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Jail for lock-smashing gang

Three men who broke into homes in Horsham as part of a gang strik-ing nationally are now serving jail sentences totalling 21 years.

The trio used a technique where door locks were broken to enter homes in Sussex and Devon and were only caught after the discov-ery of a memory card with holidays snaps.

Among their Horsham victims last year were people living in Falk-lands Drive, Patchings, Cootes Av-

enue. Churchill Avenue, Vale Drive, Rusper Road and Rushams Road.

The gang also struck in Burgess Hill at The Warren and The Ridings, in Farlington Avenue, Haywards Heath, and four times in 2014 at Bognor, twice in Andrew Avenue, once in Drake Park and once in Mansfi eld Road. There were also 23 burglaries across Devon.

At Exeter Crown Court last week the three were jailed after being found guilty of conspiracy to com-

mit burglaries in Devon and Sussex during 2014 and 2015.

Tomas Paulavicius, 36, was sen-tenced to eight years, Dainius Gas-tilavicius, 39, was given seven years, and Arturas Malysovas, 21, six years. All were from East London.

Devon and Cornwall Police led the lengthy investigation working closely with the West Sussex Prior-ity Crime Team of Sussex Police.

The investigation began in 2014 after a series of specifi c burglaries

were identifi ed by Devon and Corn-wall Police, in which UPVC door locks were snapped to enable the off enders to get into the property.

Detective Constable James Brice, based in Totnes, said: “The off end-ers, who were all living in East Lon-don, were identifi ed by local offi c-ers. It became clear that this was national problem as the three men were part of an organised criminal gang travelling across the country committing similar off ences.”

In June 2015 detectives launched a nationwide appeal to trace three potential victims of crime after memory cards were recovered dur-ing the investigation at Paulavicius’ home.

Photographs taken on holiday in Koh Sumai, Thailand, were released of potential victims offi cers were keen to identify.

Following the successful appeal on social media, the woman in the photographs, from Lincolnshire, contacted police. She had been the victim of a burglary and was sub-sequently reunited with her stolen property.

Detective Constable James Wad-ley of the Sussex Police Prior-ity Crime Team added: “This was a complex and worthwhile investi-gation in which we worked closely with our colleagues in Devon and Cornwall Police. Identifying the owner of the memory card was key linking the off enders to the series of burglaries.

“This guilty verdict will bring some reassurance and peace of mind to the victims who suff ered a very traumatic experience, and in some cases, lost sentimental valu-ables that have been irreplaceable.”

Pictured are Tomas Paulavicius (left), Dainius Gastilavicius (centre) and Arturas Malysovas, (right).

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Residents have been warned to beware of doorstep callers off er-ing their services.

Police issued the reminder after neighbours became worried about activity in their street.

At2.55pm on Tuesday of last week police received a report that men were in the Hillside area of Hor-sham off ering to power clean drive-ways for residents.

Police checked the area and offi c-ers spoke to several residents.

A Horsham Police spokeswoman said: “At this stage there has been no report alleging that any crime

has been committed.“We would however like to re-

mind residents to be cautious when dealing with door to door callers, and even outside the house itself to use their judgement in assessing whether the caller is genuine.

“If a doorstep trader puts pres-sure on you to make a payment or asks to escort you to a bank to make a cash withdrawal or to a cashpoint this is not the practice of a repu-table business and their services should not be employed.

“If in doubt do not engage with them and contact the police or

Trading Standards.”There have been cases in the past

in West Sussex where people have been persuaded to take cash from bank accounts on the promise of work being done, only to fi nd they have been duped.

West Sussex County Council op-erates the Trading Standards de-partment for the county.

For further advice please visit: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/business-and-consumers/consum-er-advice/doorstep-callers/

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Horsham scoops ten honours in prestige food and drink awards

Horsham district produced a quar-tet of winners in the 2016 Sussex Food and Drink Awards and sev-eral runners-up.

Stall holders on the popular Hor-sham Local Produce Market im-pressed the judges so much with their service that they scooped the Sussex Farmers Market of the Year title , sponsored by Harveys of Lew-es.

Cooking honours were taken by talented Ryan Tomkinson, of The Pass restaurant, South Lodge, Low-er Beeding, as Sussex Young Chef of

the Year, sponsored by Sodexo.Out on the land hard-work-

ing Charlie and Sarah Hughes, of Southview Farm, are celebrating the Sussex Farmer of the Year, a ti-tle run in association with Farmers Weekly.

In the village of Partridge Green, near Henfi eld highly regarded butchers S K Hutchings now have the Sussex Butcher of the Year title , sponsored by Absolute Butchery.

PJ Aldred of Horsham Markets (pictured) said: “We were thrilled that Horsham Local Produce Market won the Best Farmers Market at the Sussex Food Awards again. It’s all down to the great Sussex producers that attend and the support we get from our fabulous Horsham cus-tomers.”

Among the local runners-up

beer-makers Dark Star Brew-ing also from Partridge Green, and wine-makers Nutbourne Vineyards at Pulborough share second spot in the Sussex Drink Producer of the Year section , sponsored by Rix and Kay Solicitors.

Farmers Julia and Simon Feakes, of Sussex Lamb, Horsham, took a runners-up spot in the Sussex Farmer of the Year class.

In the Sussex Eating Experience The Sussex Oak, Warnham, was a runner-up.

Pulborough scored a runners-up spot with A C Coughtrey Butchers in the Butcher of the Year category.

Honours were spread right across the district and Etch Food of Bill-ingshurst claimed a runners-up spot in the Sussex Newcomer of the Year class, sponsored by Spoff orths

Chartered Accountants.In the village of Southwater Jah

Jyot were second in the Sussex Street Food Vendor of the Year, co-sponsored by Food Rocks and Hep-worth and Co Brewers Ltd.

The 10th competition awards night was held at the Amex Sta-dium, home of promotion-chasing Brighton and Hove Albion.

The presentation night of nearly 400 people was hosted by awards patron, Sally Gunnell and by radio presenter Danny Pike of BBC Sus-sex.

The scheme is run by Natural Partnerships Community Inter-est Company (CIC), co-directed by Hilary Knight of the Sussex Food & Drink Network and Paula Seager, Managing Director of Natural PR Ltd.

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It’s easy to get injured when train-ing for a marathon. Beware of the terrible too’s: doing too much, too soon, too fast. This training error is the number one cause of self-infl icted running injuries. The body needs time to adapt from train-ing changes and jumps in mileage. An overly aggressive approach to hill running, intervals, trail run-ning or any change in your train-ing habits—can produce problems. You must listen to your body. This is perhaps the oldest and most-widely-repeated advice for avoid-ing injuries, and still the best: If you don’t run through pain, you can nip injuries in the bud. Most running injuries don’t erupt from nowhere. They produce signals—aches, sore-ness, persistent pain—but it’s up to you to not dismiss them and take appropriate action.

Injury prevention and advice:Strengthening the hips—the

abductors, adductors, and gluteus maximus. If you don’t have mus-cle balance, then you lose the sym-metry, and that’s when you can start having problems. RICE (rest, ice, compression and elevation) When you’ve got muscle aches or joint pains, there’s nothing bet-ter than RICE for immediate treat-ment. These measures can relieve pain, reduce swelling, and protect damaged tissues, all of which speed healing. Osteopathic treatment can help to treat running related inju-ries and to off er advice on strength-ening and injury prevention.

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Protestors against “fracking” marched in Horsham to hammer home their message.

More than 50 people joined as part of a “No Fracking Way” na-tional demonstration taking place in more than 30 other towns and cities all over the UK.

Parents, grandparents and chil-dren waved banners, chanted slo-gans and handed out daff odils and fl yers to help raise awareness of the dangers of ‘fracking’ or pumping chemicals deep into the ground to release gas and oil.

Organised by Keep Billingshurst Frack Free, the peaceful protest at-tracted campaigners from Bright-on, Bognor Regis and as far away as Suff olk and Essex. Wisborough Green campaigner and actress Sue

Jameson said: “Keep Kirdford and Wisborough Green managed to stop the fracking industry there, over concerns about heavy lorries thun-dering through the small village. We have to keep up the pressure so the industry stays away from the rest of West Sussex, and the whole country.”

The demonstration began at the bandstand in Horsham Park with speakers Liz Sutton from Climates and Kayla Ente from Brighton and Hove Energy Services Cooperatives to highlight the chance we now have to move to readily available renewable sources for our energy supplies, cutting out the need for fracking altogether.

One of the organisers, Emily Anderson, a mother from Bill-

ingshurst, is concerned about the Celtique Energie site at Broadford Bridge, two miles outside Billing-shurst, Emily said: “It’s encourag-ing to see so many people turned out. Despite the rain, we marched through the shopping centre talk-ing to locals and outside the Hor-sham Conservatives offi ce,

as local MPs Jeremy Quin and Nick Herbert are well aware of their constituents’ concerns of increased traffi c and pollution of air and wa-ter,

which will inevitably happen if this destructive industry takes hold. They need to stand up to their lead-ers in Westminster and do all they can to stop the destruction of their local areas before it’s too late.”

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Youngsters cared for at the only specialist hospice for children in Sussex inspired a group to raise money for them.

The Ariel Company Theatre staged its fi rst ever Dance-A-Thon to raise money for Chestnut Tree House.

Students, parents and grand-parents Grannies and Granddads “strutted their stuff ” through six hours. Participants, aged fi ve to 65, could tackle the full event or choose a selection of sessions including Scottish dancing, Zumba, and party freestyle.

The Bolney-based group raised £420 and Bev Locke, Ariel Princi-pal said: “We are delighted to have raised so much money for Chestnut Tree House.

It does invaluable work support-ing sick children and their fami-lies.”

Dancers do marathon for hospice

Autumn should bring a good har-vest after youngsters performed a 1,000 year-old ceremony to ward off evil spirits.

