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Ashdown Forest Living Notice: Ashdown Forest Living prints various articles, features, and advertisements. Although these appear in Ashdown Forest Living, any opinions expressed are the opinion of the author, these are not necessarily the opinion of the publisher. © Copyright Ashdown Forest Living 2013. The contents of this publication are written specifically for our readers, no part may be reproduced elsewhere without express and prior permission.

Dear Residents,Welcome to the May issue, I hope you’re enjoying Spring time with all its glories.

This month included is a feature with some interesting history & an explanation about the landscape of the High Weald, specifically the Forest Ridge - with thanks to the High Weald AONB.

We are pleased to be able to bring you a piece about the new play, ‘The Guinea Pig Club’, detailing the pioneering work of former Forest Row resident Sir Archibald McIndoe’s time at the Queen Victoria Hospital.

The history of Eridge Park and the Nevill Crest and Gun pub in Eridge makes for a fascinating read, see page 12.

Hopefully you can find all the services and products you need in this directory. Please support local business when you can.

All the best for a good Spring.

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The High Weald Forest Ridge 6,8

Recipe 10

Eridge Park & Neville Crest & Gun Pub 14,16

The Phoenix Comic 18

Mum’s the word 20

The Guinea Pig Club 22,24

Gardening Tips 26

Rangers Report 30

Quick Quiz 30

What’s On 32, 34

ANIMAL CARECatwick Cattery 7

ARCHITECTSCowan Architects 36

David Fry 7

BOOk kEEPING/ ADMINISTRATIONTMNC Business Services 9

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BLINDS/CuRTAINS/INTERIORSPlaystow Furnishing 23

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Every landscape has a story and the High Weald is no exception. It is essentially a medieval landscape influenced by many factors not least of which the people that helped to shape it. The Ashdown Forest and thereabouts is in a specific part of the High Weald to the north called the High Weald Forest Ridge. But what does this mean? We take a further look at the amazing landscape around us and how it was formed:

“The Weald Forest Ridge, historically part of the Weald, has a scenic quality of its own. The high country, much of it between 400 and 600 feet above sea level, runs almost unbroken from the county boundary near Tun-bridge Wells to Horsham, and includes the breezy, tree-less heights of Ashdown Forest and the forests of Worth and St Leonard’s. It is famous for its far-ranging views South to the Downs and for its magnificent gardens like Wakehurst, Nymans and Leonardslee.” Crouch, M, (1969) The Heritage of Sussex, Macdonald

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Hidden away in the High Weald Forest Ridge is one of its most

iconic features – Sandstone outcrops. It all started around

140 million years ago (when dinosaurs still roamed) when sediments formed

at the bottom of shallow lakes, or were carried by rivers and deposited on floodplains. Then around 100 million years ago, sea levels rose and the remains of billions

of tiny sea creatures formed another layer of sediment above the sands and muds. Over time, this layer became chalk.

Later, around 30 million years ago, massive earth movements began to push all the compacted layers of sediment up, creating a giant, chalk-covered dome.

Over time, water eroded most of the chalk away, revealing the older sandstones and clays beneath - the High and Low Weald. The chalk at the edges of the dome has remained - forming the North and South Downs.

In fact the countryside gets its ridges, valleys and rolling landscape from these underlying bands of sandstone plus clay: The harder sandstone forms the high land and ridges, which generally run east-west across the High Weald; and the lower land between the sandstone ridges is the result of the softer clays having been more easily eroded. This has left the steeply ridged and folded countryside that survives today. The resulting formations are now inland sandstone cliffs up to 15m high. A great example of which is Eridge Rocks

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In addition, fast-flowing streams have carved out characteristic, steep-sided ravines called gills in the steep sides of the sandstone ridges.

These porous, moisture-holding sandrock and sheltered, damp gills provide ideal living conditions for ferns, mosses, liverworts and lichens. Many of these species are more characteristic of the mild and humid oceanic climate of Wales and Cornwall than that of the South East. Most famous is the tiny, and extremely rare, Tunbridge Filmy-fern.

The High Weald’s sandrock cliffs have attracted humans for thousands of years: for varying reasons. Early hunter-gatherers venturing into the High Weald’s dense wilderness used them for shelter.

Later, the rock was dug for building and road stone – creating even more exposures in the abandoned quarries.

