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By Kelly Wickham Tel. 01243 756170 BrickKilnGardenCentre THe council has successfully bid kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk

for £230,465-worth of funding, as part of its ongoing commitment to support rough sleepers.

THe money will help the council to further expand the outreach work that it currently has in place.

It will also enable Stonepillow, a registered charity, which provides a lifeline to homeless people, to open its Chichester hub seven days a week.

"Rough sleeping is something that we

www.brickkilngardencentre.co.uk VITAL support for people sleeping rough in Chichester has been given a boost thanks to a government fund.

THe district council is one of seven councils which successfully applied for a slice of the £112million rough sleeping initiative, designed to help get homeless people off the streets and put a roof over their heads.

all want to reduce and combat,” said district council leader Eileen Lintill.

"We are working closely with our partners, charities and community groups to help prevent rough sleeping in a variety of ways, and this grant will help us to build on this vital work even further.

"In particular, it will enable us to increase our outreach work, which has been making a significant difference.

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"Our outreach officers and our seniorTel. community warden go out every day to offer support to all rough sleepers. THeir dedication and perseverance has meant that lives have been changed.

"Many of those who have accepted support are now in accommodation and getting back into work. Others are engaging with services and starting to turn their lives around.

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CONSULTATIONS on proposed changes to four small West Sussex schools opened this week.

An initial debate at the end of last year looked at options for five schools: remaining as they are, to federate with neighbouring or nearby schools, to merge with neighbours, be relocated or to close.

As a result of feedback and the county council’s own assessments, the following proposals are now being consulted on four schools, including two in the Chichester district: • Closure of Rumboldswhyke C of E Infant School, from September, 2020 • Closure of Stedham Primary School

by September, 2020, while continuing to encourage and assist the school in its discussion on federation THe council's cabinet also agreed to support progressing with federation proposals for Compton and Up Marden.

THis does not require further consultation and the school is not being considered for closure.

THe council aims to make sure schools offer a broad curriculum and are of sufficient size to be financially viable in the future. THe four schools were identified under these criteria.

Cllr Nigel Jupp, cabinet member for education and skills, said: "THe county council is committed to providing the best education for children in West Sussex. THat means our schools must have the resources to be able to deliver a broad and high-quality curriculum to their pupils.

"None of these proposals will deliver financial savings to the council. But it’s

important that all schools are financially robust and have the resources to deliver a good standard of education.

"THe funding schools receive from central government is based on how many pupils they have, which puts some small schools under financial pressure.

"We do not underestimate the uncertainty the possibility of closure has on an entire school community and we will continue to support schools through this process.

"Consulting on closure is not a decision taken lightly, but where the long-term viability of a school is uncertain, we, as the local education authority, have a responsibility to act.

"THe council is encouraged by the work many of our small schools are doing to discuss partnerships which can make schools more robust and improveBy Kelly Wick kelly.wickham provision for their pupils.

"I very much welcome the views of our residents on these proposals andOVER £1,30 encourage as many people as possible toBoxgrove P Saturday. take part in this consultation.”

Consultations are being held for each THe event school and will run for six weeks untilSt Blaise an for THe Kwa March 16.

Public events will be held for eachhospital in T school, giving parents/carers and staff THe Rev there was a the chance to ask questions: • Stedham Primary School – THursday,together, o February 13, (Midhurst Rotherthe event w College at 6.30pm) or online:Morris danc haveyoursay.westsussex.gov.uk/ strategic-planning-and-place/stedhamprimary-school/ • Rumboldswhyke C of E Infant School – Tuesday, March 3, (THe Assembly Rooms, Chichester at 6pm) or online: haveyoursay.westsussex. gov.uk/strategic-planning-and-place/ rumboldswhykeceschool/

Millions reclaimed thanks to free money advice service A FREE money advice service in West Sussex for people aged over 50 has helped residents claim more than £2.5million in additional benefits since April last year.

A total of £2,578,261 in additional benefits have been received by county residents aged over 50 between April and the end of December last year, after they received help from the Age UK West Sussex's money advice service.

THe service is an impartial and confidential service offering advice in a range of areas including pensions, benefits, managing debt and budgeting.

It is being promoted in conjunction with the council’s age well campaign, which aims to help people stay well, healthy and independent as they grow

older.

THe money advice service is part of the Carewise care funding advice scheme – a partnership between West Sussex County Council, Age UK West Sussex, the Society of Later Life Advisers and West Sussex Partners in Care.

Older residents are being encouraged to take advantage of the free service,which can help them manage their finances.

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f Visitors buy their raffle tickets to help raise cash

By Kelly Wickham kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk OVER £1,300 was raised at the annual Boxgrove Priory St Blaise Fair on Saturday.

THe event coincides with the feast of St Blaise and was held to raise funds for THe Kwa Mkono – disabled children hospital in Tanzania.

THe Rev Ian Forrester said he felt there was a fabulous sense of working together, of generosity, and fun at the event which included traditional Morris dancing.

Father Ian Forrester said: “THere was a truly medieval atmosphere in Boxgrove Priory as sounds of bustling commerce, Morris music, and excited chatter filled the nave.

"THe annual St Blaise Fair was in full swing, with people of all ages buying and selling, taking part in games, and watching the Fishbourne Mill Morris.

"Some were tucking into lunch, and many were inspecting and buying books which form a major part of the fair.

"THe fair raised more than £1,300 for the disabled children’s hostel at Kwa

Mkono in Tanzania."

Saint Blaise is one of Boxgrove Priory’s saints, and is also patron of those with throat complaints and of sheep farmers.

Since 2010, the priory has enjoyed the presence and performances of one of two Morris dancing groups.

For many years, the Sussex Martlets danced, now it is the Fishbourne Mill Morris.

Tempting hot food was also on offer and a raffle, bottle tombola, books, and bric-a-brac stall all enjoyed a constant flow of visitors.

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"We are also very lucky that the district has so many incredible charities and community groups which also play a critical role – and I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for the work that they do to help rough sleepers. It’s very much a team effort."

Between June and December, 2019, 27 people were given support, enabling them to turn their lives around and get off the streets.

Help varies from case to case, including accessing mental health support, accessing a refuge to flee domestic violence, returning to their home country and accessing accommodation.

Lisa, the council’s outreach worker, Helen, a navigator from Stonepillow and Declan, the council’s senior community warden, go out onto the streets of Chichester on a daily basis to help those who are rough sleeping.

"Rough sleeping is a really complex issue," said Lisa.

"We go out and speak to rough sleepers every day. Some accept support, but others refuse it.

Regardless of this, we continue offering help. In one case, I repeatedly offered support to a rough sleeper every day, over the period of

three weeks.

"I was made up when he eventually accepted our help. It’s these moments that make the job so worthwhile because you know that by being consistent and building up trust you can make a difference to their lives."

Every person has different needs and Lisa has helped people, from reuniting families to helping someone seek the mental health support that they required.

"I would speak to one particular person on a daily basis, and faced constant abuse from them. It was obvious their mental health was deteriorating rapidly and so we were able to bring specialists in to help.

I bumped into this person not so long ago and his mental health and wellbeing had massively improved."

If people want to donate to local charities or groups, they can find more information by visiting: stonepillow.org.uk/ or heartchichester. church/ or cityangels.org.uk/ or facebook.com/fourstreetsproject/ If people are concerned about an individual rough sleeping, they should fill in details at streetlink.org. uk THis referral will go directly to outreach workers, who will attempt to find the individual and assess their needs.

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` Witnesses required POLICE are trying to find members of the public who witnessed a woman running across a road in Chichester.

Officers received a report of a woman getting out of a stationary car and running across Stockbridge Road, near to its junction with Terminus Road, at 5.50pm on Friday, January 24. It appeared as if she was being chased by a man, who had also been in the car.

THe woman is described as black, 17-18 years old, approximately 5ft 2in, of slim build and with slightly curly black hair tied up on the top of her head. She is said to have been heading towards the canal.

Officers are appealing for anyone who witnessed the woman, or who may have dash cam footage of her, to get in touch either online or by calling 101 quoting serial 1098 of 24/01.

` Man arrested A MAN has been arrested as police continue to appeal for witnesses to a fatal collision on the A29 at Bury.

THe incident, involving a motorcycle and a tractor both travelling southbound towards the Whiteways Lodge roundabout, happened around 1.40pm on Monday.

THe male motorcyclist was confirmed dead at the scene. No other injuries have been reported.

A 38-year-old man from Chichester was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving. He has been released under investigation pending further enquiries.

Witnesses are asked to email: collision.appeal@sussex.pnn.police.uk quoting Operation Dunham.

Friday, February 7, 2020

Councillor hits back over car park plans

By Kelly Wickham kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk A DISTRICT councillor has reiterated his views on closing a car park in the city centre to use as a permanent site for markets.

At the full Chichester District Council held at the end of last month, Cllr Tony Dignum said he was able to speak only briefly about his proposal to close Little London car park and use it as a permanent site for markets.

Speaking to the Chichester Post, he said: "I would propose retaining the separate section adjacent to the Oxmarket Centre of Arts for parking for blue badge holders. THere is ample capacity in for example the Avenue de Chartres car park to accommodate other existing car park users.

"Closure would remove the queues of cars waiting to enter the car park, with their damaging impact on air quality and carbon emissions. A daily average of 600 car movements in and 600 movements out of the inner city would be avoided.

"Closure would allow street markets to be reduced in scale in North Street and East Street which would please most conventional retailers."

Cllr Dignum also said closure would be in line with the Chichester Vision document which states: 'Our ambition is to calm and reduce traffic flows within the city centre, improve air quality and to reverse the priority from vehicles to pedestrians'.

Cllr Dignum continued: "Closure of most of the Little London car park is only one of the measures needed to reduce

traffic in the city centre.

"THe Chichester Vision document has an illustration of how West Street might look as a pedestrianised space. Bus stops should be provided at or near each of the four gates, there should be an electric minibus service running frequently between Northgate car park and the railway station for those needing a lift to their car or bus stop."

On Tuesday last week, district councillors agreed to designate more areas in the city centre for street trading.

THey debated the existing street trading restrictions after a consultation had finished.

At the meeting, councillors agreed for officers to proceed with changing selected streets in Chichester city centre to approve the street trading with effect from April 1.

It was originally the city’s mayor, Cllr Richard Plowman who asked why Little London car park was not included.

Cllr Dignum, former district council leader from 2015 to 2019, agreed with Cllr Plowman.

After a vote, councillors at Tuesday’s meeting agreed to the progress proposals to allow street trading in the Little London car park.

Cllr Dignum said: "THe arguments for closing Little London car park apply with rather less force also to the Baffins Lane car park with its 450 movements a day both in and out. An alternative use could be an inner city park for relaxation and reflection.

"If we mean business in tackling air quality and carbon emissions we need to take actions which will not please everybody. Let’s get on with it."

f Hairdressing students learn from skilled professionals

Emsworth hairdressers close up to help out college students THE HAIRDRESSING team at Charter Cutting Company closed their Emsworth salon for an afternoon to spend time teaching students at Chichester College last week.

THey spent several hours at the college’s salon, delivering a colour workshop and giving students one-onone time to gain important commercial hair skills from industry professionals.

THey also had an opportunity to experiment with different products and speak to different stylists, allowing them to gain an insight into what a career in industry really looks like.

Holly, a second year hair student, said: “It’s been fantastic. We’re really grateful to the team who have come in

and given up their time to teach us.

“It’s good to be able to see how other people work and find out about what they do. I think it helps us and it’s been interesting to hear about their experiences.”

Andrew Green, executive principal at Chichester College Group, added: “It is brilliant for our students to be able to spend time with employers and industry experts, and benefit from their experience.

“We want our students to leave college with the qualifications they need and with skills that will ensure their employability and working with companies like Charter Cutting help us do just that."

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Residents will see rise in tax

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

A COUNCIL tax rise of £5 per Band D property is set to generate Chichester District Council an additional £270,667 per year.

Cabinet members discussed the budget spending plans for 202021 at their meeting on Tuesday morning which included a council tax increase from £160.81 to £165.81 for a Band D equivalent property.

THe full council will set the budget and council tax in March, 2020, and approve spending plans.

Within the report which was discussed on Tuesday, a net budget requirement of £14,235,800 for 2020-21 was also approved.

Councillors discussed the prospect of an uncertain future and an anticipated deficit in 2021-22 and 2022-23.

THe draft budget requirement is calculated after deducting income arising from fees and charges.

THe remaining balance has to be financed from council tax, retained business rates and other government grants.

Currently, the council receives around £16.8milllion of income each year from fees and charges for services such as car parking, trade and green waste, estate rents, planning and

building control fees.

THe draft budget shows a net surplus of £483,900 for 2020-21.

THe expectation reflected in the financial strategy is that in future years the government’s funding review will further reduce funding to shire district councils.

THis, combined with cost pressures and uncertainty concerning some of the council’s income streams, means officers currently anticipate a shortfall in resources in the following two years.

It has been decided to reserve the 2020-21 surplus by transferring it to the council’s general fund balance in order to offset future deficits and avoid unwanted service reductions.

