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AAH ALL ABOUT HORSHAM

SEPTEMBER 2016

Don’t go anywhere, we’ve got Rowing!

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Inspired by the Story of Jesse Owens

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ow it’s September, hopefully people will be inspired to get back to work, having spent the last month being inspired by the Olympics. That was the big buzz word of the month, wasn’t it; Inspired.

As a casual consumer of sport through TV, I was constantly being reminded by BBC presenters how our superb, medal-winning athletes should inspire me to do exactly the same as them, but far less competently. Yet, at the same time, I was also being told “not to go anywhere� as “Team GB is going for Gold in the rowing.�

Having seen the brilliance of our E[ENKUVU + YCU DTKGĆƒ[ nKPURKTGFo to pick up my bike with the intention of going out for a ride. But it has a slow puncture, which means you have to take the pump out with you and stop every mile and, well, it’s not worth the bother. Then having seen the brilliance QH /Q (CTCJ + YCU DTKGĆƒ[ nKPURKTGFo VQ IQ TWPPKPI $WV + don’t really have running trainers, just a pair of Sketchers that don’t have much cushioning making jogging quite hard going and, well, it’s not worth the bother. I love the Olympics, but more for the drama and those little conversational nuggets it triggers; why isn’t the Dutch PCVKQPCN ĆƒCI QTCPIG! 9J[ KU there a backstroke race but not C DCEMYCTFU TWPPKPI TCEG! #TG young Korean women with a bow and arrow used as secret CUUCUUKPU! 9J[ JCUPoV VJG +1% approved a combined Ten-pin bowling/laser quest event for VJG )COGU!

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Thanks Jeremy Knight of HDC/Horsham Museum for providing images and text for the Horsham Houses Feature Adam & Caroline Leszczar and family John Chadwick of Horsham Cycling Club

to the stereotypical American idyll of Jesse Owen’s destroying Hitler’s vision of the 1936 Berlin Games. +PUVGCF VJG Ć‚NO VQNF QH JKU TKXCNT[ CPF HTKGPFUJKR YKVJ %CTN n.W\o .WPI EQORGVKPI WPFGT VJG 0C\K ĆƒCI KP VJG NQPI LWOR EQORGVKVKQP +V YCU .QPI YJQ CFXKUGF 1YGPU to take a longer run-up; a tip that would help the American YKP JKU HQWTVJ )QNF OGFCN 9JGP 1YGPU DTQMG VJG 9QTNF 4GEQTF JKU )GTOCP TKXCN YCU VJG Ć‚TUV VQ congratulate him, showing genuine delight at Owens’ achievement. In contrast, when Owens returned to America, as a black man he was not allowed to enter through the front lobby of the 9CNFQTH #UVQTKC 0GY ;QTM GXGP though a reception was being held there in his honour. I later found the clip and watched it again with my youngest son and afterwards we researched on the Internet,

learning more about the friendship between Owens and .QPI The German died in 1943, Ć‚IJVKPI HQT JKU EQWPVT[ $WV KP JKU NCUV NGVVGT VQ JKU QNF TKXCN .QPI asked Owens to contact his son if anything should happen to him at war, and tell him about his father. .QPI YTQVG “Tell him what times were like when we are not separated by war. Tell him how things can be between men on this Earth.â€? After the war, Owens travelled to )GTOCP[ VQ OGGV -CK .QPI .W\ .QPIoU UQP CPF NCVGT UGTXGF CU best man at his wedding. That, to me, is how we can all be inspired by the Olympic Games. It is a message we would do well to remember today, at a time of growing divide. This month, we feature the UVQT[ QH #FCO .GU\E\CT YJQ as a young man found himself in Horsham after a turbulent

decade in which he lost both his parents and two siblings, and spent seven years in an Indian orphanage. Adam eventually made his HQTVWPG JGTG KP 9GUV 5WUUGZ where I’m reliably informed he was the “hardest working builder you’ve ever seen.â€? For the many incredible stories we’ve featured in AAH over Ć‚XG [GCTU VJKU KU VJG Ć‚TUV QPG VQ ever make me shed a tear! I do hope you all read his tragic, yet ultimately hugely uplifting story.

Even now - seven years after the Federation of Poles reported The Daily Mail to the Press Complaints Commission for its negative portrayal of its people (to be fair, it has been a few months since I last had a dig at The DM!) - there is still a great deal of vitriol aimed at Eastern Europeans. This appeared to peak during the EU Referendum, when a dim-witted few amongst the narrow majority demanded that “Polish vermin� leave the country. Yeah, and take your work ethic and competitive labour rates with you! 5CF KUPoV KV! 9G JCXG UQ OCP[ inspirational stories from history to learn from; yet so many of us have yet to realise how things can be between men on this Earth...

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z I will be hosting a Music Quiz in Horsham on 21 October, with proceeds going to The CoCo’s Foundation. It should be a great night, with live music from my sister’s band, Joanie Loves Chachi. Please come along if you can; there will be a TCHĆƒG YKVJ ITGCV RTK\GU + FQPoV know what prizes exactly, as I haven’t arranged anything yet, but I usually manage to pull something out the bag! See the News Round-Up for details...

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News Round-Up

Application for North Horsham homes, Beer Festival announced and date for Alf Shrubb 5km.

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My Story

Adam Leszczar recalls his evacuation from Poland and seven years at an Indian orphanage

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Food and Drink

Long queues have been forming outside The Fat Cow, a surprise success on Billingshurst High Street

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Business

AToM celebrates 25 years in Horsham, and they have a strong message for home owners with inertia!

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Group Discussion

We meet members of the Horsham Cycling Club, which has an ethos of ‘cycling for everyone’

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Leigh Ann Gale is a leading botanical artist, and recently exhibited at Sydney Botanical Gardens

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One to Watch

Goalkeeper Emily Orman has gone from Heron Way to the Brighton and Hove Albion Academy

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History

A revised book looks at the history of some of Horsham’s best known houses.

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Special Feature

Peregrines, buzzards, red kites and kestrels; all in a day’s work at RSPB Pulborough Brooks

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The Cover Story

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6 The Horsham Beer Festival will be held at The Drill Hall, Denne Road, Horsham, on 10 – 11 September. The festival features 50 real ales and 10 ciders from across the UK. Organised by The Beer Essentials in Horsham, there are three separate four-hour sessions over the weekend. All sessions feature hot and cold food and entertainment, with Morris dancing on Sunday. www.thebeeressentials.co.uk

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Hollie Rogers, featured on the cover of August’s AAH, won the acoustic competition of the Horsham Battle of the Bands. The annual contest was held in the Human Nature Garden on 13 - 14 August. The Farmboys took the honours in the originals competition, ahead of One Click Malice and Unprovoked. The covers section was won by Flying Low. Hollie edged out Chuck SJ Hay and Trevor Clawson in the acoustic category. www.horshambotb.co.uk

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A special event for the Steyning Food and Drink Festival gives guests the opportunity to tour the Knepp Wildland Project and enjoy a lunch arranged by the Garlic Wood Farm butchery. You can follow the journey of Knepp’s pasture-fed English .QPIJQTP DGGH HTQO ƂGNF VQ HQTM on Sunday 25 September. The day starts with a guided tour in Knepp’s safari vehicle, following the herds around the 3,500 acre estate. The tour ends with a visit to Garlic Wood Farm’s butchery in the heart of the re-wilding project to see how the beef is dry-aged and processed, before a three course meal with a glass of Sussex wine in a converted barn. The day costs £75 with only 22 places available. To book call 01903 812685 or email info@garlicwoodfarm.co.uk

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There was mixed feelings for Discus thrower Jade Lally at the Rio Olympics. Jade, who works and trains at Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre, failed to progress beyond her qualifying group. Her best throw of 54.06m left

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8 the 29-year-old personal trainer in 28th position. Jade wrote on Twitter: ‘Obviously annoyed with my efforts. I couldn’t deal with the circle and it cost me.’ Earlier in the year, Jade twice broke the English record with throws of 64.22 and 65.10m while competing in Australia and New Zealand. Such a throw would have earned her a place in the 1N[ORKE ƂPCN http://jadelally.com

No Jacket Required, the UK’s top tribute act, return to The Capitol on their ‘A Trick of the Light’ tour on Thursday 24 November, from 7.30pm. Enjoy a spectacular show from the 12-piece band, featuring over two hours of hits by Phil Collins and Genesis. Based in West Sussex, lead vocalist Dave Whitehouse is backed by a live brass section and backing vocalists. Tickets cost £19.50 from 01403 750220 or www.thecapitolhorsham.com

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Horsham District Council has received an outline planning application from Liberty Property

Trust for a housing development in North Horsham. The muchdebated proposal on land north of Horsham would includes new homes, a business park, two RTKOCT[ UEJQQNU CPF ƂPCPEKCN contributions towards a new secondary school. Other features include a community centre, health facilities, shops and provision for sports. The 2,750 new homes planned for the site include up to 30% affordable housing. Over the coming months, the council’s planning QHƂEGTU YKNN EQPUKFGT VJG application. It will then be brought before the council’s planning committee, most likely in early 2017.

