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June 2021 Pett & Pett Level News June 2021
DIRECTORY OF ADVERTISERS
BESPOKE FURNITURE PEST CONTROL
Jennings-Bramly Furniture 24 Rother Pest Control 16
EAT, DRINK, STAY Wanedale Pest Control 16
Bramley & Teal Holiday Cottages 40 PETS & LIVESTOCK
Georgie Porgie's Pudding & Pie 36 Best Paw Forward 14
New Beach Club 38 Canine Companions Dog Boarding 32
Stream House B & B 38 Fresh Start for Hens 26
GARDEN SERVICES Hayley’s Hounds 16
1066 Tree Care 14 PLUMBING & ELECTRICAL
Blossom & Bloom 20 A A Farnes 26
Garden Gems 6 Ecoheat Service & Maintenance Plans 4
PJ Turner 26 Ecoheat Sussex Ltd 26
Paul King Garden Maintenance 12 Hannington-Gilbert Electricians 22
HEALTH & WELLBEING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Country Carers 46 Funnell & Perring (Solicitor) 38
Country Carers - We Are Hiring 46 Hastings & Rother Legal Services Ltd 12
Dawn Turner 32 Rush, Witt & Wilson (Estate Agent) 48
Eyemasters 40 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
Five Villages 42 B Walker - Flat Roof Problems 10
Tara Begbie Footcare 20 Chris Sherwin ‘A Man That Can’ 16
Yoga For All 24 Dream Doors 8
HOUSEHOLD SERVICES KR Windows 10
Bargain Floors 36 Your Local Handyman 42
Conquest Cleaning 18 STONEMASONS
Laundry Ninjas 51 Yew Tree Stone 14
Neil Burgess – Technology Services 18 VEHICLE SERVICE & REPAIRS
Reliable Car Travel 18 Garage on the Level 22
Surelock Homes - Locksmith 34 Gem-Services 34
Telly Addicts 42 VOLUNTEERING
LOCAL PRODUCE SUPPLIERS St Michael's Hospice - Trustees 49
The Old Butcher’s Shop 20 WEB DESIGN SERVICES
Seafood Delivery 32 Neil Burgess – Think Different 8
Front cover: Copyright: Mike Wilkins, Escape, 2021.
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y the time you read this, group activities will have started again at
the Village Hall. June is going to be a busy month in the village,
Fairlight End will be having an event on Sunday 13th June - part of
the National Garden Scheme - for cake lovers and garden visitors, they are
also looking for donations of home-made cakes to feed these hungry visitors,
details available in their advertisement on page 15.
You can support St Michael’s Hospice fundraising efforts by either buying a
scratch card, see page 49, or at the Open Gardens event on Tuesday 15th
June, where five of the village’s best gardens are open to visitors.
There is an update from The Archive Resource Centre, which is now
operational in the The Gallery at the Village Hall. They will be looking for a
volunteers to help with the cataloguing and various other related tasks.
The Flower Show is on the horizon and details are enclosed under a separate
cover in the magazine. Pett Level Preservation Trust are having summer
party in August, see their four page pull out in the magazine for full details.
Finally, Rye Art Festival needs your support, running two weeks, in
September, with a packed programme, there is something for all tastes.
Check out their website to book your tickets. RBR
THE NEWS TEAM ARE: - Mike Wilkins, Editor, 07710080148 John Case, Assistant Editor,
07525032198 Richard Bradshaw, 07958390899, Lesley Wilkins, Advertising, 01424 813206
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01424 812323 And not forgetting our distribution team of up to 20 volunteers
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Letters from our readers
Reply to Judith Dean’s contribution from last month
Dear Judith,
Thank you for your reply to my letter, you are obviously a person of some
knowledge, far beyond my own, which has largely been built on perusing Roger
Philips 'Wild Flowers Of Britain'. He doesn't mention "corky fruited water
dropwort", simply "water dropwort" as being highly poisonous, as is" hemlock ",
both di cult to extinguish between, for the average layman.
When I read the words "corky fruited" it seemed to imply that water dropwort
could be eaten ! I Immediately thought that the general public should be warned.
I would still maintain that anything resembling the dropwort family are best
avoided, as it would take a reasonable expert to distinguish between them. The
oenanthe pimpinelloides does get a mentioned though in my Keble Martin,
although the illustration is rather poor, and he makes no reference to the
poisonous nature of either of the previous mentioned, sadly.
I stand corrected with best wishes, John R Parsons
Dear Sir,
Let us all rejoice in once more being able to return to our wonderful village
hairdresser. Welcome back Alli & your talented, friendly team from all your many
loyal clients.What an asset this delightful salon and tea room has proved. I know
we all miss the lovely Tony but must face the reality that the post office was no
longer viable.We are privileged to live in a beautiful English village, so without
wishing to take part in a, “To park or not to park,” debate, let us, as a
community, admire an entrepreneurial young woman who was brave enough to
take the risk and work extremely hard to bring us such a valuable resource.
Yours faithfully, Sue Schwalbert
FREE PARKING AT
PETT VILLAGE HALL
It's so good that the village is getting back to
some degree of normality with the pubs,
TicToc and the Post Office open again for
(albeit restricted) business.
Just a reminder, that their customers, as well
as of course village residents, their visitors
and contractors, are very welcome to park for
free in the Pett Village Hall Car Park
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Pe And District Hor cultural Society
Pe Flower Show & Fayre
SAVE THE DATE: Saturday 31st July 2021
Haven’t we had a real mixture of weather so far this year? Coldest spring
in years and no rain. Hopefully, recent showers and warmer weather will
encourage our gardens to discover summer and flourish.
