Prescriptions

Lloyd’s / Hurstpierpoint surgery are taking a full 7 days to get from request to meds ready for collection- so be well prepared!!

Swains Farm Shop and Garden Centre

**Please be aware that the garden centre is currently closed**

We have the multipurpose compost available out the front of the shop or compost is available for delivery, minimum order Β£30. You can order by calling the shop or emailing orders@swainsfarmshop.co.uk

We have now reduced customer numbers in store to just 5 at a time. We hope that customers will be able to shop easier and quicker by reducing numbers.
We are receiving a lot of calls regarding stock. We currently have no problems with the fresh fruit and vegetable supply and are well stocked all day everyday.
We are currently well stocked for eggs and milk and meat is still being delivered every morning. We also cook fresh bread daily every morning.
I’m afraid we do not have any bread flour and are unsure when this will become available again.

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Home fire safety warning after bedroom fire

Firefighters in West Sussex are reminding residents to take extra care with candles following a fire in a teenager’s bedroom on Tuesday.

Two crews from Burgess Hill and Haywards Heath were mobilised to a property on West Street, Burgess Hill,
at 12.52pm after candles on the teenager’s bedroom window set fire to the curtains.

Upon arrival at the house, crews found the fire had already been extinguished by an adult living at the property, but crews offered some safety advice to the household and helped ventilate the property.

Ed Swain, Crew Manager at Burgess Hill Fire Station, said: “Luckily there was an adult in the property at the time when the fire broke out and he managed to deal with the fire himself upon hearing the smoke alarms actuating.

“With the latest advice from the government to help curb the spread of Covid-19, people should be staying at home and observing social distancing guidance.

“We would like to take this opportunity to remind people of the dangers associated with naked flames and candles and the importance of keeping them away from flammable materials. They should only be used in a proper candle holder, and they should be extinguished before you leave the room or go to sleep. Candles should never be left unattended.

“By following these simple steps you can enjoy having a candle lit, without putting the household at risk of fire.

“In this instance, it didn’t take much for the curtains to catch fire, and this had the potential to become a much more serious incident. There was a fair bit of heat damage to the curtains and the teenager’s bed, as well as smoke damage to the rest of the room.

“Fortunately this house also had a working smoke alarm fitted, which gave the family an early warning that something was wrong.”

West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (WSFRS) have issued some home fire safety tips with more people working and being in the home due to coronavirus (Covid-19).

Advice includes:

Smoke alarms should be on every level of the home. Check they’re working regularly.

Avoid smoking in comfortable furniture or beds #DontSnoozeAndSmoke

Fires in chimneys can start at any time. Take this time to clean yours.

Electrical items should be checked, don’t overload plug sockets.

Try and be more careful in the kitchen. 50% of home fires start here.

You should close your doors at night in case a fire breaks out. This will help to contain the fire and prevent the spread of toxic smoke by up to 20 minutes.

Nicki Peddle, Head of Prevention at WSFRS said: “In these uncertain and difficult times we really want you to be as safe as possible at home. That is why we are offering some extra tips to help keep you and those you care for safe from fire.

“They are really simple things that we build in to our new routines, but they will have a big impact on reducing the risk ofΒ  a fire in our home.”

If you have a fire in your home – get out, stay out, call 999.

For more information on home fire safety visit: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/fire-emergencies-and-crime/west-sussex-fire-and-rescue-service/home-fire-safety/

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Update from The Royal Oak – Covid 19.


In light of government advice and new legislation on workers and their protection, we have had to close down the pub completely.
We will not be operational at all, no take away or delivery food.
We would like to thank you all for your support, and look forward to welcoming you back as soon as is it safe to do so
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The Plough is doing deliveries

The plough at Pyecombe is open every day for a take away service of most of their regular menu ….and are giving a 10% discount on all orders.

They are open between 5 – 10 pm …..orders can be placed over the phone …and they do a delivery service for Β£5. …01273 842796

Self-Reporting COVID-19 Symptoms

Help slow the spread of #COVID19 and identify at risk cases sooner by self-reporting your symptoms daily, even if you feel wellΒ  πŸ™πŸΌ. Download the app https://covid.joinzoe.com/Β 

Rushfields Farm shop Delivery

Hello folks

As from tomorrow we are starting a home delivery service or a drive through service from our carpark for both farmshop and garden centre products. Free delivery if spending over Β£15.

