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An inquest will hear details of how a young man from Horsham whose body was found at a rail line died. A schoolboy discovered the 22-year-old’s body last Thursday morning and police oﬃcers inspected the scene just before 9am, near a play area in Amberley Close, not far from Littlehaven station. The man’s body was removed for a post-mortem examination, the results of which will form part of a report to West Sussex Coroner Penelope Schoﬁeld. Police then began establishing the man’s identity so that relatives could be informed. It is routine for deaths on railways lines or sudden unexplained deaths to be the subject of an inquest, where reports from British Transport Police investigators and any available witnesses will be considered by a coroner. No date has yet been set for the hearing, and at the time of the District Post going to press this week the name of the man had not been released to media.

A spokesman for British Transport Police told the Post this week: “We would not normally release the identity of the deceased person until an inquest is opened. We will be preparing a ﬁle for the coroner in this case.” At present the exact circumstances of how the man came to die and why he was in the area are unknown and still being investigated but police have already ruled out foul play based on the information they have already have. Train services were cancelled between Horsham and Three Bridges while preliminary investigations were carried out at the spot where the man was discovered and the body was removed. It is believed the man might have been at the spot for some time before he was discovered, and the post mortem might clarify that. West Sussex Coroner’s Oﬃce said earlier this week no inquest had yet been opened into the death. A spokesman for British Transport Police said: “We were called to a foot crossing close to Rowlands Road in Horsham at 8.43am on Thursday, 26 November, following reports of a body close to the line. “Colleagues from Sussex Police also attended and a 22-yearold man from Horsham was pro-

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care assistant from Horsham appeared in custody at Crawley Magistrates Court on Tuesday, November 24, charged with engaging in sexual activity with a woman resident. The woman was in her thirties from the Sussex Health Care home for young adults in Guildford Road, Clemsfold. The incident occured in the early hours of Monday, November 23. Dorin Brancovan, 33, of Bishopric Court, Horsham, was given conditional court bail, for an initial appearance at Lewes Crown Court on December 22. The case is being investigated by

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A family which has been running shops in the Horsham area for more than 50 years has opened a new store in Holbrook, Horsham. Owned by father and son team, Phil and Chris Shelley, Shelley’s Budgens of Holbrook marks the first foray into symbol retailing for the pair. Phil and Chris previously ran a Shelley’s News store on the site but took the decision to convert the store to a Budgens when the adjacent unit became available. Their brand new Shelley’s Budgens is now a complete convenience store covering 2,800 sq. ft. which also features an in-store Post Office. Chris said: “I am really excited about opening the doors of our new Shelley’s Budgens, it’s been a real transformation but I feel confident we’re offering a store the Holbrook community can be proud of. We are family business and we’ve been running stores within the Horsham area

for generations. We pride ourselves on providing top quality food, excellent customer service and supporting local suppliers, joining Budgens will help us build on this ethos.” The store was officially opened by Sioux Winn and Pam Day, two of the Shelley’s longest-serving members of staff with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The first Shelley shop was opened in the 1950s in Warnham by Phil's father Norman. It was a traditional village newsagent’s shop with sweets by the quarter pound. The shop was a great success and the Shelley van could be seen across Horsham delivering newspapers to local villages daily and the Evening News as Norman was the agent supplying other shops in the area. Norman went on to open two more shops in the 1960s in Broadbridge Heath. These shops marked the start of a family business and were run by Phil and his brother Tim.

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All set for the 10th annual Billifest

Denise Campbell, Chairman of the Billingshurst Community Partnership, with the three winners of the poster competition The 10th annual Billifest Family Fun Day & Christmas Fayre takes place in Jengers Mead in the heart of the village tomorrow from 9am to 4pm. And three outstanding young artists from Billingshurst Primary School have won the top awards in the fayre's poster competition. The top winning picture is featured on the BilliFest poster and on

the cover of the programme ﬂyer. The entries were judged by local artist/potter Terry Griﬃn and all the works will be on display at BilliFest. BilliFest is the community’s major winter event and attracts more than 1,500 people. According to Ken Johnson, the organizing team chairman from the Billingshurst Community Partner-

ship, it will be bigger and better. Mr Johnson noted that Santa has already confirmed his attendance and emphasised that Santa’s Grotto at BilliFest is always free, and that every child receives a gift. New this year is The Great Gnome Hunt. Children have to find the names of 25 gnomes that will be in Billingshurst shop windows from December 5-15. Participants can collect entry forms from Henry Adams or Fowlers Estate Agents in the High Street. Great prizes include Family Tickets for Cinderella at Worthing Pavilion, and for Beauty and the Beast at the Capitol in Horsham. There are also tickets to Drusilla Zoo Park and Fishers Adventure Park Farm. Mr Johnson said: “There will be lots of family entertainment. The Weald School Sixth Form will be operating Radio Weald and providing the music. There will be animal petting, and performers include George the Sax player, swinging Rob Nichols, Lifestyle Fitness ‘join in’ sessions, the Billingshurst Choral Society, the Billingshurst Ukulele Band, Cotillion Sussex folk group, Horsham Boom Tribe Samba Band, and Punch & Judy. And of course the annual raffle with more than 30 prizes.”

Horsham lose the Sussex cricket festival Sussex Cricket has confirmed that the Horsham Festival of Cricket will not go ahead in 2016, as the festival is financially unviable without third party support. It has been widely publicised that the Horsham Festival has been under threat for the past few seasons, and the event only took place in 2014 due to a private donation at the eleventh hour. Despite continuous focus and effort we have not been able to secure a headline sponsor since 2011. The festival has received limited support from the local business community in recent years. In addition, a large downturn in corporate hospitality has made the staging of five days of cricket (a County Championship match and a Royal London One-Day Cup match) not possible at the outground in 2016.

Jim May, Chairman of Sussex Cricket said, “In recent years we are one of the very few counties that has played two festivals away from our headquarters. “We regret that in 2016, we are unable to make the sums work at Horsham. Staging festival cricket in other parts of the country is helped by a mixture of ﬁnancial support from tourist boards, local authorities and corporate sponsors who value the beneﬁt that county matches bring to their community and to the local economy. “Zac Toumazi, Chief Executive of Sussex Cricket and his team have worked tirelessly with our partners at Horsham Sports Club to engage the business community.” Zac Toumazi added, “I’m very disappointed that the festival is not taking place. I sincerely hope that this is

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Horsham Air Cadets soar to victory Artisan bakery ‘Muffin Break’ opens in Swan Walk Shoppers will notice something fresh when visiting the Swan Walk Shopping Centre in Horsham from today. A new Muffin Break store has opened with its own bakers who take pride in serving their customers deliciously fresh food every day. The new artisan bakery will have a rustic, yet modern interior and will seat around 75 people. By moving to the area, the Muffin Break store has created 15 new jobs for local people. Muffin Break Horsham franchisee Nadeem Parvez said: “I

am really excited to open a Muﬃn Break in Horsham during the festive period and we can’t wait to welcome our new customers. There are plenty of tasty and warm items on our menu that will be perfect for busy Christmas shoppers to come in and enjoy. Thanks to our skilled bakers who will be making fresh products from scratch every morning, this really makes us stand out from the crowd. We cannot wait to share our delicious food with everyone.”

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Horsham Air Cadets are the best in the country. Representing London and South East, they won the Air Cadets Corps Banner Championships at RAF Halton. Air Cadets had to succeed through several levels and competitions to achieve a place in the Corps final. The team were required to complete 34 separate different drill movements as part of the competition sequence, under the watchful eyes of the judges and VIPs. The Banner Party, all from Horsham, were Cadet Warrant Officer Andrew Paterson, Flight Sergeant Izzy Collins, Flight Sergeant Andrew

Stuckey, Corporal Tabby Hall and Corporal Josh White. They were accompanied by Mrs Sandra Paterson who was the Team Manager for the day. The Royal British Legion Trophy for the Best Banner Bearer went to Cadet Warrant Oﬃcer Andrew Paterson, with the Squadron also winning the Best Banner Party. Prizes and Trophies were awarded by Commandant Air Cadets. He said: “Once again I am hugely impressed by the high standards of drill and display at the national competition, and I congratulate all the cadets and staﬀ on a great competition. Special

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Farlington girls take to the water in eight-week programme Ten students at Farlington School have completed an introductory course to kayaking, sailing and paddle boarding. The 8-week programme was conducted at Southwater Watersports Centre. Farlington’s sporting ethos is to encourage girls to participate and enjoy sports, to maintain their interest and develop a healthy life beyond school. In Years 11 and above girls are given the option to try a wide variety of activities from golf to indoor climbing. The instructors - Adrian, CarolAnn and Peter - at Southwater Watersports Centre focused on making the activities enjoyable and informative. The girls found it challenging, yet exciting, to try something outside the normal curriculum. The Farlington students learned how to sail safely in both calm and windy conditions. They worked in pairs with one student taking con-

Henfield's shopping extravaganza Enjoy an evening of shopping, music, food, entertainment and festive treats in Henfield High Street on Friday December 11 from 5.30pm until 8pm. Younger visitors can join in the fun of the ‘Sheep Trail’ and help to reunite the shepherd with all his lost knitted sheep, which are hidden in the shop windows. There will be a funfair, and Father Christmas is planning to take a break from his busy North Pole schedule to visit his Henfield grotto. There will be lots of stalls in the High Street, some delicious street food including hot dogs, The Plough’s barbeque, Punjabi delicacies from Jai Jhot and a Sussex Food Stall from Rushfields.

