Issue 50 Summer 2016

Village Voice

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Thirty years at Ardingly It all started with three Wayfarers and six Topper sailing dinghies. So where are we now?

Dinghy sailing continues to be the largest activity with children from 6 years old starting their sailing in Oppys, a stable boat like a bath tub! The courses follow the Royal Yachting Association schemes and progress from the beginning stages right through to Instructor. It is great to see young people develop from nervous beginners to become confident Instructors who have a passion for water sports and the joy of teaching.

Adult courses continue to be popular, with most saying, ”I have always wanted to sail” or “I wish I had done this earlier.” So why not make time and do a course now? You will find it stimulating, exciting and relaxing.

With courses in Windsurfing, Kayaking, and Canoeing there are lots of way to get afloat. Children’s parties are great fun - but don’t let the kids have all the fun any group of six can make their own party.

If you are short of time just come and hire a sit-on-top kayak - there are singles or doubles and no past experience is needed. Get Mum and Dad to have a race against the kids or just have a paddle and enjoy the reservoir.

Stand up paddle boards have been the big new thing and they are so popular, great as a stress buster, good for your core stability and, if you are well balanced, try doing yoga on them!

That still leaves triathlon, rowing, fishing, raft building or just walking the dog, all on you door step. Now you deserve an ice cream or cup of tea and cake by the waterside café. For more information

about any of these activities please call 01444 892549 or visit our website www.ardinglyactivitycentre.co.uk.

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Dates For Your Diary Please note that the village calendar is on www.ardingly.org. Should you have an event to add, contact the Parish Clerk 7th June Parish Council Meeting, Hapstead Hall, 7.30pm

9th-11th June South of England Show; 9am - 6.30pm daily; under 16s going FREE (accompanied by a paying adult £20); senior citizens, students over 16 £18

18th June Village Tea Party to celebrate Queen’s Birthday

26th June Evensong with St. Peters Church Choir & Ardingly College Choirs, Chapel of St Saviour, Ardingly College, 6.30pm, free to all

27 & 28th June ARTS FEST, Ardingly College, £10 for both nights; free to senior citizens and under 18, www.ardingly.com/ArtsFest-16

5th July Parish Council Meeting, Hapstead Hall, 7.30pm

16th July Horticultural Society Summer Show, Hapstead Hall, entries before 10am, open from 2-4pm

6th September Parish Council Meeting, Hapstead Hall, 7.30pm

11th September VILLAGE FETE!!

11th September Horticultural Society Autumn Show, Hapstead Hall, entries before 10am, open from 2-4pm

Message From Our Parish Council Welcome to our summer issue of the Village Voice – although the weather earlier this week felt much more like autumn than summer.  I hope it doesn’t last!  This year has flown by and there have been a few developments across the village: we have started to see the houses at Standgrove start to take shape; on the recreation ground we continue to develop our plans for the refurbishment for the pavilion; and we now have seen plans for the development of The Oak into residential properties. 

At the May Parish Council Meeting I stood down as chair and proposed Mick Brixey to take my place.  As a result Mick and Derek Stutchbury as vice chair will lead the council going forward.  It has been an honour to chair the council over the past four years and we have achieved a lot including delivering our Neighbourhood Plan and establishing allotments in the village.  I believe that we should see regular change in the leadership of the council to ensure new ideas can come to the fore and for the council to remain vibrant.  I wish Mick and Derek the very best in their roles.  This summer we will be holding our summer fete on September 11th so please do let us know if you’d like to have a stall or table – I look forward to seeing you there!

Will Meldrum Outgoing Chair, Ardingly Parish Council

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National Beacon And Upcoming Tea Party to Celebrate Queen’s 90th Birthday

The Ardingly Parish Council set light to one of more than 900 beacons lit across the country and abroad to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday.

Members of the Army Cadet Force took beacons to the top of the four highest peaks in t h e U n i t e d Kingdom England - B e n N e v i s i n Scotland, Mount Snowdon in Wales, Sca fe l l P ike in E n g l a n d , a n d Slieve Donard in Northern Ireland.

