Big Mag MARCH 2015 FINAL.pub

March 2015
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Published by Barns Green Community Publications
CALL TO
“HELP FIGHT TRADE
IN STOLEN ITEMS”
Local police warning:
“Del Boy-style criminals are
not just lovable rogues”
Full story on page 9. Editorial on page 3.
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Barns Green, Itchingfield and Christ’s Hospital.
Send your articles to the Editor at bigmag@barnsgreen.com .
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Barns Green Playgroup
A small village playgroup set on the green
with spaces available for 2-5yr olds
Ofsted registered.
Professional, DBS checked, trained staff.
Fun activities for all children.
Warm welcoming staff.
Safe environment.
For details please contact either:
Barns Green Village Hall, Muntham Drive, Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0PT
Tel: 01403 730093 (Village Hall)
or Bev Liley 07881728007/01403 732831
Charities No : 1033658
MCVC is a veterinary clinic in Slinfold
near Horsham formed by local
veterinary surgeons Mark Maltman
and Josie Cosham.
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Newly refurbished premises
Modern diagnostic facilities
Personal out of hours service
Call 01403 791011
for registration or an appointment
Lyons Farm Estate, Lyons Road, Slinfold,
Nr Horsham, RH13 OQP
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BIG Mag Editorial column.
Call to help fight trade in stolen items. “Handling stolen
goods is a serious offence that carries a maximum
sentence of 14 years imprisonment but research suggests
one in four people would buy stolen items if they were offered them cheaply enough despite the fact the products may have been stolen from families or businesses in
their community”. That’s according to local police who are appealing for help to catch
“Del-boy” criminals. See the full advice from our PCSO Tracy Field on page 9.
Turn to the BIG Mag for all you local news. In this edition we are so packed with
your news we’ve had to add another four pages! Plenty of village sports results and
fixtures, news from local clubs and societies, an update from your parish council,
advice from police and news from the church.
Youngest contributor to the BIG Mag. Our thanks to Claudia (aged 9) who has
written an interesting piece for the BIG Mag on the Guides and Rainbows page. It’s
always great to hear the news from 1st Barns Green & Itchingfield group and we
hope this will be the first of many writings from young people in the village.
Guidelines for submitting articles to the BIG Mag:
We’re always keen to hear your news so we welcome the articles you write for the
BIG Mag. There’s always a lot of competition for space so please keep to a maximum
of 450 words. Send a photo if you can. Deadline for submitting copy and
advertisements is the 17th day of each month. Thank you.
Roger Stamp. Editor. The BIG Mag.
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St Nicolas Church, Itchingfield.
March Services
Services at St Nicolas unless otherwise stated
1st March 11am Holy Communion
8th March 8am Holy Communion
10am Morning Prayer
15th March 11am Holy Communion
Mothering Sunday Service
St Nicolas Church,
Itchingfield.
22nd March 8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am All Age Worship - BG Village Hall
29th March 11am Holy Communion – Palm Sunday
Come and collect your palm cross
Holy Week
Monday 30th 8pm March Holy Communion
Tuesday 31st 8pm Holy Communion - St Peters
For arrangements for Baptisms, Weddings or Funerals, please contact the
churchwarden Wendy Dorkings. Office Hours 01403 730326
Mobile 07761 983635 Email – wendy.dorkings@hotmail.co.uk
Lent Course: Confirmation classes.
Begins on 25th February and continues until 25thMarch. 7.30pm
Itchingfield, St Nicolas, alternating with St Peters but in the Barn at Slinfold House,
The Street. Confirmation Classes will start 8th April weekly. Actual Confirmation
Service 21st June, Holy Trinity Church, Lower Beeding.
Contact Carol Shepherd for more information 01403 730001
St Nicolas, Itchingfield, Church Annual Meeting
Barns Green Village Hall, 11am on the 26th April 2015 (after the 10 am service)
Every Anglican Church is required to hold an Annual Meeting, when regular church
goers are invited to elect Church officers. At St Nicolas, currently there are vacancies
for a Churchwarden and for two additional members for the Parochial Church Council
(PCC). Anyone interested in the above positions has to have been baptised, be on the
church electoral roll and be a regular church-goer.
Please contact me as PCC Secretary for further information and application forms
before March 30th
Tony West, PCC Secretary 01403 730493 Email: tony@apwest.plus.com
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St Nicolas Church - Thoughts from your Lay Reader.
There is no Rector at St Nicolas Church, Itchingfield
at the moment. Carol Shepherd is the Lay Reader.
Easter Eggs have been in the shops since the beginning
of the year and we grumble about being too early. The
shops have much preparation to do to get everything up
and running, and Hot cross buns seem to be in the
supermarkets all year round now.
Well in the Christian Church, we also have to prepare for
Easter before it happens. It starts with Ash Wednesday.
