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This is the first published
Electronic Newspaper for
Shoreham-by-Sea and the
Adur Valley & District, West Sussex, England
Local News
The West Sussex Structure Plan 2001-2016
The Structure Plan Deposit Draft
Once the new West Sussex Structure Plan is published it will be known as the "Deposit Draft" because the Plan will be "deposited" in the public domain for a period of 6 weeks.http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/PL/splan/sp2002/splan.htm
Remember only representations received during the official period which runs
from 4th January to 15th February 2002 will be considered by the Inquiry Panel.West Sussex Highways & Transport
http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/HT/hthome.htm
South Downs National Park : Proposed Area
On 27 November 2001, the Countryside Agency will be starting a public consultation on the designation of a National Park for the South Downs.
South Downs National Park Proposals: Maps
http://www.countryside.gov.uk/proposednationalparks/sd_boundaryintro.asp
http://www.countryside.gov.uk/proposednationalparks/sd_boundaryintroEast.asp
(the detailed maps do NOT seem to work)Clearest Map (but not detailed enough)
http://www.countryside.gov.uk/proposednationalparks/sd_draftboundary.htmWorth looking at:
South Downs Landscape Character Area Map
http://www.countryside.gov.uk/proposednationalparks/sd_lca.htmThe Countryside Agency is to hold a series of road shows to get feedback on the South Downs National Park proposals. Provisional details are:
Mon 14th Jan, The Steyning Centre, Steyning 11.00 - 18.00
Sat 2nd Feb, The Shoreham Centre 11.30 - 15.30
Please consult the Countryside Agency website http://www.countryside.gov.uk/proposednationalparks for latest info
Click on the URL for the complete map.
Please send any comments to: Andy Horton
Glaucus@hotmail.com
Wildlife NotesDecember 2001
Garden Wildlife Birds, LancingGreenfinch, Sparrow, Long-tailed Tit, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Magpie, Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin, Wren, Collared Dove, Starling
All the above have appeared in the Garden this month. Most frequent are
Starling, Sparrow andGreenfinch. We have a flock of up to twenty individual Sparrows that either perch in the Hawthorn tree or spend time feeding on the Sunflower seeds. The Greenfinch is less common than in previous months but there is usually 2-4 birds around. The Long-tailed Tit has been noticed twice during the month when four birds spent a short time investigating before moving on. There have been just two Blue Tits which dart from the tree, grab a seed and fly back. Just one Great Tit appearing for a day, it's distinctive call giving it away. Wren only seen occasionally. The Song Thrush visit was brief. One or two Blackbirds usually in or not far away.
Lancing Nature & History - December 2001 NewsletterReport by Ray Hamblett25-30 December 2001
From the telescope lens of Stanley Allen whom I met by chance in the shelter of a Beach Hut, warmed by bright sunshine on the beach behind Widewater Lagoon.
Large numbers of Razorbills have been seen offshore over the Christmas
period, up to 2500 according to Stanley Allen. He told me that high numbers have been reported all along the Sussex coast.
Great Crested Grebe and Red-throated Diver were also seen recently.Report by Ray HamblettSussex Ornithological News29 December 2001
Snow falls before dawn and a thin layer of snow covers the pavements and from my window the downs can be seen in the murky distance covered in a sheet of white.
The
River Adur at Shermanbury
with a light layer of snow
Photograph
by Allen Pollard
Shermanbury Portfolio (Snow pictures by Allen Pollard)
Cissbury Ring (Snow pictures by Martin Snow)26 December 2001
A large number of Dabs, Limanda limanda, were caught by Jeff, an angler off Shoreham Harbour Arm, a least 10 over 30 cm long were taken home as large enough to make a decent meal. This flatfish are caught until February inshore off Sussex. Smaller fish were also caught.A Red Fox, a vixen, is spotted regularly foraging around the litter bins at Shoreham Community centre, Pond Road.
