According to this newish SDNPA website, Fulking is in the midst of a desolate area in which it is impossible to buy or eat local produce. Saddlescombe Farm provides an oasis — they are the only local food producers. Perhaps the SDNPA will give them an award for raising sheep on sand.
Category Archives: Food & Drink
LAMBS Ball 2015
Booking is now open for this year’s Yellow Ribbon Ball at Hickstead on Saturday, 26th September. You can reserve a table and bring your friends for an evening of food, fun and dancing. Tickets are £65 (per person) and include a three course meal, dancing to Cinnamon Street and illusions from magician Tom. Email lambsfundraising@gmail.com now to reserve tickets for this year’s event (and save the countryside at the same time).
Three Belles at Royal Oak
Saturday 18th July at 2:00pm. Seafood barbeque, champagne and Pimms bar.
Call the pub at 01273-857389 to book.
When you’ve recovered, you can head back to the Shepherd & Dog for what’s left of their Gin & Jazz Festival.
Henfield Summer Fayre
Concert with string ensemble and strawberry tea
On Sunday July 5th in Newtimber Place gardens in aid of the church at Newtimber. Tickets from Shirley Murrell (shirleymurrell@btinternet.com, 01273-858353) or Lucy Dalrymple (lucy@arboreaters.co.uk, 01273-831877).
The Midsummer String Octet will be giving a concert at Newtimber Church on Sunday July 5th 2015 at 2:30pm. The professional musicians will perform a classical music programme, lasting one and a half hours with a short interval. We will then walk or take our cars to Newtimber Place for a strawberry teas and punch. We will enjoy the lovely gardens and moat, finishing about 5:30pm.
Tickets at £20 for adults, £10 for children will include refreshments, and are available from Shirley Murrell 01273 857353 or shirleymurrell@btinternet.com, with a cheque and s.a.e. to Rectory Cottage, Church Lane, Newtimber, Hassocks, BN6 9BT, and Lucy Dalrymple 01273 832009 or lucy@arboreaters.co.uk for credit card payment, and Gill Keith Tel. 01273 835013 or gillian.bedlam@googlemail.com Cheques to be made out to “Newtimber PCC” please.
There will be free parking in an adjacent field at both venues, and please bring your own folding chairs or blankets for the garden. There will probably be some seats available for those who arrive on the day.
Walking distance
Steyning Butchers have opened a new branch at Millbrook in Horn Lane (immediately adjacent to Woods Mill). Initial opening hours are 9:00-17:00 on Thursdays and Fridays, 9:00-15:00 on Saturdays (but they expect this to increase over the next six months). Visited today, they had a good range of both meat (including rabbit) and poultry (including guinea fowl). It all looked very appetising. Responding to a compliment on the appearance of the chicken, the butcher noted that their chicken contain no water beyond what the hen chose to consume during its lifetime. They stock free range eggs (and bacon, of course) and will supply veg boxes to order. ‘Walking distance’ may be a bit of a stretch for some readers — but Horn Lane is much closer than Steyning. Your intrepid reporter (who drove there) purchased a 14oz T-bone steak (£8) for consumption this evening.
Poynings Garden Fete
Saturday June 6th at 2.00pm in the Rectory garden. Teas, cakes, stalls, puppets, maypole, live music and a local clairvoyant has predicted that there will be a dastardly murder that day, maybe someone you know? If you’re not there, you won’t find out*. Proceeds in aid of running costs and general repair of our beautiful 14th century Church.
Sheila Marshall
[*And you won’t get murdered either, presumably. Ed.]
Poynings Chilli Competition
The Royal Oak’s annual Chilli Competition to raise funds for the Children’s Christmas Party will take place in the early evening of Saturday 6th June. You can drop off your entry at the pub in the morning (after 11:00) or the day before.
Pimms and Hymns
