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Horsham FC await Hop Oast decision

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The eagerly awaited planning application regarding the construction of the new Horsham Football Club playing facility at the Hop Oast site, along with the relevant associated structures such as clubhouse, dug outs, stand and lighting etc, will be heard this coming Tuesday, January 20. The development at Hop Oast is dependent on Croudace Homes separate application for the development of land owned by Horsham FC off North Heath Lane on The Holbrook Club site that will provide the funding for the Hop Oast project.

Plans are that the new privately funded Horsham FC facility will provide opportunities for local schools, junior football teams and footballers of any age or sex to take advantage of the proposed all weather pitch for training or social purposes. Formal links with Collyer’s have already been made with regard to sharing the new facility and junior clubs such as Chesworth Rovers and others have also shown interest. With the facilities in place Horsham FC would also set up a NVQ Football Youth Academy. In addition the clubhouse will be able to be accessed by local businesses, organisations or groups as a conference, meeting or social venue.

The provision of the new facility would also allow Horsham FC to grant a 25 year lease to The Holbrook Club which in turn would ensure the

Proposed Hop Oast site long term survival of that club and it’s around forty employees. In addition, if consent is granted, Horsham FC will contribute £200,000 to The Holbrook Club to be used as they see fit towards improvement to the facilities at the club.

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Horsham FC CEO, John Lines, said to The District Post “Horsham FC has been part of the town’s identity since 1871, having survived two World Wars and many periods of adversity. The site at Hop Oast provides a long lasting opportunity

for the town and its people to experience the advantages of the all weather facility and by doing so, will ensure Horsham FC survive into a new era in a permanent home of their own. Sporting facilities of the standard such as those proposed will add to the health and well-being of the wider Horsham community from increased access that the all year round playing surface provides. In addition the clubrooms can provide excellent opportunities for dance classes, aerobics, table tennis and a wide range of social and leisure activities. This is not simply a planning application for a new football ground; it carries with it a raft of other responsibilities, hopes, aspirations and commitments that will make a huge difference to the community in which we choose to live” The Planning Officer’s recommendation is that the application for the development at Hop Oast should go ahead; there is no recommendation for or against the Holbrook Club development.

The Hop Oast application will be heard first on Tuesday evening and it is successfully passed it will leave a decision to be made by Council members regarding the Holbrook Club application in that the Croudace Homes plans fall short of the percentage of affordable homes that Horsham Council have set as a minimum.

As the Holbrook approval is necessary for the funding of the Hop Oast development then both these applications need to be successful if Horsham Football Club’s dream of a new home and advanced facilities for the District are to come true.

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Timetable set for changes to Horsham district housing strategy

Slinfold’s Mike the Bike raises 50k for charities Martin Read News Reporter

Horsham District Council has set out a timetable for the work it will be doing to accommodate a higher level of new housing required by a government inspector following his examination into the soundness of the Horsham District Planning Framework (HDPF).

The council submitted the HDPF to the Planning Inspectorate for independent examination in Summer 2014. Hearings took place in November and the Planning Inspector, appointed by the Government to examine the Plan, published a letter on December 19, with his initial findings.

The Planning Inspector’s only area of major concern with the HDPF is with the proposed level of housing provision. The Inspector believes that the council should accommodate more new housing than in the plan and he states that he favours concentration of growth around Horsham, Southwater and Billingshurst along with some development in other villages, in accordance with Neighbourhood Plans that are currently being produced.

As a result, the council must now look at options for increasing its assessed number of 650 new homes per year, to meet the Inspector’s requirement of at least 750 homes per year.

The council will begin by looking at the allocations of homes that have already been made within existing planned developments to reassess capacity at these sites. It will then need to look at the shortfall and look at where, within the criteria laid down by the Inspector, it can

find further site allocations.

A report, with recommendations on where the additional new homes will be accommodated, will go to a council meeting on March 18. Subject to council approval, consultation on the amendments to the strategy will take place between March 23, and May 5.

Detailed consultation on individual proposals will also take place during this time with any communities directly affected by the proposals.

Cabinet Member for Living and Working Communities, Cllr Claire Vickers said: “It is most disappointing that the Inspector has forced this extra housing requirement on us as we have always sought to allocate the minimum amount of housing across the district to meet National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) requirements.

“However, we have long made clear the reality of the situation where the council either goes along with the Government’s requirements as laid out in the NPPF, and tries to extract the best deal it can for the district, or it stays in a position where it is unable to stop developers putting in applications for many more houses without any certainty of being able to extract the best community benefit.

“I am confident, that given the number of applications that are already agreed and in the pipeline, we can address a significant proportion of this higher number required by the inspector with minimum further impact.”

Slinfold’s Michael Dalrymple has raised some £50,000 for local and national charities, working long hours six days a week at busy periods.

Yet, after a notable career running a substantial tree surgery business including prestigious contracts with the Chelsea Flower Show grounds, Hampton Court and numerous London Boroughs, most people would be content to put their feet up and retire long before their 83rd year. But, Michael says: “What I do is good fun and I want to keep going as long as possible!”

Unsurprisingly, Michael has won a richly deserved best fundraiser community award, but the secret of his success follows a simple formula: a good idea backed by genuine endeavour.

Michael explains: “About eight years ago our village church – St Peter’s, where the family worships - was short of much needed money and the then vicar gave a few of us a £10 note and asked us to grow this as in the parable of the talents. I threatened to bury mine in the ground, emulating the Bible story but back at home I pondered on what I might be able to do. I’d always been a committed cyclist, repairing and tinkering with a variety of bikes down the years so I decided to put that experience to use and began renovating and rejuvenating second hand machines.”

At Michael’s home there is plenty of evidence of his efforts with a wide range of children’s and adult’s bikes displayed for sale at very reasonable prices and as many again awaiting attention in Michael’s extensive workshop.

The church has benefited to the tune of £40,000, the village hall has received £1,000 for chairs and the scouts and guides money for flags.

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Michael Dalrymple in his workshop Kent, Sussex and Surrey Air Ambulance Trust is an ongoing project with £7,000 raised in eight months.

Michael and his wife Sue’s two sons and four daughters, include triathletes and international charity funding cyclists, Jason helping his father with bike repairs whenever possible. And, some bikes are boxed up and transported to Africa, Michael saying: “Enabling children to cycle to a school means that they can receive an education.”

Pupils from a local school for children with challenging behaviour have been taught how to repair bikes

by Michael and he has prepared “balance bikes” for autistic children to get them started on the road.

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Father whose son committed suicide launches new survey for bus drivers Charlotte Schroeter News Reporter

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A father whose son committed suicide in December 2006 after being repeatedly bullied on the school bus has launched a new survey investigating bullying on school buses. Ben Vodden was aged 11, lived in Southwater and was a pupil at Tanbridge House School when he took his own life.

Since then, Paul has channelled his grief into campaigning against bullying - specifically addressing bullying on dedicated school buses with a survey carried out last year. This led to the production of ‘The Vodden Report’ to help and support other families who have been affected by this issue.

Paul is now launching a second survey, this time to canvas the opinion of bus drivers.

Paul said: “Had it simply been other children bullying him, Ben would probably have been able to deal with it but, unfortunately, the bus driver joined in.

“Over the intervening years I have tried to find out to what extent bullying occurs on school buses and how the bus driver might be involved. Being unsuccessful, I undertook a survey of children using school buses last year and published a report of the results last year.

“The report clearly shows that bullying is an issue on school buses and that the driver is a significant factor.

Of those who felt able to respond to the question about the action of the bus driver, 44 per cent said the driver knew what was going on but did nothing while nearly 24 per cent said that the driver joined in.

“What other situation is an adult expected to be in charge of 50 or so children without any training, school bus drivers do not generally receive training on how to deal with children. Drivers are also undertaking a complex task taking all their concentration and should not be expected to manage the behaviour of their passengers at the same time.

Drivers could also be considered victims for these reasons, in that if anything goes wrong they are the ones that will be blamed.

“Having spoken to a small number of bus drivers, it is clear to me that they are as unhappy with the situation as I am so I am undertaking another survey to canvas their opinions. I would be extremely grateful if school bus drivers would complete the survey.”

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More than 200 people arrested in Operation Dragonfly

The first joint crackdown on drink and drug-driving across Sussex and Surrey has led to more than 200 motorists being charged with offences. A total of 284 people were arrested as part of Operation Dragonfly, the crackdown across both counties that ran from Monday, December 1 2014 to Thursday, January 1 this year.

For the first time, the campaign was run jointly by Sussex Police and Surrey Police alongside Sussex Safer Roads Partnership, Drive Smart in Surrey and the independent charity Crimestoppers.

Road policing unit officers were sent on dedicated patrols looking for offenders while teams also responded to tip-offs from members of the public who saw people getting into a car to drive when they knew they had been drinking or taking drugs.

Stop checks were set up at locations across Sussex and Surrey, in particular at locations where there had been a history of drink-driving.

In Sussex 178 arrests were made.

114 of those drivers have been charged with offences, with 21 of them having so far been convicted.

A total of 28 people are on bail after being arrested while no further action is being taken against 36 people.

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In order to carry out extensive tree works at the entrance of Swan Walk Car Park, the car park will be closed on Sunday, January 25, from 9.00am to approximately 2.00pm.

There is a health and safety requirement to create a safe working area whilst this work is being carried out.

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for the local economy, provide jobs and will benefit the community.

Jack Dunckley said: “It (Birchfield Nursery) will remain a growing nursery but it will have an added horticultural centre and a show garden customers can enjoy. We will also have a shop selling high quality horticultural essentials for the garden as well as a design studio so visitors can come in and have gardens designed for them.

“We want people to be able to come here for garden advice and we ant to run regular classes and workshops.”

The application can be viewed on Horsham District Council’s website and is application DC/14/2007.

A decision on the application will be made at 2pm on Tuesday, January 20.