Despite rain Farlington Belles, the Farlington school’s Morris side, gathered around its apple trees to perform a traditional ‘wassail’.

Wassailing is a traditional cer-emony that involves singing and drinking the health of trees on Twelfth Night in the hope that they might thrive better. The purpose of wassailing is to awaken the apple trees and to scare away evil spirits to ensure a good harvest of fruit in the autumn.

They dunked bread in apple juice and put it in the branches, deco-rated the tree with ribbons, read a poem to the trees and then danced around them, culminating in a “hullabaloo” , ably aided by Nurs-ery and Reception pupils. All of this is was done to ward off bad spirits and bugs that might hinder next year’s crop, and to give thanks for this past year’s crop.

The dance fi rms the tree’s roots against winter winds and the noise scares away evil spirits.

This is a traditional ceremony that has been performed for more than 1000 years.

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Horsham’s Piazza Italia is going on tour around the district this year.

On March 13 a selection of superb Italian vintage and modern cars and bikes will take a tour of the district.

The cavalcade will be in advance of the main Piazza Italia celebration in Horsham town over three days of the Easter weekend.

Setting off from Horsham town centre, the Piazza Italia fl eet, includ-ing about 20 Piazza Supercars, fea-ture cars and Ital-ian bikes, will travel in convoy to Billing-shurst, Pulborough, Storrington, Steyning and Henfi eld before returning to Horsham town centre.

Each of the four participating market towns will stage its own special welcome celebration as the cars and bikes stop off .

There will also be a month long, district-wide celebra-tion of all things Italian throughout the month of March leading up to the main Piazza Italia Italian festival over the Easter weekend on Good Friday March 25, Easter Saturday and Easter Monday.

Event organisers at Horsham District Council have teamed up with representatives in each of the fi ve mar-ket towns and villag- e s including community partnerships in Billingshurst, Pulborough, Stey-ning and Henfi eld and the Parish Council in Storrington, to make the Piazza Italia Tour one of the fi rst all-encompassing events to run

across Horsham district. During the month of Piazza Ita-

lia many shops and businesses will be holding special promotions and discounts so make sure to read through the tour guide which will be available online.

The district tour will also feature this year’s event chari-

ties. Chestnut Tree House, The

Children’s Trust and Winston’s Wish will all be on hand to talk about their work, with Horsham Piazza Italia for the fi rst time supporting three children’s charities.

This year’s Easter Horsham Piaz-za Italia will feature a great range of supercars, super bikes, Italian food and drink and themed entertain-ments.

For the fi rst time visitors will be able to ride in some supercars, Hor-sham Piazza Italia having teamed up

with the Sporting Bears Club to off er passenger rides in return for a do-

nation to charity. Rides will be based from the new event space outside the council’s offi ces at Park-side, so make sure to head over the Chart Way bridge and discover all the activities.

For a timetable of events and the latest up-dates go to www.Hor-shamPiazzaItalia.co.uk

or the Horsham Piazza Italia Facebook and Twitter pages.

The council would like people to come out, show support and give a warm

welcome to the Italian fl eet as it stops off at a market

town or village near you.District Council Cabi-

net Member for the Lo-cal Economy, Cllr Gordon Lindsay said: “It’s great to see the council’s most successful event inspir-

ing so many partners from across the whole district to come together and gener-ate a unique set of activities

to bring people into each of their towns and villages. This

is a model in which the council can use its own resources in combina-tion with those from the commu-nities to benefi t the district as a whole.

Piazza Italia goes on tour

of the main Piazza Italia celebration in Horsham town over three days of the Easter weekend.

Setting off from Horsham town centre, the Piazza Italia fl eet, includ-ing about 20 Piazza Supercars, fea-ture cars and Ital-ian bikes, will travel in convoy to Billing-shurst, Pulborough, Storrington, Steyning and Henfi eld before returning to Horsham town centre.

Each of the four participating market towns will stage its own special welcome celebration as the cars and bikes stop off .

There will also be a month long, district-wide celebra-tion of all things Italian throughout the month of March leading up to the main Piazza Italia Italian festival over the Easter weekend on Good Friday March 25, Easter Saturday and Easter Monday.

Event organisers at Horsham District Council have teamed up with representatives in each of the fi ve mar-ket towns and villag- e s including community partnerships

The district tour will also feature this year’s event chari-

ties. Chestnut Tree House, The

Children’s Trust and

sham Piazza Italia having teamed up with the Sporting Bears

Club to off er passenger rides in return for a do-

nation to charity. Rides will be based from the new event space outside the council’s offi ces at Park-side, so make sure to head over the Chart Way bridge and discover all the activities.

For a timetable of events and the latest up-dates go to www.Hor-shamPiazzaItalia.co.uk

or the Horsham Piazza Italia Facebook and Twitter pages.

The council would like people to come out, show support and give a warm

welcome to the Italian fl eet as it stops off at a market

town or village near you.District Council Cabi-

net Member for the Lo-cal Economy, Cllr Gordon Lindsay said: “It’s great to see the council’s most successful event inspir-

ing so many partners from across the whole district to come together and gener-ate a unique set of activities

to bring people into each of their towns and villages. This

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A Horsham fi rm is off ering 25 training places to meet what it says is a spiralling demand for home care workers.

Home Instead Senior Care says a combination of an ageing popula-tion and cuts to social care budgets has led to an imbalance. As a result more people are needed to enable local elderly people to remain in their own homes for as long as pos-sible.

Speaking about the need to train more staff , Pearl Blakemore of Home Instead, Horsham said: “The impact of a national shortage of carers is being felt locally and creat-ing problems for the elderly in par-ticular. In 2016 it’s time to care”.

“That’s why we have just released 25 training places for people who wish to work in the care sector. Our service is companionship-based so people don’t need to have experi-ence. What’s really important is that people have the right attitude and a caring and empathetic nature.

“The service we provide is fo-cused on providing much-needed company and social stimulation to elderly people as well, of course, as more traditional care services.

“We match clients and caregiv-ers based on shared interests and following initial induction train-ing, our caregivers receive addi-tional training based on the indi-

vidual needs of the clients they are matched to.”

At their initial training, caregiv-ers will complete Home Instead’s bespoke Alzheimer’s Care Training Programme which is accredited by City and Guilds. They will also be-come eligible to receive the nation-ally recognised Care Certifi cate and can go on to further develop their skills with additional qualifi cations should they wish.

Pearl said: “Our award-winning service is provided by a fabulous team of dedicated, caring and com-passionate individuals, all of whom are passionate about making a dif-ference to their clients’ lives.”

Anyone interested in applying for one of Home Instead’s training places should contact 01403 248227 or visit http://www.homeinstead.co.uk/horsham.

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Musicians who soothe the lives of people with dementia have been given a grant by the Arts Council for their work.

One of the dementia wards that some of the £26,852 will be spent on Iris Ward at Horsham Hospital.

The others are Emerald Ward, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, Burrowes Ward, Wor-thing, and Grove Ward, Chichester.

One patient told the Rhythmix group after listening to them: “This music has given me courage”

South-East based Rhythmix runs a programme of interactive mu-sic making for those living with dementia for the NHS across the

South East. Rhythmix’s Wishing Well project

works to re-engage people with ad-vanced dementia with their

memories, environment and positive emotions. Musicians play songs from older people’s youth and childhood to help activate memo-ries and facilitate self-expression.

Musicians are trained “Musicians in Healthcare” and use live music across NHS wards to

improve the sounds in healthcare spaces, which are often fi lled with unpleasant and stressful beeping, buzzing or other sounds.

The group encourages participa-tion from patients, their families

and care-providers around them, putting

the older person at the centre of their own care.

Jo White, Wishing Well Project Manager said: “Our pilot projects demonstrated the unique

potential music has to “bring people alive” and the power of fi lm to document and share the

process.“We’ll create new opportunities

for people in the advanced stages of dementia to make music, re-member the soundtracks to their lives, engage with new cultural ex-periences and express themselves through music.”

Musicians who give patients courage win grant

Council tax payers have given a Horsham group a £9,000 start to 2016.

The money will pay for a vehicle for towing street sports equipment for Horsham Matters.

Horsham Matters is a social en-terprise set up by Horsham Church-es Together, whose aim is to deliver projects that provide practical sup-port to those who are in need in the local area.

The award is one of 52 caus-es which have benefi tted from £519,500 worth of funding in 2015/16.

Made available through the West Sussex County Council Members’ Big Society Fund, the money was allocated in three separate stages during the year, with the fi nal 21 projects sharing a total of £194,500. This fi nal round was 2.6 times oversubscribed, with applications

received amounting to £506,575.Cabinet Member for Finance Jer-

emy Hunt said: “A wide range of excellent projects are being made possible thanks to the enthusiasm and commitment of local people. The funding made available this year via the Members’ Big Society Fund has helped to support many of these important causes.

“We have been overwhelmed by the passion people have shown in their applications and we look for-ward to seeing these local groups becoming the success stories of the future.”

Autism Support Crawley is an-other of the groups to benefi t from the latest round of funding. The ap-plication, on behalf of a group of parents from Crawley, was to in-troduce changing facilities for older children and adults with learning diffi culties in Crawley Town Centre.

Only two towns in West Sussex cur-rently have these facilities and the £17,000 funding will now pay for a changing area which will benefi t families across the area.

In order to be con-sidered for Big Society funding, the proposal must have had the sup-port of the local County Councillor; have been of signifi cance to a local community or West Sus-sex as a whole; been both sustainable and of lasting benefi t; and consistent with the County Coun-cil’s aims and objectives.People interested in fi nd-ing out more should vis-itwww.westsussex.gov.

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Life under the ocean wave fea-tured in a talk at Cowfold.

Guest speaker Peter Grace gave an informative short talk on “Life on HM Submarines” at the village hall to guests and members of the Royal British Legion Sussex Weald Branch.

