Big Mag MARCH 2015 FINAL.pub
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Big Mag MARCH 2015 FINAL.pub
March 2015 www.barnsgreen.com Published by Barns Green Community Publications CALL TO “HELP FIGHT TRADE IN STOLEN ITEMS” Local police warning: “Del Boy-style criminals are not just lovable rogues” Full story on page 9. Editorial on page 3. The BIG Mag is delivered free to all households in Barns Green, Itchingfield and Christ’s Hospital. Send your articles to the Editor at [email protected] . Advertising enquiries to [email protected] 01403 731182 Barns Green Playgroup A small village playgroup set on the green with spaces available for 2-5yr olds Ofsted registered. Professional, DBS checked, trained staff. Fun activities for all children. Warm welcoming staff. Safe environment. For details please contact either: Barns Green Village Hall, Muntham Drive, Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0PT Tel: 01403 730093 (Village Hall) or Bev Liley 07881728007/01403 732831 Charities No : 1033658 MCVC is a veterinary clinic in Slinfold near Horsham formed by local veterinary surgeons Mark Maltman and Josie Cosham. ∗ ∗ ∗ Newly refurbished premises Modern diagnostic facilities Personal out of hours service Call 01403 791011 for registration or an appointment Lyons Farm Estate, Lyons Road, Slinfold, Nr Horsham, RH13 OQP 2 BIG Mag Editorial column. Call to help fight trade in stolen items. “Handling stolen goods is a serious offence that carries a maximum sentence of 14 years imprisonment but research suggests one in four people would buy stolen items if they were offered them cheaply enough despite the fact the products may have been stolen from families or businesses in their community”. That’s according to local police who are appealing for help to catch “Del-boy” criminals. See the full advice from our PCSO Tracy Field on page 9. Turn to the BIG Mag for all you local news. In this edition we are so packed with your news we’ve had to add another four pages! Plenty of village sports results and fixtures, news from local clubs and societies, an update from your parish council, advice from police and news from the church. Youngest contributor to the BIG Mag. Our thanks to Claudia (aged 9) who has written an interesting piece for the BIG Mag on the Guides and Rainbows page. It’s always great to hear the news from 1st Barns Green & Itchingfield group and we hope this will be the first of many writings from young people in the village. Guidelines for submitting articles to the BIG Mag: We’re always keen to hear your news so we welcome the articles you write for the BIG Mag. There’s always a lot of competition for space so please keep to a maximum of 450 words. Send a photo if you can. Deadline for submitting copy and advertisements is the 17th day of each month. Thank you. Roger Stamp. Editor. The BIG Mag. Email: [email protected] WANTED: Distributors for the BIG Mag. JOIN OUR FRIENDLY TEAM OF VOLUNTEER MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTORS Time commitment is no more than an hour a month and you can get some exercise by walking around part of the village. Contact Derek Abell 01403 731722 [email protected] Not able to view your old family films and VHS tapes? Transfer them to DVD or Blu-ray Cine Film, VHS, Hi 8, Mini DV, DVD, Blu-ray Please contact us for a quote, any job undertaken, based in Barns Green 01403 738238 [email protected] www.chillipeppertv.com 3 St Nicolas Church, Itchingfield. March Services Services at St Nicolas unless otherwise stated 1st March 11am Holy Communion 8th March 8am Holy Communion 10am Morning Prayer 15th March 11am Holy Communion Mothering Sunday Service St Nicolas Church, Itchingfield. 22nd March 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am All Age Worship - BG Village Hall 29th March 11am Holy Communion – Palm Sunday Come and collect your palm cross Holy Week Monday 30th 8pm March Holy Communion Tuesday 31st 8pm Holy Communion - St Peters For arrangements for Baptisms, Weddings or Funerals, please contact the churchwarden Wendy Dorkings. Office Hours 01403 730326 Mobile 07761 983635 Email – [email protected] Lent Course: Confirmation classes. Begins on 25th February and continues until 25thMarch. 7.30pm Itchingfield, St Nicolas, alternating with St Peters but in the Barn at Slinfold House, The Street. Confirmation Classes will start 8th April weekly. Actual Confirmation Service 21st June, Holy Trinity Church, Lower Beeding. Contact Carol Shepherd for more information 01403 730001 St Nicolas, Itchingfield, Church Annual Meeting Barns Green Village Hall, 11am on the 26th April 2015 (after the 10 am service) Every Anglican Church is required to hold an Annual Meeting, when regular church goers are invited to elect Church officers. At St Nicolas, currently there are vacancies for a Churchwarden and for two additional members for the Parochial Church Council (PCC). Anyone interested in the above positions has to have been baptised, be on the church electoral roll and be a regular church-goer. Please