June 13 - Selsey News

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selsey life 

June 2013 - issue no. 176 

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Selsey store to donate up to 

£25,000 for local community 

The Southern Co-operative store in Selsey has announced the 

recipients of its 2013 Community Support Card scheme which will 

donate up to £25,000 to two local good causes. 

Shoppers at the store are being encouraged to support The 

Southern Co-operative’s 2013 campaign to donate up to £25,000 

that will be shared equally between Selsey and District Carers 

Support Group and Selsey Community Bus. Retail Business 

Manager, Marcus Preen, explained: “The Community Support Card 

(CSC) scheme doesn’t cost shoppers anything as all money is 

donated by The Southern Co-operative but we do need them to 

support the fundraising. To do this, shoppers simply need to 

request a free green CSC card, which we give out at the store, and 

have this swiped each time they shop here. The more the card is 

swiped, the quicker the funds are raised, it’s that simple!” 

Registered charity, Selsey and District Carers Support Group, 

which has around 300 members, aims to support the needs, both 

practical and emotional, of all the unpaid carers in the community. 

The Group does this through providing information, advice and 

support for carers, and organising outings and events which 

provide a vital link for carers to meet like-minded people and 

improve their quality of life. Selsey Community Bus is a voluntary 

group which provides a local bus service, ‘The Shuttle’, to help 

those in the community who need help getting around, predominantly 

the elderly who find it difficult to walk any distance. The 

group plan to use the funds donated by The Southern Co-operative 

to maintain the service in the face of increasing running costs. 

Marcus added: “We’re calling on the support of local people to back 

the 2013 campaign and make it a real success for the two recipient 

charities. 

We’ll also be holding a free community fun day to launch the 

scheme, so do keep an eye on the local press and in store to find 

out more about this. 

In the meantime, please pop into the store to pick up a free green 

CSC card.” The CSC scheme is run in selected TSC stores across 

the south and donates tens of thousands of pounds for community 

good causes each year. Last year, local charities, Youth Dream and 

Selsey Venture Club each received £12,500 from The Southern 

Co-operative’s CSC scheme run at the Selsey store. 

The Southern Co-operative store is in Selsey High Street. www. 

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Selsey WW1 

Community Project News 

A big thank you to those who responded to our plea for information 

about the Selsey men who died in WW1. It was lovely to meet you 

at the coffee mornings and we appreciate being allowed to copy 

your photos and documents for our research. 

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: 

Thursday 11th July: The Selsey Society meeting (at 7.30pm in 

St Peters Hall, behind the Church, visitors £1.50) will be about the 

WW1 project – showing the sort of things we are looking for, what 

we have found and what we plan to do with the information we 

gather. 

Friday 9th, Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th August: We will be 

holding an exhibition in the Town Hall as part of the Selsey Festival 

– look out for the Festival booklet for more details. 

Although our primary goal is to collect photos and information on 

the Selsey men who died, we also want to create a list of all Selsey 

men who fought in WW1. Between 1914-1917, the Parish Magazine 

published lists of Selsey servicemen, but we know these are 

not complete - we would welcome your help with this, even if you 

can only give us a name. The lists will be available at both events 

above. 

If you have any information relating to Selsey and WW1 please 

contact Marilyn Smith tel: 606540 or email: mazsmith06@gmail. 

com, or come to one of our events. 

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The view from here – 

championing the voice of older 

people in Chichester District 

Voluntary Action Arun & Chichester is taking the lead, 

on behalf of a group of organisations drawn from 

Chichester in Partnership & the Healthy Chichester 

Partnership, in pulling together a network of older people to 

comment and consult on local issues. Initially they want to hear the 

‘Views from here’ about the shared priorities the partners have 

identified in relation to older people – have they got it right? 

Organisations including Chichester District Council, Public Health, 

Sussex Police, Age UK West Sussex, Chichester area MIND and 

Carers support are part of the working group and are enthusiastic 

about the opportunity to hear directly from older people. 

A network has been run successfully before and VAAC are keen for 

those who were previously involved to join in, shortly they, together 

with a wide range of smaller organisations right across the District 

will be receiving a very short questionnaire with a request for their 

older members to comment and consider signing up. The view 

from here will not necessarily ask people to travel to meetings but 

will maintain a network using a variety of means of communication 

including e-mail, websites, telephone and the post. Hilary Spencer, 

Chief Executive of VAAC reflected ‘ We want to make it as easy as 

possible for people to be part of the network and share their 

opinions. We are approaching around 300 groups - from specialist 

interest clubs to those offering social care support to ask their 

members if they would like to take part, or for the group itself to join 

and respond collectively. Hopefully this will mean people who have 

not had this chance before will sign up.’ To find out more or to 

receive a hard copy of the initial survey please ring VAAC on 01243 

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Chichester Model Engineers will be 

holding a Gala Weekend on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 July 2013 

to celebrate their 65th Birthday; at their site in Blackberry Lane, 

East Chichester PO19 7FS between 11.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on 

both days. 

Admission will be £3.00 for Adults, and £2.00 for children; and 

tickets for rides on the trains will be the standard £1 per train ride. 

Further details are on the Website: www.cdsme.co.uk 

There will be an exhibition of models and tools that have been 

made by our members; and advice about model making techniques 

and demonstrations. 

Several visiting model railway layouts will be coming; as well as 

traders’ stalls and other sideshows. 

Chichester Model Engineers refurbished interactive “Drive a Train 

Yourself!” 00 Gauge model layout, “Blackberry Junction”, will be in 

use. This has three circuits of track, each with its own controller and 

donations box. Visitors are encouraged to bring in, and run, their 

own 00 Gauge locomotives and trains; expert staff will be on hand 

to answer questions. 

There will also be steam powered model locomotives, as well as 

electric model trains, of different sizes, in operation on the outdoor 

Garden Railway. 

Train Rides will be offered to visitors behind several different 

miniature Steam and Diesel powered locomotives, and light 

refreshments will be available. 

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SELSEY WI 

Our May meeting was the Resolutions meeting, but firstly the 

business of the day was dealt with. Members were told about a 

card received from a lady at the Breast Care Unit at St Richard’s 

Hospital who had received one of the cushions made by our 

members, and she expressed her gratitude and thanks for the gift. 

Joan Wills mentioned that final payment was due for our outing to 

Winchester and Jane Austen’s house next month, and President 

Shirley Petitt requested that members interested in taking part in 

the County Quiz in August should give in their names at tea time. 

She also advised members that we are having a stall at Lifeboat 

Day on Sunday, 11 August, and requested donations for a Tombola 

stall. Shirley then welcomed Judy Wilson, an Area Advisor, who 

explained about our resolution ‘The Decline of Our High Street and 

Town Centres’. Members then voted on the resolution, together 

with a Special Constitution Resolution that was also voted on. Judy 

then judged the entries for Part I of the Gardner Cup competition 

– a handicraft beginning with the letter ‘Q’. We had some very 

imaginative entries, and the winner was President Shirley with an 

exquisite hand-made quilt. 

After tea Margaret Goodman, one of our members, spoke about 

the 4th annual Selsey Open Gardens that she is organising. This 

year it takes place on Sunday, 23rd June from 11.00 am – 5.00 pm. 

She explained how the gardens were assessed from the ubiquitous 

Health & Safety point of view, and how the charities were chosen to 

receive the proceeds of the day. Some of our members are 

opening their gardens on that day. To round off an excellent 

afternoon, Joan Wills set us all thinking again with a quiz about 

shops and shopping, including naming different varieties of coffees 

available from the chains which are well known in all high streets 

nowadays. 

Our next meeting is on Wednesday, 12th June 2013, which is our 

92nd Birthday meeting. Our speaker is Paul Weakley, who will tell 

us about ‘A Tenor’s Worth’. A warm welcome is extended to all 

ladies - for more information, please contact Shirley Petitt on 

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Seal Island W.I. 

Our President Stephanie Pudney welcomed members 

and one visitor to our meeting held on 2nd May. We were told that 

the remaining bric a brac from our Eggstravaganza had been taken 

to a Sunday Car Boot and a further £83 had been raised towards 

our funds. What was left had been split between the RNLI, the 

Venture Club and Brent Lodge and St Wilfrids Hospice Shops in 

Selsey. On 18th July we are having a guided walk of Chichester’s 

City Walls which will take about an hour and a half. Names were 

also taken for the WI Diary for 2014 and the County Quiz Day on 

13th August. We are hoping to visit Denman College on 20th 

September but are still awaiting costs for the coach. Tables for our 

Plonk, Ploughmans and Quiz Evening on 15th August are going 

well and tickets will be on sale from 1st June at The Wool Shop on 

Selsey High Street. Shirley Brown has agreed to open her garden 

as part of Selsey Gardens Open Day on Sunday 23rd June. 

Volunteers were asked for to help with refreshments. 

Discussions then took place on the resolution ‘The decline of our 

High Street and Town Centres’ to go forward to the WI AGM being 

held in Cardiff. During the discussions it was mentioned that Selsey 

Library are looking for help to deliver books, CDs and DVDs to the 

housebound of the district if any member could assist. The vote on 

the resolution was passed unanimously. 

Our next meeting is on Thursday 6th June. The talk is entitled 

‘Down in the woods something stirred’ and is about foraging for 

mushrooms. All ladies are welcome to our meetings held at the 

Selsey Centre on the first Thursday of the month at 7.30pm and we 

look forward to meeting you. For further information telephone 

01243 603288. 

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Letter to the Editor 

I am a victim of the recent spate of Burglaries in Selsey and, whilst 

welcoming the hard work of D.C. Della Squires, would ask your 

readers to dial 999 if they see or hear ANYTHING UNTOWARD. 

Apparently a neighbour here heard the crash of breaking glass at 

4 a.m., turned over, and went back to sleep. As a result of this 

inaction, my home was trashed, I lost a lot, and suffered the 

trauma. I urge everyone to act, and stop these appalling criminals. 

The Police are on our side; are paid by us; and want to hear from 

us. 

Name and address supplied 

Dear Editor, 

Please may I thank, through your pages, all the many people who 

have shown such sympathy and kindness to me following the 

upsetting break-in at my house on the weekend of April 27th 2013. 

I am so touched and moved, and it just makes me realise that not 

all people are evil and bad (though perhaps too many are..) 

I would also like to pay a sincere and public tribute to West Sussex 

Police/CID/Forensics who have been absolutely marvellous and 

supportive throughout this sad affair - and they have not finished 

with it yet ! I had not realised how fortunate we are here. 

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The Selsey Society (local history society) 

The next meeting of the above will take place on 

Thursday 11th July ~ 7.30 pm in St Peter’s Church Hall. 

