lindfield times march 2006

• Lindfield resident questionnaire results • News from the local Schools • • Meet the new parking attendants • Lindfield Village Plan update •

A monthly guide for the people of Lindfield

Issue No. 9 March 2006Issue No. 9 March 2006

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Welcome to this edition of the LindfieldTimes. We hope that you, the readers,find the magazine informative – certainlythe response from local people has beenvery positive to date. May thisenthusiasm continue and please keepsending in articles about life in thevillage. Going forward we are looking toexpand the magazine to around 40 pagesby the summer so we need moreinformation from all circles.

Our website is now up and runningand previous editions can be found atwww.lindfieldtimes.co.uk

Our deadline for articles is now 11th of thepreceding month eg: for the April edition thedeadline will be 11th March.

If you are a small business we can also assistyou with designing adverts as well as thecreating or enhancing your own personalwebsite at very competitive prices. Forinformation about either of these servicesplease call 487454.

If you know anyone in the Lindfield areawho is not receiving a copy of the LindfieldTimes then please let me know and will makesure they do!

Jeremy Crooks Editor

Lindfield Times

Cover image: The top of theHigh Street on a bright Sundaymorning.

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Copydate for March issue of Lindfield Times:Saturday 11th March 2006

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Editorial

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March 2006

4th Royal British Legion (Women’sSection) Coffee Morning10am – Jubilee Room (416155)

7.30pm Charity concert Brighton Welsh Male voice choirPlus a Harp soloist Tickets: Bookstop (or 414664) £6.50including glass of wine + nibbles

12th CSCBA Bird Salepostponed from 5th February(Mr Campell-Jenner 01273 598020)

14th Royal British Legion (Women’sSection) Meeting, 2.30pm Mr Dennis Barker is giving atalk/showing some cine films. NonMembers are welcome to attend.

15th Charity Fashion Show (Vanessa Forbes 413251)

16th WI Country Market

The Preservation Society Talk2.30pm by Gwyn Mansfield on his“Lindfield Scrapbook”. Admission: £1including refreshments. All welcome.

18th Murder Mystery Event for CourtMeadow R.D.A. (459944)

23rd Film Show

25th Lindfield Horticultural SocietySpring Show

EVENTS AT

King Edward Hall

Lindfield FC Juniors is a lively, enthusiastic,community orientated football club, offering fun andcompetitive football to almost 300 boys and girlsaged 4 to 16 years, as well as a senior ladies side.

The club has been established for ten yearsand is now one of the biggest, and mostsuccessful, junior clubs in the region. Affiliatedto the Sussex F.A., we play in the Mid SussexYouth & Minor Football League and Sussex GirlsFootball League.

We welcome new members from the MidSussex area and if you would like to join theclub or wish to view further information thenvisit the club website: www.lindfieldfc.org.

The club is run by a highly dedicated team oflocal volunteers who give up time to coach andrun the club. As a growing organisation, wealways need extra help and if anyone isinterested in getting involved, and givingsomething back to the community, then theycan contact the Club Chair, Justin Wilkes, on01444 483020 or see the website.

In order to keep youth football alive andkicking in Lindfield, we rely totally onsponsorship and fund raising activities. If you,or your employer, can assist us in any way witheither funding or fund raising ideas then pleasespeak to the Club Chair or email the club [email protected].

Supporting footballin the community

Lindfield Under 8’s get new sponsor – Jetix, thechildren’s entertainment network

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LINDFIELD BASED classical guitar trio Trio Elanare visiting Mid Sussex to perform a concert asa tribute to Stella Greenhalgh. “She touchedmany peoples lives in this area” said Lindfieldmusician and Trio Elan member Adrian King,“she was my 2nd cousinand I worked with her onmany occasions.” Stellawas well known in MidSussex for her workthrough PhoenixProductions and also at StPaul’s Catholic School.

The concert, in aid ofthe charity, CancerResearch, features three superbly talentedclassical musicians, Adrian King, Peter Woodingsand Nick Hunt,, drawn together to form Trio Elan.

They are playing popular classics from JS Bachto the 20th century all of which is arranged bythe trio.

“We want this to be success, not just becauseits for charity, but more importantly for Stella”

said Adrian. “She waseven planning her nextproduction right up toher death!”

The concert is held onSaturday 4 March,starting at 7.30pm at StPaul’s Catholic College inBurgess Hill. Tickets, £8and £6.50 concessions

can be obtained by contacting Adrian on 01444482028 or email [email protected].

