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January 1949

The Parish of Edburton comprising Fulking & Edburton

PRICE: One shilling

CHURCH SERVICES

St. Andrews Parish Church Sunday: 7.55 a.m. Holy Communion

11.00 a.m. Sung Eucharist 7.15 p.m. Evensong

Fulking Mission Church Sunday: 8.30 a.m.

2.30 p.m. 6.00 p.m.

Holy Communion Sunday School Evensong

Applications concerning Marriages, Baptisms, etc., to be made at the Rectory,

Edburton

For times of Southdown Bus Service see back of cover

Rector:

Rev. N. C. Hony "The Rectory", Edburton Poynings 64 Churchwardens:

E. H. Bishop "Brookside", Fulking Poynings 53 H. S. Budgen Stammers Hill, Fulking Hon. Sec. Parochial Church Council:

J. H. C. Hubner "Broadreeds", Fulking Poynings 75

THE RECTOR'S LETTER

Edburton Rectory Edburton

My Dear Parishioners, In my letter each

quarter I shall hope to write something of a Religious nature. In this, my first letter, I am quoting an eytract from the Sermon I preached on "Remembrance Sunday" last year: I am doing this because I con­sider it my most important sermon since I came to Edburton. I said that English peo­ple were living in a •Pools Paradise1 not realising the danger of Communism which is spreading so rapidly over the whole World, I continued:- "That is the monster that confronts the World today and this is what will happen if communism is not checked. It means the utter degradation of mankind, the loss of human rights and freedom and the trampling underfoot of all that is right­eous, honourable and true, and civilization as we know it today, would crumble into ob­livion. There have been twentysix civiliz­ations before our own that have flourished for a time and then sank into decay. I make so bold a statement as to say that our civilization is in danger because of the shortage of Christian men and women living today. Many are not actually opposed to Religion but are quite apathetic and indiff­erent, which is quite as dangerous as actual hostility. Whereas, on the other hand, the Communists, although, as yet, comparatively

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few, exerc ise an i n f luence out of a l l r>^ port ion to t h e i r numbers, owing to the r~ a t i c a l i n t e n s i t y of t h e i r b e l i e f i n c * -1st doc t r i ne s . Yes, the wreckers of ia w

n~ order and freedom a re a t work everywhere* and we cannot hope to combat them with anv success unless we, Engl i sh people , shed our apathy and confront them with convict­ions as ardent as t h e i r own. The only peal defence aga ins t the monster which thrives on Anarchy and d i s r u p t i o n , i s to be found in the s p i r i t u a l r e v i v a l and r e b i r t h , not only in England, but i n a l l the Western Nations and we s h a l l miss the substance of r e a l i t y and power un le s s t h e r e are signs cf a recovered s p i r i t u a l u n i t y and a rediscov­ered Christendom. Unless t h i s happens p re t ty soon ours w i l l be the twenty-seventh c i v i l i z a t i o n to be superceded by a regime of t e r r o r and lawlessness b l a t a n t and un­checked.

Let us then a l l work and pray for a speedy Rel igious r e v i v a l , as in that and only tha t l i e s our fu tu r e hope. Let the standard of Satan which s tands for a l l that i s base , d e s t r u c t i v e and unchr i s t ian be hauled down and l e t the standard of Christ be r a i s e d up in a l l our l ands . Let us in the words of Tennyson's immortal poem:-

"Ring out the o l d , r i n g in the new; Ring out the f a l s e , r ing in the true; Ring in the Chr i s t t h a t i s to b e ' .

Your Fr iend and Rector,

FULKING & EDBURTON CHURCH & COUNTRYSIDE ASSOCIATION

President Hon.Treas. Hon. Secretary E.H.Bishop J.H.C. Hubner Miss M.E. Clark

The Church and Countrywide Association -its objects and activities in this country, was first introduced into our Village in the summer of 1945 by the Rev.R.C.Westall, then Rector of Edburton.

