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A Man in a Jaguar/

Rise of the Middle of the Road Vigilantes

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remember a family holiday, when I was a boy, when we were all piled into a Rover 214. A car that would break down days later in Switzerland.

carriageway.

I’d love to say it was a Jaguar, just for the story’s sake, but it wasn’t. However, it did bring back old memories...

We had arrived at Dover for the ferry uncharacteristically early. In fact, it’s more likely we missed our ferry and were queuing for the next.

Anyway, we were at the head of the line. At least until a Jaguar purred up alongside us in the small hours.

A man, dressed for golf, buzzed down his electric window as his wife, Hyacinth Bouquet, frowned disapprovingly across at my father as he wound his windows down by hand.

“What’s going on? Why aren’t you boarding?” demanded the Jaguar driver.

“We haven’t been signalled on yet. They were due to board at 4:30 and it’s gone that now, so I’m sure it won’t be long,” calmly replied my dad.

“Well, we’ll just see about that, won’t we!” huffed Mr Jaguar, as he drove up to the docking bay Ì w ` ÕÌ Ü >Ì >ÀÌ Ü>Ã going on!

After a brief exchange with staff who clearly had more important things to do, the Jaguar driver stayed stubbornly where he was > ` `Õ Þ L >À`i` Ì i viÀÀÞ wÀÃÌ°

My wife was driving our own `iÃÌ v> Þ V>À > À` VÕà iÃÌ>Ìi Ü Ì ÌÜ `à > ` the dog in the back. We’d been µÕiÕ } v À £ä ÕÌià ëi Ì the whole time complaining that she hadn’t opted to head for Shipley Road instead.

7i½` Ãii > viÜ > v i>ÀÌi` v>ÃÌ ÌÀ>V iÀÃ Ì Ãi Ü VÕÌ half way along the line but lack the balls to go the whole way LÕÌ ÃÕÀi i Õ} ] ÕÃÌ >Ã Ì i cones appeared, a Range Rover slipped in, right in front of us.

He must have thought it was seamless and had no bearing on other motorists, for there was no raising of a hand. Not that I care much for a raised hand in such circumstances anyway, as it’s basically a middle w }iÀ «ÀiÃi Ìi` > patronising way.

A short time later, my family were at the front of another queue, as we waited for the ferry café to open for breakfast.

The ship’s crew had clearly just boarded and weren’t quite ready to serve bacon and eggs.

After a few minutes, a lengthy queue of hungry passengers was forming, but we were calm as the sausages were sizzling and the crew were nearly ready to open up.

Unbelievably, who should appear, but our old friend from the Jaguar, now sporting a Calloway golf cap.

He marched up to my dad, and without showing any hint that he recognised him, raged: “What’s going on? Why aren’t they serving you?”

My dad, bemused, replied:

AAH: APRIL 2016 Ben Morris

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Toby Phillips

Took all of the photos

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Jeremy Knight/Horsham Museum for the History of Theatres feature Brian Sturt for providing old images of HAODS John Wellard for arranging my ride in the Ferrari 250 SWB Hugh Pryor: Your cartoon is in again Mark Anderson at Roadmak Travel for the old pictures Everyone who contributed to our News Round-up

“I think they’ve just come on board too, but they look as though they are nearly ready!”

“Well, we’ll just see about that!” he said, as he proceeded to bang on the window, demanding the manager.

And then he jumped the queue.

That holiday was over 20 years ago, but to this day, if anyone in my family spots a Jaguar driver behaving in a certain way, we instinctively say “Well, we’ll just see about that, as I have a Jaguar!”

Still though, such people have tended to get their way. Their y>Ìi` « à v Ì i Ãi Ûià yÕi ViÃ Ì i À `À Û } Ì ] Ì the extent that queue jumping antics are second nature.

The rest of us might not like it, but for years, we have made space for these egos. We have y>Ã i` Ì i Ì Ãi >ÀÀ }> Ì drivers who deem themselves more important than us.

People who instinctively believe

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I vowed then that I would join the ranks of the Middle of the Road Vigilantes, and I can tell you it’s immensely satisfying.

It saves you time, and there’s pleasure derived from it too. It feels like a good deed for the `>Þ i > ` } > Ü> iÌ] or giving a stranger good directions.

I travel through Buck Barn regularly, where currently there are rush hour queues as the carriageway has been reduced to a single lane.

More often, I am seeing good, V Ã `iÀ>Ìi `À ÛiÀÃ w} Ì } back, by placing their car be tween the two lanes.

They’re maintaining their place in the queue, but preventing the fast trackers from further progress.

For me, these drivers should be applauded, as placing your vehicle in such a way is quite a bold, confrontational thing to ` ] > ` ̽à > Ã>VÀ wVi >`i v À others as well as themselves.

I decided to do it myself after an encounter with a Range Rover on the southbound

So, if you’re cutting in front of me, you had better be in a real emergency. I want to see you missing half an arm after a chainsaw accident, or someone giving birth in the back seat.

Being late for a Zumba class won’t cut it anymore! Neither does driving a Jaguar or a BMW justify the intense anger you are causing those obedient souls cursing you behind their static steering wheels!

To quote one of my favourite w Ã] The Burbs: “I think the message to psychos, fanatics, murderers, nutcases all over the world is ‘do not mess with suburbanites’. Because, frankly we’re just not gonna take it any more. We’re out to get them.

We are out to get them!”

Ì >Ì wÛi ÕÌià v Ì i À Ì i à worth more than the 10 seconds of every person in the cars they bypass.

Pictured: Ben and Toby on the climbing wall at High Places. Our feature from there begins on P46

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CONTENTS

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ALL ABOUT HORSHAM

ALL ABOUT HORSHAM

ALL ABOUT HORSHAM

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Broadwood Morris set for Day of Dance and Swan Walk reveals ambitious plans for the future

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My Story

Brian Sturt on growing up in Horsham and how he became a founding member of HAODS

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Jeremy Bridle’s abstract paintings of rock stars are being exhibited for the wĂ€ĂƒĂŒ ĂŒÂˆÂ“i ˆ˜ ÂœĂ€ĂƒÂ…>“

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We visit High Places, a new challenge for the fearless young souls of Horsham!

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Letters

7Â…Âœ ÂˆĂƒ LiĂŒĂŒiĂ€ ‡ ÂœĂœÂˆi ÂœĂ€ Shakin’ Stevens? And do we need to revise our opinion of NIMBYs?

The Cover Story Our cover image this month features Jeremy Bridle, an artist based in Broadbridge Heath.

The picture is taken in a conservatory Jeremy uses as his studio, and in the background are two abstract paintings of rock stars Thom Yorke and Nick Cave.

Jeremy looks for character in his paintings, and the same can be said for AAH photographer Toby, who liked the fact that Jeremy was dressed as though we’d interrupted his work. There is something imposing about the paintings too, drawing you in, especially if you

recognise the subjects.

We had several other pictures that would have made good covers.

Toby felt it was between two, with ĂŒÂ…i ĂƒÂ…ÂœĂŒ Âœv ˆVÂ…iÂ?ÂˆÂ˜Â‡ĂƒĂŒ>Ă€ VÂ…iv /Ă€ÂˆĂƒĂŒ>˜ Mason and his wife, Candy, being a serious contender.

We also looked at the picture of Brian Sturt, featured in our My Story so Far section. However, we only had one good picture of Brian and it was needed for the main article.

Toby failed to take a picture of Ben, ĂŒÂ…i `ÂˆĂŒÂœĂ€] Vœ“ˆ˜} ÂˆÂ˜ĂŒÂœ *ˆ>ââ> ĂŒ>Â?ˆ> in a Ferrari 250 SWB, otherwise that would have been the cover!

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5 Billingshurst Primary School pupils have made a book to show appreciation for their lollipop man. The book is called ‘Cross Now Please’, a phrase that John Gooderham uses to signal it is safe for children to cross the road. His daughter Abi Smith, one of the school’s parent governors, wrote the story and a picture from every class features inside. Reception class illustrated the front and back cover. The book is available for £3 by emailing hellobpsca@gmail.com. All money raised will go back to the school.

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Horsham has become Ì i wÀÃÌ - ÕÌ iÀ À> station to receive a `iwLÀ >Ì À] ` >Ìi` LÞ the Sussex Heart Charity.

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iwLÀ >Ì Àà ­Ƃ î Ü Li installed at a further nine stations on the mainline from Three Bridges to Arundel. Terry ƂÞÀiÃ] iv ÝiVÕÌ Ûi "vwViÀ >Ì the Sussex Heart Charity, said: “Although training is not required when using an AED,

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7 8 the Sussex Heart Charity will be offering staff the opportunity to attend basic life support training courses.” Pictured: Members of Sussex Heart Charity and GTR CEO Charles Horton A new £2million art facility has opened at Collyer’s in Horsham.

The Graham Baird Building, named after the college’s former Chair of Governors, was opened by Horsham MP Jeremy Quin and was funded by government Demographic Growth Funding and the Mercers’ Company.

Collyer’s welcomed a host of VIPs to the college for the opening. The facility comprises a specialist base for ASDAN students and classrooms for business, economics, law and tutoring. Graham Baird said: “Having had four children attend the college, we are now looking forward to our grandchildren making the best use of opportunities here!”

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The Broadwood Morris Day of Dance & Medieval Market will be

held in Horsham on Saturday 7 May. Organised by the local Broadwood Morris Men, the Day of Dance regularly attracts 20 or more ‘sides’ displaying ÌÀ>` Ì > ÀÀ Ã ­ ÌÃÜ `] ÀÌ 7iÃÌ > ` À`iÀ® >À Õ ` the town. The Morris dancers start at 10am with a procession through the town, assembling at Shelley’s Fountain and performing throughout the day.

