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Come on, like we would put a Quo tributeband on the cover!Although if we had, I could have at leastpretended that we took the shot in thatparticular location because the plants inthe background look like matchstick men...Instead, we chose the image of Gary Bestat Co<ee Real next to his new roaster.There is a similar photo inside in whichGary is stood by his old roasting machine,but it looks like an advert for Co<ee Realwith the branding in the background,

which put it out of the cover reckoning.For this shot, I was actually stood up a step-ladder holding up a large re>ectorsheet to keep the sun out of Gary’s eyes,whilst Damian at Co<ee Real made sure Ididn’t fall. Toby had armed Gary with a ‘co<ee scoop‘ but abandoned the idea as itjust didn’t look natural, so instead Gary isholding an empty cup! Toby had intendedfor the image to show more of the roastingmachine, but it left a little too much ‘dead’wall space so we zoomed in a touch.

Challenge the Status QuoThis edition marks the second anniversary of AAH Magazine.I’ve only just been reminded of this,and to celebrate I’m going to blow upa balloon and maybe, if it gets wild, tieit to another balloon and tape it to adoor.When I launched AAH, I believed itwould be a resounding success fromthe word ‘go’. I could only foresee a scenario inwhich everybody who received acopy would instantly talk about it,spread the word, and phone lineswould crumble under the subsequentdemand from businesses all over theworld wanting to advertise with us.Needless to say, it didn’t quite pan outthat way!Gradually, I began to understand thatthe old business cliché about ‘losing inthe =rst year, breaking even in the second and making a pro=t in thethird’ might have some merit.There are some businesses that hit theground running, without a doubt. Butthey tend to be providing somethingthat people have been waiting for andpreviously did not have. Sugar and Snow, the new ice-creamparlour in Horsham, is perhaps a goodexample of this.But Horsham was certainly not lackingin local magazines or newspapers inMay 2011. People were not wandering

around town thinking ‘only =ve publications to choose from? If onlythere was another one that took on aslightly di<erent slant!’Gradually though, I believe we havecarved out a unique identity. It’s beena fun, if exhausting, two years for us,but now AAH has become somethingthat people were, perhaps, waiting forafter all. Hopefully this doesn’t read like one ofthose moral monologues that He-Manused to give after he had killed askeleton, but if you are running yourown business and it’s taking a while,do stick at it if you believe in the project. It does take time, even whenyou’re ramming the message through13,500 doors every month...

We have a little army of delivery people across the district, but RogerClark, who has so reliably been carryingout the Partridge Green and Cowfoldrounds, has left us to take up a newrole in local politics. I =lled in theround last month, and really don’twant to do it again! So if you would bewilling to take it on please contact meon 01403 878026. We also need somebody to step into the Ashingtondelivery round as our man there hastaken on a full time job...

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Ben Morris (AAH Editorial & Advertising) and Toby Phillips (All AAH Photography)

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Editor: Ben [email protected] 878026 / 01903 892899

Advertising: Kelly [email protected] 878026 / 01903 892899

Photography: Toby Phillipstobyphillipsphotography.co.ukinfo@tobyphillipsphotography.co.uk07968 795625

ContributorsJeremy Knight (Historic text for articles on Bainbridge Copnall and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Additional thanks to...Jill NeA for Bainbridge Copnall images, Paul

Bellringer, Quo-caine for lending us their Telecasters, Fishers Farm Park, Berkeley Homes,Countryside Properties, Crest Nicholson, Gary atCoAee Real, Mannings Heath Golf Club

Absolutely No Thanks to...Ben’s mum who couldn’t proof read as she was‘helping with the show’.

Door-to-Door Delivery teamThe Paterson family, GeoA Valentine, AndrewPrice, Trish Fuller, Sarah Guile, Amy Rogers, LauraHarding, Alex Bland and Cara Cocoracchio (allHorsham rounds), Anna Laker and Alex Besson (Billingshurst), Jamie Towes, Shaun Bacon andEddie Robinson (Southwater), Jack Barnett(Monks Gate/Mannings Heath), Karen Parnell(Warnham), Will Smith (Ashington), Roger Clark(Partridge Green and Cowfold), Reece Elvin

(Slinfold), Ben Morris (Tower Hill, Rookwood, DialPost, Crabtree), Toby Phillips (Town Centre), Herbie Whitmore (West Grinstead), Ben’sGrandma (Wisborough Green)

AAH is available to pick up at Sakakini (Carfax),Artisan Patisserie (Market Square), Pavilionsin the Park, CoCo’s salons (Lintot Square inSouthwater and High Street, Billingshurst),West Chiltington and Horsham Museum

WebsiteRun by Mi-Store of Brighton. Read all of our editions at www.aahorsham.co.uk

AAH Magazine is an independent publicationowned by B. Morris and is based in Ashington

Copies of past editions of AAH are available for £3each (this includes postage).

Why visit our website at www.aahorsham.co.uk whenyou could go for a walk up Chanctonbury Ring instead?To discuss advertising in AAH call Ben on 01403 878026. View our advertising rates on Page 36...

40 Meal ReviewThe Plough and Attic Rooms in Rusperhas an abundance of character

51 HistoryPart two of our fascinating look at Bainbridge Copnall’s career in art

6 News Round-UpWhat’s making headlines, including a revamp of the Millennium Maze

66 How InterestingHorsham has featured in two booksby the creator of Sherlock Holmes

10 Cricket FestivalSussex will take on Somerset beforethe Sharks face Kent at the festival

62 Group DiscussionAfter 30 years, Sunbeam SwimmingClub is still oAering a vital service

31 Housing PlansWe look at the new developmentsbeing built around the district

19 ArtThe incredible three dimensional creations of Warnham’s Lesley Tayor

24 Co>ee RealMeet the roaster who believes most of the coAee we drink is dreadful!

58 MusicMeet Quo-caine ahead of theirbiggest gig yet at the Capitol

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46 One to WatchTom Hayward only started playing golfproperly in 2010. He’s now a pro...

This month we will be introducing a new delivery round in the Queensway and

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If you liked Piazza Italia...1: ...then you’ll simply love the BroadwoodMorris Day of Dance in Horsham on 11th May.They’re more or less the same thing, except instead of fast cars, Jne food and opera youhave bearded men wearing bells and braces,skipping around waving hankies in the air.Sometimes they trade the hankies for sticks,and gently bang them together. Warning, thisevent may contain accordions...

2: You want more Morris dancing? The TannersArms in Brighton Road, Horsham, plays host tothe Magog Morris Dancers on Tuesday, 21stMay, at 6pm. The Magog will be performing avariety of traditional dances accompanied bylive folk music. If we’re making this a MorrisDancing special, we’d best not forget that oneof the Broadwood Morris Men stalwarts, OldHarry, passed away recently. Horsham Museumand Art Gallery will be displaying one of his costumes, kindly donated by his daughter.

3: Two therapists have organised a Health andBeauty show to be held at The Holbrook Clubin support of the CoCo’s Foundation. HilaryCollis of Wellbrook Therapies and Pat Unglessof Hakalau Life host the event on Wednesday,22nd May from 3.30 - 9.30pm. There will benumerous professionals present to oIer helpand advice on many subjects linked to theHealth and Beauty industry. CoCo’s is a wonderful charity, and one we’ve featured on

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several occasions in AAH, so please supportit if you can. Tickets must be purchased inadvance to enable you to book your freetaster session. They cost £10 which includestea or coIee, a goodie bag and prize drawentry. www.zesthealthandbeauty.biz/showor www.cocosfoundation.co.uk

4: Belles Events will be hosting a Vintageand Retro Fair on 26th May at 12-5pm. AtAAH, we’re not entirely sure what falls under‘retro’ and ‘vintage’. But we think ‘retro’mainly relates to the early 1970s, preferablyitems in red, yellow and brown, or things associated to Space Invaders. Whilst ‘vintage’is anything that’s either light pink or blue witha striped background. Well, it’s not a precise description! Anyway, you’ll Jnd fashion,accessories, furniture, retro home wares andtoys at The Drill Hall in Denne Road. You canalso grab a cupcake and a drink in the Pop-Up Vintage Tea Room run by SplendidOccasions. www.bellesevents.co.uk.

5: As part of the Shipley Arts Festival, theBernardi Chamber Ensemble are playing‘Music from the time of William Penn’ at theBlue Idol, Coolham, on Friday, 18th May at7.30pm. The festival’s international level musicians will be performing Handel’s‘Water Music,’ ‘The Harmonious Blacksmith’Bach’s ‘Air‘ from suite no.2, and ‘Suite for

Flute‘ plus movements from John Rutter’s‘Suite Antique.‘ There will also be readings bymembers of the local and Quaker communitytogether with patron the Earl of Lytton (LordByron’s great grandson) and Lucy West. Tickets cost £28 from www.blueidol.org orwww.BMGlive.com

6: Many of the artists you’ve read about inthis magazine over the last two years will beinvolved in Horsham Artists’ Open Studios inJune. The event sees local artists open theirhouses, studios or group venues to the public, showcasing and demonstrating theirwork. This year will be a little diIerent as theopening weekend will be held at SedgwickPark. It’s held on 15–16th June and 22–23rdJune. www.horshamartistsopenstudios.co.uk

7: AirJx fans will enjoy a new book by Pulborough author Arthur Ward. The OtherSide of Air�x, published by Pen and SwordBooks, is a full account of the rise and fall ofone of the leading toy brands of our age. Thebook includes several pages dedicated to thework of the late Southwater artist Bill Stallion,who was responsible for some of the most memorable AirJx box covers. The book (ISBN9781848848511) is available at www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

8: Two successful business women have used

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their combined experience to write theirown book. The Team Formula: A LeadershipTale of a Team who found their Way, byMandy Flint and Elisabet Vinberg Hearn, isbased on a team in the world of internationalbusiness struggling with conLicts followinga company merger. Mandy and Elisabetshare their professional secrets of leadingteams at global organisations in this ‘must-read’ book for leaders and team members.http://theteamformula.com/

9: HAODS (Horsham Amateur Operatic andDramatic Society) present Pride and Prejudiceat the Capitol on 19th - 22nd June. Ticketscost £13 from 01403 750220.

