Lindfield Times January 2007

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Issue No.19 January 2007

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

Page 2 Lindfield Times

Cover image: A wintry walkalong Hickmans Lane.

© Lindfield Times 2007

Copydate for February issueof Lindfield Times:Wednesday 10th January

EditorJeremy CrooksTel: 01444 487454Email:[email protected]

Photography by: Picsnapperwww.picsnapper.co.ukPrinted by: Swan Presswww.swanpress.co.ukDesign by: Kipperwww.kippercreative.com

EVENTS AT

King Edward HallBookings: 01444 487445

4th Country Market

8th New Socatots Classes begin (Kate Holland 417322)

10th LHS Talk

11th Country Market

18th Country Market

25th Country MarketFilm Show

26th NSPCC Burns Night Event (Mrs Lawson 482000)

Open DayTuesday 23rd January 2007Stand Up Inn 12-3pm & 6pm-9pm

A chance to meet and greet the team at the Lindfield Times.

A display of the History of the Localmagazine along with new opportunitiesfor writers, journalists, local businessesand Clubs and Societies.

In addition, Photographer Kevin Elliotwill explain how your events can becovered and then the images posted onour new website, plus our designer willalso be on-hand.

I look forward to seeing you

Jeremy Crooks (Editor)

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ON SATURDAY 20TH January,2007 a length ofhedge will be planted in memory of David, whowas for some years the Minute Secretary of theSouth of England Hedge Laying Society, and also amuch loved and respected postman in the village.

The hedge will be planted on the south sideof the bowling green car park, off BackwoodsLane and the Society members will do this workfrom 11am until 12.15pm on that day.

At 2.30pm a short dedicatory service will begiven by the Rev.James Clarke together with acontribution from Mr.Dick Morley of the Society.

Members of the public will be mostwelcome, especially at 2.30pm.

THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND HEDGE LAYINGSOCIETY.

Contacts:- John Blake 01444 482414Anne Marsden 01444 414361

David Marsden memorial hedge planting


THE SECOND MEETING of the CommunicationsForum was held on November 20. This informalgroup was set up in May arising out of the needexpressed during the Village Plan process forimprovement and co-ordination of differentforms of communication in the community –press coverage, websites, newsletters,noticeboards, the Directory and PR of all sorts.

Those attending represent the two ParishCouncils, the Preservation Society, schools,churches, clubs and organisations and thosewho are personally interested in the subject. Allare welcome. It is chaired by Cllr Rev MichaelDavies and the secretary is the Deputy ParishClerk, Christine Irwin.

The “Lindfield OnLine” website has recentlybeen extensively redesigned by the Beesleyswho set it up several years ago as a privateinitiative but to be really useful it needs to beconstantly updated and local organisations willbe invited to get their details up-to-date and tocontribute information and news items.

Lindfield Times has provided the communitywith a high quality channel of communicationgoing into every home and has been warmlywelcomed.The Editor, Jeremy Crooks, has beenopen to suggestions and welcomescontributions on anything which may be of

interest. Both ParishCouncils nowinclude theirregularnewsletters inLindfield Times.

On the agendaare theimprovement of thenoticeboards and theprovision of a villagemap and informationboard.

The Village Directory,published by the LindfieldParish Council anddistributed annually to each home,is seen by many as a valuable source ofinformation and the diary is used by many.However, rising costs and the work involved inobtaining advertisments, editing and publishingit have raised questions about its future and youare invited to fill in the slip below and return itto the Parish Office, 6 Denmans Lane, LindfieldRH16 2LB (or send in your views by e-mail –[email protected]). Offers of helpwith production might make all the differenceto retaining it.

Village communications forum

LINDFIELD PARISH DIRECTORY & YEARBOOK – What are your views?

Keep it as it is – Directory/Yearbookwith diary incorporated

Just Directory/Yearbook no diary

Reduced information and diary

Not needed – scrap it

I would be willing to help with preparation& production (please indicate the sort of helpyou could offer and give us contact details):

Name

Number/road

Tel:

E-mail:

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2007 Lindfield CalendarThis new calendar of the village is now on sale in most retail outlets in the High Street for £3.50 or 3 for £10.

All proceeds go to the Lindfield Bonfire Societyand they too will be calling door to door topromote the calendar in early December.

It’s a view of Lindfield never seen before, aview from the rooftops; a birds eye view.

Lets keep the Bonfire Night in Lindfield ‘a night to remember’!