The Victorians admired the cliffs as marvels of creation: often holding elaborate tea parties in

elegant dress beneath the outcrops. Individual rocks were named after objects they resembled;“The

famous Toad Rock is to Tunbridge Wells what the Leaning Tower is to Pisa” said the writer E.V. Lucas in 1904.

Nowadays, rock climbers flock to the outcrops; the next nearest climbable cliffs are in Dorset or Derbyshire!

But it’s not only humans that appreciate the stunning sandstone. It is home to many rare mosses and other small plants found nowhere else in the south-east.

Extracted from the Enjoy and Explore booklet (plus www.highweald.org website)

Booklets are available from:

Ashdown Forest Centre East Grinstead Library Haywards Heath Library Tunbridge Wells Museum Crowborough Library

For individual copies please go to outlets, if you’re a visitor attraction, library, etc. and would like multiple copies contact: [email protected]

All photography and images copyright High Weald AONB unit or Vivienne Blakey (www.vivienneblakey.com) except where otherwise stated on image.Toad Rock image & charcoal and sawpit illustration courtesy of Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery

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Eridge Park is the home of the Nevill family and seat of the Marquess of Abergavenny. Reputedly the oldest enclosed Deer Park in England it was formerly named Reredfelee which is mentioned in the Domesday Book. It was owned at that time by the brother of William the Conqueror, Odo.

The ‘House of Nevill’ was a noble house of early medieval origin which played a central role in the War of the Roses becoming one of the two major powers in northern England. The Nevill family inherited the Eridge Park Estate in 1448. In the following century Henry VIIIth frequented the Estate, apparently the great Tudor favoured it for hunting. Later still Queen Elizabeth was to spend six days at Eridge in the Summer of 1573 on her journey through kent and Sussex while she was visiting local influential

families of the area.

Then in 1787 Henry Nevill, the 2nd Earl of Abergavenny, built Eridge Castle in the exuberant Strawberry Hill Gothic style - a precursor to the nineteenth century gothic revival. In the years following, a series of modifications were made to the landscape which was enhanced by opening up vistas, walks and the construction of follies; most notably Saxonbury Tower and the castellated wall at Sham Farm.

The Prince of Wales was a frequent visitor at Eridge shooting parties in the late 1800s as well as Disraeli who, it is believed, came here for the venison and strawberries.

In the late 1930s the Castle was demolished and the current Georgian style mansion house was built, which is now the home of the VIth Marquess of

Abergavenny, and his family – the house is not open to the public.

A local resident, Carol Green, recalls meeting the then Marchioness of Abergavenny in the early 20th century:

“Grandad (a butler to the Abergavennys), was a verger at the very beautiful Eridge church and so every Sunday Granny and I would walk down the drive to go to the morning service. The Marquis and family were always in attendance and at the end of the service the Marchioness would speak to Granny, passing the time of day, and she always asked me if I was enjoying my stay. I was taught to curtsey and say ‘Yes milady’. If we were very lucky she would invite us to get in the very grand car and ride back to our house. She was, I think, a much loved lady. I have so many happy and gentle memories of Eridge.”

The Nevill Crest and Gun Public House History

The history of the Nevill Crest and Gun, Eridge village and Eridge Green, is closely tied with the Nevill family.

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Above the crest can be seen the monogram A, which stands for Abergavenny.

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The Gun

In the 16th Century a flourishing iron foundry was a going concern; a series of mill ponds had been created to provide a good supply of water to power the forge.

An Iron Foundry was established on the Estate before the 1500’s but until 1550 it only produced wrought iron implements. Later the Nevill family invested a great deal into this now flourishing business, constructing mill ponds to power the foundry so that by 1550 it could produce cannons. One of these cannons came to be sited at the front of the Neville Crest and Gun, where it was fired on high days and holidays:

It is this gun which is the namesake of the pub… it was, however, stolen from the front of the pub some time ago.

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The original structure is some 500 years old, and would have originally been a dwelling for farm workers. In this initial form it was a timber-framed hall house. The main hall would have had a crude hole in the roof to allow smoke from the central hearth to escape, and people would have slept on raised platforms or cots, with beasts also being housed within the building. What survives from this period is exceedingly fragmentary, but the

evidence suggests the house was probably of four bays, comprising a northern service bay, a two-bay central open hall, and a southern parlour. Both the parlour and services would have had first-floor chambers over them.

