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Three people who helped save the life of a man in Horsham have been given the Royal Humane Society award. Alex Morris, Jonny Fairall and Anita Beaken, stepped in decisively when the man looked likely to die. Their intervention revived the stricken heart attack victim while 999 services were on their way and he later recovered after hospital treatment.

Earlier this year former football commentator Peter Brackley collapsed and had a cardiac arrest while speaking at a meeting of The North West Sussex Seagulls being held at The Holbrook Club in Horsham. The three bystanders did Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation, known as CPR, and used an Automated External Deﬁbrillator, located at a local parade of shops, to help deliver life saving actions. Alex, Jonny and Anita had recently attended a British Heart Foundation Heartstart Course run by Horsham Responders. They identiﬁed that he was not breathing normally, called for an

ambulance and delivered a lifesustaining shock with a deﬁbrillator fetched from the Public Access Deﬁbrillation site at Coltsfoot Drive shops. These actions greatly contributed to Peter’s survival before a volunteer Community First Responder and the Ambulance Service arrived. Marc Harrold, Team leader of Horsham Community Responders, approached The Royal Humane Society, whose Patron is The Queen, and successfully put the three forward for the prestigious Royal Humane Society Award for ‘Restoring a man to Life’. Marc said “ I was so impressed on my arrival at the scene by their actions

and cool heads, that I had to ﬁnd a way of publically recognising their public spirited action. Putting them forward for these awards, was a small way of doing this.” Following on from Peter’s successful resuscitation The North West Sussex Seagulls have donated a deﬁbrillator to The Holbrook Club and Horsham Community Responders have run ‘Heartstart’ courses for members of the club. Mr Brackley, in his 60s, from East Preston, later helped present a defribrillator at the club and said : “It is, of course, only through the expertise and dedication of the extraordinary people

who rushed to my aid that I am still alive to tell the tale. “I certainly owe them a huge debt of gratitude for what they did to rescue me in my hour of need. “They all do amazing work, and long may it continue.” If you are interested in learning life saving skills and how to use a deﬁbrillator then please contact the scheme through their Facebook page (Horsham Community Responders) or e-mail admin@ horshamresponders.org to ﬁnd out when the next free of charge British Heart Foundation ‘Heartstart’ course is being run.

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Family support crucial says hospice for children Page 9

New Year Challenge Real donkeys and a oﬀered for walkers camel for Horsham

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Do you fancy a challenge after Christmas and the New Year? Blind Veterans UK is inviting residents to take on a 100 kilometre walk from London to Brighton in 24 hours in July while raising money for a great cause. The military charity, with a training and rehabilitation centre in Ovingdean, supports visionimpaired ex-Service men and women and believes no one who has served our country should battle sight loss alone. The money raised from the 100k London to

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Brighton will enable the charity to support veterans to live independently. Registration for the 100k, which will kick oﬀ in South West London on July 1 2017, is currently open with an early-bird registration fee of £50 for the 100k until December 31. For those not wanting to walk the full distance there is also a relay option available for teams of four walking 25k each. Teams taking part in the relay have a

registration fee of £100. The allinclusive entrance fee for participants includes lunch, dinner and breakfast at three rest stops, snacks and refreshments along the route and a free event t-shirt. The London to Brighton 100k challenge is Blind Veterans UK’s biggest annual fundraiser and takes participants from a starting point in South West London, along the banks of the Thames, through countryside paths in Surrey, Sussex and the North and South Downs to the charity’s centre in Ovingdean, Brighton. Sophie Hill, Fundraising Events Oﬃcer at Blind Veterans UK, said: “This is a tough but exciting challenging event which will allow participants to enjoy the sunrise over the South Downs while raising money for charity. Many of the veterans the charity supports are taking part in the 100k themselves. It is a great opportunity to meet them and hear their inspiring stories. “All you need to do is train hard and turn up on the day in your free 100k t-shirt. We provide the route and you will get lunch, dinner and breakfast at three rest stops along with snacks, refreshments and plenty of encouragement!” To sign up for the Blind Veterans UK 100k, please visit blindveterans.org.uk/100k.

An angel, donkeys, sheep and characters from the Christmas Story enabled residents and visitors to enjoy last Saturday’s Nativity Trail and Christmas Carfax Bandstand in Horsham. Children and families took part part in the Family Nativity Trail and enjoyed meeting Mary and Joseph at the Bishopric General Market, along with real donkeys, shepherds with real sheep and angels in The Forum, wise men in the Carfax Amphitheatre and having their photo taken at a ‘Pierstyle’ Nativity Scene in Market Square. Children clutched their very own fresh retelling of the Christmas story – a mini book called “The Well Good News of Christmas” – and red, white

and green ‘Happy Birthday Jesus’ balloons. The area around the Carfax Bandstand was packed as children were captivated by the Children’s Musical Nativity directed by Mark and Lou Bradbury of Little Notes. Mary and Joseph arrived with two donkeys from East Clayton Farm and found that there was ‘no room at the inn’ as they trailed around four market stalls, only to be turned away on their journey around Bethlehem. The crowd watched watch the ‘pantomime’ camel arrive and join other Christmas story characters at the Nativity scene in front of the Carfax Bandstand. It was arranged by Horsham Churches Together.

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Four sought after supermarket crime Turkeys stolen from farm Police are appealing for witnesses after about 60 turkey carcasses were stolen from a farm in Storrington. An outbuilding in Fryern Road was broken into sometime overnight between 6.30pm on Sunday and 6.30am on Monday. A metal gate was damaged to gain entry and it is believed a vehicle was used to transport the birds. PC Mike Russo said: “This has been a signiﬁcant loss for the owners as the combined total of the turkeys is thought to be around £4,500. “I would ask anyone who was in the area on Sunday night and

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A gang of four is being sought by police after they targeted an elderly couple in a Horsham store. Police are appealing for help in identifying two men and two women after man and his disabled wife were targeted in Horsham. At about 12.30pm last Friday the man was shopping in Waitrose, Albion Way. At some point during his visit to the store his wallet, containing ﬁve bank cards and about £180 in cash, was taken. He did not realise this until he left the store and returned home. PC Russ Watson said: “The theft

has left the victim and his wife extremely upset, but luckily he realised his wallet had been stolen and managed to cancel his bank cards before they could be used. “I would appeal to anyone who can help us identify the people in the CCTV to come forward and speak with oﬃcers. Please email 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk or call 101 quoting serial 793 of 09/12. “If you do not wish to speak with police or want to provide personal details, the independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800

555 111 (www.crimestoppers-uk. org).” “At this time of year, many people carry larger amounts of cash than they normally would, which can make you more of a target to thieves. Separating your money into smaller amounts so it is not all in view when you pay for items is recommended, along with not keeping purses and wallets where they can be seen and easily accessed by thieves. Zip them up in an inside pocket or secure in a bag with an opening that can be worn against your body.”

who saw anything suspicious to get in touch. We’d also like to hear from anyone who saw any unusual behaviour in the days leading up to the burglary. “It’s likely that eﬀorts will be made to try to sell these stolen turkeys on. “It’s likely that eﬀorts will be made to try to sell these stolen turkeys on. Please be vigilant and mindful of any deal that seems too good to be true.” If you have any information please email 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk quoting serial 152 of 19/12. You can also report online (https://sussex.police.uk/contactus/response-to-appeal/) or call 101.

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Reindeer run helps hospice On the reindeer run

New Food & Drink Menu Students raised nearly £3,000 in a day for charity with their Reindeer Run. Suitably dressed Elgar House students at The Weald school in Billingshurst, complete with antlers, held the run for Chestnut Tree House children’s hospice, raising more than £2,800. They ran the equivalent distance between the school and the hospice, near Arundel, and back, which is about 48 miles. The route was mapped out around the school campus and Station Road Gardens. Each student who took part donated £1 towards the charity and

also arranged sponsorship. Students wore Christmas jumpers, reindeer antlers and ﬂashing red noses to add some more festive cheer. Some even dressed as Santa and various Christmas animals. Weald students have been loyal to Chestnut Tree House for four years, and to date have raised more than £10,000 for the charity. Paul Sweeney, Elgar Head of House at The Weald said: “Students always show a huge amount of eﬀort and dedication to this event every year. They know that it supports a very worthy cause and helps children less fortunate

than themselves. Thank you to everyone that supported us, especially parents and the generous company sponsorship we received. “A special thank you to the following companies, Study Experiences, Renu Kitchens, New Street Butchers and Deli, West Sussex Flooring Ltd, Tescos and Tooveys Auctioneers.” There is still time to support students and help them smash their £3,000 target, by visiting their Just Giving page https:// www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ Paul- Sweeney17.

