St Peter & St James Hospice Sleep Walk – Now open to all ages and online!!!

St Peter & St James Hospice are looking forward to hosting their annual 10k Sleep Walk around Haywards Heath and Lindfield on Saturday 13^th July!  Attracting supporters from right across the Mid Sussex area, walkers will turn out in their pyjamas raising vital funds for the Hospice.

For the first time the event is open to all ages, welcoming generations of supporters to set off at midnight, from The Dolphin Leisure Centre, and join in with the exciting and exhilarating event walking side by side with hundreds of fellow supporters.

Another first for 2013 is the Hospice's online registration.  Walkers complete their details and pay their registration fee by credit or debit card by visiting http://www.stpeter-stjames.org.uk/event/sleep-walk-2 .  Early bird entry is £12 per walker and is available until Friday 10^th May.  So don't delay, sign up today!

Supporters can also download and print an application form from the website or pick up a form from any of the Hospice shops, from reception, or by tearing off the slip on the back of the Hospice's Caring magazine.

 

Oldland Mill Trust are looking for volunteers with a paint brush!

If you have any time spare on a week day between the 13^th May and the 14^th June of this year then we'd love to hear from you.

We are re-furbishing two of the sweeps on Oldland Mill over this period and need volunteers to help paint them. You can join us for as little or as long as you want.

No experience of Windmills is necessary; all the work is at ground level and all training and materials will be provided.

This is a great opportunity to help keep a local landmark in use as well as a way of meeting new people and work with a great team of dedicated volunteers.

If you are able to help or want to know more then please contact Jim Watkin by email at jim.watkin96@gmail.com or telephone 01273 842254

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New Woodturning Club

New Woodturning Club

 

Following appearing in the BBC's 'Paul Martin's Handmade Revolution' with his wood

turned clown called Geronimo, Chris Grace and a group of like minded individuals

from East and West Sussex are establishing a new Woodturning Club in Portslade.

This epitomises the ethos behind the programme, to encourage more people to take up a

craft, and help to secure the future of our traditional activities.

 

With the growing popularity of crafts there is clearly a need for a Club in this area and

we will hold monthly meetings in Portslade Town Hall with a range of activities which

will be membership led. These will include:

 

Practical sessions where members can exchange ideas and tips

Demonstrations of specific techniques & skills

Competitions designed to encourage exploration of new ideas

and many more...

 

The idea is to provide people with a forum to discuss ideas and learn from each other

in addition to the obvious social benefits. Our aim is to provide a Club where initially

people can learn the basics and improve their technique. Then for those who want to

take their craft to a new level we will provide the stimulus and the facility for collective

problem solving, enabling members to explore different artistic directions.

 

The Club will meet between 7pm and 10pm on the first Thursday of each month at

Portslade Town Hall from the 7th of February 2013.

 

Everyone is welcome to come along and see what we do, prospective members are

encouraged to attend a meeting to see if it is for them before joining. Woodturning is

something almost anyone can enjoy and there are virtually no barriers to people taking

up the hobby. Lathes and the other necessary tools are comparatively

inexpensive, and can take up relatively little space, so you don't need

a huge workshop or wallet to get involved. People from all walks of life,

all ages and any background can quickly learn to turn interesting objects made from wood.

A number of our members sell their work, and some demonstrate their craft to others.

 

Junior members are welcome, however due to the nature of the activities, they must be

accompanied by an adult until the age of 18.

 

For further information see our website: www.SouthDownsWoodturners.com

 

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Hassocks Amenity Association Save Lag Wood Update

Auction result:   Sold for £122,000.   Hassocks Amenity Association had raised £90,000, so we were unsuccessful in obtaining the wood and the 'pheasant's field'.  The good news is that we have met the new owners who live in Brighton.  They told us that they were committed to keeping Lag Wood as it is, and the public would continue to have access. They would like to meet the groups who use the wood, and we will be arranging a meeting in due course.  So, although disappointed, HAA is not despondent – and how many villages are there that could raise £90,000 in eight days? 

 

Help Save Lag Wood

SAVE LAGG WOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY

 

URGENT ACTION NEEDED

 

 Lag Wood will be auctioned on Tuesday morning (30^th October).  This is a last ditch attempt to enable everyone to continue to access this ancient, protected woodland with its unique chalk stream.   Hassocks children have played there for generations.  In the Spring, the wild flowers are breathtaking. For walkers, it's a popular short local stroll.

 

The guide price is £80,000 to £100,000. The first £10,000 has already been raised through HAA members. We need at least contributions of another £70,000 to make a serious bid. 

 

For details of ways to contribute and more information, contact immediately

 

HASSOCKS AMENITY ASSOCIATION

 

Bob Kenhard. bob.kenhard@btinternet.com

(01273 844920)

Margaret Ford.  margaret608ford@btinternet.com

(01273 845882)

Colin Wilsdon. colinwilsdon@btinternet.com

(01273 842489)

 

 

“LIFE IN HASSOCKS” PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION LAUNCHED

Residents of Hassocks are being asked to get out and about with their cameras this spring so that their village can be lit up at Christmas. 

A Life in Hassocks photographic competition has been launched by the Light Up Hassocks Committee in order to raise funds for this year's festive light display.  A calendar will be produced and sold in local shops with the proceeds going to Light Up Hassocks.  Photos might be of a favourite place or view, a community event or local people.  They can be taken in any season.  Images should simply reflect life in Hassocks.  There will be twelve winning photos: one for each month and these, together with some of the runners up, will be printed in the calendar.

The deadline for submitting photos is Tuesday 8^th May 2012.  Entry forms can obtained from Orion News in Hassocks or online at www.facebook.com/LightUpHassocks
where the full Terms & Conditions are shown.  We need two copies of each entry:  a  5"x7" print (to be returned to Orion News or posted to 5 Clayton Park, Hassocks BN6 8JQ) and a digital image which should be e-mailed to lightuphassocks@hotmail.co.uk.  Both submissions should have a title and the full contact details of the  photographer.  People can enter up to four photos before the deadline of Tuesday 8^th May 2012.    Full terms and conditions on the Light Up Hassocks – Its Christmas Facebook page or people can e-mail lightuphassocks@hotmail.co.uk."

The winners will be notified in mid July but shortlisted photos will be on display at The Hassocks Hotel during the next fundraiser for Light Up Hassocks, a Family Treasure Hunt on Saturday 2^nd June.

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The Brighton & Hove Retired Greyhound Trust

Brighton Greyhound Owners Association – Retired Greyhound Trust – Kennels Open Day on Sunday 10th June 2012 from 11.00am to 2.00pm. at New House Farm, Twineham Lane, Twineham, RH17 5NP.
Please come and meet the team, see the work that we do, and most importantly greet the greyhounds.
You may also like to consider giving one of the gorgeous hounds their 'forever home'.  Light refreshments will be available.
The open day is for humans only, as the kennel dogs could get a little upset if loads of hounds turn up on their patch.
Please see the website for more information about the work of the RGT.