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Yapton News
Previously known as Yapton News & Views
MARCH 2015
Issue No 71
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Yapton News
Published by Yapton Parish Council
March 2015
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Issue 71
In the last edition I chose to
write a little about New Year’s
resolutions! How many of
you can honestly say that you
are still keeping to any or all
of the ones that you made?
This month there seems
to be a lot of information
and organisations seeking
voluntary help to assist them
with their activities.
There are many organisations, both national and local which
can assist someone if they are looking for opportunities
QUALITY
to volunteer. The NCVO (National Council for Voluntary
Organisations) champions the voluntary sector PARISH
and
COUNCIL
volunteering. They connect, represent and support
voluntary organisations. Each day, millions of people make
a difference to the causes they believe in through voluntary
organisations and volunteering. This thriving voluntary
sector and volunteer movement is essential for a better
society – especially in times of challenge and change.
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People choose to volunteer
for a variety of reasons. For
some it offers the chance to give something back to the
community or make a difference to the people around
them. For others it provides an opportunity to develop
new skills or build on existing experience and knowledge.
Regardless of the motivation, what unites them all is that
they find it both challenging and rewarding.
Here are some of the reasons people choose to volunteer.
For some it provides an opportunity to:
Give something back to an organisation that has impacted
on a person’s life, either directly or indirectly
• Make a difference to the lives of others
Help the environment
• Help others less fortunate or without a voice
• Feel valued and part of a team
• Spend quality time away from work or a busy lifestyle
• Gain confidence and self-esteem
For some, volunteering can be a route to employment, or
a chance to try something new which may lead to a career
change. From this perspective, volunteering can be a way of:
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Gaining new skills, knowledge and experience
Developing existing skills and knowledge
Enhancing a CV
Improving one’s employment prospects
Gaining an accreditation
Using one’s professional skills and knowledge to
benefit others (usually described as pro bono)
For others, volunteering appeals because of its social
benefits. These include:
• Meeting new people and making new friends
• A chance to socialise
• Getting to know the local community
There is a lot of anecdotal evidence that volunteering has a
positive impact on health.
The NCVO started in 1919 as the National Council of Social
Services, following a legacy from Edward Vivian Birchall,
who died of wounds in France during World War I. Since
then the NCVO has continued to support the sector and
speak to government against an ever changing social
background. Many well-established voluntary organisations
started out as projects within NCVO, including Age Concern,
Citizens Advice Bureau and Community Matters.
There are literally hundreds and hundreds of local groups
and organisations that depend on the people giving their
time and talents to promote their work or assist in their
day to day operations. There are many good examples in
Yapton. I am also aware of an organisation called Voluntary
Action in Arun and Chichester which exists solely to assist
voluntary organisations operating in the local area with their
operations.
On the 7th May the Country will be electing new Members
of Parliament, District and Borough Councillors and in our
area, Parish Councillors. We already know that there will
be at least five Members of the Parish Council not standing
for re-election. There is plenty of time still to volunteer
to become a Parish Councillor. Simply ask your current
Councillors or the Parish Clerk for details.
At the risk of repeating myself, we are always looking for
volunteers to assist in the production of your Yapton News,
such as people to spread the burden of the delivery of each
edition of the Yapton News to each household in Yapton.
I am also looking for volunteers to contribute new ideas,
pictures and articles for the Yapton News. I am hoping to
include more in-depth features on the groups operating in
the locality. If you belong to a group that is currently not
mentioned in Yapton News, then please do let me know.
Even writing a letter to the Editor on something important
to you. You would be surprised just how many ways could
help!
Andrew Gardiner
Editor. [email protected]
Cover picture: Galanthus Ickworth by Lubbe & Sons (bulbs) Ltd
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teYou
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Write
Faster Broadband
In recent issues, much space has been given
over to the faster broadband initiative. Please
can someone explain to me, what’s the point?
The Yapton BT exchange (which also covers
large parts of Barnham and Walberton) is
already enabled for ADSL2+ and has been
for some time. With the right modem, this
provides broadband at “up to 18 megabits
per second (Mbps)”. For most of Yapton this
generally means we can get 12-16 Mbps, and
thanks to a great team of BT Openreach
engineers is very reliable.
Of course this is connection speed and not
actual download speed. The actual speed at
which you can download information from
websites or the internet is limited by both
(i) your broadband service provider, and (ii)
the website itself. In practice the real-world
download speed is around 5-10 Mbps because
of those rules.
So what will “faster, fibre broadband” do?
Perhaps it’s easier to say what it will *not*
do - it won’t dramatically speed up your
downloads or online shopping, since these
will still be limited to 5-10 Mbps.
In fact since the quoted target for fibre is 2
Mbps and we already get 18 Mbps then it’s
very unlikely we will get fibre here at all. As
regards Yapton businesses benefiting from
fibre; nonsense. It is quite clear the only
company to benefit from fibre will be BT,
who will use it to try and sell us their pay-fortelevision products. I have no problem with
that, but let’s be honest about it!
Yours sincerely,
G.J. Westcott
Yapton
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An evening of music to support
Breast Cancer Treatment
On Saturday 25th April Chichester Lions
Club and Friends of Chichester Hospitals are
organising a Musical Evening at St Paul’s Church,
in Chichester to raise funds for innovative
equipment for breast cancer surgery at St
Richard’s Hospital, Chichester. The Musical
Evening features the Arun Sounds Ladies
Barbershop Chorus and songs from the musicals
with Budd and Saunders, light refreshments are
available, and tickets costing £10 can be obtained
through the Lions website www.chilions.org.uk or you can phone 0844 9632443.
This equipment (Faxitron)costing just under
£60,000 provides surgeons with an in depth
analysis of breast tissue during operations and
with this very high image quality equipment they
can ensure that all cancerous tissue is removed
whilst the patient is in the operating theatre.
By attending this lighthearted Musical Evening
at St Paul’s Church you will be supporting
Chichester Lions Club and Friends of Chichester
Hospitals in purchasing this fantastic new
equipment for the benefit of our community.
The Parish Council
Services and its Budget
Who we are…..
Street Lighting
The Parish Council is made up of 10 members
elected for 4 years. The last election was held in
May 2011 and the next election is due in 2015.
At the present time at least half of the members
are not standing for re-election to the Council.
The Council owns and maintains a number of
street lights in the village. These are located in
side roads off the main highway.
What we do …..
The Parish Council normally meets bi-monthly
in the Village Hall. The meetings are open to the
public and all residents are welcome to attend.
The dates of the meetings and the agenda are
posted up on the Parish Council notice board
and on our website.The notice board is situated
to the right of the entrance to the playing field/
village hall car park directly opposite the Co-op
Store.
The main services which Yapton Parish Council
provides are as follows…
King George V Playing Field
The Council owns and manages the playing field
in Yapton which includes the car parking facilities
for the Village Hall and nearby shops. The field
is dedicated as the King George V Playing Field
and as such it is protected “in perpetuity”. Good
seating facilities are provided at strategic view
points throughout the field including two picnic
tables. The field is regularly let to voluntary
organisations for their fund-raising activities
such as fetes and Coles Funfair visits for one
week in October each year. The visit by the
funfair culminates in a grand firework display on
the Saturday evening.
Allotments
Children and Young Person’s
Activities
The Council manages a very successful and
popular allotment site situated off Cinders Lane
comprising 50 “five-rod” plots. The plots are let
out for a modest annual rental.