For information or sales please phoneJeremy Crooks 487454

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TAVISTOCK AND SUMMERHILL’S Nursery classwill tell the tale of ‘The Bossy King’ in theirNativity play this Thursday, 7th December.

The king hears about the birth of the babyJesus and decides to find him, so he can be toldthat there is only one boss in Bethlehem! Whenhe finds Jesus he decides to mend his ways.Threeyear old Ted Maslin is the Bossy King, with four-year-olds Maddy Bowers and Alfie Berry as Josephand Mary while Saskia Fitzsimons and CharlotteGoodwin play the very special Christmas Moon.

Head of Nursery and producer, Nicky Moore,says: “All 52 of our Nursery pupils will be onstage as stars, angels, shepherds, the innkeeper andthe three wise men. Best of all will be the Rudolfthe Red Nose Reindeer grand finale to the play.”

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Christianity Explored courseAN INFORMAL COURSE for people in Lindfieldwho would tentatively like to investigateChristianity, or just brush up on the basics, startsin January in the Tiger lounge, All Saints Church.

Christianity Explored is a highly respectedcourse. All Saints’ curate Jon Hobbs said: “It hasproved to be deeply helpful and even life-changing to thousands over the last 10 years.Our hope is that the many in and aroundLindfield who sense the need for more to lifewill benefit hugely from it.”

All Saints Church is running two courses, oneon Monday mornings with a crèche starting onJanuary 15 at 9.45am.The other course will runon Tuesday evenings with supper starting onJanuary 16 at 7.00pm.

The courses are designed for people to askany questions they want, or to simply sit andlisten. Everyone is welcome.To book a placetelephone the church office on 01444 482405.

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Bronze award for localBoys Brigade member15 YEAR OLD Alex Hill a member of LindfieldBoys' Brigade receives a Bronze Duke ofEdinburgh's Award Certificate from the Mayorof Brighton, Councillor David Smith, during apresentation at the Hove Centre.


ALL SAINTS Church member Tom Seymour hasrecently returned from Mongolia where heworked with a local community to help set up anew computer system.

Tom, who is 25, wanted to put his IT skillsto use in the Third World and joined JointChristian Services in Ulaan Bator in July. Hehad previously completed a six-month stint ofvoluntary Christian work in Equador and aseries of short term IT support contracts inSussex and London.

A member of the Easy Tigers young people’sgroup at All Saints, Tom has always been amember of the church and has grown up inthe village with his parents Roger and Lu andtwo older sisters at the family home inDenmans Lane.

Tom intends to return to Mongolia inFebruary to finish the job.

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HAYWARDS HEATH’S MAYOR, RichardGoddard, and ‘Father Christmas’ will join thechildren of Tavistock & Summerhill Prep Schoolto welcome commuters home with a Carol ortwo at the Station on Tuesday 5th December,between 5.00 and 7.00 pm, for their traditionalChristmas contribution to Leukaemia Research.

The School has been singing Carols at theStation for twelve years for the charity and, overthis time, has raised nearly £6,000.This yearthey raised £725 for Leukaemia Research

New Headmaster, John Newman, aka FatherChristmas, is looking forward to his first‘Station Carols’ with the School: “We’re all sopleased, and honoured, that the Town’s Mayor is

going to be joining our Carol singing at theStation. Not only will he help us to raise moneybut he’ll also help us to put a smile on the facesof the weary commuters!”

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THE NEW YEAR is here again.While resolutionsare well-intentioned, unfortunately most peoplefail at keeping them. So, what’s the secret tosuccessful resolutions?

By following the tips below, you will be betterequipped to keep your New Years Resolution andbe successful!

Choose an obtainable goal. Resolving to looklike a super model is not realistic for the majorityof us, but promising to include daily physicalactivity in our lives is very possible.• Avoid choosing a resolution that you’ve beenunsuccessful at achieving year after year.This willonly set you up for failure, frustration anddisappointment. If you are still tempted to make apromise that you’ve made before, then tryaltering it. For example, instead of stating that youare going to lose 30 pounds, try promising to eathealthier and increase your weekly exercise.• Break it down your goal and make it lessintimidating. Rather than one BIG end goal, setseveral smaller goals to achieve throughout theyear that will help you to reach the ultimate goal.• Ask friends and family members to help youso you have someone to be accountable to.• Reward yourself with each milestone. If you’vestuck with your resolution for 2 months, treatyourself to something special. But, be careful ofyour reward type. If you’ve lost 5 pounds, don’tgive yourself a piece of cake as an award. Instead,treat yourself to something non-food related, likea professional massage.

