon a little of the biscuit mixture into the cavity of each peach half. Pour the orange juice and wine around the fruit.
Bake at 180°C for 30-35 minutes, until peaches are tender.
Cool for 15 mins before serving with some extra thick single cream (or thick half fat cream if you are able get it) with a little orange zest mixed in.
Serves 4-6.
Barbara Neighbour
Do please send in your signature recipe to [email protected]
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HERE’S AN OPPORTUNITY!
GET OUT YOUR PAINTBRUSHES, PENS, CRAYONS, CAMERA/MOBILE PHONE AND SEND US YOUR WORK OF ART
THREE PARISHES MAGAZINE SUMMER ART COMPETITION
Category 1 Children up to age 16
Category 2 Age 17—100+
SUBJECT: SUSSEX IN SUMMER
Open to all households in the distribution area and our postal subscribers
Please submit artwork electronically to 3parishesmagazine.co.uk To arrive no later than 4th September 2019.
Category 1 - children please state your age.
Winning entries will be printed in the October edition of this magazine.
Prizes for the winners!
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TILLINGTON CHURCH SERVICES AND DUTIES FOR JULY
Date Sunday Time Service Sidesmen & Readers 9.00 am Breakfast Church Team (Open Air Service in Marquee on Third Recreation Ground) 7 July Sunday after Trinity 11.00 am BCP Communion Sidesman & Reader Mr (with hymns) Warren Gal.6 [1-6] 7-16 Fourth Mr and Mrs Fergusson 14 Common Worship Sunday after 9.30 am Reader: Mr Fergusson July Communion Trinity Col.1: 1-14 8.00 am BCP (said) Sidesman and Reader: Mrs Communion Lavington Fifth 1.Pet.3: 8-15a 21 Sunday after July Trinity 9.30 am Common Worship Mr and Mrs Pye Communion Reader: Mrs Pye Col.1: 15-28
Sixth 28 Common Worship Mrs Ross and t.b.a Sunday after 9.30 am July Communion Col.2: [6-15] 16-19] Trinity
In addition Holy Communion (BCP) will be celebrated on Wednesday 24 July at 9:30 am
Please note that there will be NO Communion on Wednesday 10 July
Date Holy Dusters Brass Flowers Mrs Gresham-Cooke 7 July Mr Miles t.b.a. and t.b.a Mrs Gresham-Cooke 14 July Mr Miles t.b.a and t.b.a 21 July t.b.a. Mr Miles Mrs Miller 28 July t.b.a. Mr Miles Mrs Miller
23 Rosa Banksia Lutyens in full bloom in Upperton TILLINGTON CHURCH SERVICES AND DUTIES FOR AUGUST 2019
Date Sunday Time Service Sidesmen & Reader 9.00 am Breakfast Team Church Seventh 4th Sunday after 11.00 BCP Sidesmen and Reader: Trinity am Communion TBA (with hymns) Col.3: 1-11
Common Sidesmen:Mr and Mrs Eighth Worship Williams 11th Sunday after 9.30 am Communion Reader: Mrs Williams Trinity 8.00 am BCP (said) Sidesman and Reader: Communion Mr Warren 1 Cor.10:1-13 Ninth
18th Sunday after 9.30 am Informal Com- Sidesmen: Mrs and Trinity munion Mrs Sneller Reader: Mr Sneller
Common Wor- Sidesmen:Mrs Steele Tenth ship Commun- and Mrs Tester 25th Sunday after 9.30 am ion Reader: Mrs Ross Trinity Heb 12:18-end
In addition Holy Communion (BCP) will be celebrated every second and fourth Wednesday at 9.30 am
Date Holy Dusters Brass Flowers 4 August Mrs Ross and Mrs Corben Mr Gresham-Cooke Mrs Greenwell 11 August Mrs Ross and Mrs Corben Mr Gresham-Cooke Mrs Greenwell 18 August Allison Family Mr Gresham-Cooke Mrs Pope 25 August Allison Family Mr Gresham-Cooke Mrs Pope