Mr Grace guided the audi-ence through a history of the diff erent types of vessels and explained how each area has a defi ned function man-aged by the crew.

When he fi nished the talk, he answered many ques-tions. Mr Grace, who came second last year in the General Election as a UKIP can-didate for A r u n d e l and South Downs, re-trained in Information T e c h n o l -ogy after 24 years in nu-clear subma-rines.

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February 10 meeting to be held at the Henfi eld Club, Henfi eld, the group’s guest speaker Renford Marsden will give a short talk on “ Blowing the Royal British Legion Trumpet”.

Returning to Cowfold Village Hall on March 9 Jennifer Langlands-Pearse will give a short talk on:

“The Women’s Section of the Royal British Legion”

For the April 13 meeting at the Henfi eld Club, Henfi eld, Richard Card MBE will give a short talk on: “OP Herrick,

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Branch.Mr Grace guided the audi-

ence through a history of the diff erent types of vessels and explained how each area has a defi ned function man-aged by the crew.

When he fi nished the talk, he answered many ques-tions. Mr Grace, who came second last year in the General Election as a UKIP can-didate for A r u n d e l and South Downs, re-trained in Information T e c h n o l -ogy after 24 years in nu-clear subma-

For its

on March 9 Jennifer Langlands-Pearse will give a short talk on:

“The Women’s Section of the Royal British Legion”

For the April 13 meeting at the Henfi eld Club, Henfi eld, Richard Card MBE will give a short talk on: “OP Herrick,

Afghanistan - The TDA Story”.

O p e r a t i o n H e r r i c k was the n a m e given to all Brit-ish oper-ations in the fi ght-ing in Af-ghanistan from 2002 to the cessa-

tion of com-bat in 2014.

More than 450 service people gave their lives in

the fi ghting.

Angry gulls and experts helped Horsham students hone their problem-solving techniques.

Science came to life at Far-lington School as girls in Years six to 9 re-created seagulls “bombing”techniques used on un-suspecting passers-by.

The pupils were treated to a presentation and workshop from Richard Robinson, Director of the Brighton Science Festival, and Jon-athan Hare, physicist and presenter of BBC’s Rough Science.

The ‘Angry Gulls’ workshop was a hands-on opportunity for the students to use their ingenuity and their understanding of science to solve a practical problem.

The workshop’s focus was on how

seagulls manage to “bomb” so ef-fectively, allowing for their own forward motion and factoring in the acceleration of gravity. The chal-lenge for the students was to design and build a delivery system of com-parable accuracy.

The wider social aspect of this, the pupils learned, is that we can learn how to accurately place air drops, such as food or medical sup-plies, in war-torn areas when land-ing a plane is not an option.

The girls were split into groups during the one-hour sessions and given gull models and various ma-terials for them to create a gull which would glide along a rope and drop its deposit at the correct place.

The students came up with many

diff erent solutions, some more ef-fective than others, as they worked through the problems relating to the physics and maths of moving bodies, and the pure engineering challenge of building the delivery system.

Pupil Ella Bubb said: “The two physicists gave us a workshop based on trajectories which was very in-teresting whilst being fun. Our task was to send a plastic seagull down a zip wire and make it ‘poo’ at a cer-tain spot. The seagull had a rectan-gular hole on the bottom of it and we had to create a trapdoor mecha-nism which released at the right point to drop wet tissue onto the person underneath.

Pupils sharpen their “bombing” techniques


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Speed dating with a diff erence is helping students fi nd their path in life.

More than 260 youngsters from year nine took part in the Careers Speed Dating sessions at The Weald School, Billingshurst.

The sessions were designed to raise awareness of the diff erent types of careers available to them when they leave school. Students had the opportunity to talk to lo-cal business representatives from a number of sectors including bank-ing, childcare, engineering, build-ing, medical, and the Armed Forces.

Over the two sessions, students interviewed business professionals with questions that they prepared in their ‘Personal Development’ lessons.

Many students chose to fi nd out more about which career paths and qualifi cations are needed for par-ticular professions, along with sal-ary and job satisfaction. Students feedback included the comments “I learnt about jobs I didn’t even know existed” “being in the RAF would be fun and keep me fi t” and ‘be-ing a GP means no two days are the same.”

Regular business representative Rosie Wyer, from the Dame Vera Lynn Trust said: ‘It’s such a

privilege to come to this event and share what I do with students. It’s a wonderful opportunity for

them to experience the massive variation of careers on off er to them today.”

Refl ecting on his fi rst experience

of The Weald School Careers Speed Dating, Leigh Chambers, Economic Development Offi cer from Horsh-am District Council said: ‘This was such an

enjoyable event and a fantas-tic opportunity to inspire the next generation when thinking about their future careers.”

Sarah Wilson, Careers and Work Experience Manager said: “Hope-fully it has motivated students to explore all options available to them, shown them a wide variety of career paths and started them plan-ning their own future careers.

The next jobs event is the free Future Choices Fair on February 10 from 6 - 8.30pm, where exhibitors will including local employers.

Date that could shape futureThieves are preying on anglers and stealing their equipment.

Police believe that the thieves might have sold their haul from two recent thefts locally and have warned anglers to take as much acre as they can protecting their expensive equip-ment.

In early Janu-ary a large quantity of f i s h i n g e q u i p -ment was s t o l e n f r o m the ga-rage of a prop-erty in B o w -m a n s C l o s e , Steyning.

The items taken in-cluded fi ve black “Carbon Actives “rods all in black, fi shing reels, a fi shing box, fi shing weights and a silver coloured storage trolley.

Overnight between 6pm on Mon-day of last week 25 and 9:45am on Tuesday of last week fi shing equip-ment was stolen from a garage at a property in Natts Lane, Billing-shurst, the make and quantities of which are unknown.

Horsham police are carrying our enquiries as to whether this equip-ment may have been sold on or traded locally.

Horsham Police said: “We ap-preciate that items such as fi sh-

ing tackle are hard to property mark but would like to

ask residents to take extra steps

to boost their security and

p r o t e c t their prop-erty from thieves.

T h i s includes securing f i s h i n g e q u i p -ment out of sight,

in a locked c u p b o a r d

where pos-sible. You

may also con-sider photograph-

ing such equipment and keeping a record of

the manufacturers name and any serial numbers.

An engraver, etching kit, or a tracer solution can also be used to mark property. This can help to deter criminals and help us to re-turn items to their rightful owners if they are stolen and later recov-ered.”

Anglers caught out by thieves



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BREAKING NEWSCLINICALLY PROVEN TO HELP REDUCE THE EFFECTS OF TINNUTUS

Students’ art cheers hospital patients Hospital patients have their ward brightened up by the work of tal-ented youngsters.

Collyer’s students visited Hor-sham Hospital to display and install their artwork at the Horizon Unit, the intermediate care ward. The col-ourful work comprised pieces cre-ated by second year BTEC Art and Design students.

Dawn Fincham, ward manager of the unit, said: “Massive thanks to Sharon Rolfe and these lovely stu-dents. The art really cheers up the ward. I fi rst met up with the students during the Easter term and following this, they visited the hospital to get a feel for the spaces that would house their art. We are so grateful that these creative young student artists care so much about our patients and the important work we do here.”

The unit off ers intermediate care and rehabilitation, especially for el-derly patients recuperating after se-rious illness or surgery.

Dawn said: “Not many people know this, but half of our volunteers are from Collyer’s alone. It is great to have youngsters mixing with our older patients on the ward. Young people can often get a bad press, but our experience, including projects like this, is entirely positive.”

The artwork work will remain on display until the end of this year.

Sharon Rolfe, subject leader for BTEC Art at Collyer’s, said: “I am so proud of our second year National Diploma students as they have pro-duced some stunning work for pa-tients, staff and visitors to enjoy. It has been wonderful to collaborate with Dawn and this great hospital on the project.”

It is a fantastically positive use of art and our students’ incredible tal-ents and I’m confi dent that the work will be appreciated.”

Pictured is the group displaying their work and Collyer’s student Mollie Louise Spikesman-Powell.

Youngsters on a ski trip were doing a lot more than enjoy themselves.

Organisers said they hope they picked up an important life-long en-thusiasm for staying active.

The youngsters were in a party of 43 pupils and six staff from Farlington School ski at Montgenèvre in south eastern France. This annual event is open to all pupils of all abilities in years seven to 13 and provides many girls with their fi rst opportunity to ski.

Each day the girls went to ski school for fi ve hours and worked with the in-structors to improve their technique within their ability group.

Fun was enjoyed off the slopes, too. As Gaby Eltham, Year 10, said: “Every evening was action-packed including a trip to the swimming pool, a com-

plicated town trail and bum-boarding, which everyone thoroughly enjoyed.”

Sara Whittaker, Director of PE and Games at Farlington, who organised the trip, said: “ Ski trips are so much more than a holiday. They enhance physical skills and knowledge, develop personal and social awareness, pro-vide the opportunity to set and achieve personal goals, develop environmen-tal awareness, as well as the obvious health and fi tness benefi ts.

“At Farlington we believe it is es-sential all girls fi nd a fi tness activity they enjoy and can participate in well beyond their school years. Lifelong participation in physical activity is our aim and, hopefully, skiing is some-thing the girls will be able to pursue in the future.”

Life lessons on the slopes


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A top sportsman demonstrated to students the link between sport and self-confi dence.

The Weald School at Billingshurst welcomed Team GB water polo cap-tain and Sky Sports Living for Sport

Ambassador Craig Figes, who is working with some of the school’s most talented athletes.

Sky Sports Living for Sport is a nationwide initiative that uses sport stars and sport skills to promote

valuable life skills to young peo-ple that help increase their confi -dence, self-esteem, engagement in,

and attitudes to, learning, and

improve their health and wellbeing. The programme is based around

the following ‘six keys to suc-cess’; mental toughness, hunger to achieve, people skills, sports and life

knowledge, breaking barriers and planning for success.