The event culminates with a Ceilidh at the bandstand at 3pm. On Sunday 8 May, Horsham hosts the English Festival, with classic cars and live music courtesy of Horsham Folk Club, in aid of Horsham Samaritans.

The Capitol has revealed that three much-loved ÃÌ>ÀÃ Ü Li yÞ } L>V to The Capitol’s stage this Christmas for the family pantomime, Aladdin. CBBC star Olly Pike will be Aladdin, whilst Mike Goble will be playing Wishee Washee and Richard Alan will be The Emperor of China. Richard said: “It’s like coming home for Christmas and being part of one big family

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and I really enjoy being part of a show that’s been produced in-house.” For tickets visit www.thecapitolhorsham.com A Floral Fringe Fair concert will be held at St Nicolas Church, ÌV }wi ` -Õ `>Þ 22 May. Floral-themed music will be performed by violinist Andrew Bernardi and his Music Group, as part of The Shipley Arts Festival. Tickets cost £20 from The Capitol on 01403 750220 and the price includes an entry ticket for The Floral Fringe Fair at Knepp Castle on Saturday 4 – Sunday 5 June. The Floral Fringe is an eclectic, quirky, foodie, arty, wildlife event with a vintage twist, set on the Knepp Estate. ÜÜÜ°y À> vÀ }iv> À°V °Õ

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The annual Storrington Village Duck Race will be held from midday on Sunday 8 May. There will be the six duck races, with the top ten ducks from each of the wÀÃÌ wÛi À>Vià Li } i ÌiÀi` Ì Ì i w > À>Vi° / iÀi Ü Li funfair rides and face painting,

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9 The English Festival inccludes classic cars in the town and live music from Horsham Fo olk Club craft stalls and gourmet cofffee fee as well as bric-a-brac. The Dad’s BBQ will be given a run for its money by a cake stall. stall All proceeds go to Storrington First School. www.storringtonduckrace.co.uk The Rude Mechanical Theatre Co return to Dial Post with a new play, Macbyrd, on Thursday 2 June. Macbyrd is a comedy thriller, with 16 of the characters being birds including Inspector Seed, the detective pigeon. It is set in 1940 and revolves around the threat of invasion to a Sussex village. How will it impact on the local WI, the cricket club and the village play? The show will take place on the Village Green at 7.30pm. Bring picnics and your low backed chairs from 6pm.

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The e Warnham Society are hostting a talk by the Arundel Wildfowl and Wettlands Trust at its Spring Mee eting at Warnham Village Hall on Friday 29 April.

Entry costs £4 with refreshments available. D Doors open 7:30pm.

The Societyy will hold an additional meeting on n Friday 10 June in the Village Hall, with Jonathan Lucas giving an in nsight into his time as High Sheriffff of West Sussex. The presentatio on will be informal, with emphasis on questions from the audience. Entry £5 with proceeds to St Catherine’s Hospice. www.warnhamsociety.org.uk

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presents The Pajama Game at The Capitol on 19 – 23 April.

The Pajama Game is a timeless musical, made famous by the xä½Ã w >`>«Ì>Ì ÃÌ>ÀÀ } Doris Day, with classic numbers including Hernando’s Hideaway, I’m Not At All In Love and 7 ½ Cents. The Pajama Game is on at The Capitol every evening at 7:30pm with a Saturday matinee at 2:30pm. For tickets call 01403 750220 or visit www.thecapitolhorsham.com Horsham Tri Club will be hosting GoTri events on 2 April, 7 May, 4 June, 16 July, 6 August, 3 September and 1 October. GoTri with Horsham Tri Club is a great way for anyone over 11 to try a triathlon, whether they are a novice or experienced competitors. The events consists of a 200m swim and either a 3.4km or 5km run around Horsham Park. Although set up mainly for beginners, experienced triathletes can enter. This year, children aged from 11 - 14 can enter with an

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14 adult, with 100m swim followed by a 1.6km run. For more visit www.horshamtriclub.co.uk or the Facebook page, or email horshamtriclub@gmail.com Tough Mudder will be coming to Holmbush Farm, Crawley Road, Faygate, on 24 – 25 September. This team-oriented 10-12 mile obstacle course is designed to test physical strength and mental grit. Tough Mudder puts camaraderie over w à iÀ À> }à > ` Ã Ì > race but a team challenge. Visit https://toughmudder.co.uk/ events/2016-london-south

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Elkie Brooks is celebrating her 70th birthday with a UK tour, which comes to Horsham on 17 July. Now in Ì i wvÌ `iV>`i v iÀ V>ÀiiÀ] she is still proving to be one of the most powerful and versatile vocal talents of her generation.

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Jolyon Palmer «À `ÕVi` > w i `À Ûi on his Grand Prix `iLÕÌ >à i w à i` 11th in Melbourne, Australia.

The Southwater driver was making a steady debut but in the latter stages he caught the eye by fending off the charging Toro Rosso cars of Carlos Sainz Jnr and Max Verstappen. Jolyon battled the pair, who were on fresh tyres, for several laps until they eventually passed. i w à i` ÕÃÌ > i>` v à team mate Kevin Magnussen.

“It would have been nice to get that point,” said Jolyon. “I saw a Þi Ü y>} Ì Ü>À`Ã Ì i i ` > ` wondered if anyone had gone vv ­> ` } Ì V > > « Ì v À Ìi Ì ® LÕÌ Ì Ü>à ½Ì Ì Li° ̽à > solid base for the team to build on.” www.jolyonpalmer.

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The Volunteer Centre has a number of opportunities available in the Horsham district.

The Community Minibus Association is looking for an

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honorary secretary who could help to coordinate and manage the day-to-day activities of the charity. Contact the Elderly Ü Õ ` i Ì w ` > Û Õ ÌiiÀ co-ordinator, hosts and also drivers to help them run and organise monthly Sunday afternoon teas for people over 75. Horsham District Sports Development is looking for a volunteer assistant sports coach, «ÕL V ÌÞ vwViÀ > ` > Ì>L i tennis league administrator.

Criminon UK, which delivers courses to serving prisoners, are looking for volunteer tutors to mark lessons and offer guidance and support. Find more local volunteering opportunities at www.hamsva.org.uk A French lingerie and pyjama cake, created

by Ashington cake maker Laure Moyle, >Ã Ü wÀÃÌ «À âi >Ì Ì i Squires Exhibition in Farnham. The haute couture inspired chocolate tower triumphed at the exhibition, a long-running annual event dedicated to cake

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‘Jolyon caught the eye as he fended off the faster Toro Rosso cars’

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Henry B Burstow’s colourfu ul memories of Victorian Horsham,

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granted planning approval, work could begin in 2018. www.swanwalkshopping.co.uk Rusper couple Emma and James O’Malley had a unique way of supporting St Catherine’s Hospice on their wedding day - by hosting a bar in memory of the bride’s father.

Wanting to do something special to commemorate the memory of Emma’s father, Nevill, the couple asked guests to give donations in exchange for drinks at ‘Nev’s Bar’ and raised ÂŁ1,745. Emma said: “A friend of mine did something similar at her wedding. We had a barrel engraved and put up a picture explaining what we were doing to our guests. Dad died when I was 19 but the bar was a great way for me to acknowledge and bring him into my wedding.â€? www.stch.org.uk

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In 1996 the ‘Black Horse ˜˜ ÂœÂ?v -ÂœVˆiĂŒĂžÂ˝ ­ -ÂŽ] based at the Black Horse Inn, Nuthurst, was formed by the then owner and regulars who had a common interest in the golf and the occasional pint or two. In addition to arranging golf days and events, a key objective of the Society was to raise money for charities. In 19 years, BHIGS has donated over ÂŁ36,600 to 15 charities including Horsham-based Springboard Project and Phoenix Stroke Club. The Society, which Â…ÂœÂ?`Ăƒ ˜ˆ˜i }ÂœÂ?w˜} iĂ›iÂ˜ĂŒĂƒ i>VÂ… year, currently has 36 members and most recently raised ÂŁ900 for the Sussex Air Ambulance. The Society, which is collecting for Dogs for Good in 2016, would like to thank landlord Rob at The Black Horse for his continued support.

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Charity Carriage Drive from Knepp Castle, to be held on Sunday 10 April. The event is held annually to raise money for St Catherine’s Hospice. The carriages will meet at the castle, then drive a route that takes in The George and Dragon in Dragons Green and The Countryman in Shipley, before returning to the castle.

Plant Sale Plus, a church event raising money for charity, will be held at Ashington Parish Church on Saturday 21 May, from 10.30am – 2pm. The event, organised by Chanctonbury Churches, has been held for the past eight years, raising thousands for local good causes. Enjoy fabulous plants, live jazz and a café. Entry is free with proceeds to Ashington-based charity Kids Farm Trust. www.plantsaleplus.co.uk

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Assurity Consulting, based in Horsham, won the Gatwick Diamond Business Award for Professional Service Firm of the 9i>À >Ì Ì i «Ì À i vw } > Park Hotel on 17 March. Assurity Consulting’s guests for the Awards evening, presented by Sanjeev Bhaskar, included their customers from Reigate Grammar School and Copthorne Preparatory School. The wÀ à Vi iLÀ>Ì } Ìà ÎäÌ anniversary this year. www.assurityconsulting.co.uk

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Forest Canoe Club starts its summer season at Southwater Country Park on Thursday 5 May at 6:30pm. The club, which has a number of Canoe England coaches, welcome prospective new members willing to give paddling a try. It is a fully inclusive club for Þ Õ } ­ ÛiÀ £ä® > ` ` > i] i and women, and particularly welcomes family memberships. www.forestcanoeclub.org.uk

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Beales department store in Horsham is to close in July. In 2015, Beales was acquired by English Rose Enterprises Ltd, with a warning that some stores may need to be closed. Beales Horsham is split ÛiÀ ÌÜ y ÀÃ] Ü Ì > iÝÌi à Ûi cosmetic range by the likes of Clarins and Estee Lauder. The fashion section includes Oasis, Warehouse, Dorothy Perkins and Apricot, with the menswear department including Levis, Ben Sherman casualwear and Haworth.

