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November 2020

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Hello, welcome to Novemberâ€™s magazine. Thank you to those of you who have got in touch to let me know how much you appreciate this magazine, particularly during the difficult times we are having. Our readers really like to have access to local businesses and want to support their local community; thank you to residents & businesses alike. We are fortunate to live in such a supportive community. We have a number of new advertisers this month, it is great to see new businesses and new ventures opening. Good luck to you all. If you run or work for a company where this area is part of your target market please do get in touch to find out about our great value advertising options. The next magazine will be our joint December / January edition with a deadline of 7th November. Have a great month, stay safe This monthâ€™s cover photo is courtesy of Best wishes Paul Vincent

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Making friends as an adult The world is going through uncertain times and friends have never been more important. They provide stability, comfort, and connection. The defining feature of friendship is that it’s voluntary. We retain friendships because we want to, not because we have to. The downside is that friendships often fall by the wayside. Our adult lives are incredibly busy with obligations to work, spouses, children and older parents, and friendships can suffer as a result. We can lose friendships so rapidly that some of us live our lives as adults essentially friendless and this has ramifications for our mental health. Studies suggest that, without friends, we’re at higher risk of depression and anxiety, and that the key difference between the happiest and unhappiest people is how socially connected they are. Making friends as an adult takes deliberate effort, and this can be an issue if you lack confidence socially. Shy people often avoid events where they might have to interact socially. One way to get over this is to assume that people will like you. Studies show that this mindset is actually a selffulfilling prophecy. People who assume they will be liked share more about themselves, disagree less, and have a more positive attitude, which of course makes positive social interaction more likely. As a child friendships seem to happen organically. As an adult we need to let go of this idea and take responsibility rather than waiting passively. We need to show up at event and say ‘hello’ when we get there. We need to introduce ourselves yourself to other people, and ask for their phone numbers, then follow up and arrange to

meet, and we need to go through this initiation process repeatedly. It can be scary but the pay-off is worth it. In studies, people with good initiation skills tend to have more and better friendships. Initiation doesn't turn a person into a friend. Some people are good at connecting but struggle to sustain relationships. Sociologists have long recognised that friendships thrive on continuous interaction. This means choosing activities carefully. It's a good idea to sign up for activities that provide multiple opportunities to connect, such as a language class, a writing course, or a book club a book club. Repeated interactions capitalise on the 'exposure effect', our tendency to like things more, the more familiar they are. So, if we want to make friends, we should commit to showing up somewhere for a few months. At the moment this is even more difficult than usual because of pandemic restrictions, but in fact people are starting to connect more in online groups. Some studies have shown that shy people actually find online interaction easier and that people tend to open up more because they have time to think before posting. These online relationships have the capacity to become lasting friendships in the real world. If your aim is to find local friends to hang out with after the pandemic then its best to find local based groups, even if they are online for now. A quick search of my local area on Facebook threw up groups for crochet, ecoliving, gardening, cooking, and a book club. We all need friends so take a deep breath and be the first to say ‘Hello’. By Tracey Anderson

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How to get kids learning to code When my son Lee started secondary school this year, the subject he was most looking forward to studying was computer science. He wants to learn to code and create his own programs. But a few weeks in and he was starting to lose enthusiasm. The problem is that he hasn’t yet touched a computer, only partly because of COVID safety procedures. They learn about programming and how computers work, but it’s all on paper without a single line of code. I looked at his syllabus and frankly it’s not going to get much better for several months! Computer science courses at school talk about computers much more than they talk about programming. Kids desperate to code become frustrated and switch off from the subject. Fewer children in the UK are now progressing to become computer programmers. That’s unfortunate when it’s one of the most sought after skills in today's workforce. There is a shortage of specialist computer science teachers. Most computer programmers work in industry, where salaries are higher. So children are taught by non-specialists who mostly do not have a software engineering background. Hence the syllabus becomes weighted to teaching general computing rather than coding. How do we turn kids on to coding? Most want to create the next top selling computer games, or a killer app for their phone. How do we harness that and create the next generation of coders? Learning is currently going through big changes thanks to the pandemic. We can’t rely on having kids in a classroom with