WW1 Project 

showing the sort of things they are looking for, what they have 

found and what they plan to do with the information they gather. 

Guests and friends are as always very welcome - as usual 

[£1.50] which will also include refreshments. 

For any further information contact the Secretary John Mason 

Tel 01243 607037 or e-mail pdgjohnnyliz@yahoo.com 

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The early months of the tax year are a good time for savers to think 

about tax planning for the current year. In particular, now is a good 

time to think about investments that produce regular income – if 

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Women’s Section of 

The Royal British Legion 

The speaker at our April meeting was a representative of the 

"Apuldram Centre", a wonderful charity which helps adults with 

learning difficulties to lead independent and fulfilling lives. A 

selection of homemade items produced by the clients at the centre 

eg; jams, chutney, cakes and biscuits were on display for sale, at 

very reasonable prices in aid of the Charity. 

The winner of the letter of the month competition was, Rene Shaw 

with a miniature armchair. 

Our "Spring Fayre", which was held in Selsey Town Hall on 

Saturday the 27th April was most successful,raising over £600 for 

our Charity. A big "THANK YOU", to the Committee for their hard 

work and to those members who helped either with contributions or 

help on the day. "Well Done" everyone. 

Our next meeting will be held on Monday 24th June at 2.15.p.m. in 

Selsey Town Hall.For further information,please contact our 

Chairman Mrs. Jill Pestle on 01243 601426. 

Save Our Selsey 

Last month there was an explanation of the “Partnership Funding” 

system, which is used to allocate government money towards 

coastal defence work. 

As explained, some needy projects – particularly erosion protection 

schemes – get little or no funding, because there is simply too 

much demand for the money available. The repair of the sea wall at 

Lifeboat Way unfortunately lies within this category. 

Despite this, it looks as if the funding problem for the repair of the 

sea wall at Lifeboat Way may be close to a resolution. It appears 

the District Council’s strenuous activity in drawing together 

potential funders – to repair the main wall and its superstructure - is 

coming to a conclusion. 

The overall cost of the works remains commercially sensitive until 

the work has been put out to tender. Nevertheless, a few details of 

the funding package are emerging from documents in the public 

domain. 

If you expect to have a lower rate of tax next tax year as opposed 

In early May the District Council’s Cabinet agreed to recommend to 

to this (say because you are retiring), it might be worth moving any Selsey Information Exchange 

the full Council that a sum of money be set aside as a contribution 

interest-bearing investments to accounts which will pay interest Has been open for seven weeks and in that time 

towards the repairs. At the time of writing (Mid-May), this has not 

after 5 April 2014. This will make the interest payment carry its • Organisations starting up in Selsey have come for information 

and publicity 

been approved by the full Council. 

charge to tax when you pay tax at a lower rate. Shifting from investments 

that pay monthly or quarterly interest to annual interest 

Soon after, Selsey Town Council agreed in principle to allocate up 

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statutory consents needed (i.e. red tape to get through), before 

shovels hit the ground. 

We are keeping our fingers crossed, that works might be underway 

before autumn. Hopefully the funding package will be confirmed 

shortly – if so we’ll report it here. 

An update on the various Selsey frontages was given at the AGM. 

It was reported that residents at West Beach were concerned that 

shingle is now moving off their frontage, spilling over the “terminal” 

groyne (by the Coastaguard tower) and accumulating in front of 

Medmerry Cliffs. 

Ideally this will need to be moved back onto the West Beach frontage 

(perhaps leaving a small quantity in front of Medmerry Cliffs to 

help protect that area). The problem, as ever, could be funding. 

This might be the next coastal issue which Selsey has to solve, in 

conjunction with the various coastal authorities. 

YouTube videos about Selsey’s coastal issues can be found at 

www.mpsg.org.uk (follow the YouTube link). For more information 

on any issues raised contact me (Roland O’Brien) at info@mpsg. 

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SELSEY WRITERS CIRCLE 

Fifteen members met on the 7th May to hear a talk about the best 

way to write dialogue. The guest speaker was the well known 

author Simon Brett who writes crime and humorous stories as well 

as producing radio plays. From his wealth of experience Simon 

illustrated the art of writing realistic and convincing dialogue with 

many examples, which would help the members with their own 

efforts. 

The Circle meets on the first Tuesday of every month at the Seal 

Hotel and budding writers are welcome. 

Happy Birthday 

Amanda’s 

Hobbie 

Hideout 

126 High Street, Selsey, West Sussex PO20 0QE 

01243 607968 

Come and Celebrate our 

First Year in the New Shop 

Saturday 15th June ~ 10 am-4 pm 

Free Craft Demo, Free Cake, Raffle and More 

Classes on every Wednesday and Saturdays 

call in for details

pets 

health 

The Cat & Rabbit Rescue Centre 

Chalder Lane, Sidlesham, PO20 7RJ 

phone 01243 641409 after 4 pm. 

Come along to our next re-homing day 22nd June, 12 noon to 2pm. 

No appointment necessary but subject to a pre-home check. 

Otherwise we do re-home 7 days a week but you must ring for an 

appointment. 

Just a few of our of our 150 + cats /kittens waiting for homes. 

Parker - 18 month tabby stray, he's a lovely boy but doesn't like 

being penned up. 

Chas - a very playful and friendly black 6 year old. 

Fenella - beautiful, vocal black 11 year old, she just wants love and 

a lap. 

Sparky - 9 year old tortie, another vocal girl who wants a lap to sit 

on, she's just lively. 

Oslow - 4 year old long haired black & white. He has a big heart but 

only ½ a tail! 

Greystroke - gorgeous 3 year old grey boy. 

Bono KM09-13 8 month black & white and his friend Tyler KM257-12 

a fluffy black & white. Both very friendly and they love each other. 

Guy & Gono KM198 & 199 - 2 lovely 10 month old ginger brothers. 

Already this year we have taken in over 60 unwanted kittens. 

We want to help lessen the number of unwanted kittens. So if 

you can’t afford to get your female neutered contact us on 

01243 641409. It will cost you only £10 using your own vet, the 

charity will pay the rest of the bill. But hurry this is for a limited 

time only 

Dog Grooming Returns to 

Bracklesham Bay 

We are pleased to report the good news that a dog grooming 

parlour will be returning to Bracklesham Bay. As many of you will 

know we used to have a groomers in Bracklesham a few years ago 

that moved to East Wittering and then changed hands. It's a joy to 

hear that local business women and former award winning dog 

groomer Carley Bowles has decided to expand her current 

business Bracklesham Pet Supplies to include dog grooming within 

the next three weeks. Many of you will already know Carley from 

her former grooming shop in East Wittering. 

Carley has been keeping herself busy concentrating on building up 

her pet supplies business and looking after her nan, who had a 

stroke just over a year ago, and moving to Selsey. Now that things 

have settled down and the pet supplies business is getting 

established she feels this is a good time to expand. Having given 

into pressure from all her old customers over the years she has 

decided to pick up her scissors again and will be joined by her new 

assistant. Carley says she is excited to be able to offer her skills 

once again and has stressed that she will definitely be offering OAP 

discounts as before along with other promotions and offers to all 

her grooming and pet supplies customers. 

Bracklesham 

Pet Supplies 

& Dog Grooming 

Tel: 01243 673342 

4c Azara Parade, Bracklesham Lane 

Bracklesham Bay, PO20 8HP 

Tackling Ticks 

Tick season has already begun with the 

weather becoming warmer into summer 

your pets may be at risk from these little 

pests. 

Ticks are small arachnids which will 

attach themselves to a warm blooded 

body to use as a host for feeding, they bite into the skin and bury 

their heads under the surface and release saliva which anti coagulates 

the blood for the feed. Ticks can usually be found on wild 

birds, foxes, deer and hedgehogs and sheep, there are more hot 

spots areas especially around wooded areas and long grass. They 

are commonly felt by owners through their pets coats or are seen if 

areas such as ears and head. 

These parasites can cause tick borne diseases from – Lyme 

disease, Ehrlichiosis and Babesiosis which if left untreated and can 

cause serious affects on our pet, we advise you should use a tick 

prevention treatment through the warmer months or if you live near 

wooded areas. There are a few options of treatment you can speak 

to our staff to discuss options. 

There is also a tick remover which can be purchased from your 

local vets or pet shop which will safely remove the head without 

damaging your pet, be aware that if you try to remove the ticks by 

yourself you do risk leaving the ticks head under the surface of the 

skin which will cause an infection and may need treatment by the 

vet. 

To prevent the entry of non- endemic ticks, mandatory treatment 

with an acaricide is required under the Pets Travel scheme for 

dogs and cats returning from overseas. 

We offer nurses clinics from Monday – Friday 12 – 4 were our 

nurses will remove ticks and discuss prevention treatment. 

If you have any concerns or queries please come and speak to our 

team at Selsey – Ryan Mariner, Practice nurse. 

Glenda Baum MSc, MCSP, HPC reg. 

Chartered Physiotherapist: 

Full assessment and treatment of muscle or joint pain, 

whether from injury, arthritis or after surgery. Advice on 

chronic pain management. 

Hydrotherapy – an effective and enjoyable way to get 

stronger and fitter. 

Aquarobics: exercise to music in small classes in a heated 

pool keeps you going. Classes for general keep fit, ante- 

& post-natal classes or the overweight of either sex. 

Contact for details 

and charges:- 

Seal Hydrotherapy & 

Physiotherapy Clinic 

Warner Wood, Hersee Way 

West St. Selsey PO20 9AF 

Tel:01243 601090 

mob:07958 577848 

glendabaum@btinternet.com 

SELSEY "DROP IN" 

MIND CHARITY SOCIAL GROUP 219830 

Dear all, welcome and a big hello to you fellow friends and friends 

not met yet, Mays "Drop In" went very well, and was well attended, 

a big THANK YOU to them, see you at Junes event. 

When I was first diagnosed with depression and autism my parents 

encouraged me to hide it, a common reaction in some families as 

the there's a lot of stigma and shame to mental illness. 

But over time, and through talking about mental health problems, 

my mum and dad came to understand that there's nothing to be 

ashamed of and their attitudes changed dramatically. 

Today they are supportive and understanding, take part in campaigns, 

and fund raise for MIND. 

Today both mum and dad now volunteer for mental health projects. 

Talking about mental health changed my life and helped end the 

stigma I was facing from those closest to me. 

You don't need to be a expert to talk about it, here are a few tips to 

get you started : 

Take one step at a time: Mental health is a big topic and it can be 

daunting to know where to begin. Visit website for tips. 