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FOLLOWING THE PUBLICATION ofthe Plan this summer there hasbeen lots of action taken to move itforward. The Lindfield Village Action Plan JointAdvisory Committee has been formed, chairedby Martin Higgins, to “oversee theimplementation” of the Plan.

The members, who all served on the variousoriginal working groups, are Martin Higgins(484120), Alison Stevenson, Alan Gunson,Caroline Young, John Jesson, Pat Whetstone, RayJones and Richard Bryant.

Their brief is to prioritise the Plan’s ActionPoints, seek the co-operation of the appropriateorganisations to implement the points and tosubmit progress reports to Lindfield Urban andRural Parish Councils. To help them do this theywill be asking residents with appropriateexperience to assist them.

A tremendous amount of work went intoproducing the Village Action Plan and more isnow needed toensure that all theissues you, theresidents, expressedthrough thequestionnaire and atthe two exhibitions,can beimplemented.

Do you haveyour copy of theLindfield VillageAction Plan ?Bound copies canbe obtained from the Parish Office (price£5.00) or see it for free online atwww.lindfieldparishcouncil.org.uk/villageplan.htm(pictures downloaded are not as clear as theprinted version.)

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Melt 25g butter in a large pan, add 1 finelychopped medium onion, cover and cook overlow heat for about 5 min or until soft but notbrown. Stir in 1tbs plain flour, then 900ml hotvegetable stock, the potatoes and the pepper.Cover and cook over low heat for about 20 minor until the potatoes are tender.

Stir in 198g can sweetcorn (no need to drain)and the sliced sausage. Cook for about 5 min oruntil piping hot. Season to taste before serving.

What’s cooking in January?Lindfield Times warms up with Caroline Young

WHEN THE COLD weather seems to go on for ever, what is your favourite comfort food – thatspecial something that makes you feel that winter isn’t so bad after all? Is ithot buttered crumpets, maybe a rich meat and potato casserole or just amug of creamy hot chocolate? For me a big bowl of home-madesoup and some warm crusty bread hits the spot. Apart from beingdelicious and filling, soup is so simple to make and has the addedadvantage of being inexpensive – a big plus with all those post-Christmas credit-card bills dropping through the letterbox.

Both of these soups make 4 generous servings and they can bemade ahead and gently reheated to serving temperature.

CHICKEN, PARSNIP AND PEANUT SOUPPut 450g sliced parsnips and 2 medium-sized

peeled and sliced Bramley apples into a largepan with 2 large skinned chicken thighs and900ml hot chicken stock. Cover and cook overmedium heat for about 30 min or untilparsnips and chicken are tender.

Lift out the chicken. Spoon the parsnips andabout half the stock into a processor. Add 3tbsdried milk powder, 1tbs soy sauce and 3tbspeanut butter. Cover and buzz until smooth.Return to the pan and stir into remaining stock.

Remove the bones from the chicken and cutthe meat into small pieces. Stir into the soup,gently heat to serving temperature (do notboil), season and serve.

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WITH THE AUTUMN evenings approaching, itis time to focus on keeping your home secure.Leaving your home during hours of darkness,without putting on lights or drawing thecurtains, indicates to the opportunist criminalthat there is no-one at home. Unfortunately,every year sees a spate of early eveningburglaries associated with the clocks goingback. Please help us to help you by taking thesteps outlined below:• Use an automatic time switch on an indoor

light, either in a room that cannot be peeredinto from the road, or upstairs. Regularlychange the timing on the switch.

• Put a time switch on a radio that has beentuned to a chat station, this will give theimpression that the house is occupied.Again, regularly change the timing on theswitch.

• Fit security lighting, either dusk to dawnenergy efficient lighting that will come onautomatically as dusk sets in, or brighterpassive infrared activated lighting drawingattention to movement.

• Ensure that gates or access to the rear of thehouse are locked and secure. Don’t forget tolock your shed, your tools can be used tobreak in.Trim overgrown plants - don’t giveburglars a hiding place.

• Secure windows, paying particular attentionto those on the ground floor and above flatroof areas. Use locks and bolts and keep allyour keys, including car keys, out of sightand out of reach.