Some Christian Churches have a service where
believers are given the sign of the cross on their
foreheads with the ashes of the previous year’s palm
crosses. Then 40 days later it’s Easter Sunday.(not
counting Sundays) This is a tradition in the Christian
Churches and gives us a time of preparation where we
can think about what Jesus The Christ has done for us.
Carol Shepherd
Even Jesus had to prepare himself for the task ahead of
Him and He spent 40 days in the wilderness after His baptism.
As a believer and the older I’m getting, the more I realize how much He has done for
me-the sacrifice of His life. Knowing he was going to be crucified, and for what! Being
someone who had never done anyone harm and had healed many sick, diseased
ridden bodies and minds. Spoken only in love, to crowds of people about God and
how lives could be changed for the better if God’s laws were followed. God gave only
10 commandments to follow, then Jesus put them all into two new commandments‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength
and with all your mind, and love your neighbour as yourself’. If we all, every humanbeing, followed those two commandments we would be living in a perfect world. One
day it will be like that, when Jesus returns.
With love in Christ Jesus, Carol.
Please contact me:
Carol 01403 730001 or email carol@shepherdbg.plus.com
EASTER LILIES
Over the past few years people have liked to remember family and
friends with Lilies in the Church at Easter. If you would like to do
this, donations towards the lilies are most welcome. A list of those
in whose memory lilies are given will be displayed in the Church.
Please include names with donations.
Cheques (made payable to St. Nicolas Flower Fund) and donations
can be sent to me.
Thank you. Sandra Morfey, Fennel Cottage, Bashurst Hill,
Itchingfield, Horsham RH13 0PA Tel. 01403 790436
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It’s Eyes Down for BINGO on 5th March and we now have an extra RollOver Game so
even more chances to win. Local band, The Jukebox, will be providing a great night
of live music on 21st March so save the dates and we look forward to seeing you
soon.
5th March - BINGO
21st March - Live Music with The Jukebox
The club holds many social events throughout the year. Subject to approval,
members can also use the Club for personal events. A great bonus is that the club
will contribute up to £100 towards the entertainment. The club will still be open to
all members. Contact us for availability.
We are always glad to welcome new members and our membership rates
are very reasonable; to join the club now will cost you just £8 per person and OAP
membership is just £3.
01403 730473 barnsgreenclub@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/barnsgreenclub
BARNS GREEN CRICKET CLUB
Preparation in Full Swing for New Season
Running a cricket club or any sports club for that matter takes a lot
of time and hard work. This is mainly down to the committee,
captains, and of course the players. During the winter months our
fixture secretary Simon Ott is busy getting in contact with other
clubs for Sunday friendlies and liaising with the league.
The committee meet regularly all year round and in the close season are making sure
that things are in place for the new season ahead. Recently Chris Bailey our first
team skipper has introduced an online club shop where you can purchase a full range
of Barns Green Kit, there is a special offer on at the moment and if you pay your
annual subs by the 19th April you can get the BGCC playing shirt with personalised
initials for a bargain discounted price of £14.95 (normally £24.95) please get in touch
with Chris for further details christopher.bailey18@hotmail.co.uk
BGCC – online shop - http://www.romida.co.uk/barns-green-cc.html
Please don’t forget we will be holding indoor nets at Christ’s Hospital Sports Centre
from Sunday 1st March starting at 12.45pm and ending 2.15pm for 5 weeks leading
up to the start of the season – NEW PLAYERS ARE MORE THAN WELCOME – for
further information please contact Chris Bailey christopher.bailey18@hotmail.co.uk or
Martin Hennock martin.hennock@unilever.com
Continued on next page...
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Turn to the BIG Mag
for all your local sports news….
SPORTS
BARNS GREEN CRICKET CLUB NEWS (continued from last page)….
The BGCC annual golf day is taking place again this year at Gatton Manor on Friday
29th May. Please see full details in our advertisement in this edition of the BIG Mag.
My presidents/Jack Dendy day will be held on Sunday 26th July and promises to be a
fun day of cricket and a social event with old friends of the cricket club.
A full list of fixtures and important dates for all ages will be available before the season starts. Remember, we are always on the lookout for people who want to get involved.
Best regards, Maff Barrett – President BGCC – email: maff@live.co.uk
BARNS GREEN RFC - Rugby fixtures & results
The past month has seen the rugby club consolidate its' position
firmly in second place in Sussex League Two West with two walk
over games delivering us maximum points, although one loss was
incurred against the unbeaten league leaders, Pulborough.
A larger squad than in previous years, has seen us be able to accommodate a
number of injuries and we are looking forward with eager anticipation to competition
for final league places that the final third of the 2014/15 season will bring.
