Issue No.

22 May 2007

A monthly guide for the people of Lindfield. Circulation: 4,000

• Update from Nicholas Soames MP • District & Council Elections •

• William Allen: anti-slavery • Local residents show they have ‘X’ factor •

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Editorial
UNFORTUNATELY due to other work
commitments I am going to need to pass the
magazine on to someone else. Having spent
nearly two years running it which I have
enjoyed greatly it is time for someone else to
take over the reins.
So if anyone or a group feel they have
the interest and ability to take over please talk
to me. There are several options regarding the
future of the magazine.
The Lindfield Times is in a healthy financial
situation and has now increased its distribution
to include Scaynes Hill. This now opens up new
opportunities for Societies, Businesses and Local
Groups to advertise and inform a greater
number of local people.
The Lindfield Times has an Open day on the
1st May (Stand Up Inn) in order to show how
the Magazine can help local Societies,
Businesses, and Groups in many areas of
Publishing. We can advise on up to date
methods, allowing people to market and
advertise themselves in a clearer way. There is
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Lindfield Resident involved
in Abolition of slavery
In this bicentenary year of commemoration of
the passing of the Abolition of the Slave Trade in
the British Empire, it is appropriate to draw
attention to our own local anti-slavery
campaigner, namely the Quaker scientist,
educationalist and philanthropist William Allen,
who spent most of his last years as a resident of
Gravelye Lane, Lindfield. In common with many
Quakers, Allen was opposed to the ‘horrid
traffic- disgraceful to human nature and to my
country in particular. When I reflect upon the
tyranny and oppression exercised by my
countrymen towards the poor Africans and the
many thousands yearly murdered in the
disgraceful slave trade I can but me a zealous
opposer.’
In 1783, together with Quakers such as the
Frys, Guerneys and William Forster, Allen signed
the first petition against the slave trade in
support of William Wilberforce. Thomas
Clarkson and Fowell Buxton. Quakers were to
figure prominently in the anti-slavery
movement. A committee was appointed by the
Quaker Meeting of Sufferings and 12,000
copies of a pamphlet entitled ‘The case of our
fellow Creatures , the Oppressed Africans’ were
circulated to people of influence. On April
18th,1791 Allen spent nearly four hours in the
public gallery at the House of Commons
listening to Wilberforce’s speech supporting the
Bill for the Abolition of the Slave Trade. The next
morning he called on Clarkson to hear the
result of the debate. Clarkson told him ‘Ah
William we are beat –beat all to pieces almost 2
to 1 against us. Nos 163, Ayes 88 (such was the
influence of the West Indian lobby of planters.)
Allen’s diary reveals that he worked closely with
Wilberforce and Clarkson. ‘March 20th, 1806,
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Attended the committee for abolition of the
slave trade at Wilberforce’s house.’ The final
passing of the Abolition Act in 1807 was a
notable achievement for all campaigners.
Allen was to spend considerable time
supporting the cause of the freed slaves in Sierra
Leone. He endeavoured to persuade other
countries to follow the British example and
abandon their slave trade representing the
English campaigners at various European
Congresses and he became a member of the
Anti- Slavery Society. Abolition of slavery in the
British Empire was finally achieved in 1833 and
Allen’s personal denial of the use of sugar came
to an end.
A large painting by Benjamin Robert Haydon
showing the members of the Anti -Slavery
Convention of 1840 can be seen at the National
Portrait Gallery. Clarkson is addressing the
members and Allen can clearly be seen seated
just in front of him.
The above information has been taken from the book
William Allen Quaker friend of Lindfield which can be
obtained from The Bookstop in Lindfield or direct from the
author by ringing 01444 482685 or by visiting the
website williamallenquaker.co.uk
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New flagpole at the
King Edward Hall
THE FLAG WAS UNFURLED and we all stared
upwards to see it floating out magnificently in
the wind.
Brian Newcombe, Chairman of the Hall
Committee thanked Betty Murrell for her very
generous donation for this much needed new
pole.
Margaret Nicolle, Chairman of Lindfield
Parish Council spoke as follows:
Although I had known him before, I first
really came into contact with George when we
were both members of the newly reformed
parish council in 1987. As Chairman of the
Finance Committee, George was the guardian of
the public purse, a role not always popular with
everybody! He gave shrewd advice and was
prepared to speak out on his views.
In my scrapbook I have an article entitled ‘
Ahoy there councillor’ Following complaints
about litter in the pond, George offered to
become Admiral and clear the rubbish if he
could get a boat! We must be the only village in
the country to have had an Admiral and
Harbour Master- the later position still held by
Will Blunden.
Apparently a true Lindfieldian must make
contact with pond water. George did this one
Bonfire Night in a dramatic fashion. He was
leaning against the pond railing taking a photo
when the rail gave way and he disappeared
under the water leaving only his woolly hat
bobbing on the surface. He later received a
letter from the Bonfire Society informing him
that ‘such activities were definitely not allowed
in their rules.’
George left the Council in 1991. I continued
to meet him at the Village Flower Shows at
which his skill as a photographer was very
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apparent. In the Millennium Year George’s
portfolio of photographs of village life won him
a WSRO award. . As time goes on they will
prove a valuable addition to our village archive.
I was touched at the recent Spring Flower Show
run by the Lindfield Horticultural Society to be
awarded the George Murrell Photography Cup.
George I think would be pleased.
Further contributions to village life were
made through George’s membership of the
British Legion, and the Preservation Society. For
some years he organised outings for the
Preservation Society.
Many here to-day are here as representatives
of the Hayward’s Heath U3A. and you will be
aware of the enormous contribution George
made as a group convener, chairman for three
years of the Groups Committee and for all his
talks. He fully accomplished the aims of U3A to
promote self learning, research and community
service. I personally am grateful for his
encouragement. He promised to do the slides in
return for a talk!
At the time of his funeral a U3A member
Colin Simpson said ‘he was a true Anglophile’
He had a massive knowledge of British
Heritage.’ Jenny Porter, another U3A member
said ‘George was a perfect name for him as he
was very patriotic. He reminded his groups of
all the pluses of the British Empire when much
was being said about the negatives. His naval
background was apparent when he used to say
‘cooks to the galley’ when it was time for the
ladies to put the kettles on.’
So nothing could be more appropriate that a
new flagpole to honour some one who was
patriotic, and gave himself generously to the
community in many ways. The plaque
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inscription ‘ A true friend of Lindfield.’ is very
appropriate. On behalf of the parish council I
would like to thank Betty for financing this
flagpole.
Betty then closed the ceremony with a short
prayer of thanksgiving for the life of George.