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Next Tuesday, January 20, Horsham District Council will meet to discuss an application for Jack Dunckley’s Birchfield Nursery, which if approved could see the nursery expand to become a horticultural hub in West Sussex.

The site, located on the A281 in Henfield is hoping to expand with a new multi-purpose building which will include a reference library, lecture theatre, workshop rooms and a cafe. The application also includes new road access to the A281 with car parking from the site.

The Birchfield Nursery has been on the site for 25 years, and was taken over by the Dunckleys’ five years ago.

Owner, Jack Dunckley has enjoyed success with his garden designs earning various medals at Hampton Court Flower Show and a Silver Gilt at RHS Chelsea Flower Show as well as TV appearances on Gardener’s World and The Alan Titchmarsh Show.

Jack Dunckley told The District Post: “I want to get a greater footfall and we want to create a horticultural hub here, we believe we can do this with the new buildings and it puts us on the map for horticulture.”

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Magistrates order dog to be destroyed Two Horsham motorists banned from driving Magistrates have ordered the destruction of a Staffordshire bull terrier that attacked and killed a puppy in Slinfold.

Julie Cooksley’s dog Benji escaped from her garden and mauled a 15-week-old Labrador puppy being walked by its owners, two girls aged 11 and 14, on August 21.

The puppy was taken to a vet for treatment but died of her injuries the next day.

Police had previously warned Benji’s owner that she must keep control of her pet after the animal had attacked another dog.

Cooksley, 61, of Streetfield Road, Slinfold, was summonsed to appear in court and pleaded guilty to being the owner of a dog that was dangerously out of control.

She was fined £250 and ordered to pay £100 compensation, £85 costs and a £25 victim surcharge when she appeared at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on December 31.

The magistrates also ordered that the dog should be destroyed. Cooksley has 21 days from the sentencing to appeal against the decision.

Inspector Di Lewis, the head of the Sussex and Surrey dogs unit, said: “We asked the magistrates to make an order for the destruction of the Staffordshire bull terrier as it was clear it had attacked other pets and could do so again.

“The dog killed the puppy and left its young owners traumatised by what they had seen and we felt it should be destroyed to protect the public and other animals.

“We do not make any such requests lightly but consider all the circumstances including whether the incident could be a one-off and whether the dog involved could do the same thing again.

“We encourage all owners to seek training for their dogs to ensure they are always kept under control.

It is also important to make them familiar with other people and dogs.

“Unfortunately in this instance we believed that the dog could attack other animals or people in the future and the magistrates agreed with us.”

If you see a dog dangerously out of control in a public place please call 999. If you are worried about a dog that is not an immediate threat email 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk or call 101.

Sussex Police’s Operation Dragonfly has seen two Horsham men banned from driving. They are part of 30 people who have so far been convicted of offences as part of the December 2014 campaign.

David Clarke, 42, of Cook Road, Horsham was arrested at 1.25pm on Sunday, December 7 after he was found sitting in his car that had crashed into a bollard at Tanbridge Retail Park in Albion Way, Horsham.

Clarke pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen for analysis when he appeared at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, January 7. He was banned from driving for 12 months and told to pay a £100 fine, a £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Martin Hills of Moorhead Road, Horsham was arrested at 3.10am on Wednesday, December 10 after officers were tipped off by a member of

the public that the 25-year-old had seemed unsteady as he was getting into his car in High Street, Crawley.

When Hills was breathalysed he was found to be more than twice the drink-drive limit. Hills pleaded guilty to drink-driving when he appeared at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, January 7.

He was banned from driving for 18 months and told to pay a £150 fine, a £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

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Calling all racing pancake flippers

All local Horsham businesses, charities and other organisations are invited to enter teams (preferably in fancy dress) to compete in the seventh annual Horsham Charity Pancake Race to be held in the Carfax at lunchtime on Shrove Tuesday, February 17.

The event is once again organised

by The Rotary Club of Horsham in partnership with Horsham District Council and is aimed at raising money for local Charities that are nominated by the participants. The Main Sponsor for this year’s event is once again locally based highway maintenance Company, Ringway, who will organise the race course and signage, as well as sponsoring the Mascot Race Prizes.

Sainsbury’s will be supplying the pancakes as well as sponsoring a Trophy together with Waitrose, the Non-Stop Party Shop, Rawlison Butler, South East Hearing Centres and Horsham Rotary Club. TV Personality Dave Benson Phillips will once more compere the event.

The call is going out for Businesses and Organisations to get together a team of four who can enter the 80 metre relay race, using their own frying pan and nonslip shoes. The course is designed to encourage a sensible mix of skill and speed. There will be cups and prizes awarded to the winners on the day, including one for the Best Team Fancy Dress, one for the Best Over 40’s Team, one for the Winning Charity Team, one for the Best Individual Fancy Dress, one for the Best Flipper and one for the overall Winning Team.

Last year’s Winning Team were

once again from the Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre. The Amber Foundation Team won the Rotary Shield for the winning Charity, and the Best Fancy Dress Prize was won by The Dame Vera Lynn Trust Team. The South East Hearing Centre won the Waitrose Trophy for the Best Over-40’s Team and Jade Lally , Britain’s No 1 Discus Champion and Commonwealth Games Bronze medallist, was unsurprisingly crowned Best Flipper and took home the Rawlison Butler Trophy.

The South East Hearing Centre Trophy for the best Individual Fancy Dress went to Chestnut Tree House, the Dame Vera Lynn Trust, St Catherine’s Hospice, Springboard and Set4Success all received monies from the event as a result of being nominated by the winning teams or being the most nominated charities of the competitors.

The Teams were also running for Charity with the proceeds of the event being divided between Set4Success as the Charity nominated by the Winning Team, and the most nominated Charity which was Chestnut Tree House with five Nominations.

Each received £250. Amber Foundation received £125 as the Winning Charity Team and the Dame Vera Lynn Trust receive £125 for receiving the second highest number of nominations.

Further information and entry forms for the team event can be obtained by emailing horshamrotary@ btconnect.com. The final date for entries is Friday, February 13, and they will be accepted on a strictly first come, first served basis.

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A good way to get through winter Farlington students keep fitness resolutions

Are you over 50 and was one of your New Year resolutions to get fitter through the cold, dull days of winter?

If so short mat bowls could be the solution for you. Come and try short mat bowling at Forest Short Mat Bowls club. It’s a bit of walking with some bending and stretching of legs and arms. It also improves your hand,eye coordination a little.

Conditions are warm and dry and

the game is easy to pick up.

Most of all it’s good fun and very sociable and you get free tea and biscuits halfway through.

The club meet at St. Leonards Hall in Horsham on Tuesdays and Thursdays. First two sessions are free and bowls will be supplied. Come and give it a try.

Phone Mary on 01403 268189 or Derrick on 01403 266544 for more details.

January is a time for health and fitness resolutions.

At Farlington, in addition to the extensive sports programme, the senior girls have access to a Fitness Suite all-year-round.

The facility contains cardiovascular equipment including exercise bikes, a rowing machine and a cross-trainer. There is also a suspension trainer, a dumbbell tree, a pull-up bar, plyometric boxes and space for body weight workouts. The area, which used to be the Year 11 locker room, was transformed with money raised by Farlington’s PTA. Girls in Years 7 to 9 use it as part of their PE, health-related, fitness lessons where they put theory into practice and perform either circuits or interval training whilst learning about the body’s systems and the effect exercise has on them.

Year 10 GCSE PE girls use the Fitness Suite as part of their learning about methods of training and the components of fitness. On Friday afternoons, Year 11 girls are able to use it as one of their sports options. Following an induction, Sixth Formers – day girls and boarders - can use it in pairs in free lessons and after school, as can the staff.

The Suite is managed by Jemma Wilson, Farlington PE teacher, who is also an experienced personal trainer. She said: “The girls really benefit from using the facility. It gives the less competitive an opportunity for fitness away from a

games environment and enables our high-achieving athletes to focus on particular areas of their fitness.

“Some girls can be intimidated by a gym environment, so this is a great way to introduce them to using CV machines, weights and other equipment. We give them guidance on how to use the Fitness Suite ef-

fectively and safely, giving them the confidence to use gyms when they leave. At Farlington we believe it is essential all girls find a fitness activity they enjoy and can participate in well beyond their school years.

Lifelong participation in physical activity is the key for all our girls, so the Fitness Suite is an undoubted asset to our PE department.”

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Open Day at Bluecoats On 31st January we will be holding our Open Day showcasing what we have to offer here at Bluecoat Sports.

We are opening up our facilities to all Members and Non Members over the course of the day, with all activities* free of charge for everyone!

As well as our busy class schedule you can also take advantage of our 25m pool and do a few lengths, or give yourself a go at one of our

Connect with us There are many ways to keep up to date with everything that is happening at Bluecoat Sports.

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We also have plenty going on for juniors including a Bouncy Castle and Fun Splash sessions!

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I joined Bluecoat Sports as a massively unconfident large lady on a huge mission to get fit and lose weight. I always thought I was too fat to exercise and did not want to join any classes or go to the gym. I decided I would start swimming and went down to take a look at the pool at Bluecoat Sports as I had heard good things. After having an initial tour by such a lovely member of staff who made me feel extremely comfortable in their environment, I decided I needed to give things a proper go!

I started with a couple of classes a week and as I realised how lovely, friendly, professional, approachable and ‘real’ the instructors were, I was soon attending 5 classes a week. Even on the weeks where I felt I “couldn’t be bothered” the staff and Members always helped me to keep going. Bluecoat Sports is such a family friendly centre and I can honestly say, I’ve never known a Fitness Club like it!

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A history of dolls horsham museum

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Dolls of all shapes, sizes and makes have been a constant feature of childhood over the centuries.

From wooden dolls found in Egyptian tombs, through to cloth dolls, wax dolls, porcelain and plastic dolls – makers have used all manner of materials to produce the perfect playmate.

