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Thank you key workers

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By David Tingley, editor

At the beginning of lockdown (I know, it seems like an eternity ago!) we asked people of Lindfield to send in photos of amazing key workers who they know, who are doing amazing jobs at this difficult time in the life of the village/country/world! Of course, we know that NHS workers on the frontline are doing an awesome job under challenging circumstances - and a lot of us will have taken part in the collective applause for them specifically. However, many of us became more aware of care workers, postmen and women, refuse collectors, those in the emergency services, teachers and shopworkers too. Lindfield resident Ali Brown painted a six foot sign to show her appreciation, which stood in her garden for a time and artist Brett Hudson drew a special colouring sheet for children to add the finishing touches to and put on display in their windows. Here we celebrate seven of these superstars in our midst. And to make it even sweeter (literally) at the time Lindfield gift shop Tufnells made up Easter goodie bags for each person, which we delivered over the Easter weekend.

Carry on Volunteering

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By David Wilson The coronavirus catastrophe has brought out the best in us. Immediately the lockdown started, notes were slipped through the doors of people who had been instructed to self-isolate. They were from younger, able-bodied individuals who were taking the initiative to identify vulnerable neighbours and make arrangements to help them during their self-isolation. It demonstrates that there is a massive amount of goodwill in the community for volunteering to help others. This spirit has been tapped for the last 37 years by Cuckfield and Lindfield Rotary. In the beginning, a bunch of 43 year olds got together to make a difference in the community. Over the years they have raised nearly half a million pounds for local causes and for their International projects. They have also done some serious practical work for local mental health care and other establishments. Youth work ranges from reading assistance in primary schools to teenage competitions and sponsoring candidates for leadership courses. The great thing is that all this is done with friends, so it’s a lot of fun too! Not only that, but the same things are being done by like-minded people all over the world, 1.2 million of them!

To find out more or to join in pick up August’s issue of Lindfield Life now.

Sussex Young Musician of the Year 2020

Applications for the Coro Nuovo Sussex Young Musician of the Year competition 2020 are now open, offering young musicians the chance to win up to £1,000 to help support their music studies.

For details on how to enter grab yourself a copy of Lindfield Life, August issue.

The deadline for application is midnight on Sunday 30th August and the winner will be announced in a live virtual award ceremony during October.

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Poster competition for children

At a time when parents of school age children will be feeling like this is the longest period of ‘school holidays’ ever – a local collaboration means that there is something new for kids between four and 12 years old to take part in this summer. Lindfield in Bloom, supported by Sussex Wildlife Trust and with Lindfield Life magazine, has launched a poster competition. Children are being asked to design a poster which tells residents how they can encourage more wildlife into their gardens.

• Find information about how to help wildlife by visiting https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/discover/go-wild-athome where you can also find Summer activity sheets and more!

• The poster should be A4 size, with your name and age written on the back.

• Email a photo or scan of the front and back of your poster to WildlifeCompetition@heathermartin.co.uk

• Winning entries will be notified by the end of September. There will be a prize for the winner and the runner-up in three age categories: 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12

• Winning entries will be featured in a future issue of Lindfield Life!

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