10: Horsham In Bloom Committee hasstarted work on improving the MillenniumMaze in Horsham Park. The maze, based onlegends of Horsham, opened in 2001. Abronze sculpture of the St Leonard’s Forestdragon, created by Horsham artist HannahStewart, sits in the maze’s centre, whilst otherfeatures include giant dragon eggs, a fairyborder and a Sussex by the Sea themed corner. Due to the popularity of the maze, anumber of the features have been removeddue to wear and tear, whilst several plantspecimens could not survive a never-endingstream of children’s feet. Realising the mazehas been looking tired for a time, In Bloom

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has embarked on a project to revitalise themaze. Already, work has begun on pathways,and new benches will be put in place. Noticesmay be installed to inform visitors aboutsome of the local legends. Plants will addnew colour, but there will still be places forchildren to explore. When the maze was Krstcreated, it was well supported by HorshamDistrict Council as well as a number of localbusinesses. If you can help with this new project, please contact In Bloom on 01403215491 or visit www.horshaminbloom.org.uk

11: It isn’t an obvious location for a movieabout toxic fumes on aeroplanes, but in Junea Klm crew will be rolling into Horsham toshoot scenes for A Dark Re"ection. The Klm,scheduled for release in 2014, will tackle theissue of contaminated air in aircraft. Writerand director Tristan Loraine hopes that theKlm will play an important role in making airtravel safer. Tristan reports that the script is almost complete, and that he is looking forlocal investors and support to fund the co-operative project. The last feature Klm by Tristan’s Fact Not Fiction Films, 31 North 62East, premiered at the Capitol in 2009.

12: Do the next ‘Brownlee brothers’ reside inHorsham? Probably not, as the chances of twosiblings with that same rare surname alsoachieving Olympic triathlon gold is supremely

unlikely. Nonetheless, Horsham’s Krst YouthTriathlon will hopefully unearth some talentwhen it’s held in the Pavilions in the Park andHorsham Park on Sunday, 23rd June. Thetriathlon will comprise a series of eight racesbased on diIerent age (from 8-18) and experience ranges. For entry details visitwww.horshamleisurelink.co.uk or call IanFord, Sports Development OJcer at HorshamDistrict Council, on 01403 215634.

13: Warnham Mill is soon to re-open as a Veterinary Surgery, and the new owners atArthur Lodge Veterinary Group are keen touncover the building’s lost history. Vet Julian Peters said: “The Mill has not been recordedin any known documents or books making itvery diJcult to track down any information.Therefore, the general public will be of greathelp in our project and I would encourageanyone who knows anything to get in touch.”Email [email protected] if you canhelp. Everything found will be displayed atthe opening of the Warnham Mill Veterinary Surgery on Friday, 7th June. If you’re lookingfor the picture, its on Page 8...

14: Cancer Research UK will bring its popularRace for Life to Horsham Park on Sunday, 2ndJune. http://raceforlife.cancerresearchuk.org

15: There is a new man at the helm of The

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Candy Box in Horsham’s Carfax. HowardBayliss has spent over 25 years in bankingand Bnance, but felt the need to do something totally di@erent. Already, Howardhas forged partnerships with other localbusinesses, with all sandwiches, rolls andbaguettes in the newsagents now being supplied by Panino’s. He has also expandedthe range of specialist tobacco since the closure of Burkitt’s in Middle Street.

16: This is Tiny Bobby, who could just be the

world’s smallest lamb. He was born at FishersFarm Park in Wisborough Green, weighingonly 2.2lbs, and his vital statistics have beensent to the Guinness World Records. Sta@ areconBdent he will soon be recognised as theworld's smallest lamb. The Daily Mail ran anextensive piece on its website. Readers madehelpful comments such as ‘Hi Cutie Pie’, obviously forgetting that not only can TinyBobby not read, but he’s unlikely to be interested in cross-species online dating. Fornow, at least. Silly Daily Mail readers!

17: A Garden and Local Produce Fair, in aid ofSt Catherine’s Hospice New Horizons Appeal,will be held at Summers Place, Billingshurst,on Thursday, 16th May. Pippa Greenwoodwill oAcially open the fair at 10.30am andwill be there all day to talk to visitors aboutgrowing fruit and vegetables in the garden.Early birds can enjoy a Bubbly Preview Breakfast (8.30 - 10.30am) with tickets costing £12.50. General admission is £4. Visitwww.stch.org.uk/newhorizons

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In recent times, visitors to the Horsham Festivalof Cricket have witnessed some remarkableresults.Perhaps the performance that most springsto mind is that by Sussex in 2010. Duringtheir County Championship match againstDerbyshire at Horsham, each of the Arst fourbatsmen in the line-up scored centuries inSussex’s Arst innings.Ed Joyce (164), Chris Nash (156), Ben Brown(112) and Murray Goodwin (100*) hit theruns as Sussex amassed a mammoth total of576 for 3 declared as they won by an innings.Who knows what memories the popularCounty Cricket Festival will throw up thisyear? The festival is held at Horsham CricketClub in CricketAeld Road from Wednesday,22nd May to Saturday, 25th May.Sussex will play Somerset in Division 1 of the

Liverpool Victoria (LV) County Championship.This will be followed on Sunday, 26th May bya one-day match against traditional foes,Kent, in a 40 over-a-side game in the Yorkshire Bank YB40 competition.Sussex CCC Arst played a championshipmatch at Horsham against Essex in 1908.Since then, Sussex have played well over 100Arst class matches at CricketAeld Road, some90 of which were in the championship, theremainder being limited over games.In that time, many Horsham cricketers haveplayed for Sussex. David Sheppard also played for England before becoming Bishop of Liverpool, whilstothers include Charlie and Jack Oakes, PaulParker and Chris Nash, the current Vice Captain of Sussex.County cricket was brought to a halt by the

two World Wars. There was another breakthat lasted from 1957 until 1983. Althoughfriendly and one day matches were played atHorsham, championship cricket was not heldthere for 26 years.Since then, the festival has blossomed to thebeneAt of both club and county. It requires agreat deal of hard work by Horsham CC toprovide county class playing facilities, goodsupport by a cricket loving following and acommitment by Sussex to play in the northof the county.Once again this year it seems likely that Sussex will be challenging for honours. Somerset and Kent, their opponents, areboth strong sides, so the festival promisestwo high quality competitive matches.

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I was born in Windsor, Berkshire, in 1943. Myfather was in the army and 4nished up in intelligence.

He wasn’t a particularly good father. I wasthe youngest of three children and it wasmy mother who was the constant parent.She brought us up single-handedly formuch of the time. I recall my childhoodbeing a happy time and I have memories ofgoing for walks around Windsor Castle.

We moved to Cheltenham as my father movedto the new Government CommunicationsHeadquarters (GCHQ). I didn’t distinguish myself at school, but I did enjoy my time withthe sea cadets. My brother had been throughthe cadets and joined the navy, and I woulddo the same thing.

With the cadets, I learned how to play the

Bosun’s Call. I was also coxswain of awhaler, a 27-foot boat. Cheltenham didn’thave a river so we used to practice on thelake, but one year we did very well andmade it to the area /nals held on theThames. I was told o- as my swearing hadwafted over to the bank and some of theladies were not impressed.

I joined the navy a month before my 16thbirthday. I didn’t want to follow my father into the army. I was on HMS Ganges, oppositeHarwich harbour, for my shore training and Iwas there for 18 months. In those days it wassaid to be tougher than being in a borstal andit toughened me up.

They did a BBC television broadcast andout of 2,000 boys I was the one selected todo it. I went to broadcasting house and mymother was thrilled when it was on

television. When I returned to the ship, the captain called me in and said: ‘Very good, Bellringer, but keep out of the way of theSupply O.cer for the next few weeks’. Thetelevision crew had asked me a questionabout the food on the ship and I had toldthem it wasn’t very nice!

Following that, I was on HMS Hermes for atime and then on a frigate, HMS Plymouth. Onthe aircraft carrier we went through a typhoonin the South China Sea. A few of us went tothe stern of the ship, tied ourselves to the railings and watched waves 40-foot highcrash by. It was the 4rst time in my life I hadexperienced a feeling beyond fear, but wewere all overcome with a sort of calmness. Itgave me a true appreciation of nature.

In those days you didn’t have cheap package holidays, so joining the navy was

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a way of seeing the world. Whilst atHMS Terror, the Singapore NavalBase, I committed a minor infringement. But I was told I couldescape punishment if I donatedblood, so I did. I donated for the 9rsttime and I have now done so 80times. I’m targeting 100.

However, the navy wasn’t a particularlyhappy experience for me so I left afternine years in 1968. My career hadn’tprogressed. I stayed on the lower deckbut I did at least educate myself. I wentin with no O’ Level and came out witheight O’ Levels and two A’ Levels. I’m agreat believer that you can learn something from every experience youhave in life.

I went back to Gloucestershire andfor a couple of years I worked forDowty Rotol, an engineering company, before moving to Londonin 1970. It was here that I became aSamaritan volunteer at St Stephen inWalbrook.

I met my 3rst wife, Colette, who washalf-French. She then took a job withthe World Health Organisation inGeneva, and I went along with her for18 months. If I hadn’t been British Iwouldn’t have minded being Swiss!

I returned to England in 1973 andtook a job with the probation service.I became very busy and this led tothe breakdown of my 9rst marriage.

My favourite role with the probationservice was working for Croydon CrownCourt. In those days the probation

service was very much part of the court systemand the judges would often call you into theirchambers to discuss sentencing.

I feel I made a di7erence to the lives of someindividuals. With some o7enders though,you do have this revolving door syndrome.

Due to circumstances or somebody’s way ofthinking, it can be di2cult to break out of acriminal mentality, particularly if they are dealing with any form of addiction.

Whilst at the Beckenham o8ce I became a liaison o8cer for a hostel called GordonHouse, which was a specialised place forpeople with gambling problems. It wasnamed after a great man called GordonMoody, who helped establish Gamblers

Anonymous. He said: ‘Paul, you have a realfeel for this. Perhaps you should take it further.’ Eventually, I did.

I married for a second time, and my two sonsMatthew and Nathan were born in 1980 and1982, the year we moved to Chichester. I had returned to the probation service in a senior position. I stayed with them for another eightyears but all the while my interest in gamblingaddiction was developing.

I began to do things with the West Sussex Probation Service to raise awareness of gambling addiction and by 1990 I had decided I was going to leave. I was con9dentwith the skills and attributes I had attained,so I set up a charity with the help of YouthClubs UK.

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Paul was one of the founders of GamCare, which continues to help thousands each year

Together with a Board of Trustees we foundedthe ‘UK Forum on Young People and Gambling’.We ran it on a shoestring, but after three yearswe needed more money. People were not really interested in a national organisation ongambling, so I became a youth worker.

Whilst the UK Forum was no longer a charity, I took it with me into the youthservice. I remember one memorable weekin Avon Tyrrell in the New Forest, when weran a week long seminar with young people from 14 di6erent European countries, all based on gambling.

My attitude to gambling is that I’m not againstit. I’ve gambled myself, although I don’t do itvery well, and it’s a perfectly legitimate activity.But it has an addictive element, so it’s up tothe industry, the government and of coursegamblers to treat it responsibly.

In 1996, I was made redundant. I took thislittle lump of money and reformed thecharity and brought the trustees back together. I said: ‘It’s May, I’ve got a youngfamily but I will halve the salary I had atYouth Clubs UK and I’ll give it to the end ofthe year. If the charity is not viable I’ll haveto get a proper job!’

On the 1st December I contacted the probation service and said ‘help!’ as we wererunning into the sand. But two days later I hada meeting with David Rigg, CommunicationsDirector at Camelot. The result was thatCamelot put enough money on the table tokeep the charity going for another threemonths.

