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School's future in balance

By Kelly Wickham kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk CHURCH of England infant schools could become extinct in the city if Rumboldswhyke School closes next year.

West Sussex County Council officers came under fire last Thursday evening at a meeting held at the school with residents, teachers and parents.

Rumboldswhyke CE Infants’ School,

in Rombolds Close, Chichester, was inspected earlier this year and received an inadequate rating for overall effectiveness.

The meeting was told by Mr Paul Wagstaff, director of education and skills at the county council, the school had just two options, either to convert to an academy or close.

Parents complained about lack of support from the council. Mr Wagstaff responded: "A lot of work and additional

funding has gone into improving the school but it didn't achieve the desired result.

"We were not convinced that the school was making the progress based on the amount of support that had been going in.

"It was at that point a formal notice was given. The future options are taken out of our control."

County councillor Jamie Fitzjohn said: "I really cannot believe that this is the

way that we are going when a school is deemed inadequate on a one day visit.

“The county council's children services received an Ofsted visit. It was deemed as inadequate. Children services has not closed. We have challenged it. However, children services is still within West Sussex.

“We had an inspection of the Fire and Rescue Service. They deemed three areas as failing, one of them was inadequate.

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By Kelly Wickham kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk

THE ORIGINAL King Charles I bust from Chichester’s Market Cross will be returning home from the Tate Britain this winter.

This important historical sculpture will be displayed at The Novium Museum, Chichester, from the end of November and depicts King Charles I wearing a gold crown and chain of office.

The unique bust, which was created

by Hubert Le Sueur — an appointed sculptor to King Louis XIII of France who spent most of his career at the English court of King Charles I — was presented to the city of Chichester, where it was displayed in the niche of Chichester’s Market Cross from the 1660s.

When the importance of Le Sueur’s bust was realised, the original was moved from the Cross to Chichester City Council, and later to the Tate Britain, and a replica installed in its place.

“This sculpture is an incredibly important piece of Chichester’s heritage, and we are thrilled to be welcoming it back to the city,” said Stephanie Thorndyke, manager at The Novium Museum.

“The Novium Museum tells the stories of our district, and I’m looking forward to seeing the bust on display within the context of the museum’s permanent collection so that residents and visitors can enjoy its story.

"I’d like to express my thanks to Chichester City Council for generously lending this artwork to museum, where it will be greatly appreciated by our local community.”

Town clerk Rodney Duggua added: “At Chichester City Council, we are delighted that this very important sculpture has been returned.

"It is a reminder of our long history and a reminder of the turbulent times of the Civil War.”

The bust will be displayed at The Novium from the end of November, with a copy of King Charles I’s death warrant.

This loan has been made possible by the provision of insurance through the government indemnity scheme.

The Novium Museum thanked the government for providing indemnity and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Arts Council England for arranging the indemnity.

The museum is open to the public six days a week, from 10am to 5pm Monday to Saturday — rising to seven days a week between mid-June and mid-September — and is free to visit, with donations welcome.

For more information and details of the museum’s full programme of events and exhibitions, visit: thenovium.org

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Police seeking witnesses after three-car collision WITNESSES are being sought to a three-car collision in Chichester in which the driver and passenger in one vehicle made off on foot immediately after the crash.

They were the occupants of a red Vauxhall Mokka travelling west along Cathedral Way after exiting the Via Ravenna roundabout.

Both were last seen walking in the direction of Chichester College, and officers need to speak to them.

The incident happened at 9.30am on Thursday, November 7, when their car collided with a blue Audi A3 Sport driven by a 28-year-old man from Hayling Island.

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Also involved was a black Honda CRV, driven by a 48-year-old local woman, with her husband, 47, the front seat passenger.

The Audi driver was treated at St Richard's Hospital, Chichester, for slight injuries.

The occupants of the Honda also sustained slight injuries, but neither was taken to hospital.

The incident led to temporary road closures.

Anyone who saw what happened or who may have relevant dash-cam or CCTV footage is asked to contact Sussex Police online or by phoning 101, quoting serial 313 of 07/11.

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By Kelly Wickham kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk TO MARK the 25-year partnership between Sainsbury’s and The Royal British Legion, Sainsbury’s Chichester hosted a special tea party to thank current members of the armed forces, veterans and their families for their contributions.

Sainsbury’s Chichester commemorated the occasion with 91-year-old Sainsbury’s colleague and veteran Des Burnard, who served in the Royal Navy for 14 years.

Des, who is also celebrating his 14th year with Sainsbury’s, is one of the supermarket’s oldest employees – and

still works four days a week.

Des was presented with a bespoke bouquet which Sainsbury’s has dedicated to his late father, Ernest, better known as Bob, who served as part of the Royal Sussex Regiment in the First World War as an infantryman.

Guests were treated to a performance from the D-Day Darlings, a wartime act and Britain’s Got Talent stars.

All proceeds from poppies go directly to the charity to provide vital support services.

Sainsbury’s customers, colleagues and suppliers hope to top last year’s total of £3.8 million.

Judith Batchelar, director of Sainsbury’s

Brand, said: “We’re extremely proud to be a long-standing partner of The Royal British Legion. Twenty five years on, we want to continue to work with our customers, colleagues and suppliers to raise as much money as we can to support the charity and the amazing work they do.

"This year, we hope to raise more money than ever before and today’s tea parties are just one of the many ways our colleagues are saying thank you to the communities we serve."

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From page one "We didn't close our fire and rescue service. We employed a fantastic fire commissioner to change that. I don't understand.

"Take away all emotion. Take away ulterior motives and conspiracy.

Sprinkle a little bit of common sense.

And it does not make sense to close this school.

"Chichester district local plan is developing over 325,000 houses, that's new families coming in to the area who are going to need support.

"It doesn't make sense to close a school to later on, have to open a new school. That is financial ruin. This school is a god, nurturing, fantastic, wonderful school. It should not be close.

"County council passed an air quality motion. If you have people driving left, right and centre all over this city you are going to have a number of things affect every single portfolio we have."

Schools rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted are always issued with academy conversion orders, as the Government argues that schools improve twice as quickly when they become academies. However, the council say that Rumboldswhyke may close due to the low numbers.

In 2017, the school was rated

by Ofsted and told it 'requires improvement'.

A formal warning notice was issued the following year and in 2019 Rumboldswhyke was rated inadequate.

Mr Wagstaff also stated that since 2016 numbers of pupils in each year group at the school had dropped by 66 (from 114 in 2016 to 48 in 2019).

After being told that the school only had one day’s notice of the inspection, a member of the audience said: "That in my view is absurd. I have been a career teacher and always when we had an inspection, we had at least half a term's notice.

"I think it is disgraceful. I also think

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we are looking at Ofsted as though they have been sent down from Heaven. Did any of the staff here get any opportunity to challenge the Ofsted judgment?"

A parent asked: "What can we do to drive forward and push for an academy and achieve that so this school has got a future?"

Mr Graham Olway, head of school organisation and capital planning at the council, said: "One of my roles is liaising with the academy sector to see what interest there is.

"To date, as in today (Thursday, November 7) we have not been contacted by any academy trusts saying they are interested in converting Rumboldshwyke School in to an academy. It is possible for people to contact academy schools to see if they are interested. Typically, but not always the case, academies are very reluctant to take on small primary schools. There is nothing to stop the community approaching academy trusts. I'm not sure we should be pushing the academy option. There are two options here. There may be people here who feel the best thing is closure."

A parent whose child is due to start school next September said she was concerned over the timescales.

"I'm all over the place with what to do. I literally live over the road and if I apply here, your process and deadline doesn't fit in with the deadline for schools.

"This is our catchment and all the other schools are over subscribed. My child is going to get penalised because the catchment school isn't open and she could end up anywhere."

A spokesperson for the county council said: "The consultation around a potential reorganisation of five small schools runs until November 25, and we would encourage as many people as possible to take part so we can assess the impact any changes could have on each community."

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` Police reports DURING the week from Monday, October 28, to Sunday, November 3, numerous reports were made to police, which included: In Swanfield Drive, Chichester, on Thursday, October 31, at about 6.45pm, eggs were been thrown at a front door. Serial 1131 31/10.

Also on Thursday, at around 09.45pm, a post-box in Churchwood Drive, Chichester, was set alight. Serial 0119 01/11.

In Millfield Close, Chichester, on Saturday, November 2, at around 5pm, a male entered a property and stole a TV and a blender and the microwave was found in the back garden. Serial 1591 02/11.

Overnight on Saturday into Sunday, November 3, a property in Graylingwell Drive, Chichester, was entered through the back doors and items stolen. Serial 0447 03/11.

In Oving Road, Chichester, between 5pm on Friday, November 1, and 1pm on Saturday, November 2, the rear window of a vehicle was completely smashed.

Serial 0903 0211.

Between 9pm on Friday, November 1, and 11.30am on Saturday, November 2, the passenger side front tyre on a vehicle in Carleton Road, Chichester, was punctured three times. Serial 1079 02/11.

In Caernarvon Road, Chichester, between 9pm on Friday, November 1, and 8am on Saturday, November 2, a vehicle was entered through the passenger door and a search carried out, but nothing was taken. Serial 1847 02/11.

Friday, November 15, 2019

Residents kept in the dark on the railway bridge lights

By Kelly Wickham kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk SAFETY fears have been sparked after Whyke residents have expressed concern over lighting on bridges.

Alan Carn, from Whyke Residents Association, has been working with county councillor Jamie Fitzjohn and city councillor Sarah Sharp to shed some light on the missing lamps.

The two railway bridges are in the Whyke area, one at Grove Road and one in Whyke Lane.

Alan said the original bridge at Grove Road had lights on it but the bridge was replaced by a high sided metal bridge which is every dark.

Alan said: "It was never clear who was responsible, but a document has been uncovered which says Network Rail would provide a bridge but it would be up to the authority to provide lighting.

"Cllr Fitzjohn has now gone back to the county council and highways to get them to sort something out. We want a metal cage over the bridge. Nobody can see what is going on there as it's so high and I've seen pallets and road cones thrown over and onto the tracks.

"It is better to have a preventative measure in place."

The bridge in Whyke Lane has a property to the south of the bridge with overgrown trees.

Alan added: "The garden is really close to the railway line and the trees

have leapt across and over and blocks out the working light."

On the north side of the bridge is a heritage light which Alan says is not tall enough or bright enough to help light the bridge.

He said: "Cllr Fitzjohn is also working on removing this light and replacing it.

The hope is that the heritage lamp can be removed and used somewhere else, preferably in Whyke."

Cllr Sharp said: "Safety has to be a priority and making it safe and easy to walk over the railway bridges in Whyke is vital.

"We have three bridges over the railway in Whyke and all are key walking routes and the one slope bridge offers the chance for people with bikes to get their bikes over the railway, too, without having to carry them.

"We need to ensure that there is enough light, especially as crime is a greater reality on dark bridges. In the early morning, people also need to have safe and lit routes, for example, if they are delivering newspapers or off on their way to school or work before it gets light.

"If I could, I would get solar-powered lights put on the bridges but I have seen quotes for a system of lights in the handrails in the thousands of pounds to light the Whyke Lane bridge. I think a more sustainable and cheaper option would be ideal."

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Man pleads guilty to Bosham murder almost six years later

By Kelly Wickham kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk A ROMANIAN man has been given a life sentence after pleading guilty to the murder of Valerie Graves.

Cristian Sabou, 28, was given up by his wife after he confessed he had killed Valerie during a break-in.

Adina Marian, Cristian's wife, provided forensic swabs of their children to police, linking him to the DNA found at the scene.

The murder took place in Bosham, in December, 2013, and has finally been solved following one of the largest and most complex investigations carried out

by Sussex Police in recent years.

Valerie Graves, a 55-year-old mother and grandmother, had moved from Scotland to Bracklesham Bay to live with and care for her elderly mother.

Over Christmas, Valerie, her mother, her sister and sister’s partner, were housesitting for friends at a home in Smuggler’s Lane, Bosham.

At 10pm on Sunday, December 29, Valerie said she was going to bed. This was the last time that she was seen alive.

The following morning, Valerie’s sister went into the bedroom and found Valerie in bed with blood around her head and could not wake her.

Just days after the murder, a 30cm hammer was found by police search teams in Hoe Lane, at the entrance to the driveway of Hart’s Farm, approximately 600 metres away from the murder scene.

It was confirmed as the weapon used to kill Valerie.

As part of the anniversary activity, a year on from Valerie's murder, posters were distributed across the area making a fresh appeal for information.

