Tuesdays 29 July, 5th and 12th August, 9:00am–4:00pm, £30 per child per day. Booking essential. Four further Holiday Clubs are running on Wednesdays 30th July, 6th, 13th and 20th August, 10:30am–3:00pm, £17 per child per day, at Stanmer Park. Children do not need to be accompanied by an adult.
Latest News of Local Interest
Don’t try this at home
Roger Musselle rescues a trapped swan at Woods Mill this afternoon. Click the photo for the full story.
Rave on (and on)
The Argus reports:
Sussex Police stopped two raves overnight on Friday into Saturday morning and a further two Saturday night into Sunday morning. This crackdown comes just weeks after Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne called for a review into how the police force deals with raves after they failed to stop a 2000 strong event at Devil’s Dyke. ..
Officers were called around 10:00pm on Saturday to Wivelsfield near Burgess Hill as the rave was being set up and people were arriving. ..
At 12:40am on Sunday morning another rave was stopped at Stanmer Park in Brighton where 50 people had attended with more people attending the location. Police attended, seized the sound equipment and arrested three men. ..
On Saturday night at around 10:00pm police were alerted to a large rave being set up in Falmer. Officers attended and arrested six men. ..
A further small rave was also broken up in Rogate, near Petersfield, at 3:00am where approximately 60 people were in attendance. No arrests were made.
Rogue driver spooks horses on Horn Lane
The Shoreham Herald reports:
Four experienced riders were on their way to Oreham Common when a lorry came round the corner and swerved in between the horses. Smiffy, a five-year-old, and 25-year-old Harmony jumped into the trees and ditch. The accident happened on Tuesday, May 13, in Horn Lane, heading towards Woods Mill Nature Reserve. It was a flat-bed lorry, over 7.5 tons. The cab was white with green text with the words ‘Upper Beeding’ on the side and a fax number.
Police are appealing for witnesses after a lorry swerved to miss a car in Horn Lane, Woodmancote, on May 13 at about 4:00pm and spooked some horses being ridden along the lane. One of the horses was injured. The vehicle was a flatbed lorry with ladders on the back and a white cab with writing on the side. Anyone with information should ring police on 101 quoting serial 0768.
Full report here.
Nature’s Medicine Chest
Sarah Furey shows how herbs work as medicines and how herbal medicines are made. There will be an opportunity to try some tinctures, glycerites, salves and creams. At Woods Mill on 6th July, 10:00am–4:00pm, £42. Click the image to book or get more information.
Local artists
The website now has a page devoted to the work of local artists. See the ‘Local Artists‘ item in the ‘About Our Village’ menu in the left sidebar.
The Moths of Sussex
Michael Blencowe provides an introduction to the abundant varieties of moths that fly at this time of year. There will be a chance to look at the insects caught in the previous night’s trap and then as dusk falls you can watch the moths coming to the light. Saturday 5th July, 7:00pm–11:00pm, at Woods Mill, £18, course information sheet [PDF], book here.
SDNPA wins the lottery
The Heathlands Reunited project will be led by the South Downs National Park Authority, working in partnership with Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust, Butterfly Conservation, Defence Estates (Home Counties), Forestry Commission, Hampshire County Council, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, Sussex Wildlife Trust, National Trust, Natural England, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The Lynchmere Society and West Sussex County Council. More information here.
Rave on
As the warm weather continues and we get further into summer, raves are more likely to take place. Sussex Police have already stopped several raves and will continue to do so when possible. Landowners and residents in rural areas can help by being vigilant in their area.
We ask you to let us know immediately if a rave is seen or heard to be taking place. The earlier the police are alerted, the greater the chance of preventing them becoming established.
Keep an eye on access points to land and make sure they are secure. Please report any locks which have been broken or removed. Report any vehicles driving off-road, groups of vehicles in rural areas, convoys of vehicles and loud music in remote locations.
Police will use powers to confiscate equipment being used at raves and will deal with any unlawful activity when they can. Raves by their very nature are spontaneous and unpredictable and we urge people to report any behaviour which is suspicious.
The police have powers to to close down an event and the decision to do so will be carefully assessed to balance the safety of those attending and the threat posed to the local community.
[copied from poynings.net]