Be open minded: One persons experience of mental health won't 

be the same as another. Listen to their experience and let them 

know you're there for them. 

Don't just talk about Mental health: Mental health is just one part 

of a person and people don't want to be defined by it. Make sure 

you continue to talk about the things you've always talked about. 

Courage is contagious: Don't be surprised if your honesty encourages 

other people to talk about about their own experiences. 

Often,once mental health is out in the open, people want to talk. 

"DON'T BE AFRAID TO TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH" 

Till next month take care. Next meeting is at Selsey Centre in 

conference room, Friday 14th June 9am to noon, all are welcome, 

we have good cakes, and refreshments and very informative 

leaflets with telephone numbers and important contacts. 

Donation of £1.00 is requested, (this helps pay for hire of venue) no 

profit is made. 

You will also see us at many car boots in Selsey and surrounding 

areas raising funds, if you see our stall come over and say hello, 

this is a registered charity stall and your support is very grateful. 

Feel free to contact me either by email or telephone, regarding 

"drop in" please note that we are only a support group and cannot 

give medical, or emergency advice, you will have to contact your 

own GP or 999 in emergency. 

Paul: 01243 606403 or email paul.furlonger101@gmail.com 

Samaritans: 08457 90 9192 ( www.Samaritans.org) 

Sussex Mental Health line: 0300 5000 101 

(www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk) 

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Congratulations! 

The nursing team at Seal Medical Group are celebrating after 

winning a prestigious award for Outstanding Achievement at the 

Sussex wide Proud to Care Nursing Awards. 

The team at the practice in Selsey 

was nominated a total of 21 times 

by different individuals and every 

single nurse at the practice was 

nominated. 

This led the team to be handpicked 

by Julia Dutchman-Bailey, 

Nurse Director of the Surrey and 

Sussex Area Team of NHS 

England. 

Julia said she was very impressed 

by what she heard in the nominations: “The overwhelming themes 

from these nominations were all the nurses being helpful, that they 

would go that extra mile, offering services to patients even if it 

meant they had to stay or rearrange their commitments, and 

always had a smile for their patients. Patients said they felt 

confident in the care they received and this had a positive impact 

on their lives.” 

Dr Hilary Platts from Seal Medical Group said: ‘We are so proud of 

our nursing team and are thrilled that their dedication and quality of 

care has been recognised and acknowledged by our patients. We 

are a relatively small practice but extremely busy practice, this 

reassurance and acknowledgement by our patients means so 

much to us. For everyone at Seal Medical Group it was fantastic 

and very well received news. The award has taken pride of place 

on reception and further congratulations have been flooding in.’ 

Seal Medical Group are part of NHS Coastal West Sussex Clinical 

Commissioning Group (CCG) – the new organisation made up of 

local GP practices which is now responsible for commissioning a 

majority of local health services. 

Dr Katie Armstrong, Chief Clinical Officer for NHS Coastal West 

Sussex CCG, said: “This is fantastic news for the team at Seal 

Medical Group. Care and compassion should be at the heart of all 

that we do for our patients, their families and loved ones, and it 

sounds like the nursing team at Seal really are getting this right. We 

all know that the way our patients receive their care is just as 

important as the actual treatment, and so I congratulate all of the 

nurses at Seal for all of the hard work they are doing to put their 

patients first.” 

Seal Medical Group was presented with their award as part of the 

countywide Sussex Proud to Care Nursing Awards. 

In addition to the Outstanding Achievement award, there were 

individual and team awards for the best care delivered in hospitals, 

the community, primary care and nursing homes (see below for the 

full list of winners and runners-up). There were six categories 

recognising the 6C’s - Compassion, Communication, Care, 

Courage, Competence and Commitment (see notes to editors). 

The awards were given out at the American Express Community 

Stadium, Brighton on Thursday, 25th April 2013. 

St Andrews Lodge 

11 individually decorated bedrooms – 6 on the ground floor and one wheelchair 

accessible room. Many overlooking our beautiful garden. 

Why not call in the Garden Café open Thursday to Saturday 12.00 – 5.00 

for sandwiches, cakes or a cream tea. Or book the full afternoon tea. We 

also cater for group bookings for afternoon tea any day by arrangement. 

We can also help with small events, birthdays, anniversaries, baby showers 

or funerals. 

Ring 01243 606899 or look on our website at 

www.standrewslodge.co.uk

SELSEY CYCLE NETWORK 

At the recent Annual General Meeting the present committee 

agreed to serve for another year. 

Martha Neave was made an Honorary member in recognition of 

the many hours of help she has given. 

After over 10 years of work a viable cycle route out of Selsey is now 

almost achieved. In view of this the future of Selsey Cycle Network 

was discussed at length. In its present form S. C. N. is probably in 

its last year. It might well become part of any future cycling group 

enabling those who wish to keep in touch. Members will be kept 

informed and there will be a general meeting to arrange this. 

LITTLE SPAIN BOWLING CLUB 

Golf Links Lane PO20 9DR 

email: lsbowlsclub@gmail.com 

An enjoyable time was had when we opened at the end 

of April, despite it being a chilly day. 

Our first match of the season, a “local derby” against Crablands 

B C was a good game, enhanced all the more by the sunshine. 

Congratulations Crablands for winning the game. It was a close 

call – only 4 shots in it. 

“Bring a Friend Day” was well supported and we thank those who 

came along to try the game of bowls. Hopefully we will see you on 

the green shortly. 

New members welcome. For further information please contact us. 

DO YOU WANT TO PLAY 

CRICKET? 

We have many 

Teams - Mens, Ladies, 

Boys and Girls 

Come along to the 

Club on a Friday 

evening 

SELSEY CRICKET CLUB (Est. 1834) 

Paddock Lane (Behind Budgens) 

For further details contact Bob Hoare on 01243 603962 

or visit our official ECB website www.selsey.play-cricket.com 

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Sports Dream 

Charity No 1142665 

Selsey Walkers 

Tuesdays 8am from Outside Budgens 

Wednesdays 3pm from Hillfield Car Park 

Fridays 8am from East Beach Car Park 

Selsey Fitness 

Use Gym equipment on the Recreation Ground 

Fitter Sitters 

Wednesdays 10am Selsey Centre 

Selsey Power Rangers 

Sundays 9am Hillfield Car Park 

Seal Island Swimming Club 

Meet At Oasis Pool Wed/Fri 9:30am 

Girls Cricket 

Wednesdays 6pm at the Cricket Club 

Ladies Cricket 

Mondays 7pm at the Cricket Club 

Selsey Specials 

Friday Football 6pm at The Academy 

Selsey Basketball 

Mondays 6pm at The Academy Sports Hall 

Selsey Junior Badminton 

6pm Thursday The Academy Sports Hall 

Wednesday Workout 

11:15 at Selsey Centre 

Selsey Striders 

Meeting at Hillfield Car Park 

Mondays 6:30pm 

Thursdays 4pm 

Saturdays 8am 

Selsey Junior Athletics 

3:15pm Mondays at Seal School Ground 

Selsey Under 8 Cricket 

Thursdays at 4:30pm at The Cricket Club 

Selsey Boys Cricket 

Thursdays at 6pm at The Cricket Club 

Selsey Adult Cricket 

Thursdays At 6pm at The Cricket Club 

to advertise in Selsey Life 


Registered with the Care Quality Commission 

CARE WITH DIGNITY IN YOUR OWN HOME 

Are you recovering from an illness or surgery? 

Do you have long term illness or disability? 

Do you require personal care or help with shopping, cleaning or social support? 

WE CAN HELP WITH OUR TEAM OF CARING, 

TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED STAFF 

(all staff are checked through the criminal records bureau) 

To discuss your individual needs and arrange 

a free consultation please call Margaret on 

01243 605675 

Crablands 

Bowls & Tennis Club 

Affiliated to B.E., L.T.A. & E.S.M.B.A. 

Crablands,Selsey,PO20 9BD 

A portrait of one of the many visitors who, on a very cold Saturday 

morning, came to Crablands for an Open Day held by the Green 

Bowls and Short Mat Bowls sections: following a good time on the 

green visitors were pleased 

to warm up with tea and 

nibbles in the club room 

before trying the Short Mat 

format in the sports hall: 

many members of the club 

were on hand to help with 

coaching and to answer 

any questions . It was an 

enjoyable time for visitors and members alike. Anyone unable to 

attend the May date and who would like to come and try their hand 

at green or short mat bowls please contact Jim on 606172. There 

will also be another Open Day at Crablands during the Selsey 

Festivities where you will be able to try both formats of bowls and 

also tennis – look out for the Festival Programme. 

On the tennis front and despite the patchy weather the Summer 

league matches are under way – a hardy bunch of boys and girls 

– who will play their socks off even if the sun is reluctant to shine to 

keep their feet warm!! A reminder to other tennis members – and 

would be members – a coach is in attendance every other 

Wednesday evening to give you all some wise advice and help with 

those little quirks in your game that you would like to iron out, come 

and give it a go. Mums and Dads please remember if you have any 

aspiring little Andy Murrays or Laura Robinsons - we still hold our 

Saturday morning junior coaching sessions and would be pleased 

to see them on our courts and there is a choice of either allweather 

or grass at this time of the year: a telephone call to Jo on 

606890 will give you any information you may be looking for. Here’s 

hoping for a good summer for sports players and watchers alike. 

Pagham Harbour Events 

June Events 

Sat: 1st 

Hairy Moments 

Sat:8th Sun:& 9th Minibeast Safari 

Sat: 15th 

Medmerry Marshes Walk 

Sat: 15th 

Meadow Magic 

Sat: 29th & Sun: 30th Pagham Harbour Dip Pond 

To book call 01243 641508 or 

email pagham.harbour@rspb.org.uk 

WESTERN SUSSEX CAMRA PUB OF THE YEAR 2008 

Come and enjoy 

Lunch or Dinner 

at 

The Seal 

please call for bookings 

6 Hillfield Road, Selsey West Sussex PO20 0JX 

Telephone 01243 602461, email: bookings@the-seal.com 

LIVE MUSIC & COMEDY - PUB QUIZ - KARAOKE 

check the website for details - www.the-seal.com 

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Selsey Golf Club 

sports 

The Selsey Golf Course was in great 

condition, thanks to the hard work of 

the grounds men after the appalling 

weather of the last few months, and the 

vibrant yellow of the gorse bushes in 

full bloom looked splendid in the 

sunshine. The Ladies section joined 

together with the Vets section on 3rd 

May to play the annual Mixed Winter 

Greensomes competition. A good day 

was had by all who took part and the 

competition was won by Mr. Brian 

Chamberlain and Mrs. Rita Green. 

