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Sudoku
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News from the Community
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Editor’s Note
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Prize Crossword
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What’s On - January & February
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Sudoku Solution
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Business Page
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Useful Numbers
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Index of Advertisers
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Get in touch Editor: Laura Burton-Lawrence 01732 864 878 info@crowborough-magazine.co.uk The Crowborough Magazine is an independent publication produced by Laura Burton-Lawrence.
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How to Play - Fill the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9, with no repetition! You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic there’s no maths involved and no adding up. GOOD LUCK! Turn to page 29 for solution
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Note from the Editor... Dear Readers, Happy New Year! I hope you’ve managed to enjoy the festive season as much as possible and are now looking forward to what 2017 has in store. So, now you’ve reached this far into the magazine you will probably have noticed a few adjustments to the look and feel of the publication, along with a name change. But that’s it it’s still me, Laura Burton-Lawrence, producing the magazine. I thought that after 10 years of publishing The Crowborough Directory I would just give it a bit of a make-over. I must admit that when working on it this time around I almost felt like I was in a new job! I’d like to thank Elliot at DemonSkinz (Crowborough) for redesigning my logos - I’m so pleased with the end results. Now all my products (The Crowborough Magazine, The Edenbridge Magazine and The Community Radio Show) look like members of the same family. It’s been a great exercise and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed working on the new layout. Of course I always love hearing from you and receiving your feedback on the magazine so please do let me have your thoughts. Getting content in the magazine is simple. If you belong to a not-for-profit community group or organisation then getting something on the ‘News from the Community’, ‘What’s On’ or a Community Feature (booked in advance) is free. One of the key reasons for publishing this magazine is to support the local community. For businesses, simply take a look at the rates on the website (crowborough-magazine.co.uk) and email me the details of what you’d like to book; or just give me a call and we can discuss your requirements over the phone. It’s a shame I’m not allowed to enter the crossword prize draw as I would love to win a £25.00 voucher to spend at one of my favourite High Street shops, Guest’s Shoes Services. Have you seen their latest selection of women’s boots? Turn to page 34, complete the crossword and follow the instructions to be entered into the draw. As always, please do mention ‘The Crowborough Magazine’ if you are responding to anything you’ve seen in this publication as it helps to secure it’s future. Wishing you all a wonderful 2017 and here’s to the next 10 years of The Crowborough Magazine. Until next time....
Laura Burton-Lawrence | Editor - The Crowborough Magazine e: info@crowborough-magazine.co.uk PO Box 142, Edenbridge TN8 9AQ Twitter: @lburtonlawrence | Facebook: @crowboroughmagazine
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What’s On in January & February Thursday 12 January Ashdown Forest Decorative and Fine Arts Society: The Music Hall: “from Coal Hole to Palace”. 2pm, Crowborough Community Centre. Frances Hughes will tell how Music Halls flourished from 1820-1914 and of the variety of venues from the supper rooms to gilded Palaces and Empires. We shall hear Marie Lloyd, Albert Chevalier, Dan Leno and ‘Little Tich’. The Music Hall was truly ‘the people’s art’ and something has gone from British culture with its demise. Come and see whether you agree and enjoy a hot drink and a biscuit afterwards. Members free of charge, visitors £6 or complimentary if you join the Society at the meeting. Saturday 28 January & 25 February - Crowborough Farmers’ Market: - 9am-1pm, Car Park, Crowborough Social Club, Croft Road. Saturday 28 January Crowborough District Friends of Guiding JUMBLE SALE: 2pm, Guide HQ, School Lane (Whitehill Road) TN6 1PA. Tombola, Refreshments. Entry by donation. Call 01892 662 781
Tuesday 31 January Crowborough Horticultural Society: “More garden impact for less work” by Alison Marsden of Gardening by Design. 7.30pm, Crowborough Community Centre. Thursday 2 February Crowborough Flower Club: Flower Demonstration “Listening in Colour” with Gill Smaggasgale. 7pm, Crowborough Community Centre. Raffle and refreshment. Visitors welcome £5. For further details contact 655702/654725 or cfcesussex. weebly.com. Thursday 9 February Ashdown Forest Decorative and Fine Arts Society: Image And History: “art at the Lansdowne Club”. 2pm, Crowborough Community Centre. Pamela Campbell-Johnston shows us round the Lansdowne Club and recounts its architectural, social and political history as the former Lansdowne House. Located in Mayfair, the building fuses 18th century neo-classical architecture with Art Deco style. Hear of distinguished residents and members and
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stories of intrigue and passion reflected in the collection. Enjoy a hot drink and a biscuit to follow! Members free of charge, visitors £6 or complimentary if you join the Society at the meeting. Tuesday 28 February Crowborough Horticultural Society: “Seasonal Practical Tasks” by Caroline Halfpenny. 7.30pm, Crowborough Community Centre.
