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We had looked at using a photo related toWarminghurst Church or The Blue Idol, butthe right shot never presented itself. So instead we opted for championssausage maker David Bell of Bangers Galore. The image was taken in a refrigerated area where the sausages hangovernight, so Toby had to set up his cameralights whilst shut in a room where the temperature was set at 1.5 degrees. Benwas enjoying a cup of tea in the o<ce.Sometimes there are several rows ofsausages hanging up, but we had to make

do with the one row. It still provided acolourful backdrop. David does well not to show the strain, ashe was having to hold a not inconsiderableamount of pork for over a minute whilstToby snapped several images. Thankfully,the photography equipment didn’t seizeup in the cold, leaving us with a good shotwhich Toby knew would be a front pagecontender. As a thank you for our e;orts,David did give us both a couple of packetsof sausages, proving that we can absolutelybe bought. Bribes are most welcome here.

Taking the PositivesI normally ensure that AAH is packed fullof positive news, but January has aunique way of sapping optimism!I cannot remember a more miserablemonth. Traditionally, January is depressingenough, what with Christmas debt, theshort daylight hours, potholes, frozen raillines and the kids round the cornersmashing down your snowman whilstyou pop back home for two minutes toget a carrot.But the recent High Street casualtiesadded an additional sprinkling of gloomthat doesn’t do much for hopes of anything other than a tough 2013! HMV, Jessops and Blockbuster all wentinto administration. Should there be anepidemic that makes housewives allergicto Ca;è Latte, it would surely be the endof town centres.There are certainly businesses that mayhave to adapt or die because of the online threat - I certainly wouldn’t like tobe in print journalism right now! But welive in a world where a quality productcan still lead to success, without it havingbeen stolen and placed online as a freedownload.Take Bangers Galore, which had themost humble of beginnings but has become an award-winning business, witheven the world’s pop elite eating itssausages at the BRIT Awards. We’ve featured the company in this edition.

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devoted to features with a connection toWilliam Penn, one of the most interesting =gures from Horsham’s History. For a man thatspent so much time in jail, he achieved a greatdeal. We’ve been to Warminghurst Church,once owned by Penn but now one of the district’s hidden gems, and visited The Blue IdolQuaker group, which Penn founded in the 17thCentury. I hope you can make sense of it all - we sometimesget carried away with these features and justhope that the odd reader sticks with it.

You have to look at Page 66 too. Toby was captivated by this ‘face’ and insists he can see abeard too! If you visit Warminghurst Church o;the back of the feature please do leave a fewpounds in the collection box, as the roof of thismagical building does need repairing!

Run out of room - can’t even explain the guitarpicture. You can gather though that we’re not ariveting live act.

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ContributorsJeremy Knight (Historic text for article on WilliamPann and Blue Idol Quakers)

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The bands at Stan’s Showcase for letting us usetheir guitar and mic-stand; Bel Signs, Rachel Webster from Warminghurst, Allan Cook at TheBlue Idol, Nick Jenkins and Helen Crooks,Jonathan England.

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25 William PennThe incredible life of the man whofounded the state of Pennsylvania

50 Bangers GaloreWhy we can’t get enough of DavidBell’s award-winning sausages

6 News Round-UpWhat’s making headlines, including a report from the Horsham Rotary Club

66 How InterestingThe ‘face’ hidden in the pews of Warminghust Church

14 One to WatchSarah Chorlton has grown her businessthrough VW Beetles and moustaches

45 Broadbridge HeathJonathan England has written a bookon the village after 10 years of research

34 WarminghurstThe charming church has barely beenchanged in 300 years

21 MusicStan’s Showcase is attracting good live acts to The Anchor Pub

16 Fantasy FictionYoung author Sam Leeves of Horshamhas seen his Crst book published

61 Group DiscussionHow the Aiming High sessions promote social integration

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56 Meal ReviewThe Hare and Hounds has gone back tobasics and is winning over customers

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1: The dates of the Goodwood Festival ofSpeed have been changed to avoid a clashwith the revised German Grand Prix. The Festival, celebrating its 20th anniversary, willnow take place on 12th-14th July. Tickets already purchased remain valid. Contact01243 755 055/[email protected]

2: The Rotary Club of Horsham thanks thosewho contributed to its Christmas Collectionsand supported the Charity Christmas Market,which together raised over £5,000. Themoney has enabled the Rotary Club to helpabout 50 individuals and families as well asmaking donations to the Horsham NightShelter Project and the ARK Project. Last yearwas a record year, with £41,000 donated. Muchof that has gone to the ‘Making a DiHerenceto Horsham’ scheme which helps local peopleand organisations such as CAB, Social Services,Debt Advisory Services and the Y Centre. Visitwww.horshamrotary.org.uk

3: Many Horsham retailers and key stakeholdersof the local business community gathered atSouth Lodge Hotel on 15th January for the‘2012 Horsham Unlimited Dressed for Success

Business Awards’. Eleven awards were handedout for the most voted for Christmas displaysduring the evening with winners includingWoodlands (Best Property Agent), Accessorize(Best Fashion), Pretty Things (Best EatingPlace), Horsham Museum & Art Gallery (BestNon-Retail), The Linen Shop & Gallery (BestIndependent), La Source (Quirkiest) and TheMost Voted For prize went to C&H Fabrics.Horsham Market’s best stall display awardwas claimed by Forget Me Not Plants and anew ‘Dressed for Web Success’ prize was wonby Crompton’s at The Olive Branch.

4: Jim Hills Sports has moved to a Warehouseat Hillside Farm in Coolham, RH13 8WN. After39 years in Billingshurst, Jim decided to moveaway from the village as the lease was comingto an end and he was frustrated by the parkingsituation in Jengers Mead. Considerable investment has been made at the Warehouse,which is open Monday to Saturday at 9am-5.30pm. Call 01403 741116 or visitwww.jimhillssports.co.uk

5: Alan Fisher, a former Horsham DistrictCouncillor, has died. Alan was Jrst elected to

the Council in May 2003 as Member for theBramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancoteward and served until May 2011. During histime on the Council, Alan was Vice Chairmanof the Scrutiny and Overview Committeefrom 2006 to 2007.

6: Horsham Microbiz, run by Horsham DistrictCouncil, is being held on Saturday 9th Marchin Horsham town centre at The Drill Hall,Denne Road, at 10am - 4pm. The free eventfeatures over 40 exhibitors oHering a wide variety of business products and services, freebusiness workshops and good networkingopportunities. For more details visitwww.horshammicrobiz.co.uk or call 01403215264.

7: Four new species of spider to Sussex havebeen discovered by Sussex Wildlife Trust ecologist Graeme Lyons and Sussex CountyRecorder (for spiders) Andy Phillips. The spiderswere discovered at Stedham Common, anSWT nature reserve near Midhurst. They werea wolf spider called Hygrolycosa rubrofasciata(Na), Zelotes petrensis (Nb), a crab spidercalled Philodromus praedatus (Nb) and a

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money spider called Satilatlas britteni (Nb).You can read Graeme & Andy Phillips’s blog atwww.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/

8: Partridge Green brewery Dark Star has increased its brewing capacity by 50% tocope with demand for its beers. Managing Director Paul Reed, said: “Our recent expansionwill mean that we can start to consider supplying more customers throughout thesouth east without losing touch with ourlong standing regulars, some of which havebeen with us ever since our early days of pro-ducing a barrel or two out of the cellar of theEvening Star pub in Brighton.” For more visitwww.darkstarbrewing.co.uk

9: Horsham band Mainly Madness, a tributeto the popular band but also a celebration of2-Tone and Ska, will be playing live at TheHolbrook Club in Horsham Saturday 23rdFebruary. Tickets are available now from TheHolbrook Club on 01403 751150 or visitwww.theholbrookclub.co.uk

10: Sussex Wildlife Trust has carried out essential maintenance work to its lake at

Woods Mill nature reserve near HenFeld.Water levels have been lowered in order tocarry out improvements to the lake which isan important habitat for wildlife includingdragonGies, damselGies, aquatic plants, toads,frogs and kingFshers. For more informationvisit www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk

11: Simon Day brings his ‘Comedy and Error’to the Capitol on Sunday, 10th February at7.30pm. He tells the story of his troubledyouth to his career as a stand-up comedianand his days on The Fast Show. Tickets cost£13 from 01403 750220 or www.thecapitolhorsham.com

12: Businesses and organisations are invitedto enter teams (preferably in fancy dress) tocompete in the Ffth annual Horsham CharityPancake Race to be held from midday in theCarfax on Tuesday, 19th February. The day, organised by The Rotary Club of Horsham inpartnership with Horsham District Council, includes a real Mascot Egg and Spoon Race.Teams compete in an 80metre relay race,using their own frying pan and cups andprizes awarded to the winners. To enter visit

www.horshamrotary.org.uk or email [email protected]

13: Broadbridge Heath Cricket Club has secured Olympic Legacy Funding from SportEngland’s Inspired Facilities Fund. Thanks to a£50,000 investment, the club will be able toupgrade facilities including enlarging and im-proving the changing facilities, installing newshowers and hot water system, modernisingthe toilet facilities and installing newdrainage.

14: Slinfold and Cranleigh Golf & CountryClubs have announced the winners of theirRising Young Sports Star Competition. Theyare Horsham siblings Luke and Lorna Harty(both from the Kenagi Academy of MartialArts), Guy Macey from Wisborough Green(Pulborough Rugby Club), Leila Rahmatallahfrom Loxwood (dressage competitor anddance enthusiast) and Rebecca Gould fromCranleigh (Guildford and Godalming AthleticsClub). They have each been awarded annualmembership to Slinfold Golf & Country Cluband were presented with a certiFcate byAndy McNiven, manager at Slinfold.

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My Dad worked in County Hall nearWestminster and we needed to live nearhis work. When I was eleven, we boughta house in Barnehurst in Kent.

I left school when I was 14. My parentscould not a2ord to buy grammar schooluniform so I thought ‘this is it, I’ll go outand get a job’. There was no point frettingabout it. I went to the Labour Exchangeand I got a job in what was supposed to bea fruit and vegetable shop. When I gotthere, it happened to be a stall in the market place.

I didn’t tell my mum and dad that I wasworking at a market stall. Then one daythey popped along and were horri4edto see me on a market. I was too scarednot to take the job, as I needed themoney. But my mum and dad said‘you’re coming home with us’.

I got a job in a tiny laundry in Kent. It wasan o3ce role and a bit mundane, butwhen the manager went out on businessthe girls used to bring me in to the laundryarea and show me how to iron shirts. I wasearning 17 shillings every week.

My parents were poor as there was a Depression for much of the 1930s, somy mum would take my wages andleave me enough to buy my own toothpaste. My parents were taking themoney but I was learning a trade and Iwas happy about that. I learned how toiron and press shirts and you wouldn’tsee a 14-year-old doing that these days.

The war started when I was 16. We livednear a golf course where there was a bigshelter that had been built. During theBlitz, we were rushing over to the shelter, and a German bomber was shotdown by a Spit4re and the pilot crashednear us on the course. The pilot was onlyyoung and of course he was killed, as were

‘Not many people can say they’ve worked with

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his crew. Some people rushed out to get souvenirs from the bomber and it blew up,and many of them were hurt. These were people that we knew.

Everyone had to help the war e3ort. If you

were not working or at college, when youwere 18 you were recruited into a munitions factory. That scared me as Ididn’t want to make bombs, so I volunteeredfor the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS)when I was 17.

My Story: Violet Phillips

John and Violet wed in 1955.

An American soldier gave teenager Violet some tips on .ring a gun

We all went to Queensbury, near Halifax,for a six week course to see what ourskills were, after which I was chosen forthe Royal Corps of Signals.

During the training, local peoplewould adopt the young ATS girls. I wasadopted by Wilfred Pickles, a famoustelevision and radio presenter, and hiswife. We went to them once a week fora bath and a hot meal.

I was a fast learner, but because I was thebaby of the group the others wouldmother me. They used to tuck me in atnight and say ‘poor little Violet’ but I absolutely loved it in the Forces. It wasone of the best times of my life as I became independent and made manyfriends. One of the American soldierseven taught me how to /re a gun!