Mrs. Barbara Winter (Ladies Handicap 

and Competitions Secretary) and Mr. 

Graham Watson (Vets Captain) organised 

the event and presented the 

prizes of 12 golf balls each to the 

winning pair. 

The Ladies have played several competitions 

recently. The Lifeboat Shield, 

an annual competition where each 

player makes a donation to the RNLI, 

was won by Mrs. Sue Blyth. The 

Centenary Foursomes another yearly 

competition was won by Mrs. Doreen 

Scragg and Mrs. Judy Sharpe and the Queens Diamond Jubilee 

Trophy, which was played for the first time last year in honour of the 

60thAnniversary was played again this year on 10th May on an 

extremely windy day and was won by Mrs. Sharon Williams. 

Summit Bikes Charity Ride 

in association with Sports Dream 

June 16th @ 10am ~ Pagham Nature Reserve Car Park 

For all the family! 

Entry £5 for St Wilfrid's Hospice 

interested: call 697547 

Free Collection & Delivery Service

Since Cameron and the rest of the 

Westminster gravy train are still not 

listening, it’s time to shout a bit 

LOUDER! 

says Louise Addams 

It was interesting to watch David Cameron, Prime Minister, leader 

of the Tory Party - speaking after the May Elections. “We’re 

listening,” he said, “the electorate has spoken and we’ve heard 

what they” – that’s you and me – “have said.” Then he proceeded 

to tell you and me that what we need is more of what we’ve been 

getting. Then, to my astonishment, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg 

said much the same. 

Well, I for one don’t want more of what we’ve been getting, 

because I didn’t want much of it in the first place. So it’s clearly 

time to shout a bit louder. 

I’ve been voting for half a century and during that time those 

elected to govern a Britain that could still be great have mainly 

been either Tory or Labour and apart from spells when our leaders 

were Churchill, Attlee and Thatcher, I’ve been largely discontented. 

I now ask traditional Labour and Tory supporters two simple 

questions: were you happy with how your politicians governed the 

country? Did they actually do, what you elected them to do? 

Many of you answered at the ballot box when you expressed 

massive discontent. I voted UKIP for the first time and Bernard 

Smith is now one of ten brand new UKIP West Sussex County 

Councillors – hopefully enough to make a difference. 

Our next chance to express massive dissatisfaction is when MEPs 

are elected and I’ve no doubt there will be a significant shift to UKIP 

again. 

Most of the electorate are fed up that we can’t return criminals and 

terrorists to their own countries because their Human Rights might 

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be at risk. We are disenchanted that we’ve handed over too much 

sovereignty to Brussels and that our politicians seem unwilling, or 

unable, to take it back. We want the borders of our own United 

Kingdom controlled. 

We also want our MPs to spend their time on things that matter – 

and not to fool around with things that don’t – like gay marriage. 

I have a great admiration for Andrew Tyrie who is an excellent local 

MP but I shall be emailing him – tyriea@parliament.uk - to say that 

I shall be voting UKIP in the MEPs election and if the Tories still will 

not listen, I’ll be voting UKIP at the General Election. 

I shall also be writing directly to the Prime Minister - The Rt Hon 

David Cameron MP, Prime Minister, 10 Downing Street, London, 

SW1A 2AA. One letter will not make much difference, but if many 

of us write, it will. 

Finally, I’ve just had a mischievous thought: if many of us vote UKIP 

at the next generalelection we could get a coalition between UKIP 

and one of the main parties which might create a government that 

gives the people what they actually want – removal of their country 

from the avaricious clutches of the Brussels mandarins - and that 

means an EU in/out referendum. 

Spirit FM Glamorous Granny 

competition winner - Margaret Littlejohn 

"I had now idea that I had been entered by my 

granddaughter, Fiona McCarthy into the the Spirit FM 

glamorous granny competition. First of all I must thank 

Spirit FM for the honourable award and great gifts, 

thank you". 

Margaret lives in Selsey and is known among her 

many friends, Margaret regularly attends The Women's 

British Legion, The Venture Club, Meeting Point, The 

Selsey Club and East Beach Evangelical Church. 

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Selsey and District 

Lions Club 

From the Lions’ Den 

Bangers and Blues Saturday 11th August 

We shall be hosting this event as part of the Selsey Festival at a 

new venue in the Selsey Centre, Manor Road. This fantastic 

evening of music and dance will feature the very popular Band 

“FOREVER YOUNG”, and of course a pay bar and BBQ will be 

available with all profits going to local charities. 

Membership 

Selsey and District Lions are always looking for new members, 

male and female, young and old to join an active and enthusiast 

team, who have common interest in helping the community while at 

the same time enjoying a good social life. If you are interested in 

finding out more about our activities or are thinking of becoming a 

Lion we would love to meet you, so why not come along to one of 

our meetings at the Selsey Club in Coxes Road on the first 

Tuesday of each month, have a look at our website http://www. 

selseylions.org.uk or telephone Lion John Mason 01243 607037. 

Mobility Scooters 

We now have a small number of scooters available; but we still 

need additional ones, if you have one that is no longer required 

and wish to return or have one that you would like donate (runner 

or non-runner). 

Please contact: 

Lion Brian h.01243 602908 ~ m.07956 502609. 

Lion Phil Billingham ~ selseylions@btinternet.com 

http://www.selseylions.org.uk ~ PRO Selsey and District Lions Club 

ARE YOU A CARER 

SEEKING A KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOUR? 

FEAR NOT! 

Selsey and District Carers 

Support Group 

IS HERE! 

We can help and support you while you care for your loved one. 

We provide:- 

CARERS INFORMATION & SUPPORT CENTRE 

(109 High Street, Selsey) 

FREE EVENTS & OUTINGS FOR CARERS* 

FREE RESPITE SERVICES** 

FREE MEDICAL & DENTAL TAXI SERVICE FOR CARERS** 

MONTHLY COFFEE MORNINGS (every 1st Thursday) 

CARERS HELPLINE 

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*non-returnable deposits may be required 

**Financial limits are in place. Not means tested 

NB. To benefit from the above, you must have registered with us. 

Full information can be found in the leaflets provided or by calling 

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We are funded by:- 

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Selsey University of Third Age (U3A) 

It is said that mighty oaks from little acorns grow and although we 

have come a long way since our first meeting at the end of 2012, 

there are still groups being established and we are always ready to 

welcome prospective members. Don't forget you can come to a 

maximum of three meetings before you have to enrol. Although we 

hope you make the decision before then. Our monthly open meeting 

is held on the fourth Friday at 2pm, currently in the Town Hall 

although we will be moving to The Selsey Centre. These meetings 

have a short business element, followed by a speaker on a variety 

of subjects, a social time devoted to tea/coffee, a quiz, raffle and 

natter. Around the town, on various days , groups meet to follow 

their interests. The Theatre and Cinema group have already 

booked tickets for War Horse next March. The Medieval History 

Group are combining their meetings with a series of visits to local 

churches and, in September, a visist to the Weald and Downland 

Museum. There are board games, music appreciation groups, a 

lunch group, and even story telling. 

I will not list all groups because we want you to come and find out 

the details for yourself. To complete the information, in May, we 

welcomed to the open meeting Pam Jones, a member of the Board 

of Trustees, who presented us with a certificate welcoming us to 

the National U3A. Please come along and find more information or 

to the Information Shop in Penny Lane where you will find more 

help. 

If you would like to advertise your 

organisation or event in future 

issues of Selsey Life please contact us at 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Just come along on the day. Or for more information, and 

to find out how else we can support you, contact 

Vanessa Hasted - Young Adult Carers Worker 

Call 01243 537011 

Text 07730 095985 

Email vanessa.hasted@carerssupportservice.org.uk

past times 

Suggestions on a Postcard Please! 

These were the last words of my article in May’s Selsey Life. I got 

one! Mr David Kennedy telephoned to tell me there were Selsey 

Water Company stop-cock covers in Hillfield Road so why didn’t I 

write about the Selsey Water Company. 

This one is at the entrance to Medmerry Primary School Car Park. 

For those of you own or have read that splendid volume called 

‘Putty Medals and Heroes’ documenting the History of the Selsey 

Fire Brigade, (now available from me at a reduced price of £7), 

some of this will be familiar reading. However, I own another tome 

entitled ‘Portsmouth Water 1857 – 2007 150 Years of Service’ 

which adds more information to what we already know. 

This book tells us that ‘Prior to 1907, water supplies in the Selsey 

area had been obtained from local springs and wells. Indeed, older 

maps of the area show wells located alongside roads and tracks. 

On 13 December 1906, the WEST SUSSEX GAZETTE printed the 

following article: 

COUNCIL BUSINESS: A SELSEY WATER BILL 

‘An interesting item appears on the Council agenda for Friday. For 

several weeks there has been talk of a Bill to be promoted in 

Parliament to seek powers for an independent water supply for 

Selsey and various neighbouring parishes. One or two people, 

including the officials of the Corporation, who made it their 

business to find out, succeeded in obtaining a peep at the text of 

the proposed Bill, which has, however, not yet been advertised 

through the district. At a meeting of the General Purpose 

Committee the other day, a letter was read from the promoters’ 

Parliamentary agents, giving notice of the intended application to 

Parliament in the ensuing session for powers for a company to 

supply water to Selsey and seven other neighbouring parishes, all 

within the Corporation’s present area of supply under their Act, and 

to repeal the Corporation’s Water Act so far as it refers to these 

parishes. (The proposed Bill also seeks other powers in regard to 

gas, and other matters not affecting the Corporation). The 

Committee recommend the Council to take the opinion of an 

Engineer on the matter.’ 

Portsmouth Water (hereinafter referred to as PW) says that the 

‘original Directors of the Selsey Water Company were also 

Directors of the Petersfield & Selsey Gas Company…as a result 

the Water Company was operated in conjunction with the Gas 

Company…with one local Manager for the two undertakings’. 

‘The Selsey Water Act, passed in 1907, authorised the formation of 

the Selsey Water Company to take a bulk supply of water from 

Chichester Corporation’. 

On 19 December 1908, the Waterworks in Cross Road (now School 

Lane) was opened. The mains pipe from Chichester was connected 

and a jet 60 feet high was obtained at the junction of Station 

Road (now Church Road) and High Street. The Chichester 

Observer of the 23rd of December 1908 reported: 

‘The weather was appalling: ‘Water, water, everywhere. Roads 

ankle deep in mud and water, rain falling in miserable drizzle and a 

breeze coming from the sea and the enveloping mist sent a chill to 

the very marrow...’ and the dignitaries, including the Mayor of 

Chichester Alderman Holt and Mr Edward Heron-Allen plodded 

through the mud to the Station Hotel for ‘refreshments’. 