T h e A r d i n g l y beacon was built by the South of E n g l a n d Showground team and many villagers

joined in the fun with sausages and drinks provided by the Parish Council and a lovely mild evening.

The next opportunity to celebrate will be 18th June with a Village Street Tea Party on the slip road by Hapstead Hall, from   2.30pm - 4.30pm.  All residents are invited and  for more details see posters nearer the date or contact Barbara Monk 892 857 or Deb Ruse 892 717. 

This is being organised by local residents with the backing of the Parish Council. Tea and cake will be provided and with this in mind they would welcome the offer of cakes o r a d o n a t i o n towards running costs.

Traffic Calming Update The Parish Council is currently working with WSCC to finalise a traffic calming scheme for Ardingly. The priorities are pedestrian safety, speed control and maintaining a rural theme in the village. Progress has been slow mainly due to achieving funding.

We have now been allocated £33,000 in the 2016/2017 WSCC Integrated Works Programme for the design element of the scheme and then £87,953 to deliver the project in 2017/2018.

We have set up three resident focus groups covering College Road, High Street and Lindfield Road so options can be discussed. Limited funds will mean that all ideas will not be possible. We are working with the council to develop the most effective measures to achieve our goal of a safer village.

You might remember the Speed Indicator machine (SID) that monitored speed around the village in March/April. We had a lot of positive comments about its effect on driver behaviour (people started to slow down having been reminded that they were driving too fast!). Unfortunately, we were unable to use any of the recorded data from the machine due to a data collection error as a result of it being an old machine.

Because of the importance of the data and public feedback, we have determined it appropriate to purchase a new SID machine. In the interim, did you noticed the speed strips across College Road and the Lindfield Road? WSCC were collecting new accurate data for analysis and we will have more news soon.

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Get Involved & Join in the Fun! If you would like to have a stand or just help organise or set up, please

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✦ Beer & Pimms Tent

✦ Cakes & Food Stalls

✦ Games

✦ FREE Bouncy Castle

✦ FREE Inflatable Slide

✦ Nearly New Clothes, Toys & Books

✦ And much, much more!

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School Notes

The Road to Rio… …started at St. Peter’s on Monday 11th April when the children and staff returned to school

for a day of Brazilian themed carnival dance!

Th e A n c i e n t G r e e k s , countries and continents of the world, African animals, Asian cultures and obviously South America are just some of the areas of learning being explored as part of our

w h o l e s c h o o l 'Olympic themed' topic this term!

The children won’t be able to travel to Rio unfortunately; howeve r we do h a v e s o m e

wonderful highlights planned! These include an art exhibition, opening ceremony for our St. Peter’s School Olympics, a Beach Party and a n O l y m p i c t h e m e d production! Staff have also planned a number of extra-curricular activities for the

children to further their learning outside of the classroom including kayaking at the reservoir, a visit to London Zoo, supporting Wakehurst with their ephemeral art installation and a visit to see the London Symphony Orchestra.

Our Year 6 pupils are already well into their last term at St. Peter’s and as we approach the end of their Primary School days, it’s a wonderful opportunity for them to reflect upon some of their most memorable moments of the past seven years. As I finish writing this report they have just begun a week facing the new National Key Stage 2 tests however, I hope that they have more exciting memories than them. Our ‘Golden Key to Good Learning Behaviour’ states that we expect all pupils at St. Peter’s to always try their best and our curriculum is built upon providing learners with opportunities to explore their many skills and talents that are not necessarily measured through a Mathematics, Reading, Grammar or Spelling test. We will be incredibly proud of our Year 6 pupils, whatever they achieve. Following the week of testing, there are a number of unique events planned just for them including a visit to Fun Pots, a stoolball match against the parents, auditions for lead roles in our end of term production, visiting Worth Abbey for a special Leavers’ Service and leading their own service at St. Peter’s Church on the last day of term.