Tribute concert to Stella Greenhalgh

The Ashdown Singers

The Crucifixion

Directed by Terence Steele

perform

by John Stainer

Good Friday, 14 April 2006Lindfield United Reformed Church, 7.30pm

Admission free.

A retiring collection will be taken for St Peter & St James Hospice.

In GoodNEWS this month

• Martin Hall leaps into Spring, and looks at the clocks change

• Four church members notch up 236 years of Lindfield URC membership

• What is the global event that is theWomen’s World Day of Prayer?

GoodNEWS isproduced by Lindfield

URC and available from the Post Office

and other local shops.

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LOCAL HOT AIR balloon experts, Chad Ballooning,helped to guarantee the success of BlackthornsSchool’s Valentine Dance by generously donatingtwo flight tickets for auction on the night.

King Edward Hall played host to fifty coupleswho, whilst dancing the night away, feasted onpink champagne and poached salmon followedby heart-shaped Pavlovas and an indulgentchocolate fountain!

The organisers managed to secure some greatraffle prizes including Take That concert ticketsand Bluebell Railway family passes as well as asuperb arrangement of flowers donated by localflorist, Flowercraft. Guests were also encouragedto include messages of love on heart shapedprize draw slips. Nevertheless, the highlight ofthe evening was the auctioning of the romanticballoon flight, which alone raised over £250.

Commenting on the event as well as theschool’s development plans, Mike Scholes ofChad Ballooning said: “I am a huge supporterof the school’s determination to create an“outside classroom” in the grounds of theschool. It’s great that children can be given theopportunity to learn in an environment that iscloser to nature. As someone who spends quitea bit of time listening to forecasts, I wasparticularly interested to hear about their plansto include a weather station!”

Nicky and Tony Smith, the successful auctionbidders said: “It was such a brilliant evening andit was very easy to get carried away with thebidding.”Tony went on to explain that the flightswill form part of Nicky’s birthday present.

The Smiths can look forward to an hour-long

sightseeingtour ofLindfield andthe local area.Their balloon is likely to reach aheight of up 3,000ft and should allow them totake in sights of historic landmarks such as theBalcombe viaduct and the Jack and Jillwindmills on the South Downs.

An amazing £1200 was raised on the nightitself, allowing Blackthorns School to reach theiroverall target of £10,000.The work on theoutside classroom can now finally begin!

Chad Ballooning helps Blackthorns reach new heights

The Civic AmenityFreighter

...will next be in the Tollgate Car Park on Sunday 2nd April 2006

from 10.30 a.m. to 12.00 noon.

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IN OCTOBER every household in Lindfieldreceived a Village Plan questionnaire seekinganswers to 44 questions. Residents wereinvited to share their views and visions forthe future of the village. 516 completedquestionnaires were returned, something like20% (which many pollsters would regard asan excellent, representative return).

There are five Working Groups:• Housing & Environment • Village facilities & attractions • Sports & Leisure• Safety & Security• Traffic & Transport

The Groups will spend the next couple ofmonths working to identify the key issues intheir areas of concern, draw some conclusionsand begin to tabulate these and formulaterecommendations or action points. In March aunified Village Plan will be drafted.

Then on Saturday morning, April 1 at theKind Edward Hall a second exhibition will beheld to present to the people of Lindfield theresponses from the Questionnaire and the draftof the Village Action Plan, which will set out anumber of observations and recommendationsfor the future of the community. When this hasbeen finalised, as a result of comments frominterested parties, it will be presented to theParish, District and County Councils and otherbodies affected by its recommendations.Thepeople of Lindfield will have had their say!

Meanwhile, the responses to thequestionnaire have been analysed and are beingdigested and collated by the Working Groups. It

is too early to present the conclusions, but itmay be of interest to illustrate the informationgathered and the views expressed by quotingsome preliminary findings:• 97% said the Post Office in the High Street is

vital (and 58% felt there ought to be anotherone between Lindfield & Haywards Heath)

• 91% said we need a Public Toilet in thevillage (though the District Council wantedto close it) and 70% said there should beone on the Common, too (though theDistrict Council has already closed anddemolished the one that was there).

• Two thirds of those questioned did not haveany concerns about their personal safety inLindfield. Of those who did have concerns,6% said this was a serious problem, 17% said“only slightly” and 34% said only at night.

• 42% said a village website was important.• 77% had visited the Parish Office (most of

them on planning matters, to collect abus/rail pass or green refuse bags – or justto get information).