Reports indicated these ’refreshments’ included quantities of food 

and liquor as well as speechmaking and singing. 

Hydrants were, of course, an essential part of the water system but 

even these caused problems. Between 1908 and 1922 many were 

installed although they were apt to be turfed over, tarred over or 

otherwise ‘mislaid’ at regular intervals. 

Originally the only roads to have piped water (in 7½ miles of 5” cast 

iron pipes) were Hillfield Road, East Street and West Street. 

Residents whose properties were not within range of a hydrant 

were advised to make their own arrangements to have a hydrant 

installed in case of fire! A water tower was planned as a reserve. 

PW informs us that ‘The initial rate at which consumers connected 

their properties to the mains is recorded in press reports of the 

time. From a total of 94 properties connected in 1909, it quickly 

rose to 394 by 1913’. 

So, not only would Selsey residents have a plentiful supply of piped 

water courtesy of The Chichester Corporation without the 

inconvenience of toting it from the nearest well but also better 

sanitation. Prior to the introduction of piped water the Selsey 

Parish Council Minutes are full of complaints about obnoxious 

smells emerging from various parts of the village. 

‘In 1915 a reinforced concrete water tower of 50,000 gallons 

capacity was constructed in Cross Road by F Moehl Ltd of London, 

at a cost of £532. The top water level was 82 feet above Ordnance 

Datum and the highest point supplied at the time was 30 feet above 

Ordnance Datum’. 

on 3 March 1926 at which the Selsey Water Order 1926 was issued 

which increased the rate by 331/3% to 2s. 8d per thousand gallons. 

More vociferous protests were raised by the Parish Council and 

there was a ‘pointed exchange of letters in a local newspaper 

between Edward Heron-Allen, Chairman of Selsey Water 

Company, and Samuel Day, Chairman of Selsey Parish Council’. 

This unsatisfactory situation rumbled on with our first hosepipe ban 

in July 1928 and another in 1929 when the ‘Increase in Rateable 

Values in Selsey led to further rises in water charges’. 

The new Selsey Water Act in 1930 aimed to improve the local 

supply and here are the men who dug the new mains: 

Left to right: Alfie Barrett, Jim Lee, Walt Hoare, Fred Cole, Jock 

McGarry and Jack Lee 

(Photo courtesy of May Swanson, née Cole) 

‘For almost its entire existence, the Selsey Water Company was 

run as part of the operations of the Petersfield & Selsey Gas 

Company. In 1930, the Company’s office was at 163 High Street, 

the premises now being occupied by Den’s Fish Bar. In later years, 

its office was located at 26 Hillfield Road, Selsey. Heron-Allen was 

a Director from 1911 to 1942 and, for most of that period, he was 

Chairman. 

From 1909 to 1963 (when Portsmouth Water took over the 

Company), the role of Secretary was filled by a firm of chartered 

accountants in London (Painter, Mayne & Walker, 103 Cannon 

Street, London EC4). 

Clem Rose (Walter Clement Rose (1902 – 1961)) worked for the 

Selsey Water Company from 1926 until 1957 and here he is in the 

Selsey Gas and Water Company Office when he was the local 

Manager. 

Mike Hedges of Portsmouth Water and I interviewed Hazel about 

her father and he kindly supplied the Selsey Society with a copy. 

Sadly, however, it is too long to reproduce here. 

In July 1932 Heron-Allen fielded yet another complaint about water 

pressure at the Selsey Parish Council Meeting in July by saying 

that ‘if (the residents) arranged to have their fires early in the 

morning, he would guarantee all the pressure they wanted, but if 

they were foolish enough to have them in the afternoon or evening, 

when 150 young ladies had had 150 baths, the pressure would be 

very unreliable!’ 

There was another drought in 1934 and more water restrictions 

were imposed on Selsey with even the owners of private wells 

being told to boil their water as water levels were low and contamination 

was likely. 

Selsey continued to be dissatisfied with its Water Company. In 

1936, the Parish Council passed a resolution to request Chichester 

RDC to ‘promote a Parliamentary Bill to acquire Selsey Water 

Company in the interests of ratepayers’. In 1937 the RDC was sent 

a complaint about water charges but nothing happened. In June 

1937 they had considered replacing the 30-year old meter in 

Stockbridge Road but in September of that year the Selsey 

Company agreed ‘to provide a replacement 6-inch meter at its own 

expense’. 

This is a rate demand from 1943 

from Miss Wyatt (her name was 

Lucy Hannah) and she was the 

topic of a series of articles in 

Selsey Life). The address is handwritten 

by Clem’s wife, Dorothy. 

The Gas Industry was nationalised 

in 1949 so Selsey Water Company 

was then run by the Southern Gas 

Board. As late as 1955, Selsey 

Water Company had difficulty 

maintaining water supplies due to 

insufficient pressure. 

On 1 January 1957 the association 

between the gas and water 

services in Selsey ended after 50 

years and in October 1963 Selsey 

Water Company ceased to exist 

(but not before it imposed another 

hosepipe ban in August of that 

year caused by the large influx of holidaymakers!) 

Portsmouth and Gosport Water Company took over Selsey Water. 

Freddy Dawkins was the local Manager at the time operating from 

his house ‘South View’, 5 Croft Way, Selsey. He, Bill Gasson, 

Reggie Lee and Peter Newlen, the other employees, were 

transferred to PGWC. 

This is, of necessity, a whistle stop tour of the subject and I have 

borrowed heavily from Portsmouth Water’s book. If you have 

enjoyed it, may I suggest you consider a donation to Water Aid, a 

charity supported by Portsmouth Water. 

Acknowledgements are due to May Swanson, the family of Hazel 

Ousley and Rod Porteous of Portsmouth Water for giving 

permission to reproduce family photos and to quote from PW’s 

book respectively. 

Here it is in 1977. It was demolished in 1984. 

However, not everything in the garden was lovely! Selsey rapidly 

developed as a holiday resort in the 1920s and, consequently, new 

water mains and more water were required. The Company 

Keep the suggestions coming in! 

responded by increasing charges and reducing the water supply as 

demand increased. Residents were not happy! The objections 

made by the Selsey Parish Council to the Minister were sufficiently 

(Photo courtesy of the family of the late Hazel Ousley) 

strong that a Public Enquiry was held at the Marine Hotel, Selsey 

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tripods gazing intently out to sea. People often ask what we’re 

looking at as it appears to be just a vast expanse of sea, but a 

telescope reveals a small window on bird migration, we witness a 

few moments of the incredibly long and often dangerous journeys 

birds make every six months to and from their breeding grounds. It 

isn’t just birds we see off Selsey either, we spot the occasional 

dolphin offshore and in rough seas it’s always a joy to watch a grey 

seal popping its head above the surf. 

The sea-watchers have been coming here since 1959, we’re a 

group of independent birdwatchers who collect records between 1 

March and 31 May of spring migration, doing the same in autumn. 

These records go the Recorder of the group who passes them to 

the British Trust for Ornithology, they use the data to track migration 

patterns, bird distribution, etc. We watch from three different areas 

of the Bill, depending on the wind direction and there is no set time 

for watching but early morning generally sees more activity, some 

managing a 5.30am start, others putting in a few hours in the 

evening after work. 

We see a good variety of birds, many of them breed in distant 

countries so unless we are lucky enough to travel ourselves, seawatching 

is the only opportunity of seeing them. Some birds, like 

the great skuas, are just passing through on their long journey 

whilst others, like swallows, come inland to breed. It can be quite 

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it with the ‘scope to watch it gradually getting bigger until the 

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amongst the pebbles before taking refuge in whatever greenery 

they can find, bushes and trees are extremely important to them as 

they’ve travelled thousands of miles and need somewhere to rest 

and feed before moving inland. The Bill has lost almost all of its 

scrub so the vegetated gardens tended by local householders give 

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Next time you look out to sea and think, “Nothing happening, just a 

boat on the horizon”, bear in mind there are probably 180 or so 

common scoters offshore, a grey seal bobbing about, gannets 

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heading east, house martins heading inland, goldcrests landing in 

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It all happened so quickly that, if you are an eye blinker of any 

significance, then you would have missed it. 

What am I talking about? The weather of course. As I write this 

article, our year’s allocation of sunshine, consisting of four beautiful 

days, has gone. The weather forecasters are now predicting below 

average temperatures and a risk of snow, as the temperatures 

begin to drop away sharply yet again. 

Oh well. I’m a chap who always works on the theory that his glass 

is half full, rather than half empty. I had therefore better get on and 

report what has been happening during the past month from around 

the sites. Quite a lot, you will be surprised to read. 

East Beach Pond: It seems to have been only yesterday since our 

pair of resident swans appeared back on the pond from their winter 

quarters. Well suddenly, out of the 

reeds emerges a very proud mother 

swan, followed closely by nine tiny 

cygnets, only a day or so old. 

Not to be left out, dad brings up the 

rear. I’m always amazed that, a 

moment after they are born, the little 

balls of fluff are busy scratching around 

Picture © Steve Williams 2013 

Mother Swan checking to ensure that 

all nine cygnets are present and 

for their own food? Where did we 

humans go wrong in our evolutionary 

path to where we are now? Totally 

dependent on parents or adults from the 

time we are born to several years later. 

Selsey Common: I can do no better than copy a report from the 

Selsey Common Team Leader, Dave Haldane: 

To preserve the habitat and its wild flowers work was suspended at 

this site during March and April. 

The damage caused by the caterpillars of the Brown tail moth in 

2012 is highlighted by the amount of dead wood covering the top 

layer of much of the sites bramble 

thicket. 

Although unattractive in the short term, 

new growth is forcing its way through 

and there is still a chance that we will 

yet see a covering of nectar rich 

flowers to be followed by the delicious 

blackberries. 

Earlier work at removing sections of 

Picture: © Dave Haldane 2013 bramble to allow better access to the 

Bramble defoliated by caterpillars of the site, has provided an added bonus by 

Brown tail moth on Selsey Common creating sheltered sun spots. These 

dry and warm areas are particularly beneficial to flying insects such 

as bees and butterflies that require heat to generate energy. 

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Already three species of butterflies the Peacock, Small White and 

Orange tip have been seen basking on the dry bramble alongside 

several species of solitary bees. 

The summer visiting Linnets can now be seen among the privet 

and resident birds such as House sparrows, Blackbirds, Dunnock 

and Chaffinches have been busy gathering nesting material. 

Volunteers will resume work here in early June. 