It is known that in 1790 the pub was called the Gun. In 1841, Charles and Lydia Hooker were the landlords and at that time, the pub was called the Eridge Green Inn. Then by 1851, the pub was named the Nevill Crest and Gun, but by 1875 it had been changed to the Bull and Gun. By the time 1881 came around, when William

and Elizabeth Rannier had the pub it had reverted to being called the Gun again, but the following year, landlord Tranmer William renamed it, yet again, the Nevill Crest and Gun!

The discovery of the Tunbridge Wells Springs

In poor health due to over-indulgence at the court of James I, Dudley Lord North, the 25 year old nobleman staying at Eridge Castle with Lord Abergavenny discovered the chalybeate (iron bearing) spring in 1606. His discovery was to give birth to the famed town of Royal Tunbridge Wells.

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A map of the village in 1724, possibly showing the Gun Inn before it became the Nevill Crest and Gun

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The Nevill Crest and Gun c. 1900. The lettering on the bottom of the sign reads J.H.Forty, who was the landlord from 1899 to 1915


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noticed some orange coloured water which he recognized as coming from a chalybeate spring similar to those at the Belgium resort of Spa - the famous spring-water town. Such a spring was already famed for its supposed

health giving properties. So borrowing a cup from a nearby cottage (said to have stood on the site of the present Fonthill pavilion), he tasted the waters and confirmed his initial impression. Subsequently, Lord North began to drink the spring water regularly and claimed that it restored him to perfect health. He wrote:“These waters youth in age renew Strength to the weak and sickly add. Give the pale cheek a rosy hue. And cheerful spirits to the sad.”

News of the discovery spread rapidly, and in 1608 Lord Abergavenny of Eridge Park obtained permission from the Lord of the Manor of Rusthall (as

the spring was on the edge of the Common) to sink the first well on the site for the convenience of visitors.

Mrs Humphreys, the occupant of the nearby cottage, is said to have become the first ‘dipper’, inaugurating a long tradition whereby the women dispensing the water were appointed by the Lord of the Manor.

There were no actual buildings in what was to become Tunbridge Wells until 1636, but the town developed rapidly in the late 17th century and the rest is history.

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The Green is now a 20.7 acres biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. This area of ancient woodland lies on Grinstead clays with outcrops of Tunbridge Wells sandstone. Such outcrops support an unusual flora.

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Eridge Name Origin

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Some thirty years ago my husband introduced me to Guinea Pig Sandy Sauders. After just a few minutes conversation I knew that Sandy was someone quite extraordinary - and it had nothing to do with his appearance; I persuaded him to tell me his history. I learned that, as a savagely burned airman, he had attempted suicide - twice. Then he met McIndoe - who not only repaired his face, but repaired his soul; McIndoe even inspired Sandy to become a doctor. This was a story that had to be conveyed to a wide audience. unfortunately, my book commitments meant that I couldn’t give it the attention it deserved until 2005. Sandy then introduced me to the surviving Guinea Pigs in the uk and Canada, and after two years of interviews, not only GPs but also wounded veterens from recent conflicts; civilian burns patients; medical, surgical, and psychological research and another year spent writing, I had completed a screenplay entitled ‘The Guinea Pig Club.’ It was then suggested that as the subject

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Gillies invited him to join his Harley Street practice and the aristocrats and starlets, who comprised much of the patient list, were soon requesting McIndoe. However, I should say that they also performed surgery for cleft palate, jaw reconstructions, burns, and repairing/creating a vagina. Medical students would joke about ‘McIndoe’s vagina’. But McIndoe, as you probably know, became famous for the ‘McIndoe nose’. His wife, Adonia, disapproved of what she saw as the former abdominal surgeon’s professional come-down: she didn’t want a ‘cosmetic

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McIndoe’s daughter, the late Vanora Marland, had insisted that I tell the story of her father treating ‘the whole man’. I had already made up my mind to do just that, for that is the story of the Guinea Pigs, coupled with the environment he created on the ward, wherein they could help each other, something like a support group.

My friend Sandy Saunders, at ninety, is still working, seeing patients, inspiring others - when he isn’t off on exotic jaunts around the world.

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The play is dedicated to my late husband, Prof. Sid Watkins, who, like McIndoe, was a brilliant intuitive surgeon, a maverick - and a great humanitarian. And marvelous fun.

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From Linton’s car park cross the road (with care) into Ridgecar park (summer only). Walk out of the rear past a seat ontoa grass path and in about 50m turn left onto a ride. Remain onthis gently descending ride, ignoring another that bears offright, for about 400m.