Speaking of skills and talents beyond Mathematics and English, it’s been a while since we reported on St. Peter’s sporting accolades! For such a small school, our girls and boys have many opportunities to be involved and compete in a wide range of sports! Football, netball, tag rugby, basketball, swimming, cross-country running and fencing are just some of the local and county competitions the children have been involved in. It has been a particularly good season for our hockey team who made it through to the County finals and two weeks ago won the NEARS locality competition hosted at Worth School! Over the coming weeks pupils will be representing us in tennis, cricket, stoolball and even tri-golf! Good luck competitors in all of our forthcoming fixtures and tournaments!

Pre-School Notes With the chilly weather behind us the children are looking forward to spending more time playing outside in sunshine!

It is a glorious time of the year with so much to learn and experience. The children have been learning about birds by building a life sized bird’s nest with string,

making bird puppets, pegging feathers and practicing their numbers by matching numbered eggs. They have also been learning about the life-cycle of a frog, going to the dentist, gardening and health and beauty.

How did you celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday? Well the children enjoyed making crowns, carriages, playing in a castle with knights and having a “posh” tea party.

The above is only a brief overview of what the children are having fun doing and how they are learning; if you are looking to place your child in a pre-school and wish to find out more then please do get in touch.

It is worth mentioning that we are a charity and appreciate all of the village’s help and support. In the coming term, we will be planting ‘gardens’ with the children and any donations of any plants, pots and seeds are greatly appreciated.

Additionally we are organising a fundraising opportunity due to the huge success of the 5km Colour Run in Brighton last year. We are again going to enter to raise funds to support the Pre-School. If you are keen to take part on September 17th or wish to donate then please do contact Lucie and she will pass your enquiry on to our event organiser.

Contact Details: Lucie Aldridge, Chair of the PTA, on 07855 104931 or lualdridge1@gmail.com;

Maribel de Haro, Supervisor, St Peter’s Pre-School on 07969 890907 or info@st-peters-preschool-ardingly.org.

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Street Lane Parking As residents are probably aware, the Car Park in the centre of the village is owned and managed by Mid Sussex District Council. They have recently been monitoring the parking in the Car Park and we have been informed that some tickets have been issued as

vehicles have been found parking over the 23 hour period.

The Parish Council have received some comments from residents who have noted that cars are being parked permanently in the bays and this is not acceptable under the terms of the Mid Sussex District Council parking policy. We appreciate that parking in any village is a difficult problem, but please be mindful of the parking policy when using the Car Park. Thank you for your understanding.

A r d i n g l y C o u n t r y Market every Thursday Did you know that Ardingly has a country market which is held at Hapstead Hall in the centre of the village with ample free parking from 10am til 11am every Thursday morning?

There are a variety of lovely things to buy including fresh home grown vegetables, eggs, venison, cakes, biscuits, fudge, sausage rolls, savoury pasties and pies as well as honey, jams, marmalade and chutneys and also home baked bread and fresh apple juice. They also sell garden plants, bulbs and fresh garden flowers when available. There is now a new craft table selling all sorts of beautiful craft items at reasonable prices. Ideal for handmade cards and gifts. Orders for any items you would like can be made, and all produce is fresh and can be frozen.

There is a friendly atmosphere and tea and coffee and biscuits are all served for just 50p if you fancy a sit down and a chat! This is a lovely provision for the local villagers and they are keen to have everyone know they are there every week; local ladies cooking and baking for you, plus a great place to meet people and enjoy a pause in your week. Do drop in for a look around and expect a very warm welcome.

Look at our new Facebook page :

https://m.facebook.com/Country-Market-Ardingly-West-Sussex-1587248768253955/

Also reminders every week on Twitter from Ardingly Parish Council.

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St. Peters Church Notes Take note that Sunday services at St. Peters have taken a new form and every first Sunday there is ‘Sunday@Centre.’ This is a Café style church

(a fresh expression) which is informal and friendly with coffee, croissants and relaxed conversation about life and faith, including fun for children, ‘Messy Church.’ The next services are on 10.15am Sunday 5th June and Sunday 3rd July in the summer, but are ongoing throughout the year.

