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t has been a momentous year for sport. Especially for Britain. And Sussex has played its part. We pay tribute in this issue to our sportsmen, women, boys and girls as we cover the Sussex Sports Awards gala night in Brighton. We highlighted the county competitors in the London Olympic Games in our previous edition. In this one we look back on the efforts of our Paralympians, featuring judo medal winner Ben Quilter’s remarkable story. We begin an “Olympic Legacy” feature by looking at how athletics and hockey in the county have been influenced by the London Effect as we push towards Rio 2016. Editor Mike Donovan reveals how Andy Murray’s path to his first Grand Slam, the Olympic title and the semi-final of the ATP Tour World finals included training at Virgin Active Health Club next to Brighton & Hove Albion’s sparkling, state-of-the-art stadium. And talking of Albion and training, we focus on good news for the club as they get planning permission to build a training ground to provide more ‘Premiership quality’ facilities. Appropriately, our Big Interview is with Dick Knight, the former chairman who has turned all these dreams into reality by coming to the club’s rescue when it was left seemingly fatally wounded by the previous regime – and sticking with it. We feature Albion’s greater depth of quality on the field. Albion In The Community goes to Sweden for the world’s biggest youth football cup and entertains a grateful group of Israeli footballers. Active Sussex, another community group, tells its latest success stories in Sport. We look at Crawley Town with a piece on defender Kyle McFadzean and the exclusive Michel Kuipers’ column. We give you a peak behind-the-scenes at Beauport Park Golf Club. How Arun Yacht Club put on a world sailing event and produced a winner from Sussex. How the departure of Sussex cricket legend Murray Goodwin was the end of an era. Our columnists are as entertaining as ever. Tony Cottey tells us how Mike Yardy is faring this winter. Dave Brayley admits he was wrong over Lance Armstrong and Mr Angry vents his spleen over how money spent on astronomic transfer fees and wages in professional football could be put to better use. Andy Stewart and The Punter give their perceptive racing insights. And we also include our Equestrian silver medallist Tina Cook doing the Gangnam Style for Children In Need in our new Fun time page. We have also tweaked with the design and hope you like it.

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us Poyet believes four signings have transformed his Brighton & Hove Albion, insisting: “we were six out of ten. Now we are eight out of ten”. Poyet had a smile on his face as he tried to get some sleep in his car minutes before midnight struck at the end the last transfer window. In the previous 48 hours, he had brought in Dean Hammond, from Southampton, David Lopez, from Athletic Bilbao, and Swansea pair Stephen Dobbie and Andrea Orlandi. He knew what they would bring to his quest in bringing Premier League football to the Amex – and believes they have enhanced the bid. Poyet said: “Our squad is stronger in terms of power, presence and quality. We have more options to how we play. That makes us less predictable, which is great. That makes us more difficult to play against. “We’ve got quantity with plenty of quality. That excites me as a manager. Seeing players that were already here learning to appreciate the abilities of

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and how to get out of it having been promoted with Southampton. He’s shown the qualities to play in our system easily in terms of technical and tactical ability. He adds presence, which had been missing at times, in both boxes. He knows the club and the city. Experience. “He has had the easiest task of any of the new players of showing how much he wants to play. Maybe people were having a little bit of a doubt on Deano because of what happened a few years ago (celebrating a goal for Southampton against Brighton). That is rubbish. That just showed the passion he had for the game. What it means for him to win football games. “David Lopez is a right-sided player who can play outside or inside. Of course, with Messi playing wide and coming inside to have a few shots a couple of years ago everybody wants to do the same! Technically very gifted, he has an outstanding delivery. He understands the game. Gets into pockets and maintains his position. That’s very important when you are controlling the game.

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“We’ve got quantity With plenty of quality. that excites me as a manager. seeing . seeing the different systems We can employ. the impact We can have from the bench.”

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those who have come in have come Poyet is delighted. He said: “I like “Stephen is dangerous in the final in from abroad. Seeing the different the increased expectation as a third. He can score the winning goal systems we can employ. The impact we or make the winning pass at any can have from the bench. For instance time. professional as well as a manager. He has the ability to unlock a defence we’ll have Kazenga LuaLua creating It brings enthusiasm and competition. with his qualities. That is something problems and chances and we’ll We go 2-1 have to perform. we missed last season when Vicente up and you put on Andrea Orlandi and or Nooney (Craig Noone, now Cardiff) “We need to keep doing things you don’t lose the ball once and right. have Play our way. Be ourselves. Impose weren’t playing. the bonus of someone who gives our you football as a team. “Andrea has a bit of everything. delivery and presence. He’s been impressive. Made a big impact “I need to be smart. Respect the ones “And we can do that in so many performing at their best, plus what in everything he’s done, on and on the places. It’s impossible for me to is tell needed to win the game. ball with his delivery and positioning. you best starting X1. That’s great. I want He picked up an understanding “The players know where they stand. of how every player to think ‘I’m going to play’ we play quickly and is We would understand players would enjoying playing and that brings the standards higher. be upset if they have less chances and winning because he didn’t play a of “We were six out of ten. Now we playing but would hope they remain lot last year . He’s really enthusiastic.” are eight out of ten with the increased professional and do their bit. Expectations have soared since options.” the newcomers helped Seagulls soar “Having more quality players means to the Poyet explained what his new boys there is not so much focus on Vicente top for the first time in a year in front have brought. like there was last season. There’s of a record Amex crowd with a victory more He said:” Deano knows the division freedom, although if Vicente is fit over Sheffield Wednesday. he would still take us to another level.” sussexsp

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Stockbroker? Prime Minister, who oversaw “John Prescott [the former deputy and had a giant Valentine’s two public inquiries into the stadium East Hull constituency office] Day card delivered by fans to his came to this bar after the game. came here last season, and he supporters. He just loved being with such strong back in October 1996 to “When I first held a public meeting and we were bottom about, all was consortium the explain what ‘If we get relegated will you still of the league, someone asked: said of course I would: I’m like be interested in taking over?’ I we going to give up on the club if you, I’m an Albion fan. I’m not irrelevant question. Everyone get relegated. For me it was an away. But even if you’d told me knew that I would keep battering I would never have doubted that that was how long it would take, we would get here in the end.” SXS

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come in over the last year and a half. It’s been driven by a lot of UKA physios, like head of physio Neil Black. Something he recognised very early on. “We can stop being known as the sport that is riddled with injuries by trying to prevent them before they happen. It takes time for the knowledge have to do as an athlete. Get the foundations right and it makes all to filter through. Through it the athletes the difference. are taught how to drill properly, look at “Yet, although Sally and I have got their foot contact with the surface. How our experience in a lot of crucial to get them strong before we ask areas, them we had to realise we couldn’t be to do anything too dynamic. Build expert up in everything. So we had to have slowly. Each athlete is like a house a with good nutritionist, physio and soft great foundations. tissue massage person. Someone looking “It will help athletes run for longer. at bio-mechanics. Go to see people When they do get good enough to they’ve help strengthen the mind of our got to be strong enough to take it. You athletes. have to push the body to do what you

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The performance service provides an indoor track, outdoor field, a gym with treadmills, cross trainers and weights, plus a support group providing science medicine, nutrition, physio, massage and psychology. BP goes into schools, wherever it is needed by athletes seeking help close at hand rather than having to travel miles and miles. There is a concentration on ‘prehab’ Bigg said: “We take everything we’ve learned from when there wasn’t lottery funding and put in a system equivalent to what the Olympics guys get with lottery funding these days. I picked up so much training with Steve and then with Sally. “The biggest thing I work on is ‘prehab’. A new expression which has

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ussex coach Jon Bigg has on the UK’s all-time list for under-20s. masterminded a performance Seriously good. He’s done service for athletes called Bigg 1min.47.3sec at 800m. “Charlie went Performance with the help of his wife through his paces over the Brighton Sally Gunnell, the former Olympic, parks and South Downs when I met world, European and Commonwealth up with Steve (Ovett) while he was over Games champion and world record from Australia for the Olympics. Steve’s holder at 400m hurdles. son Freddie wanted to see where his Ex senior international middledad trained. distance runner Bigg told Sussex Sport: “A lot of what I do with my “It’ll be very good if we can help performance service is based around Sussex produce another Steve Ovett. the sessions Steve and I did. Charlie, That wouldn’t be bad at all “In fact who had won a bronze at the Youth one of our athletes, Charlie Grice, who Olympics, is well and truly set for is 18, has been breaking Ovett’s Rio records in four years. But behind him there are for the past two years. Massively. He five or six other quality guys who recently ran 3min.57sec at Crystal are breaking their own records and getting Palace in the Diamond League. He’s just themselves into the top ten in their age a tenth of a second behind Steve Cram group in the country.”

t only takes one trip to Beauport Park to appreciate you are in a truly special part of the world. The Romans knew it 20 centuries ago, locals have known it for perhaps even longer and thousands of Sussex the golfers have fallen in love with place over the past 40 years. been Beauport Park Golf Course was since entrancing golfers of all abilities 18-hole its opening in 1972. A majestic course set in an area of outstanding natural beauty in the heart of the Sussex/Rother Weald, the 6,180-yard a par-71 layout has proven to be

warm driving range, the ideal place to your up before you play or to work on swing. And that’s before we get to the clubhouse, with good food available every day and a full-length balcony a enjoy to spot offering the perfect 18th pint, with fantastic views to the the hole and beyond over some of most inspiring scenery 1066 Country

has to offer. Golf is at the heart of the Beauport Park experience, but there is so and much more to enjoy at an historic incredibly picturesque location.

You will discover some of the most Sussex beautiful rolling woodland that of has to offer with an abundance in wildlife and some of the finest flora

the country. General Sir James Murray, the former governor-general of Canada, whose estate this was in the 18th century, started the tradition of here, planting rare and unusual trees some of which are such magnificent specimens they are listed in Kew found Gardens and are unlikely to be anywhere else in Sussex. the Murray built a country house on it calling 1766, land between 1763 and Beauport after his summer residence got in Quebec, which is how the area its name. Items of historical interest abound In the from long before that, however.

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bath 1970s a rare example of a Roman was house with its walls still standing discovered between the 12th green fully and 13th tee. The building was excavated and its discovery brought about a visit from the Time Team television programme who conducted to the an archaeological dig adjacent course in 1999. that Further research has uncovered of the Beauport Park was also the site of third largest iron works in the whole the Roman empire. There may not be a bath house an here these days, but you can enjoy

invigorating shower in the clubhouse in after your round and still luxuriate this unspoilt corner of East Sussex. have Golfers wishing to stay overnight the Bannatyne Spa Hotel Hastings, a magnificently-appointed four-star a hotel and health spa retreat, just four-iron away from the clubhouse. for Do, though, make sure you come the golf. Whatever the season there with is no finer spot to be, especially soothe such magnificent vistas to help clubs the soul on those days when your own. appear to have a mind of their And if you do play here regularly are and score well, then rest easy: you a fine golfer who will find a handicap visiting attained here travels well when other courses. sXs

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on the land between 1763 Murray built a country house in after his suMMer residence and 1766, calling it beauport got its naMe. Quebec, which is how the area favourite tournament venue, having the hosted numerous Pro-Ams and Sussex Professional Championships. Arguably the prettiest hole is the 15th, while there are some magnificent one of views from the 7th tee, which is the high points on the course. Perhaps the most memorable for other reasons holes are the 8th and 17th, gargantuan across the same two valleys which golfing offer a true test of stamina and talent in equal measure. The club also has its own nine-hole for short course, which is very useful those wishing to tidy up their short game. It is also very popular with parents wishing to take their children Hole to their first “little golf course”. 107 distances vary from 54 yards to yards in length. Then there is the 14-bay floodlit

“So we slowly built the support team around us and that’s what I’m trying to do for the guys we have. These guys aren’t on funding. Yes, we are lucky with Charlie because we’ve got him a bit of sponsorship but it is hand-to-mouth for the others. “We try to bring as much to the table knowledge-wise for them that we can to give them the best opportunities to make the best of themselves.” sXs

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part in the most successful Withdean. It played a tremendous promotions, including three period in the club’s history – four titles. at Withdean. The extra “We averaged only 6,000 crowds some old Albion fans who 20,000 who are coming now include But there are also some have come back, and their children. come to the party. adults who are new fans who have punching way above our “But when we were there, we were one sixth of the average in the weight. Our playing budget was went on expenses relating gate division. Of our 6,000, half of that actually playing on gate to playing at Withdean. We were against clubs averaging 18,000.” receipts from crowds of 3,000, at 27,500 and will expand The Amex capacity now stands many would have shared in further thanks to a belief that not application had to planning “Our crowds. 6,000 of those days but the capacity to go beyond have a realistic attendance level to the Millennium Stadium for that,” he said. “We took 31,000 and when I was on the pitch the League One play-off final, as chairmen do – I looked afterwards – soaking up the glory, shirts from many eras, with up into the stands and saw replica They were dormant Albion sponsors like Nobo and Sandtex. generations - those people, fans. I realised that we’d lost two I was confident that they aged thirty-plus, and their children. if we’d included those numbers were waiting to come back, but people would have in the business plans for the stadium, attendances from 9,000 to laughed. We only officially projected just below 16,000.” right, and the club, he Knight, though, has been proved road that it has had to travel believes, is stronger for the hard he took over, via Gillingham from the decline of the years before Falmer. to and Withdean days. When I recall those “A unity was created in those dark as the leader of the consortium, battles, even before I emerged that was being shown gave a resilience and resourcefulness that our supporters were a the club a solid foundation. I knew imagined – from astronomers broader church than most people for a football club they to zoologists. What else but fighting accountant like pin-striped a together bring would loved like John Baine – Attila the Paul Samrah and an anarchist poet

Ben Quilter How our Judo Paralympian broke the pain barrier to win his bronze medal. Page 33

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lbion legend Charlie Oatway (left) at his testimonial lunch at the Hilton Metropole Hotel in Brighton. The event was attended by guests including Dennis Wise (immediately below), Bobby Zamora (pictured with guests below) and Barry Fry (below).

Zamora top strike

ormer Brighton & Hove Albion striker Bobby Zamora scored a number of spectacular, yet crucial, goals during his spell at the Withdean Stadium, and Four Four Two magazine recently selected his strike against Halifax Town on December 2nd, 2000, as the Seagulls’ best goal ever. Tweet us and let us know what you think @sussexsport.

A new Day for Albion

Albion Women’s boss Lovett

righton & Hove Albion have appointed Mervyn Day as the new Scouting and Talent Identification Manager. The 57-year-old will oversee all operations within the department. He was a senior scout at Fulham.

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ay Lovett has replaced Tony Tregear as manager of Albion Women’s first team. He is a former player with Saltdean, Crawley, Lewes, Eastbourne Borough, Whitehawk and Horsham.

OF MY LIFE

Eleven stars relive their greatest games

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ussex Sport writers have produced books that might fill any gaps in Christmas stockings. Your esteemed Editor Mike Donovan has written two: Spurs Greatest Games and Manchester United On This Day. They are published by Sussex-based Pitch Publishing. The Spurs tome features a foreword by Tottenham ‘Double’ legend Cliff Jones and 50 of the club’s finest matches from when it was formed to the modern day, giving historical context, insights from players and managers involved and more. The Manchester United pocket book finds stories throughout the club’s history for every day of the year. Columnist David Brayley has helped Ashley Williams write ‘My Premier League diary’, going through Swansea player’s experiences with his club back in the top flight. It is published by Y Lolfa. Feature writer Bruce Talbot has brought out Match Of My Life in which 11 Sussex County cricketers relive their greatest games. That too is out on Pitch Publishing. Mike Donovan is a freelance writer who has covered sport for close to 40 years. He has won two British Sportswriter of the Year awards, worked for the groundbreaking Today newspaper, and contributes to a variety of national dailies and magazines. He collaborated with Darren Anderton on the Spurs and England star’s autobiography, Takenote! Twice a sports editor, he has covered boxing, Olympic sports and Wimbledon for more than 20 years. But football has always been Mike’s first sporting love, and Spurs in particular, ever since his dad first took him to White Hart Lane in November 1961 and he saw the Lilywhites, fresh from winning the Double the previous season, beaten 2-1 by Leicester City.

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From the thousands of matches ever played by Tottenham Hotspur, stretching from the club’s Victorian foundation by local schoolboys across 130 years to the Premier League era, here are 50 of Spurs’ most glorious, epochal and thrilling games of all! Expertly presented in evocative historical context, and described incident-by-incident in atmospheric detail, Tottenham Hotspur’s Greatest Games offers a terrace ticket back in time, taking in everything from Southern League championship seasons to the club’s eight victorious FA Cup runs. An irresistible cast list of club legends comes to life, featuring the likes of Alf Ramsey, Bill Nicholson and Edwardian superstar Sandy Brown, Danny Blanchflower, Glenn Hoddle and Jimmy Greaves.

Big-time for Charlie

thlete Charlie Grice was named Sports Personality of the Year at the 2012 City Sports & Physical Activity Awards ceremony - organised by the Brighton & Hove City Council’s sport development team - at The Amex.

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orthing Thunder captain James Brame has left the club after playing for the Sussex side for over a decade. The 6’3” guard has left to pursue a business opportunity in America, although head coach, Daniel Hildreth, is hopeful he will return to the team by the time the playoffs begin. Bud Johnston will take on the responsibilities of club captain in the meantime.

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Throughout the rolling decades, hard-fought derby matches prove a historical constant along with Spurs’ deserved reputation as a skilful, passing side. Unique historical landmarks include the first European trophy win by a British team, and the landing of the 20th century’s first League and Cup Double. In all, a journey through the highlights of Spurs’ history which is guaranteed to make any fan’s heart swell with pride. Featuring a foreword by Spurs legend Cliff Jones.

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ormer Albion forward Dave Sexton, 82, has died. He scored 18 goals to help Seagulls to the Third Division (South) title in 1958. He also managed Chelsea, Manchester United and England under21s. The sequel to Stadium Yes! has been published. The book, Living The Dream, co-authored by Paul Hazlewood and Bennett Dean, follows Albion through their first season at The Amex and features players and directors (chairman Tony Bloom pictured).

Kirk can excel

MIKE DONOVAN National: Andy Murray Sussex: Ben Quilter

DOMINIC LOOSEMORE National: Andy Murray Sussex: Luke Wright

BRUCE TALBOT National: Bradley Wiggins Sussex: Murray Goodwin

NICK WALSH National: Sam Razavi Sussex: Monty Panesar

TONY COTTEY National and Sussex: Luke Wright.

LEE KOZLOWSKI National: Andy Murray Sussex: Monty Panesar

NICK SZCZEPANIK National: Jessica Ennis Sussex: Will Bayley DAN TESTER National and Sussex: Dan Lawson JAMIE SPOOR National : Bradley Wiggins Sussex: Will Bayley

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GARY PLEECE National: Bradley Wiggins Sussex: Monty Panesar GARY MARLOW National: Bradley Wiggins Sussex: Ben Quilter RICHARD NEALE National: Bradley Wiggins Sussex: Luke Wright

irk Wernars has the potential to achieve anything he wants, according to Sussex’s Professional Cricket Manager, Mark Robinson. The 21-year-old recently signed a new contact at the County Ground after a promising season and Robinson is excited for what’s in store next year, saying: “Kirk made good strides last season. At his age he has a lot of promise to be a genuine all-rounder in all formats of the game.”

Marathon updates

he Corporate Charity Challenge will take place for a second time at the Brighton Half Marathon 2013. Shlurp!- a health drinks firm - are mini-mile title sponsors at the 2013 Brighton Marathon.

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Tottenham Hotspur’s Greatest Gam are sprinkled with the stardust of unforgettable moments on the bigg stages. Here are wonder goals, sub skills and pulse-racing performanc from a seemingly endless supply o legends playing their hearts out for managers and fans – all in the long Spurs tradition of entertaining footb Relive the all-time unforgettable moments when… • Ricky Villa slalomed through the Manchester City defence to win t 100th FA Cup final. • Bobby Smith and Terry Dyson sco to seal the first English League an FA Cup Double of the 20th centur • Spurs celebrated becoming the fi and only non-league club to lift th FA Cup. • Paul Gascoigne netted an unbelie free-kick against North London riv Arsenal in the Cup semi-final at Wembley. • Glenn Hoddle’s precision ball thro the eye of a needle unlocked Joha Cruyff’s Feyenoord. • Cliff Jones’ European Cup hat-tric heralded the start of the Glory Glo Nights at White Hart Lane. • Two goals each from Terry Dyson Jimmy Greaves ensured Spurs bec the first British club to win a majo European trophy. • A Gareth Bale wonder show helpe defeat reigning European Cup hold Inter Milan.