In January, 2015, Sussex Police started the largest voluntary mass DNA screening in its history, appealing for all men aged over 17 who lived or worked in Bosham to volunteer their DNA and provide a thumbprint

The large-scale DNA mass screening eliminated 3,059 men in Bosham or those associated to the inquiry in some other way.

In September, 2018, the investigation team received information from Romania suggesting that Cristian Sabou, a Romanian national, was responsible for the murder of Valerie.

Checks showed that Sabou had left the UK on in October, 2018, and had returned to Cluj-Napoca in Romania.

The information received reported that Sabou been seen looking a pictures of the hammer on a news site and it was similar to one he used himself for work.

Detectives learnt that in 2013 Sabou had lived in a caravan on an industrial site near the Chichester area close to the A27.

He had previously accompanied a friend to the house where Valerie was later

murdered to do some work there.

In February this year detectives working with the Crown Prosecution Service and the National Crime Agency Overseas Network obtained a European investigation order.

Following the DNA confirmation, a European arrest warrant was authorised by a district Judge in the United Kingdom and further work with partners in the UK and abroad continued.

On July 10, this year, Sabou, 28, was arrested at his address in Dej, Romania, by officers from Romanian police, who served the European arrest warrant on him.

Nine days later, Sabou was extradited from Romania to the UK in custody and appeared at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on July 20 , charged with the murder of Valerie Graves.

On Monday (November 11) Cristian Sabou appeared at Lewes Crown Court and pleaded guilty to murdering Valerie.

The court heard that on December 29, Sabou, armed with a hammer, cycled to the house in Smugglers Lane after hearing that the owners had gone away and believing the house to be empty. He got in through an unlocked rear door to the bedroom where Valerie was sleeping.

It is believed Valerie woke up and Sabou panicked and repeatedly struck her with the hammer several times, causing severe head and facial injuries. He then made off and as he cycled off, he threw the hammer away in Hoe Lane.

Sabou maintained that he did not go to the house that night to kill or harm anyone, his intention was to carry out a burglary and what happened on that night will live with him forever.

Sentencing Sabou, Judge Christine Laing said: "It was your dishonesty which led you to carry out the burglary and it was your lack of conscience which led you to kill Valerie. I accept that you did not go there to kill or harm, your motivation was greed."

After the sentencing, Valerie's family said: “This has been a devastating experience for the whole family and today we feel that justice has finally been served.

“We have had to endure six years of waiting, not knowing if anyone would ever be brought to justice for this cowardly act.

“You took away our mum, who was also a sister, daughter, gran and friend to many – a life of someone who can never be replaced.

“Sadly, Val’s mother passed away, never knowing that justice has been served.

“We hope that while he is serving his sentence he will reflect on the actions he took and what this has done to our family."

Cristian Sabou was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 24 years.

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Friday, November 15, 2019

Firemen take on a big trek

By Kelly Wickham kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk A FIREFIGHTER from East Wittering is preparing to endure temperatures of almost -40 as he embarks on a trek up the world’s highest mountain – all in aid of the Fire Fighters Charity.

Steve Pearce is part of a team of 14 firefighters from Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service who will set off on the climb of a lifetime to Everest Base Camp on Saturday.

After reaching the camp, which is 17,600ft above sea level, they will continue onwards into Nepal to Kalapathar.

As well as serving as watch manager in charge of Green Watch with Hampshire FRS at their station in Cosham, Steve also serves as retained (on-call) watch commander for West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service at East Wittering Fire Station.

The trip marks the culmination of a year of fundraising efforts, including car washes, station quizzes and race nights, as well as running and collecting money during the Great South Run. Earlier in the year, Steve and fellow teammate Neil “Penny” Lane completed a 15,000ft skydive to add to their fundraising efforts.

Steve said: “We have self-funded all of these events so have not taken a penny raised throughout the year, ensuring everything we have collected has actually gone to the charity.

"Obviously we are still on-going with

the fundraising and we are hoping to continue this even as we are trekking.

To date we have managed to raise somewhere in the region of £15,000.

“It is a two-week expedition with a nine-day ascent from Lukla Airport in the Himalayas – which is the highest airport in the world and classed as the most dangerous, then a three-day descent back down from Kalapathar to Lukla.

“We leave on Saturday after a long build up and we have all worked very hard fitness-wise to make sure we are fully prepared for what lies ahead. I just hope that it all pays off and that we raise a nice amount of money for the Fire Fighters Charity in the process!”

Chief fire officer Sabrina CohenHatton said: “The determination and dedication this team of firefighters has demonstrated already in just preparing for such an expedition is incredible.

“When you consider how much money they have raised for such a worthwhile cause as well, it really is remarkable.

“The Fire Fighters Charity is such a valuable cause, and has provided a real lifeline to many firefighters over the years. The fundraising efforts of these inspirational firefighters will ensure they are able to continue to offer support to firefighters up and down the country.

“We wish them every success as they embark on this once in a lifetime adventure.”

You can support Steve’s efforts by donating online here: justgiving.com/ fundraising/neil-lane-steve-pearce

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The eye of the tiger with salon's popular scheme A UNIQUE after-school scheme at Q Hair and Beauty has proved its worth time after time in providing budding hair stylists with the ideal path to a rewarding career.

The Tiger Club has been the foundation for many of the successful stylists at the Chichester salon.

This scheme aims to teach all the basic aspects of hairdressing, from blowdrying, curling and braiding to learning and understanding the colour wheel, as well as upcoming trends that hit the catwalk.

The club meets every Wednesday from 4pm to 6pm and is completely free of charge. All Q asks from young people taking part is the commitment to attend regularly, be willing to learn and have fun!

The purpose is to give a genuine and realistic insight into the hairdressing industry, with a view to helping students to make the right decision when the time comes for them to

choose career options.

Joining the Tiger Club provides an opportunity to learn under supervision from top professionals and potentially secure themselves an apprenticeship with the benefit of having already developed advanced skills and technical ability.

Parents are encouraged to get to know the caring management and educators at Q so that they can be completely confident their child is making the right decision.

"We take great pride in the Tiger Club and in what our students have gone on to achieve," says Dawn Lawrence Grant, Q’s managing director.

"When they proceed to an apprenticeship with us, we are always here to hand-hold during the early stages of the transition into working life for the student as well as the parents."

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` Shoplifter jailed A PROLIFIC Chichester shoplifter has been handed a prison sentence.

Paul Ripley, 41, of St Agnes Place, Chichester, appeared at Crawley Magistrates’ Court last month following eight charges of theft from shops.

Ripley was arrested by officers on the previous day at Chichester Retail Park and arrested for six thefts at TK Maxx and one count of theft at both Waitrose and John Lewis, all in Chichester. The stolen goods, handbags and alcohol amounted to almost £1,650 in value.

Ripley pleaded guilty to all eight counts and was given a 36-week custodial sentence for the shoplifting offences. The courts also activated a previous 18-week suspended sentence, giving Ripley a total prison sentence of 54 weeks.

PC Jimmy Upton, of the Chichester prevention team, said: “We welcome the result given by the courts for Ripley.

"Ripley was a prolific shoplifter who stole a large quantity of items without thinking about the consequences this could have on those shops.

“Shoplifting can have a large impact on the community and this should be a stark warning to everyone that we do investigate these crimes and justice will be served.”

Friday, November 15, 2019

Bosham residents campaign to slow down the motorists

By Kelly Wickham kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk

RESIDENTS in Bosham are working hard to get a 20mph speed limit in the village.

The Bosham Association has been busy campaigning to try to get the reduction agreed.

Several members attended the South Chichester County Local Committee meeting at County Hall earlier this month.

Jenny Morris, from the group, spoke at the meeting to gain councillors' support.

She said: "We are looking for support for a 20mph area throughout our village.

"This has long been an aspiration for Bosham and it is included in our neighbourhood plan.

"Last year we did a survey of the whole village and we got a very good response rate of 40 per cent and only about nine per cent were against it. Ninety one per cent of those responses were in favour of an introduction of 20mph.

"We have looked at the options on offer, the TRO (traffic regulation order) and community highway scheme and we feel that a very narrow, little scheme wouldn’t answer the issues we have."

Mrs Morris said the map in the neighbourhood plan for Bosham showed a 20mph throughout the village on both sides of the road which is what they were trying to achieve.

She added: "Why? Because we are very concerned about safety. We want

our village to be safer. We have a lot of visitors to Bosham, we have a lot of facilities. Something like 250,000 people a year come to visit Bosham.

"There is a lot of movement about and the roads are very narrow. We also have a lot of children in Bosham and we ought to be encouraging them to be more independent."

Cllr Jeremy Hunt used Boxgrove as an example at the meeting and suggested the group came up with some plans and

presented them to the council.

County council area highways manager Chris Dye agreed. He said: "Boxgrove is a good example. They came to us with ideas about what they wanted to achieve and from that conversation, their proposal changed quite significantly.

"It is a different issue that is being raised here but the principle of approaching us with some concepts and ideas means we can start that conversation."

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After the meeting, Cllr Louise Goldmsith told the Chichester Post: "It has been a very long ambition, over 15 years, in Bosham, to restrict the speed limit to 20mph and this was recently included in the Neighbourhood Plan.

"We want to encourage more people to get out and walk and cycle. There is nothing like a walk around this village but people need to feel safe and be save which is why I am supporting this project."

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City remember the fallen with huge turnout at Litten Gardens

By Kelly Wickham kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk

THE YOUNG and the elderly all gathered at Litten Gardens in the city on Sunday to remember those who gave their lives in war.

The service, organised by Chichester City Council, began with the annual parade from East Street through to the memorial in St Pancras.

The parade included members of 461 Squadron Air Training Corps Band, standard bearers, the Royal British Legion, Royal Navy Association, Royal Sussex regiment, Royal Military Police, West Sussex Fire Brigade, Rotary Club, Lions Club and South East Coast Ambulance Service and many others.

The Lord Liuetenant of West Sussex, Mrs Susan Pyper, said: "It has been my great privilege to join the crowds of people of all ages who have gathered in Chichester for today’s poignant act of Remembrance, and to lay a wreath on behalf of the Queen.

"This always a moving occasion, and it is so important that we come together as a city, as people do across the county and the nation, to remember all those who have given their lives in conflict so that we may continue to live in peace and freedom."

Once assembled at the memorial in Litten Gardens, a Royal British Legion representative gave the exhortation: "They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old; age shall not weary them, not the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them."

The Last Post was played by a Chichester City Band member to signal

the beginning of the two minutes silence.

The mayor, Cllr Richard Plowman, said: "I can’t tell you how proud I felt as mayor of Chichester to see the many soldiers, cadets, organisations and huge numbers of the public that had come to Litten Gardens to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for us.

"The sun shone and the remembrance service was perfect.

"It is always an emotional time as we think about our own families and relatives who fought in the wars, many of whom never returned.

"The unveiling of the Maurice Patten sculpture and the emotional reading by Simon Ulrich, his great nephew, brought this home to us, particularly the letters with the news of the death.

"Vincent Gray’s sculpture conceived at the Priory Park 100 Art in Action which I had organised the year before, accurately displayed how young Maurice Patten was when he died in 1916.

"His two great grand nephews of about the same age stood either side of the sculpture in the same uniform and pose for the service. It meant so much to the family, particularly the little detail at the base of the few pocessions returned to the family, the pocket watch and the diary showing where the shrapnel had entered.

"Later that day, Simon produced the actual diary to show me and I was truly moved. Certainly a day to remember.

Thank you to all those who played their part, you did Chichester proud and we did remember them."

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f The parade in East Street

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Unveiling of special soldier statue

By Kelly Wickham kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk A BREATHTAKING statue was unveiled in the city on Remembrance Sunday as part of a special service.

The statue of Maurice Patten, created

by Vincent Gray, was unveiled in front of the entire service and 48 members of his family.

After the wreath laying and blessings, Maurice's great nephew, Simon Ulrich spoke about Maurice and his death, saying: "My great aunt often showed a treasured faded photograph. A young man she called her 'dear lovely brother'. I was inspired to research his story.

"In August, 1914, Maurice Patten and brother Hubert, left Eartham, family and fiancée Dorothy to join “B Company” 7th Service Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment.

"In May, 1915, the battalion leaves for the front and regimental diaries detail it wasn’t the glorious adventure anticipated, but brutal, and unforgiving. Maurice received a promotion to lance corporal."

In January, 1916, Maurice was killed. His captain wrote: 'The loss to the company will be a heavy one, he was a strong and willing worker, one whose cheerfulness never deserted him. A most capable young NCO (A non-commissioned officer) his company will miss a good friend.'

