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The Chronicle is published six times a year by St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly for the benefit of the

communities of West Hoathly, Sharpthorne, and Highbrook.

The publication is edited, printed and distributed entirely within the parish by a dedicated team of

volunteers. We welcome reports of regular and one-off events and meetings, notices of

forthcoming activities, reminiscences, poems, line drawings, short stories, individual viewpoints,

letters, information and news of other matters. Items for inclusion should be sent by e-mail to

all four editors; typed or short handwritten items can also be delivered to any of the editors.

We reserve the right to edit any articles submitted.

THE EDITORIAL TEAM:

Peter Hartley, Old Timbers, North Lane, West Hoathly, RH19 4QF

Tel: 01342 811238 e-mail: petermhartley@btinternet.com

Anne Thorne, Chiddinglye Farmhouse, West Hoathly RH19 4QS

Tel: 01342 810338 e-mail: ap.thorne338@btinternet.com

Kathy Brown, Ashurst, Bulldogs Bank, Sharpthorne, RH19 4PH

Tel: 01342 811866 e-mail: kathy.brown@tiscali.co.uk

Marion Jones, 6 Glenham Place, Top Road, Sharpthorne, RH19 4HU

Tel: 01342 810143 e-mail: marion_jones@talk21.com

From the Editorial Team . . .

As we go to print, it feels as though summer has already arrived with lots of sun, albeit also

a lot of cloud. It was almost perfect weather for all the Royal Wedding celebrations around

the villages, many arranged at the last minute, and, as one long-standing resident said

―organised by lots of the newer younger people; we really got to meet one another!‖ That

must be good for the community spirit and we hope that all the parties were enjoyable; some

of them are covered on our pages 6 & 7. May there be more occasions like this in our

community!

Meanwhile we hope for just a little rain to dampen and soften the gardens; but not on the

Community Play at the end of June which is outdoors! How we are blessed in comparison

with people who live without rain for months, sometimes years, on end.

We‘re pleased that the cost of The Chronicle for the coming year will be unchanged, £3 per

year. It‘s delivered to around 560 houses in the villages and if you know of others who

would like to take it, then please ring Rosemary Watson, as below.

Lastly – a very big ‘thank you’ to Brian Lavery who has managed the advertisements

in The Chronicle for many years. Brian would like a change, so would someone please

contact either Brian or one of the editors to offer to take the task on. It’s not very

burdensome, we can assure you!

From Peter, Anne, Kathy & Marion

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Goo Coomber at 01342 810298 leads the production

team, collating all copies in the church on the Thursday

afternoon before publication.

Rosemary Watson at 01342 810800 heads the team

of distributors, and she can arrange for the Chronicle to

be

delivered to your home, or posted to you. Some copies

are also put out in the local churches and shops for

purchase at 70p a copy. Annual subscription - £3.

ADVERTISING

Brian Lavery at 01342 810508 handles boxed business

advertisements, which can be included for £30 annually.

Marion Jones at 01342 810143 deals with Small Ads,

which cost £1 per issue for two lines of copy.

Inclusion of an advertisement does not imply any form of

approval of the quality of the services offered.

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The Chronicle for June and July 2011 – Page 3

Lionel writes…….

Dear Friends,

I was singing the hymn Amazing Grace the other day and found myself, as I am sure others have done, asking

the question: “what’s so amazing about grace?”. The famous Hymn. John Newton’s most loved hymn

reflects something of his spiritual journey, doesn’t it? Having lived an immoral life for many years, John

Newton felt overwhelmingly grateful for the experience of God’s mercy, washing over him like the waves of the ocean flooding a parched, polluted shore. An

only child, John was close to his mother but never developed the same bond with his father, a shipmaster who was often away from home. Elizabeth Newton brought her son up in the Christian

faith, and their short time together was to bear fruit much later. Her death from TB when John was only seven was a devastating blow. On top of this his father remarried and he was sent off to

boarding school. Then when the boy was only 11 years old, he took him off to s ea. They made several voyages together over the next six years.On a visit to Kent, the young John met the love of

his life, Mary Catlett, although it was to be some years before he was able to marry her Five years

after his marriage, John had a serious illness, which forced him to give up seafaring. He then worked as a surveyor of tides in Liverpool, and it was here that he came under the influence of the famous

evangelical preacher George Whitefield and, later, of the great John Wesley. During his life at sea, Newton had tried to educate himself and now he began to study theology in

earnest. He decided to try for ordination in the Anglican Church. One bishop turned him down but eventually another accepted him and he became a curate at Olney in Buckinghamshi re. His dynamic

personality and preaching, as well as his enthusiasm and commitment, soon got him noticed and over the next 16 years his congregation and ministry kept growing. It was here that he together with

a friend William Cowper, wrote many hymns which we still sing today: Amazing Grace, How sweet the name of Jesus sounds, and Glorious things of the are spoken.

A busy two months: Lent, APCM’s, Easter and Holy Week were very busy and then there was the

Royal wedding, a wonderful occasion for celebration and parties, which I always enjoy. Thank you to all who responded to the Stewardship Campaign and who returned the “Gifts and

Talents” slip. Also to all who collected for Christian Aid and of course all who gave so generously too. I have just returned from celebrating the centenary of the West Hoathly Bowling Club and we are off

to the UNA VOCE Concert “Seeking Haydn”. Congratulations to all who participated and all who

organized these events.

Alex Baxter has just heard that he has been accepted as an ordinand and will begin training at Cambridge in September. Please pray for him and Tamara and the children as they begin to plan

their move.

Finally, the summer is a busy time with lots of baptisms and weddings. Please make sure that you pray for the couples whose names will be on the pew

leaflet each week and for those coming for baptism and their parents. My prayer is that they will be welcomed into the family of the church and become

committed members of God’s family here in the parish.

With my warm greetings and prayers. Ven. Lionel Whatley.

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Events at the Churches,

All Saints and St. Margaret’s

Changes

Please note new contact details for Lionel

Whatley and the Vicarage. New telephone

no. is 01342 810757.

At All Saints, we have a new Churchwar-

den and a new Treasurer, Hugh Bennett

and Molly Cooper. And many thanks to

Rosemary and Martyn Hodgson who have

undertaken these tasks so faithfully for

many years; may they be blessed in pas-

tures new.

Specific Events

PENTECOST, Sunday, 12th June. Pentecost is

the birthday of the church, when the gift of the

Holy Spirit came upon those gathered in the up-

per room. It is this Spirit which can inspire the

lives of all people. Services to celebrate this

great event in the church calendar will be 9am at

All Saints, 10am at St. Margaret‘s and an eve-

ning Healing Service, also in St. Margaret‘s.

ST. MARGARET’S PATRONAL

Two dates to note:

Sunday, 17th July 10am Jubilate Family Service

with PUPPETS. 4.30pm St. Margaret‘s cream

teas at the Bluebell Railway Horsted Keynes

Station Picnic Area before boarding promptly at

5.45pm the train to Kingscote for Cuckfield

Deanery ‗Songs of Praise‘, afterwards returning

to Horsted Keynes.

Wednesday, 20th July, 7pm sharp! Celebrate

St. Margaret of Antioch with a ‗bring and share‘

supper, Courtlands Nurseries. The barbecue fire

will be going, so bring whatever you would like

to have cooked on the grill plus anything else

you would like to share.

Events outside the Parish

ASCENSION DAY, Thursday, 2nd June.

There will be no service in any of our churches

this year. But at 8pm, in the Church of The As-

cension, Haywards Heath, there will be a Eucha-

rist to which we have been invited. Contact

Valerie 810848 for more details.

Thursday, 9th June, at 7.30pm at St.

Augustine‘s, Scaynes Hill, will see the licensing

of the Revd. Lisa Barnett. The Bishop of Hor-

sham, Rt. Revd. Mark Sowerby, will be presid-

ing; all are invited to attend.

Regular Events at St.

Margaret’s

ESPECIALLY FOR

FAMILIES: These are wel-

come at any service at St.

Margaret‘s! Noise is rarely a

problem or an issue; all are

welcomed in God‘s house.

A carpet and toys are out

during the Parish Commun-

ions (10am 2nd and 4th Sun-

days). Jubilate Family Ser-

vices (10am 1st and 3rd Sun-

days) are lively and you can

expect more child participa-

tion. PUPPETS appear every 3rd Sunday and on

the 4th from 4.30-6pm we gather families for

Bible Stories, songs, crafts and full tea! Come

along and see what we get up to!

ESPECIALLY FOR MEN: There is a monthly

men‘s gathering generally held in the Sharp-

thorne Club, 2nd Monday of each month, 8pm.

This is a time for good conversation and witness

in the community. More information from

Derek 810780.

AND AT HORNCASTLE: A group from the

church visit the Nursing Home, Maple and Wil-

low Lodges monthly. Ring Valerie if you‘d like

to join them.

From the Registers

We report elsewhere on

the sad death of Fleur

Therese Bennett Harris,

aged 74, recently of North

Lane, but for a long time at Langridge Farm;

Fleur will be sadly missed and please pray for

her 4 daughters and their families at this time. At

the other end of the spectrum, we have been

blessed with the baptisms of Emilia Anne

Róisín Johnson, first daughter of Claire and

Simon, grand-daughter of Peter and Janet of The

Lydd and of Isabelle Lily Jane Smith, daughter

of Jenny and Nicholas. It is good to welcome

these young people into the Christian commu-

nity; pray for them and their families.