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The Kitchen Store has opened a new showroom in East Street Horsham.

The company, a winner at the 2015 Sussex Business Awards, has been designing and installing high quality kitchens in Sussex since 2004 and is the exclusive UK designerr,, supplier and installer of Manhattan and Paula Rosa Kitchens. The company alreadyy has showrooms in Brighton g & Hove and Lancing. www.thekitchenstore.co.uk

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A consultation is currently underway to improve the centre of Billingshurst.

Horsham Council is seeking views on a Supplementary Planning Document, which looks at ways to improve its appeal and provide for the local community.

The consultation is open p to the public until 29 April 2016. Cllr Claire Vickers said: “This enables us to make the high street more pedestrian friendly. Improved on-street parking and car parks will also be developed.” View the plans on the Planning Policy page at horsham.gov.uk or email strategic.planning@horsham.gov.uk

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I was born on 11 November 1934. My motherr,, Edith, lived at Muntham House in Barns Green, as her father was the gardener there. She later became a school teacher in Barnham, before she married my father. My father was the landlord at The Alexandra Rose in Queens Street, on the corner of Park Terrace.

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It was one of four pubs on Queens Street at the time. There was also The Plume of Feathers, The Sussex, and The Queens Head, which is still there. I believe Horsham had more pubs per person than anywhere else in the country at one time.

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I went to the old Clarence Road School, which h is now retirement homes, until w war broke out. My father signed up for service, so my mum decided to take me and my sister, Sheila, to live with our grandparents e in Blakesley, Northampton nshire. My brother, Derek, was bo orn just before my father went ovverseas.

After the warr,, I came back to Horsham and attended Denne Road Boys School, at the back of the Parish Church, before heading to Collyer’s Grammar School in 1944. I studied Greek and Latin at Collyer’s, as there was a strong emphasis on Classics. I remember that the

Headm master was a lovely old boy called Philip Tharp. He would take th he Latin exams and prepare us by giving what were called SUECs (Sentences Under Examination Conditions). They were tthe questions that he expected cted to appear in the examination papers. He was usuallyy right!

As a b boy, I was in the Parish Church c Choir. At that time, there must have h been about 30 boys in the choir, whereas now if you go to St Mary’s Church there are very ery few boys, sadly. Junior choirss tend to be much smaller, and m mostly made up of girls.

Boys a are just not interested, so they ey are not in choirs and

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I used to go to The Capitol a lot, when it was just a cinema located where Boots is now. I used to enjoy musicals starring the likes of Howard Keel (Show Boat, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers).

I did a paper round and a delivery round for the butcherr,, so I could affford such things.

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I left school chool in 1950 not really knowing ng what I wanted to do, so I became me a sales representative for Sussexx and Dorking Brick Company any, based in Market Square e, Horsham. The building was later ter used by The County Times. I was there until 1953, when I did National Service.

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I returned to the brick company, which was now Redland Brick Company. The job now involved Ài ÌÀ>Ûi ] Ã w > Þ i>À i` Ü Ì `À Ûi > V>À° v> i` Þ wÀÃÌ driving test and didn’t think I’d done any better second time, but I passed. I was given a company car – a Morris Minor – and can still remember the number plate. I stayed there for many years until I joined Hall and Co Builders Merchants in 1972.

A few people had formed a drama group called Horsham Evening Institute Drama, led by Edward Horsman, and were staging Gilbert and Sullivan musicals at The Court Royal in the Carfax. After a few plays, some of us decided that we wanted to do more than just Gilbert and Sullivan plays. So we came together at The Friends Meeting Hourse on Worthing Road and formed HAODS (Horsham Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society).

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After that, the plays came thick and fast, and for many years we also produced a pantomime.

Initially, we had a gentleman’s agreement with Edward Horsman that we would not perform Gilbert and Sullivan productions.

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Horsham District Council sold the land to Tesco, HAODS was given space in the leisure centre.

The Society is still based there, although there is much discussion as to where HAODS will go when the leisure centre is demolished. I hope there is a positive outcome.

The main difffe erence to HAODS now is that ther here was no shortage of men in the 1950s. If you look at the producction of Rose Marie, there are many ny men, all local, in the cast. Nowadays, wadays, it is a very mature male cast at HAODS! However, theyy do have a junior section now, which w is a good thing and will hopefully lead to more young m men enjoying acting.

I married Nancy in 1958. When we married, it was a little controversial as I was a lot younger. She was eight years my seniorr. But we were married for 55 years before she died, so we didn’t do too badly. Our relationship blossomed through our time at HAODS. She had dated other men, but I was the only one that asked her father if I could marry her!

Our rehearsall room, in the beginning, was as at the hotel opposite Horsham rsham station, but we eventually moved oved to a nissen hut at the former army base in Broadbridge Heath. When

We married at the Methodist Church in Horsham and our daughter, Carey, was born on my birthday in 1960. Our son, Jonathan, arrived three years later.

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I still love Horsham and like to visit town on a Saturday when a band is playing in the summer. The Carfax is very different now – I can still remember the smell of the brewery that was there until it moved to The Bishopric.

We used to go to Switzerland every year. Nancy had been to Lucerne and Interlaken with her parents as a child, and fell in love with the place.

She wanted to take me there, and it helped that the exchange rate was something like 18 Francs to ÂŁ1! We would go to Hotel Seeburg in Lucerne every year, and it was a great place for a family holiday.

During our holiday in 1973, my wife and I were dancing in the hotel. A little boy came running in to the hall and said that our son Jonathan, who was nine, had been in an accident. A group of children had all been playing and having fun around the hotel. Of course, in Switzerland, they drive on the other side of the road, and perhaps Jonathan had looked the wrong way as he crossed the road.

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I saw my son, lying on the pavement, and he was dead.

Jonathan had been in the HAODS production of Camelot, as a choirboy, earlier that year. The driver who hit him did stop, and we received a lovely letter from him.

We didn’t go back for a couple of years after Jonathan had died, as we didn’t think we could, but we eventually returned to Switzerland.

It is a country that means a lot to us. Carey used to go out and work at that same hotel every year for the summer, and in winter she worked at Caffyn’s in Horsham. Carey still regularly goes out to Switzerland.

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I’ve been living in an apartment with ccare facilities for two years now. Nancy died on 27 October 2013 and we married in 1958.

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It is nice that something I was involved in setting up is still going strong 60 years on. For the 50th anniversary of HAODS in 2004, Norman Wisdom came along as he h was our President for a time e. He was fantastic and sang for us. u Our previous President was Oliver Reed, who told us ‘I’ll do it, but don’t expect me to turn up for anything!’

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Update February 2016 After a few more treatments I have been able to do additional exercise to support my progress. I can now say that my sciatica is GONE! Last month I achieved one of my personal goals. I walked from home with my wife into town, all around the shops, and back home, about 3 miles.

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e’re always looking at the jewellery market and finding new ways to work with local people and businesses.

So we recently started working in parrttnership with Georgina Lillywhite, an independent local jewellery maker.

Georgina creates beautiful personalized silver, and already her jewellery is creating lots of interest as they make for lovely giftts.

She uses a new material available on the market - Precious Metal Clay - to take an impression of a fingerprint, oftten of a young child.

It’s a painless process that can be done very quickly at Georgina’s studio in Lower Beeding.

She then uses computer softtware to accurately scale down the print to a size, before casting the clay into silver with a specially-made high temperature kiln.

Fingerprints of a child - and even the paw prints of the family pet - make for a unique giftt and they can be reproduced on a key ring, cuffflinks, pendant or ring.

Georgina said: “Each item of jewellery is made with solid fine silver, giving you a high quality, y, strong, individual piece which you can wear everyday.

“I offfer cuffflinks in round, square or oval shape. These can be imprinted with fingerprints, handprint, paw prints, footprints

the print can be antiqued to help define the fingerprint.

“We can even have the silver hallmarked by sending it to the Assay offfice in London, and customers can also choose their own chain from our selection too.

‘Jewellery can be created with fingerprints, handprint, paw prints, footprints or maybe a super doodle’ or maybe a super doodle drawn by your little artist.

As well as fingerprints, we can do handprints, and have even made blue and pink cuffflinks, with diffferent prints on each one!

“The finish can be mirror or satin finish and

Most of Georgina’s customers make an appointment at her studio, where it can take only ten minutes to provide an accurate clay imprint. Usually,, the finished piece takes two weeks to create.

For those not in the local area, a moulding kit can be sent out.

However, Georgina recommends a visit to the studio for the best results.

For more information, you can pop in to Sakakini or visit Georgina’s website at www.georginalillywhite.co.uk Yo ou can also call Georgina on 01403 892561 or email georgina_lillywhite@yahoo.co.uk

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There is something familiar about the faces, and upon closer inspection it is clear that they are musicians Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Nick Cave and Morrissey.

I know this because I too listen to music that ensures I’m never given control of the iPod at birthday parties. Until it’s time for people to go home...