An Arts and Crafts Fair will be held at Trafalgar Road Baptist Church, Horsham, on Saturday 1 – Sunday 2 October. Artists and makers will be exhibiting and selling creative work in paint, wood, fabric and wool. Exhibitors include professional artists John Thompson (artist in residence at Nymans and Wakehurst Place) and Rosalyn Mina. The Sunday session, from

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Enjoy food, foraging and estate life at the Parham Harvest Fair at Parham House on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 September, from 10:30am – 5pm. There will be live cookery demonstrations, deer walks, gun dog displays, fungi foraging, working horse cart rides in the parkland, falconry displays, Tudor cooking demonstrations and dancing in the house. There will be a wide array of stalls selling food, drink and country wares. www.parhaminsussex.co.uk

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The 34th Barns Green Half Marathon will take place on Sunday 25 September. The day will also see the Ć‚TUV TWPPKPI QH C PGY MO TCEG The Half Marathon will start at 10am. The new 10km race will start at 10.20am from the same place CU VJG *CNH /CTCVJQP YKVJ C Ć‚PKUJ beside Sandhill Road Green. There will be medals and prizes for the 10km race and the entrance fee is

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Jousting picture courtesy of Adam Hall

Sir Charles Burrell at the Knepp Estate in 2012

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The Loxwood Joust was once again a great success, with thousands of visitors entertained by mediaeval weapon FGOQPUVTCVKQPU ECPPQP ƂTG archery battles, jousting, falconry displays and music from the Mediaeval Baebes. Families enjoyed the Children’s Kingdom, where children could pelt grown-ups with wet sponges for The Dame Vera Lynn Trust. The jousting knights proved to be perhaps the most popular attraction, with Sir Hector of Horsham and Sir Thomas of Loxwood amongst those displaying both breathtaking horsemanship and shameful displays of cheating! http://legendpresents.co.uk/ loxwoodjoust/

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Horsham District Age UK hosts a Full of Life event at Lavinia House, Dukes Square, Horsham, on

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Monday 3 October, from 10am – 4pm. There’s an opportunity to try Zumba, Pilates, Yoga or learn to use Skype and the Internet. 8KUKVQTU ECP CNUQ NGCTP CDQWV ƃQYer arranging. The event is open to all. For information call 01403 260560 or email info@ageukhorshamdistrict.org.uk AAH Editor Ben Morris hosts a Music Quiz in aid of The CoCo’s Foundation at The Drill Hall, Denne Road, Horsham, on Friday 21 October. The quiz, devised by Ben, includes picture, audio and video rounds, with a special round featuring local duo Joanie Loves Chachi. Do you know your Rammstein from your Rodgers and Hammerstein? If not, it doesn’t matter, as there are no questions about German death metal or Oklahoma! Light refreshments will be available. All proceeds go to CoCo’s Foundation, which supports communities in some of Africa’s poorest areas. Entry to the quiz is £10 per person, with teams of up to four. Doors open at 6.30pm with the quiz starting at 7pm. To book your place, call Ben on 01403 878026 or email benmorrisaah@gmail.com

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16 4GVKTGF RQNKEG QHƂEGT Peter Baker was due to embark on a 1,000 mile, 12-day bike ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats on 30 August. Peter will be raising money for The Sussex MS Society. Peter’s wife Judith was diagnosed with relapsing remitting MS in 2003, and since then Peter has been volunteering at the Centre. Peter is being supported in his efforts by Stan’s Bike Shack in Partridge Green, which has supplied his kit. To sponsor Peter visit http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ peterbaker14

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The Pink Gift Fair will be held at Roffey Park on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 October with a Preview Night on 30 September. Held in aid of Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity and Cancer Research UK, the gift fair presents something different to the usual high street scene. It aims to get Christmas shopping QHH VQ C ƃ[KPI UVCTV YKVJ GZENWUKXG items for visitors to buy. Authors Sarah Rayner and Bethan Roberts will attend on Saturday at 12pm and 2pm respectively. Gardening

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expert Pippa Greenwood will give a talk at 4pm. On Sunday at 12pm, local author Peter Fyans will present Fergus Anckorn, a survivor of Japanese slavery in World War II. Folk singer Jimmy Lee performs at 11am. www.pinkgiftfair.co.uk

Businesses can apply for a share of £2.4m funding to help them expand and create new jobs. Managed by West Sussex County Council, Business Growth Grants provides businesses with capital grants of between £15,000 and £100,000. The programme is open to SME’s, start-ups, existing businesses and social enterprises within the Coast to Capital region. The Bolney Wine Estate is among businesses to have received a maximum £100,000 grant in order to create new jobs and safeguard others. For information email businessgrants@westsussex.gov.uk

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The Alfred Shrubb Memorial 5 Cross Country race will be held in Slinfold on Sunday 2 October. The race, held in support of The Chestnut Tree Children’s Hospice and

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Ambitious About Autism, KPENWFGU C RTK\G VQ VJG ƂTUV athlete to beat the course record of 25.42 minutes. Alfred Shrubb was born in Slinfold and in the early 20th century was one of the world’s greatest runners. Only in recent years though has he been accepted into the UK Athletics Hall of Fame. Entry to the race, which starts at Slinfold Cricket Club, costs £10 (£15 on the day) and there will also be children’s fun races (entry £1) from 10:30am. Entry forms can be downloaded at www.sussexraces.co.uk Gatwick’s local communities are being sidelined as the airport ‘fails to develop a strategy to deal with aircraft noise with expansion,’ campaigners have warned. Research by CAGNE – Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions – has revealed that Gatwick’s expansion proposals violate Government policy on airport noise by failing to incorporate measures to reduce noise. Sally Pavey, Chair of CAGNE, said: “No community in the UK is subject to constant aircraft noise, but that’s exactly what Gatwick is proposing with

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The Wisborough Green Hot Air Balloon Festival returns on Saturday 3 September, with a bad weather reserve date of 10 September. All proceeds

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NADFAS Horsham (Decorative and Fine Arts Society) host three autumn lectures at The Capitol in the coming months. Dr Laura de Beden’s lecture, Sculpture in the Landscape, is on Wednesday 14 September, with Joanna Mabbut’s talk, Behind the Livery Companies

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– Objects and Stories on 12 October. The 9 November lecture by Dr. Claire Walsh, BA (Hons), MA (Distinction), PhD will focus on The Glamour Holiday: The Grand Era of Travel in the 1920’s and 30’s. All lectures start at 10.45am. Entry is £5 for visitors. The West Grinstead & District Ploughing and Agriculture Society hosts its annual ploughing match and show at

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Aglands Farm, Cowfold, on Sunday 17 September. There will be 12 ploughing classes including horse ploughing and steam ploughing, as well as hedge laying, welding competitions and a livestock show. Other highlights include a farrier display, tug of war, sheep shearing, parade of hounds, ferret racing and clay pigeon shoot. Entry is £5 (Under 14’s free). For more details visit westgrinsteadploughing.co.uk

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21 Several new volunteering opportunities have arisen in the Horsham District. The Cancer Research Shop in East Street is in need of volunteers, whilst St Catherine’s Hospice needs marshals and other volunteers for the Barns Green Half Marathon on Sunday 25 September. YMCA Downs Link Group is looking for volunteer mentors for a Positive Placement Project. Volunteers will receive full training and will act as a mentor for up to three young people (aged 16 to 25). A maximum of three days per month would be required. YMCA also needs volunteers to help with planting and maintaining the tree orchard at the Y Centre. The Alzheimer’s Society is seeking someone to assist the community fundraiser. Find more volunteering opportunities at Horsham and Mid Sussex Voluntary Action on 01444 258102 or visit www.hamsva.org.uk