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New Young Blood in local Elections
THE MONTH OF MAY will not only see Spring
well underway, but also the local council
elections. Lindfield resident Andrew Lea is a
new Conservative candidate for the forthcoming
council elections. He is standing alongside
Margaret Hersey and Christopher Snowling. The
Lindfield Times asked him why he is standing,
and this is his response:
Firstly, because I believe that if local
democracy is to be at all effective, it needs
representatives from all walks of local life. Like
many in Lindfield I have both a family (three
children all at local schools) and a job, and
should I be elected I would be able to represent
a substantial portion of Lindfield. Having run a
local business, I know all too well the pressures
that exist; having a family, I really know the
need for good schools and health care.
Secondly, because I am concerned by the
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of the Princess Royal, ever rising council taxes
(forced, of course, by the reduction in central
Government grant), balancing over-
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 update from
NICHOLAS SOAMES
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T 020 7 219 4143 T 01444 452 590 F 020 7 219 2998
soamesn@parliament.uk
SINCE MY LAST COLUMN in December the
Support the Princess Royal Hospital petition has
secured over 58,300 signatures. I would like to
thank everyone who has supported the
campaign either through the petition, rally or
the vigil – or indeed all three!
As I am sure you are aware the West Sussex
Primary Care Trust has delayed publishing the
Fit for the Future consultation document until
after the local elections. The fact is that for the
PCT and the Strategic Health Authority the
figures do not add up either around patient care
or financially. We must not lose a full A&E at the
PRH or our maternity services which are vital
for an expanding population. There is still time
to sign the petition which will be presented to
the Secretary of State for Health.
http://www.supportprh.com/
Despite the consultation delay the campaign
has not lost momentum; together with my West
Sussex Parliamentary colleagues we continue to
lobby the PCT, SHA and Ministers. During an
Opposition Day debate in the House of
Commons on the 21st February I told the
Secretary of State that whilst local people
understand the need for change they know
when change is going too far. Patient care must
not be compromised for financial
considerations. A copy of my full speech can be
downloaded via my website.
Commuters from Haywards Heath may have
heard the Government’s recent announcement
that they intend to lengthen trains. Hard pressed
commuter lines need these additional carriages
as soon as possible and to this end I have
written to the Secretary of State for Transport to
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urge him to consider apportioning early
carriages to Mid Sussex lines at peak times.
I was delighted to vote in support of the
Sustainable Communities Bill on the 19th
January. The Bill; which has been put forward
by my colleague, Nick Hurd MP and has the
support of local authorities, parish councils and
local organisations across West Sussex; would
return decision making powers and the control
of the purse strings to local people by devolving
budgets. The Bill has received Cross-Party
support and is an important step in turning
around the centralism that has characterised
politics for too long – I hope the Government
will not try to kill the initiative at a later stage.
I believe that communities must be
empowered to take more action to preserve
services such as Post Offices and villages shops.
The Government has announced that a further
2,500 Post Offices will have to close. I have
responded to the DTI’s consultation on the
future of the network individually and as a
Member of the All-Party Group on Rural
Services and I have made representations on
behalf of Lindfield Parish Council. The
Government needs to realise that Post Offices
are as much about people as stamps – they need
to get the hang of that if we are to achieve a
service that represents the real interests of the
local community. Postmasters must be given
greater freedoms to offer a range of services.
I know from my mailbag that the application
for landfill disposal at the Freshfield Lane
Brickworks site in Horsted Keynes has generated
widespread concern in Lindfield. In January I
submitted a joint submission with Charles
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Hendry MP to the Public Inquiry giving our full
backing to the Freshfield Lane Action Group
and summarising our long-standing objections
on behalf of our constituents.
Another local group which deserves praise
for the professional way in which it campaigns
is the West Sussex County Federation of
Women’s Institutes. The WI have become a
powerful lobbying group and I am delighted to
be taking part in the “Great Milk Debate” which
has been organised by the local branches of the
WI and the NFU at the South of England Centre
in Ardingly on the 25th April. As a member of
the All Party Group for Dairy Farmers I am well
aware of the serious difficulties being faced by
dairy farmers.
I recently enjoyed a day in the constituency
built around education and the environment.
The day kicked off with a Eco Launch School
Assembly in Haywards Heath, followed by the
launch of the West Sussex Design Principles -
given the great weight of housing development
being imposed on the county it is vital that the
developers involved are made to use good
design and layout. The day concluded with the
planting of six trees which I donated to the
Haywards Heath Town Council to compensate
for my carbon emissions in the constituency – I
have not forgotten that it is Lindfield’s turn this
year!
Nicholas Soames MP
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Lindfield Revisited
St Nicholas Nursery - ‘A Lovely Place’
The March edition carried a request, from the took their meals together in their day room,
Lindfield Village Archive, run by the Parish which had doors opening onto a patio and play
Council, for information on St Nicholas area. There were sandpits, play equipment and a
Nursery. An enquiry having been received from large brick built paddling pool.
a man, who as a child lived there for a time. It
is pleasing that a good response from readers
has enabled a picture of the nursery to be
pieced together. The following is a summary but
all those who provided memories of St Nicholas
described it as ‘a lovely place’ with a happy and
caring atmosphere.
The nursery stood on the site of Beckworth
House that had been demolished. Originally a
private residence, the house had accommodated
the ESCC Youth Employment Service and Area
Education Office. Previously it had been a
boarding house for children who attended what Additionally there was a communal room
is now Oathall Community College and during where all the groups came together to watch
WWII it had been home to the Hostel of God, a television and for other activities. The nursery
hospice evacuated from Clapham. The site was virtually a self-contained unit with its own
behind Lindfield Primary School is now St well-equipped kitchen and a busy laundry.
Nicholas Court. Continuing the aim of treating each child as
St Nicholas Nursery was opened, in purpose an individual, the children had their own
built accommodation that is understood to have clothes. They were taken on shopping trips to
cost £36,000, in January 1966. East Sussex buy their clothes in the village or Haywards
County Council ran it for children taken into
their care from birth to normally age five.
Eighteen children were transferred on its
opening from Horsgate at Cuckfield. The
matron was Miss Whitmarsh.
In a departure from previous arrangements,
the children lived in small ‘family’ like groups
of four or five children. There were four groups
and each had its own day room on the ground
floor with their bedroom and bathroom
upstairs. Likewise they were looked after by a
senior nurse and two trainee nursery nurses
dedicated to each group. Many of these staff
slept on the premises. The children and nurses
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Heath. Ladybird items from Woolworths were a
popular choice with shoes often coming from
Pranklins.
Each summer a fund raising fete was held,
usually opened by a well-known local person.
One much remembered celebrity being Derek
Nimmo, the popular actor, perhaps best known
for ‘Oh Brother!’ and ‘All Gas & Gaiters.’
In 1974 the county boundaries were changed
and Lindfield came under the control of West
Sussex County Council, however St Nicholas
remained with East Sussex County Council. The
nursery continued in operation until it closed in
about 1979.
A special thanks is due to all those who have
contributed their recollections.
Please Do You Have...
ANY OLD PHOTOGRAPHS of A272 Lewes
Road, Haywards Heath? A view of the straight
stretch of this road, near the entrance lodge to
Bedales, prior to 1950 and hopefully showing
an old property that existed on the southern
side of this section of the road is sought. A
photo of the property would be even better!
Any information relating to a ‘castle’ in
Horsted Keynes?
As you travel up Waterbury Hill towards the
Cinder Hill area of Horsted Keynes, the name
‘Castle’ appears in features within the landscape.
For example the old Tithe Map shows two
adjacent fields, both are called Castle Field.
However there appears to be no records of a
castle, or even earthworks, in the area. Was there
ever a ‘castle’ in this area?