Adjoining the playing field there is the very
popular children’s play area which was opened
in August 2002 and is known as the Queen’s
Golden Jubilee Children’s Play Area. The
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facilities include a range of the very latest play
and climbing equipment for toddlers and young
children together with picnic tables and seats
for parents. Nearby to the children’s play area
on the playing field is an enclosed floodlit Multiuse Games Area (MUGA) or “kickabout area”
designed for 12 - 18 year olds. This features a
hard-surfaced basketball/ five-a-side football
pitch for local youngsters. Behind the MUGA,
the Council has provided a full-scale skate park
which is popular with youngsters of all ages. A
youth shelter and practice skateboard ramp
and permanent goal posts complete the range
of recreational facilities provided on the playing
field.
Yapton & Ford Village Hall
Keep-Fit Equipment
Planning Issues
The Council is a major stakeholder in the
village hall which is sited on the playing field.
The Parish Council leases the site to the Yapton
& Ford Village Hall Management Committee,
a charitable trust which manages the day-today operation and letting of the building. The
Parish Council has assumed responsibility for
the external maintenance of the building and
three of its members serve on the Village Hall
Management Committee. In the year 2000, the
Council funded the cost of the Clock Tower
on the village hall to commemorate the new
Millennium.
The Council’s Planning Committee takes an
active interest in all planning applications in the
village and where appropriate observations or
an objection will be sent to the District Council.
Copies of all planning applications for the village
are posted up on the Parish Council’s notice
board (sited opposite the Co-op Store) and the
Council’s website. Full details of each application
can be obtained from Arun District Council,
either in person or via their website.
Bus Shelters
The Council owns and maintains the 4 bus
shelters in the village all sited along Bilsham
Road.
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Grants to Voluntary
Organisations
The Council gives grants to local voluntary
organisations to help with their on-going costs.
The Council considers applications for grant-aid
once a year at its July meeting.
Parish Council Newsletter
and Website
The Council publishes a regular newsletter
“Yapton News” after each Parish Council
meeting. This is made widely available and
distributed to every household in the village.
The Council has also established its own website
[www.yaptonpc.gov.uk]. This, together with the
bi-monthly newsletter, gives further details
about the Council’s activities and is intended to
keep the community informed and up-to date
on all aspects of its work.
A “Quality” Council - What it
means
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Yapton Parish Council was the first
Parish Council in the Arun District
and one of the first 100 in the country
to be awarded “Quality Status”. This
QUALITY prestigious achievement recognises
PARISH
that the Council is run efficiently and
COUNCIL
effectively. It enables the Council to
work much more closely and, in many cases, in
partnership with other principal Authorities.
Quality Status benefits the community of Yapton
by giving the Parish Council the opportunity
to play an enhanced role in the provision of
local services and it also allows the Council to
become more involved in the decision-making
process in respect of local issues affecting the
community. This award is changing and details
of the new scheme will be reported in a future
edition of Yapton News.
The forecast total expenditure for 2015/16 is
estimated as £54,457, and the expected income
from services and Council Tax Benefit Grant
was £6,760 giving a net expenditure to be met
from Council Tax and Reserves of £47,697. This
allowed for a reduction in the income received
from Arun District Council in relation to the
Council Tax Benefit Grant which had been
included under Other Income in the budget and
amounted to a reduction in grant of £1,607 to
be received in 2015/16.
The budget has been prepared on the basis
of providing a similar level of services and
activities as in previous years. The budget
showed that even if the Council accepted a
modest increase of 1.99% in its Council Tax,
which in turn determines the amount of the
precept, the Council was currently running its
budget at a deficit. The Clerk pointed out that
the drawdown from reserves would be £11,384
to assist in funding the revised expenditure in
2014/15, and £10,625 to support the budget for
2015/16. The estimated balance remaining in the
General Reserve after meeting the projected
drawdown in 2014/15 and 2015/16 would only
be £3,668.
Precept for 2015/2016
The Council agreed that funding of the Council’s
net expenditure of £47,697 was needed
next year to maintain its local services. The
Council noted that the funding arrangements
which now applied to the Council’s budget,
meant that the net expenditure was financed
from two elements: the Precept (Council Tax)
and Council reserves. The Council agreed to
support the budget by taking £10,625 from its
General Reserves, leaving the balance to be met
by the actual precept of £36,572. The Council
tax calculated from the proposed budget for
2015/16 produces an average Band D council tax
of £30.30. (Calculated from precept of £36,572
÷ 1207 (the Council’s new tax base – calculated
from the number of taxable properties in the
parish). This represents a very modest increase
of 1.99% or £0.59 per year on last year’s figure.
In order to pay for the aforementioned services
the Council raises funds (local precept) from
the Council Tax. At a recent meeting of the
Parish Council the Council considered a report
prepared by the Clerk and Responsible Financial
Officer setting out the revised estimates for
the current financial year and the estimates
of expenditure and income for 2015/2016.
To conclude, the parishes share of the Council
Tax is added to the Council Tax required for
running the West Sussex County Council, the
Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner and
Arun District Council. In total the Council Tax
requirement for a Band D equivalent property
2015/16 will be £1,497,57, and increase of 0.23%
on 2014/15 or 6p per week.
Please Help...
In order to maintain the Parish to a high
standard, the Council relies on the assistance of
members of the community, whether it is antisocial behaviour, a litter problem or damaged
play equipment the Council would like to know.
If you observe anything which is the Council’s
responsibility, that you feel requires attention,
then please let us know.
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Reflections of a retiring
Parish Councillor
The March meeting of the Parish Council
marks the last meeting for a number of
Parish Councillors after serving many
years between them. Five Councillors
are expected to retire, John Bryan, Mick
Caiger, Andy Faulkner, John Mills and
Richard Taft.
to the east a former industrial estate which
became 59 homes in Taylors Close. More
notably during 2008 and 2009 the proposal to
build five thousand homes in a new Eco Town at
Ford was withdrawn after a hard fought battle
by the local community supported by the Parish
Council.
All of the Councillors have given good service
to the local community and some have taken on
specific responsibilities. I asked if any of them
would like to give me some reflections on their
period of office, and three came forward with
the following contributions:
In November 2010 at a public meeting of the
Planning Committee to discuss an application
for 173 homes now under construction on
land north of Goodhew Close, the idea of
forming a group to produce a village plan
was suggested by myself to control future
speculative development. From this was born
the Yapton Neighbourhood Plan Group formed
with members of the local community who
have given freely of their time and knowledge
to produce a plan. The plan has designated
future development sites in the Parish and
other policies seek to protect and improve
the local environment, business, employment
and key facilities. The plan was approved at a
referendum in October 2014 and is now used
by Arun District Council in conjunction with
their emerging Local Plan to determine planning
applications. At last the Parish has some say in
its own destiny.
From Andy Faulkner
I attended my first Parish Council meeting in
January 2000 as a member of the public to
seek support for a planning application. My
conscience caused me to regularly attend
subsequent Parish Council meetings after all
“A Parish Council is not just for Christmas”. In
November 2002 I was co-opted on to the Parish
Council when a vacancy occurred mid term. I
became a member of the Planning Committee
and became Chairman of the Committee much
to my surprise in May 2003.
What did I know about planning, very little I
was soon to find out. Through the years I have
attended a few courses on planning which has
given me a basic understanding of the subject.
Even to this day I am still learning, it is a complex
and vast subject but if you are prepared to
supplement any training you receive researching
on your computer the mysteries will gradually
be revealed. The Planning Committee review
each application for Yapton and then decide if
they wish to support it or object to it. Most
applications are accepted by the Committee but
occasionally an application will cause concern
and an objection will be submitted. Notable
applications I have dealt with over the years are
the proposed Crematorium opposite Grevatts
Lane, the proposal to demolish the Lamb public
house and build fourteen homes and the land
I have been Vice Chairman of the Parish Council
since May 2007. I have enjoyed my time on the
council and feel privileged to have been allowed
to make a positive contribution to the future
of the Parish. I wish the Council the best of
luck for the future and hope those who put
themselves forward for the vacancies carry on
the good work in the future, bringing with them
some new ideas for providing a valuable service
to the Parish at a reasonable cost.
