Wild About Warnham is organising a talk next month on Swifts by Edward Mayer, one of the UK’s leading Swift Conservationists.

This talk will be in Warnham Village Hall on Friday 2 June 2023, at 7.30 pm (doors open at 7.00 pm – admission £2). No booking, just turn up – get there early.

The title of Edward’s talk is ‘Swifts – The Birds You Need’ and has been made possible thanks to funding from Wilder Horsham who feel they are extremely fortunate to have Edward Mayer coming to speak. Edward is one of this country’s leading experts on the Swift, a bird which has been added to the Red List of endangered species and for which Wild About Warnham has been taking action to help the local population.

Edward first became fascinated by Swifts at the age of six when he saw these amazing birds flying above his home in Southampton. He has been in love with them ever since.

In the late 1990’s he noticed that the Swifts nesting in his local area were in decline and realised that re-roofing of local properties was blocking Swifts from returning to their long-established nest sites. His talk will be inspirational and is one not to miss!

It promises to be a great opportunity to learn more about the Swift, which is such an iconic and fascinating summer visitor!

Please do take the time to hear the talk!

The following article appeared in Sussex World on 27th March 2023 and we thank Jane O’Sullivan for promoting the event so widely:

On Sunday March 27 Holy Trinity Church, Rushams Road, in conjunction with the Trafalgar Neighbourhood Council and The Horsham Green Gym, hosted a very successful Tidy Trafalgar Litter Pick.

About 65 pickers collected a huge amount of rubbish. The areas shown in green on the map were all covered.

Two Beavers groups and a Squirrels group helped out, along with many of the members of the Neighbourhood Council.

The Horsham Green Gym helped enormously by providing extra picking equipment and disposing of the bags of rubbish afterwards.

The pickers arrived back at the church hall an hour or so later to be welcomed by drinks and home made cakes.

It was a very enjoyable community event which they hope to repeat in the future.

THANK YOU FOR MAKING
A REALLY BIG DIFFERENCE! 

This year, the ‘Keep Britain Tidy’ message was simple; join our #BigBagChallenge and pledge to pick up as much litter as you can!

#LitterHeroes responded in droves to show their pride in their communities and public spaces, and pledged to pick more than 400,000 bags. 

We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who got involved – whether you picked up litter, organised clean-ups, or loaned equipment, your role in supporting your local community is vital. 

Every bag of litter removed from the environment makes a huge difference – to the environment, to our communities, and to the wildlife that call the great outdoors their home.

So far, The Homes for Ukraine Scheme has supported tens of thousands of refugees fleeing from war in Ukraine by providing housing in the UK.

Existing guests in the UK are not always able to stay with a host after the initial six months, and hope to find a new host to ensure they still have a safe place to live. Whilst many arrangements are made locally, West Sussex County Council aims to support guests and hosts with finding a new place to live in the county.

The Ukraine Support Team in Horsham are promoting the need for new hosts who can provide a safe place for a guest or guests in West Sussex. They particularly need to find housing for a number of larger families with grandparents and children.

Anyone in the UK can offer to host if;

They can offer a spare room or home for at least 3 months,
If they are not a British citizen, but have ‘leave to remain in the UK’ status for at least 6 months,
They do not have a criminal record

Anyone can record their expression of interest online through the government website Homes for Ukraine: record your interest or email ukrainesupport@westsussex.gov.uk and a member of the local team will be in contact for a no obligation chat about the scheme.

Launching Saturday 29th April 10am – 2.30pm at the Horsham Repair Cafe/Sussex Green Hub.

This month you can just turn up but from Saturday 27th May you will be able to book a 30 minute appointment. Following inspection, our bike repair volunteer Earl may need to give people links to buy components and then rebook for the repair the following month. 

Saturday 27th May at 1pm Earl will be running a bike maintenance talk, just turn up, voluntary donations welcome.

Repairs will take place in St John’s arches opposite the United Reformed Church. On the last Saturday of every month.

When: Last Saturday of the month 10am – 2.30pm 

Location: Sussex Green Hub is at United Reformed Church, 45 Springfield Road, Horsham, RH12 1PT (near Wilko off West Street and the Lynd Cross pub), bike repairs will be opposite in St John the Evangelist Church arches

Learn more here https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/sussex-green-hub/and https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/cafes-forums/horsham-repair-cafe/

We hope as residents you have enjoyed receiving your small packet of seeds with the Spring edition of the Trafalgar Neighbourhood Council newsletters this week – if you are not able to use your seeds, these would be most welcome for the Cootes Pond area and can be dropped at 2 Fairview RH12 2PY. Thank you!

Residents may also be interested to learn that they may apply for a licence to plant and maintain shrubs, flowerbeds or grass on highway land if it is adjacent to their property. There is no charge for this licence and the application can be found here.