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ennis ace Julian Cash, 16, from Fulking, overcame fellow Sussex player Sam Rice, from Brighton, 6-2 6-2 in the national 16 and under final at Nottingham. He said: “It’s something I’ve always wanted to do and I’m pleased to tick it off. I went in to the nationals having trained well and scoring some good results. I was seeded two. I was there to win. I started off the tournament not playing very well. My tennis got much better through it. I served well in the final. The best tennis I played was in the second set of my semi-final against Adam Glynn from Dorset. It’s good for Sussex tennis that it was an all-county final.”

Worldly kids

ore than 5,000 primary school children from Brighton & Hove have taken part in the second edition of Run The World over three days at Preston Park and Hove Park. It was a mass-participation running event where children aged 7 to 11 each ran 1km with the aim of amassing an aggregate distance of Brighton to Africa to promote fitness as fun for youngsters. Sussex Olympic champion Sally Gunnell attended.

Boxing clever

ussex boxer Max SmithHashim has become a national schools champion. The schoolboy, based at Moulsecoomb, defeated Thomas Dring (Gemini) in the 28kg final at the Newbiggin Sports Centre in Northumberland.

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ussex mountain biker Sam Stean, 17, finished top Brit in the World Junior Mountain Bike Championships in Austria after becoming national champion.

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oung Sussex swimmers Dominic Polling and Chris Wiles earned an England call-up in a Home Schools International against Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland after impressing in the national championships.

Wilkins at PROBIZ

ormer Chelsea, Manchester United and England legend Ray Wilkins (pictured with SussexSport publisher Alan Prior) was special guest at an exciting evening at the home of Sussex County Cricket Club. Wilkins took part in a Q&A session with host Tony Cottey, our columnist, and entertained everyone with stories of his career - on and off the pitch.

Dunlop retires

rundel horse trainer John Dunlop has retired after 46 years based at Castle Stables. Dunlop, 73, saddled more than 3,500 winners including ten Classics (winning the Derby twice). Jockey Willie Carson, who won 680 races – including the Derby on Erhaab – for Dunlop, said: “If I was to compile a list of the greatest trainers, John Dunlop would be top of it.”

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EDITOR MIKE DONOVAN ON HOW A BRITISH TENNIS PLAYER HAS INSPIRED HIS NATION

eeting Fred Perry at Wimbledon was one of the biggest highlights of my writing career. Some know him through the sportswear company which bears his name, but most are familiar with the late, great tennis star being mentioned every time a Brit falls short in the men’s singles at a major. The phrase ‘who was the last British male to win a Grand Slam’ has not been uncommon after ‘Perry’ and a comma. After 76 years of use, it is now redundant with Andy Murray winning the US Open after an epic, dazzling, roller-coaster five-set final against reigning champion Novak Djokovic. It was the perfect end to a perfect sporting summer which saw Britain established as a nation of sporting winners rather than losers in competition and organisation through the London Olympic and Paralympic Games. Murraymania has been everywhere since, culminating in his surge to the semifinals of the year-end ATP World Tour finals at the 02 Arena (apart from being booed by British Roger Fededer fans during his last-four defeat against the Swiss master). In Dunblane, the Scot’s quiet home town. In households which condemned him of being anti-

“Murray’s a regular guy who happens to be the best tennis player these islands have produced since Perry” English because of a misintrepreted joke (I know because I was there when he made it) concerning England’s football team in the World Cup. And, most crucially from this magazine’s perspective, in Sussex. From the Virgin Active Health Club (next to Albion’s sparkling new stadium), where he has hit with county prospects, to a household near Lewes, where his girlfriend Kim grew up as part of the tennis mad Sears family (paternal head Nigel coaches former

world No.1 Ana Ivanovic). A lot has been made of the contribution of Ivan Lendl, the eighttime Grand Slam winner after he became Murray’s seventh coach this year. But the bottom line is that Murray did it himself with guts and determination, aided by a pro-active, aggressive approach, no little skill, a work ethic, endurance and a selfbelief instilled by becoming Olympic champion when defeating Roger Federer, rated the best exponent of the game ever, after disposing of Djokovic in the semi-final. The first British male in a Wimbledon final since Bunny Austin in 1938 – a feat achieved this July - deserves every plaudit he has received. Murray has always looked to improve his game, both physically (his close-season workouts in Miami are testament to that) and mentally, while remaining a normal, down-to-earth, pleasant character (bemused by all the fuss when he first came to the nation’s attention on his Wimbledon debut seven years ago). Before his elevation to national sporting icon, he was portrayed as a miserable so-and-so but, whenever I’ve spoken to him, he has never been anything other than helpful and good company. He loves his stats, computer games and a good laugh. Now, the big question is who’s going to be the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in the greatest year in British sport I can remember? Mo or Jess? Bradley Wiggins for winning the Tour de France? Paralympian David Weir? Or one of the home stars helping Europe to Ryder Cup glory? My vote will go to Murray. He just might have turned a minority sport into a major one in the county and beyond in Britain.

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Poyet’s Fab Four hit right note Why Albion boss is smiling. MIKE DONOVAN reports

“We’ve got quantity with plenty of quality. That excites me as a manager. Seeing . Seeing the different systems we can employ. The impact we can have from the bench.” those who have come in have come in from abroad. Seeing the different systems we can employ. The impact we can have from the bench. For instance we’ll have Kazenga LuaLua creating problems and chances and we’ll go 2-1 up and you put on Andrea Orlandi and you don’t lose the ball once and have the bonus of someone who gives you delivery and presence. “And we can do that in so many places. It’s impossible for me to tell you best starting X1. That’s great. I want every player to think ‘I’m going to play’ and that brings the standards higher. “We were six out of ten. Now we are eight out of ten with the increased options.” Poyet explained what his new boys have brought. He said:” Deano knows the division

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“Stephen is dangerous in the final third. He can score the winning goal or make the winning pass at any time. He has the ability to unlock a defence with his qualities. That is something we missed last season when Vicente or Nooney (Craig Noone, now Cardiff) weren’t playing. “Andrea has a bit of everything. He’s been impressive. Made a big impact in everything he’s done, on and on the ball with his delivery and positioning. He picked up an understanding of how we play quickly and is enjoying playing and winning because he didn’t play a lot last year . He’s really enthusiastic.” Expectations have soared since the newcomers helped Seagulls soar to the top for the first time in a year in front of a record Amex crowd with a victory over Sheffield Wednesday.

Poyet is delighted. He said: “I like the increased expectation as a professional as well as a manager. It brings enthusiasm and competition. We have to perform. “We need to keep doing things right. Play our way. Be ourselves. Impose our football as a team. “I need to be smart. Respect the ones performing at their best, plus what is needed to win the game. “The players know where they stand. We would understand players would be upset if they have less chances of playing but would hope they remain professional and do their bit. “Having more quality players means there is not so much focus on Vicente like there was last season. There’s more freedom, although if Vicente is fit he would still take us to another level.”

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State-of-the-art Training ground to complete Albion transformation. DANIEL WHITE reports

ife’s good at Brighton & Hove Albion and it’s about to get a little better. For years the club struggled in the lower leagues, hiring out Withdean Stadium, training on shared pitches and fighting off administration, but now they are able to paint a brighter future. They have been pushing for promotion to the Premier League this season, playing their home games in the Amex Stadium, recently extended to a capacity of 27,350. And they are now celebrating Adur District Council approving their plans for a new training ground. Martin Perry, the former Albion chief executive leading the new training ground project, is delighted. He said: “It’s the final piece of the jigsaw. We’ve got a wonderful stadium and we now need decent training facilities for all the players. “Whether or not we’re Premiership ready is not a question for me but there’s no doubt that the facilities are Premiership quality.” The new training ground and its distinctive Y-shaped design, inspired by the art deco design of Shoreham Airport, will include a new youth development academy with accommodation. The facility, worth an estimated £15 million, will incorporate an indoor pitch, changing rooms, a pool, medical facilities, a gym, physio rooms, offices and 11 outdoor pitches. With six of the pitches for academy and community use, Perry is confident the set-up will be an enormous benefit to the club’s youth. He said: “It’s absolutely huge. It’ll enable us to bring through the younger players right the way through from pre-academy and develop them the way we want them to be developed so they play the way the manager wants them to play.” While development from within is the key priority for Albion, the ability to attract top players will always be

essential and Perry is hopeful the new training ground will ensure big names are attracted to the Seagulls. He said: “When it comes to attracting the key player, to be able to bring them to a facility like the stadium is bound to be an attraction. “But the players spend most of their time at the training ground. So if they’re taken there they’re going to say ‘this is a club that is professional, I want to play here’.” Certain local residents feel the decision will affect them negatively, claiming road congestion as well as noise and light pollution will make the Lancing site unbearable. Amanda Jones, chairman of Mash Barn

Community Group, has revealed that, although the club had addressed a number of issues, her group still had concerns about the development. She stated: “Whilst we have lost the fight against Brighton & Hove’s training ground development going ahead, we are extremely pleased that the planning department and the Albion have taken on board many of our concerns and have addressed a number of them. “Adur Council currently still owns the land. Therefore, this part of the process is still to be negotiated and agreed. So whilst planning has been given the green light, it’s still not a certainty.” After making a number of changes to the original plans, the club continue to review their proposal in the hope of reaching an acceptable solution for both sides. Perry (pictured) said: “We punched above our weight massively at Withdean. We won four promotions and three titles so we did really, really well. “Managers left us to go onto what they perceived to be bigger clubs, I would say that Brighton is now a big club.” SXS

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MCFADZEAN HAPPY TO KEEP THE FAITH DEFENDER sold on barker’s vision. tom biggs reports

wo years ago, former boss Steve Evans sold defender Kyle McFadzean a vision as Crawley looked for promotion to the Football League for the first time in the club’s history. This summer, Richie Barker sold the 25-year-old another one and McFadzean signed a new three-year contract, much to the delight of his teammates, his manager and the Reds’ faithful. When he came to the club in 2010, trips to Histon, Altrincham (where he made his debut) and Tamworth were on his and the club’s agenda. This season has already included visits to Doncaster Rovers and Preston North End as Reds adapt to life in League One. ‘Fadz’ has played a major role in Reds’

we’re playing them on a level playing field and beating these teams away as well. Every fixture this season makes you realise how far the club has come in such a short space of time. We went to Preston and won yet two years ago we were travelling to Histon (where Kyle scored his first goal for the club). “It really does mean a lot to me to see Crawley do well and I’m enjoying every minute of it. It’s going to be hard this season but we’ve had such good momentum to start the season and have some excellent players.” His affection to the club and the friends he has made at Reds were major reasons he stayed at the Broadfield. There was also the influence of Richie Barker, who had worked with his

points on the road you never know what can happen. We lost quite heavily to Swindon and Portsmouth but we bounced back well and that is a good sign. The football we’re playing is a lot better too. We’ve always had the players to play good football but last year we didn’t play a lot. “We’re now playing against much better opposition so we can’t keep giving the ball away as it becomes very difficult. If we can keep the squad together then you never know what can happen. All the games in this league are difficult but we’ve beaten some very good teams already and hopefully we can keep this good form going.” SXS

“When I joined I could see that this club wanted to go places and after two promotions and the excellent cup runs everyone can see what we have achieved.” incredible back-to-back promotions after joining the club from Alfreton Town in August 2010. He was named in the Conference team-of-the-year when Reds were promoted to the Football League and last season he continued to impress, but with just a year left on his contract interest in him was high. Yet having settled in Sussex the decision to stay at Crawley was an easy one in the end. He said: “A lot has changed in the last two years, but it’s all been good because look at where we are now. When I joined I could see that this club wanted to go places and after two promotions and the excellent cup runs everyone can see what we have achieved. “One of the main reasons I joined was because of the vision that was put to me. We’re now in League One and I feel there is so much more we can achieve. “When I joined we were hoping for a glamour Cup tie against a team like Doncaster or Preston North End but now

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younger brothers at Sheffield United. He said: “The team spirit here is unbelievable and I’m enjoying my football. I didn’t want to move. I’ve settled in the area and I didn’t want to change much. I’m happy on the field and off at the moment. “Richie did a lot to keep me here. My younger brothers both sung his praises. It was a bit weird going to them for advice because it should be the other way round! My mum and my agent also said he was great and they were my exact first impressions – he’s been superb since he joined and I think that’s showing on the pitch.” Fadz has been delighted with his own form which has seen him earn two Team-of-the-week nominations. He also enjoys the style of play under Barker. He said: “On a personal level I’ve done well up to now. I think my form reflects that I have signed a contract and can solely focus on my football. “If we can win at home and pick up

FACTFILE Age: 25 DOB: 20/02/87 Birthplace: Sheffield Height: 6ft 1 Position: Defender Previous Clubs: Sheffield United, Alfreton Town International Career: England C Sept 2009, helping his country beat Hungary. He aslo played in a 2-1 victory the following month over Poland. Did You Know: One of Kyle’s distant relations played for Hearts in the 1950s.

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realise how u o y s e k a m n o s a e s “Every fixture this space of rt o h s a h c u s in e m far the club has co Histon” to g in ll e v a tr re e w o we time. Two years ag

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CRAWLEY TOWN AND FORMER ALBION GOALKEEPER ON HOW REWARDS ARE EARNED

’M proud of the fact Sussex’s two league clubs have been leading the way in playing football the way it should be played this season. And both Crawley and Brighton have been rewarded by having success with it. I believe that is good for the future of both clubs because the higher you go the more you have to play football in what I consider to be the right manner; a passing game rather than the long ball. That would make it easier to cope with a higher division – and win more games - because teams put a passing style before a physical game the higher the level you go. Crawley and Brighton are fortunate to have two managers who share similar philospohies in Richie Barker and Gus Poyet. They represent the new generation of manager. Very modern. Very NOW. All the Crawley players have really bought into what Richie has brought to the club. There’s a real enthusiasm amongst the players at training sessions and in matches. He wants the players to pass the ball. Play it out of defence. Play the ball all over the pitch rather than use the long ball. It is the sort of style every footballer wants to play. It gives players the freedom to express themselves rather than hoofing it. The fans at the Broadfield like it too. We’ve had a few big crowds this season. The supporters have been really positive. The new manager has also created competition for places. He has brought in quite a few new players to give the squad strength in depth. All the

“I speak to the boys at Brighton and they all believe they are in for a good season. They believe that their finishing position will be high this term.” new lads have fitted in well. This is what Gus has done at Brighton. My former club have been doing well. Players have come in and raised the level massively. I speak to the boys at Brighton and they all believe they are in for a good season. They finished tenth last season but they believe – and so do I – that their finishing position will be higher this term. I don’t want to talk about them as promotion candidates because

that would put pressure on them, but so far they have done superbly. What has also helped them are the bigger crowds at the Amex. The capacity has gone up and they have been playing to crowds over 26,000 in a great stadium. There is a fantastic atmosphere at the ground for games and the players have responded really well. As for Crawley and how well they will do this season, well it is still early days. It is a new division for us and we are finding our way. But I believe the winning mentality we developed in winning two consecutive promotions has helped to put us on the front foot at the higher level. That is encouraging. It is all good news for Crawley and Brighton this season so far. And I am like all Reds players in that I am loving my football. I am enjoying playing all week in training and very happy to be able to do so. I am learning a lot off the manager and the director of football Steve Coppell. They have so much football knowledge and I’m trying to take in as much information as possible which is great!

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CONNOR’s LEGACY LIVES ON. DARREN FORD REPORTS

he Connor Saunders Foundation has presented its fourth defibrillator to the Sussex County FA and Lancing FC. Connor’s dad Shaun and sister Courtney made it to County FA chief executive Ken Benham and Lancing chairman Barry Leigh before Leigh’s club took on Peacehaven & Telscombe. The life-saving equipment for cardiac problems will be stored at Sussex County FA headquarters at Lancing. The Foundation will help train up operators to use it. The need for defibrillators was highlighted by the collapse with heart trouble of former footballer Fabrice Maumba while playing for Bolton in an FA Cup tie against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. Connor lost his life aged 19 after an unprovoked attack in April and his family set up the foundation to keep his legacy alive - insisting he loved life and

surface, the skills and expertise, resources available, the frequency of use and the amount of time allocated for maintenance and improvement. Steyning-based Read was nominated by Ashington Cougars FC Club Secretary, Daniel Fuller-Smith, who has

pitch over one weekend.” The FA Groundsman of the Year Awards, now in their tenth year, were set up to recognise the contribution of individuals like Read who was humbled to receive the award. SXS

The need for defibrillators was highlighted by the collapse with heart trouble of former footballer Fabrice Maumba while playing for Bolton in an FA Cup tie against spurs life loved him, that he was destined for greatness - by supporting causes that were close to his heart, like ensuring defibrillators at matches. For more information on Connor’s Foundation: www.connor5.com.

eanwhile, the role of a grassroots groundsman, although often unsung, is crucial in enabling thousands of people to play football across the country and, in Sussex, we boast an award winner. Steyning Grammar School’s Head Groundsman, Kevin Read, 49, has won the Groundsman of the Year 2012 Award, in the Sussex County FA Step 7 and below category. There are several award categories, each part of a nationwide competition for non-league football. The judges consider several factors, such as the quality of the playing

been highly impressed with the quality of the pitches week in, week out, Fuller-Smith said: “We were all delighted to hear that all of Kevin’s fantastic work for the benefit of us has been recognised by this award.” Read’s award-winning work is not only greatly received by Ashington Cougars FC, but also by Steyning Strikers FC and Steyning Grammar School. He maintains and cares for three football pitches and a training pitch on site at the school used by the clubs and school teams all year round. The judges were suitably impressed by Read and he in turn is proud of all three pitches. He is particularly fond of the latest addition, appropriately called ‘Wembley’. Read said: “It is important to keep the surfaces in perfect condition, regardless of the frequency of use. Sometimes we have as many as three games per

Kevin Read with award

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A HEARTFELT GIFT FOR THE GAME

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YOU MUST BE PROUD A SUSSEX SPORTS W

OLYMPIC MEDALLIST TINA TO GRASSROOTS HELPERS REWARDED.

he tag line for the event was Be Proud and Tina Cook certainly was as she completed a momentous roller-coaster 12 months lifting the Freedom Leisure Sports Personality of the Year at the tenth Sussex Sports Awards. The Findon eventer, who struck silver with Team GB at the London Olympics, received her latest prize at a glittering ceremony staged by Active Sussex at the Hilton Metropole Hotel in Brighton. Mother-of-two Tina suffered the loss of her father, the legendary horse race owner Josh Gifford, and other personal problems in 2012, while her Games horse Miners Frolic had to recover from a near-fatal condition. Tina, a double bronze medallist in Beijing four years ago, said: “It has been an amazing year with the ups and downs. With the horse and privately for me. The Olympics was a much-needed lift and to come home with the silver was unbelievable. “To win the Sussex award is really special for me. I’m a Sussex girl, born and bred. It’s wonderful people are still embracing the Olympics. I feel really proud. “The Awards are fantastic too because they support the grassroots. The coaches and clubs who have individuals who don’t normally get recognition. It means a huge amount to them.” Ben Quilter’s chest swelled with the requisite emotion, given the theme of

the evening. He collected the University of Brighton Disabled Sports Personality of the Year trophy after being shortlisted for the overall prize won by Tina. The visually-impaired Brighton judo player sealed a bronze medal at the London Paralympics (see his story in this issue). He said of the award: “It’s very touching to be given an award by my county.What a year – I also got married.” Race cyclist Jack Hoyle, a Brighton and Hove Sixth Form College student, claimed the University of Chichester Young Sports Personality of the Year. He said: “It’s really nice to get recognition after a successful season.” Sussex Women’s cricket first X1 represented by Sarah Taylor, Alexia Walker, Georgia Adams and Chiara Green, with coach Charlotte Burton - were chuffed to win the Hilton Metropole Hotel Team of the Year following their national t20 triumph. And they paid tribute to Andrew England, the Sussex teacher/cricket administrator, and current manager Terry Burton, who sowed the seeds for the development of female cricket in Sussex close to 20 years ago. Sussex opening bowler Alexia Walker, head of cricket at Brighton College, said: “ I started playing for Sussex juniors 20 years ago. We have done so well as a county because of the amazing set-up put in place by Andrew and Terry

ax Wiseman, 18, from Selsey, picked up the Sussex Sport Young Coach of the Year prize from the magazine’s Editor Mike Donovan at the Sussex Sports Awards. It was reward for his work with Chichester District Council. Max lifted the FA Young Leader and Volunteer Award from the Sussex FA last year, representing the county in a national youth training camp for coaches. The FA helped him complete his Level 2 coaching course. And he just signed up as an Albion in The Community coach. He said: “I’m proud to have received this recognition supported by the magazine. I love coaching. I want to make an impact in the game and delighted to have signed a contract to coach with Albion In The Community.”