Readers will no doubt be interested to know that at this inaugural meeting a Chairman, Hon.Secretary, Hon.Treasurer and seven members to comprise a committee was formed, adopting as its objects the follow­ing:

1. To unite Christians of all denomina­tions in love and care for the country­side.

2. To recognise Christian principles as the foundation of all 3ocial life.

3. To promote the welfare of our village in all respects and at the Annual General Meeting of members each year the Officers and committee members are elected by vote.

Although our village is perhaps one of the smallest to have a branch of this wond­erful organisation we have been told that for its size it is one of the most enthus-

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iastic and active.

Since I t s foundat ion i t has OP*«M many whis t d r i v e s , dances, c o n c e r t * shows and s o c i a l s which take D l a ^ ii iltn

every f o r t n i g h t and during the A S 2 « ^ t e r and Spring seasons , and la t ter ly CI provided i n s t r u c t i o n s to the Children week l y , and arranged most in teres t ing lectures" and a d d r e s s e s ; needless to say i t also suppor t s many Char i tab le insti tutions as w e l l .

So t h a t a l l the Vil lage may enjoy other b e n e f i t s i t made a donation in 1947 of £15 towards the cost of the Electr ic heating 3n the V i l l a g e Hall and i t s act ive members seem always ready to lend a willing hand to any odd jobs tha t need to be done for the b e n e f i t of a l l .

The Fulking and Edburton branch is now near ing i t s fourth year with a men*erflhip approaching 70 members and we hope tna membership wi l l continue to grow unUi becomes IOC* the annual subscription only two s h i l l i n g s , so i f you are not member p lease jo in r igh t away.

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FULKING PARISH COUNCIL

The Parish Council of Fulking, as it is constituted today, has for its members H.Harris (Chairman), C.B.Kershaw, D.Jack­son, E.Rapley and Miss C.L.Clarke.

As far as can be ascertained the first meeting of the Overseers of Fulking, as they were then termed, was held in the Rea­ding Room, Fulking, on 4th December, 1894.

In those days the local Water Supply was to them as now a source of trouble, as on the 1st May 1895 it was proposed that, ow­ing to the unsatisfactory condition of the supply, endeavours for the transfer to and maintenance by the Parish Overseer should be hastened.

It was not until October 1896 that att­empts were made to extend the supply to a comrrunal reservoir at the East end or top of the Village. Hitherto the residents at the East End, if not possessing wells, had to journey to the fountain situated opp­osite Septima Cottage, for their needs.The expenditure involved - about £45, was raised by local donations.

On the 30th May 19 00, The Parish Council of Fulking, under Steyning East R.D.C., evolved and held its first meeting in the Fulking Reading Room, having for its mem­bers C.Gins, T.Streeter-Hills, O.Lucas, Nap Page and Henry A.Sayers, electing as its Chairman Mr. Nap Page.

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« ff Parish Council, oont. diking Par ^ r e . a d j u 3 t -

I n 1929, f*llf the Parish became ab-ment of * ^ a £ " f i e l d R.D.C. where for sorbed in the Cuckl e Q f t h e m -the present we ca*

AwPT,a granted the local While the powers gra fltplotly l i m i t e d , Parish Councils ar d i t u r e of moneys both as regards the *£ direct in-and legislation^ i t *aving^ ^ ^ C°r,e3Cthev do? however, play a most im-R . D . C . , t h e y d o , i » t h e c o u n _

?°r a n inP th asfof d ik ing , i t has an el­ected representative Mr.E.H.Bishop, upon

. D . . who not only reports to that body and voices an opinion in support of anfrequests made by the Parish Council,tat also conveys from the R.D.C.Meetings such formation as is necessary for the Parish Council to carry out i t s duties properly and in the interests of the Public i t rep­resents.

The Fulking P.C. is elected by poll at a General Assembly of the Parish every third year, the next election being in 1949 and comprises a Chairman, Vice Chairman and members, there oeing of course, in add­ition, the parish Clerk who undertakes the duties of Secretary.

You,therefore,are responsible for elect­ing the P.C. and if this'body fal ls short in representing your wishes the remedy lies entirely in your hands in voicing construc­tive criticism and opinion.