• An astonishing 30% would be willing topay a higher tax to the Parish Council tomeet the needs of the village – for a widevariety of perceived needs – proper toilets,provision for young people, better parking/traffic management, etc).

• The great majority believe that, before anymore housing is permitted, theinfrastructure, such as capacity of localschools (74%) and of local health carefacilities (86%), must be improved.

• Undoubtedly traffic issues are big areas ofconcern and generated pages of commentsand suggestions, which are being studied.

The people of Lindfield have had their say...

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These are justsome randomexamples – fulldetails will beavailable at the exhibition on April 1.Book the date now!

For further information please contact theLindfield Parish Office,6 Denmans Lane,LindfieldRH16 2LB Email: [email protected] Tel: 01444 484115.

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THE CONCEPT of a University of the ThirdAge (U3A) was hatched in France by alecturer at Toulouse University named PierreVellas. There are now branches of U3A allover the world.The first U3As in Great Britainwere created more than 20 years ago but theFrench model of close affiliation to the localUniversity has been replaced by a model thatuses self-teaching; utilising Members’ existingskills and expertise.Today there are 571 U3Asin England, Scotland and Wales, with acombined membership of 153,103 members.

The Haywards Heath & District U3A held itsinaugural meeting in 1991 in Haywards HeathTown Hall, supported by a grant from the TownCouncil of £50.The first Chairman was CharlesCullis. By 1993, twenty four study and interestgroups were up and running and theorganisation had 246 members. In 2006 thereare 615 members, resident in Haywards Heathand surrounding villages.

The purpose of the U3A is to promote lifelong learning. It is a registered charity.Membership is open to anyone no longer in fulltime employment. All that is needed is interestand enthusiasm.The organisation runs on a self-help basis with Members sharing theirexpertise, knowledge and enthusiasm to exploresubjects of interest. Everyone able to do so isencouraged to contribute in some way, whetherit is by giving a talk, helping with refreshmentsor assisting with group administration.

Members of Haywards Heath & District U3Acan choose from over fifty special interestgroups, catering for a wide range of interestsand activities. Some groups organise occasionaloutings or field trips and there are also two

walking groups. New groups formed in the pastyear include Local History, Spanish and Yoga. Itis hoped to start a Russian Beginners group inApril 2006. All groups are informal and inter-active and meet either in private homes or localhalls. The annual membership fee is currently£12 irrespective of the number of groupsjoined. Members of larger groups also pay asmall contribution towards the cost of hall hire.

Open quarterly meetings take place at ClairHall, sometimes with an outside speaker. A recentopen meeting, pictured here, gave Members achance to try out some new audio visualequipment, purchased with a £4,900 grant fromthe ‘Awards for All’ programme. Coffee morningshave recently been introduced and have been wellattended. In addition, the Sussex Region organisesregular Study Days on a variety of topics, whenprofessional lecturers are employed.

To find out more about your local U3A,and to obtain a copy of our currentprogramme, contact the Membership Secretary,Alastair Porter, on 01444 482001.Further details can be found on our website:www.haywardsheathu3a.org.ukand from the national website:www.u3a.org.uk

March designated awareness month

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March 2006

FREE ENTRY AND COFFEE!

VISIT THE SECOND VILLAGE PLAN EXHIBITION

KING EDWARD HALL1ST APRIL 2006

9.30 AM UNTIL 1.00 PM

“THIS IS A PROGRESS REPORT FOR YOU!”

An opportunity to see the responses to the recent questionnaire and an outline of the

proposed Lindfield Village Plan

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“TRANSPORT-PAST AND PRESENT” is Year Two’skey learning theme for this term and as a result,class teacher Jo Tulloch recently invited wellknown author and illustrator,Val Biro into theclassroom.Val is best known for the series ofstories he has written about Gumdrop, his oldfashioned car, and a highlight for the childrenwas a visit of Gumdrop itself, which was driveninto the school grounds.

This is what a few of the excited childrensaid about the visit:

“We had a fun time with Mr Biro. We lookedat some of his stories on the projector. He alsodrew a picture of Gumdrop for us and he drewsome of the characters from his booksincluding his dog Horace.”

“We loved looking at his car and it was shinyand blue. It had a big wooden box on the sidefor the battery. It even had wings!”

“On the next day we drew our own picturesof Gumdrop using chalks just like Mr Biro didand people can come and visit our school ifthey would like to see them.”

According to Jo, the children’s behaviour wasexemplary and what impressed her most was thecourtesy and respect they showed their guest.