Fixtures for March 2015
H Sat 7th 3:00pm Horsham 3 League
A Sat 21st 3:00pm St. Francis 1 League
H Sat 28th 3:00pm Crawley 2 League
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BARNS GREEN FOOTBALL CLUB
COVERS West Sussex Football League
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Advice from Tracy Field;
Police Community Support Officer.
tracy.field@sussex.pnn.police.uk
mobile 07766 997894
Help fight the trade in stolen items
Handling stolen goods is a serious offence that carries a maximum sentence of 14
years imprisonment but research suggests one in four people would buy stolen items
if they were offered them cheaply enough - despite the fact the products may have
been stolen from families or businesses in their community. Burglars often break into
homes looking for specific brands of goods that they know they can sell quickly and
easily to people willing to buy them without asking questions about where they came
from.
Detective Chief Inspector Paul Betts said: "There is a clear link between
burglaries and the second hand goods market but too many people seem to think that
Del Boy-style criminals are just lovable rogues. The fact is that these offenders make
their living by selling the stolen possessions of others. They are not victimless or
blameless - they are part of a problem that causes real pain to people.
"We are appealing to the public to think when they are offered items that seem to
be a great deal. If the price is too good to be true the items are probably stolen - so
don't buy them. You do not have to know that something is stolen to commit an
offence if you buy it - just believing that it could be stolen is enough.
"If you are found with a stolen item you could be arrested and prosecuted. It is
also likely that we will seize the item from you and you will lose not only the money
you have paid but the item as well, so it will no longer seem such a good deal.
Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinators
Name
Tony West
David Redston &
Diana Hewlett
John Taylor
Lin Dark
Tish Scragg
Dr Roger Smith
Sharon Stahlberger
Elleanor Wallis
David Liley
Rob & Nicola Fryatt
David Redston
Roger Corry
Area of Responsibility
Sandhills Road, Muntham Drive.
Trout Lane, Cross Lane & Two
Mile Ash.
Brooks Green
Itchingfield
Baystone Corner
Bashurst Hill
Emms Lane
The Hordens
Smugglers Way
Chapel Road
Area Co-ordinator
Valewood Lane
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Tel No.
730493
732293
730222
741249
791729
791370
790533
730478
732762
732831
732703
732293
730676
Merve Goddard 01403 734408
merve.goddard@btinternet.com
Mary Hallett 01403 732874
thehalletts@tiscali.co.uk
In March 1915, the British Army in Flanders launched its first organised attack of the
year on the German front line at Neuve Chapelle. Whilst the British did break into the
German lines they were unable to break through and make any real progress.
As was so often the case with war news in 1915, the press reports make Neuve
Chapelle sound like a resounding triumph, but what was never directly reported was
the cost in human terms of these military “successes” - in this battle this was over
11,600 men killed, wounded or missing for no real gain.
One of the casualties of Neuve Chappelle was Captain Gordon Tottenham, one of the
men listed on our War Memorial. His mother Mrs Helen Tottenham had lived in Trout
Lane for several years and his death was extensively reported in the West Sussex
County Times.
Captain Gordon Tottenham
Captain Tottenham was a career soldier and at the outbreak of war was serving in
India. His regiment was despatched to France and on arrival Capt Tottenham spent
several months working on communications on the French coast. This gave his
mother the opportunity to travel to France and see her son, probably for the first time
in several years. Sadly it was also to be the last.
On 9th March 1915 Capt Tottenham travelled to Neuve Chappelle to join his new
command with the King George V’s Own Bengal Sappers and Miners, where he
served throughout the battle of Neuve Chappelle. On the 29th March he led a 100
strong working party and worked in the trenches, probably repairing shell damaged
trench walls and dugouts. Whilst moving about in the trench positions, Captain
Tottenham was shot by a German sniper. He died the next day.
Charles Gordon Loftus Tottenham was 26 years old. He is buried in Cabaret Rouge
British Cemetery.
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1ST BARNS GREEN AND ITCHINGFIELD
RAINBOWS AND BROWNIES
This term alone our Brownies have earned their Cook badge and finished their art
badge, and both badges were ones they requested to do. The Brownies went
swimming in Billingshurst and four girls took their Promise and were enrolled in the
water. Our focus is fun and to try make events as memorable as possible.
Whilst all this was happening, the Rainbows have completed their Healthy Living
Badge. They walked to the village shop and bought fruit and then they got to smash a
Crunchie bar to understand how our bones are made. A Onesie night learning about
the importance of sleep to keep us healthy, combined with making a fishing game,
streamers to dance with and glittery hair clips was one night alone. They have made
pizza, made sheep for Chinese New Year, discussed water conservation, learnt a new
game of animal yoga and plenty of new “healthy living’ “songs.
All the girls are practicing for a show they are performing. They are making
tickets, props to accompany songs and programme covers, rehearsing songs, poems
and much more. They are choosing what they want to do and everyone is involved.
Who knows, they maybe future BG Players.