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Dear NigelI am expecting a baby in June and want to

do the best I can using natural remedies duringand after my pregnancy. I have started to getsome morning sickness but I am generally well.This is my first baby and I am a littleapprehensive. Are there any homoeopathicremedies that might help me now and duringthe birth?

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homoeopathic way.These essential nutritionalcell salts go a long way towards ensuring thehealth and development of both mother andbaby during the pregnancy and beyond.

There are a number of homoeopathicremedies that may be useful during labour.Arnica is well known and helps reduce bruisingto mum and baby during delivery. If you get abit anxious Gelsemium is often indicated. If youget terrified then Aconite would help bringcalm to you once again. If you get snappy andirritable with those around you then a dose ofChamomile will bring you back to a cheerydisposition. Caullophyllum has often helpedkick start those mothers to be that just can’t getgoing or who are overdue. Once baby is bornto help you recover quickly there are a numberof remedies that could be used depending onthe situation. If you pop into the HomoeopathicCentre in Lindfield I would be happy to discussthis further and may even be able to help getrid of your morning sickness.

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ON 25TH NOVEMBER Mr John Kane a trusteeof St Peter & St James Hospice was welcomed tothe Lindfield Clubby the Chairman WillBlunden. A cheque for £3,000 was presentedto the Hospice which had been raised by Clubmembers through various fun activitiesthroughout the year including a golf day, abowls match, bar collections and various otherevents. All those involved in raising the monieswere thanked for their hard work in raisingsuch an excellent amount. Over £1 million isneeded every year to run the hospice and asonly a small percentage is received from theNHS all donations are gratefully received.

The Lindfield Club supports a local charitynominated by the members each year and thechosen charity for 2007 is St Catherine’s Hospice.

The Lindfield Club based upstairs at the KingEdward Hall has been at the heart of village lifefor many years and provides a warm andfriendly atmosphere and social activities forpeople from all walks of life. With over 1,400members it is the largest club in Lindfield.Anyone interested in becoming a memberplease contact the secretary on 01444 482369.

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CHEWTERS AUTOCENTRE is a longestablished independent motor repair andservice centre, one of the largest in HaywardsHeath. Originally established by DavidChewter over twenty years ago as a family runbusiness, the location has changed fromAshenground Road to Western Road and nineyears ago to the current location in BridgeRoad making it closer to support Lindfield. InJune 2003 Chewters was taken over byanother family with close connections to thegarage – the Zvirbulis family – and became alimited company. Our aim is not to lose sightof the basis upon which the garage wasestablished, that being to provide a friendly,professional service with a first class team.

In order to reduce the inconvenience andsometimes distress which can be caused by

being without a vehicle for a day or two.Priority is given according to customer needsas opposed to "first come, first served". We dothis by offering a collection and deliveryservice. We also offer courtesy cars oralternatively a taxi service where this is moreconvenient. We are also situated only 5minutes walk from Haywards Heath trainstation. We also have a 24 hour key dropfacility. This is especially popular withcommuters. Our aim is to keep customersinformed at all times of the progress of thework, thereby reducing stress caused by lackof information.

We have a loyal customer base whichcontinues to grow and 80% of new custom isfrom recommendation. In return we promiseto carry out our service efficiently andprofessionally in an effort to satisfy everyneed of our customers with regard to theirvehicle. We have made a conscious decision totrade growth for personal service to ourcustomers, knowing that growing too largewill ultimately mean disappointing customerswho find themselves needing a swift response.

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Tiger Arts presents theJanuary Lunchtime Concert

MAX PRESTON-BELL playing the organWednesday January 10 at 1pm. Light lunchesserved in the Tiger Lounge from 12.15pmAdmission free. Collection to help cover expenses.


WWW.LINDFIELDTIMES.CO.UK has been completely revamped and now will have other new functions.

All the past copies of the Lindfield Times are available there. Photographs of the major events that take place in the village will be posted for people to look at.

Included on the site will be adefinitive history of the village linked inwith some genealogy of local families

There is also the ability to writearticles for the Lindfield Times.

We will also be developing a databaseof local clubs and business with links totheir websites.

I look forward to your continuedinterest in the Lindfield Times.

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ON A VERY WARM calm December evening theannual village night took place in the high street.As usual the High street was blocked offbetween 5.30pm and 9.00pm and the numberof people attending was the best for many years.