The schedule is being distributed with this month’s Pett Parish News. Take
a look and plan your entries. Along with the flowers, fruit and vegetables,
there are plenty of classes for home produce and crafts.
With the move to Pett Village Hall, the Committee have had to look very
carefully when planning for the familiar stalls and sideshows. These are
kindly run by volunteers, who generously give their time for the
enjoyment of villagers and visitors.
We are delighted that our fantastic WI Events team are going to take on
the Refreshments with a tempting offer to suit all tastes. There will, of
course, be the Pimms Tent and the Grand Raffle.
Despite trying very hard, it has not been possible to find a willing group to
organise the Dog Show. Hopefully this can be arranged for 2022.
In addition, there will be pitches for local organisations and businesses.
We already have several signed up, but there is room for more. Interested
parties should request an application form from the Hon. Treasurer and
Site Manager: Paul Brown, Stanton
House, Pett Road, Pett TN35 4EY;
Phone 07836 660555 or email
paulhvbrown@gmail.com.
We shall, of course, be observing any
Covid-related regulations that are still
in force at the the time of the Show.
It is going to be a great day for all to
enjoy.
Philippa M. Strickland (Chairman P&DHS)
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The Garden Club - Sandy Andrews
The Garden Club committee is pleased to
announce that we are restarting our summer
and autumn programme for 2021, after long
months of restrictions, beginning with a visit
to Waterworks Cottages in Brede and another
local garden at 10.30 am on June 8. The
owner, Kristina Clode, is a designer and opens
her garden for the NGS. Between them the two
gardens offer a perennial wildflower meadow, a pond, fruit trees,
herbaceous borders, a small parterre and a vegetable garden among many
other features.
The schedule for the remainder of 2021 comprises a visit to Borde Hill
Garden in July, and a garden party and plant sale in August. We return to
the village hall in September for a talk on beekeeping, followed in October
by one on Ashburnham, a garden we had planned to visit before lockdown
and which we hope to rebook for next season. Funghi and foraging is the
topic for November, with our Christmas social in December.
All the planned events are subject to covid 19 restrictions current on the
date. We can attend outdoor events from May 17 but must follow the covid
secure measures set out by the venue. We hope and expect that further
easing of the restrictions will enable our village hall meetings to go ahead.
Further details of the visit to Borde Hill and of our party/plant sale will be
sent by email closer to the time. As usual any plants you can contribute will
be gratefully received.
We look forward to seeing you all. New members always welcome.
PETT VILLAGE HALL
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
500 CLUB WINNER FOR APRIL
Drawn on 5th May 2021
1st Steve Harri
2nd Pat Roberts
3rd Kevin Nuttall
Pett Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales No 1005693
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Church News Services in June 2021
SUNDAY 6 JUNE at 10.30 Holy Communion at St Mary & St Peter, Pett
SUNDAY 13 JUNE at 11.30 Holy Communion at St Nicholas Church,
Pett Level
SUNDAY 20 JUNE at 10.30 Holy Communion, St Andrew’s, Fairlight
Visit of the Archdeacon, Edward Dowler
SUNDAY 27 JUNE at 10.30 Holy Communion at St Mary & St Peter, Pett
These resting places of the dead
How beautiful they be;
The green grass turf above them spread
Beneath a summer sky
John Clare 1793-1864
Pett Churchyard
We can at least hope for a
summer sky on Saturday 19th
June when we are getting
together to clear up Pett
Churchyard. Do think of
joining in! We will be there
from 10am to 1pm but you
can come and go as you
please. Tea and coffee and
biscuits will be available. You
will need to bring your own
gloves and tools.
Why are we asking for help?
Because we want to make the
churchyard comfortable for
visitors and so we need to
obliterate as many brambles
as possible and we need to
cut back some of the shrubs
which now see themselves as trees. Also, we want to show our
gratitude to the Parish Council for giving us a grant towards the
mowing in the churchyard. And the churchyard is a village asset as
well as a haven for birds and insects and other wildlife.
Pett PCC
1112
Pett Level, Hastings, East Sussex
TN35 4E Tel: 01424 8120
Email:info@thenewbeachclub.co.uk
www.thenewbeachclub.co.uk
Greetings to all our Members!
By the time of publication, we should be serving drinks inside as well as
outside! The month that we had where we could only accommodate
members on the patio was mixed, as we were clearly at the mercy of the
weather. And the sun didn’t always shine on us! Thanks to all our
members who came along and supported the Club during this difficult
time.
We can now, hopefully, look forward to a summer relatively free of
restrictions. We have some food “events” planned and are looking to
reopen the kitchen before long. We also intend to increase our opening
hours, and re-instate the popular quiz night on Mondays, as well as other
regular events. So please continue to monitor our Facebook site and Club
bulletins (which are also posted on the noticeboard outside the Club) for
details.
We hope to see you all before long. Local residents are also encouraged
to come along and pick up a membership application form.
Best Wishes & Stay Safe - From the NBC Committee
St Nicholas Church at Pett Level would love to
have a picnic bench where people can enjoy
their tea and coffee outside.
Our last picnic bench was on loan and was then
sold. We can sort transportation, if required, If
you have one, you no longer need, let me know.
Please call
Fran Rogers on
812964
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8Dog Walking & Home Pop-In
Service since 2014 for Pett,
Fairlight, Winchelsea & Rye by
husband and wife team Terry &
Julie.
Website
www.spanglefish.com/bestpawforward
Telephone us on:
01424 812506
or
07837 252187
14Community Library Notes
In April we Library
Community were able to reopen the
Notes assuming that the health
Community Library for the first restrictions continue to be eased.
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Bake a hand-made cake for Fairlight End
charity event on Sunday 13th June
Keen garden visitors and cake lovers will be coming once again to
Fairlight End on Sunday 13 June. The popular event, part of the National
Garden Scheme has brought thousands of visitors to Pett over a decade.