As a half term treat, Jo also organised amemorable trip to the Bentley Wild Fowl andMotor Museum where the children were able toexperience historic vehicles at first hand.

Blackthorns makes learning fun funny

Year 1981Prince Charles got married;Liverpool crowned soccer Champions of Europe;Australia lost the Ashes;Pope Died.

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walk-in larder, a breakfast bar which can doubleas serving area or some extra wide pan drawers?Whilst kitchens can be freestanding as well asfitted, a combination of the two can provide amore unique look to a kitchen. Painted wallcabinets against wooden base units achieves aless fitted look and free standing dressers andsideboards made to match have the addedbenefit of moving with should you decide tomove house.

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A MAJOR CHANGE has occurred in the waythat parking regulations are being enforced inMid Sussex.

On Monday 23rd January West Sussex CountyCouncil introduced Local Authority ParkingEnforcement (LAPE) with parking attendantsemployed by Mid Sussex district councilreplacing Sussex Police traffic wardens.Thenumber of attendants has increased from thepresent level of 4 to 13.They are workingthroughout the District, in both towns andvillages including Lindfield.

Among the key aims of LAPE are safer, lesscongested streets together with the ability todeal more quickly with areas whereinconsiderate parking is creating seriousproblems. It will also help high streetsthroughout the district by making sure short-term parking areas designed for shoppers donot get clogged up by all-day parking.

But, at the same time, the attendants will alsoact as a highly visible uniformed presence onthe streets that will contribute towardscommunity safety by reporting incidents andproblems associated with antisocial behaviour,

littering and the need for repairs in the streetscene (for example, repairs to benches).

Changes in the law have allowed LAPE to beintroduced. From now on, that income will beretained by the local authorities to meet the runningcosts of LAPE so that the costs do not fall on CouncilTax payers. Any surplus income would be spentlocally on public transport and environmentalimprovements so that Mid Sussex residents andits many visitors should enjoy the benefits.

Unlike existing traffic wardens, the LAPEparking attendants will be using digital camerasto record the contravention that led them toissue a ticket. We expect that most disputes willbe determined locally but if this is not possible,a simpler process to resolve them is in place.Instead of having to go in front of a magistrates’court, people who feel they have been wronglyticketed will be able to use the independentNational Parking Adjudication Service.Thedecision of the tribunal is final.

The issuing of a penalty charge notice willresult in fine of £60, which reduces to £30 if itis paid within 14 days. Late payment can see theamount rise to £90.

Watch where you’re parking!

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ERIC HOLLOWAY, who has been a resident ofLindfield for 37 years, has written anautobiography detailing his life as an aviator.As a child he has a love affair with stars andlittle did he know he would spend a significantportion of his life amongst them.

It is the story of a quite ordinary person whobecame a professional aviator with a careerlasting fifty years, thirty eight of which werespent flying around the world, amassing nearly20,000 hours of flying. He started in 1940, inthe RAF as a navigator, literally flying by theStars in Wellington bombers, then moved on toSunderland Flying Boats around Burmah afterthe 2nd World War. Subsequently he flewHermes,Yorks, Argonauts and Statos Cruisers.

The next stage of his career was as acommercial pilot. He became a senior pilotwith Laker Airways (sadly Sir Freddie Laker diedtwo weeks ago) where he flew Boeng 707’s. Hethen joined Randolph Fields to assist in thecreation of what is now known as VirginAtlantic Airways and subsequently became aDirector of that company.

The idea of writing his flying memoirs cameabout through many people asking about hispersonal experiences during the war and laterin civil aviation. He comments:

“At first it was quite difficult to recall thingsthat happened such a long time ago, but as Iprogressed many events came back, eachtriggering others, all of which became cleareruntil I could put them together in a fairlyaccurate and logical sequence. Discovery ofdiaries kept in 1944, 45,and 46, together withmy four flying log books, helped to recall somewartime and post war events but, even so, itwas extremely difficult to remember preciselywhat really happened. It’s not just a matter of

trying to recall eventsof the past; the detailneeds to be reasonablycorrect as well. Not aneasy task! Any errorsare unintentionaland it is hoped thatany person namedwill not beoffended.”

Eric Retired in1990 and lives inLewes Road Lindfield.

The book “Stars are my Friends” is availablefrom Amazon and most book retailers (ISBN 1843941708).