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meeting to introduce Chichester University’s BSc (Hons) Digital and Technology Solutions (Software Engineer apprenticeship degree programme to a variety of local employers and second year ICT and Computing students. Adam Sandle said: “What we study at University really supports what we work on when we go back into the business, we earn and learn at the same time. Working at Red River and studying

Simon Pringle, of Red River,and Garry Marshall, from Lighthouse Systems. The degree takes four years to complete and the students do not need to pay any university fees as they work full-time and receive a salary, whilst attending workshops at Chichester University one day a week. Melanie Kavanagh, Subject Leader Level 2 IT (BTEC) ran the event and was delighted with the outcome: “The meeting generated a lot of interest from our current would-be apprentices, who are already being approached for interviews by the delegates’ companies. “We are very excited by this partnership with Chichester University, and look forward to “continuing to offer an alternative degree route for our talented students. Referring to Adam and James, she said: “We also got an inside view from two ex-Collyer’s students who are currently in their first year of the programme, having secured jobs with Red River Software following last year’s event.” Current Collyer’s student Alex Heroys said: “This event has inspired me to work hard to achieve the required grades for the amazing opportunities on offer.” Students are pictured at the event.

students help less fortunate youngsters Sick youngsters beneﬁted from a Christmas concert in Horsham. The chairman of Horsham District Council Cllr Christian Mitchell attended Collyer’s Christmas Concert held at St. Mary’s Church, Causeway. The retiring collection was for Great Ormond Street Hospital, which is being supported by the college this Christmas.Mr Mitchell said: “This was a fantastic evening and I want to thank all those who worked so hard, particularly the head of choir at Collyer’s Lizzie Britton.” The concert comprised traditional Christmas carols and readings by students from the music department, along with drama and performing arts and also included ‘Walking in the Air’ from the animation ‘The Snowman’. Collyer’s student and harpist, Jacqueline Lo, played Fantaisie sur un Theme de l’Opera “Eugene Onegin’. College principal Sally Bromley read the poem ‘A child’s Christmas in Wales’ by Dylan Thomas.The Rev. Cannon Guy Bridgewater, who is a Collyer’s Governor, welcomed the packed church of students, parents and guests. J354632

Students have role models right on their doorstep as they learn the lessons of apprenticeship. Adam Sandle and James SedenSmith, both former Collyer’s students, are currently studying for the degree apprenticeship with Chichester University working at Red River Software in Horsham. And they gave Collyer’s students as insight into apprenticeship at a breakfast networking

on day release at Chichester University means we have a three way partnership that works so well”. James Seden-Smith added: “Right from the start we worked on real projects which have an impact on the business. At the moment we’re developing Apps and websites – it’s exciting stuff.” Simon Pringle, Founding Director of Red River, said: “Part of the initiatives my company have been involved with has led me to work with Diane and Melanie at Collyer’s. Through this involvement I have been introduced to and talked with many of the college’s computer science. “Two of these students have recently joined us at Red River. To our absolute delight, rather than needing a major amount of training, they have hit the ground running. Picking up new technologies and new programming languages without fear has led them to work on our flagship projects and to add to the prosperity and success of our company. Their obvious enjoyment, thirst for knowledge and comfort with new ideas and situations are a tribute to them and to the way I believe Collyer’s has developed these students.” Paul Kooner-Evans, Course Leader for the programme, spoke at length about the benefits for both employers and students. Other speakers included

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Setbacks help you succeed, youngsters told

What might be seen as setbacks can act as a spur in chasing a career, students were told. Preparing for the world of work was the theme of presentations to Collyer’s students at Horsham. Pupils enjoyed presentations from a range of speakers who gave advice about how to prepare for the world of work, what makes someone ‘employable’ and how they can stand out from other candidates when applying for jobs. The talks are part of the college’s “Planning Your Future” initiative and gave students an insight into the real world of careers, business and employability skills. The event was set up by Working Options, a non-proﬁt organisation, which aims to help students succeed in their career after education. Key business leaders spoke

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about their career path since leaving college, what they saw as the deﬁning moments and how what would naturally be perceived as setbacks actually contributed to their success and led them to where they are today. Lucy Hargreaves from the college’s Progression Directorate, who coordinated the event, said: “Our motivational speakers were truly inspiring. They are all great supporters of Collyer’s and have kindly given time and energy to help the next generation.” More than 120 students and their teachers volunteered to attend the event, demonstrating a proactive attitude in learning new skills and preparing for the future. The expert motivational speakers were Lauren Monk, Working Options; Lee Willett Marketing Director Dairy Crest;

James Millward, Managing Director, Eurilait and Honza Dusanek, Tesco and Ecommerce Director, Nestle). Student Eva Ensing said: “I’ve now got the reassurance and knowledge that there are other options available to me and have a clear idea of the skills required.” Fellow students Isla Holden and Bradley Townsend also enjoyed the event. Isla said: “This has been a great session and a good way of ﬁnding out about how to get into marketing.” Bradley added: “I now know that this is about so much more than just grades. Real world experience and a positive attitude are equally as important and valuable.” Ian McAlister, Senior Tutor at Collyer’s said: “I was incredibly proud to see the students take the event so seriously. Huge thanks must go to the presenters. The session was also well supported by Collyer’s teachers and organised brilliantly by Lucy Hargreaves from the college’s Progression Directorate.” Principal Sally Bromley, who introduced the event, said: “Huge thanks to Lucy, Lauren, Lee, James and Honza for making today possible. I was also impressed by the strong student turnout and their willingness to actively take notes and learn from our visiting experts.”

New generation of artists gets a boost Young artists at a Horsham school have been given a boost in the classroom. Care UK marked the opening of the new care home called Skylark House, the new threestorey care home on St Marks Lane, by giving £250 worth of art supplies to Holbrook Primary, just across the road. Skylark House will provide full time residential care, specialist dementia care and short term respite care for older people in Horsham and beyond, and features 82 ensuite bedrooms, its own cinema, hairdressing salon and café. Home manager Devendra Lallchand said: “What better way to mark the opening of Skylark House than by showing our support for a neighbour. We have worked closely with Holbrook Primary School to create a lovely collage for our marketing suite, made up of drawing of people they care about.

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“We are delighted to be able to give something back to the school and I’m sure the new residents will look forward to seeing some of the art created by the children.” Holbrook Primary School head teacher Ian Holmes said: “We are delighted to accept the generous donation from the Care UK team at Skylark House. Art is an important subject at Holbrook Primary school and this contribution will beneﬁt both children and staﬀ” Chloe Kerr, art subject leader teacher, added: “We really appreciate this kind donation. We will use the money to buy resources to help the children to continue to develop their creative talents.” Skylark House will provide a range of care services, from residential, nursing and specialist dementia care, to short term respite and sensitive palliative end of life care.

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Senior pupils from Towers Convent School at Upper Beeding visited The Holmbush Centre to raise money for charity by sing-

ing carols to Christmas shoppers, who were delighted by the beautiful voices and accomplished instrumentalists. A large crowd

of proud parents came to support their daughters and the school. Proceeds will go to the homeless in Worthing and Brighton.

The next generation of hockey players will have advice from a top star ringing in their ears as they hone their skills in the New Year. The Rio Olympic Games Gold Medallist and Great Britain Hockey goalkeeper Maddie Hinch called into Horsham and staged a session of tips for young players. Maddie was at Christ’s Hospital for the official opening of the School’s new all-weather surface hockey pitch. She starred as Great Britain’s women’s hockey team made history in Rio by winning their first Olympic gold, with Maddie was instrumental in this achievement by saving all four penalties in the shootout. In her speech declaring the pitch formally open, Maddie thanked everyone for having her and complimented the ‘beautiful’ surface of the new pitch. After firing a couple of opening shots into the goal, Maddie thrilled some of the School’s goalkeepers by giving them a coaching session. During this session she concentrated on fundamental movements and position of feet when kicking before introducing diving and

smothering. Lydia Thornhill, 15, one of the goalkeepers said: “It was an honour to meet Maddie and train with her, and I know it will improve my hockey for the future. The session really improved my techniques and skills.” Dave Messenger, Director of Sport at Christ’s Hospital said: “It was an honour to have arguably the most famous hockey player in the world, at this moment in time, come to the School to open our new pitch. She was a superb inspiration for the pupils who met her.” Head Master, John Franklin, thanked all the supporters who had made this new pitch possible, in particular Bluecoat Sports. Construction of the all-weather hockey pitch at Christ’s Hospital began back in the summer and was completed by October half term. Flood lit and situated adjacent to the tennis courts, the hockey pitch will add to the facilities oﬀered at the School to help train the next generation of athletes, whatever the weather. Action from the day is pictured.

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Family support crucial Xmas Treat bridges says hospice for children generation gap

A children’s hospice has backed new national guidance on supporting the family. Shooting Star Chase hospice was responding to new National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance about improving palliative care by supporting the whole family during a child’s end of life. The hospice’s Director of Care Helen Sibley said: “Shooting Star Chase wholeheartedly support NICE’s guidance highlighting the importance of caring for the entire family

At Shooting Star Chase we pride ourselves on our family-focused approach and whether it’s at our hospices or in the community during a child’s death. “At Shooting Star Chase we pride ourselves on our familyfocused approach and whether it’s at our hospices or in the community. We believe as well as providing first-class care for a child with a life-limiting condition who has come to the end of their life, it’s imperative parents, siblings and extended family are given support at a time so difficult, most of us find it hard to imagine. “We offer families a range of care during end of life and throughout bereavement so they receive comfort, are supported through grief, and can remember their loved one in the best way possible. “In line with NICE’s recent recommendations, Shooting Star Chase’s end-of-life support includes Hospice at Home so families get the help and advice they need if they wish to remain at home; supported children and siblings access art, play and music therapies tailored to their specific needs and understanding; and our palliative care team prepare an end-of-life care plan in close consultation with the family, which is regularly reviewed and updated with any changes the family wish to make.