THe minimum level of reserves was agreed by the council in December to remain at £6.3m.

THe council’s own reliance on income generating services may be adversely affected by economic uncertainty which could have an impact on the community that uses the council’s discretionary services.

THe impact of this risk has been considered in the draft budget as £200,000 of income has been removed from the car parking income target for 2020-21, reflecting a reduction in use of car parking being experienced in the current year.

f The playground at Siddlesham

Successful open day at nursery LITTLE Diggers Montessori in Sidlesham welcomed families to its first open morning last week.

Parents and children braved the wet weather to see progress on the building renovations and look around the newly updated playground.

However, the drizzle didn’t dampen anyone’s fun, from meeting THistle and Marigold, the resident guinea pigs, to enjoying Gruffalo-inspired adventures in the woods with a hot chocolate, it was a fun-packed morning.

Ellie Smee, Little Diggers owner and founder, said: "It was lovely to see so many families at our first open morning and particularly wonderful to see all the children happy and having so much fun.

It has been many months in the making with lots of help and enthusiasm from the local community and businesses such as Covers who kindly donated all the equipment for our popular construction role-play."

THe nursery, which will be opening its doors later this month, is located in the grounds Sidlesham Primary School.

It will cater for up to 30 children aged between two and five years, from 8am to 6pm, all-year.

Combining her early years teaching experience in various settings with her Montessori training, Ellie explained how she hoped to set Little Diggers apart: “Children learn so much more effectively out in the natural world, assessing and taking risks, working as a team, learning about nature and the environment, and generally having the freedom of movement to express themselves in such a wide variety of ways. I wanted to combine the forest school ethos with the learning environment of a purpose-built Montessori classroom.”

THe next open morning is on February 11. For more information email: hello@ littlediggersmontessori.com or call on 07876758879

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` Police reports DURING the week from Monday, January 20, to Sunday, January 26, numerous reports were made to police, which included: In High Street, Chilgrove, on Monday, January 20, business premises were broken into and cash was stolen. Serial 0218 of 20/01.

Also on the Monday, business premises in West Dean, Chichester, were broken into and cash was stolen. Serial 0297 of 20/01.

In Southgate, Chichester, overnight on Monday, January 20, a building site was broken into and numerous tools were stolen.

Serial 0266 of 21/01.

In Adsdean, Chichester, on the afternoon of Tuesday, January 21, a vehicle was broken into and some clothing was stolen. Serial 0290 of 22/01.

Overnight on Tuesday, January 21, a white Ford Transit was stolen from outside a property in Halfrey Road, Chichester. Serial 0207 of 22/01.

In Franklin Place, Chichester, overnight on Wednesday, January 22, two vehicles had their wing mirrors damaged. Serial 0807 of 23/01.

On THursday, January 23, a home in Whyke Lane, Chichester, was broken into. Cash and jewellery were stolen. Serial 0882 of 23/01.

In Newells Lane, West Ashling, between Wednesday, January 22, and Friday January 24, a shed was broken into. Damage was caused and three drills and a chainsaw were stolen. Serial 0386 of 24/01.

Battles over pension investment continue CHICHESTER councillors in favour of moving county-run pension funds away from investing in companies that profit from fossil fuels say the decision by the council is disappointing.

At a full council meeting held last week, councillors at Chichester District Council debated the pension fund moving away from companies investing in oil, gas and coal but the motion was not passed.

THe motion, brought to the council by the Green Party, was referred to as 'political football' by Cllr Gordon McAra, an independent. He also said that others could later argue they don't agree with other funds the pension could be invested in.

Some councillors supporting the motion argued that it indicated to trustees managing the pension investments that the district council would prefer investments of a more environmentally clean nature.

THey drew attention to the fact that Worthing Borough Council, Adur District Council and Arun District Council all voted in favour of this motion.

An amended motion was debated which was also defeated, with councillors deciding to set up a small group to look at the wider issues of ethical and environmentally sound investments. THeir findings will be brought back to the council.

Now, a member of West Sussex County Council’s pension panel has said investing in fossil fuels brings the biggest returns for pensioners.

At a meeting of the panel, members were told the council had received an ‘increasing number of enquiries’ on the subject, with officers wanting to produce a report once a quarter to keep people up to date with what was going on with their investments.

Chairman Jeremy Hunt, cabinet member for finance, pointed out the difficulties of pulling away from such investments immediately, adding: “You can’t just drop everything and sell them overnight.”

Cllr Dr James Walsh (Lib Dem, Littlehampton

East), who is also leader of Arun District Council, asked members of the panel to keep an open mind.

He said: “We have to listen to major employers who do speak on behalf of their pensioners because they listen to them and have been listening to them for a while. We have to take all views into consideration, not just closed views.”

THe £4,306million investment portfolio is run on behalf of 201 employers – including the district and borough councils – and 75,191 members.

THe county council is the largest employer, contributing £57.5m to the fund in 2018/19, up from £54.9m the year before.

Some two per cent of the funds are invested in fossil fuel stocks – a slight decrease since April, 2019.

Cllr Sarah Sharp, district and city councillor for the Green party, said, after the debate: "THis was disappointing. While the Liberal Democrats largely supported the motion, together with the Green, Labour and Local Alliance Members, it seems that not everyone believes we need to send a clear message to the fossil fuel companies indicating that we are serious about moving towards carbon neutrality."

Cllr Kevin Hughes, Labour Party, was concerned by the tone of some of the debate. He added: "We were also disappointed at some of the language used by councillors opposing the motion which we feel could have been considered somewhat condescending.

"It was particularly unfortunate as the council had just agreed to fund a climate emergency officer."

Cllr Donna Johnson, Local Alliance, said: "THis is not just about the ethics of investing in fossil fuels – the governor of the Bank of England has signalled that investments in this area are not safe in the longer term and that investment companies need to ‘change course’ to account for climate change.

We are hoping that we can make progress on this issue."

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Domestic abuse charity receives big cash boost

By Kelly Wickham kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk A CONVENIENCE store in Selsey has raised more than £1,300 for a domestic abuse charity.

THe Co-op store in Selsey chose Safe in Sussex to be their chosen charity and offered to do a book sale to help boost funds.

Staff at the store say they are great supporters of the organisation and have been helping to raise awareness of the charity and provide families with support and goodwill, along with raffle prizes and the provision of beverages and snacks for many of the charity's events.

"THe Co-op are always so supportive of our work and we enjoy working in partnership with them and the local people of Selsey," said Diane Durkin, community fundraiser for Safe in Sussex.

"THe book sale raised £1,303.80, which

is gratefully received. It was a good way to support the vital work of Safe in Sussex.

"As a charity, we rely on the goodwill of the community, as we constantly need to raise funds to provide services which enable people to recover from and live free from domestic abuse. " THis year, the charity also plans to hold its second shocking shirts and funky frocks day on June 26, and also a Mad Hatters tea party.

Safe in Sussex offers advice, support, refuge, awareness and education for women, children and young people across West Sussex.

THe refuges are for women and children who flee domestic violence and are places where women can feel safe and be given vital practical and emotional support.

Safe in Sussex aims to increase awareness and stop the cycle of domestic abuse.

For more information on the charity and events, visit: safeinsussex.org

f Pupils at Bourne College with the donated items

Pupils delight with second-hand furniture donated to city college TEACHERS and pupils from a college were delighted on Friday when they received a special visit.

Staff and children at the Bourne Community College met representatives of the companies who have been involved in donating furniture and equipment to the school through Lindsey Parslow, of Business2Schools.

Lindsey resources good quality second-hand furniture and equipment from companies who no longer need it and then redistributes the items to schools which are in desperate need of such equipment.

THe college has been fortunate enough to receive a range of furniture, including tables, clothes racks for PE,

large TV screens.

THeir latest delivery consisted of more than 50 computers for the IT department.

THe college were joined on Friday

by David Johnson, of EFG Private Bank, and Sue and Lloyd, from Veritas Digital, who were responsible for some of the donations.

"It was a pleasure to show them around our college to see where their equipment has been distributed and to meet the students who have benefited from their generosity," said Mrs Yvonne Watkins, headteacher.

"Linking with businesses is such a positive way forward on so many levels as it provides a range of opportunities and resources for our students."

RESIDENTS and businesses are being encouraged to sponsor a tree in one of the Chichester district’s many parks and gardens, as part of a council scheme that aims to help tackle climate change and protect the local environment.

THis week, councillors Penny Plant and Sarah Sharp, who are members of the council’s environment panel, planted a new tree at Whyke recreation ground to help raise awareness of the scheme.

“Trees are a precious natural asset and, as a natural carbon sink, are a vital part of the fight against climate change,” said Cllr Plant, cabinet member for environment and Chichester contract services.

“THis scheme gives people the opportunity to play their part in the fight against climate change.

"Whether it’s a unique gift or to remember a loved one, planting a tree is great way to leave your mark on the district for future generations.

“Tackling climate change is a key issue and we are currently developing a climate emergency action plan which sets out a carbon reduction target of ten per cent year on year until 2025 within the district.”

Trees have numerous environmental and economic benefits, including: • One tree absorbs around one tonne of carbon during its lifetime, making it one of the cheapest, most costeffective means of reducing carbon.

• Trees help us adapt to climate change, through reducing 'urban heat island' effect and helping us to mitigate against flooding • One tree produces enough oxygen each year to support two people • Trees provide a wonderfully rich habitat for all sorts of wildlife, greatly improving biodiversity • Trees improve health and wellbeing by purifying contaminated water and removing harmful pollutants from the air Carbon reduction is already a key focus in many areas of the council’s work. New policies are currently being proposed to set standards for sustainable construction, energy efficiency and water usage in new developments through the local plan review. People can find out more by visiting: chichester.gov.uk/biodiversity or by emailing the council’s Green Spaces team at: parks@chichester.gov.uk

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By Kelly Wickham kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk A PARKING fine has left a Bognor Regis resident opting to boycott services in Chichester in favour of her own home town.

Claire Tarrant, from North Bersted, was horrified when she received a fine after parking in Chichester Gate to watch a film and have lunch with a friend.

At the beginning of the year, Claire and her friend watched a film at Cineworld.

THe tickets, which Claire booked online for the two of them cost £22.50. THe couple arrived early at 10.15am, around 30 minutes before the film was due to start. Claire explained this was due to allowing for time to travel from Bersted via Pagham, through any potential traffic.

Allowing for trailers and the film duration of 135 minutes, the two women left the cinema at 12.45pm and decided to grab some lunch at Frankie and Benny's in the complex.

Upon arriving, Claire said they were told there would be a 30-40 minute wait time, which they said was fine.

Once they ate lunch and left Chichester Gate, they had stayed over the four hour limit by 25 minutes.

Claire said: "We were not made aware of the time limit on the car park. I could understand if we had left the car and gone off shopping in Chichester or for a walk down the canal but we stayed at Chichester Gate.

"I called the restaurant and they can only apologise that there was a wait and that we were not informed of the parking time limit. Putting a time limit

on our stay and receiving this fine has certainly put us off using these facilities in the future.

"We are very disappointed and hope that future customers of the restaurant are notified before booking a table."

Claire said she has also spoken to a member of staff again from Frankie and Benny's on the phone who said she may get a poster made and suggest that waiters keep their customers informed.

Despite an appeal to the parking company, Euro Car Parks, Claire received a letter stating that the company rejected her appeal, on the grounds that parking at the site is limited to 240 minutes, the car park is operated by ANPR (automated number plate recognition) camera which capture vehicles entering and leaving to calculate their stay and that it is the responsibility of the driver to check for signeage.

Claire said: "I don't think I had much choice but to pay for the fine once they rejected my appeal.

"I will certainly think twice before going to Chichester again now.

THe Picturedrome cinema in Bognor is £9 for two tickets compared to £22.50 at Cineworld, plus a £50 parking fine compared to free parking on a side street

in Bognor with unlimited parking time.

"THe whole day ended up a very costly day out!"

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Bake Off star says best institutional food at city's outstanding hospital

By Kelly Wickham kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk HOT toast and a good cup of tea are the best foods when you feel unwell, according to a TV star and celebrity chef.

Great British Bake Off star Prue Leith officially opened a state of the art ÂŁ3million kitchen at St Richard's Hospital and with it comes a new patient menu.

Talking exclusively to the Chichester Post, Prue said her go to food for sickness was clear chicken broth but in a hospital nothing beat hot toast and tea.

She said: "When I'm ill, I just have an old fashioned idea to have clear, chicken soup and dry toast.

"I think in hospital, the thing people complain about most is not being able to get toast. Here, you can get hot toast and it's still crisp when you get it.

"Toast and tea are the most important things. Good tea with nice, fresh milk. THis country used to be famous for its cuppa."

THe new menu has been revamped and includes starters, main courses, potato and vegetables and a dessert for lunch and evening meals.

Choices include soups, beef lasagne, tuna pasta bake, pork stroganoff, spinach and lentil curry, vegan sausages in gravy, Mediterranean pork meatballs in tomato sauce, turkey and ham pie, traditional roasts and fish and chips.

