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The South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA), with the support of Chichester District Council and West Sussex County Council, has stepped in to break the deadlock in progress around getting the listed buildings safely and legally secured. While the South Downs National Park Authority are leading on this aspect of the recovery, they continue to work closely with the other members of the multi-agency recovery group and other agencies will continue to lead on other aspects of the recovery.
We understand that the top priority for the community and businesses is to get the road through Midhurst open again and the frustration that this has not yet happened. We want to assure everyone that there is a huge amount of work going on behind the scenes to secure the buildings to enable this to happen. The Angel Hotel and other buildings damaged are listed buildings and are protected by law. The solution to making the buildings safe and to secure them is for them to be shored up. The SDNPA, with the support of Chichester District Council and West Sussex County Council, has therefore stepped in to ensure this happens without further unnecessary delay.
We can report that we have appointed a structural engineer who is currently finalising a plan for shoring up the damaged buildings. This week we are liaising with and visiting on site with potential specialist contractors who could then carry out this very specialised work. Our aim is to appoint a contractor to begin work as soon as possible. Please be assured that progress is being made. Unfortunately, we cannot give a date on when work will commence until we have a contractor in place, but we will provide regular updates on this work as soon as it becomes available.
Once the buildings have been safely secured, West Sussex County Council, as the highways authority responsible for the road, will be able to reopen the road through Midhurst.
The multi-agency recovery group was quickly set up in response to the fire as this is a complex legal, financial and practical issue with multiple agencies holding legal responsibility for different aspects of the response and recovery. To help, the group has prepared a detailed FAQs prepared by Chichester District Council which is updated as new information becomes available. The FAQs can be found here: www.chichester.gov.uk/article/37648/Midhurst-fire-Frequently-asked-questions
As public sector bodies it is deeply regrettable that we have to step in and address what is a landowner responsibility. Such decisions are very rare for good reason and have to be carefully considered. While public money will be spent to shore up the building and therefore break the detrimental impasse, we will use all legal means to reclaim these costs. The priority now must be the shoring up of the buildings which will, in turn, enable the road to be opened to get Midhurst moving again.
The Councillors and Officers of Petworth Town Council are deeply saddened at the news of the death of HRH The Queen. Her Majesty’s dedication and commitment to her role and country is unrivalled and her historic reign will never be forgotten. Our thoughts are with the Royal Family at this time.
A book of condolence for residents who wish to pay their respects, will be available at St Mary’s Church from Friday 9th September. The Church is open for visitors from 9am – 5.30pm.
A national online book of condolence is available at www.royal.uk
The Union Jack flag in Rosemary Gardens, will fly at half mast during the mourning period.
We will write to The Queen’s Private Secretary to request the condolences of the Council and the people of Petworth be passed on to the Royal Family.
Artist Gordon Rushmer who was born in Petersfield and still lives locally has written a book about his years working as an official war artist for the British and Dutch Royal Marines and Special Forces. Fully illustrated with all his paintings from the many military engagements he accompanied abroad, this book and the original artworks will be exhibited by Rountree Tryon Galleries in Petworth from 8th-19th February.
Gordon worked alongside elite military units in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq and Eritrea from 1997 to 2007 and has written a full account of his experiences, to accompany the watercolour and oil paintings he produced in the field.
Gallery director Chantelle Rountree said, “It continues to be our pleasure to represent Gordon’s work; these works are so important at helping us empathise and understand what war means to those who are part of it. It may come as a surprise to many of his collectors who are more familiar with his bucolic landscapes, to encounter the harrowing realities of war and gain a rare and moving insight into Gordon’s ‘double life’. His work has contributed to the Nation’s major war art collections and should not be missed in this one-off exhibition.”
Rountree Tryon will also be holding his customary landscape exhibition in September, entitled ‘A Road Well Travelled’ with works painted throughout Britain over the last two years.
GORDON RUSHMER – An Artist at War exhibition and book signing will run at Rountree Tryon Galleries, Petworth, West Sussex GU28 0AH from 8th – 19th February.
Further details can be obtained from the gallery website
Tel: 01798 344 207
Thank you to Kevis House Gallery and Tiny Studios for this beautiful video from the Petworth Christmas Event. A massive thank you to Petworth Town Council, Christmas Committee, Petworth Business Association and all the many many volunteers to help put this all together for us to enjoy!
PETWORTH SALON TRISTAN EVES SCOOPS TWO AWARDS AT THE NATIONAL SALON AWARDS HELD AT THE LONDON ROYAL HOTEL
Salon owner Tristan Eves of Tristan Eves salon in Petworth scooped two awards at the national Salon Awards held at The London Royal Hotel, in Londons’ St. Pauls on Sunday 21st November. This prestigious regional awards offers recognition for the very best in the hair and beauty industry.
“Winning Creative Image was fulfilling from an artistic point of view”, says Tristan. The image pictured above was shot at Petworth’s East Street Bar & Grill post lockdown as part of the salon’s annual collection. The additional award saw Tristan Eves recognised for ‘Best Customer Service’, which is a huge accolade for the salon. Co-owner Michael Smith commented: “Ever since the day we first opened, customer service has been at the top of our list. After all, where would we be without them. To be recognised for outstanding service has been a really nice ending to 2021.”
Tristan Eves is known for bringing Mayfair hairdressing to a stunning space in the heart of historic Petworth. Founder Tristan has worked for some of London’s most well-known salons and as a successful session hairdresser is no stranger to stage or screen. With this wealth of experience, Tristan has brought together a coterie of talent to ensure that first class hairdressing and client care is experienced by all clients.
The Salon Awards was founded in 2017, to provide an impartial industry platform for all types of salon, hairdresser and barber to have the chance to be recognised for their amazing work and dedication to their craft, in their local area. It has gone from strength to strength, evolving and expanding to where it is today, covering the whole country.
To be picked out as an award-winner is a tremendous achievement – particularly given the challenges that the hair industry faced during the Pandemic – and now adds to a raft of other awards this popular Petworth salon has to its name.
Tristan Eves Hair, Market Square, Petworth, West Sussex, GU28 0AH | 01798 343 687
On Thursday 30 September the much anticipated new James Bond film – No Time To Die – will open at Leconfield Hall with daily screenings until 13 October. Tickets Prices: £10 (£4.50 for under 16’s)Book Tickets Online at www.leconfieldhall.org.uk or in person at Maggie & Belle in Market Square, Petworth.After a major refurbishment of our Upstairs Auditorium we are now able to screen New Release films alongside other large cinema chains across the country.No Time To Die marks the launch of Leconfield Hall is a home for film, music and live performance in Petworth.See you there!