Illustration of St. Margaret’s by Freda Parsons

The new Parish Council has been elected Every 4 years, we have the opportunity to choose who will represent us as Parish Councillors and, following the election that took place on 5th May, our new councillors until 2015 are: Derek Bartlett, Lynne Brough, Paul Brown, William Buckley, Duncan Cunningham, Bob Darvill, Bob Denny, Rita des Forges, John Downe, Peter Hartley, Jean Kingsley-Monks. John Downe has been elected Chairman for the coming year with Peter Hartley as Vice Chairman.

Following the District Council election the High Weald District Councillors who represent West Hoathly for the next 4 years are: Chris Hersey and Simon McMenemy.

Thanks to Christine Field and Viona Hopwood Christine Field and Viona Hopwood decided not to stand again as Parish Councillors. Thanks are due to both of them for the many years of hard work and dedication they have given to the Parish in their time as Councillors. Their expertise will be missed.

Priorities for the New Council Our previous Parish Council took some time out to consider the issues they felt the parish faces in the next 4 years. These were seen to be:

Following through on projects like the West Hoathly Community Shop and the needs of a Community building.

Producing a ‘Village Design’ or Neighbourhood Plan to highlight to Mid Sussex District Council the views of the Parish with respect to Planning matters.

Investing in improvements to the West Hoathly Village Hall Addressing the shortage of affordable housing within the parish Improving traffic related issues e.g. speeding, parking and pedestrian safety.

All of these initiatives will benefit greatly from the wider community’s involvement.

Summer Colours in the Parish - Art weekend As advertised in the last edition of the Chronicle the Parish Council are sponsoring an Art Competition on the weekend of 16th – 17th July. All artsits, of every age, are encouraged to spend the weekend depicting a subject of their choice celebrating our parish in the summer, using any medium they wish. All entries will be displayed in the School for the Sunday afternoon before the judging takes place. It is also hoped to extend the weekend to be a mini Arts Festival with poetry reading, story-telling and a concert from young musicians. For further information contact Bob Darvill, 01342 810443 evenings or the Parish Clerk on 01342 811301 during office hours.

Village Tidy A big thank you to everyone who came along on 16th April and helped to tidy up the highways and byways of our Parish. Your help with this annual event is greatly appreciated.

West Sussex Big Society West Hoathly are featured in a video produced by West Sussex County Council demonstrating the Big Society in Action. See the video on the West Sussex County Council Website.

WSCC County Local Committee At West Hoathly School at 7pm on 7th June – open to all, catch up on the County’s activities.

West Hoathly Village Hall to be “Wifi” enabled for Internet access Contact the Parish Clerk for details.

WEST HOATHLY PARISH COUNCIL

May 2011

Parish Clerk: Helen Schofield - The Parish Office, North Lane, West Hoathly, RH19 4QG T: 01342 811301 E: clerk@westhoathly.gov.uk

Website: www.westhoathly.gov.uk The office is open on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday between 9am and noon. Messages can be

left at all other times on answer phone or email.

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Royal Wedding Celebratiions

West Hoathly Bowls Club Over fifty members of the West Hoathly Bowls Club

came together on 29 April to celebrate the Royal

Wedding in style. The Clubhouse was decorated

with bunting, flags, red, white and blue balloons and

a magnificent cake specially created for the occasion.

Members entered into the spirit by dressing up in red,

white and blue or wearing some form of wedding

apparel. The men also wore Union Jack bowler hats.

On arrival at the Club, members enjoyed champagne

and snacks and then some (mostly the ladies)

watched the ceremony in the lounge while others

took part in fun bowls activities. A delicious buffet

lunch was served and we then took part in an enjoy-

able game of bowls. Later all enjoyed a superb tea with home made cakes.

Everyone agreed that this was a most enjoyable event and a wonderful way to start our Centenary Year

Celebrations. Bernadine Philpot

Hamsey Road Most importantly the weather played ball and proved to be a better day than possibly the actual wedding

day itself. We had a wet weather stand by plan in the form of the Sharpthorne club so many thanks must

go to Nora and Don Jones for their offer. Also thanks to the Ibstock Brickworks who provided us with a

vast supply of sweets and also a Garden Centre Voucher for the best-dressed house, which was won by

The Combers.

Janet Wilkinson co-ordinated a merry band of helpers into providing food (the feeding of the 5000

springs to mind!) and tables (kindly supplied by Sharpthorne Church and other residents) and children‘s

games. The impromptu volunteer force was fantastic and everyone pulled together but credit must go to

Janet for her organisation and weeks of planning.

The theme of the party was the Mad Hatters Tea party so adults and children alike dressed accordingly

with the more traditional opting for a red, white and blue theme. The children had a sit down tea with

plenty of room for the grown ups to sip their pimms and sample the BBQ and Margaret Watson had iced

a three-tier wedding cake provided by two residents, Kate and Caroline. The result was wonderful and

made for a stunning table centrepiece. Most of us were still eating wedding cake a week later!

The children played with hoops, games and ‗hook a duck‘ whilst the adults entertained themselves with

a novel version of musical chairs.

All in all the day was a great success enjoyed by all. Roll on the Olympics celebrations!! Rachel Whitlam

Highbrook What a great Tea Party! Thank you all so much for

bringing a wonderful selection of food. A special

thanks to John and Sylvia for organising the games,

and Martin for cutting the grass. We had over sev-

enty people enjoying a lovely sunny day.

The next village party will be the Queen‘s Diamond

Jubilee which will be over the weekend 2nd-5th

June 2012 Andrea Browne

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West Hoathly School

On the afternoon of Thursday 28th April, 120

children gathered at West Hoathly School for a

Royal Wedding Tea Party. The hall was deco-

rated with flags and bunting and was set out

ready for a memorable feast. But first there were

games to play outside and three treasure hunts,

for which clues were placed around the school.

The first rain shower in weeks, brought everyone

in to enjoy sandwiches and crisps, followed by

cup-cakes in colourful cases and plenty of squash

to drink. The children sat at specially decorated

tables around the hall and were waited on by par-

ents and older brothers and sisters. They had

been asked to come dressed in red, white and

blue, to celebrate the wedding, and those wearing

the best costumes won a prize. Earlier in the af-

ternoon, they had all been at church for the Easter

service, and the bright colours being worn had

really added to the celebratory atmosphere.

A wonderful occasion day for all involved! James Masters

…. and Forthcoming Attractions…..

The Jigsaw Puzzle

A site specific community play about the village of West Hoathly

by Suzi Hopkins

presented by The Company, and the Stoneland Players with a cast of 24.

The evening will move between St Margaret‘s Church and the Manor House

Gardens, and will be filled with drama, fascinating local stories and music.

22, 23, 24,29,30 June and 1, 2 July at 7.30 (ending 9.30)

Tickets £10 and £5 (under 14‘s) from the Priest House, the Organic Café, the

Cat Inn or Sharpthorne Garage/Costcutter

or www.highweald.org.. or 01580 879958

Parts of the play take place outside, so please dress appropriately for the

weather The project has been funded by the Art's Council, WSCC, MSDC, the Weald Forest

Ridge L.P. Scheme and West Hoathly Parish Council.

The Parish Arts Festival

Competition of art and artistry for all ages, Saturday and Sunday 16-17 July

Welcome, registration and refreshments at West Hoathly School, Saturday 8.00-11.00

Display and public viewing of entries in School, Sunday 13.00-16.00

Awards and honours, Sunday 17.00 Details were given in last issue. Queries to the parish Clerk or Bob Darvill (810443)

Sandy Lane & Garden Mead

Photo by Richard Ward

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West Hoathly School

The combination of bank holidays,

including royal weddings and staff

training days, coupled with a late

Easter reduced this half term to a mere twenty-

one school days, but we have managed to pack a

great deal into that short space of time. During

the first (three day) week we celebrated Easter;

we like to do this after the event so we can con-

centrate on the resurrection aspects. The chil-

dren gathered, with parents, in St Margaret‘s

church and Father Lionel had his first taste of a

school celebration service as we reflected upon

the world changing events of Easter. The buns

and chocolate eggs also got a mention!

We all enjoy a party, and any excuse will

do, but a royal wedding is definitely a good ex-

cuse. The parents of the School Association in-

vited the children, parents, staff and others for a

celebratory tea of epic proportions. The children

came dressed in red, white and blue clothes, and

the events started with a treasure hunt and games

in the playground. We then adjourned to the hall

which was richly decorated with bunting and

flags. The tables were weighed down with tradi-

tional tea party delicacies from sandwiches and

snacks to biscuits and cakes, including some spe-

cially commissioned royal wedding cup cakes.

The children showed their appreciation for all

the efforts of the parents with loud applause, and

further prizes were presented for suitably cele-

bratory outfits.

The second (four day) week was a little

quieter with the children and staff getting stuck

into their half-term learning journeys. This term

our youngest children will focus on the theme

―Come Walk with Me‖ in which they will be

finding out about journeys and the things we en-

counter on the way. The older ―infants‖ (Dragon

Class) are looking a little further afield with their

―Come Fly with Me‖ topic, focussing especially

on France. The junior classes (Pegasus and

Phoenix) are also finding out more about France

with their ―Vive La France‖ theme. There is

more about these on our website which is regu-

larly updated.

Friday 6th May was an important day in our

sporting history. Our team of 14 pupils (both

girls and boys), ably prepared by Mike Cham-

pain and Pete Robinson, took part in the East

Grinstead RFC Sunshine Sevens Tag Rugby

Tournament with many other local schools. The

team played five matches and won all five, scor-

ing a magnificent total of 84 points, six points

for each game won and two for every tri scored.