Can you help

If you can help with any of
these enquiries, please contact:
Richard Bryant, Lindfield
History Project Group,
Tel. 01444 482136 or
email Rjbryant06@aol.com

This is a photo of Lindfield High Street - note the bunting -

we think the date may be the coronation/celebration which
was about 1937
If you remember this and have any information please
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“Family Support Work”
THE DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER keenly supports
work amongst needy and isolated families in
the diocese by means of a charity called "Family
Support Work". A number of support workers
are employed and the charity owns a beautiful
house at Hurstpierpont called Knowles Tooth
where families can spend holidays. The families
are supported in many other ways, and all the
money to pay for this is raised by voluntary
contributions. As part of their fund-raising for
this work, All Saints Lindfield will be holding an
Auction of Services and Talents in the Tiger Hall
on Saturday 19th May at 7 pm. These evenings
usually create a lot of fun as well as raising
money. Do come and support us. Further details
are available from Helen Eldred, telephone
number 414197, or from the Tiger Office.
Lindfield Bonfire Society
Invites you to enter
Lindfield’s
GRAND SUNFLOWER
COMPETITION
and help raise funds for the
staging of Bonfire night.
Entry costs only £1.00, which will go
towards raising the necessary funds, so that
this extremely popular event can continue.
Entry forms and the competition rules were
in the April edition of the Lindfield Times
and can also be obtained from Floral Studio
opposite the pond and from Thomas the
Butchers and Tufnells in the High Street.
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Horticultural Society
THE FIRST OF Lindfield Horticultural Plant sales
takes place on Saturday 5th May between 10am
and 12 noon in the Jubilee Room of the King
Edward Hall when the hardier plants will be
available. The event is part of our Coffee Morning
and there is a small charge of 50p for entry
which includes a cup of coffee and a biscuit.
May’s talk is the much anticipated visit of
Fergus Garrett from Great Dixter on Wednesday
9th May at 7.45pm in the KEH, entry is by ticket
only of which there are only a few left
(to obtain a ticket ring 483039). .
The Societies second and main Plant Sale takes
place on Saturday 19th May from 9.30pm to
1pm at Fulling Mill Farm and is restricted to
Members only.
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What’s cooking in May?
with Caroline Young

WHIT SUNDAY is a day of celebration in the Church of England, in the past a popular time for
baptisms. The name “White Sunday” may have come from the white robes traditionally worn by
those to be baptized. Hopefully for us the weather may be warmer and our thoughts turn to lighter
dishes celebrating the new seasons home-grown fruit and vegetables. For me English asparagus and
new potatoes, just coming into the shops now, are well worth the long wait to eat in season, far
better than any grown elsewhere.
I prefer to grill or stir-fry asparagus to really retain all the incredible flavour. Just toss or brush
the spears, cutting them into bite-sized pieces if wished, with a little olive oil and quickly sear in a
hot frypan or griddle, or under the grill. Use hazelnut or walnut oil for a special nutty flavour.
Along with some buttered English new potatoes they make a splendid meal served with this simple
salmon dish.