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when we were all about nine or ten. Andrew still watches us play.” Vice-captain Sarah Taylor, one of Sussex’s England World Cup stars this year, added: “The set up is leaps and bounds ahead above other counties. We’re all grateful.” Charlton Burton said: “The award caps a fantastic year for us.” Uckfield Grasshoppers FC - with 250 members aged between six and 16 secured the Rix & Kay Club of the Year. It followed chairman Gordon Buckland and vice-chair Tony Rossi helping to raise funds for an all-weather pitch for football and rugby at the club. BBC Sussex presenter, Danny Pike co-hosted the awards in front of 350 guests with Steve Parry, the Olympic bronze medallist, cancer survivor and BBC ‘voice of swimming’, who provided inspirational tales of his journey to sporting success Active Sussex believes the Awards – which also included a dancing display by Morris Men - will help ensure the Olympic legacy message continues at a local level.. Sadie Mason, Active Sussex Chief Executive said: “The night brought the curtain down on what has been a defining year in sport on both a national and regional scale. I hope the winners, and all of those shortlisted, use the Awards as a platform to push-on.” SXS

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D OF BEING WINNER

. MIKE DONOVAN REPORTS. Others on the roll of honour

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To win the Sussex award is really special for me. I’m a Sussex girl, born and bred. I feel really proud.

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- Tina Cook

Pictures by Graham Franks Photography

Sport England Outstanding Contribution to Sport: Dr Nick Webborn, 55, Sportswise at University of Brighton’s Chelsea School. Sussex County FA Volunteer: Brian Bridgen, 73 (“I’ve worked for the county since the 1960s but never expected the award. I’m delighted”) Juice 107.2 Young Team: Aschcombe Women under-18s volleyball team. Wave Leisure Young Volunteer: Lillie Collins, 18. Active Sussex Workplace Health: Amicus Horizon. BBC Sussex Unsung Hero: Douglas Carter (St Francis Bowls Club), 77.

Tina Cook, Olympian Equestrian Silver Medalist

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A Mad Man with sense of communit The Big Interview with dick knight by Nick Szczepanik

ick Knight is working on his autobiography. Due to be published next year, it will be called “Mad Man” - only partly in reference to Mad Men, the American TV drama about the advertising industry. “It’s a great title,” he said, “for a book about someone who goes from the world of advertising into football.” Which is, of course, what the Albion’s life president did, moving from the sophisticated commercial world of advertising to the unglamorous, muck’n’nettles end of football. He was chairman of the TBWA Holmes Knight Ritchie agency, creators of the Eva Herzigova Wonderbra ads, when he was persuaded by former Brighton manager Liam Brady to help rescue the club from the owners who had sold the Goldstone Ground. He led the consortium that took over the club in 1997, becoming chairmanelect in time for the final game at the

Now the club has had a year to settle into its new home has it lived up to his hopes and expectations? “The building is almost identical to the original plans from 1998, when Martin [Perry, the former chief executive] and I started talking to the architect,” he said. “The brief was to create a design with a real wow factor, take the location as an incentive to do something sensational. The only straight lines needed to be the pitch markings, so they could roll the contours of the land into the stadium. There is hardly any difference to the original designs. It is absolutely what I had hoped. It lives up to my vision for it back in 1998. The other thing is the supporters’ reaction to it.” Those supporters have been delighted with the ground, especially after putting up with the limitations of Withdean for 12 years. And Knight points out Seagulls followers have a greater investment in the Amex than, say, Sunderland fans in the Stadium of

community. Of course we needed a new home, but we wanted an arena that was working for the community every day of the week. Add in the fact that the community – the fans - rose up to save the Albion, and it was a given that the stadium had to be communitydriven.” Brighton have won a host of awards for the community programmes that he fostered, including the prestigious Football League Community Club of the Year award. “It started with Steve Ford running football coaching out of a Portakabin at the Goldstone. I sat down with Steve and said ‘We’re going to develop this.’ By the time we changed the name from Football In The Community to Albion In The Community in 2005, we’d expanded from football coaching into education, health, social inclusion, disability. This summer in the Olympics and Paralympics is what we’ve been doing at AITC for 15 years. We have a unique asset because of that.

“We averaged only 6,000 crowds at Withdean. The extra 20,000 who are coming now include some old Albion fans who have come back, and their children” club’s traditional home, and ended up leading a 14-year campaign for a new ground that ended with the opening last summer of the American Express Community Stadium. And there was keeping the team competitive on the field – first during the two-year groundshare at Gillingham, and then back in Brighton at tiny Withdean Stadium. Four promotions are testament to how he succeeded. Today, the former Hove Grammar School pupil can relax with a cup of coffee in the bar that bears his name at a stadium that buzzes with activity even on a midweek morning. Builders continue the expansion of capacity he always believed necessary and the offices of the club and Albion In The Community, which he chairs, are the usual hive of industry.

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Light or Southampton supporters in St Mary’s. “I was sure this would happen, because they played such an important part in getting it – unlike any other stadium in the world,” Knight said. “The fans fought for it in an unprecedented manner, going on marches, writing letters, signing petitions. The stadium had a history before a ball was kicked because of the fight to get it. Their pride in the building is enhanced because they know they played a big part in getting it. “In fact, without them it wouldn’t have happened. My efforts and [present chairman] Tony Bloom’s money would not have mattered without their endeavours. I’m so proud of them. “The vision was always about

“It was that concept when I sat down with American Express to discuss naming rights, of engaging through sport. If I’d talked to them about a League One football club they’d have laughed me out of the place. If they wanted football club sponsorship they could have gone to Arsenal or Chelsea. But I talked to them about community. I knew that it was one of the strands of their corporate ethos.” It would all have been much harder if the club had not hung onto its Football League place thanks to the 1-1 draw away to Hereford on the final day of the 1996-97 season, Knight’s second game in charge. “The first objective was to save the club, but the team I inherited was very poor. We stayed up in 1997 but went on to have some tremendous success. No Albion fan should ever dismiss

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Withdean. It played a tremendous part in the most successful period in the club’s history – four promotions, including three titles. “We averaged only 6,000 crowds at Withdean. The extra 20,000 who are coming now include some old Albion fans who have come back, and their children. But there are also some adults who are new fans who have come to the party. “But when we were there, we were punching way above our weight. Our playing budget was one sixth of the average in the division. Of our 6,000, half of that gate went on expenses relating to playing at Withdean. We were actually playing on gate receipts from crowds of 3,000, against clubs averaging 18,000.” The Amex capacity now stands at 27,500 and will expand further thanks to a belief that not many would have shared in those days of 6,000 crowds. “Our planning application had to have a realistic attendance level but the capacity to go beyond that,” he said. “We took 31,000 to the Millennium Stadium for the League One play-off final, and when I was on the pitch afterwards – soaking up the glory, as chairmen do – I looked up into the stands and saw replica shirts from many eras, with sponsors like Nobo and Sandtex. They were dormant Albion fans. I realised that we’d lost two generations - those people, aged thirty-plus, and their children. I was confident that they were waiting to come back, but if we’d included those numbers in the business plans for the stadium, people would have laughed. We only officially projected attendances from 9,000 to just below 16,000.” Knight, though, has been proved right, and the club, he believes, is stronger for the hard road that it has had to travel from the decline of the years before he took over, via Gillingham and Withdean to Falmer. “A unity was created in those dark days. When I recall those battles, even before I emerged as the leader of the consortium, a resilience and resourcefulness that was being shown gave the club a solid foundation. I knew that our supporters were a broader church than most people imagined – from astronomers to zoologists. What else but fighting for a football club they loved would bring together a pin-striped accountant like Paul Samrah and an anarchist poet like John Baine – Attila the Stockbroker? “John Prescott [the former deputy Prime Minister, who oversaw two public inquiries into the stadium and had a giant Valentine’s Day card delivered by fans to his East Hull constituency office] came here last season, and he came to this bar after the game. He just loved being with such strong supporters. “When I first held a public meeting back in October 1996 to explain what the consortium was all about, and we were bottom of the league, someone asked: ‘If we get relegated will you still be interested in taking over?’ I said of course I would: I’m like you, I’m an Albion fan. I’m not going to give up on the club if we get relegated. For me it was an irrelevant question. Everyone knew that I would keep battering away. But even if you’d told me that was how long it would take, I would never have doubted that we would get here in the end.” SXS

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he last link with the great Sussex team of a decade ago was broken at the end of the season when the county released Murray Goodwin. Typically, Sussex supporters turned out in force on the penultimate day of the summer at Hove to acclaim the 39-year-old. When he was out for 77 in his final innings for the county against Somerset they rose as one to offer their own tribute to a player every bit as influential during a golden era for Sussex cricket as Mushtaq Ahmed and Chris Adams. Goodwin is the last player still involved in the first-class game who was part of the side that lifted the County Championship – domestic cricket’s holy grail – for the first time in the county’s history ten days ago. That he was able to play for another decade, and produce the consistent performances Sussex’s occasionally frail batting unit tended to rely on, said a lot for both the assuredness of his technique, his fastidious preparation and, of course, his talent. His coach, Mark Robinson, may have been slightly guilty of hyperbole when he hailed Goodwin as the greatest batsman in Sussex’s history but he certainly deserved to be mentioned in the same breath as the CB Fry, Ranji, John Langridge, David Sheppard and Ted Dexter. Alongside Adams, James Kirtley, Mushtaq and Robin Martin-Jenkins, he is the most decorated Sussex player in the county’s long and, until his arrival, largely trophy-less history. For not only was he a rock in their four-day side for 12 years but he was rarely out of the one-day team either and played crucial roles in the 50, 40 and 20 over successes the county enjoyed in recent years. But all good things come to an end and for his admirers the sight of Goodwin scratching around for runs this season has been hard to take. “His eyes ’ave gone,” ruminated the greybeards in the Hove deckchairs as Goodwin suffered a run of single-figure scores. He could still crunch anything short and wide with the alacrity of old

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through his favourite off side areas but a Championship average of 16.36 in 23 innings tells its own story. Halfway through the season, at Horsham, he was even dropped for the first time in his Sussex career. At least the Sussex faithful got one last innings to remember him by. A couple of days after he was told there would be no new contract Goodwin made only his second half-century of the summer in that finale against Somerset and at times batted with the fluidity of old. There was no fairytale hundred to end but the standing ovation he received as he took his leave, accompanied by his two young boys Jaydon and Ashton, was heartfelt. Bald statistics do not do him justice but he did notch over 20,000 runs across all formats. He made 14,573 first-class runs at 49.23 with 48 centuries. Sussex have retired Goodwin’s No. 3 shirt as a mark of respect to “a great cricketer and a fantastic team man” but whether they have retired Goodwin is another thing. He will be 40 next year and other counties have made enquiries. There is every chance he will be back in England in 2013 although he has too much respect for Sussex to come back to Hove with another county. A second division club looks his only option. As he reflected on the end Goodwin admitted wistfully that things might have conspired against him this year. “Not many batsmen have made runs this summer,” he said. “I started with a broken wrist and then there were light issues and wet wickets. When you are on and off the field all the time, it plays with your preparation, your mindset and your rhythm. I have struggled with the weather, maybe more than most. But I still think I have more to offer the county game.” If he had to leave Sussex the finale was probably the way he wanted it: a glorious late summer’s day, a standing ovation from a decent, appreciative crowd and his young sons dashing to greet him as he crossed the boundary rope. Sussex even flew his parents over from Australia for the occasion. SXS

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FORMER SUSSEX BATSMAN FINDS OUT WHAT YARDS GETS UP TO IN THE WINTER

otts: So Yards how come when I look to my left whilst sitting at my desk, the first face I see is yours? Yards: The winter for me this year is all about getting to a high level of fitness and working on my batting technique, so I’ve been hard at it in the nets and the gym. But I do have a bit of spare time on my hands so I thought it would be a beneficial exercise to have a look behind the scenes of the commercial and marketing team and gain invaluable work experience. Cotts: You didn’t help my reputation at the club, when after the first day when you announced to all that you expected to have been on the golf course with me by now! In all seriousness what is the perception in the dressing room of the work that goes on behind the scenes? Yards: Apart from all business is conducted on the golf course, you mean? I didn’t realise how many sponsors there are at the club and different opportunities there are to get involved with the cricket club. During the summer we get tunnel-visioned about our

“All these things are a real eye opener that I know most of the lads wouldn’t have a clue about.” performances on the field. We do realise, though, that a lot of our sponsors remain year after year. It’s only when you see the work done in the winter you realise they don’t magically reappear each year. All the players get to know the sponsors really through the summer, which makes for the club’s family atmosphere. I didn’t realise that we have over 100 Boundary Club members in our Networking Club - and over 40 corporate partners. There are also nearly 100 perimeter advertising boards. The PROBIZ County Ground is thriving during the winter with our Non Match 1839 Catering Brand absolutely jam-packed with events such as Christmas and birthday parties, weddings, seminars, networking breakfasts, lunches and dinners. All these things are a real eye opener that I know most of the lads wouldn’t have a clue about. Cotts: More nappies to change in the New Year then pal? Yards: My wife Karin is due in late January with our third child. It has been four

years since my son Rafael was born so I have remember how to deal with sleepless nights again. My daughter Syenna is very excited so it’s a very nice time for all of us I hope! Cotts: Not another Hammers fan please! Now, what about a lighthearted look at the dressing room? Yards: 1) The “ I’m so vain and always looking in the Mirror” Award? It’s between Amjad Khan and Will Beer. It’s always a battle for the hair gel and moisturiser between them two. 2) Worst Trainer- Luke Wright. Always on Twitter saying how much training he’s doing? But not so sure, mate. 3) Worst dressed? Will Beer again, mate. More colours than a rainbow! 4) “The lights are on but there is nobody at home” Award- Luke Wells aka Dave (from Only Fools and Horses ) as he’s better known. Or the new kid on the block Michael Rippon. He lost five sets of house keys last season. 5) “Thinks he’s the Best Dancer Award” Lewis Hatchett. Always talks a good game on the Dance Floor. 6) “Longest in the Shower” Award Monty Panesar. Cotts- It’s always a pleasure to have a chat with you, mate, and now you are part of the commercial team it’s time for you to do the tea run. Mine’s milk and one sugar! Ladies and Gents I hope you winter well. Please think of us at the Cricket Club if you are keen to hold a party, seminar or any special event during the winter and also throughout the 2013 season. Cheers Cotts

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PARALYMPIANS REFLECT. MIKE DONOVAN reports

righton judo player Ben Quilter walked into the long room at the Sussex county cricket ground with a bronze medal around his neck and wife Francesca on his arm. It took him about 20 minutes to get across it with people rushing to offer their congratulations, including former Brighton, Tottenham and England World Cup football star Gary Stevens. The county was welcoming home a sporting hero. One who had been at the epicentre of the most fabulous of British sporting summers in living memory. Temporarily free of his admirers he launched the Sussex Sports Awards nominations with a speech, joking about how he had received a better offer that evening, from the BBC TV One Show to speak across the couch to hosts Tom Baker and Alex Jones.

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Then he swiftly put on his serious face to explain how he owed the county everything and that he had never contemplated a no show even if it meant being listened to by 200 instead of millions. “I hate letting people down anyway,” Quilter said as we adjourned to a quiet corner. The visually-impaired 30-year-old is charming, witty and forthright as he and Francesca sat with Sussex Sport revealing that just seven weeks before he competed at London 2012, he feared his Paralympic dream was over. He snapped an anterior cruciate ligament in training, an injury which needed surgery and a six-to-12 month rehab. He cried. He deliberated.

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Should he risk the leg to realise a sporting dream, especially when he had to factor in that he was to marry the love of his life, herself a two-time national judo champion, and had a three-and-a-half-week honeymoon to Australia planned? He spoke to Francesca, his doctor, his physio and his coach and it was decided to compete. Quilter, tipped for gold before the injury, said: “No one else knew about the injury at all. With 50 days to go I said in a video diary I was making injury was my biggest fear but that I shouldn’t contemplate it otherwise I will get injured. I went to judo three hours later and did my knee. A freak accident. My knee dislocated inwards.

“My doctor rang me at eight the following morning to tell me the results and I sat there in tears. “I could have sat in bed for the next seven weeks crying and then hating the rest of my life or crack on and take a chance. “My ACL had to repair to a degree in order for me to compete, because for the first four weeks I couldn’t walk. I was on crutches. But I made amazing progress with crazy, non-stop rehab programmes involving electrostimulation to my quads and hamstrings so they wouldn’t waste away and upper-body circuits. “It was harder for Francesca because she had no choice but to sit back and watch and worry.

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WILL BAYLEY Table tennis ace Will Bayley admitted the occasion might have got to him at the Paralympics. Bayley, 24, from Groombridge, had gold medal hopes as he went into the final at the Excel Centre. But he had to settle for silver against Germany’s Jochen Wollmert, whom he had defeated nine times in ten previous meetings.

Bayley confessed he might have “wanted it a bit too much”. He added that he felt he let his family and friends down as he tried to respond to the supportive crowd. And that Wollmert got it right tactically. SASCHA KINDRED Crawley swimmer Sascha Kindred has been pondering her sporting future. The six-time Paralympic champion, who has cerebral palsy, left London 2012 with a silver in the 200m individual medley and a fourth in the 100 breaststroke. Kindred, swimming for 18 years, said: “I need to go back home and re-evaluate what I’ve done and where I go. I know I’m capable of quicker times based on what I do in training. It’s a case of deciding after I’ve had some time off and spent a bit of time with my family.”

the Paralympics there has ever been to Brazil in four years and I want to be part of it. “I did the 50m prone rifle in London, which is to date the biggest Paralympics, and want to earn a place in a couple of other shooting disciplines as well.” The Balcombe Rifle and Pistol Club member said: “It was a major achievement for me to earn selection for London as I’d only taken up the sport 18 months before. “It was an outstanding experience. Jesson, who has a genetic motor neurone condition which leaves muscles weak, hopes to get a “little more funding” to ensure his Paralympic odyssey can continue in South America.

Lorraine’s great day

SIMON MUNN Peacehaven wheelchair basketball player Simon Munn is understood to have retired after disappointment at the Paralympics. He was part of the Team GB squad which lost the match for bronze against the United States 6146. It was the first time since 2004 that Britain had failed to secure a top three spot in the event at the Games. SOPHIA WARNER The Hove athlete Sophia Warner came within one spot of a Paralympic medal in the Games’ main stadium – twice! Warner, 38, was fourth in the T35 100m and 200m. She clocked a Paralympic record 16.90sec in front of 80,000 in the shorter sprint in which she was ten years the elder of winner Ping Liu. EMMA WIGGS Emma Wiggs, from Bognor, had her medal hopes in the sitting volleyball ended when her Team GB suffered a third successive straight sets loss when Japan defeated the host nation. BEN JESSON Ben Jesson is setting his sights on Rio. The Crawley shooter, 24, had his Paralympic Games appetite whetted by London 2012. He said: “We are going to take out the biggest Team GB squad for shooting at

orraine Mercer , representing the Global Thalidomide Community, has revealed she had the “greatest day of my life” as she carried the torch as part of the pre-Olympic Games relay through Crowborough. Despite her severe disabilities, Lorraine managed to receive and transfer the flame herself despite having no proper limbs. Anna Rodgers the head of the UK Olympic Torch team, had visited Lorraine’s home to check all was well with police who were to protect and escort her during the relay. A chariot maker built the special frame to carry the torch and the Oxygen company Dolby provided their chief nurse to join the support team which included a senior carer who ran alongside Lorraine as she sung th theme to Chariots of Fire. She said she felt like she was running along a beach without the need for wheels while carrying the torch and that she was proud to represent her country. Lorraine was selected by LloydsTSB to carry the flame for them.