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# UJQTV ƂNO CDQWV VJG CoCo’s Foundation will be screened at The Capitol, Horsham, on 29 September and 24 October, from 7pm. Make it Happen, a documentary by Elliott Godden, is based on the experiences of four young people working for the CoCo’s Foundation in South Africa. They meet many children who have lost their parents to AIDs and help them by building houses, buying food and providing school uniform. 'NNKQVV UCKF p#U C [QWPI ƂNOOCMGT this was the biggest opportunity of my life. It was the most incredible experience to capture these COC\KPI CEVU QH MKPFPGUU q 6JG ƂNO has attracted great public interest with the trailer gathering over 7,500 views on Facebook. Tickets cost HTQO VJG $QZ 1HƂEG QP 750220 or visit www.thecapitolhorsham.com

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Wildwood Golf Club in Alfold is hoping to entice younger players to the game by introducing SPRINT6GOLF

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events. This new, quick format sees players taking on a six-hole course with penalty strokes if a player takes over 30 seconds on a shot. The idea has received support from Gareth Bale, who stars in a promotional video on Youtube (search SPRINT6GOLF in a Nutshell). YYY URTKPV IQNH EQO Partridge Green pre-school celebrates its golden anniversary at the Village Hall on Saturday 24 September. From 1-4pm, visitors can share their memories and sign a book, whilst there will be refreshments, stalls, games and photo exhibition. The event sees the

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Chanctonbury Chorus hold Open Rehearsals of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio on Wednesday 14 September, from 7.45 - 9.45pm. The chorus and orchestra will be performing the Oratorio at St Andrew and St Cuthman Church, Steyning, on Saturday 26 November at

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MY STORY: 19

‘I was left in a room with some peanuts, having been given the last rites’

Adam Leszczar

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was born in Poland in 1935. My father served in the Polish Army in World War One. For his bravery, he was given a grant by the government in the form of a farm near to a forest.

He eventually built a house on the farm and raised a family of seven children. He was very strict with us. Mother was softer. She never scolded us, just told a quotation or two. She taught us to sing, dance and read poems, although never in my father’s presence. He thought we could do without it. My father would cure meat,

pickle cabbage, and grew tobacco to sell in the summer. Mother would sit out the front of the house and spend ages making butter in a barrel. Family life was good. I still remember so much from that time. My childhood village would now be part of Ukraine, near Kiev, but I UYGCT + EQWNF ƂPF O[ QNF JQOG KH I was ever to return. Everything was going well until September 1939.

I am not sure of my mother’s background, but she looked Italian to me. She spoke German though and would teach friends

and neighbours the language. One day, after teaching, she stopped downtown to buy fabric to make winter clothes for us children. She came back with bullet wounds. I would have been four years old. I have since been told that she could be outspoken and was warning people about German propaganda. I believe she was shot by the Russians. Doctors were too busy to come to the house so they sent a nurse instead, who was unable to save JGT 1WT ƂTUV %JTKUVOCU YKVJQWV mother was spent sadly.

On February 11 1940, two Russian soldiers came to the farm at 5am with orders to ‘get ready’. Two sleds were there to take us to our school and from there we were taken to the railway station. We were packed into wagons usually used for transporting animals. My family were on the top deck as we travelled from Kiev to Moscow.

When we arrived in Moscow, they could not feed us, so we were turned away. For about two and a half weeks, stopping once a day if we were lucky to eat inedible soup, we travelled by train to Siberia. I remember it

20: MY STORY

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‘One of my sayings is ‘Too much is worse than not enough.’ I know because I have had both’ being the most depressing country I have visited. 2.2 million children died there, which gives you some idea of why I feel that way.

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z Adam (far right) with his brother Feliks and sister Karolina. They lost two siblings on the gruelling trip to Siberia.

We walked day and night, staying in barns or empty houses and obviously we had very little food. Sadly, two of my siblings, a brother and a sister, had died aged 10 and four, plagued with illness and starvation before we reached Siberia.

Somehow, we became separated from our father but were

reacquainted in Turkistan. To this day, I cannot fathom how this happened. He was taken ill and died on March 1 1942. I vividly remember being in an old shack with no lights, and my eldest brother saying, “I’ve done it.� He added: “an old boy helped me.� He had buried our father.

9G ETQUUGF VJG %CURKCP 5GC QP C coal barge, and my sister EQPVKPWGF JGT ƂIJV VQ MGGR VJG rest of us alive through Kurdistan. I remember being left in a room with some peanuts, having been read the last rites. My sister had to leave me behind, as the convoy JCF VQ OQXG QP %JKNFTGP F[KPI was the norm. The next morning, I was well enough to get up and walk to the railway station. I followed the crowds and thankfully found my sister. Looking back at my journey, I have my sister’s determination

and strength to thank for keeping me alive. But this action on my part is a little glimpse of those same traits. We travelled on the back of lorries and boats, which was exciting for a young boy, as we moved through Tashkent, Pahlavi, Iran and Pakistan and eventually we made it to India.

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I spent almost six years in Valivade in India, which turned out to be the best years of my childhood. All I owned was a pair of shorts, one shirt and sandals for Sunday best; I went barefoot the rest of the week. I spent my time eating sugarcane, had monkeys and squirrels for pets and my only toy was a catapult. We were fed and watered daily; what more could I ask for? The orphanage was run by teachers and nuns, meaning there were certain rules and regulations. I didn’t always conform, but I still make a bed with faultless precision.

I was separated from my siblings in India, perhaps due to our differing ages, but they were nearby. I picked on the naughtiest boy to make friends with so I had company on my escapades; a fortnightly visit to see 6CT\CP QT C EQYDQ[ ƂNO YCU YQTVJ C IQQF DGCVKPI #V %JTKUVOCU YG YGTG given a tangerine, a walnut and if you were lucky a sweet wrapped in silver and gold paper. One of my favourite sayings now is

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z Adam (front row, second from right) said he would not swap his childhood in India for anything

ADAM LESZCZAR: 21

22: MY STORY

‘When we were suddenly told we were moving to England from India, I felt depressed.’

‘too much is worse than not enough’, I know because I have had both. This saying rings true when I think about my time in India with very little to my name. I would not swap my childhood in India with anyone in the world.

When we were suddenly told we were moving to England, I felt depressed. I was even more depressed when I had to sit on a boat for two weeks. I still cannot understand the novelty of a cruise! At Gibraltar, I left the sun behind and was faced with black sky as I arrived in England in February 1948. I was dressed in tropical clothing! We stopped in Liverpool, then travelled to an army camp in Gloucestershire. We were all given more suitable attire, and after a rest I was moved on to Pulborough. I lived with my sister in an army barracks with

no issues except gangrene which kept me in hospital for two months. Thankfully, my leg survived.

Five Oaks camp near Billingshurst was my next stop, where I stayed there for about a year. I became very good at making bicycles from old parts. I would cycle all day long and must’ve learned every road in Sussex! My sister went to work from 7am to 7pm and I’d cook dinner. When food was short, I’d take rabbits off the gamekeeper’s snares at 4am, out of sight. To earn a crust, I rode to West Sussex Golf %QWTUG VQ ECFF[ 3WKVG QHVGP I would wait half a day just for one job!

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This lady gave me a bus ticket to Horsham and from there I went to 8KEVQTKC -KPIU %TQUU CPF WR VQ %TGYG #V RO VJG EQPFWEVQT An old spinster, a social worker, shouted ‘This is your stop, lad.’ I said to my sister, ‘You can’t look got off and was about to sleep in a hedge for the night when two after this boy.’ I couldn’t speak a word of English, so I couldn’t Page 1 Ć‚IWTGU CRRGCTGF UJQWVKPI ‘Are tell her that in fact I was looking you Leszczar?’ I arrived alone, not

a penny in my pocket, at a Polish army camp in Doddington.

I was there for nine months and my sister would write occasionally. I still hadn’t learnt English, and was a rebel at school. We had a Polish General for a headmaster. He bought a dozen canes from Africa and broke every one on boys’ bottoms. But it was a good UEJQQN CPF ƂPCNN[ + YCU NGCTPKPI English. We were taught woodwork, architecture and

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During the summer holidays, the camp emptied, taking everyone away in different directions. I had nowhere to go as my sister had married and had her own life. So I spent two weeks in Newarkon-Trent, staying with a lady at her council house. She made me breakfast and looked after me like a mother. I can only describe it as being dropped in heaven and I will be eternally grateful to her. I visited her once some years later, at an unhappy time in my life.

