New restaurant opening in Cuckfield - No 1 Broad Street

Philip and Johnny

Philip and Johnny

Cuckfield will soon have a new restaurant when No 1 Broad Street opens in March.

Philip Bunn spotted the business opportunity quite by chance when dropping his wife at the dentist! As he parked, he noticed the lease was available on the building next door (formerly Gardinia).

Philip, who started his career at The Ritz - working his way from serving to management, owns a business which runs corporate hospitality suites at motor racing venues around the UK.

With this background he was keen to create a new local eatery and 1 Broad Street provided an ideal location for his own restaurant.

While Philip runs front of house, Johnny Stanford – a Michelin-star trained chef – will take control in the kitchen. Previously at South Lodge Hotel and coming from the Half Moon near Wisborough Green, Johnny will be serving what he calls a ‘modern British’ menu. “For me it’s always about local and fresh produce, but local can mean the UK where possible,” Johnny explains. “For those things we don’t produce here, we have to strike the balance of sustainable and smart.

“At No 1 Broad Street we’ll be doing something different and exciting with everyday dishes.”

Johnny’s lunch and dinner menu will feature cured and blowtorched Mackerel with Salsify, Buttermilk and Macadamias, and aged Goosnargh Duck breast, caramelised Chicory and Yorkshire forced Rhubarb, when it opens early in March.

No 1 Broad Street will be open for casual fine dining Wednesday to Saturday lunch 12noon-2pm and Tuesday to Saturday 6-9pm for dinner.

Recycling Competition for Cuckfield/Bolnore residents...

WSCC Recycling Ambassador Colin McFarlin has a fantastic recycling competition for you this month. After telling you all about recycling for months – it’s time to test you on what you have learned so far!

I know some of you have visited the Ford Recycling Plant (near Arundel), but this competition prize is a special one-off behind-the-scenes tour that members of the public cannot normally go on.

You will be met by myself and the team behind Cuckfield Life, fitted out with full protective clothing (the same as the staff) and given the exclusive tour of the site. We will take you down on the floor, visit areas of the plant not open to the public and you will see the recycling delivered and follow the whole sorting process.

You will have the full workings of this complex site explained to you. You will be able to chat to the staff that handle your recycling, and we will show you the answers to all your recycling questions! Plus, at the end of the tour, you will receive a special goody bag from WSCC to commemorate your visit.

There will be just one lucky winner from Cuckfield Life who will be able to take one guest. The date of this ‘recycling tour of a lifetime’ will be on Friday 8th March 2019 between 10am and 1pm.

Have a look at the picture above: Which of these items should you NOT find in a West Sussex kerbside recycling bin? Total them up – how many do you get?

Email your answer to competition@ cuckfieldlife.co.uk before 29th January 2019

A few rules:

1. Open to residents of Cuckfield & Bolnore only.

2. Reply by email with your answer - a number - by 12noon 29th January 2019. Please include your name, postcode and a contact telephone number. The winner will be selected at random from all entries with the correct number of items given. If no entrant has guessed the correct answer exactly, closest numbers will be accepted in the random draw.

3. The winner and their one guest will be invited to the special behind-the-scenes tour of Ford Recycling Plant on Friday 8th March 2019. This date is not transferable.

4. You will need to make your own way to the site. Full directions will be provided.