Additionally, the St. Peter’s Choir is involved in a special Evensong service held at 6:30pm on Sunday 26th June in the Chapel of St Saviour, Ardingly College. This free concert will be sung by the joint choirs of St. Peter’s Church in Ardingly, the Prep and Senior school choirs of Ardingly College and members of the Ardingly Choral Society. Music will include Wood in E flat, Hear my Prayer by Mendelssohn and the Old Hundredth by Ralph Vaughan Williams. All are very welcome.

We say Goodbye to ‘Mr. Ardingly,’ Clive Izard It is with much regret that we have to report the death of Clive H Izard MBE. He was a lifelong resident of the village and died in the Princess Royal Hospital after a short illness on the 28th April, aged 96.

Clive was born to Mary Izard (nee Holman) and Joe on the 27th December 1919 a t Downshi re Cottages, Street Lane. He could trace his Ardingly roots on his mother’s side back many generations and we can safely say he was definitely a man of Ardingly. The family were Congregational Church members and he was registered in the Chapel on the 21st March 1920. His father told him he was named after Clive of India.

From Downshire Cottages, the family moved to Newcroft Cottages, Little London and then to West View Cottages before in 1936 to The Croft in Church Lane.

He left school in 1937 and found work with an estate agent in Hassocks, but felt that war was imminent and joined the RAF in January 1939. Most of his service was in the Middle East and he was mentioned in dispatches on two occasions.

With his wife Peggy and son John he moved into the new house in Gowers Close and became involved in local football administration and the Parish Council. He became Parish Clerk in 1956 and continued with this responsibility for over 30 years. He represented the Parish at the public inquiries for The Showground and The Reservoir. In 1960 he was elected as the village representative to the then Cuckfield Rural Council a task he continued for over 30 years and sat as a Justice of the Peace at the Haywards Heath Magistrates Court for 20 years. He was awarded the MBE for services to the community in 2000.

Clive had a great love for local football and cricket and for 10 years was secretary to The Sussex County Football Association. Prior to his retirement in 1983 he worked at Wakehurst and for the Bursar at Ardingly College.

Until recent months he would be seen every Saturday at the Recreation Ground watching the local teams. For the last 16 years Clive was the very active archivist for the History Society and his knowledge and interest in the village will be irreplaceable. The village is a much poorer place without Clive and we send our sincere condolences to John, Nina, three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Local Talent: Brenda Barratt Brenda Barratt lives in Buxted and works from her studio there. She has been painting water colours for 20 years and was taught by her late father Chris Rooke who was a very talented artist of some note with work in the V&A. Many hours were spent sitting next to her father whilst he was painting and he was able to teach her the tricks of the trade.

B r e n d a i s k e e n o n archi tec ture a n d h a s painted many h o u s e s n o t only locally but all over t h e w o r l d . S h e h a s p a i n t e d a l l s o r t s o f buildings from a converted M a r t e l l o T o w e r i n Pevensey to a

mansion in Dubai.

Her recent work includes painting a watercolour of Ardingly focusing on the High Street with vignettes of St. Pe t e r ’s C h u rch a n d t h e Ardingly Inn.  This painting is available for sale in a limited signed edition. They will be mounted within a solid wood gilt inlaid frame in two sizes: 16” x 12”  £48.00 (£32.50 u n f r a m e d ) ; o r 2 0 ” x 16”  £79.00 (£55 unframed). The original is available for £250.

Should you wish to enquire or have your own home painted, contact Brenda on 07932 0 6 0 0 3 1 o r www.brendabarratt.com.  

Brenda can often be seen in The Orchards in Haywards Heath under a gazebo with her paintings and she will also be at the South of England Show.

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Greatest Living Explorer Comes to Haywards Heath Sir Ranulph Fiennes, OBE is the only man alive ever to have travelled around the Earth's circumpolar surface and the oldest Briton to reach the summit of Everest and complete the Marathon des Sables. On Friday 22nd July at 8:00pm he navigates the British train system and makes his way to Clair Hall.