24 COMPETITION TIME!!!!
Painting16 and under
Subject should be Sussex in Summer (see page 22)
AND
Joke competition
Calling all Knock Knock jokes please
Entries to the [email protected] by 4th September. Prizes for the winners SPOT THE DIFFERENCE - HOW MANY CAN YOU FIND? JOIN THE DOTS— YOU MIGHT GET THE HUMP! CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS
INGREDIENTS
250g self-raising flour 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 150g chocolate chips, milk, white, dark or a mix of all three 100g golden caster sugar 2 eggs, lightly beaten 150ml natural yogurt 100g unsalted butter, melted
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases. Sift the flour and bicarbonate of soda into a large bowl, then stir in the chocolate chips and sugar. Add the beaten eggs, yogurt and butter, and stir to combine. It doesn’t matter if the mixture looks a bit lumpy, it’s more important not to overmix or the muffins will turn out tough.
Fill the paper cases and bake for 20-25 mins until risen and golden brown. Transfer to a rack to cool – or eat slightly warm. Will keep for three days in an airtight container.
DUNCTON CHURCH SERVICES - JULY/AUGUST 2019
th Family Service fol- 5 Sunday after Sun July 14th 10.30am lowed by Pentecost refreshments Reader: Sidesman TBA Mrs Hartley 7th Sunday after Book of Common Sun July28th Pentecost 10.30 am Prayer Communion Reader: Sidesman: TBA Mrs Denham th Family Service 9 Sunday after Sun Aug 11th 10.30 am followed by Pentecost refreshments Reader: Sidesman TBA Mrs Hartley th Book of Common 11 Sunday after Sun Aug 25th 10.30 am Prayer Pentecost Communion Reader: Sidesman TBA Lady Pattie
Date Flowers Holy Dusters 14th July Louise Hartley Louise Hartley 28th July Louise Hartley Louise Hartley 11th August Jill Mayes Jill Mayes 25th August Jill Mayes Jill Mayes
COFFEE MORNINGS
The last two coffee mornings have been held in the Cricketers pub courtesy of Ruth and Martin. Today around 18 people came and enjoyed socialising with one another.
£64.85 was donated and together with the donation received last month will buy a West Sussex flag and pay for the renewal of the rope.
Do come along to the future coffee mornings being held throughout the summer at The Cricketers on the second Tuesday of the month. Helen Clifford
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IDEAS FOR THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
The Cass sculpture foundation at Goodwood - 26 acres and 50 sculptures to explore. Open Daily. (NB: closed Monday 1st July to Sunday 7th July 2019)
Climping beach - Great for picnics. Also good café.
Fort Nelson, Fareham - Explore 19 acres of ramparts, outer fortifications, secret underground tunnels.
Parham House, near Storrington. Open Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Sun- days and Bank Holiday afternoons.
Arundel wetlands centre - Get up close to rare and endangered birds from around the world. Boat safaris. Open daily.
Pallant House Gallery - Great kids classes in holidays. See pallant.org.uk/ whats-on.
Uppark house - National Trust House, South Harting, near Petersfield. Includes famous 18th Century dolls house.
Bignor Roman Villa - Includes picnic area.
The following have free entry (although parking may be at a cost):-
Queen Elizabeth Country Park - drive to top car park where they have a small café and an amazing woodland play area and assault courses.
Walking down by Chichester Canal.
Downland walks from Whiteways Countryside Site, A29 near Bury Hill. Café.
Swanbourne Lake, Arundel - Picnic location. Rowing boats for hire. Feed the ducks. Tearooms.
Frensham Ponds, near Hindhead - Wildlife spot. Walks. Picnic. Open dawn to dusk. Café.
Fruit picking at Durleighmarsh Farm.
And don’t forget Petwork Park!