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EDBURTON AND FULKING WOMEN'S INSTITUTE

P r e s i d e n t Vice P r e s i d e n t s H o n . S e c t y . Mrs . D . J a c k s on Mrs .A .E .Buckne l l Miss C . C l a r k

M r s . A . Meyle r

Hon.Treasurer Mrs. E. Knight-

In March 1926 the inaugural meeting of the Edburton and Fulking branch of the Women's Institute was held at the Fulking Village Hall, when it was decided to be­come affiliated to the West Sussex County Federation.

From that time until the present day our Institute has flourished, providing its members with education and recreation at its monthly meeting.

What are Women's Institutes? They are gatherings of Country Women who meet to­gether at least once a month to discuss matters of interest to them all. There are 7,000 Women's Institutes in England and Wales.

Many of our members have reached a high standard in the making of preserves and our Institute won the Hamilton-Russell cup in 1944 for an exhibit of Preserves. During the 1939-1945 World War a Jam making centre was set up in Fulking and a large quantity of Jam was added to the National Store Cupboard. Also at this time much valuable

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work was done in k n i t t i n g comforts and organising entertainment for the troops: much work was a lso done in connection with evacuation from the l a rge towns.

The Drama Section of the I n s t i t u t e provides exce l l en t enter tainment for the v i l l age and has in the pas t done well at County Drama F e s t i v a l s .

A Village Scrap Book entered for a County Competition won a pr ize and is a source of l o c a l h i s t o r y and legend: the Book i s permanently exh ib i t ed in the Village Hal l .

During each year money r a i s i n g efforts are organised, such as Jumble Sales , Whist Drives and Bring and Buy S t a l l s at Monthly Meetings. As a r e s u l t of t he se , many char­i t i e s benef i t as well as our own Village. The e l e c t r i c l i g h t was i n s t a l l e d in the Village Hall with money r a i s e d in th i s way.

Without the W.I. t h i s country would be lacking in one of i t s g r e a t e s t soc ia l amenities and our v i l l a g e i s proud of i t s past record and achievements .

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CONCERT GIVEN BY THE FULKING PLAYERS, NOVEMBER 26th,1948.

On November 26th I visited the Fulking Village Hall to witness a Concert presen­ted by the Fulking Players. The Fulking Players are all members of the Local Branch of the Church & Countryside Assoc­iation and the Concert which I understand is the third to be presented, is one of the many activities organised by the Assoc­iation for the improvement of the Social life of the Village.

But I must return to the Concert - I found the Village Hall packed to capacity. Not a seat was vacant and I understand that early in the week Admission Programmes were at a premium. Probably the first thing that interested and amazed me was the wealth of talent available in such a small community. Mr.A.E.Paulin who with Mr.J.H. C.Eubner was responsible for the product­ion, informed me that except for the songs and the two small sketches ("The Kiss" and "The Proposal") the whole show, including the lighting effects, the scene paintings, the script and the production, not for­getting the printing of the programmes and bills, was the work of various members of the Caste.

I cannot really single out any part-

CONCERT GIVEN BY THE FULKING PLAYERS, NOVEMBER 26th,1948.

On November 26th I visited the Fulking Village Hall to witness a Concert presen­ted by the Fulking Players. The Fulking Players are all members of the Local Branch of the Church & Countryside Assoc­iation and the Concert which I understand is the third to be presented, is one of the many activities organised by the Assoc­iation for the improvement of the Social life of the Village.

But I must return to the Concert - I found the Village Hall packed to capacity. Not a seat was vacant and I understand that early in the week Admission Programmes were at a premium. Probably the first thing that interested and amazed me was the wealth of talent available in such a small community. Mr.A.E.Paulin who with Mr.J.H. C.Eubner was responsible for the product­ion, informed me that except for the songs and the two small sketches ("The Kiss" and "The Proposal") the whole show, including the lighting effects, the scene paintings, the script and the production, not for­getting the printing of the programmes and bills, was the work* of various members of the Caste.