contact me as PCC Secretary for further information and application forms before March 30th Tony West, PCC Secretary 01403 730493 Email: [email protected] 4 St Nicolas Church - Thoughts from your Lay Reader. There is no Rector at St Nicolas Church, Itchingfield at the moment. Carol Shepherd is the Lay Reader. Easter Eggs have been in the shops since the beginning of the year and we grumble about being too early. The shops have much preparation to do to get everything up and running, and Hot cross buns seem to be in the supermarkets all year round now. Well in the Christian Church, we also have to prepare for Easter before it happens. It starts with Ash Wednesday. Some Christian Churches have a service where believers are given the sign of the cross on their foreheads with the ashes of the previous year’s palm crosses. Then 40 days later it’s Easter Sunday.(not counting Sundays) This is a tradition in the Christian Churches and gives us a time of preparation where we can think about what Jesus The Christ has done for us. Carol Shepherd Even Jesus had to prepare himself for the task ahead of Him and He spent 40 days in the wilderness after His baptism. As a believer and the older I’m getting, the more I realize how much He has done for me-the sacrifice of His life. Knowing he was going to be crucified, and for what! Being someone who had never done anyone harm and had healed many sick, diseased ridden bodies and minds. Spoken only in love, to crowds of people about God and how lives could be changed for the better if God’s laws were followed. God gave only 10 commandments to follow, then Jesus put them all into two new commandments‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength and with all your mind, and love your neighbour as yourself’. If we all, every humanbeing, followed those two commandments we would be living in a perfect world. One day it will be like that, when Jesus returns. With love in Christ Jesus, Carol. Please contact me: Carol 01403 730001 or email [email protected] EASTER LILIES Over the past few years people have liked to remember family and friends with Lilies in the Church at Easter. If you would like to do this, donations towards the lilies are most welcome. A list of those in whose memory lilies are given will be displayed in the Church. Please include names with donations. Cheques (made payable to St. Nicolas Flower Fund) and donations can be sent to me. Thank you. Sandra Morfey, Fennel Cottage, Bashurst Hill, Itchingfield, Horsham RH13 0PA Tel. 01403 790436 5 It’s Eyes Down for BINGO on 5th March and we now have an extra RollOver Game so even more chances to win. Local band, The Jukebox, will be providing a great night of live music on 21st March so save the dates and we look forward to seeing you soon. 5th March - BINGO 21st March - Live Music with The Jukebox The club holds many social events throughout the year. Subject to approval, members can also use the Club for personal events. A great bonus is that the club will contribute up to £100 towards the entertainment. The club will still be open to all members. Contact us for availability. We are always glad to welcome new members and our membership rates are very reasonable; to join the club now will cost you just £8 per person and OAP membership is just £3. 01403 730473 [email protected] www.facebook.com/barnsgreenclub BARNS GREEN CRICKET CLUB Preparation in Full Swing for New Season Running a cricket club or any sports club for that matter takes a lot of time and hard work. This is mainly down to the committee, captains, and of course the players. During the winter months our fixture secretary Simon Ott is busy getting in contact with other clubs for Sunday friendlies and liaising with the league. The committee meet regularly all year round and in the close season are making sure that things are in place for the new season ahead. Recently Chris Bailey our first team skipper has introduced an online club shop where you can purchase a full range of Barns Green Kit, there is a special offer on at the moment and if you pay your annual subs by the 19th April you can get the BGCC playing shirt with personalised initials for a bargain discounted price of £14.95 (normally £24.95) please get in touch with Chris for further details [email protected] BGCC – online shop - http://www.romida.co.uk/barns-green-cc.html Please don’t forget we will be holding indoor nets at Christ’s Hospital Sports Centre from Sunday 1st March starting at 12.45pm and ending 2.15pm for 5 weeks leading up to the start of the season – NEW PLAYERS ARE MORE THAN WELCOME – for further information please contact Chris Bailey [email protected] or Martin Hennock [email protected] Continued on next page... 6 Turn to the BIG Mag for all your local sports news…. SPORTS BARNS GREEN CRICKET CLUB NEWS (continued from last page)…. The BGCC annual golf day is taking place again this year at Gatton Manor on Friday 29th May. Please see full details in our advertisement in this edition of the BIG Mag. My presidents/Jack