In 1996, I got a group together that included Nigel Kent-Lemon, who had greatknowledge of the gambling industry. Welooked at the viability of establishing a national charity across all ages. It was myvision but he helped me tremendously.

I had been three weeks away from throwing itall in. But with this new group we applied forLottery funding and they gave enough for usto fund ourselves for three years. We launchedGamCare in April 1997.

I might condemn the gambling industry

for not being responsible, but I had nevercondemned gambling and I think thathelped us to make progress. We receivedanother Lottery grant and gradually thecharity developed. We ran a helpline,counselling services, as well as educationand training on responsible gambling.

The numbers of people we reached built upevery year and they continue to rise. We have74% of the adult population gambling in thiscountry and yet there is still moral ambivalenceto it. As human beings we are programmedto take risks and gambling is a stylised formof risk taking. People would do it whether itwas legal or not.

We worked with, rather than against, the

gambling industry and began to talk tothem about creating voluntary codes ofconduct. In 2000, four of us went to seeGeorge Howarth, who was the minister responsible for gambling, and pressed fora review. This happened, and I gave lots ofevidence, and that resulted in the Gambling Act 2005. I was one of three specialist advisors to a joint parliamentaryscrutiny committee.

I was amazed at the pro4le I suddenly received. I was involved in an awful lot ofmedia work and would speak all around theworld. I was in Canada once when I spoke in alive radio broadcast in England. The phonerang when I was in the shower so I actuallygave the interview whilst sat on the bed stark

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My Story: Paul Bellringer

Paul working in Chichester

naked. It tickles me to this day!

One of my worst media experienceswas on ‘Dispatches’. The journalistwanted to put words into my mouth. Ididn’t budge and I ended up being inthe programme for three seconds.

Another time, I was invited by the BBC onto a programme compered by JeremyPaxman on the issue of gambling but itwas totally hijacked by John McCririck. Ididn’t say a word!

I wrote a book called ‘UnderstandingProblem Gamblers’ which sold well. Ittook me a year to write and is now alsoprinted in Chinese.

I married Anne in 1998 and we moved toHorsham in 2000. That year, I was staggered to receive an OBE from theQueen for my work in the gambling industry. It was recognition for me andmy team as well of course.

For me, personally, it meant somethingelse. No matter what I did as a child, inmy father’s eyes it was never goodenough. In a backward sort of way, thatwas probably one of the things thatdrove me on all my life. When I receivedthe OBE, it laid that ghost to rest.

Two years later I was invited to St Paul’sfor a service related to the Queen’sGolden Jubilee. Anne and I went up. Myo4ce was in Westminster, so I thoughtwe would get changed there and ring fora taxi. Twenty minutes later, a Cockneytaxi driver appeared and said: ‘You’rebloody lucky I’m here! The copper toldme ‘there’s no way you’re getting throughthe cordon!’ I told him ‘look, I’ve got apiece of paper here that says I need totake two bell ringers to St Paul’s and if theQueen doesn’t have her bells rung, onyour own head be it!’ They let him through!

Paul and Anne in April 2010

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The OBE is not my top achievement. Thatwould be ensuring that social responsibilitywas written into the Gambling Act.

The industry has expanded a great deal in thelast 20 years. This ‘in play’ market throws upnew challenges, as does the internet. Thishasn’t created a new breed of gambler. It hascreated a migration of people who are vulnerable to having a problem with gamblingfrom one form of gambling, perhaps fruit machines, to another, such as casino machines.

In my view, it’s rare that you should banany kind of activity. It’s much better to legalise it, regulate it, enforce regulationand tax it.

I left GamCare in 2004 having achieved what Iwanted to. I set up my own business for the-rst time, as a consultant on social responsibility. I’m still involved in a nationalstrategy board on responsible gambling andI’m a non-executive director of an organisationthat settles disputes between gamblers andoperators. After 33 years I still haven’t beatenmy addiction to the social impact of gambling.

Anne was diagnosed with breast cancer in2006 and battled on until 2011. She remained an elegant dresser to the end andwould step out of that door with a smile onher face ready to help other people.

She was the love of my life. I rather hoped wewould live long into old age together. But it

didn’t happen that way.

The idea of turning the old putting greeninto a landscape garden had already beenmooted, but Anne was instrumental in making it happen. They needed £200,000and she made it. Half of that amount camefrom a Lottery grant, and Anne and the InBloom committee matched it.

Sadly, the garden opened one month after shedied. But I’m delighted that there is a gardenbench with a plaque dedicated to Anne. Ifthere’s nobody around and I’m in town I’ll goand sit down there for a while.

They put an open stage in the garden and Irealised it wasn’t really being utilised. Ithought I could make something happen. Iwanted to do something with a local focusthat brought joy and pleasure to people. Ialso wanted to prove to myself I wasn’t a onetrick pony.

I put together a committee, and last year weheld the -rst Horsham Garden Music Festival.We want the event to grow and make it a feature of the summer in Horsham. The ethos isthat it’s for the people by the people, and wehave a great mix of concerts, with a young musician showcase, and people with learningdisabilities performing.

I turned 70 in February, but I haven’t gotused to being 60 yet. For as long as I can, Ijust want to go on making a di5erence.

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I don’t know if today’s teenagers are intobedroom posters in a big way.But in my day wall decorations were important to an individual’s social status.Therefore, there was a time when a day intoHorsham town would involve little morethan collecting rave 6yers from Heartbeatrecord store and visiting Athena to 6ipthrough the poster boards.I can only recall clearly a handful of the images. There’s the man cradling a baby(even though he didn’t look the ‘dad’ type),the tennis girl with an itchy bottom, and ababy that had been dressed up to look like aHell’s Angel biker with the heading ‘Born tobe Wild’.

Another I remember clearly was ‘Lunchtimeatop a Skyscraper’. It’s a famous and wonderful photograph ofNew York builders on a girder during construction of the Rockefeller Center in 1932.So I was excited to see that Lesley Taylor ofWarnham will be taking inspiration from thisiconic image for her latest series of dramaticthree dimensional, humorous artworks.Lesley is working on her own unique interpretation of the image. There will be fewer than the eleven men onthe original image, and the workmen in thethree part series will all be wearing shades.As well as ‘Shades of New York’, the artist willbe creating ‘Shades of London’ and ‘Shades

of Paris.’She said: “I used a scroll saw to cut my cityscenes below the workmen. I initially usedjust one piece of wood for the whole scene,but it looked 6at. You could see it was London but there was no depth. “So I thought about making the city scene intwo or three layers, and eventually I went forfour layers. “My father was very skilled with wood andhe encouraged me to watch and learn fromhim. I know about di5erent types of woodand the problems each brings, so I have areasonably practical brain and I’m not halfbad at DIY. This is a di5erent way of applyingthat skill.

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“I like how the piece is coming along now.It’s not geographically accurate, but it’s arepresentation of the city and there isenough detail in there for people to knowthe buildings. “I took an age researching architectural features and the relative heights of buildings, before ditching scale as it was nonsense. I just made features such as theEmpire State Building and Ei1el Towerstand out in the skyline. “I hope people realise that it is Paris and notBlackpool!”Thanks to her unusual method of paintingin brilliant white and using a splash ofcolour to introduce a touch of humour toher art, Lesley has come a long way in ashort time. Discouraged from pursuing art as an occupation, a weekly pottery class was hersole creative output as Lesley instead developed a career in consulting on children’s services.A change of government policy (one Lesleyactually agrees was good for children’sservices) during the recession saw a reduction in Lesley’s workload. At the age of 49, Lesley felt it was now ornever for her art career.She said: “I had always worked on the threedimensional art form as a hobby, so Ithought I’d go for it. “I was looking for a way in which I could

produce something that I thought could bequite commercial. I’m not embarrassed bythat.“Humour was always important. I knew Iwanted to work white on white as personallyI like it as a style and I’m drawn to artworkwhich is simplistic in its colour spectrum. ButI wanted something that I thought wouldgrab people’s attention. “We were renovating a dilapidated house in

Su1olk, and everything that could go wronghad gone wrong in that house. Walls camedown, people put their feet through stairs; itwas a real labour of love.“Then one day I saw one of the workmenkick a can of paint over, and somethingclicked in my mind. The idea of the splash ofcolour came to me. That’s where the originalidea for the 2rst ‘Drip’ series came from.”It was a tough learning process though, and

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‘One day I saw oneof the painters kicka can of paint overand it just clicked’

Art: Lesley Taylor

Lesley initially made mistakes on manyfronts. She used an acrylic paint whichdiscoloured after a time, leading to 26canvases being thrown into the bin. After consulting paint manufacturers,Lesley turned to a matt-based woodpaint which can, when primed, be usedon other materials as well.The characters used in Lesley’s artworkwere also problematic. Initially, she usedclay and thought the process of makingand shaping models would be simple. It wasn’t.Lesley found the clay was drying out andcracking, and so after speaking to LydiaSanderson at The Art Academy inFoundry Lane, decided to actually learnhow to make moulds and cast 7gures atthe Sussex Sculpture Studios in PartridgeGreen (now in Billingshurst). Andrew Brown, a tutor at the Studios,suggested Lesley used Chevant clay, andhelped her to develop an understandingof making moulds and cast using resinfrom moulds. Lesley said: “The size and scale of the 7gures has not changed, but you’ll seethe early ones do not have much detail. Itwas the best I could manage and I didnot want to overcomplicate the 7gures asI needed to get them out of the mould. “As I’ve gone on, I’ve tried new things,and some ideas have worked while others have failed. “In the ‘Vin Rouge’ series, I made twelvechefs and was happy with four of them.You don’t know until the little 7gure popsout of the rubber mould if he’s going towork.”Lesley suspected she had a good ideawith the ‘Drip’ series, but needed theviews of other people. So she held a private viewing in order to gauge reaction. She said: “I 7nished that Drip series in2011, using red, blue, green, and yellowas the colours for the paint spillage. “Some people just came along andthought ‘no, that isn’t for me’ but generallythere were two reactions. The 7rst was‘It’s brilliant’. The other response was ‘I’venot seen anything like that before.’“That was a real buzz for me as I hadn’tseen anything like it either. I’ve seenthree dimensional artwork in white, butwhat made it di6erent was the humourand the splash of colour. The ideas developed from there. “I was having lunch one day when

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somebody knocked over a glass of red wine, and Ithought that would be a striking image. I sawbungee jumping and I could see how well thatwould work too. “I see things happen that make me smile, and itstrikes a chord with me.” Before long, Lesley’s art had attracted the attentionof London galleries. Her brother-in-law helped herto exhibit in an empty shop in Su3olk which led toa number of sales. As a result, Lesley applied to exhibit at the 2011Reading Contemporary Art Fair and the UntitledArtist Fair in Chelsea Old Town Hall.