My life with the stars

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The Lindfield Horticultural Society’s eveningprogramme continues on Wednesday 8th March,with a talk and practical demonstration of FloralArt commencing at 8pm.The Speaker and leaderof the evenings activities is Haywards Heath'sown Robert Tunks, a most respected and reveredOfficial Judges of Floral Art. In the early eighties,Bob had a Ladies hair dressing salon in Cuckfieldwhere his clientele persuaded him to enter localshows displaying his floral art creations, in notime at all he went from strength to strength andqualified as a national judge and demonstrator in1991. As Members will know Bob judges at ourLindfield shows and is a great friend of theSociety. Bob will be offering idea's for some ofthis years show entries and his creations will beraffled at the end of his talk.This will mostcertainly be an entertaining night out for allthose interested in Floral Art.

Our main event in March is the SpringFlower and Produce Show. On Saturday 25thMarch commencing at 2pm the King EdwardHall will be lit up with a feast of colour fromthe exhibits of Spring Flowers.There will alsobe vegetable, cookery, photography, wine andhandicraft exhibits and for all of you with a softspot there are the children's classes, come andsee what they can do with models from cottonreels and Easter pictures with pressed flowers.

Entries should be in by 10pm on Wednesday22nd and should be delivered to 25 EasternRoad, 66 Sunte Avenue or to HarmonyPharmacy (formerly Abbots) in the High Street.The Society would love to welcome newMembers and exhibitors even if you only haveone daffodil. If you would like to enter theshow please ring our Show Secretary on483236. Exhibits can be staged between 7pm

and 9pm on the Friday or between 8am and10.30am on Saturday.

Could I also remind Members, that Spring isnow just around the corner and that theSociety's Sundries Centre is open on the 11thand 26th March and on the 1st April. TheSundries Centre is one of the many benefits ofbeing a member of the Society and where youcan purchase really top quality composts,fertilisers and other aids to cultivation atextremely competitive prices,You can recoupthe cost of membership in just one visit. To jointhe Horticultural Society please ring theMembership Secretary on 415270.

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What a relief, Spring is on its way. It is not thetiny green buds forming on the trees andhedges that herald nature’s ecstatic release fromthe grip of Winter, but the explosion of colourfrom bulbous plants. Bulbs are plant larders,providing sustenance for an intense period ofgrowth and flowering, whilst offering realbenefits to gardeners. Once planted, themajority of bulbs require no maintenance: theyjust settle down and multiply.

There is no better example of a naturalisticbulb planting than to wander through abluebell wood: the scent and colour is magical.It is this sensory feast that so many gardenerswish to recreate in their own landscape.Bluebells, like wood anemones, lily of the valleyand violets, require spring sun and summershade: so plant them beneath deciduous trees orshrubs. Whilst bluebells will multiply withastonishing vigour, try to avoid an initial sparseplanting line that will look sad and lost whenflowering. For the full impact, mass themtogether. Planting in broad ribbons that weavearoundshrubs, willgive a senseof rhythmandmovementwithin theborder.Massedribbonplanting canbe used withother bulbsthat flower atdifferent times of the year. Crocuses, scillias andfritillarias in the spring, tulips, alliums andcamassias in the summer as well as nerines andcolchicum in the autumn.The general rule of

thumb regarding planting depth of bulbs is tocover them with double their height of soil.

Spring colours have an intensity that is neverquite duplicated during the rest of the year.Aside from the orangey tones of a fewwitchhazels and the purple of crocuses, somany of the plants and trees flowering now areeither very, very yellow or strong pink. So whenplanning a Spring display, decide if you like thecombination of pink with yellow or perhapsneed to separate the colours using white or blueflowering plants as a buffer.

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Tie a ribbon round the old Oak tree

STILLNESS IN MOVEMENT

Springtime Yoga for Beginners

Mondays 7.00 - 8.15pm (from 24 April 2006)

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Bookings: Judie Shore 01444 487618

It is a rare thing to be able to cultivate and maintain

a quality of stillness when life demands so much.

Perhaps the boom of yoga in the West answers that

need in us to find a quiet space and time for ourselves

to redress the balance?

You may be drawn to it for health reasons, for support

with stress levels or you might just be curious to give

it a try. Yoga is for everyone - respecting difference in

age, sex, culture, religion or ability - this new class to

Lindfield is open to all. I look forward to seeing you.