This placed them first at the final whistle and

they won the tournament.

Our seven Year 6 pupils took part in the National

end of Key Stage Two tests during the week be-

ginning 9th May. They sat tests in reading, writ-

ing, spelling and mathematics. With the excel-

lent services of Mrs Staples, our school cook,

they shared breakfast together each day before

knuckling down to work. Friday 13th May was

certainly not an unlucky day for Year 6 as it

marked the end of the tests!

The last four days of this term (as we are closed

on Friday 27th May), will be focussed on France

with our termly curriculum theme week. Events

will include ―A taste of France‖ food sampling, a

boules tournament and a French breakfast. I am

very much looking forward to the croissants and

chocolate milk! Adam J. Earle, Headteacher

West Hoathly Pre-school

The New Year started optimistically with the

arrival of some new staff. They had just started

getting used to working together when Mel May-

nard, one of our Co-Supervisors, was taken ill

and is still signed off. We send our best wishes

to her for a quick return to health and hopefully

Pre-school. Our two newly enrolled staff mem-

bers have been doing their level best to keep Pre-

school running with some degree of normality. It

has given Jo, our second Co-Supervisor, a

chance to spread her wings and try new and fun

activities during the sessions, which the children

have enjoyed enormously.

An Administration/HR manager will be in place

by September to give our staff a much more con-

tinuous level of support and to relieve the Chair

of the Committee of a real headache! We look

forward to seeing the result of this new working

format. We are also interviewing for staff again

and hope to see some fresh faces, with enthusi-

asm oozing from every pore, at the beginning of

the new academic year.

The intake at Pre-school remains healthy and

close to our maximum. West Hoathly Primary

school are looking forward to enrolling 9 of our

children in September. We hope to hold an

Open Morning during July, so watch out for the

posters advertising this.

The children have just been on a fun school trip

to Washbooks Farm and we will also be having

the exciting Zoolab visiting during June, who

will bring their exotic creatures in to show us.

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The Pre-school also invites the whole village,

their friends and family to strut their funky stuff

at our 70‘s and 80‘s DISCO NIGHT at The

Sharpthorne Club on Saturday 25th June at

7.45pm. Tickets are £5 each and there will also

be some retro nibbles on offer and a prize for the

best dressed. You can buy tickets on the night or

from Costcutters in advance. All proceeds go

the Pre-school (Charity No: 1034102). So get

your flares and ra-ras on and get grooving! Claire Martin

West Hoathly WI

At our April meeting we were introduced to

Romy McCabe, who entertained us with an

amusing and thought provoking insight into the

life of a Vicar‘s wife. Romy¹s husband served in

a variety of parishes in London, Kent and, most

recently, Eastbourne where she met Sheila and

Michael Allen. We now understand that a

Vicar‘s wife requires a wide range of interper-

sonal skills to deal with the stresses and strains

of daily life in a parish.

Our competition for a card for the royal wedding

was won by Phyllis.

For our May meeting we adjourned to the Cat

Inn where, after a very pleasant lunch, we dis-

cussed the two resolutions put forward for con-

sideration at the AGM in Liverpool in June. We

voted to support both of them—see the report

from Sharpthorne WI for these resolutions.

On the 1st of June several of us will be joining

WI members from across West Sussex for a day

at the races at Plumpton racecourse. Our June

meeting has been rearranged for Wednesday 8

June in the Village Hall, when Steve Alton from

the Millennium Seed Bank at Wakehurst Place

will talk to us about Britain¹s wild orchids.

We have a very good programme of speakers

and activities for the rest of 2011 and welcome

anyone who would like to come to one of our

meetings and find out what the W.I. is all about. Margaret Rodgers.

Sharpthorne WI

We had an energetic meeting in April when Phil-

lippa showed us how to 'Dance to Keep Fit'.

Phillippa provided lively music, clear instruction

and the enthusiasm to keep us going. It was a

really enjoyable evening, which encouraged us

to realise that keeping fit can be fun.

We were more sober at our May meeting when

we discussed the 2 resolutions to be put forward

at this year's AGM. We voted strongly in favour

of both resolutions:

(1) 'This meeting abhors the practice of factory

farming particularly large animals such as pigs

and cows and urges HM government to ensure

that planning permission is not guaranteed for

such projects'

(2) 'This meeting urges HM Government to

maintain support for local libraries as an essen-

tial local educational and information resource'.

We have a lot of fun and friendship at the

WI, but hope that we can also play a part in in-

fluencing governments on matters on which so

many women feel strongly.

Our next meeting will be on 13 June,

when Jennie Rayment will talk about 'Tinkering

with Texture'. This is an open meeting to which

guests will be welcome. Elizabeth Tamburrini

News of the Shop

The Village Shop Committee

has been working hard over the

last few months to try to find

ways of restoring a shop in West

Hoathly. Their researches have shown that a

shop could be viable on a ‗not-for-profit basis‘ if

the premises were either donated or owned by a

Cooperative of villagers. At a recent Council

meeting, the Parish Council confirmed that they

would be sympathetic to the idea of a new build-

ing for the shop, with car parking, on the North

Lane Recreation Ground.

This seemed to be the only option given that the

owner of the derelict shop in North lane was un-

willing at the time to contemplate any sale of the

premises. HOWEVER, the old shop has now

been put up for sale at a more realistic price than

before, so this option now becomes a possibility;

the Shop Committee are therefore expressing a

formal interest in purchasing the Freehold.

Whether anything will come of this new initia-

tive remains to be seen. However, we will keep

people posted through Hoathly Hub. We also

wish to see whether there is anyone in the com-

munity with legal expertise who would be will-

ing to assist the Shop Committee. If so, please

contact either Steve Kashdan at 811962 or

Robert Pierce at 811621in the first instance. Perhaps we are living in exciting times for West

Hoathly? Robert Mensinga - Chairman

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Music happening in our area

Acoustic Sussex (folk,blues,instrumental)

19 June Wine, Women & Song Chequer Mead

19.30 For details see www.acousticsussex.org.uk

Jazz

Second Monday in every month at the

‗Haywaggon‘, Hartfield

Sharpthorne Organic Cafe

Live music on Saturdays 12.00-14.00

Village walks

26 June Ken Allfree Start at 10.00 a.m. from Finche Field

West Hoathly Local History

and Forest Row Film Soc.

Summer break: both re-start in September

Tootsie time

Friday dates are:

10th, 17th, 24th June and 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd

July.

The sessions on 24th June and 22nd July will

include High Beeches Children‘s Centre activi-

ties.

Tootsie Time will be back on September 9th.

Emmaus Club

10th June Mexican Evening and games

Sharpthorne Hall

17th June Rounders and keep fit on North

Lane Rec

24th June Games and swimming at Vaex End

1st July Walk to and Water Balloons at

Valerie's

8th July Evening at Ellie's

15th July End of term camping at Will

Buckley's

Bluebell Railway

18 June Fathers day-afternoon tea on the

Wealden Rambler

24 June Fish & Chip Evening Supper special

26 June Sussex Food Festival—Horsted Keynes

1 July Rail Ale evening

2&3 July Victorian picnic

15, 22, 29 July Fish & Chip evenings

17 July Songs of Praise

23&24 July Toy & Rail Collectors Fair For more information see http://www.bluebell-

railway.co.uk/bluebell/events/index.html

Gardens Open

Ardingly Gardens Saturday, 9th July 11am to 5pm

in aid of St. Peter‘s Church Centre

Car Park at Church Centre and refreshments,

crafts and plants for sale

Entry £4 per adult for all gardens (children free) Organisers: Angela Box 01444 892318 and Barbara

Lucas 01444 892583

National Gardens Scheme

Balcombe gardens

Sat. 18 June, 12—5 pm

3 gardens, £5 combined admiss. (children free)

Duckylls Holt

Sat. & Sun., 25-26 June, 11 am—6 pm

£3.50 (children free), teas available.

Priest House

Sat. 25 June, 10.30 am—5.30 pm

£4 for combined admission with Duckylls Holt

Ridge House, Turners Hill

Sat. & Sun., 9-10 July, 2—5.30 pm

£3.50 (children free), teas available

Concert postponed

The Young Musicians concert sponsored by the

Madeleine has had to be postponed from 16 July

to 8 October. Details in our next issue.

NOTICE BOARD

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St. Catherine’s Hospice

Door-to-Door Collection. 27 June to 11 July

During this time someone will call at your door

asking for a donation. Please be generous as this

cause is really important, and a welcoming smile

would not go amiss, as no-one really enjoys col-

lecting!

A Hospice was a resting place to care for travel-

lers, and remains so to this day, whether the care

given be at home, in the Day Hospice, or in

St.Catherine‘s itself, and endeavours, with your

help, to make the journey through death as com-

fortable as possible for both the traveller and

their relatives. Ingrid Sethi

Children’s Society Box Col-

lection

Our Spring box opening raised £350.00 this year.

The national total box collection brings in about

£2,000,000 each year, from parishes large and

small, so please continue to keep your box handy

so that you can put your annoying loose change

in it!

Your support through your Box donations en-

ables vital work to be done, including the Safe in

the City projects which offer one-to-one support

for runaways who frequently risk being ex-

ploited in the shadows of society, groomed in

secret by heartless gangs of sexual predators or

bogus boyfriends who shower children with gifts

and lure then to be horrifically exploited, some-

times for years on end.

Thank you. Together we can make a difference. Michele Luck

International Childcare

Trust

A Thank you to St Margaret‘s congregation.