A small, local bookseller in West Sussex typifies the sector’s successful fightback
Social distancing has been a particular challenge at The Petworth Bookshop in West Sussex, where more than 7,000 titles are crammed into 680 square feet. Staff and customers circle large tables heaving with paperbacks and navigate a warren of narrow walkways impeded by piles of books that have outgrown shelf space. For Steve Howe, the shop’s owner, a move to larger premises next door cannot come soon enough.
Fuelled by year-on-year sales growth, the expansion — last week’s scheduled opening was delayed by the second lockdown in England — is testimony to a bigger story for small businesses in a market defying the odds. Figures from the Booksellers Association reveal that the number of independent shops has increased for a third consecutive year, on the back of a 20-year decline, while data from Nielsen Books, an industry analyst, shows that sales from March to July this year totalled £144 million, a 5 per cent rise on last year.
“There was a time when the narrative around independent bookshops was very much ‘come and see the dinosaurs before they disappear’,” Mr Howe said, “but the sector has turned a corner and we’re not going anywhere. I think the pandemic has prompted retailers to make a choice. You’re either going to make it work or not, so I made an investment at a time when it would have been easy to settle for what we have.”
Next door at the new premises, the air is heavy with fresh paint as headphone-wearing sta sand down a central counter. Having had his eye on the site for more than a decade, Mr Howe is unfazed by another month’s delay and will use the time to fine-tune the interior. From in-house literary events to a more visible display of his favourite art books, he has big plans for the extra 50 per cent of space, as well as the stoicism of someone who has coped with numerous market threats and has made it through to the other side.
Kindles, for example, once heralded as a replacement for print books, are “a busted flush, left in people’s sock drawers and only used for holidays”, while he argues that the pandemic has accelerated the revival for tangible goods, with lockdown encouraging a slower pace of life, particularly the reading of physical books over digital oerings. “I’m selling books I haven’t sold in ages like Last of the Mohicans, a literary classic and long read that you can lose yourself in, which is pure escapism from worries over health and livelihood.”
His biggest challenge has been getting hold of certain titles because many of the books printed in China and Italy were delayed by shipping and printing issues, while a lot of publication dates were pushed back. March and April were “carnage”, he said. At the time, he and a small team set up a home delivery service making drop-os by bike and car within a
25-mile radius. It proved popular with those shielding and missing their literary fix. He plans to resume the service this month while continuing to resist the move to sell online, although he admits to wavering.
In the grip of the first lockdown, he considered an ecommerce site (“put on ice” when the shop reopened) and last week toyed with joining Bookshop.org, a new online marketplace for independent bookshops launched to give small players in Britain and their customers an ethical rival to the all- conquering Amazon. On the platform, members have a virtual store front and make a useful margin (30 per cent of the cover price) from each sale. Books worth £415,000 were sold via the platform in its opening week.
Yet Mr Howe’s heart is not in it. “It’s an excellent principle at work and the best of its kind the trade has seen to date, but it’s still an online platform selling — albeit only slightly discounted — books,” he said.
“Under normal, non-pandemic circumstances, you cannot beat the bustle of a busy shop, the opportunity for link selling and building customer relations that only a full bricks-and-mortar shop provides.”
He credits the personal touch with keeping him in business. He sees bookselling as an art form, a passion stirred when he took a part time job in the Worthing branch of Methvens. The role was intended as a stop gap before relocating to Italy, but he has never looked back. From the outset, his mission has been to create a more inclusive, relaxed antidote to some of the bookshops he remembered as a child, where he felt monitored by bad-tempered sta checking that he didn’t touch anything.
Much eort is put into getting more children and young people through the door, one of the sector’s greatest challenges. As such, the new premises will have an expanded children’s reading area with small armchairs, while the students he employs at weekends and during holidays are often given the task of sourcing young adult titles that the 55-year-old is less familiar with.
For the rest of the stock selection, material must fulfil an exacting brief: to excite, challenge, seduce and inform, with the results reflecting both his taste and that of his customers. Heavy with art, poetry, philosophy, the shop is notably free of the more celebrity-penned, populist titles that fill the supermarket shelves.
Nevertheless, he’s mindful of the elitism and snobbery that can exist in bookselling. “From the outside, you look at an auent town like this and the weekend car parks full of nice cars and there’s a sense of eortless auence, but there’s hidden poverty and people with very little and I want this to be a shop for everyone.
“Of course, there’s a perception of independent bookshop customers being female, educated and north of 50 and while that accounts for a section of my customer base, I would feel very depressed if they were the only people I sold to. This is a community shop for everyone.”
In the main, his eorts appear to be working. Regulars range from the local priest and landed gentry to the man who cleans the town’s toilets. Many will spend an afternoon browsing the shelves, although on occasion people can make themselves a little too comfortable. He recalls the time a walker came in for a pitstop via the South Downs, found himself a quiet spot, removed his boots and put his rucksack behind his head and read a book for half an hour. Mr Howe left him to it, but sometimes he intervenes. “Barely a day goes by when I won’t hear someone say, ‘I can get this [book] cheaper on Amazon’. You can choose to ignore it or engage with them and explain that by spending an extra £5 with us they’re investing in a local community, jobs, entrepreneurialism and the local economy and encouraging genuine diversity in small towns like this.
“Amazon is selling books directly at prices that the bookseller can’t actually buy them for and that’s not sustainable; it devalues the book and the creator. When you explain this to people, it’s amazing how often you can win them round and while we can win that argument, we have a future.”
Small is beautiful — from London to the Yorkshire Dales
The Petworth Bookshop is not the only independent bookseller to expand in the middle of the pandemic (Caroline Bullock writes).
After 25 years in London’s Mayfair, Shapero Rare Books, an antiquarian and rare book specialist, has moved to a site that is four times bigger in nearby New Bond Street.
For Bernard Shapero, its owner, a jump in online business and a robust supply chain have tempered the fall in face-to-face sales and loss of promotion from international trade shows that had to be cancelled.
“Our biggest market overseas is undoubtedly the United States, which accounts for a significant proportion of our annual sales, so still being able to send out books to customers around the world has meant international trade can continue,” Mr Shapero, 57, said.