their teacher for the whole of a term at the moment because of various year groups or members of a bubble needing to selfisolate. But online learning opens up an almost infinite number of options for students. Web sites like Udemy or Coursera offer high-quality, well-taught courses in a vast range of topics. For Lee I found a Udemy course, tailored to his age range that taught coding through designing and building games (I’ve included the web address below). It teaches Python, the same programming language that he'll use at school, and indeed the one most schools use. All the lessons are video, so there’s no reading long documents. Coding starts as soon as the programming software (which is free!) is installed. He can go at his own pace, take lessons whenever he wants, and replay explanations as many times as he wants until he fully understands. Personal help is just a few clicks away. Send a message and an answer comes back in about a day or so from the actual tutor. It's just like having a private computer science teacher at a fraction of the cost - less than the cost of a single tutor session in fact! So how's he doing? The enthusiasm is back. He's blasting through the lessons and loving it. At this rate he'll finish the course this term which will take him to GCSE coding standard in just a few months. After that the sky's the limit. By Kevin Shen https://www.udemy.com/course/learnpython-by-coding-games

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Why do we wear poppies? Why do we wear a poppy? Scarlet poppies grow wild all over Western Europe wherever the soil has been disturbed. The battles of the First World War churned up such vast areas of earth that millions of poppies germinated and bloomed, often around the bodies of the fallen soldiers.

Honey first proposed a respectful silence to remember the dead. He wrote a letter to the London Evening News which was brought to the attention of King George V. The king then issued a proclamation which called for a two-minute silence.

These days Armistice Day is known as A Canadian surgeon called John McRae Remembrance Sunday and is a chance to wrote the poem In Flanders Fields in which honour the fallen soldiers of all conflicts. the poppies symbolise the deaths of those who fought. It is a haunting memorial to those soldiers who have died in any war. Why do we have a two-minute silence? It was on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month that the guns of World War I fell silent. Four years of fighting and devastation finally ended. The following year ceremonies of remembrance took place on what was known as Armistice Day. An Australian journalist, Edward George

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A Spicy Cajun Classic Method Turn the heat to high and in a small dry pan toast the peppercorns, paprika and cayenne. Grind them in a pestle and mortar until smooth. Add the thyme, bay leaves and salt then set one side.

Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 50 minutes + 10 minutes resting time. Serves: 4-6 Ingredients Â˝ tsp white peppercorns Â˝ tsp black peppercorns 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp cayenne (or more if using a very mild sausage) 1 tsp dried thyme 2 bay leaves Â˝ tsp salt 2 tbsp neutral oil 2 smoked pork sausages e.g. Chorizo 4 bone-in chicken thighs 1 onion, finely chopped 1 red pepper, finely chopped 1 celery stick, finely chopped 4 spring onions, chopped, green and white parts separated 3 garlic cloves, crushed 800ml chicken or pork stock 1 tsp Tabasco or other hot sauce, plus extra to serve 300g long grain rice 300g large raw prawns

Lower the heat to medium and heat the oil in a lidded frying pan. Add the sausage slices and cook until golden. Remove to drain on kitchen paper. Add the chicken and cook until golden brown, remove and place with the sausage. Add the onion, green pepper, the white parts of the spring onions, and garlic to the pan. Cook until soft and translucent, then stir in the spice mix and cook for another couple of minutes. Return the chicken back into the pan and pour stock and Tabasco over everything. Lower the heat to allow the mixture to simmer for about 15 minutes until the chicken is tender. Stir in the rice and simmer for a further 10 minutes. Stir everything once then cover with a tight lid, reduce the heat and steam gently for 15 minutes. Remove the chicken. Add the prawns and sausage, stir again, then replace the lid and leave to rest for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, shred the chicken then fold into the rested jambalaya, season to taste with salt and more Tabasco. Garnish with the spring onion greens.

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Local History © S. Endacott WINDMILLS Felpham was mentioned in the Doomsday Book as "Falcheham", primarily an agricultural community, comprising farms and cottages around the church. Many buildings associated with the area's agricultural life two of these were windmills. The White Mill on a site occupied by Admiralty Gardens at its junction with the sea. This was a seven‐storey white stone smock mill, where the sweeps (sails) could make the 27 h.p. which was needed to drive the four pairs of stones. This mill stood for approx. 80 years until the 1880’s. The name of the first miller and for the first 30 years was Mr. Hayne. Another was the Black Mill with the earliest records in 1801 showing William Cosens who purchased an area named Mill Field for the sum of £555. Records show the next owner in 1870’s was Charles Digwell and the last owner in 1884 was Henry Reynolds, until it apparently failed c1887. Henry had a grocery store in one of the buildings which by the 1890s had lost its sails and was finally demolished in 1907. The area in this vicinity, become known as Felpham Mill Building Estate. Eventually in 1907 Ameys, a Petersfield Brewer, took over the premises and built a general store and off licence, using bricks from the demolished mill as foundation material. Henry Snook eventually took this over in 1916. As late as 1966 the buildings were still called “The Old Mill Off‐licence” and the advertising board outside showed a windmill. Today this corner of the village is always referred to as ‘Snooks corner.’