There were 20 charity stalls on Village night,along with a few commercialstalls, including fairgroundattractions. A welcome additionwas Mid Downs Radio who didmuch to add to the atmosphereby playing seasonal musicthroughout the evening.Theywere also able to amplify thewonderful singing by children fromBlackthorns County Primary School and, later inthe evening, the Carols led by members of theEvangelical Church.

The Police CCTV van and the Fire Enginewere of great interest to younger visitors -particular thanks to the fire crew who allattended as volunteers in their own time.

The events in the Evangelical Church were aspopular as ever and they seemed to have a constantstream of visitors through their doors. FatherChristmas was a welcome visitor and there were

crafts to occupy the under 10’s.It is events like this that put Lindfield on the

map locally and a big thank you goes out to allwho attended and helped to make the night awonderful success.

The Parish Council would be pleased toreceive any feed back from those who attended -negative and positive - together withsuggestions for what might be included infuture years.

If anyone would like to be involved in theorganisation of such events in the village pleasecontact Sue Kolien (Parish Office) Tel 484115.

Lindfield Village Festival Night a great success!


A 24 HOUR vigil started at 2pm on SaturdayDecember 9th in continued support to saveHaywards Heath’s Princess Royal Hospital.

The event which has been organised to raiseawareness follows a successful demonstration inthe town’s park back in October where around8,000 people turned out in support, marchingthrough Haywards Heath.

Vigil holders braved the droppingtemperatures this evening bracing themselvesfor an all night peaceful demonstration.Numbers grew throughout the afternoon withmore people expected to join them overnight.

Maureen Tullet with her husband Alan, fromnearby Burgess Hill, said “I have been avolunteer here at the hospital for nearly fiveyears, my husband needed vital intermediateheart treatment. If he had had to go all the way

by ambulance to Brighton or Surrey he wouldnot be here today”

Local residents Wendy and Terry Axtell tookalong their 8 year old granddaughter Tiffany whosaid “I think it is very important to keep ourhospital. I fell off my climbing frame at homeand needed to come here and I suffer fromAsthma and I have had to spend time here”.

The vigil is expected to be well attended overnight despite weather forecasts of minus onedegree’s.

24 hour Princess RoyalHospital Vigil


1am Sunday MorningMinus 2 degrees and we checked in on thevigil, delivering 72 mince pies donated by theBirch Hotel, just one of the local companiessupporting the campaign.The vigil is still goingstrong despite the cold temperatures as vigilholders warm around the log fire.

Dawn breaksIt’s not long before the crowds start to arriveagain to support those who stayed throughoutthe night.

MP’s Norman Baker, Nick Herbert & NicholasSaomes signed their petition cards. Around 850postcards were filled out and hung on theChristmas tree by supporters over the 24hrperiod.The postcards are addressed to JohnWilderspin and Candy Morris, the NHS ChiefExecutives making the decision to downgradethe PRH. Members of the campaign team willpresent to John Wilderspin at a meeting onWednesday.

Dame Vera Lynne, Chairman of the hospital’sLeague of Friends arrived with her daughterearly Sunday morning to sign the petition andalso fill out her card to the NHS Executives.Dame Vera boosted the moral of the vigilholders and stayed throughout the morning into the afternoon, despite the cold temperatures.She thanked the media for their coverage sayinghow important it is to keep the PRH issue inthe public eye.

During the day the crowds were entertainedby the Sussex Supremes Twirlers who twirledtheir batons and ‘pom poms’ to music. Latersigning their petition cards.

The vigil was officially closed by MPNicholas Saomes at 2pm who promised to backthis campaign saying “I promise you thishospital will stay as it is, thank you all verymuch for supporting the campaign, it is veryimportant that no changes are made to ourhospital and I will do everything possible toensure no changes are made”

Government out of Touch The Government seems to be completely out oftouch with public opinion on this topic whichis of great national importance.The reduction inquality of life for the vast majority of thegenerally more immobile members of thecommunity is massive. Families and friends ofpatients will also be faced with significant extraexpenditure and effort if services are moved tocentralised locations.

Even if this isn’t a cost cutting exercise it sureseems like one!!!!


YEAR SIX PUPILS from Blackthorns Schoolrecently told Lindfield Times about their latest“Eco” initiative.This is what they had to say….

At Blackthorns we care aboutour environment and all creaturesbe they big or small. So much sothat we decided to build a hotel forall the bugs and insects that live inand around our outside play areas.