In November 2010 I completed a journey

through Cambodia, cycling over 500km from the

temples of Angkor Wat to Sihanoukville on the

Gulf of Thailand coast, alongside forty others to

raise awareness and money for International

Childcare Trust, a fantastic charity that supports

some of the world‘s poorest children. ICT works

in direct partnership with local organisations in

Africa and Asia that protect the rights of chil-

dren. At the end we visited one of their projects,

M‘Lop Tapang (www.mloptapang.org), a centre

for street children in Sihanoukville.

Looking back, Cycle Cambodia 2010 was chal-

lenging in more ways than I could imagine: the

heat – the over-exertion and exhaustion – the

relentless itinerary – the dodgy bellies that go

along with all that, but I did it and it was a joy to

group together and complete the ride. The pro-

ject visit to M‘Lop Tapang the next day re-

minded me why I put myself through such chal-

lenging circumstances.

In total I raised over £3000 to support ICT‘s

valuable work in Cambodia and throughout the

rest of the world – a big thank you to everyone in

the parish who was kind enough to donate. To

find out more about and to support International

Childcare Trust please visit www.ict-uk.org Chris Duffy, Sharpthorne.

HCPT: (Handicapped Chil-

dren's Pilgrimage Trust)

Thank you all for your very generous support

and help on this special day when we raise

funds each year to send a child to Lourdes at

Easter. We made £854. This amount could not

have been realised without everyone's great gen-

erosity, kindness and help. Unfortunately, our

group 87 which we sponsor, could not go this

year but the amount raised will go for next year.

God bless you all and in gratitude and thanks Angela Bellord

Lenten Lunches

For the five weeks between Ash Wednesday and

Palm Sunday we have met in the Sharpthorne

Hall to share a simple soup, bread and cheese

lunch, conversation and Bible study and to raise

funds for a charity. We ask a minimum donation

per head per lunch of £3, which goes in its en-

tirety to a chosen charity. All are invited to

come to any or all of our lunches. This past Lent

we raised £150 which was sent off to Family

Support Work in Sussex.

www.familysupportwork.org.uk

We hope you will be able to join us next year! Valerie Fyans

GOOD CAUSES

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The Loiyangalani Trust

Following on from the short talk that I gave in

Church at the beginning of May, I thought it might be

useful to include an update in this issue of The

Chronicle.

Money is continuing to be used to sponsor 7 stu-

dents who are attending Secondary School. In

addition we have provided funds for desks, ta-

bles and sanitary towels. There is a teacher at

the school who needs funds to complete his final

two years at Teachers‘ Training College. The

fees are approximately £500 per year but he may

need help purchasing books and assistance with

board and lodging. I am waiting for direct con-

tact with him.

The headmaster is keen that we finance students

who are not bright enough to continue with their

education but wish to learn a trade. At present I

am waiting to hear the cost per student but it

should not be a great deal.

We are having a Quiz Night on the evening of

Saturday October 8th. There will be further de-

tails nearer the time, but please put the date in

your diary.

Derek, Carolyn and I are planning on visiting

Loiyangalani in February 2012 mainly as a fact

finding mission so that we can plan a way for-

ward. If there is anyone who would like to ac-

company us, you are most welcome so please let

me know. We can probably have a party of up to

six people. I am sure you would find the trip

most rewarding. Perhaps there is a gap student

who would like a challenge. I am certain the

school would be only too glad of some help.

If anyone would like to raise money for or do-

nate money to the Loiyangalani Trust then please

contact myself or Bob Trusson. Anthony Mitchell

West Hoathly Royal

British Legion

The Royal British Legion are cele-

brating their 90th anniversary this

year and, as our contribution to the

celebrations, we will be offering afternoon tea in

the British Legion on Saturday 2nd July, 2 to 5

pm.

Please do come along and find out about the

work the Legion does and how you could help.

We will be serving cream teas and cakes, free of

charge, but we would be happy to accept any

donations which will go to the Help for Heroes

Charity.

If anyone would be willing to help by either

making scones or cakes or even helping out on

the day, please contact either Bev Mager on

810164 or Marion Jones on 810143.

Seeking Haydn

St Margaret‘s was full on 14

May for a wonderful evening

of choral and orchestral mu-

sic from local choir Una

Voce‘s first concert of the year.

Una Voce were joined by some very accom-

plished visiting musicians: Camarata of London

and the Crystal Palace String Quartet, a group of

young professionals with a passion for baroque

who have played in all of London‘s top venues;

and four soloists, with passing resemblance to

Armstrong and Miller, more used to singing in

venues such as the Royal Opera House and the

Queen Elizabeth Hall.

The evening started with two solo recitals of

Haydn songs, the first by visiting professional

bass Jozik Kotz, and excitingly the second, a

debut solo by Una Voce member and local

school girl Sophie Davies. Sophie looked radi-

ant and sung a difficult piece with real feeling.

After Anthony Roberts performance of the

Rondo from Haydn‘s piano concerto no 58, the

Crystal Palace String Quartet gave a wonderful

performance of the String Quartet op 20, no4 in

D major: I am sure the rich tones of their cello,

reverberating around the church will live with all

the audience.

Part two brought the main event, Haydn‘s fa-

mous Missa in Angustiis, the Nelson Mass,

where Una Voce joined their visitors. Right

from the beginning Kyrie, this was a joyous

piece, with wonderful melodic full choir cho-

ruses complimenting the strings and soloists:

Una Voce were at the top of their game, con-

ducted as ever by Andrew Slater.

All in all a great evening of lovely music – what

a treat it is to be able to find music of this quality

in our village - Haydn was certainly found by all

lucky enough to attend. David Scott

Next event:

West End to West Hoathly!

Friday 1st July. An evening of show songs at

Barn Cottage, North Lane, West Hoathly.

Contact Robin Ingham on 01342 810160 for box

office details.

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First West

Hoathly

Scouts

A big thank you to the

kind folk who have

donated supermarket school vouchers and to

Costcutters for collecting them. These vouchers

are invaluable in helping us to get new equip-

ment. We really do appreciate your continued

support, as with our collection of foreign coins;

any spare can be left with Helen, our Parish

Clerk, at West Hoathly Village Hall. We are still

hoping to arrange a summer fundraising event, if

possible before our usual Autumn Jumble Sale

and Quiz evening, date to be advised.

Our fourteen Beavers (including girls!) are

flourishing well and enjoying a range of activi-

ties including a fitness and outdoor challenge

with healthy picnics and exercise. Two more

have been invested, and ‗Wil Hodder‘ has kindly

joined them as their Young Leader: our thanks to

him for becoming another pair of willing hands.

They look forward to a campfire at Blacklands

and a fire station visit.

Cubs have welcomed back their Akela,

Pandy, after her recent surgery and have been

busy working towards their road safety and out-

door challenge badges, learning road safety signs

and designing their own poster. Sadly, their

numbers are declining, seemingly due to cricket

on Friday evenings; would changing to a Mon-

day be a better proposition for all? Please let

Akela know if this idea appeals. They look for-

ward to an exciting outdoor programme of

events after half-term. They join with scouts for

their fire station visit.

The scouts have enjoyed an Easter camp

in North Wales with fine daily weather and very

cold nights. They mountaineered in Snowdonia

and coasterneered around Anglesey, fortunately

not requiring the services of Prince William.

One can‘t help but think that any activities they

undertake now may seem rather tame in com-

parison. Both challenges were undertaken with

fully trained guides and completed by somewhat

exhausted but exhilarated scouts (including the

girls). Thanks to Colby, Sophie, Aaron and Phil,

our Adult Leaders, for taking charge of these

young people and giving them such a fabulous

week of opportunity. They join with cubs for a

fire station visit where they are guaranteed to

become rather wet. An evening at Standen,

maybe badger watching, should prove fun too,

our thanks to James Masters, Head Gardener, for

making this visit possible.

Interested in joining any of the above groups? If

this sounds like fun give us a try. All are for

both genders.

Beavers 6-8 years - Bev Duncanson 810709

Cubs 8 - 10½ years - Pandy Dart 810005

Scouts 10½ -14 years - Colby Mager 01825 763257

Theatre goers

group

The Group has been fairly quiet

since the last issue but we did pay a visit to the

Theatre Royal Brighton at the end of March to

see Great Expectations. This was a very differ-

ent version of the Charles Dickens story but was

enjoyable all the same. In April we paid a visit

to The Hawth to see Fiddler on the Roof; as

usual it was a very good performance by the

Crawley Operatic Society. We also put a team in

for the WI quiz on 2 April and, although we did-

n‘t win, we did well and had a very pleasant eve-

ning.

Ten of us went to the Royal Albert Hall to

see Music for a Royal Wedding on 17 April.

These were replacement tickets for the Christmas

sing-a-long in December which we were unable

to attend due to being snowed in. Suzanne Carr

met us in London and joined us for the evening.

We did plan to have a backstage tour of

the Theatre Royal in Brighton in May but this

has now been moved to June or July as several

members were unable to go on the original date.

Please let us know if you would be interested.

We purchased 20 tickets for the Conchord

Big Band on Parade at Chequer Mead on Sunday

29 May. This is an evening of music from

WWII and the 40‘s. Still to come is a visit to

Twelfth Night at the Hawth in June plus we are

still trying to arrange a party to visit The Brick

Lane Music Hall, Brick Lane London, in Sep-

tember/October for a good old fashioned sing-

song. Hopefully we will have more details of

this in the next issue, along with our planned

autumn venues. Don‘t forget, you can get all the information

on the shows and contact details etc on the Hoathly

Hub as we have our own micro-website. In the mean-

time, if you are interested in any of the upcoming

shows, or you have any other suggestions, please con-

tact either Bev Mager on 810164, Gary Coxall on

810697, or me on 810143.