Andy Faulkner (retiring Councillor)
From John Mills
With the forthcoming general and local
elections in May I have had to think long and
hard if I could make a further commitment
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to the community of Yapton for the next four
years, and regretfully I do not think it possible,
and will therefore not be seeking re-election.
the activities of your local representatives. It is
always pleasing to see members of the public
attending a Parish Council meeting.
My time on the Parish Council has been
rewarding and hopefully I have made a positive
and meaningful contribution. The village is still
facing a number of challenges. Notably, the
planning appeal for 100 dwellings off Ford Lane,
which will be heard by the Planning Inspectorate
in the form of a full public inquiry over a period
of four days commencing 7th July.
Cllr (outgoing) J Mills
At the time of writing there is a planning
application awaiting decision by the local
planning authority (Arun District Council) for
up to 40 units adjacent to and north of the
primary school. The community, through the
Neighbourhood Plan have always been led to
believe this development would incorporate
some form of drop off facility serving the
school, so easing the congestion in North End
Road. The developer’s proposal was rejected
by the school, but it was clearly evident at the
Parish Council meeting when this application
was discussed, and at which the developer
and agent were present, they were not
prepared to make further concerted efforts
with interested parties to bring an acceptable
scheme forward. In the Yapton Neighbourhood
Plan 2014-2029 Consultation statement the
agent considered…… (open quote)…. “the
congestion when parents are dropping off
or collecting children is one of the principle
problems confronting the village today and it
is vital that every effort be taken to address
this”…..(close quote)… I fail to understand
why this was not resolved before an application
was lodged and my personal feelings are that
the village has been let down and quite frankly
misled and if not too strong a term, deceived.
It is disappointing that I will not be involved
in taking forward the possible establishment
of 20mph speed limits on a number of roads
within the parish, combat speeding through the
village and see a resolution to the unacceptable,
deplorable eyesore and significant vehicle issues
that exists in Bilsham Road.
Hopefully the new council members will take
up the mantle and continue the long established
practice of being non-political in their decision
making. I wish them all the best, and don’t forget
all are most welcome to witness and question
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From Richard Taft
WHY I JOINED THE YAPTON PARISH
COUNCIL
Approximately 11 years or so ago I attended
a Yapton Parish Council meeting as a
resident, living close to the proposed site six
development at that time. During the public
question time I expressed my concerns about
various aspects of both the structural elements
of the site and the consequential effects the
site would have on the parish, this was with the
thought the councillors would represent and
indeed take forward my concerns to the ADC
planning office to ensure the residents where
I lived were given answers and confirmation
their concerns were considered when the
due public consultation process was being
determined.
I stayed after the allotted public question time
because the ensuing time and interest the
councillors afforded me gave me the confidence
they were really concerned with my thoughts
and I became interested in staying for the rest
of the evening to observe the structure and
debate of the items on the agenda.
In attending the meeting it made me realise
unless you stand up and make your concerns
known you can’t complain after the “concern”
is decided by the local authority, possibly
against your gut feelings that something is
wrong.
I was then approached by the then Parish
Council Chairman Mike Fellows to see if I
would be interested in taking up a vacant
position on the parish council. When I asked
what would be required from me, he replied
the council meets bi-monthly. I responded by
saying so all you want from me is six evenings
a year!, and being interested in how ratepayers
money is spent , my concerns for the wellbeing
of the parish environment and having a general
public interest in local affairs, I agreed.
Well all I can say is these past years have been
interesting, challenging, and rewarding in as
much that although we don’t get our own way
every time! , heaven knows what the residents
would have had heaped on them if the parish
council’s checks and balances had not been
taken on board by all the local authorities and
those in high places.
With the governments “Localism” policy
now being taken up, we need strong robust
parish councils to ensure the future wellbeing
of England’s green and pleasant land. To this
end I would like you to consider taking a
place on Yapton Parish Council, and enjoy the
camaraderie, humour and hard work that will
give you the satisfaction of having represented
your fellow parishioners, and pride and
satisfaction yourself in having a say in the
future of your parish.
Richard Taft
A short piece about
Mick Caiger
On a recent visit by Mick to the parish office,
the Editor asked him if he was considering
writing something for the Yapton News and
between us we have prepared a few highlights
of his long stint as a local Parish Councillor.
For instance Mick Caiger has been looking
after the Council Allotments in Cinders Lane
for many years, as well as overseeing the playing
field next to the Village Hall, with assistance
from John Mills.
Mick Caiger became involved with parish
council affairs in 1984, some 31 years ago.
During this time he had a two year break,
but still continued to oversee the Council’s
Allotments in Cinders Lane. Mick was
Chairman of the Council in 1990-91 and ViceChairman the year before that. Mick mused
that he had seen many changes in the village,
and the responsibilities the Council carried
out. One thing that didn’t change in all those
years, until last year, was the Parish Clerk,
David Tansley, until he retired last September.
Mick recalled the fond memories he had of the
Parish Council meetings which were held for
many years in the upstairs meeting room in
the old hall above the Co-op Store in Main
Road. He also remembers the many changes
in the village, particularly in relation to the
number and size of residential developments
wanting to come to Yapton, many of which
were opposed by the Parish Council.
In the late 80’s, 4 local residents, including
Mick, were trained as Community Advisers to
assist in dealing with any local emergencies
occurring in the village.
Mick has been a founding member of the
Neighbourhood Policing Forum which started
in the early 2000’s, and which he stepped down
from in 2014.
From my perspective, Mick Caiger has been a
valuable source of information relating to the
Village for me as a new incoming Clerk. I shall
miss his frequent visits to the office, to collect
correspondence, and to impart some gem or
another about the comings and goings in the
Village.
Editor’s Footnote – I will make no comment on
the preceding contributions, most of which reflect
strong personal feelings about the village these
people have worked hard for and passionately
care about. I suggest that anyone interested in
putting themselves forward to fill the vacancies
on the Parish Council should contact any of the
existing Councillors or the Clerk to the Council.
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The History of Yapton &
Ford Churches
An exhibition organised by
The Yapton & Ford Local History Group
Telephone 01243 552715
On Saturday 25th the focus turns to St Andrews
in Ford. The format will vary from that of St
Marys due to the restriction of space although
the timings will remain the same.The displays will
help tell the story of the Church but the main
part of the event will be in the form of a slide
show with commentary. The programme will
also include a choral octet from the University
of Chichester singing examples of church music
through the ages.
St Mary’s Church,Yapton
On Saturday 18th & 25th April the Yapton
& Ford Local History Group are staging
consecutive exhibitions based on the
Churches of Yapton & Ford, their history
and influence on village life. St Mary at
Yapton church will be the venue of the
first exhibition on 18th April followed
by a second exhibition on the 25th April
which will take place in St Andrew-bythe-Ford, Ford. Both exhibitions will be
open between 11.00am and 5.00pm.
We are delighted that the Yapton Free
Church is joining in with the idea by
holding their own exhibition, on the 25th,
about the history of their Chapel and the
part that the Free Church has played in
the community. We shall of course be
mentioning the Roman Catholic tradition
in our discussions to present the fullest
picture of the Church in the community
Early visitors at St Mary’s will have the
opportunity to study the displays which will
cover various aspects of the church’s history
and its influence on the local population and
will contain copies of original documents, maps
and photographs. There then follows, at 2.00pm,
a programme of short talks relating to the
church interspersed by musical interludes and a
demonstration of bell ringing. There will also be
an opportunity to put any questions to members
of the Group. Following this programme, at
approximately 4.00pm, there will be a further
opportunity to look around the exhibition until
the doors close at 5.00pm.
