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For more information please call 01403 783582, visit www.gozonecare.com, contact Zane at [email protected] or Sharon at [email protected] 4264_Recruitment Ad_Burgess Hill Mag_Oct2020_AW.indd 1 13/10/2020 13:01 contents... MESSAGE FROM THE TOWN MAYOR It is hard to realise that another year has nearly passed. And now we face Local News Page 4 -17 Christmas still fighting Covid-19. Your Councillors and Meetings Page 15 Looking back, we can be stirred by the neighbourliness that so many showed Help Point Page 17 - 18 in helping those most vulnerable during lockdown. Please remember CONTENTS In Touch Page 19 - 22 that Christmas, which for some can be a lonely time, will be worse with Covid-19 so your care and kindnesses in these strange times - even a simple phone call - will be much appreciated www.gozonecare.com and will help those who need some human contact. The Council is planning to maintain the spirit of Christmas as far as we can, given the likely constraints ahead. We aim to bring life THE DEADLINE FOR THE APRIL 2021 ISSUE (BOTH EDITORIAL AND to the town centre while it is restructured. We are setting up a ADVERTISING) IS 13 JANUARY 2021. source of affordable food by setting up the Burgess Hill Pantry to We are looking for exceptional carers like you! complement the great work of our Food Bank. As a community we Letters, news and other contributions are welcome. will stand together and support one another and look forward to Please address these to: About Town, Burgess Hill Town Council, better times ahead. Join our team of friendly, caring individuals based at a family run 96 Church Walk, Burgess Hill, West Sussex RH15 9AS. Telephone: 01444 247726. Roger Cartwright care provider in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. 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Conditions of acceptance of advertising: • Pay day loans • Funded professional qualifications Burgess Hill Town Council does not endorse any advertisements published in About Town and in the event of any • Flexible working hours • 5% discount in Sainsbury’s, Tesco and misprint, error or omission in the publication of an advertisement, the publisher will re- many more national stores publish the advertisement, excepting when the misprint, error or omission does not materially You must be over 18, have a full UK driving license and your own transport to apply. detract from the advertisement. For more information please call 01403 783582, visit www.gozonecare.com, contact Zane at [email protected] or Sharon at [email protected] 3 4264_Recruitment Ad_Burgess Hill Mag_Oct2020_AW.indd 1 13/10/2020 13:01 SANTA’S SLEIGH FOOD BANK RELOCATION With Christmas fast approaching, Burgess Hill and District Burgess Hill Community Food Bank has moved to new Rotary Club hope to take their sleigh with Father Christmas premises in the town centre and is now based at 85 Church on board round their normal routes and look forward to your Walk. usual generous support. Please see their FaceBook page and website in November for further details. Town Council Leader Robert Eggleston helped secure LOCAL NEWS The club was unable to hold its usual three Car Boot Fairs in appropriate premises for a joint depot and distribution 2020, due to Covid-19. In normal years, these events would point and NewRiver Retail has provided the premises at a help them raise between £3,000 and £4,000 to fund local peppercorn rent. and international projects. Refurbishing the building was a community effort, with Hoping for better times next year, they are planning Car Boot Burgess Hill Town Council and Burgess Hill District Lions Fairs on Easter Monday (5 April), the Spring Bank Holiday Club making financial contributions, including a £1,000 Monday (31 May) and the August Bank Holiday Monday (30 grant from the Lions Clubs Foundation. August), when they look forward to seeing all their sellers and buyers. The Town Council’s Maintenance Team helped with a For more information about Burgess Hill Rotary Club, please substantial part of the refurbishment and a number of contact [email protected]. local companies and Food Bank volunteers helped get the premises ready for the move. Demand soared at the start of lockdown and remained that way for the first 3 months. Whilst this has subsequently reduced, numbers are still higher than pre-lockdown levels. From March to August the Food Bank provided 606 crates of food to feed 1159 people. Many people have never been in this situation before and may feel embarrassed about asking for help. Be assured, the Food Bank provides food to people from all walks of life - especially since the pandemic outbreak - and everyone is treated with dignity and respect. If you would like to help, there are food collection points at Waitrose and the three Co-ops in Burgess Hill, and donations can be made via the website. The Food Bank is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 11am – 1pm. For more details, visit http://www.burgesshillfoodbank.org.uk/. 4 The Burnside workshop is currently open from 9.30am to BURGESS HILL SHED 3pm each Tuesday and Wednesday. It is an ideal place for members to work on a variety of craft projects and hobbies. REOPENS AFTER LOCKDOWN Some come to learn new skills, some to make things for their homes and families, and some to make products which Local charity Burgess Hill Shed has recently agreed a new can be sold to members of the public to raise funds for the lease with West Sussex County Council for its community running costs. Members also work together on projects to workshop at Burnside in Victoria Road. The new lease help other local groups such as making special scenery for is for a five year term and will enable the charity to Cuckfield Drama Society and stage steps for Burgess Hill continue to run its successful community workshop in Choral Society. For more information call 01444 236743 or LOCAL NEWS Burgess Hill. email [email protected]. As soon as the new lease was signed and lockdown restrictions were lifted, members set about planning to re- open the workshop, which was necessary to ensure that Government requirements for Covid control were in place and members felt safe to return. Members have adapted to the new controls very well and they are once again enjoying working together, albeit at a safe distance. It is also pleasing to see new members joining and quickly getting stuck into projects and making new friends. 5 TOYS AND MORE AT KIDS STUFF Family run business Kids Stuff was started by Debbie and Julian Hartfield when they opened their first store in Uckfield in 1988. Crowborough soon followed and the Burgess Hill shop opened in Market Place Shopping Centre 25 years ago. Burgess Hill th From small beginnings Kids Stuff has gone from strength Next opening Saturday 12 December 10am – 1pm at The Kiln, opposite New Look. to strength and there are now 8 stores stretching from LOCAL NEWS Eastbourne to Chichester and Bognor to Tunbridge Wells. 32 years on, Kids Stuff is very much a family concern, with son and daughter, Becky and Stephen, along with other family members now involved in running the business. The Burgess Hill staff have been with the company for many years and take pride in knowing their customers and providing a personal service. They have an encyclopaedic knowledge of the stock and are able to make recommendations of age- appropriate gifts if you are stuck for ideas. As well as the traditional toys, games and educational products that are always popular with families, Kids Stuff also stocks all the latest arrivals, offering a price match to guarantee competitive prices. The Autumn/Winter catalogue is available to pick up in the store. They run a year round Christmas Club so you can spread the cost of your gift shopping and Gift Vouchers are also th th th th Then Saturdays 9 Jan, 13 Feb, 13 March & 10 April.