Jacket potato toppings include cottage cheese, tuna, chilli con carne and coleslaw and a selection of snacks are available featuring fresh fruit, custard pots, toast and hummus and vegetable pots.

Prue said: "I don't quite know how to say

this because I know that you will expect me to say that the food is absolutely delicious and all the rest of it.

"THe truth is, this is the best institutional food I have ever eaten and I have eaten in schools and hospitals and prisons. I think it's amazing.

"I have walked around and couldn't think of a single thing to complain about. I have to say the meatballs were just fantastic.

"THe hospital food review body has now been meeting for a couple of months and I at first, refused to sit on it because I had seen before the NHS sort of playing with the idea that you get somebody who is well known for food and they put them on top of some initiative but with no money and no staff and no real evidence.

"What happens is, they announce it, it's very good for the minister and it makes the public feel for a second that something is going to be wonderful and it doesn't happen.

"I just feel that is unfair to everybody. So I said no because I just thought this is going to be another one of these, 'I'm on Bake off so they think I'll be good for it' things and in fact the guy who persuaded me was Matt Hancock, secretary of state.

"He rang me up and said he was hanging his hat on the performance of the NHS. We have to do something about the food. He thinks food is nutrition. He thinks food is medicine.

"He said all the right things and when I said OK, but what do you expect me to do? Have my photograph taken and tell everyone how to cook in the hospital?

He said, no they were setting up a proper review and everyone on that panel except a

couple are in the NHS, doctors and nurses and nutritionists.

"THey know what the problems are, they work in the system and they have all made great improvements in their own patch.

So I began to have a little more faith in the idea."

Prue said she met Prime Minister Boris Johnson and asked him what he thought.

She said: "I had breakfast with him, I asked him if there would be money behind it because change doesn’t happen without it.

"He thought I meant money for ingredients and I said we don't necessarily need more money for ingredients, because there is a huge amount of waste in the NHS and some people are doing it extremely well on a fairly low budget.

"I explained it was the kitchen, the infrastructure, the training. You have to change the attitude of the entire hospital.

"Such a joy about this place is that you can tell, almost the minute I walked in, every single person was enthusiastic, excited about the new kitchen and have worked tremendously hard to get it here.

"Everybody, from the nurses to the doctors, to the catering staff, believe that food is important and so they have done it and they have done it absolutely brilliantly."

THe new menu also includes easy to chew and lighter bite options and desserts include ice cream, rice pudding, strawberry whip, hot strawberry jam sponge, apple and raspberry crumble and hot custard and banana.

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` Free sessions A POPULAR play centre in Bognor Road in Chichester is offering five schools in the area free education trips.

THirty schools across Surrey, Kent and West Sussex will receive free exclusive hire sessions during the summer term, worth over £6,500.

A further 30 schools will have the opportunity to visit at the reduced price of £99, saving over £100.

All qualifying participants will also receive a raffle prize for their school.

Vouchers are available to all parents visiting Little Street up until March 31, with one voucher issued per paying child.

Vouchers can be collected at Little Street in Chichester where they are offering five free educational trips, so the first five schools to collect 100 vouchers and deliver them to the venue will receive a free exclusive hire.

THe promotion is open to primary schools and nurseries.

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` Leaflet exchange LEAFLET Exchange, Visit Chichester’s ever popular, free business-to-business tourism showcase, will once again return to the city next month.

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Two fat men take on huge challenge to help Australia

By Kelly Wickham kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk A CHICHESTER businessman is taking part in a mammoth challenge to help raise money for Australia.

Brendon Cook, owner of Kiwi Recruitment has joined forces with Brad Ainsworth, of Cathedral Wealth Management, dubbing themselves as the 'fat men'. THey will be taking on the mammoth challenge of trekking to Everest Base Camp in April to raise much needed funds to help the efforts of emergency responders and affected animals and wildlife.

THe recent Australian fires have destroyed massive amounts of land, homes and habitats, and claimed the lives of a devastating amount of animals.

Experts have warned that up to a trillion animals could die from the fires and the catastrophe has pushed Australia into a state of disaster.

"I and Brad have always thought we should get in shape," said Brendon.

"We wanted a fun way to set ourselves a goal, something to aim towards. We realised that we both wanted to see Everest – we both love adventure and travel, and this seemed like the perfect aspiration for us both to feel motivated about getting into shape.

"Doing it for such a worthy causes fuels us even more – it’s easier to get yourself out of bed early in the morning to go to the gym if you know there’s a really good reason behind it at the end of the day. We want to

prove to ourselves that we can do it."

Brendon says he has been going to the gym almost every morning; at least five mornings a week, and Brad has been training about three days a week.

Originally from New Zealand, Brendon is heading back home this month and said he will be taking that opportunity to train climbing some mountains so he can practice on different terrains.

He said: "I think the mental aspect is the hardest thing – telling yourself you can do it, and putting that thought into action.

Mental blocks can be the worst thing holding you back. If you don’t believe you can do it, you won’t do it. THat and the cold - it’s going to be freezing and altitude sickness is also something to worry about."

Brendon also said he has always loved adventure and travelling.

"I’ve had some incredible experiences traveling, but this is by far the toughest," he said.

"I’ve never done something so huge for charity. While my company, Kiwi Recruitment, does sponsor a lot of local charities, like Stonepillow, I haven’t personally taken on such a huge task for charity before. I thought that the severity and devastation in Australia really called out to me, I really wanted to do something to help. It’s even affected my home country, and I couldn’t sit by and do nothing to help.

"I would definitely consider doing something like this again. I strongly believe in helping others and sending out a good message to the community.

"I never take myself too seriously, and neither does Brad. We are both trying to lose weight and we thought it would be a funny juxtaposition. 'Two Fat Men Vs Everest'.

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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 Your weekly crosswords are generally far more difficult than my daily easy crosswords attempted in THe Daily Telegraph. (I rarely attempt the cryptic one) Well done! I have not completed this last week's, issue 195. Very frustrating.

Yours sincerely, Peter Collett Tangmere

Dear Editor If I weren't frantically busy trying to earn a living, I, too, would've written echoing Peter Hill's view that council taxpayers in rural areas are outrageously short-changed particularly galling since reading of hyper-generous council officials' salaries and perks.

It's our money! Our money is lavished on the city, but apart from refuse collection and the occasional pothole filled, virtually nothing is

spent on us.

THe planning department is intent on ruining our lives and environment with vast amounts of new-build and totally inappropriate, stinking, industrial-sized pig farming.

Our idyllic rural schools are threatened; already inadequate bus services are cut; traffic-calming in seriously perilous single track lanes with a 60mph speed limit? As if!

Entertainment? Despite our world class AmDram, we have to raise money to shore up the village hall.

THe Post warned us that, again, council tax will increase - and I am, again, considering whether to refuse payment.

For decades, reports say that. though likely to be on low incomes, rural dwellers pay at least as much tax as urbanites, yet get 50 per cent less spent on them.

Will justice ever prevail?

Yours sincerely C. Francis East Ashling

Dear Editor Why is it that our elected councillors have got a grudge against the businesses in our city centre?

THe comments allegedly made by Councillors Digman and Plowman regarding closing the Little London car park are beyond belief.

THis well used car park is essential for the use of short-term shoppers within the city centre, especially those of us who are disabled.

Without this car park it would

have the effect of driving shoppers even more to the outskirts of the city where unfortunately more and more large and small enterprises are relocating.

Do the councillors like the prospect of the city centre to consist of just banks, jewellers, coffee shops and mobile phone enterprises.

Have a heart councillors and get your priorities right!

Yours sincerely Trevor Bennett

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Dear Editor I have just read your article on the food at St Richards Hospital, where the Health Secretary and food expert Prue Leith praised the high quality of food served. I must admit I am amazed and shocked.

When I unfortunately had a 13-day stay in the hospital at the beginning of the year the food could only be described as awful, if it was in fact on the menu. It was no surprise to see other patient visitors routinely bringing edible food into the ward.

THe menu is divided in to a spoon-fed item or knife and fork meal. THe spoon fed dishes were a plate of slop over the plate, something that shouldn’t be fed to an animal.

It is implied that pre-packed contaminated sandwiches previously bought in were now prepared in-house.

THe sandwiches I had were all pre-packed and bought in. THe menu, which I was allowed to see on day four of my stay, always had a long list of not available meals. On one occasion, I opted for a cheese omelette – “not available”, I then chose a ham omelette – “not available”. But I could have a cheese and ham omelette.

Stupidly, I thought the omelette would be prepared in the hospital kitchen. Oh no, this was a bought in product that was a burnt crispy solid block.

I could go on about how bad the food was but would just like to say please do not use this hospital's catering as an example to roll out to the rest of the UK. As Marianne Griffiths states: “Food is so important to our patients for many reasons. It’s about nutrition and variety and joy that you need to give through food, particularly when people aren’t well."

I can truly say I was not at all well and the stuff put in front of me certainly did not help me to improve.

I always thought Prue Leith had an affinity with food. Clearly, I was wrong.

Yours faithfully Michael Clay Felpham

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New director of children's services AN EXPERIENCED director of children’s services has been appointed by West Sussex County Council.

Lucy Butler, currently director of children, education and families at Oxfordshire County Council, will join West Sussex in May as executive director of children, young people and learning.

Council leader Paul Marshall said: “I am delighted that we have made a permanent appointment to this vital role.

"Lucy is a talented and experienced director and is just the person to lead our improvement work and drive forward the important changes we need to help our children’s cervices thrive. We are not complacent and know, as a whole organisation, we have much to do to make sure we are providing an environment which helps our dedicated children’s services staff do their very best for the children of our county.”

Lucy joined Oxfordshire in 2012 and became deputy director of children’s services before taking up the role of director in 2016.

She has two children, one at university another at secondary school.

She is passionate about leadership and helped to found Oxfordshire Women’s Leadership, a women’s leadership group, and is chairman of the staff college, a leadership college for directors of children’s services and aspiring directors.

She said: “I’m really excited about the new role. I see it as a great next challenge for me and one I am really looking forward to. I was inspired to come to West Sussex because I feel it is on the brink of something really exciting. I saw that when I came to visit. I felt it with the people I met.

THere are people there who want to make a difference and I want to work with people who want to do that.”

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THE Post's health and wellbeing columnist is calling for readers to help bail her out of jail.

Denise Kelly committed the crime of eating too much chocolate and has been thrown in Amberley Castle jail.

THe popular nutritionist can't get out of jail until she raises £999 and is asking Post readers to help.

"Every year I love to take part in a charity event and usually my family and friends do something together to raise money for a great cause," said Denise.

"THis year I am doing something a little different. I am being thrown in jail for committing a crime. My crime is for

eating too much chocolate. Clearly this is a cardinal sin and I deserve to be in jail.

Please help to release me."

Almost everybody in the areas knows someone who has needed care at St Wilfrid's Hospice, and without fundraising events, vital funds wouldn’t exist. Denise is aiming to reach her target

by February 30.

She added: "THese guys work tirelessly day in day out to run this incredible place.

I am sure we have all known of someone who needs this specialist care.

"THe staff are dedicated and wonderful and need all the help possible to make sure they get the funding they need in order to offer their services."

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` County libraries ALL WEST Sussex libraries will be closed on Monday, February 10, for the installation of a new staff computer system.

While the equipment is being put in, the following services will be unavailable: THe online catalogue and library app will not be available to search, reserve or renew any items from 10am on Sunday, February 9. THey are expected to be up and running again on Tuesday, February 11, at mid-day, however, this date/time is subject to change.

Please note that no items will be due for renewal on Monday 10, or Tuesday, February 11.

Duncan Crow, cabinet member for fire and rescue and communities, said: "We know that the one-day closure of all libraries is not ideal for our residents and we appreciate their patience whilst the works are undertaken."

All libraries will reopen as usual on February 11, but the public computers will not be available until the new system is up and running.

Midhurst Library will also be closed from Sunday, February 9, until Tuesday, February 11, to allow for the installation.

Visit: westsussex.gov.uk/libraries for more details about your local library’s regular opening hours.

Rise in council tax for police services COUNCIL tax bills for police services will rise by £10 for a Band D property, despite early concerns raised by members of a police and crime watchdog.

Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne set out her plans to the Sussex Police and Crime Panel to use additional money to pay for more enforcement, extra investigations and a greater police presence in the county and online.

In a report, the panel’s precept working group said it would support a £5 annual increase, but had concerns about asking residents to pay more, given last year’s £24 rise for the average Band D household.

Chairman of the working group, Susan Scholefield, said members had only been able to discuss possible options due to a delay in the announcement of government funding for 2020/21.

Introducing her budget, Mrs Bourne said her proposal gained overall support from members of the public during a consultation, but that she could understand people questioning the need for the average £10 increase when the government has announced its own investment to boost police numbers.

But Mrs Bourne set out the work Sussex Police has to deal with every average day, including a total of 2,500 contacts, 700 emergency calls, 37 mental health incidents, 35 missing people, 39 domestic crimes, 13 residential burglaries, 123 cases of violence, 73 thefts and five rapes.