Marion Jones

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Weather Watch

Summer in April –

driest of the last 322 months.

In February 1998, the Revd Alan Carr, then vicar

of this parish and editor of the Chronicle, asked

me to begin writing regular reports on local

weather. At the time I had the privilege of ac-

cess to rainfall figures recorded over many years

by Mr Rory Clarke at his home at Cinder Hill

between Sharpthorne and Horsted Keynes. I

copied down all the monthly figures from 1979 ,

(the year before my wife and I settled in Sharp-

thorne) and onwards. So my file now contains

our parish rainfall for the 322 months up till the

present time. April was a record-breaking

month over all England and Wales as the warm-

est, sunniest and driest April since systematic

records began, and here it was remarkable in

having no measurable rain at all, just five days

with a 'trace', sufficient only to moisten the bot-

tom of the rain gauge on these days. Over the

years April has been one of the three driest

months of the year, the others being July and

May. This year the first 13 days of May have

continued the dry spell with only 8 mm of rain

so far. Incidentally the three wettest months are

usually October, November and January.

Statistics for March and April 2011 Basil Cridland

Garden Notes

What an incredible April and

start to May.......and the

question some of us were

asking was "when is it going

to rain again?" .On Holy

Saturday, thunder rumbled

around and a few places

were blessed with a shower,

but it was bone dry here, and the strong drying

winds added to the parchedness. 3mm fell on

the 7th May and 4mm on the 8th, but none since.

Spring is now well advanced and "condensed",

with plants blooming all together and going over

quickly, especially rhododendrons and azaleas.

Looking back, 2007 was similar with only 4 mm

of rain in April and an early summer. Whatever

you water, remember that a generous soaking

once every 5-7 days is infinitely better for plants

than a light daily shower that does little more

than dampen the leaves and soil surface. This

only encourages surface rooting, making plants

more prone to drought and wind-rock. Grass

growth has really slowed up, and dandelion seed

heads are blowing everywhere (I found fistfuls

of them in the corners of the conservatory from

having doors open in the heat). Don't treat lawns

with weed and feed when it is so windy ,warm

and dry.

Warm weather has brought some of the bugs out,

notably lily-beetles – those horrible bright red

creatures that are usually on top of each other "at

it" when you want to squash them – and aspara-

gus beetles (if you are fortunate enough to have

an asparagus bed), which look like a spotty ver-

sion of the lily one. You have to be quick with

your squishing/squashing as they drop down into

the foliage at the slightest movement. It's the

larvae that chew away merrily and cause most

damage, and, since they wrap themselves in their

own excrement for protection, squashing them is

a far from pleasurable experience. Aphids of

various kinds, green, grey and black, have prolif-

erated outdoors on rose buds and in the green-

house on fuschias, pelargoniums and young hol-

lyhocks. They need controlling by mechanical

or chemical means; Provado is a good all-

rounder for the latter.

Veg and fruit gardeners should be busy with first

croppings of beetroot, courgettes, lettuce and

other salad crops, also broad beans, peas, and

early potatoes. Strawberries, gooseberries and

other soft fruit may well be ready 3-4 weeks ear-

lier than normal if this weather continues. In

fact we picked our first outdoor strawberry (i.e.

March April

Sunny or bright days 20 25

Days with measurable rain 5 0

Month's rainfall, mm 18 1

Average month's rain, mm 66 52

Wettest day (18th) 6mm None!

Warmest day (25th) 18C (23rd) 24C

Coldest morning (3rd) -3C (4th) 3C

No. of air frosts 6 0

Mean temps, day & night 6.6C 12.3C

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not under any protection apart from bird netting)

on 10th May! Tomatoes and cucumbers will

need regular attention – their side shoots re-

moved on indeterminate types, tied up and fed.

Bush types will still benefit from a small stake

unless they are in a basket (e.g, Tumbler), like-

wise peppers. Plant out later sowings of leeks,

purple sprouting broccoli ,carrots and salad

crops. Hearted lettuce will bolt very quickly in

the heat, but oak-leaf types are a little less prone

to bolt should you want to keep yourselves in

salad.

Keep hanging baskets and tubs well watered, fed

and dead-headed, giving a good soak, not just a

splash, with the hose. Early flowering clematis

(montana, alpina, macropetala and cirrhosa

types) can be pruned when the flowers have gone

over to keep them under control if they are

somewhat rampant or in need of a trim. Later

flowering ones should be kept watered in dry

spells to minimise mildew. Do save and use

whatever water you can, especially if a hose-pipe

ban is put in place. Lindsay Shurvell

West Hoathly Lawn

Tennis Club

Our tennis season has well and

truly started, particularly with

such sunny weather in April and

May. We held our Round Robin tournament on

8th May and had our usual draw for three pairs

of Wimbledon tickets.

We will be having a Club night on Wednesdays

starting at 6.00 pm. It is a good opportunity for

members to get to know each other and play to-

gether. We are also running a ladies' and men's

ladder, so let us know if you are interested in

joining this. If you would like to join the Club, contact Terry Coo-

per on 01444 892649 for more details.

Molly Cooper

West Hoathly Cricket Club

2011 Cricket season is well under way. Our first

game was against Highbrook. We lost the toss

and batted first and posted a score of 220 with

Adrian Ward making a century. I think we all

scratched our heads when Dave Perez (capt) de-

clared 20 minutes before time was due. Their

captain thought it was generous, but hey-ho

Highbrook knocked off the runs as our bowling

attack was not that strong with Freddie Palfry

carrying an injury. We dropped 9 catches be-

tween us apart from my good self, come to think

of it, it was my only contribution. Between Roy

Byway and Rick Blackwell we could not decide

which performance merited a verbal warning. In

fairness we were all carrying a few extra pounds

(some more than others mainly myself) after the

long winter and had a laugh at ourselves which

we all enjoyed at the end of the day.

Our second game against St.Andrews is now

called the Terry Kiff Trophy in memory of a

much loved fella and a good cricketer whose life

was cut short. We batted first and lost the top

order with only 30 odd on the board. We put up

a good fight, with Adam Barker scoring his high-

est runs for the club at 49 and a quick 25 from

yours truly ended the innings at 156. We were

up against it from the start but good bowling

from Oliver Burrows gave us a chance and a

very good spell in the last throes from William

Scott still couldn't stop the inevitable. By the

way a big welcome to William Scott as he will

be one of our regular young players for West

Hoathly when available this year.

As the Fox is now closed we were invited to use

the bowls club after the match which I must say

was very pleasant. Then we presented the Tro-

phy to St.Andrews to keep Kiffy's memory alive. Anyone interested in joining the club please

contact me on 07977 203830.

Charles Ward

St.Margaret’s PCC Members

We have been asked to print the names of St. Marga-

ret’s Parochial Church Council members, elected at

the annual meeting in April.

The Ven. Lionel Whatley – Chairman

Bob Trusson – Treasurer

Carolyn Bentley – Secretary

Derek Shurvell & Valerie Fyans—

Churchwardens and Deanery Representatives

The Rev. Peter Hartley – ordained member

Nigel Dunsmore-Rouse – reader

Lay Representatives re-elected—Alistair Dun-

canson, Brian Lavery, Sarah Merrifield, Cathy

Merry, Ingrid Sethi, Réjane Trusson.

Newly elected—Lindsay Shurvell, Tim Baker.

Retiring members—David Pain, Duncan

Dunsmore-Rouse, Kate Carrington

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Welcome to

Pericles

Pericles is a pioneer-

ing and original

training and work

project for young

people and adults with special learning needs

and/or mental health problems. It offers practi-

cal and artistic activities within small groups that

are introduced according to both need and capa-

bility, complemented by specialist therapeutic

activities. The approach to individual develop-

ment, training and work at Pericles has been de-

veloped out of the work of Rudolf Steiner and

John Ruskin, placing a strong emphasis on eco-

logical ways of working with the Earth's re-

sources and an holistic view of development.

Pericles, which is located within the

grounds of the Hoathly Hill community, is

funded by West Sussex County Council. Day

facilities are available for up to 48 weeks a year

in addition to a limited number of residential

places in small-scale settings. Pericles provides

opportunities to: Gain self confidence and skills through experi-

encing achievement in a wide variety of practical and

artistic activities.

Learn to respect self, others and the environ-

ment through working on the land and in craft pro-

duction using sustainable resources and methods.

Benefit from small group activities and from

individual timetabled programmes.

Develop the social and interpersonal skills

needed to live and work alongside others.

Gain strength and reassurance through individ-

ual therapies that are integrated into the daily work

schedule.

Acquire and increase independence and inte-

gration through small scale shared supported housing.

Although established for over 14 years,

there are many people in the local community

who are either wholly unaware or have very little

knowledge of Pericles or its work. In order to

sustain this, we feel we need to raise our profile

locally. To this end we hope to organise a num-

ber of fund raising initiatives over the coming

months. We would also welcome approaches

from anyone with a little spare time who might

help on a voluntary basis, either with the stu-

dents or in an administrative role in the Pericles

office.

Please watch out for our next installment. In the

meantime please visit our website: www.pericles.org.uk

David Comber

Alaric writes

Dear Friends

Greetings from an

increasingly

spring-like Sap-

poro. We have

had a lot of cold,

wet and windy weather lately so it is a relief to

see the sun. The cherry blossom has been later

this year.