Dorothy, who was heartbroken, wrote to Maurice’s comrade, Private Thomas Harbour. She received a letter detailing Maurice's death and seven days later Private Harbour was killed in action.

On the centenary commemoration of Priory Park being gifted to the city by the Duke of Richmond as a permanent war memorial, local sculptor Vincent Gray was commissioned to create a sculpture.

the city. received when I was modelling it in clay, His choice was of an ordinary soldier, a personal effects which were sent home "The Rotary Club financed the plinth and comprising of his tobacco pouch, his someone suggested I should cast it. I had 'Tommy.' there is talk to have it cast in bronze. This silver watch and chain, a bible and family no plans to do that, I made it purely and Simon added: "Many from Sussex resin sculpture would go to Eartham where photographs. simply for the Art in Action. suffered losses, as you look upon this Morris is from.

"I did cast it and it was out for Armistice soldier of the Great War, I hope, you see a "The bible bears a really heavy shrapnel "I am honoured and humbled. The wound which is probably the shrapnel Day last year for the 100 years. Again, it glimpse of any loved ones who gave their artefacts arranged by his feet include his which killed him." was so well received, that I thought if I lives. hadn't been invited to do Art in Action, the "Maurice Patten, immortalised, is a sculpture wouldn’t exist so I thought it was permanent reminder to future generations only right and proper to gift it to of 900,000 British and Commonwealth personnel whom paid the ultimate price."

Speaking after the service, Dear Miss Holsten d you ask me to the Chichester Post, Simon quite safe today, an ter let ur yo ed eiv said: "This is a tremendous I rec his death.

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Grace Church officially launches new premises

By Kelly Wickham kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk HUNDREDS of Grace Church members came together to celebrate the opening of the Grace Centre in Terminus Road, Chichester.

The church, which has congregations in Chichester, Bognor Regis, Midhurst and Havant, purchased the former ambulance station back in November, 2018.

They immediately embarked upon an ambitious project to turn the former emergency services building into a church office and place of worship.

Some 320 members of the church from across all of its four sites gathered to celebrate the formal opening of the

Grace Centre, a name synonymous with the church and their activities in the local area.

The celebrations started with tea, coffee, cake and an opportunity to view the completed first phase of the development work.

A spokesperson said: "The event culminated in a time of thanks and worship, and the retelling of the story of how God’s grace and provision allowed, not only the purchase of the building, but also the first crucial phases of redevelopment."

Sunday morning services for the Chichester congregation will now be held at the Grace Centre. They will also be able to move a large number of

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regular midweek events from numerous locations across Chichester and the surrounding villages.

The centrepiece of the celebrations was a cake in the shape of the Grace Centre, which was cut ceremonially and shared before the end of the event.

Grace Church Chichester congregation now meets at the Grace Centre every Sunday morning from 10am. Popular midweek events, including the Little Bears parent and toddler group, Tuesday Group and the Alpha Course, will be moving to the building over the coming weeks.

To find out more about who Grace Church are and what they do in the local area, visit: gracechurchtogether.org.uk

Mayor opens the new charity shop THE Mayor of Chichester, Cllr Richard Plowman, was joined by staff, volunteers and the local community on Tuesday to celebrate the opening of a new charity store.

The old Argos shop at 19-22 Southgate, is the new home for British Heart Foundation (BHF) which helps fund innovative life-saving research into heart and circulatory diseases.

Cllr Plowman welcomed shoppers and staff on the day with a cutting of the ribbon, while customers from the surrounding area headed down to bag some bargains.

The store stocks a huge range of secondhand items such as beds, wardrobes, tables, TVs, sofas and homeware.

Cllr Plowman said: "It’s an absolute pleasure to officially open this British

Heart Foundation store and meet the great staff and volunteers.

"I would encourage locals to support BHF by donating any good quality items to help this fantastic charity to beat heartbreak forever.”

The Chichester team would like to encourage people if they are in the area to pop into the store for a browse through their wide range of products and to learn more about donating unwanted items to the BHF. Diane Smith, area manager at the BHF, added: "We still urgently need more donations so if you are having a clear out in the next few weeks, we would love to receive any unwanted furniture and home accessories."

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` Post columnist AS REPORTED last week, our Post health and wellbeing columnist, Denise Kelly is launching a new book.

Unfortunately there has been a delay to the launch due to a printing error.

This means that books are still available to pre-order but deliveries will just take a couple more weeks than expected.

We will print the new date of the book launch as soon as it is known.

` Organic talk CHICHESTER Organic Gardening Society is hosting an illustrated talk

by Kerry Jackson of the RSPB on 'Sights and Sounds of Birds in your Garden'.

Visitors are welcome to go along to learn more about what you can see from the window on winter days.

The meeting on November 25, will be held at the Newell Centre, Tozer Way, Chichester, at 7.30pm.

There is a charge of £2 for members and £3 for non members.

` Christmas sale THE ANNUAL charity coffee and craft sale organised by the Rotary Club of Chichester Harbour takes place on Saturday, November 23,at the Martlets Restaurant (behind County Hall) in Chichester.

Entry is free, with doors opening at 10am and closing at 3pm Coffee and cake plus soup with a crusty roll will be available, along with a range of handmade craft items.

All proceeds go towards helping families in need in the Chichester area.

Friday, November 15, 2019

Race fighters get jail terms

NINE men involved in a huge fight at Goodwood racecourse in May last year have received jail sentences.

The opening Saturday event in 2018, which marks the start of the season's 19 days of racing for the year, included eight races, but at around 4.30pm racegoers in the Gordon Enclosure were witness to fighting between around 30 people.

Four people were taken to hospital with serious injuries and several others suffered minor injuries.

Nine of the men who took part in the fighting at Goodwood races were jailed for a total of eight-and-a-half-years.

It was reported from witnesses that football chants were heard and after investigations, police confirmed two groups involved had associations with Portsmouth and Southampton football clubs.

Ryan Richter, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “This must have been a terrifying experience for people at the racecourse that day

and this could be seen on the footage recorded of the incident.

"Such yobbery cannot be tolerated among families trying to enjoy a pleasant day out and will be prosecuted where there is evidence to do so.

"We received a huge amount of help from all the racegoers who supplied their mobile phone footage of what happened to the police.

"This enabled us to put together such a strong case that all of the defendants in this case pleaded guilty when faced with the wealth of evidence against them."

Eleven men pleaded guilty at Guildford Crown Court on Tuesday to their part in the fighting.

Pleading guilty to violent disorder were; David Salway, 29, Michael Suffield, 30, Paul Hand, 33, Jack McLoughlin, 24, Jack Cooper, 23, Tyrone Sharp, 28, Peris Dore, 28, James Whitlock, 27, and a youth.

Lesley Sharp, 50, pleaded guilty to common assault and Kyle Binns, 27, pleaded guilty to affray.

Mayor officially opens Swanfield playground

By Kelly Wickham kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk RESIDENTS in the Swanfield estate saw their new playground officially opened on Tuesday morning.

The mayor of Chichester, Cllr Richard Plowman, opened the new Swanfield Park playground with fellow city councillors, residents, Swanfield Park Residents Involvement Group (SPRING) members and local schoolchildren.

Funding for the new outdoor gym and children’s play area for Swanfield Community Park was approved at Chichester District Council's cabinet meeting in April.

Headteacher Andrew Strong, from Portfield Primary Academy, said: “We just walked here today, it took us five minutes. We brought along ten children who we selected because they live in this area. I’d say about half of the school live in Swanfield estate.

“It’s a really good community resource and I know the children have been looking forward to it. Many of them talk about it because they walk past on their way to and from school.

“I know it’s going to be well used. It’s about giving children a space outside that’s safe to play with their friends. Their parents can watch from a distance where they are in a safe environment and that’s what community spaces are all about.”

A contribution of £40,000 section 106 funding from developers (£13,800 from work east of East Walls and £26,200 from

the Rousillon Barracks) was released to SPRING. The project also acquired £25,500 from the government’s Pocket Park Plus fund.

However, work had to start by April 1, or the money would be lost.

The former play park area was about 15 years old and SPRING ran the project with the support of the A2Dominion housing group.

City councillor Kevin Hughes said: “I think what this project shows is how important for this area, SPRING are and the work that they put in, purely as volunteers and the time and effort they put in to making this a good place to live and also A2Dominion's commitment to the community.”

The mayor was asked to open the playground and cut the ribbon.

He said: “These are the sorts of parks where people come together. People getting together and communication is important.

"People sitting down here and having coffee or to play is great. For the children and the mothers, out there in the playground is where it all happens.

The playground is magnificent.

"I really like it. It’s bright, it’s colourful and it has got so many things for the children to do. It’s a really great facility and it’s taken a long time to bring everything together so well done to everyone for all their hard work.”

Rebecca Knight, chairman of Swanfield Park Residents Neighbourhood Group,

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Post is proudly supporting the return of the Coat Rack

By Kelly Wickham kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk THE CHICHESTER Post is proud to be supporting the return of the city's annual Community Coat Rack.

Donna Ockenden, a Chichester resident who runs homeless charity The Four Streets Project, set up the Community Coat Rack four years ago.

Supported by the Chichester Post, the coat rack held under the arches at the Assembly Rooms in the city centre will be officially launched tomorrow (Saturday, November 16) at 1.30pm.

The coat project was set up after Donna saw the idea happening in other cities. Donna knew she would always ensure her children had a warm coat but it wasn’t always possible for everyone.

In February, Donna was given a

civic award by the city council for her tireless work which includes the Community Coat Rack as well as her work with the homeless.

At only 18, Donna found herself homeless and with full responsibility for her four siblings aged four to 16 in Bristol in 1985.

Donna said: “Homelessness, however long ago, is never forgotten – it leaves a scar, it leaves a fear. That fear never goes away. Many of the people we see remain on a download spiral.

“My plea then is that rather than think of the people we help as an inconvenience who make Chichester look untidy, who are someone to walk past hurriedly, remember that they too will have a ‘back story’, they will be cold, they will be hungry, they will be frightened. Remember this – and be kind.”

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said: “The children loved the new playground and it was great to see it so busy on this wonderful autumn morning.

"I’d like to thank all our partners and everyone who helped with this fabulous community facility.”

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They should be limited to less than 300 words and be submitted by 5pm on Monday to be considered for publication in that week's edition. We reserve the right to edit letters before they are published.

They should be emailed to: news@sussexpost.co.uk, posted to: Post Newspapers Ltd, 63 London Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 1DF or handed in to our office at this address.

Dear Editor, I was pleased to read in the leaflet prepared by the Liberal Democratic parliamentary candidate, Dr Kate O’Kelly, that she has made a firm commitment to protect NHS services in Chichester, if she is elected as MP. The Harold Kidd Unit on the Graylingwell site is set to close imminently, due to the outdated buildings.

It provides services to people living with dementia and older people with mental health needs. The unit will not be re-provided, or re-built in Chichester, and there will be no in-patient facilities in the city. This service is not included in the Conservatives’ national commitment to build more hospitals.

Chichester has the oldest population in West Sussex, apart from Arun, with 31,069 people aged over 65, of whom 2,336 are living with dementia (Alzheimer’s Society – Dementia UK update 2013).

Older people will be required to go to either Worthing or Crawley for inpatient care. This will have huge and distressing implications for patients and spouses who are often older and frail themselves. This is an extraordinary policy given that Gillian Keegan, Chichester’s Conservative MP, in her role of Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Health and Social

Care, has not advocated robustly and campaigned publicly for the re-provision of the Harold Kidd Unit in the city.

Chichester desperately needs a MP who will stand up for the needs of local people. For far too long it has simply been assumed that Chichester is a Conservative stronghold, and its people’s voting intentions taken for granted.

Chichester requires and deserves a champion who will put the needs of constituents first, and stop services being permanently taken away from the city.

Yours sincerely, G. S. Constable Summersdale, Chichester

Dear Editor I am responding to provide information on the two main points in the letter sent

by Gavin and Sue Barrett in the recent issue of Chichester Post, regarding the A27.

Some months ago, our Chichester MP met with the transport minister to discuss the proposed A27 bypass.

No mention was made at that time of the proposed A303 tunnel to alleviate traffic near Stonehenge. This is important to us as the £1.6bn payment for this proposed work was planned to be funded by a PFI contract (private finance).

There is, however, considerable uncertainty that this funding will be coming forward and thus monies would have to be found from the government for Highways England.

If this is the case and central government has to find the funds for Stonehenge and also cover the £3bn PFI required for the Lower Thames Crossing, then say goodbye to A27 Chichester bypass (as well as all other major

Dear Editor I have been very concerned about misleading election material coming through our doors from the Liberal Democrats.