On both left and right are linear quarries,now filled with scrub and trees. Suchquarries dot the Forest landscape andprovided stone for roads. Typical heathlandbirds such as nightjar, stonechat, tree pipitand woodlark usually breed in this area andthe ride edges in particular are one of thebest places on the Forest (indeed in Sussex)to see, in May, the yellow flowers of thesmall spiny shrub, petty whin.

The ride bears left, then right through a break in the quarriesand continues descending for 400m to a metalled drive (SandyLane) . On the left is a bowling green and ahead are thecricket pitch and pavilion of Coleman’s Hatch Cricket Club.

On the hill-top in the distance is Gills Lap Clump, the Galleons Lapof the Winnie-the-Pooh books. One old name for the Clump was TheCamel’s Hump, from the shape formed by the silhouettes of its pinetrees. In the 1920s, when the picture (left) was taken, there werevery few trees on the surrounding slopes, just open heathland.

Cross the drive and walk to the right of the cricket pitch. Wherethe ride divides, bear right, leaving the pitch, and bear rightat the next divide after 300m . The ride descends more steeplyand swings right and downhill into woodland and to a bridgeover a stream .

This area is known as Tabell Ghyll. Itswoodland is most unusual for the publicpart of the Forest with its many largetrees, especially beech, and severalhectares of planted sweet chestnutcoppice. The area was sold off from thecommon land of the Forest in 1693 andonly ‘returned’ during World War Two inexchange for the compulsory purchaseof land elsewhere for military reasons.In the map of 1931 (below) the heavilywooded Ghyll is in marked contrast to the heath to the north of thestream – a reflection of different land use over 250 years.

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What’s On: May If you would like your event on these pages email [email protected] for information

SatuRday4thMay

Dawn Chorus Walk - a wonderful chance to take an early morning (7 - 9) guided walk on the Forest with one of our experienced birder volunteers. See and hear the Forest greet the rising sun! Please wear sensible shoes and muted coloured clothes (no bright coats!) and, sorry, no dogs. A pair of binoculars would be very helpful. This walk is aimed at novice bird watchers. Call 01342 823583, pre-booking needed.

SatuRday-Monday4th,5thand6thMay

The Withyham Art Group, kings Hall, Withyham, 10am – 5pm. Admission is free, Refreshments Available.

SatuRday4thMay

Open Day: Isle of Thorns Bowling Club. We have an open day commencing at 10am. All are welcome to come and try the game of bowls both new and experienced. We will supply all equipment except flat shoes. This day is also combined with our annual plants, shrubs, flowers and bric-a-brac sale starting at the same time. Isle of Thorns Bowling Club is accessed via the Cats Protection entrance off the A275.

Sunday5thMay

The Crowborough Boundary Walk. A ten mile walk around the the parish boundary of Crowborough. At 9.15am, Goldsmiths Recreation Ground, Eridge Road, Crowborough, TN6 2TN. More info call: 01892 652907 or email: [email protected]

WEdnESday8thMay

The Friends of Ashdown Forest: An illustrated talk on the History and Natural History of Ashdown Forest by Ranger Rich Allum at 8pm, All Saints Church (Downstairs Room) Chapel Green, Crowborough. This event is free for members but all are very welcome (non-members £5). For more info please contact Pat Arnold on 01892 611414 or see our website: www.friendsofashdownforest.co.uk.

thuRSdayMay9th

Groombridge History Group at 8pm. Collecting Postcards, speaker kevin Gordon. Groombridge Village Hall. Visitors welcome.

FRiday10thMay–SatuRday11thMay

Crowborough Players perform Hi de Hi! At the Crowborough Community Centre, Pine Grove. Performances: Friday 10th May 7.45pm, Saturday 11th May 2.30pm and 7.45pm.Tickets £10

(concessions £8). To book: visit our website at www.crowboroughplayers.com/ call Ticket line on 01892 300567 or visit J&k Gallery and This and That, Croft Rd, Crowborough.

SatuRday11thMay

Mansion Market. Celebrate the belated arrival of Spring with a visit to this interesting market which is held in and around a beautiful 18th century mansion in the heart of the Ashdown Forest. Fresh, organic produced from local farms, large plant stall, unusual designer clothing, ironwork and wooden furniture for the garden, leather/stained glasswork, jewellery, pottery and many more stalls in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Puppet shows for children, taster therapy sessions and an all-day cafe. kidbrooke Park, Priory Road. 11am - 4pm. Free admission and parking.