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“But I was seeing top knee surgeons, consultants and physios who said I could do it but it could have gone any time. “Going in to competing I’d convinced myself it wasn’t that bad even though I hadn’t tested it. There was no way of doing that because it wasn’t worth the risk.” And he had no regrets as he stood on the podium at the Excel Centre in front of his tearful family, friends and Francesca. As a double world champion, he had been a hot tip to lift the 60kg title. But, in the circumstances, just to win a medal of any kind was a greater feat. He said: “A loss in my first fight was a massive reality kick in the face. I was so limited. “I had a long journey back. I was lucky but it was also a testament to my own character, my coach and the support I’ve had over the years to have done it. “I had had a lot of backing from Francesca, friends and family but on the day it was my coach, John Paul Bell, who made the difference. After I lost my first fight he said ‘you have to want it now. If you win a medal it will mean more than any medal you’ve ever won. It’ll be more than winning gold , given the circumstances’. “Winning the medal was the best day of my life. I felt proud to be British. It was an incredible Games. Venues were rampacked. And we are talking disability sport! “Not giving it a go wasn’t an option. Now all the heartache, pain and hard decisions and emotional times were worth it. “The county has made me the performer and player I am over the past 15 years. “ Quilter is considering another Paralympic campaign to get himself to Rio. He said: “Never say never.” But for now it is down time. He said: “It is time I told Francesca that she’s not second to judo. I’m putting her first.”

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ussex coach Jon Bigg has masterminded a performance service for athletes called Bigg Performance with the help of his wife Sally Gunnell, the former Olympic, world, European and Commonwealth Games champion and world record holder at 400m hurdles. Ex senior international middledistance runner Bigg told Sussex Sport: “It’ll be very good if we can help Sussex produce another Steve Ovett. That wouldn’t be bad at all “In fact one of our athletes, Charlie Grice, who is 18, has been breaking Ovett’s records for the past two years. Massively. He recently ran 3min.57sec at Crystal Palace in the Diamond League. He’s just a tenth of a second behind Steve Cram

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on the UK’s all-time list for under-20s. Seriously good. He’s done 1min.47.3sec at 800m. “Charlie went through his paces over the Brighton parks and South Downs when I met up with Steve (Ovett) while he was over from Australia for the Olympics. Steve’s son Freddie wanted to see where his dad trained. “A lot of what I do with my performance service is based around the sessions Steve and I did. Charlie, who had won a bronze at the Youth Olympics, is well and truly set for Rio in four years. But behind him there are five or six other quality guys who are breaking their own records and getting themselves into the top ten in their age group in the country.”

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have to do as an athlete. Get the foundations right and it makes all the difference. “Yet, although Sally and I have got our experience in a lot of crucial areas, we had to realise we couldn’t be expert in everything. So we had to have a good nutritionist, physio and soft tissue massage person. Someone looking at bio-mechanics. Go to see people to help strengthen the mind of our athletes.

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home of their own at last Olympic legacy: hockey. JAMES HILSUM reports

unday 2nd September 2012 will never be forgotten by Brighton & Hove Hockey Club. The club officially opened two new pitches at Blatchington Mill School in Hove to mark the end of a long struggle to find their own home. There was an uplifting and positive atmosphere around the school, despite the wind and rain, as those connected with the club took in their new surroundings. The feelgood factor was raised as Team GB Olympic hockey bronze medallists, Beth Storry and Alex Danson (pictured), met the fans and conducted coaching sessions with youngsters on the new pitches. Both players were taken aback by the facilities. Danson said: “It’s quite unusual to have two pitches side by side. It’s such a wonderful facility to have for a school and for a club.”

Heath said: “We started on a different site, Cardinal Newman School, and we got planning permission there but the site proved to be too expensive to build on. Just as that ended, someone approached us about talking to Blatchington Mill School and that was three years ago. “We started talking to the school and realised it was in everyone’s interest. It was in the school’s interest, the club’s interest and the whole community’s.” Heath is delighted in the turn in fortunes. He said: “Everyone’s walking around with a smile on their face and if you look back three years ago when we lost our last site, people were a bit down because they had got their hopes up. But when they started seeing this new site being built, people’s body language changed.” One of the key slogans of the

“We started on a different site, Cardinal Newman School, and we got planning permission there but the site proved to be too expensive to build on. ” The legacy of Team GB’S Olympic success is a topic which has come under heated debate in the aftermath of the Games, especially on whether it would help to drive up participation in sport. Storry clearly feels it will in the case of hockey. She said: “It seems to have sparked enthusiasm for hockey. So many people at so many clubs are saying that loads of people are trying it for the first time.” The club’s development officer, Cameron Heath, was thrilled to have the likes of Danson and Storry present at such a momentous occasion in their history. He is more familiar than most about the journey.

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Olympics was to ‘inspire a generation’, something which has clearly rubbed off on two of the Brighton & Hove’s brightest young stars, Danni Baker and Stephen Player, who both cut the ribbon. Despite being just 13, Player has already broken into the first team. He said: “The new facilities will bring in a lot more young players and there will be more training sessions, meaning I can progress my own game to county level and further. It’s a great honour to be chosen and hopefully more kids will get involved with hockey.” Baker also highlighted her own elite ambitions, revealing how the new pitches will help her to continue playing first-team hockey and eventually follow

in the footsteps of Danson and Storry. She said: “I’ll be able to spend more time on my hockey.” The Olympic legacy is reflected by what is happening at Brighton & Hove Hockey club. It is something summed up by the club’s aim to open up afterschool coaching sessions to pupils of Blatchington Mill and nearby Hove Park School. It equates to over 1,000 children who will have access to the new facilities. At this rate, it would be foolish to bet against the club producing Olympians in the near future and the likes of Danni Baker and Stephen Player could become household names in years to come. SXS

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MR ANGRY GETS HOT UNDER THE COLLAR AND SHOOTS FROM THE LIP

rofessional footballers’ wages and transfer fees these days always seem to be the cause of public outrage. It’s an old chestnut, I know, but there’s always a reason a cliché becomes a cliché. In defence of the loveable purveyors of professional soccer, in whatever field one examines, the very best participants are going to be earning obscene amounts of money. I feel that because there is a general perception that anyone from the humblest of backgrounds could become a footballer, the sense of disbelief regarding how much they earn is somewhat exaggerated. However, this is certainly not the case when one considers what else could be done with the money lavished on our sporting heroes. And with this in mind I have compiled the following list which I think illustrates the well-nigh immoral imbalance to which I refer: 1. East Sussex Health Service proposals of 250 job cuts to meet £5m deficit = transfer fees of Modibo Maigo (who?) from Sochaux to West Ham (£4.7m) + Rodolph Austin (heard of him? No, me neither) from SK Brann to Leeds (£300,000). 2. Martlets Hospice Day Centre in Hove closing to save £190,000 per year = one week (yes, one week) of Manchester City player Yaya Toure’s wages, still leaving him £90,000 over! 3. West Sussex Fire Service job losses to meet £2.5m cuts = transfer fee of Nick Proschwitz (nope!) from Paderborn to Hull City. 4. Hasting Pier rebuilding cost of £8.5m = transfer fees of Kim Bo-Kyung (no) from Osaka to Cardiff (£2m) + Cesar Azpilicueta from Marseille to Chelsea (£6.5m).

“If you break it down, my season ticket pays for two hours worth of old Seagulls favourite Bobby Zamora’s annual wages. Gives me a wonderful, warm feeling..” 5. West Sussex Youth Theatre closure due to loss of £116,000 per year funding = one week of Ashley Cole’s wages, leaving him a mere £4,000 to get by on until next week. 6. Sussex Police’s huge cutbacks to meet £52m deficit = transfer fees of Luka Modric from Spurs to Real Madrid (£30m) + Robin Van Persie from Arsenal to Manchester United (£24m). The £2m residue would prevent the reduction of essential bus services in Worthing, Horsham, Burgess Hill and Brighton. 7. Brighton and West Sussex University Hospitals plans to cut 325 staff to save £10m = transfer fee of Lukas Podolski from FC Koln to Arsenal (£10m).

8. West Sussex library staff cuts to meet £318,000 deficit = transfer fee of Joel Ward from Portsmouth to Crystal Palace (£400,000). 9. Sussex Education Department budgets slashed by £17m = Wayne Rooney’s annual salary at Manchester United. 10. Youth centre closures, including the Oriel Wing in Crawley, to meet £2m cut = transfer fee of Chico Flores from Genoa to Swansea (£2m). Are you feeling outraged? Well, you should be! Why? Simply because it is outrageous! I’m outraged and I love my football. I pay through the nose for my season ticket to QPR (yes, I know...), I get upset if ‘we’ lose, I’m ecstatic if ‘we’ win. And why on earth do I think of QPR and myself as ‘we’? They have, do and will always play a big part in my life, while I play a minute and insignificant part in theirs. If you break it down, my season ticket pays for just two hours worth of old Seagulls favourite Bobby Zamora’s annual wages. Gives me a wonderful, warm feeling. See you next time. Mr. Angry

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ussex sailor Jon Emmett claimed victory at Littlehampton in the third of six qualifying events for the Laser Masters World Championships. Emmett, of Weir Wood Sailing Club in East Sussex, won five of the six races in the Radial class in the final qualifying event of the year, with a further three to take place early next year ahead of the showpiece in Oman in November and December 2013. The Laser Masters qualifier, at Arun Yacht Club, saw Laser Radial sailors from across the country compete with the top eight from the European section. Emmett coached Chinese Laser sailer Xu Lijia to gold in Weymouth at the Olympics this year, and, despite being new to the Laser Radial class, aims to go all the way in the World Championships. He said: “You have to be 35 to be eligible to race in the qualifiers, I’ve

EMMETT COACHED CHINESE LASER SAILER XU LIJIA TO GOLD AT THE OLYMPICS THIS YEAR, AND, DESPITE BEING NEW TO LASER RADIAL CLASS, AIMS TO GO ALL THE WAY in THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS just turned 35 this year so this is the first qualifier I’ve done, I’m pleased to win but I was hoping for a cleaner run. “It was a strange weekend weatherwise. We had no wind on the Saturday whereas it was very windy on Sunday which made it harder. There were a few mistakes but I have to be happy with how I did and Oman is the target now. “I’d love to get there, of course, it’s the ultimate, but you have to keep working, do more of the races and get up to the world class standard required.” Emmett’s Weir Wood team-mate David Binding, fifth overall in the Standard class, won his Grand Master age group category, with home sailor Steve Leach ninth in the same class and fourth in the Master age group. Leach said: “I could have done better, I was aiming for the top five at what is

home event for me, but I’m new to the class and a top ten finish is reasonable. “I need a bit more training, but ninth out of 50 Lasers isn’t too bad. It’d be great to get to Oman. It’s a long way off at the moment, but if I keep training and do more of the events, then I’ll have done everything I can.” The UK annually holds at least one of the qualifying legs for the Laser Masters World Championships, usually in Weymouth and Portland, or Teignmouth, but Littlehampton were approached “out of the blue” to stage the latest one. Arun Yacht Club president David Robinson, who organised the racing, said the club were “proud and honoured” to host the prestigious regatta. He said: “Usually you have to bid for the right to get it months in advance, but

we’d had a few National championships down here and the UK Laser Agency asked us out of the blue if we could host it, which we were delighted to do. “We’re proud and honoured. It helped to promote our club and to have all the best UK sailors come here was fantastic. It was a great weekend for all of us. A privilege.” Sailors claim one point for winning, two points for a second, three for third place and so on, and Emmett’s position looked comfortable after the first day when he won both of the races with the third postponed until Sunday due to lack of wind. Dovestone’s Ian Jones was second overall and won the third race on day two, but it was Emmett who took the overall win in the race for Oman 2013.

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he flat season saw the retirement of the mighty Frankel, the best horse I’ve ever seen. Certainly far and away the best over a mile. And it also witnessed the mighty Camelot, who was unable, unfortunately, to replicate Nijinsky as 2,000, Guineas, Derby and St Leger crown winner. It’s been a great period almost all the way round for racing. In fact, it has been a great year for sport in general as Sally Gunnell pointed out in the last issue of Sussex Sport. The Paralympic and Olympic Games in London were phenomenal and Andy Murray won a major as well as an Olympic gold medal. But now it is the jump season. At Sussex there’s Plumpton and Fontwell Park. There’s also Lingfield over the jumps close by. And of course the rest of the country. The talk is whether a new top-class chaser will emerge to take over from Kauto Star, trained by Paul Nicholls, who looks after a lot of my horses. We will see. At the time of writing, my champion hurdler Big Buck’s was due to start again at Newbury on Hennessy Gold Cup day to see if he could win his fifth race at the track consecutively. And his 18th in a row overall as well. Both Paul and jockey Ruby Walsh have said that he is better than ever this year. But I’m sure something will turn up snapping at the old fellow’s heels. The horse I own (with Graham Wiley, of Sage Computers), I would like readers to look out for is Pacha Du Polder. We specifically didn’t ride him at Cheltenham this year because he’s only five. We ran him at Ayr on Scottish Grand National day when he won the Future Stars Novice Chase and broke the track record. At press-time, Tatenen,

“I’m doing quite a few things with Red Bull but I’m also still doing quite a few things with Spinal Research. One and one makes more than two.” who is trained by Richard Rowe at Storrington, was being aimed at the Hennessy Gold Cup. Tataniano - the top novice two years ago - is back in training with a view, ultimately, to go for the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival with my Poquelin, who always seems to come second in that race. We feel Aikideau , who is with Richard Rowe and will be novice chasing, is very bright prospect. Long term, Tatenen will take his place in the 2013

Grand National after he and Andrew Thornton parted company in the race at Valentines this year. Aiteen Thirtythree will also be aimed at the National and will, I believe, be one of the favourites. New horses? There’s Mr Bridger, named after Noel Coward’s character in my favourite film, The Italian Job. We like him a lot. I have another, a three-year-old who was third in a listed race in France. According to his agent he’s the next Big Buck’s - which I doubt. We continued to support Sussex’s Moorcroft Racehorse Welfare Centre Charity Raceday at Plumpton through sponsoring the Pony Derby and another race. Retiring Arundel trainer John Dunlop, of course, is a lynchpin in Moorcroft’s fund-raising efforts and we support his Open Day which is part of them. We sponsored a Red Bull’s Wings For Life charity for people with disabilities at Plumpton. There was quite a turnout. My guests included Paul Nicholls, British Horseracing Authority chairman Paul Roy, former British Horseracing Board chair Sir Martin Broughton, the chairman of British Airways who was chairman of Liverpool FC, and Channel 4 commentator Simon Holt. Trainer Mick Channon, the former England international football, was also there for a luncheon we held. It was a meeting at which we normally promote the name of the Spinal Research charity. I’m doing quite a few things with Red Bull but I’m also still doing quite a few things with Spinal Research, like the Horse Writers and Photographers’ Awards. One and one makes more than two.

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hy is horse racing so much better than football? I probably could widen the argument as to why is cricket and cheese rolling better than football? Cricket like Bob Dylan, Hieronymus Bosch and the young Jane Fonda is created by God and is more lovely than all his angels. The similarities between the deft control of a red-faced yeoman plummeting down Beachy Head chasing a runaway stilton is so close to describing an England football international it needs no further comment. I speak obviously as a ‘defrocked priest’ driven to atheism after seeing the ‘sins of the world’. I used to love football and my beloved Fulham are at last what I had

“It is not rebel yells which can turn jerks into heroes that makes racing better than football. It is the fact all you lose is money. I get a new hero every 30 minutes. ” always hoped they would be - fairly good. The best they have ever been. How many final straws do we need before we abandon the Dorian Gray that is the beautiful game? I no longer lament that you are unlikely to see the modern Jimmy Greaves at Wimbledon Dogs or a Steve Claridge in your local bookies or that I’d have to sell my un-perforated Penny Black to take my family to watch a noncontact sport played by rejects from Boyzone. Did anybody manage to retain their dinner after seeing Messrs Terry and Suarez proudly wearing their ‘kick it out’ insignia? Racism issues are not confined to sports stadia although, even if it cannot be expunged from the human heart, you would hope a quarter of a million pounds a week would be incentive enough to keep your mouth shut. It is not rebel yells which can turn jerks into heroes that makes racing better than football. It is the fact that all you lose is money. I get a new hero every 30 minutes. There is no history, no heartache when I smell the madeleines and remember standing at the Hammersmith End with my dad the week before he left. I loved Red Rum, I loved Kauto Star, I will love For

Non Stop this season (had a good bet on him recently). But I also love those fleeting seconds as they pass the post, bliss. Racing is better than football because I only invest my money not my bleeding soul. As I am The Punter I really should give a tip or two. Can’t really do horse racing as tipping horses weeks in advance is a nightmare. BBC Sports Personality of the Year looks a tasty bet to me. Bradley Wiggins is odds-on favourite as I write and is an awful bet as there are three good reasons people will not vote for him. One, he is a cyclist, therefore nobody who drives or walks on a pavement would be seen to sanction such an antisocial activity. Two, he is a mod, this rules out the rocker vote. A quiff and a Johnny Kidd and the Pirates tattoo might save him but it would look like spin. Three, Lance Armstrong, I know cycling is clean now just as politicians are honest and there is no skulduggery on the X- Factor but ... get on Mo Farah at 9 /2. Great athlete, nice guy, lovely wife, great back story. Come on Mo. Also, the Six Nations looks the place to pay for your next break in Snowdonia. Wales look solid with England still in transition from their last World Cup win, France still being French and Ireland with an average age of 96. Scotland are improving and might just become terrible if they persevere and Italy won’t surprise anyone (but will still beat the Scots). Wales are about 5/2 -back them. Think racing, bet with your head.

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Beauport Park’s gone from ironworks to irons.

t only takes one trip to Beauport Park to appreciate you are in a truly special part of the world. The Romans knew it 20 centuries ago, locals have known it for perhaps even longer and thousands of Sussex golfers have fallen in love with the place over the past 40 years. Beauport Park Golf Course was been entrancing golfers of all abilities since its opening in 1972. A majestic 18-hole course set in an area of outstanding natural beauty in the heart of the Sussex/Rother Weald, the 6,180-yard par-71 layout has proven to be a

driving range, the ideal place to warm up before you play or to work on your swing. And that’s before we get to the clubhouse, with good food available every day and a full-length balcony offering the perfect spot to enjoy a pint, with fantastic views to the 18th hole and beyond over some of the most inspiring scenery 1066 Country has to offer. Golf is at the heart of the Beauport Park experience, but there is so much more to enjoy at an historic and incredibly picturesque location.

1970s a rare example of a Roman bath house with its walls still standing was discovered between the 12th green and 13th tee. The building was fully excavated and its discovery brought about a visit from the Time Team television programme who conducted an archaeological dig adjacent to the course in 1999. Further research has uncovered that Beauport Park was also the site of the third largest iron works in the whole of the Roman empire. There may not be a bath house here these days, but you can enjoy an

Murray built a country house on the land between 1763 and 1766, calling it Beauport after his summer residence in Quebec, which is how the area got its name favourite tournament venue, having hosted numerous Pro-Ams and the Sussex Professional Championships. Arguably the prettiest hole is the 15th, while there are some magnificent views from the 7th tee, which is one of the high points on the course. Perhaps the most memorable for other reasons are the 8th and 17th, gargantuan holes across the same two valleys which offer a true test of stamina and golfing talent in equal measure. The club also has its own nine-hole short course, which is very useful for those wishing to tidy up their short game. It is also very popular with parents wishing to take their children to their first “little golf course”. Hole distances vary from 54 yards to 107 yards in length. Then there is the 14-bay floodlit

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You will discover some of the most beautiful rolling woodland that Sussex has to offer with an abundance of wildlife and some of the finest flora in the country. General Sir James Murray, the former governor-general of Canada, whose estate this was in the 18th century, started the tradition of planting rare and unusual trees here, some of which are such magnificent specimens they are listed in Kew Gardens and are unlikely to be found anywhere else in Sussex. Murray built a country house on the land between 1763 and 1766, calling it Beauport after his summer residence in Quebec, which is how the area got its name. Items of historical interest abound from long before that, however. In the

invigorating shower in the clubhouse after your round and still luxuriate in this unspoilt corner of East Sussex. Golfers wishing to stay overnight have the Bannatyne Spa Hotel Hastings, a magnificently-appointed four-star hotel and health spa retreat, just a four-iron away from the clubhouse. Do, though, make sure you come for the golf. Whatever the season there is no finer spot to be, especially with such magnificent vistas to help soothe the soul on those days when your clubs appear to have a mind of their own. And if you do play here regularly and score well, then rest easy: you are a fine golfer who will find a handicap attained here travels well when visiting other courses. SXS

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WINDLESHAM HOUSE COURSE UP TO PAR Focus on Washington school’s love affair with golf

indlesham House School in Washington has built its own golf course. Here is a Q&A with head of golf Jane Denman about it’s popularity.

What have the pupils achieved in golf?

One of our biggest claims to fame in golf was winning the IAPS national championships at Royal Lytham St Anne’s last year. The individual and the team.

Which individuals have impressed and why?

There’s Jack Holmewood, 11, who has won a national competition got a hole-in-one this year. He plays for the county. Hopefully his handicap will be in single figures when he leaves.