Jeremy said: “I often like to paint ÂŤiÂœÂŤÂ?i ĂœÂ…Âœ >“ ˆ˜yĂ•i˜Vi` LĂž or admire, but that is not always the case. “The woman in one of my paintings is simply based on a screenshot I took from the television. I saw an actress crying and there was something in her emotion that I found interesting and moving. “That is what I am looking for – character and emotion.â€?

z iĂ€iÂ“ĂžÂ˝Ăƒ wĂ€ĂƒĂŒ ÂŤÂœĂ€ĂŒĂ€>ÂˆĂŒĂƒ were of his children, and he has now gone on to produce more than a dozen large canvas paintings. /Â…i ÂœĂ€ĂƒÂ…>“ >Ă€ĂŒÂˆĂƒĂŒ w˜`Ăƒ most of his reference material on the internet, but that can be more `ˆvwVĂ•Â?ĂŒ ĂŒÂ…>˜ ÂˆĂŒ ĂƒÂœĂ•Â˜`ĂƒÂ° Âş ĂŒÂ˝Ăƒ Ă€i>Â?Â?Ăž Â…>Ă€` ĂŒÂœ w˜` interesting pictures of people online,â€? he said. “Most pictures are just a

“Sweat was dripping down his face, which is perfect.�

little bit too nice. “At one time I was actually ĂƒĂŒĂ€Ă•}}Â?ˆ˜} ĂŒÂœ w˜` >Â˜ĂžĂŒÂ…ÂˆÂ˜} to inspire me, so I took some photos of a friend of mine. “He had been out cycling and there was sweat dripping down his face, which was perfect as it was real. “So I took lots of pictures from different angles and produced a painting that I was really pleased with.â€?

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He uses bold strokes of colour and texture to bring life to his work, yet maintains distinctive facial features.

Jeremy said: “I have tried seascapes and landscapes, but I always go back to faces. The human face is so complex, and always provide a challenge for an artist. “I try and get the eyes and the mouth right initially, which requires ĂƒÂœÂ“i w˜iĂ€ `iĂŒ>ˆÂ? ĂœÂœĂ€ÂŽ ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… ĂŒÂ…i brush. From there, it is all about layers. I tend to start off with light colours before gradually introducing darker shades. “As you can see, the Thom Yorke painting is still very light, although he is already recognisable. I will gradually introduce darker tones, much like the Nick Cave painting. “Sometimes it feels like you are getting nowhere. Then all of a sudden something will take shape and that leads the whole piece forward and gives you direction. “That moment for me is the joy of abstract painting.â€?

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z Jeremy has only recently taken up art.

Howeverr, he does have vast experience with a paintbrush, having run his own painting and decorating business for nearly 30 years.

Jeremy said: “II always enjoyed drawing when I was at T Tanbridge anbridge House School, but it was not something I considered studying.

“I was destined to do manual labour rather than art, so I went to work for a painter and decoratorr..

“When he retired, I took it over, and have been running Paragon Painting and Decorating since 1986.”

Following a marital separation, Jeremy enrolled on an A’ A’ level art course at Collyer’ lyer’s. ÕÌ w ` } Ì Ì Õ« Ì ÕV of his time, he e left and instead attended an evening art class at Farlington School, hool, run by Rosalyn Mina. He has not looked back since. º, Ã> Þ >Ã Lii ÛiÀÞ yÕi Ì > to my work and nd has become a friend too,” said Jeremy.

“She is alwayss encouraging and her approach yields results, as the artistic ou utput from Farlington girls is just incr credible.”

FACTFILE Whilst Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke may make for an interesting portrat subject, he has been known to pick up a paintbrush himself. One of his 2005 paintings, produced in collaboration with artist Stanley Donwood, was sold for £5,000 at auction. The canvas exceeded its estimate, with the money donated to The T Trade rade Justice Movement.

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z Having been introduced to new artists with difffer ferent styles at Farlington, Jeremy has carved out his own distinctive style.

But so farr,, he has not chased commercial success, selling just a handful of paintings.

One was based on the cover B b an album lb b by off Mind Mi d Bomb, alternative rock group The The. However, Jeremy doubts that the buyer knows what the painting was inspired by.

Now Jeremy is hoping that his wÀÃÌ Ã iÝ L Ì ] >Ì / i Capitol Art Gallery, will bring some success.

“I exhibited with other artists at Farlington and had good feedback which has given me feedback, encouragement to do my own exhibition. º Ì Ã > >L ÕÌ V w`i Vi > ` until an artist does something like this, we don’t have much in the way of constructive criticism.

I would really like to hear some.”

z Jeremy e hopes to be able to continu ue building up his portfoliio of portraits, as well as paintting the occasional seascap pe.

“Again, my seascapes are just my imprression of the sea and maybe a little more abstract than t my porttraits. e, I can see my work “In time becomin ng more abstract and introspe ective.

“I can see ee a progression with each pie ece, as I keep building up the laye ers and gradually my work is evolviing.”

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REVIEW

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Initially, this cam me about as Maria had (only half jokingly) remarked that sh he wasn’t seeing enough of her husband. “Then come alo ong to the meal reviews!� � was T Toby’ oby’s response.

There is a positive side efffect, fect, in that Maria knows more about food than either me or T Toby oby.

Now, when it comes to us individually describing our dishes into my voice recorderr, she groans in embarrassment when we say “succulent,� “mouth-watering� or “feast for the senses.�

It’s been a while since that last one had an outing in AAH! Maria’s additional knowledge is particularly welcome when we Ă›ÂˆĂƒÂˆĂŒ ĂŒÂ…i w˜iĂ€ Ă€iĂƒĂŒ>Ă•Ă€>Â˜ĂŒĂƒ Âœv ĂŒÂ…i district, most notably our two Michelin starred restaurants.

Matt Gillan at The Pass at South Lodge has one star, and Tristan

Mason has ear arned one at Restaurant T Tristan ristan on Stan’s Way, just offf East Street.

BEYOND D CRITICISM? In truth, the d dishes created by either chef su urpasses any critical analysis that I can give. Perhaps a national food od critic well versed in Michelin Michelin-star star tar level dining can better distinguish the very good from the exquisite.

But honestly, I can’t.

As if to emphasise that point, as I skim through Tristan’s new menu, I confess there are a few ingredients that I know little or even nothing about.

What exactly is ‘quince?’ Is ‘morel’ a type of eel?

Is ‘sorrel’ the leaf you grab to heal nettle stings?

Thanks to a bit of Google research, I later discovered that quince is a cooked fruit, morel is a honeycomb-like edible mushroom, and sorrel is a garden herb that looks vaguely similar to broad dock leaves,

that can help soothe stings, but has difffer ferent e qualities!

7…ˆÂ?ĂƒĂŒ “>Ăž Â˜ÂœĂŒ Li ¾Õ>Â?ˆwi` ĂŒÂœ ÂˆÂ˜ĂŒĂ€ÂˆV>ĂŒiÂ?Ăž `iĂƒVĂ€ÂˆLi ĂŒÂ…i y>Ă›ÂœĂ•Ă€Ăƒ in Tristan’s dishes, I can tell you that I love e his restaurant.

The reaso on for this is that I don’t feel oblige ed to know about every ingrredient on the menu, as there iss nothing pompous about Restaurant Tristan.

For example, our waiter - with a basket in hand, asked us which bread we would like; sourdough, walnut, sun dried tomato or double eggs Li˜i`ˆVĂŒ y>Ă›ÂœĂ•Ă€Âś “I’d love some egg bread!â€? I declared, not realising that the waiter was jokingly referencing Toby’s regular breakfast order of double eggs.

SIMPLE THINGS At the evening’s end, I spoke to Tristan, who seemed keen to gather a bit of feedback on his new Spring menu, as we were >“œ˜}ĂƒĂŒ ĂŒÂ…i wĂ€ĂƒĂŒ ĂŒÂœ ĂŒĂ€Ăž ÂˆĂŒÂ° Rather than trying – and

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An in nteresting, simple blend, brillia antly executed, with a soft, beau utifully tender scallop enhanced by mellow V>Ă•Â?ˆyÂœĂœiĂ€ ÂŤĂ•Ă€ii° Ăœ> >ĂƒÂ˜Â˝ĂŒ ĂŒÂœÂœ surre what w to do with the pine, but it surre e looked prretty! etty!

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probably failing – to impress with cuisine-based jargon, I admitted that I didn’t really know what I was talking about when it came to fanciful food.

But, I added, I thought that the dishes were generally simpler than they used to be and were all the better for it.

As it turned out, that was just the feedback Tristan had been looking for. “The dishes are moving towards being less complicated,� said Tristan.

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“ I think in simplifying them, there is more focus on the main ingredient. Rather than creating beautiful bits and pieces all around the dish, I am looking to do a little less and make sure that everything is absolutely bang on. “Maybe having a break for those two months did help me Ă€iyiVĂŒ œ˜ i>VÂ… `ÂˆĂƒÂ… >˜` >`ÂœÂŤĂŒ a simpler approach.â€?

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smoke would force the restaurant to close for nearly two months.

Tristan said: “We had a phone call >Ì {\Îä> vÀ Ì i wÀi LÀ }>`i] as a neighbour had called them. ºƂ wÀi >` LÕÀ i` > >Ài> >À Õ ` the sink at the downstairs bar.

Fortunately, it had not spread because of the water that was >À Õ `] LÕÌ Ì Ã Ã > wÀi >` been slowly burning plastic and glass in this isolated spot for a couple of hours.

“This caused heavy smoke damage, particularly upstairs in the kitchen.

“When I arrived, I initially thought it was going to be all right.

There was a lot of water and the wÀi Ãià >` ëÀ>Þi` Ì i >à everywhere, but we thought we might only need to close for a day or two. In the end, it was two months!

“It wasn’t until the smoke cleared that we could see it needed extensive restoration, from top to bottom.

MANUAL LABOUR º7i >` Ì Ài« >Vi Ì i > y À] the beams needed sandblasting and the stainless steel worktops in the kitchen looked as though they had been submerged in the ocean for 10 years.