‘Dolly Mixtures’ – the new exhibition at Horsham District Council’s

Police warning to banks and residents after drain work scam Police in Sussex are reminding bank staff and residents of the dangers of being taken in by rogue traders who demand cash for drainage work.

The latest warning follows a case about a Peacehaven resident. On Sunday, January 4 the 68-year-old resident was visited by two men who told him that they had been carrying out drainage work at an adjacent property and that work needed doing on his drains too.

On the following morning, Monday, January 5, they called again and took him to his bank in Brighton where he withdrew £3,250 cash and handed it over to them. Not content with that they drove him to a branch of the same bank in Crawley where he tried to withdraw £4,500 from them. Fortunately the cashier became suspicious, refused to hand over the cash and reported it to management. Police were immediately informed and enquiries were begun.

A Sussex Police spokesman said: “We remind all residents, especially the elderly or those living alone, and

their relatives, not to be deceived or intimidated by cold call approaches like this. Never agree to anything on the spot, and always look into all available information about anyone who contacts you in this way. Seek advice from neighbours, relatives, and the police if necessary.

“This the first such call we have received recently, but we are also reminding all bank staff to be wary when elderly and vulnerable account holders come in to ask for large amounts of cash from their account. There is nothing to stop you querying the request if you are suspicious and we are glad that in Crawley just that happened.”

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Sussex Police via 101@sussex.pnn.police. uk or by calling 101 quoting serial 807 of 5/1.

Anyone with suspicions about this type of approach can contact the police at any time via 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101.

You can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Chairman’s Engagements for week commencing 19th January 2014: Wednesday 21st January 2015 Council Meeting, Council Chamber, HDC Offices Saturday 24th January 2015 Mayor of Crawley’s Charity Civic Dinner Dance in aid of Alzheimer’s Society at The Hawth Theatre, Crawley

Horsham Museum & Art Gallery, features some of the more interesting and rarely seen dolls from the Museum’s collections, many of them of historical merit.

Some of the simplest dolls are peg and cloth dolls – these can be handmade at home, and the display has several of these from the nineteenth century, clad in the fashions of the time. The exhibition also features composition and bisque dolls, made from china and porcelain, mainly produced in Germany and most popular between the 1840s and 1870s.

Perhaps the most startling are the wax dolls, of which three are

included, with their realistic facial features and human hair. Famous factories produced dolls during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, representatives are drawn from H.J. Meech, Armand Marseille, Rheinische Gummi und Celluloid Fabrik Co, and the Reliable Toy Company.

‘Dolly Mixtures’ opens on January 13, and closes February 28, 2015.

To tie in with the exhibition, Toovey’s Auctioneers will be holding a special toy and dolls valuation at Horsham Museum & Art Gallery on Saturday, February 21, 2015, 10 am to 12 Noon. Bring your treasured dolls and toys to the Museum; there could be some surprises in store.

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Opinion: Vote ‘None of the above’ Christ’s Hospital robotics team take first place in Lego challenge

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he First Lego League (FLL) Challenge competition was held on Wednesday, December 10, at the University of Kent and saw teams from 15 schools across the South East come together to compete in a range of challenges.

The competition judged the teams not just on their ability to design, build and programme an autonomous robot, but also on their team work, their technical problem solving ability and their ability to identify, research and offer a solution to the real world problem of the future of learning. The team needed

to look to redesign an aspect of how we gather knowledge and skills in the 21st century.

Robotics at Christ’s Hospital has grown steadily over the last two years and the CH team have been working together since the beginning September to plan, programme and test a robot to compete at the FLL Challenge.

The last test of the day was teamwork and the judges were hugely impressed by the CH team for the collaborative way in which the team both came up with their solution and carried it through and also their innovative use of the materials.

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Russell Brand is wrong about our political systems; I should know because I take part in them. I do more than write columns in papers; I put my name on ballot papers; I attend council meetings

and listen to thoughts and ideas of residents and councillors alike.

With 110 days until the General Election the pace in politics and promises will pick up almost exponentially. With it will come the usual disparaging views, usually through Facebook, that there is no purpose in voting.

Some of those issues came up in the recent conversation on the replacing of signs in the town centre,

and because an online conversation about local issues can exist without falling into politics voting inevitable became the topic.

To understand the frustration experienced by voters you would do well to watch the Youtube video “The Problems with First Past the Post Voting Explained” by CGP Grey. It provides a clear explanation as to the reasons why people eventually dismiss the value in voting and it goes onto discuss other possibly better alternatives. A further idea, and one which I hope is gaining traction and interest, is the option for “None of the Above” which I see regularly espoused by another Horsham local Jamie ‘Stan’ Stanley an individual who I consider to be better informed than most on these topics.

The opportunity to vote for None of the Above may not only reduce the occurrences of spoiled ballot papers but could well deliver the same message which Mr Brand may infer by suggesting that people should not vote at all.

Following any election though there is the conceit that without belonging to a party a candidate will have no power to change or influence a meeting. I think we can easily look back over the last few years of cabinet conversations and public meetings to see that belonging to a party can leave a candidate out in the cold if they do not belong to the more select, internally private, party whose voices will carry. I agree that the system is not helpful, that it bolsters privilege and cliques but the alternative is to ignore it; to allow it to reduce down to so that the resultant stew of policies and personalities is the least flavorsome to many. It may be I am loudmouthed writer and talker but I know of no change ever delivered through silence.

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Now is the time to write your book!

An exclusive extract from #1 bestselling author Dee Blick’s multi award winning book: the Ultimate Guide to Writing and Marketing a Bestselling Book - on a Shoestring Budget January is the month when most writers resolve to become published authors. So if that’s you I hope these extracts from my latest book will help you start writing.

This extract is from chapter 3.

Your big idea has taken shape.

You’re clear about the purpose of your book and you’re pretty confident you have a lot to offer to your readers.

What’s next? Should you head straight into writing chapters? No. Not yet.

Instead I’d like you to do what I do for each one of my books and spend time gathering the content that’s going to shape your book into a bestseller. This means expanding further on your big idea. For example you could think about the case studies and the material that’s going to give your book substance, depth and gravitas; material that will make it a compelling and captivating read. If you skip this crucial stage and head straight into writing chapters, you’ll short change your book and your readers. Inspiration is fantastic and you need bags of it as an author but you need a solid platform on which to base your book and this can only come from planning your content.

At the content gathering stage you start thinking in detail about your book and exploring the options without putting the brakes on your thoughts and your ideas. Your best ideas are formulated when you’re in this creative mode.

There are other reasons why you shouldn’t skip this process. This is the planning stage of your book and most successful books are the result of thorough and painstaking planning, stemming from one simple but well thought out big idea.

I spent several weeks gathering the content for this book as follows: I researched half a dozen books on this subject and made a note of the tips I thought were really helpful and that I should include. Over several weeks I wrote copious notes on the content I wanted to include with the reasons why I believed that established and budding authors would benefit from it. I began to think about my guest contributors and the role they would each play in my book. I drafted their questions and then refined them as my thinking became clearer. You’ll meet these special folk further on. I sketched out the rough titles for my chapters, knowing I would change them further on but I need-

ed a starting point. I gathered the marketing articles, blogs, emails and tips I’d written in the last few years to promote my books. This was material I was keen to share in the marketing section. I revisited the notes I had written for my previous books and extracted sections I thought my readers would benefit from in this book.

I bought a good quality pad with dividers and deep pockets for storing documents. I gained a real sense of satisfaction as the pad got thicker and the pages began to fill with my ideas. I could see real progress being made and this spurred me on. I would encourage you to do the same too so you can write your ideas down as and when they arise.

Great ideas don’t usually emerge the moment you pick up your pen so be patient and you will be rewarded.

Be aware that you can spend so long on the content gathering stage of your book that when you’ve reached the end you’ve lost the will to write it. Set a date by which you’ll have completed this process. I can’t tell you exactly how long it should take but, unless you firmly believe it needs to take longer, limit content gathering to three months. Make sure you get into the habit of cap-

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Firstly, I would imagine it’s nigh on impossible for you to do this. And secondly, even if you could cover everything there is to know about your subject matter, your book would resemble an encyclopaedia.

Many readers would find a book that size disheartening.

What should you include in your book? These questions will help you decide. What is the content that I must share with my readers? Why? What content can I include that’s not essential but will add value to my core content? (You may want to include case studies and tips that will reinforce key points and make your book more enjoyable and easy to understand). Would guest contributors enhance my book and if so what do I want them to share and why? What am I not going to include in my book because it’s outside of my skills, experience and expertise or because it’s just not needed? I have more than enough great content anyway.

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Lawyers raise £30,000 for local hospice

Horsham Museum helps trace history of Rawlison Butler back to 1832 Sussex law firm Rawlison Butler has donated £30,000 towards St Catherine’s Hospice Round the Clock appeal.

The appeal was launched in 2010 to help the charity provide essential care to patients wishing to spend their final months, weeks and days in the comfort of their own homes. Rawlison Butler has donated £30,000 to the appeal over three years after raising funds by a number of activities. These included staff running marathons, skydiving, kayaking round the Isle of Wight and organising rock concerts as well as annual quiz nights, bowling tournaments for the local com-

munity, topped up by regular cake sales at both Horsham and Crawley offices and Blue Bag collections.

The Fundraising Manager at St Catherine’s Hospice, said: “On behalf of everyone at St Catherine’s, I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone at Rawlison Butler for their amazing contribution to our Round the Clock appeal.

“It’s only with the help of our local community that St Catherine’s can continue to provide our vital care and help those living with a terminal illness. We know that we can’t add days to life but with help like this we can add life to precious days”.

Digby Armstrong, Senior Part-

ner at Rawlison Butler, said: “We have had a long association with the Hospice. It is a charity which has touched many of our staff directly, or through friends and relatives, and so the Hospice’s Round the Clock campaign was the perfect choice. Overall our staff have derived a tremendous sense of satisfaction from their various initiatives and have felt particularly gratified by being able to make a significant contribution to such a worthwhile local charity.”