“The charity is also conducting its own research into accurately identifying when a child with a life-limiting condition is likely to die to give families more time to prepare. “But caring for the whole family at the end of a child’s life is not just about practical and emotional support. Shooting Star Chase also provides opportunities for families to create special memories. “At Christmas, for example, the charity arranges Christmas parties for all ages and abilities, wheelchair-accessible ice-skating and presents for supported children and siblings to give families a Christmas to remember - as for some, this will be their last one together.” Shooting Star Chase is a leading children’s hospice charity caring

for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families. It supports families from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care. Support is free of charge to families and available 365 days a year. Care service includes short breaks at two hospices Hospice at Home, day care, symptom management, end-of-life care, bereavement care and a comprehensive range of therapies and support groups for the whole family. It costs £10 million a year just to maintain the current level of care. Around 10% of income comes from government funding, so it relies on supporters’ generosity to keep the service running.

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Pupils joined forces with Rotarians and Lions to give older people a Christmas treat. Community Captains at Weald School in Billingshurst helped host more than 70 senior citizens from the local community, with some of them being collected by mini-bus from their homes by volunteers. Guests were treated to sandwiches, cakes, biscuits and mince pies, freshly prepared and served by the students. Entertainment comprised of festive songs by the Year 7 school choir, a performance from the string orchestra, and musical performances by students Benjamin Skirrow, year 7seven, Isabel Estyn-Jones, year eight and Rhian Silvester year 10, amongst

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others. There was also dancing and a quiz to round the afternoon off. The school said that one guest commented that she had very much enjoyed the event, and looks forward to coming each year. Another had said: ““You should be very proud of your students. They are a real credit to the community and to the school.” Matthew Fry, the school’s personal development coordinator said “It was delightful to see our young people engaging with the senior citizens, talking about their time at school and bridging the generation gap. Once again our students have shown themselves to be real ambassadors in the community.”

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Soft toys help youngsters love nature

Youngsters enjoyed soft toys at the Sussex Wildlife Trust near Henﬁeld that are designed to encourage interest in wild creatures. The various Wildlife Trusts, including Sussex, are John Lewis’s

Christmas campaign charity partner. This year’s John Lewis Christmas advert celebrates, with sparkle and a ﬂash of magic, the joy of encountering wildlife in a garden using a cast of wild creatures including a fox, badger,

squirrel and hedgehog. A contribution of 10% of the sale of soft toys from the campaign will go towards The Wildlife Trusts’ work engaging children with nature and this will include wildlife action packs for thousands of schoolchildren, activity booklets, and wildlife resources for teachers to use in lessons. At Sussex Wildlife Trust some of our Nature Tots attending who attend weekly session at Woods Mill nature reserve, Henfield, were introduced to the soft toys by Education Officer Katie Parker. The children pictured with Katie Parker are from the left Kaarina, Jamie, Mattie and Austin and Tom. No surnames were given. Nature Tots is for children aged between 3 – 5 years old and gives them the opportunity for wild play and woodcrafts designed to increase their confidence, social skills and physical coordination. Further information can be obtained from :www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/naturetots

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open EVERYDAY 10AM - 9PM Santas Grotto was amazing both myself and my 8 year old son loved it!!! Definitely worth the money, what an experience!!! The best Father Christmas we have ever seen and the little ride in the old cable car to get to the Big Man was just magical.

We had a lovely time today, thank you. The Santas Grotto is very well done with great attention to detail. This was the first visit to meet Santa for my 21 month old, our Elf was very helpful entertaining her while we waited. We enjoyed taking the complementary bus from the school, with ice skating and a good mix of stalls and fairground rides it made for a great afternoon. Will definitely come back next year.

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People living in Horsham district and further afield have been given a seasonal warning about danger from children swallowing button batteries. 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.” Parents and others buying children’s Christmas toys or already having bought them are being urged to ensure any small ‘button’ batteries are securely fixed in place. Button batteries are used to power many children’s toys, but are highly dangerous if accidentally swallowed. Parents and carers are also warned not to leave replacement button cell batteries or other items powered by button cells within reach of young children. Examples of such products are calculators, hearing aids, children’s toys, small remote controls, musical greeting cards, animated Christmas decorations, children’s thermometers, flameless candles and nightlights David Barling, West Sussex County Council’s Cabinet Member for Residents’ Services, said: “We really urge parents and carers to ensure all products that use button batteries have the battery compartment properly secured so that a child can’t access them. It is not worth the risk.” If you have bought a toy that allows easy access to button cell batteries you can let Trading Standards online at www. westsussex.gov.uk/tsreport or via Citizens Advice on 03454 040506.

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HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 Notice is hereby given under Article 15(3), (4) or (5) or Article 16 that the following applications have been submitted to Horsham District Council, registered between 12th December 2016 and 16th December 2016: Please note the below list of applications advertised are only those we are required to do so by law. A full list of applications is available by visiting our website at www.horsham.gov.uk DC/16/2874 Eardley Hall High Street Henfield West Sussex BN5 9DA Change of use from former Community Hall to self-contained flat and external alterations. Increase existing rear one bedroom flat to a two bedroom flat. Reason for Advert: Affecting Setting of a Listed Building. Conservation Area. DC/16/2128 Lock House Lock Partridge Green Horsham West Sussex RH13 8EG Roof extension (Full Planning) Reason for Advert: Listed Building. DC/16/2754 2 Warnham Court Warnham Horsham West Sussex RH12 3QF Creation of new access to the cellar. (Listed Building Consent) Reason for Advert: Listed Building. DC/16/2807 Rapkyns Care Centre B Guildford Road Broadbridge Heath West Sussex Outline application for a care village comprising: a 42-bed special care unit with 32 staff bed spaces in the roofspace, three 10-bed special care units, each with 8 staff bedspaces, a 74-bed care home with 7 staff bed spaces, GP surgery with one consulting and 3 treatment rooms., nursery with 52 full time equivalent place day nursery for children from the 6 months to 5 years, community facilities - community hall, cafe, shop, hairdresser, terrace and gardens. All matters reserved except access and layout. Reason for Advert: Major Development. DC/16/2129 Lock House Lock Partridge Green Horsham West Sussex RH13 8EG Roof extension (Listed Building Consent) Reason for Advert: Listed Building.

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DC/16/2779 Ivy Cottage Greyfriars Lane Storrington Pulborough West Sussex RH20 4HE Proposed rear ground floor extension and internal works, with the addition of rooms in the roof and over the converted garage with a balcony over the ground floor rear extension Reason for Advert: Affecting Setting of a Listed Building. Conservation Area. DC/16/2783 Quaker Meeting House Horsham West Sussex RH12 1SL Installation of new secondary glazing to the two front Meeting House Windows (Listed Building Consent) Reason for Advert: Listed Building. DC/16/2763 Flints West End Lane Henfield West Sussex BN5 9RF Demolition of existing shed structure and erection of single storey spa building. Reason for Advert: Affecting Setting of a Listed Building. DC/16/2454 Bonnington Jarvis Lane Steyning West Sussex BN44 3GL To demolish existing flint boundary wall to create an off street parking bay. Reinstate with new boundary wall using existing and matching materials. Reason for Advert: Conservation Area.

DC/16/2833 Chauffeurs Cottage Lock Partridge Green Horsham West Sussex RH13 8EG Variation of conditions 2 and A to previously approved application DC/14/2049 relating to amendments to fenestration Reason for Advert: Affecting Setting of a Listed Building. DC/16/2503 Land Adjacent To Hayes Lane Hayes Lane Slinfold RH13 0RF Erection of a new three bed dwelling Reason for Advert: The development would affect a Public Right of Way. DC/16/2497 Eglantine Cottage 22 Church Lane Ashington Pulborough West Sussex RH20 3JY Erection of a new detached garage with a new driveway, with new gated access to the property from Ashdene Gardens Reason for Advert: Affecting Setting of a Listed Building. DC/16/2684 Londis Worthing Road Southwater Horsham West Sussex RH13 9HE Erection of 2nd 1 bed flats at first floor level above existing retail unit, provision of 2 no car parking spaces, bike store and bins store Reason for Advert: Affecting Setting of a Listed Building.

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Rudridge, the Civil engineering and groundwork material specialists, has delivered £500 worth of Christmas presents (containing specialist switch activated toys) to local children’s charity, Chailey Heritage Foundation. The foundation is recognised as one of the UK’s leading centres for children and young adults with neurological motor impairment, and supports families across Sussex, Surrey, Kent, the Home

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Double victory for Fishers Adventure Farm Park Fishers Adventure Farm Park, Wisborough Green, West Sussex, enjoyed a double victory this year, in the Beautiful South Awards for ‘Tearoom/Café Of The Year’ and ‘Self-Catering Accommodation’ 2016/17. The park’s ‘Saddle Rooms Restaurant’ was awarded Bronze, while the new ‘Fishers Farm Holiday Cottages’ received the Highly Commended award. The Beautiful South Awards were established over 20 years ago, to recognise excellence, quality, innovation and customer service. The ceremony, which was held at the Hilton in Southampton, celebrated the visitor experiences available across the South and South East of England.

will help to make Christmas extra special.” Darren Price, Group Operations Manager at Rudridge, commented: “We’re delighted to be supporting such an important charity. The work Chailey Heritage Foundation does, helps so many families - their services are integral to ensuring the children are able to fulﬁl their potential. We wish them all a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year.”