Light refreshments will be available at both
venues for the duration of the exhibitions
There is also the opportunity for interested
visitors to visit the exhibition being staged by
the Yapton Free Church in their Chapel in Main
Road on Saturday 25th April.
We would still like to hear from anyone who
has any memorabilia or photographs relating
to either of the churches which they would
allow us to copy to help make these events
as complete as possible. We would especially
like photographs of any clergy or church
officials that may be in existence. We would
also appreciate anyone’s memories of the
Sunday school and church outings along with
any relevant photographs that you may have. If
you can help please do not hesitate to contact
either of the members below.
The information given in this article is correct
at the time of going to press but is subject to
change. Please refer to publicity posters which
will be on display prior to the events.
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Winston’s Wish in
West Sussex
Winston’s Wish is the leading childhood
bereavement charity in the UK, helping
children and young people rebuild their
lives after the death of their mum, dad,
brother or sister, and enabling them to
face the future with confidence and hope.
In West Sussex, Winston’s Wish run a unique
bereavement support program called SWITCH.
The program is aimed at children aged 8-14 who
have suffered a close family bereavement which
is having a negative effect on their behaviour.
The bereavement may not be recent but may still
be having an impact on the child. The SWITCH
program offers family work, individual work for
children and their carers and group work. We
end the program with a celebration day. The aim
of SWITCH is to provide children and families
with the opportunity to work through their
experience with qualified professionals and to
help them make sense of their emotions and
feelings, meet other people in similar situations
and provide them with coping strategy to help
them reach their full potential.
and ask to speak to myself or a member of the
SWITCH team. Winston Wish in West Sussex also offer a family
support service for those families who may not
fit into the SWITCH program. You can contact
them via our helpline on 08452 0304 05 Monday
to Friday 9am to 5pm, plus Wednesday evenings
7pm to 9.30pm. Winston’s Wish also run a
Drop-in session which take place on the last
Thursday of each month: 2.30 -5.30 pm at the
Westgate Leisure Centre in Chichester.
For further information on Winston’s Wish please go
to our website: www.winstonswish.org.uk
SWITCH has been running in West Sussex now
for two years and feedback from both children
and their carers has been very positive. Feedback
from a mother after the SWITCH program:
“She’s like a different girl. I can’t explain it – it’s
like she has grown up. She’s excellent. I think
being able to talk about her feelings and listen
to the others and what they do when they get
one on them has really helped her. She still gets
grumpy, but now takes herself off to her room
and listens to music and when she’s calmer, then
I go and talk to her!”
We would like to reach as many of these children
and families as possible in West Sussex. If you or
you know a child or family who would benefit
from the SWITCH program or would like any
further information, please contact Sheila Elliott,
Family Program Lead for SWITCH: selliott@
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Helpful Hints and Tips
Raspberries: a guide to pruning.
Raspberries are an easily grown, versatile and
rewarding garden fruit, being used fresh or frozen,
processed into preserves, puddings or wine. The
colour is not necessarily the regulation red; there are
yellow, pink and purple varieties.
For the best crops, they require nutritionally good
garden soil, well-drained but retentive of moisture, in
full sun but given partial shade, on anything other than
waterlogged or the thinnest sandy or chalky soils, a
crop will be forthcoming. Routine pruning is part of
the discipline, utilising a simple two-dimensional twowire and stakes frame.
Summer fruiting raspberries, cropping in June and
July, which bear on second year canes, [floricanes
of the catalogues], are simplicity itself to prune; all
old fruiting canes are cut out close to ground level
with secateurs, and the first year canes, which will
fruit the following year, are tied to the wires. Tyingin can be firm, the canes will not increase in girth
once extension growth ceases. These new canes are
spaced 7 to 15 cm apart. Especially vigorous growers,
which may reach in excess of 2 metres, can be cut to
eye level or have the tops looped in to the top wire.
Blackberries, loganberries and the numerous hybrid
berries share their pruning regime with summer
fruiting raspberries; the strong growth of blackberries
may demand a light pruning saw to complete the job.
Remaining contentious is the timing of pruning. July
or August pruning of the cropped out canes gives
light to the new growth, but may deprive it of energy
from the increasingly senescent old canes, plus
mechanical damage may occur on removal. Delaying
pruning until the old canes are quite dead has the
advantage in that recognition is unmistakable; these
canes are brown and brittle, and after removal, can
be burned to ashes in a few minutes. The latest time
for pruning is immediately prior to the emergence of
fresh growth.
Autumn fruiting raspberries, or primocanes, are
quite deservedly increasingly grown, as they have an
extended picking season from August/September to
November. As they tend to be of lower stature than
summer fruiting raspberries, it would be possible
to dispense with supports, or a bed can be defined
by wires set about 50 cm apart, and as high off the
ground. [Not all varieties obey the rules].
Pruning is to reduce all growth to ground level,
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usually in late winter or early spring, before the new
growth emerges. There is a proviso; a proportion
of canes remain alive and green after fruiting, and
some can be retained to fruit a second time in June,
usefully before the summer bearing raspberries begin
cropping. Against the summer fruiting, the quality is
lacking but the smaller fruits are perfectly usable
when processed.
Raspberries have a finite life; ten years is about the
expected length of cropping before viruses, root rot
and malnutrition take their toll. Raspberry beetles,
shield bugs and birds share the crop with the
cultivator on an annual basis. Serious predation of
fruits may necessitate netting or erecting a cage to
keep out the avian fauna.
David Donaldson
Hints and Tips this month on Windows 7
(Procedures for other versions may vary)
Just like anyone else I am prone to making mistakes
and doing something stupid on my computer, a case
in point arose earlier today when I was writing this
article. (Don’t worry I have abandoned the original
article and will return to it at a later date).
I was writing the article and testing the procedure all
at the same time. Obviously I wasn’t concentrating
and ignored a golden rule not to tick a box, or even
un-tick a box, unless I was absolutely certain I wanted
or needed to. (Refer to our Club Site www.wvcc.org.
uk for the 10 golden rules). The inevitable happened;
when I had finished, I started receiving messages that
I didn’t want, my browser page had changed to a
version I don’t use and didn’t want. I tried to uninstall
the programme but that didn’t solve everything.
Thankfully I had previously followed another golden
rule; Always create a restore point before installing
or downloading a programme or before doing a
system backup. By going back to my previous restore
point I was able to restore my computer to the point
where I knew it was working as I wanted it. Problem
resolved.
If you don’t know how to do this here is a quick guide
for Windows 7, use this whenever you are going to
add a new programme, delete one or make some
other system change. (Other systems are similar but
the procedure may vary)
Part 1 - To Create a Restore Point
Left click on the “Start” button usually in the left
hand corner of the screen.
A window will open up, at the bottom will be
a smaller box with “Search programs and files”
in it. The flashing cursor should be in that box.
Type “Create a restore point” in this small box.
You will see the top line in the main box above
is the same as you typed “Create a restore
point”. Click on this and another window will
open headed, System Properties click on the
tab “System Protection”. At the bottom of this
tab is a button titled “Create”. Click on it and
enter a title/name in the open box, one you can
recognise and go back to, the date and time will
be added automatically by the system. Click on
“Create” and the system will create a restore
point. Leave your computer alone until it has
stopped the process.You can now proceed with
your planned changes.
It is possible to create a regular backup schedule
in this window say every Thursday, in any case
your system will be backed automatically every
time Microsoft carry out a regular system
update usually every two weeks.
Part 2 - To reinstall a Restore Point
Left click on the “Start” button usually in the left
hand corner of the screen.
A window will open up, at the bottom will be
a smaller box with “Search programs and files”
in it. The flashing cursor should be in that box.