“We’ve boosted our social media presence by increasing our spend on online advertising and, as a traditional collecting field, rare books continue to be resilient. Books on travel and exploration, natural history and literature remain highly sought after, as have key works by authors such as Charles Darwin, John Gould and Jane Austen.”
Obscure titles are also in demand at Westwood Books in the market town of Sedbergh, Cumbria, where a recent request for Prehistoric Rock Art of The West Riding was met. “I think we were the only shop in the UK to stock it, but we have 70,000 books here so people usually find what they need,” Heather Thomas said.
Mrs Thomas, keen to preserve a local institution, took over the business with her husband Paul after the previous owner retired. Initial plans to launch in April were delayed by the first lockdown, but since opening in June the shop’s performance has defied expectations.
Customers who expected more restrictions have bought in bulk, while a boom in British holidaymakers compensated for the fall in foreign tourists drawn to this part of the Yorkshire Dales.
“September and October have been particularly strong months and I think it’s because people’s attitude to small business has changed and we are now seeing a conscious choice to shop with independents,” she said. “People are also buying for Christmas much earlier than usual, which has meant a huge rise in gift sales for this time of year.”
After a well received Summer, White Horse Graffham are pleased to announce their garden room extension is open for the Winter months!
In conjunction with Petworth Marquee Hire and Cloud Tree Events, the room has been transformed into a well-spaced, relaxing garden restaurant with views towards the South Downs.
The room is an inviting space to indulge with food prepared by Ryan Coller (Head Chef & Co-Owner) and is heated throughout with soft, atmospheric lighting.
Working with local businesses the experience is complete with furnishings from Rugs of Petworth and the Forest Gallery, both located in the centre of Petworth.
In the main building guests are welcomed to enjoy a range of local beers, wines from Fairview Wines in Lodsworth and a collection of Sussex spirits in a newly furnished bar area. A treat for relaxing after a hard day in the home office!
We also offer 6 beautifully appointed en-suite guest bedrooms, set in a peaceful location overlooking the South Downs.
Our large, spacious car park features electric vehicle charging facilities for Tesla’s and other marques, bicycle posts and hitch rails for horses.
We invite you to experience White Horse Graffham, whether for a quick pint, fabulous meal or a weekend getaway.
Please call 01798 867331 to discuss any requirements with a member of our team. Alternatively, please visit our website at www.whitehorsegraffham.com.
Thanks from Ryan, William and Chris.
Visit Petworth, a beautiful place to live a fabulous place to visit.
Dear members,
This is a testing time for all businesses, so let’s try and support each other however we can.
If you are members of any networking groups, I would urge you to tap into them Talk over the phone, Skype, Zoom or whatever tools you use. Keep talking. Working from home and in your own business can feel lonely at the best of times.
Business grants and support are available with respect to the Covid-19 situation, please use links below. Some of the mechanics are being rolled out as we speak. The government website is being updated frequently.
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me at:
Yongyi Neathercoat
Mobile: 07964796987
Email: cdcofficer@petworth.biz
Dear Members,
Rishi Sunak delivers his first Budget as UK chancellor against the most uncertain economic backdrop since the financial crisis.
The chancellor’s first Budget was announced against a challenging economic background, made worse by the impact of the coronavirus. Unsurprisingly, the emphasis was on the government’s spending plans, as it sought to fulfil its election promises, to substantially increase infrastructure expenditure and to ameliorate the negative impact of the coronavirus. These announcements were supported by a package of measures from the Bank of England, including a cut in the base rate by half a percent to 0.25%.
An increase in the National Insurance primary threshold and lower profits limit to £9,500 (from £8,632) from 6th April 2020 will be welcomed by employees and the self-employed respectively. The Income Tax personal allowance remains at £12,500.
There was significant pre-Budget speculation around Entrepreneurs’ Relief, which grants a 10% tax rate on capital gains realised from the disposal of a qualifying interest in a qualifying business, up to a lifetime gains limit of £10 million. While the relief will remain, the lifetime limit will reduce to £1 million. The chancellor indicated that this should not materially reduce the incentive to start and build businesses.
Turning to investments, parents keen to make tax-efficient provision for their children will welcome the increase in the annual limit for Junior ISA subscriptions to £9,000 (from £4,368) for the 2020/21 tax year. For investors, the main change of note was the increase in the annual Capital Gains Tax exemption to £12,300 (up from £12,000) for the next tax year. The (tax-free) dividend allowance remains at £2,000. Taken together, these reliefs increase the tax attractions of an investment in unit trusts, subject to appropriate limits.
It was confirmed that the previously announced reduction in Corporation Tax to 17% would not be going ahead. The rate remains at 19%, which is still relatively low.
The tapered annual allowance for pensions has been a hot topic for high earners, especially members of the NHS Pension Scheme. We had expected the chancellor to increase the level at which the tapered allowance first applies, but not to the extent that he did. He increased the threshold and adjusted income levels by £90,000: meaning that no one with income under £200,000 will now be subject to the taper and will have a £40,000 annual allowance. However, it isn’t all good news: the minimum that the annual allowance can taper down to will now be £4,000 rather than £10,000. If you have previously ceased or reduced contributions to a pension scheme, this may mean there is now more scope to reconsider this decision. You should contact your Partner for more information.
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Kind Regards,
Yongyi Neathercoat
CDCOfficer@petworth.biz
01798 839094
Our Email Contacts
Siobhan Perrgio – Chair@petworth.biz
Sally Matson – ProjectOfficer@petworth.biz
Julie Regan – Networking@petworth.biz
Sarah Dudman – Secretary@petworth.biz
Yongyi Neathercoat – CDCOfficer@petworth.biz
Georgina Wills – CommunityPBA@petworth.biz
Harsha Desai – Membership@petworth.biz
Dear Members,
We had a Committee Meeting yesterday that focussed on how we can support the business community and the wider community in Petworth during these unusual times.
To a certain extent, we are at the mercy of the government, who may at any time decide to impose temporary curfew or closure on any or all of our businesses. With the elderly and at-risk members of our community restricted in their day to day movement this is also somewhere we can help.
In the meantime, we have taken the following actions and would welcome any feedback or suggestions on how else you feel we can support Petworth.
