May 04

Downland Villages Recipe Book

recipies

The four parishes in the Downland Benefice are joining together to produce a recipe book to raise funds for maintaining the churches in Edburton, Newtimber, Poynings and Pyecombe. The book will feature seasonal recipes, using local produce when possible.

We would love to hear from anyone who can help us in any way, such as typing, editing, marketing and organising a book launch.

And of course we need lots of recipes to choose from!

What is your favourite recipe, using local, seasonal ingredients? Please share it with us, using this form. Downland recipe Form

Email your recipe to downlandrecipes@icloud.com

or drop it into Westend Cottage, The Street, Poynings by 30th June.

May 03

Downland Churches May 2016

The Downland Benefice

Holy Trinity Poynings, St Andrew’s, Edburton

St John the Evangelist, Newtimber

The Transfiguration, Pyecombe

www.downlandchurches.co.uk

 

May 2016

 

There is a united Benefice service every Sunday morning at 10 am in one of our churches.

 

On most Sundays, this is a service of Holy Communion.

On the first Sunday of each month, it is an all age worship service, followed at 11.15 am by a short Communion service.

Location varies according to the pattern below:

    First Sunday     (1st May)             Poynings

    Second Sunday    (8th May)            Newtimber    

    Third Sunday     (15th May)            Poynings    

    Fourth Sunday    (22nd May)            Pyecombe

    Fifth Sunday    (29th May)            Newtimber

 

There is also a Benefice Evening Service at 6pm

every second Sunday (8th May) at Pyecombe.

 

In addition, at Edburton Church there is:


A service of Family Communion every first and third Sunday at 11 am. (1st and 15th May)

 

Morning and Evening Prayer each week

Mondays: Edburton at 6 pm; Tuesdays: Newtimber at 5 pm

Wednesdays: Poynings at 9 am; Pyecombe at 6 pm

 

Evergreens (for the over 60’s)

Monday, 9th May, 3.30 – 5 pm at Downside, Fulking

(home of Charmayne and Harry Diamond)

Special events and dates this month

 

  • Edburton PCC will meet at 7.30pm on Tuesday 3rd May.
  • There will be NO service in the Benefice on Ascension Day (May 5th). In past years, this has been very poorly attended.
  • Deanery Synod will meet on Thursday 12th May at Ditchling.
  • The week leading up to Pentecost has been designated a week of prayer for Church growth. This theme will be evident in all our weekday services. Please make this a theme for your private prayers too and look out for events being held by other churches in the area.
  • On Saturday 14th May at 7.30pm, Brighton Chamber Choir, conducted by Jane Money (Cullen) of Pyecombe is performing a programme of music by Grieg, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky and others entitled ‘Northern Lights’. This will be at St Barnabas Church, Sackville Road, Hove. See fliers.
  • Weds 18th May is the date for the Licensing of Fr James Foley in our neighbouring parish of Albourne, Sayers Common and Twineham (ASCAT). Please remember him and the people of that parish in your prayers.
  • Messy Church meets this month on Friday 20th May, from 4.30 pm – 6 pm at Fulking Village Hall. Do come along!
  • Pyecombe PCC: 7.30pm Monday 23rd May in the Church.
  • Newtimber PCC: 5.30pm Tuesday 24th May in the Church.
  • Don’t forget the Plant Sale at Pyecombe to be held on Saturday 28th May from 2-4pm in aid of church funds.
  • Hymns and Pimms at Edburton will take place on Sunday 29th May at 6pm. Do come along to sing your heart out.
  • Please collect unwanted items and pass them to Lucy Dalrymple for her Verge Sale in aid of Newtimber Church funds –happy to collect: tel 01273 832009

 

Clergy contact details:

Revd Dr Caroline Currer, Priest-in-Charge

Tel 01273 857456         c.currer@btinternet.com

Revd Graham Jeffery (Edburton)     01273 494559

May 02

Jake Richards

Amber would like to thank all of you for your generosity at Jake’s recent funeral.

£365.35 was raised for the church Funds and £833 for the British Heart Foundation a total of £1,198.35.

These were very generous amounts and show the warmth and esteem that Jake was held in.

