Pyecombe Spring Concert

Pyecombe Church
An evening of chamber music on Friday 19th April, with a variety of songs performed by the Constanza Trio featuring John Walker, Jane Money, and friends from the Brighton Chamber Choir. Doors open at 7.00pm with the concert starting at 7.30pm. Tickets are £10 each and include nibbles and a glass of wine. Tickets can be purchased from Orion News in Hassocks or from Andrew Munday on 01273 566276 or email avmunday [at] yahoo [dot] com. The concert is in support of the Pyecombe Church Extension Project.

Newtimber Place Gardens

Newtimber Place in Spring
Newtimber Place in Spring
Newtimber Place is holding a garden opening on behalf of NGS (National Gardens Scheme) on Sunday 7th April between 2pm and 5.30pm. The gardens are lovely at this time of year with stunning daffodils and beautiful fritillaries. Beautiful Grade I listed C16/C17 moated house (not open). Gardens and woods full of bulbs and wild flowers in spring. Herbaceous border and lawns. Moat flanked by water plants. Mature trees. Wild garden, ducks, chickens and fish. We serve tea and delicious home made cakes, all in aid of Newtimber Church. We only ask that you keep dogs on a leash as we have ducks, chickens and guinea fowl wandering around. Admission £4.00, children free.

Lady Brook Spring

Lady Brook Spring
Lady Brook Spring as it was before the recent work
The recent work carried out at the Lady Brook Spring, just west of the main stream at the Shepherd and Dog, was a complete surprise to the Parish Council.

The PC has recently been in discussions with WSCC Highways about a very different proposal, possibly involving flint work and sympathetic planting along with measures to ensure that safety is improved to reduce the risk of drowning by children and animals. The very stark (some may say hideous) structure that has been built addresses neither safety nor aesthetics – indeed, the new railings (being very open) have vastly increased the risks, as well as being totally out of keeping with the surroundings.

Lady Brook Spring following 'improvements'.

The PC has contacted the Highways department with an urgent request to rectify the situation; we will publish any information on this as soon as we can.

If anybody has any suggestions or thoughts as to how we could make this a special feature of our village, please contact Andrea Dickson – andreadicksonfpc@gmail.com.
Fulking Parish Council

[Photos: before GJMG, after AW]