I passed the B1 test in Teleprinter operating, which was the highest leveland included .eld training. Then oneday I was told I had been chosen, alongwith 72 other ATS girls, to work on theD-Day Landings serving Dwight D.Eisenhower, then the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces. Theysaid that we were the cream of the ATS.

The work was for the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces(SHAEF) and was based at Bushy Park. Allour work was underground and secretive.We weren’t allowed to talk to peopleabout it and could not mention Eisenhower’s name. I didn’t even tell myparents where I was.

We stayed at Bushy Park and travelledby underground train to Goodge

Street Station. From there we would enter asecret door, which led to an elevator thattook ;ve minutes to go 300 feet into General Eisenhower's bunker. It was aroundthat time that the Germans starting droppingbuzz bombs (V-1 Flying Bomb) so in a waywe were lucky to be so far below ground.

Nobody knew about us. We were girls beavering around under there, and peopledidn’t know what we did. With the landings, itwas all about the men and the pilots, butnothing was said about the women sendingsecret messages to the front line.

General Eisenhower would often comethrough and see how we were doing. Hewas quite a shy man, but he was sweet. Weall thought he was in love with his driver(Kay Summersby) too. She was a lovely girland she was very attractive.

It wasn’t until later I realised the importance ofthe job we did. I always had this proud feelingabout it, and I had done something that probably nobody else has done around here;I’ve worked with a President of the UnitedStates of America. It’s something you can tell

people and I’ve always been proud of that.

I became very good as a teleprinter andcould type 100 words a minute, which wasgood for me as it got me a job in the bankafter the war.

I put my name down with several agencies. Ibrie+y worked with the Ministry of Food onthe Groundnut Scheme, but I wanted some-thing permanent so I put my name down forsix jobs. One was for the Standard CharteredBank of India, Australia and China, based in theCity.

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Violet at a tree planting event in 1994, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of SHAEF

One of the girls I was in the serviceswith came along too and we both got ajob. I was there for 15 years. They weredelighted as we were ready-trained. Iworked on the accountancy machinesand eventually I became a supervisor,looking after seven girls.

I went to London at Marble Arch to see theQueen’s Carriage during the Coronation. Islept up there the night before. You had togo up early to get a good spot, but that’swhen I was a little devil.

I met my husband that same year. Johnneeded a partner to dance with and heasked me as I did ballroom dancing. Iwas quite a good dancer and I wouldput them all to shame on Strictly ComeDancing. John couldn’t dance a step so Ihad to teach him.

John couldn’t go in the Forces as he had akidney removed when he was eight. Buthe was very interested in the War and withwhat I did with SHAEF. He used to join meon all the commemorative events I was invited to.

To commemorate the 50th anniversaryof SHAEF, there were 100 AmericanOaks planted at Bushy Park, along with100 English Oak. They asked me if Iwould like to plant a tree and I agreed.The American Ambassador and his wifewere there and I had my photo takenwith them.

When John died, we had been married 56years. He had been ill for a couple of yearsand I looked after him for eight years athome. He had kidney trouble and eventually everything went. It was awfulwatching him die.

After that, I didn’t feel like I would wantto go on but my carers are wonderfuland I see two of my children regularly.My third child, Pam, died when she was47 and I still miss her.

I did keep in touch with some of the othergirls but of course they are dying out, aswe are so old. I will be 90 in August and Iwonder if there any of the 73 still alive,aside from me. I could be the only one leftof the girls as I was very young when Ijoined. I do think of them, as it was a veryimportant part of my life.

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my life. I’venever regretted not going to grammarschool as I probably wouldn’t have doneany of the things I have done.

Keeping the Creative

Juices FlowingFor young people "nishing full-time education, it is increasingly dif"cult to land a good job. For creative Horsham residents Sarah Chorltonand Sam Leeves there was only one solution...do it yourself!

Does that cushion have a moustache?It does indeed, but it’s not somethingthat a plain cushion has grown naturallyand subsequently groomed, as that skillis beyond them. It is the work of SarahChorlton, who has set up her own business called Bonny Boutiques, specialising in quirky gifts.

Why did she set up her own business?Sarah went to Winchester School of Artand studied Ane art, but like many graduates found work di@cult to comeby. She said: “When I left University I felta bit lost and didn’t know what to dowhen I returned to Horsham. As mostpeople who leave University And, it’svery hard to get into what you want todo. It seemed as though I would have towork for free for a year to have anychance of Anding a job I wanted.”

And home furnishings was her calling?Working part-time at Waitrose, Sarahwould put out the magazines and lookin the homes and lifestyle sections.These designs would inspire a business.“I decided to make cushions andbunting to begin with just to try it out,”said Sarah. “I see my cushions as a canvas, and I collect fabrics and put ittogether, so it is still a creative processwith colour, shape, patterns, and so itfeels like I am utilising the skills I gainedat University.”

What does Sarah make?It started with bunting, with Sarahusing her mum’s old sewing machineand a cutting board belonging to hergrandmother, and this led on to cushions,bags and even quirky greetings cards.The best sellers have been the cushionswith moustaches or VW Campervansand Beetles. Sarah said: “A lot of it is experimentation – sometimes it doesn’twork and sometimes it does.”

Is there a Bonny Boutiques shop?Not at the moment. Sarah’s Arst eventwas at a crafts fair at Loseley Park nearGuildford, but her Arst local stockist wasDixey CB Opticians in West Street, Horsham. Now, Bonny Boutiques sellsproducts at New House Farm, Iris & Arloin Petworth, Old Mill Café in WisboroughGreen, as well as La Vida and Rosie Lee &Me in Piries Place, Horsham. Sarah is onthe market too.

The market in Horsham town?O@cially called the Local Produce Market, it’s become a great way for Sarahto meet new customers. She said: “Icouldn’t get on to the market initially as it

was full, so I started to concentrate a littlemore on the online market. Then in January 2012 I re-applied to go on to the market and was successful. Last year itwas really good for my business.”

What is it that people like about BonnyBoutiques?Sarah says: “The products are all handmade, so each one is slightly di?erent.Some people would rather spend a fewextra pounds to order a cushion that ishand-made, matches your interior or yourmood and character, as opposed to buying a mass-produced cushion. I like tomake something that is personal to thecustomer.”

Presumably moustaches are personalto a lot of people...They are the best sellers. Sarah sold itemsin a pop-up shop in Richmond close toChristmas, and the cushions were Byingo? the shelf. She said: “On one Saturday, Ihad people rushing in and asking aboutour Campervan and Beetle cushions, but Icompletely sold out! I was surprised – Imust have sold 20 cushions on one Saturday, so every night I would comehome and make a few new products.With the moustache cushions, peoplehave run up squealing, grabbing thecushion and saying that they have tohave it!”

And it’s just a moustache? Not picturesof anyone cool like Burt Reynolds orTom Selleck?No, although it is the traditional aviator-style moustache shape, like the onesported by Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs ofNew York, as opposed to a bushy FreddieMercury style moustache or the short,neat Charlie Chaplin fashion. Sarah said:“That was an idea that just popped intomy head, and it just worked. I thought‘someone must have done this before’ butI could not And anything so I seem to

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have come up with a unique product.”

What’s next - London, Paris, New York?Sarah said: “The pop-up shop has made merealise that I want to be up in London a lotmore. I want to go into the Victoria pop-upshop next. The plan is to go into London,concentrate on the best-selling products,and see if we can grow.”

Where can I 'nd out more about the business then?Pop along to the market or visit the websiteat www.bonny-boutique.co.uk

And what of this chap above..Sam Leeves has written a fantasy 5ction storycalled ‘Endless Tides’ which has been pub-

lished by Netherworld Books.

So it’s about a monk waving a stick at thesea at sunset?I’m sure there’s some old phrase about notbasing an opinion on a novel by its outersleeve, but it’s not coming to me at the moment. Endless Tides is about the adventures of Captain Laike Skyheart during a war between the great nations ofMandro and Genko.

This is set in another world then?Yes, a world where heroes have suitably strik-ing names. But this isn’t a Tolkien-inspiredstory of elves, goblins, wizards and fairies.Sam says: “There are not any wizards or anything; it’s mainly soldiers. There is a hint

of magic, but the characters are human.There is a magic sword and a mythologicaljewel, which is a weapon of mass destruction,but that’s all. There is no scope given as towhen or where this world is set. I didn’t wantto go into the astrophysics! I’ve alwaysthought of Endless Tides as more of a character study. When people have asked mewhat the book is about I’ve replied that it’s afantasy version of Catcher in the Rye.”

No idea what that means - I 'nd JamesPatterson a challenge. So how did Samcome to write a fantasy book?He reads a lot, typically two hours a day, andhas always been into fantasy stories. He said:“I tried writing a book when I was abouteight about ninjas as I had been watching a

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lot of Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles. I’ve always played a lot of music and read a lotof books so I was always going to do something like this at some point.”

Did he study English as well as animatedshelled reptile violence?Sam studied English Language and Literature at Collyer’s College, and it was atext transformation of an extract from ‘Caton a Hot Tin Roof’ which led to the book.Sam said: “I had written a conversation between Brick and Maggie but in the styleof Cormac McCarthy, as a short story. Myteacher read it and said I was good at growing characters. He said I had a bit of1air for writing and should send somethingto a publisher. I’ve always been interested in fantasy 0ction so I thought I would sit downand try and write a short story of my own. Idid that, and it was only a couple of pageslong, but it was based on the character Captain Laike Skyheart. I thought there wasa little bit of mileage in the character andthe story, so I planned a story out.”

Isn’t Captain Skyheart the name of aJude Law #op?No, that’s Sky Captain and the World of

Tomorrow. But there isn’t a great deal ofmeaning in the name. Whilst writing theshort story, he was called Captain Skylark,and whilst writing Endless Times Sam inadvertently called him Skyheart and stuckwith it! It took nine months for Sam to writeEndless Tides.

If it’s not Tolkien-inspired, what in#u-ences are there?Sam lists the likes of Mervyn Peake, who isbest known for the Gormenghast books,and Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn seriesamongst his favourites, but video gamessuch as Final Fantasy have also shaped hisstyle and imagery.

Did Sam always know it would be published?He said: “I didn’t think I would be able to getit published, especially when I actuallystarted sending it to people and got asteady 1ow of rejection letters back. I wasunder no illusions that getting publishedwould be easy, but that wouldn’t stop metrying. I was sending over the 0rst threechapters, a synopsis and a bit of an authorbiography.”

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‘I tried writing a book when I was eight about ninjas’

But eventually someone took it on?Netherworld Books, a fantasy story specialist, saw potential and asked for therest of the book. Then they said theywould publish Endless Tides. Sam said:“The achievement didn’t really hit meuntil the book was released.”

Now he just needs to sell it!And that is proving di2cult. Sam said: “Alot of the marketing and publicising isdown to me, so I’ve set up a Captain Skyheart Twitter account. There’s a surprising amount of fantasy networkson the Internet. Finding them is easy, butgetting involved in it all is di2cult. I’m3nding that publicising it is harder thanactually writing the book.”

Will there be more from Sam Leeves?Endless Times was intended to be just aone o1, so the book has a proper ending,but Sam admits he is writing anotherbook set in the same world as EndlessTimes. He said: “They are not sequels;there are new characters, new stories, butbased in the same world. I’ve written thesecond story and I will send that to mypublisher and I have plans for a further3ve after that.”

What is new in this second story?

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Sam has introduced a new race but they arestill ‘basically human’. But he said the biggestchange is the improvement in his prose.

Does Sam have desires to be the nextgreat fantasy author?As he tries to generate followers for a Twitteraccount, the seven movie deal and world-wide merchandising must seem further awaythan, well, Mandra and Genko. But Sam does

hope to make a living out of writing. “If I gotto the point in my life where I could writeand earn enough from my books that Iwould not have to work, that would be fantastic,” he said.

Where can I "nd a copy?You can buy it on Amazon, or order itthrough Waterstones and the WH Smithwebsite.