Other attractions include popcorn at Stokes, face-painting at Village Care, roasted chestnuts outside Jeremys, hot chocolate and brownies at Cinder Rose

Father Chrismas is planning to take a break from his busy North Pole schedule to visit his Henﬁeld grotto and lots of mince pies, mulled wine and other delicious treats at various shops. High Street shops are participating

in the Window Dressing competition with a lovely festive theme, so take time to look at their beautifully sparkling contributions. You may be lucky enough to spot some of the cast of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, Henﬁeld Theatre Company’s Christmas production in costume for the evening. The Box Oﬃce will be open for tickets at Stevens Estate Agents. For children there will be a festive storytime and a Christmas treasure hunt at the library too.

trol of the sail and the other taking responsibility for the rudder. Under reefed sails in the final week, the girls needed all their newly acquired sailing skills to avoid capsizing in the gusty wind. The exciting afternoon will live long in the memory of all the participants. Farlington’s John Dwyer, who took the students to Southwater, said: “The girls acquired so much from the watersports activities. In addition to the physical benefits of these sports, other skills were also enhanced: teamwork, leadership, communication and confidence. “The sports options which are external to the school are always popular and build on the skills students have gained within the more traditional school sporting activities. A big thank-you must go to the staff at Southwater who made it such an enjoyable experience for the girls.”

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Southwater Christmas Festiv W ere you there? Did you see the drama at the Southwater Christmas Festival in Lintot Square? When 'Santa' visited Southwater, he got 'stuck' going down the chimney! And he began to shout… but 'luckily' West Sussex Fire Service was on hand to 'rescue' him; demonstrating to the crowds and public, just some of their skills and equipment. Many thanks go out to West Sussex Fire Service for their attendance at this event. Once Santa had safely landed, visitors were entertained with carols from the Southwater Junior Academy choir; songs by Nathanael Landskroner and Joe Conaboy (both from X-Factor), Jodie Munday and local groups The Unknown, the Seawolves and Red Star Thistles. Sussex Police were out in force - aren’t they all looking so young these days? Local dance schools, KDF Academy and Elsden School of Dance, delighted the crowds with their skills and well choreographed performances, and DJ Dave Summers kept the party atmosphere going with music for all. The library and Southwater Youth Project ran a Nativity Story time. Professor 'Doc' Eclaire and

D'Jon M'Stard from Beauty and the Beast (Capitol Theatre), spread some Christmas sparkle as they entertained young and old. As dusk approached, the Horsham Youth Concert band lit up Lintot Square with their performance of festive music and songs. At 5pm Santa, ably assisted by Chris Andre, switched on the lights on the Lintot Square Christmas Tree. This year, the square's Christmas lights shone even brighter, as Southwater was awarded £1,000 by Blanchere Illuminations, which was spent on additional lights (in a red and white colour scheme) to enhance and highlight the Southwater War Memorial. Southwater Parish Council wanted to provide a reflective environment for the WW1 centenary. Thanks to the hard word of local residents and businesses, Lintot Square was filled with craft stalls, market and food produce and lots more. The event concluded with community carols around the tree and an amazing last set by Chris Andre, which left the crowd dancing home. If you missed the event, then make a note to attend next year's. And if you were there, don’t forget to hand in your 'find the Santa' competition forms.

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Button batteries can damage your health, local shoppers have been warned. The batteries are used to power many children’s toys, but are highly dangerous if accidently swallowed. Peter Aston, West Sussex County Council’s Trading Standards Manager, said: “This is not scaremongering. As well as being a choking hazard, if a button battery is swallowed by a child, the electrical charge creates caustic soda inside the body. “This can burn a hole through the throat and major blood vessels and children can bleed to death. We shall be buying a selection of cheap button battery powered toys in the run-up to Christmas to check they are safe.” The warning follows a campaign to raise awareness of the issues by the Child Accident Prevention Trust.

David Barling, West Sussex County Council’s Cabinet Member for Residents’ Services, said: “We really urge parents and carers to ensure all toys that use button batteries have the battery compartment properly secured to meet the required toy safety standards. “There are many cheap imports where this is not the case. Before buying, we suggest people check to make sure the batteries aren’t easily accessible to young children.” Parents and carers are also warned not to leave replacement button cell batteries or items powered by button cells within reach of young children. If any readers have bought a toy that allows easy access to button cell batteries you can let Trading Standards know by calling Citizens’ Advice Consumer Service on 03454 040506 or by going online to www. westsussex.gov.uk/tsreport

The Christ’s Hospital Band gave a tremendous performance at the Lord Mayor’s Show, London’s most colourful and spectacular parade. The show is always one of the most prestigious engagements in the school’s calendar. This year, the day marked the show’s 800th anniversary, attracting more than half a million spectators and 7000 participants from around the world. The 120 young instrumentalists from Christ’s Hospital played magnificently as they marched three miles in the pouring rain between Bank and Aldwych. Band Captain Max Thomas, aged 17, said: “I am very proud of everyone for their efforts and resilience throughout the day. Marching in the pouring rain wasn’t easy. The Lord Mayor's Show is a highlight of the band's year, and the packed crowds on the London streets always make it worthwhile. I couldn't be prouder of all of us, and I won't forget this for a long time to come.” The Christ’s Hospital Band was first invited to be part of this famous procession in 1981 and so impressed the Lord Mayor that it has been invited to participate ever since. At least four Old Blues (former pupils) have served as Lord Mayor of the City of London. The show marked

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the ﬁrst day of oﬃce for the new Lord Mayor, Lord Mountevans who is also a member of CH’s Council of Almoners (Trustee) and a strong supporter of the School. The history of Christ’s Hospital and its important links with the City are included a book published to cel-

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Remember lost loved ones at The Cooperative’s late night shopping event Visitors to Horsham's late night shopping event on Thursday, December 10 will be able to remember lost loved ones at a memorial tree. The memorial tree is to take centre stage at The Co-operative Funeralcare, 36 East Street. The funeral home is open from 5 pm until 9 pm when people will be able to leave memorial cards on the tree and the staff will be serving mulled wine and mince pies whilst The Horsham Pleasure Singers Ladies Choir perform at 7 pm. Last year more than 900 of the Co-operative’s funeral homes housed a memorial tree and activities raised over £13,000 for charity. The Co-operative Group and British Red Cross have joined together to help tackle loneliness and isolation across communities in the UK. Families, can if they wish, leave a small donation to support this work. Natalie Thomas, Funeral Director at Horsham, said: "Christmas can be an extremely difficult and painful time for families and this is the third year we have offered a memorial tree in honour of those no longer with us. It has always proved to be a great help for bereaved relatives and friends. “We know that Christmas and New Year, in particular, are a time when people look back and remember those they’ve lost. We hope our memorial Christmas tree will again help families to make a tribute to their loved ones at this difficult time,”

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Jeremy Knight from Horsham Museum recalls Horsham’s links with suffragettes, whose work was featured in a recent film, in this article. In 1913 a strange shop opened on the second floor of 60 West Street whose existence today virtually forgotten but it represents an important part of the woman’s suffrage movement. The shop was Qui Vive Corps Depot. The only notice that exists today of it in Horsham is a flyer/poster in the museum’s collections. Qui Vive Corps was originally called Marchers’ Qui Vive Corps and founded in 1912 by Mrs Florence De Fonblanque following on from and in the spirit of enjoyment experienced by women who went on the Woman’s March in 1912. The March from Edinburgh to London saw six women in total complete it, of which at least two became founding members of the Corps. The basic aim was to provide an umbrella type organisation which all women suffrage groups could join. Then at a moment’s notice the women could be “mobilised” offering its services impartially whenever extra women were required to achieve a specific purpose. Although not military it was organised on military lines, partly in order to show the men that the women of England were capable of organisation, discipline and comradeship, though they did swear not to enter into any militant action whilst wearing the uniform of brown with green cockade and badge. What were the crises talked about at the start of the poster? Although there had been some movement, by 1908 on granting women the vote the Liberals who were broadly pro suffrage were led by Asquith who hated the thought of it. The Tories were led by Balfour and then Bonar Law who were mildly in favour but whose followers opposed the idea. This led to political stalemate. In 1908 the National Anti-Suffrage League was formed, which countermined its own views by being very well organised. In 1910 General Election there were three suffrage candidates but they only received 696 votes in total, though a 280,000 petition was signed supporting it. By March 1912 things had spiralled out of control with attacks on private property and a rampage in Knightsbridge. The following February Christabel Pankhurst, one of the key pro suffrage organisers, followers smashed the or-