(with thanks to Carrie Marks)
26 UP, UP AND AWAY
Enchanting globes of colour grace our Sussex skies on calm summer evenings, filling us with envy for those looking down over the edge of their hot air balloon basket at the countryside spread below. The envy may be tempered with a tinge of “what if?” concern. What if the bal- loon fabric caught fire or the balloon should deflate. How are balloon compa- nies regulated ? Currently, the Basic Regulations of the European Authority in Aviation Safety apply. Operators in the U.K are required to make a declaration of their intention to operate a commercial ballooning business to the Civil Avia- tion Authority (CAA) and no longer have to obtain an Air Operator’s Certificate. Balloon businesses are inspected regularly under the CAA’s Performance Based Regulation, since balloons are registered aircraft and the person in command must hold a private pilot’s licence specifically for ballooning. To fly privately requires only 16 hours minimum of flying experience and a minimum of six flights and a written test. Not, on the face of it, any harder than a driving test. Rather more comfortingly, to fly commercially, the requirements are more strin- gent being 35 hours of flying time of which 15 should be under instruction fol- lowed by a flight test with a CAA registered examiner and written exams under- taken at Gatwick in aviation law, balloon systems, meteorology and navigation. The charm of balloon flight may lie in its slowness compared with the pace of modern life and in the unpredictability. Hot air rises, so more heat from the burner will take you up and less will take you down, but you won’t know where you will be going. Unlike the Petworth to Midhurst bus which will take you to Midhurst, the only ability to steer depends on the pilot’s knowledge of the winds at different levels from the balloon to lower or raise the balloon into a wind blowing in a different direction. And what if a hot air balloon should land in your back garden? The pilot will have had some training in landowner relations. Under the Code of Conduct for Farmers and Pilots, the recommended payment to a landowner for unauthorised landing is a maximum of £80. Minimum insurance cover is £10 million for operators carrying 5-16 passengers. On the face of it, not a lot of cover for a basket full of passengers. Mercifully, balloon accidents are rare, apparently. The most important safety factor lies in the decision of the pilot as to whether the weather conditions permit the flight. Many booked flights are cancelled and you may have to re-book your ride several times before you are lucky. If you do decide to book a flight, wrap up warmly, wear sensible shoes and avoid skirts and dresses to spare embarrassment climbing into the basket. It is not a cheap thrill. A budget airline return flight to Malaga costs about the same but for a special occasion, who wouldn’t want to be up there on a summer evening? Sue Laker
27 FOR THE LOVE OF VANILLA
I scream, you scream. We all scream for ice cream. Time for the beach and time for ice cream, but does the vanilla ice cream we buy contain any vanilla at all ? Real vanilla comes from the pod of the vanilla vine (vanilla planifolia), originally native to Mexico. The vine produces pale waxy flowers that bloom for just one day and which, if pollinated, will develop into the precious pod. The Mayans used it to flavour a hot chocolate drink and it was first brought to Europe by the Spanish conquistadores along with its great bedfellow, cacao. But in the absence of the Mexican pollinator bees the vanilla vines did not produce pods in the botanical gardens of Europe. Today some eighty per cent. of the World’s vanilla is grown in Madagascar, where the flowers are pollinated by hand by small farmers, a technique first developed by a 12-year-old French-owned slave on Île Bourbon (now Réunion) in 1841. The flavour does not develop until the pods have been harvested and dried, a process which takes a full year. No wonder vanilla is the second most valuable spice. Like wine, vanilla varies in flavour according to where it is grown. Tahitian vanilla is said to have the most subtle flavours and all vanilla contains substances that increase adrenalin. Sadly the vanilla grown by small farmers in north-eastern Madagascar is threat- ened by climate change, in particular from cyclones and also from the gangs of vanilla pod thieves who often steal the pods before they are fully ripened, com- promising the flavour. For small farmers in one of the poorest countries on earth, who have developed the skills over generations to grow this very difficult to cul- tivate and process export crop, their hard-won livelihood is becoming even more fragile. Infrastructure in Madagascar is underdeveloped and the pods have to be transported by river in small traditional boats to Sambava, the vanilla capital before export. For any speculators in commodities, the vanilla market is growing but it is sadly becoming a threatened and dirty business. Unfortunately, most of what we consume in ice cream and bakery goods is artifi- cially created flavouring synthesized from petrochemicals. According to Which? magazine, around one in five vanilla ice creams on the market contains no real vanilla at all. Even more surprising is that some don’t even contain full milk or cream. When it comes to buying ice cream, the premium brands deliver on flavour, but to be really sure, if you have an ice cream maker, make your own and think about the difficult journey made by the little vanilla pod to enable us to enjoy this summer treat. Forget the sprinkles and the chocolate flakes and indulge in some real grown-up vanilla. But if you don’t have an ice cream maker, then support the ice cream van which is still making the rounds, in Duncton at least. The children won’t mind too much whether it is the real deal or not. Sue Laker 28 LUXURIOUS VANILLA ICE CREAM
Slit open two vanilla pods and scrape out the seeds with the point of a knife. Put 500ml. of full cream milk, the vanilla pods and the seeds into a non-stick pan and bring to the boil, remove from the heat and set aside for half an hour.