One of my regrets is that I never truly thanked her for what she did for me. Truly, if I had a million pounds now, I would give it to her and it would still not be enough to demonstrate how much I valued the experience. /[ ƂTUV RTQRGT LQD YCU CU CP electrician’s apprentice. After four months, I was eager to learn more and found a job with a Polish Sub-contractor. One day at a building site in Langley Green, a kind English bricklayer gave me a spare trowel whilst the boss was off site. His exact words were ‘Try your luck with this.’ When the boss returned to see me laying blocks, he saw that I was doing a good job so left me to it!

I worked solidly, teaching myself by reading books at night and by diligently watching others. Before long, my boss trusted me with the trickiest of jobs. I became a selfemployed sub-contractor after just two years.

I met a garage owner in Pound Hill and we were discussing our hopes and dreams and he said ‘I know what would make money; a golf driving range.’ My response was ‘What is that?’ He said, ‘I don’t know, but my dad goes to one’. We borrowed £1,000 each and rented 14 acres of woodland in Pease Pottage. I cleared the trees and seeded the grass in three months, and we opened Fairway Golf Driving Range in November 1970. +V YCU VJG ƂTUV FTKXKPI TCPIG KP VJG South of England.

We approached Jimmy Tarbuck for the grand opening but his fee was too high, so we made do with Bill Purtwee, who charged us £50. The following year, I built a clubhouse for very little money. It is amazing what you can do with your own two hands! Thankfully, 40 years later, the building is still standing and houses

z Adam has spent many hours behind the wheel of a tractor, boat, car, motorbike or lawnmower!

metalwork; all became invaluable in later years. I stayed there until I was about 17.

ADAM LESZCZAR: 23

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‘I see myself as a provider to my family. I still work seven days a week as it keeps me young’

z Adam lives in Pease Pottage, close to the site of the driving range he established in 1970.

+ UQNF O[ ƂTUV JQWUG KP (WTPCEG Green to the Haynes family and we became good friends and work colleagues. The Haynes’ showed me what I had been missing for many years. Even the offer of a cup of tea meant so much. I re-married one of the Haynes daughters, %CTQNKPG &GURKVG C [GCT CIG gap we became the greatest team. Together, we have built three more houses, had four children and have been happily married for 37 years. Who would have thought that I would have gained all this having been left for dead with a bowl of peanuts? My experience in my younger years led me to strive for things I never had. I’ve had it all; boats, fast cars and motorbikes. All this came through sheer hard graft and I loved every minute of it. Today, above all I see myself as a provider to my family. I still work seven days a week as it keeps me young, especially when I see my son-in-laws attempt manual work. They can’t keep up with an 81-year-old!

some of my children.

I have never played a game of golf myself, as I’ve never had the time. Yet thanks to my time caddying, I had experience of how a golf course should look and this became my next goal. I acquired 11 acres of land from The Ministry of Defence and in a couple of months, with the help of a tree surgeon friend, I constructed a nine-hole golf course. A golf course is usually built on 50-100 acres of land, so I was delighted when a professional classed it as a ‘miracle’.

I worked from 4am to 11pm, picking up golf balls to clearing up glasses, and acquired many young and willing workers along the way. I still keep in touch with them and to this day they say that the range was the best days of their lives. I went on to build another small golf course in Burstow some years later. Work can offer so much. Unfortunately, society has changed and personally I do not think it is for the best. Work and the people I have met whilst striving to achieve saved me

many years of therapy!

Orphanage life meant you were kept well away from the opposite sex, so I fell in love YKVJ VJG Ć‚TUV IKTN + UCY CPF married her. I had a burning desire to start a family, given my history, and we had one child together. Whilst my experience made me driven and focused, I became a workaholic and this was detrimental to the marriage and we separated. My son, Paul, joined the Lifeguards at the age of 17; I was and still am incredibly proud of him.

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It’s so frustrating. People will spend all day shopping around to save £20 on a new fridge, then tell everyone about the great deal they found. Yet they won’t put aside a couple of hours to save £4,000 a year on their mortgage. It’s crazy!’

Those are the thoughts of Dale Jannels, director at AToM (All Types of Mortgages) in Horsham, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. It’s been a rollercoaster ride, with huge growth in the 1990’s followed by the troubles of the Óään w > V > VÀ>Ã ° - i Ì }Ã though, haven’t changed. The business was founded by Victor Jannels, and now sons Dale and Neal are directors in a business that has enjoyed remarkable success in a challenging industry. We discussed the ups and downs of business with Vic and Dale. Whilst that may not sound as

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How did AToM come about? Vic: I worked in banking until 1986 before launching a w > V > ÃiÀÛ Vià V «> Þ Horsham. At the beginning of the 1990’s, I could see that a new breed of mortgage company was gaining a foothold in the industry, so I sold my interest in that business. In 1991, I moved my children out of the playroom at home and AToM was born.

Dale: I joined in 1999 after working at Legal & General for wÛi Þi>Àð Ü>à ÌÀ> } Ì Li > accountant but having had mortgages thrown at me from every angle since I was young, I joined the family business. Vic: Initially, I ran AToM alone but couldn’t have done so without Þ Ü vi] - i >] Ü Ã ÃÌ

‘By 2006, we employed 90 people and were turning over more than some small building societies.’

Financial Director. Over the next few years, business increased far more than we anticipated, à Üi Ûi` Ì L }}iÀ vwVià ÀÌ -ÌÀiiÌ° Þ ÓääÈ] Üi employed 90 people and were turning over more business than some small building societies. It was a wonderful time; the whole market was booming. That changed with the crash of 2008 though? Vic: It did, but fortunately we were prepared for it. At that time, we were also shareholders in a very good mortgage lender called Unity Homeloans, funded by Investec. The chief economist at Investec predicted a market crash and made the bold move to stop lending. Dale: We took some grief about that at the time, because the market was still in an upward spiral and some felt we’d made the wrong call. A few months

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later, Northern Rock hit the wall and the market disintegrated. Vic: We did well, as we honoured every mortgage offer that had been made. That wasn’t true of a lot of lenders who fell by the wayside. It was a tough time for us though, as we had to reduce staff. We went into what we all thought would be a two year recession. It turned out to be eight years. We moved to our current base in the Carfax in 2009. So what does AToM do? Dale: We have two main arms to Ì i LÕà iÃð / i wÀÃÌ Ã Ì >Ì Üi offer mortgages to individuals who walk through the front door. That may be anyone from an 18-year-old wÀÃÌ Ì i LÕÞiÀ Ü Ì > `i« Ã Ì vÀ the bank of mum and dad, to a 94-year-old.

And the second arm? Dale: The second arm is broker based work. What that means is that lenders come up with a range of mortgage products and they distribute them through us. They do that because, as brokers, we do all of the work for them. We advertise the lender’s products, handle the applications, go through pay slips, bank statements and credit reports, and underwrite the mortgage. It saves a lot of work for the lender. Vic: Most lenders don’t want a high street presence. There are bills and ÃÌ>vw } V ÃÌÃ] > ` i `iÀÃ >Ûi to go through all of the regulatory requirements. It’s incredibly expensive, so it’s better to choose half a dozen brokers as a partner, and let them do the preparation work. Why choose AToM as one of those partners? Dale: We have a sound reputation in the industry. We were awarded wÛi ÃÌ>ÀÃ >Ì Ì i Financial Adviser

Service Awards and we’ve twice won at the Mortgage Strategy Awards, considered to be the Oscars of our industry. Dad was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 and we’ve been named Best Mortgage Packager too.

Vic: Dale has also won the Business Leader category at the British Mortgages Awards in 2010 and was runner-up this year. I’ve always considered that this company has punched well above its weight. To be consistently short-listed for top prizes as an independent, family - run business is fantastic.

Why would people go to AToM rather than the high street banks? Dale: The main reasons are that we can be faster and will «À L>L Þ w ` > LiÌÌiÀ `i> ° 7 i Þ Õ Û Ã Ì > } -ÌÀiiÌ bank or building society, you normally have to wait a couple of weeks for an appointment with a mortgage advisor, as they tend to cover several different branches. Then you have to sit through a two-hour interview. If you want to shop around for a good deal, you might go through that same interview at several different places. Of course, most banks and building societies have pretty standard mortgage products too. If you come to AToM, there’s just one interview and we have access to 11,000 mortgages from across the entire market place, so we will source the best deals v À Þ Õ° iV>ÕÃi Üi `i> Ü Ì everyone, our customers can Ãii «Ì Ã vÀ -> Ì> `iÀ] Halifax, Nationwide, The Derbyshire, The Dudley or even Ì i -Ì>vv À` ,> Ü>Þ Õ ` } - V iÌÞt People can also go through their estate agent? Dale: - i iÃÌ>Ìi >}i ÌÃ >Ûi mortgage advisors in-house. They will say, ‘If you’re putting in an offer on this property then speak to our mortgage advisor.’ - i LÕÞiÀÃ vii L }i` Ì ` that, but they are limiting their options massively.