Judie

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AT THE 1994 annual awards dinner given forForensic Science, AAFS, President Dr. DonHarper Mills astounded his audience with thelegal complications of a bizarre death.Here is the story:

On March 23,1994 the medical examinerviewed the body of Ronald Opus and concludedthat he died from a shotgun wound to the head.Mr. Opus had jumped from the top of a tenstory building intending to commit suicide. Heleft a note to that effect, indicating hisdespondency. As he fell past the ninth floor hislife was interrupted by a shotgun blast passingthrough a window which killed him instantly.

Neither the shooter nor the descender wasaware that a safety net had been installed justbelow at the eighth floor level to protect somebuilding workers and that Ronald Opus wouldnot have been able to complete his suicide theway he had planned.

“Ordinarily,” Dr. Mills continued, “a personwho sets out to commit suicide and ultimatelysucceeds, even though the mechanism mightnot be what he intended, is still defined ascommitting suicide.”

That Mr. Opus was shot on the way to certaindeath, but probably would not have beensuccessful because of the safety net, caused themedical examiner to feel that he had ahomicide on his hands.The room on the ninthfloor, whence the shotgun blast emanated, wasoccupied by an elderly man and his wife.Theywere arguing vigorously and he was threateningher with a shotgun.The man was so upset thatwhen he pulled the trigger he completelymissed his wife and the pellets went throughthe window, striking Mr. Opus.

When one intends to kill subject A but killssubject B in the attempt, one is guilty of themurder of subject B. When confronted with the

murder charge the old man and his wife wereboth adamant.They both said they thought theshotgun was unloaded.The old man said it washis long-standing habit to threaten his wifewith the unloaded shotgun. He had nointention to murder her.Therefore the killing ofMr. Opus appeared to be an accident; that is, thegun had been accidentally loaded.

The continuing investigation turned up awitness who saw the old couple's son loading theshotgun about six weeks prior to the fatal accident.It transpired that the old lady had cut off her son'sfinancial support and the son, knowing thepropensity of his father to use the shotgunthreateningly, loaded the gun with the expectationthat his father would shoot his mother.The casenow becomes one of murder on the part of theson for the death of Ronald Opus.

Now here is the exquisite twist. Furtherinvestigation revealed that the son was, in fact,Ronald Opus. He had become increasinglydespondent over the failure of his attempt toengineer his mother's murder.This led him tojump off the ten storey building on March23rd, only to be killed by a shotgun blastpassing through the ninth story window.Theson had actually murdered himself so themedical examiner closed the case as a suicide.

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What compelled you to combine a café with an art gallery?I basically just wanted to make it a more exciting place to be with music to winddown to and art to look at and appreciate while eating or drinking.

Why did you move from Ardingly to Lindfield?Ardingly was a very small village and I thought that it would do better here.

Do you paint and display your work?Yes, I do paint but my work isn’t often displayed because I don’t have the time.

How do you get the art and sculptures?We advertise on the websites and artists come to us with paintings and CD’s forthe café.

What kind of people were/are you trying to attract here?Mainly people that appreciate art, good coffee and good food.

Have lots of people been buying the art and CD’s?Yes, lots.

Final question, is there any competition between you and the neighbouringcafés or galleries in Lindfield?No, definitely not, if anything it’s mainly about complimenting each other andpleasing the community so that there is some choice of where to go?

The Gallery: the interview!The Gallery started off in Ardingly three years ago but it has now moved toLindfield High Street.The Gallery is a café combined with an art gallery. Itfeatures many local artist’s work like pieces from Claire Fearon, Hannah Cole,Steven P Brown and many more including the owner himself, Nigel Ryan.Nigel Ryan also cooks in the kitchen and he tipped us off that the scrambledeggs and salmon are delicious, as are the mushrooms on toast. Oathall pupilswere fortunate enough to be squeezed into his busy schedule for an interview.

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MID SUSSEX INDEPENDENT BusinessAssociation, is a locally based dynamicassociation of quality assured businesses.

For the consumer you can be assured that themember company is a committed trader andmeets our criteria to join.

Membership to the organisation is open tolocal independent businesses within Mid Sussex.

Traders within Mid Sussex have not reallyhad such a dynamic trading association untilnow and finally some local businesses have hadthe idea to create the e-commerce associationwhich actually works for them as an individualtrader. MSIBA focuses on networking businessbetween trades, being a member you will beexposed to other member’s customers andpromoted in a continuous marketing campaignthat is growing in size. If you are a local basedindependent company within the Lindfield areaMSIBA can help promote your businessthroughout Mid Sussex.