1. Here is a link to the government’s latest guidance for employees, employers and businesses which offers up to date information that will help to answer some questions you may have.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-employees-employers-and-businesses
The Federation of Small Business’s website also has current information and is very good as a reference tool at any time. https://www.fsb.org.uk
2. Many shops in the small business community UK wide are requesting that people pay using contactless cards in order to limit the movement of cash which carries a higher risk of transferal. Where card machines are being used, they are being disinfected after each transaction. Door handles, doors and surfaces are being disinfected with antibacterial wipes or antibacterial surface cleaner regularly throughout the day. This is only a recommendation, but any small things that raise awareness and help to limit the spread of this virus in any way are worth the effort.
3. A number of businesses in Petworth are offering free home delivery within the local area, encouraging customers to telephone and pay for items over the phone. If you feel this is something your business can do, maybe we could arrange a team to work together to make this more economical for everyone. Please contact Sally on projectofficer@petworth.biz if you are happy to be involved with this.
I have spoken with Anthony Curl at Lloyd’s Pharmacy, and understandably, he is under a huge amount of pressure. Anthony is allowing people to collect scripts for friends and neighbours, as long as they know the person’s name and address. So, we need to be neighbourly. Attached is a copy of what is essentially a help form that you can put under a neighbour’s door to let them know you are happy to help.
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The Town Council and The Petworth Surgery are meeting this evening to discuss how the wider community can work together to help ease the pressure on these services and make sure we are looking after the most vulnerable in our community. The Town Council and PBA have set up a Facebook Group – Petworth Partners for you to find more information about how we are helping the wider community. https://www.facebook.com/groups/PetworthPartners
4. We have written a letter to the Midhurst and Petworth Observer on behalf of the businesses in Petworth this week, to let people know that Petworth is very much open for business and that we need the support of our local customers.
5. We are presently lobbying Chichester District Council Parking Department to see if we can secure a free parking period to encourage people to shop locally and support our local businesses, and also to once again limit the spread of germs through using the keypads on the parking machines. If you wish to support this motion, please email tmurphy@chichester.gov.uk . Tania is responsible for Carparking and if she receives enough emails from us, we may be able to bring about some change, but also Tania will realise that the PBA is a force to be reckoned with, and this may also help us in the future
6. We are having some large signs made, to place at the 4 entrances to the town, which say that Petworth businesses and car parks are open as usual. These will be able to be used now, after we reopen in the event of business closures, and also during future roadworks and highway maintenance within the town.
7. We recommend that you check the small print on your insurance – some will cover loss of business due to Coronavirus and others won’t. As in so many insurance cases, there may be an issue with interpretation. If you are concerned about this and how it may impact on any claims you may have, contact our local MP, Andrew Griffiths. You can do this by telephoning his secretary Lindsey White. Andrew@GriffithMP.com 020 7219 4557
For the Arundel & South Downs Conservative Association, please call 01903 332332.
8. The Petworth Food Bank really needs even more support at the moment. Donations go to the Co-op and are then distributed to those people who have registered for the food bank. Please keep donating.
The weekly PBA newsletter will have the most current information and news regarding local and national Coronavirus updates, and we will do our best to let you know when things change. As already advised the Networking Event at John Bird’s this Wednesday has been cancelled.
We send our best wishes to all of you and hope that you and your families and friends stay safe and healthy through these difficult times. If we can help you in any way, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Kind Regards,
Sally Matson
Deputy Chair
Our Email Contacts
Siobhan Perrgio – Chair@petworth.biz
Julie Regan – Networking@petworth.biz
Sarah Dudman – Secretary@petworth.biz
Yongyi Neathercoat – CDCOfficer@petworth.biz
Georgina Wills – CommunityPBA@petworth.biz
Harsha Desai – Membership@petworth.biz
This is our message we sent out to all our Petworth Business Association members, last Friday dealing with COVID – 19. Please continue to support out small businesses and we will take all measures possible to ensure the safety of our staff and businesses.
“It appears that you cannot go anywhere without hearing about COVID-19. We thought you, as our members would benefit from some suggested wording for you to place on your website and/or social networking platforms to make sure that everyone knows that Petworth is indeed still ready and open for business. You should amend as appropriate.
As a small business we have put in measures in place to reduce the risk of the corona virus spreading:
– Card machines will be disinfected after each customer
– Door handles and surfaces will be regularly disinfected
– We will ask if you would like items wrapped and a receipt is optional
– Staff will ensure frequent handwashing is carried out
Whilst we would love to welcome you into our shop, online shopping is obviously also available should you choose to shop from the comfort of your home.”
Kind Regards,
Siobhan Perrigo (Chair) & PBA Committee.
Massive congratulations to Sanjay and his team for their highly commended Tiffin Cup award, which was presented by Nick Herbert.
Read full article via the link
The Gardeners Club are pleased to announce that we achieved another SILVER GILT medal at the 2019 SSEIB competition.
That is a super result and we are all very proud of our amazing team of organisers and volunteer gardeners and watering roster crew: thank-you all once again.
See attached photo of the proud winners receiving their certificate; Jean, Ricia, Lorraine and Chris were in attendance.
As the judges said in the marking notes, Petworth has stepped up in 2019.
Points scored: 79 out of 100 (Silver Gilt range = 75 to 84).
Last year we scored 153 out of 200 (or 76.5 out of 100) so definite improvement, there was 1 different judge this year so different views and interpretations on scoring of course to be expected.
So with the judges feedback we shall now plan next years’ entry earlier with better organisation and admin. Please get in touch if you are interested in helping out on the organisation and/or gardening side.
The Covert and David celebrate their 35th Anniversary of trading in Petworth. Wishing David all the best and long may it continue.
With great delight we can inform you all that Austen’s Hardware Store and Petworth Town Council have been nominated and have been awarded a Royal British Legion Community Award for 2019.
They collected their awards on 11th September!
Their support with the RBL Poppy Appeal here in Petworth has been massive. Congratulations to the both of them!!
The Retas Awards 2019 – the Best greeting Card Retailers in the UK
The winners of this year’s greeting card retailing awards were revealed recently at a glittering awards event at The Grovsvenor House Hotel in Mayfair attended by over 400 people.Red Card beat off the competition to win the Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer – Home Countries.Please pop into the shop and congratulate Sally and her team on this great award, she will also let you hold it. It’s pretty heavy!
GUILT LINGERIE SCOOPS EUROPEAN AWARD!