This has been reported widely across the media but it is happening in West Sussex too. There are two leaflets in Chichester and Arundel but I am sure there are more where bar charts have been misrepresented .

I think it is a blatant attempt to distort fact for electoral gain.

Regards Jane Towers Chichester

projects in the south) as there will be no money left, for many years (I have been informed there will be no major new work in the south for 25 years).

Perhaps our MP needs to go back and ask again for a more constructive answer together with any timescales.

The second point relates to increased air-borne particulates.

My PhD considered pollution in and around Chichester from the 14th century to the current period and related to calculating and establishing SO2 particulates from wood smoke in the early period, then coal and in modern time vehicle traffic (including pollutants from tyre wear).

I had data from the research for Southampton refinery and traffic monitors in Chichester and many government technical reports.

Although there are minor levels, the prevailing wind removes the majority of airborne particulates in this county to the upper atmosphere.

Yours sincerely Dr. Anthony Preston MICE Selsey

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Dear Editor I would like to respond to Gavin and Sue Barrett's letter published last week on the A27. Since the letter was published the Department of Transport has announced that there will be no new consultation and no funding for the road improvements.

We risk being stuck with the appalling congestion and air pollution around our beautiful city.

As a community we will need to work together to find a solution that can be funded locally. Any improvements to the A27 should be seen in the wider context of an integrated transport solution.

As the county councillor for Midhurst I have been campaigning to reverse the damaging cuts to rural bus services. Without reliable and affordable public transport people are forced to use their cars. Buses, electric cars and cyclists still need safe and well designed roads. We need to look at the A27 solution alongside all the other road and cycling routes as we plan for the future.

For the record I supported the work of the Build A Better A27 and the council's recommendations. While I didn't believe that it was the MP's job to choose the route for the A27 it was the MP's job to support the community and support the official elected bodies when a consensus decision was made.

The councils and community can only take any proposed scheme so far.

The reality was that Chichester was competing for limited resources with road schemes all over the country. It was the MP's job to lobby for funds and press for the solution in Westminster.

Yours sincerely Dr Kate O'Kelly Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate

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` Brexit Party RESIDENTS in Chichester will not be able to vote for the Brexit Party in next month's general election.

The decision comes after Nigel Farrage, leader of the Brexit Party, has said his party will not field any candidates against the Conservatives in the 317 seats they won at the last general election.

Teresa DeSantis, who was recently announced as the prospective parliamentary candidate for the Brexit Party, will no longer stand.

Selsey resident and a former executive in recruitment, Teresa said of the news: "I am very disappointed not to be running as a candidate for the Brexit Party to represent the people of Chichester, they deserve better!

"However, I will be keeping an eye on Boris Johnson’s Conservative party to make sure the UK regains control of its laws, borders and fishing. Anything less would be a betrayal of the British people."

` Record office WEST Sussex Record Office is offering visitors an all-access pass to discover more than 1,200 years of West Sussex history for free.

Open from 10am – 3.30pm on Saturday, November 23, anyone interested in family, local or military history is invited to come along and meet staff, find out what sources are available, see some original documents and take a tour behind the scenes.

Visitors can meet organisers of the West Sussex Archives Society at the Record Office, based in Orchard Street, Chichester.

To find out more about West Sussex Record Office, visit: westsussex.gov.uk/recordoffice

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Mobile waste

By Kelly Wickham kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk A CONSULTATION went live yesterday to ask residents their views on the future of the mobile waste service in Selsey and the Witterings.

Currently, a service runs on alternative Thursdays in each area. However, due to unprecedented financial pressures and reductions in government funding, West Sussex County Council is considering stopping the service.

Similar services elsewhere in the county were all withdrawn in 2016 for similar reasons.

Selsey and the Witterings are the only mobile sites in the whole of the county and they cost about £57,000 per year to maintain.

Before any decisions are made, residents are being asked how much they use the service and whether they would be prepared to pay an extra £5-£7 per year through their town or parish council tax to keep it running.

They are invited to take part in a consultation to share their views. This is running until Friday, December 13.

Steve Read, acting executive director for place services, said: “The current financial pressures on the council mean

difficult decisions are having to be made about which services we can continue to fund.

“But before anything is decided on the future of this service, we want to give residents the chance to share their views.

This includes the option of contributing a small amount each year to ensure the service can stay running.”

Residents can use the service to recycle: • Green garden waste • Wood • Metal items such as pots and pans • Cardboard, paper and shredded paper • Small electrical items like irons, toasters, hairdryers but not TVs or white goods Residents in the area have expressed concern that removal of this service may encourage fly-tipping. Fly tipping, when rubbish is dumped illegally on roads or land, is a serious crime that costs the taxpayer £350,000 a year, and could lead to a fine of up to £50,000 and a prison sentence for those responsible.

The consultation is available at: westsussex.gov.uk/mobilewaste Paper copies of the consultation are also available in Selsey and East Wittering Libraries as well as in the Selsey Town Council office.

BUSINESSES in the south of England could be boosted by a new £11million project from the University of Chichester intending to drive economic growth in the region.

The initiative, known as the Business Hot House programme, is offering to support more than 1,000 firms – large and small – and 500 start-up entrepreneurs to improve productivity and innovation.

The multimillion-pound grant was awarded by the European Regional Development Fund to develop businesses in the Coast to Capital Local Economic Partnership area, which covers West Sussex and parts of East Sussex and East Surrey.

Business Hot House manager Gareth Sear, from the University of Chichester, said the programme would help to create a strong economic ecosystem in the LEP region through imaginative business partnerships, enterprise education, and support for start-ups.

He added: “This is one big programme of support led by several partners – the university, specialised business support providers, and local authorities – which will provide an all-encompassing programme of expertise. I urge business, no matter how big or small, to register an interest.”

The project, which is open for applications, provides opportunities for established small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) to

strengthen their business practices and make them more profitable – but will also look to help start-ups develop new and existing ideas.

It will specifically focus on improving business leaders’ knowledge to increase productivity and innovation, which are areas highlighted by Coast to Capital as barriers to growth.

Support will be delivered through workshops, bootcamps, peerto-peer groups, and business mentoring sessions led by academics and experts from the University of Chichester, among others.

Jonathan Sharrock, chief executive of the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership, said: "We are delighted that the Business Hot House Programme has been awarded a significant portion of the Coast to Capital LEP area’s European Regional Development Fund allocation to help support the growth of small to medium-sized businesses in our area.

"Our economic plan has recognised developing business support as a key strategic priority and this scheme will help local businesses and the local economy to flourish."

Funding for the Hot House programme comes from a £5.5million grant from European Regional Development Fund, which will be match-funded by SMEs in the Coast to Capital LEP. Businesses interested in the Hot House programme should register their interest at: chi.ac.uk/hothouse or by emailing manager Gareth Sear: g.sear@chi.ac.uk

Bids for council's highway contracts ONLY a handful of bids were received from companies keen to take on three major contracts for highways maintenance services in West Sussex.

The services – such as pothole repairs, grass cutting and general maintenance – are currently provided by Balfour Beatty but the contract ends in March.

The council chose to split the work into six ‘lots’ but, while there were more than 70 expressions of interest, only five bids were made for the main three.

Two bids were put in for the core maintenance contract, two for drainage cleansing, and only one for hedge maintenance and grass cutting.

Matt Davey, director of highways and transport, told a scrutiny committee meeting officers were ‘disappointed’ with the low response.

But he added that interest in the last three lots had been ‘much better’, with a ‘range of high quality bids’.

Committee members asked what assurances West Sussex residents would have that the council was producing the most sustainable contracts for the highest quality of service.

Mr Davey said: “If we had felt at any point that there was not the sufficient quality of bid for us to be able to award, then we would be looking at going through this process again.

“However, that’s not been the case.

In each of those lots we’ve been able to give ourselves an assurance that we have bidders who are fully capable of delivering a high-quality service for the county council.”

Project manger Peter Smith said one

of the reasons the maintenance contract had been divided into six lots was to try to attract interest from smaller local companies.

He acknowledged they may have found the tendering process too ominous. It was agreed that, once the contracts had been awarded in early December, the council would contact everyone who had expressed an interest to find out why they had decided not to go ahead with a bid.

The six lots are worth a total of £20,050,000, with some of the contracts running for five years, with the possibility of extending to ten, while others will be for four years.

Highways maintenance has been a rather bumpy ride for the council.

In 2018, it was ready to offer the contract to Ringway Infrastructure Services Ltd before a High Court challenge from rival bidder Amey brought the process to a grinding halt.

Balfour Beatty was given an interim contract while the legal battle was fought.

Project manager Peter Smith said it ‘wouldn’t be appropriate’ to say whether any of the latest bidders were subcontractors of Balfour Beatty.

Chairman Andrew Barrett-Miles raised concerns that the new bidding process would result in a photo finish between bidders, which could lead to more challenges and further problems for the council.

But Mr Smith assured him there would be ‘a very clear winner’ for each contract.

Report by Karen Dunn, local democracy reporter

f WSFR have given out advice ahead of Electrical ire Safety Week

Fire service offer safety advice WEST Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is encouraging residents and businesses to check electrical appliances to highlight the risk of fires.

Throughout this month, the service is sharing safety messages and tips.

The reminder is also in the run-up to Electrical Fire Safety Week, which runs from Monday to November 24.

In 2018/19: • The service attended almost 500 electrical fires in people’s home • Forty eight per cent of these incidents involved cooking equipment, including ovens, grills, toasters and microwaves • Twenty six per cent of these callouts were due to faulty wiring, with frayed or damaged leads and cables discovered by firefighters.

• Eighty two call-outs were to electrical fires at businesses around

the county and 51 per cent were caused by faulty wiring, cables and plugs Nicki Peddle, head of prevention at West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, said: "There are simple things people can do to check their electrical appliances are safe, such as regularly checking the cables for damage and checking for hot plugs and sockets that may be damaged."

The largest proportion of electrical fires start in the kitchen.

Tips to prevent an electrical fire include: • Unplug all appliances and chargers when you’re not using them • Don’t charge your phone overnight or for long periods of time unsupervised and don’t leave them to charge under pillows or piles clothes

• Don’t use more than one extension lead per socket • Don’t overload sockets • Use a charger from a reputable supplier • Make sure you have a working smoke alarm on every level of your home • Electrical equipment should never be thrown away in your bin as it contains hazardous substances.

Unwanted appliances should be taken to your local household waste recycling site Remember, if there’s a fire – get out, stay out and call 999. Never go back inside a burning building.

For more information visit: westsussex. gov.uk/fire-emergencies-and-crime/westsussex-fire-and-rescue-service/home-firesafety/electrical-and-heating-appliancesafety-advice/

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CHICHESTER CINEMA AT NEW PARK

November 15-21 LE Fête Du Cinema, the French Film Festival at Chichester Cinema at New Park, has no less than 20 films until December 8, this week’s choices running from Blind Spot, following a music store employee who discovers he has the ability to render himself invisible, to Amanda, the story of resilience, featuring David, who helps his sister raise her daughter but following a tragedy, he must assume new responsibilities. Young Ahmed is directed by the remarkable Dardenne brothers, and features Idir Ben Addi as Ahmed, who has developed a dangerous connection with a militant imam but he is also tempted by life’s temptations. Buy four tickets, get a fifth one free for all French film selections. Catherine Deneuve, in Farewell to the Night, is one of further choices as is the famed director François Ozon’s powerful By the Grace of God. Monos (Best Film at the London Film Festival) from Columbia, a survivalist saga set in a remote mountain in latin America, is unmissable viewing, a cross between Apocalypse Now, Lord of the Flies and Embrace of the Serpent.

Another lauded critics’ choice, The Peanut Butter Falcon, is a modern Mark Twain-style adventure, with Zak, a young man with Downs Syndrome, who runs away from his residential home to follow his wrestling dream.

Ruby Tuesday’s £2 ticket film this week is Two Women, a Russian-language film starring Russian-speaking Ralph Fiennes, whose friendship between two women and whose rivalry upsets the family balance, was a hit at a recent Chichester International Film Festival.

Also screening at the latest Chichester film festival is the high-ranking film, Bait, which captures magnificently the clash between old worlds and new ones via a pair of Cornish brothers’ use of their fishing boat for tourists

and their home, sold to well-off Londoners.

Another hit at the festival is the unmissable, mesmerising compulsively watchable Never Look Away, the best feature awarded film following 30 years of a great artist from the Second World War and the life choices he makes during this traumatic time.

The eagerly awaited The King, starts its run on November 15 and stars Timotée Chalamet as peace-loving Prince Hal, crowned king when his tyrannical father, Henry IV, dies. Now he must navigate palace politics his father left behind.