Lesley said: “Both of those shows were expensive,just to show for the weekend in a very small space.“I was nervous too. In my previous life I’ve stood upin front of 400 people at conferences, but standingin front of my work at those shows, I was petri4ed. Iwas dreading people hating them. “It was more emotional than anything I had donebefore, because it’s your own artwork. I’m pleasedto say that, overwhelmingly, the feedback was reallypositive and as a consequence my work was seenby a couple of London galleries, including TheWool3 Gallery, which predominantly representsthree dimensional artists.

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“They haven’t sold thousands of my pictures but it is quite athrill to know that somebody is willing to pay the sort of pricesthat the gallery is charging.“An even bigger thrill though was having the Open Studioshere last year, with local people coming to my studio at homeand buying art. I didn’t expect that.”Perhaps the key to Lesley’s success is her commitment to detail.In one of her larger ‘Drip’ canvases she needed 17 attempts tomake it look authentic. The e<ect of the wine spillage was alsofar more di=cult than she had at >rst envisaged.“To make the red wine look real was a 10 month challenge,”said Lesley. “Not on a day-by-day basis as to protect my sanity Ineeded to walk away from it. “To create the illusion of a splash is very di=cult. It kept lookinglike a medical accident rather than a bottle of wine. Eventually Itipped a bottle of red wine on to a sheet of white paper andsaw that it just went everywhere. “Resin doesn’t splash - it sticks - so you have to fabricate that e<ect with exactly the right consistency of acrylic paint. It’s soeasy to go out of line, or create an air bubble, and there havebeen a few occasions when I’ve nearly thrown work into a skipin frustration!”Save for an unexpected disaster, Lesley’s new Shades of Londonshould be coming along nicely by the time Horsham Open Studios is held. The >rst weekend (15-16 June) will see the localartists involved exhibiting at Sedgwick Park House. On the second weekend (22-23 June), Lesley will be openingher studio at her Warnham home and will be joined by DeniseBliss, Jo Willis and Steve Gubbins. She said: “The Shades of London piece is one of the most timeconsuming pieces that I’ve attempted, in terms of physicalhours, but I’m really pleased with how it’s progressing. I hopeit’ll be a commercial success as I think it’s a really cool idea!”www.lesleytaylorcontemporaryart.co.uk

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on the Graylands Estate in Horsham.He said: “There are good cafes around thatare as fussy about co;ee as we are. But mostcafes are not serving co;ee correctly. “Even if they have rubbish co;ee anyway,they are not getting the best out of it. Thereare many attributes to making great co;ee,but it’s all to do with education and training. “You do have the occasional cafe that springsup that is totally engaged with co;ee products and know what they are doing, butthat’s rare.

“Most are chucking out co;ee for co;ee’ssake.”Gary has been on a mission to educatepeople about the value of good co;eesince Co;ee Real was formed in 2007.Along with his wife and business partner,Maarit Lotvonen, he has immersed himself in sourcing the best Arabica co;eebeans from all over the world and roastingthem to the highest standards.He said: “My background is in marketing,and I spent 17 years working for an American logistics company, based in theUK but travelling a lot. “That came to an end, and I thought ‘whatam I going to do now?’ “Maarit also wanted a new challenge. Wewere a little eccentric in that we wereroasting co;ee at home. We would go outfor a meal once a month but it would always be to a good restaurant. Every time

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we would have good food, good wine, thenat the end of the meal, there would bedreadful co9ee. “With every single restaurant or hotel wewent to, we would :nd that we were makingbetter co9ee at home. I know that sounds arrogant, but it is true.“We would have people around for dinner,and they would say ‘this is fantastic co9ee,where did you buy it from? It was our own.”After a while, a couple of local businessesasked the couple to provide them with co9ee. As a result, Gary and Maarit decidedto create a business plan together. They installed a 12 kilogram roaster in theirgarage at home, but eventually grew to theextent that they needed to move the business to a barn. They then needed to knock through and expand the size of the barn three times asCo9ee Real expanded, before they moved to

a larger unit on the Graylands Estate last November. The company has stuck to its original ethosof roasting high quality co9ee, and has so farresisted blending co9ee.“We don’t blend anything,” said Gary. “All ofthe co9ees we have are from top qualityfarms from around the world. “At the moment, for example, we are roasting:ve di9erent beans from Brazil, and if youwere to put them all in a cup and try them allyou would notice that they are completelydi9erent. “One might be nutty, one sweet, whilst another might have a hint of apple. The;avour range varies wildly in a single country.“So we focus on single estate co9ee and thatis what is di9erent about us. Some companiesmight blend a Colombian, a Guatemalan anda Costa Rican bean to come up with whatthey think is a good blend.

“We don’t do that. “We only blend our espressos. You can havea single estate espresso, but usually they areblended as you need a base ;avour as wellas some kind of fruit and sweetness. “You won’t get nutty, caramel notes out of aKenyan bean, so you have to blend and design beans together to get a di9erenttaste.”Originally, Co9ee Real bought their co9eebeans from a UK wholesaler but now theybuy about half of their beans directly fromfarms. They travel regularly and have recently returned from a 17 day co9ee hunting expedition in India. A crop that has just arrived from the sub-continent has been used in their newBorn Free espresso blend, which raises fundsfor the Horsham-based international wildlifecharity. The blend was launched at an OpenDay on 17th April, and to celebrate the

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single estates can be very small, perhaps even a single bag if it is asmall farm. But the amount of moneypaid for a pound of co2ee can riseconsiderably if it is from a farm with agood reputation.Sometimes, the farms will send smallsamples to co2ee roasters such asCo2ee Real, and if they like it they caneither go straight to the estate to buyco2ee, or buy bags at auction on theCo2ee Exchange. Just like wine, quality makes a hugedi2erence. As a commodity, co2eecosts about $1.42 per pound, but onerecent arrival of Bolivian co2ee costabout $20 per pound. And when it does arrive at Co2eeReal, the business works like a laboratory. The co2ee is roasted in sixdi2erent ways to discover which4avour pro3le best suits the originalbean.These are now roasted in a new£100,000 machine. Gary said: “The3rst roaster we had is a traditionalroaster and people have been roasting co2ee like that since the1800s. “This new machine still only roasts 36kilograms, so it’s still a small batchroaster, but it roasts in what is close tobeing an inert environment, so thereis hardly any oxygen in the roastchamber.“When you are roasting, the onething that attacks co2ee and gets ridof aroma and 4avour is oxygen. So ifyou take that element away you arelocking in 4avour. It is about

Virginia McKenna meets GaryBest at the launch of a new BornFree blend in April

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maintaining the quality. “It is also environmentally friendly. Webought it because it o1ers quality, but itis smokeless. In a traditional roaster youget smoke and in the roast chamber it’shard to get rid of that smoke element sothe co1ee takes on a hint of smoke. “We want to keep the individual 3avournotes of co1ee, and the new roasterhelps us to do that.”Co1ee Real has three main sources of income. They sell roasted beans, mainly tofarm shops and delicatessens includingThe Village Larder in Washington, VillageGreens in Ockley and New House Farm inHorsham. So far, they have refused to ‘selltheir soul’ and target supermarkets.Secondly, they sell on their website. People can go online and buy any of the50 or so di1erent single estate co1ees ornine espresso blends.

Maarit Lotvonen founded the company with Gary at home in 2007

Thirdly, Co1ee Real has a food service. Gary said: “We don’t work with anybody. Wemake sure that, whoever they are, they aregoing to be brewing the co1ee correctly. Sowe primarily deal with selected hotels, cafesand restaurants. We will work with a GreasyJoe at the Truck Stop if they’re interested inproducing a 2ne cup of co1ee. “Our aim is to continue to get our co1ee tohotels and restaurants and show them that

our co1ee is so much better than what theyhave. These eateries should be treating theirco1ee like they treat their wine. “The other thing that will happen eventually isthat we will open what we would term as abrew bar. It’ll be nothing like a café, it will bepurely co1ee.”

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There is, legend has it, a man who reallydoes have a pound for every time he’s seena newspaper headline about housing developments in Horsham.His pile of money is so massive, that it is visible from space, and if each coin wasplaced one on top of the other, it wouldreach Jupiter.This legend may not be true (I’ve neverbeen to space so couldn’t say) but certainlyhousing development issues dominate thelocal political landscape.However, most of us residents tend to scanover the headlines, unless a developmentdirectly a9ects us. After a while every green;eld housing plan, every governmentbuilding target, every plea from concernedvillagers, every claim of great-crested newtsliving on an earmarked site, all sort of blendtogether.So whilst we know that some housing isbeing built, we’re not entirely sure where

it’ll be built, when it’ll be built, and who willbe building it. And it’s not until we’re sat intra:c for half an hour weaving around diggers churning up the A264 CrawleyRoad, that we really care!AAH has visited some of the sites beingbuilt to ;nd out how various developmentsare progressing, and we look at what elsewe can expect in the future…

Well, let’s start with the A264 site…This is a site being developed by CrestNicholson, and it’ll eventually be a wholenew neighbourhood to the west of Crawleywith some 2,500 homes on a 132 hectareestate. The entire scheme will be deliveredin ;ve phases, the ;rst of which will see 291homes ranging from one bedroom apartments to four bedroom homes.

Is this the one we all called Crawsham?That was how it was cleverly coined in the

local media, as it is a combination of Crawley and Horsham…

Yeah, I get it…But it’s actually called Kilnwood Vale, afterKilnwood Copse which stands where thehomes will be built. The developer is sticking to that wonderful British traditionof naming an estate after what once stoodthere. Soon we’ll introduce you to GreatOaks in Horsham and the strangely named‘All of This Was Just Fields’ development.

So is Kilnwood in the Borough of Crawleyor the District of Horsham?It’s in Horsham (it ;lls much of the gap between Faygate and Bewbush) but it isright on the boundary of Crawley. The twocouncils worked closely to make it happen,and Crawley has been allocated more than100 a9ordable homes on the site as part ofthe deal.

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Was Just FieldsNew homes are sprouting up all over the place and more developments arelikely to be approved soon. What does it all mean for Horsham’s future?

Construction is being carriedout at a rapid pace at Berkeley’sHighwood Estate

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How long will the delays last?It could be a little while yet. They are tryingto build a new roundabout which will be themain access point for Kilnwood Vale. TheA264 will at least always remain open, butwith tra?c management schemes and speedrestrictions in place. At least this has beenthe @rst priority, as oppose to buildinghouses quickly.

When are the houses coming?They hope to have a show complex builtsoon, with the @rst residents moving in perhaps later this year. A long way down theline, Crest Nicholson has committed to build aneighbourhood centre with a library, as well asa care home, primary school, pub, supermarketand a railway station. Stephen Stone, ChiefExecutive of Crest Nicholson, commented:“We have spent a long time ensuring that weare creating a new and thriving neighbourhood complete with all the supporting lifestyle and leisure facilities necessary for a vibrant and sustainable community.”

Why would they do that?With any sizeable modern site, developerswill usually o>er new community facilities, orprovide @nancial support to existing facilities.