Guilt Lingerie was delighted to be honoured with one of a handful of Premium Retailer prizes on Sunday 7 July, in Paris. Eurovet, the world-leading trade organiser for intimates and swimwear, recognised Guilt’s ability to build a long-lasting relationship with their customers through high-quality advice and strong listening skills.In the presence of the entire industry and leading media, Georgina Willis, Guilt’s inspirational owner, was delighted to accept the award.Guilt Lingerie LtdGolden Square, Petworth, West Sussex, GU28 0APwww.guiltlingerie.com
Chris Bavin meets the residents of Petworth in West Sussex who are entering Britain in Bloom for the very first time. These Bloomers want to engage the whole community, from the historic town centre to the modern housing estates on the outskirts, in an effort to bring the community spirit back to Petworth. Firstly, they want to spruce up the drab entrance to the town by the car park to impress the judges. Next, at the local primary school the young Bloomers are creating a brand new sensory garden in an unloved part of the playground. Finally, the team have set the local residents a challenge: to turn some overgrown allotments into award-winning show gardens. For even experienced Bloomers this would be a huge task and they have only got eight weeks until judging day.
Petworth is proof that pretty and traditional doesn’t have to mean stuck in the past. The immaculate selection of historic houses – brick, stone and whitewashed, medieval, Georgian and Victorian – that fan out from the market square would grace any box of fair trade high-cocoa chocolate truffles. The haughty National Trust pile of Petworth House gazes grandly across the tiled rooftops, the surrounding South Downs countryside is enchanting and unspoilt (and kept that way under the protection of the Leconfield Estate and national park status) and the antique shops that used to be the only reason to get out of the Volvo on the way to Goodwood are still in plentiful supply. They have been joined by new galleries and food shops, while interesting community groups and initiatives are springing up all the time.
The Hungry Guest is a first-rate deli – top independent retailer for southern England and London at the Great British Food Awards 2018 – that sells everything from own-baked bread and cakes to homemade jam and muesli (£8 for 1.2kg). It has spawned a cafe and butcher, and its cousins the Angel Inn and New Street Bar & Grill have elevated drinking and dining to optimum laid-back-but-classy level, with local produce to the fore (beef from Goodwood, Nyetimber wines, tomatoes from Nutbourne Nursery). There’s a helpful bookshop, card shop, ultra-stylish florist and expert cobbler, all flying the independent flag in a town where the big names are conspicuous by their absence.
“A lot of good places have opened up and it’s become a fascinating place,” says Claire Penhallurick, managing director of the Augustus Brandt art, antiques and interiors gallery. “It has an interesting cast of characters, and there’s a lot of local support for the town.” She loves exploring the countryside with her dogs: “To walk through Petworth Park or the Shimmings Valley when the sun is shining is an amazing experience, then you can go into town and stock up on amazing foods.”
Matthew Spriggs, 50, moved here in 1991 and now runs the florist’s, living above the shop in a building with a pretty walled garden that dates back to 1560. “Apart from the Co-op and the chemist, it’s all independents, and that’s what people want,” he says “There’s a great sense of community in Petworth. It still has character, but seems to have attracted people from all over the place.”
That sense of hearty, happy fellowship is visible in countless ways, from regular knit-and-natter sessions and a thriving community garden to the many projects organised and inspired by the energetic local action group Petworth Vision, which has organised computer classes for the elderly, mentoring for children and family fun days, sports days and heritage days. Volunteers are giving the cricket club a new lease of life and there’s a regular not-for-profit film show in Leconfield Hall. Everyone is included. Petworth is as dog-friendly a place as you’ll find: they’re welcome almost everywhere, and there are free dog biscuits on the bar at the Angel.
The jewel in the crown, though, is the Petworth Festival, a summer jamboree of international-class classical music that has spawned its own fringe (Petfringe) and an autumn literary festival. Already confirmed for this summer are the pianist Imogen Cooper, opera singer John Tomlinson and comedian Julian Clary. The festival celebrated its 40th anniversary last year and, with plans in the pipeline to expand the beautiful Leconfield Hall into a major arts hub for the county, seems to be growing in ambition – much like Petworth itself.
Get connected There’s no station, not good for convenience, though it adds to the charm, because everyone who lives here wants to be here, rather than get somewhere else. Many do commute, from Pulborough (a 10-minute drive) and Haslemere (20 minutes), where trains take about an hour to reach London Victoria or Waterloo. Chichester is a half-hour drive and the sea at West Wittering, 10 minutes more.
Broadband Good superfast coverage in the village, with fixed wireless broadband as an option, too.
Insider view “It’s got genuine character. There are so many independents – when you walk into a shop you can be confident that the owner will be serving you,” says Kathryn Mandry, manager of the antiques market.
Education Petworth CofE primary, a forest school, officially requires improvement, though a recent inspection reported that “work is well under way to ensure the school is judged good at its next inspection”. Outstanding Midhurst Rother is the state secondary of choice. Independent Seaford College is four miles away.
Air quality No reported issues.
Caveat emptor Mobile signal can be patchy.
Best address You’ll need to move fast if a town-centre house comes on the market – and probably find £750,000 or more for a four-bedder. Otherwise, look at picture-perfect villages such as Lodsworth or Lurgashall, where a farmhouse with a couple of acres fetches £2m-£3m.
Why we love it Arty, classy: in the Downs and on the up.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/petworth-west-sussex-best-places-to-live-lzpfl7pw8
The world of antiques has long been a male-dominated industry – until now. On the 40th anniversary of The Antiques Roadshow, Stylist meets three women who are shaking up the antiques business, and talks to two experts about why women are now embracing the industry.
If your idea of the antiques business is one where claret-cheeked chaps in plum-coloured corduroys rub alongside shady geezers, fists stuffed with cash, straight out of old episodes of Lovejoy, then think again. Auctioneers Izzie Balmer and Chloe Wood, along with retail manager Harriet Chavasse, are busy banging the gavel for change.
Every day, these three young women spend their days as treasure hunters, champions of eco-conscious shopping and lucrative deal-makers. So dust off your pre-conceptions about antiques and meet three women carving out their futures by dealing in the past…
Izzie Balmer, 30, Auctioneer at Wessex Auction Rooms, Wiltshire
How did you become an auctioneer?
After I finished my degree I had no money, no job and nowhere to live. So I did some work experience at the local auction house [and went from there].
What’s a typical day?
There isn’t one! I can be meeting clients, valuing silver and jewellery, cataloguing and photographing items, out on valuation days, then on the rostrum taking the auction.