The bulging Winter Programme of Performance Events includes Le Corsaire, from the Bolshoi Ballet (Nov 17); the musicals, 42nd Street, (Nov 12 and 16, from Theatre Royal, London) and Cabin in the Sky, Vincente Minnelli’s 1943 masterpiece (Nov 17).

Lovers of witty writers will relish Alan Bennett: From Page to Screen in Keep on Keeping On: A tribute to Alan Bennett by Rosemary Coxon, head of the cinema’s education department, on November 15, the second part on December 6.

For full details visit www.chichestercinema.org for these events and all films.

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Last Christmas

Comedy, Romance Screened at Picturedrome Cinema EMILIA CLARKE, Henry Golding and Emma Thompson star for director Paul Feig in Last Christmas, a romantic comedy inspired by a George Michael beat and written by Academy award-winner Thompson and playwright Bryony Kimmings. Kate (Emilia Clarke) harrumphs around London, a bundle of bad decisions accompanied by the jangle of bells on her shoes, another irritating consequence from her job as an elf in a year-round Christmas shop.

Tom (Henry Golding) seems too good to be true when he walks into her life and starts to see through so many of Kate's barriers. As London transforms into the most wonderful time of the year, nothing should work for these two. But sometimes, you gotta let the snow fall where it may, you gotta listen to your heart – and you gotta have faith. Last Christmas features the music of George Michael, including the bittersweet holiday classic of the film's title. The film will also premiere brand-new unreleased material by the legendary Grammy-winning artist, who sold more than 115 million albums and recorded 10 No. 1 singles over the course of his iconic career.

Little Monsters

Comedy, Horror Screened at Picturedrome Cinema LITTLE MONSTERS follows Dave (Alexander England), a washed-up musician who volunteers to chaperone his nephew's kindergarten class field trip after taking a serious liking to the fearless schoolteacher, Miss Caroline (Lupita Nyong'o).

Dave's intentions are complicated by the presence of the world's most famous kids show personality and competition for Miss Caroline’s affections, Teddy McGiggle (Josh Gad). One thing none of them bargained for, however, is a sudden zombie outbreak. Will Dave rise to the occasion and have a chance at Miss Caroline's heart, or will the zombies get there first?

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Frozen 2

Drama, Fantasy Released: November 22 Screened at Picturedrome Cinema FROZEN 2 is an upcoming musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios.

The 58th film produced by the studio, it is the sequel to the 2013 film Frozen and features the return of directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, producer Peter Del Vecho, songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, and composer Christophe Beck.

Lee also returns as screenwriter, penning the screenplay from a story by her, Buck, Marc E. Smith, Anderson-Lopez and Lopez.

Veteran voice cast Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, and Santino Fontana return as their previous characters, and are joined by newcomers Sterling K. Brown, Evan Rachel Wood, Alfred Molina, Martha Plimpton, Rachel Matthews and Jason Ritter.

Elsa the Snow Queen and her sister Anna embark on an adventure far away from the kingdom of Arendelle. They are joined by friends, Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven.

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Action, Biography, Sports Screened at Picturedrome Cinema A DISTINCT change of pace from superhero epics The Wolverine and Logan, the latest film from acclaimed director James Mangold is a much more personal affair centred on a race car driver and his designer’s efforts to construct the best race vehicle.

This is a real-life story that begins in the early sixties, documenting the iconic rivalry between two major motorcar companies: Ford and Ferrari.

Christian Bale plays Ken Miles, a former soldier turned fearless race car driver who’s challenged to outpace the legendary Ferrari at the upcoming Le Mans ‘66.

It’s the world’s most respected endurance tournament, and crucial to achieving this is Matt Damon’s automotive engineer, Carroll Shelby. His know-how combines with Miles’ aptitude as they work together, battling corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car that became known as the Ford GT40.

Le Mans ’66 has recruited a stellar cast in the hopes of doing this high-speed tale justice,

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including Jon Bernthal as Ford’s vice president and Caitriona Balfe of Outlander fame. The film has already gained much praise following its debut at the Telluride Film Festival earlier this year, but now this biographical drama is ready to impress worldwide with its earnest performances and spectacular racing sequences.

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Event. Lights switch-on.

Bognor Regis’s new Christmas light display, provided by Bognor Regis Town Council, will be switched on at 5.30pm on November 23, as part of a day of activities in the town.

Father Christmas will be in his grotto at the railway station, plus Christmas art workshops at the theatre, street performers, entertainers and funfair rides will be throughout the town.

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Event. Christmas Fayre. With four days of traditional festive stalls and entertainment, visitors to the popular fair at Stansted House, near Rowlands Castle, are sure to get into the spirit of the season from November 21-24. The Saturday and Sunday offer shopping, food and lunchtime entertainment between 10am and 4pm. Adult tickets at £8 can be pre-booked at: stanstedpark.co.uk

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Theatre. Flora the Red Menace. A 19-year old Liza Minnelli made her debut in the title role when it was first staged and she became the youngest person to have won a Tony. In the 1930s, Flora Meszaros, is a plucky New York fashion illustrator ready to change the world.

Performances by the University of Chichester Triple Threat Company, at the Alexandra Theatre, Belmont Street, Bognor Regis, are on November 21-23,

at 7.30pm, with a Saturday matinee at 2.30pm. Adult tickets are £14. Call 01243 861010.

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Music. The Rolling Tones.

Satisfaction is guaranteed as The Rolling Tones return by popular demand to Chichester Assembly Room on November 16. Doors open at 7pm - tickets are available by phone or in person from The Novium in Tower Street, Chichester, call 01243 816525 or online from: wegottickets.com

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Music. Old Skool Charity Night. Do you miss your raving days? The Waverley on Bognor Regis' Marine Parade will host vinyl classics from Acid House to putting a smile on a child's face for life. The DJs will be playing for free and The Waverley will be making a donation to Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - a charity funding life-changing cleft palette and lip operations for children in the Philippines. There is a recommended donation of £3 on the door.

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Event. Christmas Market.

Find that perfect gift and enjoy a great day out at Weald and Downland Living Museum. The bustling Christmas Market sees more than 150 stands - selling arts, crafts, food, unusual gifts and much more - ‘pop up’ in the museum's collection of rescued

historic buildings and houses. The event is open at the Singleton site from November 22-24, 10.30am-4pm. The £8 adult entry price includes all the museum buildings, children are free.

Visit: wealddown.co.uk

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Workshop. Wild Woodland Crafts for Adults. If you'd like to make your own Christmas decorations or learn about textile techniques such as weaving, dyeing and felting, regular workshops are being organised by Street Country at the Games Room at Copthorne Caravan Park, Rose Green Road, Rose Green PO21 3ER. The sessions, which cost £10, are running on Wednesdays from 2pm-4pm until December 11. Visit: street-country.com for details.

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Talk. Medmerry - A Record of Coastal Change and Marine Exploitation. Project manager of Archaeology South-East, Jon Sygrave, will give a free talk at The Novium, Tower Street, Chichester, about the evidence of coastal change and how it affected the human population living beside it over the last 6,000 years. Places for the event, on November 21, 6.30pm, must be booked by calling 01243 816525.

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Event. Ecoswap Christmas Fair. A range of environmentally conscious stallholders will help you to stock up on those Christmas gifts or a few treats for yourself on November 17, from 10am to 4pm, to Pagham Village Hall, Pagham Road PO21 4NJ.

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Music. Operatic afternoon.

Selsey Town Hall is the venue for a celebration of singers Isobel Baillie and Kathleen Ferrie in words and music on November 17, 3pm. Tickets at £10 are available from Highhouse Insurance, 101 High Street, and The Crab Pot, 145 High Street, both in Selsey.

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Heartwarming tale strikes a chord with many Theatre review 

By Alicia Denny Calendar Girls The Musical Until November 23 Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester PO19 6AP 01243 781312 box.office@cft.org.uk www.cft.org.uk IT'S 20 years since the members of Rylstone and District Women's Institute shed their clothes to pose for a nude calendar, yet their inspiring story still stirs an emotional response.

After the huge success of a film of the true story of a fundraising initiative by a group of Yorkshire women, which included the widow of a leukaemia victim, in 2003, a stage version five years later was an equal success and now a musical, written by Gary Barlow, of Take That fame, and Tim Firth, who was involved in both its other dramatisations, is on a national tour.

With its lovely backdrop of green hills and an

Maroon Town, Emsworth.

Event. Christmas at the Museum. Bognor Regis Museum will be festooned with old fashioned Christmas decorations. Look in its Woolies window to see what your parents and grandparents were buying at this time of year, listen to Bing Crosby singing

opening song called Yorkshire, the audience is left in no doubt of the geographical origin of the story and how the close-knit community reacted to the loss of one of the village stalwarts.

Inevitably, the first half has to establish the characters and engage the audience's emotions in order to succeed. The pace was rather slow and, with the words of the songs being so important to following the story, it was a shame some of them were unclear when sung and probably better as dialogue in between the songs.

Two lively numbers, Who Wants a Silent Night and Spring Fete, offset the pathos of the terminal illness of John Clarke and there was depth, yet humour, in the roller coaster songs performed movingly by Sarah Jane Buckley as John's wife, Annie.

Her best friend, Chris, played by Rebecca Storm, is equally effective with a strong voice and believeable dialogue. She really came into her own in the second half ,which contrasted with the first in terms of its vivacity and fewer but more interesting songs.

The other main women characters were great support, both in solos and collectively, reinforcing the theme of togetherness in adversity leading to achievements for all.

As with the film and stage play of Calendar Girls, this musical version with its universal message emphasised with original songwriting skills is a heartwarming tale which keeps on giving both to the millions who have watched it and Bloodwise, the charity benefiting from performances.

White Christmas in the Wireless Room, meet Father Christmas (1pm-3pm), try your hand at nut-cracking. Cafe with home-made cakes, lucky dip, old fashioned toys and vintage Christmas decorations for sale. The event, on November 23 and 24, is at 25-27 West Street, from 10am-4pm.

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Music. Maroon Town.

Nine-piece south London band Maroon Town head for Chidham Village Hall on November 23 with their unique musical mix which has seen them perform all over the world, record five albums, and have chart success. Tickets for their 8pm show are available from Bookends, High Street, Emsworth, and online at: wegottickets.com

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Music. Soul Night. Resident DJs Dennis Hyde and Keith Robinson will be playing classic Northern soul, Motown memories, sixties and seventies soul and R&B at Bognor Town Football Club's Seasons venue at Nyewood Lane, Bognor Regis PO21 2TY on November 16, from 7.30pm-12.15am. Entry is £6 and there is free on-site parking.

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Family fun. James Campbell. Hold onto your socks, take the banana out of your ears and enjoy the best comedy for kids from the man who actually invented Comedy 4 Kids. Suitable for children aged six and older, the event is in the Speigeltent, next to Chichester Festival Theatre, with which it is linked.

Tickets for the show on November 16, at 3pm, are £12 with concessions at £5.

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Event. Christmas Fayre.

Funds raised in Walberton will go towards the charitable work of The Sussex Snowdrop Trust, which supports families of children with life-threatening or terminal illness. Among attractions at 3 William Booker Yard, The Street BN18 0PF will be a fabulous tombola, best-selling cookery books, Snowdrop merchandise, ceramics by artist Clare Arent and Christmas cards. Between 10.30am and 12.30pm, on November 21, home-made cakes and Edgcumbes coffee will also be available and a lucky raffle winner will go home with a stunning frosted

Christmas cake.

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Music. Mountain Music.

Join award-winning Little Bulb Theatre as they weave a tapestry both historical and fantastical in an evening of story and song. It's at Graffham Empire Hall, between Chichester and Petworth, on November 22, 8pm. Tickets at £15 are available from: empirehall.org.uk

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Event. Christmas Fair.

Bognor Regis Spiritualist Centre, at 7 Sudley Road (PO21 1EJ), will host a fair with a wide range of stalls, including crystals, books, tombola, raffle, cakes and refreshments.

There will also be mediumship demonstrations, private readings, spiritual healing and talks. The fair runs from 10am-4pm on November 16.

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Music. Autumn Choral Extravaganza. Fernhurst Choral Society will present Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle and popular opera choruses by Puccini, Bizet, Verdi, Purcell and Donizetti on November 23, 7.30pm, at St Mary’s Church, Petworth, GU28 0AE. Adult tickets are £15 but under-18s and students are free. Visit fernhurstchoralsociety.org.uk/events/ or call 01730 815708.