She added: “THat is just one day. Day two is not a new day. Officers have to continue working on all these cases and deal with the next day’s events.”

THe panel was assured that the increase – the equivalent of no more than 20p per week for 75 per cent of households in Sussex, will be targeted to areas including investment in the force’s tactical enforcement unit, dogs unit and road policing, an increase in the number of detectives employed and an increase in police presence online and in rural areas.

Members approved the proposed precept, despite concerns raised that some residents could struggle to pay the increase for improvements they don’t see any evidence of.

THe panel also considered the Police and Crime Commissioner’s estates strategy and how it supports the Police and Crime Plan 2017-21 and provides value for money to Sussex taxpayers.

Members were keen to highlight the non-financial benefit of many police buildings across Sussex and Mrs Bourne agreed that visibility was extremely important, with police buildings acting as a “real front door to the police” and giving the public confidence.

Reacting to a question about climate change and the force’s efforts, Mrs Bourne said: “Greening up our estate is really important, we have an environmental committee and we are looking at all aspects of the estate, down to fleet. We already have lowest emission per square metre of any force in the country.”

Panel members also raised concerns about improvements to the police’s nonemergency police number, efforts to tackle anti-social behaviour and efforts to support the mental health of officers.

THe next meeting of the panel meeting will be Friday, June 26.

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Tough charity challenge for Fontwell firm workers

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

COLLEAGUES at a firm in Fontwell are taking part in a 60 mile challenge to raise vital funds for a hospital charity.

Fordingbridge, the canopy and building engineering and construction contractor, are taking part in the mammoth challenge to raise funds for for Love Your Hospital.

Staff are participating in a 60 mile challenge to run or cycle from their West Sussex factory to Fordingbridge town in the New Forest.

Fundraising for Love Your Hospital, the company’s nominated charity this year, the small team of designers, project managers, sales technicians and the

managing director, will be splitting into pairs to each complete a section of the 100km route, before handing the baton to the next pair. THe Fordingbridge staff will then regroup for the ‘final hurdle’ in the New Forest, to cross the finish line as a team.

“THe idea to take part in some sort of challenge started with a few of us trying to lose a spot of holiday weight,” said Fraser Dixon, business development manager at the firm.

“THe thought quickly evolved into a team relay and the distance just grew.

THere are now nine of us taking part, all of varying abilities, so we are all genuinely going to be pushed to our limits,100,000 metres is definitely going to test us!”

Love Your Hospital is the official charity of Western Sussex Hospitals

NHS Foundation Trust, which looks after St Richards Hospital and Worthing Hospital.

“Every member of Fordingbridge staff relies on the NHS and being able to directly support our local hospitals was incredibly important to us, hence the decision to support the charity this year,” Fraser explains.

“We have taken part in a number of fundraising schemes so far, including Joan, our sales administrator, scaling the O2 last year, but this will be a really satisfying mass effort with plenty of opportunity to cheer each other on.”

THe staff are encouraging donations through their official sponsorship page at: justgiving.com/fundraising/fordingbridge THe event will take place on Saturday, February 15.

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` Pagham windsurfer THE inshore lifeboat from Selsey launched at on Sunday morning, at the request of the UK Coastguard.

Information had been received from a member of the public that a windsurfer appeared to be having problems near Pagham Yacht Club.

After a search, the crew could not see the windsurfer but they were then told he was further to the east.

THe windsurfer was found at 12.18pm in good spirits but was tired, saying his rigging had failed and he had been in the water for an hour.

THe weather was wind south westerly force 5 sea state moderate in sunshine.

THe casualty said he did not need medical treatment so the helmsman took him straight to the beach, then returned for the board and rigging.

Once the rig was recovered, the lifeboat returned to the beach. THe owner and rig were then taken back to the yacht club beach where the coastguard team from Selsey were waiting.

THe lifeboat returned to the station and was rehoused,washed down and refuelled.

THe crew involved were helmsman Sam Corcoran- Smith, Will Moir and Max Wiseman.

Friday, February 7, 2020

Car factory call for apprentices

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

APPLICATIONS are now open for a prestigious motor car company's apprenticeship programme.

Now in its 14th year, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars scheme is open to candidates of all ages and backgrounds.

Since its launch in 2006, the main focus of the Rolls-Royce apprenticeship programme has been to provide practical training in specialist craft skills required to build ‘the best car in the world’.

Apprentices spend two to four years at the home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood, working alongside the company’s world-class craftspeople in assembly, woodshop, surface finish, leathershop, parts quality and total vehicle quality management.

Many apprentices go on to take up fulltime employment with the company, often progressing to senior supervisory, technical and management roles.

THe programme also enables candidates to acquire transferable skills, knowledge and qualifications that broaden their horizons and employment options, through formal vocational study at local further education colleges.

THe apprenticeship scheme was expanded in 2019 with the introduction of the Sir Ralph Robins degree apprenticeship.

To complement practical training, candidates study to degree level, including BEng in mechanical

engineering at the University of Chichester’s new engineering and digital technology park. THe number of places on offer has doubled for 2020.

“Our apprenticeship programme is one of our greatest achievements, providing unique professional and personal development opportunities for talented people," said Torsten Müller-Ötvös, chief executive of RollsRoyce Motor Cars.

"I am delighted that so many of our previous apprentices are still with us and it is very satisfying to know that Rolls-Royce-trained craftspeople are contributing to the wider success of British manufacturing.

“Our degree apprenticeships were created in 2019 to recognise the contribution to the business of Sir Ralph Robins, one of Rolls-Royce’s nonexecutive directors.

THe response was phenomenal: the volume and quality of applications showed that this new pathway answered a real need."

THe launch was timed to coincide with National Apprenticeship Week (February 3-7).

THis year’s event is based on the theme ‘look beyond’, and celebrates the diversity and value that apprenticeships bring to employers, apprentices and communities across England today.

Candidates for all apprentice positions should apply online at: rollsroycemotorcars.com/careers Applications close on Sunday,March 15.

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Nick sets a new record time at the city's annual 10k race at Goodwood

By Kelly Wickham kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk THOUSANDS of keen runners took part in the 29th Chichester Priory 10k race on Sunday.

THe annual run, organised by the Rotary Club of Chichester Priory, returned again to the Goodwood motor racing circuit.

THe high standard and depth in quality of the race over previous years resulted in another good turnout of elite, club and recreational runners, who enjoyed an event which is one of the most popular and prestigious in the south of England and an integral part of the English road running calendar.

THe runners were an extremely impressive sight as more than 1,500 streamed away from the Goodwood circuit and along Claypit Lane towards Chichester, running on public roads for the first 6.5 k.

THey passed the entrance to the RollsRoyce Motor Cars assembly plant, along Madgwick Lane to the historic Stane Street, through Strettington and back along New Road – finishing with a complete lap of the the motor circuit.

A spokesman said: "On paper, this was one of the strongest male fields ever assembled for Chichester. THe race set off at a cracking pace and the expectation of something special in 2020 was soon realised.

"From an early stage, the top runners

meant business and there was a queue of some 40 to 50 runners heading the main field."

As the runners entered Stane Street, a group of at least ten runners started to pull away and this included Nick Goolab (Belgrave), Charlie Hulson (Liverpool), Ross Skelton (Hastings AC), Owen Hind (Kent AC), Ben Bradley and Andy Vernon (both Aldershot, Farnham and district), Jonathan Roberts (Southampton), Alex Milne (Hercules Wimbledon), James Bellward (RAF) and Jake Shelley (Shaftesbury Barnet).

Goolab was always near the front but behind the leaders kept changing until around the 5k mark when he managed to start creating a gap from the other front runners.

As the race unfolded, he moved further ahead and as they re-entered the racing circuit the chasing group was down to five including Shelley, Hind, Hulson, Bradley and Skelton.

Goolab continue to forge ahead but being out on his own and against the wind he found the last bit tough.

Nevertheless, he was very pleased with his time of 29.01, which is a new course record and the fastest time in 29 Chichester 10Ks, beating Peter Riley’s 2007 time of 29.02.

THe chasing group continued to battle it out around the racing circuit for the next 3 kilometres, with Ben Bradley eventually taking the silver medal and Owen Hind the bronze.

Once again, the 2020 Chichester 10K

is one of three qualifying opportunities for the 'Age Groups Masters England 10k Championships' and the leading athletes at Goodwood will don a specially designed England Masters vest at the Great Bristol 10k in May. THe women’s race was also a very competitive affair, with a number of the pre-race favourites acquitting themselves well and battling it out for the podium places.

As with the men’s race, there was a group of women together in the early stages of the race.

As the race unfolded, it became clear that the winner would come from a group of four, which included Dani Nimmock and Sarah Astin (both City of Norwich AC), Laura Brenton (Southampton AC) and Naomi Mitchell (Reading AC).

For a number of kilometres, this group kept challenging each other until some point after half-way when Nimmock was able to make the break and the gap kept growing, especially as she wound her way around the circuit.

THe competition for second place continued right up to the finish line, eventually going to Astin, with Brenton third and Mitchell fourth, with only six seconds between them.

For a full list of results, visit: chichester10k.com

f Winner Nick Goolab

f Male winners - L-R: Ben Bradley, Nick Goolab and Owen Hind | All Pics: Graham Reed

f Female winners - L-R: Sarah Astin, Dani Nimmock and Laura Brenton

f Finishers get their medals and some much needed fruit

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CHICHESTER CINEMA AT NEW PARK

February 7-13 ADAM SANDLER gives a terrific, career-best performance in Uncut Gems as a crooked Manhattan jeweller with a perilous gambling habit in this rollicking, high-energy thriller. Will the blood diamond he obtains be his downfall or can his fast-talking get him out of deep, deep trouble?

More geezer-gangstery, but Brit-style, is what you take away from Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen, the characters patently not gents, with a star turn by Hugh Grant, who plays a hacker-snoop turned screenwriter who reckons he has the goods on a drug baron, Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey), and attempts blackmail for cash to produce a film. Expect fun and bad language.

And if you can’t do without more skulduggery, you’ll relish Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen in the stylish The Good Liar but just who is lying to who in this drama of past secrets?

Terrence Malik’s latest film, A Hidden Life, an exquisitely emotional and thorough account of an individual resisting state fascism during World War Two, and is based on the true story of Franz, who refused to fight for the Nazis.

France’s delicious La Belle Époque, stars Daniel Auteuil, in his element as a cartoonist given a chance to relive his past life to save his marriage to the delectable Fanny Ardant.

Multiple prize-winning For Sama is one of the most profoundly intimate depictions of the Syrian conflict ever put to film.

Director and mother of Sama, Waad al-Kateab’s story is not only a memorial to all that she’s sacrificed as a mother, but a rebellion against those who have made her suffer. Despite this, there is laughter, a buoyancy, a defiance shown

by those who have endured living in Aleppo for five years.

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Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn) Action, Adventure, Crime Screened at Picturedrome Cinema

HAVE you ever heard the one about the cop, the songbird, the psycho, and the mafia princess? Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn) is a twisted tale told by Harley herself, as only Harley can tell it. Drifting through Gotham’s dark underbelly, Harley leaves anarchy in her wake. Beautiful, broken, volatile - the former psychiatrist, finally free from The Joker’s poisonous influence, is in search of a new calling: to do the right thing. But after so many years as his acolyte, can she even imagine what that is anymore?

When Gotham's most nefariously narcissistic villain, Roman Sionis, and his zealous right-hand, Victor Zsasz, put a target on a young girl named Cass, the city is turned upside down looking for her.

Harley, Huntress, Black Canary, and Renee Montoya's paths collide, and the unlikely foursome have no choice but to team up to take Roman down. Margot Robbie returns as Harley Quinn, starring alongside Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Huntress; Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Black Canary; Rosie Perez as Renee Montoya; Chris Messina as Victor Zsasz; newcomer Ella Jay Basco as Cassandra “Cass” Cain; and Ewan McGregor as Roman Sionis aka Black Mask.

Dolittle

Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy Screened at Picturedrome Cinema ROBERT DOWNEY Jr electrifies one of literature’s most enduring characters in a vivid reimagining of the classic tale of the man who could talk to animals: Dolittle. After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company. But when the young queen falls gravely ill, a reluctant Dolittle is forced to set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure, regaining his wit and courage as he crosses old adversaries and discovers wondrous creatures.

The doctor is joined on his quest by a young, self-appointed apprentice and a raucous coterie of animal friends, including an anxious gorilla (Rami Malek), an enthusiastic but bird-brained duck (Octavia Spencer), a bickering duo of a cynical ostrich (Kumail Nanjiani) and an upbeat polar bear (John Cena), and a headstrong parrot (Emma Thompson), who serves as Dolittle’s most trusted advisor and confidante. The film also stars Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen, and Jim Broadbent and features additional voice performances from Marion Cotillard, Frances de la Tour, Carmen Ejogo, Ralph Fiennes, Selena Gomez, Tom Holland, Carmel Laniado, and Craig Robinson.