Manor Green Park: Much to my surprise, the hedges around the 

site are beginning to recover. Previously I had expressed my 

horror that some of the trees, but mostly the hedges, had been 

subject to the vicious flailing method of control. At last, the pond in 

the middle of the site - a consequence of the periods of heavy 

winter rain - has begun to recede. 

The Sensory Gardens: The hard work undertaken by our happy 

band of volunteers has paid off. All the bushes and trees have 

been carefully cut back to encourage new growth. Weeding the 

beds is almost a year-round occupation. 

But the majority of the larger 

weeds and clumps of grass have been 

eradicated. The gardens are ready to 

welcome the spring flowers as they 

shake off the battering they received 

during the winter months. 

Community Orchard: Work continues 

on digging out the grass and Picture © Steve Williams 2013 

persistent strong weeds that try to take Peacock butterfly enjoying the early 

over the beds surrounding the trees. nectar of the flower on a wild cherry tree. 

Given that the trees are only in their 

infancy it is essential to keep them well supplied with water. If left 

unattended, the grass and weeds will suck all the moisture out of 

the ground around the trees. We only found one of the apple trees 

had not survived the winter. This was encouraging bearing in mind 

the harsh weather we recently experienced. Especially as the 

orchard is in quite an exposed corner of the park. 

Recruitment: Could you spare a couple of hours a week to join our 

happy band of pilgrims? Extra hands will mean that each site can 

be made even more attractive. Why not come along to one of our 

Tuesday work parties starting 2 pm at East Beach Pond to meet the 

team? 

D a v i d D e v e r e u x 

Tuppenny Rice… 

By Hugh Graham 

Lyn Reeve was born a century too late. She ought to have lived in 

Victorian England when the pace of life had the elegance of a horse 

drawn carriage… when nobody rushed about… when we all had 

time for a chat … and customers could buy a single egg, one jam 

tart and half a pound of rice. Lyn yearns to return to a time when 

we all have time for one another which is why she's opened 

Tuppenny Rice a shop, located between Rock Shop Newsagents 

and Waves Cafe, almost opposite Lloyd's bank in Selsey High 

Street. 

She’s always got time to her regular customers who pop in for an 

egg, half a pound of sugar and the scone kits she sells. Young 

mums are also regular customers who turn to Lyn for advice on 

how to make their own cakes, and to prepare “cookery kits” for their 

daughters to take to school. 

Lyn has lived in Selsey for nine years and hails from Bristol where 

she was a Licensee. 

The economic crisis has helped Lyn because close to pay day 

young mothers run short of money and may only want to buy a 

single egg, also the situation in which pensioners often find themselves. 

“We all have to watch every penny at the moment,” says 

Lyn, “So Tuppenny Rice is helping out by allowing folk to buy only 

what they actually need.” 

Lyn is concentrating on dry foods, and makes up packs for scones, 

cakes, and a wide range of pasta dishes all priced between one 

and two pounds. 

Netty, a Victorian housemaid, wearing a mop cap, has pride of 

place in Lyn’s Tuppenny Rice window. 

She named the shop after the children’s nursery rhyme… 

Half a pound of tuppennyrice, 

Half a pound of treacle. 

That’s the way the money goes, 

Pop! goes the weasel. 

Up and down the City road, 

In and out the Eagle… 

“Did you know,” she told me, “ the words from the rhyme come from 

Cockney Rhyming slang - lingua franca of the close London 

community - difficult to understand because the second noun is 

invariably dropped. Apples and Pears (stairs) becomes just apples. 

"Watch your step on the apples," actually means “take care on the 

stairs.” 

To "Pop" is slang for "Pawn". Weasel comes from "weasel and 

stoat" - coat. Even poor people owned a suit, worn as 'Sunday 

Best'. When times were hard they’d pawn their coat on Monday 

and claim it back before Sunday. Hence "Pop goes the Weasel." 

In and out the Eagle refers to a pub located on the corner of City 

Road and Shepherdess Walk in Hackney, North London. 

We hope Tuppenny Rice at 145 High Street, Selsey and Lyn 

continue to prosper. 

Tuppenny Rice of Selsey 

“The old fashioned shop in the High Street” 

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Take Home our clotted cream tea in a bag. 

Please feel free to come in for a trip down 

memory lane and a browse. 

Good, old fashioned quality of service guaranteed 

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June is the month when the countryside is ablaze with the magnificent colour of flowers and lush green leaves. The air is enhanced with 

many and varied scents. The aroma of fresh cut hay is one of the most potent. Blue, purple and yellow Iris's are striking on the banks of 

streams and rivers. Swallows are now most active flying over our rivers and streams devouring numerous and varied insects. Dragonflies 

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The hedges are now in a state of beauty and fragrance, Hawthorn has been replaced by the flowers on the Dog Rose, the different hues 

of which, from a light blush to a deep crimson, form a most elegant variety of colour and scent. Bumble bees, Honey Bees and Butterflies 

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Jobs for April 

On warmer days move housebound Cacti outdoors to a light but sheltered 

position so they can enjoy some fresh air and extra sunlight. Increase 

watering to once or twice weekly, especially in small pots. Although Cacti 

are desert plants and therefore have the reputation of tolerating drought 

the confines of a pot mean that their water needs are considerable during 

growth. To encourage the development of flowers feed fortnightly with a 

liquid high-potent fertiliser - such as Tomato feed. 

This is the time to plant out fragrant sweet peas. Dig plenty waterretentive 

organic compost into the planting site. Place frame or wigwam 

of canes into position. Plant the sweet peas around the support, spacing 

them about 15cm apart. Tie in the shoots to their support with garden 

twine spaced evenly. As plants grow, tie in regularly. Water the plants to 

settle the soil around their roots. Keep plants well-watered and fed during 

the summer. Pick regularly to prolong flowering. 

Thin out Apples and Pears. Good pollination can result in a heavy set of 

fruit. But the trees cannot support all the fruit, some will naturally fall in 

summer but sometimes too many still remain. Heavily laden branches 

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Tip Top Tips 

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Divide and re-pant clumps of Primulas and Primroses. 

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Deadhead faded Rhododendrons, Camellia and Azalea flowers for 

better blooms next year. 

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Sow Wallflowers and then move to permanent site in autumn. 

ÆÆ 

Prune flowering Currant, Forsythia and other spring flowering shrubs 

as soon as they have finished flowering. 

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Plant out Sweet Corn in blocks and not straight rows - 45cm apart. 

This ensures good wind pollination. 

ÆÆ 

Pinch growing tips of Broad Beans toward the end middle of the 

month. This will deter Blackfly. Spray with soapy water if any appear. 

ÆÆ 

Continue to earth up Potatoes, Celery and Leeks. 

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Plant out cabbage and Sprout seedlings. 

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Finish off planting hanging baskets, containers and window boxes. 

ÆÆ 

Apply shading if to greenhouse if not already done. 

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Damp down greenhouse floor on hot days to raise humidity and to 

prevent red spider attack. 

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Tie in Cucumber and tomato plants to supports several times a week. 

ÆÆ 

Deadhead Roses on a regular basis. 

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Apply a lawn feed and mow weekly except in dry spells. 

JOSEPH JAMES 

H O M E S A N D G A R D E N B U I L D I N G S 

Giles Peare 01243 601194

sussex wildlife trust 

Late April and not a single bluebell at 

Woods Mill; the blackthorn blossom is 

just starting to emerge about four weeks 

later than usual. The frogs in my garden 

were at least a month late in spawning 

and in the last few of days I've found a 

couple of dead, emaciated adults. No 

cuckoo has serenaded my ears, while 

just the odd pioneering swallow has 

hurried over my head on its journey 

north. Some nightingales have arrived 

but they are expending more energy 

trying to find the depleted food supplies 

rather than engage in their glorious 

singing competitions. Oh yes, I've still to 

see an orange-tip butterfly this year. 

Where is spring? It's pretty grim for us Homo sapiens 

having such a long, grey, cold winter to endure but 

at least we can go home and put the heating on or 

get some provisions from the supermarket, but for 

much of our wildlife it is literally life or death. Much 

has been made in the media over the last couple of 

weeks of the impact of the winter on our wildlife and 

sorry tales of underweight birds being found dead. 

Sussex Wildlife Trust’s WildCall Officer, Jess Price, has 

received distressed calls from people who have found 

dead frogs and frozen spawn in their gardens. So, summing it 

all up 2013 has all been doom and gloom for our wildlife. 

Short Term Blip or Long Term Tragedy 

Or is it really that bad? Of course the answer is not that straightforward. 

Yes some wildlife has really struggled and there have been 

many casualties from starvation. Finding a dead barn owl is a 

depressing experience and many have been found across the UK 

this year. There has been a shortage of their basic food supply - 

voles and mice - and snow and flooding has made them even 

harder to find. But barn owls have had a few very good years and 

after decades of decline their population has increased, partly 

because there has been an abundance of voles and mice for them 

to eat. At Woods Mill over the last three years, one pair has raised 

four chicks each year which is a very good success rate. However, 

small mammal populations (their main food source) go in cycles, 

so there may be one or two lean years ahead for the owls. 

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Many plants are flowering much later due 

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complete their life-cycles. Small tortoiseshells 

benefitted from the cold winters of 

2010 and 2011 because the prolonged 

low temperatures killed off the parasites 

that can have a deadly impact on their 

numbers. 

Species have learned to adapt to fluctuations 

in annual weather cycles and losses in 

years of famine can be replenished in years of 

feast. What they can't cope with is the 

wholesale destruction of their habitat and 

increasingly the longer term impact of a 

change of climate which will be potentially 

threatening too much of our wildlife. 

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Graham’s Wildlife Wanderings 

We Brits. are often described, largely correctly in my opinion, as a 

nation of animal lovers. Witness the number of dogs, cats and 

other pets in our households, generally loved and well cared-for. 

We all know though, that places like Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, 

as well as more local facilities, are bursting at the seams with 

abandoned animals, so the picture is not all rosy. According to the 

RSPCA, demands for their services are becoming overwhelming, 

probably, I suspect, as a result of the irresponsible and sometimes 

downright cruel actions of the thoughtless and selfish. 

So what of our attitudes to wildlife, particularly here in the UK? I 

believe that the majority of thinking, reasonable people are 

disgusted and horrified at acts of cruelty inflicted on our animals 

and birds – many species are already suffering acute decline, 

largely because of human actions. 

At Brent Lodge, we see the results of the distress caused to our 

wildlife mainly caused, in one way or another, by human activity, 

whether deliberate or accidental, and we do our best to help where 

we can. The number of supporters who came to our ‘Spring into 

Life’ event recently is proof-positive that many people do genuinely 

care. 