What do you enjoy the most?
The variety. I love the thrill of finding a hidden treasure in a box of costume jewellery, like the little Victorian moonstone brooch that I recently sold for over £300.
What’s the most expensive item you’ve sold?
An oil painting by a Derbyshire painter called George Turner. These would usually fetch between £3,000 to £7,000, but this one sold for £22,000.
“People have items that are beautiful or worth a lot of money, and they have absolutely no idea”
What’s it like being an auctioneer?
It’s so exciting. There are bids flying everywhere on the internet, on the phone, in the room and commissions on the books – there can be a lot of drama and good tension.
What’s surprised you the most?
People have items that are beautiful or worth a lot of money, and they have absolutely no idea.
What are the challenges?
There’s always something to learn. I speak to people in their 80s [who work in the industry] and they still don’t know it all! It’s part of the joy of it.
Is the industry still male-dominated?
I do sometimes get older men presuming that I don’t know anything. It’s just a matter of overcoming their pre-conceived ideas, winning them round and gaining their confidence.
How is it changing?
We’re a young team at Wessex Auction Rooms, so we’re defying that traditional image to show that antiques and auctions are cool.
What do your friends think of your career?
That it’s a fusty, fuddy-duddy industry. But that’s 100% wrong; it’s not boring at all, it’s a fascinating, interesting job.
What’s your most memorable experience?
I had some clients whose mum had passed away, and in a box of costume jewellery there was an arts and crafts silver brooch by British jeweller George Edward Hunt. I sold it for £2,100. They were absolutely overjoyed.
Harriet Chavasse, 31, Retail Manager, Thakeham Furniture, Petworth, West Sussex
How did you get started?
I grew up surrounded by antiques. I trained as a graphic designer, but I didn’t like sitting at a computer all day, so I started working in my mum and dad’s business. That was six years ago. I fell in love with it.
What do you love about it?
Being around old things that are so tactile. The patina means that you can’t help but stroke pieces as you walk past. I find some comfort in it, especially in an age filled with technology and gadgets.
What’s a typical day?
I do a bit of everything, and I’ve never had a job where every day is so different. My tasks can include answering emails, organising deliveries, photographing each piece, writing descriptions for our website, dealing with customers.
What do your friends think of your job?
They love it! They think I’m like an old witch who works in a dusty antiques shop. They come to see me and think it’s fascinating.
Is the industry still male-dominated?
Yes! I won’t lie. But it’s gotten so much better as I’ve gotten older. For ages customers would come in and say, ‘Oh, is your father in?’ and I would say, ‘No, I’m in charge, how can I help?’.
Are young people buying antiques?
Yes – eclecticism is really big now. People don’t have to stick to one period, it’s much more about the overall aesthetic. They’ve seen something on Pinterest and want to emulate it.
Chloe Woods, 23, Auctioneer, cataloguer and valuer at Mallams in Oxfordshire
How did you get into antiques?
My grandmother was a collector/borderline hoarder. I would sit in her living room for hours drinking cups of lemonade, fascinated by looking at things in the room that were from a world I didn’t know.
What’s a typical day?
Every day is different – you don’t know what could be brought in the door or found in the next property. You may have a day of research and cataloguing, or it could be a sale day.
What skills do you need?
There is no required qualification and no history degree prepares you for what you’ll see. You have to love what you do, be keen to learn, and a good memory helps! Good ‘people skills’ are a must.
What surprises you?
The amount of things people get rid of; the throw-away culture we live in today is frightening.
“Some of my teachers at school told me this was ‘not a wise career move’”
What’s most challenging?
Amassing the required knowledge. I’m a general valuer, which means knowing everything about every object that comes through the door. My goal is to learn at least one new thing every day.
What do your friends think of your career?
They have mixed opinions. Some are very supportive and see it as unusual or interesting; others thought I’d never be able to make a living out of it. Some of my teachers at school said it was ‘not a wise career move’.
What’s been your best experience?
That’s a tricky one! I’ve seen so many beautiful and rare things. Probably taking to the rostrum for the first time and the nod of approval from my colleagues.
Does the industry attract young women?
There are more women joining the industry, which is a great thing to see. However, there is a long way to go to balance the numbers.
Would you encourage young women to enter the industry?
I would encourage anyone who has a genuine love of the job/industry to get involved, regardless of their gender. If you love history and want to learn about the past, then art and antiques can be a great way to go. But it can be very demanding – if you don’t love it, don’t do it.
Roo Irvine is the newest recruit to the BBC’s Bargain Hunt and a regular on Antiques Road Trip. She also runs Kilcreggan Antiques in Argyll & Bute, Scotland.
“My advice to women thinking about entering the antiques industry? Don’t hesitate. As someone who worked in the online gaming industry when it was 95% male-dominated, I find the antiques industry is welcoming and warm.
“I think it’s becoming more mainstream, thanks to the influx of TV programmes which move antiques away from the traditional audience and make it accessible to every class, race, age and sex. It’s the easiest and perhaps the least intimidating time to join such an intriguing and fascinating industry.”
Antiques Roadshow expert Lisa Lloyd
Antiques Roadshow expert Lisa Lloyd has worked in antiques for over 25 years, including 16 years as an auctioneer and director of Rosebery’s in South London. She now runs an art and antiques business in Wiltshire.
“When I started out in the auction world in the mid-Eighties, female roles were largely administrative. I felt I was slightly breaking the mould as a female auctioneer. Later, as a company director in the Nineties, I was always saddened by the lack of female applicants for vacant roles. It’s been heartening in recent years to see more young women visibly working in the business – the diversity can bring a lot to any industry.
“It can be a very rewarding career, you never stop learning and for anyone with a passion for history or design and a willingness to work hard I highly recommend it.”
Article in the Stylist.co.uk
The owner of a Petworth hairdressing salon has been named Business Personality of the Year at the Southern Business Awards in Brighton. Hairdresser Tristan Eves of Petworth’s Tristan Eves salon took home the title, having earned a place at the prestigious Southern finals after winning the same title at the Observer and Gazette Awards back in April. Despite tough competition from his fellow nominees, Tristan was announced as the winner, with the host acknowledging the salon’s staggering success in just two years of business.
Tristan, who is respected and well-loved by both clients and the hairdressing industry, said: “This award is a huge privilege and I’m honoured to win, particularly against such strong competition. I’d like to thank our incredible salon team for their continued hard work and support and for believing in my vision for the business. I want to dedicate the award to our amazing customers, who are the reason behind our success. I’m so grateful for the encouragement and loyalty they have shown us from the very beginning.”