Tens of thousands of pounds have been raised for charities including
Macmillan Cancer Support and Marie Curie.
Chris and Robin Hutt have only been able to make a success of the event
with the support of friends and neighbours, who have generously
contributed home made cakes. Visitors always comment on how good the
Pett cakes are. Chris said, ‘Please bake a cake for this amazing event.
Cakes can be delivered here anytime Saturday 12 June and until 10.30am
on Sunday 13th June. Please mark your container with name and
telephone number, so we can get them back to you.
Many thanks to all who can help this way.
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Pett Level Independent Rescue
June’s arrived, with it’s long-awaited return to normal! The Pett Level
Independent Rescue Boat volunteers continue all the activities needed to
keep our boats afloat, providing protection and help along the coastline.
And already we’ve been busy …
● May saw the start of ‘shouts’ for 2021. Firstly, our volunteers
successfully recovered three persons and three dogs who were
caught out by the rising tide at the cliff face end of Fairlight beach.
A few days later, the crews were tasked to assist two kayakers in
trouble just offshore at Fairlight.
● On May 9th, we also supported the Strandliners big beach clean,
removing plastic pollution and debris from the Fairlight Berm. As the
only way to take the rubbish away is by boat, we were happy to work
with Strandliners to ferry the rubbish across to Pett Slip for
collection by Rother District Council.
● We also had a long-overdue visit from communications specialist,
Dorian Marine. At last we’ve been able to trial the helmets, headsets
and boat-based equipment which forms a bespoke, bluetooth
communications system. We’ve been saving up for this as part of our
communications upgrade project and our crews were delighted that
the system appears to deliver all the anticipated benefits of hands-
free communications and significantly improved clarity. With the trial
completed, we can now hopefully move forwards with this upgrade.
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Pett Level Independent Rescue
Moving forwards, as June unlocks we have plenty coming up ...
● Although our ‘new-to-us’ refurbished recovery vehicle has already
been in service on the beach, we hope to have an official unveiling of
this soon.
● Our volunteers continue planning for our Open Day on its rescheduled
date of Sunday 29th August 2021. Our Homewood Leisure Hot Tub
Grand Draw will also take place then and tickets will be available
right up to the draw date, including now from our boathouse on
Sunday mornings.
● Our Calendar Photo Competition is now open and to be honest we
haven’t had many entries yet. So, if you have a photo you’d like to
contribute, you’ll find full details here and on our website.
Finally, this month’s safety focus is about protecting visitors who don’t know
the risks of the area. The dog-walkers rescued recently were out-of-town
visitors, so if you have household
visitors now it’s allowed, please
help us by informing them of the
dangers along the local coastline,
such as the flooding tides, sinking
sand, sand bars and rock falls.
We’re also coming into the time of
year for increased use (and risk) of
inflatables along the coast, so
please do pass on the safety
message that these are designed
for pools, and shouldn’t be used at
sea!
Additionally, Drowning Prevention
Week is from 19th to 26th June,
please share our social media on
this, help us get safety messages
out there.
Until next time, stay safe, take
care and be beach aware. If you’d like to keep in touch, please check out
our website https://plirb.com and our social media: Twitter @PLIRBRescue;
Facebook @PettLevelRescueBoat and Instagram @pettlevelindyrescueboat.
19Beef, Lamb, Pork Fruit and Vegetables
Local Seasonal Produce
and Chicken raised to Available to order
High Welfare Standards
Locally Made Bread
and locally sourced Local Milk
wherever possible Range of Groceries
Wide range of Newspapers Mon - Sat
1st & 2nd Class Postage
Homemade Sausages Stamps in stock
and Burgers
OPENING HOURS
Monday 8am - 1pm For News and Offers
Tuesday 8am - 5pm follow us on Facebook:
Wednesday 8am - 4pm @pettbutchersshop
Thursday 8am - 4pm PETT ROAD, Guestling
Friday 8am - 5pm Tel: (01424) 812148
Saturday 8am - 4pm Email: theoldbutchersshoppett@gmail.com
20A Secret of Guestling Churchyard - Haydon Luke
Just over 100 years ago, on 21st August 1920, a child was born in a London
house – a child destined to become one of the best-known children in
English Literature.
Christopher Robin Milne was born at 11 Mallord Street, Chelsea, London, on
21 August 1920, to author Alan Alexander Milne and Daphne (née de
Sélincourt). Christopher Milne speculated that he was an only child because
"he had been a long time coming."
Most people are familiar with the Winnie the Pooh books, Christopher
Robin, Ashdown Forest and the outline of the lives of the real people. Some
will have seen the 2017 film “Goodbye Christopher Robin” which explored
his relationship with his father. But few know of the more local Hastings
and Guestling connection. I only found out recently
when a local acquaintance sent me an enquiry. My
acquaintance had been reading the poem
(Buckingham Palace) and wondering about the Alice
who features in it. You’ll remember it begins:
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace
-Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
Alice is marrying one of the guard.
"A soldier's life is terrible hard,
Says Alice.
Courtesy National Portrait Gallery
My acquaintance thought at first that Alice must be another child and that
she might be buried in Guestling churchyard. Did I know? He initially
thought she might be the same Alice as in Alice in Wonderland but I knew
that wasn't true. He then wondered whether Alice was perhaps Christopher
Robin's sister but that wasn’t a goer either since A A Milne and his wife only
had the one child. Also, Alice is clearly not a child if she “is marrying one
of the guard” and her view that "A soldier's life is terrible hard,” is clearly
the voice of adult experience. So who is she?