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Pupils at Farlington performed “Scrooge” before Christmas break Here Jane Williams from the school presents her review. “Not a “Bah humbug!” in sight but candy canes aplenty! Scrooge is such a well-known story that it can be difficult to bring it back to life without the ghosts of productions past! Emma Spires and her young performers achieved sparkling originality in one fell swoop by throwing away the script – quite literally - and devising their production from scratch. They breathed fresh new life into this well-loved tale using the technique of Charles Dickens (Amelia Bell) appearing in a young girl’s (Ella Jones) room to narrate his tale. The combination of Amelia and Ella worked perfectly to guide the audience through the evening. They looked relaxed and chatted as if old friends which, by the end, we felt they were! Scrooge himself was played by the multi-talented Amy Hourihan. She transformed before our eyes from the original grumpy old man to party-throwing benevolent benefactor. Amy ensured the transformation was believable, showing an assured and thoughtful stage presence throughout. The Cratchit family comprising Bob (Lucy Pocock), Emily (Millie Bubb), Belinda (Florence Mckenzie) Martha (Saffron HillChambers) and of course Tiny Tim (Millie Lewis) showed us how we should all behave, despite misfortune. The group worked together very well and had clearly clicked as a team. Lucy Pocock also played Jacob and Millie played Marley, which

led to a lovely, deliberate, jumponstage-at- the-wrong- time ‘surprise’ moment early on. This showed just how much the young performers had embraced the freedom of devised drama and allowed the audience to relax and enjoy the surprises to come. There were the traditional ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet-To- Come… except the names were the only traditional thing about them! Once again the sheer delight and enjoyment of the cast came through the performances of Amelia Wright and Gracie Wilkinson - Ghosts of Christmas Past. These good-time party girls owned the stage (and entire studio theatre) with their spirited (no pun intended) performance. These modern ‘it’ girls took Scrooge travelling through time by Tube to show him the errors of his ways in times gone by, then handed over to the equally talented Caitlin Ruddy and Pia Roberts as the Ghosts of Christmas Present, before Gracie transformed herself entirely into the dark and ominous figure of Christmas Yet-To- Come. Scrooge’s nephew Fred was played superbly by Emily Higgs, already a seasoned performer despite being in Year 7, clearly a talent to watch in future productions. Similarly, ones to watch out for in the future are: Olivia Watts as Fred’s wife, Constance; Phoebe Bloor-Black as Mr Fezziwig; Maddy Schlaefli as Mrs Fezziwig; and Issy Birch as the school teacher.

All of the above were delightfully supported by the chorus consisting of Issy Birch, Phoebe Bloor- Black, Phoebe Foden, Emily Higgs, Saffron Hill-Chambers, Lucy Hunt, Millie Lewis, Florence McKenzie, Maddy Schlaefli and Olivia Watts. Genuinely seasoned (i.e. significantly older) girls supported the actresses by doing make-up (Rosie Wales) and as Assistant Directors, Abigail Hart and Rebecca Farman, who also oversaw sound and lights for the show. It is lovely to see the older girls so involved in and enjoying the work of younger girls. I have no doubt that the young crew will delight in watching the Upper School Production next term and be inspired by it. Other invaluable contributions from the older girls were Stage Managers Amber Dale and Lauren Elliott, with the set being painted by Erin Clarke, Rebecca Farman, Eleanor Li and Nicky Wong, under the skilled guidance of our Head of Art, Rosalyn Sprey. I cannot recall when I enjoyed a performance of Scrooge more. This gem of devised drama showed how energy and talent can be poured into the bare bones of a good tale. The directing talent of Emma Spires allowed the Lower School girls the freedom to show off and stretch their talents: which surely is what drama is all about? What struck the audience most was how much fun the cast had, which of course meant we all had a good time too! It kicked off the party season with aplomb so,Merry Christmas one and all!”

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YOUR WEEK ON TV FRIDAY BBC1

6.00 Breakfast 9.15 Christmas City 10.00 Christmas Kitchen 11.15 Homes Under the Hammer 12.15 Bargain Hunt 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather 1.30 BBC Regional News; Weather 1.45 Father Brown 2.40 On Angel Wings 3.10 FILM: Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) 5.15 Pointless 6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather 6.30 BBC Regional News Programmes 7.00 Strictly Len Goodman 8.00 EastEnders 8.30 Citizen Khan 9.00 Have I Got 2016 News for You 9.30 Walliams & Friend 10.00 BBC News at Ten 10.25 BBC Regional News; Weather; National Lottery Update 10.35 The Graham Norton Show 11.25 Mrs Brown’s Boys 11.55 The NFL Show 12.25 FILM: Signs (2002) 2.05 Weather for the Week Ahead 2.10 BBC News

BBC2

6.30 Bargain Hunt 7.15 Sign Zone: Fern Britton Meets Michael Gove 8.15 FILM: The Prince and Me (2004) 10.00 Robot Wars 11.00 Money for Nothing 12.00 FILM: Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) 1.45 Rick Stein’s Cornish Christmas 2.15 This Farming Life 3.15 World’s Sneakiest Animals 4.15 Full Steam Ahead 5.15 Porridge 6.00 Inside the Christmas Factory 7.00 Christmas University Challenge 7.30 Wild Tales from the Village 8.30 FILM: Saving Mr Banks (2013) 10.30 Mock the Week Christmas Special 11.05 Close to the Enemy 12.05 FILM: And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) 1.30 Sign Zone: Darcey Bussell: Looking for Margot 2.30 Back in Time for Brixton 3.30 This Is BBC Two

ITV

6.00 Good Morning Britain 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10.30 This Morning 12.30 Loose Women 1.30 ITV News; Weather 1.55 ITV News London; Weather 2.00 Judge Rinder 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 3.59 ITV London Weather 4.00 Tipping Point 5.00 The Chase 6.00 ITV News London; Weather 6.30 ITV News; Weather 7.00 Emmerdale 7.30 Coronation Street 8.00 FILM: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) 11.00 ITV News; Weather 11.35 ITV News London; Weather 11.50 Paul O’Grady’s Favourite Fairy Tales 12.45 Jackpot247 3.00 ITV Nightscreen

Channel 4

6.10 Everybody Loves Raymond 7.00 Frasier 7.55 The Big Bang Theory 9.15 The Simpsons 10.15 FILM: Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back (2010) 11.50 Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas 12.10 FILM: Miracle on 34th Street (1947) 2.10 Countdown 3.00 Coast vs Country 4.00 Deal or No Deal on Tour 5.00 Four in a Bed 5.30 Come Dine with Me Christmas 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Hollyoaks 7.00 Channel 4 News 8.00 Food Unwrapped Does Christmas 9.00 The Last Leg Christmas Special 10.00 The Windsors Christmas Special 11.05 Alan Carr’s 12 Stars of Christmas 12.10 8 Out of 10 Cats Christmas Special 12.55 Celebrity First Dates 1.50 FILM: The Best Man Holiday (2013) 3.50 The Restoration Man 4.50 Best of Food Unwrapped 5.15 Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas 5.30 Countdown

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake! 9.15 SpongeBob SquarePants 9.50 World’s Strongest Man 2016 10.45 FILM: Christmas Cookies (2016) 12.25 FILM: Snow Queen (2012) 2.00 FILM: Jack and the Beanstalk (2010) 3.45 FILM: Five Children and It (2004) 5.25 FILM: A Christmas Star (2015) 6.55 5 News 7.00 World’s Strongest Man 2016 8.00 Christmas with the Double Acts; 5 News Update 9.00 The Morecambe and Wise Story: Look Back in Laughter. Documentary making use of old performances, chat-show appearances and archive interviews to shed light on the successful comedy careers of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. 10.35 Morecambe & Wise Live! 1973 11.55 The Peter Kay Story 1.15 SuperCasino 3.10 The Funny Thing About Christmas 4.00 Michael Buble at Christmas 4.45 Divine Designs 5.10 House Doctor

SATURDAY

BBC1

6.00 Breakfast 10.00 Saturday Kitchen 11.30 FILM: A Christmas Carol. (2009) Animated fantasy, starring Jim Carrey. 1.00 BBC News; Weather 1.15 Winter: Earth’s Seasonal Secrets 2.15 FILM: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. (2008) Fantasy adventure sequel. 4.30 Shrek the Halls 4.50 FILM: Penguins of Madagascar. (2014) Premiere. Animated comedy, with the voice of Benedict Cumberbatch. 6.15 BBC News 6.25 Regional Programme 6.30 Pointless Celebrities A Christmas special of the general knowledge quiz. 7.25 Michael McIntyre’s Big Christmas Show Michael hosts a special live edition of his variety entertainment show. 8.25 EastEnders Phil is given some tough love by both Shirley and Denise. 9.00 David Walliams Celebrates Dame Shirley Bassey The comedy actor hosts this special evening of entertainment in which the veteran singer performs some of her best-loved songs and looks back on her 60 years in showbusiness. 10.05 Peter Kay’s Christmas Comedy Shuffle Including a singalong with Paul McCartney. 10.50 The Vicar of Dibley Alice suggests an unconventional nativity play. 11.45 Midnight Mass: from St Chad’s Birmingham Midnight Mass, broadcast live from St Chad’s Cathedral in Birmingham. 1.00 FILM: Surviving Christmas. (2004) 2.25 Weather for the Week Ahead 2.30 BBC News