For more information on Rawlison Butler’s corporate social responsibility efforts, please visit our website at www.rawlisonbutler.com

Protect your assets prior to marriage or cohabitation

In today’s modern society, more and more people are marrying or forming relationships later in life and often, when they have already built up a substantial amount of personal wealth and assets.

Alternatively, people may be marrying for a second time and, after having already potentially lost out in a previous divorce, wish to ensure that they are better informed about the pitfalls of a potential relationship breakdown.

Marwa Hadi, Associate Solicitor in Rawlison Butler’s Family Team, looks at this in further detail.

In the above circumstances, the best course of action is for both parties to seek independent legal advice, prior to the cohabitation or the marriage. Rawlison Butler’s Family Team are experts in advising clients regarding potential Pre-Nuptial Agreements or Cohabitation Contracts.

Pre-Nuptial Agreements These are agreements drawn up between two potential spouses that set out what each would be enti-

tled to if the marriage were to fail.

At present, such agreements are not legally binding. However, the agreements are increasingly persuasive and the Court would normally need to have good reason not to follow the terms of the agreement upon divorce.

In order to ensure that the PreNuptial Agreement is as influential as it possibly can be, both parties need to ensure that they have both given full documentary disclosure to the other party of their current financial position. Further, both parties need to be independently legally represented, in order to ensure that they receive the best legal advice to suit their position and circumstances. Finally, it is best practice to ensure that these agreements are entered into at least 21 days before the wedding.

If all of the above is carried out, then following an unfortunate breakdown of the relationship, a Court is likely to be persuaded to adhere to the terms of the agreement to form the basis of any ultimate financial settlement between the parties.

Cohabitation Contracts If a couple are intending to cohabit and one or both have personal assets or wealth they wish to protect, then it is advisable for them both to seek independent legal ad-

vice as to the possibility of a Cohabitation Contract.

In this country, the law in this area is very black and white – you’re either married or you’re not. There is no such thing as a ‘common-law wife’. Therefore, if you are not married, but cohabiting and you come to separate then you will not be in a position to rely on the matrimonial law for protection and financial relief.

Furthermore, if you buy property with your partner, be sure to get advice at the time of purchase as to how best safeguard your financial interest, especially if you put more capital in than your partner.

So, for example, if a cohabiting couple are intending to purchase a property together, but are paying the deposit in unequal amounts, then their intention may be that upon separation, they should both have their initial amounts returned to them. However, the majority of couples in this situation, without legal advice, will simply proceed to purchase the property in joint names, as joint tenants. If this is the case, then upon separation, a civil court will usually apply strict property law and award each party 50% and will not take account of their unequal contributions.

For further advice, please contact Rawlison Butler’s Family Team on 01403 252492.

Looking back through history, it is understood that Rawlison Butler Solicitors was initially established by Mr Coppard, and records have taken us back to 1832 when he was practising in Horsham.

By 1839, he had been joined by John Rawlison and the firm became known as Coppard & Rawlison. Eventually, John’s son, John Turner Rawlison, joined the practice, as in turn did his grandson Alfred William Rawlison.

Alfred was one of 8 children, who had become the head of the household at the age of 21 following the untimely death of his Father. He continued to live in the family home with 4 of his 6 sisters and his mother and it is maybe for this reason that he never married - already living in a female dominated world.

In 1873, Arthur Reid Bostock and Thomas Bedford joined and

the firm became known as Bedford Bostock and Rawlison. Bostock left the law and went to join General Gordon in the Relief of Mafeking which event is commemorated in one of the plaques in West Street.

In 1885, Alfred was joined by Frederick William Butler and the firm became known as Rawlison and Butler. Frederick lived in North Parade in Horsham with his wife, 2 sons - Alex who also became a solicitor but practised in Manchester and John who died in India in 1911; one of his 3 daughters became a nun. At this time Rawlison Butler had offices in West Street behind which a stable had to be built to house Frederick’s horse which was his mode of transport to the office and to visit clients!

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Finance & Asset Supervisor Millais School in Horsham are recruiting for a talented administrator and effective communicator to support the development of the school by contributing to the process to increase efficiency and achieve best value.

This will include financial administration, project management and lettings.

You will need to demonstrate your ability to maintain accuracy and standards under pressure. If you are educated to a minimum of ‘A’ level standard or equivalent, with excellent ICT skills (Microsoft Office & Excel) and experience of direct supervision of staff, we would be pleased to hear from you.

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Home Instead Senior Care provides care and support to people in their own homes in Horsham and the surrounding villages. We require people who are able to help with all aspects of day to day life. No experience is required. We offer excellent training, a competitive rate of pay, and the ability to make a real difference. Own transport is essential.

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EXPERIENCED KITCHEN FITTERS REQUIRED Chappelsons of Horsham are an independent, family run business with 25 years experience in the fitted furniture industry.

They currently have excellent opportunities available for experienced Kitchen Fitters.

They are keen to hear from Kitchen Fitters who are highly experienced in all aspects of the trade, including plumbing, electrics & lighting.

Most of the work will be in the Horsham area.

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Local shops could be accessible to a wider audience Thousands of shops across Britain are missing out on business because they aren’t accessible to disabled users – according to a government audit of over 30,000 premises.

Horsham District Council is keen to help local shops and restaurants open up their business to disabled people by offering them an access audit which will establish how accessible their premises are.

There are 12 million people in Britain with disabilities that have an estimated spending power of £200bn yet a fifth of shops in Britain have no wheelchair access, only 15% of restaurants and shops have hearing loops and 75% of restaurants do not cater for people with visual impairments.

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An access audit from Horsham District Council will help local businesses create action plans to improve the accessibility of their premises.

Commenting on the access audit Cabinet Member for Living and Working Communities Cllr Claire Vickers said: “I am really pleased that the council is making this audit available to businesses throughout the district, as not only can it help improve the overall service experience for disabled users, but it may also enable local businesses to expand their services to a wider audience.”

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Progress on rural broadband as slow as a dial-up connection, says CLA The CLA, which represents more than a thousand landowners, farmers and rural businesses in Sussex, has told the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee that poor broadband connection is leaving rural areas at an economic and social disadvantage.

Giving evidence to the Commons Select Committee as part of an inquiry into broadband coverage in remote rural areas, the CLA called for a Universal Service Obligation for access to broadband. This includes a fixed-line broadband service of at least 10 Megabits per second (Mbps) and looking at using alternative technologies such as satellite to ensure the needs are met of the final five percent of rural areas not currently connected.

CLA Director South East Robin Edwards said: “Ensuring universal access to a modern broadband connection is vital to ending the economic disadvantage faced by rural areas. Unfortunately, progress has been slower than a dial-up internet connection.

“The roll-out of superfast broadband in East and West Sussex is making a huge difference for many of the region’s rural businesses and countryside communities. However the programmes leave far too many rural businesses still suffering from

slow or unreliable access while their competitors leave them behind.”

Mr Edwards also questioned the rollout of digital-only access for payments made to farmers by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA).

He said: “From January, applications can only be made online to the RPA for the Basic Payment Scheme.

The Government is very confident that moving to online-only applications for farm payments will work and we have been working closely with RPA officials on the Assisted Digital programme.

“However, we are very concerned there will be farmers in East and West Sussex who do not have adequate broadband connections.

Training and support must be made available to rural businesses still struggling to get online.”

Robin Edwards, CLA Director South East

Recruitment Open Day at Sussex Health Care 29th January 2015 from 10am – 6pm

We are very pleased to announce the opening of our next individual bungalows on our Rapkyns site.

These will offer a range of different services for young adults with Profound Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD) and specialist care for adults with Autism, Acquired Brain Injury and Neurological conditions.

We are looking for caring and enthusiastic staff to join our ever expanding team.

Carers, Nurses, Kitchen staff, Activities staff, Domestic staff and Management opportunities available.

No experience necessary (this applies to Carers, Domestic staff and Kitchen staff).

We provide: ● Fantastic training opportunities ● Friendly and positive working environment ● Excellent career prospects ● Full and part-time positions available

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For further information please call the Recruitment Co-ordinator on 01403 217338 Applicants must bring their CV and be eligible to work in the UK.

This isn’t just a job, its a job worth doing We look forward to seeing you on the Recruitment Open Day at: Guildford Road, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, RH12 3PQ If you are unable to attend the Open Day, please apply via our website: www.sussexhealthcare.co.uk

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Horsham District

Gig Guide Thursday 15 January Open Mic with Stan (20.30) The Malt Shovel, Horsham (01403 252302) Tanners Live Lounge (20.30 - Brilliant Original Music) The Tanners Arms, Horsham (01403 588789) Friday 16 January Asylum Affair (20.30 Classic Rock at its very best) The Tanners Arms, Horsham (01403 588789) Saturday 17 January No Pressure (20.30) The Malt Shovel, Horsham (01403 252302) Sunday 18 January Riverboat Shuffle (20.30 - Jazz) Horsham Cricket Club, Horsham (01403 254628) Monday 19 January Players’ and Singers’ Showcase The Dun Horse, Mannings Heath, Horsham (01403 265783) Unplugged Acoustic Folk Night (20.30) The Tanners Arms, Horsham (01403 588789) Tuesday 20 January Open Mic with Will and Louise (21.00) The Jolly Tanners, Staplefield (01444 400335) Wednesday 21 January The Meddlers (20.30) The Bedford, Horsham (01403 253128) Open Mic (20.30) The Tanners Arms, Horsham (01403 588789) Friday 23 January Trailer Trash (21.00) The Warwick, Worthing (01903 206088) On The Rocks (20.30) Potters Bar, Burgess Hill (01444 233448) No Pressure (20.30) The Holbrook Club, Horsham (01403 751150) No Pressure (19.00) The Holbrook Club, Horsham (01403 751150) Listings kindly supplied by www.horsham-rocks.co.uk

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Head back to school with Teechers

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he Capitol welcomes a Blackeyed Theatre production of its highlyacclaimed production of John Godber’s classic comedy about life at a modern comprehensive for Mr Nixon, an unsuspecting new drama teacher.