Dendy day will be held on Sunday 26th July and promises to be a fun day of cricket and a social event with old friends of the cricket club. A full list of fixtures and important dates for all ages will be available before the season starts. Remember, we are always on the lookout for people who want to get involved. Best regards, Maff Barrett – President BGCC – email: [email protected] BARNS GREEN RFC - Rugby fixtures & results The past month has seen the rugby club consolidate its' position firmly in second place in Sussex League Two West with two walk over games delivering us maximum points, although one loss was incurred against the unbeaten league leaders, Pulborough. A larger squad than in previous years, has seen us be able to accommodate a number of injuries and we are looking forward with eager anticipation to competition for final league places that the final third of the 2014/15 season will bring. Fixtures for March 2015 H Sat 7th 3:00pm Horsham 3 League A Sat 21st 3:00pm St. Francis 1 League H Sat 28th 3:00pm Crawley 2 League 7 BARNS GREEN FOOTBALL CLUB COVERS West Sussex Football League DIVISION TWO NORTH PO S 1 2 3 4 5 P W D L WISBOROUGH GREEN UPPER BEEDING RESERVES ASHINGTON ROVERS BORDER WANDERERS BARNS GREEN 9 15 11 13 11 9 8 7 5 5 0 3 2 3 2 0 4 2 5 4 6 SLINFOLD 13 4 1 8 7 8 FAYGATE UTD RESERVES T D SHIPLEY 11 6 2 3 6 1 3 2 9 HORSHAM TRINITY 11 2 2 7 10 NEWDIGATE 10 0 0 10 P W D BARNS GREEN RESERVES THAKEHAM VILLAGE FC BORDER WANDERERS RESERVES PARTRIDGE GREEN RESERVES EWHURST RESERVES NEWDIGATE RESERVES 14 14 9 10 13 11 10 9 7 6 4 4 1 3 1 2 3 2 3 2 1 2 6 5 7 HOLBROOK FOURTHS 11 4 1 6 8 HORSHAM BAP & AM RESERVES 11 3 1 7 9 HORSHAM OLYMPIC RESERVES 13 3 1 9 10 HORSHAM CRUSADERS RES 10 0 1 9 G D 29 13 17 -7 -4 16 1 -1 13 19 PT S 27 27 23 18 17 G D 8 21 29 7 -1 -2 19 0 25 18 PT S 31 30 22 20 15 14 13 12 10 8 0 DIVISION FIVE NORTH PO S 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 L 13 10 10 1 Advice from Tracy Field; Police Community Support Officer. [email protected] mobile 07766 997894 Help fight the trade in stolen items Handling stolen goods is a serious offence that carries a maximum sentence of 14 years imprisonment but research suggests one in four people would buy stolen items if they were offered them cheaply enough - despite the fact the products may have been stolen from families or businesses in their community. Burglars often break into homes looking for specific brands of goods that they know they can sell quickly and easily to people willing to buy them without asking questions about where they came from. Detective Chief Inspector Paul Betts said: "There is a clear link between burglaries and the second hand goods market but too many people seem to think that Del Boy-style criminals are just lovable rogues. The fact is that these offenders make their living by selling the stolen possessions of others. They are not victimless or blameless - they are part of a problem that causes real pain to people. "We are appealing to the public to think when they are offered items that seem to be a great deal. If the price is too good to be true the items are probably stolen - so don't buy them. You do not have to know that something is stolen to commit an offence if you buy it - just believing that it could be stolen is enough. "If you are found with a stolen item you could be arrested and prosecuted. It is also likely that we will seize the item from you and you will lose not only the money you have paid but the item as well, so it will no longer seem such a good deal. Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinators Name Tony West David Redston & Diana Hewlett John Taylor Lin Dark Tish Scragg Dr Roger Smith Sharon Stahlberger Elleanor Wallis David Liley Rob & Nicola Fryatt David Redston Roger Corry Area of Responsibility Sandhills Road, Muntham Drive. Trout Lane, Cross Lane & Two Mile Ash. Brooks Green Itchingfield Baystone Corner Bashurst Hill Emms Lane The Hordens Smugglers Way Chapel Road Area Co-ordinator Valewood Lane 9 Tel No. 730493 732293 730222 741249 791729 791370 790533 730478 732762 732831 732703 732293 730676 Merve Goddard 01403 734408 [email protected] Mary Hallett 01403 732874 [email protected] In March 1915, the British Army in Flanders launched its first organised attack of the year on the German front line at Neuve Chapelle. Whilst the British did break into the German lines they were unable to break through and make any real progress. As was so often the case with war news in 1915, the press reports make Neuve Chapelle sound like a resounding triumph, but what was never directly reported was the cost in human terms of these military “successes” - in this battle this was over 11,600 men killed, wounded or missing for no real gain. One of the casualties of Neuve Chappelle was Captain Gordon Tottenham, one of the men listed on our War Memorial. His mother Mrs Helen Tottenham had lived in Trout Lane for several years and his death was extensively reported in the West Sussex County Times. Captain Gordon