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Pulborough WildArt Trail This months trek features a 4km interactive trail between Pulborough RSPB Wild Brooks and Pulborough Station. It pass through the flood plains of the Arun valley following part of the river, then goes through the town and up to the station. The trail is great fun for families as it is fairly easy going and is made up of sculptures & signposts that feature local history and wildlife. To complement the walk an app from the ‘Discover Horsham District’ website can be downloaded. There are two parts to the app, one giving lots of information and an augmented reality version for the children and bigger kids alike, use the App at each sign post and the Pulborough Giant will give you an informative guided tour and then quiz you at the end. The route is well signposted and is easy to follow. If travelling by train the trail can be started at the station or if driving then park up at the other end by the RSPB centre at Pulborough Brooks where there are plenty of spaces. It is worth allowing time to visit the shop, cafe and nature reserve before or after the walk. The RSPB nature reserve covers 256 ha. of wet grassland, woodland, hedgerows, meadow and heath. The reserve is declared a special conservation area that protects the populations of resident and migrating wildfowl along with the specialist plants and invertebrates that can be found in the ditches. From the RSPB centre car park the path heads north to the hamlet of Wiggonholt which consists of a farm, house and church. The tiny 12th Century church of unknown dedication is built of rubble and remains largely unchanged, it overlooks the brooks and its secluded rural location makes it a lovely church. Keep a close look out for the first sign here then head across the fields to meet up with the River Arun. The river at this point flows much slower and the tranquil environment makes it extremely popular with kayakers and paddle-boarders. The trail follows the raised bank along the river edge and giving the best opportunities to spot wildfowl both on the river and in the brooks. A Roman Road called the Greensand Way runs right across this part of the Arun Valley, it would have linked Lewes in East Sussex to the Roman Station at Hardham on Stane Street. Although the road is not visible, its route has been traced to just north of Wiggonholt at Lickfold where the remains of a Roman Bath House have also been identified. The trail leaves the low lying brooks and enters Pulborough via Barn House Lane an older part of the town with many listed buildings. It then follows Lower Street and heads uphill across fields to Old Rectory Lane where the listed 18th century Chequers Hotel is situated at the junction of the main A29. On crossing this road you will be crossing Stane Street, the modern name for the 56 miles of roman road that in 70AD linked Chichester to London Bridge. The 12th Century St Mary’s Church that stands on a low ridge above the River Arun is on the left as you enter Church Place, although a Norman church the tower and Nave were built much later in the 15th Century, which may explain why they appear to be slightly off centre. Continue along Church Place and the last WildArt trail sign can be found at the railway bridge. From here you can either take the path to the station and return to the start by Compass bus number 100 (Mon - Sat) or retrace your steps back to the town centre, but rather than following the exact route back I recommend continuing on lower street and taking the path at the most eastern edge of the brooks heading back to the start. Please note that parts of the Brooks can flood during periods of heavy rain, however the trail would still be accessible in the village of Pulborough and at the RSPB nature reserve. For more information and further walks please visit my blog at piertopiertrekking.com Simon Baker Irons To advertise in Villages in Focus please email infocusmagazines@btinternet.com

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Local Author Helen Pengelly (from Felpham) has just released her first novel 'The Pepper Seed' and it's now available for download! Helen officially launched her novel last month, and she also hopes to do a book signing at the local library, and also a book signing in her back garden for the locals. words from Helen:‐ A few It's here! I am officially a published author. Nearly 8 years after I first received the idea for this book on a retreat it's now on Amazon. I've always dreamed of being an author since I was a child and I finally got there. It's been a journey battling with my demons and self belief and not thinking I was good enough but I've done it. Now I'm waiting for my author copies to arrive so I can hold it in my hand. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08HQZ1Q7L In The Pepper Seed, Helena, a senior business reporter believed that she and her family were the victims of a centuries' old curse. Then one day her editor finds out about her family secret and Helena finds herself tasked with the most significant assignment of her journalistic career.