BAKED SALMON STEAKS WITH they really need to have their skins removed, a
HERBED CREAM Serves 4 fiddly job.
Generously butter a shallow baking dish just
large enough to hold 4 salmon fillets in a single BROAD BEANS WITH BACON AND CREAM
layer. Place the fish in the dish, season with Serves 2
freshly milled pepper and pour over enough Finely chop 3 rindless streaky bacon rashers,
single cream to completely cover them – about gently fry until crisp then lift out of the pan
450 ml. Cover with foil and bake at 180c for with a slotted spoon. Thinly slice a small onion
about 25 min or until cooked through. Sprinkle and add to the bacon fat, cooking just until soft.
with finely chopped chives and serve. Add 225g freshly shelled broad beans and 3tbs
water. Cover and cook until just tender. Uncover
ASPARAGUS WITH FETA CHEESE AND PASTA and cook until the water has evaporated. Return
Serves 2 the bacon to the pan plus 2tbs double cream.
Trim and cut 225g asparagus into bite-sized Heat, stirring, until bubbling hot. Season to
pieces, putting the tips to one side. Cook 150g taste and serve.
penne pasta to package directions. Meanwhile Caroline Young
cook the asparagus stems in a large pan with
100ml vegetable stock for about 5 min, adding
the tips for the last minute or two. The
asparagus should be just bite-tender. Drain the
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Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata
Comes to Lindfield
Verdi’s La Traviata, based on Alexandre Dumas Thursday 17 May
the Younger’s La Dame aux Camélias, is the The Steyning Centre 7.30 pm
story of a famous courtesan who gives up her Friday 18 May
hedonistic lifestyle for an ardent young suitor Uckfield Civic Centre 7.30 pm
and then gives him up for the sake of his Saturday 19 May
family’s honour. She is also dying from King Edward Hall, Lindfield 7.30 pm
consumption and the lovers’ reconciliation in Sunday 20 May
the final act will stir even the hardest of hearts. Hurstpierpoint Village Centre 6.00 pm
Heber Opera’s production of this much-loved Thursday 24 May
opera will be colourful and exciting, but the The Henfield Hall 7.30 pm
emphasis will be on the story and the characters Friday 25 May
at its heart, encouraging the audience to look Plumpton Village Hall 7.30 pm
beneath the superficial glamour of its setting. Saturday 26 May
Heber productions are taken to a different The Queens Hall, Cuckfield 7.30 pm
venue each night and are performed in the Sunday 27 May
round, with the actors close enough to touch. St Marys Hall, Surrenden Road, Brighton 6.00 pm
Operas are always sung in English and the
audience is usually involved in the production Tickets are £10.00 (£8.00 concessions) or
in some way, making a Heber show a very £12.00 (£10.00 concessions) for reserved seats
accessible way to experience opera. and are available from the box office on 01273
Performances of La Traviata are as follows: 736272 during office hours.