Tottenham Captain Tottenham was a career soldier and at the outbreak of war was serving in India. His regiment was despatched to France and on arrival Capt Tottenham spent several months working on communications on the French coast. This gave his mother the opportunity to travel to France and see her son, probably for the first time in several years. Sadly it was also to be the last. On 9th March 1915 Capt Tottenham travelled to Neuve Chappelle to join his new command with the King George V’s Own Bengal Sappers and Miners, where he served throughout the battle of Neuve Chappelle. On the 29th March he led a 100 strong working party and worked in the trenches, probably repairing shell damaged trench walls and dugouts. Whilst moving about in the trench positions, Captain Tottenham was shot by a German sniper. He died the next day. Charles Gordon Loftus Tottenham was 26 years old. He is buried in Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery. 10 1ST BARNS GREEN AND ITCHINGFIELD RAINBOWS AND BROWNIES This term alone our Brownies have earned their Cook badge and finished their art badge, and both badges were ones they requested to do. The Brownies went swimming in Billingshurst and four girls took their Promise and were enrolled in the water. Our focus is fun and to try make events as memorable as possible. Whilst all this was happening, the Rainbows have completed their Healthy Living Badge. They walked to the village shop and bought fruit and then they got to smash a Crunchie bar to understand how our bones are made. A Onesie night learning about the importance of sleep to keep us healthy, combined with making a fishing game, streamers to dance with and glittery hair clips was one night alone. They have made pizza, made sheep for Chinese New Year, discussed water conservation, learnt a new game of animal yoga and plenty of new “healthy living’ “songs. All the girls are practicing for a show they are performing. They are making tickets, props to accompany songs and programme covers, rehearsing songs, poems and much more. They are choosing what they want to do and everyone is involved. Who knows, they maybe future BG Players. A huge thank you to the residents, who don’t have children at our units, but have commented on how much they enjoy reading our article each month, that’s great as we enjoy sharing it. This has led us to make a slight change to our BIGMAG article; to help the girls work towards their Writers badge and they will be given the opportunity to write part of our monthly article. Hopefully, you will enjoy reading it! Reasons to get involved with the Rainbows and Brownies units in our village It is a fun and vibrant place to be The children enjoy a huge variety of activities The unit has grown over the last year and we need extra to help to maintain this We want to involve the girls in the local community as much as possible and can only do this with your support You can simply turn up on the night and enjoy it, or if you have a bit more time, help plan some of our sessions. Sometimes the girls bring delicious cakes to share on their birthdays! Any time you give is much appreciated, and will ensure Rainbows and Brownies future in our village. BROWNIES WRITERS BADGE This term I have learnt to be safe in the kitchen, hold knifes properly and to use kitchen scissors. Also, for my cooking badge I had to make toast with butter and jam. I also had to make cups of tea for the leaders and make and decorate cakes. Finally, we had to make a salad and arrange it in an appetising way. All the Brownies have done this, which means 29 of us have passed our Cook badge. Last week, we went swimming at Billingshurst and we splashed around and we jumped in {as a unit}. The funniest bit was all the leaders jumping in and made the biggest SPLASH EVER!!! We have finished our Art badge too. I did a drawing of my dog as my final assessed piece. We really have been very busy this term. We are very busy preparing for a show, we are singing, telling poems, acting, tongue twisters, dancing and showing some of the badge work we have been doing. It’s great fun. This is my first term being a Sixer too and I am really enjoying it. By Claudia . Age 9. 11 Barns Green Baby & Toddler Groups Are you a parent or carer? Looking for something to entertain your baby or toddler? Why not pop along to Barns Green Baby & Toddler Groups? We are a very friendly, welcoming group and we'd love to see you (school term time) Baby & Toddler fun - Wednesdays 1.00pm - 3.00pm We have lots of fun activities: including: toys, weekly craft table, story time and rhyme time with instruments. And we also have: Baby & Toddler Rhyme Time - Mondays 9.30am - 11.00am Pay-as-you-go: £2.50 per family (£1.50 first visit). Refreshments included. Barns Green Village Hall, Muntham Drive, Barns Green RH13 0PT Just turn up or call Laura 01403 738804 or Anne-Marie on 01403 731192 12 Barns Green Youth Club For all in school years 7-11, Age 11-16 Barns Green Village Hall: 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th