Put six egg yolks and 200 grams of caster sugar into a large bowl and whisk until pale cream and frothy. Then bring the milk back to the boil and pour onto the egg yolk mixture and mix until well combined. Return the pan to the heat and heat gently over a low heat, stirring for 3-4 minutes (being careful not to allow it to boil or it will curdle) until the mixture becomes a very light custard that will coat the back of a wooden spoon. Again allow to cool slight- ly and then stir in 500ml of double cream and 1 teaspoon of real vanilla ex- tract. Chill until thoroughly cold. Process the mixture in an ice cream ma- chine. Or, if you do not have an ice cream machine, freeze the mixture in a shallow container until nearly but not quite firmly frozen, scrape the mixture into a food processor, beat until smooth and then return to the freezer once more. Repeat this step 2 or 3 times until the mixture is really smooth before again returning it to the freezer. Once frozen, it us ready to use.
RAINFALL for May 2019
Year Month Year Total (May) (to end of May) 2019 21mms 208mms
2018 81mms 468mms 2017 103mms 346mms
2016 39mms 447mms
Before complaining that we have already had too much rain, it is interesting to compare the rainfall of April and May this year, total of 32mms, with the rainfall for the same period last year, which was 180mms.
We have had 65mms in June this year so far; last year the total for June was 9mms. John Mayes
29 ‘Poetry is like painting’ wrote Horace 2038 years ago. Well, this poem is as like painting as I can manage. Lee Lavington. PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST
When I’m painting it’s a big blank wall Waiting on the easel for me to swipe My brush and give the white a wipe And reveal the tones and shades and all.
When I’m painting it’s a big strange beast Coming as an image for me to fight Armed with line and dark and light And serve it up as a public feast.
When I’m painting it’s a child unborn Waiting to push its way into the world Deep inside of me it lies curled, My bane and blessing as I am torn.
When I’m painting it’s a private space Coming as refuge and as prison cell. No ears to hear, no thought to tell Till I reassume my earthly place.
Painting competition - see details on page 22
30 ROTHER VALLEY TOGETHER
RVT is an Activity and Lunch Club based at The Grange in Midhurst and supporting those who have difficulty getting out and about independently. The Centre is open on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10.30am to 2.30pm.
Our members are encouraged to participate in activities like word games, quiz- zes, armchair exercises, knitting and pottery. It is all very friendly, and you are welcome to join in or, if you prefer, just enjoy each other’s company in the tea and coffee area. An excellent lunch is also provided. RVT has a specially adapted minibus with driver and volunteer on board to help, and is able to pick up over a wide area and then return you home.
If you would like to try RVT, or know someone who might like to, you would be most welcome to visit us.
If you would like to consider becoming a member, or know someone who might be interested, please contact Caroline, the Activities Manager, on 07957 405958 or email [email protected]
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Music on a Summer’s afternoon
Saturday July 13th at 4.00 pm Ben’s Cottage, Duncton
The Sussex Songsmiths (Conductor Malcolm Brinson)
and Andy Beattie On Flugelhorn
Tickets £15.00 from Helen and Nigel Clifford to include strawberries and cream and Prosecco.
Call 01798 344602
The last half of the concert will include Prom-type music with audience participation and some patriotic flag waving!
Some seating will be provided, but it would be helpful if you can bring along a chair.