Type “System Restore” in this small box.
You will see the top line in the main box above is
the same as you typed “System Restore”. Click
on this and another window will open click on
the “Next” button at the bottom of this window.
A list of Restore points will be displayed, click on
the one you want and then click on the “Next”
button.
This opens the final window, read the details in
it and if you are ready to proceed click “Finish”.
Please note you must not interrupt or cancel
the restore procedure once started.
Your system and computer will be restored to a
point at which it was working correctly.
These procedures may sound complicated but
they are easy to follow and are a vital part of
your ongoing computer maintenance but please
note, this is not a procedure or substitute for
backing up your files in the event of a breakdown.
Village Computer Club
Around the
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Yapton Community
Coffee Morning
Report by Elsie Nichols
Hello again,
Christmas seems such a long
time ago. The weather has been
changeable but despite this we welcomed some
new people to our group, we hope they will
continue to join us on Wednesday morning. We
held a raffle at our last meeting, which was well
supported and helped our funds. Thank you to
the people who kindly donated prizes, these gifts
help to make a good raffle.
We meet every Wednesday morning, 10.30 –
12 noon in Yapton Village Hall for Coffee / Tea
and a chat. Please come and join us, everyone is
welcome.
Yapton & District
Cottage Gardeners’
Society
Report by Anne Hollis
The weather has just about
improved enough to enable
some gardening to take place. It is good to see
the snowdrops and other early flowers beginning
to make the gardens more colourful.
The Primrose Sale at the beginning of Feb was a
success with nearly all the Primroses sold. Two
interesting evening meetings have been held
when we learnt about the RNLI in Littlehampton
and the flora and fauna of Chichester Harbour.
The next meeting on April 29th is an opportunity
to hear about how to make the most of your
bedding plants for the summer. It is called
‘Summer’s Bounty’ and will be an illustrated
talk to enable you to have beautiful patio pots
and hanging baskets. Please come and join us.
The meeting starts at 7.30pm in the Club Room
of the Village Hall and will cost £2.00 for nonmembers.
The first show of the year takes place on March
21st. Classes in horticulture, cookery, floral art,
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photography and handicraft are available. There
are also children’s classes for which there is no
entrance fee. If you are interested please ask for a
schedule from Roy Phillips 01243 552822.
On Saturday May 9th our plant sale takes place
in the Village Hall from 10am-12 noon. This will
be an opportunity to buy some plants at very
reasonable prices to put in your borders, pots
and hanging baskets. If you have been to our
talk in April, it will also be a chance to put into
practice what you have learnt! The plants are
supplied by Ferring Nurseries and are extremely
good quality.
We do hope that some new people would like
to join us. Our membership secretary – Alan
Humphrey - can be contacted on 01903 725009.
The cost is £6.00 per household.This entitles you
to reduced entrance fees to the show classes
and free entry to our meetings. As well as some
new people we hope to welcome back existing
members, and look forward to seeing familiar
faces as the spring/summer gets underway.
Yapton & Ford
History Group
Report by Allen Misselbrook
The history of the RAF
airfield
of Westhampnett,
now Goodwood airfield, was
enthusiastically presented by Mark Hillyer to the
members and guests of the Yapton & Ford Local
History Group at their January meeting.
The origins of flying at the airfield lay with
the Duke of Richmond & Gordon who flew
his own aeroplane, in 1936/37, from the field
diagonally opposite the modern airfield across
the roundabout by Woodcote Farm. With the
coming of WW2, the Air Ministry took over
the area and developed the site as a satellite
airfield for nearby Tangmere. The first Squadron
to occupy the landing ground was 145 squadron
soon replaced by 602, City of Glasgow, squadron
which were stationed there during the Battle
of Britain. Facilities were very basic with many
having to make do with tents for accommodation.
Woodcote Farmhouse became 602’s Officers
Mess with further accommodation at The
Kennels and Fishers Cottage.
Mark showed many photographs of how the
airfield looked at the time, with the boundaries
as we know them today being non-existent. The
surrounding fields being used for maintenance
and aircraft dispersals. It was members of 602
squadron who came to the aid of Ford Airfield
when it was bombed in August 1940, shooting
down several of the attacking aircraft. The
perimeter track, which is now the racing track,
was laid down in 1941 and was used at times by
the pilots as a race track.
Over the short life of the airfield as a fighter
station, as many as 46 different squadrons were
based there, flown by pilots of many nationalities.
Numbered among these were Polish, Americans,
Belgians, French and New Zealanders. Aircraft
types flown from Westhampnett included
Hurricanes, Spitfires, Tempests and Typhoons for
which the runway had to be extended across
the road towards the Rolls Royce factory to
accommodate them.
Mark then went on to list many of the operations
that aircraft from the base had been involved
in. Apart from the Battle of Britain they took
part in the Amiens raid where the Gestapo
prison was bombed, the ‘Channel Dash’ when
the unsuccessful attempt was made to prevent
the German Capital ships breaking out of Brest
Harbour, as well as being heavily involved in the
ill-fated Dieppe Raid. Tempests were used in the
dangerous pursuit of chasing V1s, ‘Doodle Bugs’
and of course the D Day landings. As the tide
of war moved across the continent towards
Germany Westhampnett’s role in the war was
reduced until it eventually closed in May 1946.
Douglas Bader and Johnnie Johnson two of
Britain’s top fighter Aces were stationed at the
airfield at various times.
Yapton & Ford Local History Group was delighted
to welcome back once again, Paul Ulson, as their
guest speaker at February’s meeting. His subject
this visit was Sussex and the Crusades and,
dressed in the costume of a Knight of St John,
he proceeded to involve his audience in telling
of the history of the crusades. From the time of
William the Conqueror when the eldest sons of
Noblemen inherited their families fortune there
was nothing left for the rest of the sons. So when
the Pope called for a Crusade to free the Holy
land from the Turks it gave the opportunity for
these sons to gain fame and fortune. It also gave
them the opportunity to bring back with them
‘Holy Relics’ to enhance their standing at home.
One of the most famous Crusaders was Richard
1, known as The Lionheart, who couldn’t speak a
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word of English and only lived in England for ten
months out of ten years.
Taxes had to be raised to fund the various
Crusades and Sussex had two of the busiest
ports along the south coast. These being
Shoreham and Pagham (Harbour) from which
wool was exported all around the world while
spices and sugar were imported and in so doing
raised much needed taxes.
The military orders of the Knights Templers and
the Knights of St John had bases in West Sussex,
the Templers being at Sompting and St. Johns
being at Poling. The St John’s Ambulance Brigade
owes its existence to the Knights of St. John.
Paul brought with him replicas of items that the
Knights would have worn or used. Members
were able to handle and try on mail, helmets and
swords and ended his talk with a question and
answer session.
Allen Misselbrook Tel: 01243 552715
Email: [email protected]
Yapton Free Church
Report by Jo Jeffers
The first signs of Spring have
arrived in our garden with
snowdrops and primroses
bringing colour and new life
as we head into March. Life in
Yapton Free church has been busy but fun. At
the beginning of January I took over from the
very efficient and lovely Naomi Locke as church
administrator. I now have the pleasure of keeping
you up to date on the latest happenings through
Yapton News. My name is Joanna Jeffers and I’m
a member of Yapton Free Church and happily
married mum of two primary aged children,
Maisie and Tilly.
In February we welcomed Chloe and Stuart
from Catch the Fire London for a weekend
conference on Freedom in Christ. Lives were
touched as we worshipped, prayed and enjoyed
God’s presence. Among other testimonies we
witnessed the healing of a damaged shoulder.
How wonderful that Jesus is the same yesterday,
today and forever and continues to make himself
real in our lives.