Not only does it help encourage a co-operativeneighbourhood, but it may also help the developer when it comes to convincing thecouncil to give their scheme the green light.Berkeley Homes, for example, was fortunatethat so many of our district councillors areBMX fanatics; the developer is building aBMX track at the new Highwood estate.

Which one is Highwood?Highwood is one of the two big new estatesbeing built around Broadbridge Heath to theWest of Horsham. At the moment, constructionvehicles access the site from the A24 southbound, near the Broadbridge Heathroundabout.

Not the road next to Tesco then?No, that’s another development. The Highwood estate is being developed byBerkeley Homes and will eventually have1,044 homes. The site next to the Tesco entrance is called Wickhurst Green, a projectbeing led by Countryside Properties. That’llhave about 1,000 homes too, when it’s allcompleted. Wickhurst Green and Highwoodboth fall under the ‘West of Horsham’ development plan, but Highwood is at amore advanced stage at the moment.

How advanced? They sold all of the initial 32 homes, made upof 2, 3, 4 and 5 bedroom luxury properties,four months after they @rst revealed theproperties to the public in July 2012. Berkeley Homes is now pressing on with development ahead of schedule. JanineLeadbeater, Head of Marketing, told AAH:“We looked at the schedule and thought 32would see us through our @rst year but in reality they have sold so well that we havebrought forward our second and thirdphases. “

Is Highwood where they *lm ‘DesperateHousewives?’It’s true that they do have more than a touchof American inAuence about them . Janinesaid: “We love the arts and crafts movementof the late Edwardian period, before it became more Art Deco focused. There was atime when there many buildings of this nature being development in the States, particularly in the New England area, and sowhilst it was a British-inspired movement itwas adopted by America. “

Has it been di)cult to sell these Americanstyle homes?Not according to Berkeley, who say they

Above: Homes at the Highwood estate have a ‘Wisteria Lane’ look to them, and are immaculately presented by a specialist ‘*nishing’ team

Countryside Properties have equally gone to town with decorating the showrooms at the Wickhurst Green estate in Broadbridge Heath

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invested a lot into planning, design andlayout of the site. Janine said: “The Berkeley style appeals to people. Thereare also no DIY requirements, but people are able to mark their signatureon to a property by selecting from arange of di3erent interior design styles,kitchens, carpeting and 5ooring.’

So what community facilities willBerkeley provide?There are focal points at Highwood suchas greens, a community centre, allotments and a BMX track. TanbridgeSchool is greatly impacted by the development, so Berkeley has created anew footpath for pupils and worked withthe school to provide sports pitches.They’re also investing in the RiversideWalk which winds its way through theestate. During the planning process,fears had been raised about water levelson the Arun during heavy rainfall, butBerkeley says this is not a concern.

What about the smell though?From the Southern Water site nearby?Not as much of an issue as it was, asBerkeley has invested nearly £3.5millionin making the treatment works more e4cient. You might have noticed thatthe smell has gone...

So what’s next up at Highwood then?That’ll be The Square, which is like a classic London garden area. It’s set to become the most prestigious address atHighwood. Residents in Georgian-stylefour bedroom town houses can look out

‘Berkeley is building a BMXtrack at their newHighwood estate’

Countryside Properties are developing Wickhurst Green with David Wilson Homes and Bovis Homes, o$ering more traditional-style homes

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to manicured hedges, feature trees and asculpture of a mare and foal by Marcus Cornish.

Those won’t be the a�ordable homesthen!No. To be honest, a?ordable homes isn’tsomething that Berkeley really likes to talkabout. For the Arst phase of 196 properties,just 12% will be a?ordable housing. There isno set rate for the rest of the development,so they will not necessarily up the rate so itaverages out to 20%. The rate will be decidedat each separate stage of planning. Janinesaid: “We do have a Bexible programme. Weare a commercial business so we will build inresponse to the market place. Likewise, wewant to meet the demands of the area.”

So where are these houses?You can access the Highwood estate fromHills Farm Lane. But the main access point toHighwood will eventually be on the A24, alittle further south of where the current construction access point is. It’ll mean majorroad works as the new roundabout will

include an access point to the WickhurstGreen estate on the other side of the road too.

How long will this all take?A long time! It’ll be at least ten years, perhaps15 years, until the whole Highwood estatehas been completed. Berkeley has at leastbeen making an e?ort to tidy up as it goesalong, cleaning the A24 regularly.

Tell me about the chaps over the road?Wickhurst Green is a new development byCountryside Properties. Whilst it’s right nextdoor to Highwood, it’s billed as part ofBroadbridge Heath village. Construction tra@c uses an entrance next to NewbridgeNurseries, just o? the Billingshurst Road. Thedeveloper is going to be building a new access point for the nurseries there.

How’s it di�erent to Highwood?The house sizes are pretty similar, but theyare much more traditional in their design.They’re a little behind Highwood in terms ofthe number of houses built, as work startedat a later date, but they did hold an Open

Day for Great Oaks in February, which thesales team say was a great success, withmore than 100 families attending.

Great Oaks?That’s the name given to the Arst stage of thedevelopment. We’re guessing because that iswhat stood on the site before the diggers arrived. Much like High Wood. Anyway, GreatOaks will eventually comprise about 100homes, ranging from two to Ave bedrooms,with prices starting at £382,995. Already, atleast six homes have been sold, and the Arstcompletions are likely to be made in June.The aim is to have 28 units ready by September.

How many units will be built at WickhurstGreen overall?There will be in the region of 960 homes intotal, but they will not all be built by Countryside Properties. David Wilson Homeshas already started work on some of the 135properties they are building, whilst BovisHomes will be constructing more than 300of the overall total.

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Are they also being stingy on the a ordable housingfront?They’ve agreed a 20% a/ordable housing rate. They’ve alsonamed di/erent types of houses after some of the names onthe Broadbridge Heath War Memorial.

A nice touch...Yes, and relatives of some of those remembered, includingmembers of the Carter family and the Langridge family,have visited Wickhurst Green already.

Will there be community facilities?There won’t be a BMX track, so any 14-year-olds with a heftydeposit to put down on a house will be more likely to headfor Highwood. But there are plans for a new primary school,a village centre, recreation and sports facilities, and there islikely to be a few commercial units too. But most of these facilities will be built four or 0ve years down the line.

What’s next then?Some of the larger family houses will be built in the nextphase and that work will begin towards the end of this year.They have just started work on the new marketing suite.Also, in the summer, Countryside Properties are hoping tohold an event to help integrate residents into the community.

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So they’re the three main developments locally are they?Yes. At the moment anyway…

Are there more in the pipeline?It would appear so. There are plans for a sevenacre housing site, incorporating 64 homes, inMannings Heath. The applicant has declared adesire to engage with the local community,but several villagers (and we suspect they represent the local majority) have voicedstrong opposition to the plan. Meanwhile, allsorts of things are going on in Southwater…

Give it to me in small doses!Firstly, Horsham District Council has sold landbetween Rascals Close and Shipley Road for£1.7million. The land was sold with planningpermission for a development of at least 29homes, of which 11 will be a>ordable rentedaccommodation. A touch further south in thevillage, Bovis Homes are building about 115houses close the bypass. Those are not thedevelopments that the village is most worriedabout though…

My interest is waning despite the big build-up, but do carry on…Up to 2,750 homes could be built on land tothe west of the village, with a host of facilitiesthat would bring bene?ts to the community.Currently the land is occupied by the Charmanfamily, who have farmed the land as tenantsfor four generations. They closed the dairy

there but now run Southwater Meats. Berkeley Homes is behind a developmentplan which would, if given the go-ahead,transform the village. Whether or not it’ll befor the better is a matter of opinion.

Can’t the farmers just say ‘no’?They do not own the land. The land isowned by the Fletcher Trust. Speaking toAAH in 2012, farmer Barry Charman said: “It’spretty unspoilt around here. It’s the same asit was 300 years ago. We are the unspoiltcentre of Southwater and it would be ashame if the housing came here as once it’sgone, it’s gone. It’ll never come back.”

Is there much opposition in the village?Yes, mainly led by the Keep SouthwaterGreen campaign. They dispute Berkeley’sclaim that its plan for new housing is ‘builtaround a vision shared with the local community’. In fact, they do more than dispute it. Dr Ian Thwaites, a spokesman forthe campaign group, wrote on the group’swebsite: ‘In the face of overwhelming opposition from the people of Southwaterand its Parish Council for the last four years,it is a blatant lie.’

Well, what happens next then?

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Southwater needs to wait and see if the siteis on the Local Plan, which is being preparedby Horsham District Council. They need tomake one, and this plan set out the council’svision for a 20-year period.

Will Southwater be on this Local Plan?The bookie certainly wouldn’t be taking betson it! But whether it’ll be no homes, a smaller development of 500 homes, or an entire newneighbourhood, remains to be seen.

So this ‘plan’ names areas for possiblenew developments then?Indeed it does. Horsham District Council is

working with parish and neighbourhoodcouncils and asking them each to preparetheir own Neighbourhood Plan too, settingout where any development could go andwhat that development could look like in aparticular area.

Can’t villages just say ‘no’ to housing intheir areas then?Whilst the Neighbourhood Plan would beled by a parish or neighbourhood council, itwould need to be an ‘evidence-based document’ and be in keeping with the overallLocal Plan. So they can’t /nalise their ownplans until Horsham District Council has

/nished theirs. And ultimately, the district council still makes the big decisions. Theymay not be popular, but of course these developments are of huge importance to thelocal economy and provide hundreds, perhaps thousands, of jobs.