chid house at Kew, set railway carriages alight and bombed Lloyd George’s house. Two months later the Government would pass the bill that allowed hunger-strikers to be released on health grounds only to be re-arrested if they didn’t pledge future “good behaviour”. It was this militancy that the Corps was against as well as the crises they refer to. If anything the poster portrays the key elements of middle class values – the walk or marches to places, the list of products which later in the century would be portray the Women’s Institute, the self-learning through books and publications, the art of debate and public speaking, not how to make banners but how to speak. Whilst the last paragraph which jars today, typifies the concerns of the period, of racial purity - women who love their race, not race as in fellow women, but racial type, for the mention of Empire makes that clear. The reference to White Slave trade was shorthand for issues concerning prostitution. Following the death on the Titanic of the campaigning journalist W. T. Stead, who had done much to make Victorian and Edwardian public aware of the issue which in turn led Scotland Yard to set up the White Slavery Bureau, Parliament in 1912 passed the Criminal Law Amendment (White Slavery) Bill. When Pankhurst Came to Horsham Another perspective on the war effort was shown later on in 1916 when one of the champions of women’s suffrage, Miss Sylvia Pankhurst came to Horsham to promote the repeal of conscription. The account following gives a full flavour of the hostility to the speaker and her cause, a cause that some in Horsham actively engaged in as there was a group calling itself “The Horsham Council Against Conscription”. Unfortunately we have no records of the group and probably after the war the desire to keep records of such a group wasn’t uppermost in people’s minds, if at all. A Carfax Demonstration Protected by about a score of policemen, with others in reserve Miss Sylvia Pankhurst, Mr W. W. Kensett (Hon Secretary to “the Horsham Council against conscription”) and Mr Alec Gossip, Secretary of the Furnishing Trades Union held what the handbills and posters styled “a demonstration in favour of the repeal of the Military Service Acts” in the Carfax last evening. There was a vast crowd, good humoured, but sufficiently hostile to ren-

der the meeting abortive and speaker inaudible. Miss Sylvia Pankhurst arrived on the scene (in company with the Misses Kensett) carrying a bundle of newspapers. Mr Gossip, who was announced to preside, opened the meeting in dumb show, and then the lady speaker fluently addressed the crowds, but could only be heard within a narrow circle. For the most part the rotten oranges and lemons, tufts of grass, cabbage &c &c were badly aimed, but all too soon her white straw hat was dirtied and presently a nasty whack on the forehead stopped the flow of speech. At times the crowd cheered, either to thoroughly drown the remarks or to kindly give needful rest. Then there was booing and hooting, varied with the singing of “Rule Britannia.” And all the while, now ebbing and now flowing came a gentle stream of missiles into the circle, the general public often getting the benefit. No wonder Mr. Kensett persisted in a permanent smile. At 8.35 there was an ugly rush, and the impromptu platform and speakers were overturned. However the police came to the rescue and Miss Pankhurst, who also had the support of Mr E. E. Lawrence J.P., and Mr. Townsend, came through unscathed. The constabulary charged back and widened the circle, and then Mr. Kensett, all smiles, spoke briefly. At 8.40 the meeting broke up. Some of the policemen escorted Mr. Kensett southwards to East Street, but the bulk of the vast crowd followed Sgt. Wareham and several constables in the opposite direction. They had charge of the lady. In the upper and wider part of North street, where there was an ample supply of “ammunition” loosened by the recent rain, tufts of grass of varying sizes an weights were thrown, and the scene was a lively one. Near the upper entrance to Horsham Park a cab met the fugitive. She was hurried into the vehicle, which turned, and, with a policeman on the box, went off at full speed, followed by nimble pedestrians anxious to “keep the pot boiling”. To their chagrin the “cabby” eventually whipped up over the railway bridge. Apparently, the chief demonstrator was not booking from Horsham station. She was certainly favoured. Not only were the police in remarkably strong force, but Horsham for last night only had been placed “out of bounds” to those in Roffey Camp. Pictured are reminders of the historic time including one of Sylvia Pankhurst.

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Rotary young musicians hit top note High Sheriﬀ to be a guest at the Storrington fayre

On Wednesday November 25 students gathered at the Forest School for the ﬁrst round in the Rotary National Young Musician competition sponsored by the Horsham Rotary Club. There are two categories in the competition, vocal and instrumental. Each student performed two pieces of contrasting music within a 10 minute period. The winner of the Vocal competition was Eleanor Harvie with

Elizabeth Elliott winning the Instrumental competition playing a treble recorder. Both Eleanor and Elizabeth, students from Farlington School, will compete in February 2016 in the District ﬁnal. The judges, Mrs Alison Sutton, head of music at Rikkyo School and Steve Dummer, conductor of the Horsham Sympathy Orchestra praised all the contestants on their performance and gave helpful hints on where each one could improve even further.

Gordon McConnell from the Rotary Club of Horsham said this was the third year the club had run this event, the ﬁrst in 2012/2013 when a very young Rosie Sutton from Millais School moved through the heats and became the youngest National Winner of this competition. Photo shows Eleanor Harvie and Elizabeth Elliott with Rotary’s Gordon McConnell and judges Alison Sutton and Steve Dummer Content by Horsham Rotary Club.

Sussexdown care home in Storrington hosts its annual fayre tomorrow from 1.30 to 3.30pm. Friends, families and the local community are all invited to join residents and staﬀ at the home. Special guest on the day will be the High Sheriﬀ of West Sussex Denise Patterson. The Sussexdown Christmas Fayre is organised by the Friends of Sussexdown Committee, which raises money to provide activities, entertainment and outings for residents. Visitors will be able to browse a range of stalls, providing plenty of inspiration for Christmas presents for all the family. There will also

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Call for more firefighters Top award for Bramber gardens The historic St Mary’s House and Gardens in Bramber has been awarded ‘Highly Commended’ in the prestigious Tourism South East 2015/16 Beautiful South Awards. St Mary’s was up against fierce competition, with more than 120 entries in 16 categories, out of which 62 finalists have been chosen from the the South East’s tourism businesses. The Highly Commended Award is a significant achievement, and is particularly appropriate as owners Peter Thorogood and Roger Linton have this year completed 30 years of restoration. Through their hard work and dedication, and a small army of nearly 60 volunteers and helpers, St. Mary’s has become a major tourist attraction in the south-east, and an important part of our national heritage.

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Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act (as amended) the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended) (Regulation 26) Adoption Statement: Horsham District Planning Framework Notice is hereby given that Horsham District Council adopted the Horsham District Planning Framework on 27 November 2015 in accordance with the above regulations. With the exception of land within the South Downs National Park, the Horsham District Planning Framework replaces the policies contained in the Horsham District Core Strategy and General Development Control Policies which were both adopted in 2007. The Horsham District Planning Framework sets out the planning strategy for the years up to 2031 to deliver the social, economic and environmental needs for the district (outside the South Downs National Park). The Horsham District Planning Framework has been subject to examination by an independent Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State. The adopted Plan incorporates the Main Modifications recommended by the Inspector as set out in the Report on the Examination into Horsham District Planning Framework. Copies of this Adoption Statement, the Adopted Horsham District Planning Framework, Sustainability Appraisal incorporating the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SA/SEA), SA/SEA Adoption Statement, Policies Map, Inspector’s Report and other associated documents are available to view at www.horsham.gov.uk/ planningpolicy/planning-policy/horsham-district-planning-framework. Hard copies of the documents are also available from Horsham District Council Offices, Parkside, Chart Way, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1RL between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday, and also at the following libraries: Horsham Library Lower Tanbridge Way, Horsham. Opening times: Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-5pm

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The story began when Sam paid his weekly visit to Horsham’s Carfax market and satisﬁed his hunger pangs with a slowly smoked pulled pork roll, bought from The Soul Street market stall Landlord, Sam Clayton and Owner/Executive Chef for Soul Street Kitchen, Charlie Boud - both desperately passionate about food and drink - have recently joined forces to bring the hungry residents of Horsham a taste of US/UK fusion. The story began when Sam paid his weekly visit to Horshams Carfax market and satisﬁed his hunger pangs with a slowly smoked pulled pork roll, bought from The Soul Street market stall... Whilst savouring this delectable