Some of the youth in our church have also
started a youth Alpha group for youth and teens
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who want to know more about God. They meet
at the Old Church Building on a Wednesday
evening from 7:15pm – 9pm. It’s a really informal
evening where you get to watch a film, eat cake
and ask those difficult questions you’ve always
wanted to know the answers to. If you or a friend
are interested in taking part then check out the
contact details on our church website.
The ladies of Yapton were also blessed on
Valentine’s day with a ladies breakfast prepared
by the lovely men of Yapton Free church. We
felt the love! A continental breakfast with fresh
coffee, flowers, strawberries, cold meats and
more was attended by 30 ladies. Our next ladies
breakfast will be Saturday 9th May 8am – 10am.
Do call me on 01243 552232 if you would like
to book a place. Keep an eye on our website for
further details. All ladies in the community are
welcome to join us.
The last men’s breakfast was Saturday 7th March
with Steve Jenkins speaking – and yes in case you
were wondering the guys tend to go for a full
English breakfast and always enjoy the varied
speakers who come and share. Do come and join
them at our next Men’s breakfast on Saturday
4th April.
On Sunday 8th March we were delighted to have
Linvoy Primus MBE (ex Pompey football legend)
speaking at our Sunday morning church service
at Yapton village hall 10:30 am – 12:30 pm. We
are sure you will join us in congratulating Linvoy
on receiving an MBE from the Queen in the New
Year’s Honours List for his work setting up the
charity Faith and Football.
On Sunday 15th March we welcome John Wright
to Yapton Village Hall, who will be sharing his
story. John’s testimony will move you from tears
to laughter and will be a great encouragement for
anyone going through a time of affliction. He also
has a healing ministry with gifts of knowledge to
confirm the preaching of the Full Gospel.
On Saturday 25th April the Old Church Building
will be open for an exhibition in collaboration
with The Historical Society and St. Mary’s, and
St. Andrew’s church. The overall title is ‘History
of Religion in the Community of Yapton and
Ford from the Middle Ages to the Present
Day’. We will be focusing on the history of the
congregational church and have a speaker sharing
on the history of the non-conformist church and
its developments. All are welcome to attend –
more details will follow on our website.
Spring is just about here and we look forward
to ‘Open Lambing’ (from Saturday 21st March –
Sunday 19th April) once again at Gaston Farm,
Slindon, with lambs, chicks and ducklings! Over
the Easter season this is where our church
services will be based other than on Sunday 22nd
March where we will have our regular service
at the Old Church Building. In addition to all
the usual activities at Gaston Farm we will be
welcoming Steve Legg (dates tbc) and Linvoy
Primus (MBE) on Sunday 19th April.
Last year over lambing (and Open Shearing, in
June) we raised over £30,000 for our Nepal
Project and Soup From Heaven, South Africa, as
well as Burundi and Mongolia. Many thanks, to
all the volunteers who helped make this possible
and to all who visited the farm. Please do come
along this year. For more details or if you’d
be interested in volunteering check out www.
gastonfarm.com
We enjoyed another wonderful Alpha Supper on
January 21st. Come and see what you are missing
at our next supper on Wednesday 22nd April.
For details go to www.yaptonfreechurch.net or
call our office on 01243 552232.
Yapton Evergreen
Over 50’s Club
Report by Pam Evans
please call me on 01243 868684 or 07796 657
081 and i will give you more details.
1st Yapton Guides
Group
Report by Catherine Hawkins
Our eldest members, the
Rangers, have had a great term, enjoying an
action-packed programme. One of the best times
they had together was celebrating their 4th
birthday; the girls went bowling and had a meal.
Four years has gone by very quickly! The group
have also had a chocolate party, movie night and,
one of their most challenging activities, learning
Chinese!
The Guides have been very busy working on their
Animal Active Go For It badge. To achieve this
they held a photo pet show; made photo frames
and bird feeders; and visited Pets at Home in
Bognor. All of this was a great success! Very soon,
they are going to be starting ‘Free Being Me’, a
badge focusing on self-esteem and confidence.
Girlguiding’s very own Peer Educators will run
their sessions – these are members from the
local area who present fun activities about the
key issues of young women’s lives. To round off
the Spring, the Guides are going to London’s O2
Arena to see the X Factor Tour - it is safe to say
that they are immensely looking forward to it!
The club re opened on Monday
January 5th with a game of
bingo and a full programme
planned.
We had a racing afternoon run by Tony a very
lively and fun afternoon.
We supported the hospice when 22 of us went
to a supper and concert by the Elmer Players a
very full evening of music and laughter.
Penny Hardwick gave an interesting talk with
slides about the villages in West Sussex along the
South Downs
Our Valentines lunch was at the Robin Hood
Shripney followed by Those were the days a
nostalgic show at the Regis centre.
We have a lot of events lined up this month
including a visit to Virador recycling centre , a trip
to see the Vienna festival ballet, entertainment by
the musical Tamarisk Group followed by a cream
tea. A visit to Brick Kiln Nursery, skittles at the
Maypole are just some of the events lined up this
month.
If you would like to know more about our club
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Monday 16th to Friday 20th March
Monday 23rd to Friday 27th March
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ToHealth
Around the Village
The Brownies have been learning some very
useful skills as part of their Growing Up Wild
badge such as: map reading; using a compass
to navigate; identifying stars; knowing how to
correctly address an envelope; and how to be
safe on the road, especially when in the country.
They can’t wait to receive their badges! In the
run up to Easter, the girls will be dabbling in
some crafts, as well as making some small gifts
for Mothers’ Day.
Fitting in with Winter perfectly, our youngest
members, the Rainbows, have had a ‘Frozen’
theme this term (and were even treated to a
sprinkling of snow!) with one of their favourite
activities being creating beaded characters
from the film. They have also been playing team
building games and enjoying some construction
based activities. The Rainbows and Brownies will
end this term with a joint owl-themed evening,
which they are very excited about!
Thank you very much for taking the time to read
this article, and I wish you all a happy Spring!
The Walberton
Decorative & Fine Arts
Society (NADFAS)
Report by Elisabeth Sturt
The Society’s New Year got
away to an excellent start on
Tuesday 27 January with James
Taylor presenting Charles Darwin & the Voyage
of HMS Beagle. The focus was on the paintings
and drawings produced on the voyage of the
Beagle: in the days before photography it was
necessary to train naval officers in the art of
illustration so that accurate impressions of the
flora and fauna, the inhabitants, customs and the
topography of distant lands could be recorded
for future reference.
The February talk (Contemporary Art & the Old
Masters: Lessons Learned and Rejected) will have
taken place by the time this note appears. The
March offering (on Tuesday 24) will be Man’s Real
Best Friend: Horses, Art & History by Valerie
Woodgate. In April (Tuesday 28) we welcome
James Russell who will present Eric Ravilious: A
Life in Pictures.
Visitors (entrance fee £6.00) and new members
are always welcome to the lectures, which are
held on the fourth Tuesday of each month. All
lectures start at 2.15pm in Yapton Village Hall
which is open from1.30pm for tea and coffee
prior to the talk. Members also enjoy a number
of visits to places of artistic, architectural and
historical interest. More details about the
programme and the Society are available on our
website www.walbertondfas.org.uk
Cub Scouts
Report by Katrina McAnaspie
We have had a busy start
to the New Year, with some
new badges being introduced
for us to work towards.
We had a visit from Toby
Hewson, founder and CEO of “Just Different”,
a local charity that taught us how people with
disabilities are just different but have the same
feelings, ambitions and hopes as everyone else. Toby showed us that differences should always
be valued as he introduced the Cubs to his very
expensive wheelchair and amazing computer,
which helps him communicate.