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Concerned about your home being sold to fund your future care fees? The Issue
You probably own your home as joint tenants if you are a couple and solely if you are single. For couples this means you own it wholly, jointly and severally. Ultimately therefore you do not own it 50:50 as you might have assumed. You actually own all of it together and when one partner dies the surviving partner owns it solely and absolutely. It is sole and absolute ownership that enables a whole property to be taken into consideration as an asset by the local authority and puts the property in danger of needing to be sold to fund care.
The Reality Today
The care Act 2014 introduced in April 2015 allows local authorities to assess your assets to determine if you need to pay for your own care under the new charges and assessment of resources regulations. Currently if you have assets above £23,250, you are on your own and require care, you will probably have to pay for it all currently averaging around £1,000 per week. Savings, cash and income would be used first and then your property would need to be taken into consideration. You would be expected to pay for all of your care until such time as your assets were depleted to below the £23,250 threshold. You would then pay for a proportion of your care until your assets were below £14,250 - at which point all your future care would be paid for after any relevant income was taken into account.
The Solution
For couples, simply by changing the way you own your property well in advance of any care considerations i.e. from joint tenants to tenants in common and by setting up two property Trusts either immediately or within a properly structured Will at the same time will in most cases, protect the integrity of your home should you ever require care in the future, so long as avoiding care fees was not a primary motivating reason behind the implementation fo the strategy - i.e. you should be looking to protect your half of your property should your spouse remarry after your death, or you should be looking to ensure that your children would not lose 50% of their inheritance should they be made bankrupt or divorce or for example you should be looking to prevent a generational inheritance tax burden in the future. These are all sound reasons for implementing this strategy which in themselves are not deliberate deprivation of assets, but the implemantation of which protects the integrity of the property. For sole owners the process is simply to set up a Trust now and convey your property into it which will produce the same result again this must be well in advance of any care considerations and the motivation must not solely be for the purpose of preventing your home being used to fund your care.
The Reasoning
When you own your home as tenants in common you actually own half each. With our Post death Property Protection Package when the first partner dies, they leave their half into their Trust. The surviving partner is the Trustee of that Trust and also the Primary Beneficiary which means that as they own half and are Trustee of the other half they have complete control over the property and what happens to it. The children and/or whoever else is also nominated as ultimate Trust Beneficiaries will have access to that half of the property when the surviving partner dies. The first half of the property then is 100% securely in Trust for the beneficiaries and will not be at risk. As a result of this simple strategy and because it is not possible to sell just the survivor’s half of the property, the integrity of the property is protected. While the ‘’market value” of half a property is negligible, The Care Act 2014 guidelines do allow for this half to have a charge placed on it under a deferred payment arrangement for care fees which is why this package includes a Lasting Power of Attorney grant for Property and Financial affairs which will enable a preappointed Attorney to act on behalf of the survivor should they be unable to themselves and negotiate with the Local Authority for the property to be rented out and a percentage of the income given to the Local Authority instead of a charge being placed. The second half of the property would then ultimately go into the Trust for access by the nominated beneficiaries when the surviving partner eventually dies. With our Whole of Life and Post Death Complete Property and Family Protection Package both halves of the property are conveyed into Trust IMMEDIATELY. This means the whole property is protected straight away and not just after the first party dies. The benefits of this package are that it then protects the property even if both parties go into care before the death of either. It also means that if the survivor goes into care the property does not have to be rented but if it is 100% of the income goes directly into the Trusts for the benefit of the survivor or any of the other Trust Beneficiaries and does not have to be given to the Local Authority. The most important benefit of this package though is the property can be sold at any time and the resulting proceeds be fully protected for the whole family within the Trusts and no negotiation with the Local Authority is required. Sole owners and couples who have immediately conveyed their properties into Trust well in advance of any care consideration and not solely for the purpose of preventing their home being used to fund their care (deliberate deprivation of assets) secures the integrity of the property (so long as entry into care is not within 6 months of setting up the strategy) as the property is not absolutely owned by an individual anymore and it is not legal to force a Trustee to do something that is not in the ultimate best interest of the Trust Beneficiaries. Call us now on 01892 278171 for a friendly chat about which package would be of best benefit to you and your family.