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Drama Screened at Picturedrome Cinema Monday, February 10, at 8pm ABBAS, a high school teacher in the Central African Republic, has fled his war-torn country with his two children. They now live in France, where Abbas works at a food market, while applying for political asylum. A French woman, Carole, falls in love with him and offers a roof for him and his family. When Abbas’ application is rejected, they face a crucial decision.

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1917 (15)

THE award-winning writer/director of The Thick Of It, In The Loop, Veep, and The Death Of Stalin returns with a classic tale that sees a young man go from rags to riches, and back again. An avid Dickens fan, Iannucci adapts alongside frequent collaborator Simon Blackwell and employs his comedic mastery and vivid characterisations to bring to life one of Dickens’ most cherished characters in The Personal History Of David Copperfield.

From birth to infancy, from adolescence to adulthood, the good-hearted David Copperfield

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is surrounded by kindness, wickedness, poverty, and wealth, as he meets an array of remarkable characters in Victorian England. As David sets out to be a writer, in his quest for family, friendship, romance, and status, the story of his life is the most seductive tale of all. Actors are queuing up to work with Iannucci and his latest comedic endeavour boasts an impressive ensemble cast with Dev Patel starring in the title role alongside a wealth of British talent including Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi, Ben Whishaw, and Paul Whitehouse.

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WINTERTIME STARS, MOON & PLANETS

Friday, February 7, 7.30pm South Downs Planetarium & Science Centre, Kingsham Road, Chichester PO19 8AE Entry: £7, adults, £5, children. Book at: southdowns.org.uk

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK

ROBERT LAMBERTI AS GEORGE MICHAEL

APRIL VERCH & JOE NEWBERRY

Wednesday, February 13, 8pm Chidham Village Hall, Main Road (A259), Chidham PO18 8TL Tickets: £12.50 from Bookends, 7 High Street, Emsworth PO10 7AQ, Harbour Records, 29 High Street, Emsworth PO10 7AG or online at: wegottickets.com

PHIL COLLINGS MEMORIAL SOUTH DOWNS STAGES

GOODWOOD CYCLING

Sunday, February 9, noon-3pm Goodwood Motor Circuit, Chichester PO18 0PX Tickets: £10, adult, £5, child 13-17, free under-12. Book at: ticketing.goodwood.com

ARUNDEL SEED SWAP

Sunday, February 9, 2pm-4pm Victoria Institute, 10 Tarrant Street, Arundel BN18 9DG Free, organised by The Arundel Agenda 21 Group.

SEVEN WONDERS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Sunday, February 9, 3.30pm The South Downs Planetarium & Science Centre, Kingsham Road, Chichester PO19 8AE Entry: £7, adult, £5, child. Book at: southdowns.org.uk

BEGINNERS MODERN CALLIGRAPHY BRUSH WORKSHOP

Tuesday, February 11, 10am-12.30pm Chichester Studio, Alandale Road, Birdham PO20 7QN Cost: £45. Book at: themoderncalligraphyco.com

DIRTY HAIRY WITH MIKE P

Friday, February 7, 8pm Woodies Wine Bar & Brasserie, 13 St Pancras, Chichester PO19 7SJ woodieschichester.co.uk

MIDNITE SUN

Friday, February 7, 9pm The Fountain, 29 Southgate, Chichester PO19 1ES fountainchichester.co.uk

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A MONSTER CALLS

Until Saturday, February 15 Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester PO19 6AP Tickets from £10. Visit: cft.org.uk 01243 781312

exhibitions OPEN EXHIBITION

Tuesday, February 11-March 8, 10am4.30pm, excluding Sundays Oxmarket Centre of Arts, St Andrews Court, off East Street, Chichester PO1 IYH. Free entry.

THE LOST BOYS

DUNCAN MCKENZIE

Sunday, February 9, 3pm The Seal, 6 Hillfield Road, Selsey PO20 0JX

KINGZ OF LEON TRIBUTE BAND

DOG FIRST AID

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Saturday, February 8, 9pm The Hothampton Arms, 49-51 London Road, Bognor Regis PO21 1PR

Saturday, February 8, 9am-6pm Goodwood Motor Circuit, Chichester PO18 0PX Entry free. Spectators welcome.

Sunday, February 9, 10am-1.30pm Felpham Village Hall, 17-19 Vicarage Lane, Bognor Regis PO22 7DZ Cost: £49.50. Book at: dog-first-aid.com

February 7-13

music

Friday, February 8, 8pm The Claremont, Scott Street, Bognor Regis PO21 1UH Tickets from the bar

Saturday, February 8, 8pm-11pm Aldingbourne Community Centre, Olivers Meadow PO20 3YA Entry £10, adult, £5, child, includes supper. Visit: eventbrite.com or call 01243 940138. Organised by Aldingbourne Country Centre.

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60 MINUTES OF CLASSICAL MUSIC

Friday, February 7, 7.45pm Minerva Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester PO19 6AP Tickets from £20. Visit: cft.org.uk 01243 781312

Friday, February 7, 7.30pm Regis Centre, Belmont Street, Bognor Regis PO21 1BL Tickets: £6.50, adult, £3.50, children. Call 01243 861010 or visit: alexandratheatre. co.uk

JUDGE JULES

Friday, February 7, 8pm The Factory Live, 9 Ivy Arch Road, Worthing BN14 8BX Tickets: £15-£18. Book at: thefactorylive. co.uk

CHRIST CHURCH CLASSICAL CONCERT

Sunday, February 9, 5.30pm Christ Church, Old Market Avenue, Chichester PO19 1SW Entry free, donations welcome

CHARLES HARRISON - ORGAN

Tuesday, February 11, 1.10pm Chichester Cathedral, West Street, Chichester PO19 1RP Entry: free, donations welcome

LONDON BRIDGE TRIO

Wednesday, February 12, 7.30pm Chapel of the Ascension, Bishop Otter Campus, College Lane, University of Chichester PO19 6PE Tickets: £15 on the door or pre-booked on 01243 378900

ROGER MCGOUGH AND THE LITTLE MACHINE

THE HAUNTING

OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH SEDGE & JON

Sunday, February 9, 8pm The Claremont, Scott Street, Bognor Regis PO21 1UH

Until Saturday, February 8, 7.30pm Alexandra Theatre, Belmont Street, Bognor Regis PO21 1BL Tickets: £12. Visit: alexandratheatre. co.uk or call 01243 861010

AYLIN & JEFF SHARP ALCHEMY

Tuesday, February 11-23, 10am-4.30pm, excluding Sundays Oxmarket Centre of Arts, St Andrew's Court, off East Street, Chichester PO1 IYH. Free entry.

JAM NIGHT WITH JON

Wednesday, February 12, 8.45pm The Hothampton Arms, 49-51 London Road, Bognor Regis PO21 1PR

talks

MYSTERY WARRIOR: THE NORTH BERSTED MAN

ANIMA

SPITFIRE GIRLS

Tuesday, February 11, 7.45pm Minerva Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester PO19 6AP Tickets from £16. Visit: cft.org.uk 01243 781312.

HOW NAPIER BECAME THE ART DECO CAPITAL OF THE WORLD

Thursday & Friday, February 13 and 14, 2pm & 10.30am Minerva Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester PO19 6AP Tickets from £15.

Visit: cft.org.uk 01243 781312

Monday, February 10, 7.30pm The Hub, 73 Queensway, Bognor Regis PO21 1QL Entry: £3. Organised by Bognor Regis Local History Society

Thursday, February 13, 6.30pm Assembly Room, North Street, Chichester PO19 1LO Organised by Arts Society Chichester Evening

CHICHESTER: MURDERS AND MISDEMEANOURS

Thursday, February 13, 7.45pm The Spring Arts Centre, 56 East Street, Havant PO9 1BS Tickets: £6.50. Book at: thespring.co.uk

Saturday, January 25- September 26, 10am-5pm (Monday-Saturday).

The Novium, Tower Street, Chichester PO19 1QH entry: free, donations welcome

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Saturday January 25 – Tuesday March 3, 10am-4pm Arundel Museum, Mill Road, Arundel BN18 9PA Entry included with museum entry

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THe UK-based ensemble, hallmarked by its tonal richness, expressive intensity and compelling collective artistry, has introduced countless newcomers to works drawn from well over five centuries of sacred and secular repertoire. THe performers are described as peerless interpreters of Renaissance, Baroque and modern choral music, acclaimed worldwide for performances delivered with precision, power and passion.

Acis & Galatea is a tale of love, tragedy and liberation, with the eternal love between mortal shepherd Acis and goddess Galatea doomed by the jealous cyclops Polyphemus.

Staying true to the premiere in 1718, this intimate concert performance features a select group of five singers, and nine instrumentalists from THe Orchestra of THe Sixteen.

Under founder and conductor Harry Christophers, Grace Davidson will sing Galatea with Jeremy Budd as Acis, Mark Dobell as Damon and Simon Berridge as Coridon. THe part of Polyphemus will be taken by Stuart Young.

Tickets are £15 – £30, with discounts of 50 per cent for students, under-35s, jobseekers, people living with a disability and their carers.

THe concert, on Wednesday, February 12, starts at 7.30pm.

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Educating Rita Kings Theatre, Albert Road, Southsea PO5 2QJ www.kingsportsmouth.co.uk Tel: 023 9282 8282 IT'S 40 years since playwright Willy Russell introduced the world to married hairdresser Rita, who enrols on a university course to expand her horizons, meeting disillusioned tutor Frank - with their interlocking futures having entranced stage and cinema audiences ever since.

A touring production reaches Portsmouth's Kings THeatre for a week's run, February 10-15, with television favourite Stephen Tompkinson, whose most recent lead was as ITV's DCI Banks, in the part made famous on

before training as an actor at the Stella Adler Studio in New York, playing Hamlet in his final year. He returned to the UK in 2012 and now lives in London.

Tickets for In Loyal Company, which is being performed on THursday, February 13, at 7.45pm, are available from £14 at Worthing THeatres box office, by calling 01903 206206 and online at: worthingtheatres.co.uk.

film by Michael Caine.

Alongside him, in a role originally taken by Julie Walters, is newcomer Jessica Johnson.

Together, this unlikely couple set off on a journey of discovery. Frank is a frustrated poet, brilliant academic and dedicated drunk who’s less than enthusiastic about taking Rita on when she wants to learn about English literature but when these two people come together they soon realise how much they have to teach each other.

THis hilarious and heart-warming comedy won the Olivier Award when it was produced in London’s West End by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1980 and three years later Russell himself adapted the script into the multi-award-winning film.

THis production, directed by Max Roberts of Live THeatre, has garnered rave reviews.

Evening performances are at 7.30pm with matinees at 2.30pm on Wednesday and Saturday. Ticket prices start at £27.

Is The funny side of a modern curse David Baddiel – Trolls: Not The Dolls Assembly Hall, Stoke Abbott Road, Worthing BN11 1HQ www.worthingtheatres.co.uk Tel: 01903 206206 FOLLOWING his five-star Olivier-nominated hit My Family: Not THe Sitcom and the return to number 1 of his seminal football anthem THree Lions, David Baddiel comes back to the stage with a new one-man show, Trolls: Not THe Dolls.

Trolls – the terrible people who spend all day insulting and abusing strangers for no other reason than to fill the huge gaps in their souls. THere is a common wisdom about how to deal with trolls: don’t, for goodness sake, encourage these people by replying to them.

It’s a good law. And it’s one that Baddiel has consistently broken. Because David has always seen trolls as hecklers,

In Loyal Company Connaught Studio, Union Place, Worthing BN11 1LG www.worthingtheatres.co.uk Tel: 01903 206206 IN LOYAL COMPANY is the incredible true story of missing World War II soldier and prisoner of War Arthur Robinson, written and performed by his great-nephew, David William Bryan.

In May, 1941, Hitler’s bombs rain on Liverpool. Local packer Arthur Robinson joins up, becoming a private in the 18th reconnaissance division. Deployed to Singapore, his ship is destroyed by Japanese dive bombers on arrival.

Arthur is declared missing. THis extraordinary true story of survival is a tour-de-force war epic.

THe show premiered at Edinburgh Fringe in 2018, selling out 30 shows in 27 days.

Having then toured extensively throughout 2019, it returned to Edinburgh Fringe and sold out another 30 shows in a venue twice the size of 2018.

THe production has been described by critics as: “not only a masterpiece of war storytelling but also a masterpiece of storytelling in general” and “touching and humbling”.

David William Bryan studied a business management degree at Leeds University

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and if a comedian gets heckled, it is their duty not to ignore the heckler, but to wittily put them down.

Over the years, David has spent a lot of time doing this, which has led him to think that there might be a show in it: a show that would say something about how we live now.

David has stories to tell, of the dark, terrible and hysterically absurd cyber-paths that interacting with trolls has led him down. Come with him on this comedy journey into our culture’s most dank virtual underground. You will come back safe, more able to deflect your own trolls, and only a little bit soiled.