We also visited Tesco in Littlehampton, went
behind the scenes, walked through the giant
fridge and spent a few seconds each in the walk
in freezer. The highlight for most Cubs was
when we made our own pizzas then had them
shrink-wrapped in the shop so they looked very
professional.
In February a group of Cubs took part in the
Chef Badge Day. They cooked macaroni cheese
with bacon, apple crumble and chocolate chip
cookies. “We ate our meal together in the hall,
which was cool” said one of the Cubs. The
leaders were very impressed with the Cub’s
cooking skills and approved of everything they
tasted. The cookies were taken home to share
with family and friends.
We are now looking forward to our first camp
of the year and working towards some of these
new badges.
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Around the Village
Yapton & Ford
Village Hall
Report by Derek Ambler
The Village Hall management
committee has welcomed two
new members to fill the recent
vacancies. John Merritt from Ford Parish Council
and Michael Coleman a local resident.
The Quiz night scheduled to take place on 27th
March has had to be postponed due to a clash of
dates, it will now be held on Friday 17th April at
7.30pm. Tables at £10 each for teams of up to 6
players need to be booked with Derek on 01243
551156. Book early to avoid disappointment.
Repainting of the walls and doors continues and
is currently cheering up the appearance of the
foyer as well as the main hall.
In the last issue of the Yapton News, Michael Dunn
wrote from Worcestershire drawing attention to
the Yapton nameboard that once adorned the
Signal Box by the North End Road level crossing
on the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
coastal line. This sign was due to be auctioned
on the 7th of February in Warwickshire. Two
members of the Yapton and Ford History Group,
Jim Payne and Jon Carver attended the auction
and made the winning bid that secured the item.
Jim and Jon subsequently offered to donate the
sign to the Village Hall for permanent display.This
generous offer was happily accepted and the
committee plan to create a small exhibition in
the foyer of the hall with possibly photographs of
the old Yapton railway station, which was closed
in 1864 on the opening of Barnham Junction and
if it can be obtained a photo of the Signal Box
showing the nameboard.
Geoff, our new Treasurer, has been busily wading
through the paperwork involved in applying for
grants from our local authority and the Lottery
Heritage Fund, in order to get funding for the
replacement of the seating and tables which after
25 years hard usage are badly in need of being
scrapped. Also he is applying for a grant to cover
the cost of installing a Hearing Loop for the hard
of hearing among us which includes me! There is
no guarantee that we will be successful in gaining
grants so we must continue to find ways to raise
money. One suggestion being considered is to
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hold a film night, with modestly priced seats.
Please advise any Committee member if you feel
that you would support such an event.
Your Committee is in favour of installing a
Public Access Defibrillator at the Village Hall
if funding can be obtained. Outside of hospital
every year in the UK, 60,000 cardiac arrests
occur. Only somewhere between 2 and 12 per
cent survive these attacks. Using a defibrillator
to restore the heart’s rhythm saves lives but
time is crucial. The Friends of Avisford Medical
Group have indicated their willingness to make
a substantial contribution if the balance of the
cost can be raised. Costs would vary depending
on whether the device was sited inside the hall
or outside where a vandal-proof cabinet would
be needed. Our two local Parish Councils,Yapton
and Ford will be approached for contributions
bearing in mind that it would be for the benefit
of parishioners on the playing field, children on
the Skate Park, dog walkers etc., as well as users
of the Village Hall.
Village Computer Club
Report by Peter Smith
Well here we are nearly three
months into the year and with
hopefully some warm weather
to look forward to. Since
the last Yapton News was published the club
has had a number of meetings, in January we
had a presentation on “Things you can plug in
your Computer”, that covered everything from
‘Answerphones’ to ‘Webcams’ and many things
in between, things most of us would have liked
for Christmas.
That was followed by a Computer and General
Knowledge and Music Quiz in early February.
There were two informal meetings one in
January and one in February where we dealt
with member’s problems and issues together
with practical tips on how to get the best out of
your computer.
In early March one of our long term members
is scheduled to talk to us about “Personal and
Home Technologies 2015” but this publication
might be a bit too late to invite you to come
along. However there should be time for you
to come along on Tuesday March 24th for an
informal meeting or on Tuesday April 14th for
a talk by Sacha Pennington-Ellis on Acupuncture
and its uses.
The year ahead in the world of Computers
looks like an interesting one with Microsoft
leap frogging Windows 9 by going straight to
Windows 10, many of us have just got used to
Windows 7 a favourite amongst users, Windows
8 and 8.1 hasn’t proved to be as popular as
expected hence the proposed upgrading.
No doubt Apple will once again be introducing
a couple of new phones rumoured to be
iphone 6s and iphone 7, I suspect along with
a complementing ipad and upgrades to their
MacBook.
Android never far behind announced the new
operating system Android 5 Lollipop in January
(if you are confused Android always name their
system updates after foods) but so far it doesn’t
seem to have found its way on to the market
in smartphone or tablet form but by time this
article is published who knows?
Computing isn’t all about complicated
programming and operating systems it can be
about relatively simple things like, staying in
touch with relatives who live abroad by Skype
or email. Writing letters or that novel you
always promised yourself, researching your
family history, cleaning up your holiday photos
by removing blemishes. How about shopping on
line or selling out of fashion clothes or unwanted
presents?
These are all things we can help you with. Our
friendly club meets every second and fourth
Tuesday of nearly every month at 7.30 at
Walberton Village Hall, why not come along and
join us, a warm welcome always awaits you.
See our newly updated website and Facebook
account www.wvcc.org.uk and or www.facebook.
com/village.computer.club for more details.
etc, is held as we try to reach out to the public.
The hall is paid for by these events and donations.
Even today little is known about Spiritualism by
the media although modern science now sheds
much enlightenment on it. Robert Dalton’s
theory (1800’s) that everything was atomic
energy changed our world which enabled the
two American Fox Sisters (1848), to change it
even further by bringing modern Spiritualism
to grieving people who weren’t thought crazy
saying they had “Seen” loved ones.
And so it all began! Ordinary and famous people
fought for Spiritualism. Were ridiculed, lost their
careers and prestige. Spat on in the street. Had
bricks thrown through their windows but fought
on and even many disbelievers found personal
proof and became Spiritualists. Few people know
that Spiritualism has been a lawful religion in the
UK for many years.
Interestingly enough, Abe Lincoln sat with a
Medium before going to war. Air Field Marshall
Sir Dowding, Head of the RAF. sat in a circle
helping ‘dead’ RAF boys “Over.” Then there
was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Marconi, Baird, Sir
Oliver Lodge, Sir Arthur Findley and many well
known scientists and others.
Visit or ring us! Phone 01243545339
Yapton Women’s
Institute
Report by Alison Coote
Our speaker in January was
Gillian Parker, who told us
about her career as a Playboy
bunny girl. She worked as a croupier for 10
years, and brought along her costume, and other
memorabilia to show us. February’s speaker,
Gwen Cole, took us on a tour of some of the
country’s most-loved views, with a collection of
slides of our “green and pleasant land”.
The Yapton and Barnham
Spiritualist Pioneer
Centre
Report by Liz Wright
Advertising Secretary
Our March meeting will get us all moving - Brenda
Woolven is coming to teach us “Chairobics”. We
also have a competition for a hand-made Easter
card, and a nearly-new sale of unwanted clothing.
Opened in 2012 this Centre brings to our
local area a Spiritual Sanctuary at Yapton and
Ford Village Hall every Monday in the month,
7:30pm where either a Divine Service, Healing,
Meditation, Discussions, Clairvoyance, circles,
Yapton Village W.I. meets on the third Tuesday
of the month, at 10.am, in Yapton Village Hall. Visitors are always welcome. Please contact our
president Margaret Bennet (01243 584395) for
further information.