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Having been established for over five years the Chamber continues to be an extremely influential organisation in the area.
Business Hub The Chamber has been proactive over the years in lobbying for the need to preserve all current office space in Crowborough. With the additional planning restrictions imposed by our proximity to Ashdown Forest, preventing the building of new space, it is vital to retain what we have to ensure the future prosperity of the town and the ability to create jobs. The Chamber fully supports the Town Councils acquisition of Pine Grove for conversion into a Enterprise Centre specifically aimed at new start-ups and small businesses. As evident from similar centres in Sussex this will inevitable prove to be a wise investment and in time become a great asset for the town. We have a number of members already expressing an interest in taking space and look forward to the centre opening once the refurbishment has been completed.
Join the Chamber The Chamber’s aim is to unite businesses and look to promote its members, the town, and surrounding villages as a great place to live and work. The Crowborough and District Chamber of Commerce is keen to encourage businesses not only from Crowborough but also the outlying villages to get involved. It is not just about addressing issues in Crowborough but those experienced by the wider business community. If you are a local business, charity, organisation or group and would be interested in joining the Crowborough and District Chamber of Commerce then please visit our website for details regarding membership. Here you can also find news and information about future Chamber events. Wishing everyone a prosperous New Year!
Jeremy Woolger Chamber President
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Clubs and Organisations Amateur Dramatics, Music & Dance Ashdown Scottish Country Dance Club - 01892 655971 Buxted Symphony Orchestra - 01892 852145 Crowborough Choral Society - crowboroughchoral.com Crowborough Jubilee Choir - 01892 65298 - cft-naustin@supanet.com The Crowborough Players - 01892 300567 - thecrowboroughplayers.com Crowborough Singing for Fun Ladies Choir - 01892 663986 Crowborough Vale Drama Group - 01892 662819 - info@crowboroughvaledrama.org.uk Downsmen Corps Youth Marching Band - 01892 740182 - downsmen.org.uk Groombridge Amateur Dramatic Society - groombridgetheatre.co.uk Hartfield Singers - 01892 611414 inChoir - 01342 760078 - www.inchoir.co.uk Mayfield Band - 01435 872007 - mayfieldband.co.uk Mayfield Festival Choir - 01825 830277 Mayfield Youth Band - 01892 653422 - mayfieldband.co.uk MHG Ballroom & Latin Dance Club - 01892 655175 Rotherfield Players - www.rotherfieldplayers.co.uk What You Will Theatre Youth Drama Club - 01892 300399 - whatyouwilltheatre.com
Animals & Nature Ashdown Friends of the Earth - 01892 664762 - ashdownfoe.co.uk Brook Dog Training Club - 01892 655298 Crowborough Common Forum - crowboroughcommon.org.uk Crowborough Conservation - 01892 611414 - crowboroughconservation.org High Weald Beekeepers - 01892 654044 Powdermill Trust for Nature Conservation - 01424 426986
Charities World In Need - 01892 669 834 - worldinneed.co.uk Jeanie Foundation - crowboroughjeaniefoundation.com
Facilities for Hire Crowborough Centre - 01892 653823 - crowboroughcentre.info Rotherfield Village Hall - 01892 660138 - rotherfieldvillagehall.co.uk St John’s WI Hall (Ghyll Rd) - 01892 653957 St Richards Church and Hall - 01892 611318 - strichardscrowborough.org United Church Crowborough - 01892 665493 - unitedchurch.org.uk
Hobbies & Interests Chatterley Carvers - 01892 610534 Crowborough Arts - 01892 664 534 - crowborough-arts.org.uk Crowborough Creative Arts Group - 01892 663012 Crowborough Flower Club - 01892 654725 Crowborough Healthy Walk - 07740 899559 Crowborough Historical Society - 07956 214 935 - garethhockin@hotmail.co.uk - www.cdhistory.org Crowborough Horticultural Society- 01892 652960 Crowborough Locomotive Society - 01892 852741 Crowborough Model Boat Club - 01732 366358 High Weald Walkers - 01342 825 518 Jarvis Brook Horticultural Society - 01892 665185 - helen@steeproad.fsnet.co.uk Knit Together - 01892 660069 Pine Grove Pictures - www.pinegrovepictures.org.uk St.John Ambulance - ray.cassford@sja.org.uk
