Category Archives: Steyning

St. Botolph’s reopens

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St._Botolph's
A special re-opening event is to be held at St Botolph’s Church, in Annington Road, Botolphs, on Saturday 6th December 6, at 2:00pm (followed by a carol service at 3:00pm), to allow people to see the results of the year-long first phase of the £380,000 restoration project. Mulled wine and mince pies will be served. The charge is £3 per head, children under 16 free with an adult. More here.

Our earlier posts on this project were Churches Conservation Trust takes over St. Botolph’s (April 2013) and The restoration of St. Botolph’s (April 2014).

Cold call burglaries

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Cold-callers linked to 26 burglaries in the region
Sussex Police report:

Since August there have been 26 break-ins at towns and villages across the Horsham district that detectives believe have been committed by the same people. The offences began in August in Storrington but have spread to Coolham, Henfield, Steyning, Horsham, Pulborough, Bramber, Billingshurst, Kirdford, West Chiltington and Ashurst as well as Petworth in the Chichester district. The thieves have escaped with jewellery, cash and unusual household ornaments.

Katy Wood, from the Operation Magpie team, said: “We believe the offenders could be cold-calling at homes to try to work out who is in and whether they are likely to have valuables. We think they are then returning when no one is home — perhaps because the residents have told them they won’t be there — and breaking in”.

The victims closest to Fulking were located at Broomfield Road in Henfield, Kings Barn Lane in Steyning, Maudlyn Park in Bramber, and School Lane in Ashurst.

Handel’s Messiah

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Chanctonbury Chorus in front of St. Andrew's Steyning
Chanctonbury Chorus are performing at St Andrew’s Church in Steyning on November 15th at 7:30pm. Come and hear this wonderful piece — Jen Green and I are in the choir and Lesley, our local professional violinist, will be singing and playing. Tickets are £12 — contact Jen or me on 01273 857552, or buy on the door.

Chris Gildersleeve

Steyning Arts at Christmas

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Steyning Arts Xmas Exhibition

Artists and makers are invited to sign up for a one-day exhibition in Steyning. Steyning Arts at Christmas will be held at the Steyning Centre on Saturday, December 6, from 10:00am to 4:00pm. The event is open to both Steyning Arts members and non-members and the closing date for booking a space is next Thursday. Send an email to contact@steyningarts.co.uk for more information about the exhibition and Steyning Arts’ other activities. The exhibition fee is £25 for members, £35 non-members.

Steyning Grammar School: 400 years of education

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Steyning Grammar School
A talk to be given at Beeding & Bramber Local History Society by Dr. Janet Pennington of the Sussex School of Archaeology. Dr. Pennington was the archivist at Lancing College for eighteen years and is the author of Chanctonbury Ring: The Story of a Sussex Landmark. At Beeding & Bramber Village Hall, High Street, Upper Beeding at 7.45pm on Wednesday 1st October.