Fast-moving, inventive and highly entertaining, Teechers brings to life an array of terrifying teachers and hopeless pupils through the unique eyes of Salty, Gail and Hobby; three Year 11 students about to leave school for good.

Will Mr Nixon abandon his students for a green and pleasant private school?

Who puts the bounce in Miss Prime, the PE teacher? Will Mrs Parry ever find her Koko?

And why does everyone smell of spring onions?

Brought back to the stage by highly acclaimed Blackeyed Theatre with high energy, break-neck comedy and breath-taking ensemble performances, Teechers is a modern classic with something vital to say about education for the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’.

At the Capitol, Horsham on Tuesday, January 27 at 7.30pm. Tickets are £14 or £9 for concessions and schools.

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Enjoy the music of the Eagles with the Illegal Eagles

The Illegal Eagles have been thrilling audiences nation-wide for over 17 years and look forward once again to returning to the road in 2014.

Following a number of critically acclaimed UK and international tours and headlining countless concerts and festivals, the band have established themselves as not only the official number one tribute to the Eagles, but as one of the foremost authentic and talented theatrical experiences in the world.

Extremely tight harmonies and an acute attention to detail have always been synonymous with the Illegal Eagles. Award-winning vocalist Greg Webb now joins the classic line-up of founding members Phil Aldridge, Keith Atack, Al Vosper, Darin Murphy and Garreth Hicklin.

Together Greg and Garreth’s abilities to capture the emotion of Don Henley’s vocal deliveries have ensured that critical and audience acclaim has been unanimous.

This latest production brings you all the classics - Hotel California, Take It Easy, Take it to the Limit, Lyin’ Eyes, Tequila Sunrise, Life in the Fast Lane, One of These Nights, Witchy Woman, Rocky Mountain Way, Heartache Tonight and a whole lot more.

For more information on the show visit www.illegaleagles.com.

The Illegal Eagles will be performing at the Capitol, Horsham on Thursday, January 29 at 7.30pm.

Tickets are £23.50 or £22 for concessions. To buy tickets, call the Box Office on 01403 750220 or visit www.thecapitolhorsham.com.

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Tuesday 27 January 7.30pm

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Y is for Year, old and new I t has been an interesting past year with the big grocery giants still bumping around in, what could become, their twilight years and more of us increasingly taking a more discerning approach to our food shopping.

Discounters, local markets and smaller food shops are gaining ground while the big boys have stopped building large retail sheds and even abandoning ones they’ve already built. The biggest of all is even closing stores and have announced further squeezes on their suppliers to bring prices down. But is this really the answer? The rock bottom prices of grain and milk are crucifying our farmers. We demand fair-trade coffee beans yet don’t even consider the milk we add that has cost the farmer more to produce than he actually gets.

So what holds for this year? If the past few years are anything to go by, we will see more producers starting up and established growers turning increasingly to their local markets and shops, relying less on supply-

ing through just the supermarkets.

We are already enjoying the benefit of shopping around, discovering that local means fresh, delicious and even value. Sussex is certainly a hot bed of local produce and as long as the supply chains flourish, we should all expect a bumper year for great value and an increasing variety of local food - convenient to buy and enjoyable to eat.

NEW YEAR FOODIE RESOLUTIONS DISCOVER - explore local markets and food shops to find just how much you can source on a weekly basis, you might be quite surprised.

TASTE - local produce tastes so much better - try local cheese, fruit, vegetables, eggs, bread, cakes, meat, beers, wines, chocolate, sauces and condiments or even rapeseed oil replacing olive or vegetable oils.

GET RID OF WASTE - buy less and more often to help reduce the waste in your bin, you could half your waste and have far less packaging to throw away.

GO SEASONAL - whilst you may miss your tomato in the winter or apple in the summer, when you do buy food in season, it is so much better and tastes amazing making different foods something special to look forward to throughout the year.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE - regularly supporting local food markets and independent shops really does pay off and ensures local producers can continue to do what they do best growing and making great food.

TELL THE WORLD - the more you reveal to your friends and family about how you shop, the more they may also turn to supporting the local economy and it will flourish for us all.

Horsham is a hub of local produce with weekly local produce markets, specialist food shops and a growing number of cafes and restaurants sourcing local produce.

For the A-Z of Real Food visit www.horshammarkets.co.uk.

Warming caramel sponge cake Kim Cook Steyning Tea Rooms

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This is the fourth monthly recipe column written by Kim Cook, owner of The Steyning Tea Rooms.

Each month we will be featuring a different recipe which you can make at home, or try at the tea rooms.

January is upon us along with the dreary cold, wet weather. The Steyning Tea Rooms garden is being dug up ready for planting our veg soon and this year we are making it bigger than last year so we will be growing a lot of our own veg for the tearooms which we are very excited about.

This is one of our favourite recipes that is really simple to make but really yummy!

Caramel sponge cake: Ingredients: • 250g unsalted butter – softened • 250g caster sugar • 4 eggs • 250g self raising flour • 1 tin Carnation caramel (397g) • Method: • Preheat oven to 180c • Whisk the butter & sugar together until fluffy and light.

• Mix in the flour & eggs

• Add in half the tin of caramel and mix • Divide into 2 greased & lined cake tins (we use 8.5”) • Bake for approx 20mins until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.

• Leave to cool Icing: • Mix 250g butter with 500g icing sugar and the remaining caramel.

• When the cake has cooled sandwich together with half the icing and spread the other half on top.

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The Steyning Tea Rooms

A traditional British tea room in the heart of Steyning, serving lovely home made food all day, including freshly baked scones and cakes, daily specials and a wide selection of breakfast, lunch and tea items.

Take aways, outside catering and birthday cakes available.

Open 7 days a week 10 - 6 32 High Street, Steyning, West Sussex BN44 3YE 01903 810103 www.steyningtearooms.co.uk info@steyningtearooms.co.uk

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How would you use more space in your home?

A recent report by insurance firm LV suggests that the size of the average new home in the UK has shrunk by 2m² (21.5 ft²) in the last 10 years to 96.8m² (1,042 ft²), with a fifth of home owners forced to modify their homes to create more space. But if you had the opportunity for more space, how would you use it?

The ‘Glenwood’, Countryside’s executive four bedroom property at St Irvyne’s at Wickhurst Green in the sought after area of Broadbridge Heath near Horsham, boasts 250.37 m² (2,695 ft²) of flexible space, including a wonderfully large third bedroom which can easily be that new art studio or music room.

This flexible space could be ideal for an aspiring photographer looking for a studio; an artist needing space and tranquillity to paint; a fitness fanatic in need of a home gym or a teenager seeking a little more independence. Alternatively maybe they may need living accommodation for a nanny, housekeeper or older relatives. If so, the generous room boasting

full height gabling with a separate entrance to the rest of the first floor via a small staircase off the landing, comes complete with en-suite and offers the ultimate, luxurious extra accommodation that could fulfil homebuyers exacting needs.

Andrew Loveday, Sales Director of the New Homes & Communities division at Countryside comments: “We have had a tremendous response to the Glenwood show home at St Irvyne’s, and it’s no wonder, it gives buyers an insight into the unique and flexible accommodation that can be adapted to suit their individual and changing circumstances. We would advise all potential purchasers to view the Glenwood as part of our Colonial Collection as soon as possible.”

St Irvyne’s showcases a superb range of exquisite homes, all beautifully arranged in a picturesque village style development.

As part of Wickhurst Green, St Irvyne’s has a fantastic range of local amenities nearby. Just down the road from St Iryvne’s.

It provides an ideal location for those who are looking to enjoy the countryside lifestyle without losing the connections to London and the continent. By road, the A24 provides direct access into London to the north and Worthing to the south. Gatwick is only 17 miles away and Heathrow just under an hour. There are regular bus routes from Broadbridge Heath into Horsham, where frequent rail

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Fairhaven, Storrington This three bedroom detached bungalow is being offered for sale

by Guy Leonard & Company with no onward chain.

Set in mature south west facing gardens in a sought after location, this single storey residence provides flexible accommodation comprising a good size reception hall with doors leading to a sitting room with open fireplace and patio doors to the rear garden.

There is a separate double aspect dining room also with patio doors to the garden, a large kitchen/breakfast room and a utility room. The principal bedroom benefits from fitted wardrobes and an en-suite bath/shower room. There are two further bedrooms and a family shower room.

The property is approached via a brick block driveway offering ample off road parking and to one side is the detached double garage with power and light. There are lawn areas to either side of the driveway with mature shrubs. A side gate leads to the landscaped rear garden, which enjoys a south/ south west facing aspect. The majority of the garden is laid to lawn with established shrubs and trees.

There is also a garden pond.

The Guide Price is £530,000 for the freehold interest and an internal viewing is recommended.

For further information or an appointment to view, please contact Guy Leonard & Company on 01903 742354 or visit www. guyleonard.co.uk.

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The Hawthorns, Rascals Close, southwater RH13 9GB

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Harvest Meadows SOUTHWATER • HORSHAM • WEST SUSSEx • RH13 9HT

GET MOVING INTO YOUR BRAND NEW HOME LAST HOME REMAINING THE CANTERBURY - A STYLISH 4 BEDROOM DETACHED HOME This could be the last chance to own your dream family home at Harvest Meadows this house includes the following: • Flooring • Lighting • Window treatments • Landscaped garden Harvest Meadows is a stylish development, situated in the village of southwater, close to local amenities and the stunning Country Park where a variety of country pursuits can be enjoyed.

Have a property to sell but don’t want to pay the Estate agent fees? Want to move with only 5% deposit? We have the answer - Our Smooth Move Scheme can be used with Help to Buy**. Contact us to find out more!