Craig said: “Sport had an amazing impact on my life and I believe that Sky Sports Living for

Sport can inspire all young pupils to explore their dreams and talents and have a positive impact on

their lives. It’s fantastic to be working with and inspiring such

motivated and talented students.”Barry Meaney, who organised the

workshop, said: “This was such a great opportunity for some of our most talented athletes to directly learn from Craig’s brilliant experi-ences and achievements including the London 2012 Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games 2002 Bronze Medal. He showed them what it takes to get to the top, but more importantly taught some val-uable skills that can be translated to all areas of life.”

Craig will return to The Weald for a follow-up visit next half term.

Craig points the way to self-confi dence

Craig with (left to right) Daniel McCreath, Callum Price, Rebecca Barber and Elena Smith

Forests infested by leeches and a smoking volcano were part of a trip that ended with rare trees be-ing planted in a West Sussex gar-den.

About 40 monkey puzzle trees, known as Araucaria araucana, have been planted in a

‘Chile’ area at Wakehurst Gar-dens, Ardingly, by the horticulture team.

The plants were grown from seed which collected in 2009 from one of Chile’s last viable coastal popula-tions by Wakehurst experts.

The team led by Jo Wenham, Plant Propagation and Conservation Manager, travelled through leech-infested rainforests and a smoking volcano to hunt for rare and threat-ened plants and came back with more than half a million seeds from 80 diff erent species.

Since 2009 some of the collected seeds have been banked in the Mil-lennium Seed Bank at Wakehurst, and others, like the Araucaria arau-cana, have been propagated and now planted by Jo and the team. They mark the start of a new Chile area situated in Coates Wood at Wakehurst, which will eventually mimic a walk up a Chilean moun-tain with 20 more diff erent species, also collected by the team, propa-gated here and planted out over the next two years.

Jo Wenham said: “It’s really excit-ing for me and my colleague Christ Stubbings, to have been involved from the start of this project, in the hunt for and collection of the Arau-caria araucana seeds right through to the planting today. And this is just the start of a project will will see many more seeds from Chilean threatened species propagated and planted here at Wakehurst.”

Ed Ikin, Wakehurst’s new Head of Horticulture and Landscape said: “Wakehurst is a place of wild

landscapes, where the plants of far-fl ung countries like Chile thrive in the rich soil and

undulations of the High Weald. Our Monkey Puzzle grove will im-merse our visitors in one of

the iconic Chilean landscapes whilst delivering Kew’s mission to conserve threatened plants

worldwide”.Jo is pictured planting in the rain.

Braving leaches pays off for Jo and team


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HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCILTown and Country Planning Act 1990

Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015

Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015Notice is hereby given under Article 15 (3), (4) or (5) or Article 16 that the following applications have been submitted to Horsham District Council, registered between 25th January 2016 and 29th January 2016.

Please note the below list of applications advertised are only those we are required to do so by law. A full list of application is available by visiting our website at www.horsham.gov.uk

A copy of each application and the submitted plans are available for inspection on the Council’s website [email protected]/publicaccess if you cannot view plans on line please call 01403 215187

for guidance. Any person who wishes to make representations about any of the applications below should do so in writing to Horsham District Council, Parkside, Chart Way, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1RL by no later than 21 days from the date of this advert. Please note that any representations received will be made available for public inspection and posted on the Council’s website or the SDNP website.

DC/15/2838 The Red Lyon The Street Slinfold Horsham West Sussex RH13 0RRPartial re-tiling of the roof at existing public house (retrospective) (Listed Building Consent)Reason for Advert: Listed Building.

DC/16/0133 Linden House Chart Way Horsham West Sussex Variation of Condition 1 to previously approved application DC/15/0305 (Proposed single storey roof extension to accommodate 12 residential new units, following the grant of Prior Approval (DC/14/2622) for change of use of Linden House to residential comprising 51 units) relating to minor amendments to designReason for Advert: Major Development.

DC/16/0140 National Westminster Bank Plc High Street Henfield West Sussex BN5 9HQ 0Replacement of existing ATM with a new ATM.Slip bin to be removed and wall made good to match existing. Outer and inner entrance doors to be removed/reinstated for ATM delivery. Existing tablet sign to be removed and wall made good.New ATM surround to be installed. (Full Planning)Reason for Advert: Listed Building. Conservation Area. .

DC/16/0141 National Westminster Bank Plc High Street Henfield West Sussex BN5 9HQ Replacement of existing ATM with a new ATM.Slip bin to be removed and wall made good to match existing. Outer and inner entrance doors to be removed/reinstated for ATM delivery. Existing tablet sign to be removed and wall made good.New ATM surround to be installed.(Listed Building Consent)Reason for Advert: Listed Building. Conservation Area.

DC/16/0154 Hurst Cottage West Street Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9LQ Erection of a two storey rear extension

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SDNP/16/00260/HOUS Smoke Tree Cottage East Street AmberleyErection of a three bay car port and log store.Reason for Advert: Conservation Area.

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SDNP/16/00291/LIS Brockhurst Barn The Street WashingtonErection of glazed link garden room extension (Listed Building Consent)Reason for Advert: Listed Building. Conservation Area.

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Mobile bike servicing at your home! CyclingMartin Read – News Reporter

Julian Webb delivers bespoke mo-bile bicycle servicing at your own home or, if more extensive work is required, he will collect, and then return bikes, at convenient times for customers after attending to their needs in his state of the art Mannings Heath workshop.

42-year-old Julian holds profes-sional Cytech accreditation and has extensive experience working on all types of bikes, telling the District Post: “I just love bikes and take great pleasure in repairing things and see-ing them back in pristine working order!” After cutting his teeth work-ing as a repair engineer on Rolls Royce aero engines, where quality was the byword, Julian set up his business - Pedal Out! – to undertake all kind of bike jobs from routine repairs, checks and tune ups through to hand-build-ing wheels and complete strip downs and rebuilds, saying: “If your gears are slipping, your brakes are not stopping you properly, you’re about to start training for a long distance mountain bike expedition and need a compre-hensive service, or you want to start upgrading your road bike with parts from the internet, I can help”.

Julian has four bikes of his own, particularly enjoying off road cy-cling while his wife Helen special-ises in road riding and time tri-als. He has earned a reputation for friendly, thorough service and can

source and obtain parts quickly, tak-ing great satisfaction from getting a neglected roadster back in tip top working order. So, with spring just round the corner, now is the time to let Julian get you back on the road

with your favourite machine at peak performance. Details of some his re-cent jobs are featured on the website www.pedalout.co.uk and Julian can be contacted on 07584 044545 and bikefi [email protected]

EFT welcomes Mick BushbyAfter 30 years within the bank-ing industry, the last 14 spent in the Horsham branch of Barclays Bank, Mick Bushby has joined another Horsham based compa-ny, EFT Finance.

Most recently, Mick’s role at the bank was Business Development Management within the Gat-wick area, helping small and medium sized businesses expand through his wealth of knowledge in corporate fi nance. He is now able to off er this wealth of experi-ence to the benefi t of EFT Finance customers.

Mick commented: “Whilst it’s true that banks are lend-ing to small businesses, on occasions, there are frustrat-ing situations where all the criteria is not met and fi nanc-ing has to be refused.

“The beauty of joining an inde-pendent asset fi nance com-pany, is that we are able to work with a broader selection of funders and match our customers with the a p p r o p r i -ate fi nance

solution. I’m looking forward to saying ‘Yes’ more often!”

EFT Finance was founded in 2010 by Austin Smith and Henry Hemsley, to arrange funding for young, expanding and growing

businesses. The in-dustry knowledge

and practical and honest advice, of all EFT Finance advisors, is r e g u l a r l y said to be a ‘breath of fresh air.’

New addi-tion to EFT Fi-

nance, Mick Bushby

ny, EFT Finance.Most recently, Mick’s role at the

bank was Business Development Management within the Gat-wick area, helping small and medium sized businesses expand through his wealth of knowledge in corporate fi nance. He is now able to off er this wealth of experi-ence to the benefi t of EFT Finance customers.

Mick commented: “Whilst it’s true that banks are lend-ing to small businesses, on occasions, there are frustrat-ing situations where all the criteria is not met and fi nanc-ing has to be refused.

“The beauty of joining an inde-pendent asset

young, expanding and growing businesses. The in-

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JOB TITLEChef, Italian Restaurant,

JOB LOCATIONhorsham

SALARY ON OFFERUp to £23.500 per annum

WHAT’S NEEDEDA strong individual with the ability to run this very busy Italian kitchen operation

EMPLOYER INFORMATIONSolid reputation for cuisine and wine

serviceStrong reputation as ground breakers in

food styles

WHAT THE JOBS ENTAILSHands on management role

Full control of kitchen operationsHands on approach to managing the

business

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTSExperienced as a Sous / Head Chef

Strong self-starterTeam Player

The drive and ambition to succeedStrong P & L understanding

Carmela restaurantFrancesco [email protected]

Slinfold Parish Council PO Box 315, Billingshurst, West Sussex RH14 9XX Tel: 01403 785864 (Mobile 07733-359479)

Email: [email protected]

PART TIME VACANCY

ENVIRONMENT OFFICER

Flexible Hours

£100 per week

Opportunity to keep fit and active and work on own initiative

The successful applicant will take pride in keeping the village clean

and tidy and will be required to assist with the inspection and general maintenance of Parish Council assets

10 hours per week

Apply now by emailing Mary on [email protected]

or telephone 01403 785864

Closing Date 13th November 2015

Vehicle Technician / MOT tester

To work in popular Horsham Garage, servicing and repairing all

makes & modelsDiagnostic experience preferred;

MOT training for the right candidate.Email CV to

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Marketing & Media Administrator

Southwater Parish Council, a Quality Parish Council, is looking for the

following personnel to complement its existing team:-

Marketing & Media Administrator (1 Year Contract) – 15 hours per

week (£7.14 per hour rising to £7.20 per hour from lst April 2016) the

successful candidate should have a background in sales/sponsorship/

marketing, production of lea�ets and other materials and use of social media as the Council operates a website, Facebook, Twitter and

Linkedin. �e Council also organises and manages community events and some knowledge of managing such

events is desirable but not necessarily essential as training will be provided.If you are interested in this vacancy

and would like to have a job description and further details, please

contact the Parish O�ce on 01403 733202 or email [email protected].