I reproduce a picture sent from one of the

churches washed away by the tsunami. This is in

Kessenuma which is in the south of Miyagi Pre-

fecture. This was their Sunday service. Over

10,000 buildings were destroyed, including the

church. If you want to see a couple of videos

about some of the needs in the devastated areas,

please take a look at the video links below. The

vimeo one is produced by OMF to highlight the

lack of churches in the area. The music may not

be to everyone‘s taste but the pictures are com-

pelling enough. The second is a link to a pastor

giving his own account of what the churches are

doing and the new roles they now have. http://vimeo.com/22420842

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4tnqhMTc_k

In light of the chaos and loss of life, OMF

has been forced to reassess the priorities for

church planting and therefore a new initiative

has been set up with a new team. Please pray that

OMF as a mission will be able to cope with all

these changes, and pray for our leadership who

have been put under enormous pressure with re-

cent events. God has been unbelievably gracious

in bringing in money for relief efforts and now

wisdom is needed in how to channel that money,

often with the givers wanting to know exactly

how it is spent immediately!

The new job has started, interrupted by

two conferences. We have 13 teachers, 4 non-

Christian, the rest fairly mature Christians. How-

ever, as with any work environment, there are

distinct personalities and strong ideas as to what

should be done and so forth. Please pray for pa-

tience, an ability to listen and people manage-

ment skills.

I‘m finding that I‘m under a lot of stress

with the new job and the many emotional ups

and downs make things quite hard at present.

With many thanks for all the prayers and support

that you have very kindly sent. Alaric (email:: dralaric@omf.net

Alaric is obviously finding things quite tough in Ja-

pan – our prayers are appreciated, he says. Eds.

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Hoathly Hill Community:

a brief history

The original group of 10 people bid for the main

house, outbuildings and 23 acres at Hoathly Hill

at the auction held in June 1972. They had a

common interest to realise Rudolf Steiner‘s ide-

als for a new social order based on brotherhood.

Occupation took place from late August. By the

beginning of 1973, 3 of the original group had

left but 7 more people had joined.

Phase I : 1972 - 1979

The Community met weekly, and all deci-

sions were taken by unanimous agreement (or

agreement not to disagree). The Community

grew from 4 to 16 households in this phase. All

expenses were shared such as fuel, electricity,

council rates, building upkeep and a £250,000

mortgage. All households contributed according

to their ability to pay; all accommodation was

allocated on a basis of need.

Hoathly Hill Housing Association Ltd was

set up to own the three acres on which all hous-

ing was situated. The Association had a mutual

structure, i.e. all members were residents and all

residents were members. There was a Manage-

ment committee, which was also the Board of

Directors of a separate company named Hoathly

Hill Trustees Ltd that owned the non-housing

land, particularly the fields and the vegetable

garden, including the Barn. The Community

experienced recurring financial crisis during this

time, mainly because of the £250,000 mortgage

interest, which was at least 2% above individual

domestic mortgage rate. (A group acting collec-

tively is viewed by the banks as ‖commercial‖

and charged at a higher rate of interest.)

Phase II : 1979 - 1986

In 1984 the Sculpture Studios were com-

pleted. Households each took responsibility to

pay their own costs of electricity and heating and

to pay a rent, which was calculated as a direct

proportion to the floor area occupied. The Com-

munity grew to 18 households.

The Land and Capital Exchange was

founded at the beginning of this phase, which

lasted 7 years. It was an attempt to create a

wider community of enterprise, including both

economic and cultural inspired by ―Der Kam-

menden Tag‖ which had been based in Stuttgart

in the early 20s with Rudolf Steiner as President.

The idea was that economic enterprises would

generate profits to support cultural life enter-

prises. These enterprises included, amongst oth-

ers, Old Plaw Hatch Farm, Hoathly Foods, a

whole food shop in Tunbridge Wells and a café

in Forest Row.

Phase III : 1986 to The Present Day

In order for the Hoathly Hill Community

to survive the collapse of the Land and Capital

Exchange project, it was decided to set up a new

leasehold management company (Hoathly Hill

Association) to own all the houses and adjoining

23 acres of land at Hoathly Hill. This Associa-

tion then sold long leases at full market value.

This enabled, amongst other things, domestic

mortgages to be obtained by individuals at much

lower cost.

The element of brotherhood was present to

a limited extent through the use of equity shares,

where those who had extra capital, agreed to in-

vest in a percentage share of a lease, enabling

members to buy who would not otherwise have

been able to do so. This continues to be a feature

of Hoathly Hill. The parties arrange them on an

individual basis directly with those interested.

There have, to date, been a total of seven equity

share schemes at Hoathly Hill.

In the early part of this phase a further 9 new

households were created. The St Johns Centre

for the care of vulnerable adults was established

on an experimental basis and lasted for about

two years. It could not continue due to lack of

fee paying clients.

During Phase II there had been a thriving market

garden at Hoathly Hill. Now some of the mem-

bers got together and started to cultivate a lim-

ited area with individual plots and continuing

waste management and compositing in the West

Paddock. In early 2000, a Land Group was

formed to care for all the land.

As part of the restructuring in 1986, the

agricultural land, Sculpture Studio, Herb Garden

and site for a multi-purpose hall had been ac-

quired by the Cultural Freedom Trust, a regis-

tered educational charity. In 1996 the Commu-

nity decided to establish, out of itself, a regis-

tered charity which was known as Hoathly Hill

Trust Ltd. It acquired by Deed of Gift the leases

held by the Cultural Freedom Trust. Hoathly

Hill Trust has some 30 members, the majority of

which are Community Members. In 1996

Hoathly Hill Community Development was

brought to a completion with the building of Arc

Hall, our multi-purpose Community space and

home for our Kindergarten.

Today there are 70 residents living in 29

separate households, 42 adult Community mem-

bers and 28 lodgers and children. Christian Thal-Jantzen

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The West Hoathly Local History Archive

The following article by Mr A I (Sandie) Hett of Hapstead House, Ardingly was published in the

Highbrook Chronicle in May 1969. Sandie had asked the editor:― if he knew that we live near an inter-

esting watershed. Streams just to the North of us flow into the Thames, those to the East into the Med-

way and those to the South fall eventually into the Channel‖. In introducing the article the editor

wrote:―Sandie Hett has made a special study of our little streams, and indeed of the Sussex rivers in gen-

eral‖.

The article is reproduced here verbatim. The original map was difficult to reproduce and has been re-

drawn by Roger Bourne.

Watercourses around Highbrook

A look at the map will reveal what a long headland Ardingly stands upon. Not before Great Walsted do

the waters of the Ardingly brook and of the Cob brook join forces. Much shorter-going from West to

East-are the Balcombe and Lullings headlands and those of Pickeridge, Highbrook, Great Oddynes (near

the Bluebell Railway) Keynes and Dane Hill.

The Gower Pit region (E) is the upper end of a valley that divides Old Ardingly on her ridge South of St

Peter‘s from Hapstead Ardingly. Fourfold are the waters that flow to Avins Farm (F) and bound the

southern slopes of the village.

Look how close Balcombe church is to two different streams. I think the ―combe‖, or valley, must be

north of the church leading to Balcombe Lake. But the churchyard overlooks the deep ghyll south west

of the church which the railway and a charming little lane enter and in which they cross one another.

Highbrook ridge is much narrower than Ardingly but just a little higher. But the headland widens like a

whale to the Cockhaise Brook on the South West.

Enough of ridges. Note how the Cockhaise receives tribute first from the Horsted Keynes brook, then

from the brook whose valley divides the Keynes from Dane Hill. Se how manifold are the valleys north

east of Cob and Cockhaise, how few the tributaries on the steep south west side.

The Five villages mentioned above are between one and three miles of the source-springs of their re-

spective waters and their heights are between 260 and 410 feet above sea level.

North of them are combes overlookable but often inaccessible and secret. They can be reached-I have

marked on the map just where-by lane and footpath.

The elementary truth is that rivers begin in higher ground. Turner‘s Hill and West Hoathly, both above

550 ft, and Selsfield Common midway between them guard the meadows where unvisited the streams

originate.

Near Turner‘s Hill there is a fourfold fan of springs where the Ardingly brook which is the longest of

them begins. In contrast there are two lone water courses originating South of Selsfield (G). Their val-

leys make an isthmus for the way south to Ardingly. Near Philpots (H) there are one gentle valley, one

steep and rocky ravine (the steep descent from drier leaf and mossy boulders to clay clogged causeway

by the lakes). The valley head to Highbrook‘s stream is hidden below St Margaret‘s churchyard. Two

solitary miles to Withylands (I) below winds this brook.

East of this, not so familiar to me, eight little streams originate. They are on the map and start near the

east-west road. Birch Grove (K) claims the source of the Dane Hill brook.

Land that divides the waters, that drain into one river, from the waters that drain into a second river, is

called a watershed. Such land is continuous like a more or less prominent ridge. On the map I have

marked (…..) some of the roads that so nearly follow as to indicate (approximately) the watershed.

Ridges and spurs between streams frequently offered early road-makers the firm route line they sought.

Of these the Wych Cross-Turners Hill Road keeps closely to the watershed between Ouse and the

steeply dropping becks of Medway.

After Weir Wood Reservoir the Medway finds Forest Row, Tonbridge and Maidstone; and by Rochester

ships are moored and tides ebb and flow. This then is the big watershed between Channel and Thames

Estuary.