4 bedroom home £474,950 For further details please call

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southwater@cubittandwest.co.uk cubittandwest.co.uk * Stamp Duty Paid offer is not to be used in conjunction with any other offer and is only available on certain plots. **The Help to Buy Equity scheme has specific terms and conditions and is subject to affordability conditions as prescribed by the Homes and Communities Agency. Not to be used in conjunction with any other purchase assistance scheme, offer or promotion.

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Sales Lettings Commercial Land & New Homes

www.guyleonard.co.uk

Horsham

£395,000

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Horsham 01403 248222

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£395,000

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Horsham 01403 248222

Horsham ID 44763

£1,150,000

Horsham

£395,000

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£395,000

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Billingshurst ID 32132

£875,000

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Horsham 01403 248222

Horsham

£395,000

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Southwater ID 46781

£535,000

Horsham £395,000 Horsham £395,000 A brand new four bedroom, two bathroom home nearing completion in a select development of three houses.

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West Chiltington ID 45888 £749,950

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West Chiltington ID 47284 £450,000

Horsham

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West Chiltington ID 44371

£500,000

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The area’s longest established independent family firm

WEst Chiltington | £699,950 An attractive Carver stone four bedroom detached home occupying approx. 0.4 of an acre situated within the highly regarded location of West Chiltington.

storrington 01903 745844

storrington | £535,000 An attractive detached four bedroom cottage style chalet which is delightfully situated within this highly regarded lane on the fringes of Storrington village. Internally, the property offers versatile accommodation retaining much charm and original features throughout.

storrington 01903 745844

storrington | £225,000 nEW instrUCtion A well presented two bedroom terraced home located within this sought after cul-desac position within 1/4 mile of the village centre.

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Three bedroom terrace home with extended ground floor accommodation giving a larger kitchen/ breakfast room. EPC rating D.

A character three bedroom house in need of complete modernisation. This home is offered for sale for the first time in many years. EPC rating G.

billingshurst 01403 786787

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Storrington 01903 745844 Billingshurst 01403 786787

Try us first we try harder www.fowlersonline.co.uk

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Tel: 01403 275543 Fax: 01403 253320 Email: sales@inhousehomes.co.uk Email: lettings@inhousehomes.co.uk Web: www.inhousehomes.co.uk

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£299,950 Freehold

A three/four bedroom terraced house located in South East Horsham within close proximity of Horsham Mainline Station and Town Centre. 14’11 living room, open plan to 11’2 dining area, 10’5 kitchen, 9’10 utility room and downstairs cloakroom. To the first floor are three/four bedrooms and bathroom. Driveway Parking for one/two vehicles.

NORTH HORSHAM

£550,000 Freehold

A Five Bedroom Detached House | Greatly Improved & Extended by the Current Owners | Situated within a Cul-De-Sac in the Sought After Heath Way Area | Refitted Kitchen & Utility Room | 24’3 Dining/Family Room | Downstairs Cloakroom | 12’1 Study/Playroom | 14’5 Living Room | Five Bedrooms (En-Suite to Master Bedroom) | Detached Garage & Driveway

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£279,950 Freehold

A Two/Three Bedroom Period Property | Situated within Close Proximity of Horsham | Situated within Close Proximity of Horsham Park, Mainline Station & Town Centre | 8’ Kitchen | 10’10 Living Room | Separate 11’ Dining Room | 7’1 Bathroom | Ideal Investment/First Time Purchase

HORSHAM

£229,950 Leasehold

A Two Bedroom Split Level First & Second Floor Maisonette | Located Approximately ¾ of a mile of Horsham Town Centre | 12’1 kitchen | 17’8 Lounge/Dining Room | Private BALCONY | Two Double Bedrooms | Bathroom | Communal gardens | GARAGE EN-BLOC | 985 year lease | NO ONWARD CHAIN

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£234,950 Freehold

A Two Bedroom Semi Detached House | Situated on the South West Side of Horsham | 11’7 Kitchen | 13’11 Lounge/Diner | Two Bedrooms | Bathroom | Gas Radiator Heating | Double Glazing | Allocated Parking Space at Rear | Ideal Investment/First Time Purchase

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An attractive two bedroom mews house located at the south-west side of the town in a select development, close to Horsham town centre and The Carfax. The property forms part of the small select Tanbridge House development set in a peaceful location but conveniently close to the centre of Horsham. NO CHAIN

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A Two Bedroom First Floor Apartment | Situated in Lintot Square Within the Heart of the Popular Village of Southwater | 10’9 ‘Paula Rosa’ Fitted Kitchen with Integrated Appliances | 23’3 Living/Dining Room | Two Double Bedrooms | Double Glazing | Allocated Parking | Excellent Condition Throughout | Ideal Investment/FTP

£139,950 Leasehold

A Rarely Available Studio Apartment within this Impressive Grade II listed former Manor House | A Stunning Location adjacent to a Golf Course, Superb Countryside walks and within just over a mile of Horsham Town Centre | Perfect for a UK BASE or an INVESTMENT TO LET | NO ONWARD CHAIN

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Character family home in Broadbridge Heath

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01403 210088 24 Worthing Road, Horsham, RH12 1SL

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ines & James are delighted to offer to the market this substantial four bedroom character property in the village of Broadbridge Heath within walking distance of the local amenities.

The accommodation comprises: Entrance hall, large lounge featuring open fireplace and French doors to the rear garden, dining room/study, farmhouse style kitchen with room for a table, shower room and good size downstairs bedroom.

Upstairs is the master bedroom with separate dressing room and en-suite bathroom, two further bedrooms and family bathroom with shower over bath.

Outside the property has a large mature garden mainly laid top lawn with mature shrubs and secluded areas.

Additional benefits include a single garage, ample parking and a gardener.

This property is available at the end of January at a rental of £1675.00 pcm. To arrange a viewing please call Lines & James on 01403 210088.

Booming sales and lettings markets anticipated in Horsham in 2015 Kathy Taylor Senior Branch Manager kathytaylor@leaders.co.uk

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he new year is predicted to herald the start of a prosperous period for the property market in Horsham, with both the sales and lettings sectors expected to reach new highs in 2015.

Property specialist Leaders believes many of the positive trends experienced in the property industry in 2014 will continue over the coming year, with landlords, tenants, buyers and sellers all set to benefit.

In particular the recent changes to the stamp duty system will have a positive impact on both the sales and letting markets, improving affordability for buyers and buy-to-let investors.

Leaders is anticipating a busy January and year ahead which is set to be characterised by a booming sales scene and the continuation of a vibrant lettings market.

Kathy Taylor, branch manager at

Leaders in Horsham said: “Demand for all types of property was extremely high in 2014, particularly in the second half of the year, and this will continue in 2015.

“I expect the sales market to be strong this year, however, it may not be fully realised until the general election has taken place and it becomes clear whether any new legislation will be introduced which will have an impact on the industry.”

While some people take a ‘wait and see’ approach until after the election, renting will be more popular than ever. However, Leaders anticipates that the lettings market will remain strong regardless of the outcome of the election as renting allows people to pick a home that suits their current needs without having to make a longterm commitment. It is ideal for those who need the flexibility to relocate for work opportunities or to move into particular school catchment areas.

“I expect the lettings market to be even more buoyant in 2015 as investors increasingly switch on to the opportunity that high tenant demand presents,” continued Kathy.

“The stamp duty changes will have a positive impact on investors who can

now consider a greater variety of properties. Where previously a property at £275,000 would have incurred a three per cent stamp duty rate of £8,250 – immediately reducing the return on investment in the first year – this will now be just £3,750.

“With more investment, there will be a better choice of properties, in particular, small family homes which would previously have incurred a high stamp duty cost for investors. The stamp duty changes are likely to improve the availability of this type of property which will in turn allow some tenants to climb the rental property ladder.

More favourable economic conditions have led to a revival of the property market generally in recent months and many people are ready and able to move in 2015. Buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants all have plenty of reasons to be positive about the year ahead.

Anybody who is thinking of investing in a buy-to-let property, selling up or finding a new place to live should contact Leaders where a team of experienced and knowledgeable local experts are on hand to offer the very best advice – visit www.leaders.co.uk to find your nearest branch.

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new B’bridge Heath £1,795 PCM* three bed detached unfurnished available february epc rating f

new Horsham £895 PCM* two bed terrace unfurnished available february epc rating c

short term let Billingshurst £1,125 PCM* three bed bungalow unfurnished available now epc rating f

new B’bridge Heath £550 PCM* studio flat unfurnished available february epc rating d

www.linesandjames.com - 01403 210088 24 Worthing Road, Horsham, RH12 1SL

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Horsham, £1,725 pcm

North Horsham, £1,500 pcm

Spacious and much improved 4 bedroom chalet bungalow close to the centre of town. EPC: D

Extensively updated 4 bedroom family home in the popular North Heath area. EPC: TBC

Coolham, £965 pcm

Nr Horsham Station, £1,045 pcm

Southwater, £675 pcm

Well presented 2 double bedroom house with superb farmland views in a village location close to Horsham and Billingshurst. Features a lounge/dining room, fitted kitchen, pleasant rear garden and garage. EPC: C

Executive 2 bed, 2 bath apartment conveniently situated a short walk from the town centre. EPC: B

Well presented flat in a popular residential area with a good size double bedroom. EPC: D

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*Benefit from 25% off our standard sole agency fee, plus receive a Rightmove Premium Listing, when you instruct us to sell or let your home in 2015. T&C’s apply.

All rents quoted exclude other charges or fees which may be payable – for more information please contact your local branch or visit the branch page on leaders.co.uk

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last two minutes of the half narrowing the Horsham lead to 38-16 at the interval.

