Sloe Gin and Homemade Liqueur Competition: Monday 5th February, Royal Oak Poynings (Village Night -- table reservations advisable). Entries in by 8:00pm (a jam jar will do), £1.50 per entry (2017/2018 fruit only). Two categories: (i) Poynings -- Sloe Gin Cup and prize for best liqueur (fruit+spirit); (ii) Foreigners -- Fulking, Newtimber, Pyecombe, and Woodmancote.