Proceeds towards a second defibrillator for the village
32 GARDEN NOTES JULY/AUGUST 2019
What a June. The rain has brought huge growth in the garden and the roses have loved it. Now is the time to take notes when you see spaces and shrubs that have outgrown their space. I can’t recommend hydrangea ‘Limelight’ enough for any place that needs height and a bit of width. It flowers in late July and the large cone-shaped flowers are pale green turn- ing to white. Interestingly, hydrangea Runaway Bride ‘Snow White’ was the Plant of the Year at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. I have it, but beware, it is quite short and mine has got almost lost, I have to move it nearer to the front of the border. Any herbaceous plants with long stems that haven’t had the Chelsea chop have gone berserk, especially the lavender ‘Vera’. I chopped half this lavender round a rose bed in the spring, and those stems left have already fallen into the bed. The mature lavenders need about ½ of this year’s growth cut after flowering, making sure that some green growth remains. I have cut back the hardy geranium ‘Endressii’ and already it is bushing well, and herbs such as oregano, all violas and ground-hugging plants such as aubretia that have got straggly. Remember to stake al- stromeria, campanula, phlox, hydrangea ‘Annabelle’, and geranium ‘Anna Folkard’ which can wind its way through taller shrubs. Cut back the long tendrils of Wisteria to two buds from the main stem. Plant out, as soon as possible, annual seedlings of cosmos, lavatera etc. for August flowering. Keep an eye on any white mould on roses, delphiniums etc. and spray accordingly. Pinch off any swollen or misshapen buds of day lilies because they contain the busy grubs of the hemerocallis gall midge. The weeds need checking all the time, and bindweed needs to be unravelled, put in a bag and sprayed. Dig out the roots of the ground elder when the earth is damp, it’s very satisfying! Keep tying in runner beans, plant young seedlings of lettuce etc. in succes- sion, remember that carrot fly get to the young plants on the ground so sow them in pots up high to fool them! Leek moth caterpillars can be a problem, growing the plants under horticultural fleece will prevent the moths laying eggs. Keep leeks well watered in hot weather to ensure strong growth. Dead-head, feed and water! Happy gardening, Gillie Ross, Upperton.
33 NEWS FROM THE VALLEY
We are not getting any younger, and I said this was my last garden opening after 15 years, and didn’t we go out with a bang! 628 visitors over the two days, raising a total of £5,000 - that works out roughly to £3,500 to go to the NGS and £1,500 to go towards St Mary’s church repairs. So thank you to all my helpers, this year and in all previous years - I could not have done it with- out you all. I shall now only open for pre-arranged visits from gardening clubs, so come on, Tillington, have tea with the Upwaltham valley people.
I am happy to relate that the interior plaster work is now finished in the church. So we will be on with the big clean, in plenty of time for the forthcoming wed- dings. We have had a meeting to discuss the lime wash colours for interior and exterior, so the builders will then return. Work carries on with the external plaster work.
Our sad news is that Dione Venables, a dear friend to all at Upwaltham, will be moving to Banstead to be near her children. She has been a great support to the church and its people. Dione will ever be remembered for her input into the memorial plaque,. It would never have been the great event that it was, and still is, without her efforts. She really did help put our little church on the map for all to see and enjoy. Thank you, Dione, and our very best wishes for the future in your new home.
Sue Kearsey
No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as much as your dog does.
34 The Arts Society West Sussex
On Tuesday July 2nd Alexandra Epps will give a talk on As Good As Gold A Special 50th Anniversary Talk Experience the story of gold and its significance and symbolism in the history of art - all that gli ers is certainly gold. Teas and cakes following the talk.
There is no meeting in August
Meetings held in Fi leworth Village Hall at 2pm Doors open 1.40. Tea and coffee after the talk Please call 01903411086 or contact [email protected] Visitors most welcome - £5 www.theartssocietywestsussex.org
THE ARTS SOCIETY - SOUTH DOWNS
Wednesday 3rd July Marc Allum will give a talk onThe Anatomy of Collecting
Wednesday 7th August Sarah Lenton will give a talk on Opera, The Melting Pot of Culture
NB April talk on Opera, The Melting Pot of Culture rescheduled for Wednesday 7th August
Meetings at Fittleworth Village Hall
Coffee from 9.50 Lecture 10.45 New Members, Visitors (5) warmly welcomed Please call Hilary 01403 785302
www.theartssocietysouthdowns.org.uk
35 VILLA BALJAT Beau ful villa available for rent in Lanzarote, with heated pool; 25 minutes drive from the airport to the peaceful northern end of the island, in ny El Mojon, ten minutes from the old town of Teguise.