Alice was in fact Christopher Robin's nanny. When he wrote his memoirs
(The Enchanted Places, Methuen, 1974) as an adult, Christopher dedicated
them to his nanny, saying how he had “adored” her. He wrote, “Alice to
millions, but Nou to me”.
From a very early age, Milne was cared for by his young nanny, Olive Rand,
until May 1930, when he entered boarding school. Milne called her Nou,
and stated "Apart from her fortnight's holiday every September, we had
not been out of each other's sight for more than a few hours at a time",
and "we lived together in a large nursery on the top floor.”
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A Secret of Guestling Churchyard - Haydon Luke
So, having established that Alice and
Olive are one and the same person,
where now?
During the time Olive was
Christopher’s nanny the family’s time
was split between London and Sussex
and another thread from the poem
b e c o m e s c l e a r. C h r i s t o p h e r ’s
biographer tells us that at Mallord
Street Olive’s ‘young man’ would
come calling. His name was Alf
Brockwell, he was good fun and, no
doubt with more than half an eye on
Olive, enjoyed playing with
Christopher and other visiting
children. He would sometimes come
in uniform since he was in the
Territorial Army and had served in
WW1 (“A soldier's life is terrible hard,
Says Alice”). And, yes reader, after
Christopher’s departure to boarding Courtesy of Haydon Luke
school in 1930, Olive and Alf were
married. At first they lived in Croydon
but then moved to Three Oaks and to a cottage they named Vespers – an
echo of Milne’s poem about Christopher Robin saying his prayers. The
Milnes furnished it for them as a wedding present.
And that is where they lived out their lives. Alf was a Post Office electrical
engineer and Olive kept house. They offered bed and breakfast holidays to
visitors, grew fruit and veg and, according to Shirley Harrison, “filled the
garden with statues of the children they were too late to have
themselves.” (Harrison, Shirley, The Life and Times of the Real Winnie-the-
Pooh, Pelican Publishing Co., USA, 2011).
Olive died in 1978 at the age of 83 and she and Alf are buried in the
Churchyard of St Lawrence at Guestling tucked away in the far corner
adjacent to the carpark.
If you have any further information to add to this story, please get
in touch. Haydon Luke, Fairlight History Group
23Yoga for All with Robin
in Fairlight End Garden, Pett Village Hall, and Fairlight End
Studio, Pett
Enhance your fitness AND your sense of calm and well-being in
beautiful surroundings
Classes will be held in Fairlight End Garden when weather allows, and
in Pett Village Hall and Fairlight End Studio when it doesn’t!
Classes are Mondays 6-7.30 pm and Thursdays 9.30-11 am.
For more details or to book a place simply
contact robin@robinhuttyoga.co.uk or text 07446980721 More details
on https://www.robinhuttyoga.co.uk
Private and home training also undertaken
*International Yoga Alliance Diploma and Premier Training International Diploma.10 years' teaching experience.
24My Gardening Blog - Gill Plank
As I write we have at last had some proper rain and no more frosts. The garden is
appreciating this move towards a real Spring after an interminable winter. My
vegetables have made very slow progress, even in the greenhouse, but hopefully
they will take off now. I have potatoes, onions and broad beans coming through
but am struggling with beetroot, carrots and spinach. One lot of peas got nibbled
by a rodent so the rest are now doubly protected! The beans are making an
effort and the garden actually looks as if there are crops growing. I have grown
tomatoes from seed for the first time but the plants are still very small and have
a long way to go. My squash growing failed completely but I have been donated
some by a kind friend.
The grass is growing well on my top lawn but the rabbits are still keeping the
bottom field closely cropped. I can see them racing around and Mango has caught
several baby rabbits which I have fed to the fox, along with a range of dead
rodents as Samson (10 months old now) has learnt how to catch them. Amongst
the haul have been several young rats so that is a useful thing.
Samson now spends most of his time outside watching the ducks, birds, bees and,
so far, occasional butterflies. He is particularly fascinated by the magpies who
bounce around the lawn, hang on the bird feeders and generally make a lot of
screeching noises. He also likes to observe the badgers and foxes when they are
around.
I have been delighted by the sight of the lily
leaves appearing on the pond. Every year I think
they are not going to but there is now evidence
of 5 different lilies so I am hoping that the more
mature ones will flower prolifically. There are
resident frogs which pleases me as there is a
little frog/toad house on site. The warmer
weather has set the fish off and they are busily
spawning.
Some plants have been damaged by the many frosts but most will recover. The
blossom on the fruit trees is stunning, especially the pear blossom. I hope there
are enough bees around to pollinate them. The bee boxes are currently very busy
with some newly hatched bees coming out and others going in to lay their larvae.
I am very happy with my new fruit cage as the strawberries and raspberries look
as if they might produce a useful crop and I also have new redcurrant and
gooseberry bushes.
Next door have a camera in a bird box on their wall. A coal tit laid 10 tiny eggs
and 8 of these have hatched. It is wonderful watching the way the parents
regularly feed and clean them. They are now developing their little wings and
flapping to exercise them. We will watch with excitement when they fledge.
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Summer Garden Party
7th August 2021
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Trustees are looking forward to gree ng members and visitors on 7th August at 1pm.
The format for this year’s party will include:
Live music from Hastings
Los Twanguero
Served buffe
Raf
Licenced bar
Our new format for this year has meant we are able to maintain cket prices from the
previous year. Ticket prices for this year’s garden part are:
Members £15 per person
Non-Member £18.50 per person
There is no charge for under 16 years old a ending with adults.
Each cket purchased will include a bu et meal (vegetarian/vegan op ons will be
available) and a glass of red, white or rosé wine or so drink.
Addi onal drinks of wine, beer or so drinks can be purchased throughout the a ernoon
from our bar which can accept cash or bank cards.