Tristan Eves opened in July 2016 after owner Tristan spotted a gap in the market for London-quality hairdressing in Petworth. Having worked for some of London’s most prestigious salons – including John Frieda and Stuart Phillips – Tristan has brought together a similarly talented and experienced team to ensure first class results, and today the salon now boasts more than 1,000 clients. Tristan’s apprentice Grace was shortlisted for the L’Oreal Colour Trophy STAR Award earlier this year, and was by far the youngest competitor in her region.
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Unlocking a discreet door in a wall was quite a cool way to enter our home from home on a weekend in Petworth, a quintessentially English market town nestling in the heart of the South Downs National Park.
We were blessed with good weather, which admittedly always puts a sunny glow on proceedings, but Ryde House, – a generously proportioned Grade II newly refurbished three-bed Georgian Villa – is the sort of upmarket residence that during cold spells would be equally pleasant, as it lends itself to cosy fires in the drawing room and lavish cook-ins courtesy of the vast cream enamel gas-fired range in the well-appointed kitchen.
All mod-cons such as large flat-screen TV’s, Wi-Fi, coffee machines and tumble-driers are complemented by high ceilings, sumptuous heavy full-length window-drapes in golden silks, antique rugs and linen upholstered sofas that make it almost disappointing not to light the inviting log-burner.
There is even a comfy looking dog bed in the equally well-appointed boot room. We brought our two student sons instead – a dog may have been easier and definitely cheaper to feed!
Fortunately for those who don’t fancy dirtying the pristine cooker or dishwasher the Angel Inn is a minute’s walk outside our pretty walled courtyard and serves a fabulous breakfast with portions that satisfied even our off-spring. Lunch and dinner are pretty good, too. The inn, with six beautifully renovated rooms, has medieval origins, reflected in original beams, fireplaces and quirky passageways.
Charming, attentive manager Marc Gray presides over an establishment where pub classics are beautifully done and locally sourced steak and beer-battered haddock along with triple cooked chips, are supplemented by dishes with a modern twist such as the delicious pulled pork hash and richly satisfying chocolate crème brulee.
Difficult though it was to tear ourselves from the Angel, Petworth is a foodie paradise. Cooked breakfasts and sour-dough pizzas at the delightful Hungry Guest Café left even our two boys totally satiated, while the wonderful Hungry Guest gourmet food shop was great for coffee on-the-go, divine pastries and checking out the bakery, cheese room and shelves heaving with everything in between, from organic gins to marinated olives.
An hour’s drive from London, the heart of Petworth, with its narrow cobbled streets, hidden lanes and tile hung buildings could be ambled around in half an hour, were it not for its enticing hub of independent businesses including marvellous tea shops, the Artful Tease, which makes its own artisan toiletries, and a myriad of antique, gift and curio shops, all of which make it easy to spend hours browsing or indulging in some serious retail therapy.
Then there is the sumptuous Augustus Brandt interiors and antiques showroom and gallery, occupying a large Georgian villa and coach house with a sister homewares and gift shop in the main square.
Determined to work up an appetite for dinner we took the scenic route to view the jewel in the crown of this lovely little town – Petworth House and Park, a vast 17th-century National Trust stately home.
Grabbing an Ordnance Survey map from the bookshelf at Ryde House, we made our way to a public footpath a few yards on from the Angel Inn and the view stopped us in our tracks.
The path opened out into the wide, luxuriant bowl of the stunning Shimmings Valley. We traversed the patchwork of green, all blissfully downhill, through kissing gates and over a few stiles, until we reached the road leading to Petworth Park.
We missed the last admission into the House, but were allowed into the beautiful 700-acre park, with hills, woods and a serpentine lake that appear to have been formed naturally, but were actually created by famed landscape designer Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown in the 1750’s.
The sun was low in the sky lending a golden glow to the palatial house and we had the whole park to ourselves. It was a wrench to leave, but dinner was calling. Exiting via a discreet little tunnel cut into the grounds we made our way back to town. There was just time for a relaxing bath and a Nespresso back at Ryde House before dinner at The New Street Bar and Grill.
Opened in April this year the décor is warm and inviting, with dark wood floors, velvet upholstery and leather curved banquettes. The focus is on pure ingredients cooked simply to a high standard using locally sourced meat and game, as well as seafood and fish. The Goodwood steak – traditionally raised beef fed on seaweed during the winter – went down a storm, complemented perfectly by triple-cooked chips and creamed spinach.
Desserts including a very posh baked Alaska were equally well done and the modern bar offers a fantastic selections of spirits and wines by the glass or bottle as well as cocktails and a selection of small plates ideal for sharing informally.
There are rooms upstairs that can be hired for private events but on a recent visit the singer Adele and her friend, Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz, preferred to ‘slum it’, enjoying lunch in the main restaurant. Apparently no one gawked at them and the pair, ‘were lovely, very low-key and normal’, according to the discreet and efficient staff.
The weekend flew by, but the blow of leaving was softened by a visit to the nearby acclaimed Nyetimber estate, the South Downs home of award-winning English sparkling wines. Since 2006 owner Eric Heerema has focused his uncompromising attention to detail on the ‘pursuit of perfection’.
Using only estate-grown grapes and their own state-of-the-art pressing centre allows complete control over the wine-making process from vine to bottle resulting in Global acclaim for Nyetimber, a string of awards and an appearance on the ‘Champagne’ list of every top eaterie in the country.
We raised a glass of the finest English fizz to our weekend at Petworth, a small piece of old England with a big appeal.
Article in the Daily Mail 14th Oct 2018
If you’re wandering around Mayfair this weekend and are surprised to find yourself unnervingly alone, there’s a simple explanation – the resident’s have all upped sticks and decamped to Petworth for a country getaway.In this small rural town, undulating cobbled streets are lined with chocolate-box houses draped in more wisteria than Hyacinth Bucket could dream of, pretty country churches are fronted by the most well-loved lavender you will ever encounter and there are more antique stores per square foot than there are currently football fans in Moscow.