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This month - Rhubarb Rhubarb

Rhubarb is a reasonably easy trouble-free plant to grow. It is also a handsome plant, with large leaves and striking red stems, and who doesn't love a rhubarb crumble? The trick is to choose the right spot. Ideally it needs to be planted in full sun but if your garden is very sheltered it will tolerate partial shade. Don't plant it anywhere where it might be in the way, disturbed, or need to be moved from. Rhubarb has an extensive root system and prefers to stay put, for at least a decade, so give careful thought to the spot. Rhubarb dislikes wet soil, so make sure it's well-drained. Dig in plenty of organic matter a month or so before planting. Itâ€™s generally easier and more productive to grow rhubarb from crowns (divided plants) rather than seed, and from now until Christmas is the perfect time to plant. Dig a hole a little wider than the rhubarb crown in your prepared ground. Plant so that the growing tip is about an inch /2.5 cm below the surface. Firm the soil well around the roots to removed air pockets. Water well and mulch with organic matter, avoiding the growing tip.

During the growing season keep the area around the plant free of weeds and give an occasional good soaking in prolonged dry periods. Remove any flower heads that appear in the spring. Flowering will weaken the stems. If the crown rots, your soil was too wet, but following all the advice I've given earlier should prevent this happening! Harvest time is May until July, but rhubarb is a long-term investment so don't harvest it during the first year. It needs that full first year of growth to establish a strong root system. Second year leave at least five strong stems when you harvest. After that you can leave three or four stems each time. You should get 23 crops per season. Remove only the largest stems when picking and wait till the leaves have fully opened. Pull gently from the base with a slight twist. The leaves are poisonous but can be safely composted. Once your rhubarb is established you might want to try a forced crop for sweeter more tender stems. Rhubarb is forced by growing it in the absence of light in a microclimate slightly warmer than the outside temperature. You can start forcing in January for best results. Remove dead leaves and weeds from around the crown and add a layer of straw or shredded paper to warm the emerging shoots and to protect them from frost. Then cover the crown with an upturned dustbin or large crock pot to cut out all the light. The rhubarb should be ready for harvesting 8 weeks later. Happy gardening. By Rachael Leverton

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By Willow Coby Me Before You by Jojo Moyes 26-year-old Lou Clark still lives with her parents in the quiet market town she grew up in. Almost deserted in the winter the town’s one draw is an old castle and when we meet Lou, she works in the local tea shop serving the coach loads of tourists who come to visit. With a quirky dress sense Lou never really feels as if she fits in and as a teenager longed to travel the world. However, circumstances meant that she could never bring herself to leave. After losing her job she reluctantly takes a job caring for Will, a young quadriplegic man injured in a motorcycle accident several years earlier. She is told the job is just for 6 months and despite a rough start she decides to stick it out and soon an unlikely bond develops between Lou and Will.

A romantic novel this also deals with the sensitive issue of disability and the descriptions of Will’s day to day life are wellwritten with brutal honesty and little sensationalism. Things take a darker turn when Lou learns the reason why her contract is only to be for 6 months and she sets out to bring Will new experiences and remind him of the simple joys of life: not easy for a wheelchair bound man whose ideal way to pass the time before his accident was skydiving or climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. As a reader you are drawn into the lives of these characters and the development of their relationship is believable. In the hands of the wrong writer this plot line could turn out to be very twee and cliché but Moyes does not fall into this trap. The resulting novel is engaging, difficult to put down and will lead you to appreciate the small wonders of life.

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Dr Davina Mahoney Dr John Harker Dr Mauricio Carrillo Dr Sharad Patel If you have moved to this area, or are looking for a new dentist, we would love for you to come and join our friendly Bognor Regis practice. We pride ourselves on a partnership built on trust and mutual respect to improve your dental health. We aim to work with you to provide optimum dental care with the latest and advanced dental treatments, transparent costs and a friendly experience every time you visit us.

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At Felpham Dental we offer a full range of cost‐effective treatments for both general and cosmetic dentistry. These include whitening, veneers, crowns, white fillings, dental implants, root canal treatments and facial aesthetics including intradermal wrinkle treatments. We accept referrals for complex root canal treatments with Dr John Harker, and oral surgery referrals including facial pain and migraine, with Dr Mauricio Carrillo.