Grantchester Christmas Special, ITV, 9pm

BBC2

6.15 FILM: Mars Needs Moms. (2011) Animated sci-fi adventure, with the voice of Seth Robert Dusky. 7.40 The NFL Show 8.10 FILM: Hans Christian Andersen. (1952) Musical, starring Danny Kaye. 10.00 Robot Wars 11.00 Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave 11.30 Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen 12.00 The Cook Who Changed Our Lives 1.00 FILM: Splash! (1984) Romantic fantasy comedy, with Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah. 2.45 Snow Chick: A Penguin’s Tale 3.45 Gorilla Family and Me 4.45 Gorilla Family and Me 5.45 Carols from King’s 7.00 Dad’s Army Mainwaring’s men take on a rival platoon. 8.00 Alan Bennett’s Diaries 9.00 FILM: The Lady in the Van (2015) Premiere. Comedy-drama, starring Maggie Smith. 10.40 The National Lottery Live 10.50 Christmas TOTP2 Special 12.20 FILM: Viva Las Vegas. (1964) Musical, starring Elvis Presley. 1.40 Sign Zone: Countryfile 2.40 Holby City 3.40 This Is BBC Two

SUNDAY

BBC1

6.00 Breakfast 9.00 CBeebies: The Nutcracker 9.45 Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon 10.00 Christmas Day Service – Live from Bristol Cathedral 11.00 The Christmas Big Sing 11.40 BBC News; Weather 11.50 FILM: The Croods. (2013) Animated comedy, with the voice of Nicolas Cage. 1.20 Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer’s Llamas 1.50 Top of the Pops Christmas 2.50 BBC News; Weather 3.00 The Queen’s Christmas Broadcast 3.10 FILM: Frozen. (2013) Premiere. Disney animated fantasy adventure, with the voice of Kristen Bell. 4.45 The Great Christmas Bake Off 5.45 Doctor Who 6.45 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special Six previous contestants return to the dance floor for the festive special. 8.00 Call the Midwife Christmas special. The nurses come to the aid of a clinic in South Africa. 9.30 EastEnders Max Branning returns to the Square. 10.30 Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special A fire at the salon leaves Rory and Dino with nowhere to work. 11.00 The Best of Tracey Ullman’s Show Highlights from the first series of the comedy sketch show. 11.30 BBC News; Weather 11.45 On Christmas Night 11.50 Would I Lie to You? At Christmas 12.20 Have I Got a Bit More 2016 News for You 1.05 Citizen Khan 1.35 FILM: While You Were Sleeping. (1995) Romantic comedy, starring Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman. 3.10 Weather for the Week Ahead 3.15 BBC News

ITV

6.00 CITV: Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids 6.10 Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids 6.20 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 6.35 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 6.45 Super 4 6.55 Signed Stories 7.05 Sooty 7.10 Oddbods 7.15 Oddbods 7.25 Nerds & Monsters 7.40 Nerds & Monsters 7.55 Horrid Henry 8.10 Horrid Henry 8.25 Weekend at Christmas 9.25 Thunderbirds Are Go 9.50 The Chase 10.50 You’ve Been Framed! With Bells On 11.20 FILM: Despicable Me. (2010) Animated comedy, with the voice of Steve Carell. 1.20 ITV News; Weather 1.30 FILM: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. (2001) Fantasy adventure, starring Daniel Radcliffe. 4.20 FILM: One Hundred and One Dalmatians. (1961) Disney animated adventure, with the voice of Betty Lou Gerson. 6.00 Regional Programmes 6.15 ITV News; Weather 6.30 Blankety Blank Revival of the game show, hosted by David Walliams. 7.30 Coronation Street Aidan admits to Johnny he is in love with Maria. 8.00 Birds of a Feather Sharon, Tracey and Dorien head to Morocco to track down a missing Travis. 9.00 Grantchester Christmas Special Sidney and Geordie are drawn into a case with echoes of an unsolved murder from nine years ago. 10.30 Through the Keyhole Christmas special of the classic game show. 11.30 ITV News; Weather 11.45 Christmas Carols on ITV 12.40 All Star Mr & Mrs Christmas Special 1.30 FILM: Carry On Loving. (1970) Comedy, starring Sid James. 3.05 ITV Nightscreen

ITV

Doctor Who, BBC1, 5.45pm

BBC2

6.40 Countryfile 7.35 FILM: The Cat in the Hat. (2003) Comedy fantasy, starring Mike Myers. 8.50 FILM: Tom Thumb. (1958) Children’s musical fantasy, starring Russ Tamblyn. 10.20 FILM: Bee Movie. (2007) Animated comedy, with the voice of Jerry Seinfeld. 11.40 Carols from King’s 12.55 Wild Tales From the Village 1.55 The Good Life 2.25 FILM: The Artist. (2011) Oscarwinning silent drama, starring Jean Dujardin. 4.00 Dancing the Nutcracker – Inside the Royal Ballet 5.30 Sign Zone: The Queen’s Christmas Broadcast 5.40 The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show – 1976 6.45 Christmas University Challenge 7.15 Blackadder’s Christmas Carol 8.00 Dad’s Army 8.30 Gospel Christmas 9.30 Victorian Bakers at Christmas 10.30 QI XL 11.15 FILM: Great Expectations (2012) Period drama. 1.15 FILM: A Hard Day’s Night. (1964) Musical comedy, starring the Beatles. 2.40 This Is BBC Two

6.00 CITV: Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids 6.10 Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids 6.20 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 6.35 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 6.45 Super 4 6.55 Sooty 7.10 Oddbods 7.15 Oddbods 7.20 Almost Naked Animals 7.30 Almost Naked Animals 7.45 Horrid Henry 8.00 Horrid Henry 8.15 Horrid Henry 8.25 Weekend at Christmas 9.25 Countrywise: Guide to Britain 9.55 FILM: Despicable Me 2. (2013) Animated comedy sequel, with the voice of Steve Carell. 11.55 FILM: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. (2002) Fantasy adventure sequel, starring Daniel Radcliffe. 3.00 The Queen’s Christmas Broadcast 3.10 FILM: The Lion King. (1994) Disney animated musical, with the voice of Matthew Broderick. 4.55 ITV News; Weather 5.15 You’ve Been Framed! Harry’s Naughty List 5.45 Emmerdale 6.45 Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs at Christmas The comedian visits Battersea Dogs & Cats Home at Christmas, where he comes to the aid of a pregnant pug and tries to get a snaggle-toothed shih tzu the royal seal of approval. 7.45 ITV News; Weather 8.00 Coronation Street Toyah returns to the cobbles. 9.00 Maigret’s Dead Man Rowan Atkinson stars as the Parisian detective in the second in a run of adaptations of Georges Simenon’s books. A series of anonymous phone calls is linked to a mysterious corpse. 11.00 FILM: Love Actually (2003) 1.30 FILM: King Kong. (2005) Fantasy adventure remake, starring Naomi Watts. 4.25 ITV Nightscreen

Channel 4

6.15 Olive, the Other Reindeer 7.05 FILM: A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures. (2010) Animated adventure, with the voice of Dominic Cooper. 8.40 Father Christmas 9.10 Painting the Bear Hunt 9.15 Christmas Brunch 12.15 Jamie’s Ultimate Christmas 1.15 The Simpsons 1.45 The Simpsons 2.15 The Simpsons 2.45 FILM: Scrooged. (1988) Christmas comedy, starring Bill Murray. 4.40 Channel 4 News 4.45 The Snowman 5.15 The Snowman and the Snowdog 5.50 FILM: The Muppet Christmas Carol. (1992) Puppet comedy, starring Michael Caine. 7.30 We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Animated adventure, based on Michael Rosen’s book of the same name. 8.00 Gogglesprogs Christmas Special Young TV viewers appraise the year’s television programmes in this festive edition, from big news stories about the American Presidential election to TV’s most popular hits. 9.00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Christmas Special Festive edition, with guests Kathy Burke and Russell Howard. 10.00 Rude Tube Christmas Cracker 2016 Some of the most popular Christmasthemed internet videos of all time. 11.00 Trigger Happy Christmas Special Dom Joly returns with a festive edition of the hidden-camera show. 11.30 The Inbetweeners 12.05 The Inbetweeners 1.30 Friday Night Dinner 2.25 The Last Leg Christmas Special 3.20 My Crazy Christmas Lights 4.10 Location, Location, Location

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, Channel 4, 7.30pm

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake! 8.30 SpongeBob SquarePants 9.05 FILM: Doctor Zhivago. (1965) Epic drama, starring Omar Sharif and Julie Christie. 12.50 FILM: The Vikings. (1958) Historical adventure, starring Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis. 3.05 FILM: Jason and the Argonauts. (1963) Fantasy adventure, starring Todd Armstrong. 5.10 FILM: Scrooge – A Christmas Carol. (1951) Charles Dickens’ fantasy, starring Alastair Sim. 6.55 Andre Rieu: Christmas in London A festive concert by the Dutch violinist. 8.00 The Yorkshire Vet at Christmas 9.00 Eamonn & Ruth: A Million Pound Christmas 10.00 Greatest Ever Christmas Movies Countdown of festive films. 12.55 FILM: Scrooge – A Christmas Carol. (1951) Charles Dickens’ fantasy, starring Alastair Sim. 2.25 SuperCasino 4.00 The Trafford Centre: Countdown to Christmas 4.50 House Doctor 5.20 Angels of Jarm 5.25 Roary the Racing Car 5.35 Milkshake! Bop Box 5.40 Peppa Pig 5.45 Paw Patrol