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Ellie, accompanied by Dave Harewood onguitar and mandolin, give a sublime acousticrendition of the Trance Single ‘Place In TheSun’ by Menno de Jong featuring Ellie Lawson.Ellie, from South London, is one of four performers on a night of live music put together by Jamie Stanley, commonly knownas Stan. As a music lover and a singer/songwriterhimself (usually performing under the nameThe Mailman or in his band ‘The Tandem’)Stan puts on a monthly showcase of live, pri-marily original music.It has been a struggle to generate big crowds

as the event is always held on a Sunday (thelast of the month) and most of the material isoriginal music, so crowd-pleasing classics arekept to a minimum.Stan said: “I’ve only been in Horsham forabout 6ve years, but I’ve always been in andaround music. When I came here I waspleased to 6nd there was a thriving ‘open micnight’ scene, and I was keen to get involved.“But whilst there are plenty of venues locallyfor covers bands to play at, there are limitedoptions for people wishing to sing their ownsongs. “So I created Stan’s Showcase and The Anchor was the obvious home as there is a

Mailman deliversAcoustic showcaseLive music event at The Anchor promotes local singer/songwriters

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He performed a mix of songs byThe Collector, new material, andeven a stripped down version ofJoy Division’s ‘Love Will Us Apart’.It’s not strictly original music onlyat Stan’s Showcase, so the oddcover is thrown in!But as a singer/songwriter, Simonis grateful for any opportunity toperform his own material. “It is important we have thesenights,” said Simon. “There are veryfew opportunities for originalbands to play as pubs are full ofcover bands at the weekend. “Stan’s Showcase is great as thereis real variety. It is frustrating whenpeople just want to hear covers. Iplay the occasional cover but I’mnot the best singer in the worldand I’m not the best guitarist inthe world, so if I cover a track I do

it in my own style.”With Rachel Hawker pulling out ofthe gig, Stan himself (as The Mailman, although sadly he didnot change into a delivery uni-form) proceeded to con8dentlybelt out a couple of his feisty,acoustic rock songs. He performeda couple of classics too by the likesof Pearl Jam and Red Hot ChiliPeppers, before Ziggy Stardustwent down well with some casualdrinkers at the opposite end of thepub.Ed Reed recently returned homefrom a ten year sabbatical in Melbourne where he wrote andrecorded his debut solo album'One Good Roll'. His rousing, feel-good, PrimalScream inspired band gave thedwindling audience (it was gone

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Horsham.“We have a really good mix of acts here, withpeople just setting out as well as experiencedacts, and it would be good if more peoplecame along to support them as they might besurprised by what they see.”

For details of Stan’s Showcase as well asother local gigs visit the excellent HorshamRocks website at www.horsham-rocks.co.uk

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William Penn is among Horsham’s mostnotable historical charactersHe is certainly the only former resident tohave founded an American state, and if it istrue that Penn was the inspiration for theQuaker Oats cereal box, well that’s somethingto boast about too. We’ll talk about Pennsylvania later. We’ll also talk about hisimprisonment, his expulsion from Oxford,the impact he would have on religion inEngland, the historic documents he woulddraw up at Warminghurst and his long association with The Blue Idol at Coolham.But we’ll start with some background material...

The 17th century saw signi$cant socialand religious changeWe had executed our King, Charles I, fortreason, and there was great unrest as Oliver

Cromwell became the country’s 7rst LordProtector. During this time, a man calledGeorge Fox toured England preaching asimpler, more re8ective faith, still within theChristian family, but outside the Church ofEngland, which he believed was corrupt. Herapidly built up a following known as theSociety of Friends. In March 1655, he held ameeting in Steyning and recorded in hisjournal that he ‘journeyed into Sussex andcame to a Lodge near Horsham’. He wouldend up staying longer than anticipated - inApril he was imprisoned in Horsham Gaolfor three months. That same year, the BaptistMatthew Ca6yn debated with Fox in BryanWilkinson’s house, Sedgwick Lodge.

The Society of Friends didn’t make manyfriends, particularly at other churchesThe Society was renowned for attending

local churches and disrupting services. Before the people had time to leave, theywould evangelise to the congregation.Thomas Leycock attacked John Chat7eld,the Horsham Minister "before he was comeout of the pulpit and poynting to him saydThou lyar and that he was a ravening wolfein sheepes cloathing". A judge used the term‘Quaker’ as a term of abuse for the Society ofFriends and that is what they came to beknown as. Some believe the term relates toFox’s injunction to ‘quake at the Word of theLord’. Either way, Quakers would hold openair meetings, waiting for a member to speakwhen they felt the need to do so - a form ofworship that they continue to this day.

Despite their reputation, Quakers wererelatively strict ChristiansThey refused to bow or take o6 their hats to

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As a prominent Quaker, William Penn de!ed a Monarchy before he established thestate of Pennsylvania. Today, his legacy lives on at the Blue Idol in Coolham.

social superiors, believing all men equalunder God, and they also refused to swearoaths of loyalty to the King. Quakers followedthe command of Jesus not to swear, reportedin the Gospel of Matthew, 5:34. ChrisKnott, a current member of the Blue IdolMeeting Group, says: “Our form of worshipis peaceful, so we sit in silence and we onlyspeak when we feel led to speak. We canand do sit here for an hour in silence. If Istand up and speak I feel it’s somethingthat I have to do, and I call it a prompting.Quakers believe there is ‘that of God’ in usall and for me it’s the ‘that of God’ elementthat brings me to my feet. There is nostructure to the meetings. It is very peaceful and our basic beliefs aroundpeace, equality and simplicity appeal tosome people. It works for some and not forothers.”

Back in the 17th Century, such beliefscould get you in hot waterIn 1656, the Quaker Thomas Leycock wasimprisoned in Horsham, but Major-GeneralGeo= reported that people ?ocked to seehim. He distributed copies of a Quakerbook, before he attacked the local gentryon the Bench at his trial. The local JPs oftenused the law to keep in goal Quakerswhose in?uence threatened the social andreligious stability of the shire. One famouslocal Baptist was Matthew Ca=yn whopreached in 1656 a sermon called 'the deceived and the deceiving Quakers discovered'.

Quakers were �lling up the local gaolIn 1662, Ambrose Rigge was sent to Horsham goal and would stay there for ten

years and four months for refusing to takethe oath of allegiance, with the monarchynow re-established under the reign ofCharles II. A proli>c author, he publishedpamphlets from his prison cell and evenmarried a fellow inmate, Mary Luxford, in1664. During his imprisonment, a certainWilliam Penn distributed some of Ambrose’s pamphlets in Ireland.

William Penn’s dad was a much admiredmanAs the son of an Admiral, Penn was in somany ways an ‘establishment’ >gure. Afterthe death of Oliver Cromwell, AdmiralPenn was sent on a secret mission to bringback the exiled Prince Charles. For his rolein restoring the monarchy, the Admiral;was knighted and gained a powerful position as Commissioner of the Navy. He

had high hopes for his son, William, who wassent to Oxford University. There, he found thatthe student body was a volatile mix of Cavaliers, Puritans, and Quakers. Because of hisfather’s high position and social status, youngPenn was +rmly a Cavalier but his sympathieslay with the persecuted Quakers. When Williamwas 15, his family had become friends withThomas Loe, a Quaker missionary, and he hadleft an impression on young Penn.

What followed was a classic case of youthrebellionNow under favour of the King, The Admiral hadgreat hopes for his son’s career. But at Oxford,when the Dean was +red for his free-thinking,Penn and other open-minded students ralliedto his side. Penn was reprimanded, and the despairing Admiral pulled his son away fromthe University, sending him back to a school

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which imposed stricter religious requirementsincluding daily chapel attendance. Penn rebelled against enforced worship and wasexpelled. His father, in a rage, attacked youngPenn with a cane. The Admiral’s career wasbeing threatened by their son’s behaviour, soat 18, young Penn was sent to Paris to gethim out of view and improve his manners.

The Prodigal son returned a di erent manPenn presented to his parents a mature, sophisticated gentleman and enrolled in lawschool, before joining his father at sea for atime. Their relationship improved. In 1665,London was gripped by the plague, and Pennobserved how Quakers on errands of mercywere arrested by the police and demonizedby other religions, even accused of causingthe plague. He was sent to Ireland in 1666 tomanage the family landholdings, but duringhis time away King Charles further tightenedrestrictions against all religious sects otherthan the Anglican Church. The Quakers wereespecially targeted and their meetings weredeemed as criminal.

But that was not to put o PennA chance second meeting with Thomas Loecon>rmed Penn’s attraction to the Quakers,and a short time later he was arrested for attending meetings. Rather than state thathe was not a Quaker to dodge any charges,he publicly declared himself a member at theage of 22. His family’s rank meant he wasquickly released, and was immediately recalled to London by his father. The Admiralwas severely distressed by his son’s actionsand took the conversion as a personal a=ront. He felt he had no option but to orderhis son out of the house and to withhold hisinheritance. Penn became homeless andbegan to live with Quaker families.

During these times many new sects besides Quakers were foundedThere were the Seekers, Ranters, Antinomians,Soul Sleepers, Adamites, Diggers, Levellers,Antibaptists, Behmenists, Muggletonians,and many others. The King responded withharassment and persecution of all religionsand sects other than Anglicanism. Penn became the >rst theorist and legal defenderof Quakerism but it was his branding of theCatholic Church as "the Whore of Babylon"and Puritans as "hypocrites and revelers inGod" that really got him into hot water. TheBishop of London ordered that Penn beheld inde>nitely in solitary con>nement inan unheated cell until he publicly recantedhis written statements. Threatened with alife sentence, he responded "My prisonshall be my grave before I will budge a jot:

for I owe my conscience to no mortal man.”He was released after eight months of imprisonment and his religious views e=ectively exiled him from high society.

But he proved to be a resilient characterHe was arrested again in 1670, but the juryfound him ‘not guilty’. When the judgeasked them to reconsider their verdict, thejury refused and were sent to a cell overseveral nights to mull over their decision.The Lord Mayor sent Penn to NewgatePrison and the full jury followed him! Themembers of the jury fought their case fromprison in what became known as Bushel'sCase, and managed to win the right for allEnglish juries to be free from the control ofjudges. This case shaped the future conceptof American freedom.

Chris Knott is Co-Clerk at The Blue Idol Quakers

‘Threatened with a life sentence, he responded "My prison shall be my gravebefore I will budge a jot: for I owe my conscience to no mortal man”

The Blue Idol

The Admiral respected the integrityof his sonBut he knew that after his death, youngPenn would become more vulnerable.His own personal favour with the Kingcould not save William after he wasgone. So, in an act which would notonly secure his son’s protection but alsoset the conditions for the founding ofPennsylvania, the Admiral wrote to theDuke of York, the successor to thethrone. Following Admiral Penn’s death,William did indeed inherit his fortuneand, following another stint in jail, wroteto the King with a solution to the problem of continuous religious turmoil.He planned a mass emigration of English Quakers. In 1677, a group ofprominent Quakers that included Pennpurchased the colonial province of WestJersey, half of the current state of NewJersey, and in 1682, they bought EastJersey too.

In 1682, Penn set sail for America He was aboard a ship called ‘Welcome’with around 100 ‘Friends’ including atleast 16 from the Billingshurst area. Itwould be a place where they could escape persecution at home. Warminghurst Place had by now become a centre for Quaker activity,with famous visitors such as George Foxand Robert Barclay visiting Penn’s home.On the 12th July 1677, a huge open airmeeting was held there attracting several hundred people. It was here thatPenn drafted a constitution with Algernon Sydney for their new state.This would eventually form the basis ofthe Constitution of the United States. Aslegacies go, it’s not bad.

Penn $rst called the area New WalesBut then he thought about Sylvania,which is Latin for ‘forests’ or ‘woods'. Itwas King Charles II who changed it toPennsylvania in 1681, in honour of Admiral Penn. The King, surprisingly,granted Penn more land west of NewJersey and north of Maryland to makePenn the world’s largest private non-Royal landowner, with over 45,000square miles to his name, and he gainedsovereign rule of the territory. In return,the Crown was freed of a debt to Admiral Penn of £16,000. To attract settlers in large numbers, he wrote a glowing prospectus, and within sixmonths assigned 300,000 acres to about250 prospective settlers.