Sir Ranulph involves everyone in the audience on a very personal level, captivating them on a journey of expeditions and world firsts. "My admiration for Ran is unbounded, and thank God he exists. The World would be a far duller place without him" said HRH Prince Charles. Tickets are still available, but book soon.

Ardingly College ArtsFest Invites Us All To Join In The Fun! ArtsFest 2016 will explore t h e h u m a n s p e c i e s r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h t h e universe in which we live. It is inspired by the ground-breaking work of Professor S tephen Hawkins , the visionary ideals of the Breakthrough Foundation and Christopher Nolan’s seminal film Interstellar. They will endeavour to understand and challenge our place in the universe by

collaborating with the country’s leading Arts organisations and scientists over a three day festival.

Artsfest 16 will offer a diverse range of opportunities which students will enjoy, however in the evening of Monday and Tuesday there are a number of events open to the public.

A Festival pass gives you access to both nights and is free to senior citizens and students under 18 and only £10 for others attending.

On Monday from 6pm there is a jazz band and talks including ‘the science of Star Wars’ and a presentation by the Director of the Vatican Observatory; culminating in an outdoor showing of the movie Interstellar.

Tuesday kicks off at 6:15pm with CBBC beatboxer Lee Gibling, a dance exhibit with the Central Sussex College and concludes with a musical comedy from the Tangram Theatre Company.

Details and tickets available at www.ardingly.com/ArtsFest-16.

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The show will throw the spotlight on the new and the traditional, with stunning displays of British agriculture, equestrianism, countryside learning, country crafts and sports; as well as great music, delicious food and drink and superb shopping. agriculture, equestrianism, countryside learning, country crafts and sports; as well as great music, delicious food and drink and superb shopping.

W e h a v e l o t s o f n e w attractions this year, including ‘the Ardingly Eye’, a spectacular 32 metre high giant wheel,

where visitors will get a unique bird’s eye view of the entire 150-acre showground, which will be alive with hundreds o f compet i t ions and entertainment for all ages. There will be new entertainment in the main ring this year with the Royal Signals White Helmet motorcycle display team who will be performing their death-defying stunts every day of the show.

Other highlights include the high-energy, micro-sized Shetland Pony Grand National; hound parades; and the famous livestock display where hundreds of beef and dairy cattle,

s h e e p , pigs and goats have their moment of glory; as well as an exciting new Music Stage that will showcase a range of talented, up and coming performers.

Over 1,500  horses will take part in the equestrian showcase w i t h w o r l d c l a s s s h o w jumping, heavy horse turnouts, a magni f icent d isplay of carriages and dozens of other classes.

Less than two weeks before the EU Referendum, The Show will also be used as a venue by the NFU and CLA for farmers and people connected with land based industries to discuss the issues at debates being held at the show.

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A r d i n g l y P a r i s h C o u n c i l Showcased at SEAS Show The Parish Council will be attending the Ardingly Show this year to promote the activities within the village, this will include the work of the Parish Council and various groups and organisations within the village.  If you are a Village Club or Society, please contact

D e r e k S t u t c h b u r y o n 8 9 2 9 7 5 o r dstutchbury@hotmail.co.uk to see how you can be involved.  We look forward to seeing you at the Showground on the 9th, 10th and 11th of June.

Celebrate The Queen’s Birthday At The South Of England Show The South of England Show will be one of the largest regional events helping to celebrate the Queen’s official

90th birthday weekend.

The Society’s ‘Year of Sheep’ theme will be celebrated with sheep shearing displays, sheep herding demonstrations each day, a fleece competition, lamb c o o k e r y d e m o n s t r a t i o n s , weaving and spinning, displays of the many products that sheep’s wool is now used for, and sheep milk and cheese tasting.