1 cannot really single out any part-

k J0?11™ item or art. 1st. The whole show was a great example of team work and was obviously the result of much spare time. I came away from the

Concert with aching sides and a feeling of satisfaction that I had seen a refreshing and humourous entertainment.

I have since been informed that owing to a demand from people who were disappointed, the whole show was again represented -with a few changes - on Jai uary 7th. My appetite has now been whetted and I am looking forward to the next presentation which I understand will be directly after Easter. So I will now ask you all to thank the caste:.

Miss M.E.Clark Mrs.V.Aisher Mrs. Ridge Mrs.Gearing Mrs. Hubner Mr.Paulin Mr.Gearing Mr.Hubner Mr.Ridge Mr.Varne

Mrs.Varna

and ask you to give your wholehearted support to their next effort.

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A SHORT STORY FOR THE CHILDREN "St.George and the Dragon".

JUNIOR SECTION

The Saint we have chosen this month is St.George whose day is 23rd April. If you ask someone what he or she knows about St.George the reply will probably be "He saved a princess from a dragon", and pictures and statues of St.George general­ly show him as a knight on horseback with a cross on his armour and shield,fighting a dragon with a spear.

Of course it took a lot of courage to kill a dragon breathing out fire, but it was something which any brave man might have done. George needn't have been a Christian to have done that, and that was­n't why he was picked out by men to have the word Saint put in front of his name.

(And let's remember that itfc men that choose who shall be called saints, not God. Men choose the person whose courage and goodness is most obvious, but only God can see the thoughts of a man's heart, and probably God would not choose the same people as we should. If God were to pick out the most saintlike person in this parish, very likely we should all say "Never heard of him") .

St. George is the Patron Saint of Eng­land and of soldiers. He became a soldier when he was 17, and the Emperor

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A Short Story for the Children, cont:

Diocletian soon raised him to high rank. In about 300 A.D. the Emperor began to persecute the Christians, and George immediately protested, knowing that he would probably be killed for doing so. When the Emperor put up a notice saying that all Christians must give up believing in Christ or be put to death, men read it in terror, but George tore it down and trampled it under his feet. He was imp­risoned and made to suffer the most cruel tortures, but nothing would make him give up his faith in God. In the end he was beheaded.

"St. George's Master, help us too To fear no thing that man can

do".

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EXTENSION TO VILLAGE HALL

For a long time past many have voiced the opinion that an extension to the Village Hall would be advantageous. For dramatic shows and concerts it would pro­vide the sorely needed dressing accommodat­ion.

At the present time, any small meetings, such as committees, have to use the large Hall which means considerable expense in heating and cleaning.

For an expenditure of about £140 an extension could be built which would fulfil the foregoing purposes, but we do not poss­ess the money to carry out the project.

By giving liberally at the Concerts, lectures, etc. or by making a special donation you will assist the scheme to maturity; the extra accommodation will benefit you so please help us quickly.

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HANDICRAFT EXHIBITION AND COMPETITION ^ ^ DECEMBER 1 1 t h , 1948.

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Under the Auspices of t h e Church and Countryside A s s o c i a t i o n t h e Second Annual Handicraf t E x h i b i t i o n and Compet i t ion was held on Sa tu rday 1 1 t h December, 1948.

With the e x p e r i e n c e g a i n e d i n the 1947 E x h i b i t i o n , the o r g a n i s i n g committee made s e v e r a l improvements , a l l of which made up fo r t h i s y e a r ' s s u c c e s s f u l e v e n t .

