What’s On?

West Chiltington Dramatic Society presents Party Piece, by Richard Harris.

25, 26 & 27 May at 7.30pm in the West Chiltington Village Hall.

This is a fast-paced and very funny play set in the back gardens of feuding neighbours. If you have ever seen a Zimmer frame move on its own accord or the spontaneous combustion of a wig, you may be amused by a drunk falling in a pond and the mother-in-law from hell.

Box offices are now open: Nisa, West Chiltington Post Office Stores and Storrington Card Shop.

West Chiltington Dramatic Society presents Party Piece, by Richard Harris.

25, 26 & 27 May at 7.30pm in the West Chiltington Village Hall.

This is a fast-paced and very funny play set in the back gardens of feuding neighbours. If you have ever seen a Zimmer frame move on its own accord or the spontaneous combustion of a wig, you may be amused by a drunk falling in a pond and the mother-in-law from hell.

Box offices are now open: Nisa, West Chiltington Post Office Stores and Storrington Card Shop.

Would you like to come out and help look after Sandgate Park?

Our conservation volunteer group will be meeting to carry out invaluable work around the site to improve habitats and conserve wildlife. We meet at 10.00am by the bench next to the path by the heather coming in from the Sandgate Lane entrance have tea and coffee at 11.00 and finish at 12.00 noon.

We will be working to clear footpaths of invasive plants such as rhododendron and bamboo as well tackling new birch seedlings and clearing around valuable specimen trees to ensure that they have enough growing space. We welcome newcomers and whatever the weather the more the merrier! We supply the equipment and thanks to a grant and donations we have splendid new safety equipment and the all important tea, coffee and cake!

Please look on our website for ongoing information about work parties and special projects that we undertake from time to time. www.sandgate-conservation.org.uk

Over the May Bank Holiday we have many visiting craftspeople, some demonstrating their skills and techniques. Along with our resident craftspeople, this is a great opportunity to see many traditional crafts from our past. Many stalls will be selling their craftwork.

Also enjoy our steam days with our resident steam trains riding the railway around the site.

For this event we will be offering a discount for local residents in Sussex, if you live within the following postcodes: PO18, PO19, PO20, PO21, PO22, GU28, GU29, RH20, BN11, BN12, BN13, BN14, BN15, BN16, BN17, BN18, BN44, and BN99. To redeem the offer please bring proof of address with you on the day. You will gain entry to visit the Museum at our child rate of £6.00 OR £6.60 with GiftAid (a saving of £4.35 on our adult price!)

West Chiltington Dramatic Society presents Party Piece, by Richard Harris.

25, 26 & 27 May at 7.30pm in the West Chiltington Village Hall.

This is a fast-paced and very funny play set in the back gardens of feuding neighbours. If you have ever seen a Zimmer frame move on its own accord or the spontaneous combustion of a wig, you may be amused by a drunk falling in a pond and the mother-in-law from hell.

Box offices are now open: Nisa, West Chiltington Post Office Stores and Storrington Card Shop.

Over the May Bank Holiday we have many visiting craftspeople, some demonstrating their skills and techniques. Along with our resident craftspeople, this is a great opportunity to see many traditional crafts from our past. Many stalls will be selling their craftwork.

Also enjoy our steam days with our resident steam trains riding the railway around the site.

For this event we will be offering a discount for local residents in Sussex, if you live within the following postcodes: PO18, PO19, PO20, PO21, PO22, GU28, GU29, RH20, BN11, BN12, BN13, BN14, BN15, BN16, BN17, BN18, BN44, and BN99. To redeem the offer please bring proof of address with you on the day. You will gain entry to visit the Museum at our child rate of £6.00 OR £6.60 with GiftAid (a saving of £4.35 on our adult price!)

Over the May Bank Holiday we have many visiting craftspeople, some demonstrating their skills and techniques. Along with our resident craftspeople, this is a great opportunity to see many traditional crafts from our past. Many stalls will be selling their craftwork.

Also enjoy our steam days with our resident steam trains riding the railway around the site.

For this event we will be offering a discount for local residents in Sussex, if you live within the following postcodes: PO18, PO19, PO20, PO21, PO22, GU28, GU29, RH20, BN11, BN12, BN13, BN14, BN15, BN16, BN17, BN18, BN44, and BN99. To redeem the offer please bring proof of address with you on the day. You will gain entry to visit the Museum at our child rate of £6.00 OR £6.60 with GiftAid (a saving of £4.35 on our adult price!)

Tea and coffee will be provided as will all tools. For more information please refer to the Conservation Society website.

Can you spare any time, even an hour or so, to help us make Storrington a better place for people and wildlife? Just come along to any work party. It will be much appreciated.

Regular bingo evening in aid of the Mary How Trust for Cancer Prevention

On the 2nd Thursday of every month.
Great prizes; raffle & refreshments – and fun for everyone
Doors open 7 pm  Play starts at 7:30 pm

Would you like to come out and help look after Sullington Warren?

Our conservation volunteer group will be meeting to carry out invaluable work around the site to improve habitats and conserve wildlife. We meet at Sullington Warren or Warren Hill at 10.00am have tea and coffee at 11.00 and finish at 12.00 noon.

The work is varied and includes: thinning and planting trees; coppicing; clearing footpaths, tending the heather along with many other interesting tasks. We welcome newcomers and whatever the weather the more the merrier. We supply the tools and safety equipment and the all important tea, coffee and cake!

Please look on our website for ongoing information about work parties and special projects that we undertake from time to time. www.sandgate-conservation.org.uk

Future Plans

We go in to the next phase of our Higher Level Stewardship scheme, in which we will look to expand the heathland element of both Warren Hill and Sullington Warren, and to change the age structure of the heather on Sullington Warren to make it more resilient to environmental threats such as the heather beetle.

We will continue to graze Old Washington Common and the Rough Land with Belted Galloway cattle and with sheep. Via the path network we will create stronger links between Warren Hill and Sullington Warren.

For details of the Thursday afternoon work parties, please refer to the Conservation Society website.

Can you spare any time, even an hour or so, to help us make Storrington a better place for people and wildlife? Just come along to any work party. It will be much appreciated.

Barefoot In the Park by Neil Simon

1967 -The summer of love – comes to Storrington!

After spending their honeymoon at the up-market Plaza Hotel, Corrie and Paul Bratter begin married life in a tiny 5th floor apartment in New York. Starry-eyed Corrie knows she can make the shabby walk-up into a wonderful home for them. Pragmatic lawyer, Paul is not so sure, especially after he meets their flamboyant, bohemian, neighbour, Victor Velasco. When Corrie’s conservative mother, Ethel, arrives, she eventually manages to climb the stairs, but can she bring herself to embrace a new, exciting life? Two long-suffering workmen complete the cast of Storrington Dramatic Society’s latest production.

Neil Simon’s “Barefoot in the Park” is a sparkling, sophisticated, comedy that belies its fifty years. Director, Sue Goble, promises that audiences will be able to wallow in Sixties nostalgia but still enjoy lots of laughs and snappy dialogue.

Tickets for the show, priced at £9, will be available for purchase from 19th May at the usual outlets,Fowlers Estate Agents, Storrington and Nisa Local, West Chiltington, or online at www.storringtondramatics.co.uk.

Performances are at 7.45pm from Thursday 15 to Saturday 17 June, at Sullington Parish Hall in Thakeham Road.