If you have stories to tell about Poynings, the West Sussex Record Office is asking residents to document their experience during the coronavirus. Learn more. 

Great to see that 963 people have joined the online library since they closed their buildings on 17 March.

They have added 1,300 extra ebooks and 450 eAudio titles and are now issuing about four times the number of these. Around 32,000 newspapers and magazines are being downloaded each week too!

Last week there were 2,500 views of the Ancestry page, which is linked to the free public version, and we have had over 50 compliments about this service.

They have been offering telephone support for library customers who want to use the ebook and audio but have never tried before – got some lovely comments about that too.

An additional 25 library staff have now been trained to accept and receive calls in the Community Hub and library delivery drivers have delivered emergency food parcels across the county.

Join the online library service.

Mid Sussex District Council are calling for your help to create a memory bank of commemoration for Victory in Europe Day (8^th May).

While current social distancing measures are in place it will not be possible for street parties to take place at the moment, so Mid Sussex District Council is calling for submissions for a virtual memory bank to help commemorate VE Day. Tributes and photos, memories, songs and stories of VE Day and what it means will be merged into a showreel and presented on the Council’s digital platforms. Recordings of ‘We’ll Meet Again’ can also be sent to form the soundtrack to the presentation.

Earlier in the year MSDC provided grants to commemorate VE Day; but given the current national and international situation these events won’t take place at this time. The Council will of course be honouring our grant commitments when recipients feel they are in a position to mark the many sacrifices made and to commemorate the end of WWII.

Councillor Norman Webster, Cabinet Member for Community said: “This is an important commemoration and we want to do everything we can to ensure it is marked. Somehow it is even more relevant, as we all recognise the bonds of friendship and community we are experiencing anew, that we commemorate those who gave so much at that time”.

Please send photos and poems for Mid Sussex Virtual VE Day to comms@midsussex.gov.uk or via the Council’s Facebook channel. You can upload film or songs to a special form at www.midsussex.gov.uk/VE2020

Deadline for submissions in Monday 4^th May. We cannot guarantee all will be used but we will try to use as many as possible. Before submitting you must ensure you have permission for any items to be displayed publicly.

Rushfields Food Boxes – https://www.rushfields.com

Thank you all for your patience, we are now getting closer to keeping up with deliveries of the food boxes, we will continue to run the delivery service as long as it is required, as we have said before if you are unable to get on with the web shop ordering please continue to order your boxes by emailing farmshop@rushfields.com a reminder of what is available we are hoping to be delivering within 5 working days.

1 Veg Box £15 selection of seasonal veg subject to market availability
2 Fruit Box £10 mixed fruit subject to market availability
3 Dairy Box £8 1 small loaf either Brown or White 6 Eggs 250grm Cheddar Cheese
4 Meat Box £15 500gr mince 6 Sausages 2 Chicken Breasts

Free delivery for spends of £15 or more within a 10 mile radius. You can order a more specific range of products if you are able to come and collect from the car park. Order these by emailing farmshop@rushfields.com

Truffles – https://www.facebook.com/trufflesbakery

In Poynings Car Park – Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 08.45

Wayfields – https://www.facebook.com/WayfieldParkFarmShopAndCafe/

Delivery to Poynings or collect, call 07742 082051

Adams Wholesale – www.adams-wholesale.com

Offering NEXT DAY DELIVERIES to the whole of Sussex to the general public, 6 days a week, we have supply meat, fruit, veg, dry goods, dairy, tinned, frozen food as well as non-food products cleaning materials etc. 01903 282220

Sunharvest Ltd – https://www.sunharvestltd.co.uk/shop/

Established for over 12 years. We are your local produce distributor, based in the centre of Brighton, providing excellent quality fruit, vegetables and other cooking essentials. Deliver to Poynings

The Cherry People  – 07722 647 857

The family that support our village fete selling cherries every year are now offering £15, £20 and £25 mixed veg boxes with a £2 delivery charge.  Text 07722647857 with your name, address, size of box and please say what you don’t want!

They would rather deliver on a Saturday if that’s ok with everyone that would like to order.

Fuel Coffee House – https://www.fuel-coffee-house.com/burgers

Burgers

The Ginger Jungle – https://www.thegingerjungle.com/local-community

House plants

Our local services are doing a great job supporting vulnerable residents and keeping the villages supplied with essentials.

https://www.rushfields.com/

https://www.facebook.com/trufflesbakery

https://www.thegingerjungle.com/local-community

https://www.fuel-coffee-house.com/burgers

And probably others.

Along with priority delivery slots, shopping hours etc., supermarket chains have developed a volunteer gift card scheme that allows volunteers to shop in store on behalf vulnerable residents. Alleviating the exchange of cash between volunteers and patients/customers, which a number of people have raised as an issue/questions. Please see details of what they are doing along with opening hours, links etc HERE.

The resident does still need to access the website to load the gift card with funds but could assist if they cannot get a delivery slot for a while.