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Dance Ed Children’s Street Dance term time Every Tuesday and Thursday YAPTON VILLAGE HALL £5.00 Tuesday 4.15 - 5.00pm all ages Thursday 4 - 8 years 4 - 4.45pm Thursday 8 - 12 years 5 - 5.45pm Performance opportunities Certificates, Showcases Contact Sami to book or enquire samanthaamy1@aol.com 07590 316408 Find me on Facebook DanceEd Children’s Street Dance Fully Qualified and full DBS

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Coming in from the cold With winter looming we see an influx of birds to our shores as they leave their freezing breeding grounds and seek milder climes that can still provide food and shelter from the worst weather. Britain’s estuaries and lakes are a magnet for migrating wildfowl and waders and RSPB Pagham & Medmerry reserves are no exception. The rich mud exposed at low tide is full of crustaceans, shellfish and other invertebrates - a massive mud pie packed with protein and nutrients. Examine the waders more closely and you will notice how each species is adapted to specialise targeting different prey. The diminutive dunlin for example has short legs and therefore spends its time picking around the water edges. Longer legged species, such as avocet and black-tailed godwit, wade out further into the water to feed. Dunlin: Andy Hay RSPB‐images

Then look at the bills. Again the dunlin’s bill is quite short, but an excellent tool for picking prey off the surface. The godwits longer bill and perfect for delving deeper into the mud, while the extraordinary long, down-curved bill of the curlew, allows it to probe deeper still.

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Then there are the ducks. Dabbling ducks, such as wigeon and pintail, feed by up-ending, their heads underwater and their bottoms in the air. Meanwhile, diving ducks, like the tufted duck and goldeneye, obviously dive for their food in deeper water. For many locals and birdwatchers alike, there is one species that is especially welcome back at this time of year. The brent goose. The smallest of our geese, it is similar in size to a mallard duck, dark, plump, and with a small white neck patch and white undertail. There are actually two distinct races of brent geese. Pale-bellied brents breed mostly in Canada and Greenland and spend the winter predominantly in Ireland. Dark-bellied brents breed in northern Russia and winter in southern and eastern England. It is these dark bellied brent geese that we see across our reserves, although you may very occasionally find a pale bellied brent hidden among them. They feed in flocks sometimes on the water upending like ducks to Dark bellied brent geese reach vegetation beneath the surface, sometimes grazing in the surrounding fields. The constant low hubbub of their honking always brings a smile to my face and is one of my favourite sounds during these harsher months. Here at Pagham Harbour, there is no shortage of species to observe and plenty of vantage points to do so, from Pagham Lagoon, Breech Pool and the North Wall, to Ferry Pool, the West Side and Church Norton. Wrap up warm, wander our many footpaths and you will be rewarded with the sights and sounds of our wonderful natural world. To advertise in Villages in Focus please email infocusmagazines@btinternet.com

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www.stnicholasmiddleton.co.uk At the time of writing, I am pleased to say that St Nicholas, Middleton is open for Services on Sundays at 8.00/10.00 a.m., Wednesdays at 8.00 a.m., and Thursdays at 10.00 a.m. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to have any singing. Also, we are required to wear face coverings. However, you will receive a warm welcome. If arrangements for Worship change, given COVID, any changes will be announced on our Church notice-boards, the web-site (stnicholasmiddleton.co.uk) and St Nicholas Middleton Facebook. I am very happy if you would like to 'phone me (586348 takes you straight to my mobile) about any prayer requests, any other matters, or simply if you would like to have a chat. With my good wishes, Fr William (vicar of St Nicholas, Middleton)