Ra e ckets can also be purchased in advance with your cket reserva on or on the day.
Whilst we shall have some chairs, and also picnic blankets on the day, we cannot
guarantee a chair for everyone. So we recommend to bring a chair along if you are able.
The garden party will be limited to 150 people, therefore we highly recommend booking
ckets early using the enclosed order form.
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Please ll in your pre-order form and return it with a cheque
(payable to PLPT) or cash to The Edge, Toot Rock, Pe Level TN35
4EN. Alterna vely you can return your pre-order form to:
The Edge and do a bank transfer to
Sort Code 20-02-62 Account 70711063
reference 2021 Party-[Your Surname].
Maximum 6 per applica on.
Name (BLOCK CAPITALS)
Contact Number
Number of Member Tickets
(£15 each)
Number of Non-Member Tickets
(£18.50 each)
Number of Under 16’s
(No charge)
Number of Ra e Tickets
(£1 each)
Email Address
(for con rma on)
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Fact Sheet
Friends of
Pe Level Preserva on Trust
Founded 1973 Registered Charity No. 1164637
Membership Secretary:
Theresa Noutch
Aldershaw
Friar’s Hill
Guestling
TN35 4ET
The Pe Level Preserva on Trust (PLPT), a voluntary charity, was set up in 1973 to purchase 18 acres of
varied habitat at the western end of Pe Level in order to protect this lovely area from development.
Vigorous fund raising e orts by local residents, coupled with a generous grant from the district council,
contrived to fund the purchase price.
The Trust land, now comprising 25 acres, is ac vely managed as a nature reserve. Parts of it have been
designated as a Site of Special Scien c Interest. It is rich in wildlife, with many di erent bird, plant and
insect species. Members of the public are welcome to walk on the land with due respect to the Country
Code.
Trustees need to raise money each year in order to preserve and maintain this lant for the permanent
enjoyment of residents and visitors alike. More details can be found on our website
www.pe levelpreserva ontrust.org or follow us on Facebook.
You can associate yourself with this important charity by becoming a FRIEND OF PETT LEVEL
PRESERVATION TRUST in return for an annual dona on of a minimum of £25. All FRIENDS receive an
annual newsle er.
If you would like to join, please complete the sec on below in BLOCK CAPITALS and post it to Theresa
Noutch at the above address. Your support will be greatly appreciated and will help to ensure the
future of this worthy cause
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Name:
Address
Tel:
Email Address
I wish to become a Friend of the PLPT. Please nd enclosed my dona on of £25 (minimum £25
– cheques payable to PLPT).
Or you can make a bank transfer to:
Pe Level Preserva on Trust. Barclays’ Account number 70711063 Sort Code 20-02-62
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At Guestling Bradshaw CEP School, we are committed to providing our pupils with inspirational and meaningful
experiences that enhance their education using our beautiful outdoor spaces as a context for learning.
We are very proud of our school and the children love learning in our beautiful Forest area. Learning outside is
about improving our children’s understanding, skills, values, personal and social development and can act as a
vehicle to develop young people’s capacity and motivation to learn.
Reception Year 1
Supporting all the Developing teamwork,
Early learning Goals listening skills and using
through tools
Outdoor experiences
I feel better in the fresh air. Zoe
We have more space and freedom. William
Year 3
Bringing
History learning to life
Year 2
Using the outdoors to
enhance their science and
geography learning
You learn more about the things around you,
Year 4 the world, life and nature. Molly
Learning new skills linking to their
English core text
Forest School helps to bond us together. Zoe Year 5
Science, RE and time
to reflect on lockdown
memories
Year 6
Forest School Being outside helps me to
Day
forget about my worries,
clears my mind and helps
me to focus in class.
Jessamy
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Smitten in the Kitchen
Queen Mum’s Cake
I was given this recipe by a very dear friend some 40 years ago, hence
the Imperial measures. Originally, the recipe was given to the WI with a
proviso that it could only be used for charitable gain. It’s a quick and
easy cake to make and freezes well - useful to have as a standby in
your freezer. Also, it makes a good Winter pud if you serve it warm
with custard!
Pre-heat Fan Oven 160C
Line a Swiss Roll tin, about 9” x 12” with baking parchment, including the
sides.
4oz chopped dates
1 tspn bicarbonate of soda
cup of boiling water
6 oz caster sugar
2 oz melted butter
6 oz plain flour
2 oz chopped walnuts, plus a few for the top
1 beaten egg
1 small teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon salt
Put the chopped dates in a saucepan along with the teaspoon of
bicarbonate of soda and pour over a cup of boiling water. Mix together
then let it stand to cool.
Mix together the remaining ingredients, then add to the date mixture,
stirring well. Tip into your prepared tin and bake for 35 mins.
Topping:
5 tablespoons soft light brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons of single cream
Mix topping ingredients together in a small
saucepan and boil for three minutes. Spread over
the cake then sprinkle over enough chopped
walnuts to cover the cake. Cool then cut into
portions.
Su Fleigh
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The ARC - another update! - Fran Rogers
Our Committee has changed a little. It is always good to mix things up, get new
ideas, it creates renewed enthusiasm, in fact, it is essential to keep things fresh. Our
current “line-up” is:
Chair: Richard Bradshaw, our one member who has lived in this area most of his life
and who is our marketing and PR person and is working on our current webpage
www.thearc.uk
Treasurer: David Breakell, an ex City banking lawyer and model railway enthusiast
(don’t hold that against him)
Fran Rogers: an ex PA who has worked for many volunteer organisations, former ARC
Chair and Secretary, but will now be concentrating on cataloguing the archive.