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Local Residents have
X Factor
MID SUSSEX is celebrating musical success this
week after two local talented singers secured
their own places to the regional final of South
Coast Idol, in Brighton on Friday night.
Chenelle Muluaney, from Balcombe sang
‘Nobody Knows’ by PINK, & Ray Gabbard, from
Lindfield sang ‘She’s Always A Woman To Me’ by
Billy Joel, both gave top rated performances
under the scrutiny of three idol judges.
Chenelle & Ray, who entered the competition
individually, impressed both judges and the
voting audience in the sell out semi finals, held
at Brighton’s Concorde 2. The Mid Sussex pair
have beaten over 10,000 other entrants and are
now preparing for the regional final which
takes place on Friday 20th April.
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Live and Unsigned South Coast Idol is the
music competition for Unsigned bands, groups
singer, songwriters and solo singers to perform
Live. It is the biggest music talent contest
outside TV’s X-Factor.
Out of all 14 acts in the semi final, both Ray
& Chenelle now stand a very good chance to
win the overall competition and clinch a
Management contract with a £20,000 advance.
The judges were looking primarily at singing
ability and performance. Image of the
contestant is also important in terms of
presenting themselves as individuals with one
eye clearly on the potential to launch the singer
or group as an act.; the look, the mannerisms,
attitude, posture and confidence portrayed all
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contribute to that first impression. Equally
important is motivation, the competitors who
can sell themselves to those around them will
give themselves every opportunity to win South
Coast Idol.
The top competitors and winners from each
region will compete in the Live & Unsigned
South Coast Idol Grand Final. The Grand Final is
the climax of the whole competition and is at
Portsmouth Guildhall on May bank holiday
Saturday 26th May 2007. The Live & Unsigned
South Coast Idol showcase will feature the finest
groups and singers from the competition along
with a fantastic line up of celebrity guests
performing and appearing, including East 17 &
Ben Mills. 26 year old Ben, has a remarkable
voice which Simon Cowell compared to a
‘young Joe Cocker’. In 2006 the Grand final
was a 2,200 capacity sell out, which included
guests from the records business including A&R
May 2007
from major record labels.
All Grand finalists will be invited to record
their Grand final song in a recording studio
and work alongside a highly experienced vocal
coach. The recording studio at HL Studios is a
top quality digital multi track studio with a
control room, 2 live rooms and all acoustically
treated.
So confident of their outstanding
performances, we were eagerly waiting
backstage for the Mid Sussex couple whilst the
judges were ‘out’ making their decision.
Former Southern FM presenter Ambrose
Harcourt, ‘Mr Lurve’, was one of the judges on
Friday night. He was very impressed with both
Ray & Chenelle.
Before the pair gave their performances, all
three judges said that they were “bored so far”
and “not impressed with what they had seen”.
This all changed after the two entrants from
Mid Sussex gave stunning performances,
receiving good audience votes too. The audience
play a major part in these stages and their votes
are counted.
If anyone wishes to go to the final in
Brighton, on 27th April and support the two
acts, tickets are on sale from
www.southcoastidol.co.uk remember the
audience votes do count.
Photographs and story Kevin Elliot (Picsnapper photography)
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Hollyrood Autism Services
centre of excellence on
our doorstep.
A CHARITY BASED in Lindfield is expanding its Sussex includes a major new brain injury
services to meet the needs of a group of people rehabilitation service shortly opening at
with a particularly challenging form of Slinfold, near Horsham.
disability. For more information about supporting the
Currently believed to affect over half a vital work at Hollyrood, please contact 01444
million people in the country, and an estimated 483883 or e-mail hr@disabilities-trust.org.uk -
3,000 in Sussex alone, autism is a hugely or come along and visit our stand at Lindfield
complex, lifelong condition, which seriously Village Day on 2 June!
impairs communication, social interaction and
the use of imagination, making the world an
uncertain, even frightening place to live in.
Hollyrood Autism Services now supports 32
adults with autism spectrum conditions,
including 24 at its main unit north of the
village - the only specialist residential service of
its kind in West Sussex. It has recently opened
its second four-bed community home for
people who are able to move towards living
more independently.
Hollyrood’s excellent facilities, including its
on-site day centre, woodwork and pottery
workshops, greenhouse and fully-equipped
sensory room, offer its residents the
opportunity to develop key skills and realise
their potential. The high quality of the work
produced by many of the residents is regularly
displayed at a number of local venues -
including Lindfield Village Day - and provides a
real testimony to the talents and capabilities that
many people with autism possess.
Hollyrood is part of the national charity, The
Disabilities Trust, which provides expert care,
rehabilitation and support to over 850 people
with a range of physical impairments and
special needs. The Trust’s network of services in
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Sussex Village Life Tufnells
in the Middle Ages
75 High Street, Lindfield
The Preservation Society has a talk by Mark
Nash on Wednesday evening 16 May Interior Furnishings, Bedding,
2007 at 8pm in the King Edward Hall on Sussex Glass & China, Jewellery,
Village Life in the Middle Accessories, Kitchen & Garden.
Ages. Admission £1 including refreshments. All Imaginative Cards & Gifts
welcome.
Now Selling
‘Feet Treats’ Wrought Iron
Garden Furniture
Have your feet pampered in the comfort
of your own home for only £15. Opening Times
Straightforward Toenail and Fingernail cutting Monday – Saturday
Foot wash and hand/foot massage 9.30 am – 5.00pm
Hard skin reduction for feet Telephone 01444 483200
Pauline Willson 01444 452533 Email: tufnells@aol.com

Gifts & home

accessories at Tufnells
WITH MANY NEWLY MARRIED couples having delivered locally free of charge.
already created their own homes, Tufnells is the In summer 2007 we will be launching our
place to offer some individual gift ideas & new website were customers will be able to
accessories for the home & garden. browse & purchase a selection of our stock on
Our Lifestyle shop in Lindfield High Street is line, you will also be able to use the ‘wish list’
divided into three rooms and a courtyard service by emailing us.
garden providing a relaxing atmosphere for www.tufnells.co.uk
browsing our constantly updated stock. We www.tfinteriors.co.uk
choose individual items from many different
suppliers in order to bring you a refreshing
change from larger high street stores.
Our small team will offer a friendly,
dedicated service and can help you select a
‘wish list’ which we can then pass onto your
friends & family. All purchases can be gift
wrapped in our luxury Tufnells Tissue paper and
May 2007 Page 25
With the Parish and District Elections on the 3rd May
Did you know what these people are responsible for?
WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
The tenth largest local authority in the country.
The strategic authority for West Sussex.
WSCC has been judged by the independent
audit commission to be a 4- star authority – the
highest attainable level (the only other authority
in this category in the SE is Kent.
• Spends around £750million per annum.
Altogether a ‘billion pound business’.
• Employs over 23,000 people, (including
some 15,000 teachers), the largest employer
in the County.
• Has more than 750 service outlets.
• 70 members represent a population of about
3/4million. Elected every four years (last
elected 2005).
• Currently 46 Conservatives, 16 LibDems and
7 Labour, with a by-election pending for the
Cuckfield/Lucastes Division on 3 May 2007.
The County Council provides over 80% of
local government services in the County:-
• Children’s and Young People’s Services
(includes all aspects of Education for some
105,000 children. Looked after children,
special education needs, and social service
needs of children and families)
• Adults’ Services (Social care, for those with
physical or mental disabilities, learning
difficulties; day and residential care for all
these, and including the elderly.
• Strategic Planning and Waste (includes
economic development of the County,
planning for jobs, transport and
infrastructure, the environment, rural
protection strategies, Highways and Transport
– maintenance of roads, footways and rural
footpaths, streetlighting, bus subsidies.
Strategic planning for the built environment,
minerals, waste management, including
May 2007
disposal of the waste which the
boroughs/districts collect)
• Public Protection (including Fire and Rescue
Service, Trading Standards)
• Libraries(35), Archives (modern and
historical), and Births, Deaths & Marriage
registration, the new UK Citizens Ceremonies.
The County Council has the statutory
responsibility to scrutinise and take a view of
issues of Health, such as the current ones
surrounding the ‘Fit for the Future’
consultation, and to ask the Secretary of State to
call in any proposals for alterations to the
provision of health services which are seen not
to be in the interests of the residents.
DISTRICT AND BOROUGH COUNCILS
There are 7 in West Sussex – Crawley Borough,
Horsham, Chichester, Worthing Borough, Mid
Sussex, Adur, and Arun.
Prime Responsibilities are:
• Council Tax Collection (on behalf of
themselves, the County and the Police
Authority),
• Leisure Centres, Swimming Pools, Parks and
Halls
• Housing Needs, the strategy and the housing
register. Benefits,
• Homelessness.
• Waste Collection
• Off-Street Car Parks
• Development Control, Building Control,
• Environmental Health, pest control,
• Elections/Electoral Registration.
Mid Sussex District Council has 54 members,
representing approximately
128,000 people, elected every four years (next
due 3rd May 2007).
Annual Budget is approximately £14million.
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PARISH & TOWN COUNCILS