Membership is only £24.00 per year as weare non profit making. Membership moneyhelps to pay for advertising in local magazines,internet directory subscriptions and publicawareness campaigns. Behind the public area ofour website we have vast amounts ofinformation how you can promote yourcompany even further and if you have a websitewe explain how you heighten your searchengine ratings for free ! We advertise yourcompany on the front page of the website forno additional cost as well as promoting youthrough other members and their customers.

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WHEN SOMEONE mentions nutrition, most ofus would think about the food, we eat. We areall aware that a diet rich in fresh vegetables andother wholesome food is likely to be nutritiousand health supporting. No doubt, those of youthat are health conscious try to keep junk foodto a minimum but have you ever consideredthat the impressions that you get from yourexperiences and surroundings are also a kind offood. Just as we can be susceptible to nutritionaldeficiencies from a junk food diet, we can alsosuffer from mental and emotional deficiencydiseases from a perceptual junk food diet.

We live in a sea of impressions thatcontinually assault our senses. When we wereyounger we would look, feel, smell, listen andtouch as if our lives depended on it. We wouldsoak in the impression of a flower, look at thesky in wonder and experience the world in awe.Very soon, we get too busy to stop and stare;we get caught in a kind of consensus trance andonly receive small packets of informationthrough our senses, filling in the gaps withconcepts we have already formed about theworld, others and ourselves. Many moment-by-moment impressions begin to lack taste andvery often sensation becomes dulled. Repressionand suppression can easily become ourwatchwords trapping us in a kind of wakingdream of automatic reactions and negativethinking. Subsequently our impressions canbegin to lack substance so we do not get nearlyas much mental and emotional nutrition fromthem as we used to. We start spending far moreenergy then we receive leaving us tired, fadedand jaded.

Really paying attention creates the kind ofimpressions that nourish you. If you learn totake time out, listen to your natural rhythmsand be present and mindful in your everydayaffairs, you will begin to nourish your soul and

become less needy.Your relationships willbecome psychologically cleaner as you willrequire less attention from others to feelfulfiled. As you learn to stop your automaticinner chatter you will become more aware ofyour own, and others real needs, and so yourresponses and actions become moreappropriate. As a result, you will feel happierand healthier and your relationship with yourfamily, friends and work colleagues will bemore positive and constructive as propernourishment becomes available. Seize the day!

Nigel Garion-Hutchings is a registeredhomoeopath and stress management consultantwho runs Fullspectrum Homoeopathic Centrein Lindfield.

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THREE OF A KIND Caterers established in 1997,based at the south of england showground asresident caterers within the Norfolk pavilion.A small catering company we pride ourselveson commitment to high standards of both food& service, combined with friendliness andflexibility.

Within the Norfolk pavilion on theshowground we can offer unrivalled spacewithin the area for conferences, dinner dancesand parties, catering from 20 persons to 400within various suites.

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All our dishes, have raw ingredients sourced from local suppliers, we care about the food you eat, and hence it is all produced on site, with very little frozen or prepared products used, thus you get a quality end product, but perhaps at a little extra cost, as with all things in life, you get what you pay for!

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LAST MONTH we ran a photo which looked over fifty years old (inset) showingsome children playing on the pond.The response to this was tremendous and wehave since found out that the picture:

• Includes Ruth and Martin Palmer (12) and their late mother Phylis Palmer.Also included was Betty Willis and the photo was taken during the big freezeof Feb/March 1947 when the pond was frozen for six weeks.This ice wasfour inches thick. During periods such as this “The Pond” became theoutdoor social centre for both villagers and outsiders who would congregatefor a chat, walk, slide, play hockey and skate on the ice.

• Martin encouraged over the years by the “Brighton Tigers” ice hockey teamhas become a regular on the pond when the ice is thick enough. In 1990 hewas the only one on the pond.

• In 1997, 50 years on from the original photograph Martin brushed thecobwebs off his skates and again ventured on to the pond (above). He wasagain the only one on the pond when a police car pulled up and the officersaid “do you think you should be skating on the pond” to which he replied“ I’ve been doing it for fifty years now!!!!”.To which the officer replied“well I’m sure you must know what you’re doing” and drove off.

• Martin’s late Father, Martin Palmer (senior) married to Phylis, will beremembered as a major contributor to the Lindfield Club during the yearswhen the original picture was taken.

Lindfield revisited

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NOW THAT HOLIDAYS are on the agenda, ourthoughts turn to learning a new language orbrushing up on rusty language skills. At TheAcorns, we have great fun teaching French tostudents of all ages and stages including GCSEand A level:You are never too young or too oldto learn and some children start as young astwo years old in our French Clubs.