John Case: a recently retired Cultural Services Manager with Surrey CC, covering
Libraries, Heritage & Arts services, John was also the Chair of the Friends of Surrey
Heath Museum for 10 years. A qualified Librarian to boot, he is now the Festival
Director of the Rye Arts Festival, and our Churchwarden as well. John also admits, on
occasions, to a liking for model railways and steam trains!
Jenny Obee: with a Librarian and Records Management background, she is helping
with our IT , Administration and our documentation, and cataloguing
Haydon Luke: an ex headmaster, ex Chair of the Nautical Museums Trust which runs
the Shipwreck Museum, our history researcher and Fairlight History Group Chair,
writes articles and gives local history talks
A great team who will make The ARC a success. We meet about once a month, but
keep in constant contact via email. We hope our next meeting in June will be in our
new room upstairs in the Pett Village Hall. We will probably be surrounded with boxes
and papers ready to be classified for when our new software will be available. Then
the real work starts, getting it all scanned and catalogued. As that happens, so our
webpage will grow in tandem. We believe in teamwork and sharing ideas – this is a
new venture for all of us; we are feeling our way…
Not all contributors will want their material to be available online, but we will
include as much as we can. The rest will be accessible by request or in person. If you
have items that we might be interested in, but have reservations about privacy, etc,
then contact us and we can put your mind at rest. Our first aim is to keep our local
history safe and accessible for future generations.
None of this will happen overnight. It will take months, or years (and will be ongoing)
to index, catalogue and input, but we intend having fun doing it. We will have three
laptops in the room (along with lots of tea and biscuits) but volunteers will also be
able to work from home. We hope to leave a fantastic resource for the Fairlight,
Guestling and Pett communities now, and in the future when we are long gone.
I would like to thank all those who have responded with money and materials and
more importantly, with encouragement. In particular, thanks to Tim Rothwell who has
been instrumental in securing our space in Pett Village Hall. It has been particularly
difficult this last year, and it has therefore taken far longer than we hoped to have a
room ready for use. But we are there. It has been a privilege to Chair The ARC in the
last 18 months, but I shall be there in the “back room” making sure the cogs keep
turning!
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Pett on the Knit
Pett on the Knit
As you read this the Knit for Peace coats are winging their way to the
London headquarters of Knit for Peace (https://knitfor peace.org). You
may have seen this group photo, taken at the May Coffee Morning, of the
majority of the coats on the Pett and Pett Level Facebook page and on the
Pett Parish Council website www.pettnet.org.uk . Thank you to Sheila,
Jan, Hilary, and Wendy for contributing to the cost of delivery – it is much
appreciated. The coats will be sent onwards to those who need them, in
refugee camps in war-torn countries.
The Knit for Peace page will be having a summer
rest because there are other jobs that need to
be doing at this time of year: gardening, eating
out with friends for the first time in months,
and long walks with the dogs. However, while
you are doing these things please consider what
our next project could be. If anyone has a
suggestion for the focus of the Pett on the Knit
Winter 21/22 charity project please let me
know. It could be hats for prem babies, bed
runners for Alzheimer wards, dog coats or
blankets for animal rescue centres. Google
‘knitting projects for charity’ and see what you
come up with.
Some villagers are
busy making the
tiny hats for
Innocent Drinks ‘Big
Knit’ (https://www.thebigknit.co.uk/join-in).
For every bottle purchased with a hat Innocent
donates 25p to Age UK. For every bottle
purchased with a hat Innocent donates 25p to
Age UK. The aim is to send 100 hats by the end
of the summer. They take less than an hour to
knit and about another hour to sew up and
make a bobble, or whatever you choose to put
on the hat. In September – at the hopefully
restored indoor Coffee Morning – I’ll collect
whatever you have made and let you know the
project for the coming winter.
Heather Godwin
heather.brambletye@hotmail.co.uk
07977 100 296
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Pett WI Report, Belinda Woods
Sadly the frosty, windy spring meant
that our rented cherry tree was
showing some slight damage when six
of us visited it for the first time at
Cooks Farm cherry orchard back in late
April. Pett WI have rented the tree in
honour of past president, the late
Muriel Turner. It was so lovely though
to get out and be with members again
after such a long time. We still hope
to have a good harvest and look
forward to organising events when we
can turn the produce into something
we can all enjoy at a special event in
the future.
Back in April our speaker was Mig
Kimpton who has spent over thirty
years working in theatre as a producer
at places such as the Royal Albert Hall
and the Old Vic Theatre. Mig also has a
lifelong passion and career with
flowers: he has won many awards, Murphy, comes highly recommended by
including twelve prestigious medals at WIs and other organisations. Kirsty will
the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Moving talk about her experiences as the RAF’s
away from theatre in 2014, he is now first ever female Red Arrows pilot.
concentrating on his floral life based in She now works for the UK Space
Deal Kent. He is currently horticultural Station and also flies for The Blades in
advisor and Flower Show Creative her “spare” time!
Manager for Aztec Flower Shows, that
includes the annual Blenheim Palace We have expanded our WI community
Flower Show and National Flower Show appeal to include support to the
at Hylands House, Chelmsford. We’re Conquest Hospital’s MacDonald Ward in
very much hoping to entice him to be a respect of their current Courtyard
guest judge at a future Pett Flower Makeover appeal. More information
Show! Mig’s talk to us was entitled about this next month but if you have
Creatively Conscious during which he or have had close links to this ward and
put together a fabulous – and easy to would be interested in donating or
replicate – spring flower arrangement. supporting them you can find out more
on their Facebook page, links for which
We have had so many fantastic you can find on our own page or email
speakers presenting to us and we look me via pettwi@outlook.com and I can
forward to more this year but from send you details.