Channel 4

6.20 Prep & Landing: Naughty v Nice 6.40 The Bear 7.10 Painting the Bear Hunt 7.15 FILM: Animals United. (2010) Animated comedy with the voices of James Corden and Stephen Fry. 8.55 The Simpsons 9.20 The Simpsons 9.50 The Simpsons 10.20 The Simpsons 10.50 Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas 11.15 Painting the Bear Hunt 11.20 Father Christmas 11.50 The Snowman 12.20 FILM: The Sword in the Stone. (1963) Disney animated adventure, with the voice of Rickie Sorenson. 2.05 The Alternative Christmas Message 2.15 Channel 4 News 2.20 FILM: It’s a Wonderful Life. (1946) Fantasy drama, starring James Stewart. 4.55 The Snowman and the Snowdog 5.25 We’re Going on a Bear Hunt 6.00 FILM: Home Alone (1990) A boy is left to defend his home from burglars when his family jets off to Paris and accidentally leaves him behind. Comedy, starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern. 8.00 Travel Man: 48 Hours in Florence Rebel Wilson joins Richard Ayoade on a tour of the Italian city. 9.00 Gogglebox 2016 A look back at some of the highlights of this year’s series, featuring regular armchair presenters Leon and June, Christopher and Stephen, and the Michaels family. 10.30 Alan Carr’s Christmas Chatty Man The host is joined by guests including Tom Daley, Gary Barlow and Martin Kemp. 12.35 FILM: Four Christmases. (2008) 2.05 Rude Tube Christmas Cracker 2016 3.05 Very British Problems at Christmas

Maigret’s Dead Man, ITV, 9pm

Channel 5

6.10 Milkshake! 7.35 FILM: An American in Paris. (1951) Romantic musical, starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron. 9.50 FILM: On the Town. (1949) Musical, starring Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Jules Munshin. 11.50 FILM: Scrooge. (1970) Musical fantasy, starring Albert Finney. 2.10 FILM: The Wizard of Oz. (1939) Musical fantasy, starring Judy Garland. 4.10 FILM: Singin’ in the Rain. (1952) Musical comedy, starring Gene Kelly. 6.15 Britain’s Favourite Xmas Songs A countdown of songs guaranteed to make any Christmas party go with a swing, including classics by the Jackson 5, Jona Lewie, Band Aid, the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl, and Slade. 8.30 When Celebrities Go Pop Memorable records by celebrities. 10.30 FILM: Dallas Buyers Club (2013) Premiere. Fact-based drama, starring Matthew McConaughey. 12.45 Greatest Ever Christmas Songs 1.10 SuperCasino 3.10 Chris Tarrant: On the Xmas Express

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MONDAY BBC1

6.00 Breakfast 9.00 FILM: Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy (2014) 10.10 FILM: Planes (2013) 11.30 The Great Christmas Bake Off 12.30 BBC News; Weather 12.45 BBC Regional News; Weather 12.50 Countryfile 1.50 The Moonstone 2.40 FILM: Brave (2012) 4.05 The Gruffalo 4.30 FILM: How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) 6.05 BBC News 6.20 BBC Regional News; Weather 6.30 Revolting Rhymes 7.00 The Great Christmas Bake Off 8.00 EastEnders 8.30 Still Open All Hours 9.00 The Witness for the Prosecution 10.00 Outnumbered 10.40 BBC News; Weather 10.55 Match of the Day 12.25 Fleabag 1.25 Walliams & Friend 1.55 Weather for the Week Ahead 2.00 BBC News

BBC2

6.15 Natural World: Honey Badgers – Masters of Mayhem 7.15 Sign Zone: Nature’s Weirdest Events 8.15 FILM: Around the World in 80 Days (1956) 11.00 FILM: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011) 12.40 FILM: Dances with Wolves (1990) 3.30 Victorian Bakers at Christmas 4.30 Final Score 5.20 West Side Stories – The Making of a Classic 6.20 Christmas University Challenge 6.50 Dad’s Army 7.30 Nature’s Weirdest Events 8.30 Gordon Buchanan: Elephant Family and Me 9.30 The Entire Universe 10.30 FILM: Pride (2014) 12.25 Gospel Christmas 1.25 FILM: Tommy (1975) 3.10 Sign Zone: Inside the Christmas Factory 4.10 This Is BBC Two 5.50 Jungle Animal Hospital: Natural World

ITV

6.00 CITV: Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 6.25 Super 4 7.05 Minion Madness 7.20 Oddbods 7.25 Max Steel 7.55 Adventure Time 8.20 Signed Stories 8.25 Almost Naked Animals 8.55 Mr Bean: The Animated Series 9.25 FILM: The Flintstones (1994) 11.05 FILM: Liar Liar (1997) 12.40 Hilda Ogden’s Last Ta-ra – A Tribute to Jean Alexander 1.40 The Nation’s Favourite Disney Song 2.40 FILM: Sleeping Beauty (1959) 4.10 FILM: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) 6.45 ITV News; Weather 7.00 Emmerdale 7.30 Coronation Street 8.00 You’ve Been Framed! Harry’s Naughty List 8.30 Coronation Street 9.00 FILM: Captain Phillips (2013) 11.35 ITV News; Weather 11.55 Through the Keyhole 12.50 Jackpot247 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show 3.55 ITV Nightscreen 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show

Channel 4

6.25 FILM: Planet 51 (2009) 8.00 The Morning Line 9.00 FILM: Aliens in the Attic (2009) 10.40 The Simpsons 11.35 FILM: Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World (2011) 1.15 Channel 4 Racing 3.45 The Simpsons 4.10 FILM: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) 6.50 Channel 4 News 7.00 The World’s Most Expensive Toys 8.00 Lego’s Big Christmas 9.00 The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2016 11.10 FILM: Pitch Perfect (2012) 1.20 Travel Man: 48 Hours in Florence 2.20 Celebrity First Dates 3.15 Hollyoaks 5.20 FILM: Paws (1997)

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake! 7.45 Big Bash Cricket 11.15 World’s Strongest Man 2016 12.20 FILM: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) 2.15 FILM: West Side Story (1961) 5.20 FILM: The Love Punch (2013) 7.00 World’s Strongest Man 2016 8.00 Building the Ice Hotel. The construction of an establishment built every year in a Swedish village. 9.00 Football on 5: The Championship. George Riley and Lynsey Hipgrave introduce action from the Boxing Day fixtures, which included Aston Villa v Burton Albion and Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday. 10.00 Football on 5: Goal Rush. Goals from the Boxing Day matches in Leagues One and Two. 10.30 Britain’s Favourite Abba Songs 12.05 FILM: Muriel’s Wedding (1994) 1.55 SuperCasino 3.10 Penguins Make You Laugh Out Loud 4.00 Tattoo Disasters UK 4.25 Criminals: Caught on Camera 4.45 Great Artists

TUESDAY BBC1

6.00 Breakfast 7.35 Match of the Day 9.10 FILM: Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) 10.25 The Furchester Hotel: A Furchester Christmas 10.50 FILM: Cars 2 (2011) 12.30 BBC News; Weather 12.40 BBC Regional News; Weather 12.50 The Moonstone 1.35 FILM: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 3.25 The Gruffalo’s Child 3.50 FILM: Mr Peabody & Sherman (2014) 5.15 Pointless 6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather 6.20 BBC Regional News; Weather 6.30 Revolting Rhymes 7.00 Celebrity Mastermind 7.30 EastEnders 8.00 Holby City 9.00 The Witness for the Prosecution 10.00 Walliams & Friend Christmas Special 10.40 BBC News 10.55 BBC Regional News; Weather; National Lottery Update 11.00 Mrs Brown’s Boys 11.35 Outnumbered 12.15 Fleabag 1.15 Weather for the Week Ahead 1.20 BBC News

BBC2

6.50 Sign Zone: Fern Britton Meets Rebecca Ferguson 7.50 FILM: Herbie Rides Again (1974) 9.15 This Farming Life 10.15 Money for Nothing 11.15 FILM: The Password Is Courage (1962) 1.05 FILM: The Heroes of Telemark (1965) 3.15 Nature’s Weirdest Events 4.00 Inside the Factory: Chocolate 5.00 Tribes, Predators & Me 6.00 New Zealand: Earth’s Mythical Islands 7.00 Dad’s Army 7.30 Christmas University Challenge 8.00 Gordon Buchanan: Elephant Family and Me 9.00 The Real Marigold on Tour: Florida 10.00 Inside No 9 – The Devil of Christmas 10.30 Live at the Apollo Christmas Special 2015 11.00 Insert Name Here: Christmas Special 11.30 NFL This Week 12.20 Sign Zone: David Walliams Celebrates Dame Shirley Bassey 1.25 Planet Earth II 2.25 Who Do You Think You Are? 3.25 This Is BBC Two 5.40 Natural World: The Monkey-Eating Eagle of the Orinoco

ITV

6.00 CITV: Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 6.25 Super 4 7.05 Minion Madness 7.20 Oddbods 7.25 Max Steel 7.55 Adventure Time 8.15 Signed Stories: Share a Story 8.20 Nerds & Monsters 8.55 Mr Bean: The Animated Series 9.25 FILM: The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000) 11.05 This Time Next Year 12.05 Tipping Point 1.05 ITV News; Weather 1.10 Puppy Secrets: The First Six Months 2.10 FILM: Happy Feet (2006) 4.10 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments 5.40 Fantastic Beasts and JK Rowling’s Wizarding World 6.40 ITV News; Weather 7.00 Emmerdale 7.30 FILM: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) 10.30 ITV News; Weather 10.45 Pompeii with Michael Buerk 11.45 Premiership Rugby Union 12.35 Jackpot247 3.00 ITV Nightscreen 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show