Tickets for David Baddiel – Trolls: Not THe Dolls are available from £28.50 from the Worthing THeatres box office on 01903 206206 and online at: worthingtheatres. co.uk His show will also be touring to Portsmouth Guildhall with a date scheduled for February 22 at 7pm.

For details, visit: portsmouthguildhall.org.uk

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DENISE KELLY A passionate and motivated 'health expert/nutritionist.

Superfoods to help your immune system www.denisekelly.co.uk Tel: 07730671436 Email: denise@thewellbeingcompanyltd. com AS THE scare increases around the Coronavirus, the only thing we can really do is make ourselves as strong as possible.

We can also keep ourselves protected with good hygiene, too. Washing hands after being in public places is key and using hand sanitisers in this instance would be helpful. We have had many outbreaks of different viruses over time, so what’s the deal with Coronavirus?

THis new virus was first identified in Wuhan, China, and is a type known as coronavirus. Like previous outbreaks of SARS and MERS, it probably jumped to humans from an animal. Researchers have found evidence it may have originated in a bat, but then a second animal like a snake may have transmitted it to humans.

Although the virus can have severe effects on people now, experts say that this can diminish over time as our immune systems adapt.

At this time of year, I would always highly recommend people take extra care of their immune systems, so with this in mind I wanted to give you my top three superfoods that are going to help protect your immune system and keep you as strong as possible for the weeks ahead.

Even the very news of this infectious disease spreading can cause an alarming amount of stress in our bodies, which can be equally as damaging to our health. I would highly recommend giving yourself a quick immune boost.

THese superfoods are among my staple favourites and can always be relied upon

as your natural multi-vits and minerals.

You can mix them into your morning juice or green smoothie and feel the zing from them within a few days!

1. Chlorella – THis sexy green superfood packs such a mineral and iron boosting punch that will make you wonder how you ever lived without it! Not only does it drench your body in alkalising goodness, it feeds it with essential minerals and vitamins in a way that’s easily digestible.

And it is good for the gut, too, which will help to further boost your immune system. THis superfood adds good protection for you, plus it also helps to transport toxins out the body! Double whammy!! (Take up to two teaspoons daily) 2. Bee pollen – Such a wonderful array of amino acids and multi vitamins. THis is nature's very own vitamin pill, full of enzymes that will spark your immune system into full steam ahead mode! Bee pollen works at reducing inflammation and helps the body deal with stress, because it’s so full of natural goodness.

Take with caution if it’s your first time as its very rich in digestive enzymes, if you take too much in the beginning you may get a slight tummy ache. Start with a quarter of a teaspoon and build up to three teaspoons daily over the course of two weeks. Long-term, your body will lap this up!

3. Baobab – THe superfood of Africa’s ‘tree of life’ is a rich source of Vitamin C, which is essential to help boost your immune system and protect us from viruses and infections. It also a powerful prebiotic and contains so many antioxidants your immune system and skin will both benefit enormously!

Vitamin C is essential to absorb iron, so

CHLORELLA is full of minerals and iron

Give yourself a quick immune boost with superfoods

it is the perfect accompanist with our number one superfood, Chlorella. Take up to three teaspoons daily.

Top five tips to boost your immune system: 1. Keep hydrated – Drink lots of fresh water and try adding lime, mint and cucumber for extra alkalising and hydration 2. Manage stress – Meditation, yoga, exercise 3. Fresh air – daily exercise outdoors

4. Sleep well – Try getting your eight hours. If you sleep poorly, try resting for this time span 5. Avoid smoking and excess alcohol – THis just adds unwanted toxins to your body, causing radical damage Just adding a few extra things and being mindful of how you conduct your daily habits can make all the difference to your immune system because you are giving your body the ingredients that it needs.

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SSAFA is a national charity helping and supporting those who serve in our Armed Forces, those who used to serve and the families of both. Caseworkers visit clients in their own home and provide support and advice and follow this visit up with an application for a charitable grant to cover any financial needs identified. A forces background is not essential. Caseworkers do need to have access to a car in order to visit clients. Computer or laptop is essential along with good IT skills.

Report writing skills are also needed. Caseworkers need to be empathetic and non-judgemental.

Casworkers receive local induction training about SSAFA and the role, attend a 3 day residential Caseworker course and have on going refresher training.

Fundraiser – The West Sussex Mediation Service

The West Sussex Mediation Service (WSMS) mediates for neighbours or families in dispute, i.e. noisy or inconsiderate neighbours, boundary/hedge disputes, problems with parking, ball games, pets, rubbish and disagreements over shared driveways. WSMS is a registered charity that has a number of funding sources, including WSCC, Local Authorities, Housing Associations, Town & Parish Councils, donations etc. There is a need to identify new funding streams that will include fundraising through events, street collections, boot sales, raffles, auctions, etc. Experience is not required, but would be an advantage; all you need is enthusiasm and energy. Hours are flexible but may involve attending a number of public events that are held at weekends.

BEE POLLEN contains an array of amino acids and multi vitamins

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By Cllr Richard Plowman THE Christmas and New Year celebrations seem like a distant memory, except for the expanded waistline from eating some seven festive lunches and dinners.

As we enter February, I realise my wonderful year as your mayor has only a few months to go. You, the citizens of Chichester, have made it special for me.

I have been thinking about the word citizenship and how it applies to Chichester. Both have Roman origins. If you had asked a Roman at the time: ‘Of where are you a citizen?’, he or she would surely have given the name of their birthplace. Citizenship is all about belonging; but it is more than that. It is a collective responsibility to care for the place, its people and its values. With that comes a sense of pride in the city’s achievements, history, buildings, parks and countryside, art and culture – but, most of all, community.

THe mayor is often described as the 'first citizen of Chichester' and my role is to reflect the values and pride in our wonderful city. We are so fortunate to be living here. It is therefore sad that improvements, such as the better lighting and mural in the Northgate underpass are spoilt with graffiti. Happily, incidents like this are rare. Ours is the safest city in the UK to live in and visit.

THe first consultation on the neighbourhood plan is now complete and no fewer than 1,669 of you have told us what you want for Chichester. As chairman of the steering committee, I am delighted with the response - far greater than in other such surveys. THank you for completing the questionnaires; we will keep you informed every step of the way. Most reassuring is the finding that virtually all our citizens seem to share the same values and vision. THe large number of responses properly reflects the profile of the population, as identified by the census: we now have the views of people of all ages. THere is no doubt that our citizens care about the future of Chichester and of its people, with wellbeing and the protection of the environment their principal priorities.

Climate-change and the environment certainly top the agenda for the young. During January I attended infant and junior school assemblies. THe way in which very young children grasp what needs to be done for the environment puts us adults to shame.

We must intensify our efforts for Chichester to become carbonneutral by 2030. It is our duty as citizens to safeguard the future for our children.

At the assemblies I found a joy and frankness in the Q&A sessions. After the many questions on the environment – above all, on the importance of trees - came the more personal probing.

One fascinating question, ‘How old is Chichester?’, was followed by a little girl in the front row asking how old I was? I made the mistake of inviting the children to guess.

With one voice, the children shouted: ‘100 years old!’ Despite the reality check, I can vouch for the fact that we have excellent schools and the pupils are a great credit to the hard-working staff. A fine example was the uplifting United Voices concert at the Chichester Festival THeatre, where Emily Barden conducted a choir of more than 400 schoolchildren.

I may feel 100 years old, but these experiences with our junior citizens have made me young at heart again.

THERE is still a chance to catch the exhibition of college students' work at the Oxmarket Gallery.

Students are exhibiting an eclectic range of projects, from all areas of the department, including paintings, modern art, sculpture – even textile and digital media!

Andrew Davies, head of learning for creative and performing arts at Chichester College, said: “THis is a fantastic opportunity for our students, who are gaining so much experience and exposure by holding their own exhibition in such a sought-after location.

“As well as showcasing their talent, they are also actively involved in the development of the exhibition – including selecting and hanging their work. THey will also be able to find out more about how a gallery operates, giving them valuable work experience.

THE TEAM at Covers Timber and Builders Merchants in Chichester has donated more than 18kg of essential items, including coffee, chocolate, tinned ham, and biscuits, to the Chichester District Foodbank.

THe company, which is based on Quarry Lane, organised for delivery of donations to the charity, which helps to tackle hunger in the local area and provide families struggling to feed themselves with much needed supplies.

Sarah Adams, process manager at Chichester District Foodbank, said: “On behalf of Chichester District Foodbank, I would like to thank everyone at Covers for their generous

“We are refreshing the exhibition each week, shining a light on different areas of the department throughout the month – so visitors should be able to enjoy a different experience each time they visit.

“We have already been delighted with the feedback we have been getting, which has been fantastic. We are very grateful to the team at Oxmarket Gallery for their support and for allowing our students to have this opportunity.”

Rory Boughton, a graphics and photography student, is among those whose work is on display at the exhibition.

He said: “It’s pretty cool to see my work displayed at a gallery like this.

“You see a lot of art on show and it’s nice to be able to see your own here as well.”

THe exhibition runs until Sunday. Entry is free of charge.

donations of food to help those who are in crisis in the Chichester district.

"THe project relies solely on donations from the community and we really value the support from Covers.”

Helen Fenigan, sales ledger and purchase ledger manager of Covers Chichester, added: “It’s a pleasure to contribute to the local community by donating to initiatives such as the Chichester Foodbank.

"It’s a sad fact that many families are now struggling to feed themselves without the help of others. THis is an important cause and one we will continue to support in 2020.”

ST WILFRID’S HOSPICE, which provides vital end of life support to people in West Sussex, is set to receive a major fundraising boost after being chosen by staff at the Chichester office of Irwin Mitchell to be its charity of the year for 2020.

Every year, the national law firm holds a vote for colleagues based across each of its 14 offices to select a local cause to support through voluntary work and fundraising activities.

THe initiative is part of the Irwin Mitchell Charities Foundation, an independent charity established in 1997 which has since raised more than £2 million for a range of organisations across the UK and abroad.

THis year, the Chichester office of Irwin Mitchell voted to give its support to St Wilfrid’s, which has been providing specialist palliative care in the local community for more than 30 years.

Paula James, regional managing partner of Irwin Mitchell’s Chichester office, said: “We’ve always been committed to the communities where we’re based and doing what we can to support vital local causes.

“We’re delighted to be supporting St Wilfrid’s Hospice across the next 12 months as the charity does some truly vital work. It is exciting to get involved as it settles into its fabulous new facility in Bosham. St Wilfrid’s serves and touches the heart of our whole community.”

St Wilfrid’s Hospice has to raise 86 per cent of its £7.7 million annual costs to provide a range of services to those in the last phase of their lives each and every year.

Alison Moorey, chief executive at St Wilfrid’s, said: “We are simply delighted that Irwin Mitchell’s Chichester office has chosen to support us as their charity of the year for 2020.

“We’re working to ensure more people can receive the care they need in the comfort of their own home and this support will make a big difference as we look to help those who need it most in our local community.”

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STAFF from a Chichester veterinary practice are set to scale the heights of Arundel Castle to raise funds for the NSPCC. Wendy Fox, Lisa Rokebrand and Nicola Roots, from AlphaPet, will take part in the challenge on March 15, where they will abseil 180ft down the castle’s Bakehouse Tower.

Lisa said: “Every year at AlphaPet we dedicate some of our time and resources to raise funds for worthy charities.

“THis year, one of the charities we have chosen to raise funds for is the NSPCC. We believe that every child deserves protecting and no child should feel helpless or vulnerable.

“As part of this initiative, AlphaPet will match donations made to members of our team up to £125 each making every public donation that much more valuable.”

THe money raised will go towards the charity’s vital services such as the Speak Out Stay Safe service.

THe service is available to all primary schools in the UK. It aims to equip a generation of children with the knowledge and understanding they need to stay safe from abuse and neglect. Children are taught to speak out if they are worried, either to a trusted adult or Childline.

THere is still time to sign up to take part in the NSPCC’s Arundel Castle Abseil. Registration costs £25 and the children’s charity asks those taking part to raise a minimum of £250.

Kate Hershkowitz, NSPCC community fundraising manager for the south east, said: “We are so pleased to have a team from AlphaPet taking part in our abseil at Arundel Castle this March, and very grateful to AlphaPet for kindly donating up to £125 per team member in support of their efforts.

“THis special abseil in aid of the NSPCC marks 60 years of fundraising in Sussex by our local volunteers, so if you have ever wanted to see views of the Sussex Downs from the top of Arundel Castle’s 180ft Bakehouse tower, we would love you to join us!”

To sign up to the Arundel Castle Abseil visit: nspcc.org.uk/ arundelabseil Or to sponsor AlphaPet visit: justgiving.com/team/alphapet

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The history of the city's Lancastrian schools

By Pat Saunders, volunteer and Amy Roberts, collections officer at The Novium Museum

f Dance display for the jubilee of King George V by girls from the Lancastrian School

IN the early 1800s, a number of notable Chichester residents believed that a school should be set up for the education of poor and deprived boys who were not supported by established charities of the day.

A society was subsequently established and discussions on how to achieve such an educational establishment began on April 2, 1810.