March (David Francis Room) Bg15up has now closed so there will be no further meeting for 15+ on a Monday. INDIA OFF THE BEATEN TRACK JOURNEY OF THE 13 MOONS FRIDAY APRIL 17th 7.30pm at Barns Green Village Hall Slide show and talk by PETE ETHERIDGE formerly of Steyning Camera Club A personal glimpse of India rarely seen by the average tourist 13 It’s A Date Then! Itchingfield Parish calendar. There is a plan to produce an Itchingfield Parish Calendar for 2016 incorporating photographs of local subjects taken by local people. All of the profit from the sales of these calendars will be fed back into the parish community clubs and societies. We would look for local sponsors for each month to subsidise artwork and printing costs. Photographers and sponsors will be acknowledged on each page. The aim of this article is to get you all to look out old photographs or take new photographs to be considered for the calendar. Remember, the photographs must be of something local to the Itchingfield Parish. A small committee would chose the final twelve photographs. It is planned to release the calendar in September 2015. In the April issue of the BIG Mag we will give more details relating to the format, production and sales of the calendars. Contact Alan Lambkin [email protected] VILLAGE HALL NEWS The Village Hall has had a very busy year with a wide variety of local groups using the hall, catering for all ages. The WW1 commemoration in November was well supported, and there will be further exhibitions to come, Mary Hallett and Merv Hughes have worked extremely hard in their research and have much more material to share. Most recently the Barns Green Players staged a very successful production of Jack and the Beanstalk with the highest ticket sales ever! Playgroup are holding a Race Night in March to raise much needed extra funds and we will have a slide show with some amazing photography of India in April. All of these groups, including the Hall itself, rely on your support. Whether it is as a volunteer to help, being a committee member, making a donation or supporting an event. So much hard work goes on behind the scenes and many groups are always looking for extra assistance. So if you are interested in joining a group, or volunteering as a helper check out the contact details in the BIG Mag and get in contact! It really is very rewarding putting something back into the community. Some of you may have noticed that we are no longer running Film Nights. Over the last year we struggled to break even and therefore took the decision to discontinue with these nights in their present form. In the past we had to use a business who brought the equipment with them and provided the films. This meant that we had to commit to a minimum number of films and we were limited by the choice of films and the night when they could be shown. We now have our own equipment which will allow us to screen films and we have been investigating renting films ourselves. This will allow us to choose a more popular night, we hope to trial this later in the year. 14 15 Update from your Parish Council I thought that I would do a winter update giving details of some of the issues that have been occupying the Parish Council over the past few months. As always we have been busy with a number of projects aimed at improving life in our community. One of our main focusses has been the issue of flooding and improving the drains and ditches in and around Barns Green. With projects like this we get great support from our County Councillor, Amanda Jupp and major new drains have now been installed at the crossroads in the heart of the village and at the “triangle” where the road out of Barns Green and Itchingfield joins the Five Oaks Road. These have considerably improved the situation and reduced the risk of flooding. We have also been concentrating on getting more ditches dug out on a regular basis to keep water off the roads. The more that this is done the less damage occurs to the tarmac which of course means fewer potholes. Another major project we are working on is getting new roadside gates and signs at each entrance to the village. These will smarten up the appearance of the village and hopefully reduce speeding. We will be getting these installed in the next few weeks. The work on the new school and houses is moving on fast and I believe in May the first new residents will move into Ashmiles. Following a suggestion from the floor at the Annual Village Meeting, the Parish Council has produced a welcome book for all new residents which has information on Barns Green and all its facilities as well as details of all the clubs, societies and sports teams in the village. The committee looking after the Barns Green Development Fund are working closely with different groups in the village and there is an update on this elsewhere in this issue of the BigMag. There are lots of other initiatives taking place, as well as our ongoing work covering things like planning applications, weather and road