Penn returned to Warminghurst twoyears laterHe spent the following years writingand promoting his faith. In 1691, hehelped set up a Quaker meeting houseattached to a farmhouse in Oldhouse

The Blue Idol Quakers meet in this small room every Sunday

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Just a couple of years ago, American chatshow host Ellen DeGeneres predicted live onher chat show that Ellie Lawson would become 'the hugest, hugest star.’Despite live TV appearances, a deal with Atlantic Records, an ambassador role for theclothing brand Quiksilver Women and eventracks produced by William Orbit, Ellie justfell short of making a signi6cant breakthrough.But she remains a polished live act withbeautifully constructed,vibrant folk songs. We see Ellie performing on a cold and wetSunday night at The Anchor Pub in MarketSquare, Horsham. Only a handful of people are there to see

Ellie, accompanied by Dave Harewood onguitar and mandolin, give a sublime acousticrendition of the Trance Single ‘Place In TheSun’ by Menno de Jong featuring Ellie Lawson.Ellie, from South London, is one of four performers on a night of live music put together by Jamie Stanley, commonly knownas Stan. As a music lover and a singer/songwriterhimself (usually performing under the nameThe Mailman or in his band ‘The Tandem’)Stan puts on a monthly showcase of live, pri-marily original music.It has been a struggle to generate big crowds

as the event is always held on a Sunday (thelast of the month) and most of the material isoriginal music, so crowd-pleasing classics arekept to a minimum.Stan said: “I’ve only been in Horsham forabout 6ve years, but I’ve always been in andaround music. When I came here I waspleased to 6nd there was a thriving ‘open micnight’ scene, and I was keen to get involved.“But whilst there are plenty of venues locallyfor covers bands to play at, there are limitedoptions for people wishing to sing their ownsongs. “So I created Stan’s Showcase and The Anchor was the obvious home as there is a

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Lane, Coolham. The building today isknown as ‘The Blue Idol’. In 1693, Penn received assurances from the King that hecould preach without persecution so he became an itinerant preacher and an author. In 1696, he remarried and broughthis second wife to Warminghurst Place.Penn sold his estate in 1707 and todaynothing exists of the house, as the purchaser,James Butler, was determined ‘not to leave atrace of the old Quaker’.

But the Blue Idol is still going strongThe Blue Idol Group meets every Sundayand infrequently have other meetings too.In terms of numbers, there are about 30-40members, with typical attendance around20 people. The meeting lasts for an hour.Chris Knott, co-clerk for the Blue Idol group,said: “I’m personally very proud to be aQuaker. It has a wonderful history and thevalues really matter to me. I wasn’t born aQuaker, I became one in my thirties and I’mnearly 70 now. I went to my >rst meeting atUniversity as one of our lecturers, a socialhistorian, was a Quaker. When I married, myhusband had a Pentecostal background andI had a Church of England background andwe wanted to try something di=erent, so wethought we would try a Quaker meeting.”

There are other Quaker groups in theareaIn addition to the Blue Idol group, there is aHorsham Quaker group too, and they meetin Worthing Road. Other Quaker groupsexist in I>eld, Capel, Dorking, Reigate, Oxtedand at Claridge House near East Grinstead.The Blue Idol was initially a farm housecalled Little Slatters but has been used bythe Quakers since 1691. The building isowned by the Quakers, but Allan andPauline Cook, who are not members of thegroup, are wardens of the Blue Idol. Theyare employed by the Quakers to look afterthe building and grounds. Chris said: “I thinkthis building shows what we are about. It issimple but has integrity.”

Just occasionally, people are married atthe Blue idolChris said: “A Quaker marriage will be ameeting in silence but of course, the couple have to go through the vows. We say‘In the presence of God and these ourFriends, I take thee to be my wife or husband, promising with Divine assistanceto be unto thee a loving and faithful wife orhusband as long as we both shall live.” They

‘The King, surprisingly, granted Penn more land west of New Jersey and north of Maryland to make Penn the world’s largest private non-Royal landowner, with over 45,000 squaremiles to his name’

A famous image of Penn’s arrival in America and, below, a barn dedicated to him atthe Blue Idol

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are not held here very often but we didhave two last year. That was a bit of a miracle, as before then we hadn’t held awedding for years. Everybody who attendssigns a wedding certi7cate. We have oneframed on the wall which has WilliamPenn’s signature.”

The Quakers can still cause a stir“The latest issue to come up concerningmarriage is same sex marriage,” said Chris.“Quakers are at the forefront of that. Weare pushing for same sex marriages to becelebrated in a religious setting. The issuehas been around for years amongst Quakers and you have to wait until membersfeel it is the right thing to do. We don’tvote – we agree. We 7nd, in religiousterms, the will of God. So the will of Godamongst Quakers at the moment is thatthere should be same sex marriages. Ithink one or two have felt they couldn’t goalong with that, but mostly Quakers can asit is basic equality.”

Lots of people do not know the BlueIdol existsThe Quakers host an open week in Octoberand welcomes new members. Chris said: “Ithink dwindling numbers is a major concern for most non-evangelical Christiangroups. We are pretty buoyant to say themeeting house is in the back of nowhere.

Lots of people do not know we are here. We getpeople who say ‘I’ve driven by that sign foryears and didn’t know what it was’. I don’tthink Quakers, as a Society, are very good atpromoting our ideas and marketing ourselves. But if you wanted to talk to us weare here.”

There is an issue with the roof

It is leaking. Having been patched up overthe years, the Trustees felt it was time permanent repairs were made. English Heritage was willing to provide £47,000, butthe estimate for the project was £152,000, meaning that the Quakers had to raise therest. Chris said: “We have been in fundraisingmode and have just about done it. The responseto the campaign has been very humbling.We sent a lea8et out to all of the Quakers,

Pauline and Allan Cook are wardens of The Blue Idol

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and as individuals they have donated to thecause. We set up the Blue idol Runners andwe raised quite a bit through that too. We arenearly there, and we will get a new roof.There are some issues with the far wall as it’sa bit rocky. William Penn took the beams outto make it a two story room and 300 yearsago that’s causing a problem!”

Don’t mention the bats…The Quaker meeting room is decorated withbats drawn by children from the William PennSchool in Coolham village. Two groups ofprotected bats reside in the Blue Idol and theroof work cannot be carried out until they

have moved on.

William Penn is gone, but not forgotten.The Blue Idol has its own William Penn Memorial Garden, with information about hislife. There are also many letters and informationboards about his life in a small barn in thefront garden. The Quakers there are linked tothe Central Philadelphia Monthly Meetingand Quakers from America have visited theBlue Idol. Chris said: “We’ve even had peoplecome in with the name Penn, from Americaand Britain, wanting to 0nd out more aboutthe family history.”

William Penn died penniless in 1718.He died at his home in Berkshire and wasburied in an unmarked grave next to his 0rstwife in the cemetery of the Jordans Quakermeeting house near Chalfont St Giles. Horsham Museum does though have a coupleof works by William Penn in its collection.

AAH would like to thank Jeremy Knightand the sta+ of Horsham Museum and ArtGallery for providing historial informationon William Penn, Quakers and Religion inthe 17th Century. We also thank ChrisKnott, Allan and Pauline Cook for their time and patience!

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Warminghurst Church is far from beingone of the wonders of the world.But sat in an 18th Century pine box pewon a cold winter’s day, any visitor to thechurch will be in little doubt that theyhave found one of the great hidden treasures of the Horsham district.It’s been 33 years since the tiny communityof Warminghurst, close to Ashington, lost aregular service at The Church of the HolySepulchre. But its door is still open, and anyone visitingcannot help but be a?ected by the untouched beauty, the remarkable history,and an enchanting atmosphere that has acontradicting e?ect of being both haunting and charming. An intense search might even lead to youspotting a ‘face’ in the wood of a pew box.Perhaps one for Bishop Brennan to take acloser look at…Today, the church is one of 340 in thecountry in the care of The Churches Conservation Trust – a national charityprotecting historic churches at risk. However, a small group of Friends ofWarminghurst Church keep a close eye onthe building and report to the Trust.Living next door, Rachel Webster is one ofthe key members of this group. Rachelsaid: “There are about 20 people involved,with a core group of Ave or six. Some livehere, and others love the church for itsspecial charm and character. “The work of the Trust is essential to keepthese historic churches open and in a Atstate to visit, and even though funding isnow extremely di@cult for them, they provide a back-up for the volunteer andFriends groups.“During the winter we only have a dozenor so visitors to Warminghurst Churchevery week but it’s far more popular in thesummer. A lot of people know the churchand have driven past it before but theyhave never taken a look inside.

“There are people who have lived in thearea for years and have never walkedthrough the door. But when people dovisit they realise it’s very special. Peopleare very moved by it. “Most people like the fact that it hasn’tbeen touched. You walk in and see thesebox pews, the Royal Arms of Queen Anneand the 16th century iron chest, and youfeel this sense of timelessness. There’s agenial, peaceful air to it. They may not bereligious but the church does have a veryspecial atmosphere, and of course someare simply fascinated by the history.”The Church of the Holy Sepulchre has aprincely, elevated position, overlookingfarmland that stretches undevelopedacross to the South Downs and Chanctonbury Ring. Its origins go back tothe 13th Century, but a church may haveexisted on the site in the 11th century orearlier. The beams you see today are

believed to date back to 1158.Its greatest appeal is that it was not restoredduring Queen Victoria’s reign, leading onebook, Sussex Churches and Chapels, tocall it ‘the Anest example in Sussex ofhow many must have looked before the Victorian restorers.’The present church was built in about1220 and for a time was owned by theBenedictine abbey at Fécamp in Normandy. Above the west end, thewood and shingled bell-turret is the oldest part of the building. The bell was cast in about 1200 but it is,frustratingly yet rather wonderfully, beyond reach. It may well be some yearssince anyone has seen the bell, but visitorscan at least ring it. The church even tookpart in ‘All the Bells’ when thousands ofchurches rang bells simultaneously tomark the start of the London Games.The Church was later in the hands of the

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Earl of Arundel, then Sion College Nursery,before the Shelley Family took over.Perhaps the most important historical featureat the church is a brass monument to theShelley family, set on the north wall of theChancel. It commemorates Edward Shelleyand depicts his wife and children kneeling.The children are identi<ed by the <rst letterof their Christian names.The boy on the far left, Edward Shelley Junior, has had his head cut o; deliberately.This would have been done after he broughtshame on the Shelley family by being executed in 1588 for harbouring a Catholicpriest. In the 1930s, the three Coats of Armson the Shelley monument were stolen. Onewas returned, only to be stolen again, and

their whereabouts remains a mystery.In 1619, a vault and private chapel was builtfor the Shelley family, before the church fellinto the hands of the renowned QuakerWilliam Penn in 1676. Penn lived close by inWarminghurst House, and it was here that hedrafted the <rst Constitution for the American state of Pennsylvania.His house was bought by James Butler in1707. Butler swiftly demolished the houseand built a huge new building in its place. Healso made many improvements to thechurch. On the south wall of the chancel there is alarge monument to Dame Elizabeth Benet,Butler’s wife, who died in 1721.Another large monument commemorates

John Riches, a trustee of Butler, who alsolived at Warminghurst Place.Near the beginning of the 18th Century, apine screen of three arches, topped by theRoyal Arms of Queen Anne, was added to divide the chancel and the nave. The RoyalArms were repainted in 1845 by E. Martinand remain in very good condition.Then in about 1770, a set of box-pews wasinstalled, with high backs and lockable ends.These also remain in excellent condition, asdoes the three decker pulpit of pine and oak. For a period between the two World Wars,vandals caused considerable damage, but repairs were carried out before the churchre-opened. Then in 1959-1960, John LeopoldDenman of the <rm Denman & Sons carried

‘Edward Shelley Junior has had his head cut off deliberately. This would havebeen done after he brought shame on the Shelley family by being executed in1588 for harbouring a Catholic priest’

The 17th Century altar rails have interesting turned wooden balusters; Rachel Webster is one of a group of Friends of the Church thatlooks after the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, on behalf of the Churches Conservation Trust

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out a sensitive series of works during whichall parts of the building were inspected andstructural defects corrected. The east window was improved and the ceiling wasstripped down to reveal its original timbers.Twenty years later, however, the Diocese ofChichester decided to make the church redundant. Warminghurst has always been an isolatedcommunity – the Domesday Book recorded

a population of 52 and in nearly a thousandyears the population has grown by about adozen – and there were not enough peopleto keep the church vibrant. Services hadbeen held there one Sunday every monthduring the summer but that ended in 1979. A report in the West Sussex Gazette quotesresidents highlighting the importance of establishing a group of Friends to look afterthe church.