Five months later, on September 13, the society held its first formal meeting. THey were addressed by Joseph Lancaster, a wellknown public education innovator of the day, who established the Lancasterian method of teaching whereby more advanced children were used to teach other children under the direction of an adult. THe society opted to establish a school based on Lancaster’s style of teaching and set about forming a committee, raising the funds, and erecting a school room.

Subscribers and funders of the school included John Marsh (composer), Francis Guy (surgeon), Charles Coote Dendy and James Hack Junior (tanner), Elizabeth Barton, John Barton (merchant), Henry Comper (draper), William Dearling of Donnington, as well as bankers James and William Hack. THere had been 24 shares of £25 each raising funds of £600.

By the following year, a school room had been established in Tower Street. Known as THe Boys School, by the end of 1811 it was thriving with 167 pupils. THe school was located on the same site as the museum’s current location. In the school’s early days, education covered reading, writing and ciphering.

Originally, the boys’ school consisted of one large room with a platform at the west end for the headmaster’s desk. A small room was added a few years later on the south side which

f Tower Street in the late 19th/early 20th century. Lancastrian Boys School building can be seen on the very left of the photograph behind the railings

In the school’s early days education covered reading, writing and ciphering

f Children do ing crafts in a cl assroom at La ncastrian Infa nts School, Orchard Garde ns, in the 1960 s was formerly the billiard room of the “Fighting Cocks”. THen, in 1887, the large room was divided by a moveable wooden screen to add another class. By 1910, the building was too small to accommodate all the children.

A similar school for girls became an increasingly desirable concept. A committee of ladies was formed and by January 30, 1812, sufficient money had been collected to enable plans to be deliberated. A number of possible locations for the girls’ school were explored. However, it was decided that Mr. Halsted, owner of Halsted ironmongers, would construct a new building and lease it to the school for 20 guineas a year. THe building was opened in 1812 and stood on the site of the Shippams factory at East Walls.

After 30 years, the building housing the girls’ school at East Walls was no longer suitable and on April 23, 1849, the Little London School (Nos 33 & 34) was opened.

In 1904, conversations began for the boys and girls schools to be taken over by the local education authority, rather than the managing committee. THis took two years to achieve. Shortly after, in 1910, both the boys and girls schools moved to new premises in Orchard Street. THe name remained Chichester Lancastrian School. THe site is now occupied by the Central School and Lancastrian Infants.

By 1910, 410 boys, 150 girls and 200 infants were being educated at the schools.

During World War I, 465 boys and masters served for their country. Sadly, 100 of them did not make it home. A log book for the schools

also recorded that the children contributed to funds for wounded horses. THere were also serious closures of the school in this period due to outbreaks of measles, spotted fever, diphtheria and influenza.

Historian THomas Gordon Willis stated that by 1928 a number of notable Chichester residents including past councillors and three mayors had received their early education at the Lancastrian School.

In 1926, the Hadlow Report started a new era in state education, stating that schooling should be divided in three stages; infants, junior and senior. In Chichester, this couldn’t be achieved immediately, as infants occupied part of the building at Orchard Street. In 1933, all children aged over 11 were to attend the Lancastrian schools for boys and girls and the word ‘senior’ was added to their respective titles. THe Central School in New Park Road was used for primary school children, while Orchard Street became a secondary school.

In the early 1950s, the Lancastrian Boys’ School found new accommodation in Kingsham, which meant the Girls’ school was able to expand, occupying the former boy’s accommodation on the Orchard Street site.

By 1971, the Lancastrian Boys School was merged with the Boys High School, which had opened in Kingsham Road in 1928, and the Girls Lancastrian School was merged with the Girls High School, which was established in the Stockbridge area of Chichester. Both schools took on the respective Chichester High School names.

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Despite the recent rain, the pitch played well but Gee admitted his side had to stand up and be counted.

He added: "It was a tough, physical encounter.

"THey set up a certain way to nullify our threat and they were quite effective at what they did.

We found it difficult, especially in the opening 45 minutes.

"Boss Miles Rutherford made a few tweaks to the shape and it worked out."

Chi head to Guernsey tomorrow with an early start at Gatwick for the flight over and 2pm kick-off.

Guernsey are seventh in the BetVictor South East table and Chi 11th.

THey regularly play in front of 700-plus gates but Gee is not concerned his players will feel the pressure after their experiences this term in the FA Cup. He said: "It's a really exciting game.

"We have been in some big games this season so it's one I hope wouldn't faze us too much.

"We had big games in the FA Cup and at Hastings so we're really looking forward to it.

"It's an arduous trek but everyone has to do it."

Meanwhile, writes Ian Worden,

Chichester City have won two awards that recognise the achievements of non-league clubs in the FA Cup. Chi’s match at the weekend against Haywards Heath was called off but they did have something to celebrate when captain Connor Cody and teammates Corey Heath, Josh Clack and Emmett Dunn accepted two FACTAs on behalf of the club from David Bauckham who was short-listed for best non-league content creator at the Football Blogging Awards.

THe FACTAs are the only awards dedicated to the FA Cup accomplishments of non-league clubs.

Chichester won the 2019-20 surprise of the FA Cup award for their remarkable run through six rounds of qualifying to become the first team for 70 years to progress to the second ‘proper’ round after beginning the competition in the extrapreliminary round.

THey also polled the most votes for the special team award following their gesture to donate some of the FA Cup first round prize money to a future Bury FC phoenix club after receiving a unique first round bye.

Guernsey (A) Tomorrow (Saturday February 8), at 2pm

Pagham finally win on road PAGHAM finally ended their 13-month wait for an away win as they climbed out of the bottom three on Tuesday night.

THe Lions beat local rivals East Preston 2-1 to pick up their first victory in the league on their travels since December 12, 2018 – a run stretching a whopping 19 games.

THe Southern Combination League Premier triumph followed Saturday’s 2-0 success at Nyetimber Lane over Steyning Town.

Kerry Hardwell’s side have the chance to make further progress tomorrow when they are at home to Langney Wanderers (3pm) bidding for a hat-trick of wins.

Lions broke their hoodoo against EP in a feisty affair.

Sammy Ndlovu fired EP into a 13thminute lead but Lukas Franzen-Jones broke free and on to Toby Funnell’s long pass over the top and crashed the ball home to equalise five minutes later.

Funnell fired home a 54th-minute 25yard free-kick to clinch it.

Two players were sin-binned before the final whistle as tempers flared.

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THe previous win was clinched after two first-half goals did the damage.

Steyning hit the Pagham bar as early as the fourth minute to let the Lions know they were in for a game.

But the home team went in front after ten minutes through an excellent solo goal from recent signing Callum Chalmers after he charged down the left wing, cut inside and beat the goalkeeper at his near post with a lovely calm finish.

It was 2-0 in the 24th minute with another cracker.

Toby Funnell swung in an excellent cross and Harry Prisk teed up Kieron Howard to drill into a top corner.

Excellent defending kept Steyning at bay in the second half.

Pagham goalkeeper Jordan Matthews made one fine save and Lewis Jenkins hacked another effort off the line.

Tone Zone runners rack up PBs at huge Chi 10k FAST becoming one of the top races around, the Chichester 10k was again well attended

by Bognor Regis Tone Zone Runners.

Forty-two club members completed the fast and flat course through Chichester which finished with a lap of the famous Goodwood Motor Circuit.

An amazing five club members finished under 40 minutes for the blue and orange outfit.

First home was Jack Penfold with a two minute personal best (PB) of 35.58 just a week after his half marathon PB. Christo Oosthuizen ran a massive PB of 36.33 to finish just ten seconds ahead of Peter Lee in 36.43, which was just outside of his 10k best but working his way back to full fitness ahead of the spring marathon.

Also sneaking under the 40-minute barrier were the David duo of David Bone in a PB time 39.17 and David Rowe in 39.43.

Juliet Stallard showed how strong she is with a personal best time of 40.47 after being pushed by Danny Mahoney, who finished in 41.12. THey were closely followed by Paul Jarvis (41.23) and Duncan Stephenson-Gill (41.37).

Jess THomson was the second female hope for the club in 42.33, a minute-and-a-half ahead of the next female Sarah Zacal in a PB of 44.07. Glenn Penfold, who’s been working his way back from a long injury, finished in a PB time of 45 minutes flat to his surprise. Alan Coombs finished a minute behind in 46.01 with Allen Porter and Chris Savill not too far back in 48 minutes.

Marzena Sowinska, Natalie Tribe and Karen Vilday finished in quick succession to all record

PBs. THeir times were 48.41, 49.08 and 49.10 respectively.

Lee Hayward was another to claim a PB time of 50.44. Sean O’Donnell, Stephen Goddard and Paul Stevenson finished under 55 minutes for the club.

Elle Matthews and Leigh Paige finished bang on the hour mark with Helen Wattam, Charles Stewart and Wendy Morris rounding off a great day for everyone.

Over at the Portsmouth Half Marathon, Derek Natoli and James Savage both grabbed personal best times of 2:08.15 and 2:12.38 respectively.

Chichester 10k: Jack Penfold 35.58 PB; Christo Oosthuizen 36.33 PB; Peter Lee 36.43; David Bone 39.17 PB; David Rowe 39.43; Juliet Stallard 40.47 PB; Danny Mahoney 41.12; Paul Jarvis 41.23; Duncan Stephenson-Gill 41.36; Jessica THomson 42.33; Tom Howell 42.40; Gary Smith 43.43; Sarah Zacal 44.07 PB; Anne Kari Enes 44.25; Justin Geri 44.52; Glenn Penfold 45.00 PB; Carolyn Stapely 45.36; Alan Coombs 46.01 PB; Allen Porter 48.09; Chris Savill 48.23; Marzena Sowinska 48.41 PB; Natalie Tribe 49.08 PB; Karen Vilday 49.10 PB; Matthew Reynolds 49.29; Peter Ramsdale 49.40; Lee Hayward 50.44 PB; Sean O'Donnell 52.02; Stephen Goddard 53.13; Paul Stevenson 54.13; Sophie Glover 55.48; Sharon Rowe 55.59; Stuart THomson 56.30; Jenny Evans 58.06; Sarah Spurr 59.05; Neeve Oldfield 59.32; Alan Haskell 59.50; Angelika Kalaczynska 59.59; Elle Mathews 1:00.40; Leigh Paige 1.00.55; Helen Wattam 1.06.39; Charles Stewart 1.06.45; Wendy Morris 1.12.40.

Portsmouth Half Marathon: Derek Natoli 2.08.15 PB; James Savage 2.12.38 PB.

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SELSEY travel to basement side Billingshurst in SCFL division one tomorrow (3pm KO) looking for a win to push them towards the top half of the table.

A spirited fight back could not prevent them losing 3-2 at home last Saturday to Midhurst and Easebourne.

THe visitors led 3-0 at the break after a three-goal burst inside 20 minutes.

THe goals came from Matt Rowland (7), Josh Sheehan (12)

and Lewis Hyde (20).

Rowland was sent off in the first half but Selsey left it too late to salvage a point despite Ryan Morey striking on 85 minutes and James Cowan firing home a free-kick a minute later.

Bosham's home match against the division two leaders Montpelier Villa was postponed last weekend.

THey travel to Brighton Electricity tomorrow (2pm KO) looking to halt a three-match losing streak.

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JESS BREACH started on the wing as Red Roses defeated France 19-13 to open their 2020 Women's Six Nations with a victory.

Breach, from Chichester, did not get on the scoresheet in the victory at Stade du Hameau in Pau. England's tries came from Abby Dow, Vicky Fleetwood and Emily Scarratt.

Harlequins Women prop Vickii Cornborough, a club-mate of Breach, reached her half century of England caps.

Head coach Simon Middleton: “It was intense - I think the phrase we’ve been using quite a bit is proper Test match.

“We were absolutely fantastic in the first 25 minutes of the game where we did everything that we wanted to do and we did a great job of dominating the field position and keeping the crowd under control."

BOGNOR suffered a 28-8 defeat at mid-table New Milton and District.

New Milton have caused a few upsets, too, in their Hampshire Premier campaign and pulled off another against an in-form Bognor.

THe home team began the first half the better side, putting together good phases and breaking down Bognor's defence. It was not long before a wide attack punished Bognor and, several phases later, an infringement resulted in a penalty in front of the posts (3-0).

Again from the restart New Milton applied the pressure and errors from the away side again resulted in another penalty (6-0).

THe away side retaliated and worked their way up field before opting to go for the three points as Connor Herrington successfully added a penalty (6-3).

From the deep kick off, a high-flying opportunistic New Milton chaser

 Horse racing MONDAY'S meeting at Fontwell was called off due to a waterlogged track.

Officials inspected the track at 7.30am on the Sunday but further overnight rain left them with little choice but to cancel the scheduled six-race card.

Clerk of the course Philip Hide tweeted: "Unfortunately Fontwell (has been) abandoned. Just the 15 millimetres since midnight bringing the weekly total to 50mm."

Racing returns to the track on THursday afternoon. First race is at 2.07pm.