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Horsham’s Abbeyfield champions independent living for the elderly Business News Martin Read – Business Reporter Abbeyfield House in Horsham’s Hurst Road promotes independent living for a very fortunate group of elderly residents. The house provides individual bespoke accommodation for male and female occupants in the thirteen single rooms. Manager Kristina Elliott says: “Like most of the residents, I’m from Horsham and I really love my role at Abbeyfield. We dedicate our time here to the wellbeing, comfort and safety of our charges and really revel in seeing them enjoy themselves together. And it’s great that they integrate into the community, too – we’ve got all of the amenities close at hand!” The Abbeyfield Society is a well established not for profit charity, providing affordable accommodation in over 500 houses around the UK. Abbeyfield have an exceptional understanding of the experience of getting older and fund academic research to keep society abreast with social developments affecting the UK’s ageing population. A thoughtful, caring approach is taken to ensure that residents appreciate their older age avoiding isolation and loneliness, Kristina adding: “Every

newcomer has their needs assessed and we help with laundry, cleaning and personal care if required.” 94 year old resident Hilda Craven has an incredibly sharp and interesting recall of life around Horsham, telling the District Post: “It’s like being in a nice, small family! Everyone is very pleasant: we are all treated like important people. Abbeyfield was recomm e n d e d to me by a neighbour when I was living near Cowfold so I tried it for a fortnight and several years later I‘m still here! Being a country girl the garden took my eye and the food is very good – we get excellent lunches and teas and always meet in the conservatory lounge for a coﬀee and a chat in the mornings. I’m lucky, my room overlooks the garden so I see the antics of the squirrels among our lovely ﬂowering shrubs and we sit outside as of-

ten as we can.” Hilda keeps herself busy tending the indoor plants and helping other residents. At Abbeyfield there are regular activities including armchair exercise and Scrabble sessions, visits from volunteers at nearby Collyers and a forthcoming Christmas evening. Residents have their own doctors, some of whom visit the home and there is a 24 hour care line. With her popular, intelligent dog Buddy entertaining the residents, Kristina sums up saying: “It’s good for everyone here to feel valued. We give them a friendly environment and warm service. I find it really rewarding being here and the residents seem to be happy, too!” Abbeyfield have clearly found the ideal blend of individual independence coupled with quality, stimulating support and good neighbourliness.

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REWARDING PART-TIME WORK Do you want to make a difference to the lives of older people? Are you looking for part time/flexible hours; early morning, daytime, evening or weekends? 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. For more information contact Pearl Blakemore on 01403 248227 or email enquiries.horsham@homeinstead.co.uk

Full and Part time Private Hire Drivers Required MJ Cars Private Hire (Taxi) Based in Storrington covering all of the Horsham District. Require Full and Part time Private Hire Drivers. Employed or Self Employed. Company Vehicle Hire or Owner Drivers. Call: 01903-745414

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Slinfold Parish Council

Southwater Village Hall Pre-School Church Lane Southwater West Sussex RH13 9BT Tel: (01403) 733954 www.southwaterpreschool.org

PO Box 315, Billingshurst, West Sussex RH14 9XX Tel: 01403 785864 (Mobile 07733-359479) Email: clerk@slinfold-pc.gov.uk

Marketing & Media Administrator JOB TITLE Chef, Italian Restaurant, JOB LOCATION horsham SALARY ON OFFER Up to £23.500 per annum WHAT’S NEEDED A strong individual with the ability to run this very busy Italian kitchen operation EMPLOYER INFORMATION Solid reputation for cuisine and wine service Strong reputation as ground breakers in food styles WHAT THE JOBS ENTAILS Hands on management role Full control of kitchen operations Hands on approach to managing the business CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS Experienced as a Sous / Head Chef Strong self-starter Team Player The drive and ambition to succeed Strong P & L understanding Carmela restaurant Francesco .raciti@europe.com

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(22 hours per week) Flexible Hours with pre-school Are you experienced in working children and qualified to at least level 2? £100 per week

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you flexible, experienced in working withthe pre-school TheAre successful applicant will take pride in keeping village clean children and able to cover sessions at short notice? and tidy and will be required to assist with the inspection and general maintenance of Parish Council assets If you are interested in either of these positions please send your CV to southwaterpreschool@hotmail.co.uk or for more 10 hours per week information call Heather Clarke on 01403 733954. Closing dateMary 17thon December 2015 Apply now by emailing clerk@slinfold-pc.gov.uk telephone 01403 We are registered toortake children from 2yrs785864 4mths—5yrs and offer term time sessions from 9.15am-12.15pm and 1pm-4pm, with a ‘lunch link’ session 3 times a week. We are the only non profit making charity funded pre-school in the th village, established in 1974. (Registered Charity Number 1027293)

Closing Date 13 November 2015

Southwater Parish Council, a Quality Parish Council, is looking for the following personnel to complement its existing team:Marketing & Media Administrator (1 Year Contract) – 15 hours per week (£7.14 per hour rising to £7.20 per hour from lst April 2016) the successful candidate should have a background in sales/sponsorship/ marketing, production of leaflets and other materials and use of social media as the Council operates a website, Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin. The Council also organises and manages community events and some knowledge of managing such events is desirable but not necessarily essential as training will be provided. If you are interested in this vacancy and would like to have a job description and further details, please contact the Parish Office on 01403 733202 or email parish@southwater.net.

CARE WORKERS URGENTLY WANTED !! For fast growing home care agency in Horsham. Excellent rates of pay, flexible hours. Full training given. Must have own transport. Must be caring, professional, reliable and trustworthy. Post is subject to enhanced DBS check.

Please call Kate on 01403 822115

Vehicle Technician / MOT tester To work in popular Horsham Garage, servicing and repairing all makes & models Diagnostic experience preferred; MOT training for the right candidate. Email CV to austin@nightingalesc.co.uk

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Entertainment Horsham District

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hree-time Brit nominee and X-Factor winner, Alexandra Burke, dazzled audiences at Crawley's Hawth Theatre, last week, with her portrayal of Rachel Marron, in the hugely sucessful West End hit, The Bodyguard. Alexandra rose to fame, after winning the fifth series of The X Factor. Her debut number one single, Hallelujah, sold over one million copies in the UK - a first for a British female soloist. Her first album, Overcome, saw the release of her subsequent number one singles Bad Boys and Start Without You. In 2011 she embarked on her first solo tour and was invited by Beyoncé to support her I Am... Tour. Her second album, Heartbreak on Hold, was released in June 2012 and later this year sees the release of her third album. Based on Lawrence Kasdan’s 1992 Oscar nominated Warner Bros. film, The Bodyguard starred Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, and was nominated for four Laurence Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical and Best Set Design, and won Best New Musical at the Whatsonstage Awards. In all matinee performances, Rachel Marron was played by Zoe Birkett - probably best known as the highest placing female contestant in ITV’s Pop Idol, 2002. Since then she has appeared in the West End productions of Priscilla Queen of the Desert and originated the female lead in Thriller Live. Her other theatre credits include the Acid Queen in Tommy and Maureen in Rent.

Gig Guide Thursday 3 December Players’ and Singers’ Showcase (20.30 - Open Mic) The George and Dragon, Dragon’s Green (01403 741320) Open Mic with Stan (20:30) The Malt Shovel, Horsham (01403 252302) Friday 4 December The Hangar Sessions (20.00 - Christmas Party wirh Jack Morrell, Anna Rice, Pipe and Tabor and Georgie May) B52’s, Horsham (01403 217401) Trailer Trash (21.00) The Star, Roffey (01403 259890) The Blunter Brothers (20.00 - £10) Horsham Cricket Club, Horsham (01403 254628) Mainly Madness (20.00) The Harlington ,Fleet Crawley Blues Club (19.45 - Ben Tyzack and Guy Tortora £14) The Hawth, Crawley (01293 553636) Saturday 5 December Unprovoked (21.00) The Plough,Threebridges (01293 535373) Dark Star Rising (20.30) The Coot, Horsham (01403 255996) Red Tape (20.30) The Kings Head,Billingshurst (01403 782921) Jellyhead (20.30) The Malt Shovel, Horsham (01403 252302) Crawley Music Scene Presents (13.00 - Dylan T Rocks, Marvel, Nemesis) The Windmill, Crawley (01293 519404) Tuesday 8 December Catfish Blues Band (20.30) The Wrotham Arms, Broadstairs Open Mic with Will and Louise (21.00) The Jolly Tanners, Staplefield (01444 400335) Listings kindly supplied by www.horsham-rocks.co.uk

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The Bon Jovi Experience at the Hawth Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey, fronted by lead singer and namesake, Jon Bon Jovi. Throughout their career, the band have sold over 120 million albums worldwide, and they performed more than 2,600 concerts, in over 50 countries, for more than 34 million fans. In 2006, Bon Jovi were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame and in 2004, they were ranked number 14 in Q magazine's “50 Greatest Bands of All Time”. The Bon Jovi Experience is an outstanding tribute band. They are the only Bon Jovi tribute band in the world, to have actually played and shared a stage with the man himself! Fans will have thought there were two Bon Jovis on stage that night, so much does lead singer, Tony Pearce, resemble the star! The Hawth, Crawley, proudly presents The Bon Jovi Experience, as they perform all the great hits: Livin’ On a Prayer, Keep the Faith, Bad Medicine, You Give Love a Bad Name and many more, on January 15. Tickets are £17.50 and can be purchased from The Hawth Box Oﬃce on 01293 553636 or by visiting: www. hawth.co.uk.