Organisations & Societies St.John Ambulance Fellowship - 01892 655288 Sunflower Quilters - 01825 760 27
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Taoist Tai Chi Society - 01892 664495 - taoist.org.uk Wealden Model Aircraft Society - 01892 852137 - wealdenflyers.co.uk Adult College for Rural East Sussex - 01825 761820 - acreslearning.org.uk Al-Anon Family Groups - 020 74030 888 - al-anonuk.org.uk Alderbrook Community Assoc. - alderbrookonline.co.uk Crowborough & District Lions Club - 01892 654196 - crowlions.org.uk Crowborough Bonfire & Carnival Society - 01892 661675 - nickie.cbcs@btinternet.com Crowborough Community First Responders - 07780 976041 - crowborough-cfr.co.uk Crowborough Foodbank - 07936 515798 - crowborough.foodbank.org.uk Crowborough Friends of Hospice in the Weald - 01892 664036 Friends of Crowborough Hospital - 01892 664626 - foch.org.uk Friends of Rotherfield & Brook Surgeries - 01892 852659 - rdely@tiscali.co.uk Friends of Saxonbury House Surgery - sew@talktalk.net - saxonburyhousesurgery.co.uk The Horder Centre - 01892 665577 - hordercentre.co.uk Jarvis Brook Community Association - 01892 665563 Rotary Club of Crowborough - 01892 653791 - www.rotary1120.org/crowborough Rotherfield & Mark X Bonfire Society - 01892 852252 Royal British Legion - 01892 660235 - secretary.rblcrow@talktalk.net Society of Friends of Montargis - 01892 662676
Parents & Toddlers Baby/Toddler Song - 01892 668022 - dshearn@hotmail.com Hickory Dickory - 01892 661027 ‘Little Fishes’ - 01892 665493 Rotherfield Parent and Toddler Group - 07814 434 084
Social Groups & Clubs Brook Valley WI - 01892 660029 Crowborough Darby & Joan Club - 01892 653024 Crowborough Evening Townswomens Guild - 01892 669004
Crowborough Social Club - 01892 653314 Crowborough St.John’s WI - 01892 661364 Crowborough U3A - 01892 654278 Crowborough Vale WI - 01892 661444 Mark Cross WI - 01892 852 767 Mayfield & District U3A - 01892 852128
Sports & Games Probus Club Of Crowborough - 01892 662486 - crowboroughprobus@btinternet.com Badminton Club (Wednesdays) - 01892 654440 Beacon Badminton Club (Thursdays) - 01892 653481 Beacon Badminton Club (15+ yrs) - 01892 661325 Beacon Swimming Club - 01892 653671 - beaconswimmingclub.co.uk Crowborough & District Anglers Association - 01892 655504 - crowboroughanglers.org.uk Crowborough & District Pétanque League - 01892 665067 Crowborough & District Sports Association - 01892 603000 x256 Crowborough & Rotherfield Jitsu Club - 01892 654100 - crowboroughjitsu.co.uk Crowborough Beacon Golf Club - 01892 661511 - cbgc.co.uk Crowborough Bridge Club - 01892 864706 - bridgewebs.com/crowborough Crowborough Chess Club - 01892 654071 Crowborough Hockey Club - 07742 104142 - vikkilink@live.com Crowborough Netball - 07931 980377 - crowboroughnetball.com Crowborough Pétanque Club - 01892 668412 - John.cpc@talktalk.net Crowborough RFC - 01892 663915 - crowboroughrugby.com Crowborough Runners - 07508 325055 Crowborough Table Tennis Club - 01892 661781 - crowboroughttc.org.uk Crowborough Tennis & Squash Club - 01892 652618 - crowboroughrackets.org.uk Crowborough Wolfe Bowling Club - 01892 662583 -crowboroughwolfebowlingclub.com
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News from the Community Crowborough Lions Club Young Ambassador Competition
Club President Terry Mason & Past President Bob Dubock with winner Georgia Allison
Every year, Lions hold their “Young Ambassador of the Year” competition. The Young Ambassador of the 21st Century scheme acknowledges and rewards young people for initiative, inspiration, energy, commitment to community service, and to helping others. This year, Crowborough Lions Club had an excellent candidate in Georgia Allison, who is 16 years old and a sergeant in 1414 (Crowborough) Squadron of the Air Training Corps. The final of the competition for the South Eastern District of Lions, 105SE, was held on the 13th November in Haywards Heath and despite first class competition Georgia was selected as the winner.