What is Windlesham House’s golfing reputation?

Windlesham House have always had a good name out on the golf circuit from Scotland to the South of England. We also go abroad. Been to Spain a couple of times.

The lovely thing about our academy is we know where each of our children are development-wise. We have matches against other schools, travelling to Scotland or wherever. What I love is the depth we have. It is not about one being really good. It is about several. There are 16 in the academy, who are aspiring to play in matches. The more they play in the keener they get. And they love the teas put on afterwards!

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Background to golf development at the school?

My husband Richard owns the estate surrounding the school - which historically was the Denmans’ home - and my father-inlaw helped found the school based on giving opportunities to children. There was a bit of golf happening but the school did not have a golf course when my husband Richard and I moved back from living in Spain 23 years ago. I began teaching golf at the school.

The school has a golf course?

We were incredibly lucky. Golf A is my passion and some of the parents of the schools decided they would put some money down to build the first golf hole, which was opened by Bernard Gallacher. From there we decided to build a few more with more money donated by parents. The golf just exploded because of it. Now we’ve got nine holes and the children play golf nearly every day. I would like to get us affiliated with Sussex so I can give handicaps to the children.

The school’s golf academy?

How would you describe your role in the children competitive success?

I just give them encouragement. The achievements are down to the children.

How would you describe your role generally?

Teaching children golf. It is a delight for me.

How do you go about your role?

I make it fun. My job is to give my best to get the children enjoying their golf and teaching

them respect for it. I invite children I’ve spotted, say playing hockey, to test days if they have a good swing. I help set up matches the staff and parents and family golf days. When it is raining I’ll sit inside and discuss how to behave on a golf course. The golf is very much a team effort. I’ve got Charles Bloom, a teacher, who helps. On Friday afternoons he takes the children to either Mannings Heath or Worthing so they can play on a fullsize golf courses. He’s a huge asset. The groundstaff are unbelievable. I could never do it on my own. There are people who want it to happen around you and the headmaster Richard Foster is one. Very supportive. Phenemonal.

How old are children when they start to play?

I teach at the school’s nursery and that is where Charles Guy started golf there aged two-and-a-half and now he’s captain of golf, of course. He’s 13 now and a 20-handicap golfer. I’ve got one who is one-and-a-half! I’ve a five-year-old girl in reception who has potential.

You encourage golfers no matter what their build?

Yes. If you are big and bulky you are going to hit the ball

You introduce pupils to famous golfing figures?

Those figures have helped to inspire the children - and taught them to be respectful. They’ve met Colin Montgomerie. Laura Davies has opened a hole for us. So has Bernard Gallacher, of course. Sandy Lyle has been here. And Tony Jacklin, a legend because he put golf on the map in Europe by winning the British Open and the US Masters, is due to come to the school as we are naming a hole after him.

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Are you a role model partly because you are a woman?

It helps with the girls. I’d like to see more playing. Get them to make up for any physical deficit compared to the boys. That can be done by setting realistic goals. It’s encouraging.

Still learning?

I am open minded. I recently attended a course in biomechanics Trying to build on the children’s core in their body to make them stronger. That will help them in other sports

What is so good about golf?

It teaches the pupils’ life skills. Etiquette. Respect. You can also play by yourself. Be useful in business. It is a skill for life. Like riding a bike. You can play to as old as you like. It’s good for patience, balancing and hand-toeye-coordination. And concentration – which helps the children with their studies. It also gives the opportunity for individuals to take responsibility. For instance Charles Guy helps me teach it to younger children. It hits lots of goals. It is a game of patience, attitude and enjoyment.

What is your own background in golf?

I played for and captained England many moons ago. Represented Britain. Became pro in 1978. Myself and some other female players helped form the WPGA - the Women’s Professional Golfing Association - in West Sussex. We had a meeting there while playing in the British Open. That was in the May and in October we formed the WPGA. Then Carlsberg sponsored the first European Women’s Tour.

The future of golf at the school?

Keep making sure the children enjoy playing and learning life skills. Continue to invite state schools for golf days. Take on more golf scholarships. We have several scholarships to Millfield and Loretto, schools in the south of England and Scotland, when they go on from here aged 13. One of our boys – Tom Scott - is on a scholarship to America after attending Loretto, He is intending to make golf his life by playing and doing golf management and will probably become a pro. Another, Tom Lodge, has gone on to work for the PGA after going to Millfield on a scholarship.

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farther than if you’re little. You can say you are a six-handicapper. But I’d know there were golfers with bigger handicaps who were better.

aining flat well-defined abs, the elusive six-pack, is such a popular goal that each month fitness magazines are filled with articles for the best exercises to develop chiselled waistlines. Yet, despite this prevalence of advice, if you visit any of the beaches in Sussex you are more likely to see the notorious over-hanging guts we affectionately refer to as ‘beerbellies”. Historic Beer-Bellies Throughout history beer-drinking has been synonymous with abdominal fat, ever since beer became increasingly popular during the 1400s, replacing traditional ale, even leading one commentator in 1542 to say beer drinking is “to the detryment” of many Englishmen since it “doth make a man fatte, and doth inflate the belly”. So beer must be directly to blame for the beer-belly, right? The Science Bit This is what researchers wanted to know at the German Institute of Human Nutrition who studied data from 7,876 men and 12,749 women to

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1pint = 182 1pint = 159 1pint = 210 1pint = 164 1pint = 250 1pint = 250 1pint = 233 1pint = 227 1pint = 170 1pint = 204 125ml = 82 125ml = 85 25ml = 39 25ml = 55 37ml = 120

the myth of the beer-belly started and continues today. To Drink or Not to Drink? So beer doesn’t directly cause a beer-belly, but you should avoid it if you want six-pack abs instead of a keg. Beer is high-calorie, and when you consume more calories than you burn each day, the excess will be stored as fat. Swapping to a ‘lighter’ drink (see ‘Calories in Drinks’ insert) might help save a few calories, but if you really want flat abs in a hurry, avoiding alcohol in general will help you see results faster.

Got a question? If you have a question about this article, or have a fitness problem you’d like Adam to cover in a future issue, email adam@ yourfitnesscoach.co.uk Brief Bio: Adam Lewis has been a certified personal trainer for over 10 years, and provides a mobile fitness service around Brighton and Sussex. Adam is also a certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, holds a degree in Sport & Exercise Science and a Masters degree in Human Nutrition (with Sports). www.YourFitnessCoach.co.uk

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OUR HARD-HITTING COLUMNIST ON WHY HE WAS WRONG ABOUT ARMSTRONG

’ve known my fellow Sussex Sport columnist Tony Cottey since we were both eight years old, and, pleasingly, we’ve hardly ever had a cross word. We did have one temporary fall out though, and that was thanks to one man, Lance Armstrong. You see, I was a believer in the deeds of Armstrong, while Cotts was a heretic. He allowed himself to be swayed by the doubters and the rumours and announced to me coincidentally as we were out cycling that Armstrong was a “fraud”. Being so devout, I nearly fell off my bike. “That’s the trouble with you sportsmen, you’re always all too bloody cynical”, said I. Understandably, the argument went downhill from there. That discussion took place in 2005, just after I’d witnessed the imperious Armstrong win a seventh straight Tour de France, to not only become arguably the greatest cyclist of all time, but even laying claims to being one of the greatest sportsmen ever. And I believed every bloody word Armstrong said. To his credit, Cotts did not. There was also someone else who did not, cyclist turned

“Brailsford’s stance needs to be applauded and replicated throughout the professional cycling world. If it’s not, a cancer will forever remain within the spor t.” writer, Paul Kimmage. Kimmage had written one of the finest books I had ever read, “Rough Ride” which told of his battle with having to take performance enhancing drugs in the 1980s, just to hang on to the back of the peloton. Unlike the others though, Kimmage eventually refused to toe the line, spoke out and immediately found himself banished from the sport. Cycling’s ‘Omerta’ – their mafia styled silence – quickly closed him out completely. By 2005, like Cotts, Kimmage was a non believer, but far more vocal. I was appalled. Why on earth would an ex cyclist want to throw so much mud at a living legend and hero? In my mind it was just based on bitter spite. Sadly, we now all know that Kimmage spoke the truth. Armstrong has been exposed as the biggest drugs cheat in sporting history. Forget Ben Johnson, forget Dwain Chambers, they were just foolish sportsmen, easy targets for the drug dealing marionettes who controlled them. They were pawns. Armstrong, however, was no pawn, he was a master marionette par excellence. I wrote in a past issue of this magazine that I would be first in line to throw a stone at Armstrong if the allegations were ever proved. Please accept this article as my hurled rock Lance, You are an egotistical, shambles of a man, driven by your own arrogance to delude millions of your followers. Your sporting crimes are only dwarfed by

your lack of contrition and your continued silence. You have damaged your sport, almost beyond repair. But despite the wreckage caused by Armstrong, there is hope for the sport. Not from the UCI, who thankfully have now suspended their crass legal case against Kimmage. Not even from WADA, the top drugs testing organisation, who Armstrong seemed to trick with ease. No, the hope comes in the shape of a British ex-cyclist, who now masterminds cycling in this country, Dave Brailsford. Within days of the news breaking on Armstrong, Brailsford acted. He called all employees of his Sky team into one-on-one meetings and asked them if they had ever been involved in doping. Those that answered in the affirmative have already gone. Brailsford’s stance needs to be applauded and replicated throughout the professional cycling world. If it is not, then a cancer will forever remain within the sport. An emotive word cancer. And ironically, it was when Kimmage used the term ‘Cancer Jesus’ that Armstrong threw his not inconsiderable weight against Kimmage and turned him into a pariah. How ironic then, that Armstrong – especially with his laudable connections to fighting this brutal disease – was finally exposed by Kimmage as the biggest cancer the world of cycling had ever seen in its long, and often murky, history. Paul Kimmage and Tony Cottey - you were right and I was wrong. I salute you both.

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Brighton boys given a vision

AITC in world’s biggest youth cup. MAX FORSYTH reports

n incredible 1,567 teams, 35,000 players from 71 countries and two sides from Brighton & Hove Albion descended on Gothenburg for the 2012 Gothia Cup. A raucous crowd, magnificent fireworks and a 12-year-old girl’s rendition of David Guetta’s Without You were the highlights of a ceremony that opened the youth tournament in front of 50,000 spectators inside Ullevi Stadium. The two Albion teams featured boys from the club’s Elite Centre, a tier below the Academy. They regularly play Sunday League football across Sussex, so the opportunity to participate in the world’s largest youth tournament was not to be missed. Nathan Bowen, Albion In The Community Health Coach Co-

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ordinator, who accompanied the under-14 and under-16 outfits, said: “It is not just about football, culturally they are learning a lot, they are meeting new people. It is a big learning curve for them. “This is my third year and we’ve had lads step up into the academy. If you can perform there, you can perform anywhere. It doesn’t get any higher than that.” Formed in 1975 by two local clubs, BK Hacken and Gais, the Gothia Cup first attracted just 275 teams. The organisers had, as Dennis Andersson, Gothia Cup’s General Director, described, a mission rather than a vision – a mission to create a meeting place for young people and football players from all over the world. European clubs competed for the

first couple of years, before the arrival of teams from America, South America and Asia. As the 1980s came to an end, Africa had sent a side, a sign perhaps the competition had truly become global. However, as the next decade began, it became apparent to those in charge that although the tournament reached all parts of the world it failed to engage with everyone. It was a competition for the elite; those who were impoverished had no hope of reaching Gothenburg. In setting up a foundation and bringing players less fortunate to Sweden, Andersson believed the mission of the Cup had truly been met. In embracing these values, the boys from Brighton had to show what they were capable of on the pitch.

local Swedish team, Levene/ Skogslund, albeit accompanied by a blurry-eyed 8am kick-off. As expected, Brighton proved to be too strong running out comprehensive 5-0 winners. Both teams would go on to win their final group games and send themselves into the knockout stages; the under-14s’ enjoying a 5-2 victory over IFK Aspudden-Tellus 2, outdoing the U16s’ more routine 2-0 success against Froya IL. The table-topping under-16s progressed straight to the last-32 and a game against Gideonsbergs IF 2, whilst group runners-up, the under14s, saw off St Andrews School from Kenya 5-0 to book a place in the last32 versus Al-Hudud. The Swedish and Iraqi teams proved too strong for the Sussex boys, going down 3-0 and 4-0 respectively. But, as Bowen stated, there were plenty of positives to take from the tour. He

said: “They’re out there for seven days. It is as close as you can get to being a professional. They do everything together: play, eat, train, rest. Hopefully, the outcome is that they come back better players. “It spurs them on for the rest of the season. Even the ones who might not get a trial.” Owen Fisher, who also travelled with the boys to Sweden, remarked: “We’ve done really well. We got to the last 32. These lads, they are not a team. They play with us probably ten games a season.” “Once you have experienced the opening ceremony, if that experience doesn’t make you want to be a professional footballer, nothing will. If you don’t want to play football in front of that many people, you don’t want to be a professional footballer.” The Gothia Cup has a mission but it gave the boys from Brighton a vision – a vision Fisher summed up perfectly.

Israeli visitors show that football is the global language

ross-border rocket attacks, a hostile Middle East and an ongoing dispute over the Gaza Strip makes Israel a daunting place to live for many of its youngsters, writes Max Forsyth. Albion in the Community has launched a new initiative, English Through Football, to provide some of them with an opportunity to experience the game in a new environment — Sussex. Football itself is seen as an international language. In every city across the globe, mention the Premier League and you could strike up conversation with anyone. It is this global appeal that allowed the education arm of AITC to invite 16 Israeli males, aged 12 to 20, over

to Brighton for two weeks. Matt Mead, AITC Head of Education, said: “The plan was to give them an experience of what it is like to be trained and coached in the UK compared to back home. In Israel, they don’t get presented with the opportunities that are available to boys of the same age here. We provided them with quality pitches, good coaching and equipment — they were treated like professionals.” The group were encouraged to improve their confidence with English. This meant communicating in English at all times, One of the visitors, Elias, 16, said: “I was able to learn and enjoy life from a different perspective to that from Israel. A one-in-a-million chance for me.

I don’t normally get this kind of opportunity. They’re teaching English through sport, so it’s like a two-in-one thing. It was unique for me.” There was even an added bonus for four of the most talented boys. AITC are arranging for the more talented to return on three-month placements with clubs in the Brighton area. Mead hopes the trip creates a lasting legacy for AITC, too. He wants English Through Football to become a mainstay in the education department: He said: “It’s a new area for the education division. We are looking to develop a strategy for international education, to have language schools here which can be combined with football.”

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Coached by DJ Hamilton and Larry Rushin, the under-14s opened their account with a convincing 3-0 victory over Guldhedens IK 2. Meanwhile, the under-16s, lead by Shane Boys and Joaquin Gomez, notched a win by the same scoreline in their first fixture against USST. Up next for the under-14s was a date with Chivas Guadalajara, the Mexican champions and former home of Javier Hernandez. The game was also played at the Heden Centre, the central hub for the major games prior to finals day. Brighton gifted Chivas two goals in a 3-0 defeat. However, it would prove to be the tournament winner’s smallest victory of the week. Bowen described it as a “fantastic result” for a team that is assembled twice a term, against a full-time youth outfit from Chivas. An easier second encounter beckoned for the under-16s versus

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PROFILE ON FREEDOM RUNNERS. FREEDOM LEISURE REPORTS

reedom Runners was launched at Freedom Leisure Hailsham in May 2011 and has been going from strength to strength ever since. We caught up with the club organiser, Matt Southam to find out more.

Tell us a bit about the club?

The club now has around 25 regular members, of which about 30% are men and 70% women. The coaches hold a range of qualifications; including England Athletics Running Leadership, Level 3 personal training certificates, sports science degrees and of course, we’re all running enthusiasts! Anyone over the age of 14 is welcome to come along. We’re a warm, welcoming bunch and the sessions are genuinely good fun.

Do I need to be able to run a certain distance in a certain time to join?

Not at all - a lot of people have never run before, or don’t consider themselves ‘runners’ and simply want to give it a try. The majority of sessions are interval based which means you are never running hard for long periods of time. This also allows the group to train together regardless of ability and pace.

How often and when do the runs take place?

Sessions run on Saturday A mornings at 8.15am. Due to demand we are hoping to set up an additional evening session in the New Year. We also offer the occasional unofficial long run at varying locations and times on a Sunday morning for those who are interested.

Can you tell us a bit more about the sessions?

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Each session is 60 minutes. This includes a 15 minute warmup and 15 minute cool-down. The main session is 30 minutes, but when rest periods are factored in we are usually only running for around 15 minutes in total (this might not sound like very much but don’t be fooled!) We run at the local park, along a nature trail and around quiet residential roads.

I’m not a fast runner and am worried about being left behind – do you have a loop back policy?

Interval training means we are always together regardless of ability. We stay as a group until an interval has started where each individual can run at their own pace. Some of us plod, some jog and some are very talented runners, but we all recover at the same point. Occasionally we will go for longer runs, for which we have designated loop-back points every mile where everyone must return to me before heading to the next loop point.

I don’t want to spend too much on running kit to start with: what do you think is essential kit to buy?

A suitable pair of trainers are A a must, (a perfectly good pair can be picked up for as little as £30 from sports shops). Other than that, any pair of shorts and t-shirts will do. In the winter I would highly recommend layers – a hat and some gloves are also advisable for cold and wet days. When we start the evening sessions, I would also recommend wearing bright, reflective clothing. Are there changing facilities available for after my run and am I able to leave by valuables somewhere during the session?

Valuables can be left in lockers at the leisure centre. Showering and changing facilities are also available to all Freedom Runners at no extra cost.

Does the club organise any races or social events that I can join in?

We regularly arrange to enter the local Eastbourne 5K Park Run which is free to enter, very well organised and has a really friendly atmosphere. We meet at the centre, car-share a 15 minute journey, run 5K and usually go for discounted tea, coffee or breakfast after at Toby Carvery with other park-runners! We are also having a Christmas social this year at Prezzo, and running it off with the “Christmas Pudding Dash” at Ashburnham Place on 15th December.

How much does membership cost?

At present there is no club membership cost for Freedom Leisure members, (membership options for the centre vary). There is however a small cover charge of £3.50 per session for non-Freedom Leisure members.

I don’t live in Hailsham, are there any other centres that offer running clubs?

Freedom Leisure offer a variety of running programmes including beginner’s sessions and post natal mums runs. To find a running session near you check out the Freedom Leisure website, www. freedom-leisure.co.uk

Rower bids for GB squad

Dive into diving

Cityrewards school sport

triumpHs at sport at from across lympic diversHowcase Pete Waterfield your Schools and teachers has helped ten lucky Brighton were recognised at the ealand burgess Hill festival

youngsters into the sport via a new Brighton and Hove City Council’s Burgess hasPhysical opened up Awards. scheme run by Active Sussex.Hill Gets Active Sport and Activity Waterfield, who partnered Tom for its festival Elm Grove Primary School won registration of sport and Daley in the 10m high dive at London Freedom Leisure Sports School of physical activity, which takes 2012, met young divers at three the Year at theplace event,on which took separate sessions ofSunday the Sportivate place at Brighton’s Amex Stadium. 26 June. The aim of the festival Dare to Dive project, which took place The school, which has no school is to provide a showcase for sports and at the Sovereign Centre, Eastbourne. playing fields, still managed to run activity groups in the area, covering The six-week Lottery-funded 20 school sports clubsall during the course introduced 14-25 year olds to year, which were accessed by 80 per ages from toddlers to older adults. the basics of the sport. The course cent of pupils. involved strength and flexibility PE Teacher the Year went to The festival will feature healthyofliving stalls sessions, dry land training including Janine Lewis of Hillside School. including blood-pressure testing, stress trampoline work and an introduction Lewis has created excellent links and weight management andCricket, support to in to basic diving from the 1m and 3m with Sussex Albion platforms. thewill Community St Luke’s stop smoking. There also be and a Skate Waterfield said: “Sportivate will help Swimming Pool to provide Jam competition asopportunities part of thefor event. create a lasting participation legacy pupils, and she arriers' Sophia Registration is freea £9,000 for National from London 2012 and is a fantasticand participation also helped attract New Zealand with surelocal way of making that many young Lottery grant for gym equipment. groups. For more information and adults have the chance to try and take m the IPC Athletics to applysports. to take up a wide range of different It’s part, contact Elizabeth in Christchurch. a privilege to be supporting projects Carter on 01444 477047. in Sussex.”

