Please remember to keep dogs on leads and under control whilst walking in areas where sheep or cows are. Farmers don’t need more problems as they have enough to cope with at present. Also, cows with calves can be very protective and even dangerous, so give them a wide berth if possible to avoid confrontation.
At last, people in the eyesight professions are now saying that drivers need to look after their eyes and have regular eye tests. Let’s face it, we are, by law, having to make our vehicles safe on the roads, so isn’t it important to make drivers safe as well! It would surely cut down the terrible amount of accidents that happen. I have talked about this subject to so many people and written about it in Parish Pump for years. I have to have a DVLA test every 3 years as I have Glaucoma, and I don’t mind at all. Some years ago, an optician told me: “you have better sight than some lorry drivers I’ve had to test”. That shocked me!
More accidents on the C7 and yet another car in the field, having come off the road at Northease. This is happening far too often, and we who live on this road are not at all surprised, as we hear the roar of engines and see the speed that vehicles are going, and it’s certainly not 30mph through villages and 50mph between villages. A fatal accident will happen sometime soon …
I’m afraid I didn’t make it to the Leaky Buckets concert at Iford on 11 & 12 April, as I was at Lewes Town Hall with a group of friends supporting LOS Musical Theatre who were putting on ‘Me and My Girl’ from the book and lyrics by Douglas Furber & L. Arthur Rose, music by Noel Gay. It was a special show for me, as my god-daughter’s daughter, Raphy McDavitt-Lowe, took one of the lead parts as Sally Smith, with Damon Willer as Bill Snibson. We were all amazed at her talent, and those of LOS. I have supported them for years and have rarely been disappointed. I would love to write about others in this production but have to condense my write-up by saying, “what a wonderful show” and how well supported these shows are. I’m looking forward to the next one, ‘Sister Act’. One last comment: Congratulations to the band, you were great!
Local events coming up are:
Brocante & Vintage Fair on Saturday 26th April, 10-4pm, at Iford Village Hall – vintage clothing, furniture, artwork and collectables, along with tea and cakes. Entrance £1.
Rodmell Coffee Club at The Abergavenny Arms on Wednesday was well attended, and the next one will be on Wednesday 21st May, 11am-12noon, also at The Abergavenny Arms. All welcome.
Rodmell Open Gardens takes place on Sunday 8th June. Gardens open in the lower end of the village, with teas, etc, in the village hall. More details nearer the time.
Boot Fair on Saturday 28th June, 10-5pm on Croft Field, with soup, cakes, and teas in the pavilion. £10 per pitch, pay at the gate – cash would be appreciated. Sellers only can arrive from 9am onwards. General public after 10am. This is a fundraiser for St Peter’s Church, Rodmell.
News on Piddinghoe Church in our Parish Magazine:
“The Church of England Commissioners’ Scheme for the Transfer of the Parish of Piddinghoe to the Benefice of Iford with Kingston, Rodmell and Southease. Proposal: it is felt that the parish of Piddinghoe, which is inland from Peacehaven and Telscombe Cliffs, would fit better with the benefice of Iford with Kingston, Rodmell and Southease, being a village within the same valley and linked by the same road.” See the Parish Magazine for more details.
A ‘Thank You’ to Jenny Brown, traipsing around the village with her little dog in all weathers, to give us our Parish Magazine.
Also, ‘Thank You’ to Tim Rabjohns for helping me with Parish Pump last week, and to Catriona Grant this week, whilst Ali is away walking in the Scottish islands of Mull and Iona – lucky her, my two favourite places!