Remastered: Bosch to Bellotto – a new exciting exhibition at Petworth House The art collection at Petworth House & Park, is the most important in the care of the National Trust. Remastered: From Bosch to Bellotto, is the ﬁrst exhibition to bring together its key early European paintings in a well-lit, modern gallery setting. Several of the works have been cleaned, reframed and all feature new interpretation. This exhibition follows the hugely successful Mr. Turner show and further echoes Constable’s description of Petworth as ‘that house of art’. A notable inclusion is the famous 16th-century full-length portrait of Henry VIII, from the studio of Hans Holbein. Usually displayed high in the panelling of Petworth’s Carved Room, it returns from its celebrated inclusion in the Real Tudors exhibi-

tion (National Portrait Gallery and Paris Museums), to be hung at a height to enthral visitors and enable close sight of its ﬁne detail. 'Remastered' additionally includes previously unexhibited works of international importance, from the private rooms of Petworth House. These include Andrea del Sarto’s Madonna and Child, with Saint John, and Paris Bordone’s Portrait of a young woman. These works were not accepted by HM Government in the 1950s, when a portion of Petworth’s art collection became the ﬁrst to be given in lieu of inheritance tax. They are now considered worthy of inclusion within a national collection. These extraordinary paintings will be displayed alongside exciting and rarely seen contextual treasures from

Petworth, including a ﬁrst edition of Shakespeare and his contemporary Thomas Harriot’s drawings of the moon’s surface, which pre-date those of Galileo, and are the earliest in existence. In addition to their modern exhibition gallery, visitors can enjoy three historic state rooms, within Petworth House. These will be rehung and re-lit to oﬀer a refreshingly new experience of the famous mansion, and a valuable opportunity to explore the great collectors behind the ‘house of art’ and their outstanding acquisitions of 17th and 18th century masterpieces by Teniers, van Dyck, Claude, Bellotto and many others. The exhibition will run between January 9 and March 6 of next year.

Appear on stage with an X Factor winner Youngsters aged from 9 to 14 have a chance to appear on stage with X Factor winner Joe McElderry. Auditions for choir members of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat take place this Sunday (Dec 6) between 10am-12.30pm at The Hawth Studio, Crawley. Think of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and as well as the fantastic songs and well-known stars who have donned the coat of many colours you’ll no doubt think of the choir of children who take to the stage and sing their hearts out at every performance. Joseph is coming to The Hawth next February, and Sway Dance at The Hawth have been chosen by the shows producers to put together the children’s choir for the Crawley show. So if you know someone aged 9-14

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Events

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EVENT OF THE WEEK FRIENDS OF HORSHAM MUSEUM December 9

LEAGUE OF FRIENDS FESTIVAL

‘Christmas in the Archives’ by Dr Caroline Adams. A chance to hear how Christmas was celebrated in years gone by, including ‘tipteering’, ‘gooding’ and other Sussex customs. The Lounge, London Road Methodist Church at 7.30pm Tickets on the door £5 including coﬀee.

Christ’s Hospital Choral Society will be hosting

A COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CONCERT on Thursday, 17th December 2015 at 7.30pm in Christ’s Hospital Chapel

LLOYDS BANK CHARITY FAYRE

December 5 Horsham Hospital League of Friends Christmas Tree Festival to be held at the Hospital, Hurst Road from 10am-12 midday featuring: Best decorated Christmas Tree Competition, Mince Pie Competition results, Ladies that Boogie, Coﬀee & Mince Pies, Grand Christmas Draw and a welcome from the League of Friends

December 5 Lloyds Bank in Horsham are holding a Christmas Fayre in their West Street branch. There will be a host of fun activities for all to enjoy. Employees have been busy fundraising for children’s charity Dreams Come True, to help fulﬁl the dreams of children and young people with serious or life limiting conditions in the UK.

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December 10 We are a friendly welcoming market oﬀering relaxed, local shopping, with the opportunity to talk directly to the producers. Think about Christmas presents, your Christmas Cake/Turkey/Christmas Pudding/mincemeat and lots of other ideas... 9am - 12:30pm in the Village hall.

December 8 Gerald Taylor will be giving a lunchtime recital 1-2pm at The Unitarian Church, Worthing Road, Horsham. Entry is free and there will be a retiring collection to support the Music Circle. For further information contact the Hon. Secretary on 01403 252602 or visit www.horsham-music-circle. org.uk and follow us on Facebook.

RAFA COFFEE MORNING December 8 Royal Air Force Association 665 Horsham & Storrington Branch hold a coﬀee morning every Wednesday from 10am-12pm. Anyone is absolutely welcome. Needles Farm Buildings, Three Acres, Horsham. For enquiries, contact 01403 242277.

TWINNING ASSOCIATION CAROL CONCERT December 12 Horsham Twinning Association Carol Concert in English, German and French, featuring the Pleasure Singers To be held Saturday 7.30 pm at the Unitarian Church, Worthing Road. Followed by mulled wine, mince pies, nibbles and light refreshments. All welcome.

SALSA CLASSES AND CLUB January 12 LAUNCH Party Night 12th JANUARY 2016. Salsa classes for all levels. Doors open 8pm, with classes at 8:30pm. Club functions until 11pm. £7 entry or £4 with a valid ID. Absolute beginners welcome. NO PARTNER REQUIRED. CHAMELEON CLUB, HORSHAM LEISURE PARK, ALBION WAY, RH12 1AU EVERY TUESDAY STARTING JANUARY

Seasonal Christmas music in the glorious acoustic of the Chapel - To include a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie afterwards! HORSHAM LIONS CLUB

The Pavilions In The Park Horsham Sunday March 13th 2016 Taking part is very easy; there is no entry fee. You will need a team of up to six

HORSHAM LIONS SWIMARATHON swimmers plus an adult non-swimming team captain. All ages can take part, from 8

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March 13first member of a team swims one length of the pool and then to 70 inclusive. The relaxes while the other members of the team eachNo swim aentry length of 25fee. metres in Pavillions, Horsham. turn. The firstof swimmer and so on for 55 minutes. Team upthen toswims sixagain swimmers plus an Half the money raised through sponsorship will be divided between Hop, Skip & non-swimming adult. All ages. Jump and the Butterfly Project in order to purchase new equipment. The other half Half the money raised through sponof the money raised by your swim will go to a good cause of your choice. This can be sorship willyourbe Hop, your favourite charity, clubdivided funds or maybe between your school. You can, of course, Skip the Butterﬂ Project. join with us&toJump support our and chosen beneficiary. The decision is y yours; all we ask is that you other help us raise as much money as possible. The half of the money you raise will go to a good cause of your choice. Entry: www.horshamlions.freeuk.com For your entry form go to

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Pizza Express is celebrating the launch of its exciting new look restaurant in Horsham. Located in East Street, this restaurant has been totally transformed and features artwork paying tribute to Percy Bysshe Shelley, one of the major Romantic poets, who was born in Horsham. Each PizzaExpress restaurant is individually designed

– often using well known places, people or historical events from the area as the basis. The interior of the Horsham restaurant has a range of collage artworks inspired by Shelley’s poetry and his story. The artworks combine pieces of text and imagery that give a contemporary interpretation of his work.

