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West Chiltington - News

Elephant and Castle.

There are plans proposed for the construction of 6 homes on the Elephant and Castle pub garden. There are some interested buyers who want to re-open the pub for use by the village again. It has been the heart of the community for so long and it now needs your help. Please make any comments you think are worthy once viewing the plans. Once lost, it will never open up again. Here is the link to view the plans and to make a public comment.

Great news! The Roundabout Hotel to re-open.

I have received the following news from the new owners

I am pleased to advise that the new owners of The Roundabout Hotel, The Chapman Group, Relaxinnz will be reopening The Roundabout hotel after some extensive refurbishment, hopefully in April.

There will be a grand opening and I will keep you posted as developments occur.

My wife and I will be running the operation for the group and we are currently looking for staff both permanent and temporary.

We have a new website where you can see who we need and how to apply for a position, and there will be much more on the site to come with details of the hotel and facilities.

We are excited to be able to bring the hotel back to its former glory and hope that we will see all of you at the grand opening. Watch this space for progress reports.

Mannie and Lindsey

HDC and the economy

Horsham District council are running a survey to assess opinion on their Public Services. Obviously with the large cuts the Government are enforcing they need to have basis on which to work. Please give them your views!

We now have Salsa and Zumba classes in the Village Hall - for Salsa you can contact Bruny on 07949 913826 or email Bruny. Check the Village Hall page for details of the Hall programme.

DVD out now! See the info page for more news.

Somewhere in the coalition's process of phasing out the various RDAs (including ours, the South Eastern Development Agency - SEEDA), new regional development partnerships are being formed. Out of 62 bids for approval, ours - 'Coast to Capital' - was one of the 24 successful ones. The area it covers is here. As you can see there are 5 regions in it, Croydon, the Gatwick Diamond, Rural West Sussex (yes, that's us!), Coastal West Sussex and Brighton and Hove.

Our LEP will work with BT, Open Reach and other telecom infrastructure providers to ensure that by 2020 the minimum speed to all key business locations is 100mbps (in and out) and that to 90% of all businesses in the area the speed is 20mbps (in and out).

Any improvement for business will necessarily assist ordinary residents, so DO get on our bandwagon for improving our broadband by reading the broadband pages and registering your interest - we are in discussion with the LEP and local district and county and we need your 'weight' behind us. We are already a good 'head and shoulders' above other regions in our area.

West Chiltington Woodlands

If you are not aware of this active group, you should be! Our village is fortunate indeed to have so many wooded areas and they all need care and protection. The group offer some extremely interesting events which include 'bat walks' and 'fungi safaris' which take place in Monkmead Woods. For more information have a look at their site West Chiltington Woodlands where you can access their latest newsletter too.

Village Hall News

NEW BOOKINGS SYSTEM - see Village Hall page here

An excellent achievement. Attaining this level of quality in the scheme for Village Halls places our hall in a very small group that have reached this level. A big 'well done' to all on the committee for their efforts.

Is there a footpath you walk on a regular basis? Would you be interested in adopting a section and just reporting any problems associated with that section.

For more information you can contact the clerk at Clerk.

Storrington News

If you have a few minutes to spare, do look at the new transfers on the Mill Square Waitrose windows - a fascinating abridged history of Storrington

Mary How Film Night

The next presentation from the Mary How Trust Film Society will be on Tuesday 28th February and is 'Midnight in Paris (12A)'. Woody Allen is back on sparkling form: Midnight in Paris is a wry and charming romantic comedy that transports Owen Wilson’s young Hollywood screenwriter back to the Bohemian Paris of the 1920s. An outstanding cast includes Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Marion Cotillard and Michael Sheen.

JOIN US at the longest-running cinema club for charity in West Sussex and, we believe, the only one with all proceeds going to charity.

As usual there will be two showings, at 3pm and 7.30pm

We offer a first class cinema experience, with professional 35mm prints and Dolby sound, and a licensed bar. Tickets sell out quickly each month, so hurry to book yours!

Tickets £5, which include club membership, from:-

Storrington Card Centre
Guy Leonard Estate Agents
Cherilyn Stores
The Post Office Stores
The Mary How Trust Charity Shop, Lower Street, Pulborough
Mary How Trust - 01798 877641 (ticket hotline)

Raffle and refreshments

Read more about the Society and our Film Nights here

Coming soon! March’s presentation from the Mary How Trust Film Society will be 'My Week with Marilyn' (15), on Tuesday 27 March. Simon Curtis’ beguiling film stars Kenneth Branagh as Lawrence Olivier and Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe. Seen through the eyes of a star-struck young Colin Clark (brother of Tory MP Alan) this is the story of his unlikely friendship with Marilyn during the filming of “The Prince and the Showgirl” in 1956. A charming and touching film, and Williams steals the show as the troubled but luminous Marilyn Monroe.

Next Films: To come - War Horse, The Iron Lady and J Edgar.

Mary How Events

The Trust hold a bingo evening in aid of Cancer Prevention on the SECOND Thursday of every month in Storrington Village Hall, 59 West Street, Storrington, West Sussex, RH20 4DZ. Only 50p entry with a raffle and refreshments - and fun for everyone! Doors open 7PM: Play starts at 7:30PM.

Work off that Christmas sloth!

Come along to the Aqua Fit Workout with personal trainer, Lorraine Hannah on Saturday 4th February in the Billingshurst Leisure Centre, RH13 9RY, between 5 and 6pm. Only £5!

To book your place, please email Lorraine or call on 01903-742762 / 07941-078091. First come first served. Book now to avoid disappointment! Raffle and refreshments

All proceeds to The Mary How Trust for Cancer Prevention

Quiz Night in aid of the Mary How Trust

Come along on Friday 23 March at 7pm, quiz starts at 7:30pm in Fittleworth Village Hall RH20 1JB. Entry for teams of 4, £12 per head inc. fish and chip supper. There will be a licensed bar and Raffle. Hosted by popular quiz masters, Stephen & Christine Turrell. An entertaining night out in aid of your local health screening charity!

As always, lots more events planned - see the Mary How Trust website for a full programme.

Don't forget to visit the Mary How Trust’s charity shop in Lower Street, Pulborough

Linda Belcher Healthcare

- is looking for people interested in hosting a kinesiology workshop in their home. She will bring lunch and do the training, you provide the house. The host benefits from a FREE valuable workshop, and all Linda requires is 5 interested delegates.

There is more information in Linda's newsletter which you can access via her website

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