While Petworth, West Sussex has long been a favorite destination for antique lovers, it has so much more on offer. It’s the location of one of the UK’s finest stately homes, Petworth House, which is packed with unique treasures, home to one of the country’s best sparkling wine producers, the award-winning Nyetimber and well situated for lovely walks in Petworth House’s Park or the South Downs National Park.Stay and EatDating back to medieval times, many of the seven cozy rooms at the Angel Inn still have the original exposed beams but don’t worry, all the mod cons are provided, from Nespresso machines to flat screen TVs. At 300 yards from the market square in the town centre, the Angel Inn is ideally located for all of Petworth’s attractions. The lovely, large private garden is great to come back to for drinks after a day of antiquing or walking. Ryde House, a recently refurbished three bedroom Georgian Villa located next to the Angel Inn, is an elegant accommodation option for families or groups.Launched last month, the New Street Bar & Grill is a stylish new bistro offering a seasonal menu, much of which is sourced from local suppliers like Nyetimber, Goodwood and Nutbourne. Organic beef from Goodwood, yellow fin tuna and baked alaska with strawberry and elderflower ice cream are a few of the menu’s highlights that are certain to make this new bistro a “destination” restaurant.Diners at New Street Bar & Grill have the option of eating in the elegant main floor dining room, upstairs in rooms adorned with original artworks or, during good weather, on the patio. And a very inviting bar area is great for drinks and snacks if you don’t fancy a full dinner.
For brunch, The Hungry Guest cafe is excellent, with a menu featuring favorites like avocado and poached eggs on sour dough toast to pancakes and eggs benedict. And if you like the food at the cafe, be sure to visit their award-winning food shop that offers their own freshly prepared soups, sauces and ready meals, local produce, a walk-in cheese room and charcuterie counter. With all this, it’s no surprise that The Hungry Guest won UK Delicatessen of the Year two years running (2015 and 2016). Co-founder and master baker Troels Bendix also offers a tempting range of baked goods including brownies so moreish they’re worth a trip to Petworth for.ShopNo visit to Petworth would be complete without a browse through the numerous antique dealers on East and Lombard streets. Among the abundance of antique dealers, one that caught my eye was Hut Antiques on East Street, an eclectic mix of antiques and decorative items from all around Europe and Scandinavia. And for a mixture of antiques and contemporary items, a visit to Augustus Brandt is essential. Set over 17 rooms within the impressive Grade II listed, Newlands House, this shop offers a wide range of antique and contemporary furniture, artworks, photography, jewellery, clothing and gifts.Augustus Brandt also hosts regular art exhibitions. A fascinating photography exhibition of works by four British photographers, Brian Griffin, Andrew Holligan, Bruce Rae and Gerry Castle was on display throughout the building when we visited. Augustus Brandt has also just opened a new shop on the market square, specialising in smaller items and gifts.For a wide range of antiques all under one roof, Petworth Antiques Market houses 41 dealers selling antiques and decorative furniture, vintage and retro goods. In addition to antiques, there’s an array of smart shops, including women’s clothing boutiques Twenty and Sorella and Artful Teasing selling its own brand of toiletries.See & DoPetworth House, a 17th-century manor house, now a National Trust property, was for many years the southern home of the Percy family, the earls of Northumberland. Painter John Constable’s description of Petworth as “that house of art” is certainly apt as the vast art collection includes hundreds of paintings, sculptures and art objects. The grand staterooms of Petworth House display major works by van Dyck, Gainsborough, Turner, Reynolds, Titian and Blake. JMW Turner was a regular guest of the 3rd Earl of Egremont who purchased 20 of the artist’s paintings, making the Petworth Turner collection the largest outside of Tate Britain. Two of the Turner paintings on show are of Petworth Park and Petworth House was one of the main locations for the 2014 Mike Leigh film Mr. Turner portrayed by the excellent Timothy Spall.Among the many other treasures at Petworth is a Molyneux Globe, created in 1592 and thought to be the earliest terrestrial globe in existence. Made by the Elizabethan mathematician Emery Molyneux, these globes would have been the most up to date representations of the world at the time, particularly of the New World – the Americas. Equally exciting is the most important book in the care of the National Trust, a handwritten copy of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales which predates the first printed version by over 50 years. Printed on vellum and illuminated in gold, it became part of Petworth’s collection via Chaucer’s grandniece Eleanor, who was married to the 2nd Earl of Northumberland. Another highlight of the house is an entire room covered with fascinating wood-carvings by master carver Grinling Gibbons, also known for his work at Windsor Castle, Hampton Court Palace and St. Paul’s Cathedral.Access to the beautiful 700 acre deer park designed by Lancelot “Capability” Brown is free. The park was transformed in the 1750s and early 1760s by the famous garden designer who stripped away the formal gardens and the long driveway to the front of the mansion to create a lake framed by the rolling hills.
If a stroll through Petworth Park whets your appetite for another walk but you’re not up for a major hike on the South Downs, a less ambitious but lovely country walk from a path near The Angel Inn meanders through the nearby valley to The Black Horse. This typical 16th-century English pub offers local beer in an expansive terraced garden overlooking the foothills of the South Downs.Getting thereAn easy weekend getaway, Petworth, West Sussex is about 90 minutes southwest of London by train to the nearest station, Pulborough which is a short taxi drive away from Petworth.Link to Article online
28 JULY9.00am – 1.00pmPetworth Farmers Market operates from 9.00am – 1.00pm every 4th Saturday of the month.Great opportunity to come and support our local farmers who have grown or produced their food/plants within a 40 miles radius. If you are a business that would like to get involved in the Farmers Market please get in touch with –Leesa Barrett- petworthfarmersmarketinfo@gmail.com or 07900 815636Leconfield Hall is also available for those who would like to have a craft stall, please contact Melanie Kite on 01798 344 883. Pop in for a cuppa and slice of cake and support the local organisation who will be your hosts for this month. Like and share our Facebook page.
21 JULY – 5 AUGUST11.00am – 6.00pmPaintings, Drawings, Etchings, Linocuts. Glass, Textiles, Ceramics, Woodcarving, Jewellery, Sculpture.FREE ART WORKSHOPS AT WEEKENDS – ART DEMONSTRATIONS – POP UP CAFEtrevefestival.weebly.com01798 86125Treve Cottage, River Common[via Tillington], Petworth GU28 9BH
17 JULY – 4 AUGUST12.00pm – 10.00amIt’s the festival’s landmark 40th anniversary summer festival, which runs from Tuesday 17th July – Saturday 4th August 2018. This promises to be a hugely special year with a series of hugely special concerts and events. More details to follow!