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Event. Artisan Market. This market is the seasonal event linked to the regular crafts fair held at Bognor Regis Methodist Church. Visitors to the venue at Waterloo Square, opposite Queensway, will find it packed to the rafters with lots of amazing handmade creations, chocolates, olives and lots, lots more.

There is free entry from 10am-5pm on November 23 when other preChristmas attractions will fill the town centre with fun.

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Music. All Blues. Barrocking blues from a fourpiece who, between them, have more than 100 years' experience on the pub and club circuit in the south of England. Take your dancing shoes along to the Chichester Inn, West Street, Chichester, on November 23, where the show starts at 7.30pm. Support will come from The Danielle Morgan Band.

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THE TANNAHILL Weavers launch a new season of Scottish music comprising six acts to the Emsworth area over the next 11 months.

The band are one of the longest surviving folk groups still performing live having racked up more than 50 years together and are touring to promote their 19th album release ‘Orach’ - which means ‘Golden’ in Gaelic.

Their concert is at Emsworth Baptist Church, North Street, on November 20, when doors open at 7.30pm for an 8pm start. Tickets are £17.50.

In complete contrast, the all-female Orcadian quartet Fara are in concert on December 12 in Chidham Village Hall. They've been together for seven years during which they’ve amassed a huge number of awards

and accolades and relocated to Edinburgh to make sure they have better transport links for their worldwide travels.

Early 2020 brings Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker, and John Doyle to Emsworth Baptist Church on February 20.

Two weeks later, on March 5, Blazin’ Fiddles are in concert there, and on March 21 Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain make a welcome return to the Baptist Church.

Former Fairground Attraction singer Eddi Reader brings an all-star band to the same venue on October 7 for her 60th birthday celebration tour.

All the concerts are organised by WemsFest and tickets are available from Bookends, High Street, Emsworth and at: wegottickets.com

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walks, talks and fun AMBERLEY Museum opened to the public on the former chalk pits site in 1979 and now an entertaining celebratory weekend of activities and the opening of an exhibition is being staged on November 16 and 17.

It will take visitors back to the life and times of chalk mining in the Victorian era with a mixture of talks, demonstrations, drama re-enactment and guided walks. Displays and historic audio will revive experiences of the workers at Amberley Chalk Pits.

"There will be something for everyone," said trustee board co-chair Graham Duxbury. "Fun for children, historic anecdotes on industrial history and site walks. I’m fascinated to see the live chemistry

display."

A new exhibition on the theme of ‘Meet the Workers – what it was like to work in the Amberley Chalk Pits’, including documents, photos, memorabilia and audio, will be on show in Humphreys Barn. It will be formally opened by the Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex, Mrs Susan Pyper, tomorrow (Saturday) at 10am and visitors are welcome to attend.

Children will be able to go back to the heyday of the Peppers chalk works at the site and take part in a Victorian school day with chalk sculpting and sketching. Visitors will be able to meet Mr Pepper and see a Pepper Rail Trucks display.

There will also be a model railway on view, as well as the narrow gauge railway and historic buses for visitors to ride on as usual.

Short talks by expert speakers over the two days will cover topics including the development of the chalk and lime history in the Arun Valley, the history of the museum and technical insights into the processing of chalk and use of lime. Visit: amberleymuseum.co.uk

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With a range of gifts from jewellery, toys and books to more unusual gifts of mosaic making kits, seeds for growing ancient vegetable varieties and magnets and mugs The site is open every day from 10am – 4pm until Sunday, December 15, and as well as the above events, there are daily guided tours.

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CommunityNews&Views Advertising Feature THE ALDINGBOURNE Trust is one of this year’s finalists for the Sussex Business Awards 2019, having been shortlisted for the charity of the year award.

Enterprise and development manager of the Aldingbourne Trust, Michelle McKinley Bell, said: "We are delighted to have been chosen as a finalist for this award. As a charity, we support people to live independent lives providing real-life opportunities to develop their skills within a variety of social enterprises opening doorways for employment within Sussex. We would not have been able to achieve our success without the support we receive from the local community and our corporate partners."

Join in the festive fun with the Aldingbourne Trust on Saturday, December 7, from 11am to 2pm at our Creative Arts Studio, No73 Aldwick Road, Bognor Regis, where we will be getting in the festive spirit with a charity fundraising Christmas market in aid of the My Network project.

My Network co-ordinator Debbie Allsopp said: "The Christmas market is an opportunity for everyone to celebrate their talents.

Members have been making items to sell and will be around on the day serving teas, coffees, cake, mulled wine and mince pies."

Students from our Creative Arts Studio have also been making goods for sale, so there will be a selection of Christmas gifts available to purchase, and a Christmas tombola offering the chance to win some wonderful Christmas prizes. There are also tables available for rent at £10, so if you are crafty and would like to sell some items please contact Debbie on 01243 838539.

Our Country Centre is now busy getting ready for our Breakfast with Santa days on December 7, 8, 14 and 15. Prices start from just £6.50 per adult and £12.50 per child, to include a breakfast and a drink, and entry to the country centre and farm.

Santa is a very busy man this season, so early booking is essential for this festive breakfast, visit our website: aldingbournetrust.org/ breakfast-with-santa for more information and to book your place.

We will also be offering a Christmas menu in our café from the November 26, to December 17, offering you the opportunity to treat a friend or family member to a festive lunch, or even organising a meal out for your team or work colleagues. Please contact the Country Centre on 01243 542075 or acc_reception@ aldingbourne.org for a copy of the menu and more information on how to book.

The Aldingbourne Trust is a registered charity which supports adults with learning disabilities and/or autism to live the lives they choose. There are many social enterprises within the trust, including The Aldingbourne Country Centre; Horticulture; Wood Recycling and Charity Shop in Aldwick Road, Bognor Regis, among others. We could not continue our support without the help of our volunteers! If you are interested and would like to find out more about volunteering for the Aldingbourne Trust, please contact Tracy Milward on 01243 544607 or tracym@aldingbourne. org

AN INSPIRATIONAL programme to help local young people fulfil their potential, and improve their employment opportunities was launched with over 100 school students from schools in the Chichester area at Fontwell Park.

The Be the Change programme has been developed by LoveLocalJobs Foundation and Graham Moore, of humanutopia, to help 13 and 14-year-olds negotiate the gap between education and employment.

Following the successful first year launch in Chichester for the 2018/19 academic year, Be the Change has returned with previous sponsors The Body Shop (primary funder for 2019/20), Chichester District Council, Petworth Vision and Vitacress, alongside new headline sponsor, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.

At the emotional launch, students and business volunteers took part in activities that focus on happiness, confidence, hope, relationships and employability. The activities were created and expertly led

by Graham Moore, a former

CHILDREN in Chichester were busy painting stones this week for Remembrance Sunday.

Children from Westhampnett visited St Peter's, the village church, and created a display of poppies in memory of soldiers who had fallen.

Churchwarden Jane Ambrose said: "We might not have a meeting room, kitchen facilities and toilets (the Saxons never thought about this sort of thing) but what we

teacher who understands the challenges facing young people today.

The schools involved in the programme are: Bourne Community College, Midhurst Rother College, The Academy Selsey, Bishop Luffa, The Weald, Ormiston Six Villages and Chichester Free School.

Emma Molineaux-Inglis, director of learning at Orminston Six Villages, said: "Today has been amazing!

I have seen disaffected and defiant students grow before my eyes. They have been able to admit to their own mistakes and take responsibility in a way they never do at school.

They have worked together and with people they’ve never met before today.

"The ways in which Graham engaged, encouraged and entertained those students was absolutely incredible.

Their honesty about their lives made me weep both sad and happy tears. This workshop has the potential to be truly life-changing for the students and for me. I am so excited to have the privilege to be on this journey with them and look forward to empowering them to truly ‘Be the Change’.”

do have at St Peter’s Church is an abundance of delightful children always eager to get involved.

"They painted theses stones and displayed them for our remembrance service on Sunday, November 10.

"I appreciate that there will be numerous acts of remembrance to report on but If you can find a little corner to show this picture I would be very grateful."

STAR VOCALIST Rachael Hawnt is set to return to Slindon College to give another special live performance as part of the College’s festive fundraiser this Christmas.

Professional singer Rachael, a finalist in the BBC1 TV show All Together Now, will once again be accompanied by Ashley Cutler on the college's grand piano at the ‘Christmas by Candlelight at the College’ event on Thursday, December 19.

Last year’s event was an astounding success, exceeding the college’s fundraising target for it’s Playground Project. This year, the college is raising funds for the new Sensory Garden Project. The aim is to improve the current ornamental garden by developing it further into a 'sensory garden'. This will help the boys access a fun educational resource allowing them to explore their senses and nature through sound, smell, texture, sight etc as well as being a calming place to relax and unwind.

Slindon College is an independent day and boarding school for boys aged 8-18, set in the historic Slindon House, located in the South Downs National Park. With unrivalled views of the south coast, the 14 acre setting provides the backdrop to a stimulating, broad and balanced educational experience for pupils of all academic abilities, taking into account their strengths and talents.

Slindon College headmaster Mark Birkbeck said: “We're thrilled to be able to spread some festive cheer while also raising funds for our Sensory Garden Project through our Christmas by Candlelight event.

“Rachael and Ashley are incredible performers and we are honoured to be able to host them once again for this special fundraiser.

“At Slindon College we seek to provide all our pupils with a stimulating, broad and balanced educational experience within a caring and supportive environment, tailored to the needs of each individual child and the new garden will enable them to unwind in a safe environment.”

Christmas by Candlelight will take place on Thursday, December 19, from 7.30pm to 10.30pm. Tickets are £22.50 and available to purchase by calling 01243 814647.

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CHICHESTER Mayor, Cllr Richard Plowman and Mayoress Mrs Lynne Plowman joined the staff, volunteers and customers on Saturday to celebrate the 60th Year of Cards For Good Causes.

The mayor cut the celebration cake and praised all the work done to raise much needed funds for the charities involved at Christmas time.

The Multi Charity Christmas Card shop opened on October 5, in the Council House, North Street Chichester and is open Monday - Saturday 9.30am - 4.30pm until December 17.

Shoppers will be able to support the organisation now in its 60th year, and help over 35 local and national charities by buying Charity Christmas Cards, wrappings and gifts in Chichester.

The Chichester shop also stocks local calendars and local scene cards, plus, a range of gifts, napkins, festive wrappings and traditional Advent calendars.

There are 28 national charities supported, including Age UK; Cancer Research; Alzheimers Society; RNLI, The Stroke Association, Help for Heroes; and Military Wives Choirs.

Local charities included The Sussex Snowdrop Trust; Friends of Chichester Hospitals; Brent Lodge; Cancerwise and the Aldingbourne Trust.

Over the last six decades charities have received more than £100 million from Cards For Good Causes.

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Get prepared for the party season www.denisekelly.co.uk Tel: 07730671436 Email: denise@thewellbeingcompanyltd. com THE PARTY season has not quite begun yet, but it’s good to be prepared for when it does!

Having that fuzzy head and nauseous feeling the next day after overindulging on just one too many wines, bubbles, or maybe a few shots (mixing drinks is the worst cause for a hangover!)

The following morning, your body starts to crave the worst foods imaginable.

Greasy bacon baps, endless coffee, endless amounts of stodgy fully buttered toast!

Although it may taste great when you're feeling awful, it's not the best hangover food to feed your body. There are far healthier hangover food options that may actually help you feel better and recover far quicker so you can crack on with your day.

Plus, it may not be too obvious that you staggered into work barely able to stand without vomiting! Here's how: 1. Water It’s so simple, but it can't be emphasised

enough: Drink lots of water. You become dehydrated when you drink alcohol because it's a diuretic and causes your body to produce more urine.

This can be exacerbated when you drink more than a moderate amount of alcohol.

Hence why you wake up in the night after excessive consumption for a number wees!

Some of the most common symptoms of a hangover, such as headache, nausea, fatigue, can actually happen purely because you're dehydrated. Before you even think about food, chug some water.

If plain water isn't your thing, flavour your water with lemon or lime.

2. Avocado Toast Great news - Avocado toast is one of the best hangover foods out there.

Repeat: Drinking alcohol, especially in more-than-moderate amounts, leads to dehydration and loss of electrolytes like sodium and potassium.

Avocado is a good source of potassium, providing 14 per cent of the daily recommended amount. Plus, if you're craving greasy foods, the healthy omega 9 fats in avocado may help satisfy that craving. Have a thick doorstep of healthy wholegrain bread and top with some chilli

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3. Almonds Magnesium is needed to support an enzyme called alcohol dehydrogenase, which breaks down alcohol and eliminates it from the body. In addition, magnesium may help relax the head and neck muscle tension that can make your hangover even more painful.