Channel 4

6.50 FILM: Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (2011) 8.30 FILM: Magic in the Water (1995) 10.30 The Simpsons 11.30 FILM: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004) 1.15 Channel 4 Racing 4.15 Channel 4 News Summary 4.20 FILM: Stuart Little (1999) 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Hollyoaks 7.00 Posh Pawn at Christmas 8.00 Amazing Spaces Snow Special 9.00 This Is Us 10.00 Gogglebox 2016 11.35 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Christmas Special 12.40 FILM: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) 3.20 Food Unwrapped at Christmas 4.15 Couples Come Dine with Me

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake! 8.35 Football on 5: The Championship 9.35 Football on 5: Goal Rush 10.05 FILM: Space Camp (1986) 12.10 FILM: Teen Wolf (1985) 2.00 FILM: Harry and the Hendersons (1987) 4.10 FILM: Labyrinth (1986) 6.15 BattleBots: World Championship 7.00 World’s Strongest Man 2016; 5 News Update 8.00 There’s a Croc in My Kitchen; 5 News Update 9.00 FILM: Dirty Dancing (1987) 11.05 Greatest 80s Movies 1.50 SuperCasino 3.10 The Dog Rescuers at Christmas 4.00 Tattoo Disasters UK 4.25 Criminals: Caught on Camera 4.45 Great Artists

WEDNESDAY BBC1

6.00 Breakfast 9.00 FILM: Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings (2012) 10.10 Justin’s House: Cat’s First Christmas 10.30 FILM: Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) 11.50 Bargain Hunt 12.40 BBC News at One; Weather 12.50 BBC Regional News; Weather 1.00 The Moonstone 1.45 FILM: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) 3.35 FILM: Muppets Most Wanted (2014) 5.15 Pointless 6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather 6.20 BBC Regional News Programmes 6.30 Antiques Roadshow 7.30 FILM: Ethel & Ernest (2016) 9.00 Jonathan Creek 10.30 BBC News 10.40 BBC Regional News; Weather; National Lottery Update 10.50 Mrs Brown’s Boys 11.25 Sport Relief 2016: The Final Score 12.25 Fleabag 1.20 Weather for the Week Ahead 1.25 BBC News

BBC2

6.40 Sign Zone: Coastal Path 7.10 Great British Menu 7.40 FILM: Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977) 9.20 This Farming Life 10.20 Money for Nothing 11.20 FILM: The Alamo (2004) 1.25 FILM: Up Periscope (1959) 3.15 Nature’s Weirdest Events 4.00 Inside the Factory: Sweets 5.00 Tribes, Predators & Me 6.00 New Zealand: Earth’s Mythical Islands 7.00 The Good Life 7.30 Christmas University Challenge 8.00 Robot Wars: Battle of the Stars 9.00 Dragons’ Den 10.00 Live at the Apollo Christmas Special 10.30 The Real Marigold on Tour 11.30 FILM: Song for Marion (2012) 1.00 Sign Zone: Alan Bennett’s Diaries 2.00 FILM: The Lady in the Van (2015) 3.40 This Is BBC Two 5.45 Natural World: Tiger Dynasty

ITV

6.00 Good Morning Britain 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 FILM: Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995) 11.15 FILM: Bean (1997) 12.55 ITV News; Weather 1.05 ITV News London; Weather 1.15 Puppy Secrets: The First Six Months 2.20 FILM: Father of the Bride (1991) 4.25 Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs at Christmas 5.30 Blankety Blank 6.25 ITV News London; Weather 6.40 ITV News; Weather 7.00 Emmerdale 7.30 FILM: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) 10.10 ITV News; Weather 10.24 ITV London Weather 10.25 FILM: Jaws (1975) 12.40 Jackpot247 3.00 ITV Nightscreen 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show

Channel 4

6.40 FILM: California Man (1992) 8.10 FILM: Dunston Checks In (1996) 9.50 The Simpsons 10.45 FILM: The Muppet Movie (1979) 12.50 FILM: Vice Versa (1988) 2.45 FILM: Stuart Little 2 (2002) 4.15 Lego’s Big Christmas 5.15 Channel 4 News 5.30 The Simpsons 6.30 Hollyoaks 7.00 The Arrivals 8.00 What Britain Bought in 2016 9.00 24 Hours in A&E 10.00 David Blaine: Beyond Magic 11.00 The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2016 1.00 FILM: The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009) 3.10 Gillette World Sport 3.40 Location, Location, Location 4.35 The Restoration Man

Channel 5

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Pulborough concede early lead but stay second London 3 South East Haywards Heath 20 - 7 Pulborough Rugby Martin Read - Sports Reporter Boro went ahead courtesy of a Nick Haynes try, converted by skipper Simon Burﬁend in the absence of Frazer Oliphant-Hope and they maintained their seven nil advantage up to the break. But, that was as good as it got for Boro, who fell to their third defeat in their last four matches.

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league action on January 7 with a home game against Aylesford Bulls - we beat them 21-39 in September’s away ﬁxture and they’ve been struggling but they drew against Haywards Heath and have got some of their big boys back. They’ve moved two places up from the bottom after beating Gillingham Anchorians today, so they are improving. We’re still second and have got 10 games left, including six at home, so there’s plenty to play for in the run in”. Thanet Wanderers head the table, ﬁve points clear of Boro.

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Horsham shaded by persistent Hove U14 Hawks winning Horsham were narrowly beaten

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Photos by Richard Harman London 2 South East Horsham 28 - 32 Hove Rugby Martin Read - Sports Reporter

After conceding an early try Horsham fought back well, building up a good lead only to fade in the second half, forfeiting their sixth spot to the visitors, against

Bears mauled by Hawks U16 Horsham Hawks 83 – 43 U16 SRWA Bears Basketball Following recent reversals U16 Horsham Hawks bounced back with an impressive 83 - 43 home win over Lancing based SRWA Bears. Hawks took early control of the game with Kieran Lee and Jamie Miller shooting well while the strong defence initially restricted Bears to a solitary basket in the opening 5 minutes. Although Hawks found themselves 11-2 to the good, Bears began to impose themselves oﬀensively with 6 unanswered points before the teams traded buckets for the remainder of the quarter which closed with Hawks ahead 17-12. Q2 started well for Bears with strong inside play and accurate perimeter shooting for an 8-2 run to take a single point lead midway through the period. Defensively they were stiﬂing Hawks dribble penetration and although an

excellent 3 pointer from James Maclean added to the Hawks tally this was a rare basket as Hawks found it extremely difficult to convert any of the numerous opportunities they were starting to create. Following a timeout late in the half Hawks suddenly found their range with Louis Dishington leading the way with consecutive scores. Maclean added another with clever inside work and then point guard John Raby pressured his opposite number into back to back turnovers and a half time 33-26 lead. The second half was a complete transformation with Hawks producing their finest basketball of the season in a rampant offensive display that ripped Bears defence to pieces with third quarter baskets flowing from the hands of Lee, Maclean and Raby. Defensively Hawks upped their intensity making life much more difficult for their south coast visitors. Lee had to leave the court for a head injury but his absence

whom they have had a good record in recent encounters. Initially Hove pushed over in the corner from a five yard scrum, the kick missing by a mile, the same fate befalling their penalty - before Horsham pressure enabled Nick Bell to cross the line, converted by Tom Johnson out to the right. Joe Wilde then broke through on a dinking run for an impressive try, again converted by Johnson - well back on the touchline. George Palmer immediately embarked on strong incursion but was bundled off with a high tackle, Johnson maximising the penalty try and Horsham were suddenly 21-5 up at half time. Undaunted, Hove came back strongly, grub kicking, picking up and finalising. The conversion went begging before Johnny Ordidge crashed over despite the clutches of three tacklers, and, with Johnson off injured, Will Bell converted to give Horsham a 28-10 lead. Then, two Horsham penalties went adrift and they lost shape, Hove drives culminating in a try under the posts and a screw kick conversion. Worse followed when Hove got through on the right for their third try and although the kick failed, Horsham’s advantage was fast evaporating as missed tackles enabled Hove to notch up their fourth try. With Horsham just one point to the good and defending tigerishly they were reduced to 13 men and Hove snatched a very late try by the right corner flag to steal the game 28-32. Horsham Head Coach Nick Stocker told the District Post: “We’re a young side with a few injuries, and they’re useful with strong backs but it was frustrating to lose like that – we needed to step up.” Horsham next play on January 7 when they travel to struggling Bromley, whom they beat 52-47 at home in September.

wasn’t noticed as Hawks continued to pile on the pressure to extend their lead to 52-37 going into the final period. Q4 was a simply sublime 10 minutes for Hawks almost completely closing down the Bears offence with Ollie Hutt outstanding to restrict them to a miserly 6 points. Offensively Hawks blitzed Bears with a stunning variety of

streak comes to an end Hawks U14 player’s Josh Tavolieri, Andre Gordon and Joshua Mason-Lovat

U14 Hawks 49 – 71 U14 Haywards Heath Eagles The Horsham Hawks five game winning streak came to an end at the hands of a strong and experienced Haywards Heath Eagles team. In a game of alternate runs it was the Eagles who got off to the perfect start as Horsham seemed out of sorts early on going behind 14-0 inside the first five minutes. A resilient Josh Lea-Clayton and Harry Rose responded by combining to score 12 straight points in response as the first quarter ended 16-2 to the Eagles. In the second quarter the Eagles put together a 15-4 run to extend their lead before the Hawks again responded with a 10-4 run of their own with strong drives and converted free throws from Miguel Venturini and Fin Bennett. Going into the interval Horsham had pulled the deficit back to 34-25. The see saw pattern of attack continued into the second half as the Eagles pushed ahead high tempo intelligent basketball scoring 31 points in the period with 7 different players contributing in a spell that was a delight to watch and a final score of 83-43. Scorers: Kieran Lee 34, James Maclean 17, Josh Raby 11, Jamie Miller 8, Louis Dishington 6, Ash Beech 4, Ollie Hutt 2 and George Makin 1.