WINTER Nature Notes 2001 JANUARY - MARCH SPRING Nature Notes 2001 APRIL - JUNE SUMMER Nature Notes 2001 JULY - SEPTEMBER AUTUMN Nature Notes 2001 OCTOBER - DECEMBER
Lancing Nature & History - December 2001 Newsletter
Lancing Ring Photographic Gallery for October
Poem or Literature
Hunting the WrenThe wren is known as the King of the Birds, because there is a fable in which a competition takes place to decide which bird is supreme. It is decided that he that flies highest is the monarch. The wren craftily hitches a ride on the back of the eagle and wins.
Also the wren was sacred to the Druids and the custom of catching and killing wrens at Christmas time would not be incompatible with this history of reverence. It would be protected all year and then ritually slain as a sacrifice at the appropriate time. As with all possible remnants of ancient religions, their meaning becomes obscured and their enactment trivialized, and so this song until recently was attached to the Christmas tradition of wassailing and the demanding of monies.
Lyrics
We'll hunt the wren, says Robin to Bobbin,
We'll hunt the wren, says Richard to Robin,
We'll hunt the wren, says Jack of the land,
We'll hunt the wren, says everyone.Where oh where? says Robin to Bobbin,
Where oh where? says Richard to Robin,
Where oh where? says Jack of the land,
Where oh where? says everyone.In yonder green bush, says Robin to Bobbin,
In yonder green bush, says Richard to Robin,
In yonder green bush, says Jack of the land,
In yonder green bush, says everyone.How get him down? says Robin to Bobbin,
How get him down? says Richard to Robin,
How get him down? says Jack of the land,
How get him down? says everyone.With sticks and stones, says Robin to Bobbin,
With sticks and stones, says Richard to Robin,
With sticks and stones, says Jack of the land,
With sticks and stones, says everyone.How get him home? says Robin to Bobbin,
How get him home? says Richard to Robin,
How get him home? says Jack of the land,
How get him home? says everyone.The brewer's big cart, says Robin to Bobbin,
The brewer's big cart, says Richard to Robin,
The brewer's big cart, says Jack of the land,
The brewer's big cart, says everyone.How'll we eat hime? says Robin to Bobbin,
How'll we eat hime? says Richard to Robin,
How'll we eat hime? says Jack of the land,
How'll we eat hime? says everyone.With knifes and forks, says Robin to Bobbin,
With knifes and forks, says Richard to Robin,
With knifes and forks, says Jack of the land,
With knifes and forks, says everyone.Who'll come to the dinner? says Robin to Bobbin,
Who'll come to the dinner? says Richard to Robin,
Who'll come to the dinner? says Jack of the land,
Who'll come to the dinner? says everyone.The King and the Queen, says Robin to Bobbin,
The King and the Queen, says Richard to Robin,
The King and the Queen, says Jack of the land,
The King and the Queen, says everyone.Eyes to the blind, [says Robin to Bobbin,]
Legs to the lame, [says Richard to Robin,]
Luck to the poor, [says Jack of the land,]
Bones to the dogs, says everyone.The wren, the wren is king of the birds
St. Stephen's Day he's caught in the furze
Although he is little his family is great
We pray you, good people to give us a treat.[Come out with the money, mister, or else bad health we'll we singing.
We pray you, good people to give us a treat.]Steeleye Span
- Wildlife
Web Sites
Dragonflies of the Hampshire & Surrey Borders
The Hospital of St. Katherine (spelt sometimes as Kateryn) at Shoreham is known from the Subsidy Roll of 1327 and from several medieval wills. This hospital may have been renamed the Hospital of St. Saviour.
(Ref: Cheal page 89)
Sussex History PASTFINDERSSussex Archaeological Society
http://www.sussexpast.co.uk
- Words
of the Week
esoteric
| esterk, is- | a. & n. M17. [Gk esoterikos, f. esotero inner,
compar. of eso within, f. es, eis into: see -IC.] A adj. 1 (Of a philosophical
doctrine, mode of speech, etc.) designed for or appropriate to an inner
circle of advanced or privileged disciples; communicated or intelligible
only to the initiated; (of a person) initiated into or belonging to an
inner circle. Opp. EXOTERIC a. 1. M17. 2 Not openly stated or admitted;
confidential; secret. M19.