Crowborough Lions present Cluedup.info with new laptop computer
Pictured at the presentation are (L-R) Lorna Watson (Clued-up.info), Peter Boorman & Robin Streatfield (Lions), Rose Willett (Clued-up.info) and Alan Cridland
She will now go on to represent the Lions District 105SE in the UK finals in Dudley where she will compete against 12 other finalists to become the Young Ambassador of the 21st Century 2017-2018 for the whole of Great Britain and Ireland. In order to provide a ready access search facility to its clients, Clued-up.info has been presented with a new laptop computer by Crowborough Lions. Clued-up.info, based in The Broadway, is an Information Shop for young people aged between 11 and 25 years. It provides advice and information on any subject. These include education, training and employment, sex and relationships, family problems, justice and equality, health, housing and welfare, money, sport, leisure and travel, mental health and depression, bullying, alcohol and drug awareness, as well as counselling and liaising with other agencies on behalf of its clients. If they don’t know the answer, they guarantee to find out for you!
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Dorset Arms Angling Club - 01892 652631 - dorsetarmsangling.co.uk East Sussex Junior Badminton Association - 01892 662700 - william@libraaudio.co.uk Friars Gate Archers - 01892 668330 - friarsgatearchers.com Goldsmiths Petanque Club - 01892 665783 Groombridge Bowling Club - 01892 862796 Jarvis Brook Juniors Football Club - 07875 878835 - chairman@jbjfc.org.uk Maresfield Lawn Bowls Club - 01892 665178 Mayfield Bridge/Chicago Club - 01435 867430 Rotherfield Bowls Club - 01892 664 973 St Johns Badminton Club “The Friendly Club” - 01892 852649 Wealden Cycle Club C’borough - wealdencycleclub.co.uk
Support Alcoholics Anonymous - 0800 9177650 - alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
Crowborough Support Group of Parkinsons UK - 01892 654324 Crowborough Social Group of East Sussex Association for the Blind - 01323 832252 ME meetup - 01892 664 904 - meetup.org.uk Memory Moments Café - 01273 494300 Sussex High Weald Dementia Social Group - 01892 662002 Uckfield, Heathfield, Lewes & District Multiple Sclerosis Branch - 01892 764292
Young People 1st Crowborough Scouts - 07780 605856 Air Training Corp 1414 Squadron - 01892 654062 - oc.1414@aircadets.org Army Cadet Force - 01892 668 022 Boys Brigade - 01892 653 272 Girlguiding – 01892 664678 - sharon-adrian@sarah79.fsnet.co.uk - girlguiding.org.uk
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News from the Community Crowborough Community Festival gathers pace
about trying to get something new off the ground. We’re glad to report however that as the previous year ended, we now have a truly exciting and unique event to look forward to in May 2017. The core programme is now in place and our main priority now is still trying to secure additional funding. Crowborough Town Council has been very supportive as has some local businesses, although we would still like to see a few more coming on board as sponsors! As always with a project of this magnitude we would also welcome more volunteers to help. Please check out the festival website at crowboroughcommunityfestival.org
Paul Stickland Dinosaur Installation It’s been quite a challenge planning the first Crowborough Community Festival celebrating the town’s landscape and cultural heritage. The first struggle was establishing a Steering Group from scratch, not easy whenever it’s
The festival will take place in local venues throughout the month of May next year. Nature, Conservation, Healthy Living, Music, Food, Drama as well as Dinosaurs will all feature during the festival. We hope the people of Crowborough will turn out and support the various events on offer – some of them are free and shuttle bus services will also be on hand to help those less able to get around our hilly landscape.