The airy open-plan property, incorpora ng the old ‘finca’ farmhouse, is beau fully finished, and offers two double bedrooms and one twin – all with their own bathrooms. The kitchen is equipped to a high standard; comfortable lounge with Sky TV, DVD and video; large conservatory.
There is much to see and do on this interes ng island: the Timanfaya Volcano Na onal Park, the wine- growing area of La Geria, surfing and hang gliding at Famara, as well as the legacy of Cesar Manrique, ar st, sculptor and architect, who was responsible for the preserva on of tradi onal Lanzarote. Walking, cycling and surfing are popular pursuits – along with great fish restaurants and local wines.
£800 for two per week (£1050 July/Aug) addi onal guests £100 pp pw. Contact Rob Kirton 00 44 (0)7931 312326 for more details
36 WEST SUSSEX PAVING AND LANDSCAPING (TILLINGTON)
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TILLINGTON PAVILION AND GROUNDS
Modern facility with fitted kitchen, changing rooms and dining area plus beautiful grounds with stunning, southerly views over the Downs
Available for functions, parties, meetings and sporting events Marquees available
For more information please contact the Parish Clerk Mrs Jean Huggett Tel: 01798 343906 Email: [email protected]
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DIARY FOR JULY & AUGUST 2019
Duncton - 'D' Tillington - 'T' Upwaltham - 'U' Every 10.30 am to Coffee Shop open, Village Hall T Wednesday noon Every Friday 7.30 am Prayers for Church & Community T Every Friday 5.30 pm Men's & Women's Groups - Old Rectory T JULY Saturday 6th 8.30 am Joint Men's & Women's Breakfast T 9.00 am Breakfast Church (Open Air) T Sunday 7th 11.00 am Holy Communion (BCP) T Tuesday 9th 10.30 am Coffee morning at The Cricketers D 9.30 am Parish Communion T Sunday 14th 10.30 am Prayer and Praise D 8.00 am Holy Communion (BCP) T Sunday 21st 9.30 am Parish Communion T 11.30 am Patronal Service U Wednesday 24th 9.30 am Holy Communion (BCP) T Friday 26th 12.30 pm Village Lunch in the Village Hall T 9.30 am Parish Communion T Sunday 28th 10.30 am Holy Communion (BCP) D AUGUST Saturday 3rd 8.30 am Joint Men's & Women's Breakfast T 9.00 am Breakfast Church T Sunday 4th 11.00 am Holy Communion (BCP) T Sunday 4th 2 to 4 pm Fun Dog Show and Teas at Village Hall D 9.30 am Parish Communion T Sunday 11th 10.30 am Family Service D Tuesday 13th 10.30 am Coffee morning at The Cricketers D Wednesday 14th 9.30 am Holy Communion (BCP) T
48 AUGUST (cont’d) 8.00 am Holy Communion (BCP) T Sunday 18th 9.30 am Informal Communion Service T 9.30 am Parish Communion T Sunday 25th 10.30 am Holy Communion (BCP) D Wednesday 28th 9.30 am Holy Communion (BCP) T Friday 30th 12.30 pm Village Lunch in the Village Hall T
VILLAGES DIRECTORY
Art Group Liz Wetherell 01730 815403 Book Club Liz Young 01798 343382 Cricket Club Graham Westmore 07966 218259 Footpath Warden Gerald G-Cooke 01798 342151 Friends of Tillington Church Sally Greenwell 01798 861242 Men’s Breakfast Gerald G-Cooke 01798 342151 Monthly Lunches Gillie Ross 01798 342231 Neighbourhood Watch (T’ton) Amy Brown 01798 343708 Petworth Community Minibus 01798 344898 Police non-urgent 101 x 588229 Urgent 999 Riding School Abbie Hodd 07713 614596 Scottish Dancing Iain Brooks 01798 342379 Stoolball Wendy Francis 01798 342790 Tennis Club Sophie Bamber 07810 790403 T’ton Charitable Trust Hugh Rolfe 01798 861369 T.L.C. Tillington Local Care 07910 234862 Women's Breakfast Shelley Fergusson 01798 345150 Croquet Club Katharine Minchin 01730 813586 Duncton Walkers John Mayes 01798 368345 Neighbourhood Watch Susan Thomas 01798 344352 Primary School Vanessa Dudman 01798 342402
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