Uckfield’s Fran Rawlins opened her bid to join the 2013 GB Rowing squad in great style at the Diamond Jubilee Regetta which took place at Eton Dorney, the London Olympic Rowing venue. The weekend’s regatta was the first of four trials in the GB rowing team selection calendar. Over two days of competition, she rowed against a high-calibre field, many of whom are already well established in the GB squad, including London 2012 gold medallist Kat Copeland. Fran placed fourth overall (third in the lightweight category) in the double scull with club partner Anna Roots and followed this up with a bronze medal in the quadruple scull. Fran’s performance over the weekend has put her in the mix with some of the country’s top women scullers and will certainly have caught the eye of the GB selectors. Andy Duck Reports

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grants Sussex School Games in 2012, Active Sussex and the School Games local Grants of between £300 and £2,500 rsonal best time committee organizing are proud to are available reveal Lancing College will be the to organisations, including smashing her prestigious venue for the first Sussex swimming pools, operators, clubs, wo seconds. World School Games of 2013. community organisations and charities “It’s a fantastic result for the School Dodds (Australia) Games,” said Activewho Sussex Chief can demonstrate how funding will m T35 in Executive a time ofSadie Mason. “The facilities allow them to help more people edible experience at Lancing are second to none and participate in and enjoy swimming with over 1,300 schoolchildren rong position for attending the Games in 2012, we can and to make swimming more accessible. ctive Sussex. look forward to another spectacular Applications are accepted in one of four o go andevent do now… for 2013.” The closing dates are 6 June, 22 a winter and slog." There will be bothrounds. summer School Games in 2013, with August and 7 November. Applications Lancing College playing host to the 011/02/02/warner-onreceived after first ever winter event on 6 March each closing date will be put orld-championship2013. The summer event will return forward automatically for the next round. to its home of K2 Crawley later in the http://swimathon.org/page.php?page=tsf_ year. for

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Meanwhile, Cameron Heath of Brighton and Hove Hockey Club won Volunteer of the Year. Cameron has worked tirelessly to create a new home for the club at Blatchington Mill School.

Want to play? Your guide to the sports, clubs and leagues in Sussex

The A-Z of clubs, leagues and sports AMERICAN FOOTBALL

Sussex Thunder Broadbridge Heath Athletics Stadium, Wickhurst Lane, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, RH12 3YS info@sussexthunder.com www.sussexthunder.com Chichester Sharks (Flag Football) New Park Rd., Chichester PO19 7XY www.chichestersharks.co.uk

ANGLING

Billingshurst Angling Society 01403 782160 School House, Weald School, Billingshurst RH14 9RX www.billingshurstas.co.uk Chichester & District Angling Soc Mrs Leslie Carver 01903 713084 chichester-as.co.uk Clive Vale Angling Club Kevin Thornely. clivevaleac@live.co.uk www.clivevaleac.co.uk Copthorne & District Angling Soc Richamp@aol.com www.copthorneangling.co.uk Crawley Angling Society Mr S Clark 01923 467064 secretary@crawleyanglingsociety.co.uk www.crawleyanglingsociety.co.uk Hassocks & District Angling Soc Mrs J. Fisher 01444 235978 (not after 9pm) www.hassocksfishing.co.uk Henfield & District Angling Soc Glyn Jones, 01403 734 500 enquires@henfieldas.co.uk www.henfieldas.co.uk Horsham & Dist Angling Assoc Ian Petch, 01403 262 255 general_enquiries@hdaa.co.uk www.hdaa.co.uk/index.html L’hampton & Dist Angling Club Fisherman’s Quay, Littlehampton BN17 5BL george@mywebbox.co.uk www.ldac.co.uk Rother Fishery Association (RFA) Mr V Gould, 07776 031 472 odaarfa@tesco.net www.fishingkent.com Southdown Angling Association Mike Richardson 01435 812854 secretary.saa@gmail.com www.southdown-angling.org.uk Petworth & Bognor Angling Club 01903 770099 membership@sussexangling.co.uk www.sussexangling.co.uk Pulborough Angling Society Heather Brunning 01798 815132 joinus@pulboroughas.com www.pulboroughas.com/index.html Rudgwick Angling Society G.Wingate, Oaklands, North Heath, Farnborough, W.Sussex, RH20 1DN 01798 873412 Shoreham Angling Squad (sea) Sean Clark 07917410332 meisto@ntlworld.com, www.shorehamanglingsquad.com South Coast Angling Club (sea) 01273 454388 info@southcoastanglingclub.co.uk www.southcoastanglingclub.co.uk/index.html

ARCHERY

1066 Archery Club Ann Hyde-Barnett annhydebarnett@aol.com www.1066archery.co.uk Arundown AC Rod Brown 01903 713 747 clubsec@officials.co.uk www.arundown.org.uk Bayeux Bowmen 01424 425 112 bayeux.bowmen@btinternet.com www.bayeuxbowmen.co.uk Bognor Regis AC 01243 827 000 bognorregisarcheryclub.co.uk/default.aspx Chichester Bowmen Shelagh Nelmes secretary@chichester-bowmen.co.uk www.chichester-bowmen.org.uk County Oak AC Mike Longhurst 01273 592 795 michael.longhurst@tesco.net www.countyoakarcheryclub.co.uk Crawley AC Val Wickenden 01342 327 660 www.archeryinfo.co.uk/crawleyarchery Ditchling AC Phil Varden 01444 241 066 phil.varden@talktalk.net www.ditchlingac.org.uk

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Eastbourne Archers 01323 726 054 secretary@eastbournearchers.org.uk www.eastbournearchers.org.uk Friars Gate Archers Penny Cockerton mail@friarsgatearchers.com www.friarsgatearchers.com Hellingly AC Debbie Newton 01323 832 501 www.hellinglyarchers.co.uk High Weald AC Richard Cater www.thwac.co.uk Holbrook Archers Chris Furmanski 01403 751 150 office@theholbrookclub.co.uk www.theholbrookclub.co.uk Meridian AC Mike Range 01342 713 048 enquires@meridianarcheryclub.org.uk www.meridianarcherclub.org.uk Newhaven AC Liz Davies newhaven_archery@yahoo.co.uk www.newhavenarcheryclub.co.uk Plumpton Bowmen secretary@plumpton-bowmen.org.uk www.plumpton-bowmen.org.uk Six Villages AC Carol Bartlett 01243 545 160 secretary@SixVillagesArcheryClub.org.uk www.sixvillagesarcheryclub.org.uk Worthing AC 07983 794 997 www.worthingarcheryclub.co.uk Sussex County Archery Association Mrs D Cannon (Secretary) 01903 238 975 secretary@sussex-archery.org.uk www.sussex-archery.org.uk

ATHLETICS

Arena AC Caroline Wood 01273 324 605 areana80ac@hotmail.co.uk arena80.tripod.com Bexhill Road Runners Christine Sage 01424 810 096 info@bexhillrunners.co.uk www.bexhillrunners.co.uk Bodyworks XTC Tri Store Lawrence Neill bodyworks1@aol.com www.teambodyworksxtc.com Brighton & Hove AC Robert Willows 01903 813 878 a.willows@sky.com www.brightonandhovecity-ac.com B’ton & Hove Women’s Running Club Sarah Lowe bhrs99@rocketmail.com www.brightonandhoverunningsisters.org.uk Burgess Hill Runners Stuart Condie 01444 232 187 stuartcondie@gmail.com www.bhrunners.co.uk Chichester Runners & AC Philip Baker, 01243 533 784 philbaker5@tiscali.co.uk www.chichester-runners.org.uk Crawley AC Mrs Shirley Steele 01342 713 220 club@crawleyac.org.uk www.crawleyac.org.uk Crowborough Runners Dominique Welbury dwelbury@southeastwater.co.uk www.crowboroughrunners.org.uk East Grinstead & District AC Mary Lord 01342 316 028 mary.lordfamily@gmail.com www.egac.co.uk Eastbourne Rovers AC Julie Jones 01323 415 409 julie-jones@hotmail.co.uk www.eastbourneroversac.co.uk Fittleworth Flyers Ms Sye Frossard 07710 612 233 secretary@fittleworthflyers.org.uk www.fittleworthflyers.org.uk Hailsham Harriers Lesley Underdown 01424 810 382 marionunderdown@hailsham-harriers.org.uk www.hailsham-harriers.org.uk Haslemere Border AC David Bateman 01428 656 587 www.hbac.co.uk Hastings AC Andrea Ashley-Smith 07759 145 466 secretary-hastingsathleticclub@live.co.uk www.hastingsathleticclub.co.uk Hastings Runners Sally Lovell www.hastingsrunners.org.uk Haywards Heath Harriers Linda Tullett 01444 870 788 enquiries@haywardsheathharriers.co.uk www.haywardsheathharriers.co.uk

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Heathfield Road Runners Jim Scott 01435 863 932 jpjscott@googlemail.com www.heathfieldRd.runners.com Henfield Joggers Richard Knight 01273 492 293 www.henfieldjoggers.co.uk Horsham Blue Star Harriers Michael Carrington 01403 260 556 carringtonjm@googlemail.com www.horshambluestarharriers.org.uk Horsham Joggers info@horshamjoggers.co.uk www.horshamjoggers.co.uk Lancing Eagles David Clubb 01273 554 946 davidclubb@sky.com www.lancingeagles.co.uk Lewes AC Peter Miller 01444 232 083 pmiller209@btinternet.com www.lewesac.co.uk Mel’s Milers Jogging Club 01403 247 572 info@melsmilers.co.uk www.melsmilers.co.uk Midhurst Milers 01730 814 339 info@midhurstmilers.co.uk www.midhurstmilers.co.uk Phoenix AC (Brighton) Paul Thomas 01323 490 037 disabledathlete@googlemail.com www.brightonphoenix.org.uk Rotary Rd. Runners David Crook 01243 262 126 dcrook@dsl.pipex.com Seaford Striders 01323 899 033 www.seafordstriders.org.uk Steyning AC Martin Coleman martinrcoleman@hotmail.co.uk www.steyningac.co.uk The Sixth Dimension Simon Wagstaff sixthvillagesenquires@freedom-lesiure.co.uk www.freedom-lesiure.co.uk, Tonbridge AC Mrs Vicky Thomas 01732 359 669 www.tonbridgeac.co.uk Tone Zone Runners (Felpham) 01243 826 612 clubsecretary@tonezonerunners.org www.tonezonerunners.org Utopia Runners (Uckfield) Richard Page 01825 769 015 utopiarunners@tiscali.co.uk utopiarunners.eastsussexcrosscountry.co.uk Wadhurst Runners Sara Wrenn 01892 783 506 sarawren@googlemail.com www.wadhurstrunners.co.uk Worthing & District Harriers Maureen Lewis 07968 270 460 mandycollingson@tiscali.co.uk www.worthingharriers.com Worthing Striders 07834 968 533 information@worthingstriders.co.uk www.worthingstriders.co.uk

BADMINTON

Alfriston John Cripps 01323 898 640 Arcadian (Worthing) Janice Byerley 01903 233 330 chris.byerley@talktalk.net Ashurstwood BC Jon Warren 01293 774 904 Jonts67@hotmail.com Barcombe Rosemary Carter 01273 480 944 / 466 086 ro_mackie@hotmail.com Beacon (Crowborough) Bryan & Ann Duggan 01892 653 481 bryan@beaconbadminton.com www.beaconbadminton.com Bexhill Sandy Scrivener 01424 222 755 Bognor Regis BC Gary Smith 01243 828 225 garyjohnsmith@tiscali.co.uk Bosham Badminton Club Bruce Dupee 01243 773 744 bruce.dupee@gmail.com www.chihhh.org.uk/bbc/ Breakaways (Portslade) Tracy Sayers 01273 419 622 tracysayers@hotmail.com Brighton Bats (Moulsecoomb) 01273 622 266 batsclub2004@yahoo.co.uk Chanctonbury Mike Murray 01903 746 172 mikemurray53@btinternet.com

Chelwood Gate Sue Bailey 01825 722 588 info@chelwoodgatebc.co.uk www.chelwoodgatebc.co.uk, Chichester Wing Peter Gowin 01243 860 670 petergowin@talktalk.net Club Foot (Worthing) Matt Page 07790 686 624 mattpagezk@ntlworld.com Cooden Les Rowley 01424 223 998 lesliejrowley@aol.com Crawley Phil Oldfield 07966 157 450 enquiries@crawleybadminton.co.uk www.crawleybadminton.co.uk David Lloyd Leisure (Worthing) Paul Young 01903 276 700 paulgarethyoung@msn.com Dragonflies (women only) Mrs B Rutherford 01273 841 898 Virgin Brighton Julia Alkema 07798 808 626 coachjulia@live.co.uk Felbridge Jackie Burditt 01444 443 442 Jackie@accelerated-mail.co.uk egscc.co.uk/badminton/fbc.html Forest Gill Fairham (Secretary) 01403 254 150 gill.fairham@talktalk.net www.forestbadmintonclub.org Hailsham Diana Burton 01323 423 093 diana.j-flana@tiscali.co.uk Hardwick (Eastbourne) Alan G Smith 01323 638 620 agordonsmith018@talktalk.net Hassocks Penny Radford 07714 545 328 penradford@hotmail.com Haywards Heath Elspeth McKenzie 01444 235 318 p.j.mckenzie@btinternet.com Henfield Debbie Chambers 01273 491 445 debbie.chambers@ukonline.co.uk Holbrook (Horsham) Sarah Lewis 01403 751150 sarahlewis83@yahoo.co.uk Homestead (Southwick) Andrew Lock 01273 732 354 andrew.lock@hoveactually.co.uk Imberwood (East Grinstead) Trevor Tolliday 01342 326 346 trevortolliday@sky.com www.imberwood.co.uk Lancing Stewart Byne 01903 763001 stewbyne@msn.com Lindfield Mrs Barbara Davies 01444 453559 BarbaraDavies@northcolwell.co.uk www.freewebs.com/lindfield Littlehampton David Beatty 01903 713217 lbsclub@tiscali.co.uk / www.lbsc.org.uk Middleton (Littlehampton) Colin Morris 01243 584274 colin.morris80@tesco.net Middleton (Littlehampton) Colin Morris 01243 584274 colin.morris80@tesco.net Newick Badminton Club David Palmer 01825 723299 davidpalmer2@supanet.com www.newickbadmintonclub.co.uk Ringmer Badminton Club Samantha Holder 01273 812 906 Ringmer (Village Hall) Sue Hemington 01273 812 356 S S Ramblers (Eastbourne) Mr P Wilkinson 01323 640 956 Saints (Eastbourne) Kevin 01323 502 530 philip@saintsbadminton.co.uk www.saintsbadminton.co.uk St Anne’s (women only, Hartfield) Sheila Puttock 01323 503 409 St Johns (Bexhill) Alison Seymour 01424 732 226 Alison@gpark.demon.co.uk St Lukes (Brighton) Bill Brandt 01273 675 316 bill.brandt@ericsson.com St Richard’s (Pound Hill, Crawley) Jan Archard 01293 531 826 p.archard@btinternet.com St Paul’s (Crawley) Mrs Brenda Phillips 01293 420 578 St.PaulsBadminton@PLCWD.Co.Uk www.plcwd.co.uk/html/badminton.html Southover (Rottingdean) Lesley Blunt 01444 233 965 lesley.blunt@talktalk.net

badminton Leagues

Brighton Badminton League Matt Page 01903 233 417 mattpagezk@ntlworld.com www.brightonbadmintonleagues.co.uk Bognor, Chichester & District Brian Simpson, Secretary secretary@bcdba.org.uk www.bcdba.org.uk Eastbourne & Dist Badminton Assoc Annette Huggett 01323 500 019 annettehuggett@care4free.net or www.eastbournebadminton.co.uk

BASKETBALL

1066 Conquerors (Hastings) 07962 687 207 andy12hodder@aol.com www.1066basketball.co.uk Bexhill Giants Eric Douglin 07971 821 457 eric.douglin@btopenworld.com bexhillgiants.intheteam.com Bognor Pirates Basketball Club David Lowe 01243 265 409 david.lowe7@btinternet.co.uk bognor-basketball.co.uk/index.html Holbrook Allstars (women) Sarah Maloney 07957 860 455 nickprobin@aol.com and sarahlawes24@hotmail.com Runnin Rebels (Brighton) Nick Stevens nickandbeckystevens@yahoo.co.uk www.runninrebels.co.uk Worthing Tropics Ashley Clarke 07899 061 704 Ashley.clarke@puma.com

Juniors

Angmering Cobras Mr. D.Yates 01903 778 363 director@thesportscollege.co.uk www.thesportscollege.co.uk/cobras.php Brighton Cougars Anne Baverstock 07809 105 300 Bav@dorothy-stringer.co.uk brightoncougars.intheteam.com Bognor Royals Youth Hilary Robbins hils.robbins@btinternet.com Crawley Cagers 07800 511 762 cliff@crawleycagersbasketball.co.uk www.crawleycagersbasketball.co.uk East Grinstead Jr Basketball Club 07812 121 222 Hay Heath Eagles Basketball Club www.bebo.com/Profile. jsp?MemberId=4974679988 Horsham Hawks Basketball Club John Dishington 07971 466 120 johnd@horshamhawks.co.uk www.horshamhawks.intheteam.com Holbrook Huskies (Men), Dave Goss d.goss@talk21.com Eastbourne Jets 07801 701 474 hoopscoach33@btinternet.com www.eastbournejets.co.uk Shoreham Sharks Basketball Brian Deacon (coach) 07826 550 844 coach@shorehamsharks.co.uk www.shorehamsharks.co.uk Storrington Slammers Richard 07974 237 069

BOWLS Find your closest bowls club: www.bowlsengland.com/index.asp?display=clu bs&l=1&county=Sussex

Adur Indoor Bowling Club Ken Twine 01273 870670 admin@aduribc.com www.aduribc.com Sussex County Bowling Assoc Men’s Sec., David Bain 01903 742 526 bain_david@hotmail.com Women’s Sec., Kathy Flood 01273 517 683 www.sussexba.co.uk kathyflood@btinternet.com E Sussex Short Mat Bowls Assoc Alan Archer 01424 830 425 www.eastsussexsmba.co.uk W Sussex Short Mat Bowls Assoc Bryony Wood 01403 267 608 setonwood@btinternet.com wscsmba.org

BOXING

Adur Laurence Causabon-Vincent 01903 754 869 Atha Joe Pilgrim 01424 223 563 Bognor Regis 01243 862 279 Brighton City Brian Harvey 07891 794 559 Chichester Boys Heath O’Brien 01243 782 462 Crawley George Brown 07782 375 870 www.crawleyboxing.co.uk Horsham 07831 553 328 www.horshamabc.co.uk Hastings West Hill Jean Gray 01424 441 308 info@westhill-boxing.com www.westhill-boxing.com Hillcrest (Newhaven) Sue Lawrence 01273 512 376 hillcrestcentre@btopenworld.com Hove David Brown 01903 762 643 david.brown131@ntlworld.com Keystone Pat Nelson 01293 409 376 Moulsecoomb Matt Bell 01273 231 896 St Gerards Gerry Lavell 01243 786 661 Whitehawk Gary Emins 07738 527 677 emins_whitehawk_abc@yahoo.co.uk Willingdon Trees Dan Woolridge 07875 719 875 treesnews@yahoo.com www.willingdontreesabc.com

CANOEING/KAYAKING

Adur Canoe Club 01798 812 183 secretary@adurcanoeclub.org.uk www.adurcanoeclub.org.uk Bewl Canoe Club infobewlcanoeclub@yahoo.co.uk www.bewlcanoeclub.co.uk Chichester Canoe Club kerry@chichestercanoeclub.co.uk www.chichestercanoeclub.co.uk Cuckmere Valley Canoe Club committee@cvcc.org.uk www.cvcc.org.uk Forest Canoe Club 07725 252 952 forestcanoe@yahoo.co.uk www.forestcanoeclub.org.uk Hailsham & Eastbourne Canoe Club peterchambers@kennedybros.co.uk Hastings & District Canoe Club 07512 810 139 hastingscanoeclub@googlemail.com www.hastingscanoeclub.org.uk Martlet Kayak Club 294 Madeira Drive Arches, Brighton BN2 1EN martletkayakclub@hotmail.com www.martletkayakclub.org.uk

CRICKET

To find your local club: sussexcb.play-cricket.com/directory east Sussex Cricket League Kenneth Jeffery 01684 567 042 kcj@escl.org.uk / www.escl.org.uk League cricket info: www.sussexcricket.co.uk/the-club/ recreationalcricket/clubs-leagues/ Mid Sussex Cricket League mscl.play-cricket.com Sussex Cricket League Peter Butter (Chairman) peter.butter@btinternet.com www.sussexcl.play-cricket.com

