Wed. June 1st 2–4 pm. Teenage Textile Creations – Up-cycling Workshop: An opportunity to exercise the imagination and for teenagers to learn the art of textile up-cycling. During the session we will discover the power of our own uniqueness and dispel the myth that beauty can be purchased through fashion.

A bag created from ties, will be amongst the many items on show at Carrie’s textile workshop. Come and gather ideas, make a string of flags for you bedroom, adorned a belt or headband; the opportunities are as varied as your imagination.

Workshop run by Carrie Cort and helpers. Park Barn, Horsham RH12 1LR. 20 places only, tickets £5.00 booking essential: 01403 741055 –

Sat. May 28th 3-5.30pm. Opening Celebration: Celebrating Later Life in partnership with Age UK Horsham District. The Festival will be opened by Cllr Kate Rowbottom with a ceremony led by Jean Francis to honour elders in our community. Join us for music, song and story-telling to feed the soul; songsmith and vocalist Razia Aziz, story-teller Chris Corps and the Brighton and Hove Interfaith Choir. The Drill Hall, Denne Road, Horsham, RH12 1JF. Tickets £11 available shortly, to include tea and cake.

 
Sat. June 4th 3–5.30 pm. Rock ‘n’ Roll Cream Tea: The closing ceremony, In partnership with Cancer Research includes a healing ceremony led by Nickie Allan and Neil Giddins, with Judith Silver and the harmonious tones of Companion Voices. An opportunity for those touched by loss, to remember loved ones during a candle lighting ceremony and celebrate LIFE. The Festival culminates on a high with a pop / rock set as Chilli Custard presents Razia and Friends. The Drill Hall, Denne Road, Horsham, RH12 1JF. Tickets £12.50 available shortly, to include tea, scones, jam and cream.

A nurse is recommending that people throw will parties before they die in
a new handbook aimed at making death more straightforward and open.
Susan Morris who lives in Somers Town, has contributed to the National Death Handbook.
“Bereavement is one of the main causes of debt in the UK” she said. “People don’t plan their goodbyes, their final moments but you wouldn’t even go away on holiday without checking everything was in order, let alone go permanently.”

Reported in the West End Extra.

A vintage double decker bus took Kieth Jarvis’s coffin to the crematorium, along with his family and friends. Keith had never driven and had always travelled by bus so it was fitting that he should travel this way on his final journey.

For those wishing to leave this world in ‘Del Boy’ style, it is now possible.

This yellow Reliant van complete with ‘Trotters Independent Trading’ logo, could be an appropriate exit for fans of TV’s favourite wheeler dealer – and is now available for hire. This crazy ‘Trotters hearse brings a smile to everyone’s faces even in the depths of grief. This is the ‘real deal’ for any Del Boy enthusiast.