P r i o r t o the E x h i b i t i o n , s p e c i a l l y p r i n t e d e n t r y forms were d i s t r i b u t e d to each i n h a b i t a n t which e n a b l e d them to qua l i fy f o r e n t e r i n g , no e n t r a n c e fee be­ing charged . The e x h i b i t o r s were grouped in c l a s s e s , a c c o r d i n g to sex p r i z e s be ing awarded to b o t h e x h i b i t s had to be handed In fo re and t h e commit tee s p e n t p r e p a r i n g the t a b l e s , s t a g e

and a g e , s exes and the t h e day b e -many hours

and H a l l and t a s t e f u l l y a r r a n g i n g the f o l l o w i n g day .

t h e e x h i b i t s ready for

Ea r ly on t h e S a t u r d a y t h e s p e c i a l l y appo in t ed judges came from Hove to ad jud­i c a t e on what t h e y t e rmed a wonder fu l show: they found some d i f f i c u l t y i n making the

awards owing to the h i g h s t a n d a r d of work and t h e l a r g e v a r i e t y of e x h i b i t s . To those who do n o t know I would l i k e t o ment ion t h a t e a c h e x h i b i t i s

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given a code number and this alone Is all the judges have to go by: no names appear anywhere. By 3.0 p.m. the judging was com­plete in readiness for the Rev.G.Martin of Crowborough,who had kindly accepted the invitation to open the exhibition. He spoke of the activities of so small a vill­age and its wealth of talent and remarked that Fulking was one of the most alive Villages in Sussex: he was very proud to support it.

Later In the afternoon, teas were served, and by the evening when the prizes were presented by Mrs.N.C.Hony a large and en-thuastic audience had gathered- in fact the Village Hall was packed to Capacity. Local talent had been secured to Interest the visitors by way of songs given by Mrs.Gear­ing, a humourous duet "Watchman What of the Night" by Mrs. Hubner and Mr.Paulin, trumpet solos by Mr.Bremze, concluding with two sketches by members of the Fulk­ing branch of the Women's Institute.

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We were sorry that there were insuffic­ient prizes to allocate one to each exhib­

itor, but our finances, are, after all,somewhat limitedjgive us more financial support and we will increase the number of prizes next year.

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Handicraft Exhibition and Competition,cont:

The following is a complete list of all the prize winners: GLASS I age* «p to 7 years Girls 1st prize. Wendy Atkins Boys 1st " Michael Jackson Girls 2nd " Yvonne Russell

CLASS II aged from 7 to 12 I Girls Boys Girls Boys CLASS Girls Boys Girls Boys

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1st 1st 2nd 2nd " III aged

ze Elsie Aisher Michael Franks Jane Barton James Newman

from 12 to 16 1st 1st 2nd 2nd

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Serene WIndus Edwin Harris Deborah Windus Percy Barton

CLASS IV aged from 16 upwards Ladles lsi prize Mrs. Barton Gentlemen" " Mr.A.E.Paulin Ladies 2nd " Mrs.A.E.Browne Gentlemen" " Mr.H.S.Budgen Ladies 3rd " Mrs.Watts.

The following gentlemens1 exhibits were highly commended

Mr.G.Rapley Mr.G.Ridge

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FULKING VILLAGE PRODUCE ASSOCIATION

President Hon. Sec. Mr.Rapley D.Jackson

When potato rationing was announced,it was thought high time to grow more potat­oes for the benefit of the village, and so in the Autumn of 1947, the Fulking Village Produce Association was formed. About a quarter of a acre of derelict allotment was laboriously reclaimed, w.fc the weather was not kind, and it could not be got ready In time for potato planting. Mr. Harris, however, came to the rescue by the loan of part of one of his fields, and with the aid of his potato planter manned by V.P.A. members, the potatoes were at last sown. When these were harvested, potato ration­ing happily was a thing of the past,but the 37-J-cwt.of potatoes were quickly disposed of among the members. In place of potatoes, cabbages, savoys,

kale and leeks were planted on the allot­ment and a fine crop resulted. The V.P.A. benefited by a profit of nearly £5,and was able to show a healthy balance of cash in hand, after taking into account a donation of £5 towards the 1949 Poynings Flower Show.

A winter programme of films and talks was arranged followed by an outing to Plumpton Agricultural college. In January 1948,the BBC recorded at the Shepherd and Do& Inn and at Thatchly a programme for Womens Hour which told of our V. P.A.activities and W.I.market, and a record of the actual market was broadcast.