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Vic: If you are in a rush to buy a property, AToM can make the difference. Leading mortgage lenders are placing experienced «i « i ÕÀ ÀÃ > vwVi] so if a customer comes in needing something out of the ordinary, we can go to the lenders and say ‘Can we do this deal?’ Also, having on-site underwriters gives us the competitive advantage.

With 11,000 mortgage products, how do you keep so many lenders happy? Dale: We don’t work with all of the lenders that approach us. Lenders have to come to us with something that’s a little bit different. We don’t want lenders to come in with a deal that is just going to take away business from other lenders we have a good relationship with.

Vic: - iÌ iÃ] i `iÀÃ Ü >Ã us what the market needs, as we can identify gaps in the market. We’ve seen a huge range of buy-to-let and multioccupancy mortgages become available in recent years.

Dale: We’re seeing more people looking for multiple occupation deals, because that’s where they get the best rental income. If you went to a high street bank and said ‘I want to buy a house Ü Ì wÛi VVÕ«> Ìà wÛi different rental agreements,’ then they will back away. We work with lenders who specialise «ÀiV Ãi Þ Ì >Ì] Ì ÌÀÞ > ` w ` the most appropriate product to suit the customer’s needs. Is it hard to convince people to discuss their mortgage? Dale: ->` Þ] «i « i Ì Ì½Ã > hassle to arrange a mortgage, LÕÌ Ì½Ã ÌÆ Ì½Ã Ã i>ÃÞ° - Ü >Ì happens is that 70% of people carry on paying their mortgage > -Ì> `>À` 6>À >L i ,>Ìi ­-6,® >vÌiÀ Ì i À Ýi` ,>Ìi «iÀ ` >à w à i`° / iÞ Ü w} Ì v À > ` ÃV Õ Ì Ì i À phone tariff or Sky TV deal, and yet spend thousands more than they need to every year on their mortgage.

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‘That ÂŁ4,000 could pay all of your utility bills, your holiday, or even your child’s education for a year.’

Can you help them do that? Dale: We have always built a long-term relationship with our customers, and prevent them from going on to the lender’s

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What sort of deals are available at the moment? Vic: At the moment, we’re seeing rates lower than I’ve seen in my entire mortgage career, especially since the base rate fell to .25%. One lender recently Â?>Ă•Â˜VÂ…i` > £ä‡Þi>Ă€ wĂ?i` Ă€>ĂŒi >ĂŒ Ă“°Ă“¯° -Âœ ˆv ĂžÂœĂ• ÂŽÂ˜ÂœĂœ ĂœÂ…>ĂŒ ĂžÂœĂ•½Ă€i going to do for the next decade, snap it up! Dale: There are a lot of Tracker Rates available at the moment and lenders are probably losing

money on those in the short term, in the hope they can get market share! We are also seeing plenty of new lenders launching products and deals, as well as old lenders coming to the market again, because there is money in this world again. There’s more optimism.

How is the market here in the Horsham District? Dale: House prices are of course high in Horsham and they’ll continue to rise as there’s not enough supply to meet demand. That is actually starting to cause problems with mortgage deals. If you’ve got three or four people going for the same property, it will inevitably sell above market value. If it’s priced at ÂŁ300,000, it’ll probably sell for ÂŁ320,000 - ÂŁ330,000 because people are played off against each other by estate agents. However, the mortgage lender will only cover for what the property is valued >ĂŒ° -Âœ° ˆ˜ some instances, we’re seeing ÂŤiÂœÂŤÂ?i Â…>Ă›ÂˆÂ˜} ĂŒÂœ w˜` Ă‹Ă“ä‡ ÂŁ30,000 to plug the gap as the lenders valuer has down-valued the property and the lender will œ˜Â?Ăž Â?i˜` œ˜ ĂŒÂ…iÂˆĂ€ Vœ˜wÀ“i` value.

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What does the future hold for the business? Dale: AToM is looking to iÝ«> `° 7i½Ûi } Ì ÌÜ vwVià in Horsham with about 30 people, and we may see more µÕ> wi` ` Û `Õ> à V } board on the general public side of the business. Vic: People in Horsham now Ãii > i >Ã Ì i w}ÕÀi i>` of the business, as they read his columns in AAH and the County Times and he’s often >Ì Ã vwVi Ì i >Àv>Ý° ½ happy with that. Neal takes care of all I.T matters and is heavily involved as a Director too, but I am looking to step back a bit. Dale: He has said that for the last 10 years!

Are the most challenging years behind AToM now? Dale: We’ve seen two lots of new regulation, the biggest of which was in 2014; the Mortgage Market Review. This effectively changed everything as it meant that anybody who gave mortgage advice had to Li «À «iÀ Þ µÕ> wi`° 7i Ã>Ü a lot of the banks and building societies lose in-house advisors, which was good for leading brokers and packagers, of which we are one. This year, we saw even more new regulations vÀ Ì i 1° Ü v V ÕÀÃi Üi >Ûi iÝ Ìi` ÕÀ «i] à we’ll wait and see if they are > Ì> i`° - Ì iÀi½Ã > Ì Ì

keep on top of, but essentially the service we offer remains the same. We like to build a relationship with the customer and do our best. That is why we are 25 years young.

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Brian Flint and Dave Manders are two of the club’s veteran riders; Robert Skeet heads a Social ride along Trout Lane, Barns Green

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Why Botanical Art is Worth the Effort for Leigh Ann Gale

n the days before photography, botanical artists were in great demand. Sir Joseph Banks of Kew Gardens was among the wealthy enthusiasts who would send artists to every corner of the globe on plant collecting expeditions. On Charles Darwin’s suggestion, Marianne North travelled extensively to paint and document plants in New Zealand, Australia, South America and Africa towards the end of the 19th century. You may have seen her work at Kew Gardens, in what is thought to be the only permanent solo exhibition by a female artist in the country.

Yet even now, in this Internet age when the word ‘rhododendron’ brings up over eight million links on Google, there remains great worldwide interest in botanical art. Leigh Ann Gale, one of the country’s leading botanic artists, is based in Horsham. Before heading off to Australia, where one of her paintings was being shown in an exhibition at Sydney Botanical Gardens, Leigh Ann explained that little has changed in the world of botanic art, and relying on photos alone is still not enough!

Leigh Ann Gale painting at home

‘Photos are Flat’

“If I was to base my work on photos alone, it would be frowned upon,â€? said Leigh Ann. “Botanical illustration is all to do with the accuracy of portraying the clinical specimen. You do everything you can to make the picture as realistic as possible. p;QW UJQY FGCF ĆƒQYGTU VJG different shading of the leaves, you can lift up the bulb and paint the seeds and pods of the plant. “With a photograph, you only have C ĆƒCV KOCIG “With painting botanically, I often advise people to try and make friends with the specimen. You have to look at the back of petals and

the underside of leaves to fully understand the plant, which you can’t do from a photograph. “It was once referred to as the ‘marriage of art and science’ and it is still important for scholars and botanists. You only have to visit Kew Gardens to see that.�

The Resurgence

Photography, however, did have an impact on the popularity of botanical art and only in recent decades has the art form made a resurgence. Much of this is down to the work of Shirley Sherwood, who was awarded an OBE for services to botanical art and has a gallery at Kew Gardens

named after her. Another key contributor is Anne-Marie Evans, a former tutor of Leigh Ann’s and the ƂTUV RGTUQP KP VJG 7- VQ GUVCDNKUJ C EGTVKƂECVGF EQWTUG in botanical illustration.

Leigh Ann said: “I did have Shirley Sherwood’s book on botanical art, but it wasn’t until I moved to Horsham that I really caught the bug.

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A Traditionalist

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FOR THE GLOVE OF THE GAME

One to Watch: Brighton & Hove Albion ‘Keeper Emily Orman So, who’s this then? This is Emily Orman, a 13-yearold Millais pupil who is proving to be a useful footballer.