A huge thank you to the residents, who don’t have children at our units, but have
commented on how much they enjoy reading our article each month, that’s great as
we enjoy sharing it. This has led us to make a slight change to our BIGMAG article; to
help the girls work towards their Writers badge and they will be given the opportunity
to write part of our monthly article. Hopefully, you will enjoy reading it!
Reasons to get involved with the Rainbows and Brownies units in our village
It is a fun and vibrant place to be
The children enjoy a huge variety of activities
The unit has grown over the last year and we need extra to help to maintain this
We want to involve the girls in the local community as much as possible and can
only do this with your support
You can simply turn up on the night and enjoy it, or if you have a bit more time,
help plan some of our sessions.
Sometimes the girls bring delicious cakes to share on their birthdays!
Any time you give is much appreciated, and will ensure Rainbows and Brownies
future in our village.
BROWNIES WRITERS BADGE
This term I have learnt to be safe in the kitchen, hold knifes properly and to use
kitchen scissors. Also, for my cooking badge I had to make toast with butter and jam. I
also had to make cups of tea for the leaders and make and decorate cakes. Finally,
we had to make a salad and arrange it in an appetising way. All the Brownies have
done this, which means 29 of us have passed our Cook badge. Last week, we went
swimming at Billingshurst and we splashed around and we jumped in {as a unit}. The
funniest bit was all the leaders jumping in and made the biggest SPLASH EVER!!! We
have finished our Art badge too. I did a drawing of my dog as my final assessed piece.
We really have been very busy this term.
We are very busy preparing for a show, we are singing, telling poems, acting,
tongue twisters, dancing and showing some of the badge work we have been doing.
It’s great fun. This is my first term being a Sixer too and I am really enjoying it.
By Claudia . Age 9.
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Barns Green Baby & Toddler Groups
Are you a parent or carer?
Looking for something to entertain your baby or toddler?
Why not pop along to Barns Green Baby & Toddler
Groups?
We are a very friendly, welcoming group and we'd love to see you (school term time)
Baby & Toddler fun - Wednesdays 1.00pm - 3.00pm
We have lots of fun activities: including: toys, weekly
craft table, story time and rhyme time with instruments.
And we also have:
Baby & Toddler Rhyme Time - Mondays 9.30am - 11.00am
Pay-as-you-go: £2.50 per family (£1.50 first visit).
Refreshments included.
Barns Green Village Hall, Muntham Drive, Barns Green RH13 0PT
Just turn up or call Laura 01403 738804 or Anne-Marie on 01403 731192
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Barns Green Youth Club
For all in school years 7-11, Age 11-16
Barns Green Village Hall: 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th March
(David Francis Room)
Bg15up has now closed so there will be no further meeting for 15+ on a Monday.
INDIA OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
JOURNEY OF THE 13 MOONS
FRIDAY APRIL 17th
7.30pm at Barns Green Village Hall
Slide show and talk by
PETE ETHERIDGE formerly of Steyning Camera Club
A personal glimpse of India rarely seen by the average tourist
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It’s A Date Then!
Itchingfield Parish calendar.
There is a plan to produce an Itchingfield Parish Calendar
for 2016 incorporating photographs of local subjects taken
by local people. All of the profit from the sales of these
calendars will be fed back into the parish community clubs
and societies. We would look for local sponsors for each month to subsidise artwork
and printing costs. Photographers and sponsors will be acknowledged on each page.
The aim of this article is to get you all to look out old photographs or take new
photographs to be considered for the calendar. Remember, the photographs must be
of something local to the Itchingfield Parish. A small committee would chose the final
twelve photographs.
It is planned to release the calendar in September 2015. In the April issue of the
BIG Mag we will give more details relating to the format, production and sales of the
calendars.
Contact Alan Lambkin alan.lambkin@hotmail.co.uk
VILLAGE HALL NEWS
The Village Hall has had a very busy year with a wide variety
of local groups using the hall, catering for all ages. The WW1
commemoration in November was well supported, and there
will be further exhibitions to come, Mary Hallett and Merv
Hughes have worked extremely hard in their research and
have much more material to share. Most recently the Barns Green Players staged a
very successful production of Jack and the Beanstalk with the highest ticket sales
ever! Playgroup are holding a Race Night in March to raise much needed extra funds
and we will have a slide show with some amazing photography of India in April.
All of these groups, including the Hall itself, rely on your support. Whether it is as a
volunteer to help, being a committee member, making a donation or supporting an
event. So much hard work goes on behind the scenes and many groups are always
looking for extra assistance. So if you are interested in joining a group, or
volunteering as a helper check out the contact details in the BIG Mag and get in
contact! It really is very rewarding putting something back into the community.
Some of you may have noticed that we are no longer running Film Nights. Over the
last year we struggled to break even and therefore took the decision to discontinue
with these nights in their present form. In the past we had to use a business who
brought the equipment with them and provided the films. This meant that we had to
commit to a minimum number of films and we were limited by the choice of films and
the night when they could be shown. We now have our own equipment which will
allow us to screen films and we have been investigating renting films ourselves. This
will allow us to choose a more popular night, we hope to trial this later in the year.