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LOOKING BACK

ou^LtlT0* 3 t a r t t h i s n e w venture with effort toSear^neS b a c k t 0 P^vious in fact T\ !?? a b l i S h a P a p i s h Magazine, in fact I believe about 28 years ago we had a real Parish Magazine - can anyone remember I t and is there in extstencl an old copy tucked away somewhere _ i t would be interesting to see i t . We can perhaps more easily recall the leaflets which our late Rector the Rev.R.C.Westall used to distribute and which he himself laborious­ly printed on a hand press.

"Looking Back" we must recall the Rectory Garden Party last August - i t was never intended to compete with the grand Fete of 1946 - i t wa3 most successful, thanks to the efforts of everybody who took part: the result was over £76. It is sometimes said *0h, they never come near the Church' but on that particular afternoon we all came 'near the Church' so let us hope that some will resolve to go a step further and ' come to Church'.

Do you realise that our grand old Church of "St.Andrews" at Edburton was built about 1100 A.D. and is recognised as being one of the finest of the Downland Churches, but l ike a l l historical buildings the cost of upkeep is always heavy: in the past 7 or 8 years the maintenance and repairs have cost over £1,000 but I think you will agree with me that we must preserve this fine structure. Elsewhere in this

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Magazine due acknowledgment and appreciat­ion has been accorded Mr.&.Mrs.D.lfetridge in connection with the newly ins ta l led Electr ic Lighting which has so greatly enhanced the i n t e r i o r beauty and the pro­ceeds of the Garden Party l a s t year enab­led the main cables to be l a id up the road­way to the Church.

The Harvest Fes t iva l was par t i cu la r ly well attended, and candidly i t took my mem­ory back many,many years when the Church was always f u l l : we were, as a result able bo send £6 to the Farmers Royal Benevolent Fund.

On Saturday, September 25th In the V i l l ­age Hal l , there was the Harvest Whist Drive and Social ; t h i s also was a great success and the Church and Countryside Association which organised the function: the sum of £9 was sent to the Peoples Dispensary for Sick Animals - a most worthy cause: l e t us hope that the day i s not f a r d i s t an t when we may again have a r ea l Harvest Supper.

Since October 1947 regu la r ly a t 6 o'clock every Tuesday a Chi ldren 's Hour has been held in the Vil lage Hal l , the object being to c u l t i v a t e the team s p i r i t by taking par t in games and give instruct ion:al though i t i s somewhat d i f f i c u l t to assess the r e s u l t s achieved those helping to run these evenings f ee l tha t the ef for t i s well worth whi le : we hope the parents w i l l make every endeavour to encourage t h e i r chi ldren to a t t end r e g u l a r l y .

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OUR SUNDAY EVENING STUDY CIRCLE

Although the t i t l e "Study Circle" *„,,„*«

±Ll^l t10^ ± n t h e V l l l a g e Hall, were S

of ninSnJ? * ° c f c o b e i > 1 9 4 7 *>r the purpose «5«P 2 ° t - n s r e a d i n S and an avowed endeav­our, by discussion, to understand the m o l e : many passages require close study to f ind t h e i r rea l and inner meaning.

For 15 months these meetings have taken p lace r egu la r ly , being attended by people of var ious denominations, and there i s no doubt whatsoever tha t a l l who attend,what­ever t h e i r r e l ig ious aspects may be,recog­n i s e tha t a firm and act ive Christ iani ty-p r a c t i s e d day by day-is the only remedy ibr the deplorable "topsy turvy" s ta te of the world today: Christ showed us the way near­l y 2,000 years ago- we must get back to his t each ing .

Since these meetings were inaugurated,a more f r i e n d l y and even more homely sp i r i t has p r e v a i l e d in our Vil lage,with i t s i n h a b i t a n t s showing a ready willingness to he lp one another , p a r t i c u l a r l y when in t r o u b l e .

I f you have not yet joined th i s happy g a t h e r i n g , you a re i ^ i t e d t o d o so -you w i l l enjoy the informal i ty , g e £ S l did exchange of views and ^ ^ company of those who show thear smcer

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0f purpose by actions and words.