gritting, footpaths and bridleways, trees and hedge and verge cutting, crime, litter etc. One of the new areas we are currently looking at with our two District Councillors, Patricia Youtan and Stuart Ritchie is the car parking situation at Christ’s Hospital Station. Those of you who use the car park will know that it is generally filling up earlier in the morning making it harder to find a parking space and we are endeavouring to get something done to help this situation. We are also looking to upgrade the Parish Council website and if anyone has any thoughts or suggestions for this or indeed anything else which might affect you, please do get in touch with us. Penny Simpson, Chairman, Itchingfield Parish Council 16 Barns Green Development Fund It has been some time since we reported on the Barns Green Development Fund so we thought it would be helpful to let everyone know how things were progressing. During the discussions with the County Council and Berkeley Homes about the new school and housing development in the village, the Parish Council was responsible for securing additional funds (£350,000) which was to be used for specific capital projects designed to improve the facilities for the local community. The projects for which funding has been applied are generally major building programmes which are complicated and require detailed planning and in some cases involve planning applications. This all takes time and naturally some of the projects are moving forward quicker than others. There are 4 projects which are currently moving forward – the proposed extension to the Village Hall, the proposed new kitchen and toilet facilities at St Nicolas Church, the proposed development of the Social Club’s changing room facilities and the Village Car Park proposal for the Jubilee Field. We are still having discussions with the Tennis and Rugby clubs about improved facilities and we are also still looking at any potential transport options for the Farm Close residents. As things stand money has been allocated to enable plans to be drawn up and planning applications to be submitted for the Village Hall extension, the new Village Car Park and the improvements to the Social Club changing rooms. The Church has had its initial planning application for new catering and toilet facilities outside the church turned down so new proposals are being submitted for the new facilities to be located inside the church. Of course once planning permissions are sought for all projects plans will become available for everyone to see. There is additional money available (over and above the £350,000) for some of these projects in the form of S106 money from the Council. However, there are complications regarding the timing for applying for this money which only becomes available when a certain proportion of the new houses are occupied so this is also holding up some projects. In summary, things are moving forward and plans beginning to take shape. There is certainly great enthusiasm and willingness from all the parties involved and the many individuals who are all working in their spare time to help improve and develop these facilities which will in time benefit many people in the village. Update from Berkeley Homes. The Ashmiles. All external works to Plots Facing on to Two Mile Ash road to be completed by Middle of March. Zone 3 Brickwork nearing completion with final roofs being Lifted Beginning of March. No Works to be carried out on two Mile Ash Road in front of the main Housing site until final tarmac repairs at the end of the year. Plots Taking Occupation towards the end of March beginning of April. New School: The structure of the new school building has been completed and the windows and doors fitted. Internal fitting out works are in progress including services installations and plastering of the walls. The external render will be applied over the next few weeks. The hard play area is being formed and will be tarmac surfaced in the near future. 17 Barns Green, West Sussex, RH13 0JX Tel. 01403 730402 Fax. 01403 730510 Email. [email protected] Web. www.muntham.org.uk th Saturday 4 July 2015 Midday until 4.00pm Following on from the hugely successful Summer Fun Day held in 2013, we will again be putting on a day full of fun things to do, see, and watch. Football Freestyler Laser Tag Quad Bikes Fun Dog Show* Cake Show* Car Boot and Table Top Sale* Gourmet Food from Gastro Catering Tea and Cake Marquee Live Music Traditional Side Stalls Face Painting Bouncy Castle Tombola Auctions Various Arena Displays Tours of the school conducted by our students * For details of how to enter the Dog Show, Bake Off, or to book a Car Boot/ Table Top Sale pitch, please email [email protected] Visit our website www.muntham.org.uk for regular updates! 