Apr 27

Fulking Seedling Sunday

COME TO SEEDLING SUNDAY!

 

SUNDAY MAY 1st IN FULKING VILLAGE HALL, FULKING

 

SWAP OR BUY YOUNG PLANTS

 

TEA, COFFEE AND CAKE

Apr 26

Concert – Newtimber Church

A CONCERT will be held at St. John the Evangelist church, Newtimber, BN6 9BT.

Saturday afternoon June 11th. 2016 at 2.30 pm.

The Midsummer Strings are returning this year to play a Mozart Quartet followed by Mozart’s clarinet Quintet. Do come to enjoy the professional musicians and fine acoustics of our church again. Then we will then move to wander in Newtimber Place Gardens with a Punch and have a Strawberry and cream tea.

Parking will be in The Old Rectory’s field and the field by Newtimber Place. Tickets at £20 each, £10 for under 18’s, includes refreshments.

From: Lucy Dalrymple 01273 831877 lucy.dalrymple@icloud.com

Gill Keith 01273 835013 gillian.bedlam@googlemail.com

Stephanie Anderson steph.newtimber@icloud.com

Proceeds will be for “Newtimber PCC”.

Apr 26

Holy Trinity Church AGM

Poynings
Holy Trinity Church are holding their Annual Meeting at 7pm on Wednesday at 27th April

Everyone is welcome to find out about our plans for the future and review our progress to develop the Chapel and recent restoration around the Church.

Apr 21

Fulking Book Sale

Bric-a-Brac and Book Sale

Sat/Sun 23/24 April (this weekend)

Fulking Village Hall

10.00 to 4.00 each day.

LOADS of BARGAINS!!!!!

Apr 06

3 in 1 cards – Press release

Note from Peter Griffiths, our County Councillor concerning the Press release below about the 3 in 1 cards.

I may have drawn your attention to this proposed decision as I am not at all convinced that it is

a. equitable or

b. necessary.

I have asked the Cabinet Member responsible that the deadline is extended . To have only 4 days notice is in my view pretty shoddy added to which the unreasonable deadline is within the current Easter Holidays!

There was a heads up news item in the February WSCC Current Issues. It included a very confusing definition of who was eligible under ‘low income families’ that took 3 officers to clarify for me but there was no mention of the online consultation nor the link.

Thank you

Peter G


News release

For Immediate Release

04 April 2016

 

Have your say on 3in1 cards before Friday April 8 deadline

 

Residents have until Friday, April 8 to have their say over the future of 3in1 travel cards in West Sussex.

West Sussex County Council is running an online public consultation on the future of the scheme.

The cards are being reviewed taking into account changes in national legislation, the priorities of the Future West Sussex plan and increasing financial pressures.

3in1 Cards are a concessionary travel scheme for young people aged from five to 19.

Pupils and students pay £50 for the card, which entitles them for savings on bus travel at any time on any day of the week.

About 6,000 students out of 116,000 who go to school or college use the scheme, which costs £1.2m a year.

The County Council has proposed three options:

•          The 3in1 Card scheme continues in its current format
•          The 3in1 Card ceases to operate
•          The 3in1 Card ceases to operate but funding for 16-19 year-olds from low income families (in full time further education) would be made available.

The questionnaire asks participants to rank their preferred option, and give their views on the scheme. 

Participants are also asked for their views on the dates for any changes to be introduced.

To participate, visit https://haveyoursay.westsussex.gov.uk/highways-and-transport/3in1card.

Apr 02

Church News April 2016

The Downland Benefice

Holy Trinity Poynings, St Andrew’s, Edburton

St John the Evangelist, Newtimber

The Transfiguration, Pyecombe

www.downlandchurches.co.uk

 

April 2016

 

There is a united Benefice service every Sunday morning at 10 am in one of our churches.

 

On most Sundays, this is a service of Holy Communion.

On the first Sunday of each month, it is an all age worship service, followed at 11.15 am by a short Communion service.

Location varies according to the pattern below:

    First Sunday     (3rd April)             Poynings

    Second Sunday    (10th April)            Newtimber    

    Third Sunday     (17th April)            Poynings    

    Fourth Sunday    (24th April)            Pyecombe

 

There is also a Benefice Evening Service at 6pm

every second Sunday (10th April) at Pyecombe.