Young children are like sponges and absorb anew language with ease.Through games, songs,fun and role play, the children quickly learn newskills.They are excited when they go to France,not only hearing words that they recognise, butalso being able to use their French as they askfor the bread at the bakers or buy an ice-creamat the beach. Always keen to mix language andculture in the French Clubs, the children can’twait for snack-time when we enjoy a little tasteof French cuisine with un croissant, un pain auchocolat, un gateau or une tarte aux pommes.

Living so close to the Channel Tunnel, a daytrip to France is a wonderful day out for all thefamily. Prices on the Shuttle have recently comedown considerably and the coastline near thetunnel exit has wonderful expanses of sandybeaches and plenty of rock pools to explore.Why not have lunch in one of the manyrestaurants serving home-cooked food andmake time for a little bit of shopping too? Whata great way for children to have a go at their

French. Praise and encouragement workswonders and what excitement there will be, if,on their first trip, they count how many shellsthey have collected in French.

The French tuition we provide for olderchildren and teenagers supports their languagelearning at school or at college and helps themto achieve to their full potential in both writtenand spoken French.

Adult learners are a joy to teach. Many adultsgo to Evening Classes, and we have someexcellent ones locally, details of which you canfind at Haywards Heath Library. However, at TheAcorns we provide courses that are tailor madeto individual needs. We often help those who arethinking of buying a property in France andhaving had a house there for many yearsourselves, we can often help with practical issuesas well as language skills. We also help thosewho have just bought a property in France andwant to be able to socialise with their newneighbours. We also of course help thosewanting to learn French for business or pleasure.

I am often asked how long it takes tobecome proficient in French. So much dependson the individual and the level they wish toachieve, but we provide a spring board, givingour students the confidence to speak, enjoy and progress.

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A FASHION SHOW OF LADIES GOLFWEAR and then purchase the items you havejust seen, plus many more. Range includes Cutter & Buck, Green Lamb, Daily Sportsetc, sizes 8 to 24. Sale Rail of previous season’s golfwear at reduced prices.

EXHIBITION OF PATCHWORK AND QUILTING by members of a local QuiltingGroup, including prize winning quilts. Some small items for sale.

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Dear Lindfield Times

I was interested to read your article aboutrecycling as I have recently been in touch withSainsburys about this. I knew they recycled theirown plastic carriers (there is a container in thelobby of the store) and I asked them whetherthey would take other stores’ bags too and alsoplastic bread and veg/fruit packaging.The gistof their reply seems to be that they would,which is fantastic, so I have started taking all myexcess plastic there, including mail shotwrappers etc. It would be interesting ifeveryone started taking their plastic toSainsburys - and might force the council to stepin too! I know from collecting just my plasticthat I have at least a bag's worth a week.

ThanksVerity Brown

Taking an initiative in plastic recycling

The container is in the foyer of the Sainsbury’s store

We are pleased to confirm that you are able to use our carrier bag recycling bins in stores forother products such as bread and apple bags.You may also place other companies carrier bagsin our bins for recycling too.

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MANY RESIDENTS of Lindfield have expressedan interest in the proposal to demolish thebungalow at 46 Denmans Lane and replace itwith a block of flats. Hence, significant numbersturned up to the Central Area Planning meetingon the 9th February to listen to the debateabout the proposal. However time ran out.

Lindfield Preservation Society commented: “TheCentral Area Planning Committee was closed lastnight at 10.30pm just as the Lindfield applicationsand three others were about to be determined. Ofcourse this was a big disappointment for the publicwho had turned out either to speak or witness themeeting. However, the councillors recognised thatthey were too tired after debating for three and ahalf hours difficult issues on a number ofapplications relating to major developments inHaywards Heath and not able to give proper

consideration to what remained to be done.“Some of us were at Oaklands for nearly five

hours, getting there early to register to speak,only to see the Chairman, very wisely in ourview, call a halt just before the matters that wehad come to speak on.

“In our experience over the last three years,this was an exceptional meeting, the like ofwhich I have not seen before. Many planningapplications, the part of the iceberg below thewater, are made by planning officers underdelegated powers without them coming beforecommittee, but the major and contentious onesthat do, did in this case, overload the system.Such is democracy in action.”

The Lindfield Applications will be heard firstat the next Central Area Planning meeting onthe 9th March.

Planning meeting ‘ran out of steam’

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