So what of those creatures, both domesticated and wild, that 

appear to cause ‘problems?’ – I refer to deer, wild-boar, badgers, 

occasionally foxes, and cattle with (mercifully infrequent), footand-mouth 

disease. The British ‘solution’ to such issues seems to 

be to slaughter the ‘offending’ creature, or to put it in more genteel 

terms, to cull. 

Is it not possible in most circumstances to ‘dart’ animals with some 

type of contraceptive which will enable numbers to be reduced 

without killing, or is it, as usual, down to economics? 

I saw recently in the media that some people living in The Forest of 

Dean were advocating a cull of the wild boar there because they 

were making a mess of their lawns.. I shake my head, sadly.. The 

original boar in that area (an ancient British and European species) 

had been hunted until they had disappeared. The forebears of the 

animals now there had been released (apparently unofficially, but 

that’s not their fault, and they are a native breed anyway) and have 

‘gone forth and multiplied’ – so why not control further ‘multiplication’ 

rather than killing? 

Many of us will recall the dreadful pyres of burning cattle corpses in 

the West Country some years ago, though the efficacy of vaccination 

as a preventative measure against foot-and-mouth disease 

appears debatable, owing mainly to the international movement of 

carcasses. 

The issue of badgers and bovine TB could easily take up two of 

these articles, but the same thoughts apply. I was interested to read 

that not all dairy/beef farmers are in favour of a cull – some 

expressing the view that irresponsible husbandry is a factor in the 

spread of bovine TB, that culling would not solve the problem and 

might make it worse. 

We are supposed to be more intelligent and compassionate than 

other species, but I sometimes wonder... what gives us the right to 

destroy? Interestingly enough, we are the only species that 

deliberately engages in mass-murder in wars and revolutions, and 

practises torture... Next month, I want to quote one of my favourite 

environmentalist authors, the American, Henry Beston – I hope you 

will be interested in what he has to say... 

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June 2013 

wildlife 

Latest Brent Lodge news 

A very big thank you to all our supporters who attended our “Spring 

into Life” week-end at the beginning of May. You attended in record 

numbers. I hope you’ve enjoyed yourselves and liked the new 

format. The raptor display proved very popular. All the Brent Lodge 

stalls were well attended and a record amount of money was 

collected. We wish to apologise for the traffic problems in Chalk 

Lane on Saturday morning. This was caused by a large lorry trying 

to get onto the industrial estate. The owners very kindly let us use 

the estate for parking on our Open Week-ends on condition we 

leave room for lorries to access the farm pack house. 

The tiny Badger that arrived on Valentine’s Day weighing only 122 

grams has grown into a lovely young badger cub and now weighs 

just over 4 kgs. You can see pictures of her and lots of other 

patients on our web site at www.brentlodge.org or on our face book 

pages www.facebook.com/brent. lodge.wildlife or @brentlodge on 

Twitter. 

While you are out enjoying your garden this summer you may come 

across a small baby bird that has fallen out of it nest. The best thing 

to do is to try and find its nest and gently replace it. If this proves 

impossible try and put it in the middle of the nearest thick bush or 

hedge. Another good place is in a hanging basket. Mum and Dad 

won’t be far away and will soon find it 

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lifeboat news 

Latest Launch News 

10th May - Selsey RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew 

launched to assist 60 foot ocean racing yacht. 

Selsey RNLI all weather lifeboat Voluntary Worker launched at 

7.20am shortly followed by the inshore lifeboat Betty and 

Thomas Moore at 7.25am to go to the assistance of the French 

Yacht Etoile Australe reported to have gone aground close to 

the Looe Channel buoys. 

Nothing had been heard from the yacht since issuing their initial 

May Day call and concern was growing for the two male crew 

members on board. 

Approximately 10 minutes after launching, contact was established 

with the casualty by Solent Coastguards. The casualty crew 

confirmed that they weren’t aground and were unharmed but the 

yacht had sustained damage. They gave an updated position which 

put them a lot further out to sea. At 7.40am the inshore lifeboat was 

returned to station whilst the Voluntary Worker carried on and 

eventually at 7.52am rendezvoused with the casualty approximately 

6.5 miles southeast of the lifeboat station. 

It transpired that the Etoile Australe was a sixty foot ocean racing 

yacht and she hadn’t run aground but had encountered a large sea 

in the Looe Channel which had swept the deck, tearing away her 

sails and ripping fittings out of the deck, disabling her and making 

her impossible to steer. 

A towline was passed and at 8.01am a course was set for 

Portsmouth Harbour. Slow progress at a speed of about 3 knots 

was made into a rough sea. At 12.12pm the Voluntary Worker and 

Etoile Australe entered Portsmouth Harbour and by 12.51pm the 

casualty was safely berthed in Haslar Marina. At 1.08pm Selsey 

lifeboat departed Portsmouth Harbour to return to station arriving 

back at 2.26pm and was rehoused straight away and made ready 

for service once more at 3.00pm. 

The ALB Voluntary Worker was crewed by Martin Rudwick 

(Coxswain), Dave Lamdin (2nd Coxswain), Mike Pledger 

(Mechanic), Max Gilligan, Craig Sergeant, John Reeves and Andy 

Lee. 

The ILB Betty & Thomas Moore was crewed by Colin Pullenger 

(Helmsman), Will Moir, Sam Troughton-Smith and Chris Harvey. 

