We start this year with an extra meeting, on 30 January, at 2.30 in the Village Hall as usual. Tim Freed, our expert ecologist, will present “The Story of a Ferring Wildlife Garden”, his own. Tim has lived in Ferring for many years and created an excellent habitat for all kinds of wildlife, which he has carefully documented, sketched and photographed. This will be a talk to cheer us up in this grey and gloomy January.
Also, you’ll all be aware of the ongoing incidents of shipping container losses in the Channel. On Weds 14 Jan I checked Ferring beach after the latest ones and there was an amount of debris – mainly polystyrene, plastic lids and onions – but not as much as other areas thankfully. This has been cleared up and Arun DC will be collecting it. If you find any more rubbish on the beach and it is safe to do so, please pick it up and put it in the litter bins or next to them (not the dog loo bins), or take it home and dispose in your normal rubbish.
David Bettiss
Secretary