One ounce of almonds (about 23) is an excellent source of magnesium, providing 21 per cent of the daily recommended amount.

4. Lentils Lentils are another good source of magnesium. One cup of cooked lentils provides 18 per cent of the daily recommended amount of the

micronutrient.

Try sipping on a simple lentil soup, which can also help with rehydration.

Lentils also provide fibre and protein, which can help keep you satisfied, and help you avoid eating an entire pizza!

Lentils also regulate your digestion, because you know the day after a few drinks your digestive system may suffer a little!

5. Bananas Bananas are one of the best hangover foods, and you probably already have them in your kitchen, which is a bonus.

Bananas provide a double dose of hangover-friendly nutrients via potassium and magnesium.

Plus, they're gentle on the stomach

and contain soluble fibre. That's because bananas, like all fruit, are disaccharides (two single sugars combined), which are easy for the body to break down.

One medium banana provides 105 calories, 12 per cent the daily recommended amount of potassium, and 8 per cent of the daily recommended amount of magnesium.

6. Ginger Ginger has anti-inflammatory properties and is well-known to help soothe an upset stomach and nausea, which is commonly associated with a hangover.

Sip on a cup of ginger tea, add it into a fruit smoothie, or grate it into freshly squeezed juice or a warm bowl of soup.

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The hospital of St James and Mary Magdalene Compiled by Professor David Candy, volunteer at the Novium Museum TRAVELLING along Spitalfield Lane, you might expect to come across a hospital, as the word Spitel, in Old English, means ‘lands with a hospital’. The hospital referred to is the hospital of St James and Mary Magdalene.

On the corner of Spitalfield Lane and St Pancras there is a picture-postcard cottage in a modern housing development, which has a commemorative plaque on the wall with the following words: "These are the sacred remains of St James’s Hospital which was founded in the reign of henry the first for the reception of persons afflicted with the leprosy."

Part of the cottage dates back to 1118 when the leper hospital, ‘leprosarium’ or ‘lazaretto’ was founded. Queen Matilda, wife of King Henry I, is credited with establishing the hospital.

It was originally founded as a leprosarium for men but, as leprosy diminished, it became an alms-house for the sick poor. The hospital was well positioned for intercepting Pilgrims travelling from London to the shrine of St. Richard at Chichester Cathedral and relieving them of alms before reaching the suburbs.

Leprosy, or Hansen’s Disease, was a significant problem between the 11th-14th centuries, after which it declined. In the 13th century there were 200 leper hospitals in the UK with an average of 10 beds each. By the 18th-19th centuries, leprosy was confined to Scottish islands.

When the hospital was founded, leprosy was seen as a punishment for sins which might improve the sufferers’ subsequent chance of going straight to heaven.

The disease affects the face, hands, feet, eyes and nerves, causing loss of sensation. It is caused by a bacterium related to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, called Mycobacterium leprae.

Nowadays, there are still more than 200,000 new cases recorded in the world each year and three million people live with disabilities because of leprosy.

In around 850BC, a Syrian General called Naaman was said to be cured of leprosy by bathing seven times in the River Jordan (2 Kings 5). The siting of the hospital of St James and Mary Magdalene next to the River Lavant allowed the patients to try this form of treatment.

A variety of other treatments were used, for example, earth from an anthill, water in which Christ had been washed, blood letting and drinking turtle blood. The hospital could offer sufficient food, clean surroundings, warmth and bed rest.

The hospital cemetery was rediscovered in 1947 during construction of houses in Swanfield Drive. The skeletal remains were removed for further examination, which failed to reveal

signs of leprosy. The skeletons were reburied in the Litten Gardens on October 2,1947, and are marked with a memorial. In 1986, further burials were unearthed during archaeological monitoring of building works. Further development was stopped by Chichester District Council to allow the Chichester District Archaeological Unit to investigate.

More burials were discovered in 1993. Three hundred and eighty-four Medieval burial sites were excavated, including 319 (83 per cent) male and 51 (13.3 per cent) female, reflecting the early policy of the original foundation to admit only males. The original cemetery would have been twice as big and there may be another cemetery on the site where staff were buried separately from the chronically ill.

Leprosy is a chronic infection and commonly leads to bone changes which can be identified from skeletal remains. On this basis, at least 75 (19.5 per cent) had signs of leprosy.

One hundred children (27 per cent), mainly between one and seven years of age, were discovered. No children from Chichester had skeletal changes resulting from leprosy, possibly because, even if the children had the skin lesions, they did not have time to develop before they died. One had tuberculosis of the elbow and leg which might have been interpreted at the time as leprosy.

It is unclear why leprosy declined in England from the 13th century, becoming rare in the 15th century. Certainly, this was not due to the exclusion of lepers in hospitals. Infected patients would delay disclosing that they had leprosy before the signs were obvious, to avoid segregation from society.

The role of the patients in leprosaria was to pray for founders and benefactors and not to contain infection. Isolation was not enforced; patients could receive visitors and were allowed home. Wealthy lepers frequently retired to their country houses. Those who misbehaved could be expelled back into the community.

The funds from St James and Mary Magdalene Hospital were finally transferred to the Dispensary for the Sick Poor, in Broyle Road in 1885, which in turn became the Royal West Sussex Hospital, a decision which would no doubt have pleased the founders of the 12th century leper hospital.

‘Lepers outside the gate’. Excavations at the cemetery of the Hospital of St James and St Mary Magdalene, Chichester, 1986-87 and 1993.

Eds J Magilton, F Lee, A Boylston. Chichester Excavations 10 CBA Research Report 158, Council for British Archaeology 2008.

When the hospital was founded, leprosy was seen as a punishment for sins which might improve the sufferers’ subsequent chance of going straight to heaven.

f Rear view of site St James’s Hospital for Lepers, c1971

f Excavations were carried out on the site in 1986

f Memorial in Litten Gardens

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It's David and Goliath in Cup MILES RUTHERFORD says Chichester City's FA Cup draw is a David versus Goliath clash.

The BetVictor South East side will play either Wycombe Wanderers or Tranmere Rovers in the second round after the draw was made at their Oaklands Park home on Monday night.

And the game will be shown live on BT Sport on Sunday, December 1, after being selected for broadcast.

Former Manchester United striker Dion Dublin picked Chi's No.40 ball live on BBC2 on Monday to guarantee City a trip to a third tier side.

Chi boss Rutherford, whose side play five divisions below Tranmere and Wycombe in the football pyramid, was delighted with the outcome as he looks forward to the biggest game in the club's history.

Rutherford told The Post: "Obviously we wanted a Football

League side and we got one. As a whole group we are just shocked to have made the second round of the FA Cup. "We still basically a County League side that has gone up last year and we're doing OK in Isthmian South East.

"We're not trying to make out we're a big club with lots of resources because we haven't.

"It is like a David versus Goliath match for us.

"And it is a real shock that we are doing as well as we are this year."

Chi, the lowest ranked team left in the competition, received a bye in the first round due to the demise of Bury.

Rutherford admits that the club have gone far beyond their expectations for this campaign their first since making the leap from the Southern Combination League premier.

He said: "The main thing for

f Chi Cup stars and Dion Dublin | Pics: Neil Holmes

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f City out the bag us this year was to stay up. We thought we were going to struggle with finances this year, which we would have, but at the moment we are most probably getting out of any trouble because of what we have done in the FA Cup so far.

"It has been massive for us, absolutely massive."

It has been a money-spinning run for City. They battled their way through six qualifying rounds of the Cup to reach the first round proper for only the second time in their history before the fairytale story continued with their ball staying in the pot to give them another payday.

Rutherford revealed without the cash that has come in from their Cup exploits they would have been reliant on the generosity of backers.

He added: "We were hoping to get favours in from people.

"Some people have helped us out over the last year or so, like James Lacey from A-Boss Scaffolding, while Adam and Andy Stallard have also been people who have put in a little bit of money to help us out, and without those people we would

be gone. It costs us a minimum of ÂŁ25,000 to ÂŁ30,000 a year to run at the level we are. We need ÂŁ30,000 to ÂŁ40,000 a year and at the beginning of this year we had ÂŁ20,000 and we were going to struggle.

"But we all decided we were going to get some money into the club, which is not easy, plus you're always going to the same people because they are people you know.

"We are not self-financing so at this level you have got to get good support in your club and we're doing a lot better this year.

"We need to get 200 people a game into the ground and we are hoping we can do that but you can't budget on that because you cannot be sure you will get that amount a week.

"We're home Saturday and we're hoping that some people come out and watch us because that's what it is all about."

The replay between the League One rivals takes place on Wednesday. If Wycombe progress the match will kick-off at 12.15pm at Adams Park. If Tranmere win it will take place at Prenton Park with a 3pm KO.

Sittingbourne (H) Tomorrow (Saturday November 16), at 3pm

Rutherford won't go changing CHICHESTER CITY boss Miles Rutherford will not be making team changes to try to protect his players in the build up to their massive FA Cup clash.

He has already learned the hard way that it does not work.

Sittingbourne visit in the league tomorrow before a Velocity Trophy clash at Haywards Heath on Tuesday (7.45pm).

Despite Wycombe or Tranmere awaiting when the next round takes place across the weekend of November 29 to December 2, Rutherford cannot afford to rest players.

He said: "We played a cup game (Velocity Trophy) against East Grinstead the other week in which we used lots of players that we were trying out and we suffered a 5-0 loss.

"We made a decision that night not to do that again. It's not right. You can't just bring in ten new players and play them.

"We are playing the same players week in, week out now and that is all we can do as you cannot change ten players each time.

"The squad of 16 to 18 players we have got we decided will play every game for the rest of the season.

"And hopefully, and I really do, that

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nobody picks up an injury before the FA Cup. I would really feel for them."

Chichester won 2-1 against Shoreham at Middle Road last night in the Sussex Senior Cup second round thanks to goals from Emmett Dunn and Ryan Peake. Mark Pulling replied for Shoreham.

City kept their unbeaten league record on the road on Saturday when they drew 2-2 at Sevenoaks. Frankie Sawyer put Oaks ahead before Matt Axell missed a penalty for City.

Kaleem Haitham levelled on 41 minutes and then gave City a 57th-minute lead but Sawyer's second earned the hosts a point.

f BBC at Chi | Pic: Neil Holmes

Chichester City Ladies leave Oaklands Park CHICHESTER City Ladies have played their last game at Oaklands Park - and are setting up home at Selsey's ground.

In a shock move, they have thanked the main club for allowing them to use the pitch for previous seasons but say it no longer feels like home and they need to move on in a bid to progress women and girls' football in the area.

The club will play their first game at the Bunn Leisure Stadium on Sunday, December 1, against Ipswich in the FA Women's Cup. A statement said: "Currently, all seven Chi City ladies and girls teams play in different locations which makes it difficult to have the desired ‘one club feel’. The club has a lot to offer with youth players continuously looking up to the senior players in the squad which made the decision easy for the committee to make this move.

"After an abundance of change from the previous season that took a lot of time and energy away from playing football, there has been unrest from the beginning of the season at Oaklands Park and it doesn’t feel like home anymore to the club.

"Company director Caz Henry-Evans has held this club together, alongside vicechairman Sam Ashton and the rest of the committee and they have no plans to go anywhere any time soon."

Chi have struggled in the National Southern Premier this season, losing 5-0 last Sunday to Plymouth, but are confident first team manager Sadie Blakely and her team of coaches has "a talented, young passionate squad" to work with.

The club will remain in the Southern Premier and keep the same name despite the switch.

The statement added: "This is an exciting move for everyone involved in the club as all youth and senior teams will train and play games in the same place allowing for players and fans to easily watch other Chi City games on the same day.

"All money that is spent in the ground on game days will feed straight back into the club to invest in more opportunities for women’s and girls' football in the future.

"The club cannot wait to move and will soon host their first home game at their new ground."

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Football PAGHAM head to Lingfield tomorrow (3pm) bidding to get kick-start their Southern Combination League premier campaign.

The Lions had plenty of the play against mid-table Little Common last Saturday but were unable to make it count as they lost 3-0 at the Oval.

Lingfield are three places above the second-frombottom Lions but seven points better off.

Common led through a 12thminute Nick Richardson strike against the run of play after Jake Heryet had tested the home keeper.

Pagham had handball appeals waved away while Toby Funnell stung the

keeper’s hands with a fierce 20-yard strike as the visitors trailed 1-0 at the break.

Second-half sub Cian Tilley had a lob cleared off the line but Common made it 2-0 on 64 minutes when Pagham lost possession in midfield and Sam Ellis beat keeper Tom Crook.