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For information on Neighbourhood Plans, visit the District Council’s websiteat http://www.horsham.gov.uk/environment/planning_policy/14807.aspx.For more on the Highwood estate visit www.highwoodhorsham.co.uk and for the Wickhurst Green site go to www.great-oaks.co.ukThe Kilnwood Vale website is at www.kilnwoodvale.co.uk and you can readabout the Southwater campaign at http://keepsouthwatergreen.co.uk/

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Is Charming

The sign on the front of the pub reads‘The Plough and Attic Rooms Free House’.Unfortunately, that isn’t actually the case,as Enterprise Inns bought the pub in theheart of Rusper, before the current landlord Debbie Debansi arrived in April2009.That aside, the Plough and Attic Rooms isthe very de>nition of an authentic,charming, historic, traditional Englishpublic house. The 16th Century building has eithershrunk over 500 years or it was initiallyconstructed for a very small man. Consequently, pretty much anybody whohasn’t been an extra in a Peter Jackson>lm will feel the need to ‘duck’ in order toavoid banging their head on one of thenumerous oak beams. Some beams (presumably those rackingup the highest head count) have evenbeen given protective cushioning!There is a touch of the modern too, mostnotably with the impressively clean andstylish toilet facilities.But it is in the Attic Rooms (upstairs, youwon’t be surprised to discover) wherethe pub really goes on the charm o=ensive. A huge antique clock bearsdown on diners, although sadly theclock’s mechanism disappeared longago. An additional room upstairs hasbeen labelled ‘The Throne Room’ due to a

ludicrously grand chair for those deeming themselves worthy of it.With many traditional English meals onthe menu, not to mention Sunday roast,it is easy to see why the pub is popularwith international guests staying nearbyat Ghyll Manor. You can almost picture a party of Americans marvelling at the quaintnessof it all - inspecting the horse brass asthough they were long lost relics, andprimitively whooping as they throw a logon to a real open >re – before presumablysettling down and remarking on howbad English teeth are. Whilst it’s nice that overseas visitorsenjoy the historical aspects of the pub,many of the locals were pleased that itwas Debbie, of all people, who took overrunning The Plough when the previouslandlord left. Debbie and her partner were regulars,and despite having no experience in running a pub decided to take on thechallenge.Debbie said: “We live in Faygate andcame to know (previous landlord) Markquite well, and he told us he was movingon. He had bought two other pubs andwas stretched a little.“It was early in 2009, when the economycrashed, and we were sitting having dinner thinking ‘wouldn’t it be nice if we

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could run the local pub?’ It was just an ideathat snowballed, and here we are.“I was in a secretarial role for over 20 yearsand hadn’t experienced anything like thisbefore. So I took a crash course in pub management and a manager who had beenhere for some time allowed me to shadowhim for six months.“It was exhausting, but it was worth it. “The Plough carried on as it was for a while,as I learned the job. Slowly, there have beenchanges. But it was always known as a foodlover’s pub and we’ve tried to maintain thatstandard.“Running a pub has its ups and downs.Some days you wake up and think ‘not

today’ and other times you really look forward to it. But I wouldn’t go back toworking nine ‘til 5ve.”Recently, there was a change in the kitchen.The chef who was already in place whenDebbie arrived, left after two years, and thesous chef she had taken on took over beforehe too moved on after three years. Paul Guillame has been in charge in thekitchen for about a month.Debbie said: “Paul has been very good. Itwas a worry when it came to replacing thechef, as it’s such a big part of the business.You can lose a reputation very quickly. But Ifeel we have managed it well with Paul.”The Plough and Attic Rooms is amongst

(AAH photographer) Toby Phillips’ favouritepubs. Not only has he always been impressed by the friendliness of the sta4,but he also claims that a heavy collisionwith one of those old oak beams actuallycured a niggling neck pain!But we were visiting at a time when a newchef was in place, and some recent remarkson Trip Advisor suggested a dip in standards(not that the website always provides an accurate or reliable assessment from reviewers).We settled into a quiet corner of the pubwith a pint of Sussex Best, the only local aleavailable, and studied the menu. Starters include stu4ed Portobello

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mushrooms with pine nuts and brie(£5.75), smoked salmon topped withdill and beetroot with a vodka crèmefresh and homemade melba toast(£6).However, we chose the smokedchicken served with poached orangesegments and balsamic dressing(£5.85) and from the specials board ablack pudding tower with creamedleak and bacon with onion sauce(£5.75).The poached chicken was light andmoist and went nicely with the orange, but the sunshine presentationcould do nothing to cloud over thefact that it was a fairly simple, uninspiring dish. The three tier black pudding towerwas more 'avoursome, with a generous dousing of a thick, creamysauce with tiny segments of baconand leek. It was a hearty, ful&llingstarter, but again perhaps guilty oflacking a little 'air.For main course, Toby and I wereboth tempted by the springbok onthe specials board (zebra was another

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recent and unexpected o0ering) but in theend I plumped for the pan fried duck breastserved with a Tuscany mash and damson jusserved with vegetables (£16.25).Whether it was down to an over-order, orsimply an ethos of never doing things byhalves, the kitchen clearly had plenty of thesmall, plum-like fruit at its disposal! The dishwas dominated by the damson jus, both interms of taste and presentation.

Damson carries a distinctly rich, sweet1avour, and whilst the duck (thickly cut,served cooked through) just about hadenough 1avour to soak it up, the potato lostout in a titanic clash of 1avours.The deep moat of damson jus surroundingcastle duck meant that all of the vegetablesturned a striking shade of purple when theywere introduced to the plate from a side dish.It was an intriguing main course with all the

right elements, but you could argue in thewrong ratios.Toby opted for ‘The Daddy’, a popular burgerwith cheddar cheese, bacon, onion rings andbarbeque sauce (£10.50). The burger, withmeat from a Chipstead butcher, served withchips and salad, was made with good qualitybeef and just about worthy of its title. Other main courses include classics such asscampi and chips (£9), the famous Plough

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cottage pie (£11.50), pork medallions in a stilton sauce (£15.65) and seared tuna onwasabi mash (£16.75). The Plough also o2ers a selection of burgers,as well as jacket potatoes and ciabatta with 3llings. Sunday roast is served with Yorkshirepudding, roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables and costs £13.50.There is a range of puddings too, with thehome-made bano2ee pie with ice cream(£5.25) and the rich chocolate torte (£5.35)being perhaps the pick of the current menu.

A selection of cheese, with Applewood cheddar, Somerset brie and stilton, servedwith carrot and celery relish, grapes, appleand 3g chutney and biscuits, costs £7.Debbie singles out the food and the sta2 asstrong points for The Plough. Certainly, the sta2 were friendly and welcoming, but there is perhaps a little roomfor improvement on the food side. Paul has only been at The Plough for amonth, and naturally it will take a little timeto settle down.

The menu serves up plenty of twists with interesting (even daring) combinations. Butsome of this invention is being lost in presentation. It’s a long, long way from being poor or disappointing, but it just isn’t as exciting asthe enchanting venue itself.The Plough will be a pub I return too, notleast because I want to experience the‘Throne Room’. But next time, I hope to see a little style to gowith the substance.

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Most of the world’s top gol:ng professionalsdeveloped their talent at an early age.Tiger Woods putted against Bob Hope on anAmerican television show when he wasthree, whilst Rory McIlroy was only sevenwhen he became the youngest member atHolywood Golf Club.They have a bit of a head start on Tom Hayward from Maplehurst…Tom was always a talented sportsman. Hewent to Brighton College on a full sportsscholarship, and as a schoolboy playedrugby, football and cricket at County level.He later graduated with a First Class HonorsDegree from The University of Exeter studyingExercise and Sports Science. There he playeda great deal of rugby, and had half envisagedthis to develop into a playing career.But it didn’t work out. Instead, Tom turned to golf. On his few ventures out on to a golf course he hadshown natural ability, so he went along toMannings Heath Golf Club to meet the clubprofessional Carl Watts. Carl saw enough potential in Tom’s game to suggest that hecould have a career in the sport.Tom said: “I came up here in October 2010and Carl watched me hit a few balls, and it

went from there. “I live nearby, so when I was six or seven Iwould come up here with my dad three orfour times a year and play golf. I was goodbut it was just a hobby, as the other sports Iwas playing took up so much time. When Iwas at University I didn’t even hit a ball. “I always loved golf but I never got a chanceto play properly. I knew I was a good playerbut the opportunity to take it up never presented itself and I was never a member anywhere and never had an o9cial handicap.“After University, I had a job lined up in London but it wasn’t ideal as it only covered

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Golf and Country Club in Alfold, where he isworking on his swing with European TourCoach Clive Tucker. Tom has also launched his own business,aimed at attracting individuals and companiesto fund his development into a touring professional. Tom admits it is, on the face ofit, a high risk investment, but he is con8denthe can reach the top.He said: “Technically, you can go from whereI am now, travelling the UK in my parents’ car,to qualifying for the European tour at theend of the season.“I’m trying to build up a 8nancial package to

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trace this onto the canvas; after making acolour sketch I would start painting from theleft hand corner and work across the canvas,+nally pulling the whole work together.‘During those days I was visited a lot by PhilipPadwick, sometimes Glyn Philpot and often byyoung aesthetics who had heard of me somehow and came into my studio throughcuriosity. ‘My cousin, Dudley, who was still at the Academy Schools, quite often came down forweekends, and we would talk and talk. One

day, Lady Leitrim came in with a sweet littleold lady, who, I was told, was the original Alice of Alice in Wonderland.’Bainbridge continued to paint many moreportraits, large and small, trying di6erentmedia and methods, before stumbling upon sculpting. A friend called Blair Hughes Stanton, the sonof the painter Sir Hughes Stanton, visitedBainbridge whilst on his way to Storrington. Blair was to become one of the leading 7guresin English wood engraving (engraving thetailpieces to T E Lawrence’s The Seven Pillarsof Wisdom was among his celebrated work.)Bainbridge was invited to work with Blair inLondon on a mural decoration for the Parisexhibition, and whilst on a visit to Londonhe called on painter and sculptor Eric Kennington, a friend of Blair. It was through this meeting that Bainbridgetook up sculpture. He wrote: ‘I had never been the slightest bit interested in sculpture before. I had, of course,appreciated the well-known pieces such asMichelangelo’s ‘David’, the Belvedere Torso and

Bainbridge Copnall eventually found commercial success through sculpture as well as portrait paintings (Picturecourtesy of Horsham Museum and Art Gallery/Horsham District Council)

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to earn money to keep the wolffrom the door, so he continuedpainting portraits and subject pictures. To make extra money, hesometimes painted displays for ashop window advertising ;lmsshowing at the Capital Cinema.Eventually, the stone arrived fromPortland Stone Quarries and ittook four men armed with crowbars to move the block of stoneo: the lorry and into the softearth.Bainbridge wrote: ‘The earth really was soft, there having beenrain recently, and the stone was aquarter buried in it. The lorry left and there was I wondering what the hell to do next,and how to begin!’‘After a while I decided to go o% to alocal stonemason’s yard, where theywere shaping tombstones. There Ifound a mason named Matthewswho said he would help me.’Padwick nobly paid the mason’swages as he helped Bainbridgecut the stone until the main blockfor the ;gure stood free on thebase. In the meantime, Bainbridgemoved out of the <at into acharming cottage at the back ofthe Carfax. He also collected alarge number of portraits togetherand held an Exhibition at WorthingMuseum, selling several paintingsto private buyers including Lord Winterton, Lady Lecons;eld andthe Egyptologist Flinders Petrie.He wasn’t in the Carfax longthough, and in 1930 he left the

Carfax and moved to The Cottage in Slinfold, where therewas no gas, electricity, or mainswater. It was here that John Copnallwas born on February 16th 1928.He would have his own artisticcareer, becoming one of theleading abstract painters in thecountry (see sidebar on Page 58)Bainbridge wrote: ‘Two days laterI painted a portrait of Mother andChild in a completely new style; itwas, I think, better than a lot of myrecent work. ‘I was very pleased indeed when itsold at an exhibition. I painted several more pictures of them andmade numbers of drawings ofJohn bathing; sleeping, crawlingwhenever I could &nd an opportunity to do so.’Other portrait commissionsaround this time included Horsham’s vicar, Canon Bebbington, and the Lucas Family of Warnham Court. Bainbridge also began exhibitingat many art galleries in Liverpool,Bradford, Hull, Brighton, Worthing and Bristol, as well asthe New English Art Club, theRoyal Society of British Artistsand several others. When this didn’t bring in manycommissions he advertised, andattracted four or ;ve young girlswho visited for tuition twice aweek.Gradually, his art changed to re<ect a more austere period. Hewrote: ‘My paintings now became