In the third period Horsham again Youth Basketball took control of the game outscorDave Smith – Sports Editor ing Hayward’s Heath 16-6 in the next 10 minutes The Horsham Hawks securing a commandcontinued their strong ing 54-22 lead as the start to the New Year game entered the fiwith victory over nal period. the Sussex League The Eagles again Leading Haywards refused to roll over Heath Eagles. and fought valiantHorsham got off to ly with tremendous 2 a strong start taking g de l ea feat spirit and determinaa quick 14-2 lead mide d t he tion in the fourth quarter way through the opening outscoring the Hawks 18-16 quarter using a combination but could not stop Horsham claimof high intensity full court pressure ing a fourth victory in five games defence and well executed attackwinning this contest 70-40. ing basketball underpinned by good Next up for the Hawks are the ball movement and assertive drives Crawley Cagers. to the basket.

Scorers: Josh Lea-Clayton – 14, Strong rebounding and high levJosh Tavolieri – 10, Charlotte Willels of energy when hustling for cox – 8, Miguel Venturini – 8, Jamie loose balls led to an impressive 18-0 run in the second quarter that Coulson – 8, Antonio Lozzi – 6, extended the Hawks lead to 36-10.

Harry Rose – 6, Finley Bennett – 4, The Eagles responded with three Isla Head – 4, Meghan Stevens – 2, quick baskets of their own in the Anaya Wakefield.

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Hawks make good start to the year U14 Hawks start 2015 with a win

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The 2015 Sussex Premier League fixtures have been released, along with the dates for the early cup rounds, and there is much to savour. The Premier League programme launches on May 9, running through without break on

Saturdays until September 5, with each of the ten teams playing the County Academy at home on a Sunday.

In the opening matches newly promoted Billingshurst will be tested with a trip to perennial challengers East Grinstead, Horsham travel to mercurial Eastbourne and reigning champions Roffey are at home to serial league winners Preston Nomads, the team they beat last September when they won the title. Roffey have an excellent re-

Local club given a cash boost Basketball Dave Smith – Sports Editor The Horsham Hawks Basketball Club has been able to provide new training equipment for its various team’s thanks to help from ExxonMobil.

David Maclean, who is the father of under 14 Hawks player James Maclean, works at ExxonMobil in Leatherhead and successfully applied for the grant of £1,000 from the ExxonMobil Volunteer Involvement Programme. The programme recognises the contributions

of time and energy made to local community groups by ExxonMobil employees and family members. James’s mother, Sarah Maclean, works as a volunteer for the Hawks arranging match officials for all of the club’s home games.

Horsham Hawks Basketball Club was established in 2007 and runs youth teams that compete in the Sussex League for age groups under 11 through to under 16. The club currently has approximately 55 members. For more information, see www. horshamhawks.co.uk.

cord against Nomads but have a tough starter. Horsham and Billingshurst’s first home games are on the following Saturday, hitherto struggling Bexhill coming to Cricketfield Road and Eastbourne visiting Jubilee Fields. Local derbies take on an extra edge with Billingshurst in their inaugural top flight season especially eager to prove their worth against Horsham and Roffey, while those two near neighbours compete in June and August, the games again sure to be strongly contested with the Crawley Roaders anxious to reverse the double inflicted on them

by Horsham in 2014.

Preliminary rounds of cup games will serve as the seasonal aperitif – on Sunday April 26 in the ECB National Club Championship Horsham, tournament winners at Lord’s in 2005 (to be marked by a commemorative game in August) visit Normandy in the Guilford area and Billingshurst also have a trip to Surrey, taking on Camberley. Roffey have a first round bye, but go to Brighton & Hove in the Sussex T20 cup on Saturday May 2, when Billingshurst visit Nomads and Horsham host St James’s. With the county festival and a host of additional representative matches at Horsham the 2015 season will be as busy and intriguing as ever – a mouth watering treat for all local cricket lovers.

Horsham Hawks U14 56 - 46 Shoreham Spartans U14 Youth Basketball Dave Smith – Sports Editor Horsham Hawks U14 started the new year with a good win; defeating Shoreham Spartans 56 46 at Tanbridge School.

James Maclean scored the first Hawks points of the year but at the end of the first quarter they found themselves 18 – 16 down following an end to end opening session of play.

The second quarter saw Hawks impose themselves defensively making sure Spartans threats were nullified with excellent work from Hutchinson ably assisted with good help defence from every Hawks player. Five second quarter points were all that Hawks conceded allowing them to rotate the bench including a season debut for Robert Hartley. More baskets for the ever influential Makin was backed up with scores for Michail Manthios and Amber Hutchinson resulting in

a slender 2 point Hawks lead and a half time score of 25-23.

The second half began with Hawks scoring 10 unanswered points to ensure a comfortable lead. Star of the quarter was Makin who displayed outstanding pace and movement finished off with superb execution.

Hawks continued with aggressive defence and then countered at pace resulting in 22 third quarter points with 12 for Makin plus baskets for Jamie Miller, Maclean, Lee and Ellie Hutchinson giving a 47-31 score going into the final period.

Spartans did their best to pressure Hawks going into the final 10 minutes but the defence remained firm while Miller settled any nerves with back to back buckets. More strong defence meant Spartans couldn’t close to within 10 and a final score of 56-46 was a great start to the year for the Horsham team.

Scorers: George Makin – 22, James Maclean – 10, Ellie Hutchinson – 8, Jamie Miller – 7, Kieran Lee – 6, Amber Hutchinson – 2, Michail Manthios – 1, Joe Kershaw, Tegan Holden, Robert Hartley, Josh Raby.

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Junior Football Round Up Dave Smith Sports Editor

Chesworth Rovers U11 4 - 0 Hurst Colts U11

In their first match of 2015 Chesworth Rovers U11 took on Hurst Colts U11 in monsoon conditions, the match was played on astro turf as all local pitches were flooded. The first half ended goaless as the high wind and driving rain played havoc with the ball.

In the second half changes were made to both sides and Chesworth took the game to Hurst.

Tom opened the scoring with a

tap in, followed by Fletch who met Nyle’s quick ball in from the wing for 2 - 0. Toby then bagged himself a double strike with 2 stunning goals to leave Chesworth with all 3 points and a 4 - 0 win.

In game 2 Tom bagged another great strike and Regan put 2 past the Hurst keeper giving the Chesworth manager more to smile about with a 3 – 0 victory.

Brockham Badgers U14 0 - 3 Roffey Robins Utd U14

Roffey went top of the league with a 0-3 away win at title contenders Brockham. After failing to convert two earlier chances

Covey leads the way Table Tennis Dave Smith – Sports Editor The Horsham Central Table Tennis League returned to action with MMJTTA’s top two teams enjoying a fantastic match against each other, MMJ1 snatching it 5-4.

Scott Covey was main man for MMJ1 with a maximum, although he took five sets to keep Tom Danaway at bay. For MMJ 2 Alex Widdowson put in his best performance of the

season so far with a pair of wins and David Smith achieved a good win over Joe Worskett.

Horsham A did not need to walk such a tense tightrope. They despatched their D team without losing a set, although D Team’s Andy Sinclair in particular is an improving player and pushed some of the A team players all the way.

In Division 2 Horsham C’s experience saw them through to a 7-2 victory over MMJ 4, although Jacob

Elliot Bennett fired home for the visitors to make it 0-1 at the break. Jamie Maunders determination to latch onto Callum Jeal’s through ball made it 0-2 early in the 2nd half. Brockham created two good chances themselves but Tom Baxter in the Roffey goal did well on both occasions.

Alfie Barnes, who had proved too strong at times for Brockham’s defence, got his reward when he lobbed the keeper to make it 0-3.

Coach Ben Simester said “The pleasing thing today was how the boys went about the game and how they saw it out to the end.”

Evans gave further indication of his promise by beating Mark Clover and Graeme Selwyn.

Storrington got their first win, 5-4 over MMJ 3. Keith Anderson was untroubled in gaining his three wins at the core of his team’s victory but the youngsters around him fought some tight matches. Luke Burgess and Tom Farr won two apiece for MMJ. In the third tier MMJ 5 beat Warnham 5-4 despite Daran Francis contributing a maximum for the vanquished outfit. A strong Horsham E team had no trouble in despatching a makeshift Holbrook team.

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Southwater confirm the inevitable Junior Table Tennis Dave Smith – Sports Editor Holbrook needed to beat Southwater 7-1 or better to beat them to the title of the Horsham Primary Schools A Team Table Tennis Division in the final week. Although that was well beyond them they did contribute to a match befitting of the top two teams in the league.

Harry Filson was captain fantastic in winning his two matches against hitherto unbeaten Southwater players. Leo Anderson fought valiantly too contributing a fifth set win over Oliver Michell but he found Zach Hodges a bridge too far and in the number three and four positions Southwater great depth

showed its worth with Sheel Malde and Ben Cowland proving just too strong for their counterparts.

Warnham won all their matches 3-0 against bottom team Jolesfield and their 8-0 consolidated the third spot which represents excellent progress for them.

Kingslea beat Greenway 5-3 to snatch fourth spot. Melissa Berry was their talisman winning her two although Greenway’s Isaac Sheppard-Fiddler pushed her all the way into a fifth set.

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New look Hornets start buzzing at last football

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Saturday January 10 - Ryman League Division One South Carshalton Athletic 0 – 1 Horsham

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fter unluckily missing out on at least a draw in his first match as caretaker manager Anthony Storey’s new look team put in a winning performance at Carshalton last Saturday.

In his short spell in charge he has lifted the confidence of the team and added greatly to the quality of the squad. Yes this victory is only one in a second half of a season that will require many more such results if the Hornets are to claw their way up the table. However before Storey took the reins no one could see where the lacklustre Hornets would ever gain another point from but after this performance from his revamped team there is renewed hope of survival.

This was a good all-round team effort but new boys Bailo Camara, Tom Hughes and George Branford were particularly impressive against a team unbeaten in their last eight matches.

As expected from a side sitting comfortably in the top half of the table and with twenty points more than Horsham at kick off, Carshalton caused problems for their visitors but unlike in previous matches this season the defence held firm and when going forward the Hor-

Nwachukwu celebrates his winning goal

YM let slip two-goal lead at The Lashmar Saturday January 10 - Sussex County League Div 1 East Preston 3 - 2 Horsham YMCA Football Tom Norris – Football Reporter Horsham YMCA returned to Division 1 action in disappointing fashion on Saturday, as they surrendered a two-goal lead to lose 3-2 away at struggling East Preston.