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YAPTON PARISH COUNCIL
The Parish Office is open on
a Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday
Room 4, Upstairs
Yapton and Ford Village Hall
(rear entrance)
9.30AM TO 12.30PM
Your local Police Community Support
Officer is available at
Yapton and Ford Village Hall
(Room 4 upstairs - rear entrance) on
March 5th, and April 9th
From 11am to 12.30pm
Yapton & Ford Local History Group
Monday April 13th
Bignor Roman Villa
An Illustrated talk by Lisa Tupper
There is no meeting in May
Yapton and Ford Local History Group meet
on the first Monday of the month in the
Club Room at Yapton and Ford Village Hall
at 7.30pm
All are welcome
Non-members admission £2.50
Parish Council
Information
Chairman
Stephen Haymes, Woodlands Park House,
Main Road,Yapton, BN18 0EZ [Tel: 551475]
Vice-Chairman
Andy Faulkner, 6 The Poplars,
Yapton, BN18 0EQ [Tel: 555395]
Members
Derek Ambler, 11 Graham Road,Yapton,
BN18 0JT [Tel: 551156]
Mark Andrews, 1 The Poplars,Yapton,
BN18 0EQ [Tel: 554689]
John Bryan, 5 The Croft, North End Road,
Yapton, BN18 0HZ [Tel: 555813]
Michael Caiger, 44 Loveys Road,Yapton,
BN18 0HG [Tel: 552435]
Dan Goddard, 17 Alleyne Way, Elmer Sands,
Middleton-on-Sea, PO22 6JZ [Tel: 920497]
Tony Kendall, 15 Cherry Avenue,Yapton,
BN18 0LB [Tel: 552033]
John Mills, Walnut Tree Cottage, Church Road,
Yapton, BN18 0ER [Tel: 554765]
Richard Taft, 8 Wick Close, Felpham,
PO22 8QE [Tel: 582997]
Clerk of the Council
Andrew Gardiner, 38 Ruskin Avenue, North
Bersted, Bognor Regis, PO21 5BW [Tel: 859141]
email: [email protected]
web: www.yaptonpc.gov.uk
Committees
PLANNING Andy Faulkner (Chairman)
Derek Ambler Mark Andrews
Tony Kendall John Mills (Vice Chairman)
NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
Andy Faulkner
Richard Taft
PLAYING FIELD
Michael Caiger Dan Goddard
John Mills
ALLOTMENTS
Michael Caiger Dan Goddard
District Councillors:
Stephen Haymes, Woodlands Park House, Main Road,Yapton, BN18 0EZ [Tel: 01243 551475]
Angus McIntyre, 9 Wooldridge Walk, Clymping BN17 5TB [Tel: Mobile 07595 379233]
County Councillors:
Middleton division: Joan Phillips, Seahaze, 47 Southdean Close, Middleton-on-Sea, PO22 7TH [Tel: 587099]
Felpham division: Graham Jones, 10 Manor Court, Manor Way, Elmer, Bognor Regis, PO22 6LP [Tel: 582632]
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Notes from the Council meeting on 9th March 2015
Planning Applications – The Council discussed further issues in connection with the planning application for
the erection of 40 No. dwellings on Land North of Yapton C of E Primary School, North End Road, Yapton. The
Council’s Planning Committee had previously decided not to raise any objections to the planning application, but
wanted to see significant improvements made to the vehicle drop off arrangements for children at the school as
indicated in Policy SA1 of the Yapton Neighbourhood Plan.The Council considered a further possible alternative
proposal, but decided to defer any decision until further discussions with all interested parties have taken place.
Q
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QUALITY
QUALITY
PARISH
PARISH
COUNCIL
COUNCIL
B2132 Yapton Lane Level Crossing Study Final Report – The Council considered a report from West Sussex County
Council which had been prepared by consultants Systra.This high level feasibility study into potential highway solutions on the
B2132 Yapton Lane level crossing aimed at easing the on-going rail speed restrictions currently in place over this crossing. The
study has recently been completed and the final report has concluded that the preferred solution is to widen or realign the
end of Lake Lane at the junction with Yapton Lane. After discussing other possible options the Council agreed to support the
recommendations contained in the consultants’ report.
At the meeting, Network Rail’s Level Crossing Manager for Sussex stated that the Yapton level crossing had been assessed
as not fit for purpose due to the number of incidents occurring with the current automatic half barriers. Network Rail
has decided to begin the formal consultation process to convert the crossing to a full barrier crossing in the future. The
introduction of full barriers is likely to significantly increase the waiting time for vehicles using the crossing whilst the barriers
are down, but will make the crossing safer and enable trains to pass over the crossing at their correct speed.
Parking in Bilsham Road – The Council heard that two meetings of the Task and Finish Group, which included the ViceChairman of the Council and the Clerk, set up by the Safer Arun Partnership Joint Action Group, to look at the issues regarding
the number of cars parked in and around a property in Bilsham Road had now taken place. The first meeting enabled the
relevant agencies to review the current situation and the complaints which had been received, and to consider potential ways
of resolving this situation. The owner of the property had contacted the Council and requested a meeting with the Group. A
meeting has taken place to enable the householder to explain his position. The householder is anxious to find some suitable
storage accommodation for the vehicles within a of 20 – 30 mile radius of Yapton. Anyone knowing of a suitable location or
accommodation is asked to contact the Clerk. A further meeting will be held in early April to discuss the next steps.
The contents of a letter received from the Walberton Decorative & Fine Art Society concerning the parking situation
outside of the village hall which is of great concern to the Members of their Society when attending their meetings at the
hall was discussed. The Council agreed that there was little they could do to the car park to alleviate the parking issues being
experienced by Members of the Society at the present time.
Memorial Plaque to commemorate service personnel lost in the two world wars - The Parish Council considered
a report regarding the erection of a Memorial Plaque to commemorate those servicemen and women who lost their lives
in the two world worlds, and who lived or were associated with the village of Yapton. The Council agreed to enter into an
agreement with a local stonemason to source the slate, carry out the engraving of the agreed names, and install the plaque on
an outside wall at the Yapton and Ford Village Hall. The target date for completing and installing the plaque is mid-September
2015. The Council also agreed to set aside a small amount of money to meet the cost of holding a ceremony to install the
memorial.
Award of Contracts for Litter picking / collection and Grass Cutting in 2015/16 – The Council agreed to the
continuation of the Litter picking/collection on the King George V Playing Field, and for Grass Cutting at the Cinders Lane
Allotment Site during 2015/16, following receipt of sealed quotations from individuals and companies wishing to be considered
for the provision of these services.
Allotments – vacancies exist for a plot and a half-plot on the Council Allotments in Cinders Lane,Yapton. Enquiries regarding
these current vacancies should be directed to Councillor Mick Caiger or the Parish Clerk.
Next meeting:
Monday 18th May 2015 at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall
Annual parish meeting followed by Parish Council meeting
Both meetings are open to the public and you are very welcome to attend.
YAPTON NEWS
Editor: Andrew Gardiner, 38 Ruskin Avenue, North Bersted, Bognor Regis, PO21 5BW
Tel: 01243 859141 email: [email protected] web: www.yaptonpc.gov.uk
Contributions, preferably by email, to the Editor at the above address.The Editor reserves the right to edit all articles or letters
received for publication.The views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily the views of the Parish Council except
where specifically indicated.
Published by Yapton Parish Council and printed by Admor Ltd, Artex Avenue, Rustington Tel: 01903 858910
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We also supply Robin, Hayter, Makita, Oregon,
Equipment Spares and Protective Wear
01243 554065
Walberton Park Farm, Yapton Lane
Walberton, Arundel BN18 0AS
www.dmchainsaws.com
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