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M. HUNTER The magician is an esoteric figure--part priest, part philosopher,
part artist. G. MURRAY Unless we are to interpret the word 'poetry' in
some esoteric sense of our own. P. LARKIN The esoteric areas of Neoplatonic
symbolismand the history of inner literary conventions. H. ACTON This passion
for reading set her apart from her sisters though she shared their esoteric
jokes. Esoteric Buddhism a system of theosophical doctrines alleged to
have been transmitted by an inner circle of Buddhists. 2 LD MACAULAY His
esoteric project was the original project of Christopher Columbus. A. M.
FAIRBAIRN Strauss had hardly the stuff in him to be an exoteric Conservative
while an esoteric Radical.
B
n. 1 A person initiated into esoteric doctrines. M17. 2 In pl. Esoteric
doctrines or treatises. E18. esoterical a. esoteric M19. esoterically adv.
M18.
rhotacism | rtsz()m | n. M19. [mod.L rhotacismus ult. f. Gk rhotakizein make excessive or wrong use of the letter r, f. as RHO + -izein -IZE w. hiatus-filling k: see -ISM.] 1 Ling. Excessive use or distinctive pronunciation of the phoneme | r | (repr. by the letter r); spec. use of the burr or uvular r. M19. 2 Philol. Conversion of another sound, esp. the phoneme | s | (repr. by the letter s), into the phoneme | r | (repr. by the letter r). M19.
mycorrhiza | mLk()rLz | n. Also mycorhiza. Pl. -zae | -zi | , -zas. L19. [f. MYCO- + Gk rhiza root.] Bot. A symbiotic or slightly pathogenic fungus growing in association with the roots of a plant, either on the surface or within the cortex.mycorrhizal a. E20.
glögg | loe, l | n. Also glugg | lL | . E20. [Sw.] A Scandinavian winter drink, consisting of hot sweetened red wine with brandy, almonds, raisins, and spices
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Image Gallery
Cissbury
Ring covered in snow, 29 December 2001
Photograph
by Martin Snow
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| Vol. 3 | ||
| 55 | 1 | Adur World Oceans Day Committee Meeting |
| 56 | 2 | Ropetackle - Group Consultation with SEEDA |
| 57 | 3 | Train Crash at Lancing |
| 58 | 4 | Ropetackle Outline Plan Initial Comments |
| 59 | 5 | Plane Crash at Sharpthorne |
| 60 | 6 | Foot & Mouth Disease Restrictions |
| 61 | 7 | Repair of the Old Fort |
| 62 | 8 | Plane
Crash at Shoreham |
| 63 | 9 | HMS Shoreham |
| 64 | 10 | Foot & Mouth Disease Restrictions Update |
| 65 | 11 | Adur Festival 2001 Preview |
| 66 | 12 | Ropetackle Outline Plan - Objections |
| 67 | 13 | Shoreham May Day Celebrations |
| 68 | 14 | Ropetackle Outline Plans - Plan |
| 69 | 15 | Plane Crash at Lancing |
| 70 | 16 | Foot & Mouth Disease Restrictions Lifted - Footpaths Open |
| 71 | 17 | Escape of King Charles II Exhibition |
| 72 | 18 | Adur World Oceans Day Preview |
| 73 | 19 | Adur World Oceans Day |
| 74 | 20 | General Election |
| 75 | 21 | End of the Adur Festival |
| 76 | 22 | Plane
Crash Averted at Lancing
Conservative Independent Alliance |
| 77 | 23 | Farmer's Market |
| 78 | 24 | Ropetackle Public Meeting |
| 79 | 25 | Ropetackle Planning Meeting Reminder |
| 80 | 26 | Ropetackle Planning Meeting Report |
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| 82 | 28 | Shoreham
Air Show
350th Anniversary of the Battle of Worcester |
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| 85 | 31 | Closure
of the Marlipins
Widewater Information Booth |
| 86 | 32 | Round the World by Helicopter |
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Compulsory Purchase Planning Enquiry
Proof of Evidence of Contamination |
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for Houses on the Yacht Park, Shoreham Beach
Very Merry Christmas Special |
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42 | And a Prosperous New Year |
Adur
Torpedo was written, designed and distributed by Andy
Horton.