The high Turners Hill-Handcross road begins along the watershed of Ouse and streams that drop into the

valley by Worth village and ultimately, with other Mole waters, reach the Thames near Hampton Court.

Lastly these Mole waters and those of the Medway are almost divided by the Turners Hill-Crawley

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Down road. Not quite, for at the foot of Turners Hill the road curves, crossing the infant Medway (as no

watershed would) where the bridge is marked on the map. Just half a mile west of the bridge is the water-

shed.

This is all matter of map fact (as I have drawn it). Let me end not on map but in memory. When I used to

stand on the road near Lywood, I would see the rising fields of Goddenwick Farm, and wonder where the

valley of the Cockhaise brook disappeared to. Only recently did I see from near Sherriff Farm, beyond the

disused railway, a quiet, sheltered rather secret little valley leading to lower pastures. A revelation.

A.I.Hett‖

John Ralph

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Fleur Harris

Fleur died on 8 April after a most

valiant six-year fight with cancer.

St. Margaret’s Church was

packed for her funeral service on

19 April, which was taken by Fa-

ther Kevin, Abbot of Worth, to-

gether with Father James. The

eight oldest of Fleur’s ten grand-

children each contributed a short

prayer. Marie-Clare paid tribute

to her mother and has kindly agreed to our print-

ing this summary of that tribute…….Eds.

Fleur Therese Bennett Frost was born on

3rd October, 1936, in Birmingham.. When war

came she was evacuated, aged 3, to her grand-

parents in Wales. Her first memory is of the dis-

appointment when, looking forward to the prom-

ised visit of her parents in a fortnight, she dis-

covered that the word meant two weeks, not four

nights. In due course she went to St. Paul‘s Con-

vent school in Sutton Coldfield, where she ex-

celled at hockey and art, but found the academic

side a struggle.

Fleur‘s artistic talent was a great gift that

was manifested in many ways through her life.

She enjoyed life art, oil painting, watercolour

and card making; she took a 3 year upholstery

course and was skilled in her ability to breathe

fresh life into very sorry looking chairs; she

loved flower arranging; and she took pottery

classes and littered the house with hand crafted

pieces. She enjoyed needlework in many forms.

How many pairs of curtains must she have made

in her life and how many holes sewn up? One

tapestry took 20 years to complete as she only

allowed herself the indulgence of adding to it

during summer holidays. She loved dressmak-

ing, but rarely made anything for herself. China

repair combined her love of antiques and a drive

to ‗mend and make good‘ with her modelling

and painting abilities, and her most recent phase

was wood carving. On a practical front she was

a ―Mr Fix-it‖ who could turn her hand to elec-

trics, mechanics and even plumbing (although

she had an inexplicable fear of toilet cisterns!)

Her favourite type of shop was a hardware store.

Her mouth would almost water at the sight of a

set of miniature screwdrivers or the latest gadget

for trapping flies. However, she loved beautiful

clothes and pretty shoes – but bought only in the

sales and NEVER DURING LENT. It became a

family joke that when she showed any of us a

new garment the stock response

would be ―how much was it re-

duced by, Mummy?‖

From school Fleur gained

a place in Birmingham Art

School, but her family consid-

ered nursing training to be less

morally dubious. She became a

fantastic nurse, who loved her

job and the people she met and

cared for. It was at St George‘s

Hospital, Hyde Park, in 1956 that

she met a young houseman, Alan Harris, who

courted her for 7 years before they got married.

Through all difficulties she stuck by her mar-

riage vows. There was one wanton act of disobe-

dience when she succumbed to the opportunity

of a flight in a microlight, against Alan‘s specific

veto.

The joy of Fleur‘s baby days began within

a year of her wedding and went on through the

1960s and 70s with the arrival of Sara, Helen,

Marie-Clare and Julia. When the baby days

ebbed away, she waited impatiently for the

Granny days until Sara finally put her out of her

misery with Claudia, surely the most wished-for

grandchild ever. To end her life as a granny of

10 left her, I believe, quite satisfied, although

there was a plot, not so long ago, for the four

girls to keep producing grandchildren just to give

her a new target to live for.

The family moved from Streatham to Lan-

gridge in 1977, and Fleur made many new

friends. After a 20-year career break, she took a

back-to-nursing course and joined the staff at St.

Catherine‘s Hospice, where she was much val-

ued for over 20 years. Where-ever she was, at

whatever stage of her life, a sense of duty and

community was there. She meant to serve, and

serve she did. Apart from school committee

work, Fleur helped with the baby clinic, the

poppy collection, meals on wheels and the Good

Companions, and she was a special minister of

the eucharist and sacristan for St Dunstan‘s. In

her last years, she suffered not only from cancer

but also incipient Alzheimer‘s and a sudden de-

terioration in her sight, all bitter blows that she

bore with exemplary fortitude. Never did she

give up fighting shown, not least, by her second

marriage to Nicholas Burridge just 16 months

before she died. Her lust for life continued to her

dying moment.

The huge attendance at her funeral service is an

indication of how much she will be missed.

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Some more tributes to Fleur

Fleur was a real lady as well as being such fun to

be with, with a zest for life which was both out-

rageous and exhausting but inspirational.

Deeply devout, with a passion to help all friends,

neighbours, colleagues and of course, her be-

loved family, as mother to her four daughters

and ‗super gran‘ to her ten grandchildren. Noth-

ing was too much trouble for her.

Always so smart (never seen to come down in a

dressing gown!), constantly busy and forever in

the throes of yet another piece of craft work.

The world is simply a better place for having had

Fleur in it. God Bless.

From her friends, Eveline and Fiona

A special tribute to Fleur from the Crawley Open

House team for her support and for all those

beautiful desserts which she made for the resi-

dents. They will be remembered for a very long

time. Thank you Fleur!

Kathy Brown

Tips for travellers

With the summer holidays coming up, Kay Coutin

has unearthed the following useful advice from

J.J.Jusserand, English Wayfaring Life, 1884

A 14th century manual described how a man go-

ing far out of his own country should behave

himself and talk upon the way. His servant sent

forward to engage a room should ask ―that there

are no fleas, nor bugs, nor other vermin‖. To his

master he says ―No, Sir, please God, for I make

bold you shall be well and comfortably lodged

here – save that there is a great peck of rats and

mice …‖Two travellers who are to share a bed

should insist ―William, undress and wash your

legs, and then dry them with a cloth,

and rub them well for love of the

fleas that they may not leap on your

legs, for there is a peck of them lying

in the dust under the rushes …‖ ―Hi,

the fleas bite me so and doe me grete

harme, for I have scratched my

shoulders till the bloode flowes.‖

William Way, Fellow of Eton, advised on provi-

sions and prices to be paid in Venice for a ―fedyr

bedde, a matres and twp pylwys, two payre

sheetes and a qwylt‖

Pilgrims to Jerusalem or to St. James of Com-

postella in 1456 were recommended to ―takyng

place‖ in the highest part of the boat because ―in

the lawst under hit is ryght smolderyng hote and

stynkynge‖. They were to ―beware of diverse

frutys, for they be not acordyng to youre com-

plexionin, and they gender a bloody flux and yf

an Englishman have that sykenes hyt ys a marvel

and scape hyt but he dye thereof‖.

Further advice was to be first off the ship in or-

der to obtain the best donkeys for on-going

transport. The Saracen rulers of the time were

tolerant of pilgrims, on donkeys or on foot.

Family outing ideas for the Summer Holidays

Godstone Farm; www.godstonefarm.co.uk

East Grinstead museum; www.eastgrinsteadmuseum.org.uk

British Wildlife centre, Newchapel; www.britishwildlifecentre.co.uk

Blackland farm; tel 01342 810493

Bowles activity centre; www.bowles.ac

Ashdown Forest Llama Park; www.llamapark.co.uk

Fishers Farm Park Billingshurst; www.fishersfarmpark.co.uk

Sealife centre, Brighton; www.sealife.co.uk

Legoland, Windsor; www.legoland.co.uk

Amberley museum & heritage centre; www.amberleymuseum.co.uk

Middle farm, Firle, Lewes; www.middlefarm.com

The Observatory Science centre; www.the-observatory.org

Seven sisters sheep centre, East Dean; www.sheepcentre.co.uk

Bolebroke castle, Hartfield; www.bolebrokecastle.co.uk Leaflets on these activities and many more can be found in the East Grinstead library.

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from 30.07-12.09. Could be useful for a stu-

dent who is learning German (she wants to

improve her English too. If interested, phone

Kathy on 811866 for more details

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June

5th

7th

Sunday of Easter

8am Holy Communion, St. Margaret‘s

10am Jubilate Family Eucharist, St. Margaret‘s

6.30pm Evening Prayer, All Saints

8th Wednesday

8pm Buried Treasure, Sharpthorne Hall

12th

PENTECOST

9 am Holy Communion,

All Saints

10am Parish Communion,

St. Margaret‘s

6.30pm Healing Service,

St Margaret‘s

13th Monday

8pm Men‘s meeting at Sharpthorne Club

14th Tuesday

8pm Hosanna! St. Margaret‘s

19th

TRINITY SUNDAY

8am Holy Communion, St. Margaret‘s

9am Matins, All Saints

10am Jubilate Family Service with Puppets,

St. Margaret‘s

6.30pm Evensong, St. Margaret‘s

22nd Wednesday

8pm ‗Heart & Soul‘, St. Margaret‘s

24th Friday

3pm ‗Saints and Angels‘, St. Margaret‘s

26th

1st

Sunday after Trinity

9am Holy Communion, All Saints

10am Parish Communion, St. Margaret‘s

4.30pm ‗Gather Round‘, St. Margaret‘s

July

3rd

2nd

Sunday after Trinity/

St Thomas the Apostle

8am Holy Communion, St. Margaret‘s

10am Jubilate Eucharist, St. Margaret‘s

6.30pm Evening Prayer, All Saints

10th

3rd

Sunday after Trinity

9 am Holy Communion, All Saints

10am Parish Communion, St. Margaret‘s

6.30pm Evening Service, St. Margaret‘s

11th Monday

8pm Men‘s group in Sharpthorne Club

12th Tuesday

8pm Hosanna! St. Margaret‘s

13th Wednesday 8pm Buried Treasure, Sharpthorne Hall

17th

Patronal Festival - St.