The Diocese of Chichester placed the churchinto the care of the Redundant ChurchesFund, and that later became the ChurchesConservation Trust. It is one of only 38 GradeI listed buildings in the district of Horsham,and despite its isolated location attractednearly 2,000 visitors from all over the worldlast year.There are occasionally events held at thechurch. Rachel said: “The Friends look after

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Visitors to the suitably eerie graveyard are few and far between; the three Coat of Arms on the Shelley Monument have been stolen, whilst

activities and fundraising. We have tolimit what we do here as we are relyingon people’s goodwill and time to comeand help, but Derek Spencer, the Reverendat Thakeham Church, will come here forkey services.“Our next event will be the very popularPlant, Cake and Produce sale on the <rstBank Holiday in May and the Harvest Festival and biennial Christmas Tree Festival are also well attended. “A Choral Workshop is held in June. It wasstarted by my parents, Jessica and DanielAggs, in 1983 and was held annually until2003. We revived it last summer with conductor David Lawrence returning andwe hope to repeat it every year.“We could rent the church to othergroups. You could, if you wanted to, havea yoga class, not that it would be appropriate! But the Churches ConservationTrust is not restricting what goes on here,within means. “If it is handed over to another group, wewould charge something like £30 and juststand back and be a presence. For musical events, the acoustics are beautiful,but of course you have to put up with thecold!“If there is a service here, such as a wedding, we ask for a retiring collection.Weddings are di;cult though as theremust be a link to Warminghurst orthrough the Friends of the Church. I wasmarried at Warminghurst in 1986 and Ithink there have only been three sincethen with one coming up this year.”But this is a critical time for the church.The snow has found a way through theroof, and could be seen resting on oakbeams that have been there for nearly900 years.Rachel said: “We have snow coming inand that took us by surprise. We knew itwas draughty and I’m going to go to theChurches Conservation Trust and say ‘isthis the moment in which we can start a campaign?’

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the head of disgraced Edward Shelley Junior was removed; A �ne 16th Century iron Chest at the Church; the Royal Arms of Queen Anne

“The tiles have slipped to a degree, and thepaper that was put down to keep thedraught and the elements at bay has deteriorated and is peeling o6. I’m quiteworried about it deteriorating any furtheras we don’t want it damaging the beams. “There are heritage funds and Lotteryfunds that we may be able to approach asthe Churches Conservation Trust cannot doit all by themselves. They rely heavily on do-nations from visitors. If everyone who vis-ited put £2 in the box then we wouldprobably be covered.”“Some Conservation churches have neededheating and have started heating funds,but perhaps we will start a roof fund.”

If you would like to know more aboutFriends of Warminghurst Church, or enquireabout using the Church, contact Rachel on01903 891312/ [email protected] orRoger Colebrook on 01903 744849 / [email protected]. Anyone interested in joining for £5 perannum will be welcomed wholeheartedly.For more on The Churches ConservationTrust visit http://www.visitchurches.org.uk

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neuropathic pain relief. Very importantly it isconsidered safe and non-invasive. I’m verypleased to be able to o;er this treatment forpain su;erers in Horsham. During our pilot studies, we found it to be bene<cial in many di;erent scenarios. I wouldreally suggest to anyone interested that theylook at the website where video case studiesand other testimonials can be viewed. I amalso prepared to o;er a free review consultation to anyone considering its use fortheir particular pain condition.”

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Christ’s Hospital is celebrating not only460 years since it Brst opened its doors tochildren in 1552, but also the granting ofits Royal Charter by King Edward VI in1553.

The anniversary was marked last year bythe whole school travelling up to Londonin September for a Thanksgiving Serviceat St Paul’s Cathedral and a Royal visitfrom the President of Christ’s Hospital,HRH The Duke of Gloucester in November.In addition, an exhibition ‘460 years in themaking’ is running at Horsham Museumand Art Gallery until 23rd February. Theexhibition places particular emphasis onthe last 110 years at Horsham.

Highlights to commemorate the anniversaryran alongside the many opportunitiesand events that happen in the normalschool year to enrich the lives of thepupils. To mention a few – 2012 beganwith pupils excelling themselves in a national chemistry competition ‘Top ofthe Bench’ when Florence Carr-Smith (16)achieved the highest mark for the practical test in the competition.

The Fives Team from CH did exceptionallywell in the South Eastern Regional FivesChampionships at Tonbridge, walkingaway with U18 Single Champion (AndeaGemade), U18 Doubles Champions(Andea Gemade and Rory Keddie) and theU16 Singles Plate (Conor Morgan).

The annual Bluecoat Concert at St John’sSmith Square, London, last February was amagniBcent venue to showcase talentedmusicians who performed to their usualhigh standard to a packed audience. Thisyear’s concert takes place on Monday,11th February.

In March, the Model United Nations Team at

CH was placed second in the nationwideMUN Tournament. Debating the topic‘Building a Peaceful and Better Worldthrough Sport’ the competition was heldon the international soil at the UN’s International Maritime Organisation inLondon. Individual prizes were also wonby Finn McMahon, recognised with a BestDelegate Award, and Charles James-Cheesman, who won an Honourable Mention Award.

During the summer term, hard work alsopaid oA for Hockey girls when 34 girlsranging from Year 10 to the Lower Sixthtoured Valkenburg in Holland for Bvedays. The tour included master classcoaching sessions and a tournament.

The 28,000 spectators in the auditoriumat Lord’s 1st Test West Indies v Englandwere roused when the Band marchedonto the pitch during the interval. Every

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‘28,000 spectators at Lord’s 1st Test West Indies v England, were roused when the band

marched on to the pitch during the interval’

band member contributed to a “wonderfuldisplay” resulting in an invitation to returnthis May.

The Jrst round of the England Schools Athletics Association Track and Field cup heldat K2 Crawley was the setting for two fantasticteam performances by the CH junior and intermediate boys. Both teams comfortablywon the county round.

In June, two CH pupils were honoured to receive invitations to celebrate The Queen’sDiamond Jubilee at Westminster Hall. CoralieStrong, 16, and Mary McMann, 15, wereguests of the Worshipful Company of Grocersand Salter’ Company respectively. CH is proudof its association with Livery Companies whohave supported generations of children sinceits foundation.

Moving into the summer holidays, last year’sexamination results were excellent with an A*to B pass rate of 78.5% and an A* / A pass rateof just under 50%. Some 37 pupils (ie 30% ofthe year group) gained three A grades or better. At GCSE, 94.4% of all grades awardedwere a A*, A or B and the overall percentage

of grades at A or A* was 78.2%, which wassuIcient to place CH 15th in The Times’ national league table for co-educationalschools.

The new academic year in September wasmarked not only by 460th anniversary celebrations but also by the 125th anniversaryof the birth of Old Blue Sir Barnes Wallis.Members of the Barnes Wallis family werejoined by a number of representatives of theRAF, the RAF Benevolent Fund, Old Blues andothers at a special service in Chapel.Squadron Leader George ‘Johnny’ Johnson, inhis nineties and one of the last survivingmembers of 617 squadron – the ‘Dambusters’– was amongst the guests and enjoyed talkingwith pupils about his experiences.

The annual St Matthew’s Day thanksgivingService in London was transformed into avery special occasion for the 460th anniversaryby being held at St Paul’s Cathedral. The wholeschool was also invited by the Lord Mayor ofthe City of London to Guildhall for lunch.

Following a wonderful reading from Jo Shapcott in 2011, the English Department

was delighted to welcome a fellow holder ofthe Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry, Fleur Adcock, for a reading and discussion of herwork.

Music, sport and the media were blended to-gether when the Barns Green Half Marathonthreaded its way through the School’s Quadto the sound of the Band and the Choir, alongwith the whole school community, sung onBBC Radio 2’s ‘Sunday Half Hour’.

In October, Henry VIII and his six wives, alongwith other monarchs of the period, came tolife when CH organised a Tudor Living HistoryDay for children in Year 5 to share the School’sfacilities and teaching with other schools byoHering an extension to national curriculumactivities. Over 200 children and their teachersfrom schools across the region travelled backin time by participating in a range of Tudorperiod themed activities. History Departmentteachers, who hosted the event, joined in bydressing in 16th Century style Jnery. A Tudorextravaganza in the afternoon included amagniJcent display of Birds of Prey.

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Gloucester, Art was the high point in Novemberwith an exhibition launched at Horsham’sCapitol and another by Martin Parr in the ArtSchool at CH. Martin Parr, a world renownedphotographer, has been photographing theSchool from time-to-time over a period oftwo years. His images were featured in an article about Christ’s Hospital written by Jessica Salter in The Telegraph magazine inOctober, which has given the School muchrecognition about all aspects of its philanthropic work.

The School was buzzing with excitementwhen it was announced that Joe Launchbury(a popular Old Blue) came on as replacementin the England v Fiji game at Twickenham.Joe went on to receive the QBE Man of the International Series award.

Luke Stevens, 18, received an award to acknowledge his outstanding performance,achieving one of the highest marks in a newcompetition called the Cambridge ChemistryChallenge, which was taken by 4300 studentsin 300 schools across the country, and RoryKeddie gained a full scholarship to The New

‘Pupils excelled themselves in a national chemistrycompetition ‘Top of the Bench’. Florence Carr-Smithachieved the highest mark for the practical test’

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To round o: the year at the ‘School Like NoOther’, the Senior School’s production of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ was a sell-out. The pupilsraised over £11,000 for the Royal Marsdenand pupils were treated to a visit by TomStoppard ‘In Conversation’.

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In recent years, Broadbridge Heath has attracted more than its fair share of headlines,much if it negative.The village has seen the closure of its twoprominent car dealerships, fought the proposed destruction of its leisure centre,and of course new housing developmentsnow underway will dramatically change itslandscape.But one resident has written a book, remindingus that Broadbridge Heath is a village with acolourful past, as well as a controversial present.Jonathan England’s book ‘There’s More ThereThan You Think - A Detailed History of Broadbridge Heath’goes back to the days of

William the Conqueror, highlights the characterswho established a village community, andcovers the major developments and events ofthe 20th century.Jonathan said: “My interest in BroadbridgeHeath history and local a5airs began when Imoved from Horsham into an old house inthe village in 2002. “Annabelle Hughes, a well-respected localhistorian, had compiled a brief account of thehouse’s construction and history for previousowners and this piqued my interest andposed questions which I wanted to 6nd outabout. “I could not 6nd a book in Horsham Libraryspeci6cally about Broadbridge Heath, so I

realised that I would have to do the researchmyself. This journey led me to join the LocalHistory Group of Horsham Museum Society,and eventually to become Chairman of theFriends of Horsham Museum.”Jonathan discovered that the 6rst occupantsof his house had been signi6cant locallandowners, which inspired him to digdeeper to discover all he could about the village. During a ten year period, when not workingfor a 6rm in Boston, Massachusetts, Jonathandevoted his spare time to the book. Much ofthe writing has taken place at 38,000 feet during trans-Atlantic 7ights.Far from being an nondescript village

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Broadbridge Mill stands behind its pond, frozen during the hard winter of 1946/7

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The ‘New’ Post O%ce (now &ats) photographed before the west extension was built around 1911; The north wing of Broadbridge Farm in early 20th century when it was inhabited by three families

occupied by simple country folk, digginginto the archives has uncovered some fascinating stories and links to in7uentialpeople; hence the title of the book. The 6rst recorded owners were Normanknights who came over with William theConqueror, before the Covert family ownedthe village for nearly half a millennium. In Elizabethan times, Sir Walter Covertfought with Roger Gratwick, his tenant atBroadbridge Farm, over the local rights tooperate in the lucrative iron industry.

