Two new things from us this week (you are very welcome): a local directory of places worth knowing across the District, and a local jobs board. More on both below.

Elsewhere, it's Steyning Farmers' Market on Saturday, a classic vehicle day at Amberley Museum on Sunday, and the Live At The Drill house band tonight. On the council side, plans for 22 social rented homes on old garage sites went to Cabinet, and the Local Plan hearings restart on 13 October.

Weather-wise, it's settled and mostly dry, with highs of around 20°C.

Enjoy the week. 🌿

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📍 NEW: LOCAL DIRECTORY!

Every week I recommend a local favourite and somewhere to eat, and then they disappear into old emails. Now they have a home: the HD Loop Directory, with independent shops, cafés, pubs, days out and trusted local services from Henfield and Steyning to Southwater and Horsham town centre.

Search by name, filter by village, or tap Near me. I check every listing, and Local Favourites are never paid for.

👉 Browse the directory

Job hunting? There's also a new local jobs board, with vacancies from local employers and more jobs nearby.

Got a favourite we're missing? Suggest it here. Run a local business? Add or claim your free listing, or post a job free.

🎷 The LATD House Band (Live At The Drill, the Drill Hall, Horsham): The Drill's house band, featuring Sammy Sarfas, playing big tunes all night. £17 to £22. Thu 1 Oct, 6–10pm. Read more

🥕 Steyning Farmers' Market (High Street car park, Steyning): The award-winning monthly market, with local veg, meat, cheese, bread, drinks and plants, plus live music. Free entry. Sat 3 Oct, 9am–1pm. Read more

🚗 Autumn Historic Vehicle Gathering (Amberley Museum, Amberley): Classic vehicles gather for the day, with the rest of the museum open to explore. Included in museum admission. Sun 4 Oct, 10am–4:30pm. Read more

🔥 Fireside Fridays (Knepp Wilding Kitchen, West Grinstead): The barbecues move into the fire-lit barn for autumn, with live music and seasonal pies. £35, book ahead. Fri 2 Oct, 6pm. Read more

✏️ Manga Workshop for 11 to 14s (Horsham Library): Cartoonist James Parsons shares drawing tricks. Free, book a place. Sat 3 Oct, 11:30am. Read more

🎨 Steyning Art Group Exhibition (Penfold Hall, Steyning): The group's annual show, at its new home. Sat 3 and Sun 4 Oct. Read more

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Cornerweighs, Henfield

An old-school health food shop just off Henfield High Street. Vegetarian, vegan and organic food, a scoop-your-own range of dried goods, and eco refills, so take your own jars.

📍 Caudle Street, Henfield 🔗 See it in the directory

In 1614, a pamphlet reported a "strange and monstrous" creature living in St Leonard's Forest, just outside Horsham. What was it said to be?

Hit reply with your guess. We'll print the answer, and whoever got it, in next week's edition.

Last week's answer: "hors" (horse) and "ham" (a homestead, or a riverside meadow), so Horsham most likely means the place where horses were kept.

A historic village pub on Worthing Road, once the Cock Inn, serving home-cooked food, real ales and a long list of gins. Children and dogs are welcome, which makes it an easy stop after a walk round Southwater Country Park.

📍 Worthing Road, Southwater, RH13 9HG 🔗 See it in the directory

A settled, mostly dry week, with highs of around 20°C and cooler nights down to 9°C. Worth a final check against the Met Office on Thursday morning.