Even as Bainbridge took to sculpture, he would paint portraits topay the bills (Picture courtesy of Horsham Museum and ArtGallery/Horsham District Council)

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harder and more decorative. I painted on plywood and stippled the forms, rather thanpainting with the usual /owing brush strokes.’ ‘My work through this became stranger andseemed to be a modern approach to the OldMasters; for a little while I was most successful inthe current exhibitions. ‘Large works were placed and well publicised,and indeed they were invited all over England.’But times were hard in Britain. In 1928, theyear of the Great Slump, Bainbridge and hisfamily began to run up a bill at the Grocer’sshop next door and on one occasion they hidfrom a Carrier who supplied them with meat,as Bainbridge had no money to pay him. Fortunately, Bainbridge was to receive a wellpaid commission to paint a portrait of SirRobert Newman, which helped a great deal. Muriel fell pregnant, but the Copnalls couldnot a4ord another child, as this frank accountreveals: ‘Muriel went so far as to ask our fox-hunting Doctor if there was anything that couldbe done. (This was Dr Sparrow, featured previously in AAH Magazine, who Bainbridgeremembers as ‘a very likeable fellow and was anamateur artist himself, painting chie/y huntingpictures.’) ‘He assured her that there was no wayout and that she must do her best to accept itwith fortitude for the baby’s sake. ‘It was winter now and during a hard frost,Muriel and I used to go to Warnham pond toskate. Day after day, she told me later, she usedto hope and pray that she would have a heavyfall and so start a miscarriage which would helpus out of the spot we were in.’It was not to be, and Glyn Michael was born.They had no money to pay the nurse so Bainbridge painted her instead.Meanwhile, Bainbridge had sculpted threelarge pieces from the block of stone he hadreceived, and used the smaller fragments ofstone to carve a number of sculptures. These were then photographed and eventually found their way into the Architectural Review. Bainbridge was hailed as a new British sculptor, and his love of sculpture was

Bainbridge Copnall’s statue of Christ on the Cruci�x was removed from St John’s Church inbroadbridge Heath and is now on display at Horsham Museum

���� ���������Frank Thomas Copnall was a major in5uence on his nephew Bainbridge,and perhaps encouraged his development more than anyone.Frank remains perhaps the most collectable of all of the artists in theCopnall family.He exhibited over 50 pictures, mainlyportraits, at the Royal Academy, and20 at the Royal Society of Arts, duringa long and distinguished career.Born in the Isle of Wight, he settled inHoylake in Cheshire and establisheda successful studio in Liverpool, rising to become President of both

the Liver Sketching Club and the Liverpool Art Club.Copnall’s portraits were faithful and accurate but could also be impressionistic, with bold dashes ofcolour. His work can be found in a variety of museums, galleries and institutions,from the Whitworth Art Gallery inManchester to the Royal College ofSurgeons and the Docks Museum.

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further enhanced by praise from Jacob Epstein.The world was. however, still su2eringfrom the depression and there washardly a thing to be made out of art; noone had money for luxuries, least of allfor buying paintings or sculpture. Bainbridge was desperate, so he appliedfor a job as a full-time Master of Drawingfor the Liverpool School of Art. Sponsoredby Professor Charles Reilly, Eric Gill, Eric Kennington and Glyn Philpot and withthe aid of his Uncle Frank, he was giventhe job. Bainbridge, in his autobiography, recallsin very a2ectionate terms leaving Slinfold: ‘We had made many friends inthat typical sleepy old English village withits amusing character living round about;retired Doctors and Naval Captains, thelocal Squire the Farmers and their Labourers and the Publican, not to mention the little old lady whose portrait Ipainted sitting at the door of her cottageby the Cemetery.’After leaving the village, Bainbridgewent to Liverpool as a teacher, pickingup some sculpting work in wood forlocal churches. Whilst in Liverpool hewas asked to work with Grey Wornum inLondon. He wrote: ‘The Northern papers gave mequite a boost when I left for London. I suppose it was an honour for the city thata Liverpool sculpture (as they called me)had been chosen to work at the Royal Institute of British Architects, which wasone of the most important buildings of thecentury. ‘Through this publicity, when I arrived inLondon I was not entirely unknown.’One day, Grey Wornum visited Bainbridge’s studio and brought withhim a famous American architect whowas entrusted with all the interior decoration for the new Cunard cruise

Above: Bainbridge moved from portraitsinto sculpture, creating many dramaticpieces (pictures courtesy of Horsham Museum/Horsham District Council)

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ship, the Queen Mary. This new liner was to be the largestin the world, and the most luxuriousship that had ever been built.From this visit, Bainbridge was commissioned to carve a set of decorations in the First Class diningsaloon.And the work kept coming. Shortlyafter the death of their second son,Bainbridge was commissioned topaint the murals for the Odeon cinema in Horsham.At the start of World War Two, Bainbridge decided that he shouldmove his young family (nowboosted by a daughter) out of London to Horsham to stay with hisparents. He wrote: ‘I took Muriel and wee Jillydown to Horsham by car, where theywere to live for a while with my fatherand stepmother, as everyone thoughtthat London would at once becomethe centre of bombing raids. ;John was all right, as he was to beevacuated with his school.‘I shall never forget the feeling we hadin those long streams of tra'c, as wemotored down to Horsham. It wasnot panic exactly, but a sense of foreboding, as if there was an oppressive black cloud hovering overus all, just awaiting to burst. ‘I am sure that the whole of Londonfelt the same.’Bainbridge worked as a camouCageoAcer during the War, training and demonstrating the importance of camouCage. He was subsequentlyawarded an MBE. He wrote: ‘I was most honoured andmoved by the letters of thanks fromhigh ranking o'cers, such as General

Alexander, letters which made methink that all the monotony and e&orts of the last two years were appreciated by someone.’Having left Horsham for the city, Bainbridge’s career as a sculptorwas also picking up and he received a number of prestigious commissionsas well as taking on a number of assistants. After the War, he was given a studioat the British School of Rome, wherehe painted portraits of senior oAcers. He later created a 10-foot-tall sculpture of the CruciBxion of Jesus,made of coal dust and resin, whichwas placed on the outside of StJohn's Church in Broadbridge Heathin 1964. It was removed in 2008 as it reportedly scared children! The decision made national headlines,but you can still see it for yourself atHorsham Museum. But perhaps Bainbridge’s most famous work is his statue in the gardens of St. Paul’s Cathedral, inwhich he froze in time the death ofthe cleric St. Thomas á Becket, murdered by royal command in1170. Bainbridge spent his later life livingnear Canterbury, where he had hisstudio, and died after a short illnessin 1973.

Many thanks to Jeremy Knightand all at Horsham Museum andArt Gallery/Horsham DistrictCouncil for their assistance withthis article, which featuresextracts from the History of Horsham Volumes.

�������������John Copnall, Bainbridge’s son, wasborn in Slinfold in February 1928. He studied at the Architectural Association in the early 1940s beforecarrying out his National Service.On returning from the Army, CopnallbrieCy studied painting with his fatherat the Sir John Cass College, before enrolling at the Royal Academy in 1949under the tutorage of Henry Rushbury. Copnall's early work was in the Bgurativestyle of his father and his Uncle Frank,but he began to become aware of theexciting developments happeningwithin the American art scene.

This coincided with a trip John made toSpain with fellow student Bert Flugelman.The plan was to stay for amonth, but the Spanish landscape hadsuch a profound e@ect on Copnall thathe ended up staying until 1968.Inspired by Abstract Expressionism andthe dramatic Spanish landscape, hebegan a series of abstract paintings. The subtle multi-layering and strengthof application give these paintings anorganic form all of their own and eventhough most of the pieces are nowmore than 40 years old they are as freshand vital as the day they were painted.

Bainbridge would go on to create a bold sculpture at theRoyal Institute of British Architects (Picture courtesy of Horsham Museum/Horsham District Council)

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Soon after forming in 2004, members of Quo-caine went to Brighton to see rock giantsStatus Quo perform live.Before the gig, they met Francis Rossi and RickParCtt at a book signing, and Quo-caine’s leadsinger Robbie Holder plucked up the courageto ask the rock stalwarts a question.Robbie recalls: “I said ‘hello Rick, hello Francis.Can we go to the sound check at the BrightonCentre this evening, as we’ve just started aStatus Quo tribute band? We’ve done three rehearsals already.’“Rick piped up ‘Three? You only need two!’”Status Quo might be happy to play up to oneof the great musical myths – that they canonly play three chords – but the members ofQuo-caine know better. James Batchelar, who plays keyboard andsings backing vocals, said: “When I was in myteens I would get a bit of stick for liking Status

Quo, but I had seen them live a few times andbeen amazed as they were such a tight bandand so on it. “They’ve continued to be a loud, tight rock ‘n’roll band. People see the cabaret side of Quoand make up their minds, but they’re a fantastic live band, and I believe we are too.”On Thursday, 9th May, Quo-caine will bedemonstrating what a good live band theyare when they perform for the second time atthe Capitol in Horsham.James said: “We played the Capitol a couple ofyears ago and that was a big deal for us. Wenever thought it would happen, but it wentbetter than we ever expected. “Everybody was up for it, it’s a lovely venueand we put on a blinding show. “We feel we need to raise our game again forthis show. The set list is diBerent and we’re atighter band too.

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“Most of our set list is made up of theQuo’s early material, up until about1984. You have the big hits includingDown Down, Whatever You Want,Rockin’ All Over the World, and In theArmy Now, but there are some tracksfor the fans too.“We usually open with Caroline and follow it up with similar songs so people, hopefully, get straight into aparty feeling. “If you are lucky, you’ll have people inthe crowd who have had a couple ofdrinks and let loose down the front. Ifthat happens, a big percentage of thecrowd will dance and join in. Once people start to stand up, then that’s it.It’s about breaking that British stiBupper lip!“People go on about the three chordjibe and the Quo’s music being easy toplay. Certainly the format of some ofthe songs does make them easy to play,but you have to deliver the same passion in the performance. That’s thehardest part.”Band members have slightly diBeringversions of the origins of Quo-caine,but what is certain is that lead guitaristAndy Hosegood discussed the ideawith singer/ rhythm guitarist RobbieHolder and drummer Colin Sigwardsoon after seeing another Quo tributeband at the Green Dragon in Horsham. The three Quo fans, who have all playedin a variety of covers and original bandsin Horsham over the years, thoughtthey could do it better.By chance they bumped into anothermusician and old friend, keyboardplayer James, who also expressed an interest in joining. At the Crst rehearsal, the band clickedso well that they quickly realised it wasgoing to happen. Unlike the real Status Quo, there’s beenlittle change in the line-up, with only

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Robbie Holder, James Batchelar and AndyHosegood with their Fender Telecaster guitars

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back, that’s an awesome feeling.“I think we’ll be even better at the Capitolthe second time around!”They might be better, but will they ever becool? Guitarist Andy is not so sure…“The Quo raised their street cred to newheights with the reunion tour with the original members, and there was a brilliantvibe at the gigs. They also played Glastonburyfor the 5rst time a few years ago.“But then they go back to what people call

‘Karaoke Quo’ and release a terrible 5lm(Bula Quo). So I’m not sure if they will everbe cool, but for many Status Quo will alwaysbe a guilty pleasure!”