There are about 160 in the County, some two

dozen in Mid Sussex. Although the town
councils, such as HHth, Burgess Hill and East
Grinstead are larger, with bigger budgets, in
general their powers are broadly still those of
the parish councils. Some will own their village
halls and recreation grounds etc., but most of
what they do derives from ‘powers’ to do things
if they choose to do so. Nevertheless they are
an important grassroots tier, and usually can be
relied on to have specialised local knowledge,
and to be a powerful conduit of local residents’
opinions and concerns.

Margaret Johnson
(West Sussex County Councillor)

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Friends Unlimited
Friendship, care and worship
Friends Unlimited is a local group for those free
during the day-time who would enjoy spending
time socially with other local people. The group
is run by local Christians, who want to nurture
a stronger sense of community within the
village, and show they care! This group
promotes friendship and enjoyment through:
• Performances by local schools and groups
• Showing of films and general interest
programmes
• Board games and an opportunity to chat in a
friendly atmosphere
• Workshops and general interest talks
[local history, gardening, health issues,
classic cars etc]
• Quiz competitions
• Advice and counselling [if asked for]
• Special seasonal events
• A light lunch of soup, rolls, cakes and hot
drinks together
Where? Friends Unlimited is held in the hall of
Lindfield Evangelical Free Church in Chaloner
road, Lindfield.
How much? We charge £1.50 per person,
which covers the whole session including the
light lunch and hot drinks. We can be flexible as
we would not like to think the thought of a
charge would stop someone coming along.
Monies are channelled back into the group to
cover costs and pay for special events.
When? The group runs every other Friday in
term-time and each term a full programme of
dates and events will be available.
A standard session runs as follows:
12noon arrive
12.15pm Lunch together [soup, roll,
sandwiches, etc]
1.30pm Special event: see program
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2.30pm Hot drinks, cakes and board games
3pm Home-time
Summer Term 2007 special events:
Friday 4th May: ‘Live Fashion Show!’ by Barbara
Burling [All clothes shown are made in India].
There will be an opportunity to purchase items
of clothing. The money from sales will be
donated to the Bombay Cancer hospital.
Friday 18th May: Showing of the short film
“George Muller: Robber of cruel streets” [The
story of a man who saved thousands of orphans
from the streets of Victorian Britain!]
Friday 1st June: ‘My love of dogs’ by Valerie
Upton
Friday 15th June: ‘Golfing Gaffes!’ by James Easley
Friday 29th June: ‘Live Game Show’ with Trevor
Lewis
Friday 13th July: ‘Friends Unlimited’ Garden party!
What about transport? CARE [455955] can
provide transport if booked in advance. If you
are in residential care you need to speak to your
care manager. We can, in situations of real need,
provide transport for a limited number of
people. Let us know if you have a need, we can
HELP!
If you would like to find out more or have a
question or enquiry please call a member of the
‘Friends Unlimited’ team:
Trevor on 483150
Gordon and Valerie on
482866,
James and Pat on
454521,
or John on
0791909456
Lindfield Times
Lindfield Bowling Club
WITH THE LONG wet winter behind us, no hose pipe or
watering ban, the Green looks good and we anticipate another
successful season.
We shall be trying to retain the Nicholas Soames Trophy and
the Mid Sussex League’s Tom Francis Cup, which we won last year
and are pictured here, as well as any other silverware we can.
We shall be much more open to the Public gaze as the
hedges around the Green have been cut right
back at our request. It helps to keep the Green
in a better condition and allows us a wider
audiance. Hopefully some of them will like the
look of it and join in.
The fees for new bowlers remain low, so if
you wish to participate, ring myself on 484366
or Sue Willmott on 452883.
We shall be advertising a prospective
members open morning in June when you can
come along and try your hand.
Roger Green, Club Chairman