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BROCK TAYLOR is one of Horsham’s best known and most successful Independent Estate Agents. Located on the corner of East Street & Market Place. Brock Taylor has won numerous accolades - including being Winners of The Estate Agency of the Year competition. The office is

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TREETOPS, KINGS LANE, PULBOROUGH PRICE £700,000 Treetops occupies this superb elevated position set within approximately 0.28 of an acre set in this rural country lane. Internally the property offers versatile accommodation comprising: dual aspect sitting room, dining room, study, ground floor cloakroom, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, three double bedrooms with en-suite to the main bedroom and family bathroom. Outside, the gardens are a particular feature of the property affording delightful views across Pulborough and towards the South Downs National Park. A tarmac driveway provides parking for several vehicles leading to an attached garage. As you approach Treetops from the lane the driveway leads up to the entrance with solid oak part glazed panelled front door leading into the entrance hall with radia-

tor, understairs storage cupboard, steps down to the cloakroom with low level ﬂush w.c., wall-mounted wash hand basin, heated chrome towel rail. There is a study with radiator, leaded light sealed unit double glazed windows overlooking gardens, door leading into an inner store room with access into the attached garage. The dual aspect sitting room measuring 18' 5" x 11' 11" (5.61m x 3.63m) has a delightful outlook across Pulborough and towards the Wildbrooks with a south west aspect, leaded light twin set of French doors leading to raised terraced area, feature stone ﬁreplace with mantel over, two radiators, archway through to the dining room which has uPVC leaded light French doors leading to terrace, radiator and secondary glazed windows. The good sized kitchen/breakfast room has a 'NEFF' fan assisted double oven and separate grill, inset four ring hob with extractor

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shower attachment, wall- mounted wash hand basin, heated towel rail, mainly tiled walls, shaver point and tiled flooring. There is also a separate w.c. Outside the gardens and grounds occupy this generous sized plot measuring approximately 0.28 of an acre, with a tarmac driveway area providing parking for several vehicles screened by conifer hedging, mature trees and shrubs, a gate leads to a further area of garden with greenhouse, outside security light and door accessing utility room. There is a side section of garden which is mainly laid to lawn and screened by hedging. The main section of garden is predominantly south west facing and screened by mature trees and shrubs with attractive flower and shrub borders, raised terraced area affording stunning views across the Wildbrooks and towards the South Downs. There is an attached garage which measures 20' 5" x 9' 0" (6.22m x 2.74m) with solid oak double doors, gas and electric meters, power and light and water tap. Treetops is a unique property which is set in a rarely available position along this rural lane and should be viewed to appreciate the location and views. For more information or to arrange a viewing, call the team at Fowlers, Storrington on 01903 745844.

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Part Exchange* and Help to Buy** available at this exquisite development. Discover our four styles of 4 bedroom family homes in the sought after village of Broadbridge Heath. Prices from £465,500

Call to book an appointment to view all Fab Four homes. Call: 0845 548 3057 Click: www.bellway.co.uk Visit: Open 10am - 5pm, Thursday to Monday. Price correct at time of going to press. CGI’s for illustration purposes only. *Bellway reserve the right to refuse Part Exchange, terms & conditions can be found at www.bellway.co.uk. **YOUR HOME MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE OR ANY OTHER DEBT SECURED ON IT. Available on new build homes up to £600,000 subject to the Government ‘Help to Buy’ terms and conditions and only available to customers where a primary mortgage is secured. Not available on second, additional homes, buy-to-let or let-to-buy properties. HomeBuy agent eligibility check required. The equity loan is interest free for the first five years and needs to be a minimum of 10% of the purchase price up to a maximum of 20%. After five years, an annual fee of 1.75% of the outstanding equity loan is charged. This is increased annually by RPI plus 1%. Subject to status, terms and conditions apply. To find out more, please speak to a Sales Advisor today. Terms and conditions apply.

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OPULENT LIVING IN THE HEART OF HORSHAM Nine exclusive apartments, finished to a superb specification, featuring quality contemporary design and parking. Prices from £275,000 to £735,000

With just a few apartments remaining, the exclusive Press House offers purchasers the opportunity to call this superb location at the top of Horsham’s historic Causeway, home. With convenient access to the town centre’s wide range of restaurants and shopping, while being only a short walk from both Horsham Park and open countryside via Horsham’s Riverside Walk. Also within walking distance, is Horsham’s mainline station providing access to Gatwick (from 22mins), The Sussex Coast, (from 35 mins) and London (from 56 mins).

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Gold and silver medals for Flyers pair Trampoline Gymnastics Dave Smith – Sports editor

illingshurst based Gatwick Flyers Trampoline Club took gold and silver at the South East Regional NDP qualifiers in Gillingham, competing against more than 200 gymnasts from 13 different clubs across NDP grades 1 – 7. In the Women's 11-12 individual

event Molly McMillan gave a very skilful performance to take the silver medal place and a qualifying score that earned her a place at the regional finals in March. In the 13+ Male’s individual event, Sam Claydon showed great technique and determination to take the gold medal; again with a qualifying score that earned him a place at the regional finals. Flyers' head coach Jacqui Gevaux

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Gold and silver medalists Sam Claydon and Molly McMillan

said: "Billingshurst is the newest of our venues and our gymnasts demonstrated superb form and skills and should be proud of the part they played in representing the club in such a competitive arena. As well as achieving podium places, they showed a hunger for success which augers well for the rest of the season and on into 2016." For further information visit www.gatwickflyers.co.uk

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Atlantis make a noise at Christmas Cracker Swimming Richard Hayes – Atlantis SC Atlantis swimming club hosted their annual Christmas Cracker swimming gala over last weekend. This year Atlantis welcomed 15 swimming clubs from across the South East of England. The gala took place over a hectic two day period at Pavilions in the park with over 20 hours of swimming. Swimmers aged from nine to 36 years of age raced in all four competition strokes over distances ranging from 50 meter sprints to 400 meter endurance events. There were some amazing performances from the Atlantis swimmers. This weekend the boys smashed it! Some of the outstanding performers were Aiden Spalling totting up six gold medals and a

whooping 268 points, Daryan De Klerk with six golds, nine year old ﬂyer Jamie Smith with four golds and a phenomenal score of 297 from Toby Van Der Hut, making him the top Atlantis scorer. Top scoring girl from Atlantis was the talented Ethel Whyman with 238 points and four gold’s; in form Millie Weeden notched up ﬁve golds with junior club captain Freya Fulcher weighing in with four golds. Ever dependable Beth Britten was taking it easy racing in only four events but netted gold in all of them. Atlantis once again came away as top club with a score of over 8500 more than 1000 points ahead of the second place team. Training continues on a daily basis for the Atlantis athletes ready for a busy season of competition.

Ethel Whyman, Atlantis top girl performer

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Top Horsham display in Horsham humble wilful Winchester a barnestorming win Saturday November 28 – South League Premier Div. 2 Horsham Men’s 1st XI 5 - 1 Winchester

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Hockey Martin Read – Sports Reporter In a superb display – the best performance most have seen – Horsham totally dominated high flying Winchester, inflicting their first defeat of the season and reducing them to bickering ball chasers.

Horsham came out hard, creating early chances, but Winchester somehow held them at bay until Matt Hough converted a short corner Horsham's Steph Dent Saturday November 28 – South Clubs’ Women’s Hockey League Div.1 Horsham Ladies 2 - 1 Barnes Hockey Martin Read – Sports Reporter Horsham continued their fine run of form with an excellent win over second placed Barnes after holding them to an away draw earlier in the season. The conditions were miserable, with squally showers sweeping across the pitch, but Horsham really lifted the spirits of their loyal supporters. Steph Dent opened the scoring after 10 minutes, her goal following one of Horsham’s three short corners earned in the first half. On the resumption Horsham continued to pass and defend well but Barnes finally managed to break through and equalise. Further Horsham pressure

resulted in two more short corners, CJ White clinching the well-deserved win from the second set piece. Horsham Team Manager Jane Denman told the District Post: “Our coach Dan Shingles gave the girls clear instructions, emphasising that they must come out really wanting to win – and they certainly did! It’s great to go into the break with another three points.” At just past the halfway stage of the season ,the ladies’ league now takes a Christmas and New Year break. Horsham – still fourth, on level points with third placed Southgate, but with an inferior goal diﬀerence - return to league action on January 30 with a tough home game against current leaders Surbiton. Meanwhile, the ladies travel to Burgess Hill for a Sussex Cup quarter ﬁnal on December 12 followed by the annual indoor national tournament – at Whitgift School in January.

Horsham came out hard, creating early chances, but Winchester somehow held them at bay until Matt Hough converted a short corner in the 20th minute before promptly repeating the dose. It was all Horsham for the remainder of the half, three further short corners drawing excellent saves from the opposition keeper. Amid a ﬂurry of cards against Winchester they continued to verbally contest umpiring decisions, the score remaining 2-0 at the break. Horsham increased their lead in the second half when John Burroughs found the net after another short corner before Matt Hough completed his hat trick with an open play goal. Then Cirdec Atkinson put the icing on the cake with Horsham’s ﬁfth. Winchester scored a consolation goal from a set piece with the last hit of the match but this was unquestionably Horsham’s day, with no team in the league for them to fear if they keep playing to their full potential.

Cirdec Atkinson scored in Horsham's impressive win Team Manager Al Campbell told the District Post: “That just shows what we can do! We’ve been threatening that sort of showing – the only diﬀerence this week was that we kept getting the ball in the net.” Captain Duncan Howarth added: “The best we’ve played for years!” While Matt Hough said: “A great performance. Everyone had a good game and it was fantastic to see us all really clicking together.” After thrashing Holcombe 7-1 last week, London Edwardians remain

top with Winchester (18 points) slipping to third behind Tulse Hill & Dulwich, now the only unbeaten team in the league. Horsham stay fourth on 17 points and tomorrow (Saturday December 5) visit tenth in the table Oxford Hawks. Horsham have maintained a settled side but the Oxford game will necessitate several changes because of unavailability, including knee surgery awaiting skipper Howarth and a serious looking hand injury likely to thwart player coach Dom Male.