Clothes, furniture & Bric-a-brac wanted Crowborough Jeanie Foundation is the fastest growing small charity in the area. Supported by volunteers and taking no wages or salaries, they help children and young people in Sussex and The Gambia. They are looking for donations of clothes, small furniture and bric-a-brac items to sell in their shop. They are also able to collect these from you. For further information call 0800 612 7426 or visit their website: crowboroughjeaniefoundation.com or follow them on Facebook at: @crowboroughjeaniefoundation 28 | www.crowborough-magazine.co.uk • info@crowborough-magazine.co.uk • 01732 864 878
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Send in your completed entry by 27 January for your chance to win a £25 voucher to spend at Guest’s Shoe Services, Crowborough www.guestsshoes.co.uk Please post your entry to: PO Box 142, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 9AQ
NAME: ................................................................... TEL: .................................................... ADDRESS: ........................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................. Closing date for entries is Friday 27 January 2017. Winner and crossword solution to be announced in the next issue of The Crowborough Magazine. First correct entry drawn will win. Judges decision is final.
The easy SOLUTION to getting your message ACROSS? The ANSWER is to get your business details DOWN here. Could you or your business sponsor a future Prize Crossword? Call Laura on 01732 864 878 for more details.
November/December Crossword Well readers, for the first time EVER there is no crossword winner to announce. What I would love from you is your feedback on the crossword puzzles as I have recently changed supplier. Please call me or email me info@ crowborough-magazine.co.uk and I’d love to hear your thoughts...
November/December Solution
Get your entries in by Friday 27 January 2017 for your chance to win this issue’s prize courtesy of Guest’s Shoe Services Crowborough.
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The Crowborough Magazine • January/February 2017
Fill in your details on the form on the previous page and send in your completed entry to PO Box 142, Edenbridge TN8 9AQ or drop your entry into J&K Gallery, Croft Road, Crowborough by Friday 27 January 2017 for your chance to win a £25 voucher to spend at Guest’s Shoe Services, 5 High Street, Crowborough, TN6 2QA - 01892 654 984 www.guestsshoes.co.uk
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Down
1 - Chap used a loom, initially operated by hand (6)
1 - Petrifying person is amused when disturbed (6)
4 - God found in restaurant pitcher (6)
2 - Subject noun logical, but not right (8)
9 - US city almost too tired, curiously (7)
3 - Embrace tap dancing around party (5)
10 - Guilty dame has broken down (7)
5 - Freakish calm about male before unknown magical transformation (7) 11 - Sturdy cult regularly followed odd sitcom 6 - Leading man? (4) (5) 12 - Part of supremo pessimist feels dejected (5) 14 - Heavy gas (fluorine) with temperature unknown (5) 15 - Clement extremely foolish when broadcast (5) 17 - Firm mammal oddly a butterfly? (5)
7 - Former duos outlandish evacuation (6) 8 - Scrambled eggs that are about 60% fried resulting in nervousness (5,6) 13 - Let me rap badly - a common tropical sight? (4,4)
18 - Retrieving without fine print (7)
14 - US soldier after hot year primarily exfoliating, now espousing cleanliness (7)
20 - Subdivision of a county number (7)
15 - Rent her cab out (6)
21 - Green card game? (6)
16 - Gangster music group with sex appeal (6)
22 - Donkey film about new agreement (6)
17 - Hits kayaks without love (5) 19 - Stylish volume found around Hello! (4)
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The Crowborough Magazine • January/February 2017 Health Care
Crowborough Hospital 01892 652 284 Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (Pembury Hospital) -01892 823 535 Hospice in the Weald 01892 820 500 NHS Direct (free from landline/mobile) - 111 Brook House Centre, C’boro Hill 01892 652 850 Saxonbury House, Croft Road 01892 603 131 The Surgery, Beacon Road 01892 652 233
Support Alcoholics Anonymous 08457 697 555 Al-Anon Family Groups 020 7403 0888 (Helpline) Citizens Advice Bureau 01892 655 303 Childline - 0800 1111
Clued Up Info (11-25yrs) 01892 661 990 CRIMESTOPPERS 0800 555 111 Crowborough Foodbank 07936 515 798 N.S.P.C.C. (help & advice) 0808 800 500 Police - Non-emergency - 101 R.S.P.C.A. (cruelty & advice) 0300 1234 999 Samaritans 08457 90 90 90
Transport Bus enquiries -Arriva 01622 697 000 -Brighton & Hove 01273 886 200 -CTLA 01273 517 332 -Renown Coaches 01424 210 744 -Traveline 0871 200 2233 National Rail Enquiries 08457 484 950 Airport - General Enquiries -Gatwick 0844 892 0322 -Heathrow 0844 335 1801
Suppliers Electricity 0800 783 8866 Gas, National Grid - 0800 111 999 South East Water - 0333 0000 365