She looks tall for 13‌ That’s probably what makes her very useful between the sticks. Emily is currently playing in goal for Brighton and Hove Albion Women’s Football Club at Under 14 level, and has also been selected for the England Under 15 Women’s squad.

Must be a handy ‘keeper then? Emily is known to be an intimidating and fearless goalkeeper, although perhaps her main strength is that she’s very loud! She said: “When I Ć‚TUV LQKPGF $TKIJVQP + YCU C DKV shy. Because there are tactics involved, I didn’t want to shout something to my defenders that might go against the advice of the coaches! Now I know how the team play, I can be more vocal. Being a good shot stopper is important, but you have to be able to command the players as well, and I’m told that I understand the game well.â€?

Where did Emily discover her talent? It all started at Heron Way Primary School in Horsham. Emily liked playing football with the boys during play time, so UJG LQKPGF VJG UEJQQN VGCO VJGP the Heron Way team in the Horsham Mini Minor League. She recalls: “I was the only girl in VJG VGCO YJKEJ YCU Ć‚PG CPF + think the only position available was in goal! I sometimes played on pitch, but I felt comfortable in goal. I was vocal from the start and would boss all the boys around.â€? Did Heron Way conquer the Mini Minor League? Far from it! The team found good results hard to come by, although team spirit never wavered. Emily said: “We

weren’t the best side, but that helped me because I was always busy in matches. I would often pick up match awards because I prevented the score from being even worse! Even though we weren’t very good, we all tried our hardest and the boys treated me like any other player. They were my best mates and without them, I wouldn’t have wanted to go further in the game.�

at Heron Way, but top clubs like to have several players for every position. “It’s very fair at Brighton, because the coaches give all of us match time,� says Emily. Games are split into three 25-minute sections, and often a different goalkeeper is used in all three, with Emily being one of them, as the focus is on development rather than winning matches.

Must be hard to attract the top scouts when you’re bottom of the league‌ +P ;GCT 'OKN[ LQKPGF Horsham Sparrows Girls, which has produced some very good players down the years. Things progressed further when she was selected for the Sussex development team. Her all-round game improved, as she was occasionally picked as an QWVĆ‚GNF RNC[GT VQQ When did Brighton come knocking? From the Sussex development team, Emily went along for trials with Brighton and Hove Albion, CPF YCU KPXKVGF VQ LQKP VJG academy. She’s now in her third season at the club. “I’ve been signed this season based on my performances last year, so I haven’t had to go through the trials this time. The trails are tough, as Brighton are very selective as they have a good team.â€?

They’re not in the Premier league though, are they? It’s a different set up. Brighton girls’ teams across different age groups have been placed in Tier 1, the top tier of the newlycreated Regional Talent Clubs. They play the likes of Arsenal, Leicester City, Southampton, Liverpool, Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers. And Emily’s the regular ‘keeper? She’s one of several. Emily may have been the only goalkeeper

Yeah, right! It’s true. In fact, there isn’t actually a league table. Emily said: “Every game is used as a training match, and the coaches want to see us demonstrate the skills we’ve learned during the week. It’s nice to win, but the focus is on development. I play at Under 14’s for Brighton, and at Under 16’s they do have a league. But even then, the coaches are not too worried about results.�

‘Women players still have to work as they are not professional, so they play for the love of the game.’

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So what was Emily’s best performance to date? That came against one of the boys’ teams. She said “When we play boys, they are often a year younger, as they are physically stronger. I remember one game against the boys where I really felt I played well, making a lot of saves. That boosted my EQPĆ‚FGPEG CU + HGNV NKMG + YCU doing it for the girls!â€? It’s not quite like boys football though, is it? Maybe not yet, but top clubs are making a big commitment to improve the standard of women’s football. Emily said: “There are elements that need

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‘I think the men should be paid a lot less, so there’s more money for women’s and youth football’

improving in the women’s game, but certainly at Brighton they are treating us equally. They provide us with kits and good changing facilities, and the same level of coaching.� Do Brighton have a senior women’s team? They do, and Emily has watched them play at the Amex Stadium, where 3,000 spectators turned up. But there’s a long way to go until the women’s game has equal status to the men’s. “The women players still have to work as they are not professional, so they play for the love of it,� says Emily. “Hopefully that will change as more people watch women’s matches. It’ll take a while, but clubs like Brighton are making good progress.� Shame we didn’t have women’s football in Rio... There was, although Team GB didn’t take part. Emily thinks

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know that he has absolutely nothing left in reserve. I look up to people with that mental strength.� So does Emily only play for Brighton now? As a Brighton player, she can’t play for a local team like Heron Way or Sparrows anymore, although she can still play for Millais. She has occasionally helped out at Brighton and Hove Albion in the Community training sessions locally too.

And now England U-15’s? Emily has yet to play for England, but has been selected in the squad and attended FA training camps. “I never thought I would reach that level,â€? said Emily. “Just to be selected to play for Brighton was great. I didn’t want to waste the opportunity to train with the squad, and hopefully the next step is to be chosen for an England game.â€? Whilst the training camps have KORTQXGF 'OKN[oU Ć‚VPGUU UQ JCU VJG support of Set 4 Success.

What’s that then? Set 4 Success is an initiative created by Horsham Rotary Club with other local partners, including the local council and People for Places Leisure. It helps young sportspeople in the Horsham district reach their potential. They hand out dozens of awards each year to the most promising applicants. Horsham’s Bronwyn Thomas, recently selected for the Wales Senior Women’s squad for an international friendly, is among past recipients. Has Set 4 Success helped Emily? It has indeed. She said: “Set 4 Success has been brilliant, as it gives me free membership to leisure centres at The Pavilions, Billingshurst and Steyning. Going for runs can be quite tedious if you have to do it every day, but if you are in the gym you can use different apparatus, or I can use the pool too.�

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HORSHAM’S HOUSING

Revised Version of Book on Town’s Building History Horsham town centre ©Horsham District Council/ Friends of Horsham Museum

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hirty years ago, Annabelle Hughes wrote Horsham Houses, a book that revealed the rich and fascinating story of the buildings around us. Now, Dr Hughes has written a revised version, Horsham Houses Revisited, published by Friends of Horsham Museum. The revised version is the result of three decades of meticulous TGUGCTEJ CPF ƂNNU UQOG QH VJG gaps in Horsham’s story.

Thanks to Horsham Museum, AAH is able to offer a brief overview of the book; snippets noting just a small details of Dr Hughes’ book.

For a rich and detailed history, the new book is a must. For those with only a mild curiosity, then what follows offers a snapshot of the book and a new month-long exhibition at Horsham Museum, Through

the Keyhole: Horsham’s Historic Houses.

In the Beginning

We know that Mesolithic man (8 - 4000BC) lived in the area, FWG VQ ƃKPV UECVVGTU HQWPF KP VJG district. Horsham was an ideal area for people to settle because of its belts of sandstone, which drains well. But at that time, people

were rather nomadic, living in tents. 6JG ƂTUV CEVWCN UGVVNGOGPV known is a farmstead at Chesworth, where an iron age loom weight and early glass bead have been found. Some 500 years later, a Roman house stood at Hills in Horsham. To quote Monty Python’s Life of Brian, ‘What have the Romans ever done for us?’ Well, they introduced square rooms for

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English houses, rather than the round house format. It wasn’t actually until 1986 that evidence was found of a Roman house in Horsham; a large amount of 2nd Century AD pottery was found at Hills Place. The pottery comes from Hardham and Wiggonholt, but also north Kent, Hampshire and central France.

Saxon Horsham

All around Horsham there are places with early Saxon names, but Horsham itself was not mentioned in a land charter until 947AD, as a place where horses bred. Although Horsham is mentioned by name, it doesn’t mean that *QTUJCO CU C FGƂPKVG RNCEG existed. Horsham may have been

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The Battle of Hastings

They went hunting from Chesworth and Chennells Brook, YJKEJ YCU C HQTVKƂGF JWPVKPI lodge. Around 1150, Horsham Parish church was built. The only piece left of that church today is a Norman arch.

‘Horsham lies on a ridge of sandstone Horsham in 1100 The underlying geomorphology that rises up to 300ft at Roffey’

C nTGIKQPo FGƂPGF D[ VJG boundaries of other land ownerships. This region would tie in with the idea of horses roaming the woodland in areas that weren’t set aside for hunting or pasturing; similar to the New Forest ponies.

With the Norman invasion of 1066, around 5,000 Saxon lords lost their property in what was the greatest re-distribution of land in English history. Horsham – a farm stead and possibly a Saxon church, became part of the estate owned by the De Braose family, based in Bramber.