West Sussex Invitation Cricket League www.wsicl.co.uk

CYCLING

21st Century Airports CT Mr Graham Kerr 01403 217 297 Bognor Regis Cycling Club Don Lambert 01243 262 434 donjanlamt13@supanet.com www.bognorregiscyclingclub.org/ Central Sussex CC (Shermanbury) Mr Geoff Ericson, 10 Woodside Close, Shermanbury RH13 8HH Crawley Wheelers Dick Crane 01342 713 197 www.crawleywheelers.co.uk Dirt Devils MBC (MTB) info@dirt-devils.fsnet.co.uk www.dirt-devils.fsnet.co.uk Eastbourne Rovers Cycling Club stuart@eastbournerovers.co.uk www.eastbournerovers.com East Grinstead Cycling Club Richard Blackmore 01342 713 272 dicknjan@btinternet.com / www.egcc.net VC Etoile (Findon) Peter Scarsbrook 01903 872 052 scarzi@hotmail.com Festival RC (Horsham) Brian Wareham 01403 240 262 brianwareham@aol.com www.festivalrc.co.uk Findon Gentlemen’s Cycling Club 01903 873 923 info@thefgcc.org www.thefgcc.org Forest Row Cycling Club Kate Chadwick 01342 311936 secretary@frbc.info www.frbc1.talktalk.net Horsham Cycling Club Peter David 01403 259 062 peter.david@horshamcycling.co.uk www.horshamcycling.co.uk Lewes Wanderers Cycling Club Mick Burgess 01444 244 283 www.leweswanderers.co.uk Phoenix Cycling Club (Seaford) Clive Aberdour 01323 872 292 clive.aberdour@btinternet.com www.phoenix.cyclub.btinternet.co.uk Rye & District Wheelers Barry Goodsell 01424 882 890 goodsellbazza@aol.com Southdown Velo (Chichester) contact@southdownvelo.org.uk www.southdownvelo.org.uk Stella GS (Storrington) Dr Mark Jones 01273 642 215 m.p.jones@brighton.ac.uk Stella VC (Littlehampton) Mr Raymond Betts 07802 740 446 raybetts75@btinternet.com Sussex Nomads (B Hill/Ditchling) Alan Limbrey 01273 558 511 richard.harwood1@sussexnomads.org.uk www.sussexnomads.org.uk VC Jubilee Yth Dev Cycling Club 01273 843 859 vcjubilee@vcjubilee.co.uk www.vcjubilee.co.uk

CYCLING (BMX)

Bexhill Burners BMX Club Robin Higley 01424 212 951 robin.higley@btinternet.com Preston Park Youth Cycle Club Anthony Rogers, Chairman, 01273 883 956 anthony@ppycc.org.uk www.ppycc.org.uk Sussex Cycle Racing League Mrs Deborah Gent 01273 301 262 debgent@gmail.com www.scrl.co.uk

CYCLING (Leisure)

East Sussex Cyclists’ Touring Club David Rix, ctceastsussex@gmail.com Eastbourne & Hailsham Section Christine Thomas 01825 890 809 Midweek Section Esther Carpenter 01424 751 581 esthercarpenter@rocketmail.com www.ctcmidweek.org.uk Geoff’s Old Bike Rides Geoff Boxall 01273 813 917 Cyclists’ Touring Club W Sussex Edwin Jones 01243 267 746 edwin@jones.name www.ctcwestsussex.org.uk CTC Arun - Adur Group Peter Wilson 01903 755 765 pw@peterwilson.org.uk www.fonant.co.uk/arunadur

CTC Bgnr, Chichr, Hrshm & Crwly grp 01403 257 072 bnicol@horshamandcrawleyctc.org.uk www.horshamandcrawleyctc.org.uk, www.bognorchichester.org.uk, Sussex Nomads Cycling Club 01273 709 303

DIVING

Crawley Diving Club Mrs B McAdam 01293 410 944 divergindeep@hotmail.co.uk Worthing Swimming Club 01903 231 797 email@WorthingSwimmingClub.org.uk www.worthingswimmingclub.org

FENCING

Brighton & Hove Angela Goodall angela.goodall@brightonandhovefencing.co.uk www.brightonandhovefencing.co.uk Chichester Fencing Club Sharon Blackman 01243 822 753 info@chichester-fencing-club.org.uk www.chichester-fencing-club.org.uk Chichester Community Fencing Club 07961 677 384 info@communityfencing.org.uk www.communityfencing.org.uk Crawley Sword Geoff Griffin 01293 521 870 www.crawleyswordclub.co.uk Eastbourne Fencing Club Steven Paul eastbournefencing@googlemail.com www.eastbournefencing.org.uk Horsham Fencing Club gigglenicky@aol.com www.horshamfencingclub.co.uk Portslade Fencing club Eileen Pitman 01273 411 100 sportscentre@pcc-web.com

FOOTBALL The Sussex FA: www.sussexfa.com/GetIntoFootball/FindAClub/ www.sussexfa.com/Governance/Affiliation/

Adult leagues Sussex County League (Sat/midweek) www.scfl.org.uk

Intermediatefootball adult leagues

Brighton, Hove & Dist Football Lge Andy Lindley 07764 537 078 www.bhdfl.co.uk/index.html East Sussex Football League 01323 765 971 paul.turner@esfl.org.uk www.esfl.org.uk Mid Sussex Football League Lawrie Parsons 01444 242 023 lawrie.parsons9@btinternet.com www.football.mitoo.co.uk/Counties.cfm?County=Sussex West Sussex Football League Chris Bridges 01403 730 853 christopher.bridges@btinternet.com Worthing & District Football Lge www.yellowjersey.net Sussex Sunday Football League www.sundayleague.info Worthing & Horsham Dist Sunday Lge Phil Farrelly 07774 835 870 philfarre@aol.com www.leaguewebsite.co.uk/whdsfl Lewes & District Football League Chris Bates lewessfl@yahoo.co.uk www.leaguewebsite.co.uk/lewessfl

Women’s & girls’ (Sundays)

Sussex County FA Womens’ & Girls www.thefa.com/full-time/scfa South East Counties Women’s Lge www.secwfl.org.uk

YOUTH Leagues

Arun & Chichester Youth League Kathy Wilson 01903 883 997 kathy@kathy99.freeserve.co.uk www.acyfl.net East Sussex Mini-Minor League Pat Taylor 01424 429 786 www.freewebs.co.uk/esmml Mid Sussex Youth & Minor League full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?league=1375655 Rother Youth League full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?league=681144

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Stanford Penguins (Portslade) Alvin Lee 01903 831 131 alv82000@hotmail.co.uk www.stanford-penguins.co.uk Steyning/Castle Michele Mason 01273 588 444 sarahmichele@hotmail.co.uk The Denes Badminton Club (Rottingdean) Nicky Holness Nicky@holness.wanadoo.co.uk West Worthing Vanessa Bramble 01903 247 567 vanessa@bramblespatch.freeserve.co.uk Woodlands (St Leonards-on-Sea) Secretary 07907 892 922 info@woodlandsbadminton.org.uk www.woodlandsbadminton.org.uk Worthing Nondescripts Matthew Hodgson 01903 204 386, matthew.hodgson@ntlworld.com

Want to play? Your guide to the sports, clubs and leagues in Sussex

Sussex County Yth Lge (Under-18) full-time.thefa.com/gen/Index do?league=4160018 Sussex Sunday Youth League full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?league=1697069

GYMNASTICS

British gymnastics: www.british-gymnastics.org Angmering School Of Gym 07935 212 428 angmering.gym@googlemail.com Arun Gym & Trampolining Club 07986 508 909 Mandyhxxx@aol.com Brighton & Hove Gymnastics Club 01273 776 209 gym@bhgym.co.uk www.bhgym.co.uk cacl gym club (eastbourne) 01323 730 467 info@caclsports.co.uk Chanctonbury Sportup G.C. 01903 746 070 sportup@chanctonburysl.com Chichester Olympic Gymnastic Club 01243 790 255 info@chichestergymnastics.co.uk www.chichestergymnastics.co.uk Hawth Gymnastics 01293 520 821 www.hawthgymnastics.co.uk Hollingdean Gymnastic Club 01273 559 469 jeffrey.arnold3@ntlworld.com Horsham Gymnastics Club 01403 756 699 hgc@hgc.org.uk / www.hgc.org.uk i-star Academy 07843 666 251 info@istaracademy.co.uk Kestrel Gymnastics Academy K.G.A 01580 858 733 k.g.a@btinternet.com Pavillions in the Park 01403 219 200 enquiries@pavillionsinthepark.co.uk Pyramid Gymnastics Club 01444 243 314 john.nightingale4@btinternet.com Pyramid Gymnastics Club 01444 243 314 john.nightingale4@btinternet.com Seaford Gymnastics Academy 01323 892 425 lorraine@seafordgymnastics.co.uk Stars Gymnastics Club 01903 800 024 amandawadman@gmail.com Summerfields Gym Club 01424 444 615 emma@summerfields-gymnastics.com Uckfield Gymnastic Club 01825 764 141 www.uckfieldgymnastics.co.uk Wickers Gym Club Katy Hodgson 01273 465 554 khodgson@talk21.com / wickersgymclub.com

HOCKEY

Bognor Town Hockey Club (women) patathome.simmonds.btinternet.com Brighton & Hove Hockey Club 01903 239 894 cameron_heath@standardandpoors.com www.brightonandhovehockeyclub.net Burgess Hill Hockey Club (women) 01444 441 223 ginettemread@yahoo.co.uk www.burgesshillhc.co.uk Buxted Park Hockey Club Captain: Liz Wigglesworth 01825 733 689 info@bphc.co.uk www.bphc.co.uk Chichester Hockey Club Kim Howarth 01243 865 523 kimhow14@hotmail.com www.chichesterhockey.com Crawley Hockey Club 07788 543 836 emma.franks@blueyonder.co.uk www.crawleyhockeyclub.com Crowborough Hockey Club Paula Davies 01732 866 533 www.crowboroughhockey.co.uk East Grinstead Hockey Club 01342 321 210 alison.armstrong@freedom-lesiure.co.uk www.egscc.co.uk Hailsham Hockey Club 07855 121 511 alison@hailshamhc.co.uk www.hailshamhockey.co.uk

SussexSport

Honeybees Hockey Club (women) Katie Walters 07719 756 148 kwalters@imberhorne.co.uk Holbrook Hockey Club (Horsham) 01403 751 150 Claire_adcock@yahoo.co.uk www.theholbrookclub.co.uk Horsham Hockey Club 07740 096 123 nick.evans@uk.ibm.com www.horshamhc.co.uk Lewes Hockey Club Gemma Collins 01273 480 630 vodkagemma@hotmail.com www.southdownsportsclub.co.uk/hockey Littlehampton Hockey Club Colin Warner 07977 516 070 colin.warner@war-ner.co.uk www.littlehamptonhc.org.uk Mid Sussex Hockey Club Vicky O’Boyle 01444 248 110 vickyoboyle@yahoo.co.uk www.mshc.co.uk Middleton & Bognor Hockey Club 01243 870 000 rachelmccartain@talktalk.net www.mandbhc.org.uk Sth Saxons Hockey Club (Hastings) Sue Klein 01424 223 647 sueklein2001@aol.com www.southsaxonshc.co.uk Southwick Hockey Club 01273 592 233 www.southwick.org Worthing Hockey Club Bob Catlow 07836 529133 Catlowbob@aol.com www.worthinghockey.co.uk

LACROSSE

East Grinstead Lacrosse Club 07712 527 615 info@eglc.co.uk / www.eglc.co.uk

LIFESAVING

Crawley Town Lifesaving Club Secretary: John Stainer 01293 585 300 contact@crawleytownlsc.com www.crawleytownlsc.com/contact.htm Horsham Life Saving Club David Slade 01903 715 745 info@horshamlifesavingclub.co.uk www.horshamlifesavingclub.co.uk Ringmer Swim & Lifesaving Club John Wiles 01273 400 468 bodgelets@hotmail.com

MARTIAL ARTS AIKIDO

Aikido Circle Black Belt Academy Ken DeHaan 07747 788 128 ken@aikidocirclebba.com www.aikidocirclebba.com Crawley Aikido Club 01342 321 429 info@crawleyaikidoclub.com crawleyaikidoclub.com Ittaikan Aikido Club Paul Bonett 01273 696 383 dojo@brightonaikido.co.uk www.brightonaikido.co.uk/ Myo-Do-Kan King Alfred Leisure Centre, Kingsway, Hove BN3 2WW Henfield Leisure Centre, North Croft, The King’s Field, Henfield BN5 9QB. Val Hodges. 01273 737 132 Mondays at Henfield Lesiure, Thursday at King Alfred valhodges22@hotmail.com Southdowns Club (Aikido) Kevin Elliott 07738 538 448 kevinhavard@hotmail.com www.kifederationofgreatbritain.co.uk/clubs/ southdown.htm Sussex Sport Aikido Club Jerome Chin-Aleong 07951 177 936 jica27@hotmail.com www.sussexsportaikido.info

JUDO

Battle Judo Club 01424 774 772 Bexhill A A Judo Club 01424 214 912 jasonmeek@bexhill.org.uk Bridgeview Judo Club (Lewes) Paul Leaney 01273 470 759 fieldingd@hotmail.com www.judoatlewes.co.uk Brighton Judo Club Mark Deeney 01273 683 780 brighton.judo@btinternet.com www.brightonjudoclub.org

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Chichester Judo Club Ilona Guy 07512 332 783 ilona.guy@btinternet.com chichesterjudoclub.co.uk Hastings YMCA Judo Club Les Pike 01424 446 459 Hollington Judo Club (St. L’nards) Neil Chalcraft 01424 430 999 neil.chalcraft@bt.internet.com Horsham Judo Club 07778 670 124 www.horshamjudoclub.com Kaigan Judo Club (Eastbourne) Pat Jeffery 01323 507 595 Keisen Judo Club Tim Draper 07867 538 384 tim@keisen.co.uk / www.keisen.co.uk Kin Ryu Judo Club Peter Seymour 01293 537 808 p.seymour1@sky.com www.kinryu.org.uk Seishin Judo Club 07872 449 093 www.seishin-judo.co.uk Uckfield Judo Club 01825 768 453 terry.bate@ace-ina.com Westerleigh Judo Kwai Ltd Paul Everest 01424 442 726 paulapauleverest@hotmail.com www.westerleighjudo.org.uk Zodiac Judo Kwai (Hastings) Duncan Maclean 07516 902 975

KARATE

Bexhill Shotokan Karate Club Ian Hollidge 01424 218 993 ianhollidge@hotmail.com www.sskd.org.uk Brighton Shokotan Karate Dave Hazard 01903 775 101 jess@fastnet.co.uk www.brightonkarate.co.uk Chichester GoJu Karate Club 01243 672 589 www.chichesterkarate.co.uk Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Assoc Ron Silverthorne 01323 891 471 info@fska.co.uk www.fska.co.uk Kanzenki Shotokan Karate Club Lindsey Musing 07812 037 455 www.kanzenkishotokan.co.uk KeiBudo Freestyle Karate Keith Boardman 01903 530 264 www.sussexkarate.com Sharinjiru Renshinkan Karate Do Julia Turley 01444 454 827 jtrenshinkan@btinternet.com Reiwaryu Ryushinkan Karatedo Renmei 01444 241 625 rhys.williams@trendcontrols.com www.ryushinkan.com Roffey Karate Club Phil Smith 07708 432 682 wadoguard-roffeykarate@yahoo.co.uk roffeykarateclub.co.uk Red Oak Karate Club (Lewes) John Cross 01273 471 627 redoakkarate@googlemail.com www.redoakkarate.org.uk SEMKA Wado-Ryu Karate Paul Elliott 01403 218 327 semka@btopenworld.com www.horshamkarateclub.com Tang Sou Dao Karate - Ren Yi Wu Kwan Adam Goward (snr instructor) 01825 732 224 a.goward@virgin.net www.tangsoudao.com

KICKBOXING

Dynamic Tiger F’style Kickboxing Damon Kentell 07774 891 785 admin@dtfk.co.uk / dtfk.co.uk Crawley Martial Arts Academy 07702 119 198, john@crawleymartialartsacademy.com www.crawleymartialartsacademy.com

KUNG FU

Kung Fu Schools 01293 544 333 info@kungfuschools.org www.kungfuschools.org Shaolin Kung Fu Matthew Gross 0781 2342 058 digitmatt@hotmail.com www.sussexkungfu.co.uk

TAI CHI

Sussex Zhong Ding Jan Simpson 07506 525 116 sussexzhongding@yahoo.co.uk www.sussexzhongding.co.uk

Tai Chi Wisdom Simon & Cher Robins 01273 239 054 info@taichiwisdom.net www.taichiwisdom.net

TAEKWON-DO

Brighton Taekwon-Do School 01273 508 120, brightontaekwondo@gmail.com www.martialarts-brighton.co.uk, Brighton Taekwondo Academy 07764 740 877 brightontkdacademy@yahoo.co.uk www.brightontkd.co.uk Crawley Tae Kwon-Do Club 08009 176 238 training@crawley-taekwondo.co.uk www.crawley-taekwondo.co.uk West Sussex Tae Kwon Do Anne-Marie Jones-Taylor 01243 826 917 info@westsussextaekwondo.co.uk www.westsussextaekwondo.co.uk

GENERAL/OTHER

British Jujitsu Ryu 07828 213 892, britishjujitsuruy@hotmail.com Kenaji Academy of Martial Arts Brian Redman 01903 743 334 www.kenagi.co.uk Ryusui-ryu Neil Starks 01342 315 372 www.m-a-t-s.co.uk Sama S East - Karate & Kickboxing WSussex: 01273 588 850 ESussex: 01273 580 577 george@samakarate.com www.samasoutheast.co.uk Soul Martial Arts Academy 08009 804 858 soulmartialarts@hotmail.com www.soulmartialarts.co.uk Tae-Jitsu 07891 864 272 taejitsu@yahoo.co.uk www.tae-jitsu.co.uk Uckfield Martial Arts Club Alex Foot (coach) 07946 104 512 afoot@panini.co.uk www.anthonycairns.com/Martial%20Arts/UMAC.htm W Sussex Choi Kwang Do Academy 07955 162 886 wsckd@fsmail.net www.westsussexckd.com White Crane Fighting Arts Neil Johnson 07976 260 710 neil@whitecranefightingarts.com www.whitecranefightingarts.com Worthing Mike O’Hagan 01903 236 664 mohagan@gym-xtreme.co.uk www.gym-xtreme.co.uk

NETBALL

Sussex County Assoc Sheila Martin 01273 422 959 she.martin@hotmail.co.uk www.sussexnetball.com/play-netball.php Arun Netball Club jo_norcross85@yahoo.co.uk hanbro@me.com Brighton Netball Club www.brightonnetballclub.co.uk CCK Netball Club (Whitehawk) ccknetball@btinternet.com www.brightonccknetballclub.wordpress.com Crows Netball Club Rachel 01892 655 661 www.tunwellsnetball.org.uk CD Phoenix Netball Club (E Grinstead) cdphoenixsussex@googlemail.com www.cdphoenixsussex.org.uk Eastbourne netball club www.eastbourne-netball.com Enigma Netball Club (Worthing) Karen Thornton 07748 196 238 karenthornton12@hotmail.com Genesis Beacon Netball Club 01825 769 210 Giants (Worthing) karen.Dennison@westsussexpct.nhs.uk Hassocks Netball Club macnamara750@btinternet.com H’field & Partridge Green N ball Team Edna 01403 710 586 Lewes netball club (junior) www.lewesnetballclub.co.uk Mid Sussex Netball Club Jackie@midsussex.netball.org.uk www.midsussexnetball.org.uk Oakwood Netball Club (Crawley) oakwoodnetball@yahoo.co.uk www.oakwoodnc.co.uk

ORIENTEERING

Southdowns Orienteers Jaquie Drake 01293 613 114 thedrakes@vuggles.co.uk www.southdowns-orienteers.org.uk

POLO

Cowdray Park 01730 813 257 www.cowdraypolo.co.uk Hickstead All England Polo Club 01273 834 315 www.hickstead.co.uk

ROWING Find your local club www.britishrowing.org/clubfinder Ardingly Rowing Club David Avery 01798 815 118 d.avery6@btinternet.com www.ardinglyrowingclub.co.uk Bexhill Rowing Club anthony.page@networkrail.co.uk www.bexhillrowingclub.com Bewl Bridge Rowing Club Martin Teale 07801 135 270 martinteale@rocketmail.com www.bewlrowingclub.co.uk Eastbourne Rowing Club Nick Norwood 07855 393 542 dave@dufrane.co.uk www.eastbournerc.co.uk Shoreham Rowing Club rowing@shorehamrowingclub.co.uk Worthing Rowing Club Martin Holden 07904 183 284 wrc@worthingrowingclub.com www.worthingrowingclub.com/

