Bob Rowland’s invaluable record of Fulking bird sightings over two decades has a new title — Fulking Bird Watch — and some new reference content. You will find it as ‘Bird Watch’ in the sidebar menu under ‘The Environment’. Check it out and follow some of the links provided. And if you see something that isn’t on the list, then let Bob have the details.
Christmas in Fulking
Christmas Party report
The annual village Christmas party was held in the greatly improved village hall on Friday 20 December. The evening was very well attended and many thanks to the principal organisers Jennie Wild and Carolyn Loveless, as well as all the other villagers who assisted. The mulled wine was excellent. A very successful tombola, which was enhanced by a magnificent hamper, donated by Jeremy’s the greengrocer in Henfield, raised £233 which well covered the existing shortfall in the amount required for the new fencing in the North Town Field.
Bob Rowland
Halifacts
The annual Halifax ‘places to live’ survey [PDF] has just been published. Hart, in Hampshire, tops the list [PDF] as usual. Mid Sussex is the leading Sussex district, closely followed by Horsham district.
| Hart | Mid Sussex | Horsham | Brighton & Hove | |
| District Rank | 1 | 17 | 20 | 249 |
| Weekly Earnings | 843 | 728 | 734 | 647 |
| Employment Rate % | 80.1 | 81.4 | 82.9 | 71.2 |
| Number of Rooms | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 4.6 |
| Crime Rate | 16.6 | 13.5 | 14.2 | 30.6 |
| Population Density | 428 | 423 | 249 | 3,336 |
| Rainfall | 746 | 858 | 838 | 824 |
| Good Health % | 97.4 | 96.5 | 96.5 | 94.7 |
| Male Life Expectancy | 82.9 | 81.9 | 81.5 | 78.7 |
Hart’s secret: a high earnings-to-rainfall ratio.
Five LAMBS, two shepherds
Update 16th January 2014: the Mid Sussex Times catches up.