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Tower Hill, a bowl-shaped valley with a large clearing, in amongst the YQQFNCPF UOQMG HTQO ƂTGU KP C HGY houses would be drifting up. In all likelihood, there was an open air church, along with some large timber and wattle long-houses near the ford - probably with bark roof shingles rather than turf. Archaeologists suggest that the main settlement lay around the junction of modern day Denne Road and East Street.

‘Scarfolkes’ Born

In 1202, King John signed a Royal charter granting the De Braose family freedom from Royal interference in the ‘honour’ of their lands in the Rape of Bramber. They could now seek to develop their land holdings entirely. Soon after, William de Braose was granted the status of ‘Borough’ for the small town of Horsham, which was built on the side of the old settlement. The East Street was a roadway linking the two. In order to encourage new settlement, plots of land were laid out around a large empty space, which became the place where the market was held, and is now the Carfax. Its original name, Scarfolkes, may refer to its emptiness. The Carfax was a large, funnelshaped space, wider at the top and much narrower at the bottom, where what is now the Causeway stretches down to the church.

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The areas to live in were South Street and Causeway which, in 1524, had three home owners living there with property assessed at over £50, and a further three with property over £20 in value.

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n0QVCDNG PGY JQWUGU TGĆƒGEVGF VJG demand of wealthy families to live in away from the stench of the populace’ This same tax record refers to Scarfolkes, and around 1548 this same street was referred to as ‘Scarfax’. This name was eventually corrupted to Carfax. 'CUV 5VTGGV YCU Ć‚TUV OGPVKQPGF in 1457 and West Street in 1449, suggesting that the town was FGĆ‚PKPI KVU EQTG NC[QWV 6JG $KUJQRTKE YCU Ć‚TUV PCOGF CU such in 1514, when it was owned by the Archbishop of Canterbury. By the 19th century it was a run-down area, but in 1524 it is thought that there were seven properties there.

16th Century Town

A 1792 map of Horsham. ŠHDC/Friends of Horsham Museum

Horsham was becoming more and more wealthy. This translated itself in a number of ways - ways which would not seem alien to us today, such as investment in buildings. We know that, by the end of the 16th century, there were UKIPKĆ‚ECPV EJCPIGU VQ DWKNFKPI

techniques, which affected the construction of timber-framed buildings. Placing a chimney in the house, possibly because of brick construction, enabled two-storey houses to become more common.

At the beginning of the 18th century, something was happening in Horsham that has no clear determining factor. The town saw the construction of two notable houses, one today has the name Park House, the other the Manor House in the Causeway. Both can be described as estate JQWUGU TGĆƒGEVKPI VJG FGOCPF of two wealthy families to live in the town, rather than in an estate on the outskirts, away from the stench of the populace. What was it about Horsham that made people want to live in it and invest considerable sums of money in creating notable houses? As London grew, so did Horsham - the town was a place to make money.

Very Good Houses

By 1831, Pest House Lane had changed its name to New Road, as it led on to some buildings running along Brighton Road that had taken the name New Town. The road carried on out of the town with a branch road leading to St Leonard’s Forest, acquiring the name St Leonard’s Road; here some cottages had been built but between the two were still open Ć‚GNFU To the north of Horsham, along the road leading to Warnham pond, there had been some house building so by 1831 it was referred to as North Parade. It was described as a row of ‘very good houses’. Although Horsham’s Common had been enclosed in 1812, the town did not really develop this area until the 1860s. By the middle of the 19th century, Horsham had developed small hamlets or pockets of houses around its core.

Town Takes Shape

The 1870s and 80s would see this continue, for example: Horsham New Town along Brighton Road, CNQPI 5RTKPIƂGNF 4QCF CTQWPF 6TCHCNICT *QWUG HWTVJGT CƂGNF CV Southwater, and along the Crawley Road at Star Row, named after an inn that used to exist there. The key to the future development of these areas though, was interconnections. 0QTVJ 2CTCFG CNQPI 5RTKPIƂGNF Road, was isolated from the Railway Station, with people having to walk into the Carfax and up North Street, rather than straight across the land owned by the Hurst family. Horsham New Town and the developments along Brighton Road were also isolated from the station, even though the track ran nearby. It was with the growing demand for lower/middle class homes that the issues were resolved with the creation of new roads. Horsham, as we know it today, was beginning to take shape‌

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David Murphy writes: I must take exception to your article about Southwater Country Park and the exorbitant parking charges following on from the charging for Sunday parking in Horsham (Page 5, August). In the words of the late Paul Daniels “not a lotâ€?. Just another opportunity to “robâ€? the customers us. Perhaps they will bring in congestion charges? ;QWT Ć‚PCN RCTCITCRJ OCMGU C comment about the remaining woodland car parks that are currently not being charged. Let’s us hope that members of HDC do not read this. You may have sown the seed. I did ask the question if HDC members still use their car park on Sundays, but to no avail. As you rightfully say, you thought about parking in Andrews Road etc. Both these roads are used by the 98 bus TQWVG OCMKPI KV FKHĆ‚EWNV HQT VJG bus drivers. Once the new “tastefulâ€? estate in Southwater is built, the KPETGCUG KP VTCHĆ‚E HTQO VJGKT visitors will make off road

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Incredible Wildlife on your Doorstep at RSPB Pulborough Brooks

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hrough binoculars, I’m looking out across the wetlands of Pulborough Brooks, to a willow tree where a Peregrine Falcon is perched. It dawns on me that this is the ƂTUV VKOG +oXG UGGP QPG KP VJG wild; at least one that I knew was a Peregrine. The last time I saw one, it was EJCUKPI 5VGXG $CEMUJCNN KP C sports car for an episode of BBC’s Deadly 60, a programme O[ EJKNFTGP NQXGF They would be a little jealous, if they only knew I was watching the falcon swoop down from the tree, only to scan the area on a UJQTV ƃKIJV DGHQTG TGVWTPKPI VQ his perch. + HGGN C NKVVNG IWKNV[ HQT JCXKPI PGXGT VCMGP O[ EJKNFTGP CNQPI

to RSPB Pulborough Brooks, particularly as they both take an interest in wildlife and it’s so close to home. + JCFPoV CRRTGEKCVGF VJG XCTKGV[ QH DKTFU CPF DWVVGTƃKGU VJCV VJG 1,100 acre site in the Arun Valley attracts.

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2WNDQTQWIJ YQTF ECOG QXGT our guide’s radio that a red kite and a marsh harrier had made an appearance.

‘With such FKXGTUG habitat, there CTG XGT[ HGY species of migrating bird that we don’t see.’

,WNKCPPG 'XCPU UKVG OCPCIGT CV RSPB Pulborough Brooks, said: “It’s fair to say that, if you are an CXKF DKTFYCVEJGT VJGTG CTG DGVVGT 4GUGTXGU VQ XKUKV KH [QWoTG QP VJG lookout for migrating birds. p*QYGXGT HQT UJGGT XCTKGV[ Pulborough is a fantastic site. This MOŽ KU VJG OQUV DKQ FKXGTUG KP the country. It has wetlands and grasslands along the Arun Valley, heathland, woodland, the chalk downlands and the marine GPXKTQPOGPV QH VJG EQCUV 6JG QPN[ VJKPI VJCV YG FQPoV JCXG KU upland areas. p9KVJ UWEJ FKXGTUG JCDKVCV VJGTG are few species of migrating bird

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The distinctive lapwing (Picture courtesy of Chris Prince/RSPB)

n0GXGT KP VJG wildest dreams of the RSPB did we imagine back in 1990 that UQ OCP[ RGQRNG YQWNF XKUKVo VJCV YG FQPoV UGG ;QW PGXGT MPQY YJCV OKIJV CTTKXG QP VJG 4GUGTXG 9GoXG UGGP C YJKVG stork this year and a black stork ĆƒGY QXGTJGCF YJKEJ KU CP extremely rare sighting for the UK.â€?

Tourist Attraction

For centuries, the land was wet marshland, but in the 1960s OWEJ QH KV YCU FTCKPGF CPF TKXGT walls were constructed so that it could be used as farmland. *QYGXGT D[ VJG U VJG NCPF was not being managed; nature took its course. Weasel at RSPB Pulborough (Picture courtesy of Phil Winter/RSPB)

Noting the site’s importance as a breeding site for wading birds, the RSPB bought the land KP 1PG [GCT NCVGT JCXKPI EQPXGTVGF C FGTGNKEV DCTP KP VQ C XKUKVQTU EGPVTG 2WNDQTQWIJ Brooks opened to the public.