Later, the village was sold to the Onslows, aSurrey-based family which supplied twospeakers of the House of Commons. Theirtenant, Matthew Ca5yn, became the leaderof the Baptist Church, led non-conformistworship at Broadbridge Farm and held baptisms in its mill pond. William Stanford married Elizabeth Ca5ynand their grandson ultimately earnedenough money from farming and milling sothat he could buy the Broadbridge Farm Estate, which included most of today’s

village, from the Onslows. It was Matthew Stanford who built Jonathan’shouse in the then isolated part of the villagein the 1840s. Broadbridge Farm became theSewage Farm when Horsham needed to improve its sanitation in the late 19th century.Broadbridge Heath is also associated with theShelley Family of Field Place, although techni-cally it is just inside the neighbouring parishof Warnham. The poet Percy Bysshe Shelleygrew up there but his brother, John, hadstronger village links as he owned land in the

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village, including The Shelley Arms. Percy Bysshe did take moonlit walks to visithis grandfather at Arun House in Horshamand he was said to have sheltered in a Broadbridge Heath barn, which was later tobecome the club house for the golf club,which later relocated to Mannings Heath.In 1752, Broadbridge Heath was the locationfor an execution by burning at the stake

when Anne Whale was executed on theHeath after she had murdered her husbandin the village. Her accomplice and cousin,Sarah Pledge, was hanged nearby.Surprisingly, the golf links were used for earlyaircraft 8ights, and there were a few notableaircraft crashes, including an RAF bomber inthe 1920s and a German Focke Wulf that hadbeen shot down over Horsham in 1943. The

Army Camp (located where Tesco is today)certainly attracted attention from the Luftwa6e, and a doodlebug blew up innearby 7elds. The book also highlights the importance ofiron working during the Elizabethan period. Large ‘sows’ and smaller ‘pigs’ of iron were extracted from local ironstone in furnacesfanned by air fed by water wheel driven

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The Village Room (the )rst school) and Old Post O(ce Cottages in 1914; No longer there, Alfred Goring and his wife and daughter (both Emily) pose in front of the Smithy and Wheelwright Shop

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bellows and fuelled by charcoal produced in the extensive local forests. The iron was then hardened in forges using huge, water powered hammers. At the time of the Spanish Armada in 1588,Roger Gratwick, Edward Caryll, and Sir WalterCovert each contributed £100 for the Armadadefences. They were engaged in multiple legal6ghts in the highest courts of the land and violent confrontations over iron business rights inthe Horsham district. Two of these protagonists

are strongly linked to Broadbridge Heath. TheGratwick Family included many yeoman farmerslocated throughout Sussex, and records suggestthat part of the family moved from Cowfold toBroadbridge Farm in Broadbridge Heath sometime before 1552. Roger Gratwick madehis fortune in the iron industry, owning a forgeat I6eld and leasing two forges at Hawkin’s andHammer Ponds in St Leonards Forest.When he died in 1570 the business was passeddown to his son, also Roger of Broadbridge

Farm. Roger Gratwick’s landlord was SirWalter Covert, who owned Broad-bridge Manor along with Slaugham,Ashington and Twineham Ben6eld. Covert co-tenanted St Leonard’s Forestwith Gratwick, and the two went tocourt in a dispute over rent. EdwardCaryll, a rival iron master in the Horsham area, also started a 6erce,sometimes violent, confrontation withGratwick just as several new furnaceswere being built and the local iron orestarted to become scarce. This strifeappears to have been too much forGratwick. He left the iron industry toCaryll and Covert and moved awayfrom Broadbridge Farm. Jonathan said: “As well as 6nding outabout notable historic events, analysingcensus and directory records, people’s reminiscences allowed me tobuild up a picture of how the villagedeveloped, when houses were built,who lived in them, who ran the variousshops and businesses and how theclubs and societies evolved. “I have had the opportunity to talkwith many people associated withBroadbridge Heath who have kindlyshared their knowledge, pictures andnewspaper cuttings with me, especiallyduring meetings of the BroadbridgeHeath History Club which I held forseveral years. “In particular, Charles Weston has collected information about Broad-bridge Heath all his life, and kindly gave

Jonathan has �nally completed an extensive history on Broadbridge Heath after ten years of research and writing

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No longer there, the Alfred Goring and his wife and daughter (both Emily) pose in front of the Smithy and Wheelwright Shop; Thecrash of an RAF bomber on Granny’s (By)eet’s) Lane in 1927

me access to all of his archive, including ahuge collection of pictures and recordedinterviews of residents, which he hasnow donated to Horsham Museum. “One Sunday morning, a lady visitingfrom Devon knocked on my door andsaid that she was looking into the his-tory of her family, which are related tothe Stanfords. She later shared her research notes and previously unseen pictures of my house and BroadbridgeMill which are reproduced in the book. “Robert Hull, whose relatives rentedBroadbridge Farm from Horsham UrbanDistrict Council around World War Two,also shared his research about the Farmand Mill.“Of course, history continues to be made,and as a Parish Councillor I get insightsinto some of it, so if this book is popularenough perhaps there will be a secondedition in a few years. “More could be recounted about theprelude to the massive new develop-ment, which is now underway. The future of the District Sports Centre,which is in Broadbridge Heath, hasrecently caused major controversy andthe Broadbridge Heath Quadrangle development proposals have yet to befully disclosed. “I have not yet included the 1911 censusrecords or transcripts of the oral histo-ries, and I am sure lots of people will tellme where I have made mistakes and beable to add facts. Finding out about thelocal history of the village in which I livehas certainly helped my feeling of well-being by giving me a sense ofplace. I hope that this book will helpothers in the district .nd theirs.”

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It’s harder than you think to make the perfect sausage.It’s not just a matter of using good qualitymeat. You need to ensure there are no aircavities; that the herbs and Cavours are distributed evenly throughout the sausage;somehow during cooking you need to prevent the sausage’s natural curve to ensure it is consistently cooked.Master all of this and perhaps you too havethe potential to be National Sausage Making Champion.It’s a title bestowed on David Bell not justonce, but twice. This recognition has seensausages made by his Horsham-basedcompany Bangers Galore feature on themenu at 10 Downing Street. Pop royaltyhave been treated to his bangers on twooccasions at the BRIT Awards.

But whilst national recognition andcelebrity customers help creates headlines,the day to day running of the business isvery diAerent. David still heads down to thelocal produce market in the Carfax on aSaturday to promote his award-winningsausages.David said: “The best sellers are the plainCavour traditional pork sausages andchipolatas. Other popular varieties areCumberland and Lincolnshire, Pork andApple, and the The Pork and Wild Mushroom sell well at the market, alongwith Sage and Red Onion. “We do sausage tasting at the Horshammarket and that works very well. “Selling in shops is diAerent to the market,as of course customers can’t taste it Brst, soyou get the odd adventurous type that

might take a risk but most will play it safeand stick to the popular sausages. Butdown on the market, they can obviouslytaste it before they buy it. “This gives us the chance to try outCavours. We tried a chocolate chilli, whichmost people turned their nose up at initially.But when they tried it they found they likedit. At Christmas we added orange zest, butthe feedback was not great as the orangewas too powerful. We do sundried tomatoand basil in the summer but rest it in win-ter, so we always have the popular onesand a few surprises.“That is what is great about the market – weget brilliant feedback from our customers.They support us week in, week out, and it’sincreasing all the time down there for usand word is spreading about the sausages.Attitudes to local produce have changed,particularly in the past two years. Peoplewant something diAerent, and the supermarkets have realised this.”It is 21 years since David Brst won the titleof National Sausage Making Champion, yethe is still winning awards. Just a fewmonths ago, a Bangers Galore Pork andWild Mushroom sausage was named ‘Bestin Show’ at the South Eastern Prime StockWinter Fayre at Ardingly. Yes, there really issuch a competition!It all started for David working as a Saturdaylad for a butcher in Surrey. David said: “Iworked for Ken Davey in Bookham, as that’swhere I grew up and went full time when Iwas 16.“Ken had a very good reputation so I learnta lot from him. He would properly trim andbone the ham before he made hissausages. He did it very well, and while Iwas there we won the National SausageChampionships twice, in 1992 and 1994.“We had a number of years when we werewinning competitions all of the time. I justenjoyed making the sausages and

From Butcher’s BoyTo the BRIT AwardsThe Story of Bangers Galore, Horsham’s Award-Winning Sausage Business

David Bell with some of his award-winning sausages

gradually began to understand whatmade a good competition sausage.Sometimes we would go and not get alook-in and I asked the judges why theydidn’t score well. “Whereas the public will go by 4avour, thejudges are looking for air cavities. You haveto make sure the herbs are distributedevenly throughout the sausage, and theylook at shrinkage too. You present sixcooked sausages and six raw to show youonly lose a small percentage of weightduring cooking. “The quality of the skin is important too,as it has to be cooked all the way roundthe sausage. They tend to naturally curve,meaning you get two brown strips wherethey cook 3rst. Judges like it to be brownall the way around, so during competitionswe hold the meat down initially so thecurve doesn’t develop. It’s crazy really,but you need these rules to separate thegood from the very good. “It meant a lot to me to get it right. In1992, we won with a plain sausage thatwas just well made. The taste is the lastthing that they look for as everyone hastheir own preference. In 1994, we wonwith garlic and herb sausages, which arenot to everyone’s taste, so that was a surprise.”After the 1994 Award, David appeared ona Saturday morning children’s televisionshow. He remembers: “They had a gamewhich was like the Generation Game. Iwent on the programme with my sausagemachine and did a demonstration. Thechildren then had to try linking thesausages and I then had to mark them!”He was enjoying his time working at anaward-winning butcher, but after 15years working at Ken Davey’s, David waslooking to move on. He moved to Horsham with his wife, and took a leap offaith and set up his own business,

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Bangers Galore.He approached a friend, Stuart Pearce, whoran South Street Butchers in Dorking, to ask ifhe could use the butcher’s equipment tomake Bangers Galore sausages. David said:“The idea was that I would make competitionwinning sausages, with Bangers Galore gettinga reputation as the maker, and his butchersbeing known as the place to buy them from.So that is what happened and the 5rst competition I went to as Bangers Galore in1998 I won the Supreme Sausage Maker.“As well as selling the sausages at South

Street Butchers, I would make up batches ofsamples and go to restaurants, pubs, hotelsand sell them too. I was enjoying working formyself, and another job driving taxis gave methe 5nances to be able to make sausages.” “After a time there, I moved on to anotherbutcher in Bookham, run by my friend KeithWeston, making sausages to their ownrecipes. After a while, Keith said ‘make six ofyour best 6avours, we’re going to put themon sale’. “So we did, and it really took o4. I spent eightyears with Keith at Rawlings and Kensett. It

grew steadily, and I gave up the taxi drivingand concentrated on the sausages, investedin a labelling machine and built the business.David was selling to farm shops, conveniencestores, pubs and restaurants, making perhapshalf a tonne of sausages a week. But his big break came from Budgens. “I got acall from the Fetcham store and they werelooking to sell my sausages. Sales went reallywell and the word spread. Eventually, I wassupplying 15 Budgens stores.“I’ve supplied Budgens in Billingshurst forabout six years. This meant that, three years

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ago, I was able to move into my ownpremises in Horsham.”On a weekly basis, Bangers Galore nowproduces about two tonnes of sausageseach week. They use premium Maldonpork from Wicks Manor Farm in Essex.David and two employees,Ryan Bottingand Steven Smith, then trim the meat toensure there is no gristle. David said: “If you’re getting good qualitymeat and trim it well before it goes in themincer, then you are nearly there. That isthe foundation of a good sausage.

“You then weigh it to ensure you getevery -avour consistently tasting thesame, then add the bread rusk with theseasonings and -avours before mixing ittogether and mincing it through. “We then take the sausage meat and packit down to get all of the air out, before it ispushed into the natural skin casing, whichwe buy in from a farm in Scotland. “We hang them overnight, and that bringsout a bit of colour. They are chopped,packed and wrapped and then they goout to the shops.

minced through, the meat is then hand-pressed (see below) to remove air cavities before it is squeezed into the skin. The sausages hang in a

‘Judges like a sausageto be brown all the wayaround, so during competitions we holdthe meat down initiallyso the natural curvedoesn’t develop’

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“As well as making the sausages, we haveto keep logs on cleaning schedules,maintain temperatures for the fridges,and record where the meat has comefrom and where it has gone to.”Currently, Bangers Galore supply Budgens and Southern Co-Op stores,as well as The Olive Tree in North HeathLane, Old Barn Nurseries in Dial Postand New House Farm in Faygate. Thenext step is increasing output, withoutimpacting quality.A new but very expensive machine onthe market, which includes a vacuumfor cutting air cavities, may allowDavid’s business to grow without losingits award-winning qualities. He hopesthat the sausages we buy will remainas good as those tasted by the competition judges.“The only di.erence between our competition sausages and those youbuy at the shop is that we don’t comearound to your house and ensure theydon’t curve when you cook them!”