Five minutes later, Ellis wrapped the win up with a long-distance shot.

There was still time for Tilley, Lewis Jenkins, Lindon Miller and Heryet to all have decent chances but they could not find a consolation.

Selsey's match at home to Oakwood was postponed and they travel to Storrington tomorrow (3pm).

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Rugby JESS BREACH helped England Women begin their autumn series with a 20-10 win against France in Clermont-Ferrand.

Breach, from Chichester, started on the wing for the Red Roses as they won in France for the first time since 2012 in front of the passionate home support of Clermont Auvergne’s Sports Marcel Michelin.

Jessy Tremouliere’s penalty put France ahead but World Rugby Women’s Player of the Year Emily Scarratt replied from 30 metres out.

After a succession of driving mauls, the Red Roses got the first try when captain Sarah Hunter crashed over.

Forward pressure saw Hunter go over with help from Sarah Beckett to establish a 17-3 half-time lead.

Marlie Packer’s yellow card saw France get their first try as a break down the blindside was finished by Camille Boudaud. England went 20-10 ahead with eight minutes to go when Scarratt knocked over her second penalty.

England face Les Bleues again tomorrow at Sandy Park, Exeter (1.10pm).

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Darts HUNSTON Hares' Rob Misselbrook was the top man on the oche in week three of the Bognor Benevolent Darts League as his side beat Lamb Nomads. Results: DIVISION ONE : Legends 11 Newtown Amity 12; Hunston Hares 15 Lamb Nomads 5; Lamb Shankers v Little Legends - POSTPONED; Friary 'Z' bye.

MOTM - Gary Blackwood (the Legends) 16 & 26 darts [23.86 av]; Rob Misselbrook (Hunston Hares) 19 & 20 darts [25.06 av/ 1st leg 150 left in 15 darts].

DIVISION TWO: Aldingbourne Mavericks 11 Friary 'D' 11; Royal Oak 16 Chi Snooker Club 'A' 4; Pagham CC 'B' 11 Lamb 12; Lamb Chops bye. MOTM Ashley Clements (Royal Oak) 21 & 28 darts [20.45 av]; Nikki Tabberer (Pagham CC 'B') 22 & 24 darts [20.59 av]; Dean Ardener (Friary 'D') 26 & 27 darts [18.91 av].

DIVISION THREE: Richmond Resurrected 18 ASC 3; Chi Snooker Club 'B' 12 Richmond Rebels 9; Newtown Clubbers 9 Cabin 11; Railway Sleepers 13 Friary 'C' 8. MOTM - Mark H Todd (Railway Sleepers) 21 & 26 darts [21.32 av]; Dan Middleton (Newtown Clubbers) 24 & 25 darts [20.32 av]; Grace Austin (Richmond Rebels) 27 & 29 darts [17.89 av]; Tracey King (Richmond Resurrected) 29 & 32 darts [16.43 av].

Friday, November 15, 2019

Seven up as bottom side are sunk BOGNOR ran in seven tries without reply to make it three wins on the trot in Hampshire Premier with an emphatic 41-0 victory over basement side Farnborough.

The Purple and Greens followed up their narrow 7-6 success at Alresford with a big home win at Hampshire Avenue and are sixth in the table.

The tries were scored by Lee Balchin, Shaun Bailey, Luke Inkle, Paddy Burnett, Jeremy Newton, Chris Webb and skipper Josh Burgess.

Burgess was pleased with the way his side did not let the winless visitors get a toehold in the game.

He told The Post: “We started strong and the forwards were dominant at the set-pieces. “The backs also looked strong when getting the ball wide. It was hard work in the conditions but we controlled the game from start to finish."

Bognor have the chance to keep their momentum rolling tomorrow when they head to Eastleigh II, who are second from bottom with two wins from eight games.

Chichester got off to a flying start against London One South promotion hopefuls Medway but were 20-10 losers in Kent.

After a weekend off, Blues were quick out of the blocks as Ben Robson went over within 30 seconds and Stuart Baker converted.

The hosts replied immediately with a penalty to narrow the deficit in an entertaining and close encounter.

Medway added a converted try just before half-time to edge ahead and then added another ten minutes after the turnaround.

Chichester got back to within a score of their hosts when Baker added a penalty off the tee.

Medway kicked a 65th-minute penalty to nudge further ahead and that was how it stayed.

Defeat means Chichester sit eighth in the table.

Chichester are back in action tomorrow with a good chance to improve their points haul as they host Dartfordians.

The visitors are bottom of the table without a win in nine matches but with three bonus points on the board.

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Bognor Colts spell double trouble as they put on their Sunday best BOGNOR fielded two Colts Academy sides at home for the first time ever.

Bognor Purples battled to a 36-24 victory over Fareham Heathens Colts as they preserved their unbeaten record.

Fierce Fareham pressure was repelled early on and excellent defence from Ben Brandon and Piotr Nowakowski turned the ball over to allow fly half Ben Woolnough to set up full back Owen Henton to go over for a try converted by James Billingham.

Fareham replied immediately as their huge ball carriers crashed through to level the scores.

Man of the match Charlie Jays instigated Purples’ try of the game with a line break before Ollie Page fed Billingham to speed over and then convert his own try.

Second row Harvey Henson barrelled over after he was released by scrum half Nathan Chitty and the metronome boot of Billingham extended Bognor’s lead.

Fareham responded with a try to close the half-time gap and added another after the break.

Bognor wrestled back the initiative after Woolnough's crosskick ended with a swallow dive finish from Page after good work by debutant Ben Tilley and Sam Towler.

Again the Heathens hit back but Arthur

Wright moved the ball into space and Harry Smith dived over in a corner following Bognor skipper Oscar Henson’s break.

From the kick off, Josh Galea’s catch and drive forward was given added momentum

by Stanley Wright and Jack Robinson before Jays picked up and crashed over to seal the bonus-point win.

The Greens were 41-24 victors over Farnborough Colts.

Lewis Decarteret dotted down for an unconverted try after good work from Bradley Smith and Jamie Foote straight from kick-off.

Farnborough hit back with a converted try but winger Woody Gilbert-Jones crossed as Greens replied with one of their own.

The visitors responded with two wellworked tries to lead 21-12 at half-time.

Bognor made changes and were back in the game after a Tyrone Makasi break led to a try but Farnborough added a penalty to go 24-17 up.

Bognor dug deep to turn the game. A second Decarteret score,converted by Kerr 24-24, was followed by a penalty from Kerr.

With 11 minutes to play, Bognor pulled away with tries from Alfie Spurle and Morgan Thomas, both converted by Kerr, for a final scoreline that flattered the winners.

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IT WAS not the six goals that pleased Jack Pearce most at Margate in a 6-1 win.

Nor the hat-trick that James Crane scored.

It was the way his side responded to conceding before going on to claim an emphatic victory on Tuesday night in the Isthmian Premier.

The Rocks recorded a seventh straight win - and ninth in ten games - despite being without skipper Harvey Whyte or Portsmouth loan star Brad Lethbridge (illness).

Dan Smith and Crane put Rocks 2-0 up by the 11th minute but Gate replied straight after the break through Adem Ramadan.

Boss Pearce said: "We started brightly, scored two beautifully executed goals and played some really good football.

"But for the last half of the first I felt we thought we'd won the game and just needed to play some pretty football.

"When you're 2-0 up and away the next goal is vital and they scored it in the 46th minute.

"We responded excellently and that was the most pleasing thing.

"In the early part of the season we would have folded but we were resolute, got back on top and managed to bang another four in.

"Craney went on and got a hattrick - and there are not many

defenders who get hat-tricks."

Goals from Ash Leigh, Crane and then Doug Tuck put Bognor back in command before Crane wrapped up his treble in stoppage time.

Crane skippered the side, starting at wing-back and then in the middle of a central defensive trio. Pearce added: "He was excellent for us."

Bognor only named two substitutes, including 16-year-old Michael Baker, who came on for Arron Hopkinson after he made his first start since returning.

Eighth-placed Rocks entertain Merstham tomorrow, who are 18th, and Pearce has challenged his side to reproduce the same level of performance.

He said: "The hard part now is to give Merstham the same respect as you give teams at the top because then you should be OK. "This league is very even and every team is capable of beating the other if they are not 100 per cent focused mentally on their application to the job.

"If we under-estimate Merstham we shall end up kicking ourselves but if we do play to our full potential I am quite confident we shall create more chances to score than them."

Mason Walsh was due to return to training last night after getting international clearance.

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Bognor feeling Brad all over BRAD LETHBRIDGE struck twice as Bognor made it six wins on the trot in all competitions with a 3-1 triumph over East Thurrock in the FA Trophy.

Doug Tuck was also on target on Saturday as the Rocks gained revenge for the 3-0 Isthmian Premier League defeat suffered earlier in the campaign.

Portsmouth's Lethbridge gave the hosts a ninth-minute lead after Tuck played him through on goal and he coolly rounded the keeper.

Thurrock levelled against the run of play in the 31st minute when Alex Clark was put clear and beat goalkeeper Amadou Tangara.

The response was almost immediate as Bognor replied within a minute after a cracker from Tuck.

The midfielder produced a curling finish into a top corner from the edge of the area and Bognor held the lead at the break despite a Sean Bonnet-Johnson strike bringing the best out of Tangara.

Lethbridge completed his brace for Bognor nine minutes into the second half.

He collected a pass from Joe Cook but still had plenty of work to do before he cut inside to bury a low strike.

Bognor had further chances to extend their lead but Tangara was called on before the whistle to prevent the visitors, who are also known as the Rocks, making it a nervous finish for Jack Pearce and Robbie Blake's side.

Pearce was happy with the performance which earned Bognor a trip to Tonbridge Angels on Saturday, November 23.

Kent side and regular Rocks rivals Angels are bottom of the National League South but Pearce knows they will provide a tough test.

He said: "If they were in our league, they would be in the top six.

"It will be a difficult game. We have been there before and won and we are capable of getting a result there.

"But it will be another very tight game.

They will think it's an opportunity for them to get some confidence back by getting a win and we see it as a way to see if we have improved enough to compete at that level."

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f James Crane joy | Pic: Tommy McMillan EVERYONE has been talking about my hat-trick at Margate but what people don’t realise is that when I was a kid I was a winger – until they quickly gathered I wasn’t very good at going past players!

I dropped back to centreback and full-back, and although I have had a couple of stints in midfield under Jamie Howell at Bognor, I count myself as a full-back at heart.

I have never scored a hattrick in men’s football and I was saying to the boys afterwards that it is a really nice feeling to score a goal.

Everyone makes out that defenders just want to defend – but that isn’t true. I am a defender and the best feeling I ever have in football is scoring a goal.

So to score my first was really nice and, obviously, when I scored my third one the game was over but anyone can see from my celebration that I was elated to say the least.

It was especially nice to do it as captain.

If you include games on the bench and in pre-seasons, I have played over 500 matches.

I captained the side when we didn't have a great year in the Conference South when I was 18, so to get the armband again with the skipper, Harvey, away was a nice feeling.

And to then score my first hat-trick with the armband on and the Bognor crest on the chest was lovely.

It's an honour to captain the club and am happy to do so when asked.

I am well aware there are different types of captains and I am different from Harvey.

I am very much a case of getting hold of players and will be the aggressor where I need to be - some people respond to that really well.

Harvey is really good as he has both aspects of captaincy.

He can be that shoulder to

lean on and be like 'come on lads let's buck it up' and put an arm around them when they need it but he can also toe the line as well.

I don't really have that nurturing approach, which is a bit ironic as I'm a teacher.

I don't have that nurturing approach in my football that I have in my job whereas Harvey does, which is why he is a great captain.

As you Bognor fans know, we're on a great run. I was talking to a mate and it's the best run the club has had in about eight years - which just shows the magnitude of it.

I think the big thing has been signing Joe Cook and Amadou Tangara. That has been massive for us.

We now have a keeper we can rely on and a centre-half who is a man-mountain at the back. Having two real pillars there, which we didn't have before they came, has been so good for us.

In every game where the keeper hasn't made a mistake we have gone on to win this season so it's not a shock we're now doing so well.

But the other thing is that Blakey (Robbie Blake) demands excellence all the time in absolutely everything that we do.

Whether we are training, warming up, or just putting the kit away, he demands that excellence and I believe he's instilled in us the trait to demand that from each other.

I think in our first few games we were just getting used to that and now everyone has bought into it and everyone demands excellence off each other. That comes from Blakey and that has been huge.

He demands so much from us and now he's getting us to demand it off each other so it was only a matter of time before we put a few wins together.

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