We called ourselves the ecowarriors and we involved nearlythe whole school from Year One right up to Year Six.

Our first big job was to convert a woodencrate into the hotel structure. But before we didthis we had to carry all of our equipment fromour hall into the junior playground. We also hadto collect sticks and twigs, tie them together

with string and use them to fill in the sides ofthe walls of our “hotel”. We also used otherthings like flower pots, stones and tubes to

build up the walls.Lastly, we added extra turf for

the hotel roof and hey presto wehad finished our creation!

We also built a “log lodge” outof logs and sticks so that the “minibeasts” could make their ownhabitats. We then used some old

CDs and bird feeders to hang in the trees. Wealso designed some signs for our hotel and builta few caravans as well.

We had a great day but it wouldn’t have beenpossible if our teacher, Miss Smith and ourteaching assistant, Mrs Glencross weren’t thereto help!

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JANUARY MAY have been an anxious time forthe original inhabitants of our village.TheWealden Forest in which Linde Felde wassituated was, according to the venerable Bedewriting in 731, a place frequented by wolves.January, or Wolf-monath as it was called by ourSaxon ancestors, was whenthe danger of being attackedby wolves was at itsgreatest.

The forest, vast and thinlyinhabited as it was at thattime, would in any case have been a source ofmystery. Plenty of European myth and folklorehas come down to us to suggest that pre-Industrial people living in or near forests fearwhat may lurk within. A modern day examplecan be found in the Lele people of the Congo,who believe that spirits inhabit the deep forest,roaming about at night and striking villageswith sickness, controlling women’s fertility andmen’s hunting. One can imagine ancientLindfeldians holding similar beliefs.

A supernatural creature especially feared byearly Sussex folk was the dragon or serpent.The8th century Anglo-Saxon Chronicle speaks of“wondrous Adders that were to be seen in theland of the South Saxons”. And Ethelward'sChronicle of 770 says that “Monstrous serpentswere seen in the country of the Southern Anglesthat is called Sussex”.

Nowadays it is commonly supposed that suchtales derive from imagery used to describe theDevil – in our own parish church there wasonce an ancient mural depicting St Michaelstanding on a dragon with its six serpent-likeheads cut off.

But these tales may not be pure myth.Thereis, preserved in the Library of the SussexArchaeological Society, a detailed descriptionfrom 1614 of a mysterious creature seen not far

from here, in St Leonard’s Forest. The creaturewas “terrible and noisome to the inhabitantsthereabouts. There is always in his tracke or pathleft a glutinous and slimie matter… which isvery corrupt and offensive to the scent…Thisserpent (or dragon, as some call it) is reputed

to be nine feete, or rathermore, in length …He willcast his venome about fourrodde from him, as bywoefull experience it wasproved on the bodies of a

man and a woman comming that way, whoafterwards were found dead, being poysonedand very much swelled, but not prayed upon.”There were named witnesses to all of this –what was it they saw?

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IF YOU ARE seeking to over-come post-Christmas inertia, take a hard look out of thewindows and into the garden. At this time ofyear all the strengths and weaknesses of thegarden are laid bare - and it might not be apretty sight.

A garden that relies exclusively on perennials,bulbs and annuals for a ravishing spring andsummer display, is a sad and sorry sight in lateautumn and winter.That same garden withcarefully chosen structural plants will be avisual feast for 12 months of the year, instead ofsix. Gardens that have a balance of hedging andtrees as well as the pretties, are much moreharmonious - offering longer periods of useand beauty.

Hedging and trees provide green architectureas well as determining the character of thegarden. Hedges can be used to screen views,line pathways, enclose spaces and even framevistas. Before rushing off to the nursery, decideon the style of hedging you want.Theconsiderations will need to include height …formal or informal … evergreen or deciduous… crisp clean lines or scented, floral andproductive … is security an issue? It is only atthis point that the choice concerning whichplant to grow, can be made. Unless you are amember of Hedgetrimmers Anonymous, do notuse naturally tall growing plants like yew, bay orleyandii for a low hedge. Similarly, box androsemary cannot provide tall hedging.

Winter is the perfect time for hedge laying.Plants can be purchased bare-rooted fromspecialist nurseries, which reduces transplantshock and the stress on your wallet. Manyhedging plants like box, require excellentdrainage - this is particularly important toremember when planting at the base of a slope.Making use of the winter moisture by plantingnow, will give your new hedge a great start inlife.

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Lindfield Times January 2007