“We didn’t really need that over Christmas to be honest, but we were fortunate in that we were insured, otherwise that would have been the end of the business.”

Tristan and his wife Candy had to Ü> Ì Õ Ì Ì i wÀi v Ài à Và Ìi> had completed their investigation ­> >VV `i Ì> i iVÌÀ V> wÀi caused the blaze) before they could get back on track.

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‘I feel more relaxed than I used to, but the Star is always at the back of my mind’

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Tristan said: “It wasn’t until the New Year that we really got to work, so all we could do was try and relax and have a good Christmas.

“It was strange to me, as I do Ü À } ÕÀÃ] > ` Ì i wÀi forced me to take time off.

“Still, I did project manage everything in terms of the restoration as I was worried that our momentum would slow down if we were closed for too long.

“Fortunately, we have great support and our regular customers came back in that respect, we hit the ground running.

“Nonetheless, I was nervous going back because I hadn’t been cooking for a while. So on the Saturday before we opened, I made every dish, just to make sure I still had it!”

STILL POPULAR It’s now been a month since Restaurant Tristan reopened, and its proving as popular as ever.

Perhaps this can be attributed Ì ÌÃ ÃÕVViÃÃvÕ ÀiV «i v w i food at affordable prices.

Three courses on the Select Menu cost just £25, with four courses for £30. The new four

course Spring Menu costs £45, although those with a bigger appetite (and deep pockets) can enjoy an eight course Tasting Menu for £80.

BIG BREAKFAST It might be Michelin-star, three AA rosette winning food, but there is nothing pompous about Restaurant Tristan.

This informal approach serves it well on a street that has become a hub for diners.

The downstairs café/bar area continues to grow thanks to Candy’s home-made cakes, and it’s not just the AAH

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photographer who regularly enjoys Tristan’s breakfast.

Breakfast includes home smoked salmon and scrambled eggs (£8) and eggs benedict (£8), and word is slowly spreading!

“The breakfast does well, but still not that many people know about it,” said Tristan.

“We offfer fer classics like eggs benedict and wild mushrooms with poached eggs and everything is made to order.

“In all honesty, I don’t know if breakfast falls under the Michelin Star system, so they may be along to test our scrambled egg!

“But we always focus on quality.

So we make sure that the hollandaise is lovely, the eggs are perfectly poached and that everything is seasoned right.

“I do feel more relaxed than I used to, but the star is always at the back of my mind so I make sure every dish that leaves the kitchen is right.”

DIVINE DINING This was our third meal review at ,iÃÌ>ÕÀ> Ì /À ÃÌ> wÛi Þi>ÀÃ] and this was my favourite yet.

V Õ ` ½Ì `iw Ì Ûi Þ Ã>Þ Ì >Ì the food was better this time; it it’s just that, as someone who is still excited by a Harvesterr salad cart (unlimited pineapple slices and d as many bread rolls as you like!) I appreciate Tristan’s move to simpler dishes with fewer ingredients.

The food was divine – my stone bass was incredible and the

‘The ‘Th h café fé area continues to grow in popularityy, thanks to Candy’ss cakes’ À>ëLiÀÀÞ Ã Õvyj Ü>Ã Ì i ÃÌ sublime pudding I can remember eating.

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A minor gripe from a wholly enjoyable experience.

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o mark the 400th anniversary of the death of Shakespear e, e Horsham Museum looks back at the theatre in Horsham.

Every good play starts with a title - The Dramatic tale of Horsham theatr e.

The pr ogramme usually has a list of characters, with the lead actor taking the headline. For us, it would have to be Sir Michael Caine, although in reality he was a bit part actor at the very start of his car eer.

Then ther e is a Pr ologue, followed by various Acts, usually thr ee.

Unusually for Horsham, this performance is not a far ce, more a historical play that involves attempted mur derr, soldiers, drama and a good dose of mystery against a backdrop of historical posters.

Enter left: The Narrator (aka, AAH Editor) Having been told that April 25 2016 is the suggested date for the 400 anniversary of the death of Shakespear e - a writer even I had hear d of - I debated if our r eaders would r eally be interested.

The only famous actor I knew

with a connection to the town was Sir Michael Caine. So at Horsham Museum, after a short conversation, we hit upon a plan of telling the good, and not so good, citizens of the town about our theatres.

What follows may come as a surprise!

Act One The Case of the Missing Theatr e It was the 12th Night of 1823 when posters appeared on buildings telling the residents of Horsham that the bailifffs and bur gesses - the good and the powerful who ran the town - had allowed a performance of She Stoops to Conquerr..

It was to be performed at The New Theatre, Horsham.

But wher e was the Old Theatre?

To have a ‘Ne ew Theatre’ we must have an ‘Old One’.

That is the mystery ystery, as we do not know .

Until 2003, Horsham orsham Museum had no r ecord of the earliest plays perfor med m in the town.

When Sarah Hurst H ’s Diaries were published, ed, they included ÀiV À`Ã v wÛi « >ÞÃ Ã i watched in Horsham orsham from 1759 – 1762.

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Unqualified Bank Staff The Kings Head Assembly Rooms were on n the corner of East Street; Players at a performance at a the Kings Head Theatre (Images HDC/Horsham Museum) eum) Sarah’s diaries is the fact that seeing plays in Horsham was not regarded as a novelty, but as part of everyday life.

On Monday, 30 April 1759, the di diary records: d ‘The Th players l actt The Fair Penitents, have a tolerable house and they say did it pretty well & glad on’t, t’s a sad thing not to succeed.’ On the 26 June, she records ‘go & see The Busy Bodyy,, last time of our players performing.’ The reference to ‘our players’ suggests that they were either visitors in the town for so long as to be seen as being part of Horsham society, or perhaps even based in Horsham.

Howeverr, it is the comments made by Charles Osborne, an impresario who had his own troop of actors, that shows the good folk of Horsham really wanted ‘bawdy’ theatre.

As the promoter of theatrical performances, Osborne wrote in 1785: ‘II intended to have the

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Town Hall ass a theatre tomorrow w, b but the arbitrary oppressive manner m and violent threats inducced me to decline my intention ns. Instead, I propose t open an Histrionic Academy to for three nights onlyy.’ .’

An Interlude Drama in Court, 1801 At the Easter Assizes held at Midhurst, the court heard a drama worthy of a theatrical production, involving a lover, an actress and an infatuated ensign.

The lover was George Stanton, a part-time actorr..

The actress was Mrs Leach, “a lady possessed of Yout Youth and a Handsome person and not destitute of dramatic talents, but like many of her sex on the UVCIG Ć‚EMNG q Mr Stanton fell in love with Mrs Leach, though when he proposed marriage, she only wanted friendship.

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was stationed at Horsham Barracks with the 64th Regiment, fell violently in love with Mrs Leach.

This led to William Bunn attempting to murder George Stanton with a pistol in each hand, in the Carfax at around midnight of 21 December.

Bunn grazed Stanton and Ì } i >` i` yi`° The morning after, the injured Bunn and Mrs Leach told the magistrate Stanton had attacked him and Stanton was arrested.

Stanton then stood trial at Chichester, where neither Bunn or Mrs Leach turned up.

-Ì> Ì Ì i w i` > >ÃÃ>Õ Ì V>Ãi against Bunn, who was eventually captured on board a ship in Portsmouth Harbour, hiding under a hen coop.

Eventually, Stanton agreed not to prosecute Bunn, if Bunn agreed to pay his expenses, so Bunn walked away a free man.

Act Two Assembly Room rather than Theatre Throughout the 19 century, Horsham seems to have had no actual theatre.

There were theatrical performances – held in Inns and

pubs - and the town was blessed with two large assembly rooms, the Kings Head and Richmond Hotel.

When the Corn Exchange was built in the late 1850s, it was intended to be used as a meeting room. But being next to the Black Horse Inn, it also took on an assembly room-like function.

Posters from the period show such performances taking place and a comment in 1868 Horsham Journal shows that amateur dramatics was strong.

In 1912, The Daily News and Leader published an article entitled ‘Our Mirthless Village’ by a correspondent who seemed to know Horsham well!

‘So London spends £30,000 a day on being amused. In little country towns and villages, it is necessary to live without being amused. In a place like Horsham, of 12,000 inhabitants, there is little chance of being entertained unless the cricket club, or the football club,

HORSHAM THEATRES: 43 The Carfax Theatre changed its name to The Theatre Royal

or some other deserving institution, is good enough to get into debt.

‘Then, perhaps, someone will get up amateur theatricals and give us an entertaining evening.’

Act Three The Theatre Electric Arrives The big change occurred with the arrival of the cinema, covered in a previous performance of AAH.

The white Stucco marks the entrance to the Kings Head Assembly Rooms

The following story only later gains importance as it is the place where a future Knight of the stage and screen, Sir Michael Caine, would make his mark.

But the early origins of his theatre lay with the cinema.

In October 1911, The Carfax Electric Theatre opened. It was entered through the alley at the side of The Stout House and had a small sign suspended over the pavement.

Plans for a 40ft long hall were submitted in June 1911 by the brewers King and Barnes, but

The Carfax Electric Theatre was entered through the alley at the side of The Stout House the cinema was established by two brothers - Philip and Charles Bingham.

In 1917, the Carfax Electric Theatre bought 28 Carfax, 7> ÌiÀ " `iÀà >ܽà ÕÌwÌÌiÀà shop, next to the pub and directly in front of the auditorium, which it then

converted in to an entrance.

This and other improvements saw the theatre renamed to Carfax Theatre, with a grand opening by Belloc.

The 1920s saw the creation of the Horsham Players, an Amateur Dramatic organisation.

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Then in the autumn of 1929 came the biggest change of all; Ì i Ì Ü >` ÌÃ wÀÃÌ «iÀ > i Ì theatre.