Selsey RNLI coxswain Martin Rudwick said. “The racing yacht 

Etoile Australe had a competent crew. The sea state was moderate 

to rough with a strong southwesterly force 7 wind, it just goes to 

show that no matter how experienced you are or how well you may 

plan your journey. You never know when you will need the services 

of the RNLI. That’s why the RNLI exists – to help people in 

difficulty like this.’ 

~~~~~~~~ 

16th May - Selsey RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew 

launched to assist 30 foot motor boat with fouled 

propeller. 

Selsey RNLI inshore lifeboat Betty and Thomas Moore was 

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launched at 3.21pm to go to the assistance of the 30 foot 

motor boat Jester with two male persons on board disabled 

after fouling its propeller on fishing gear approximately 2 

miles southwest of the Selsey Bill. 

The ILB arrived on scene at 3.29pm. With the aid of a long handled 

cutting tool the offending fishing gear was cut away by the crew by 

3.40pm. The lifeboat crew stayed with the casualty until 3.51pm to 

carry out checks to ensure that there was no water ingress and that 

the Jester was able to carry on its passage unaided. 

On leaving the casualty the ILB was asked by Solent Coastguard 

to carry out a quick search of the immediate area after a passing 

yacht had reported a semi submerged steel container. At 4.09pm 

with nothing found the ILB was released to return to station arriving 

back at 4.23pm recovering straight away and was ready for service 

once more by 5.00pm. 

The ILB Betty & Thomas Moore was crewed by Gary Pearce 

(Helmsman), Andy Lee and John Reeves. 

The wind was southwest 4 with a slight sea and sunny weather. 

Another Successful Selsey RNLI 

Sponsored Walk 

The Annual Selsey RNLI Sponsored Walk took place on Sunday 

5th May in some of the most glorious weather of the year so far. It 

certainly made a change from the rain experienced last year. 

Registration took place at the Inshore Boat House from 8.00am 

where the administration team were kept busy from the start. Early 

birds were some of the fitter and 

more athletic participants, eager 

to get an early start on the slightly 

shorter than normal route before it 

became too warm as they ran the 

8 mile circuit. Good thing there 

are no hills in Selsey. Well done 

to the runners. 

The registration team had a 

constant stream of walkers until 

registration closed at 10.00am, by 

which time the early starters were 

making their way back to the Boat House. In 

total there were just under 120 walkers making 

the most of the sunshine and the still air. This 

was in-between the drifting fog banks. 

All the walkers worked up a good appetite 

before their lunch. We had walkers 

of all ages from babes in arms 

and in carry packs, to some more 

senior citizens, with a wide variety 

of dogs tagging along. All the dogs 

seemed to appreciate their treat 

on completion. It’s amazing what a 

dog will do for a Bonio biscuit. 

The last walkers to finish deserve 

a special mention and were Mini 

and Micky Mouse AKA( Ottille and 

Breeze ) who completed the route in fancy dress. I believe they 

walked a little further than most after a minor detour into a muddy 

ditch! Well done to you both. 

Over £4000 pounds has been pledged which will to go towards 

the funding of the replacement Boat House and the new Shannon 

Class lifeboat due on site late in 2014. 

The event organiser and the Fundraising team would like to thank 

all participants for your continued support and we look forward to 

seeing you again next year. Hopefully on the more traditional route 

subject to completion of the Medmerry works. 

RNLI Annual General Meeting. 

The Manhood Branch of the RNLI held their AGM at the Chichester 

Yacht Club on Wednesday 1st May. There was a good attendance 

of supporters and the Chairman Nigel Glennie opened the meeting 

with thanks to the Yacht Club for once again allowing us to hold our 

meeting in their excellent venue. 

The Treasurer then explained the accounts which showed a profit 

of £15,268.10. 

The Chairman went through the activities of the Branch during the 

year and setting out the proposed fundraising events for the 

coming year. 

Mr. Clive Cochayne, Lifeboat Operations Manager at Selsey 

Lifeboat Station and Mr. Nigel Roper ,the former Lifeboat 

Operations Manager at Hayling Island each received cheques for 

£7,634.05 from the Chairman. They both gave thanks to the 

Manhood Branch for the continuous hard work of the Committee 

and the generous support from the area. 

The President, Mrs. Eve Branson presented Mrs. Margaret 

Buckingham with Bronze Badge in acknowledgement and 

appreciation by Head Office for all the enormous contribution she 

has made over the past years in organizing the house to house, 

street and static boxes collections in the area. A huge job to 

oversee all her willing helpers in all weathers year after year. 

Mr. Clive Cockayne gave an excellent talk on the past and future of 

Selsey Lifeboat Station. From the beginning when the boats were 

manned by 10 oarsmen, being pushed off the beach to the 

Shannon Class Lifeboat being delivered next year – the very latest 

modern craft. What a voyage the Lifeboat Station has had. 

Absolutely fascinating and so many lives rescued and saved. 

The evening ended with supper in the dining room for which again, 

many thanks to Chichester Yacht Club. 

‘Family Talent Show’ at 

Our Lady of Mount Carmel & St Wilfrid's 

Church Selsey 

On Sunday 21st April St Wilfrids Selsey opened its doors to 

welcome the local Community to their ‘Family Talent Show’ This 

was the first time such an event had been planned and so it was all 

a bit of an unknown quantity and it was unclear how many would 

support the enterprise. 

After a tentative start in terms of ticket sales and the slow 

recruitment of local amateur entertainers the event gathered 

momentum in the week before the big day and a last minute 

decision to change the venue from the Church Hall to the Church 

itself proved to be absolutely correct as over 120 members of the 

Church and wider community attended to see 22 acts ranging in 

ages from 4 to 84 perform for all. 

‘Fernando The Frog’, a Juggler, a Tuba player, a Ukulele trio, 

Keyboard players, Folk singers, Guitarists, Acapela singers all kept 

the enthusiastic audience entetained and rocking in the aisles, 

whilst refreshments including wonderful home-made cakes kept up 

the energy levels for all and swelled the coffers 

A raffle raised extra funds bringing the total raised for Church 

maintenance for the day to £500. 

A Church spokesperson said “the 

money raised was fantastic but was 

never the first priority for us; we wanted 

to reach out to the wider Community to 

demonstrate that St Wilfrids Church 

Selsey is alive and well and has great 

facilities for all ages to come along and 

enjoy the fun. We will certainly be 

doing it again next year and now we 

know what a Family Talent Show looks 

‘Jennifer Da Silva (10) entertains…’ like we can improve on the ‘prototype’” 

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churches 

SELSEY METHODIST CHURCH 

Services for June 

Sunday 2nd June 10.30 am Mrs. Wemdy Corney 

Sunday 9th June 10.30 am Revd. Bruce Allinson 

Holy Communion 

Sunday 16th June 10.30 am Revd. Kavula John 

Sunday 23rd June 10.30 am Revd. Bruce Allinson 

Sunday 30th June 10.30 am Revd. Andy Lowe 

Our minister is Revd. Bruce Allinson 01243 601032 

Roman Catholic Church of 

Our Lady of Mount Carmel & St. Wilfrid 

Weekly Mass Times 

Saturday 5.30pm ~ Sunday 10.00am 

East Beach Evangelical Church 

Marisfield Place, Selsey 

June Church Notices 

There are no strangers East Beach Evangelical 

Church – only friends you’ve not yet met… 

Sunday Services begin at 10.00 with coffee, tea and biscuits afterwards. 

There are Sunday School and creche facilities. 

June 2 10.00 Family Service 

June 6 14.30 Tea and Chat 

June 9 10.00 Sunday Service 


June 20 12.30 Lunch Club phone 01243 605350 or 601844 

to book because these lunches have become very popular. 



ST PETERS CHURCH 

Weekly Services held at the Parish Church of St. Peter’s, Selsey 

Sunday 8am Said Eucharist 

10am Sung Eucharist with Children’s Church 

Please note that on the first Sunday in every month there will now 

be a Family Service at 10am involving all children and their 

families so please come along to celebrate and share some 

special family time together. 

St. Peter’s church doors are always open to welcome anyone to 

the above services whatever your thoughts and beliefs. 

Sidlesham Church Fete 

27th July 2012 2.00pm - 4.00pm 

Church Farm Lane. 

All the usual stalls, magpie, cakes, preserves (WI), glass & china 

plus many others, coconut shy, games and competitions for 

children, dog show, with the band to listen to whilst you are having 

afternoon tea at the refreshment tent. 

SELSEY METHODIST CHURCH 

Rooms in our premises, including kitchen facilities, are 

available for hire.Please phone 01243 601439 for details. 

Our Minister is Revd.Bruce Allinson 

Crafty Natter Club Selsey Methodist Church 

1st and 3rd Wednesday ~ 2-4pm (in the large hall) 

For more information contact Lisa Allinson on 601032

diary dates 

Ladies Thursday Group 

We are the only all ladies social group in the area, we have been 

going 48 years and really are a friendly, lively group of ladies. 

So if you are free on the 1st and 3rd Thursday evenings of the 

month, except August, please check us out. We have a full 

programme of speakers, guests are welcome for just £1.50, 

refreshments 20p. 

East Wittering Village Hall, Church Road, PO20 8PS, 

7pm for 7.30pm start. 

for further information please contact Teresa on 01243 670783 

Selsey & District Carers Support Group 

Registered Charity No. 1097538 

Sunday, 14th July 2013 

AT THE ACADEMY, SCHOOL LANE, SELSEY 

CARS £7 /Cars & TRAILERS £10 / VANS £12 

Gates Open: 7.30am Gates Close: 1pm 

New Members Welcome, 

For details Ring Steve 

01243 601932 

Jigsaw Puzzle Club 

Do you like doing Jigsaws? 

Would you like to be able to borrow rather than buy? 

Well this club might be for you! 

2nd Thursday of each month - 14 Green Lane, Selsey - you can 

call in any time between 10 am and 4 pm. 

The Membership Fee is just £3 and puzzles can be 

borrowed for a £1 a month each. Over 300 to choose from. 

From information on 605942. 

All proceeds in aid of The 

Sussex Snowdrop Trust 

(charity no. 1096622) 

Sussex Grange 

Garden Fete 

Saturday 6th July ~ 2pm 

14, Vincent Road, Selsey 

20p Admission for adults 

Raffle, Tombola, BBQ, Cake Stall, 

Bric a brac, Plant Stall, 

Children's Games, Refreshments, 

Bouncy Castle, 

Punch & Judy and fun Dog Show 

All proceeds will be donated 

to St Wilfrid's Hospice, 

Selsey Carers and 

Selsey Community Bus. 

THE ACADEMY, 

SELSEY - PTA 

2013 Car Boots 

8am - 1pm 

Sunday 30th June 

Sunday 28th July 

Sunday 18th August 

Sunday 15th September 

Sunday 6th October 

Cars £7, Vans £10, 

Trailers extra £3 

Sellers from 7:30am at 

The Academy, Selsey 

Weather permitting 

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Parent & Toddler Group 

Meeting in the Methodist Church Hall, 

High Street, Selsey 

From 1.30 until 3.00 pm 

each Tuesday afternoon 

(in school term times) 

Just £1 per family 

Do come & join us 

More details? 

Please ring Janice on 01243 782335 

THE VENTURE CLUB will be holding their 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ON TUESDAY 

25TH JUNE at ST PETERS CHURCH HALL at 2.30pm 

Members needing transport please notify the Venture Club 

Office 605115 or call during office hours. The Annual Report 

will be available at the meeting and further copies at the 

Venture Club.. Hope to see you all there 

Selsey Arts Society 

We meet on the 3rd Wednesday of each month 7 pm 

at the Town Hall and have demonstrations by professional artists. 

For sketching venues phone Heather on 601046 

and for any other information ring Jean on 605319 

New members and visitors are always welcome 

Selsey Horticultural Society 

Our next Meeting is on Friday 14 June at 7.30pm 

at the Selsey Centre 

a talk by Helen Loe, Olympic Volunteer 

New members and visitors are always welcome 

Membership £7 a year – visitors £1 

(Venture bus available - telephone 605115 to book a place) 

For further details contact Linda Brown 601483 

Fathers Day 

Sunday 16 th June 

Open Mic Night 

at The Seal , Selsey 

Thursday 13 June 

9pm 

Sunbeams Parent & 

Toddler Group 

meets every Friday morning 

during school term time from 

10.00 until 11.45 am at 

East Beach Church, 

Marisfield Place. 

All are most welcome, 

including Grandparents, 50p 

per session. For further 

details telephone Rosemary 

on 01243 605236. 

ARTS DREAM 

SELSEY 

Saturday 6th July 

10 am - 4 pm 

Lots of fun for all the family 

Including Fun Dog Show 

Graylingwell Park, Chichester 

PO19 6PQ 

Chichester CDT Charity no. 1140014 

please send articles and dates to 


before the 16th of the preceding month 

THE ACADEMY, SELSEY - PTA 

Bingo Evenings 

28th June and 26th July 

Doors Open: 6:30pm ~ Eyes Down: 7:00pm 

All Welcome 

We would like to thank everyone for their continued support 

Planning 

Full Council 

LINC ~ Ladies In Contact 

20th June ~ 7.15 pm ~ St Peter’s Church Hall 

Art - My Joy In The Unexpected ~ Angela Benwell 

All ladies of any age are welcome, you will find 

us a very friendly group. 

The Venture Bus is now available for meetings. 

For further information please ring 

Mary Grantham on 604718 

Selsey Camera Club 

All home meetings are held in St Wilfrid’s Church Hall, Church 

Road, Selsey on alternate Mondays - 7.15 pm for 7.30 pm start. 

Visitors are welcome. 

Car parking is available and extra roadside parking if needed. 

3rd June Print of the Year Competition for “Turner Trophy” 

Judged by members for the Robert and Nikkii Mole Shield. 

17th June AGM 

Visitors £1 at door. Raffle & light refreshments. 

Young and old subscription is £20 or £30 for a family. 

New members are most welcome. 

for more information contact Kevin L’Estrange, Secretary 

01243 602594 www.selseycameraclub.co.uk 

Selsey Town Council ~ Meetings 

19th June 

19th June 

Tai Chi Chih at 

The Selsey Centre 

Mondays in term-time from 

4.30 to 5.30 pm 

Beginners welcome 

Contact Tracy Gibbons 

01243 514909 or 

tracy.gibbons@lifeandbalance. 

org.uk 

All meetings are held in the Parish Hall and start at 7.30 pm 

The Council look forward to seeing you there 

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Chichester Harbour 

Conservancy 

June Events 

diary dates 

Saturday 1st & 6th, 8th, 12th, 14th, 17th, 23rd, 24th, 25th 

Terror Sailing Trip 

Saturday 1st 

Wild Flowers Series 2 - Wetland Meadows 

Sunday 2nd 

Thorney Island Walk 

Sunday 2nd & 8th, 15th, 23rd, 29th 

Harbour Discovery on the Solar Heritage 

Tuesday 4th 

Emsworth Trail Walk 

Wednesday 6th 

Cruise with the XBoat on the Solar Heritage 

Monday 10th - Wednesday 12th 

Festival of Chichester Harbours Walks 

Saturday 15th 

Romans in the Harbour 

Sunday 16th 

Native Orchids on Thorney Island 

Tuesday 18th 

Introduction to Chichester Harbour & Solar Boat Trip 

Thursday 20th 

World War II Film Event 

Friday 21st 

Longest Day Cruise on the Solar Heritage 

Saturday 22nd 

Sketch & Stroll 

Sunday 23rd 

Wild Flowers at Sandy Point 

Thursday 27th 

Cruise with the Sunbeams on the Solar Heritage 

Saturday 29th 

Watercolours 

July Events 

Monday 1st & 8th, 10th 

Terror Sailing Trip 

Friday 5th 

Evening Cruise by Solar Boat 

For full details and booking of these events please phone 

01243 512301 or visit www.conservancy.co.uk 

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