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fridge overnight before they are placed in packets of six, packaged, labelled and sent to shops

‘Down on the market,people can taste before they buy. Thisgives us the chanceto try out new�avours’

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The Secret

Confucius remarked that ‘Life is reallysimple, but we insist on making it complicated’.When Wendy Keating took over the Hareand Hounds pub in Cowfold two and ahalf years ago, it’s unlikely that Chinesephilosophy inspired her direction.But she was aware of the importance ofsimplicity.“When I came here there were glass toptables, a Big Screen TV, a pool table andlots of live rock music,” said Wendy. “Itook a gamble and took it all out,brought in wooden tables and chairs, inan attempt to make it a little more traditional. As it turned out many localswere grateful for that.“I used to come and eat here 10 yearsago, when the Hare and Hounds servedgood food and there was a warm atmosphere and that is what I wanted toreturn to. Before I came, the pub did o:erfood, but it was only light bites.“Straight away I knew I wanted to servegood food, so we had professionalscome in and clean the kitchen, whichtook four days, and then we were up andrunning.“We introduced a menu with more traditional, home-made pub food, likeBangers and Mash, Steak and KidneyPudding and Fish and Chips. I alsowanted to o:er good value for money, so

nearly all of our dishes are available as alighter portion, which is really popular assome older people cannot eat a big mealand it’s more a:ordable.”When we visit on a Thursday lunch time,we are surprised to ;nd the pub full.There are a number of drinkers just enjoying a pint near the bar, with a dogcurled up near the open ;re. The onlytable free is the one reserved for AAH.It is apparent by the age of most customers, that it is the OAP menu that isdrawing in most of the business. Writtenout on a small chalk board were threemain courses, including a Hot Pot, for £5each, two desserts for £2.75 and tea/co:ee for £1.Its success is down to its simplicity, butthat does not come without experience.Wendy has worked at various pubs in thearea. She was manager of The Plough Innin Hen;eld for a few years, and alsoworked at the Cat and Canary, and TheGeorge Inn, in the village. When the opportunity came up at the Hare andHounds, it felt like a natural progressionfor Wendy.Initially, her best friend, Sophie Ping,helped Wendy cook the food, before afull-time chef was brought in. However,that did not work out, and so 14 monthsago, Michael Dunne came in as a chef.Michael said: “I’ve worked in various

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hotels and restaurants, and for a while I wasHead Chef at British Caledonian. Later, I ranThe Sportsman in Goddards Green, but thehours did get a little too much for me. “I’ve worked for Wendy before, and whenthe previous chef at the Hare and Houndswent on holiday and Wendy needed a newchef, I would come in. Then when he left, Ispoke to Wendy and it all fell into place.“With the Coach House closing down, theHare and Hounds has become even moreimportant to the people of Cowfold. But Ithink we have pitched it right, serving honest food with a modern twist. “I keep it simple because that’s key as people like good wholesome food, so we

have big portions and the value for moneyis excellent. Most of our food is home-made,and I make as much as I can fresh.”The drinkers at the Hare and Hounds canalso take their share of the success, as theyare the ones that choose the beers! Being afree House, with no association to a brewery,The Hare and Hounds can pick and choosethe beers it sells.Wendy said: “We always keep a Dark Star because they are based in Partridge Green,and the Harvey’s Sussex is very popular sowe leave that on too. We have a core groupof drinkers and they actually choose whatwill go on the guest pump.“They tell me what they would like next,

and if I can I will bring it in. When somebodyfrom a brewery comes in and wants to talkabout bringing their beers in, I always tellthem ‘sorry, you have to talk to the boys!’“It works out brilliantly as we get some excellent beers in. They are not always localbeers, and we bring some in from quite faraway, but it keeps it interesting. The 6rstyear I was here, CAMRA (Campaign for RealAle) put us in the good beer guide and tocelebrate we put on a beer festival. “I had never even been to a beer festival,but people were telling me I should do it,and it ended up being excellent. We had 15beers, a jazz band and a barbecue and theplace was really busy. It’s gone so well that

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we carried it on and we’ll have onethis year as well.”As you might expect, there’s no needfor French accents on the simplemenu. There’s no Foie Gras, VanillaScallops or Bu=alo Milk Curd with on aBroth of Grilled Onions. But we dohave Classic Prawn Cocktail, CreamyGarlic Mushrooms, Crispy Fried Whitebait and Chicken Goujons.As an example of the pub’s e=orts toprovide value for money, only onebreaks the £5 barrier, with theSmoked Salmon costing £5.35. Ifyou’re the sharing type, a SeafoodPlatter (£10.95) and Mixed Olives andStu=ed Peppers (£8.95) are available)We chose the Whitebait (£4.25) andthe Garlic Mushrooms (£4.75). Thewhitebait, coated in Cayenne pepper,was served with a lime and coriandermayonnaise and a varied side salad.As promised, it was good, honest foodand such a large portion o=ers verygood value for money. Toby too was very pleased with hisgarlic mushrooms, which came withplenty of lightly toasted Ciabatta andagain gave satisfaction rather thansurprise.There are ten main courses on themenu, ranging from £7.95 (Leek,Mushroom and Pesto Pasta) to only£10.95 (Homemade Fresh Fish Pie andthe Homemade Steak and KidneyPudding), with lighter appetite dishesavailable for £6.95 for six of thecourses.If you were on Family Fortunes andhad to name the top 10 main coursesat a typical English pub, the answerswould, most likely, match the Hareand Hounds menu. There’s Ham, Eggsand Chips, Burger, Liver and bacon,Fish Pie, Cod and Chips, Chicken Curry,Sausage and Mash, and Scampi andChips. You can also opt for Jacket Potato with a range of >llings, Ploughman’s Lunch, or a number ofsandwiches.

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I went for the Steak and Kidney Pudding withNew Potatoes and Vegetables served in sidedishes. For £10.95, it was simply great value.Strictly frill-free, it’s a classic recipe cookedand presented well with enough potatoesand vegetables to question whether Wendyhas ever heard of the term ‘pro3t margin’, letalone understand what it means.Toby chose the Fresh Cod in Beer Batterserved with Chips, Peas and Tartare Sauce

(£9.95). Of course, you could state that thechips are not twice fried in virgin olive oil, butthe 3sh was fresh, grease-free and generouslybattered, and the chunky chips were wellcooked.We chose our desserts after browsing aroundthe pub, which is small but feels warm andwelcoming, with a selection of framed fromdays gone of the nearby St Hugh’s Charter-house, Tidey’s Garage and Cowfold village

suggesting a sense of community at the pub.In truth, I was full and was hoping, against allthe odds, for a small pudding. What arrivedwas a slice of Mint Chocolate Cheesecake 3tfor someone who lives at the top of a giantbeanstalk. To say it cost less than £5, some carehad gone into it. There was a liberal sprinklingof chocolate drops, and a strawberry had beentenderly sliced through 3ve times so it couldattractively fan out across the cream.

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Just a couple of years ago, American chatshow host Ellen DeGeneres predicted live onher chat show that Ellie Lawson would become 'the hugest, hugest star.’Despite live TV appearances, a deal with Atlantic Records, an ambassador role for theclothing brand Quiksilver Women and eventracks produced by William Orbit, Ellie justfell short of making a signi6cant breakthrough.But she remains a polished live act withbeautifully constructed,vibrant folk songs. We see Ellie performing on a cold and wetSunday night at The Anchor Pub in MarketSquare, Horsham. Only a handful of people are there to see

Ellie, accompanied by Dave Harewood onguitar and mandolin, give a sublime acousticrendition of the Trance Single ‘Place In TheSun’ by Menno de Jong featuring Ellie Lawson.Ellie, from South London, is one of four performers on a night of live music put together by Jamie Stanley, commonly knownas Stan. As a music lover and a singer/songwriterhimself (usually performing under the nameThe Mailman or in his band ‘The Tandem’)Stan puts on a monthly showcase of live, pri-marily original music.It has been a struggle to generate big crowds

as the event is always held on a Sunday (thelast of the month) and most of the material isoriginal music, so crowd-pleasing classics arekept to a minimum.Stan said: “I’ve only been in Horsham forabout 6ve years, but I’ve always been in andaround music. When I came here I waspleased to 6nd there was a thriving ‘open micnight’ scene, and I was keen to get involved.“But whilst there are plenty of venues locallyfor covers bands to play at, there are limitedoptions for people wishing to sing their ownsongs. “So I created Stan’s Showcase and The Anchor was the obvious home as there is a

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Toby went for a delicious crumble o- thespecials board, whilst other desserts includeBakewell Tart, Lemon meringue, Treacle Tast,Chocolate Brownie Pudding and Bailey’s andRaspberry Panna Cotta. Some of the desserts,which all cost less than £5, are prepared byScrumdiddlyyum, based in the nearby villageof Bolney. All in all, we found the Hare and Hounds tobe a very pleasant pub, with an atmospherethat installed a false impression that I hadeaten there many times before!

With The Coach House in Cowfold nowclosed, the Hare and Hounds has become allthe more important to the village, but it hasenough charm and character to ful.l theneeds of the villagers. By doing little elseaside from keeping it simple, the pub seemsto have become a place where people youngand old can feel jointly at home, and enjoyeach other’s company.Wendy said: “We are a small pub, and it doeshelp us as even with just a few people in hereit feels cosy and we always make sure it’s

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Excitable television presenters and newspaperjournalists were quick to dismiss the achievements of the 13 previous ParalympicGames as they declared London 2012 to bethe ‘best ever’.This may well be the case, although it wouldappear such boastful claims had more than ahint of patriotism about them.But for many of us, it was the Arst time we hadwitnessed sports such as Wheelchair Basketball, and certainly the Paralympics wasmuch more than a hastily-organised supportshow to the Olympics. After its undoubted success, it was assumedthat the Paralympics would inspire manymore people with disabilities or additionalneeds to take up a new sport. But is that reallythe case? Aiming High/Reaching Higher provides inclusive sports and arts courses in Horsham.Its busy weekly calendar includes dance,trampoline, rebound therapy, table tennis,athletics, cricket, badminton, cycling, DJ workshops, drumming, archery and video

production, with wheelchair basketball starting soon.They also run sensory days and multi-sportdays during the school holidays in partnership with QEII School in Horsham andManor Green Primary School in Crawley.Most participants are aged between 5-18, buta few people are a year or two older, and venues include Broadbridge Heath LeisureCentre, QEII School, Collyer’s, Forest Schooland QM Studios. Most of the schools providethe facilities free of charge.What makes Aiming High/Reaching Higherunique is that sessions are available not onlyfor children and young people with additionalneeds, but also their friends and siblings.Helen Crooks, AHDC Project Co-ordinator,said: “We’ve been running for about fouryears. It started when a group of parents whohad children with a variety of disabilities oradditional needs were Anding that they couldnot access after-school sports clubs. “Some were going to mainstream schools butwere turned away from school sports clubs

because the schools could not provide theextra sta@ng the children would often require. When this happens, the children don’tfeel included in society. “The parents came together to establish ‘YouCan Do It!’ The group organised activities anddid a terriAc job, but because they were a parent-led group they struggled to take it toanother level. Gradually, with the backing oflocal authorities, Aiming High took those sessions on. “We are trying to evolve each activity to create a totally inclusive group where the children with disabilities or additional needsare skilled enough to integrate into the mainstream group. Our table tennis groupstarted o? as a disability session run alongside a mainstream session, in the samevenue at the same time. Now we are able tointegrate the two.“It was never about keeping disability in itsown, isolated bubble. “It’s about supporting the young people, allowing them to engage in activities that

Keeping the Paralympic

Flame burningThe Aiming High/Reaching Higher programme is striving for greater integration in society

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their mainstream siblings and friends can do,and provide them with access to sport andequal opportunities. But when they canmove into the mainstream group, additionalsupport sta2 will be provided. “I thought that integration may be problematic,and perhaps more of a concern for their parentsof children who do not have special needs, butit has been very successful. One parent told methat she felt it helped her child become moreaccepting of children with disabilities.”Despite the success of the Paralympics, funding continues to be a concern. Helenruns Reaching Higher under the umbrella ofHorsham District Council’s community development and Leisure Link programme,but funding comes from West Sussex CountyCouncil. This covers highly experienced support workers who can support the children andyoung people we work with in all aspects oftheir care.Helen said: “We have sta2 trained to handleany situation that may arise. The whole idea isthat we give the parents a break, so we cantake total responsibility for the children.“We do charge for sessions, but we onlycharge what you would pay for a mainstreamevent. So it’s only £3 or £4 per session, andwith a Leisure Access Card it’s cheaper still.There is a much greater level of sta3ng so it’snever going to be an activity you can breakeven on, 4nancially. But it would not be fair

to put those costs on to parents. You shouldn’tpay more because you have a child with a disability.”What of that Paralympics legacy? Helen saidthe Games hasn’t led to an in5ux in the number of participants, but it has put newsports in the spotlight. “We have a young girl who wants to dowheelchair athletics and there’s already awaiting list for the new wheelchair basketballsessions. That has all come about due to thecoverage those sports had in London.“I think as a society we did the Paralympics

very well and we’ve given ourselves a pat onthe back, but it does take a lot of follow upwork to keep that light burning.”