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Horsham win after disappointing performance Saturday November 28 - Intermediate Cup Round 2 Horsham 20 – 14 Andover Rugby Richard Ordidge – Horsham RUFC

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Horsham took one more step towards a possible final at Twickenham with a second round Intermediate Cup win at home to Andover. The Hampshire side, who like Horsham were promoted last season from the parallel London South West league, were spirited opposition. With a very young side, the majority of whom have recently progressed through their Mini and Junior section similarly to the Green and Whites, Andover certainly have a bright future. Unfortunately, the game did not live up to the expectations of the good sized crowd who were well fortified following a Vice President’s lunch. Horsham head coach Nick Stocker said, “It was a frustrating day at the office. We are pleased to get to the next round but the players did not achieve the standards they have set themselves.” Horsham started quickly and crossed the try line in the first minute. Following a poor clearance kick from Andover, Mike Watts went on a weaving run and set the ball up when tackled and from the next phase the ball was spun right to Andy Gray who powered through several tackles to score from 20 yards. Johnson added the conversion and when Andover were caught offside in front of their own posts after 7 minutes, Johnson slotted the penalty and the Green and Whites were already 10-0 up. Andover bounced back immediately when they stole possession from the back of the Horsham scrum and crossed the line

after a powerful run from their inside centre, then Mike Watts scored a superb try off first phase scrum possession gliding in and out, and with the try converted by Johnson, Horsham were leading 17-7 after 13 minutes. Despite having several more opportunities to score Horsham failed to add to their tally for the remainder of the half due to handling errors in the wet conditions and wrong options being taken. Sam Shepherd, Declan Nwachukwu and Watts looked a threat whenever in possession but there was a lack of continuity to Horsham’s play. Johnson kicked another penalty to extend the lead to 20-7 after 52 minutes but this was to be the last time that Horsham troubled the scoreboard. With neither side establishing any fluidity, the scoreline remained unchanged until - on 75 minutes Horsham failed to secure their own line out ball on their 22, and when a clearance kick was charged down, the defence was indecisive and Andover were the first to follow up and score. Stocker went on to say, “At least we secured a win when playing well below par. Richard Tredgett was my man of the match, Sam Shepherd had a good game on debut and Mike Watts always looked dangerous ball in hand.” Horsham’s next game is at home to Deal & Betteshanger on December 5. The Kent side lie fourth in the league and will undoubtedly provide tough opposition. Horsham Team: Watts; Nwachukwu, Yeates, Ordidge, Shepherd; Johnson, Mills (McCabe 60); Barber, Stone (Grantham-Hill 40), Talbot; Tredgett, Whiting; Smith (Harcus 26), Thompson, Gray.

Eastbourne Town end Joggers battle on at Dunsfold track Heath’s winning run Saturday November 28 - SCFL Premier Division Broadbridge Heath 1 – 2 Eastbourne Town Football Andrew Crisp – Football Reporter Broadbridge Heath’s four match winning run came to an end against the team it started with when Eastbourne Town visited the Leisure Centre on Saturday. It looked as if Heath would cause another shock result following their 4-2 victory earlier in the month but it wasn’t to be as a late strike from Eastbourne’s Aaron Capon in the 88th minute gave the visitors the victory that saw them move to within one point of leaders Horsham FC at the top of the table. It was an entertaining first half, with some good football played by both teams and both defenses looking rock solid. As a result, the chances were few and far between with only one notable shot on target from Eastbourne’s Jason Taylor which Michael Chester saved quite comfortably. Heath took the lead five minutes into the restart when Piers McDermott slipped the ball through to Ollie Moore who chipped a right foot shot that deflected off Eastbourne

keeper Greg Nessling into the goal. Wes Tate came close for Eastbourne three minutes later but his shot from a free kick went just over the crossbar and from another free-kick midway through the half Nathan Crabb hit a shot a yard wide of Chester’s righthand post. The visitor’s attacks were coming more frequently with Heath sitting back trying to keep what they had but on 74 minutes Daniel Bowell picked the ball up and ran at the Heath defence slipped past a couple of challenges and riﬂed in a left foot shot that nestled into the bottom left corner out of Chester’s reach bringing his team level. The visitor’s threw everything at Heath in search of that winning goal and were rewarded when Capon attacked down the right hand side cut inside and hit a beauty with his right that ﬂew past Chester to earn his team an important victory in their search for a return to Ryman League football. Heath Manager Steve Painter was disappointed not to get anything from the game but was pleased that his team competed well against a very good Eastbourne Town side. Heath Team: M.Chester, Robinson, Ozga (Wicking 80), Howard, Flack, Chester, Moore McDermott 60, Sandell, Purkis (Holmes 75), Weller.

Joggers had a successful Sussex Grand Prix series Athletics Philip Liberman - Horsham Joggers This week it was not just the weather but the terrain that Horsham Joggers had to contend with! At Dunsfold test track, used by BBC Top Gear, the Jigsaw School had their annual 10K race. A record ﬁeld of over 250 competed in this its third year. Joggers were lead home by Paul Oakley ﬁnishing 7th in 38:55 followed by Stuart Adesilu 42:19,Emma Comber 45:23, Penny Barron 53:01, Imogen Hosker 54:26, Melanie Bullen 54:57,

Caroline Bransden 57:18, Paul Windust 57:54, Paul Chandler 58:55,Jo Willison 59:19, Amanda Avery 1:01:05, Lorraine Hunter 1:01:14 and Deborah Weller 1:06:57. In addition the final race in the Sussex Grand Prix series was held at Crowborough. The 10K has a well renowned hill, which the runners have to tackle twice, and also a ford which can be run through! Mal Thornton was first Jogger home in 40.47 and the best of the rest was Raff Vitale 41.51, Brian Frost 46.53, Will Green 47.36, Janine Littler 47.51, Mike

Thornton 48.33, Saul Brignall 48.47, Paul Yokom 49.15, Emma Catlow 49.49, Guy Gilder 49.50, Dan Price 57.06, Jenny Boniface 59.12, Kirsty Anstee-Brown 59.12, Lisa Bowler 59.26, Natasha Heasman 1.00.21, Elizabeth Scott 1.04.13, Mike Duplock 1.09.52, Paul Aylett 1.09.52 and Claire Burrows 1.12.33. A special prize is awarded for any runners completing 8 or more of this series and HJ had Alan Pettitt, Paul Yokom, Claire Burrows, Janine Littler, Paul Chandler, Raﬀ Vitale, Brian Frost and Daniel Price achieving this mark.

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Depleted Heath overcome League Champions Tuesday December 1 - SCFA RUR Charity Cup Round 4 Littlehampton Town 0 – 2 Broadbridge Heath Football Andrew Crisp – Football Reporter Midweek away games have become a real burden for Heath Manager Steve Painter this season and this was no exception. With eight of his regular first team players unavailable for the game, it was always going to be difficult. To come away with victory against the current League Champions was a fantastic achievement by his players who were applauded off the field by the travelling Heath supporters after the game. As you would expect from a team who have won nine of their last ten matches, the home-side created a number of openings in the first period but for once the finishing of their prolific strikers George Gaskin and George Landais was lacking,

with both wasting good opportunities by blasting them high or wide of goal and a couple that were on target went straight into the arms of Heath keeper Michael Chester. Heath may not have had the same number of chances as their hosts but when they did the home-side were grateful for the alertness of their own keeper Jon Hendrick who saved a header from Jake Legrange, came off his line quickly to smother a shot from Kieron Purkis and then denied Legrange again when the striker thought he was through. However, the keeper was helpless in first half injury time when Legrange rifled a shot at goal from 25 yards that crashed against the underside of the crossbar and out to safety. The combination of Gaskin and Landais were again in action at the start of the 2nd period with the latter’s effort comfortably saved by Chester but the game changed midway through the half when a long Heath free-kick was played into the penalty area where Jake Holmes

was wrestled to the ground by a defender and the referee had an easy decision to award Heath a penalty kick and a second booking for the defender immediately followed by a red card meant his team were reduced to 10 men. Ollie Moore coolly slotted from the spot to give The Bears the lead. Heath never looked in danger with the extra man and almost added a second when Stuart Chester burst into the penalty area but again Hendrick was out like lightning to block the shot. With five minutes remaining, Legrange broke away down the left flank and picked out Moore arriving late on the edge of the box and the Heath midfield player hammered a right foot shot past Hendrick to complete an unexpected 2-0 win to take Broadbridge Heath to their 3rd RUR Cup semifinal in 4 years. Team: M.Chester, Robinson (Ozga 55), Wicking, Attwater, Flack, Chester, Moore Wragg (Clark 88), Purkis (D Robinson), Holmes, Legrange.