SatuRday11thMay

The Ancient Mysteries of the Bosnian Pyramids -- An illustrated Talk by Nigel Grace. “Possibly the most important archaeological discovery of the century revealing advanced technologies of our forgotten ancestors” at 7:30 pm, the Village Hall, Forest Row, East Sussex. £6:50 in advance from creativepotential.co.uk/events and £8:00 at the door. For information call 077487 12694

Sunday12thMay

The renowned Whole Hog event in Sussex at the Hindleap Warren Out Door Educational Centre Marie Curie is back! A cross country run with a twist, combining an adventure assault course with the challenging environment and wild terrain of the countryside of the Ashdown Forest. This six mile adventure race is an unforgettable experience…With complimentary Hog Roast and hot drinks along with live music after to celebrate your achievement! Dare you take up the challenge? Registration time: 11:15, start time: 1pm, Registration fee or ticket prices £35. Minimum sponsorship £100. Hindleap Warren, Wych Cross, Forest Row, RH18 5JH. Entrants should be over 18 years old, and an outdoor clothing kit list will be provided. Contact the Events Team on 08700 340 040, email: [email protected]

Monday13thMay

Gary Enstone – Rudyard kipling. Come and find out! Meetings held 2nd Monday of each month at Luxford Day Centre, Library Way, uckfield. Refreshemnts available. 7.15 for 7.30pm start


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thuRSday16thMay

uckfield Music Club Summer Concert Season. Primavera Chamber Ensemble, Paul Manley - violin, Andrew Fuller - cello, Michael Dussek - piano, playing Rachmaninov, Mendlessohn, Beethoven, Faure. Please note: a subscription of £24 gives you all three concerts (May, June, July) for £8 each instead of £12. At 7.30pm, St Margaret’s Church, Buxted Park, Buxted. Call Terry Baker: 01825 712553.

FRiday17thMaytoFRiday31StMay

Crowborough Community Centre. Exhibition & Sale of Works of Art. By Local artists Anne Acott & Hazel Dorehill.

SatuRday18thMay

Forest Row School Family Fun Day! Lots of activities for the whole family including, bouncy castles, BBQ, children’s games, adult tombola and many more. Lots of treats for all the family like popcorn and candy floss! There is also a Sports/olympic themed fancy dress. 11am - 2pm.

SatuRday18thMay

Crowborough Arts presents the Vasari Singers in concert. The Vasari Singers with conductor Jeremy Backhouse is one of London’s foremost chamber choirs producing highly acclaimed CDs and heard regularly on Radio 3. The programme will be a mixture of sacred and secular music. St Luke’s Church, St Lukes Road, Tunbridge Wells TN4 9JH at 7.30pm; tickets are £10 from J&k Gallery, Croft Road, Crowborough TN6 2TR or contact either 07596122972 or [email protected]. Further information on www.crowborough-arts.org.uk.

SatuRday18thMay

Chelwood Gate Village Market. THREE marquees and the Village Hall offering a wide range of local produce including cheese,beef, pork, cakes, chuntey, apple. Plus new stallholders on the crafts side where you will find plant troughs, plants, jewellery, cards, scarves, gifts for men, bags, pots and so on. With a TOMBOLA & CAFE this is a friendly place to do your local shopping.1 – 2pm. Tel: 01825 740004 for more information.

Sunday26thMay

Open Garden. Warren House will be opening their garden in aid of Hospice in the Weald. Warren House is situated at the end of Warren Road, Crowborough in a 9-acre garden consisting of several different gardens, old and new, displaying a wealth of

rhododendrons and azaleas plus an impressive variety of trees and shrubs. There will be plants for sale and a raffle. £6 entry to include a cream tea.No dogs please. From 2- 5pm. For more information call 01892 664036.

Monday27thMay

Maresfield Annual Village Fete. Arena Events, Novelty Dog Show, many sidestalls of local products from preserves to woodcraft. Huge plant stall of Maresfield Conservation Group, Resident New Orleans Jazz Band, Children’s Fun Fair. Licensed Bar and hot food all day. 12 noon to 5pm. Maresfield Recreation Ground, High Street, Maresfield. For more info: Email: [email protected]

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Wednesday 1st (with Shalesbrook Morris). The E.H. Shepard & A.A. Milne Memorial, Ashdown Forest (TQ469321) – 5:30am. The Hatch Inn, Coleman’s Hatch (TQ453332) 7am. Forest Row Primary School 12:30pm. Step by Step School 10:45am. Philpots School 12:30pm. The Anchor Inn, Hartfield (tbc) 7pm.