CARE WORKERSURGENTLY WANTED !!

For fast growing home careagency in Horsham.

Excellent rates of pay, flexible hours.

Full training given.

Must have own transport.

Must be caring, professional,reliable and trustworthy.

Post is subject to enhanced DBS check.

Please call Kate on 01403 822115

REWARDING PART-TIME WORK

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of older people? Are you looking for part time/flexible hours;

early morning, daytime, evening or weekends?

Home Instead Senior Care provides care and support to people in their own homes in Horsham and the

surrounding villages. We require people who are able to help with all aspects of day to day life. No experience is required. We offer excellent training, a competitive rate of pay, and the ability to make a real difference. Own

transport is essential.

For more information contact Pearl Blakemore on 01403 248227 or email

[email protected]

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Where Learning Is Fun!

We are looking for new staff to join our friendly and successful team.

Part-Time Pre-School Assistant Required

(22 hours per week) Are you experienced in working with pre-school

children and qualified to at least level 2?

Part-time Bank Staff Are you flexible, experienced in working with pre-school

children and able to cover sessions at short notice?

If you are interested in either of these positions please send your CV to [email protected] or for more

information call Heather Clarke on 01403 733954. Closing date 17th December 2015

We are registered to take children from 2yrs 4mths—5yrs and offer term time sessions from 9.15am-12.15pm and 1pm-4pm, with a ‘lunch link’

session 3 times a week. We are the only non profit making charity funded pre-school in the village, established in 1974.

(Registered Charity Number 1027293)

Southwater Village Hall Pre-School Church Lane Southwater West Sussex RH13 9BT Tel: (01403) 733954 www.southwaterpreschool.org

We are expanding!-You’re looking for a dynamic business that gives you the autonomy to be as successful as you can be.

-You enjoy a challenge, your motivated and have high aspirations.

-You want to work in a happy environment with a good team ethic.

Guy Leonard & Company are looking for experienced sales negotiators to join the team.

Contact Neil Moore, Managing Director for a discreet initial

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Vacancy for a Gym Instructor/Sports CoachSouthwater Leisure Centre

Southwater Leisure Centre is operated by Southwater Parish Council, a large local council with Quality Status.

Southwater Leisure Centre is looking to appoint a full time Gym Instructor/Sports coach. �is position will initially be on a one year

contract.Reporting to the Assistant Leisure Centre Manager, you will responsible

for the provision of instruction in the Gym, the teaching of �tness related classes and the teaching of a range of sports classes.

�e successful candidate will also be expected to build upon existing sports/�tness activities and develop new ones. Candidates will already,

desirably, hold some basic sports coaching and Gym quali�cations. He or she will continue to enhance their professional development by obtaining

additional quali�cations as and when required.The successful candidate will be a good communicator, able to engage

with customers and sta� alike. �e post holder must be able to work shi�s including evening, weekends

and public holidays.Southwater Parish Council operates a pension scheme, and is an equal

opportunities employer. Application forms are available from the Council O�ce, Beeson House,

26, Lintot Square, Southwater, West Sussex, RH13 9LA . [email protected] 01403 733202

Closing date for applications: 12th February 2016


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Horsham DistrictGig GuideFriday 5 February

Hangar Sessions (20.00 - Jodie Munday, Kathar-ine Rose and Joe Wood-ham) B52’s,Horsham (01403 217401)

Saturday 6 February

Unprovoked (20.30) The Queens Head,Horsham (01403 252721)Borrowed Time (21.00) The Watermill,Burgess Hill (01444 235517)Alter Ego (20.30) The Malt Shovel,Horsham (01403 252302)Chasing Angels (21.00) The General Henrys,Littlehampton (01903 723597)

Thursday 11 February

Players’ and Singers’ Show-case (20.30 - Open Mic) The George and Dragon,Dragon’s Green (01403 741320)

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Calling all Mini-Makers! Come and join your ultimate arts and crafts hero Mister Maker for his fi rst ever live theatre show in the UK! Mister Maker & The Shapes Live is touring theatres across the UK and comes to The Hawth Crawley on February 17, for two per-formances.

Phil Gallagher, aka Mis-ter Maker said: “This is our fi rst ever Mister Maker theatre tour in the UK and I am so excited! We’ll be singing, dancing and making some amaz-ing arty creations. I can’t wait to share the fun with all my Mini-M a k e r s so join me, Cir-cle, Tri-a n g l e , S q u a r e a n d Rectan-gle for a real arty adven-ture….a n d g e t ready t o m a k e

some noise!”The show is going to be packed with loads of arty

fun, fantastic songs and there’s even a big ‘make’ for eve-rybody to take part in. Joining Mister Maker on stage will be a wonder-ful supporting cast and, of course, The Shapes!

Mister Maker has been delight-ing CBeebies view-

ers since 2007 and in 2009 was nominated for a

Children’s BAFTA.

Tickets: £15, Child:

£11.50. Fam-ily of four: £48. Tick-ets can be purchased from The H a w t h Box Of-fi ce on 0 1 2 9 3 5 5 3 6 3 6 or by visiting w w w .hawth.co.uk.

Mister Maker & The Shapes LiveCalling all Mini-Makers! Come and join your ultimate arts and crafts hero Mister Maker for his fi rst ever live theatre show in the UK! Mister Maker & The Shapes Live is touring theatres across the UK and comes to The Hawth Crawley on February 17, for two per-formances.

Phil Gallagher, aka Mis-ter Maker said: “This is our fi rst ever Mister Maker theatre tour in the UK and I am so excited! We’ll be singing, dancing and making some amaz-ing arty creations. I can’t wait to share the fun with all my Mini-M a k e r s so join me, Cir-cle, Tri-a n g l e , S q u a r e a n d Rectan-gle for a real arty adven-ture….a n d g e t ready t o m a k e

some noise!”The show is going to be packed with loads of arty

fun, fantastic songs and there’s even a big ‘make’ for eve-rybody to take part in. Joining Mister Maker on stage will be a wonder-ful supporting cast and, of course, The Shapes!

Mister Maker has been delight-ing CBeebies view-

ers since 2007 and in 2009 was nominated for a

Children’s BAFTA.

Tickets: £15, Child:

£11.50. Fam-ily of four: £48. Tick-ets can be purchased from The H a w t h Box Of-fi ce on 0 1 2 9 3 5 5 3 6 3 6 or by visiting w w w .hawth.co.uk.

‘Milan, 1910’s. Two ideas are growing rapidly, both worlds apart and irreconcila-ble to each other. Violence sweeps the streets of a changing city. On one side the capitalists join forc-es with the Catholic Church, pre-sided over by Cardinal Capulet. On the other, the angry communists, funded by the great Montague fam-ily, grow ever more powerful. Vio-lence is inevitable, love is fl eeting.’

Join Unmasked as they continue to rip up the copybooks with a thor-oughly unique take on the most famous love story of all time. ‘Ro-meo and Juliet’ begins its run at The

Hawth Crawley on February 17, 22 and 23.

Directed and Adapted by Pip O’Neill and Luke Ofi eld (The Great Gatsby, The Trojan Women, Antony and Cleopatra)

Unmasked Theatre are an emerg-ing community theatre company in the South East, committed to mak-ing great literature accessible and aff ordable for the modern stage and providing a platform for young art-ists to develop, excel and thrive.

Tickets: £10 (Discounts: £8). To book, please call The Hawth Box Of-fi ce on 01293 553636 or visit: www.hawth.co.uk

ROMEO & JULIET at The Hawth Studio


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Children's workshops for Half TermAs well as off ering weekly drama sessions for 11-18 year olds and giv-ing performances regular perfor-mances at The Hawth, The Hawth Youth Theatre is also off ering a range of workshops for young peo-ple, beginning in half term, with a Puppet Making Masterclass.

Professional puppet maker and puppeteer, Dan Guy, will lead the puppet making on February 13, from 2pm-5pm. Participants will be guided through designing, mak-ing and bringing to life their very own animal

puppet to take home. The master-class is suitable for 11 - 18 year olds.

Tickets: £12.50 (Youth Theatre members: £9).

Following on from the success of last year's Fantastic Mr Fox: Play in

a Week, the Youth Thea-tre will be off ering

another Play in a Week work-shop; this time for Ma-tilda, Feb-ruary 15-19, 10am-4pm. Children aged 6 - 10 years are invited to come along for a fun-packed

half term per-formance week

and be part of the wonderful cast of Roald Dahl’s

much-loved sto-ry of a sweet, bright little girl

of wondrous intelligence, who is very diff erent from the rest of her fam-ily! Matilda escapes into a world of reading and exercising her mind so much, she develops some very spe-cial powers, that come in useful when she meets the cruel school principal, Agatha Trunchbull!

Tickets: £65. Places for the work-shop are limited and early booking is advised.

On March 29 and 30, the Youth Theatre will be off ering a Mask Mas-terclass to those aged 11 – 18 years. Come along and learn the magical art of full mask performance, in this two day workshop. On the Wednesday evening, participants will perform the winning entries from Theatre South East's 10 Line Tale competi-tion, all written by young people in Sussex.

Masterclass tickets: £30 (Hawth Youth Theatre members: £20)

Performance tickets: £5For tickets and to book a place at

any of the above, please call 01293 553636 or visit www.hawth.co.uk.

Youth Theatre is also off ering a range of workshops for young peo-ple, beginning in half term, with a Puppet Making Masterclass.