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Lindfield Village Plan
Joint Advisory
THE LINDFIELD VILLAGE Plan Joint Advisory
Committee, having met regularly since our last
update (Lindfield Times, January 2007) report
the following progress. (For “Actions” please
refer to the Lindfield Village Plan.)
Facilities and Amenities: Action 2. LPC is
now responsible for the toilets in Denmans Lane.
Plans are in hand for refurbishing this facility.
Action 4. A graphic designer is currently
designing the Village Map showing places of
interest.
Housing and Environment: Action 2.
Following a meeting with MSDC an adhoc
steering group has been formed to prepare an
initial draft Village Design Statement. This will
be sent to local organisations by the end of
September and will then be the subject of an
exhibition in the King Edward Hall on
November 24th 2007.
Action 6. WSCC have now agreed that the
lime trees in the in the conservation area for
which they have responsibility are best
pollarded and have been asked to produce a
schedule of work to that end.
Sport and Leisure: Action 1. Since the
drafting of the LVP the Albermarle Centre at
Oathall Community College has been revamped
and now provides a lively meeting place for
young people.
Streetmate is a community-based organisation
that supports and encourages young people in
the village and surrounding area to reach their
full potential. NCH (the leading national
children’s charity)provided a setting up grant
which was to be withdrawn in April 2007 but,
after lobbying by the LVPJAC, has agreed to
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phase the withdrawal to 50%
2007/8 and not withdraw entirely LVP
until April 2008, after which it will JAC
provide professional services on a
paid basis. LVPJAC has been actively involved in
assisting Streetmate to secure replacement
funding and a member of LVPJAC has joined
Streetmate’s Management Committee.
Traffic and Transport: Action 1. Mini-
roundabout Lewes Road/High Street Junction.
LPC has agreed to support the WSCC/Project
Centre Route Speed Management proposal to
install a mini-roundabout subject to agreeing the
final design and financial contribution details.
Action 2. To implement traffic management
and calming measures on B2028 West Common
and at the B2111 at Scamps Hill and Lewes Road
which form part of the agreed Project Centre
Proposals. These broadly address the concerns
and proposals in the Lindfield Village Plan.
If you are interested in helping to move forward any
aspect of the Lindfield Village Plan please phone Martin
Higgins on 01444 484120.
T he
2 0 0 7field
L i nd
Bank Holiday Monday
28th May
Lindfield Times
Swine from Stanmer,
Commuters to the Capital
Everything in this life has a beginning, a middle
and an end. So far as Lindfield is concerned, we,
its present inhabitants, belong to a small
fragment of the middle time. Can the beginning
or end be known or imagined?
Lindfield may well have its origin in
transhumance - the leading of livestock to
higher ground for the summer months. Up
until the 13th century pigs were herded from
the downs to the High Weald in late summer to
feed on acorns, creating the droves which
became today’s roads and rights of way. The
earliest documentary evidence for transhumance
in Sussex is found in a charter of c 765
describing the Stanmer estate, which included
woodland in Lindfield and beyond, the whole
comprising an archipelago of holdings
stretching from Stanmer to Turner’s Hill.
Initially the upland wood-pastures were
abandoned each winter, but by the late 11th
century they had often become permanent
settlements. Thus, we can reasonably speculate,
was born Lindfield. This process of colonization
of the previously unoccupied High Weald gave
rise to the small scale holdings which helped
create a landscape described by John Halsham as
“one of the most notable pieces of man’s
May 2007
handiwork which the world has seen”. How
fortunate we are to have this on our doorstep.
So much for Lindfield’s beginning - what
about its future? The village shows no
immediate signs of disappearing, in spite of the
Post Office’s recent attempt to absorb it into
Haywards Heath. In the medium term, village
life may be affected by a change which echoes
the ending of transhumance. As we struggle to
reduce travel carbon emissions, and with the
rise of “always on” telepresencing,
homeworking may well become the norm for
the many who currently commute to work.
Depending on how home/life balance operated,
this change could have a big impact on the life
of the village.
There are other scenarios. Imagine, for
example, Lindfield in a world that cannot adapt
to the loss of oil after production peaks in
around 2011, where infrastructure collapses
and local communities have to fall back onto
their own resources; where there is competition
leading to hostility between local communities,
with the larger dominating the smaller; at
which point the Post Office’s wish could
come true!
John Usher
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Craft workshops in the village
Thanks to a new and inspiring venture you
can now attend high quality art and craft
courses in Lindfield.
“Artisan Workshops” day long courses are held
in The Granary at Grange Farm a beautiful historic
threshing barn just on the edge of the village.
Paulus Smith has run his handmade joinery
business from the Granary for the last 25 years.
Following many requests from friends and
customers he began running a few informal
courses. These were so successful that he and his
wife Jane recently decided to bring in other
craftspeople so that many more students could
try out a whole range of creative experiences.
After a very successful launch at the Country
Living Fair in Islington last month and much
media interest, the workshops a proving very
popular and are attracting bookings from all
over the country.
A day with Artisan Workshops is a real treat.
Whatever it is that you have always wanted to try
there will be a course for you. Even if you think
that you are not at all creative you will be amazed
at what you can achieve. Small classes and
excellent tuition mean that you will always go
away with something that you can be proud of.
Fresh coffee, homemade biscuits and
delicious lunches all add to the enjoyment.
Examples of the courses on offer are: woodwork
including make your own dovecote or kitchen
table, stained glass work, silversmithing, willow
structures for the garden and basket making,
silver jewellery, sewing and quilting and art for
all levels.
For a full list of courses on offer and for
more information either visit their inspiring
website at www.artisan-workshops.co.uk or ring
Jane on 01444 400183.