July we hope to be meeting in person
again! Before then our June speaker is
worth publicising now just as a
reminder to members – to be held on
Wednesday 16th June at 7.30pm - Kirsty
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Pett WI Community Aid
Campaign
(WICAID)
helping provide emergency support for local people
in crisis
If you'd like to contribute - we're collecting:
• Non-perishable, in-date food (tins, packets, cartons)
• Toiletries
• Sanitary Products
• Household Products
Pett WI Collection Points
• Pett Village Hall (Lobby)
• The Old Butcher's Shop - Pett
• 1 Arthur's Close, Pett Road, Pett
• "Nanini Tal", Cliff End Lane, Pett Level
• Fairlight Post Office & Stores
• Wakehams Farm Shop, Fairlight
• The Barn, Shepherd's Way, Fairlight
• The Firehills Cottage, Channel Way, Fairlight
• Midway, Commanders Walk, Fairlight
Financial Donations:
If you'd like to make a financial donation, this can either be
made by cheque (made payable to Pett WI) and sent to Jane
Sweaney at "Oakhurst", Pett Road, Pett, TN35 4HG or made
directly into the Pett WI Bank Account - Lloyds Bank - Sort
Code: 30-98-97 - Account No: 70587368 - with the reference
for both as "Food Bank" please.
For more information, or if you experience any difficulties,
please contact Campaign Co-ordinator, Hilary Dymott on
07768 323131
Thank you!
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42Nature Notes - Alan Kenworthy
It is that time of year again. The time of year when the arum lily and
lady’s smock are in flower and it’s a time of year that has been very slow
to arrive this year. The significance of the arum lily and the lady’s smock
is that their alternative common names both refer to a bird that is usually
heard at this time of year. The flowers are, of course, the cuckoo pint
and the cuckooflower and so far this year, I have yet to hear any cuckoos
calling. The unusually cold spring this year seems to have delayed the
arrival of many of our flying migrants. Just yesterday (14th May) I got my
first sighting of a pair of swifts flying along the beach at Pett Level and
earlier in the week I saw the first painted lady and red admiral butterflies
and the silver Y moth, all of which have both migrant and hibernating
populations. The cold and
dry spring weather looks like
something we are going to
have to get used to.
The delicately flowered
lady’s smock, cuckooflower,
or Cardamine pratensis, is
the foodplant of the green-
veined white butterfly as
w e l l a s t h e or a n g e - t i p
butterfly (Anthochares
cardamines - yes, flower and
insect connected through
their scientific names!) The
orange tip is the first
butterfly to emerge that
overwinters as a chrysalis. The caterpillars of the orange tip are a well
camouflaged green, and though I occasionally check the leaves and stems
of the lady’s smock in our garden, I have yet to find any. The leaves of the
plant are edible, mildly peppery, and could be substituted for cress in a
salad. The orange tips of the butterfly are a warning sign to predators
that the animal is poisonous or at least highly distasteful. Only the
caterpillars eat leaves and so they must get their toxins from the leaves of
the lady’s smock. Hmm - maybe cress is a better option.
Judging by the bunches of bright red (and highly poisonous) berries
produced later in the year in our garden, it’s a very successful strategy.
Isn’t nature brilliant!?
43Pett Village Hall 500 Club
The PVH 500 Club was set up in 2013 to raise funds for the
Village Hall at a time when urgent repairs were needed.
Over the last seven years the club has continued to support the
Hall and add improvements to the facilities.
The Club is a great success which is down to the support of the
members, for which the PVH Committee are very grateful.
If you are not a member and would like to join -
Applications forms can be found on
www.pettnet.co.uk under the Pett Village Hall
link or from either Carol Pecorini
Phone 01424 813544 or Email
carol.pecorini@gmail.com.
or Philippa Strickland phone 01424 814384
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44Nature Notes by Alan Kenworthy
The rather sculptural cuckoo pint or arum lily (Arum maculatum) is not the
foodplant of any caterpillars as far as I know but it does have a rather
unusual relationship with insects. The flower consists of a spadix - the
phallic spike that gives the plant its more ribald common names - and the
spathe or hood that is actually a modified bract or leaf. In the early
evening the female flowers at the base of the spadix produce heat (and
very faint light) as well as a rather fetid smell which attracts some very
small flies which push past bristles into a smooth-walled chamber from
which they can’t escape, but at least they get fed. The following day the
male flowers shower the insects below with pollen and the bristles wither
and allow the flies to escape to carry their precious cargo of pollen to the
next plant. Of course, the more perceptive reader will now be thinking
‘what’s the point of that when the plant has just pollinated itself?’ It turns
out that the plant has a beautifully honed biological clock. Not only does
the plant time the release of insects, it waits long enough before releasing
its odours to allow the flies to disperse and makes sure that the stigmas
are only receptive to pollen when the incoming pollinated flies are being
attracted by those odours.
Calling all Pett pets - Angela Hawksley
Many of us remember with affection Revd. Helen Patten whose Guide Dog
used to warn her that her sermon had gone on too long by starting to snore
loudly. I am not saying that your pet animal should possess that level of
liturgical expertise but this is an invitation to your pet to attend church in
Pett on Sunday 4th July at 10.30am. You and your children and
grandchildren are also very welcome, as is anyone who does not own a pet.
Who knows, this event may persuade you to acquire a pet or may have the
reverse effect?
Surveys show that many people have relied on their pets for company and
support in lockdown times and so we will give thanks for that and the pets
will be blessed.
And, of course, a pet may be any sort of creature great or small. One of
my grandsons kept a pet beetle for a time but, unsurprisingly, it escaped.
If the weather is good, the service will be held outside. Revd Kay Burnett
rather than the Vicar of Dibley has agreed to lead the service.