Professional puppet maker and puppeteer, Dan Guy, will lead the puppet making on February 13, from 2pm-5pm. Participants will be guided through designing, mak-ing and bringing to life their very own animal

Following on from the success of last year's Fantastic Mr Fox: Play in

a Week, the Youth Thea-tre will be off ering

another Play in a Week work-shop; this time for Ma-tilda, Feb-ruary 15-19, 10am-4pm. Children aged 6 - 10 years are invited to come along for a fun-packed

half term per-formance week

and be part of the wonderful cast of Roald Dahl’s

much-loved sto-ry of a sweet, bright little girl

Clothes that made the Sixties swing and were then discarded as out of date feature in an exhibition running at Horsham Museum.

One item bought by a young woman was a metallic gold lace cocktail dress by Jean Allen. Em-barrassed by the price, the woman wore it once in 1968 and then hid it way for decades only to give it to the museum, where it forms the cen-trepiece of Boutique Fashion.

The museum says: “This is not the normal history of the fantas-tic clothes on display in the 1960s themed exhibition. The normal his-tory is of fun, fancy free and enjoy-ment by the young of Horsham who were beginning to taste the freedom of teenage life.

“The exhibition draws on the museums costume collection built up over the years when such items were seen as out of date, now seen

as cultural icons with names to match, Biba, Mary Quant, Emilio Pucci etc.

“It was the era when London was, as today seen as the centre of young people’s life and those in Horsham could taste it, before returning to

the ancient market town. “It is thanks to those who kept

safe such items as a pink and orange plastic PVC raincoat, or psychedel-ic dress, or the PVC red skirt and

waistcoat that the museum can put on a display that will trigger memo-ries of those that lived through it, to mild amusement in those who real-ise that this is what their mothers wore, to amazement in how ‘mod-ern’ the costume looked.”

“One of the features of this ex-hibition is that all costume on dis-play comes from shops, none of it is home made.

“For the 1960s was when the fashion boutique became the means of showing off . You bought a name that was fashionable, not a brand that was serviceable. It refl ected the start of the cultural and social trend, women had disposal income, so could treat themselves – even if as in the gold lace dress, guilt also played a part.”

Boutique Fashion runs until the end of April

Sixties theme to exhibition

The exhibition draws on the museums costume collection


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SUSSEX BEER & CIDER FESTIVALMarch 17 - 19The 26th Sussex CAMRA Branches Beer & Cider Festival will be held at the Corn Exchange, Church Street, Brighton, BN1 1EE.There will be over 160 beers from across the UK, including new beer launches from some of our Sussex breweries. Plus a large selection of ciders and perries.

WISBOROUGH GRN MARKETFebruary 11We are a thriving, friendly welcom-ing market off ering relaxed, local shopping, with the opportunity to talk directly to the producers and fi nd out more about what makes their products so special. We have up to 25 stalls selling high quality local food and hand-made produce.

LIVE MUSIC AT THE SHELLEYFebruary 6 The Collective - The Shelley Arms - Broadbridge Heath - Feb. 6, 2016Another date for your diary.... The Collective playing on Saturday 6th February. Playing a great selec-tion of Mod and Ska Classics. Free admission

HISTORY EXHIBITIONFebruary 15 - March 15Centric Community Projects is pleased present The History of Racial and Sexual Equality. The exhibition hopes to inform, educate and provide visitors with a valuable insight into these incredible histories of deter-mination and perseverance. Tuesday - �Sat 12pm – 5pm. FREE ENTRY. 18 Piries Place, Horsham, RH12 1NY

WEDDING FAIR February 610am to 5pm at Unitarian Church, Worthing Road, Horsham.This beautiful church and gardens circa 1721 hosting wedding outfi ts from Chestnut Tree House & other relevant exhibitors.

CHINESE NEWYEAR February 6We are thrilled once again to see

if you would like to join us on the evening of February 6th 2016 to cel-ebrate the year of The Monkey with an authentic Imperial Chinese Ban-quet prepared by our brilliant team of Chefs headed by Owner Nick Illes

LECTURE AT THE CAPITOLFebruary 10NADFAS Lecture at The Capitol Theatre, Horsham.King George III: ‘ The Most Cultured of Monarchs’; Art Collector and Friend of America. by Oliver Ever-ett.Meeting starts at 10.45 am. Cof-fee available from 9.45 am.Non members are very welcome Fee £5.00.

SLOW BOAT IN CHINAFebruary 11The North Sussex Centre of The Na-tional Trust will be having an illus-trated talk by Graham Albon“ Slow Boat in China” at The Wesley Hall,London Road, Horsham. Visi-tors welcome. £5.00 entrance. For further details ring: 01403 730162

FAMILY BINGO NIGHTFebruary 12St Mary’s C of E (Aided) Primary School, Link Lane, Pulborough RH20 2AN - 7pm for 7.30pm start.Come and have a great night out whilst helping the PTA at St Mary’s C of E (Aided) Primary school, Pul-borough, raise funds for the school. Children are welcome to join in what will be a fun night out for all.

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2. Are you tired? It’s just you’ve been running through my mind all day

3. Get your coat, you’ve pulled

4. If I could rearrange the alphabet, I’d put U and I together

5. Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?

6. Do you believe in love at fi rst sight or shall I walk past again?

7. Do you like raisins? How about a date?

8. Feel my shirt, that’s boyfriend material

9. I can work out the square root of any number in 10 seconds. Give me yours and I’ll prove it

10. I have lost my phone number, can I borrow yours?

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The secret to writing the perfect romantic verseProfessional poet and member of the UK Poetry Society, Julia Bird, is working with Interfl ora, the world’s largest fl oristry network, on a new campaign encourag-ing people to put their romantic thoughts into words this Valen-tine’s Day. According to research*, this is something more than half the nation struggles with, and to-gether, they want to change this.

Eight tips to crafting the perfect verse

1. Read fi rst, then write. Poets have wooed their lovers in verse for centuries, poetry is a continuous conversation that you can join. Read a few of the best love po-ets for inspiration, and see what classic works you can adapt or imitate for your own romantic purposes.

2. Alternatively, you could always quote someone else’s poem on your fl ower card - www.poet-ryarchive.org (UK) and www.po-etryfoundation.org (USA) contain thousands of poems celebrating every sort of idea and experience, and you can search by keywords to fi nd something particularly meaningful to you and your lover.

3. Remember, specifi city is key. If you’re going to write a poem about your partner, don’t try and encompass the whole sweep of your relationship - focus on the particular detail: the weather on day you met, the charming asym-metry of her freckles, the way he cooks shepherd’s pie. There’s nothing so disarming as the knowledge that you are deeply known and remembered by an-other.

4. Equally exciting, however, is mystery. Perhaps you’re send-ing your fl owers anonymously. In that case, concentrate on de-scribing your own feelings – are you yearning or burning, sigh-ing or lying? The person on the receiving end of the dozen star-gazers will be dizzy with curios-ity about who they’ve inspired to such levels of emotion.

5. Love poetry is driven by rhythm, the pattern of words that makes readers think of heart beats or dance steps. Are you going to fi t lots of multisyllabic Latinate words into your lines for a deli-cate and precise sound; or will you go for the pounding rhythms of shorter Anglo-Saxon words? A rose is the same thing as a Rosa berberifolia – but which one is more like your particular crush?

6. If you’re using rhyme, look be-yond the obvious full rhymes (love/dove, heart/apart, moon/June) that have been used many times before. Part rhymes (love/save, heart/hurt, moon/mine) are less predictable, therefore more intriguing.

7. Leave behind the language of the past. Some poetic phrases are woven so deeply into our culture (‘Shall I compare thee to a sum-mer’s day’/‘What light through yonder window breaks’) that we reach instinctively for the archaic poem-sounding words to add

gravitas to our writing. Let go of ‘thee’ and ‘yonder’, and instead fi nd the poetry in the fads and fashions of today’s dictionaries.

8. Your innate creativity. Your rela-tionship, fuelled by its particular mix of emotion, memory, desire, laughter and regret. The pas-sion that you have for her, the lust that you have for him. Find a place for it all in your writing. Let your poem bloom.

The formula for creating the per-fect romantic verse

Julia Bird, Interfl ora’s poetry ex-pert, has also analysed the nation’s favourite 10 love poems to develop a ‘formula’ for the perfect roman-tic verse. According to Julia, it is as simple as: x (p + b + c + o).

The formula, explained:P = Pattern. All ten of the nation’s favourite love poems are boldly metrical and have strong rhyming patterns. Rhythm is important to the love poet – it puts the reader in mind of heartbeats and dance steps. A rhyming couplet asserts a truth like no other fi gure of speech. Pep-per your poems with pattern.B = Brevity. Many of the poems on the lists are sonnets – from Shake-speare’s ‘Let me not to the marriage of true minds’ to Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s ‘How do I love thee? Let me count the ways’. Your fl ower card provides even less space than the 14 lines of a sonnet, so you’ll want to make your point in a very

few words – those words that your lover can recite by heart for the rest their life.C = Comparison. ‘Shall I com-pare thee to a summer’s day’ asks Shakespeare, and Robert Burns answers ‘O my Luve’s like a red, red rose’. The desire to compare and describe the love is a common thread through love poetry. What’s your love like? Why, s/he’s like this...O = Obstacle. ‘The course of true love never did run smooth’ says Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Many of the nation’s fa-vourite love poems examine the difficulties inherent in a love af-fair, from Yeats’ poverty in ‘He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven’ to Andrew Marvell lacking world enough and time in ‘To His Coy Mistress’ to Christina Rossetti’s imminent death in ‘Remember’. What obstacle will you overcome in order to impress your soul-mate?X = Mystery Quality. Finally, mul-tiply all these necessary ingredients of a love poem by the passion, crea-tivity and detail that only you can provide when you’re contemplating your particular best beloved. X also symbolises a kiss, and you’ll want to fi nish your message with any amount of those.’A wealth of further information, including a guide to romantic eti-quette and an eBook of romantic verses to inspire you are available at www.interfl ora.co.uk/roman-tic-verse.