Margaret of Antioch

8am Holy Communion,

St. Margaret‘s

9am Matins, All Saints

10am Jubilate & Puppet Service,

St. Margaret‘s

4.30pm St. Margaret‘s

Celebration Cream Tea at Horsted

Keynes Station

24th

5th

Sunday after Trinity

9am Holy Communion, All Saints

10am Parish Communion, St. Margaret‘s

4.30pm ‗Gather Round‘, St. Margaret‘s

27th Wednesday

8pm ‗Heart & Soul‘, St. Margaret‘s

29th Friday

3pm ‗Saints and Angels,‘ St. Margaret‘s

31st

6th

Sunday after Trinity

10am Parish Communion, All Saints

6.30pm Evening Service, St. Margaret‘s

CHURCH SERVICES

AT

ST. MARGARET’S (West Hoathly)

AND ALL SAINTS (Highbrook)

Thought for the summer!

“Put on your travelling shoes and jump into the arms of God.”

Meister Eckhart—14th Century

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July

Friday, 1st

7.30pm The Jigsaw Puzzle WH Community

Play

8pm ‘West End to West Hoathly‘with

UNA VOCE,

Barn Cottage, West Hoathly

Bluebell Railway Rail Ale Evening

Saturday, 2nd

2pm Afternoon Tea to celebrate 90th

anniversary of RBL

Sharpthorne Club

7.30pm The Jigsaw Puzzle

WH Community Play

Bluebell Railway Victorian Picnic

Sunday, 3 rd

Bluebell Railway Victorian Picnic

Tuesday, 5th

8pm St Margaret‘s PCC Meeting

Wednesday, 6th

2pm West Hoathly W.I. Village Hall

8pm Cercle français

Tuesday, 12th

8pm Sharpthorne W.I. Village Hall

Friday, 15th

Bluebell Railway Fish & Chips Evening

Saturday, 16th & Sunday 17th

Sunday, 17th

5.45pm Bluebell Railway—Songs of Praise

Horsted Keynes to Kingscote

Monday, 18th

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Friday, 22nd

Bluebell Railway—Fish & Chips Evening

Saturday, 23rd

Bluebell Railway—Toy & Rail Collectors Fair

Sunday, 24th

Bluebell Railway—Toy & Rail Collectors Fair

Monday, 25th

8pm PC Meeting Village Hall

Friday, 29th

Bluebell Railway, Fish & Chip Evening

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June

Wednesday, 1st

W.I. Trip to the Races

8pm Cercle français

Monday, 6th

8pm All Saints Highbrook PCC Meeting

Tuesday, 7th

7pm WSCC County Local Committee

Meeting at WH School

Wednesday, 8th

2pm West Hoathly W.I. Village Hall

Thursday, 9th to Saturday 11th

South of England Show, Ardingly

Monday, 13th

8pm Sharpthorne W.I. Village Hall

Saturday, 18th

12 pm West Hoathly School Association

Summer Fair

Bluebell Railway—Father‘s Day afternoon

tea on the Wealden Rambler

Sunday, 19th

FATHER’S DAY

Wednesday, 22nd

7.30pm The Jigsaw Puzzle

WH Community Play

Thursday, 23rd

7.30pm The Jigsaw Puzzle

WH Community Play

Friday, 24th

7.30pm The Jigsaw Puzzle

WH Community Play

Satuirday, 27th

7.30pm Book Club, Sharpthorne Hall

Bluebell Railway—Fish & Chip Supper

Special

Sunday, 26th

10am Parish Walk, Finche Field

Sussex Food Festival—Horsted Keynes

Station

Monday, 27th

8pm PC Meeting Village Hall

Wednesday, 29th

7.30pm The Jigsaw Puzzle

WH Community Play

Thursday, 30th

7.30pm The Jigsaw Puzzle

WH Community Play

THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Block Paving of Hill Top Road

Work will last into the middle of June

Please be considerate when parking as

residents will have limited access to their drives

8am ART & ARTISTRY

painting competition

‗Summer Colours in the

Parish‘

At West Hoathly School

Clubs and Organisations in the Villages

Allotments Helen Schofield 811301

Beavers Bev Duncanson 810709

Bellringers Rachel Edwards 810210

Book Club Rachel Whitlam 810117

Bowling Club Trevor Swainson 810546

British Legion Laurie Gausden 810751

Brownies Christine Perkins 870276

Cricket Club -West Hoathly Peter Johnson 810660

-Highbrook Patrick McGahan 01444 892243

Cercle français Bob Darvill 810443

Cubs Pandy Dart 810005

Football Club Kirk Howick 316448

Friends of the Priest House Rosemary Watson 810800

Garages - Sharpthorne Andy Johnson 810234

- West Hoathly Jim Denne 810402

Good Companions Liz Bennett 01444 892731

Gravetye Manor Amy Gleadow 810567

Hands Together Ingrid Sethi 810085

Hot Note Stage Academy Sarah Wilson 841919

Karate Group Dorian Fretwell 811044

Kindergarten – Hoathly Hill Jean Kingsley-Monks 810093

Local History Group Tony Hunt 810534

Local History Archives John Ralph 810458

Neighbourhood Watch Sophie Hill 810282

Parish Council Clerk Helen Schofield 811301

Parish Council Chairman Derek Bartlett 811018

Pre-school (Village Hall) Clare Martin 811827

Priest House Curator Antony Smith 810479

Pubs - The Cat Inn Ian Huxley 810369

- The White Hart Dottie Esdaile 715217

Rainbows Brenda Farley 811020

School Christine Lyford 810302

Scouts Colby Mager 01825 763257

Shop - Sharpthorne Carol Johnson 810234

Sing & Play Liz Shannon 811400

Stoneland Players Julia Piqué 01435 868245

Tennis Club Terry Cooper 01444 892649

Theatre Goers Group Marion Jones 810143

Tootsie Time Sara Rush 811272

Una Voce Andrew Slater 810734

Village Hall Bookings:-

-West Hoathly Helen Schofield 811301

- Sharpthorne Alastair Duncanson 810709

- Highbrook Nickie Mason 01444 891352

W.I. - Sharpthorne Mary Mays 810542

- West Hoathly Frieda Boyd 0770 9377 424

Writers Group Rachel Whitlam 810117

Youth Groups - Emmaus Lindsay Shurvell 810780

Friends of WH Churchyard Brian Couchy 810561

Please notify any changes to Marion Jones

St. Margaret’s Community

Transport

If you would like a lift to a local hospital or

doctor/dentist, please contact:- Monday: Margaret Mason 811320

Tuesday: Valerie Fyans 810848

Wednesday: Kathy Brown 811866

Friday: John Trueman 810612

Thursday Catherine Goodridge 810937 Anyday: Bill Merry 810771

Barbara Polhill 810877 Valerie Fyans 810848

Robin Ingham 810160

Carol Houston 810075 Please remember that these kind volunteers are

only available on the day stated

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To advertise in the next issue please contact Marion Jones

Tel: 810143 or e-mail marion_jones@talk21.com

The Churches and Services

St. Margaret's, West Hoathly, and

All Saints, Highbrook www.westhoathly.org.uk

www.highbrook.info

Vicar

Venerable Lionel Whatley, The Vicarage, North Lane, West

Hoathly, RH19 4QF

Tel: 01342 810757 Email: lionel.whatley@virginmedia.com

(His house is just up the track opposite the school)

Church Officers at St. Margaret’s

Churchwardens: Valerie Fyans, Tel: 01342 810848

Derek Shurvell, Tel: 01342 810780

Church Officers at All Saints

Churchwardens: Tony Osborn, Tel: 01444 892191

Hugh Bennett Tel: 01444

Main Services at both of these churches are listed on

the inner back pages. Prayers are said most mornings in St Margaret‘s church

at 8 a.m. Mon- Sat

Roman Catholic Chapel of St. Dunstan’s www.worthabbeyparish.co.uk

Parish Priest:

Father James Cutts, Tel: 01342 710313

Sunday Mass is said at 11.30 am every Sunday

Next Issue

The next issue of the Chronicle will cover the months of

August and September 2011. Latest date for the submission

of articles is 18 July 2011. Printed copies will be available

on 29 July 2011.

The Cover

Many thanks to Megan Whatley for the cover of

this issue of the Chronicle.

Pease keep those creative ideas and

artwork coming!

Please send cover designs to Peter Hartley.

Post Office opening times at

Costcutters Monday 9am - 2pm

Wednesday 9am - 1pm

Friday 9am - 1pm

The Back Page Directory

Police Community Support Officer Stuart Clough T: 0778 9168791

Email: stuart.clough@sussex.pnn.police.uk