 

In addition, at Edburton Church there is:


A service of Family Communion every first and third Sunday at 11 am. (3rd and 17th April)

 

Morning and Evening Prayer each week

Mondays:     Edburton at 6 pm

Tuesdays:     Newtimber at 5 pm

Wednesdays:     Poynings at 9 am; Pyecombe at 6 pm

 

Evergreens (for the over 60’s)

Monday, 4th April, 3.30 – 5 pm at The Paddock, Fulking

(home of Ian and Jill Malby)

Baptism, Memorial and Funeral Services

 

Baptism: Alfie James Victor Salter: 3rd April 2pm, Poynings.

Memorial service for John Murrell: The Meeting House at Sussex University on Weds 13th April at 2.30pm.

Funeral: Jake (Gordon) Richards: 14th April 2pm, Poynings

 

Special events and dates this month

 

  • On Saturday 2nd April at 7pm, there will be an illustrated talk on the opera ‘Carmen’ given by Jonathan Hinden, former Principal Coach at Glyndebourne, hosted by Carol and Andrew Clay in the Hall at Newtimber Place. In aid of Newtimber Church. For tickets, call 01273 832009.
  • Pyecombe PCC: 7.30pm, Monday 4th April at Pangdean.
  • Newtimber PCC: 5.30pm Tues 5th April in the Church.
  • It is also the month for our Annual Meetings or APCMs:

    – Edburton; 12 noon Sunday 3rd April in Church;

    – Pyecombe: 7.30pm Tuesday 19th April in Church;

    – Newtimber: 5.30pm Tuesday 26th April in Church;

    – Poynings: 7.00pm Weds 27th April; the Village Hall

All are welcome to learn what we have been up to in the past year. We have vacancies on PCCs – anyone willing to serve or to become involved in any way should speak first with Caroline.

  • Messy Church meets this month on Friday 15th April, from 4.30 pm – 6 pm at Fulking Village Hall. Do come along!
  • Newtimber Place Gardens opening 17 April, 2.30pm
  • Edburton bric-a-brac sale 23/24 April; Fulking Village Hall
  • Confirmation preparation starts this month: please contact Caroline if you are interested to learn more.
  • Please collect unwanted items and pass them to Lucy Dalrymple for her Verge Sale in aid of Newtimber Church funds –happy to collect: tel 01273 832009

 

Clergy contact details:

Revd Dr Caroline Currer, Priest-in-Charge

Tel 01273 857456         c.currer@btinternet.com

Revd Graham Jeffery (Edburton)     01273 494559

Mar 30

Bus Changes

Compass Travel 16 Worthing – Lyons Farm (Sundays & Bank Holidays)

This service is withdrawn on Sundays & Bank Holidays, the Monday to Saturday service continues unchanged.

 
 

Compass Travel 17 Horsham – Brighton (Sundays & Bank Holidays)

Frequency increased from two hourly to every hour.

 
 

Compass Travel 23 Horsham – Worthing (Sundays & Bank Holidays)

This service is withdrawn and replaced by Metrobus 23, see below.

 
 

Metrobus 23 Crawley – Horsham (Sundays & Bank Holidays)

Sunday & Bank Holiday service extended from Horsham to Worthing replacing Compass Travel service 23.

 
 

Metrobus 27 Forge Wood – Crawley (Daily)

New service linking the Forge Wood development with Crawley town centre.

 
 

Brighton & Hove N40 Brighton – Haywards Heath (1 night journey on Saturdays)

This service is withdrawn.

 
 

Metrobus 40X Haywards Heath – Brighton

Service withdrawn and replaced by new service 272, see below.

 
 

Metrobus 82 Crawley – Haywards Heath

Service renumbered 272 and extended to Brighton on Mondays to Fridays, see below.

 
 

Metrobus 271 Crawley – Burgess Hill – Brighton

Revised to operate via Haywards Heath and to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. Sunday diversion via Ditchling removed.

 
 

Metrobus 272 Crawley – Haywards Heath (extended to Brighton on Mondays to Fridays)

New service operating about every two hours replacing Metrobus services 82 and 40X.

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