Despite two uncharacteristic headed Nick Sullivan goals giving the visitors a comfortable cushion by the midway point in the first half, Preston fought back.

Captain Shaun Charles halved the deficit twelve minutes before the break, after which the hosts completed an unlikely second half comeback.

Defender John Hampson headed home the equaliser with twentyfive minutes left to play, before Ryan Hallett netted an injury-time winner to inflict YM’s fourth defeat in six games.

Manager Peter Buckland has now given his side three matches to save their season, which has been heavily damaged by their recent poor run of form.

“It’s very disappointing how we can go from the lows of Broadbridge Heath to the highs of Dorking Wanderers, and then to today, which wasn’t terrible, but was very average.

You can carry a player. You can have a player who is having an off day. You can even substitute him.

But I can’t carry five players. There were four or five players out there who were absolutely shocking today.

But we do this because we love it.

Once that final whistle goes, we’ve got to move on. Already my brain is thinking about the next game, the formation, the personnel, and the players have got to do the same.

Our main aim has to be three points next Saturday.

And it still isn’t too late. It [promotion] is becoming increasingly more difficult, I won’t deny that, but I think that in three games time we’ll be able to say it’s definitely out of the window this season, or if we pick up nine points from the next three games, it might be back on again. We’ll have to wait and see.”

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Anthony Storey has inspired the Hornets nets looked capable of scoring.

Various chances came and went for both sides in a goalless first half in which Camara in particular looked dangerous throughout, it was not however until the 76th minute that Horsham got the vital winning goal.

Ross Morley suffered a groin injury and never returned for the second half, this proving to be his last appearance in a Hornets shirt as he has decided to leave the club along with Billy-Joe King.

The second half proved to be another open affair with both sides again failing to take the opportunity to edge in front. It was immediately following Carshalton’s best chance of the match when Mickel Miller dragged his shot wide with only Williams to beat that the Hornets gained the advantage. Camara and Nwachukwu worked hard to close down the defence allowing Camara to chase down the loose ball from where he was brought down by keeper Jack Eden leaving Nwachukwu to made no mistake from

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the spot, finding the bottom corner.

The last 15 minutes of the match proved a nervy finale but the Hornets held out strongly and in fact they had chances to double the score, again typifying a different attitude to that displayed in the illdisciplined and error strewn first half of the season.

Storey has named Lewis Hamilton as captain in place of the departed Morley and another couple of players are expected to join before tomorrow’s (Saturday January 17) visit by Herne Bay. There is a long way to go but a Horsham victory over Herne Bay and a defeat for Redhill at Corinthian Casuals will lift the club off the bottom of the league, a few weeks ago thoughts of that would have been very unlikely.

Goalscorers; Horsham - Nwachukwu (pen, 76).

Williams, Page (Akande, 7) Hamilton, Hughes, Sherriff, Gilbert, Branford, Morley (Welch, 45) Lockyer (Berry, 55) Nwachukwu, Camara Unused Subs: Welch, Ampleford, Smith.

Heath lose out in stoppage time Saturday January 10 - Sussex County League Div 1 Arundel 2 - 1 Broadbridge Heath Football Dave Smith – Sports Editor Heath’s first game of the New Year ended in a disappointing defeat when Arundel came from a goal behind to snatch victory in the 3rd minute of stoppage time.

In a first half that saw chances fall to both sides throughout neither team managed to find the net despite the best efforts of Tiago Andrade for Heath and the lively Jordan Clark for Arundel.

It took only 8 minutes of the second half however for the deadlock to be broken. Ollie Moore and Jake Legrange combined well on the edge of the Arundel penalty area which ended with Moore hitting a right foot shot low into the corner for his 12th goal of the season

In response Arundel’s Da Costa hit the top of the crossbar with a looping header but Heath could have added a second at the other end when a Giorgio Alfieri right wing cross was headed inches wide of the near post by Kieran Grieg.

In the final minutes of the game the hosts threw everyone forward in search of an equaliser and with 5 minutes remaining they were rewarded for their efforts when substitute Ricky Gardener netted for his first of the season. Deep into stoppage time Arundel were awarded a free kick just outside the Heath penalty area, Jordan Clark stepped up and struck a beauty which dipped over the wall and although Fisher did well to get a hand to it, he couldn’t prevent the ball from crossing the line and winning the game for the Mullets.

Heath Team: Fisher, Alfieri, Bevan, Attwater, Flack, Waddingham, Moore, Godfrey, Andrade (McNab 88), Legrange (Rose 83) Grieg (Holmes 76).

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You can have a player who is having an off day.

You can even substitute him. But I can’t carry five players Peter Buckland

Pulborough disappointed by defeat at Lewes Saturday January 10 - London 3 South East League Lewes 15 - 7 Pulborough Rugby Martin Read – Sports Reporter Pulborough were disappointed to return from Lewes pointless after an uncharacteristically lack lustre performance. Borough have given a good account of themselves against title chasing opposition but were found wanting against former Sussex rugby powerhouse but now bottom of the table Lewes.

Trailing by seven points at half time Borough put themselves back into contention when Tom Hoey’s second half try was converted under the posts by Simon Burfiend but penalties were missed and, after Lewes had increased their lead the game finished 15-7 in the host’s New Zealander Ben Rush running with the ball

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A much changed side got Horsham back on the winning trail following last weekend’s cup defeat to beat Bromley based Park House 34-14.

With Old Dunstonians losing to Folkestone and Horsham’s lead over third place extending to nineteen points, the race for the league title looks ever more like a two horse race with Dartfordians setting up a titanic clash at Horsham next week with the victor in a strong position to secure league honours.

With the strong wind at their backs Horsham attacked from the kick-off and took only 8 minutes to turn their pressure into points when they were awarded a scrum penalty in front of the posts which was slotted by Tom Johnson.

Park House lost a couple of players to the sin bin as they tried to absorb the pressure being applied by Horsham, and the Green and Whites took advantage after 16 minutes when Scott Price scored off a driving maul and the try was converted by Johnson, and

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their win when they scored anthen Richard Tredgett delayed his pass to allow Matt Stone to run other fine handling try after Orround and score in the corner. didge burst through at pace, drew The visitors however came back the cover and pass to Gibbs who with a well worked try of their found Bell on his outside to time own on the stroke of half time to his run perfectly to cross the line reduce the deficit to 15-7, after and seal the victory.

Richard Tredgett had been yellow Horsham coach Nick Stocker carded. reflected after the game, “It was Park House continued to a good effort all round. exert pressure on the On paper we were exHorsham line at the pected to win comstart of the secfortably but that ond half as they in itself brings its tried to take adown pressure and vantage of the there was an eleextra player but ment of complaHorsham made a cency with one eye number of changon next week. Ulties in the pack from ne Je mately I am happy g con the bench and on 55 gratulatin that we secured a bominutes broke out and nus point win. I awarded scored one of the tries of a joint man of the match to the season, going the length of Jonny Goward who carried well the field with a fine finish from 19 and secured all his own line out year old winger Jerry Downey to ball, and Will Bell who was outscore his debut try for the 1st XV. standing under the high ball and Horsham were now playing was always a threat in attack.” with greater fluidity and Bell Horsham’s next game is the top popped up on the wing to create of the table clash with Dartfordthe position for Michael Tredgians at home on January 17. ett to cross the line for the bonus Horsham: W Bell, Gibbs, Orpoint try however Park House redidge, Tuhakaraina, Downey; fused to buckle and scored a well Johnson, Mills (Rush 67); Brady, worked try to again reduce the Stone, Fairs (Barber 53); Green, deficit.

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favour. Lewes had just one previous win this season so this was a game that Borough had expected to win but Team Manager Roger Hunt told us: “We just didn’t flow at all and have some things to work on.

We didn’t have our strongest side out, but that’s no excuse – Lewes played very well and deserved to win. They’ve been struggling for players but have managed to recruit from the university and had a good win against Hastings and impressed against Dunstonians, too, so they’re improving and are not as bad as their league position suggests. We’ve slipped to eighth but are not in the danger zone – as long as that poor performance was a one off!”

Tomorrow (Saturday January 17) Pulborough return home to entertain fifth placed Heathfield and Waldron, who remain unbeaten since mid November.

Horsham exit cup in style Saturday January 10 – Sussex Men’s 1st XI Cup Horsham 2 - 4 Brighton & Hove Hockey Martin Read – Sports Reporter Weakened Horsham were bound to find it tough against Brighton & Hove – 5th in the Men’s Conference East League, two divisions above – but, despite disappointment they gave a good account of themselves, sharing second half honours.

Brighton led after 14 minutes and went further ahead from a diving goal 20 minutes later. Yet, Horsham came out after the interval in determined style, creating pressure from two short corners, but the visitors scored again from a similar set piece. Undaunted, player coach Dom Male forced a strong save from the Brighton keeper. Then, in a bitter gale, Horsham produced the goal of the match. Joe Humphreys long, raking run culminated in a pinpoint pass for Jack Dean to supply Noah Chinn to find the net, before Noah, confirming his class in his first senior season, scored again, giving Horsham a real prospect of levelling to take the game into golden goal extra time. But, a crucial Horsham sending off gave Brighton the advantage and they slotted home a penalty to close the game down.

Horsham captain Duncan Howarth told the District Post: “We wanted to use this tie to sharpen ourselves up for the second half of the season and we did that, scoring two great goals along the way. Next Saturday (January 17) we’re back in the league at Ashford, Middlesex – we beat them 3-1 at home in the

Noah Chinn scored two goals in Horsham’s defeat Photo by Nick Evans season’s opener so we’ll be aiming to do the double.”

Ashford have suffered three heavy defeats, including an 8-1 thrashing by Banbury, and only the bottom two teams have conceded more goals.