Double bill with Supper

FOLLOWING ON from successful spring events
in recent years, Lindfield Dramatic Club are
presenting a ‘double bill with supper’ on the
bank holiday weekend of May 26th and 27th.
And for the first time there will be a
performance of the Sunday evening (27th).
Maureen Parfitt directs 'Fumed Oak', a one-
act play by Noel Coward, set in 1936 and very
funny in an un-Coward-like way.
The second offering is 'Theatrical Digs', from
Jean McConnell's amusing 'Deckchairs' series of
one-act plays and set in the present.
Sandwiched in between (no pun intended!)
will be a Ploughmans' Platter.
The evening entertainment, in the Kind
Edward Hall, starts at 8pm and tickets (available
soon) will be £6. Further information from
secretary Tim Bishop on 01444 50604

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May 2007 Page 33
Say Goodbye to 0870
HAVE YOU EVER been annoyed when calling
a 0870 number knowing you are paying a
higher price?
You will undoubtedly find the ever
increasing volume of businesses that only allow
you to call using a 0870 number. These calls, if
you’re not aware, actually cost you more than a
standard geographical telephone number, such
as an 01* or 02* number.
To make matters worse, your typical 0870
number you are asked to call, will normally take
you in to a ‘merry-go-round’ menu
asking you to enter option 1,2,3
etc then on to a new menu
and so on.
You will probably be
frustrated before you even
get to speak to the
‘customer services
department’ and how many
times have you reached the end
of the menu then get told the office
is closed giving you the opening hours?
Due to the revenue increase you will
probably be left in a queue for sometime
with the occasional recorded message ‘Thank
you for calling, your call is important to us
and will be answered shortly’.Yes your call is
important to them because the longer they
can keep you hanging on the more money
they are making from you. Another
scamming message is ‘We are experiencing a
high volume of calls at this time’.
The Lindfield Times is here to help. During
our investigation in to 0870 numbers we have
been able to find out that BT cap these
businesses to charging a maximum of 10p per
minute, although you never really know
whether you are paying 5p or 10p. Regardless
to this capping system, you are still paying up
to 10 times the amount. The company
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concerned only have to state ’National rate
number’ and not the real charge.
We have some great news to share with you
this month.
Businesses that offer these higher charge
numbers have had their day. For those of you
with internet access, go to this address;
http://www.saynoto0870.com/search.php
Simply type in the business name or number
you are trying to contact and you will be given
either a free phone 0800 number or a
geographical 01* or 02* number.
Most of the companies we have looked at
who only give out 0870 have hidden
0800 free phone numbers and to make
things even better, when you call these
0800 alternative numbers you actually
jump to the top of the queue. Now
what could be better than that?
We have listed a few example
alternative numbers for you here but for a
full search log on to the web address above.
SKY TV (issued number) 0870 2404040
(Free phone number 0800 0512595)
Southern Water
(issued number 0845 2720845)
(Free phone Number 0800 0276152)
AOL (issued number 0870 3202020)
(Free phone number 0800 2796771)
(Customer services and tech support)
Cineworld Crawley (formerly UGC Cinema)
Booking office (issued number 0871 2002000)
(Geographical direct number 01293 537415)
remember geographical numbers are standard
BT rates 10 x cheaper than the 0871 number
If you do not have internet access, ask a
neighbour or relative and remember you can
use internet services at Haywards Heath Library.
When you discover this service, let us know if you
find this service useful, we’d love to hear from you.
Kevin Elliott
Lindfield Times
The Rotary Club of Cuckfield and Lindfield
A brief introduction by David Jenkins
‘IN 1900 if a father put a roof over his family’s work was to build a
head, he was judged a success. Today it takes a public toilet in the
roof, pool, tennis court and a four-car garage.’ centre of the city, the
This aphorism appeared in the 2003 edition of first of its kind.
the Cuckfield and Lindfield Rotary Club’s Gazette The Haywards Heath
as a way of emphasising the differences that have Rotary Club was founded in
occurred in our society in the one hundred the 1933. It led to the formation of an
years since the formation of the first Rotary extension in 1984 at a time when there was a
Club. That was in 1905 in Chicago led by Paul proliferation of members. The Cuckfield and
Harris, a local attorney in his quest to find ‘fun, Lindfield Club was founded. It is a registered
fellowship and food’ in a rapidly growing charity and today there are fifty members who
corrupt city where he had a considerable sense meet weekly on a Tuesday evening in The Bent
of personal and professional isolation. They gave Arms, Lindfield. It raises some £30,000
themselves a name, ‘The Rotary Club’ as they annually which is then redistributed to various
rotated around each other’s homes. A symbol, a local and international good causes. With the
wheel, was chosen to signify the grassroots editor’s agreement I hope to write about some
agricultural origins of the first members. of these in each issue.
Paul Harris grew up in Wallingford, Vermont,
a USA state that mythologizes the memory of
the rebellious Green Mountain Boys of the
eighteenth century. As a teenager he led a gang
N.Whittaker
called the ‘Rapscallions’ and through it found Landscape and Paving Contractor (Est 1979)
his own youthful friendship and fun. Food
came from the family home where he was
imbued with the grassroots instinct that comes
from everyday family life, of mutual help and
support within that community, a moral code of
upright behaviour within the home, and the
belief that every well regulated family should
have one ceremonial meal a day where the
events of the day were discussed.
The formation of this secular non-political
Club was based on those deeply embedded and Brick Driveways, Patios, Paths,
nurturing home-spun beliefs and was coupled Garden Walls, Fencing, Turfing etc
with the emerging sense of professional values.
Rules, regulations and objectives were formed All Estimates and Advice Free!
and a mantra ‘Service above Self’ was expressed
in the belief that an organisation that is wholly Tel: Lindfield (01444) 450300
selfish cannot last long. It sought new social 80 Savill Road Lindfield RH16 2NN
ways to help the poor and their first charitable
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