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current bass player Colin Eccles not being anoriginal member. But none of the group has yet grown tired ofplaying the same songs.James said: “We gig regularly but not enoughthat it becomes irritating. If we were playingevery week it might not be so much fun.“All the real Quo fans keep us on our toes. Wehave people who come and see us regularly,and they sometimes say ‘you nailed it,’ which isgreat. The die-hard Quo fans will also criticiseyou if it’s not exactly right.”Quo-caine though, are only interested in replicating the Quo sound, and not necessarilythe look. Robbie said: “We’ve seen a few Quotribute bands and I’ve seen a lot of videos onYouTube, and I haven’t seen any that are better than us. “We try to get the sound right. We do not wearwigs or anything like that. For us it’s moreabout recreating the live Quo sound, which isdi4erent to the studio sound. When you cansing a song and there’s a line the crowd sings

‘Die-hard Quo fanswill also criticise youif the sound is not exactly right’

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The Sunbeam Swimming Club wasestablished in 1982, but has experiencedmany ups and downs during its 30 years.It has had to ;ght to stay in existence due tofunding cutbacks, but it remains a vitalweekly experience for its members.Sunbeam is a club for people of all ages whohave a learning or physical disability. However, as time has gone on, it has becomepredominantly a club for those with additional learning needs,as people withphysical disabilities have very di9erent requirements.Members meet every Friday evening at 8pmfor an hour’s swimming at the Pavilions inthe Park, where the main pool is divided intotwo with Sunbeam taking up half of it, andtaking advantage of the the spacious

disabled changing facilities.Most of the members are joined by familymembers or carers in the pool, and the emphasis is as much on socialising and enjoyment than developing swimming techniques.There is, however, usually a trained swimming coach at the Friday sessions.Sarah Burling has been helping several members improve their strokes, and that assistance has helped some scoop individualawards at an annual regional gala.Ann Grant attends the club sessions with her37-year-old daughter Becky (above). She saysSunbeam gives people with learning disabilities greater con;dence and developssocial skills too.Ann said: “We receive great support, from the

sta9 at the Pavilions as well as companiesand organisations. We have to ask for grantseach year, and thanks to the likes of SaxonWeald, Hall and Woodhouse, BAA Gatwick,Waitrose and Horsham District Council weare able to continue. Fundraising events,such as the Lions Club’s annual sponsoredswim, also help a great deal.”The club is a:liated to NASCH (National Association of Swimming Clubs for theHandicapped) which hosts the regional andnational galas, and some members even attend the NASCH Summer Camp held inFarnham.

We spoke to several members and carersat Sunbeam, but for more details about

the club call Robin Ayres on 01403 253200or Nicholas Cutler on 01403 372436.

Sunbeam Club still

A Ray of lightDespite taking some knocks, the Sunbeam Club is still going strong after 30years, helping members develop social and swimming skills at the Pavilions...

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“I was there when the club started in 1982. Istarted talking about it with Norman Garnerand eventually the idea took o2. Initially, we had some people who were interested in joining and then Horsham District Council was willing to support us.One of our members designed the logo andwe called the group Sunbeam. We started o2with just four members and soon more

people joined from homes and schools. We have a national gala in Leamington Spaevery November. We used to host a regionalgala here in Horsham and we would like to beable to bring it back one day. Personally, I enjoy swimming and trying tobring in new members. I like helping the others to swim too. At the moment we haveabout 30 members but we would like more.

The membership was a lot higher once, butsome of the former members have gone outof homes and into independent living. Oftenthe carers don’t bring them down to swimming any more. The Friday night timeslot may be an issue for more people but it’salways been that way for us We’ve neverbeen able to get another time. But for thoseof us here, it’s an enjoyable evening.”

Group Discussion: Sunbeam

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“I come here on a voluntary basis. I’m here mostweeks but I do provide swim cover for anotherswim school at Handcross Park. I enjoy teaching children with additional challenges. I’ve taught children on the autisticspectrum, with Asperger Syndrome, AttentionDe5cit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and language processing di4culties. My son has Asperger’s which is why I had aninterest in coming down to the Sunbeam Clubinitially, but he doesn’t swim here yet. I think for some people with younger childrenwith additional challenges, the di4culty is that club sessions are held at 8pmon a Friday night. Children are tired at that timeas they have been at school all week. My teaching here is not like having a lesson. Idon’t say ‘would you like a lesson?’ Stuartclearly wanted my input so I spent the 5rst twoweeks concentrating on him and that led toMatthew asking for some help too. People didn’t seem to think Becky would wantmy help, as she was set into a routine of herown. But after a while Ann came to me and said‘Becky’s very jealous, do you think you couldspend some time with her?’ When I am around they can see what I amdoing and realise it’s not a lesson and there isn’ta standard they have to reach. It’s just aboutgiving tips. They will come to you rather thanthe other way around. Swimming has given me so much, and this is away I can give something back. When you don’tsucceed in all sorts of other areas of life, havingsomething you are good at is nice, and theseswimming sessions give the members so muchcon5dence and self-esteem.”

Sarah Burling

“We saw the information board about theSunbeam Club in the Pavilions café andjoined the club about four years ago. Nowmy dad Nick is the Chairman. I play lots of sport. I also like table tennis,football and badminton. I think swimminghelps me with my co-ordination and gradually I’m improving. The 5rst year that I joined I went to thegala. We had to do a timed swim beforehand so they know how fast youcan go and decide your starting positionfor the handicap swim. The slower swimmers then start 5rst and they

handicap the faster swimmers so it endsup like a photo 5nish. I’m one of the more con5dent swimmersnow but I couldn’t swim much when Istarted. When I went to the 5rst gala Iwent too fast at the start, but last year Iknew I had to swim close to my time and I5nished 5rst in two races and second inanother race. I’ve had some extra tuition with Sarah andthat has helped me a lot. I was swimmingquite well already but I didn’t have a goodtechnique. She has helped me on the littlethings that make a big di3erence. “

Stuart Cutler (above, right)

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Group Discussion: Sunbeam

“My daughter Becky started swimming when she was seven-years-old. Back then there was alarge membership of about 50 or 60at Sunbeam. Most special schools try hard to getpeople with learning disabilitiesswimming, even if it’s not swimmingas such, it’s more doggy paddling.The members love being in the pool.The most important thing for themis being able to get across the poolusing their own strokes. Some members are on the autisticspectrum or have Down Syndrome,so they do want to have a bit of privacy in the pool. So we have halfthe pool, which is great for us. At the old Horsham pool we used tohave the whole pool but this is a bigger site.In some ways it’s as much about thesocial side as learning to swim, butwe do attend competitive galas andyou’ll be surprised how much theyfocus on these races. Horsham District Council was verygood to us, so it was a major blowwhen they cut back their funding.They used to provide us with arather large grant, and that becamesmaller and smaller until we had tolook elsewhere. We contacted lots oforganisations for donations andfound people were very supportive.We only ask for small amounts tofund the club. The pool fees are thebiggest cost, and we know there aresimilar clubs in the country that donot have to pay these fees ,so we area bit unfortunate there. We still receive great support, fromthe sta, at the Pavilions in the Parkas well as various companies and organisations.”

Ann Grant withdaughter Becky

Ann Grant (above left) with her daughter Becky in the pool

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

How Horsham featured in one of Conan Doyle’s classic

Sherlock adventuresSome critics believe that the BBC detective series ‘Sherlock’ is one of the best televisionshows of modern times.It may come as a surprise to know that one ofthe highlights of the <rst series, ‘The GreatGame’, was based on a Sir Arthur Conan Doyleshort story which was partly set in Horsham.In ’The Great Game’, a mobile phone receivesmessages with Greenwich Pips, with their numbers decreasing with each message, andSherlock believes the <ve pips mean that he willbe required to solve <ve riddles to prevent <vebombs from exploding.This episode was inspired by ‘The Five OrangePips’, one of 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories byConan Doyle. The story was <rst published in The Strand magazine in November 1891 and the authoronce ranked the story his seventh favourite.It was the <rst time that Conan Doyle wouldmention Horsham in his stories. However, Horsham would reappear in another tale, TheAdventure of the Sussex Vampire.The Five Orange Pips was set in 1887 and <nds ayoung Sussex gentleman called John Openshawgoing to stay with his strange uncle Elias

Openshaw in the Horsham area.The story goes: “In about 1869 or 1870 he cameback to Europe and took a small estate in Sussex,near Horsham. He had made a very considerablefortune in the States, and his reason for leavingthem was his aversion to the negroes and his dislike of the Republican policy in extending thefranchise to them. “He was a singular man, <erce and quick-tempered, very foul-mouthed when he was angry,and of a most retiring disposition. During all theyears that he lived at Horsham, I doubt if ever heset foot in the town. He had a garden and two orthree <elds round his house, and there he wouldtake his exercise, though very often for weeks onend he would never leave his room.”The short story was the <fth one written byDoyle featuring the famous <ctional detective. There is another connection between ConanDoyle and the Horsham area. In 1893, his sisterConnie married Ernest William Hornung, thecreator of Ra;es, and for a while they lived atWest Grinstead Park. Later Conan Doyle’s mother would live in a cottage almost opposite, which she namedBowshots.

In 1924, Conan Doyle published The Adventureof the Sussex Vampire, in which through thevoice of Watson and Holmes we can see howmuch Conan Doyle knew about Sussex and Horsham district history.In the story a letter is received from CheesemanLamberley. The following conversation follows:‘Cheesman’s Lamberley. Where is Lamberly, Watson?’‘It is in Sussex, South of Horsham.’‘Not very far, eh? And Cheeseman’s?’‘I know that country, Holmes. It is full of old houseswhich are named after the men who built themcenturies ago. You get Odley’s and Harvey’s andCarriton’s – the folk are forgotten but their nameslive in their houses.’‘Precisely’, said Holmes coldly. The comment shows Conan Doyle’s interest inlocal topography as many local farms arenamed after their owners, whilst Broadbridgeand Binns are both named after people.

This article includes extracts taken from Volume 3 History of Horsham

by Jeremy Knight, available from Horsham District Council’s Horsham Museum

Horsham Museum has letters written by Ernest Hornung, Conan Doyle’s brother-in-law, who lived in Partridge Green

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