The community website of the village of Fulking, West Sussex
SOLD AS SEEN
Fulking Village Hall, Saturday 28th May 7.15pm for 7.30pm!
Sold as Seen are a ‘South Downs’ Country Band, sell-out stars of past Fulking Fairs, singing classic Motown, Soul and Swing numbers.
Tickets £5 at the door.
Bring your own refreshments.
Orchid expert Peter Lovett is offering a unique experience at Saddlescombe Farm this year where those interested in orchids as a species can learn more about these amazing plants. Details here.
Tuesday, 21 June 2016 10:00–16:00pm — early booking essential, 01273 857712.
A new play by James Aden: Marion and Sadie chew the fat along with pills, gossip, tea & biscuits. A sweetly nostalgic and sometimes surreal piece about friendship, love, death, drugs and dementia. Honest and abstract this piece takes the audience on a journey that questions our memories and our views on the world today as seen from the eyes of someone whose thoughts may or may not be her own.
In Fulking Village Hall on Sunday 29 May 2016, doors open at 6:30pm, play starts at 7:00pm. Ticket price: £12.50 (plus booking fee) from the Box Office (01273 818266) or https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/252824.
Up to about 1934, Mr. W.H. Hudson owned the land on which Downside stands. It was later sold to Mr. Archie Mayler and his wife, who owned a large clothing store in Hove which specialised in school uniforms. Archie Mayler then had a house built on the site in the mid-1930s. Downside has extensive grounds associated with it, along with views to the south towards the Downs and to the north across the Sussex Weald.
Later, Archie Mayler’s son Jack and his wife Ursula took over the house. Jack Mayler was a Spitfire pilot during WWII and frequently flew low over Downside, dipping his wings to say hello. The Maylers subsequently sold the house to John and Barbara Williams who lived there for some years. It was then sold to Bernard and Jill Barker who converted the double garage to a “granny flat” and made several other alterations. They later sold it for business reasons to Graham and Yvonne Brooks, who added extensions to the rear of to the house and a tennis court. They also constructed a horseshoe shaped front drive with electric gates at the entrances for added security. In 2004 it was sold to the present owners who have completely re-landscaped the grounds, giving it a more spacious and open aspect.
Passage quoted from Anthony R. Brooks (2008) The Changing Times of Fulking & Edburton. Chichester: RPM Print & Design, page 139.
A morning walk around one of the best hills on the South Downs to find these fascinating plants. This is a chance to see up to nine species of orchid and discover the ancient history of this enigmatic hill. More details here.
Sunday, 12 June 2016 10:00–13:00pm — early booking essential, 01273 857712.
West Sussex County Council is running a consultation on the provision of Household Waste Recycling Sites (HWRSs) as it needs to save £18.6m in the coming year.
The main proposals affecting Fulking residents are plans to limit the opening hours of the Burgess Hill and Shoreham sites (Shoreham closed Mon & Tues), and to charge more for non-household waste.
The consultation runs for 16th May to 12th June. You can respond here (when it opens)
More details: Letter, Briefing Pack, FAQs
From poynings.net:
The new owners of Pondtail Wood, opposite Singing Hills Golf Club, have had a temporary Stop Notice placed on them by the South Downs National Park due to the felling of trees and laying of hardcore. The notice has been placed on the gates to the woodland and the landowner made aware. Please refrain from entering the site yourself to take photos, etc. The SDNPA will be monitoring the site and you may be putting yourself at risk. If you notice any activity please report it immediately to Mike Airey on 07884 165 867 (Poynings Parish Council Chair) or Dave Rogers 07768 694 263 (Forestry Commission).
Updates here.
An illustrated talk by Roy Taylor, author of Shoreham’s Radar Station: The Story of RAF Truleigh Hill (2007) and the organizer of the Marlipins Museum exhibition on the same topic. Roy served there as a radar operator, using the receiver in the sketch above, during the final years of its operation in the late 1950s.
Sussex Military History Society, 7.30pm for 8.00pm start on Wednesday 18th May in the Function Room of the Royal Oak Public House, Station Street, Lewes. Admission for non-members is £3.00.
A reminder that a group of villagers are hoping to put together a photographic Downland Village Calendar for 2017. The content will be high-quality photos of Fulking and nearby villages featuring local landscapes, the South Downs in all seasons, weather, buildings (e.g., churches) and possibly wildlife and livestock. Photographs should be in landscape format (i.e., wide rather than tall) with minimum pixel dimensions of 2500 x 1700. The response so far has been truly inspiring but we want the range to be as wide as possible, so please send your favourite Downland photos to photos@fulking.net by the end of May at the latest. Also send us a telephone number so we can contact you. Money raised from the calendar will go to help the village.
Jen Green