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Update from your Parish Council
I thought that I would do a winter update giving details of some of the issues that have
been occupying the Parish Council over the past few months. As always we have
been busy with a number of projects aimed at improving life in our community. One of
our main focusses has been the issue of flooding and improving the drains and
ditches in and around Barns Green. With projects like this we get great support from
our County Councillor, Amanda Jupp and major new drains have now been installed
at the crossroads in the heart of the village and at the “triangle” where the road out of
Barns Green and Itchingfield joins the Five Oaks Road. These have considerably
improved the situation and reduced the risk of flooding. We have also been
concentrating on getting more ditches dug out on a regular basis to keep water off the
roads. The more that this is done the less damage occurs to the tarmac which of
course means fewer potholes.
Another major project we are working on is getting new roadside gates and signs at
each entrance to the village. These will smarten up the appearance of the village and
hopefully reduce speeding. We will be getting these installed in the next few weeks.
The work on the new school and houses is moving on fast and I believe in May the
first new residents will move into Ashmiles. Following a suggestion from the floor at
the Annual Village Meeting, the Parish Council has produced a welcome book for all
new residents which has information on Barns Green and all its facilities as well as
details of all the clubs, societies and sports teams in the village. The committee
looking after the Barns Green Development Fund are working closely with different
groups in the village and there is an update on this elsewhere in this issue of the
BigMag.
There are lots of other initiatives taking place, as well as our ongoing work covering
things like planning applications, weather and road gritting, footpaths and bridleways,
trees and hedge and verge cutting, crime, litter etc. One of the new areas we are
currently looking at with our two District Councillors, Patricia Youtan and Stuart Ritchie
is the car parking situation at Christ’s Hospital Station. Those of you who use the car
park will know that it is generally filling up earlier in the morning making it harder to
find a parking space and we are endeavouring to get something done to help this
situation. We are also looking to upgrade the Parish Council website and if anyone
has any thoughts or suggestions for this or indeed anything else which might affect
you, please do get in touch with us.
Penny Simpson, Chairman, Itchingfield Parish Council
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Barns Green Development Fund
It has been some time since we reported on the Barns Green Development Fund so
we thought it would be helpful to let everyone know how things were progressing.
During the discussions with the County Council and Berkeley Homes about the new
school and housing development in the village, the Parish Council was responsible
for securing additional funds (£350,000) which was to be used for specific capital
projects designed to improve the facilities for the local community.
The projects for which funding has been applied are generally major building
programmes which are complicated and require detailed planning and in some cases
involve planning applications. This all takes time and naturally some of the projects
are moving forward quicker than others. There are 4 projects which are currently
moving forward – the proposed extension to the Village Hall, the proposed new
kitchen and toilet facilities at St Nicolas Church, the proposed development of the
Social Club’s changing room facilities and the Village Car Park proposal for the
Jubilee Field. We are still having discussions with the Tennis and Rugby clubs about
improved facilities and we are also still looking at any potential transport options for
the Farm Close residents.
As things stand money has been allocated to enable plans to be drawn up and
planning applications to be submitted for the Village Hall extension, the new Village
Car Park and the improvements to the Social Club changing rooms. The Church has
had its initial planning application for new catering and toilet facilities outside the
church turned down so new proposals are being submitted for the new facilities to be
located inside the church. Of course once planning permissions are sought for all
projects plans will become available for everyone to see.
There is additional money available (over and above the £350,000) for some of these
projects in the form of S106 money from the Council. However, there are
complications regarding the timing for applying for this money which only becomes
available when a certain proportion of the new houses are occupied so this is also
holding up some projects.
In summary, things are moving forward and plans beginning to take shape. There is
certainly great enthusiasm and willingness from all the parties involved and the many
individuals who are all working in their spare time to help improve and develop these
facilities which will in time benefit many people in the village.
Update from Berkeley Homes. The Ashmiles.
All external works to Plots Facing on to Two Mile Ash road to be
completed by Middle of March. Zone 3 Brickwork nearing completion with final roofs being Lifted Beginning of March. No Works to
be carried out on two Mile Ash Road in front of the main Housing
site until final tarmac repairs at the end of the year. Plots Taking
Occupation towards the end of March beginning of April.
New School: The structure of the new school building has been completed and the
windows and doors fitted. Internal fitting out works are in progress including services
installations and plastering of the walls. The external render will be applied over the
next few weeks. The hard play area is being formed and will be tarmac surfaced in the
near future.
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Barns Green, West Sussex, RH13 0JX
Tel. 01403 730402
Fax. 01403 730510
Email. office@muntham.org.uk
Web. www.muntham.org.uk
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Saturday 4 July 2015
Midday until 4.00pm
Following on from the hugely successful Summer Fun Day held in 2013, we will again
be putting on a day full of fun things to do, see, and watch.