18 Village Contacts BARNS GREEN TRANSPORT HELP SCHEME Joyce Groves 01403 730165 BARNS GREEN HALF MARATHON Sue Thomas 01403 249470 [email protected] BARNS GREEN PLAYERS Claire Parkes 01403 731963 [email protected] BELLRINGERS Carol Clarke 01403 730047 [email protected] BIG MAG Editor [email protected] Commercial Ads 01403 731182 [email protected] Magazine distribution 01403 731722 [email protected] BROWNIES Fiona Christer 01403 738806 [email protected] GUIDES Karen Jordan 01403 252270 [email protected] CHURCH FLOWERS Sandra Morfey 01403 790436 [email protected] CHURCH - Lay Reader Carol Shepherd 01403 730001 [email protected] CHURCH WARDEN Wendy Dorkings 07761 983635 [email protected] COUNTY COUNCILLOR Amanda Jupp 01403 741542 [email protected] CRICKET CLUB Martin Hennock 01403 730462 [email protected] CRICKET CLUB - COLTS Will Haynes 01403 730682 [email protected] DISTRICT COUNCILLORS Stuart Ritchie 01403 270988 [email protected] Tricia Youtan 01403 790669 [email protected] FOOTBALL CLUB Paul Toms [email protected] Pete Walker 07783 442 1033 [email protected] ITCHINGFIELD SCHOOL Simon Simmons 01403 790204 [email protected] LOCAL VOCALS Jenny Bailey 07792049721 [email protected] MONDAY CLUB Eve Barrett 01403 730182 [email protected] MOTHERS’ UNION Margaret Bailey 01403 790866 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH David Redston 01403 732293 [email protected] PARENT & TODDLER GROUP Anne-Marie Hobbs 01403 731192 [email protected] PARISH COUNCIL - CHAIRMAN Penny Simpson 01403 731019 [email protected] PARISH COUNCIL CLERK Jan Critchley 01403 731596 : [email protected] PLAYGROUP Bev Liley 01403 732831 [email protected] RAINBOWS Fiona Christer 01403 738806 [email protected] RUGBY CLUB Bill Bailey 01403 730068 [email protected] SCOUTS Paul Cooper 01403 588632 [email protected] SHORT MAT BOWLS Eve Barrett 01403 730182 [email protected] SOCIAL CLUB Trevor Courquin 01403 731745 [email protected] STOOLBALL (Ladies) Ann Tingley 01403 730236 TENNIS CLUB Monica Hargrave 01403 730024 [email protected] VILLAGE HALL - BOOKINGS www.barnsgreenvillagehall.co.uk [email protected] 01403 731003 VILLAGE TRUST & FIELD COMMITTEE Martin Hargrave 01403 730024 [email protected] WI Daphne Lindfield 01403 791258 YOUTH CLUB Simon Gale 01403 731003 [email protected] 19 Traditional 17thC Village Pub. Finest quality beers, ciders, wines and our original home cooked food. Wed 4 Mar Tue 10 Mar Wed 11 Mar Sun 15 Mar Wed 18 Mar Tue 31 Mar Music Showcase Quiz Curry Night Mothering Sunday Pie Night Quiz Take-Away Fish & Chips every Friday 6.30pm. Showing: Rugby RBS 6 Nations: Sat 28 Feb Scotland v Italy KO 14:30 Sat 28 Feb France v Wales KO 17:00 Sun 1 Mar Ireland v England KO 15:00 Sat 14 Mar Wales v Ireland KO 14:30 Sat 14 Mar England v Scotland KO 17:00 Sun 15 Mar Italy v France KO 15:00 Sat 21 Mar Italy v Wales KO 12:30 Sat 21 Mar Scotland v Ireland KO 14:30 Sat 21 Mar England v France KO 17:00 The centre of the universe 01403 730436 The Queen’s Head, Chapel Road, Barns Green, RH13 0PS Motor Racing Formula One: Sun 15 Mar Australian Grand Prix Sun 29 Mar Malaysian Grand Prix You can now watch live sports 20 COMMUNITY ADVERTISMENTS Advertise second hand “stuff” in the BIG Mag for free if the sale price is below £25. (£7.50 for advertisements if the sale price is £25 to £100). Send your advert to [email protected] ADVERTISING RATES To advertise in the BIG Mag call 01403 731182 or email: [email protected] Discounted Annual rates: Full Page (Portrait orientation) - £410 Large Box (Half Page, Landscape) - £210 Medium Box (either portrait or landscape) - £110 Small Box (Landscape only) - £60 Rate per issue: Full Page (Portrait orientation) - £50 Large Box (Half Page, Landscape) - £30 Medium Box (either portrait or landscape) - £20 Small Box (Landscape only) - £15 21 FRANCE: Summer holiday let. Dordogne (Sarlat area) ‘Grande Maison’ suitable for 12 + baby. 5 bedrooms, 4 en-suite. 250m from river. Garden and Pool. £750 - 2175 pw Edge of quiet typical village with shops & excellent restaurants in easy walking distance. www.dordognehol.com tel. 01903 816726 Christ’s Hospital School Performing Arts Events Sun 8th Mar – Band Concert The famous CH Concert Band, plus the Training Band will be in concert performing an entertaining programme of light classics, solos, film music and much, much more, for all the family! Weds 18th Mar – CELL by Little Cauliflower & Smoking Apples After being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, Ted goes on the trip of a lifetime….. and so does his pet fish. As the disease starts to cause his mobility to degenerate, Ted rushes to experience a world outside his comfort zone; from the markets of Lille to the romance of Venice. Humorous, heart-warming and uplifting, CELL features charming puppetry, physical theatre and an original musical score to tell the story of one man’s final adventure. Sun 22nd Mar – Angus Ross Memorial Concert Carmina Burana – C Orff The Chapel Choir & Sinfonia join foces with the CH Choral Society in a performance of Orff’s choral masterpiece. Programme also to include Bolero & Pavane pour une enfante defunte by Ravel. For tickets, pricing or information please visit our website or call the Box Office 01403 247434 (Mon– (Mon–Fri 9.30am9.30am-12pm Term Time Only) Website: www.christs-hospital.org.uk Email: boxoffice@[email protected] llow us on Facebook - Facebook.com/ChristsHospitalTheatre Follow us on Twitter - Twitter.com/CH_Theatre 22 23 BARNS GREEN VILLAGE STORE Chapel Road, Barns Green. RH13 0PS. 01403 730334 Again this month we would like to begin with a reminder The POST OFFICE is open Monday to Saturday 8.00am – 8.00pm Sunday 8.00am – 5.00pm ‘An ATM in Barns Green’ – Are you aware that you can withdraw money from the Post Office? We can also order your Foreign Currency to be here within 24 hours at 0% commission. “Shall we try and Win It?” Fancy joining our Barns Green Stores National Lottery Syndicate. 