Wednesday 8th The Pig and Butcher, Five Ash Down 8pm

Wednesday 15th The Wheatsheaf, Jarvis Brook (TQ530293) 8pm

Wednesday 22nd The Dorset Arms, Withyham 8pm

Saturday 25th Spa Valley Railway, Tunbridge Wells, Morris Day

Monday 27th Maresfield Village Fete. For more information see: www.afmm.org.uk

Colemans Hatch Bowling Club is holding two Open Days on the 4th and 18th May with the view to encouraging new players into this active, but relaxing, sport. There are no fees and bowls will be provided, if required. For more information, contact Pam kittle on 01342 822835 or visit www.colemanshatch-bc.co.uk.

What’s On: May If you would like your event on these pages email [email protected] for information

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Horncastle House

Horncastle House, Sharpthorne, provides a comforting environment complemented by charming surroundings and expert nursing care. It is a dedicated nursing home for older people and also has specialist facilities for adults who have physical disabilities; A true home from home where everyone can go about their lives freely, safe in the knowledge that care and support is always at hand.

Set on a beautifully elevated position looking out across the South Downs, Horncastle House provides residents with spectacular country views. This magnificent Elizabethan style house has a grandeur all of its own. Although looking every inch the exquisite mansion, Horncastle House has a homely atmosphere that everybody can feel safe and comfortable within. Residents are free to enjoy fine walking opportunities in the gardens with an extensive 15 acre grounds where a wealth of beauty can be savoured. There is a much loved, stunning rose garden plus a private orchard.

When residents first arrive at Horncastle House they are met with a friendly welcome. There are many spacious communal rooms to relax in and the house also offers a varied programme of recreational activities – ideal for socialising and making new companions. Residents can continue with favourite hobbies whilst discovering new ones with the arts and crafts activities available, as well as staying mobile and having fun with the music and

movement sessions. All are free to enjoy their privacy, these activities are optional.

Residents will tell you that meal times at Horncastle do not disappoint .Each and every care is taken by the chef to ensure that food is tasty as well as looking attractive. All of the food is home cooked, using fresh local produce to deliver nourishing and homely cuisine that looks as good as it tastes. No wonder meal times are always looked forward to!

Horncastle House give the friends and family of its residents the peace of mind that their relative is safe and well looked after. Visitors are welcome at any time and are always met with a friendly smile and hospitality. The staff are proud of the environment that has been created at Horncastle and rightly so – it is a home from home that gives all a real sense of belonging whilst allowing space for privacy and independence.

Get in touch with Horncastle House today to find out further information. Call Linda Mountford, Home Manager on

01342 810 219; or email [email protected] or alternatively call Corrine Wallace, Head of Operational Care Services on 01403 219828.

Sussex Health Care - Excellence in care

Award WinningCare HomesSussex Health Care is an award winning group ofcare homes providing 25 years of healthcare in Sussex.The Group operates 20 homes, predominantly inthe West Sussex area, providing nearly 550 beds,incorporating specialist care provision as well ascare for older people.

Care Homes for People with Learning Disabilities/PhysicalDisabilities/Neurological Conditions

● Beechcroft Care Centre and Hazel Lodge 01342 300499

● Beech Lodge and Oak Lodge 01403 791725● Horncastle Care Centre 01342 813910● Kingsmead Care Centre 01403 265335● Kingsmead Lodge 01403 211790● Norfolk Lodge 01403 218876● Orchard Lodge and

Boldings Lodge 01403 242278

Care for older people ● Clemsfold House 01403 790312● Forest Lodge 01825 712514● Horncastle Care Centre 01342 813910● Horncastle House 01342 810219

● Rapkyns Care Centre 01403 276756

● Rapkyns Care Home 01403 265096

● Redwood House 01403 790948

● Sycamore Lodge 01403 240066

● White Lodge 020 8763 2586

● Wisteria Lodge 01825 714080

● Woodhurst Lodge 01444 401228

● Kingsmead Care Centre 01403 265335● Longfield Manor 01403 786832● Rapkyns Care Home 01403 276756● Upper Mead 01273 492870

To find out more about our homes and the services we offer, contact: Corrine WallaceHead of Operational Care Services

[email protected]

01403 217338

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Award WinningCare HomesSussex Health Care is an award winning group ofcare homes providing 25 years of healthcare in Sussex.The Group operates 20 homes, predominantly inthe West Sussex area, providing nearly 550 beds,incorporating specialist care provision as well ascare for older people.