Please email farmshop orders to farmshop@rushfields.com and garden centre orders to adrian@rushfields.com , if unable to email you can also phone farmshop 01273 850015 or garden centre 01273 857445.

We will not be perfect, we are not a supermarket with huge IT systems in place, but we are a family business who will try its best to help the local community, bear with us for the first few weeks as we develop a workable system, but our guys will do their utmost to get to you. Please don’t get too frustrated if we are unable to respond immediately, some of our people are working over 70 hours a week to keep stock moving and we’re a bit knackered already!

Best wishes

Colin, Pam, Kathryn, Adrian and all the Rushfields family

Royal Oak Take away Menu

With Pubs now set to close and nothing in the shops, you can still get a takeaway from the Royal Oak with a 15% discount and free delivery.

POYNINGS PARISH COUNCIL – response to Covid-19

Dear neighbours,

As your Parish Council, we have a part to play in ensuring residents in and around Poynings are supported as much as possible in the uncertain times which lie ahead. A lock down of some sort seems inevitable, so we plan to build a support network to get through this.

We will coordinate help and support for those who may be ill, self-isolating or otherwise impacted by Covid-19. We are compiling two lists; one for those who require any form of assistance and one for people who can help. Clearly this situation is evolving, so we’d like to try and keep communication channels open as safely possible.

We offer this in the capacity of your Parish Council, we are not trained in this type of response but we welcome suggestions on things we could help coordinate, improve or do differently. We feel a coordinated response will be most productive, so please get in touch via email, WhatsApp, FaceBook or telephone.

Ways we imagine the community support:

● Collecting food and shopping
● Collecting prescriptions
● Dog walking
● Transport
● Contributing to a local food bank
● Providing company and conversation, albeit remotely

Here’s how we plan to coordinate our response; contact Will on 07790 936570 or Nigel on 07967381341 so we can add you to the WhatsApp group or message you directly.

We’ve created an email specifically for this; cv19poynings@gmail.com we’re monitoring this inbox daily.

Please state your name when you email or text, so we know who you are, and if you would like help, or are able to help.

We will use the ‘Poynings Community’ Facebook page and WhatsApp to communicate updates from the Parish Council. Connect with us to make sure you get these. Facebook is a valuable resource for sharing information from local providers of food and other vital services. Working alongside Fulking and Newtimber, we will deliver as much useful information as we can.

Let’s make sure we’re there for each other, and get through this safely. We hope you’ll get in touch and get involved.

Many thanks in advance.

Nigel, Will, Neville, Mike and Colin

Poynings Community FaceBook can be found by using the search bar. Ask your Friends and Family to join if you want them to be able to see what’s happening in the village.

The Royal Oak, Rushfields, Swains, Jeremy’s, Jermey’s Too, Truffles, Shepherd & Dog and plenty of others are looking to provide delivery services, so we’ll post contact info and most can also be found on FaceBook.

Jan and Clare from the Royal Oak are looking to put support in place and options of food hampers, takeaways and maybe even a cheeky bottle of wine will be available. Details to follow.

Milk & More already deliver to Poynings www.milkandmore.co.uk

We plan to talk to Hurst and Henfield surgery to see about prescription services and if they can be delivered direct to your door.

If you knock on a neighbour’s door then the suggestion is to then take two generous steps backwards, but do take care!!

Currently, all Poynings 650th Anniversary celebrations are on hold. Rev Tim will be reaching out to the Parish directly too. Church services are also suspended for now. Rev Tim Harford available 01273 857456 and revtimharford@gmail.com

All delivery services will now sign their own delivery notes, so don’t handle them if you don’t have to!

Zoom is an excellent bit of video calling software to connect with friends and families. It’s free to use, and is the most likely way we’ll conduct Parish Meetings for the time being. The APM will be postponed, but if we have your email address then we’ll invite you to join the video call for theΒ normal meeting.

We will update you as best we can, but the news channels will continue to give you regular updates, as they do. At a Parish level, we simply want to help everyone get through this with the least amount of interruption as possible.

NHS advice is not to attend a surgery unless you have an appointment.

If you would like a pdf of this, you can download it here

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