The Blue Flash Company owned all three cinemas in the town - Central Hall, Carfax and The Capitol. At The Capitol, the Company had installed sound apparatus so it could play ‘talkies’.

The whole purpose of The Blue Flash Company was to provide employment for out of work bandsmen who had trained as part of the army; they were required to play live music to silent shows.

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Act Four A Knight begins as a Knave The post war period saw a notable entrant on Horsham’s stage – Michael Caine.

He responded to an advert for an assistant stage manager for the Horsham-based Westminster

Repertory Company.

This led to walk-on roles at the Carfax Theatre, where he worked for nine months before the Company closed whilst he was sick with malaria, an illness he picked up in Korea during military service.

The other development in the 1950s was the formation of HAODS (Horsham Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society).

The Society grew from a group primarily performing with Gilbert and Sullivan shows. They used the Theatre Royal, which seems to have changed its

name from Carfax Theatre, with the closure of the Rep company.

In 1981 Horsham District Council made a very public pledge, to keep live theatre in Horsham. The obvious venue was The Capitol theatre, which was then in the way of redevelopment of Swan Yard.

Horsham Urban District Council had bought the site in 1953 for £27,000. Now M&S were offering £1.5m for the site.

The Council agreed to spend £200,000 to demolish the old Capitol, and bought ABC in North Street for £200,000. £900,000 was set side to convert it into a new theatre The Capitol.

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There is no talk of ghosts anymore, as those paranormal activity shows on TV could only muster images of grown men waving torches erratically whilst shouting ‘Oh my God, what was that?’

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“More often than not, when someone thinks that they cannot continue, we manage to encourage them to carry on.”

However, it is surely the 10m high obstacle course, which takes people level with the top of the leisure centre and offers panoramic views of Horsham Park, that provides the greatest mental challenge.

Pupils in Year 5 at Kingslea School in Horsham were invited to be amongst Ì i wÀÃÌ Ì Ì> i Ì i High Places course.

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In fact, there are only two - as there has been for many years taking people to destinations far and wide!

If you come across a Roadmark Travel coach this April, it may be heading for a day’s horse racing at Newbury, a Tchaikovsky gala at The Royal Albert Hall, or maybe to the Thriplow Daffodil Weekend.

More intrepid souls may be Â…i>`ˆ˜} vĂ•Ă€ĂŒÂ…iĂ€ >wiÂ?` ‡ “>ĂžLi a short holiday to Snowdonia ÂœĂ€ ĂŒÂ…i LĂ•Â?L wiÂ?`Ăƒ Âœv ÂœÂ?Â?>˜`] where Roadmark has been taking customers since its foundation in 1989.

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Here, Mark and David tell us the story of Roadmark Travel Ltd. Mark: I was in teaching for some years, and was Deputy Head at William Penn School in Coolham. But I stopped in 1987 as I wanted to do something different. I had always been interested in transport, particularly buses, as an anorak really, and wanted to be more involved. Because of my teaching background, I saw a need for a coach company that took pupils away on day trips. So I launched Roadmark Educational Travel in 1989.

Mark: My father, Les, was very supportive. I worked out of the conservatory at his house to Li}ˆ˜ ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ…Â° LÂœĂ•}Â…ĂŒ “Þ wĂ€ĂƒĂŒ coach and wrote to all the local schools, explaining what I was doing. We started off with day trips to London and the historic

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Gradually, we started taking school groups away to the Isle of Wight. My dad took his coach driving license, so we bought a yellow school bus as well.

Mark: In 1991, I thought it was time to offer day trips to the public, in addition to the school work. The rest, as they say, is history. We would go to coastal towns like Eastbourne and drive up to London too.

We were approached by Women’s Institute groups and that led to a demand for short breaks. By 1995, Roadmark Â…>` }Ă€ÂœĂœÂ˜ ĂƒÂˆ}˜ˆwV>Â˜ĂŒÂ?Ăž enough for me to look around

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I had my mum with me on the trip, and Mark had his mum with him too. We started chatting and a little while later Mark wrote to me about his plans for the business. He asked me if I would like to join him. So we met at The Gun Inn, Findon, and discussed future plans for Roadmark Travel.

Mark: I would often see David in his coach, and we would wave to each other as we passed by. I thought he seemed like a nice guy. After David joined us, the school

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Mark: We are in our 27th yearr,, yet we still visit places that we have been going to since we started. started We always offfer fer the River Thames Cruise and the Christmas Spectacular at Thursford as they remain popular. We also offfer fer many trips to the theatre in London, which are popular with older people as they are hassle free. Howeverr,, shows are becoming increasingly ` vwVÕ Ì LiV>ÕÃi Þ Õ ii` Ì L

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Mark and I still do some of the driving too. Our passengers trust all of us to look after them.

Travel, we Mark: At Roadmark Travel, have a loyal clientele. I think in ĂƒÂœÂ“i V>ĂƒiĂƒ Ăœi `iw˜i > Â?>Ă€}i part of their social lives, because it is a bit like a travel club.

David: Often, a lot of the passengers will know each other very well. Close friendships have been formed through travelling on our coaches and we have had at least one wedding as a result of people meeting on our trips!

we know now that our regular customers mers want new places to see and nd do. My new Excursions and Transport Manager, David Counccil, works hard to arrange and innovative day trips for new a wice yearly programme our tw cursions. of excursions.

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Mark: We are always looking throug gh websites for information aboutt locations, live productions or concerts, ncerts, restaurants, hotels, and everything else. We used to havve boxes of brochures and Â?i>yiĂŒĂƒ ĂŒÂœ Â?œœŽ ĂŒÂ…Ă€ÂœĂ•}Â…] LĂ•ĂŒ ÂœĂ›iĂ€ the years ears the Internet has grown and has been a huge help to us.

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David: Mark always seems to be able to come ome up with fantastic holidays, but the day trips are more of a challenge. There are trips that sell out every year, but

David: d: Sometimes we do not get it right, and you might think that a trip is going to go really nd it doesn’t. Other times, well and they can sell out very quickly.

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David: There have been ups and downs with the business.

Mark dropped a bombshell in 2007 by saying that he wanted to go back to teaching. I decided to buy Mark’s share of Roadmark, but in the end he decided against teaching. We did try to warn him!

Mark: I went on a ‘Return to Teaching’ course, but then I spoke to a few teachers and it seemed that the profession had changed a lot. So I didn’t

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David: At that time, I needed Mark to come back as he has a lot of skills and is very good at producing the Holiday Brochure. We still work very well together. David Council is also a valuable new member of the management team.

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PLAYING FAIR

Musicians launch website that promotes a better deal for all

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new website created by two local musicians aims to provide more local work for the best local talent. www.fairplayuk.com has been founded by Johnny Stubbs, a professional guitarist and member of several function bands, and wife Carly, singer of folk act Pipe and Tabor, who have twice supported Joan Armatrading on tour.

The website not only aims to provide more local work for bands, but also hopes to hand the initiative back to musicians and away from increasingly «À wÌ>L i >}i V ið AAH spoke to Carly Stubbs to ƂPF QWV OQTG What inspired the idea for fairplayuk.com?

Johnny is a professional musician and plays guitar in several bands, all of which are represented by agencies. The agencies do generate work, but they are taking a huge proportion of the fee and we think it’s unfair.

Don’t agents typically take a big percentage?

In the music industry, agencies

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may be taking up to 50% with the band left to split the rest.

That’s not always the case there are good ones too - but some of the bigger ones are taking too much money from the musicians.

Why are musicians allowing that to happen?

Ultimately, management companies and agencies are using the Internet in a way that musicians are not.

They have created beautiful websites and present musical acts in a way that is easy for the buying public to understand. So if, for instance, you are seeking a band for

Lady M and the Mr Men ‘One of the best loved function bands around, they have a reputation for providing a high energy party atmosphere with music, spanning from the 50’s to the current day’

your wedding, you will search on Google and most likely be directed to an agency website, with a list of acts and a price for booking them.

But that’s not the price the band will receive?

No. A band may play at a wedding having cost £2,000, yet the musicians are probably getting half of that. Which isn’t fair on the band, or the person booking.

Why are bands not doing their own thing?

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It is an unfair system, but until there is an alternative nothing will change because musicians rely on live performances for income.

So you looked at creating that alternative?

At the moment, my husband and the fantastic musicians he performs with - play all over the country, earning no more between them than somebody sat behind a computer. We thought that there had to be a fairer way. Johnny and I put the word around to gauge interest and everyone felt much the same. So we set upfairplayuk. com How does it work?

In terms of how it looks, it is much like your average agency site. People look through the different bands and singers

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You go watch videos of the acts in many cases, or listen to > `i ] > ` v Þ Õ w ` > L> ` that you like, send us an email or text message, or call us.

Can you book online?

No, not directly, because we don’t want bands to be exclusively available via fairplayuk. We are not an agency that has ownership over acts. So we receive an enquiry and then contact the acts to see if they are available.

Are the acts paid more?

The price of every band is based on each member being paid the right amount of money. Then fairplayuk takes a small amount of top of that. Overall, the musicians are better paid, and the booking cost is lower.

Is this idea solely about money?

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FAIR P PLA AY Y UK: 59 The lack of fairness is a big part of it, but our other concern is that local bands are not getting local jobs. People are booking through national agencies and as a result musicians are travelling all over You may have a fantastic the UK. You function band from Manchester performing at a wedding in Horsham, whilst a fantastic function band from Horsham is at a wedding in Manchesterr.. It is ridiculous. We want to work with hotels, businesses and local venues as we have enough excellent local bands to take the local work.

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Can any musician join fairplayuk?

The bands we represent are of a high quality. The concept is for professional musicians to be fairly paid for their work. There is a great scene for local acts to develop, with very good open mic nights provided by the likes of Jamie Stanley, and excellent events like The Horsham Battle of the Bands.