Local Services | Information Community Centre - 01892 653 823 Crowborough Town Council 01892 652 907 Nus Ghani MP - 0207 219 4619 East Sussex County Council 0345 608 0190 ESCC Highways - 0345 608 0193 Library 0345 608 0195 (Renewals) 0345 608 0196 (Enquiries) Post Office - 0845 722 3344 St. John Ambulance 01892 610 183 Tourist Information 01892 652 907 Wealden District Council 01323 443 322
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The Crowborough Magazine • January/February 2017
Index of Advertisers Accountants MBS Accounting ...............................6
Electricial Services DS Services (UK) Ltd ........................36
Mobile Car Valeting AutoShine ..............................................11
Boarding Kennels Estate Agents Houndsell Kennels ...........................27 Sussex Property Shop .......................2
Osteopaths Helen Dunn .............................................6
Carpenters/Joiners Pearl Carpentry & Joinery ...........23
Events/Entertainment Painting & Decorating Crowborough Community Sarah’s Painting Services ...............32 Festival ........5 Charities The Community Radio Show ....35 Pension Services Jeanie Foundation ..........................39 Kent Pension Services ....................23 Funeral Services Chimney Sweep Crowborough Funeral Care .......16 Picture Framers Mr Jolly ....................................................14 Tester & Jones Funeral Services ....1 J & K Gallery ............................................15 Chiropodists & Podiatrists Plumbing Garden/Outdoor Services Beacon Chiropody Clinic .........37 AB Garden Services............................7 All Pc Services Ltd .............................32 Courtyard Clinic ..............................32 Allseasons Landscaping ....23 & 35 Digby Fox ...............................................11
Dentists Durban Dental Care .........................11
Graphic Design Parker Smith .........................................37
DIY Suppliers Ci Products .........................................31 Driving Schools Red Fox Driving School ................29 Denture Repair Crowborough Denture Repair Centre ......9 Education Lingfield Notre Dame ........................3 Saint Mary’s Nursery School ........30 The Warren Day Nursery & Pre-School ........17
Property Maintenance & Improvements Redwing Property Services .........29 Redwing Roofing ................................9 SPS Roofing Contractors .......20-21 Traditional Builders ..........................11
Recruitment Home Instead Senior Care..........23 Health & Beauty Appearances Aesthetics ..............31 Skip Hire Bios Yoga ..................................................8 Skip X* .....................................................14 Slimming World ................................32 Travel Agents/Services Home & Interiors Global Travel .........................................8 Magnolias at home .................7 & 37 Nautilus Yachting* ............................35 Investments Buy2LetCars.com .......................18-19
Will Writing They Will Be Done ............................13
Log Suppliers Steves Logs ...............................................7 Marble Specialists Bowerland Stone ...............................40
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*Indicates special offer for readers
Computer/Technology Services CrowboroughComputers.com ....6
Ashwoods Tree Work ......................14 Fencing & Gates ...................................8 John’s Gardening Services ........14 Natural Landscapes .......................36 Tree Hoppers .........................................23
Cleaning/Domestic Services Magiclean ................................................8
The Crowborough Magazine • January/February 2017
CROWBOROUGH JEANIE FOUNDATION Based on Crowborough High Street, the Jeanie Foundation is a fast-growing charity, who helps young people into business here in Sussex, as well as young people in The Gambia, including children. Crowborough Jeanie Foundation works from donations given by domestic households or from business in the area. They can collect items for free by prior arrangement. Items include clothes, bric-a-brac, small items of furniture, books etc. Crowborough Jeanie Foundation looks for people who can donate by standing order or by making one off donations via the donate button on their website. They even have their own online shop where you can buy from large shops at the same price as you would normally or even lower. The commission paid by the retailer goes direct to the charity. Crowborough Jeanie Foundation likes to have volunteers from all walks of life to join in working in the shop and meeting people. Find out more:
www.crowboroughjeaniefoundation.com Crowborough Jeanie Foundation, Belmont Buildings, High Street, Crowborough, East Sussex TN6 2QB. Phone FREE on 0800 6127426 or Selina on 07796 305472.
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