Pett PCC
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46Pett Parish Council News - David Penfold
The May parish council meeting was held virtually on Wednesday 5 May. This
was earlier in the month than usual as virtual meetings were no longer
allowed after 7 May. This means that the July meeting will be face to face;
it may have to be in the main hall at the village hall to allow social
distancing, so the date is not as yet fixed. The May meeting was the council
AGM and Alan Crouch and I were re-elected as vice-chair and chair
respectively. The council agreed an increase in the grant to the church for
maintaining the churchyard. Most of the other matters discussed were
routine, with the exception of the housing needs survey report, about which
I hope to write more next month. Other issues you can read about in the
minutes of the meeting, which, like the agenda, will be posted on Pettnet.
Regarding the surgery at Guestling, I have received a number of messages
highlighting problems people have contacting and accessing both the Old
Town and Harold Road practices. Dr Chris Chinery continues to make efforts
to encourage a change of policy and our MP, Sally-Ann Hart, has taken
matters up with the CCG. If you feel strongly about this, you can also send a
message to the CCG; the email is esxccg.contactus-eastsussexccg@nhs.net.
On a more positive note, the new noticeboard has been erected at the
Recreation Ground. Many thanks to Peter Felton. This is both for the use of
the sports clubs and for more general notices.
There are two positions in the village currently vacant. These are the
Emergency Planning/Flood Warden and the new position (at least in Pett) of
the Tree Warden. If you are interested in either of these, please contact me.
Finally, I have been told of the recent death of John Uhlman, who lived at
Pett Level and was for many years a volunteer at Mallydams. In recent years,
John and his wife Rosalie were a familiar sight walking along the sea wall on
the lookout for injured wildlife. Our condolences go to John’s wife and
family.
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49Pett Level Preservation Trust
Design our Pett level 2021 Postcard
Children’s Art Competition
What’s special about Pett Level? Games on the beach? Fossil hunting at Cliff end? Our
fantastic wild birds? If you can think of anyone under 16 who might be looking for
something to do over the school holidays, why not get them to capture their favourite
thing about Pett Level as a drawing, a painting, a collage – anything they like – and enter
our competition. Its free to enter and the winning picture will be turned into a postcard
that will be available for sale in the village over the summer.
FREE entry
Competition Deadline: Saturday 29th May 2021. Winner announced on Monday 31st May.
Prize: £30 voucher and a framed copy of the postcard once printed
Download entry forms and competition rules from: Pett Level
Preservation Trust Facebook page www.pettlevelpreservationtrust.org
www.pettnet.org.uk
Post or drop completed entries off at:
Whitelands, Bottom of Chick Hill, Pett Level TN35 4EQ (box on the driveway)
All proceeds go to The Pett Level Preservation Trust, a small group of volunteers who protect 24 acres
of Pett Level land as a haven for wildlife and simply for people to enjoy. Support us by becoming a
member for only £25 a year. www.pettlevelpreservationtrust.org for details
Last year’s winner, by Zoe aged 12
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VILLAGE CONTACTS & OTHER USEFUL NUMBERS
Allotments Libby Rothwell 07714 340674 libby.rothwell891@gmail.com
Archive Resource
David Breakell 812964 info@thearc.uk
Centre
Badminton Anne & Paul Wadey 316209 pawadey@tiscali.co.uk
Bowls Club Eddie Quinlan 431463
British Legion Brian Green 812450 toffee35@gotadsl.co.uk
Cricket Club Andrew Dunlop 813368
Dance Fitness Laura Mitchell 07527 105352 lauramitchell6@sky.com
Flower Show Philippa Strickland 814384 pstrickl@icloud.com
Gardening Club Bob Harris 815151 bob.june@btopenworld.com
Neighbourhood
Caroline Turner 813368 littlebudspett@gmail.com
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Pett Churches
- Church Wardens Angela Hawksley 812705 angela.hawksley3@gmail.com
John Case 812224 johncase@me.com
- Friends Gill Plank 812154 gillplank@yahoo.co.uk
- St Nicholas Fran Rogers 812964
Pett Level
Theresa Noutch 814370 theresanoutch@aol.com
Preservation Trust
Pilates Annie Cuthbert 01797 225186 tb.cuthbert@btinternet.com
POPP Sheila Thomas 01303 237778
Pole Dancing Jane Baldwin 07403 256148 jane@mrzen.co.uk
PVH Committee Tim Rothwell 07850 469314 tim.pettvillagehall@gmail.com
Short Mat Bowls Eric Butler 814869 Joanbutler369@yahoo.co.uk
Stoolball Janet Fuller 01303 873227
Tennis Club Stuart Ware 815197 petttennisclub@gmail.com
The Club Wendy Hatch 812297 familyhatch1@gmail.com
Village Voices Wendy Hatch 812297 familyhatch1@gmail.com
WI Amanda Leeson 07968 443646 pettwi.sec@gmail.com
Yoga Class Robin Hutt 813182 robinhutt@btinternet.com
ROOMS FOR HIRE
Methodist Chapel Wendy Hatch 01424 812297 familyhatch1@gmail.com
Sports Pavilion Stuart Ware 01424 815197 sjw@meadowshed.co.uk
Village Hall Clare Walker 07718 518053 clare.pettvillagehall@gmail.com
New Beach Club 01424 812080 info@thenewbeachclub.co.uk
PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU WANT TO BE IN INCLUDED IN THIS SECTION
Conquest & Eastbourne Hospitals 0300 131 4500
Harold Road Surgery 01424 720878
Hastings Old Town Surgery (Ice House) 01424 452800
Samaritans 116 123
Citizens Advice 03444 111 444
RSPCA Emergency Services 0300 1234 999
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