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again with a 13-6 run extending their lead to 47-31 with Horsham responding with two made free throws and a drive from Josh Tavolieri eating into the deficit before a late Eagles three pointer put the Eagles ahead 50-35 with one quarter to go. Both teams traded baskets early in the fourth quarter before a 15-9 Hawks run reduced the Eagles lead to ten with four minutes remaining. The Eagles however finished with a flurry of fast break points to close the contest 71-49. Hawks head coach David Clayton said, “But for the unusual lapses in concentration in the first five and last three minutes of the game the Hawks showed a lot of resilience and determination outscoring the Eagles 49-45. As ever, we will learn the lessons from this game and move on.” As the U14 Sussex Basketball league goes into the Christmas break Crawley lead on 18 points with Horsham and Haywards Heath tied in second place on 17 points.

Southwater Junior Academy Sussex Champions Junior Football After putting in a terrific performance at the Sussex FA County Finals, Southwater Junior Academy have been crowned Under 11 Champions of Sussex. Despite losing 2 out of the first 3 games, they bounced back superbly, winning the remaining 4 games, to finish second. They went onto win their semi-final 5-4 on penalties, only to then repeat that scoreline in the final, this time beating Maidenbower after a penalty shoot-out. The Southwater goalkeeper, Alfie Maguire, made the vital save with the score at 4-4, before dusting himself off to score the deciding penalty himself. The boys now go through to the regional stage of the English Schools FA competition, where they will represent Sussex schools. The winning Southwater team was: George Bowler (captain), Harry Lee, Frankie Mills, Bertie Stephenson, Charlie Brown, James O’Sullivan, Jack New, Sam Butcher, Finley Duneclift and Alfie Maguire.

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Six year wait ended with Hornets victory in Kent Late winner Lewis Hyde’s powerful header in the gloom gave Hornets victory

The game lasted the 90 minutes despite the foggy conditions

Photos by John Lines Ryman League Division One South Herne Bay 0 – 1 Horsham Football Dave Smith - Sports Editor

It would have been typical Kentish bad luck for Horsham if match referee Jack Packman had decided to abandon this match as the already foggy conditions

deteriorated in the latter stages. But, although during most of the second half visibility was extremely poor, Mr Packman allowed the match to continue and Horsham came away from the Garden of England with a long awaited victory. The last time Horsham won in Kent was way back in 2010 so there were no great expectations going into the game, and even less as manager Di Paola had to put out a makeshift side due to his long injury list. In addition Joe Shelley, Matt Axell, Ollie Gill and Tom Lawley all unable to make it to the game. The shortages, especially in the forward line, meant Di Paola had no option other than to play defender Charlie Farmer as the central striker. The football itself however never lived up to in drama the scene that the scratch side, the thick fog and the historic Hornets

Britain’s best ever gymnast Beth Tweddle coming to Horsham Beth Tweddle will hold a training camp in Horsham

Gymnastics Dave Smith - Sports Editor Britain’s best known and most successful ever female gymnast, Beth Tweddle, will be coming to Horsham Gymnastics Centre – situated in Pavilions in the Park

- during the February 2017 half term break. Horsham Gymnastics are one of only eight venues throughout the country chosen to host a Beth Tweddle Training Camp demonstrating Horsham’s ever increasing gymnastics reputation that

has seen them become one of the top and most respected Gymnastic Centres in the UK. During Beth’s long career in gymnastics her many successes have included competing at three Olympic Games, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012 - where she won Bronze in the Uneven Bars. She has also been a triple World Champion, a six-time European Champion, a Commonwealth Champion and seven times consecutive National Champion. Since she retired in 2013 she has worked with aspiring gymnasts through school visits and training camps as well as developing her TV work that saw her win the eighth series of Dancing on Ice. In 2010, Beth received an MBE for her services to gymnastics. Beth will be holding two training camps in Horsham both on Sunday February 19. The morning session will be from 10am - 1pm and the afternoon from 2pm 5pm; both sessions are limited to 50 gymnasts. Details of how to take part and how to purchase tickets are on Beth’s web site - www.bethtweddle.com/gym-camps.

victory set; at times it was probably a blessing for the supporters that the visibility was restricted. The game was dominated by both defences; however the lack of quality in the final third gave both sets of defenders and both goalkeepers every chance to shine. The first half contained very little of any note other than a clash between Alex Duncan and Herne Bay’s captain Danny Walder that earned the Horsham man a yellow card and right at the end of the half a good effort from Darren Boswell was cleared off the line and a Ben Gorham header was well saved by Hornet’s ‘keeper Josh Pelling. The second half continued in much the same vein as the first 45 with only the suspense of ‘will he or won’t he call it off’ to keep the spectators amused. However the second half did contain one memorable moment, a Horsham goal, and a winning one at that. With an hour played Scott Kirkwood’s corner was met by Lewis Hyde who leapt above all in the gloom to head past home ‘keeper Jack Delo. Horsham then had a scare when Connor Sanders hit the post with Pelling beaten while at the other end Hyde nearly scored his second but he placed his headed inches wide. Horsham were then reduced to 10 men with 8 minutes remaining when, after bringing down Danny Williams, Duncan was shown a second yellow. It was however going to be Horsham’s day even more so when once again the home side hit the woodwork; Williams crashing a long range effort against the bar. Despite frantic efforts by Herne Bay to equalise in the dying minutes Horsham hung on for a first Kent away day victory in six long years.

gives YM the points SCFL Premier Division Horsham YMCA 3 - 2 Peacehaven & Telescombe Football Dave Smith - Sports Editor Horsham YMCA brought to an end their poor run of form that had not seen them win in any competition since their 7-1 thumping of Lancing in the FA Vase back in early November. The long awaited victory came in dramatic fashion as after taking a two goal lead YM allowed visitors Peacehaven & Telescombe back into the match as they hit two quick goals just after the hour mark. YM however grabbed all 3 points with a winner deep into stoppage time. A goal in the 15th minute from Nick Sullivan gave YM a half time lead against their very competitive visitors. The match looked safe 5 minutes after the restart when Sullivan grabbed his and YM’s second of the afternoon but plucky Peacehaven had other ideas. Curtis Ford pulled one back on 63 minutes and then 5 minutes later Conor Wilkins shocked the home support by scoring the equaliser. When it looked like Peacehaven were leaving with a deserved point YM took an overdue victory with Nick Sullivan again involved. Sullivan this time turning provider as his pin point cross 4 minutes into stoppage time was met by Phil Johnson’s head to take all 3 points. YM next play on December 27 when they will hope to put a run of wins together with a visit to Crawley Down Gatwick.

Painter’s patched up side does him proud SCFL Premier Division Littlehampton Town 0 - 3 Broadbridge Heath Football Mick Robinson - BBHFC Broadbridge Heath travelled to The Sportsfield missing several regulars due to suspension and injuries with Manager Steve Painter bringing in Alex Parsons and Jermaine Beer for their first starts of the season and moving full back Jamie Robinson to a more forward role. The several players missing were in fact eight first team regulars; Piers McDermott, Jake Holmes and Ross Swaine suspended, Scott Weller and Andy Howard injured and three unavailable Shaun Findlay, Tim Martin and Dean Wright. All eight would have been near certain to have made the starting line-up. There was an early scare for Heath when Littlehampton broke down the right flank and Mitchell Hands’ cross was just too far in front of George Gaskin, the ball running to safety. In the 10th

minute Jamal Sultan played into Beer’s feet, his snap shot just missing the post. Six minutes later, Beer was again involved, winning the ball in midfield and returning the favour feeding Sultan, whose cross was met by an unmarked Alex Parsons who duly side footed past Luke Hutchings in the Littlehampton goal. Heath were beginning to settle into their stride and in the 32nd minute doubled their lead. A Robinson corner was fumbled by Hutchings, the ball falling to Marlon Maxwell who smashed the ball into the roof of the net. The second half started with chances at both ends, the first falling to Littlehampton, Gaskins’ shot parried by Michael Chester and the ball falling to Hand, his first time shot whistling past the post. Seconds later Robinson was put through by Ollie Moore, his cross scrambled away by Littlehampton. Heath made the game safe with six minutes remaining with the goal of the game, the ball cleared to the edge of the box by the Littlehampton defence, the ball falling invitingly to Moore who hit a sublime volley over Hutchings.

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