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Local property specialist Leaders will once again support children’s charity Together for Short Lives this year - and has doubled its fundraising target after a success-ful partnership in 2015.

Together for Short Lives supports all 53 children’s hospice services across the UK, including Chestnut Tree House.

Employees of the estate agents raised a total of £45,000 for the charity last year, comfortably ex-ceeding the company’s goal of £25,000. As a result, Leaders has pledged to raise a further £50,000 over the next 12 months.

Clare Tobin, chief operating of-fi cer at Leaders, says: “Together for Short Lives is a wonderful cause and we are delighted to be supporting it again this year.

“Our staff really got behind the charity last year by running, cycling, rowing, abseiling, baking, skydiving and much more to raise money and we are sure they will fi nd even more creative ways to show their support again in 2016.”

Children’s Hospice Week, which runs from 23rd to 29th May, will be the focus of the fi rm’s charita-ble eff orts. All 111 Leaders branches across the country will take part in fundraising activities over the course of the week.

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All 1,000-plus Leaders employees have been given permission to take a day off work in 2016 to volunteer at their local children’s hospice.

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Horsham win in another tight match to end bad run

Saturday January 30 - London 2 South EastHorsham 12 – 7 Hove

Horsham secured the double over Hove in a much needed morale boosting win after three succes-sive narrow defeats, and consoli-dated their hold on fourth position in the league. In a classic game of two halves, Horsham were the more clinical of the two sides scoring their tries when they had the advantage, and when Hove had the momentum in the second half they were un-able to break down a resolute Green and White defence as opportunities were squandered.

Horsham were obliged to dig deep into their resources with seven changes to last week’s match day squad, due to a combination of in-jury and unavailability.

The match did however see the return of two of Horsham’s most infl uential players namely Arun Thompson making his fi rst start since December and Tom Johnson who has not played a full game since October when he pulled a hamstring in the fi rst game against Hove.

With Horsham in a poor vein of form and Hove desperate for a win to climb away from the relegation places, this was always going to be a tight contest in the heavy condi-tions at Coolhurst, unlike the previ-ous encounter when the Green and Whites ran out comfortable winners 53-14 in possibly their best perfor-mance of the season.

“The character of the team was epitomised by our defence which didn’t buckle under pressure,” said Horsham backs coach Richard Bell.

“We played to our structures with Johnny getting over the gain line securing quick ball. We took our tries well in the fi rst half although we left a few more out on the fi eld, our set piece was strong and JJ kicked sensibly ensuring that they couldn’t get out of their half. The second half was more diffi cult as we played into the wind and we were disrupted by injuries to Paul Talbot and Andy Gray.”

From the start it was clear that Horsham were playing with re-newed urgency after recent disap-pointments in front of a passionate home support. Johnny Ordidge was being heavily used to get across the gain line and with quick ball Hor-sham were able to spread the play. Horsham were running more di-rectly than in previous weeks, with Hove defending well until Arun Thompson received a pass from

Josh Mills off a maul to slice open the defence and run in from 25 yards. The try was converted by Will Bell and after 12 minutes Horsham lead 7-0.

Horsham were now controlling the bulk of possession and territory without really looking like scor-ing until Thompson made a break which was carried on by Paul Talbot, and then James Johnson spun the ball wide and found Will Bell who passed to Joe Wilde who stepped his man to score. The try went uncon-verted and after 24 minutes Hor-sham lead 12-0.

The Green and Whites were look-ing dynamic in the loose as Nick Bell charged through a gap and linked with Matt Stone whilst the set piece was solid.

Then just before the break in their only attack of the half, Hove moved the ball wide and their inside centre

punched a hole through the Green and White defence before passing to his fellow centre who crossed the line for a good try.

The conversion was charged down by Thompson but in a sight rarely seen in rugby the kick, which looked to be heading wide, received a fi nger-tip defl ection to fl y be-tween the posts to narrow the defi -cit to 12-7.

The second-half was scoreless. Horsham were forced into making several changes due to injury, they were playing into the wind and the tables were turned. Now Hove were applying all the pressure. Hove se-cured a penalty but opted for the scrum rather than kick at goal and Will Bell snuff ed out another at-tack. On a rare Horsham break-out after 68 minutes Will Bell had the opportunity to extend Horsham’s lead following a high tackle, but his

penalty attempt went wide.Hove were dominating the second

half with the wind at their backs as Horsham had done the fi rst. In the fi nal minute Hove attacked down their right wing but were repelled again by resolute Horsham defence just short of the try-line, and the fi -nal whistle blew shortly afterwards much to the relief of the Horsham supporters.

Horsham’s next fi xture is away to Thanet Wanderers tomorrow (Sat-urday February 6) in the third round of the Intermediate Cup.

Horsham Team: W Bell; W John-son (T Johnson), Wilde, Ordidge, Sheppard, J Johnson, Mills; Talbot (capt) (Brady), Stone, Barber; Har-cus, Clarkson; N Bell, Thompson, Gray (McCabe).

Will Bell tackled during Horsham’s win over HoveHorsham’s Arun Thompson scoring the opening try

rugbyRichard Ordidge - HRUFC

Horsham win in another tight match to end bad run

Atlantis crowned Sussex Relay Champions

Swimming Dave Smith-Sports Editor

Last weekend the top 14 swim-ming clubs in the county descend upon Pavilions in the Park to com-pete in the Sussex County Swim-ming Championships.

The morning session began with the 12 and 13 year old girls medley. Atlantis A team comfortably made it through to the fi nals where they cruised into the gold medal posi-

tion with some unbelievable swim-ming from Ethel Whyman, Millie Weeden, Emma Morris and Becs Barber. The 12 and 13 year old boys team Will Carey, Ryan Gant, Mi-chael Pallister and Daryan De Klerk just missed out on gold by less than half a second. The open girls med-ley team, Freya Fulcher, Lily da-vis, Maddie Carey and Beth Britton took the silver medal and the boys open team of Andrew Kershaw, Ca-van Murphy, Aiden Sparling and

Edward Hundleby just missed out on a bronze medal. In the 12 and 13 girls freestyle Atlantis won gold again and the open girls secured the bronze with the Atlantis B team just missing out on the bronze.

In the afternoon the 10 and 11 girls team of Anna Sayers, Aimee Britton-Docker, Tessene Arezki and Amber Ranson notched up a silver in the medley and Atlantis under 16 girls, Freya Fulcher, Lauren Pedel, Anya Elvin and maddie Carey, put in a sterling performance for another silver. The 10 and 11 year old girls squad added Kiran Sandhu to the freestyle team and that was good enough to bag them gold however the 10 and 11 year old boys - Will Weeden, Charlie Ferris, Oliver Co-lombo and Jamie Smith - were just nudged out of a bronze medal in the freestyle.

With points needed for the overall title the under 16 girls re-corded another bronze. The over-all title went down to the fi nal race and the Atlantis team of Matt Boyes, Dan Jones, Sam Hawkins and James North put in a great performance to seal bronze giv-ing Atlantis the overall victory to become Sussex Relay Champions.

Joggers compete by river and seaAthleticsPhil Liberman - Horsham Joggers

Very contrasting locations were a feature of this weekend’s running events for Horsham Joggers.

Fifteen of its members competed in the splendour of the capital in the London Winter 10K run start-ing from Whitehall Gardens by the Thames. The Joggers fi nished as follows: Paul Thornton 50.23, Timothy Knaves 53.38, Louise John-son 56.50, Paul Arnold 57.01, Paul Chandler 57.11, Claire Burrows 1.01.04, Sally Arnold 1.01.06, Nikki

Humphrey 1.03.04, Susan Hensman 1.08.40, Nicky Jones 1.12.37, Victo-ria Saunders 1.14.22, Sharon Pepper 1.22.45, Claire Wellings 1.22.45, Hi-lary Palmer 1.24.59 and Clare Brown 1.26.20.

Starting on the coast at Shoreham six Joggers took part in the Dark Star Marathon, a 28 mile off road challenge. Out of the 129 fi nishers Mal Thornton fi nished an amaz-ing 11th in 4.08.15 followed by Alan Pettitt 4.51.55, Helen Woods 5.35.14, Chris Yeomans 5.50.23, Neil Jen-nings 6.05.40, Paul Burgess 6.39.02 and Melanie Roberts 7.34.42.

Atlantis swimmers won the Relay Championship

Six joggers took part in the Dark Star Marathon


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Mirfi eld and Gullick Cups restructured with wider eligibility

Eligibility criteria for the local Mirfi eld and Gullick knockout cricket cups have been revised with more clubs being encouraged to participate in the competitions.

This year Sussex County League Premier Division Clubs will be al-lowed to enter the Mirfi eld, re-opening the door for the 1st X1s of Billingshurst, Horsham and Roff ey, with all players eligible, including overseas signings.

The Gullick Cup competition is designed to enable non regular cricketers to participate and so is not open to County and Invitation League fi rst teamers and overseas players.

Matches in both competitions are played on a T20 basis on mid week evenings, a format started when the Mirfi eld - named after Frank Mir-fi eld, an early President of Horsham CC - was launched in 1959, and long before the format’s adoption by the professional game. The Gullick Cup began in 1972 and both fi nals are staged at Horsham Cricket Club on

separate Tuesdays in July (this year on the 5th and 12th) and are always well attended with plenty of banter among the friendly rivals. Organ-iser David Horsman told the Dis-trict Post: “The Mirfi eld and Gul-

lick tournaments have been very popular down the years and we’re keen to broaden their appeal, so we’ve made a few changes to intro-duce opportunities for even more entries and I encourage clubs and

businesses to register their interest with Horsham Cricket Club offi ce (01403 254628). Members of the or-ganisational committee will also be contacting prospective participants and we’ll be holding the draw for

this year’s competitions when we have the full list of entrants. We’re looking forward to another great series of matches this summer - so come on clubs and business teams, let’s hear from you!”

