PETWORTH PAGES Bignor Duncton and Graffham Ebernoe Fittleworth Kirdford Lodsworth Lurgashall SPRING 2020 Northchapel In this issue Petworth VE Day preparations Plaistow & lfold Petworth people Sutton & Barlavington Gardening events Events coming up Tillington News from local schools Wisborough Green Move. Knight Frank Haslemere. Get back to what you love sooner by selling with Knight Frank. 1 West Street Haslemere GU27 2AB 01428 770560 knightfrank.co.uk Connecting people & property, perfectly. RESID5-62 Petworth Page Advert_AW.indd 1 18/12/2019 12:03 Editor’s welcome The first signs of Spring are starting to show including the lighter evenings. The better weather and longer days brings the opportunity to enjoy everything that the outdoors has to offer. There is so much to get involved with for all ages in the area, lots of events coming up in the Spring/Summer and new activities to try. In May we mark the 75th Anniversary of VE day and Petworth has a special weekend planned for all the community (page 4). Our gardeners are hard at work with preparations for summer events and they are always in need of help leading up to the events, and on the day, so find out how you can get involved on page 8. Climate change is on all our minds and the children at Petworth Primary School have been doing their bit to make a difference – read about this on page 26. The summer edition of Petworth Pages drops through doors at the end of May so if you have anything you would like to include please get in touch by 10 April (details below). Kerry Contents VE Day preparations 4 Chairman’s report 7 Horticultural events coming up 8 Petworth people 10-11 10 Skyscape exhibition at Petworth House 13 Petworth Film House and Petworth Festival 15 Spotlight events 16-19 Environment 20-21 Community 22-25 News from our schools 26-27 Local contacts and events 28 Local businesses 30 Colston, Richard, Silver pair-cased verge watch with sun-and-moon Colston, Richard, Silver pair-cased of Oxford © Ashmolean Museum, University dial, c.1685-90. 13 21 The team Advertising Submissions Petworth Pages is a collaboration Do you have To submit an article for a future edition between Petworth Town Council and a business or of Petworth Pages please forward to the Petworth Business Association. event that you PETWORTH PAGES [email protected] together with Advertising information 2020 would like to any key images (including © information Editor: Kerry Coughtrey • 32pp A4 full colour publication produced quarterly • Delivered to 8,400 homes in the Petworth Pages area promote in a • Additional 300 copies delivered to commercial and where applicable). 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Deadline for submissions: 10 July Every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of We have 3 sizes of advert to choose Distribution commences: 24 August content and information is correct at time of going from with discounted rates for PBA Winter to press. Petworth Pages cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions or endorse companies, members and all advertising can be Deadline for submissions: 9 October products or services that appear in this publication. booked into 2021! Distribution commences: 23 November 3 Image kindly supplied by Petworth Society Hampers Green by George Garland Save the date for VE day celebrations 8-10 May! VE Day celebrations take and hotels etc, to join in the VE Day 75 place the weekend of 8-10 celebrations. We do hope that you will be able to join Petworth take part over the VE May 2020 and Petworth Town Day weekend of the 8th-10th May 2020, Council will be hosting an providing you with the opportunity to pay event to help support these your personal tribute to those millions at celebrations. home and abroad who gave so much to ensure we all enjoy the freedom we Following the successful 100 year share today. commemorations for the end of WW1 There will be lots on offer including live which the Town Council and Royal music (swing band, Petfringe chorus) food British Legion held in Rosemary Gardens and drink (including a bar run by the Royal planning is now in place for a similar British Legion Club) and lots more. event for VE Day. 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These measures include white lining in pinch points and the new pedestrian crossing which is being developed for the A272, just up from Christmas event the Sylvia Beaufoy Centre. The Town Council has also received approval from SSE and WSCC Highways to locate a battery- operated Speed Limit Reminder (SLR) device, with speed data gathering, on lamp posts at four locations in Petworth town. The sign will display the speed limit and a flashing ‘slow down’ symbol if the limit is exceeded. These will not be permanent installations as the intention is to rotate the device between the four locations in order to gather speed data and check © Graham Whittington Lens Art effectiveness at each location. The locations are on North Street, on the A283 near the Christmas may seem a long way off now but this is the first Stonemasons Inn, Angel Street and the A285 Station Road. opportunity we have had in Petworth Pages to say what a Other locations will be considered in the future, but will need fantastic success the event on the 7th December was. The to meet WSCC Highway department guidelines. Locations Town Council and Petworth Business Association filled the town on short narrow sections of road often do not meet these with Christmas cheer and the day would not have been possible requirements. without a huge amount of work by the team. The device can only be placed at each location for 2 weeks Running up to the main day we also had a Christmas at a time. This is due to SSE restrictions on lamp post use. window display competition for shops and businesses – they all Speed data will be gathered from the four locations for a total looked amazing and the secret judges had a hard time making period of about 6 months. After data analysis a permanent the final choices but they were as follows: location will be recommended and the purchase of additional Most Creative Window Artful Teasing “We Three Kings” unit(s) considered. Most Humorous Window The Petworth Bookshop “While Further information on traffic updates can be viewed on Shepherds Watched” the Town Council website www.petworth-tc.gov.uk Best Interpretation Serena Jones “Walking in the Air” Best Live Window Augustus Brandt Lifestyle Shop Rosemary Gardens Improvements have taken place to the surface of the footpaths and the benches in the Gardens.