DIY indoor and outdoor work undertaken locally, including painting; building work and repairs, carpentry work.
Please contact John on 0774 6370 266 or johnmitchellcf@gmail.com
Apr 11
Springs Smoked Salmon
Fancy a change, Spring Smoked Salmon will deliver, go to https://www.springssmokedsalmon.co.uk/buy-online/ for more details.
IN THE PRESENT CLIMATE STOCK IS LIMITED BUT THEY WILL ENDEAVOUR TO REPLENISH ITEMS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Free delivery on orders over £25
Apr 11
South Downs National Park Newsletter
For those of you that are getting a tad bored, you can read about what is going on in the South Downs National Park HERE The link doesn’t work in the email.
Apr 11
Volunteers
For those of you in the village who are helping others, and there are lots… Here is a handy “Cue Card” with government guidelines to keep safe.
Apr 11
No Bonfires Please
Please do not burn garden waste, or any other waste, under any circumstances.
With many people currently in their homes it is important to be considerate of your neighbours in Poynings. Smoke and smells from bonfires can aggravate respiratory problems such as asthma and bronchitis and affect those with heart complaints.
Please either compost your garden waste, keep it in a safe place or put it into your garden waste bin. Please continue to put your general waste in your black-lidded refuse bin. All of our waste services are currently running as normal apart from Garden waste which has been temporarily suspended.
Apr 11
Can’t get out!!
For those of you who can’t get out, here is a lovely picture of Cora’s Corner with the 650 Celebration tulips.
Apr 11
Rushfields Update
Rushfields Farm Shop will be closed this Sunday 12th April and every Sunday until further notice. Farm Shop open other 6 days of the week, taking orders for food boxes and some garden materials.
The Farm shop is open and trading as normal, if you would like a delivery of food then please see the options below:
Farm Shop delivery
Since the coronavirus has made us close the doors of the garden centre, we are running a delivery service from the Farm Shop.
For this week (March 30 – April 5) we have four options:
- Veg Box: contains a selection of vegetables, we try to vary the items from week to week, depending upon market availability. The cost of the box is £15
- Fruit box: with a mix of apples, satsuma’s, pears, bananas, grapes etc. Again, we do our best to vary from week to week. The cost of this box is £10
- Dairy selection: contains a small loaf of bread (brown or white), 1ltr milk, 6 eggs, and approx. 250 grams of cheese (a mild cheddar). The cost of this box is £8
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Selection of the Butchery: our butcher Paul said he is ready to go, so if you would like any meat, sausages, bacon, mince etc. just add that to your order. The price differs per item.
Due to the overwhelming response, we aren’t able to guarantee a delivery time or day, we have more than one van going around, so we should be able to cover a wide deliver area on the same day. If you are not in, we can’t come back on the same day, you’ll have to wait until we deliver in your area again. We hope that this will meet some of your needs during these difficult times.
HOW TO ORDER
To order any of the boxes, simply send an email to farmshop@rushfields.com with your order.
We need to know:
- What you would like and how many including anything from the butcher.
Please state your choice of bread (brown or white)
- Your name and address
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Your phone number
We’ll call you to take card payment and arrange the delivery. If you have any questions about the delivery service, you can send us an email. We hope you’ll stay safe and healthy. At Rushfields, we can’t wait to see all of your friendly faces again soon.
Apr 08
More home deliveries
South Downs Food and Drink have created an ever growing list of home delivery services and safe shopping opportunities to buy locally produced food & drink in Sussex and the South Downs region at https://southdownsfood.org/promotion
If you have a service you would like to add, email details to Paula at hello@southdownsfood.org
Apr 07
Help the West Sussex Record Office document these unprecedented times
West Sussex Record Office has closed its doors for the first time in over 70 years because of coronavirus (COVID-19), but their great work continues, and they need residents’ help.
The team are inviting residents across the county to record a diary that will be kept alongside other pandemic related records. These will then be catalogued, stored, and ultimately available to the public for research.
All residents need to do is document their experiences during the coronavirus pandemic, including how it is affecting them, their family and friends and the local community. It can also include new experiences, thoughts and feelings.
The diary can be recorded on paper or on a phone and be done as an individual, part of a family project within the same household, a creative outlet or simply as a daily record.
Screen Archive South East, who are already partnered with the Record Office and look after all the moving image archives for the region, will be supporting to archive the video diary footage.
Duncan Crow, Cabinet Member for Fire and Rescue and Communities, said: “The current situation is an extraordinary one and something the majority of us will never have experienced before. The West Sussex Record Office is in a privileged position to be able to document what is going on right now, but some of this can’t be done without help from West Sussex residents, who are in a unique position to provide personal insight at this difficult time.
“Please let the Record Office have your experiences of what it is like living under the new government guidance and let us know how it is affecting your day-to-day lives, what you are doing to cope and how your daily routine has adapted. We want people to be as open and honest as possible and record how they are feeling so that future generations have an insight into what happened at the start of this new decade.”
If people don’t want to participate in a diary, the Record Office would also like help in collecting other material that residents might come across such as:
- Leaflets/flyers/posters from councils and other organisations about the pandemic
- Material from local business relating to closures or changes to how they operate
- Advice from local organisations about hygiene, social distancing and self-isolation
- Information about community efforts to help vulnerable and isolated persons
- Information from local schools regarding closures and home-schooling
If you’re interested in finding out how you can support this Record Office initiative, please visit www.westsussexrecordofficeblog.com/2020/03/31 and for the latest government advice on coronavirus and how it affects West Sussex, visit www.westsussex.gov.uk/coronavirus
Apr 07
EMERGENCY GRANTS PROGRAMME
The Prince’s Countryside Fund is a member of our Rural Services Partnership
The Prince’s Countryside Fund is inviting applications for emergency funding from farming and rural community support groups, who are providing assistance to counter the effects of isolation during the Coronavirus pandemic
With thanks to Players of People’s Postcode Lottery, groups can apply for grant funding of up to £2,500 if they:
- are providing emergency relief to vulnerable or isolated individuals or;
- are providing support to farmers and farm businesses affected by the Coronavirus pandemic or;
- are helping rural or farming communities to cope with the Coronavirus pandemic
£100,000 total is available in this first round of funding.
The Fund will assist projects that support farm businesses or other rural businesses and rural communities. This may include, but is not limited to, volunteer and fuel costs for grocery and prescription delivery from rural community shops, pubs, and hubs; costs associated with emergency support by farm and agricultural support groups; or rural foodbanks and food delivery services.