Roff ey’s 2015 Mirfi eld Cup winning team

Horsham gallop through Trojan defence

Saturday January 30 – South League Premier Div 2 Horsham Men’s 1st XI 5 - 2 Trojans

HockeyMartin Read – Sports Reporter

Trojans came out with all guns blazing but Horsham absorbed fi rst and second half pressure to run out clear winners after max-imising their chances. Cirdec Atkinson put Horsham ahead slightly against the run of play fol-lowing an impressive six pass build up before a similar move enabled Richard Blakesley to work the ball round the defence for a two nil lead. Then, John Burroughs latched onto a high kick clearance from Horsham keeper Andy Isaacs and after a foul Jack Dean slotted home a penalty fl ick. Although Trojans reduced the defi cit, Horsham were comfortable with their 3-1 half time advantage. But, Trojans scored again after Hor-sham were temporarily reduced to

ten men. Horsham, though, were not to be denied and a short corner was worked back for John Burroughs to net a fourth goal until Man of the Match Jack Dean rode three tackles to round off victory with an excel-lent goal, subsequently quipping: “Perhaps I might have passed the ball so I thought I’d better score!”

Horsham Team Manager told the District Post: “That was simply game over – we played really well this week and now need to take that form away with us.” Captain Duncan Howarth said: “Their keep-er made two or three world class saves, so our win could have been even more emphatic. Our tactics were better and having Jack (Dean) back after his hamstring problem made such a big diff erence.”

Tomorrow, (Saturday February 6) Horsham, fourth but with a game in hand, have a demanding visit to second in the table high-scoring Tulse Hill & Dulwich, to whom they lost 1-2 at home in October.

Man of the Match Jack Dean

Photo by Nick Evans

H o r s h a m h u m b l e d by rampant SurbitonSaturday January 30 – South Clubs’ Women’s Hockey League Div 1Horsham Ladies 0 - 5 Surbiton

HockeyMartin Read – Sports Reporter

Although Horsham ran runaway league leaders Surbiton close in October, coming away from Surrey with a narrow defeat, the return fi xture was a diff erent story. Sur-biton came into the game unbeaten with 10 wins from 11 starts and just eight goals conceded, by far the few-est in the league, and although Hor-sham had not been beaten in over three months, there was a marked diff erence on the day, especially af-ter the break. Two converted short corners gave the visitors a handy cushion at half time before three second half fi eld goals compounded Horsham’s misery, slipping them back to fourth in the table.

Opinions varied as to whether the score line was a fair refl ection of play – the Horsham camp felt not, while Surbiton thought otherwise. In reality Horsham had fi rst half opportunities that went begging and, as they tired, were unable to contain subsequent pressure from some super fi t players with higher league experience.

After suff ering just their third de-feat of the season, tomorrow (Sat-urday February 6) Horsham ladies visit Reading (now 5th after beating basement side Havant last week). Horsham won the previous encoun-ter 2-0 at Broadbridge Heath last October.

Drowning in the fi xture backlog

Littlehampton’s pitch last Saturday

Sports Fixture BacklogDave Smith-Sports Editor

Last weekend saw another spate of postponed matches across all lev-els of local sport, especially foot-ball. Tuesday night’s rearranged local derby – Broadbridge Heath against Horsham - was again called off due to a waterlogged pitch; and that was after a day of sun and wind.

To emphasise the amount of rain that has fallen on pitches in the last month or two Pulborough had their London South East 3 league match called off last Saturday at Burgess Hill due to a waterlogged pitch; it takes a lot to call off a rugby match due to rain.

Horsham YMCA had their match at Littlehampton postponed while their tenants Horsham played on their well drained surface at Gor-ings Mead. After Tuesday night’s cancellation, Broadbridge Heath - whose Leisure Centre surface is prone to hold water – have had eight postponements in their last

twelve scheduled matches.It is not only the senior sides who

are suff ering; the junior football schedule has been hit hard by the conditions. The Horsham and Dis-trict Youth Football League fi xtures have been virtually wiped out re-cently with only a small percentage of matches taking place since De-cember. Many of these teams play on public and school pitches that get more use without getting the attention enjoyed by some of play-ing surfaces at the senior clubs.

There will be many people in-volved in local sport praying for the rain to cease and the temperatures to hold above freezing, and perhaps as a bonus... a few prolonged days of sunshine!

There will already be two or three matches a week for the senior teams and double headers and possibly mid week games for the juniors to clear the backlog. Any further weather conditions that bring about postponements will be disastrous.


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Hornets far too good for East Preston

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Joe Shelley heads in the third goal Darren Boswell scores Horsham’s fi fth goal

A very happy Dom Di Paola and coach Ian Browne

Photos by John Lines

Saturday January 30 – SCFL PremierHorsham 7 – 0 East Preston

Horsham manager Dom Di Paola showed no mercy on his old team as he oversaw a ruthless, effi cient and commanding 7-0 thrashing of East Preston at Gorings Mead.

East Preston sit second bottom of the table with only 6 points to their name while high fl ying Horsham have 51 points more than them and sit in second place in the league with three games in hand on the leaders Lancing. The gulf in league positions between the two teams was mirrored on the pitch as the Hornets totally bossed things from the kick off to the fi nal whistle.

Horsham’s fi rst goal came in the eighth minute when Evan Archiba-ld met Adam Hunt’s deep cross to plant a powerful header past the visiting ‘keeper Ben Purkis. Imme-diately from the restart Horsham won back the ball and following a long ball Harry Smith found the net from a tight angle to make it 2-0 with less than 10 minutes played. One minute later Joe Shelley should

have made it three but somehow he pulled his header wide of an open goal.

To be honest it was a match where Horsham could aff ord to miss a few sitters as chances, and as it turned out goals, were going to be aplenty.

The next goal arrived in the four-teenth minute when Archibald neatly placed Mark Knee’s cross past the helpless Purkis who, not for the fi rst time during the match, was left exposed by some poor de-fending. Mark Knee nearly hit the fourth goal from a free kick - his eff ort going narrowly over – but the happy Hornets supporters did not have long to wait for a goal to cheer as Joe Shelley made up for his ear-lier miss by heading in from close range a Bradley Lewis corner. Now four goals to the good with less than half the match gone Horsham took their foot slightly off the accelera-tor and the match took the air of a training game with Horsham domi-nating the possession without pep-pering Purkis’ goal. Archibald did have a chance to score a fi rst half hat-trick minutes before the break when after some good individual play he fi red a shot inches past the upright.

The second half resumed as the fi rst had fi nished; Horsham were in complete command and the only surprise was why Horsham had not scored seven already. Smith had an

eff ort saved by Purkis before Ar-chibald missed two clear cut op-portunities to score, albeit one was adjudged off side. With nearly an hour gone East Preston had their fi rst attempt on goal but Ryan Ash-worth’s hopeful, perhaps desper-ate, long range shot sailed harm-lessly wide. One minute later it became 5-0 when Archibald found Darren Boswell who controlled the ball well before striding towards the visitors goal and slotting past the advancing Purkis.

A few minutes later - and after a howler from the shell-shocked Purkis - Horsham had a sixth goal. Tom Atkinson put in a harmless looking ball that Purkis allowed to drop from his grasp after mak-ing a chest high catch and the ball dropped over the line. There was still 15 minutes to go when Hor-sham completed the scoring; this time from the penalty spot. Dar-ren Boswell was dragged down by Louis Coulson in the area and Evan Archibald planted the penalty into the corner to complete his hat-trick and a resounding 7-0 victory for his side.

East Preston are not a great side, their league position shows that, but this was another commanding and confi dent display from a Hor-sham team that look a class or two above most in this division.

Schools basketball league gets underwayBasketballDave Smith-Sports Editor

This year’s Horsham District Pri-mary Schools Basketball League got underway with the fi rst of three central venue meetings tak-ing place at Henfi eld Leisure Cen-tre.

Fourteen teams made up of three players per team were split into three randomly selected groups; producing some excellent matches.

In the Yellow Division the A Teams from St Peter’s Henfi eld and Southwater Junior Academy bat-

tled out an exciting 14-14 draw af-ter securing high scoring victories in their previous games. With both teams on an equal record at the top of the table the sides were split by using the points scored, which gave St Peter’s the top place.

At the other end of the table Newcomers Kingslea B were rel-egated but gained valuable experi-ence while the other relegation spot was decided by point’s diff erence between Steyning B and Shelley C, with Shelley C dropping down by the narrowest of margins.

In the Blue Division Shelley A

dominated with Freya Bell and Josh Buttle starring for them. Kingslea A took one of the relegation spots and Shelley C took the other.

In an evenly contested division Steyning A emerged as the top team in the Green Division but only through a single basket in two of their four victories. Billingshurst narrowly claimed second spot ahead of Shelley B while Henfi eld B and Southwater C despite putting in fi ne performances fi lled the bottom two places. Primary Schools Basketball League

Holbrook and Shelley off to a good startJunior Netball

Holbrook and Shelley Schools have made impressive starts to Phase 2 of Division A of the Horsham District Primary Schools Netball League.

Holbrook despatched newly pro-moted Billingshurst by fi ve goals and then enjoyed the best of an en-tertaining encounter with Loxwood, winning 6-3. Shelley also won both games beating Loxwood 5-0 and giving the other promoted outfi t,

St Andrew’s Nuthurst, a hard time in a game that ended up 10-2. For Shelley Maddie Pavitt controlled the centre third linking up well with her defenders and shooters. Freya Bell and Esme Lucas were both on form with their shooting and Char-lotte Lewington made an excel-lent debut. Despite their heavy loss to Shelley, Nuthurst’s night was made a lot better with a 3-2 victory over Southwater Junior Academy. Southwater and Billingshurst drew their match 2-2.


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