 Darts LITTLE Legends' Dave Bourne (Little Legends) was the top player in week ten of the Bognor Benevolent Darts League as he helped his side draw with Lamb Shankers. Here are the results in full: DIVISION ONE - Lamb Nomads 12 Hunston Hares 10; Little Legends 10 Lamb Shankers 10; Newtown Amity 9 Legends 11; Friary 'Z' - bye. MOTM: Dave Bourne (Little Legends) 18 & 25 darts [23.30 av]; Stuart Gray (Legends) 21 & 22 darts [23.21 av]; Tony Phillips (Hunston Hares) 22 & 26 darts [20.88 av].

DIVISION TWO - Friary 'D' 13 Aldingbourne Mavericks 9; Chi Snooker Club 'A' 7 Royal Oak 14; Lamb 9 Pagham CC 'B' 14; Lamb Chops - bye. MOTM: Adam Hall (Aldingbourne Mavericks) 19 & 29 darts [16.66 av]; Keith Robinson (Chi Snooker Club 'A') 25 & 26 darts [19.65 av]; Nick Tabberer (Pagham CC 'B') 17 & 30 darts [20.74 av].

DIVISION THREE - Friary 'C' 6 Railway Sleepers 15; Old Barn 14 Newtown Clubbers 7; ASC 4 Richmond Resurrected 16; Richmond Rebels 10 Chi Snooker Club 'B' 12. MOTM: Tim McCarthy (Friary 'C') 24 & 27 darts [17.46 av]; Dan Middleton (Newtown Clubbers) 22 & 24 darts [20.12 av]; Richard Pennells (Richmond Resurrected) 28 & 29 darts [17.53 av].

received a fortunate bounce and cruised over the Bognor white wash to score the first try of the game, which was converted (13-3).

It was a wake-up call for the travelling Bognor men, which motivated them to up the intensity.

Strong carries by Tom Orchard and Shane Stevens took Bognor forward yet the home defence remained resilient.

A fierce battle ensued and what became a midfield stalemate eventually resulted in New Milton scoring a try from a kick downfield, again converted (20-3 half-time).

At half time, Tom Parsons, whose workrate at the breakdown had been second to none, was replaced by debutant George Orchard, while Ollie Larson was introduced to make his debut, replacing winger Ben Luxton, who had defended his channel reliably.

Similarly to the first half, New Milton came out fired up and played some smart rugby, with tactical kicking and enthusiasm at the defensive

breakdown.

Possession changed hands frequently and the battle for territory made for an exciting spectacle while both sides squandered try-scoring opportunities.

Eventually, another try was to be scored by the hosts and then several moments late, a penalty too (28-3).

Josh Burgess' men knew that they must change their ways now if they were to continue their streak of wins.

Bognor strung phases together and attacked.

Dan Robinson and centre partner Larson put their bodies on the line as they battered through the midfield, while an injured Chris Webb gained good yards beyond the defence and the back row of captain Josh Burgess, Tom Orchard and reintroduced Parsons began to provide dominance at the breakdown.

With only moments to go, Bognor attacked from the solid foundations of a scrum and Sam Newcombe provided Connor Herrington with good ball who sent his troops trundling upfield in the

centre of the park.

Quick ball from the breakdown reached fullback Chris Hay out wide who darted towards the corner and dotted down. THe conversion hit a post (28-8).

Despite the momentum of the game shifting in the favour of the away side, Hay's try was to be no more than a consolation for the visiting side.

Tom Orchard was man of the match.

Bognor, who are fifth in Hampshire Premier, are without a league game tomorrow.

THree rearranged fixtures take place in the league.

Bognor return to league action the following Saturday when Alresford visit.

Bognor: 1. J. Benjamin, 2. M. Voigt, 3.

L. Mason, 4. S. Stevens, 5. T. Orchard,6.

A. Knight, 7. T. Parsons, 8. J. Burgess, 9. S. Newcombe, 10. C. Herrington, 11. F. Burgess, 12. D. Robinson, 13.

P. Burnett, 14. B. Luxton, 15. C. Hay; 16. C. Webb; 17. G. Orchard; 18. O. Larson

Chichester prove a point at home with a narrow victory CHICHESTER edged to a just about deserved 8-7 victory as the Honourable Artillery Company made their first ever visit to Oaklands Park in London One South.

It was Chi’s fourth one point home victory of the season - believed to be the club all-time record.

HAC gave a good account of themselves despite their modest league position.

As they warmed up on a soft pitch, a couple of big guns in their pack were noted. In summary, after being under the cosh for 20 minutes during the first half, Chi raised their game and went 8-0 ahead after the interval, only for HAC to reply with a converted try. THe last minutes were tense.

Chi were forced to make changes from their last game. John Lindsay was at lock and Ryan Spriggs in the back row. Fijian soldier Matereti Waganisau made his home debut at No.8. Gareth Davies moved to fly half and Toby Golds to the right wing. On the bench Ben Robson returned from injury and Mark Giddings was welcomed back after long absence.

Chi started well and for ten minutes looked sharp with good handing phases

into the enemy 22. But the Artillery boys then went into action and besieged Chi’s fortress.

THey pounded away but Chi were angry tigers in defence and the covering and tackling were excellent.

Matt McLagan did have to save the day when he dramatically caught up and nailed an opponent as he was about to score at the posts.

THey finally conceded penalties and a yellow card in the red zone and, after failing to get over the line, HAC opted to take one but missed badly.

Chi broke out after their seven-man pack heaved and won a scrum. THey threatened to score for the first time but mistakes undid them and a counter by HAC resulted in a rolling ball over the Chi try line which was hastily touched down for a drop out. A good sign for Chi was some penetration by Rhys THompson and McLagan, but half-time arrived without the scoreboard being troubled.

Chi had a pep talk and raised their game. Lindsay broke off from a scrum and made ground after Nick Blount soared in the lineout to get the maul going. THe pack turned the screw and, after several thrusts to the line were just

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held, Tom Blewitt kicked a penalty.

Chi went 8-0 ahead after a very high kick by THompson led to a scrum and quick ball out to the backs. Slick hands opened the gap for McLagan to beat a despairing tackle and dive across at the Vultures Corner flag but the difficult conversion was missed.

Shaun Baker was almost over but for a knock on after another Chi attack started by a huge line kick by Blewitt.

HAC hit back and after several well controlled phases, they put their powerful prop over at the post for a converted try to narrow the score to 8-7.

THompson broke through again to feed McLagan again but he was tackled short of the right corner. THe HAC captain urged his troops to win the day and they tried hard.

THey lost a good position due to a forward pass and Chi were relieved to win a penalty at a scrum which enabled them to clear the danger. THey won a long-range penalty in the last minute and decided to take it, but it drifted wide.

THe four league points gained took Chi to a total of 50 for the season and a solid eighth place out of 14.

Man of the match was Ben Deavall.

Chi squad: Drayson, Makasi, Deavall, Lindsay, Blount, O’Callaghan (capt.), Spriggs, Waganisau, Baker, Davies, McLagan, THompson, Blewitt, Rowland, Golds, Giddings, Magda and Robson.

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JACK PEARCE says it is going to be an "interesting" end to the season after Bognor got their play-off push back on track.

THe Rocks saw off Brightlingsea Regent 3-2 at Nyewood Lane on Tuesday night in BetVictor Premier.

THe win took Bognor into seventh and just three points off the top five ahead of tomorrow's trip to Enfield, who are one of the sides in the pack chasing top-two Worthing and Folkestone.

Dan Smith's first-half double and a Mason Walsh strike earned what turned into a nervous win.

Smith fired home from 20 yards for a fifth-minute opener but Jake Turner levelled three minutes later when a long throw caused mayhem in the Rocks defence.

Superb wing work by Bradley Lethbridge set up Smith to head home Bognor's second after 18 minutes.

And Walsh poked home from a corner two minutes later.

Rocks spurned too many chances to catalogue after that before Regent replied through Lewis Byrne-Hewitt to set up the anxious finale.

Pearce told THe Post: "THe score flattered them slightly.

"In the second half we were 3-1 up, were totally dominant and had about five chances to go 4-1 up and missed the lot of them.

"THey only had one attack in the second half and scored and then you start to think 'Blimey, there's three minutes to go and injury time, is it going to be one of those nights?'

"So the most important thing was we got the three points.

"We've had three games and in two-and-a-half of them we've dominated proceedings and should have an extra two points really.

"We are pleased with it and we are getting close to the play-offs.

We just have to keep going and picking up the points.

"It's going to be an interesting finish to the season because there is hardly a hair's breadth between eight clubs behind Worthing and Folkestone.

"Enfield are in there, Hornchurch, Leatherhead - even Kingstonian, with their games in hand - could be in there."

Rocks are waiting to learn how long Joe Cook will be out for with knee ligament damage. Harvey Whyte is banned tomorrow.

Holders Bognor host Brighton and Hove Albion on Tuesday in their Sussex Senior Cup quarterfinal.

Pearce said: "We knocked them out last year so I am sure they will want to avenge that.

"It will be a young side but it will be a quality team."

Enfield Town (A) Tomorrow (Saturday February 8), at 3pm

Pep talk got the Rocks firing ROBBIE BLAKE revealed a half-time pep talk fired up Bognor in their 1-1 draw against Kingstonian last Saturday.

THe Rocks trailed to a 28th-minute Tom Kavanagh penalty conceded by Doug Tuck in a desperate attempt to prevent the visitors scoring after keeper Amadou Tangara had been robbed outside of his box.

But the Rocks were vastly improved in the second half and flowing move down the right wing ended with Dan Smith taking Doug Tuck's pass and firing home via a post.

Rocks had chances to win the game after the break, Bradley Lethbridge having a header saved and then his follow up cleared by a covering defender in an entertaining clash.

Tangara made a number of good saves at the other end as the Ks backed up Bognor manager Jack Pearce's claims made in THe Post last week that they are one of the best sides in BetVictor Premier despite their modest position.

First team coach Blake said: "It was a game of two halves.

"We were the very poor in the first half, although you have to credit the opposition who are a very good footballing team and in a false position.

"But myself and Jack told the players at half-time that it wasn't good enough and they have to play on the front foot.

"We needed a little bit more aggression in the second half, in the right way, and I felt

we did that. I felt we controlled the second half. As the game got stretched we scored the equaliser but we were also a little gungho in trying to get the winner and you need to make sure your backline is sorted out as well.

"We are pleased with the point in the end even though we were at home and wanted

the three. THe second half was pleasing though, as I felt we dominated a team that is very good."

Although disappointed with the mistake for the goal, Blake said: "It was the wrong decision, and he knows he shouldn't do that, but he made two or three great saves before that."

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by Harvey Whyte

I AM bored now after my enforced rest.

As you all know, I was sent off at Potters Bar and picked up a three-match suspension.

Regular readers of this column will know I have never liked going to Potters Bar, but I like it even less now.

I thought it was a good tackle, personally. But it was one of those tackles nowadays when you win the ball and you get sent off for it.

It was not malicious in any way.

In fact, five years ago I don’t think it would even have been a foul. But now you get these busy referees who have come along.

I made the tackle about five yards from the linesman who did not flag for a free-kick yet the referee, who was 30 yards away and the other side of the ball, sprinted over with a red card in his hand. It is crazy.

It is way the football is now.

It used to be if you won the ball and they ended up in the air it was OK. I am not even saying that is what happened. I just won the ball but when you slide in for a tackle, unless you can break the laws of gravity, you cannot stop yourself.

I don’t really know what you are meant to do now.

I have been to watch both games and, I won’t lie, I have enjoyed the rest but I am more than ready to jump back into it with both feet! Only kidding!

How we did not lose against Kingstonian in the first game I watched is beyond me.

We had a lot of the ball but we did not create many chances.

THey hit the bar, hit the post and Amadou made a couple of good saves but the goal they did score was a calamity from us.

Brightlingsea Regent on Tuesday was another odd one.

We were completely in control and had chance after chance.

At 2-1 and then 3-1 we were

so comfortable, and when they went down to ten men through injury, we just seemed to switch off.

THat can happen so the important thing is we won the game.

But Blakesie [Robbie Blake] said in the changing room afterwards that if we want to do something this year then we are going to have to be better than that. It was not great but we still won.

I will be there at Enfield watching. I am not good at watching as I get frustrated.

After that, it is Brighton on Tuesday in the Senior Cup. I will be available but if they win at Enfield, then I probably won’t be straight back in.

Hopefully, I will be back as it is a big game and we want to get as far as we can as we are the holders.

I have played against Brighton teams when they have spanked us but I've also played when we have spanked them.

It all depends on what sort of side they put out.

We just need to be confident in ourselves because when we play our football, we are capable of beating a strong Brighton side. It is all dependent on us.

If we play like we did in the last couple we may struggle but if play well tomorrow then hopefully we can take that into Tuesday.

If we win that game then we get a chance to put things right against Worthing in the semifinals.

THey have done us twice this year so we need to get one back.

And you never know, if we were able to rock them in a cup game they might lose a bit of confidence and form in the league.

You never know what may happen but we definitely need to get back at them.

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