Remember Sunday Evenings, 7 p.m. in the

Villus6 Hall - ̂ o u will be most welcome, so please come along.

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CHRISTMAS 1948 CAROLLERS

^ r e v i v e ^ ' lT%JC 3 l n g i n S Carols t h i s C h r L L a s • p a r g ' S I 8 ^ . 1 ? ? ! ; m i

People , which inolnlll an OrganLt ' T r r u * .

f o r C h a P i l ^ I , U S n d r a i S e a »o"«otion

S t a r t i n g out on the Saturday evening,the f i r s t v i s i t was paid to the ancient village h o s t e l r y "The Shepherd and Dog" and during the following evenings th i s happy band of Caro l l e r s v i s i t e d every house in the v i l l a g e , even in the most outlying par ts , t h e i r journeying occupying five successive evenings; although the weather was some­what cold we did not have the seasonable snow which i s usually depicted on the Christmas card.

The reception given and the hospi ta l i ty shown was t r i l y the s incere Christmas spir­i t , and judging from the amount collected, was d i r e c t enough evidence of the "goodwill towards man" which e x i s t s .

As a r e s u l t of t h i s l i t t l e effort,which was enjoyed by a l l who took par t , we are p leased to record that the magnificient sum of £13.2.6d. was col lected and handed to the Royal AlezandfrB Hospital for Chil­dren, Dyke Road, Brighton, for i t s com-f o r t s fund, and we have since received from the Matron a most apprecia t ive l e t t e r .

Our thanks are due to a l l who contributed

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to this fine effort, not forgetting those who loaned card for Transport, which en­abled all parts of the Parish to be visit­ed, and also the person who so kindly loan­ed the incandescent hurricane lamp.

At the conclusion, all members were en­tertained; photographs were taken by Mr.C.Hubner who together with Mr.A.E.Paulin organised the arrangements.

We must do the same again next Christmas.

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NEW YEAR'S SOCIAL. JAN.15th,1949

Those who were present at this gather­ing, held in the Village Hall, for the mem­bers of the Church and Countryside Assoc­iation, will agree that it was a jolly good evening.

At 7.30 p.m. we were assembled for Whist (Mr.Bishop keeping the 'weather' eye) and except for the "change overs" all was quiet. At 9.0 p.m. the Whist Drive being over, refreshments were served, and Oh Boy.' was there plenty to eat.

The evening then proceeded under the direction of Mr.J.H.C.Hubner - what with Charades, Musical Chairs, Bag Bursting, passing the parcels as well as a Quiz, there was not a dull moment.

"Auld Lang Syne" brought thi3 enjoyable evening to a close at 11.15 p.m.

Our membership is now over 70 but there's lot's of room for more.

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LENT AND EASTER 1949

There w i l l be Lenten S e r v i c e s aga in t h i s year and the Rec tor hopes a l l members w i l l endeavour to a t t e n d :

Ash Wednesday, 2nd foarch, Thursdays 10, 17, 24 and 31s t March and 7 t h A p r i l -each of the fo rego ing evenings a t 7.30, in the V i l l a g e H a l l , F u l k i n g .

The a d d r e s s e s w i l l be g iven by Mr.R.L. Crowther of B r i g h t o n .

The Rector a l s o hopes f o r i n c r e a s e d a t t ­endances a t Church on Sundays. Right through the Bible we a r e reminded t h a t what God d e s i r e s most' of a l l from us i n our "Worship". Only In His house on His own day can t h i s be done p r o p e r l y .

Devot iona l S e r v i c e s on Good F r i d a y 11 to 12 a t P a r i s h Church; 2 to 3 a t F u l k i n g .

S e r v i c e s on E a s t e r Day, 1 7 t h A p r i l : 7 .55 a .m. Holy Communion,Parish Church. 8.30 a.m. Holy Communion,Fulking.

11 a .m. Sung S u c h r i s t , P a r i s h Church. 2 .30 p .m. C h i l d r e n ' s S e r v i c e , F u l k i n g .

