What’s on - from October 25

WALK: Two free, circular HDC Health Walks. Choose 2 miles (1 hour) easy, mostly flat, or 4 miles (2 hours) some stiles, steep steps and a hill. Can be muddy. Meet 11am, corner of green near the Village Club, Barns Green. Peter A 01403 741305.

MUSIC: Hounds Of Sound Band will be appearing at Rudgwick Club, Buck Green, at 8.30pm. All welcome.

WALK: Meet at St George’s Parish Church, Steyning Road, West Grinstead at 11am. Flat 5 mile circular HDC Walk over farmland. No dogs. 2½ hours. Jean 01403 250869.

SATURDAY

JUMBLE SALE: 2.15pm, Amberley Church Hall for the Dame Vera Lynn Trust. Contact: 01798 831388.

CATSTRAVAGANZA: Cats Protection Horsham & District Branch will be holding this event at Holy Trinity Church Hall, Rushams Road, Horsham, from 2pm to 4pm. On sale will be books, CDs and DVDs, home-made cakes, crafts etc. The Cat Treasure Board will be there with a chance to win cash prizes. You can pick up leaflets on cat care and there is a screen show of cats looking for homes. Entry is free but donations (including cat food and litter) are warmly received. Visit www.cats.org.uk/horsham.

WALK: A 6½ mile circular HDC Health Walk, some hills, exploring bridleways around Chanctonbury and Findon Park. Meet 8.30am at the Washington South Downs Way car park. Dogs allowed on a lead. 2¾ hours. Mick 01903 745971.

SUNDAY

WALK: Free and sociable 4 mile HDC Health Walk east and west of Copsale. May be muddy with the occasional stile. Dogs on a lead only. Meet 9:30 am in car park opposite Copsale Village Hall (RH13 6QT). 1½ hours. Jean 01403 250869.

SHERE, Antique, collectors and craft fair, Shere village hall, Shere GU5 9AF. Paul 07980384491.

MONDAY

RSPB: Wild families – dotty about ducks. Drop in between 10 am and 12.30pm, £3 per child (£1.50 for Wildlife Explorer members). Adults pay the normal nature trail entry fee. Go quackers and test your duck knowledge with our fun ‘Ducking and Diving’ quiz. RSPB Pulborough Brooks nature reserve, Wiggonholt, Pulborough. Call 01798 875851. E-mail [email protected], visit www.rspb.org.uk/pulboroughbrooks.

PUBLIC MEETING: Pulborough Patient Link, Pulborough Village Hall. What every patient needs to know about back pain by Dr Rajesh Shankar, FRCA, FFPM, RCA. Doors open 6.30pm. Talk; 7pm to (approx) 8.30pm. Refreshments and raffle draw 8pm.

SPIRITUAL: The Yapton and Ford Village Hall, Main Road, Yapton. 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Spiritual Healing by Lynn Thomas Reg SNU Healer (donations only) Meditation, Q & As by Terry Tregear. Private Readings on request. Contact Terry on 01243 545339 or [email protected] for more info.

TUESDAY

RUSPER: All welcome. 5¼ mile, mostly flat (some stiles), circular, sociable HDC Health Walk along the Sussex Border Path to Friday Street. Free, just turn-up Star Inn car park, Rusper (TQ206372) at 10am. No dogs. 2½ hours. Geoff 01403 258180 & Pat 240654.

WEDNESDAY

WALK: Meet 10.30am at the Bandstand in the Carfax. 1½ mile flat walk on hard-surfaced paths around the Park. HDC Health Walk suitable for the elderly and people recovering from illness. Dogs allowed on a lead. 1 to 1½ hours. Doreen 01403 230293.

WHIST DRIVE in aid of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI)at Northchapel Village Hall, Pipers Lane, Northchapel, 6.45pm for a 7pm sharp start. £2.50 entry. Please bring a plate of savouries and a raffle prize. If you don’t know how to play, come early and we will teach you. Contact Amanda Harman on 07786 768801 or [email protected].