Football Freestyler
Laser Tag
Quad Bikes
Fun Dog Show*
Cake Show*
Car Boot and Table Top Sale*
Gourmet Food from Gastro Catering
Tea and Cake Marquee
Live Music
Traditional Side Stalls
Face Painting
Bouncy Castle
Tombola
Auctions
Various Arena Displays
Tours of the school conducted by our students
* For details of how to enter the Dog Show, Bake Off, or to book a Car Boot/
Table Top Sale pitch, please email office@muntham.org.uk
Visit our website www.muntham.org.uk for regular updates!
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Village Contacts
BARNS GREEN TRANSPORT HELP SCHEME
Joyce Groves
01403 730165
BARNS GREEN HALF MARATHON
Sue Thomas
01403 249470
racesecbghm@btinternet.com
BARNS GREEN PLAYERS
Claire Parkes
01403 731963
claire@madgelands.plus.com
BELLRINGERS
Carol Clarke
01403 730047
tim@barnsgreen.plus.com
BIG MAG
Editor
bigmag@barnsgreen.com
Commercial Ads
01403 731182
advertising@barnsgreen.com
Magazine distribution 01403 731722
distribution@barnsgreen.com
BROWNIES
Fiona Christer 01403 738806
markchrister@btinternet.com
GUIDES
Karen Jordan 01403 252270
karenasthana@live.co.uk
CHURCH FLOWERS
Sandra Morfey 01403 790436
sandra.morfey@btinternet.com
CHURCH - Lay Reader
Carol Shepherd 01403 730001
carol@shepherdbg.plus.com
CHURCH WARDEN
Wendy Dorkings
07761 983635
enquiries@stnicolas.uk.net
COUNTY COUNCILLOR
Amanda Jupp
01403 741542
amanda.jupp@westsussex.gov.uk
CRICKET CLUB
Martin Hennock 01403 730462
martin@hennock1.plus.com
CRICKET CLUB - COLTS
Will Haynes
01403 730682
WHaynes68@aol.com
DISTRICT COUNCILLORS
Stuart Ritchie
01403 270988
Stuart.Ritchie@horsham.gov.uk
Tricia Youtan
01403 790669
Tricia.Youtan@horsham.gov.uk
FOOTBALL CLUB
Paul Toms tomsy49@hotmail.com
Pete Walker
07783 442 1033
piwibond007@yahoo.co.uk
ITCHINGFIELD SCHOOL
Simon Simmons
01403 790204
office@itchingfield.w-sussex.sch.uk
LOCAL VOCALS
Jenny Bailey
07792049721
jenniferalicebailey@gmail.com
MONDAY CLUB
Eve Barrett
01403 730182
evebarrett@talktalk.net
MOTHERS’ UNION
Margaret Bailey 01403 790866
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
David Redston 01403 732293
david@dredston.wanadoo.co.uk
PARENT & TODDLER GROUP
Anne-Marie Hobbs 01403 731192
anne_marie_hobbs@hotmail.com
PARISH COUNCIL - CHAIRMAN
Penny Simpson
01403 731019
AppleTuppy@aol.com
PARISH COUNCIL CLERK
Jan Critchley
01403 731596 :
jancritchley@itchpc.freeserve.co.uk
PLAYGROUP
Bev Liley
01403 732831
playgroup@barnsgreen.com
RAINBOWS
Fiona Christer
01403 738806
markchrister@btinternet.com
RUGBY CLUB
Bill Bailey
01403 730068
fiveelmtrees@btopenworld.com
SCOUTS
Paul Cooper
01403 588632
shipleyscouts@gmail.com
SHORT MAT BOWLS
Eve Barrett
01403 730182
evebarrett@talktalk.net
SOCIAL CLUB
Trevor Courquin
01403 731745
barnsgreenclub@hotmail.com
STOOLBALL (Ladies)
Ann Tingley
01403 730236
TENNIS CLUB
Monica Hargrave
01403 730024
monica.hargrave@btinternet.com
VILLAGE HALL - BOOKINGS
www.barnsgreenvillagehall.co.uk
bookings@bgvillagehall.plus.com
01403 731003
VILLAGE TRUST & FIELD COMMITTEE
Martin Hargrave
01403 730024
martin.hargrave3@btinternet.com
WI
Daphne Lindfield
01403 791258
YOUTH CLUB
Simon Gale
01403 731003
youth@bgvillagehall.plus.com
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Traditional 17thC Village Pub.
Finest quality beers, ciders, wines and our original home cooked food.
Wed 4 Mar
Tue 10 Mar
Wed 11 Mar
Sun 15 Mar
Wed 18 Mar
Tue 31 Mar
Music Showcase
Quiz
Curry Night
Mothering Sunday
Pie Night
Quiz
Take-Away Fish & Chips every
Friday 6.30pm.