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League winner’s trophy Changing of the guard at Horsham CC for improving Horsham Cricket Martin Read – Sports Reporter

Horsham tennis ladies league winners Mars Schellevis and Lorraine Burlinson

Tennis Dave Smith – Sports Editor At the recent Tennis Sussex Awards, held at the Amex Stadium, Horsham players Mars Schellevis and Lorraine Burlinson received their Women’s Tennis Sussex Summer Doubles League 4 winner’s trophy. The Ladies team at Horsham have shown continued improvement over the last few seasons, having ﬁnished runners-up in the Summer League Division 6 in 2014, they were promoted two leagues and played in division 4 this summer, and took the title of league winners. Horsham Ladies Captain, Tessa Walder, said: “from a small core of seven match players we have built a brilliant team spirit, and winning the league title this year has been well deserved. My job would be so much harder without their enthusiasm, thanks to all the team, Gail Burlinson, Linda Lewis, Donna Copeland,

Veronika Lang, Mars Schellevis and Lorraine Burlinson” Playing in a league of seven, against other clubs from across the county, Horsham ﬁnished the season with four wins, one draw and one loss, enough to win the league by two clear points. Tessa Walder, added “we are really enjoying our tennis at the moment and that is reﬂected in our results, currently we’re playing our winter league matches and so far have two wins from two. Next summer we shall be competing in the Sussex Leagues and in the Aegon Team Tennis Sussex competition. I’m also really excited as we have some junior players coming up that I’m sure will be vying for a place in the team very soon. We would love to be able to enter a second team into the leagues, so are always on the lookout for ladies who want to play some competitive tennis.” For more details please see the club website www.horshamsportsclub.com

An unprecedented number of changes in senior officials were voted in at Horsham CC’s AGM, the club fortunately having exceptional candidates to replace former incumbents. Colin Mitcham continues as Hon Treasurer and Ed Clark as Cricket Manager but but the holders of all other major posts have changed. After 54 years at the club as an outstanding player and administrator, President Hugh Thomas stands down because of ill health, wih Barry Peay stepping up. Richard Marshall takes over from Barry as Ground Manager and becomes Chairman following the resignation of respected ex-wicketkeeper batsman John Carter. After 22 years on the committee, John said: “It has been a great honour but now is the right time for someone else to inject fresh ideas.” Richard Marshall’s father had set up the colts training programme with former long term President John Dew before Richard became very successful club captain. His son Luke also became skipper, piloting Horsham to national Cockspur Cup victory at Lord’s in 2005. Kate Huddlestone is the new Secretary following the untimely death of Karen Marshall, while Clive Noblett becomes Fixtures Secretary, a role previously filled for 40 years by Hugh Thomas. Additionally, James Johnson takes over from Sam Attfield as 1st XI Captain. Playing down his enormous contribution, Hugh Thomas said: “This

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Horsham Cricket Club has many changes at the top is a great club and that is the important thing – it is not so much about the individuals.” He also paid tribute to his successor, Barry Peay reminding members that apart from being an outstanding player, much respected senior umpire and serial Festival organiser, Barry has just been recognised by Sussex with a life time achievement award. Barry, who recently returned from playing in tests for England Over 70s in Australia, responded saying that as a student he ﬁrst met newly installed Life Patron Hugh at Collyers when the outgoing President

was teaching there, saying: “Hugh has been a wonderful steadying hand at the tiller of the club for so many years and we are all greatly indebted to him.” Other Horsham CC news – Jamie Morgan, formerly at Roﬀey CC is the new groundsman, Michael Munday won the league bowling award for the fourth consecutive year, Will Beer has signed a new two year contract with Sussex and George Garton has been added to the England U19 squad. Meanwhile, the ﬁreworks event was a huge success, raising some £19, 000.

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YM hit for six at Eastbourne Tuesday December 1 - SCFL Premier Division Eastbourne Town 6 – 2 Horsham YMCA Football Tom Norris – Football Reporter Horsham YMCA missed the chance to go top of the Southern Combination League Premier Division on Tuesday evening as they were beaten 6-2 away at Eastbourne Town. Three hosts’ goals inside the opening 22 minutes ended YM’s hopes of reaching the league summit, as Town put the fixture beyond all doubt during a first half to forget for visitors’ goalkeeper Simon Lockwood. James Taylor fired the home side ahead after just four minutes, before a woeful Lockwood free kick found Aaron Capon 25 yards from goal and the youngster rounded the ‘keeper and tapped in six minutes later. Taylor doubled his tally midway through the half when Lockwood could only block a Capon shot into the path of the midfielder, who slotted into an empty net. Dave Brown reduced the deficit just after the half hour mark with a

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YM up to third with win over Uckﬁeld Photos by Clive Turner

curled eﬀort from 20 yards, but Town captain Kenny Pogue made it 4-1 just before the break when another Lockwood error in the box allowed the striker to slam home. The hosts’ front man then completed his hatrick in the second half, netting either side of a consolatory Anthony Hibbert header. YM manager Peter Buckland commented: “It was very, very disappointing. I have just said to the players that we all enjoy the good days, but we’ve all got to man up now on a bad day. “We just seemed a yard slower than them. We didn’t win any seconds, we were stretched all over the pitch and no one kept their shape. “I don’t think it would have mattered who we were playing tonight, we would have been beaten playing like that. It was a big game and a big occasion, but all that’s been lost is three points. There are no medals handed out at the end of November. What it’s about now, is how we react Saturday.” YM (4-5-1): Lockwood (Fox 46), D. Sullivan, Pollard, Gathern (Crane 54), Evans, Dugdale (c), Gedling Hibbert, Wright (Smith 68), Brown, Schaaf Unused subs: Wood

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Alex Gathern ﬁres past Uckﬁeld `keeper Nick Collick

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YM`s No.6 Anthony Hibbert scoring Horsham Sparrows Under 12 – Sparrows kept a clean sheet due to some good, organised defending and yet another penalty save by Kane. Ollie gave Sparrows the lead midway through the first half and Arthur added a second with virtually the last kick of the game. Man of the Match: George. Under 15 – A close game played at The Needles saw players from both Horsham Sparrows and Greenway start the match by observing a minute silence in memory of Mick Browning. The first half finished goalless with Greenway taking the lead in second half. Thanks to some great saves from both keepers this was the only goal to separate sides with Greenway taking the plaudits and a deserved 3 points. Man of the match for Sparrows was Paul G.

Horsham Ambassadors U12 3 - 6 Chesworth Rovers U12 The cold weather was back this weekend as Chesworth travelled the short distance to Horsham Ambassadors for a league match that would see Chesworth stay top of the A league. Chesworth started the scoring with Finlay hitting the mark twice for the Claret and blue. Josh then scored an audacious back flick over the keeper for 0 – 3. Ambassadors were not going to lie down for a beating and pulled 3 goals before Tom made it 3 – 4. Fletch and Seb then finished the game off for Chesworth hitting a strike each for a 3 – 6 score line. Game 2 was 1 – 7 to the Chesworth Rovers with Josh scoring 2 more, Ben L scoring 2, Fletch also scoring 2 and Nyle rounded the match off.

Saturday November 28 - SCFL Premier Division Horsham YMCA 5 – 3 AFC Uckﬁeld Town Football Tom Norris – Football Reporter Horsham YMCA moved up to third spot in what is now a tightly packed Premier Division top six, following a 5-3 win over AFC Uckﬁeld Town on an emotional day at Gorings Mead on Saturday. Players from both sides wore black armbands and observed a minute’s silence in commemoration of YM Chairman, Mick Browning, who sadly passed away last week following a lengthy battle with leukaemia. Alex Gathern’s fourth-minute header handed the hosts the per-

fect start, but the visitors levelled when Scott Taylor struck low into the net midway through the first half. Buckland introduced Martin Smith at the interval and the dual-signed Dorking man proved the difference between the sides as he played a hand in three YM goals in ten second half minutes. Smith’s cross from the right first teed up defender Dan Pollard, who sweetly struck into the corner from the edge of the area, before the forward raced through and coolly slotted home three minutes later. Dangerous Uckfield midfielder Taylor halved the deficit shortly after, but the influential Smith helped reinstate the home side’s two goal advantage less than ninety seconds later when another cross from the right found Dave Brown who rifled into the corner. Buckland’s side added a fifth

five minutes from time when Anthony Hibbert headed in a Dan Sullivan cross, before the YM midfielder found himself on the Uckfield score sheet two minutes later when a corner bounced off his shin and into his own net from four yards. YM manager Peter Buckland commented: “I really wanted to win for obvious reasons. Football doesn’t actually pale into insignificance today, because Mick was all about football. I was even more animated than usual because of the tension and all of the emotions building up, so I was relieved when the final whistle went and we got the three points.” YM: Fox, D. Sullivan, Gathern, Pollard, Horner (Smith 46), Hibbert, Gedling, Evans, Gannon (Lockwood 82), Brown, Wright (Hyett 75). Unused subs: Carden, Burgess.

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