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Christmas Float News Covid-19 has been a testing time for people across the world but as we move towards Christmas we realise that social distancing restrictions are going to affect what we can and cannot do. The Christmas Float has been maintained and operated by the Rotary Club of Bognor Hotham for over 30 years. It hasn’t missed a single year and each December tours the Bognor Regis streets bringing Christmas spirit to thousands of people young and old. We are often told by the people of Bognor that they know ‘Christmas has truly arrived’ when they hear or see the float. Through our fund raising collections and the generosity of local residents the Rotary Club of Bognor Hotham have been able to give over £40,000 this year alone, both locally and internationally, to people suffering through hardship or illness. Unfortunately social distancing regulations mean that this year the float will be unable to tour local streets without risking drawing crowds of people and children. We realise that this will be very disappointing for children but the directives are quite clear. We have learnt though that we will be able to offer selected STATIC CHRISTMAS FLOAT displays provided we ensure a 2 metre no contact boundary. To this end we hope to arrange static displays with Father Christmas and his Sleigh playing seasonal music at locations throughout the area. We hope this will bring a sense of joy and seasonal fun to December but it must be remembered that our reason for doing this is primarily to raise funds for those who are disadvantaged by hardship. We are not yet clear on how we can make our usual bucket collections but we have arranged for a secure on-line link to enable donations to be made directly to the Rotary Club of Bognor Hotham. This can be accessed via facebook: Bognor Hotham Rotary Club - Bognor Hotham Christmas Float, or by our website: www.bognorhotham.rotaryweb.org or directly by using the QR Link shown. These collections and donations to the Rotary Club of Bognor Hotham are essential if we are to help local people through difficult times and we ask you to take just a moment of your time to make a donation to us. In due course our website and facebook pages will indicate the locations of our Static Christmas Float displays. Thank you for your understanding and generosity. The Rotary Club of Bognor Hotham.

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Here at Garage Door Services, we appreciate your house is your home, but did you realise how much your Garage Is noticed? Maybe more than you realise! It’s a fact that 71% of homeowners looking to move, increased the list price of their property by replacing the garage door. But one thing is for sure, when that Garage Door is down, it can change the image of your home. There are so many doors on the market, starting from a simple canopy ‘up and over’, a slatted roller door (which seems to be the market leader in recent times ) or the sleek ‘sectional’ garage door manually operated or automated. Whatever the choice it can make the world of difference, whether it be for looks, insulation or ease of use.

Thankfully we have just pulled this particular image from the internet & is not one of our customers! Some people are minimalists and some like to hoard !!

After a new Driveway, this customer added a Roller door to finish the look.

Pictured here, is a canopy up and over having been replaced with a white Sidehinged Garage Door. Please feel free to get in touch with Ben to arrange a free estimate, who can offer help and advice and with years of installation experience.

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Index of advertisers Your quick guide to everyone and everything in your Directory...

Aerial Installation

Driveways/Patios

Aerial Satellite Connections

Vital Plants 39

Landscaping 2

Electrician

Garden Concepts

Laundry Services

Bathroom Fittings/ Accessories

Danny H

Financial Services

Locks / Security

Coastline Bathrooms 21 Everything Bathroom 11

Advice for Later Life

GRN Locksmith LockMedic

Builders

Classic Mantels

Painting/Decorating

Allbrights Roofing Solutions

19 33

Caravan Services T H Caravan Services 10

Carpets & Flooring Sargeantâ€™s Carpets

Car Repairs & Services Chiropractor Dr A Cobb

Cleaning Service Conway Cleaning

Companion / Driving AngelCare

Computer Services

Fireplaces Footcare /Footwear Prescription Footwear 21

Funeral Services Darren Miles

Alanâ€™s Plumbing 25 JMG Heating Plumbing 9

29 25 2 14 29

Curtains & Blinds

Handyman Services Hardware & Calor Gas

Hillarys Stock Blinds

Health / Care

Scan Station

44 29 2

Dental Services Felpham Dental Surgery

30,31

Diet / Exercise / Fitness Dance Ed

Double Glazing / Windows Andy Payne

A & M Barley

Pest Control

13 40

Hairdresser Karen Rainbow Salon

9 21

TempPest

Garden Services Garden Concepts Gary Mortley Vital Plants

The Decorator Man J R Decorating

25 17

Garage Doors A W Garage Doors GDS Sussex

Felpham Launderette 22.23

AngelCare 42 Carewise WSCC 9 Connect to Support WSCC 4 Hollymead House 32 West Sussex Colonics 5

Plumber / Heating Property Maintenance Allbrights 19 Brett Property Services 27

Pubs The Elmer 13 The William Hardwicke 5

Restaurants Solicitor Helen Gagan Solicitor 7 MJR 38

Sports Clubs Tree Surgeon Greenbelt Tree Surgery

Watches & Clocks Arundel Clockworks 17

Kitchens / Bedrooms Dream Doors Sargeants KBB

43 3

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