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Local Telephone Numbers ( 01444 ) EDUCATION Angels & Urchins Toddler Group 892 332 Ardingly Activity Centre 892 549 Ardingly College 893 000 Ardingly College Music School 893 271 St. Peter's C. of E. Primary School 892 314 St. Peter's Pre-School 07969 890907

WORSHIP St. Peter's Anglican Church 892 332

SHOPS Ardingly Antiques & Interiors 07446 172121 Fellows Bakery 892 257 Cosy Cafe 891 828 Gatwick Scuba 891 402 Peking Chef Takeaway 892 333 Post Office 892 201 SF Tailoring 07949 707283 Studio 5 Hairdressers 892 602

MEDICAL Lindfield Medical Centre 484 056

SPORTS Ardingly Activity Centre 892 549 Badminton Club 892 064 Cricket Club 892 012 Football Club 891 010 Short Mat Bowls 892 558 Swimming Club 892 113 Tennis Club 892 064 Tennis Courts for Hire 892 457

SOCIAL / HOBBIES Ardingly Country Market 892 147 Ardingly History Society 483 363 Ardingly Horticultural Society 892 007 Ardingly Twinning Association 892 012 Ardingly Village Club 892 457 Ardingly Women’s Institute 892 717 Ardingly British Legion 892 313 Housebound Reader Service 891 235 JK Theatre Arts 07504 059640 Koorana Centre, Sayso Hall 810 295 South of England Agricultural Society 892 700 Tanzen Dance Academy 01342 321982 Wakehurst Place 894 066

YOUTH GROUPS Ardingly Beavers 892 769 Ardingly Cubs 892 769 Ardingly Guides 892 717 Ardingly Rainbows & Brownies 892 717 Ardingly Scouts 892 769 St. Peter's Church Children's Activities 892 346 Ardingly Youth Club 891 716

CHARITIES Ardingly Old Jeshwang Association 892 431 NSPCC 892 692

PUBS Ardingly Inn 892 214 Gardeners Arms 892 328

HALLS for HIRE Hapstead Hall, Mrs Caroline Steer 07565 098312 clerkhapsteadhall@gmail.com Cricket Pavilion 226 209 St. Peter’s Church Centre 416 707 carol@catmill.co.uk Koorana Centre, Sayso Hall 810 295

POLICE - Local PCSO 0845 60 70 999 EXT. 21909

Your Councillors

Mick Brixey: (Chair) mickbrixey@btinternet.com or 892 245

Derek Stutchbury: (Vice Chair) dstutchbury@hotmail.co.uk or 892 975

Jonathan Aloof: jonathanaloof@tiscali.co.uk or 892 793

Rowena Chalk: rowenachalk@gmail.com or 892 206

Pam Dennis: pamela@dennisfamily.co.uk or 892 692

Rob Lawson: rob.bonny@btinternet.com or 892 515

Will Meldrum: willmeldrum@yahoo.com or 891 520

Ken Monk: kenandbarbara55@yahoo.co.uk or 892 857

Stuart Noel: stuartjcnoel@hotmail.com or 07903 311808

Fiona Rocks: fmumme@aol.com or 891 716

Brian Strutton: bwstrutton@gmail.com or 891 348

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Profile on Councillor Rob Lawson My name is Rob Lawson and I have been a member of the Parish Council for around 18 months. I am a member of the Planning Committee and Recreation Ground Committee.

I was born in Ardingly as was my mother and grandfather, in fact my ancestor George Williams (my mother’s maiden name) travelled from Rochester and settled in Ardingly in the mid 18th Century. There has been a ‘Williams’ in Ardingly continuously since that time.

I attended the original primary school and then to the secondary school in Haywards Heath. On leaving school I trained as an electrician with the South Eastern Electricity Board working for them for over 32 years, eventually leaving as the Customer Services Manager in Seeboard Retail. I moved onto British Gas as an Area Manager in the Electrical Services Department. In 2001 I started work as the Caretaker at St Peters Primary School which I consider the most enjoyable job I ever had and spent 13 very happy years there.

I am now retired and enjoy gardening and walking in the country with my wife Bonny who was also born in Ardingly. I try to get to the gym at least once a week and have been involved with Ardingly Football Club for over 45 years.

I would urge and encourage everyone that lives in Ardingly to get involved and help one of the village organisations.