Showing:
Rugby RBS 6 Nations:
Sat 28 Feb
Scotland v Italy
KO 14:30
Sat 28 Feb
France v Wales
KO 17:00
Sun 1 Mar
Ireland v England KO 15:00
Sat 14 Mar
Wales v Ireland
KO 14:30
Sat 14 Mar
England v Scotland KO 17:00
Sun 15 Mar
Italy v France
KO 15:00
Sat 21 Mar
Italy v Wales
KO 12:30
Sat 21 Mar
Scotland v Ireland KO 14:30
Sat 21 Mar
England v France KO 17:00
The centre of the universe
01403 730436
The Queen’s Head, Chapel
Road, Barns Green, RH13 0PS
Motor Racing Formula One:
Sun 15 Mar
Australian Grand Prix
Sun 29 Mar
Malaysian Grand Prix
You can now watch live sports
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COMMUNITY ADVERTISMENTS
Advertise second hand “stuff” in the BIG Mag for free if the sale
price is below £25. (£7.50 for advertisements if the sale price is £25
to £100).
Send your advert to bigmag@barnsgreen.com
ADVERTISING RATES
To advertise in the BIG Mag call 01403 731182
or email: advertising@barnsgreen.com
Discounted Annual rates:
Full Page (Portrait orientation) - £410
Large Box (Half Page, Landscape) - £210
Medium Box (either portrait or landscape) - £110
Small Box (Landscape only) - £60
Rate per issue:
Full Page (Portrait orientation) - £50
Large Box (Half Page, Landscape) - £30
Medium Box (either portrait or landscape) - £20
Small Box (Landscape only) - £15
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FRANCE: Summer holiday let.
Dordogne (Sarlat area)
‘Grande Maison’ suitable for 12 + baby.
5
bedrooms, 4 en-suite.
250m from river.
Garden and Pool.
£750 - 2175 pw
Edge of quiet typical village with shops
& excellent restaurants in easy walking
distance.
www.dordognehol.com
tel. 01903 816726
Christ’s Hospital School
Performing Arts Events
Sun 8th Mar – Band Concert
The famous CH Concert Band, plus the Training Band will be in
concert performing an entertaining programme of light classics, solos, film
music and much, much more, for all the family!
Weds 18th Mar – CELL by Little Cauliflower & Smoking
Apples
After being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, Ted goes on
the trip of a lifetime….. and so does his pet fish. As the disease starts to
cause his mobility to degenerate, Ted rushes to experience a world outside
his comfort zone; from the markets of Lille to the romance of Venice.
Humorous, heart-warming and uplifting, CELL features charming
puppetry, physical theatre and an original musical score to tell the story of
one man’s final adventure.
Sun 22nd Mar – Angus Ross Memorial Concert
Carmina Burana – C Orff The Chapel Choir & Sinfonia
join foces with the CH Choral Society in a performance of Orff’s choral
masterpiece. Programme also to include Bolero & Pavane pour une enfante
defunte by Ravel.
For tickets, pricing or information please visit our website or
call the Box Office
01403 247434 (Mon–
(Mon–Fri 9.30am9.30am-12pm Term Time Only)
Website: www.christs-hospital.org.uk
Email: boxoffice@christsboxoffice@christs-hospital.org.uk
llow us on Facebook - Facebook.com/ChristsHospitalTheatre
Follow us on Twitter - Twitter.com/CH_Theatre
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BARNS GREEN VILLAGE STORE
Chapel Road, Barns Green. RH13 0PS.
01403 730334
Again this month we would like to begin with a
reminder
The POST OFFICE is open
Monday to Saturday 8.00am – 8.00pm
Sunday 8.00am – 5.00pm
‘An ATM in Barns Green’ – Are you aware that you
can withdraw money from the Post Office?
We can also order your Foreign Currency to be here
within 24 hours at 0% commission.
“Shall we try and Win It?”
Fancy joining our Barns Green Stores
National Lottery Syndicate.
1 Line per week for Saturday Lotto draw
£2.00 each member.
Call in to sign up, you’ve got to be in it to win it
That’s all for this month folks…………….
Dave, Pippa and the staff
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Will matters
Fully trained and insured Willwriters
Regulated by the Institute of Professional Willwriters
Full range of services with fixed prices
Appointments in your own home
Evening and weekend appointments available
Please call: Claire Gordon on
01403 791337 or 07551 303002
claire@willmatters.org
www.willmatters.org
BOOKKEEPER
Services available:
One off start-up of accounts - Tidying up of
paperwork - Continuous record keeping
Apply now for a FREE Initial Consultation
SPECIAL OFFER: 15% off hourly rate for first 10 clients
taken on (valid for 6 months), please quote BIG MAG.