6 p.m. Evensong, F u l k i n g . 7 .15 p .m. Evensong, P a r i s h Church .

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A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

The publishing of the "St.Andrews" Quarterly will, I hope, fill a long felt want. To those who through illness or other causes were unable to come to the functions, it will keep the, posted of the many activities In the Parish: to others it will provide pleasant and interesting read. ing and revive happy events and recollect­ions.

Are you doing anything to keep the ball rolling? If not, you are cordially in­vited to join in - I want everybody to come to our social functions, lectures,etc. and so swell the happy throng.

You will, no doubt, feel critical of this our first issue, so if you have some con­structive criticisms or suggestions,please send them to me right away. If, on the other hand, you know something of histor­ical interest about our parish, please let me have it so that we can publish It for the information of all.

If you have a friend or relative who once resided In the Parish and who would regularly like a copy of this magazine, please communicate with:-

Mr. F. Coel, Woodlands,

Fulking.

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CURRENT NEWS-

By the k i n d n e s s of Mr.J .H.C.Hubner "St. Andrews Quar te r ly" w i l l be d i s t r i b u t ­ed free of charge to a l l Pa r i sh ione r s . Mr.Hubner i s bear ing the e n t i r e cost of p r in t ing and p roduc t ion : the words , 'Pr ice One S h i l l i n g ' on the cover does not mean i t i s to be so ld , but only to ind ica te that the Magazine i s of some value.

The P a r i s h Church rece ived , l a s t year , a very generous g i f t from Mrs. Denis b r i d g e , who defrayed the cos t of i n s t a l l i n g the e l e c t r i c l i g h t In memory of her 3on Gerald Lonsdale. We are a l l most g r a t e f u l to her for her k indnes s .

On Christmas Eve we had a "Midnight Mass This was exceedingly wel l a t tended and I bel ieve the solemn and i n s p i r i n g se rv ice was much enjoyed.

Rar.t-.1sms during 1948 Duncan Stewart Maclaren Sy lv ia Margaret Hughes Susan E l i z a b e t h Davis P e t e r and Paul Franks H e n r i e t t a Jane Bevan Jimmie Richard Put tock Sy lv ia Jane M d d l e t o n

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Current News, cont.:-

It is many years since 'Twins' were Baptised in the Church. I am sure Mr.&.Mrs. John Franks have cause to be very proud of their two 'Bonny Boys'.

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS IN THE

VILLAGE HALL FULKING.

Friday Jan.28th 7.30 Film Show C C A . « Feb. 4th 7.30 Whist Drive V.P.A*. " " 11th 7.30 Flag Whist

Drive C C A . " " 25th 7.30 Lecture on Ghosts

& water divining C C A .

Wed. March 2nd. Ash Wed. Commencement of

Special Lenten Services 7.30. (See Page 25) .

April Grand Concert

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Southdown No. 27 Bus Service

Brighton

9.20

12.20

3.20

6.20

9.20

Fulking

9.59

12.59

3.59

6.59

9.59

Edburton

10.2

1.2

4.2

7.2

10.2

Henfield

10.18

1.18

4.18

7.18

10.18

Henfield

8.15

11.15

2.15

5.15

8.15

Edburton

8.31

11.31

2.31

5.31

8.31

Fulking

8.34

11.34

2.34

5.34

8.34

Brighton

9.13

12.13

3.13

6.13

9.13

* Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday only

Southdown No. 27 Bus Service

Brighton

9.20

12.20

3.20

6.20

9.20

Fulking

9.59

12.59

3.59

6.59

9.59

Edburton

10.2

1.2

4.2

7.2

10.2

Henfield

10.18

1.18

4.18

7.18

10.18

Henfield

8.15

11.15

2.15

5.15

8.15

Edburton

8.31

11.31

2.31

5.31

8.31

Fulking

8.34

11.34

2.34

5.34

8.34

Brighton

9.13

12.13

3.13

6.13

9.13

* Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday only

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