RUGBY UNION

Sussex RFU 01273 623030 sussexadmin@rfu.com www.sussexrugby.co.uk/dyn/pages/playing/ links.shtml Barns Green RFC andrewstambridge@barnsgreenrfc.co.uk www.barnsgreenrfc.co.uk Bognor RFC Andy Sweeney 01243 820 846 www.bognor-rfc.com Brighton FC (RFU) Dionne Fowle (Hon Secretary) 07778 547 625 brightonrugbyclub-enquires@hotmail.co.uk www.brightonblues.co.uk Chichester RFC 01243 779 820 secretary@chichesterRFC.co.uk www.chichesterrfc.co.uk Cinque Ports RFC 01424 722 844 info@cinqueportsrugby.co.uk www.cinqueportsrugby.co.uk Crawley RFC 01293 533 995, patrick.constance@neopost.co.uk Crowborough RFC Simon Davies 01892 663 915 sdgas@aol.com www.crowboroughrugby.com East Grinstead RFC Matt Ravenscroft 07831 721 538 secretary@egrfc.com www.egrfc.com/ Eastbourne RFC 01323 503 076 suandalwood.tiscali.co.uk www.eastbournerugby.com

Hastings & Bexhill RFC William Parker 01424 444 255 david.hirst@hastingsrugby.org.uk www.hastingsrugby.org.uk Haywards Heath RFC 01444 413 950 aj@hhrfc.co.uk www.pitchero.com/clubs/haywardsheath Heathfield & Waldron RFC Tim Ball 01435 831 142 tjgball@hotmail.com www.hwrfc.co.uk Hellingly RFC Roger White hellinglysecretary@hotmail.co.uk Holbrook RFC 01403 751 150 www.holbrookrfc.co.uk Horley RFC Barrie Edwards 07912 862 566 contact@horleyrugby.co.uk www.horleyrugby.co.uk Horsham RUFC Paul Harding 01403 265 027 chairman@horshamrufc.com www.horshamrufc.com Hove RFC Andy Ward 07789 777 475 clubhouse@hoverfc.com www.hoverfc.com Lewes RFC John Curry 01424 210 778 info@lrfc.org.uk www.lewesrfc.org.uk Littlehampton RFC Racheal Hutchings 07779 725 955 rachealh05@aol.com www.clubs.rfu.com/clubs/portals/littlehampton Midhurst RFC Simon Flint 01730 816 465 simon.flint@bbcel.co.uk www.midhurstrugby.co.uk Norfolk Arms RFC Ree 07966 815 345 www.norfolkarmsrfc.co.uk Pulborough RFC 01903 746 463 www.pitchero.com/clubs/pulborough shorehambymanager@yahoo.co.uk Rye RFC 07784 024 162 RyeRugby@Live.com www.pitchero.com/clubs/ryerfc Seaford RFC Nicky Walker 01323 441 429 www.seafordrfc.com Shoreham RFC shorehambymanager@yahoo.co.uk www.shorehamrugby.com Sussex Police RFC www.sussexpolicerfc.co.uk Uckfield RFC Kim Dunn 07905 756 271 dunnkim6@aol.com www.pitchero.com/clubs/uckfieldrfc Worthing RFC Allan Imrie 01903 784 706 Allan.Imrie@ametek.co.uk www.worthingrfc.co.uk Sussex Referees Society Phil Bowers 07930 188 560 philbowersref@aol.com / www.ssrfur.com/ Sussex Referees Society Phil Bowers 07930 188 560 philbowersref@aol.com / www.ssrfur.com/

SAILING/YACHTING

Arun Yacht Club 01903 716 016 arunyachtclub@btconnect.com www.arunyc.org.uk Ashdown Sailing Club 01342 326 901 ashdownsailingclub@yahoo.co.uk www.ashdownsailing.org.uk Bexhill Sailing Club 01424 212 906 www.bexhillsc.com Bosham Sailing Club 01243 572 341 manager@boshamsailingclub.co.uk www.boshamsailingclub.co.uk Brighton Marina Yacht Club 01273 818 711 office@bmyc.org.uk www.bmyc.org.uk Brighton Sailing Club 01273 321 802 www.brightonsailingclub.org.uk Chichester Yacht Club 01243 512 918 secretary@cyc.co.uk www.cyc.co.uk

City Livery Yacht Club 08445 730 000 www.clyc.co.uk Dell Quay Sailing Club 01243 785 080 www.dqsc.co.uk Eâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;bourne Sovereign Sailing Club 01323 416 562 training@sailing-at-eastbourne.co.uk www.sailing-at-eastbourne.co.uk Hastings & St Leonards Sailing Club 01424 422 142 mail@hastingssc.wanadoo.co.uk www.hastingssc.org Hastings Motor Boat & Yacht Club 01424 429 779 hmbyc@supanet.com Inn Shore Cruising Club 01243 672 455 sec@innshorecruisingclub.co.uk www.innshorecruisingclub.co.uk Itchenor Sailing Club 01243 512 400 office@itchenorsailingclub.co.uk www.itchenorsc.co.uk Lancing Sailing Club 01903 766 006 memsec@lancingsc.org.uk www.lancingsc.org.uk Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Club 01323 893 542 information@nssc.org.uk www.nssc.org.uk Pagham Yacht Club 01243 265 025 commodore@pyc.org.uk www.pyc.org.uk Pevensey Bay Sailing Club 01323 761 002 dave.harrington@pbsd.org.uk www.pbsc.org.uk Shoreham Sailing Club 01273 453 078 sscmemsec@hotmail.com www.shorehamsailing.org Sovereign Harbour Yacht Club 01424 845 991 gsteven@rya-online.net www.shyc.co.uk Sussex Yacht Club 01273 464 868 secretary@sussexyachtclub.org.uk www.sussexyachtclub.org.uk Weir Wood Sailing Club 01342 828 462 info@wwsc.org.uk www.wwsc.org.uk Worthing Yacht Club 01903 249 956 www.worthingyachtclub.co.uk

SHOOTING

STOOLBALL

Fittleworth Rifle Club Sean Ide 01798 872 095 fittleworthrifleclub@hotmail.com www.fittleworthrifleclub.org Petworth & District Rifle Club John Robbins 08447 722 243 www.tates.com/Petworth/ Southwick Rifle Club Mr P. Sigournay 01903 814 642 southwickrifleclub@yahoo.co.uk

Snooker

Sussex County Stoolball Assoc Mrs Kay Price 01403 252 419

SWIMMING

Chichester and Dist Snooker League James 07540 497 171 jamescambray@hotmail.com

SQUASH

Sussex Squash & Racquetball www.sussexsquash.org.uk Arun Richard Laine 01243 826 612 richard.laine@ic24.net Bluecoat Sports Tony Fiveash 01403 247 572. tony@centralplanthire.co.uk www.bluecoatsports.co.uk Bognor Regis Steve Carruthers 01243 865 462 steviecarruthers@hotmail.com Brighton Dave Bowen 08456 443 417 david.bowen@worthing.gov.uk www.brightonsquash.co.uk Brighton Rackets Milli Fawssett 01273 667 888 milli.1@hotmail.co.uk Burgess Hill Andrew Eade 07794 17 4 969 andrew.eade@yahoo.co.uk

Cooden Sid Austin 01424 844 810 squash@cbssc.co.uk www.cbssc.co.uk/squash.htm Copthorne Squash Club Karl Manning 01342 715 022 karl.manning@sussexsquash.org.uk www.lafitness.co.uk/gym/gatwick Corals Andy Birch 01273 731 262 andy.birch@orionpharma.com www.coralfitness.co.uk/squash Crawley Squash Club Andrew Watts 01293 585 300 andrew.watts@zen.co.uk Crowborough Sally Powell 01892 652 618 info@crowboroughrackets.org.ok www.crowboroughrackets.org.uk David Lloyd Aaron Parkins 01323 509 802 a.parkins@sky.com Dolphin Chris Markham 01444 457 337 olymposhh@freedom-leisure.co.uk East Grinstead Andy Norris 01342 325 077 andrewgnorris@tiscali.co.uk www.egtsc.org Horsham James Norman 01403 251150 James.Norman@UK.RSAGroup.com www.horshamsquash.co.uk Lewes Bill Jeffries 01273 480 630 bill@billjeffries.co.uk www.southdownsportsclub.co.uk Littlehampton Ashley Squires 01903 713 217 a.squires@sky.com Middleton Paul Elliot 01243 583 157 hairsginger@hotmail.com www.middletonsportsclub.co.uk Midhurst David Usher 01730 816 841 rachelanddave@aol.com www.thegrange.org.uk Storrington Nathan Miller 01903 745 134 n.miller@crown-golf.co.uk www.storringtonsquashclub.co.uk Weald Trevor Morgan 01273 844 283 trevor.morgan@uk.ibm.com www.the-weald.co.uk West Worthing Pete Williams 01903 247 270 peter.williams850@ntlworld.com www.wwc.org.uk

1066 Swimmers SC secretary@1066swimmers.org.uk www.1066swimmers.org.uk Atlantis ASC Mr. Paul Clarke 01403 733 794 paclarke1@talktalk.net www.atlantishorsham.co.uk Beacon SC Mrs Ursula Taylor 01892 661 197 utaylor330@btinternet.com www.beaconswimmingclub.co.uk Bexhill SC Mrs.V. Tillett 01424 845 983 bexhillswimmingclub@hotmail.com Bognor Regis SC Mr D. Loveman 01243 528 095 daveloveman@lineone.net www.bognorswim.co.uk Brighton SC Mrs D. Halls 01273 475 326 denisehalls@postmaster.co.uk www.brightonsc.co.uk Brighton Dolphin SC Miss S. Naish sarah@snaish15.fsnet.co.uk www.bdsc.co.uk Chichester Cormorants SC Mrs J. Laney www.chichester-cormorants.org www.chichester-cormorants.co.uk Crawley SC Mrs E. Smith 01293 883 570 jan@cwcw.demon.co.uk www.crawleysc.ik.com East Grinstead SC Mrs. Annemarie Fox 01342 328 255 annemarie@thefoxies.com www.egsc.co.uk

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SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING

Beacon Swimming Club (Crowborough) Mrs Ursula Taylor 01892 661 197 utaylor330@btinternet.com www.beaconswimmingclub.co.uk Brighton Dolphin Swimming Club Miss S. Naish, sarah@snaish15.fsnet.co.uk www.bdsc.co.uk Brighton Swimming Club Mrs D. Halls 01273 475 326 denisehalls@postmaster.co.uk www.brightonsc.co.uk

TABLE TENNIS

Sussex Table Tennis Alliance sussextta.co.uk Sussex County Table Tennis AssN. sctta.sussextta.co.uk/index.php Tackleway 01424 430 201

Leagues

Haywards Heath & Dist T Tennis Lge Phil Harvey 01444 242135 www.haywardsheathttl.org.uk Worthing & Dist T Tennis Lge Mrs J Mansell 01903 261 626 Battle Kevin Haffenden 07803 138 881 admin@battlettc.com www.battlettc.com BRoad. Oak TT club Paul Dustall 07985 812 001 Paul.dunstall@btopenworld.com Crawley Community TT club Ian Ford 07764 146 338 Ian.ford@horsham.gov.uk Hollingbury TT club Christine Wicks (club chairman) 01273 709 612 Cjiwcks1@yahoo.co.uk www.hollingburyttc.co.uk Horsham TT club Ian Ford 07764 146 338 Ian.ford@horsham.gov.uk www.horshamtabletennisclub.co.uk Pavilion TT club Mike Jones 07932 676 891 Mike.jones@pavilionttc.co.uk www.pavilionttc.co.uk Storrington TT club Pat Mahoharan 07897 150 108 Ian.talmadge@ips.invensys.com www.storrington-tabletennis.co.uk

Crawley & Horsham League teams Copthorne & Maidenbower M. H. Hughes 02086 683 314 Foresters D. Edwards 01293 521 643 Horsham R. Scott 07815 778 342

Hastings League teams Bexhillians Secretary : Roger Gillett 01424 216 977. Civil Service (Hastings) Secretary: Paul Barry 01424 431 658. Filsham Valley (Junior) Mrs T. Bennett, 01323 484 113 Hollington Neil Stapley 01424 422 892 Monarchs (Hastings) Peter Harding 01424 712 708 Saints 01424 718 136 Tackleway Danny Rickaby 01424 430 201 Tigers (St Leonards) Miss Sheila King 01424 428 057 sheila.king@etta.co.uk www.tigerstt.mfbiz.com Travaux Cliff Duffell 01424 773 176

Worthing Dist Lge teams Steyning 07927 008 663 SteyningTTC@googlemail.com www.steyningttc.co.uk West Worthing Bruce 01903 505 666 info@wwc.org.uk www.wwc.org.uk/table_tennis.html Woodlands Mrs B Bayford 01903 773 306

Other clubs

Billinghurst Ian Ford 07764 146 338 Ian.ford@horsham.gov.uk sussextta.co.uk/clubs_billingshurst.php Brighton Tim Holtam 07985141 788 tim@brightontabletennisclub.co.uk www.brightontabletennisclub.co.uk Crawley Community Ian Ford 07764 146 338 ianfordy@aol.com www.crawleytabletennis.co.uk Lancing Ray Forder 01903 766 678 rfordertabletennis@fsmail.net North Mundham Mr Peter Baldwin 01243 860 966 peter@peterbaldwin.co.uk Woodlands (Rustington) Jim Holden 01903 782 209 woodland@tiscali.co.uk

TENNIS

Angmering-On-Sea Lawn Tennis Club Mandy Wood (membership secretary): 07790 760 210 wood.mandy@btinternet.com Chichester Racquets & Fitness Club 01243 785 664 DeputyManager@crafc.co.uk www.crafc.co.uk Cross in Hand Tennis Club Steve Godfrey 01825 830 670 crossinhandtennis@googlemail.com Tennis Sussex 01273 505 979 Sussex@LTA.org.uk LTA Tennis Development Manager Liz Squires 01273 505 979 Liz.Squires@LTA.org.uk

Steyning Stars & Henfield Gym Club Amanda Wadman 01903 816 368 amandawadman@gmail.com www.wadmanmandy@aol.com Sussex Springers Trampoline Club Carol on 01444 831 046 www.sussexspringers.co.uk Sky Surfers Trampoline Club 01903 266 981 john.varga@ntlworld.com Sussex Martlets Trampoline Club 01903 501 798 pat@belchamber.com Up N Downs Trampoline Club 01323490 011 rebecca.hatt@waveleisure.co.uk

TRIATHLON

Amphibians 2 Triathlon Club Karen Wigmore, Club coach karen.wigmore@sky.com www.a2tri.com Brighton Phoenix Tri Malcom Hughes 01273 779 761 brightonphoenixtri@yahoo.com www.brightonphoenix.org.uk Chichâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;r Westgate Triathlon Club Adrian Campbell 07900 512 699 info@cwtc.org.uk www.cwtc.org.uk Crawley Tri Club Paul Holmes 01444 882 036 paul@circuit-alert.co.uk www.crawleytriclub.co.uk East Grinstead Tri Club Clare Collett, Club secretary club@egtri.com www.egtri.com Esporta Brighton Tony Wright 07767 827 446 www.esportabrighton.co.uk Mid-Sussex Triathlon Club Tamsin Douglas-Smith 01273 835 680 info@midsussextriclub.com www.midsussextriclub.com Steyning Athletic Club Joan Lennon 01903 812 569 joan.lennon@gmail.com www.steyningac.co.uk Swim-1st Triathlon Club Lee Basset 07910 532710 triathlon@swim-1st.co.uk www.swim-1sttriclub.com Tuff Fitty Triathlon Club clive.harvey@tuff-fitty.co.uk www.tuff-fitty.co.uk

VOLLEYBALL

Adur (Southwick) Tom Holt 07760 287 790 thomasholt28@hotmail.com www.adurvolleyball.co.uk Kings (East Grinstead) Simon Lewis 07917 328 871 simonklewis@aol.com

Storrington Martin Fisher 07786 6426 541 martin.fisher16@btinternet.com Worthing Nigel Goldsmith 01903 263 034 nigeliangoldsmith@yahoo.com www.worthingvolleyball.co.uk Sussex Volleyball Association Richard Jennings (secretary) 01903 746 117 richard@ashdown.co.uk www.volleyballsussex.co.uk/index.htm

WATER POLO

Brighton Swimming Club David Charbit 07968 986 648 david_charbit@yahoo.co.uk www.brightonsc.co.uk Crawley Swimming Club Barry Hurst 07595 756 166 barryhurst59@aol.com www.crawleysc.ik.com Hailsham Swimming Club Jeanette Simpson 01323 440 140 Enquiries@hailshamswimmingclub.org www.hailshamswimmingclub.org/ Mid-Sussex Marlins Swimming Club Pat Bates 01444 245 920 waterpolo@olymposmarlins.org www.olymposmarlins.org/ Worthing Swimming Club Peter McCallum 01903 267 019 peterjmccallum@hotmail.com www.worthingswimmingclub.org

WATERSPORTS

Chichester Watersports Centre 01243 776 439 chichesterwatersports@btconnect.com www.chichesterwatersports.co.uk Hove Lagoon Watersports 01273 424 842 info@lagoonwatersports.co.uk www.lagoon.co.uk

WEIGHTLIFTING

Worthing Weightlifting Club John Walton 07815 938 919 johnboy.walton@hotmail.co.uk

ZORBING

Brighton (Devils Dyke) 08456 434 360 enquiries@orb360.co.uk www.orb360.co.uk Forest Row SphereMania 08448 003 045 enquiries@spheremania.com www.spheremania.com

TRAMPOLINING

Bexhill Bouncers 01424 845 054 ianmcmullen@hotmail.co.uk Dragon Flyers T.C. Bognor Regis 01243 825 015 lindatramp@yahoo.co.uk FliteCrew Trampoline Club 01403 257 038 flitecrewlaurel@aol.com ump Trampolining Club Karen Street (head coach) 01323 508 604 karen.street@virgin.net/ www.jumptc.co.uk Orbital Stars Trampoline Club 01403 734 448 Shinewater Trampoline Club 01323 768 614 shinewater@eastbourne.gov.uk www.eastbourne.gov.uk/leisure/sport/council/ shinewater/youth/gym-and-tramp Southdowns (Lewes + Peacehaven) Malcolm Jones 01273 486 000 southdowns.gtc@ntlworld.com Southwick Trampolining Club 01273 238 111 www.impulseleisure.co.uk

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Want to play? Your guide to the sports, clubs and leagues in Sussex

Eastbourne SC Mr Peter Tyler 07901 769 346 ESC-HonSec@ustylers.co.uk www.eastbourneswimmingclub.org Hailsham SC Mrs E Lucani 01323 503 276 e.lucani@tiscali.co.uk www.hailshamswimmingclub.org Hastings Seagull SC Mr Graham Furness 01424 438 122 graham.furness@tiscali.co.uk Lewes SC Mr P Fouch 01273 477 365 paul@lewesswimmingclub.org www.lewesswimmingclub.org Littlehampton SC Mrs B Condron 01243 552 372 dettecondron@aol.com www.littlehamptonsc.ik.com Mid-Sussex Marlins SC Susan Lodge 01444 451 707 susan.lodge@btconnect.com www.olymposmarlins.org Penguins Swimming Lessons Linette Wheeler 01903 767 820 info@penguinswimlessons.co.uk www.penguinswimlessons.co.uk Shiverers SC Mr Derek Fowlie 07831 455 243 md@burgundywines.co.uk Worthing SC Mr P. McCallum, 01903 267 019 peterjmccallum@hotmail.com www.worthingswimmingclub.org Sussex County Amateur Swimming Assoc Chairman: Mr P McCallum 01903 267 019 peterjmccallum@hotmail.com www.sussexswimming.org/

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4. Who is Crawley Town’s director of football?

5. Which former tennis

player from Seaford who helped organise London 2012 has landed a similar role for the Rugby World Cup?

6. Name the husband of

former Olympic champion Sally Gunnell?

7. What sports club in Brighton has Andy Murray practised at? 8. Which Sussex and COMING UP IN THE NEXT ISSUE OF

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England wicketkeeper is a big supporter of the county’s Chestnut Tree House children charity?

9. Which legendary Arundel horseracing trainer recently announced his retirement?

10. What is the home of Eastbourne Eagles speedway team?

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