Howeverr, we are looking at established bands as we want our clients to be raving about the acts they book through fairplayuk.com So who do you have already?

We have One Two Two Step on the books. They are a brilliant function band that regularly play across Europe. Imperial Grooves are one of the best Motown and soul acts in the country, with MOBO award winning musicians. We also have some of the best local function bands including The Malfunctions and .CF[ / CPF VJG /T /GP There is a good cross-section of bands, covering difffer ferent musical genres, and because we have a growing network of musicians involved, people are starting to recommend new acts.

Can individual musicians sign up too?

Yes, professional musicians can join fairplayuk.com and we expect that to develop in the next year.

Soon, we hope that if a local venue needs, for instance, a saxophonist, ĂŒÂ…iĂž V>˜ w˜` œ˜i ĂŒÂ…Ă€ÂœĂ•}Â… Ă•ĂƒÂ° Ć‚Â?ĂƒÂœ] we have a musician’s lottery. At Christmas, we will make a draw and one of the acts will take the winnings. It’s a nice little incentive!

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PIAZZA ITALIA X

10th Anniversary of Horsham’s Brilliant Easter Festival

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Now in its tenth year, the annual event in Horsham town centre proved as popular than ever coming through sun, rain and heavy winds.

Even the storm – dubbed ‘Katie Hopkins’ by Piazza Italia V «mÀi / wi `] v> i` Ì «ÀiÛi Ì > ` wi` >ÃÌiÀ Monday programme attracting many thousands to Horsham on what could easily have been a washout.

On Good Friday, there was a huge turnout as over 70 Ferraris arrived in the Carfax. Ü } >ÃÌ Þi>À½Ã wÀi >Ì Ì i wà > ` V « à «] Ì i V>Àà were parked differently this year, yet that made for better viewing.

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‘Storm problems included groups of display cars being blocked by a fallen tree’ cars and bikes featured a Ferrari 250 SWB, one of the world’s rarest, most valuable Ferraris.

It was cordoned off outside Barclay’s Bank, such is its rarity! iv Ài Ì i iÀÀ>À Ã] > ÌiÀÀ wV display of 250 Ducati Owners Club Italian motorbikes including an MV Agusta F4 and several Ducati Desmosedici thundered through town on the way to parking in the Bishopric.

On Saturday, the Italian and Local Produce Markets traded strongly, despite miserable conditions.

The forecast high winds and rain had led the organisers to

relocate many of the outside activities into Easter Pop-Up units in Swan Walk.

Storm Katie, which had hit the south east overnight, meant that safety measures were put in place on Easter Monday to allow as full a show as possible to be held.

Storm problems included a temporary closure of West Street whilst a dangerous scaffold was made safe, cordons put under sections of wind damaged artwork in East Street, and groups of display cars being blocked by a fallen tree!

But in the circumstances, it all went without much of a hitch!

Piazza Italia wouldn’t be complete without something new and this year’s event featured vehicles by both Tesla Motors and Vines BMW. Three children’s charities, Chestnut Tree House, The Children’s Trust and Winston’s Wish, were supported by the event. The Sporting Bears, whose car owners provided ‘Dream Rides’ on Good Friday and Easter Monday, raised over £1,700 alone.

To mark 10 years of Piazza Italia, AAH has compiled an extensive feature on this year’s event, as well as a nostalgic look at previous events.

Okay, so we lifted it from the Event programme, but we made that too so we’re allowed!

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2007: Humble Beginnings

Piazza Italia didn’t quite come in all guns blazing, but there was enough going on to capture public imagination.

Horsham District Council, which continues to organise the event, was keen to build up Italian-themed entertainment around the Piazza in Italia market.

The intention was to have a strong emphasis on Italian supercars, and this all came together when John Wellard, of Sussex Ferrari Owners Club, offered to help.

In 2007, about a dozen Ferraris purred into town without much fanfare, having met up at Foundry Lane Industrial Estate!

John recalls: “There were not many of us, but all of the drivers had a great day. Now we have 150 owners wanting to take part in the parade on Good Friday.”

The council was supported by local businesses including La Source and Strada, then managed by Francesco Raciti, who now runs a deli and restaurant of his own (Carmela).

z John Wellard (left) is still involved in Piazza Italia

2008: Back with a Bang!

z Piazza in Italia market is an intergral part of Piazza Italia Having been a surprise success in ÌÃ wÀÃÌ Þi>À] Ài «i « i ÌÕÀ i` out as the event received good publicity from The Resident (now The District Post).

More shops and restaurants promoted an Italian theme for the second Piazza Italia.

A growing contingent of Ferraris parked in East Street, whilst Ducati motorbikes pitched up in Market -µÕ>Ài v À Ì i wÀÃÌ Ì i° Scalextric brought a mobile truck and hosted slot car races, whilst new street entertainment included a Venetian gondolier and singing on the Carfax Bandstand.

z La Source provided support to the early festivals

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Alfa Romeos met in Rusper, whilst the Ferrari rally stopped in Billingshurst on Good Friday and the Supercar convoy popped into Southwater on Saturday.

The supercars were then held up by a small metal stump in The Forum, meaning that tables and chairs at Esquires Cafe had to be moved to create a diversion.

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2012: Battle of the Chefs

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A new feature for Easter Monday saw four chefs competing against each other in The Great Piazza Italia Cook Off. This was won by Steven Edwards, then chef at The Camellia at South Lodge Hotel. He later won BBC MasterChef: The Professionals.

Steven then went headto- head with Italia in Piazza market trader Luigi Baciadonna in an ‘ultimate showdown’.

Ready Steady Cook chef Tony Tobin compèred the event and a crowd waited in the rain to sample the culinary delights.

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2016: Storm Katie couldn’t dampen spirits!

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From the Piazza back-catalogue of characters, Horsham was treated to everything from gangsters and singing Italian waiters, to Romeo and Juliett – East End style.

Entertainer Tony Tony Harris compered the amusing balcony scene, remarking: “Now, as is tradition, Romeo must run up the stairs of the >ĂŒ7iĂƒĂŒ >˜Ž ĂŒÂœ Ă€i>VÂ… Â…ÂˆĂƒ Â?ÂœĂ›itÂť As the starstruck lovers proceeded to forget some of their lines, T Tony ony ĂŒÂœÂ?` ĂŒÂ…i >Ă•`ˆi˜Vi\ Âş/Â…iÞ½Ài Liˆ˜} docked ÂŁ2 for every line they forget. Ć‚ĂŒ ĂŒÂ…i “œ“iÂ˜ĂŒ] ½“ ÂľĂ•Âˆ`Ăƒ ˆ˜tÂť

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Jo, formerlyy an original member of the opera band b Amici Forever, plans to release a solo album in January 2017.

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Mysterious Pantone Art I should think many visitors were wondering why there were Pantone colours with bullet holes hanging from East Street during Piazza Italia X. Well, that was a project by Italian artist and graphic designer Joseph Rossi, artist in residence at Horsham Museum and Art Gallery during the festival. ÂœĂ€Â˜ ˆ˜ *ÂˆĂƒ> ˆ˜ £™x™] ÂœĂƒiÂŤÂ… Rossi is an internationally recognised graphic designer who works in Vicenza. His work has included collaborations with global brands such as Coca-Cola and Nike, and fashion houses ˆ˜VÂ?Ă•`ˆ˜} iĂƒ ÂˆÂ˜Âľ] i˜iĂŒĂŒÂœÂ˜ >˜` Fiorucci.

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The Italian motorbike display was better than ever, with classic bikes by Ducati, Moto Ă•Ă˘Ă˘Âˆ] >Ă›iĂ€`>] i˜iÂ?Â?ˆ >˜` Aprilia.

Having gathered at Motori di Marino, an Italian bike specialist in the heart of West Chiltington, the riders enjoyed a tour through Pulborough, Petworth and Wisborough Green, before heading to Horsham.

Parade organiser Jilly Penegar said: “We saw a fantastic array of bikes. Some of the rarest and

more dramatic bikes were ÂˆÂ˜Ă›ÂœÂ?Ă›i` ˆ˜ ĂŒÂ…i Âź >ĂŒĂœ>Â?Ž½ œ˜ Good Friday, hosted by Paul Ingram. “Some riders came a long way ĂŒÂœ ĂŒ>ÂŽi ÂŤ>Ă€ĂŒĂ† iĂ›ÂˆÂ˜ >ÂŽiĂ€ Â?ivĂŒ Dudley early Friday morning to ride his Ducati Monster for the catwalk, and others rode in vĂ€ÂœÂ“ >˜V>ĂƒÂ…ÂˆĂ€i ĂƒÂŤiVˆwV>Â?Â?Ăž ĂŒÂœ Ăƒii ĂŒÂ…i LˆŽiĂƒ œ˜ ĂƒÂ…ÂœĂœÂ°Âť P&H Motorcycles was amongst those greatly contributing to the the motorcycle displays.

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The Ferrari display has, for many years, been the most eagerly-awaited aspect of Piazza Italia.

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SHOCKED, APP PALLED, ALLED, DISGUSTED, CHILDISH Peter Butler of Billingshurst writes: I am shocked that you have used AAH to publish p the fact that you hate The Daily Mail and have contempt for its readers. I am friends with readers and can assure you that none have the appalling thoughts you attribute to them about capsized boats full of migrants. I could not be a friend to that sort of person.

I can accept the fact that you do not like The Daily Mail, but I am bothered that you hate it. Hate is a powerful word and needs to be used with discretion. I dislike very much the tone of your article but I do not hate it. I dislike your description of parents “dragging their kids to school with a face full of snot.”