With a sheltered setting within VJG #TWP 8CNNG[ VJG UKVG RTQXKFGU the wet grassland necessary for hundreds of species, including Bewick’s swan, wigeon and teal. They’re happy to share the land with grazing cattle herds, managed by the RSPB. 6JKU XCTKCVKQP QH YKNFNKHG JCU UGGP Pulborough Brooks become one of the most popular tourist attractions in West Sussex.

,WNKCPPG UCKF p9G JCXG CTQWPF XKUKVQTU RGT [GCT 1WT numbers peaked two years ago, YJGP YG JCF 0GXGT KP the wildest dreams of the RSPB did we imagine back in 1990 VJCV UQ OCP[ RGQRNG YQWNF XKUKV p0QV CNN QH QWT XKUKVQTU HQNNQY the wetland trail; some take the JGCVJNCPF VTCKN UQOG XKUKV VJG shop, and a good number come JGTG HQT QWT ECHĂ… CU KV UGTXGU good food. “We’re now the third most XKUKVGF 452$ UKVG KP VJG 7- CPF one of the reasons for that success is that we focus on fam ilies and reconnecting people with nature through our trails CPF CNUQ QWT GXGPVU FWTKPI VJG school holidays. p1H EQWTUG VJGTG PGGFU VQ DG a balance, as we want people VQ IGV TGNCVKXGN[ ENQUG VQ YKNFNKHG without disturbing the natural habitat. With Hanger View, in particular, we’re able to do that, as it is hidden on higher ground. “That’s not always possible. There is another RSPB site of a similar size near Amberley, which is not open to the public, because it does not offer the UCOG XKGYKPI QRRQTVWPKVKGU “So here, we’re always looking CV YC[U VQ KORTQXG VJG GZRGTKGPEG HQT XKUKVQTU DWV Ć‚TUV and foremost we are a EQPUGTXCVKQP EJCTKV[ q

Kestrel at RSPB Pulborough (Picture courtesy of Chris Prince/RSPB)

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The Reserve has a large shop and popular cafe

The Reserve relies on many volunteers to support the staff

Dedicated Volunteers

Whilst the site has a number of dedicated staff members, Pulborough Brooks wouldn’t be quite such a success story without the help QH KVU XQNWPVGGTU #DQWV RGQRNG FGXQVG VKOG HTGG of charge, helping to run the cafĂŠ, attract new members, work in the XKUKVQT EGPVTG IKXG IWKFGF VQWTU QT GXGP OCKPVCKP VJG JCDKVCV 9JKNUV VJG 4GUGTXG OC[ NQQM C NKVVNG wild and unruly in places, it’s all part of a controlled management plan to encourage wildlife, from insects to birds of prey. Emily Summers, Visitor Experience 1HĆ‚EGT CPF QWT IWKFG HQT VJG FC[ said: “We manage our habitats to UWKV CNN URGEKGU 9G CTG FGXGNQRKPI OQTG YKNF ĆƒQYGT OGCFQYU DGECWUG VJG[ RTQXKFG XKVCN RQNNGP HQT DWVVGTĆƒ[ and bee species, in particular. “We are in the process of turning QPG ITCUU Ć‚GNF KPVQ C OGCFQY WUKPI yellow rattle to reduce the growth of ITCUU CPF GPEQWTCIG YKNF ĆƒQYGTU “Sometimes, it might look a little unruly, but there’s an awful lot going QP DGJKPF VJG UEGPGU p#U YGNN CU RTQVGEVKPI YJCV YG JCXG YG CNUQ YCPV VQ DG CDNG VQ IKXG people an enjoyable experience and for them to gain an appreciation for nature. That is why we’re not too KPVTWUKXG YKVJ VJG KPHQTOCVKQP YG display; we want to keep the site as natural as possible. “People can explore the site in their own time, and of course, being an 452$ UKVG VJG QXGTYJGNOKPI OCLQTKV[ QH RGQRNG YJQ XKUKV CTG XGT[ respectful of wildlife.â€?

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Natural Highlights

Emily Summers on the lookout on one of the Reserve’s hides Nightingale (Picture courtesy of Mick Davis/RSPB)

Pulborough Brooks is a great spot to see nightingales. The best time to spot them KU #RTKN /C[ PGCT Adder Alley, where they are used to people coming quite close. Emily Summers said: “They are quite an understated and unremarkable bird to look at; it’s only when a nightingale

opens its mouth and starts singing that you realise what KV KU 6JG[ JCXG C WPKSWG UQPI VJCV RGQRNG VTCXGN ITGCV distances to hear. “They are one of many species that are in decline, UQ JCXKPI C URQV YJGTG [QW ECP UGG VJGO WR ENQUG KU XGT[ special.�

Adder (Picture courtesy of Phil Thorton/RSPB)

Adder Alley is a great spot to see snakes, of course. In /CTEJ YJGP CFFGTU EQOG out of hibernation, they will bask on the bracken. If you see two curled together though, don’t be fooled into thinking it’s a mating ritual. Emily said: “When adders are

twisted together, it is usually two males in a battle of strength. The males are black and white, in stark contrast to the lighter brown females. “So if you see two black and white adders coiled WR VJG[oTG FGĆ‚PKVGN[ PQV mating!â€?

The area is also rich with WPWUWCN CPF FKUVKPEVKXG URGEKGU QH DWVVGTĆƒ[ Brown hairstreak and purple hairstreak are both common sights, as is the clouded yellow and white admiral. 'OKN[ UCKF p9GoXG CNUQ UGGP some migrant painted ladies, YJKEJ JCXG QTCPIG CPF DNCEM markings and are really quite UVTKMKPI 6JG[ VTCXGN thousands of miles to be here, which is incredible for such a small creature.â€?

with their famous birdsong. $CTP QYNU CTG OCMKPI C TGEQXGT[ QP VJG 4GUGTXG VQQ +P TGEGPV years, their numbers were hit JCTF D[ ĆƒQQFKPI 6YQ [GCTU CIQ VJG #TWP ĆƒQQFGF VJG NQYGT Ć‚GNFU decimating the rodent population. This had an impact on barn owls, but there are now two pairs breeding on the site. “This is encouraging, as it suggests the rodent population is healthy again,â€? said Emily. p6JKU KU XKVCN CU KVoU PQV QPN[ barn owls that rely on rodents for food, but also raptors and snakes. p9G CNUQ JCXG VCYP[ QYNU JGTG and I recently saw two short GCTGF QYNU Ć‚IJVKPI QHH C TGF MKVG QXGT VJG 4GUGTXG 6JG[ CTG C beautiful owl, my personal HCXQWTKVG CPF ECP QHVGP DG spotted perched on fence posts.

American Visitor

The RSPB hasn’t been able to EQPƂTO KV HQT EGTVCKP [GV DWV UVCHH DGNKGXG VJCV DW\\CTFU CTG breeding on the site. Adults JCXG DGGP UGGP VGCEJKPI

LWXGPKNGU JQY VQ JWPV KP VJG UMKGU QXGT VJG 4GUGTXG 1VJGT DKTFU CTG OQTG WPWUWCN 'OKN[ UCKF 1EECUKQPCNN[ YG JCXG UWTRTKUG XKUKVQTU 9KFIGQP KU C pretty duck that we see here, but we also saw an American YKIGQP CTTKXG KP URTKPI 9G assume it was blown off course by Storm Katie. We had bird GPVJWUKCUVU ĆƒQEMKPI JGTG HTQO CNN QXGT VJG RNCEG VQ UGG KV “This is also one of the most important sites for sandpipers and lapwings, as wetland habitats are in decline. p1P VJG JGCVJNCPF YG JCXG nightjars, although they can be FKHĆ‚EWNV VQ UGG CU VJG[ ECP ECOQWĆƒCIG VJGOUGNXGU COQPIUV VJG HCNNGP NGCXGU “Nightjars are nocturnal, but we NKUVGP QWV HQT VJGKT XGT[ FKUVKPEVKXG sound on our night safaris.â€?

Bat Detectorists

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Julianne Evans with the not-so-popular doves near the visitor centre

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A Barn Owl on the Reserve in 2012. They’re one of several owl species seen on the site (Picture courtesy of Howard Kearley/RSPB)

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Birdwatchers enjoy the variety of wading birds at Pulborough

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