1 Line per week for Saturday Lotto draw £2.00 each member. Call in to sign up, you’ve got to be in it to win it That’s all for this month folks……………. Dave, Pippa and the staff 24 Will matters Fully trained and insured Willwriters Regulated by the Institute of Professional Willwriters Full range of services with fixed prices Appointments in your own home Evening and weekend appointments available Please call: Claire Gordon on 01403 791337 or 07551 303002 [email protected] www.willmatters.org BOOKKEEPER Services available: One off start-up of accounts - Tidying up of paperwork - Continuous record keeping Apply now for a FREE Initial Consultation SPECIAL OFFER: 15% off hourly rate for first 10 clients taken on (valid for 6 months), please quote BIG MAG. Jane Edlin (MIAB) 01403 731962 / 07940 501169 [email protected] At Audiologica we pride ourselves in a personalised service Pilates classes in Southwater For men and women of all ages and abilities We offer high quality home audio systems as well as high end headphones and MP3 players. We specialise in computer based audio: rip your entire CD collection onto one of our systems to reduce clutter and hear your music as you’ve never heard it before! Get FIT, stay MOBILE, Build your Inner STRENGTH, improve your FLEXIBILITY, IMPROVE THE WAY YOU MOVE We are based in Barns Green so happy to pop round to do a demonstration or discuss your needs. Fun intimate classes with fab people Sign up now - Private sessions and group matwork classes available to book. Call Katharine on 07747 464828 [email protected] www.pilateswise.co.uk www.facebook.com/pilateswiseuk tel: 01403 336339 mob: 07901 833128 web: www.audiologica.co.uk mail: [email protected] Please mention the BIG Mag when responding to advertisements. 25 Please mention the BIG Mag when responding to advertisements. 26 Community Oil Buying Syndicate It makes a lot of sense to club together and buy heating oil. We shop around and you make the savings! The average oil delivery is £25 to £50 cheaper. For information without obligation, email: [email protected] www.oilbuyingsyndicate.co.uk or phone: 01403 891181 N. P. 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Local builder for over 30 years, NHBC registered Phone - 01403 741479 Mobile - 07870 842 216 Email- [email protected] Coms Maintenance Telephone - PC - Broadband Engineer Ex BT engineer with 21 years experience PC & Broadband Problems - Extensions - Relocating - Network Cabling Systems - Fault finding Contact Paul Tel: 01403 823201 Mobile: 07989 836857 www.comsmaintenance.co.uk Please mention the BIG Mag when responding to advertisements. 29 Samantha Haines Ofsted Registered Childminder I have two children of my own, 11 years and 2 years & regularly attend toddler groups in Southwater as well as the Family Centre. Available for drop off and pick-ups from Barns Green Pre-School and Primary Schools. Opening Hours Monday – Friday 07:15 – 18:00 (Out of hours may be negotiable) Please contact me for further information and vacancies 01403 732341 / 07554 996860 [email protected] or DRY LOGS DELIVERED Weekly service Hardwood, Seasoned, Dry Stored LAWN MOWING Regular fortnightly HEDGE & SHRUB JONATHAN CARTER Cutting TREE SURGERY 11 years experience Fully insured Quality machines used Hayter, Honda, Stihl 07732 668518 Gemma Underwood Sports and Remedial Massage Therapist Services include; Deep Tissue/Sports Massage, Hot Stone Massage, Relaxation Massage, Indian Head Massage and Natural Facelift Massage Gift Vouchers available which includes a donation to a charity of the recipients choice For your FREE quotation Phone BEN on 01403 730347 or 07783 072314 [email protected] Tel 07500 934286 Evening and Weekend appointments available Warnham Haircare and Beauty 52 Church Street, RH12 3QR 01403 210222. Trish Filby MCSP Chartered Physiotherapist Cut and Blow Dry, Colour services, Perming, Hair up, Wedding Hair, Gents cuts and Children's cuts. Manicures, Pedicures, Gel Polish Acrylic extensions, Waxing, Massage Dermalogica Facials Dermalogica, Matrix , OPI, Gellux, Wella 30 Back, Neck Pain: Joint and Muscle problems Sports Injuries and Post-operative conditions Based in Barns Green Tel : 01403 731125 Email: [email protected] www.bgphysio.co.uk Registered with the Health Professions Council and all major Health Insurance Companies. 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