The language is unpleasant and vaguely repellent but I do not hate it.

I am disgusted with your reference to “the skid mark in the underpants of the media.”

Lavatorial and childish it may

be, but it does not merit my hatred. I hate active paedophiles, rapists, torturers and people who distribute hardcore pornography. I hate the sort of people who make life so miserable for others that they have to leave their homes and become migrants. I could go on but I’m sure you get the point.

Concerning David Bowie, I am not convinced that he will be remembered as “one of the great cultural icons of the 20th centuryy.” I can quickly name Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Paul McCartney, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holliday and Buddy Holly as icons. Concerning composers, George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin are icons.

Do you really think that David Bowie compares with these icons?

In years to come, David Bowie will be a footnote alongside Dennis Roussos, Mark Bolan, Shakin’ Stevens, Robbie Williams and others whose name I cant be bothered to recall.

To be totally tasteless, T Terry erry

I sign of offf with the knowledge that this letter, if you have read Ì] Ü V wÀ Þ ÕÀ «Ài Õ` Við You ma may ay wish you had not written n such ill considered unplea asantness. If so, tough!

You have ave and you can’t take it back back.

Shakin’ Stevens Wogan’s death d was timely as it cut short the media coverage of David Bowie’s passing. Terry Terry Wogan will be remembered with greatt afffection fection as a lovely man with a wonderful sense of humour. I think it’s unlikely that he had enemies nemies or that many people did d not like him. The same cannot not be said of David Bowie.

As you may ay have gathered, your article provoked o me to write at length. Ass a journalist, it is okay to be provvocative but I suggest that insulting ting your readership is not a good od idea.

FESTIV VAL FEARS Andrew Finnegan of Faygate writes: Thank you for taking my call to Þ ÕÀ vwVi° ½Ûi Ài>` Þ ÕÀ >ÀÌ V i (NIMBY NOTICE, P66, MAR 2016) a couple of times and see that, though you difffer fer in opinion from me, you are going for balance, so fair play.

I’d just like to make a case for the other view. I know the clichéd narrative of NIMBYs v Event is trotted out regularly, but I’d like to give you a «iÀà > Û iÜ Ì Ã Ã«iV wV issue.

I moved to Holmbush with my family 12 years ago having been a Londoner all my life. I ëiV wV> Þ V Ãi Ì Ã >Ài> v À its peace and beauty. I like quiet and I like the country - it may sound dull, but that’s my thing. There are few things better in my life than having some friends round in the

The Happy Mondays, planned headliners at The Big Kahuna garden on a Summer’s Bank `>Þ Ì i Þ Ì i y ÜiÀÃ > ` the birds and d chat in peace peace.

I’d never seek to impose my preferences on anyone else, and I know that at least 100 local residents feel the same.

Now, a Brighton-based entertainment company wants to put on a music festival on my doorstep. I’ve not met a single

local resident apart from the landowner who knew anything about this before tickets went on sale.

For me, it is simply a question of choice - if the licence is granted, people who like festivals can come here or go to many other such events, or have a few days in Brighton or London or any other place

Editorr: Finallyyy,, somebody who also apprecciates the misunderstood geniuss of Shakin’ Stevens! Let’ss i starts a wider debate hope it o was better – Bowie on who or Shaky? I think though, that would be missing your point, much a as you missed mine. It’s not tha at I have contempt for its readerrs, in so much that I think The Da aily Mail incites negative and irrrational prejudice. I used asylum m seekers as an example becausse they represent something people are fearful of, desspite actually having little bearing on most of our real lives. Incidental ncidentallyy, you list a lot of thin ngs that you “hate.” By compa arison, I only hate two things,, one of which is The Daily Mail.

M The other is the genera al design of toilet seats.

That iss lavatorial, but also true. they wish. w My family and those like us who live here will no longerr have the choice to have a peacceful August Bank Holiday in theirr own home.

If I take e a train and choose a quiet carriage c and some people get on a difffer g ferent carriage and play music, m good luck to them.

We are all happy. If those people e come to the quiet carriag ge and sit beside me and turn the music up, aren’t I being reasonable if I ask them to movve?

I think what frustrates local residen nts is that people who are for thiss festival seem to show absolu utely no regard for the wishess of others.

I don’t mean this as a sermon, but I’m m just trying to balance a view I’vve seen in a few places that ca asually disregards people’s genuin ne feeling as NIMBYism.

Editorr: Thankss Andrew w, for prroviding oviding us with a resident’’s perspective.

L LETTERS: 73 ST CA ATHERINE’S THERINE’S Laura Sykes writes: I wanted to sayy how much I enjoyed reading the article that you’d written on St Catherine’s Hospice. It was a truly beautiful piece of writing and it showed the hospice in such a wonderful and warm way. ½Ûi ­Ì > vvÕ Þ® iÛiÀ >` > wÀÃÌ > ` experience of using the hospice but it’s a charity that has become very close to my heart for the wonderful work that they ` ° ,i>` } Ì >Ã >vwÀ i` Ü Þ i Þ fundraising for them.

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74: THE COLUMN

SAME OLD STORY

Could Sunday parking surplus be wisely reinvested in town?

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’ve been involved in local newspapers and magazines for 14 years now, and there are times when I roll my eyes at clichéd quotes and statements.

One quote that regularly crops up is in press releases from Horsham District Council.

It’s the one about Horsham being squeezed by an ever smaller budget from central government.

Rather than boring us with all Ì i w}ÕÀiÃ] Ì i V Õ V Ü typically highlight their misfortune by threatening a service we actually care about.

“It’s so bad we might have to reduce waste collections...”

“It’s so bad we might have to close a leisure centre...”

“It’s so bad we might have to raise Council Tax...”

In truth, the council is in a very i> Ì Þ w > V > « Ã Ì ° For all the griping, last year Horsham District Council actually increased its Reserves Fund by another £1.5million to £110million. Which is brilliant.

It is, no doubt, testament to «ÀÕ`i Ì w > V > « > } ÛiÀ many years.

With a banker’s mentality, the council wants to protect this healthy balance sheet.

Which means - residents of the Horsham District – that you and I are going to have to fork out a little more for them.

We’re going to pay a little more in several ways.

One is through an increased rate in Council Tax. One will be paying a few quid more for our Garden Waste collections.

And one will be paying £1.50 to park in Horsham on Sundays.

Councillor Ray Dawe said: “This new all day charge at the low cost of only £1.50 for the use of supervised car parks compares extremely favourably with our neighbouring major shopping towns.

year alone.

Still, as a taxpaying resident, I can understand the council’s desire to want to operate within its budget, if it possibly can.

So in that respect, the rise in Council Tax and the introduction of Sunday parking charges are forgivable, if regretable.

“I have to pay for Bank Holiday parking now? Great Scott!”

THE AAH COLUMN The council is worried about losing money. If we help them out, shouldn’t YG UGG UQOG DGPGƂV! “In an era of major pressure on council budgets, it will help the EQWPEKNoU ƂPCPEKCN RQUKVKQP CPF also allow more Sunday supervision in these car parks.”

Of course, he didn’t actually say that. People don’t talk like robots. But we can pick the bones out of this brief, drab statement he has put his name to.

Firstly, how does Horsham really compare to its neighbours?

Well, Sunday parking is actually still free in Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill, although as a shopping experience Horsham offers more.

Arguably though, we do not match Guildford or Crawley, in terms of shopping anyway.

Guildford costs £1.50 for up to three hours, and £2.50 for six ÕÀð À>Ü iÞ >à > y>Ì À>Ìi v £2 on Sundays.

I don’t know where you get “extremely favourably” from that, Cllr Dawe. So will you please avoid exaggeration in

your made-up quotes in future?

Now we move on to Cllr Dawe’s comment about an “era of major pressure on council budgets.”

This is obviously true, although it is one that Horsham District Council appears equipped and able to deal with.

According to its budget book for 2015/16, Horsham District

Õ V Ã «Ài` VÌ } > `iwV Ì of about £400k for the next w > V > Þi>À] À Ã } Ì Ëx{ä the following year and nearly £1million the following year.

This is despite considerable income from the government in additional grants for all those ‘new homes’ being built around Horsham.

Now that’s pretty tough going, isn’t it? It’ll mean every council department will have to justify every penny spent. Ƃ ` ÞiÌ] Ì i «Ài` VÌi` `iwV Ì from those three years would be almost covered by the extra money the council made last

However, Cllr Dawe - with your dull, made up statement new parking charges should not just be about “helping the council’s position.”

If the relatively small predicted `iwV Ì Ã V ÀÀiVÌ] Ì i Ì i money made from Sunday parking alone is going to V ÛiÀ Ì >Ì `iwV Ì > ` Ì i some!

So what I would like to see happen, is for our district councillors - like Cllr Dawe - to show as much imagination and consideration for residents as Ì i w > V > Ìi> >Ì Àà > District Council show to its > Õ> w > V > Ài« ÀÌÃt iÀi½Ã i y ««> Ì `i>Æ -ii } as it will be the town centre businesses and cultural/leisure facilities who would be most obviously affected by Sunday parking charges, why not allocate a healthy percentage of the income generated to be returned to them to spend V iVÌ Ûi Þ >Ã Ì iÞ Ãii w̶ It could be spent on lighting, y À> ` ë >ÞÃ] Ì Ü Vi ÌÀi events or shop front initiatives.

In Horsham Unlimited, it may be that there’s a ready-made organisation who could work in partnership with the council?

Wouldn’t that be lovely?

All of us chip in a bit more so you can keep your big pile of money safe and secure, and as a ‘thank you’, once the council >à w > V > Þ Ü «i` Ìà v>Vi] you ring fence whatever is left for additional community Li iw̶ > “era of major pressure,” that wouldn’t be a bad result, would it?

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