Care Homes for People with Learning Disabilities/PhysicalDisabilities/Neurological Conditions

● Beechcroft Care Centre and Hazel Lodge 01342 300499

● Beech Lodge and Oak Lodge 01403 791725● Horncastle Care Centre 01342 813910● Kingsmead Care Centre 01403 265335● Kingsmead Lodge 01403 211790● Norfolk Lodge 01403 218876● Orchard Lodge and

Boldings Lodge 01403 242278

Care for older people ● Clemsfold House 01403 790312● Forest Lodge 01825 712514● Horncastle Care Centre 01342 813910● Horncastle House 01342 810219

● Rapkyns Care Centre 01403 276756

● Rapkyns Care Home 01403 265096

● Redwood House 01403 790948

● Sycamore Lodge 01403 240066

● White Lodge 020 8763 2586

● Wisteria Lodge 01825 714080

● Woodhurst Lodge 01444 401228

● Kingsmead Care Centre 01403 265335● Longfield Manor 01403 786832● Rapkyns Care Home 01403 276756● Upper Mead 01273 492870

To find out more about our homes and the services we offer, contact: Corrine WallaceHead of Operational Care Services

[email protected]

01403 217338

Sussex Health Care are an independent group of twenty care homes, predominantly based in Sussex. This dedicated group offer specialised care services for older people, including those suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s, and also specialist support for adults with physical or learning diffi culties including young people with acquired brain injury/neurological problems. Their caring and highly trained team of staff provide dedicated care to those who need it, 24 hours a day.

Many people worry when they fi rst consider a loved one going into a care home, however Sussex Health Care are proud to offer a fantastic homely atmosphere that feels both peaceful and relaxed for residents and their visitors. Additionally, the accommodation that each resident receives is clean and spacious; to provide a comfortable space that really feels like a home from home.

The group has won numerous awards including international ISO 9000:2000, Hospitality Assured and Care Training Consortium Award for Leading in Learning and many more over the years for their high level of care and they really do set the standards high for themselves. There is no wonder why Sussex Health Care are now leaders in the fi eld of nursing and residential care in Sussex and the wider area.

Care and consideration is paramount when dealing with their residents. All of the staff are friendly and will go out of their way to ensure that all residents are happy and comfortable in their home. Being trained to offer the highest quality care possible, the staff team pride themselves on being able to offer physical, emotional and social care tailored to each individual. Residents are offered all of the support they need to enjoy as full a life as possible, with as much or as little help as they require. Friends and families can also rest assured that the Sussex Health Care group also have strong links with the medical world - they have their own unique Research and Development group in partnership with the medical academic world.

During a visit to one of the Sussex Health Care homes an amazing woman called Lillian could not sing the praises of the group enough.She was asked what she enjoyed about her home with Sussex Health Care and she replied that she loved how well the staff looked after her. They could not do enough for her and made her feel ‘happy’ and completely at home. This glowing testament shows just how well thought-of the staff at Sussex Health Care really are and also provides families with the wonderful knowledge that their loved ones are being compassionately looked after.

Sussex Health Care understand the importance of food for health as well as the expectation that rests on a good meal throughout the day. The resident chefs freshly prepare each wholesome meal using local ingredients, creating healthy dishes for everybody to enjoy.

Additionally, following on with their philosophy of giving all of their residents a great quality of life, Sussex Health Care offer a range of activities for residents to choose to get involved with. These happen both inside the care homes and in the wider community, giving residents fun days out and entertainment to look forward to. As well as having the space to rest and relax, these activities at Sussex Health Care can provide a joyful break in the day, allowing all to take part in something different with friends. The freedom of choice that is provided here is reassuring as staff respect each individual to rule over their own life and enjoy it to the fullest.

To discover further information please contact Corrine Wallace, Head of Operational Care Services or Becky Davis on 01403 219828or visit www.sussexhealthcare.co.uk

TEL: 01892 517320FAX: 01892 547370

EMAIL: [email protected]

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