If you wish to obtain a booking form or book ataster session, or for details on how

businesses can support the sessions, please contact Helen Crooks on 07734 231052 or email

[email protected].

AAH spoke to several people with a varietyof disabilities, as well as support sta!,about their experiences with AimingHigh/Reaching Higher...

Amy Jode, Adam Gellibrand and Helen Crooks

Group Discussion

“My Nan put me forward for theAiming High sessions about twoyears ago. As well as the drummingsession at QM Studios I do the DJsession, and I’ve done video production too. I’ve always loved music – it meanseverything to me. I’m a drummermyself, and drumming with thesamba group is di8erent to thestandard drum beats I am used to.I like the DJ sessions too as we mixtracks together and that gives mean insight into what it is like on aradio station as. I’ve performed with the BoomTribe (a community samba bandrun on a Tuesday night, with close

links to Aiming High sessions) andwe’ve been to London, Brightonand the Isle of White too. We were given the chance to playat the Olympic Park last summer.Playing there gave me a greatsense of achievement. We wereplaying to thousands of peopleand they were stopping and 9lming us on their phones. I actually got to lead the band fora while which was a proud moment for me. It’s a good friendly group herewith fully quali9ed sta8 and everything runs smoothly. Theprojects are amazing and to be apart of it is very helpful to me. “

John Bird, 17

‘Playing at the Olympic Park gave me agreat sense of achievement. Peoplewere stopping and &lming us on theirphones’

“I like the drumming sessions asI like the beats! I’ve been coming here since Septemberand I go to the trampoline sessions too. At trampoline Iplay ‘Crack the Egg’ and if youget cracked you are out. I havetwo friends at trampoline and

they are both in Year 11 atschool. They are lovely girls asthey are so giggly. I have friendshere at the drumming too aseveryone is very nice, and it’snot always like that at school. Iwant to do the DJ sessions tooas I like music!”

Chloe Dicken, 15

‘At trampoline I play ‘Crack the Egg’and if you get cracked you are out’

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“Louis has Autism, and he makes a lotof noise but cannot talk. We attend thedrumming session together and Louisalso goes to a few other Aiming Highactivities. He also attends dance, athletics and trampoline sessions, where he has asupport worker helping him. He learnsjust as much outside of school as hedoes at school, and it’s important forhim socially to come somewhere di7erent. It’s di8cult to gauge howmuch he is enjoying an activity as hecannot tell me, but I can tell when he isdistressed and unhappy. I can judge byhis body language and mannerisms,but I know he likes music, so drummingis great for him. I speak to the supportworkers and they give me good feedback from the other activities. Heseems to get a lot from all of the sessions, and they are important to metoo as I have the chance to meet sta7and other parents. I have a daughtertoo who does not have a disability, andit’s good for her to have some free timeat home whilst Louis is out of thehouse.”

Nicola Gardner, Mumof Louis, 12

‘It’s dif'cult to gauge how much Louis is enjoying anactivity as he cannot tell me, but I can tell when he isdistressed and unhappy’

“I play table tennis and cricket with Aiming High as well as archery and I likethem all. I’ve just scored 28 with is myhighest score so far (in an archery gamecalled ‘Bow Poker’ where playing cardsare randomly placed on the target andyour score depends on the cards you hit). I go to QE2 School in Horsham and thesesessions are really good for me as I makenew friends who are not at my school. I’mgood at archery and I’m good at table

tennis too. I like cricket and do both batting and bowling, but I like to bowl asI can do spin. I struggled with archery initially but nowI’ve got the hang of it. I have been herefor two terms, and it took a couple ofweeks to learn properly. It was quite frustrating at the start as I was annoyedwhen I missed a shot. I said to my mumthat I would like to join the tennis club aswell, so that is next for me I hope!”

Jamie Lee, 19

“I work as a support worker for the drummingsessions and assist at the rebound therapysessions too when I am needed.I really enjoy the role because you feel youare giving parents a break. The Friday groupof drumming and DJ skills is especially nice aseveryone socialises together and people of allabilities feel equal. They are all friends andthere is a really good vibe to the group. I’m also a member of the Boom Tribe. It’s acommunity samba band that is funded separately and meets on a Tuesday, also atQM Studios. Some of Friday’s group are involved in that too. Last year, we did someamazing work with the Boom Tribe andjoined a big parade in Hackney. We were alsoin the Blue Touch Paper Carnival on the Isle ofWight. We hold a 9lm workshop each Saturday too.When we did it last year, we gave each member of the group a camera to take homeand 9lm whatever they wanted before weshowed them some basic editing techniques.What was great was that some of the peoplewe work with will generally be non-verbal,but give them a camera and a whole storycomes out. It was brilliant as it gave them anopportunity to communicate in a di7erentway. This year, we are making a 9lm which willbe entered into an international 9lm festivalwhich is open to everyone.”

Amy Jode, Support Worker

The Horsham Hearing Centre � 01403 21870022 Worthing Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1SL � [email protected]

By Jonathan Ormerod of Horsham Hearing Centre

Who are we?Having originally started the Horsham Hearing Centre back in Worthing Road, Horsham, back in 1995, I returned in 2012.Hearcentres Limited operates seven centres in the South, including Horsham, buteach one retains an independent identity.

What do we do?We o2er the only ‘complete hearing care service’ in Horsham. We have three Hearing AidAudiologists based in the town, with over 60years experience between them. We even provide an ear irrigation service, which is basicallywax removal. There are only 20 dispensers inthe country quali4ed to do this job and 4ve ofthem are at Hearcentres Limited.

Do you need a check-up?Many people are unaware they have hearingloss. One of the reasons for that is that hearingloss can be a gradual process and it can be yearsbetween the time that people start needinghelp to when they actually seek help. We need

our ears as much as we need our eyes and Iwould recommend everyone to have a hearingcheck every couple of years. We o2er a complimentary initial consultation and the results can be life changing.

What hearing aids do we provide?SeboTek hearing instruments are recognisedaround the world for their magni4cent soundquality and their patented receiver in thecanal design. These hearing aids areonly available through our hearing centres and you willnot 4nd them elsewhere in Horsham. SeboTek have recently created a new HD device, which pick up a fargreater range of sounds. It isalso very comfortable and people wouldn’t even noticeyou are wearing anything.

What other new devicesare available?Mobile phonetechnology isalso helping toimprove

hearing aids. The Horsham Hearing Centre isthe sole local provider of the SurfLink Mobile, a device which streams your TV, musicor mobile phone straight to your hearing aid.This will mean people with hearing di3cultiescan use a mobile phone. It is also an excitingproduct for anyone looking for a true ‘hands-free’ mobile phone device. If you’d liketo try it call us to arrange a free demonstration.

Horsham’s ‘CompleteHearing Care Service’

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The ‘Face’ hidden in the 18th Century pews at an

historic churchCan you see it?Look closely and you may see a face hiddenwithin one of the 18th Century pews atWarminghurst Church of the Holy Sepulchre.The Church, in the tiny, isolated parish nearAshington, has been closed for over 30years. Today it is maintained by theChurches Conservation Trust. You will not And any reference to the hidden face in any of the informationleaBets available, but the ‘face’ is known tothose who frequent the church.If you can’t initially see anything, try focusing at the centre of the image as if youwere solving a ‘Magic Eye’ puzzle. If there’sstill nothing, then you can assume theimage doesn’t photograph well!Admittedly, it’s not as impressive as theTurin Shroud, a linen cloth bearing theimage of a man who appears to have been

cruciAed. The Shroud is kept at the Cathedral of SaintJohn the Baptist in Turin and has been thesubject of intense debate among theologians and historians. There are hundreds of cases of peopleclaiming to have seen the face of Jesus infood, furniture, animals and domestic appliances around the world. A Florida woman claimed that an image ofChrist appeared on a power box while shewas praying. In Australia, Christ appeared ina pizza and the restaurant that made thepizza put it on eBay where it was sold for$153 Australian Dollars.That’s not even the biggest eBay purchase .When Christ appeared on a type of Polishdumpling called Pierogi, its owner sold it for$1,775. In 2005 a piece of plaster from aPittsburgh bathroom with a very impressiveimage of Christ on it was sold for $1,999.

There is a whole website devoted to suchimages at [email protected] fascinating pictures of Christ appearingon guitars, apples, bananas, grilled cheesesandwiches and even the back of a Stingray!However, the face of Christ is not a regularoccurrence at actual places at worship. However, The Chapel at Ursuline Academyin New Orleans drew in more than a thousand visitors a day when a strikingshadow appeared in the sanctuary thatmany said looks like the face of Jesus. Whilst it would be hard to argue that the‘face’ at Warminghurst Church bears anyparticular resemblance to Christ (and itshould be noted that no-one AAH hasspoken to at the Church made any suchsuggestion) it does at the very least add tothe mystery of this historic and charmingchurch.

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The ‘things you probably didn’t know about Horsham that are really quite interesting’ page...

The ‘Face’ hidden in the 18th Century pews at an

historic churchCan you see it?Look closely and you may see a face hiddenwithin one of the 18th Century pews atWarminghurst Church of the Holy Sepulchre.The Church, in the tiny, isolated parish nearAshington, has been closed for over 30years. Today it is maintained by theChurches Conservation Trust. You will not And any reference to the hidden face in any of the informationleaBets available, but the ‘face’ is known tothose who frequent the church.If you can’t initially see anything, try focusing at the centre of the image as if youwere solving a ‘Magic Eye’ puzzle. If there’sstill nothing, then you can assume theimage doesn’t photograph well!Admittedly, it’s not as impressive as theTurin Shroud, a linen cloth bearing theimage of a man who appears to have been

cruciAed. The Shroud is kept at the Cathedral of SaintJohn the Baptist in Turin and has been thesubject of intense debate among theologians and historians. There are hundreds of cases of peopleclaiming to have seen the face of Jesus infood, furniture, animals and domestic appliances around the world. A Florida woman claimed that an image ofChrist appeared on a power box while shewas praying. In Australia, Christ appeared ina pizza and the restaurant that made thepizza put it on eBay where it was sold for$153 Australian Dollars.That’s not even the biggest eBay purchase .When Christ appeared on a type of Polishdumpling called Pierogi, its owner sold it for$1,775. In 2005 a piece of plaster from aPittsburgh bathroom with a very impressiveimage of Christ on it was sold for $1,999.

There is a whole website devoted to suchimages at [email protected] fascinating pictures of Christ appearingon guitars, apples, bananas, grilled cheesesandwiches and even the back of a Stingray!However, the face of Christ is not a regularoccurrence at actual places at worship. However, The Chapel at Ursuline Academyin New Orleans drew in more than a thousand visitors a day when a strikingshadow appeared in the sanctuary thatmany said looks like the face of Jesus. Whilst it would be hard to argue that the‘face’ at Warminghurst Church bears anyparticular resemblance to Christ (and itshould be noted that no-one AAH hasspoken to at the Church made any suchsuggestion) it does at the very least add tothe mystery of this historic and charmingchurch.

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