Jane Edlin (MIAB)
01403 731962 / 07940 501169
Jedlin01@yahoo.co.uk
At Audiologica we pride ourselves in a
personalised service
Pilates classes in Southwater
For men and women of all ages and abilities
We offer high quality home audio systems as well as
high end headphones and MP3 players. We
specialise in computer based audio: rip your entire
CD collection onto one of our systems to reduce
clutter and hear your music as you’ve never heard it
before!
Get FIT, stay MOBILE, Build your Inner
STRENGTH, improve your
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We are based in Barns Green so happy to pop round
to do a demonstration or discuss your needs.
Fun intimate classes with fab people
Sign up now - Private sessions and
group matwork classes available to book.
Call Katharine on 07747 464828
pilateswise@mail.com
www.pilateswise.co.uk
www.facebook.com/pilateswiseuk
tel: 01403 336339
mob: 07901 833128
web: www.audiologica.co.uk
mail: richard@audiologica.co.uk
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Community Oil Buying Syndicate
It makes a lot of sense to club together and buy heating oil.
We shop around and you make the savings!
The average oil delivery is £25 to £50 cheaper.
For information without obligation, email: DerekBradnum@aol.com
www.oilbuyingsyndicate.co.uk or phone: 01403 891181
N. P. Duley
Tiling and Plastering
Building Refurbishments
High level of workmanship with a down to earth approach
Bathrooms Kitchens Alterations
Interiors Finishing Work
Decoration Conversions Outside Work
Telephone: 01403 738103
Mobile: 07917 457286
Email: npdrefurbishments@outlook.com
Website: npdrefurbishments.co.uk
Fully Insured- Southwater based
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or email: advertising@barnsgreen.com
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P.F. Brown
Building contractor - New homes, Extensions,
Renovations, Patio’s, Drives and Roofing.
Local builder for over 30 years,
NHBC registered
Phone - 01403 741479
Mobile - 07870 842 216
Email- pbrown116@sky.com
Coms Maintenance
Telephone - PC - Broadband Engineer
Ex BT engineer with 21 years experience
PC & Broadband Problems - Extensions - Relocating - Network Cabling Systems - Fault finding
Contact Paul
Tel: 01403 823201 Mobile: 07989 836857
www.comsmaintenance.co.uk
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Samantha Haines
Ofsted Registered Childminder
I have two children of my own, 11 years and 2 years & regularly attend toddler groups
in Southwater as well as the Family Centre.
Available for drop off and pick-ups from
Barns Green Pre-School and Primary Schools.
Opening Hours Monday – Friday 07:15 – 18:00
(Out of hours may be negotiable)
Please contact me for further information and vacancies
01403 732341 / 07554 996860 samanthahaines54@gmail.com
or
DRY LOGS
DELIVERED
Weekly service
Hardwood, Seasoned, Dry Stored
LAWN MOWING
Regular fortnightly
HEDGE & SHRUB
JONATHAN CARTER
Cutting
TREE SURGERY
11 years experience
Fully insured
Quality machines used
Hayter, Honda, Stihl
07732 668518
Gemma Underwood
Sports and Remedial Massage Therapist
Services include; Deep Tissue/Sports Massage,
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Gift Vouchers available which includes a
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Phone BEN on
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Tel 07500 934286
Evening and Weekend appointments available
Warnham Haircare and Beauty
52 Church Street, RH12 3QR
01403 210222.
Trish Filby MCSP
Chartered Physiotherapist
Cut and Blow Dry, Colour services, Perming,
Hair up, Wedding Hair,
Gents cuts and Children's cuts.
Manicures, Pedicures, Gel Polish
Acrylic extensions, Waxing, Massage
Dermalogica Facials
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Back, Neck Pain: Joint and Muscle problems
Sports Injuries and Post-operative conditions
Based in Barns Green
Tel : 01403 731125
Email: info@bgphysio.co.uk
www.bgphysio.co.uk
Registered with the Health Professions Council and all major Health
Insurance Companies. Member of the Organisation of Chartered
Physiotherapists in Private Practice
25 Years Experience
Facials
Waxing
Manicure & Pedicure
Shellac
Reflexology
Indian Head Massage
Sports & Remedial Massage
Gift Vouchers
Please contact Tish
on 01403 791370
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Julian Francis
Carpenter and Joiner
For all that’s good in wood
Mareland Farm
Two Mile Ash Road Bookcases, wardrobes, fitted furniture,
Purpose made joinery
Barns Green
Horsham
Tel. 01403 731791
Sussex, RH13 0PZ
Email: yarrooba@aol.com
Mobile Personal Training
TREE SURGERY
Felling Pruning Reductions
Climbing Stump Grinding
JONATHAN CARTER
Itchingfield
NPTC City & Guilds Qualified & Insured
Emily White 07833 220692
FFfitness@hotmail.co.uk
07732 668518
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